Note: When writing is in Italic, That indicates that Cortana is talking,
when it is in Bold, Then Athena is talking, and Underlined is Deja.
David Spade slowly opened his eyes.he didn't remember much of what happened before now. He remembered training for a mission.the Cryo-tube, which he was in now.and other Spartans.but that's it. A sharp pain shot through his arms and legs as he got the feeling back, the tube opened and a young woman was standing there waiting for him to enter her presence.
"Ahh, David Spade.good to see you again" she said calmly.
He stood silently for a moment then looked at her, she looked very familiar, someone he knew in the past, she had short, brunette hair and dark brown eyes. Then, another, familiar young woman walked in, she had long blonde hair and light blue eyes. She smiled to David, she knew exactly who he was.
"David, You know myself and my partner, I am Dr. Katie Slattery, and this is Dr. Karlee Benton"
Suddenly it started coming back to him.
"What.What's going on, I'm not supposed to be awake yet, am I?" he asked.
"Well." Karlee stepped forward, "Protocol has changed slightly, you are needed now.along with the other Spartan's that are held here."
David looked behind him at the other chambers that were opening slowly.
"I would advise that you get to your MJOLNIR armor now David Spade."
He nodded and ran to his locker, the combination was 12 digits long, to insure that the armor wouldn't get stolen. As his locker opened, 3 more Spartan's came next to him, 1 woman and 2 men. The woman had somewhat long brunette hair and dark brown eyes, David couldn't take his eyes off her. She then looked to him and smiled and she grabbed her armor. She held out her hand to him and he took it, but he felt as if they'd met before.
"David Spade.right?" she asked.
"Y.Yeah." He answered.
"Right, I'm Aali, Aali Evenstar."
She took her hand back and ran back to her area, but David watched as she ran back, but he realized one of the guys was looking at him.
"You know we aren't even supposed to think about that." he said.
He had short cut brunette hair and dark green eyes, kinda like David's.
"I'm Eric, you're David?"
"Yeah"
"Well, I'll cya in the battle field then." he said as he darted off also.
David nodded slightly and noticed the other guy that was standing there. His hair was dirty blonde, almost brunette, but you could see the blonde, and his eyes were hazel. He was unusually coordinated, like he'd been doing this longer than the rest of them. But he seemed bigger than the rest of them too. So David just looked over slightly at the number over his locker.it read '117'.
"Spartan 117?" he mumbled slightly, but it caught the attention of the man standing next to him. And he walked to him.
"Something wrong?" he asked David.
David stood his ground.
"Nothing, just.A question if you don't mind sir"
"Not at all."
"You wouldn't happen to be.Spartan 117, or.John?" He smiled.
"I'm that popular eh?" but John just smiled, "Yes, I am, I am also your Master Chief so, get ready to take orders from me"
"Yes sir!" David said as he saluted and John ran off.
David finally walked up and two projections of two women appeared. Both AI's. Also, Dr's. Slattery and Benton came forward again.
"These are the two AI's that will be split between the 8 of you, 4 will have Cortana, and the other 4 will have Athena."
Then John walked forward.
"Yes Master Chief?" asked Dr. Slattery.
"I request permission to have Cortana with me, I also request permission to choose my team"
"Permission for Cortana granted, permission for the choice of teams, denied" answered Dr. Benton.
"But I feel that The teams could be a bit more effective if." Master Chief was cut off.
"The Choice of teams is done by myself, the splitting of the AI's were originally my call also, but, it is allowed that you choose your AI."
Master Chief stepped back into the line of Spartan's.
"Now.the mission, is that it seems Reach wasn't destroyed, but actually turned into another Halo. This could be extremely bad news for you 117. I know how tired you are of this, but you are essential. Now, will the 2 Master Chief's step forward please."
John and another stepped forward, he scanned them and thought that they seemed smaller than the rest of the Spartans.
"You all know John, Spartan 117.and this," as she turns and points to the other Spartan that stepped forward, "This, is Aali, Spartan 118."
A few glances of confusion were thrown through the room, and David just kinda smiled. John looked at Aali and smiled also, held his hand out and Aali took it. Then Dr. Slattery stepped forward to them with a button.
"Now, will the following 4 step to the right, David Spade, Eric Tenlen, Joshua Stephenson, and Paul Reyes."
They stepped to the right.
"Now will the following step to the Left, Danny Bernal, Jaime Escamilla, Jason Urbonawicz and Nhan Du"
They did.
"Now, each side will feel an unusual feeling in there armor, the color is just changing."
After 2 minutes, each team stepped out, John's team was Red, and Aali's was Blue. They all looked to each other and smiled behind there helmets.
"Now, we aren't at Reach yet, so you may as well get comfortable, communicate and such.myself and Katie will be in Armory."
Everyone nodded as Dr. Benton and Dr. Slattery walked out.
Aali looked around and spotted David talking to Eric and Paul, she walked over and introduced herself to Eric and Paul, and looked to David.
"You were looking for me?" she asked.
"Yes, well.I was just wondering where you were, that's all." he covered.
She smiled and nodded, but as she turned to leave, she spotted John sitting alone, looking at his helmet. She slowly walked over and knelt in front of him, gaining his attention.
"What's bothering you John?" she asked.
"I've been working alone for months now, but now I have a team again.and all I can remember about my last team is.there last mission."
She bowed her head for a moment then looked back up at him, he had deep sorrow in his eyes, but he would never cry for one of them.or did he?
"I remember, the last mission I had with them, Fred had already died along with Sam, it was Kelly and Linda left, the two girls, who of course, I cared about the most. I mean, it takes a lot out of a woman to be in a war like this. And I remember.Linda was hit by Plasma.time after time, hit after hit.they just kept shooting her. But by the time I finally got her out of there, it was too late, and I remember her squeezing my hand, until there was no pressure applied anymore. Then, Cortana and Captain Keyes informed me that we had to get off Reach right then, and after just losing Linda, We had to leave Kelly too."
Aali looked into his eyes deeper, and a slight glaze fell over them.
"It was the first time I felt such emotion since I was 6, Mendez told us that things like this happen.but out of all of the Spartans, I didn't expect to lose Linda and Kelly.then I did."
Aali put her hand on his knee.
"There is a possibility that Kelly wasn't killed."
"I hope she was, because if she wasn't killed, then she was tortured.like Linda" he said. He then bowed his head lower, but Aali saw the glisten of moisture fall from his Hazel eyes. She said nothing.
"I don't want it to happen again. My job as the Master Chief is to sacrifice everyone around me for the cause, and if all else fails, sacrifice myself, but this time.it'll be the opposite way.I will go before ANY of my Spartans fall!" he cried, and a few looked to him.
"John, You're kept alive because you are the most important person in the mission, the Master Chief." she explained, but he looked into her eyes.
"Aali, you haven't done this before, you are your team's Master Chief, when you and your teammates get close, you will lose them. You are already friends with David, what if you lost him, or had the choice to save him for your life.what would you do?"
She said nothing.
"See, it isn't an easy choice, and I've had to make it before, and even though Captain Keyes, Cortana, Dr. Hasley and everyone else tell me it's the right choice, I can't help but think and feel otherwise."
Aali stood up and bent down to him, there foreheads together.
"John, Half of your life you've been taught not to feel emotions, to take orders, fulfill them and be done with it, not to feel for your fellow Spartans.what's happening?"
He dragged his gaze away from hers.
"I'm the oldest here, I'm 22 and I've never loved someone, all I have done all my life is take orders to kill, and then to do that But finally I've thought about Sam, Kelly, Linda, Joshua, Fred, all of them.and how I just let them go for the cause of the win. They were always protecting me, and I never did anything for them."
"But John, you saved Humanity, even though you couldn't save your Spartans, Reach and Dr. Hasley.you saved Earth. The largest human planet in the system.that is something to be proud of John."
He stood up and looked to all of the Spartans.
"All of you, my team or not, come here and listen to what I have to say."
They all walked over curiously looking at whispering to each other.
"I have made a very important decision. Many of you know my history, with Halo and Reach, and all my Spartans, but I am telling you now, the lives of you are more important than mine, You ALL will make it out of here alive, whether I do or not, remember this. If I am in any sort of trouble protecting you, and you risk your life to protect me, I will have you court Marshaled for Reckless Endangerment and you will no longer be in this war, understood?"
None of them said anything.
"Understood!?" he yelled louder.
"Understood!" they all answered, he then walked away into the men's shower room, but Aali followed him anyway.
He continued walking, but did not turn around, but he knew Aali was there.
"Blue Master Chief, I request that you leave the premises now." He said.
"Red Master Chief, permission to speak freely?"
He sighed.
"Granted."
"What was that!? You can't tell them that! You know that all of them are going to be Court Martialled!" she yelled.
"Well I guess they won't get killed then will they?"
Aali, now with a lot of pent up anger, lunged at John and punched him square in the face, his head flew to the side, but he quickly went back and grabbed her wrists, throwing her against the wall.
"You are still inferior to me Blue Master Chief!"
A tear fell from her face and her brunette bangs fell to her face as she bowed her head and took a deep breath.
He slowly let go of her wrists and realized what he did, he just stood in front of her limply, but she slowly brought one of her pale hands to the side of his face. He had a very blank look on his face and he felt terrible.
"John, I understand where this is coming from, this anger you have, take it out on me if you must.I want to be here for you."
John finally got feeling back in his eyes and looked at her calmly, he then smiled and threw his arms around her small body.
"Thank you Aali."
Then, a strong jerk was felt throughout the whole ship, John and Aali looked at each other and ran out of the shower room. They saw in the locker room that everyone was on the ground, rubbing some part of there body with pain. Finally, the two AI's Cortana and Athena appeared next to each other, Words next to Cortana and a map next to Athena. Cortana Begun.
We have arrived at Reach, but there are a few difficulties, it seems that the Covenant are still, in fact, here.
Then Athena began, pointing at the map.
We are here, the only Covenant life forms that show up on Radar are here, here, and here. Before we can safely land, we need the closest two, taken out without disturbing the other group. If the other group is disturbed then you must take them out too.
Which would make for a very difficult mission, considering how long ago Reach was Glassed, the Covenant that stayed here have had a lot of time to study, evolve, and mutate even.
We have the information that backs up the hypothesis we had.that while Spartan 117 was on Halo, and while he destroyed it.he only destroyed 1/3 of the Covenant.
And that Most of them, have been here.
We have no way of indicating how long the Covenant have been here, but we believe it has been ever since they glassed Reach. Another thing, we have no way of indicating how far advanced there technology has become.
In another Words.you all need to watch yourselves and each other. Especially you Blue and Red Master Chief's.we need you to be alive at the end of this mission. I, of course will be with you 117, while Athena will be with 118.
"So when does this mission begin?" asked David.
Whenever you are finished getting ready.
"Alright, My team, get yourselves ready double time.we need to do this as quickly as possible." Ordered John.
"Don't think the orders are any different for you guys, go!" ordered Aali also.
We're going to need to be inserted into the helmets of 117 and 118.
Let us do that now.
"The shields are fine, right?" asked Aali.
We have no way of knowing yet 118.
"I can think of a way to test, can I Aali?" asked John.
"I would rather find out now than later in the battle field, go ahead." She answered.
John then proceeded to take out his pistol and walked behind Aali.
"This is prolly gonna sting."
He then pulled his arm back and hit her in the back of the head with the butt of the pistol.
She fell to the ground.
Everyone gasped and John fell to his knee's next to her.
"Aali!?"
She shook her head and checked the shield indicator.
"It drained my shield, which means it's working."
Then let's not waist any more time, shall we go now?
"yes Athena, come on! Let's go!"
David Spade slowly opened his eyes.he didn't remember much of what happened before now. He remembered training for a mission.the Cryo-tube, which he was in now.and other Spartans.but that's it. A sharp pain shot through his arms and legs as he got the feeling back, the tube opened and a young woman was standing there waiting for him to enter her presence.
"Ahh, David Spade.good to see you again" she said calmly.
He stood silently for a moment then looked at her, she looked very familiar, someone he knew in the past, she had short, brunette hair and dark brown eyes. Then, another, familiar young woman walked in, she had long blonde hair and light blue eyes. She smiled to David, she knew exactly who he was.
"David, You know myself and my partner, I am Dr. Katie Slattery, and this is Dr. Karlee Benton"
Suddenly it started coming back to him.
"What.What's going on, I'm not supposed to be awake yet, am I?" he asked.
"Well." Karlee stepped forward, "Protocol has changed slightly, you are needed now.along with the other Spartan's that are held here."
David looked behind him at the other chambers that were opening slowly.
"I would advise that you get to your MJOLNIR armor now David Spade."
He nodded and ran to his locker, the combination was 12 digits long, to insure that the armor wouldn't get stolen. As his locker opened, 3 more Spartan's came next to him, 1 woman and 2 men. The woman had somewhat long brunette hair and dark brown eyes, David couldn't take his eyes off her. She then looked to him and smiled and she grabbed her armor. She held out her hand to him and he took it, but he felt as if they'd met before.
"David Spade.right?" she asked.
"Y.Yeah." He answered.
"Right, I'm Aali, Aali Evenstar."
She took her hand back and ran back to her area, but David watched as she ran back, but he realized one of the guys was looking at him.
"You know we aren't even supposed to think about that." he said.
He had short cut brunette hair and dark green eyes, kinda like David's.
"I'm Eric, you're David?"
"Yeah"
"Well, I'll cya in the battle field then." he said as he darted off also.
David nodded slightly and noticed the other guy that was standing there. His hair was dirty blonde, almost brunette, but you could see the blonde, and his eyes were hazel. He was unusually coordinated, like he'd been doing this longer than the rest of them. But he seemed bigger than the rest of them too. So David just looked over slightly at the number over his locker.it read '117'.
"Spartan 117?" he mumbled slightly, but it caught the attention of the man standing next to him. And he walked to him.
"Something wrong?" he asked David.
David stood his ground.
"Nothing, just.A question if you don't mind sir"
"Not at all."
"You wouldn't happen to be.Spartan 117, or.John?" He smiled.
"I'm that popular eh?" but John just smiled, "Yes, I am, I am also your Master Chief so, get ready to take orders from me"
"Yes sir!" David said as he saluted and John ran off.
David finally walked up and two projections of two women appeared. Both AI's. Also, Dr's. Slattery and Benton came forward again.
"These are the two AI's that will be split between the 8 of you, 4 will have Cortana, and the other 4 will have Athena."
Then John walked forward.
"Yes Master Chief?" asked Dr. Slattery.
"I request permission to have Cortana with me, I also request permission to choose my team"
"Permission for Cortana granted, permission for the choice of teams, denied" answered Dr. Benton.
"But I feel that The teams could be a bit more effective if." Master Chief was cut off.
"The Choice of teams is done by myself, the splitting of the AI's were originally my call also, but, it is allowed that you choose your AI."
Master Chief stepped back into the line of Spartan's.
"Now.the mission, is that it seems Reach wasn't destroyed, but actually turned into another Halo. This could be extremely bad news for you 117. I know how tired you are of this, but you are essential. Now, will the 2 Master Chief's step forward please."
John and another stepped forward, he scanned them and thought that they seemed smaller than the rest of the Spartans.
"You all know John, Spartan 117.and this," as she turns and points to the other Spartan that stepped forward, "This, is Aali, Spartan 118."
A few glances of confusion were thrown through the room, and David just kinda smiled. John looked at Aali and smiled also, held his hand out and Aali took it. Then Dr. Slattery stepped forward to them with a button.
"Now, will the following 4 step to the right, David Spade, Eric Tenlen, Joshua Stephenson, and Paul Reyes."
They stepped to the right.
"Now will the following step to the Left, Danny Bernal, Jaime Escamilla, Jason Urbonawicz and Nhan Du"
They did.
"Now, each side will feel an unusual feeling in there armor, the color is just changing."
After 2 minutes, each team stepped out, John's team was Red, and Aali's was Blue. They all looked to each other and smiled behind there helmets.
"Now, we aren't at Reach yet, so you may as well get comfortable, communicate and such.myself and Katie will be in Armory."
Everyone nodded as Dr. Benton and Dr. Slattery walked out.
Aali looked around and spotted David talking to Eric and Paul, she walked over and introduced herself to Eric and Paul, and looked to David.
"You were looking for me?" she asked.
"Yes, well.I was just wondering where you were, that's all." he covered.
She smiled and nodded, but as she turned to leave, she spotted John sitting alone, looking at his helmet. She slowly walked over and knelt in front of him, gaining his attention.
"What's bothering you John?" she asked.
"I've been working alone for months now, but now I have a team again.and all I can remember about my last team is.there last mission."
She bowed her head for a moment then looked back up at him, he had deep sorrow in his eyes, but he would never cry for one of them.or did he?
"I remember, the last mission I had with them, Fred had already died along with Sam, it was Kelly and Linda left, the two girls, who of course, I cared about the most. I mean, it takes a lot out of a woman to be in a war like this. And I remember.Linda was hit by Plasma.time after time, hit after hit.they just kept shooting her. But by the time I finally got her out of there, it was too late, and I remember her squeezing my hand, until there was no pressure applied anymore. Then, Cortana and Captain Keyes informed me that we had to get off Reach right then, and after just losing Linda, We had to leave Kelly too."
Aali looked into his eyes deeper, and a slight glaze fell over them.
"It was the first time I felt such emotion since I was 6, Mendez told us that things like this happen.but out of all of the Spartans, I didn't expect to lose Linda and Kelly.then I did."
Aali put her hand on his knee.
"There is a possibility that Kelly wasn't killed."
"I hope she was, because if she wasn't killed, then she was tortured.like Linda" he said. He then bowed his head lower, but Aali saw the glisten of moisture fall from his Hazel eyes. She said nothing.
"I don't want it to happen again. My job as the Master Chief is to sacrifice everyone around me for the cause, and if all else fails, sacrifice myself, but this time.it'll be the opposite way.I will go before ANY of my Spartans fall!" he cried, and a few looked to him.
"John, You're kept alive because you are the most important person in the mission, the Master Chief." she explained, but he looked into her eyes.
"Aali, you haven't done this before, you are your team's Master Chief, when you and your teammates get close, you will lose them. You are already friends with David, what if you lost him, or had the choice to save him for your life.what would you do?"
She said nothing.
"See, it isn't an easy choice, and I've had to make it before, and even though Captain Keyes, Cortana, Dr. Hasley and everyone else tell me it's the right choice, I can't help but think and feel otherwise."
Aali stood up and bent down to him, there foreheads together.
"John, Half of your life you've been taught not to feel emotions, to take orders, fulfill them and be done with it, not to feel for your fellow Spartans.what's happening?"
He dragged his gaze away from hers.
"I'm the oldest here, I'm 22 and I've never loved someone, all I have done all my life is take orders to kill, and then to do that But finally I've thought about Sam, Kelly, Linda, Joshua, Fred, all of them.and how I just let them go for the cause of the win. They were always protecting me, and I never did anything for them."
"But John, you saved Humanity, even though you couldn't save your Spartans, Reach and Dr. Hasley.you saved Earth. The largest human planet in the system.that is something to be proud of John."
He stood up and looked to all of the Spartans.
"All of you, my team or not, come here and listen to what I have to say."
They all walked over curiously looking at whispering to each other.
"I have made a very important decision. Many of you know my history, with Halo and Reach, and all my Spartans, but I am telling you now, the lives of you are more important than mine, You ALL will make it out of here alive, whether I do or not, remember this. If I am in any sort of trouble protecting you, and you risk your life to protect me, I will have you court Marshaled for Reckless Endangerment and you will no longer be in this war, understood?"
None of them said anything.
"Understood!?" he yelled louder.
"Understood!" they all answered, he then walked away into the men's shower room, but Aali followed him anyway.
He continued walking, but did not turn around, but he knew Aali was there.
"Blue Master Chief, I request that you leave the premises now." He said.
"Red Master Chief, permission to speak freely?"
He sighed.
"Granted."
"What was that!? You can't tell them that! You know that all of them are going to be Court Martialled!" she yelled.
"Well I guess they won't get killed then will they?"
Aali, now with a lot of pent up anger, lunged at John and punched him square in the face, his head flew to the side, but he quickly went back and grabbed her wrists, throwing her against the wall.
"You are still inferior to me Blue Master Chief!"
A tear fell from her face and her brunette bangs fell to her face as she bowed her head and took a deep breath.
He slowly let go of her wrists and realized what he did, he just stood in front of her limply, but she slowly brought one of her pale hands to the side of his face. He had a very blank look on his face and he felt terrible.
"John, I understand where this is coming from, this anger you have, take it out on me if you must.I want to be here for you."
John finally got feeling back in his eyes and looked at her calmly, he then smiled and threw his arms around her small body.
"Thank you Aali."
Then, a strong jerk was felt throughout the whole ship, John and Aali looked at each other and ran out of the shower room. They saw in the locker room that everyone was on the ground, rubbing some part of there body with pain. Finally, the two AI's Cortana and Athena appeared next to each other, Words next to Cortana and a map next to Athena. Cortana Begun.
We have arrived at Reach, but there are a few difficulties, it seems that the Covenant are still, in fact, here.
Then Athena began, pointing at the map.
We are here, the only Covenant life forms that show up on Radar are here, here, and here. Before we can safely land, we need the closest two, taken out without disturbing the other group. If the other group is disturbed then you must take them out too.
Which would make for a very difficult mission, considering how long ago Reach was Glassed, the Covenant that stayed here have had a lot of time to study, evolve, and mutate even.
We have the information that backs up the hypothesis we had.that while Spartan 117 was on Halo, and while he destroyed it.he only destroyed 1/3 of the Covenant.
And that Most of them, have been here.
We have no way of indicating how long the Covenant have been here, but we believe it has been ever since they glassed Reach. Another thing, we have no way of indicating how far advanced there technology has become.
In another Words.you all need to watch yourselves and each other. Especially you Blue and Red Master Chief's.we need you to be alive at the end of this mission. I, of course will be with you 117, while Athena will be with 118.
"So when does this mission begin?" asked David.
Whenever you are finished getting ready.
"Alright, My team, get yourselves ready double time.we need to do this as quickly as possible." Ordered John.
"Don't think the orders are any different for you guys, go!" ordered Aali also.
We're going to need to be inserted into the helmets of 117 and 118.
Let us do that now.
"The shields are fine, right?" asked Aali.
We have no way of knowing yet 118.
"I can think of a way to test, can I Aali?" asked John.
"I would rather find out now than later in the battle field, go ahead." She answered.
John then proceeded to take out his pistol and walked behind Aali.
"This is prolly gonna sting."
He then pulled his arm back and hit her in the back of the head with the butt of the pistol.
She fell to the ground.
Everyone gasped and John fell to his knee's next to her.
"Aali!?"
She shook her head and checked the shield indicator.
"It drained my shield, which means it's working."
Then let's not waist any more time, shall we go now?
"yes Athena, come on! Let's go!"