"Master Chief, what are you doing on that ship?" asked the general

Master Chief replied "Sir, I'm finishing this fight…"


"Sir… sir… dammit! Can you read…" the fuzzy voice of Commander Johnston could barely be heard from inside the grand room which the general stood"

"I read you Johnston, loud and clear…"replied the general

"Open the bay door, Keyes and I have a little parting gift for you from the covenant." Answered Johnston with a happy voice.

"Sir, four approaching covenant ships." Announced one of the crew men.

"Let them in its Johnston; let's see what his surprise is."

Commander Johnston and Lieutenant Keyes stepped out accompanied by two elites and four jackals. The men onboard drew their weapons, and in that spilt second, Johnston yelled "Hold fire men!" and the men immediately lowered their guns. The group walked through the ship and into the conference room.

"What kind of stunt are you trying to pull now Johnston?" asked the general.

"They said they wanted to help us in the fight against the Brutes, and what they call the Heretics, I believe, the Flood." replied Johnston.

"Just these six aliens?" the general asked. Taken offence at being called an "alien" one of the elites stood up and withdrew his plasma rifle and pointed it at the general. Johnston stood up and motioned for the elite to drop his weapon. The elite complied and began to speak.

"We will aid you in your fight against the Heretics, they have betrayed our way of life and they shall pay for their insolence. Your enemies are now our enemies. If you help us in our fight against the Heretics we will supply you with our technology which is more advanced than yours. I am known as the Arbiter." Arbiter explained

"It's good to be face to face with such a brave alie… person such as yourself. Johnston has said many great things about you and your men." said the general. "Said you fought through waves of Brutes and still live to talk about it. Is it just your squad that wants to join us?" asked the general.

"No it is not just us you have the full support of all nearby covenant, besides the brutes, those filthy bastards." Replied the Arbiter.

"Good let's get your men ready, we're heading to earth. We need to help our men in the battle against the Heretics." Said the general.

Back on Earth, Master Chief and his squad of marines were battling a group of Brutes.

"Dammit! They're everywhere. What do we do Chief?" Asked a frightened soldier.

"Hold your ground!" Chief yelled while loading his shotgun. "Keep fighting, we have to clear this area of any hostility. We have special orders to clear this area and destroy that enemy airship!"

Master Chief swung around to see a Brute standing in front of him. He fired a shot, which knocked back the large animal. The Brute got back up and charged at him with great speed. Master Chief fired one more shot, sending the Brute crashing to the ground, splattering the blue-gray blood across the floor.

"Nighty night, you damn piece of sh..." Master Chief's voice was cut off by the death cry of another Brute. Carlson, another marine

"Last one, now all we have to do is destroy that airship. Carlson, take it out!" Master Chief said.

"Yeehaw!" Carlson yelled as he fired a rocket, sending it hurling towards the ship. " Blew that son of a bitch up!"

"Good job Chief." Said the General over the comm. link. "Head back to the rendezvous point and we'll send a ship to pick you up, and there's a group of people that want to say hi, I think you've met before."