Chapter 2
Delta Halo
10.29.2552, 0110 hours
outside the Control room
Just then a large purple Covenant drop ship came flying at them. It stopped ten feet from them and twelve Elites dropped out. Each drew their energy swords and rushed at them.
"Hold," shouted the arbiter, "no harm shall come the these humans."
"But holy Arbiter" said one of the Elites puzzled.
"They are our allies, we share a common enemy," said the Arbiter.
"Very well," said the Elite, sounding disappointed at missing the chance to kill humans.
"Arrrrrrgggggg!" shouted the group of Brutes who had just finished off the Flood. They began to run at the Elites.
"Go," shouted one of the Elites, "we will deal with the Brutes, Go"
The four of them ran over to the drop ship and a purple anti-gravity beam came down and lifted them up into the ship.
"To the Holy City" said the Arbiter to the pilot.
"Yes, oh holy Arbiter" he said
The Commander looked around the inside of the ship. There were no seats, it was just an empty room with blue and purple lights emanating from the walls. The floor and walls were made of some kind of silver metal.
"Do you wish to sit?' asked the Arbiter.
"Were" question Johnson.
The Arbiter pushed a button on the wall holographic chairs appeared. The Commander touched one of the with her hand. It felt solid. She decided to sit in it. It was very soft and it conformed to her body. The chair was extremely comfortable, she never wanted to get up. Johnson looked at her and also sat down.
"How long till we get there" said Johnson.
"in about ten units" said the pilot.
"how long is that" said the Commander
"I believe you call it five minuets"
"then go faster"
"watch your words, you may be our allies but i am armed" said the pilot angrily.
" Enough, I will have no fighting. We are allies now we should not hate each other" said the Arbiter.
Covenant Holy City
10.29.2552, 0120 hours
Hanger Alfa-3
"Cortana, were are you" Keys said over her radio
"In ---- room, ---- go through th--- door on the right, next go down ---- elevator, ---- run." said Cortana over the radio.
"whats that about" said Johnson
"I don't know, but we better hurry" said Keys
They ran up the hallway and through the door on the right. They kept going until they got to the elevator. They went down it and at the bottom there was a large room with holo-panels everywhere. Keys put a memory crystal in one of the holo-panels and contacted Cortana on her radio.
"I put the crystal in, now what?" she asked
"Wait ----- 10 seconds -----put me in that ---- oracle ----- slot in back---." Cortana responded
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0," said Keys. Then she pulled out the crystal and pulled the oracle to her and ripped off the back cover of the oracle. Then she inserted the crystal in a slot. Then she let go of the oracle and it started buzzing.
"What, how, why you little son of an..." the oracle turned red and then purple and a hologram of Cortana appeared in front of it.
"Good to be back" said Cortana, "but we need to go, NOW."
"why" said Keys
"because I set a Large explosive to detonate in 20 minuets," She said.
"Then how will we get home" asked Keys
"In Hanger delta-9 there is a large Covenant Destroyer" said Cortana.
"Lets go" said Johnson.