Walking across the hardlight bridge the Master Chief, swept the area for any sign of the Didact.
"You persist too long after your own defeat," the Didact voice broke out causing the Chief to spin around only to be smacked away by the Didact's telekinesis like ability. "Come then warrior, have your resolution."
Coming to the halt the Chief glanced between the nuke and the Didact repeatedly before making a dash for the nuke only to be stopped in his tracks just short of it. Lifting the Chief up the Didact swung him through the air and held him off the edge of the bridge.
"So misguided," the Didact began as his helmet disassembled to show his face a disgusted and hateful look upon it. "Humanity's imprisonment is a kindness." Stopping as he noticed the bridge flickering and the appearance of several Cortana's, a sudden glimpse of fear broke across his face before quickly dissipating.
"In that case, you won't mind if we return the favor," they all said in unison.
"Your compassion for mankind is misplaced!" The Didact snarled.
"I'm not doing this for mankind!" The collection of Cortana's replied passionately their eyes shifting toward the suspended Spartan before turning back toward the Didact. Leaping forward they ensnared the Forerunner one by one, causing his control of the Chief's suspension to lapse.
Grabbing the bridge with one hand the Chief pulled himself up and rushed the Didact planting a pulse grenade in his armor. Getting smacked away in the process only to be lifted up immediately by the Didact. The Chief was lifted only a few feet in the air before the grenade exploded sending the Didact into the orange veil below.
Half crawling and half stumbling the Chief eventually made it over to the nuke. Grabbing the nuke he pulled the ignition source back before glancing up at Earth wanting to see it one last time before he died. Lifting up his hand he slammed it down on the ignition source causing the chain reaction to ignite the HAVOK class nuke.
A blinding flash of light filled his vision before dissipating after a few minutes. Glancing around at his surrounds he found himself inside a bubble made out of hardlight from the bridge. "Cortana, Cortana do you read…," he asked slight desperation entering his voice however faint it was. "Cortana come in."
Hearing a noise behind him he turned around and came face to face with Cortana, as she walked toward him. "How…?" He asked taking a step toward her causing an amused smile to cross her face.
"Oh, I'm the strangest thing you've seen all day?" she asked as her smiled slowly dissipated and was replaced with sadness.
"But if we're here.." he started only to be interrupted by Cortana. "It worked. You did it. Just like you always do."
"So how do we get out of here?"
A stricken look cross Cortana's face as her voice was filled with sorrow, "I'm not coming with you this time."
"…What?" His reaction both made her happy and saddened her even further, to know that he would miss her as much as she would him made her happy but then at the same time saddened her because this would be the last moments they had together. "Most of me is down there. I only held enough back to get you off the ship."
"No! That's not." He stopped seemingly at a lost for words in his desperation. "We go together."
"It's already done." She replied.
"I am not leaving you here!"
A sudden dam of emotion broke through Cortana's restraints and she stepped closer to him placing a hard on his chestplate. "John…" she started. "I've waited so long to do that."
Glancing down at her, sadness filled his voice, "It was my job to take care of you."
Turning her head to look him in the visor she reassured him. "We were supposed to take care of each other… and we did."
"Cortana…please," he said as she took his hand. Giving him a sad look she let go and started to back away. "Wait…"
"Welcome home John." She said as she disappeared into the barrier surrounding them. Pieces of the Didacts ship falling all around them as a blinding light occurred once more.
Hey everyone its me again, so if youre wondering where ive been well that's a long story. Lost all my previous stories but in time when I get the plot under my control again I will once more take over my stories. Till then I had this little plot come into my head. This is just a preview I will upload the rest of the chapter later but I wanted to get this out and hear the response. After I post the continuation I will post longer chapters that are not in parts.
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Travis Castiel Olivera