The Covenant Empire
SECTION: Prologue
The Lone Marine ran through the jungle toward the hangar area. He looked up and saw the same two Banshees following him. He saw the two laser cannons begin to glow bright green. He found the basement bunker door and clambered inside. He slammed the door behind him and run down the dark hall..
12 Months Later...
13,000 Light-years away from planet Earth...
"The Master Chief sighed and ran a hand through his wavy blond hair. "Are you absolutely sure no one else made it out?" he asked as he slouched into the comfortable leather chair of the captain's seat. No, I'm sorry chief. Should we send a message to Earth?" Cortana, the Pillar of Autumn's AI system, replied.
"Absolutely not," He replied. "The covenant would intercept the transmission and trace it to Earth."
"Than what shall we do then?" She asked. Cortana paced upon the control panel of the ship.
"Stage an assault on their biggest planet," The Master Chief said.
"That's ingenious," Cortana said, "Right under their own noses."
The Master Chief nodded, and pressed a red button labeled "Cryo-Chamber Door". He then walked back to the set of three Cryo-Chambers. He pressed a button on the outside of the middle Cryo-Chamber and the door opened.
"Cortana." He said loudly.
"Yes?" She asked. She appeared in front of him.
"Set coordinates for Earth, for U.N.S.C headquarters." He said.