Halo: The Forerunner Finding
CHAPTER ONE: AWAKENING
1325 Hours, November 15th, 2552 (Military Calendar)/
Sol System, Planet Earth, African Continent, Kenya
Inside of the Forerunner Ark
"2nd Platoon, go through this hall and link up with 3rd, NOW!" the ODST Captain shouted
"YES SIR!"
"This is Captain Altomare, of the 105th Shock Division, I need immediate reinforcements, I repeat, immediate reinforcements"
"Captain Altomare, this is Sergeant Major AJ Johnson, we are en-route to your position and will be there in 2 minutes"
"Altomare to Johnson, I know you are a SPARTAN in all, but what sort of reinforcements do you got?"
"Me, Commander Keyes, the Arbiter, 49 Spartans, 43 Elites, and the Master Chief" Sergeant Johnson responded
"Master Chief, as in Master Chief Petty Officer John SPARTAN-117?" the ODST Captain questioned
"You are correct sir, but will you cut the goddamn chatter and let us get to your position"
"Ok, whatever sergeant, just get yourself to my position, these Brutes are swarming all over us"
2 minutes later
"Good afternoon, Captain, how might we be of service to you" said Commander Keyes
"You can start by helping me and the rest of Easy Company out of this control room" Captain Altomare sarcastically said
"Hello, I am Monitor Zero of the Forerunner Ark, is there anything I can do to be of your assistance?"
"Oh goddamnit, when I left Delta Halo I hoped to God I wouldn't see any of you idiots around anymore" Sergeant Johnson moaned
"Hello Zero, I am 343 Guilty Spark, monitor of Installation 04"
"Welcome to the Ark, Guilty Spark, but let me ask a question"
"Go ahead Zero, I am full of answers….and would love to tell them"
"Why are the ancestral species working together?" said Monitor Zero
"Well as of right now, the Covenant is going through a Civil War, the Jiralhanae on the Loyalist side, and the Sangheili on the Separatist side. Near the end of the Battle of Installation 05, the Arbiter and AJ Johnson formed a resistance and killed the Brute Chieftain Tartarus. The Separatist and the Humans have now formed an alliance to defeat the Prophets and Jiralhanae. And I have to say, they are doing quite well"
"Interesting Guilty Spark, but I am feeling like you are holding something back" Monitor Zero said
"Oh and, they have come here to deactivate the rings of Halo"
"Zero, how and where can we deactivate the Halo's?" the Master Chief questioned
"I will take you there myself, but….it will not be easy, a year ago, strange rumblings were heard deep beneath the Galaxy room" Zero replied
"Could those possibly be the gates opening from the rebirth of the king" Guilty Spark asked
"I don't know, I have not been able to get access to that area, some of the Humans weapons could probably damage the doors enough to make them open"
Now, the group of Spartans, ODST's, and Elites were battling their way to the Ark's Galaxy room. They walked and walked for hours trying to get their…until….
1512 Hours, November 15th, 2552 (Military Calendar)/
Sol System, Planet Earth, African Continent, Kenya
Inside the Forerunner Ark, 7 Kilometers underneath the surface
"My lord, we have accessed the Galaxy Room, and now, we can begin our path to glorious salvation, we can begin, our Great Journey" a Jiralhanae General said
"General Bracktanus, first you must destroy the Sangheili and Humans inside the Ark before you proceed with activating the rings" the Prophet of Truth responded
"But my lord…"
"There is no exceptions to my order young General, you and your brother have a long time before you reach the level of honor that your father has achieved…….now leave and destroy the threat"
"Yes my lord, though I request to search for the Gates of the Forerunner" the Jiralhanae General said
"You will do as told, or you will be hanged General Bracktanus, the Gates shall not be touched until I arrive"