Chapter 1 Mistake
The Master Chief dashed into the Longsword as hundreds of Flood and Covenant chased him. Panting for breath, he punched the start up sequence for the Longsword. Without looking back, he pushed the throttle on the control panel to the maximum speed. The bomber shot out of the hangar in the Pillar of Autumn. It quickly climbed into the atmosphere. The Longsword shot into space like an arrow.
In the Longsword, a warning flashed on the control monitor.
Shut down the reactor, we'll need it later. Cortana warned the Chief.
However, unknown to the Chief and Cortana, the Monitor, otherwise known as 343 Guilty Spark, had survived the massive explosion and attached itself to the hull of the ship.
"What do we do now?" Asked the Chief.
Now, we go to Earth. Replied Cortana.
"Fine. Scan the area for any tracking devices. I don't want us to be tracked." Ordered the Chief.
Scanning… I detect something near the engines.
MC looked out the window but saw nothing.
"I don't see anything. It's probably some debris. Scan again, just in case."
Now there is nothing. You were probably right.
The duo sped into Slipspace. Master Chief entered the Longsword's cryo tube and took some of the surfactant inhalant. Although it was hated and disgusted by all the UNSC soldiers, it had to be taken because it was nutritious. He let Cortana pilot the ship while he slept.
Cortana followed the coordinates to Earth, but when she reached the exit point, there was nothing, only a large green planet and a small, blue star. After flying around for a bit, she realized she was nothing near Earth. She flew the Longsword past the planet and on the other side, she saw another Halo.