Chapter 2: Sierra 117.
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A/N: Hello, everyone! I hope enjoyed the first chapter, and I hope you enjoy this one!
Location: Unknown, August 31, 2552, 1500, UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
"OMEGA THREE AND OMEGA SIX, REPORT TO THE BRIDGE FOR DEBRIEFING." So Aria and I, still in our armor, start walking toward the bridge of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, which was a Halcyon-Class Cruiser under the command of Captain Jacob Keyes, which we, apparently along with another Spartan-II, had managed to get aboard before Reach had fallen.
2 minutes later, we had reached the bridge, Aria said, "Omega Team reporting for duty, sir!" I remained silent, adding, in my mind, what's left of us, that is.
The Captain greeted us, "It's good to see you, Spartans, after what happened on Reach, I've never been more glad to see MJOLNIR armor. Now, I want both of you in Cryo Pods, until either we manage to get back to UNSC space... or the Covenant find us first."
We reply, "Understood, sir!"
Then, the Captain turns to me, "Spartan, I've read your file, son, and I noticed that, on the 19th, you had taken command of a Jiralhanae pack, am I correct?"
I nod, and he continues, "so... what happened to them, they were under your command."
I nod, replying, "Yes, however, they were taken out by a Covenant Glassing beam a few days later, sir, the Covenant apparently didn't like that they had decided to follow me."
He replies, "Hmm, alright, that will be all, Spartans." We salute, and I ask, "Sir, permission to keep our weapons by our Cryo Pods?"
The Captain nods, "Permission granted, Spartan." As we turn around, he says, "One more thing, I'm guessing you want to know who the other Spartan is on board?" At our silent nods, he continues, "He's in Cryo sleep, we don't know his name, so we're referring to him as the Master Chief, though, I'm thinking you might recognize him, so I'm giving you permission to check his designation, Cortana apparently knows, but she won't tell me."
Then, the terminal next to him flickers and activates, showing a blue holographic figure, an AI, designation CTN 0452-9, Cortana, the Pillar of Autumn's AI, who told us that the Master Chief was in Cryo Bay 3, so we continued to it, after being told we would be in Cryo Bay 2. I scan the Master Chief's service record, and was shocked to find out that he was actually Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, Leader of Spartan Blue Team.
After we found that out, Cortana sent us a message, saying that John's identity would have to remain classified, and that we would only refer to him as the Master Chief, which we decided to agree to. We continued to our Cryo Pods, keeping our armor on and our weapons by our pods in case of an emergency, or a Covenant attack.
The last thing I heard before I went into Cryo-sleep was a Marine saying, "hey, I think I recognize that armor!"
A/N: Hey everyone! I know, I know, there were never other Spartans on Pillar of Autumn, but I had to find some way to get them off Reach! And if anyone can guess who the Marine at the end was, send me a PM, I'll make sure to put your Profile name in the next Chapter, until then, my amazing readers!
