l do not own RWBY nor Halo.
PROLOGUE
"Cortana…"
"Cortana do your read me?"
"Cortana, come in."
The Spartan turned to look behind him and saw the person he was looking for.
"How…?"
"Oh, I'm the strangest thing you've seen all day?" Cortana answered as she slowly made her way as full sized humanoid to the armoured giant.
"But if we're here-"
"It worked. You did it. Just like you always do."
"So how do we get out of here?" He asked as he looked around the cube that shielded them from the wreckage of the battle that recently ensued.
"I'm not coming with you this time." Came the his long-time war partner's reply.
"...What?"
"Most of me is down there. I only held enough back to get you off the ship…"
"No! That's not...! ...We go together."
"It's already done."
But Master Chief would have none of it. "I am not leaving you here."
"Jaune…" Cortana whispered. She raised her hand to touch the battle scarred armour of the man she had spent almost half of her 7 years as an A.I.
"...I've waited so long to do that." Jaune turned his head away, not being able to look at her.
"It was my job to take care of you." He indignantly shot back.
"We were supposed to take care of each other, and we did!" She exclaimed.
The Master Chief turned his head to look at Cortana. His helmet's visor was covering his face, but by the sound of his plea, she could make out the Spartan's broken facial expression.
"Cortana...wait!"
A sad smile smeared Cortana's face as she slowly walked away from Jaune.
"Welcome home, Jaune..."