Ship of the Line: Infinity
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Chapter 2: Getting Started
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Non-Human Talking"
'Non-Human Thinking'
Controlled Chaos ran through the majority of the governments of the world. Thousand upon thousands of specialist were working without stopping. Everyone important worked without rest all so that they can gain as much knowledge on the events that had just past. Military leaders were preparing for a potential threat, a threat that was at a level they knew their home wasn't ready for. The hopeful were filled with excitement. Thinking that times were soon going to change, thanks to some unknown selfless benevolent beings. While those that were corrupted were ready to do whatever they had to in order to gain the newest weapons that had briefly orbited the earth.
In the United States of America, the state of California to be precise, a small yet tainted town was too busy recovering from another form of madness. One that had completely disrupted the demon infested town known as Sunnydale. While the rest of the union was going over the images, that many different branches of the government was attempting to censor or explain. Unfortunately the new incoming digital age was making such actions extremely difficult for them to succeed.
In a secret base hidden deep within a mountain. The organization known as Stargate Command, more commonly known as SGC, was going over the data that their most powerful and technology advance equipment was giving them.
"That was a massive ship." A nameless soldier said to his friend that was currently on guard duty. The two armed and well disciplined men watched as scientists, along with the famous SGC teams, did their best to figure out what the world had just seen. Theories, numbers, questions and possible answers were soon flooding the air as arguments began to break out. The two guards continued to watch the soon to be fights. Both glad that they weren't needed to fix the cluster fuck growing before them.
"What do you fools think your doing?" The General in charge of the base, suddenly yelled causing all of the growing chaos to come to a halt. "Isn't this what we have all trained for, isn't this why we have gathered the best in the nation into one organization? I know for a fact why I am here, and that is to identify potential threats that might go after our families. And I refuse to let such things come to pass, especially if I have anything to say about it." The words of the well experienced man easily bringing order into the room. Like a master conductor the general began to release orders, before long all the people in the room began to work with far greater ease.
"The old man still has it." The leader of SGC 1 whispered to his team. His respect towards the general being once more reconfirmed.
"Indeed." A large and intimidating man said with a light smile.
"The images have already hit the net… I don't think its going to be an easy job to hide something of that size from the rest of the world." The linguistic expert said as he pulled up a recording of the ship on the screen of his smart phone.
"Sir we have an ID on the ship." A blond, and highly intelligent female soldier, said as she rushed to her team and the general. In her hands was the information she had just been given.
"What do you have for us Sam?" Jack asked as he looked at the only female of his team.
"Its known as the Infinity… NASA was able to confirm its size, design… and the English writing on its hull." Sam said with some unease. While everyone in the room stood speechless.
"English? Where did you get the information for the vessel that just caused the biggest media blackout in the history of the earth?" The general demanded with a frown clearly seen on his face. The man knew without a doubt that there was going to be a major backlash because of the ship.
"Its from a series of video games known as Halo… it was actually shown a limited time on a live action movie that was created to promote the newest games. We already got in touch with the current makers of the Fourth installation of the series. So far they are claiming that they have no idea how the ship ended up in space, since the game isn't even out yet. There also the fact that NASA reported an active defensive field around the ship that was destroying space debris that came too close." Sam said making the soldiers in the room uncomfortable.
"You think that thing can take on a Goa'uld mother ship?" Jack asked hoping that their world had finally gotten a break.
"I skimmed over the data we just received, This thing could potentially not only take on a battle fleet on its own, but its main gun can theoretically crack a planet." Sam said making the room fill with disbelief and fear. "If such a thing would happen it would cause all kind of natural disasters, disasters that would easily wipe out all life on earth. And that is not including the ten frigates that it houses within its hull. Ships that could taken on most Goa'uld ships on
equal footing."
"Make sure to go over all the data we have, find a weakness or anything that will allow us to gain a chance to defend ourselves. We need every advantage we can get in case that thing decides to turn hostile." The Lt. General said making the blond beauty to nod her head. She quickly rushed off towards the smartest minds in the room in order to give their home a fighting chance.
"Sir." A scientist at a control panel yelled out while going over the data on his screen. "Were detecting a build up of heat at the rear of the ships. Its thrusters are starting up, its breaking out of the earth's orbit." The man yelled with disbelief.
'Its going straight out, its clearly made with technology we currently can't hope to match. Nothing on this planet can hope to break free without orbiting at least once. But that thing left after sitting in orbit over Sunnydale… why the hell was it focused on that town.' Jack thought while clutching his fist. His gut was telling him that the Infinity was going to cause all kinds of problems.
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{Sunnydale California, in the High School's Library }
The remaining and grounded members of the Scoobies were gathered together in the familiar walls of books of their main base, also known as the school's library. Trying to understand what the blond slayer was telling her female best friend, her watcher, and her on and off again Vampire of a potential lover.
"And that's when the ship began to come down and took the others. Whoever had control of my body was scared out of her mind and took off. Angel chased after me, I don't think he knew that those armored soldiers had showed up." Buffy Summers said as she told the people in the room what had happened after Willow had left to inform the local demon expert. The former cheerleader turned defender of the innocent was clearly unsure of the events that had just happened. A big part of her still thought it was all some kind of messed up nightmare that she desperately wanted to wake up from.
The group's only adult support, one Rupert Giles, was currently wiping his glasses with no signs of stopping. While an adorable and ridiculously intelligent Willow Rosenberg wanted to scream in rage that the love of her life had apparently gone to space. To make things worse he had taken the one girl the red head hated the most. While the Vampire with a soul couldn't believe that soldiers had been called upon by the Zeppo. Soldiers that he had not known was there, and according to Buffy's report they were powerful and extremely well armed.
"Has there been any word on the ship they headed to?" Giles asked while turning his attention on the red head that had been working on the computer in front of her.
"Its gone." Willow said with heartbreak clear in her voice.
"Did the ending of the spell destroyed it?" Angel asked with a bit of worry in his voice. He might have not cared much for Cordelia and his potential fool of a love rival. But that didn't mean they deserved to be dead from being at the wrong place at the wrong time. They were still young and virgin, something that his vampiric senses had confirmed.
"There is a video showing it leaving orbit right before heading to the dark side of the moon. It was lost from our sights less than ten minutes ago." Willow said making the eyes of Giles to grow with disbelief.
"Then that would mean that the ship hasn't disappeared yet...that's a good thing right?" Buffy asked with hope.
"It also means that Harris has a very advanced weapon, and potential allies or enemies in the ship with him. There is no telling what is going until we get in touch with them." Angel pointed out. Making those in the room with him to worry over their favorite goof.
"I don't think anyone that isn't a teenager would wear anything Sci-Fi, at least nothing that would be familiar to gamers, like the outfit Xander picked." Willow said making the room's attention to fall on him.
"What makes you say that Willow?" Giles asked with some confusion, he figured a few adults might take a turn. Especially when he took into account of all the people that dressed up in star trek, star wars and even fantasy outfits. He knew that a lot of adults love to embrace the spirit of Halloween.
"Xander went as Captain Lasky, the good guy that gains control of the ship that just left." Willow said with a smile. "He made a comment tonight, that the only reason he knew the character, was because he reads the books that go along with the games. Books that aren't well known but still have a good following. The armors that Buffy described sounds like the super soldiers of the games. Super soldiers that would tear a vampire apart like it was a child's toy." The red head said bringing shock and awe to all the faces in the room. Of course a part of her knew that the only reason he read the books was because he couldn't afford the gaming system to actually play the games. It was the only way he was able to keep in touch with his fellow gamers when he doesn't have the same financial backing as them.
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"I figured you would say something like that?" Cordelia said with a sigh as she shook her head. "Roland." The Queen of Sunnydale High said with natural authority. Making the AI along with every sentient in the room to give her their complete attention. "The dweeb usually has his heart in the right place, but he is still an idiot. No matter how good of a brain transplant he just received. In the end he is still going to have his moments stupidity." The brunette said making everyone in the room to chuckle and Xander lower his head in shame.
"Is there a point to all this?" Xander asked with clear annoyance in his voice.
"I know enough about the military, to understand that an admiral can't always focus on commanding an entire fleet. Which is why I am volunteering to become the new captain of this ship." The bombshell of a beauty stated with no clear sign of doubt that her self promotion wasn't going to happen.
"Queen C as Captain?" Larry asked with the disbelief every unofficial member of the UNSC was feeling. Confusion and a clear amount of uncertainty filling the face of every person that was armed and geared for battle.
"I'm pretty sure the UNSC doesn't work that way." Blayne said with some confusion in his voice.
"Even if it did, you don't know anything about commanding a ship, much less a military flagship of this quality." Anne pointed out.
"Maybe it would be best to have one of us help Xander with the ship?" Andrew offered with a quiet voice. Wanting to make his opinion known, yet hoping he wouldn't bring the fury of Cordelia Chase onto his poor soul.
"Just because you have an idea on how to be a soldier doesn't mean you are one. And it would take too long to figure out how much of the right experience you all have. That time could be better used by having Xander teach me how to do his old job. Besides, I personally know how harmful it can be to a squad when you have one of its members suddenly removed." Cordelia said with pride.
"You can't compare us to a bunch of air headed cheerleaders." Heidi nearly growled out. Not liking the comparison the social queen was making. Many in the room felt that the brunette was just trying to put herself in a position of power. One that would make nearly everyone in the room fall under her jurisdiction.
"No you can't, but she has a point." Xander said with a bit of resignation in his voice. "At the moment we are understaffed, we're not even a skeleton crew. And I would rather have the squads focus on teamwork drills than take the courses needed to graduate from the academy."
"If we are so short on people how is it the ship isn't having problems?" Gwen asked with curiosity.
"We can thank our two new friends for that… along with the hundreds of engineers that had been taken in by ONI." Xander said making the eyes of the soldiers to grow with disbelief.
"Engineers? I thought you said we were the only people here?" Cordelia nearly demanded.
"Engineers is the human nickname given to a member of the Covenant race." Roland said as he waved his hand making a holographic image of a creature appear. It clearly wasn't the most adorable or hug inducing thing out there. With its multiple small eyes on its elongated neck and many tentacle appendages. "These platforms were created by the Forerunners, a highly advance race that had died out fighting the galactic threateningparasites known as the Flood. They are practically harmless, and extremely helpful when their Covenant controllers aren't around. There has been many cases and reports where engineers have helped out humans during the war. In fact they seem to favor humans over the covenant races." The orange colored AI said with a smile.
"It probably has to do with how the Forerunners named Humanity as its successor. Guilty Sparked made that perfectly clear. At least until he went rampant due to John refusing to fire the Halo array." Cortana said with a smile. "But that isn't the only reason, isn't it Admiral?" The feminine AI said with a tone that brought a light blush to the Zeppo.
"No… it isn't." Xander said before typing into a key pad in front of him. Soon holographic images of very advance equipment and machines were being showed. The images easily leaving those in the room speechless.
"Those schematics are from Covenant tech?" Warren said with awe as his eyes took in all the alien technology being shown.
"Not just Covenant, but Forerunner as well…?" Johnathon added before quickly going speechless as he saw all the information going through the holo-projector. Every person in the room doing their best to keep up with the images and information being shown. Unfortunately there was too much too fast for them to get too deep into what was being shown.
"All of this is the product of Dr. Halsey and ONI. Years of espionage and raiding Forerunner ruins. Not to mention all the data Cortana herself had collected." Xander said as he began to sort through the data for a specific machine.
"Oh my, you're making me blush." Cortana said in a teasing tone making Roland roll his eyes.
"From the moment the Infinity was thought up, our top engineers and scientist worked together to give this ship every advantage it can get." Roland said with pride. "Many systems, equipment, weapons, armor, the engines and the Slipspace drive was made from the best knowledge humanity was able to get its hands on. It took a great amount of time, resources and sacrifice to give the UNSC its greatest weapon. One that would be able to take down the giant that is the Covenant war machine."
"We might have not been able to completely reach the level of a Forerunner Key Ship, but we are more than capable of taking on anything the Covenant would dare throw at us." Cortana said with a smile full of confidence.
"After seeing and going over the reports on the engineers. ONI and the UNSC wanted to help make a way for lessening the work load of the crew as much as possible. Which is why the Infinity is now equipped with a Sentinel Factory." Xander said making the new Spartans to show disbelief on their faces. While the trio of nerds were showing excitement.
"ONI made sure these units would be completely loyal to humanity. And placed many contingencies to ensure they wouldn't be compromised. Unfortunately they are not as durable or as long lasting as their Forerunner counterparts. But they can get the job done if you are patient enough." Roland said as Andrew started to shake with excitement.
"In our Universe the factory was never activated since the Infinity would be staffed with enough personal. However seeing how limited we currently are, Roland took the time to get the factory running. The sentinels are normally suppose to be used after a difficult battle to replace the people lost." Cortana said with a serious tone.
"There is so much we can do…. But the prime directive." Andrew said with excitement only to remember the potential damage such radical jump in technology can cause to a civilization.
"I know." Xander said with a serious face as he looked down upon the table in front of him. "Our home isn't ready for these type of gifts. There is too much conflict, too much corruption and no certainty that things will fix themselves if we start handing this tech over. To be honest I feel we would do more damage than good." His clearly showed how unhappy he was on the condition that the world was in.
"So what are we going to do? Just about every government on the planet is as crooked as a crime syndicate. We have the ability to help, but should we even bother." Lance said with distaste in his mouth. Having memories of a better humanity was making him sick to his stomach on how the current humanity was. He knew that the UEG and the UNSC weren't perfect but they were a much better choice that the earth they grew up in.
"It can't be that bad… can't we show them how much better everything would be if they work together? Maybe they can make things right if we give them a chance?" Cassie asked with uncertainty.
"Unfortunately that isn't going to happen any time soon." Roland said making the room look at him.
"We took the liberty of going into the mainframe of the computers of the world leaders… its is basically impossible to fix the system that is in place. Especially with the number of resources we have available." Cortana said with all signs of her joyful personality out of her. "At this point in time the history of your earth is far more violent and divided than that of the UNSC and UEG."
"How are we going to take back the Earth from those demons if we are going to have our hands tied? How much is it going to cost us just to do whats right?" Kyle growled out as everyone in the room became a bit depressed. Even Cordelia knew that there was no quick fix to the situation on Earth.
"We need to do something, I can't go back and act like nothing is happening." Aura said with tears nearly forming in her eyes. She always wanted to be more than a member of the Cordettes. And now thanks to her new enhancements she knew she could. Seeing everyone in the room with her, she could feel it in her heart they had all been given a second chance at life. A chance to be a part of something greater than themselves.
"We all want to help, and I have seen Buffy and the others do their best. At the same time I have also seen how hard it is when the whole world is basically against you." Cordelia said with a bit of shame in her voice. She knew that she could have been a bit more supportive of the Scoobies but had allowed school politics to get the best of her.
"The problem is that its impossible to help by giving our tech to the earth." Xander said with a calm and lecturing tone, which instantly caught the attention of everyone in the room. "In the end, the solution left for us is to help without giving anything to the Earth."
"What?" Blayne asked since he couldn't get an understanding on what his new admiral was saying.
"There isn't anything stopping us from helping. If we want to protect humanity, then we have to make it clear from the beginning, that we refuse to be someone's pawns. We are members of the UNSC, it might be in name only, but nothing and no one can stop us from living up to the oaths this event has put into our minds and hearts." Xander said with the conviction of a seasoned leader.
"This ship and its members were tasked with protecting the earth and all of its colonies. And that is what I plan to do. If it means ensuring my home is safe, even if many are going to bitch and whine, then I'm going to make it happen. Our new memories has shown us a better tomorrow. Its now our duty to ensure the Earth has the chance to reach that potential."
"So what's the plan Dweeb?" Cordelia asked with a smirk. Something about seeing Xander be more than his usual goofy self made her excited. Made her want to work at his side to see his vision become reality. Of course that is after she made sure he didn't find some idiotic and geeky way to mess things up.
"At the moment we can only act the part of a shield. There is too few of us to be able to protect the earth and start wiping out the monsters that plague our home." Xander said as he began typing once more and soon brought up the image of a station. A certain defensive space station that carried a weapon far greater than even that of the Infinity's version.
"Super Mac Guns?"Scott asked with disbelief.
"Your going to set up a net of Mac Guns around the Earth?" Percy said with awe.
"Thanks to the sentinels and new blueprints on the Infinity. We can now create defensive autonomous stations capable of protecting the Earth without having to worry about its technology falling into the wrong hands. If we set them up right and at the proper distance it would be difficult for anyone from back home to reach them." Xander said with a smirk on his face.
"The best part is that the sentinels can not only maintain and run the station, but they can also guard it at a nonlethal level. As long as they scan the intruders as being human, anything else can be wiped out." Tor said with approval of Xander's plan.
"Its going to take a lot of money to build enough units to properly shield the earth, especially when you consider the distance they need to be." Warren pointed out.
"We will only need true resources to be honest."Xander said making a few in the room confused.
"With a Sentinel and Engineer work force, most of the labor won't require a human touch. But where will we find the materials we need?" Johnathon asked as he was starting to see the picture the Zeppo was making.
"Oh… I know." Andrew said with excitement while lifting his hand. Xander couldn't help but chuckle at the actions of the geek. The newly promoted Admiral waved at the excited ODST to give him permission to speak.
"The asteroid fields in our star system should have the materials we need. Anything missing we can probably harvest from other planets after having them checked out by probes." Andrew said with a smile for being able to add a proper point to their improving solution.
"Already done." Cortana said with a smile. A holographic representation of the solar system soon appeared. Everyone watched as twenty probes made their way to their targets. "We should start getting reports in a few hours."
"That's great, but what about the Infinity? Wouldn't this ship and its fleet be enough to protect the Earth?" Cordelia asked with some uncertainty.
"The Infinity is powerful, but we don't know what's out there. And it never hurts to have extra guns when it comes to a fight. The Super Mac Guns basically have no equal, along with nearly nothing they can't hurt. And these new designs can shoot faster and farther than the ones used during the battle of Earth." Xander said making the new soldiers to nod their heads.
"What about the demonic infestation?" Larry asked since that had been the original reason they banded together.
"We'll just have to do things in the way that Spartans work best." Xander said with a smirk that soon made its way to the individuals in the room besides the confused Cordelia.
"Start explaining dweeb." The beautiful brunette demanded making Xander flinch at the glare he was receiving from her. Her forget how much she hates being left out of the loop.
"Spartans were originally made to take down Insurgence and Terrorist cells. They are the greatest black ops operatives humanity has ever seen. Fighting in the shadows and out of the sight of the public is what they do best." Roland said making Cordelia give him a grateful look. She was starting to really like having the helpful and informative A.I. around.
"This means we will be using those other little gifts ONI left us?" Cortana asked with excitement. She was used to working under military leaders that usually played things by the book. Captain Lasky had been a breath of fresh air since he had a bit of a rough edge. However she was learning that Alexander was a different type of leader. One that had no problem going all out, if it meant doing whatever was need to make things right.
"That's right… thanks to ONI pushing its weight around, the Infinity has a few stealth units in its hanger. A few prowlers and pelicans but more than enough for us to make it to the surface and back without anyone knowing about it." Xander said with a smile.
"Thank god, for a moment I was worried we were going to be stuck in space for the rest of our lives." Katherine said with relief clearly noticeable in her voice. The same relief that now made its home on the face of the others.
"I never planned to force anybody to stay off earth." The new admiral said with a serious tone. "The time I have spent helping Buffy and Giles has opened my eyes to a lot of different things. I've seen things that should have never stopped being a nightmare. This whole time I watched those two nearly destroy each other in trying to find the right balance." The Zeppo said with a face showing shame and worry. Making the others wonder what was able to bring unease to the normal joker of their school. "The balance between doing ones duty and living. Which is why I plan to set up rotations."
"Rotations?" Scott asked making Xander nod his head.
"At the moment Buffy basically has things under control. However I plan to split all of you into two fire teams. The formations will basically be a sword and shield combo." Xander said making the eyes of those in the room to fill with a bit of confusion.
"What do you have in mind boss?" Tor asked as his mind began to take in Xander's words and actions as a mission briefing.
"I'm going to have Cortana and Rolland split our current projects."
"What projects?" The Queen of Sunnyhell asked since she wasn't sure about what he planned to do.
"First is preparing the Earth for hostile alien attacks." The leader of the new UNSC said making the soldiers nod their heads. "The second project is going to be fighting the supernatural threats of Earth."
"I'm all for it but there isn't much we can do." The Spartan II of Noble team said making most agree with him.
"Dale is right boss. No matter how much I don't like admitting to it." Heidi said while giving a light glare to the jock. Xander was a bit worried that the hostility between the different Spartans might one day become a problem. He knew he was going to have to nip that in the bud.
"I know… which is why I plan on starting recruiting campaigns." Xander said making all eyes to grow with disbelief. Unease filling the minds of many in the conference room.
"Are you sure we should be doing something like that?"Warren asked. "I know you got a plan but is it really worth taking such a potential risk?"
"We all now know what humanity is capable of if the price is right. Over half of the Insurgence of the UEG history was made up of mostly mercenary forces. Yet at the same time some of those same guns for hire were doing it to feed and protect those they cared about." Xander said with a serious face. He watched as those with conflicting memories remembered events where things weren't so black and white back in the halo universe.
"If we take the time and effort to do things right. We can get those that wish to help our cause. Our world is filled with amazing people, people that want to make a difference but simply can't. Our home is oppressed, but I have seen and heard of others that are willing to fight. I know somewhere out there, there is a genius that can advance humanity but has been shot down due to someone with economical or political power. We will find these individuals, and offer them the chance to help us. The world is a big place and if we can even find only one percent of Earth's population willing to help, then that's more that what we would need to get things started." The new admiral said with complete faith in his words. Leaving those in the room to look at him with disbelief and awe.
"Our mission isn't a burden we can carry alone. I don't care what I have to do, but I will protect Earth and all that we hold precious." The Zeppo said with a smile making many doubts among the humans in the room to leave them.
"Does this mean that we will be bringing in Buffy and the others?" Cordelia asked making Xander sigh.
"I would love to have them with us. But I don't see things going that easily." The zeppo said with some shame in his voice.
"You're right." Cordelia said after a taking a quick moment to go over his words.
"You keep bringing up Summers." Larry said making the rooms attention to make its way to him.
"Clearly there is some information we are missing." Katrina pointed out making Xander blush a bit for forgetting about informing them about something so important. Before the pulse of magic hit the Infinity they had just gotten ready to learn about the supernatural from Cordelia. Her knowledge might be limited but it would be enough to give them a basic idea.
"I'm also curious about the individuals you keep speaking about." Rolland said making Cortana nod her head in a cute way to show she was also interested.
"Before tonight, Buffy Summers was the only thing stopping every human in Sunnydale from becoming easy pickings." Cordelia said making the eyes of everyone in the room to grow.
"The Buffster is something known through out the Supernatural World as The Slayer. According to a long lasting organization known as the Watchers Council. There is only one Slayer in the world at all times. This is usually a girl barely entering her teens but before she reaches legal age. Most of the time the Watchers Council is able to find potential slayers and take guardianship of them. They then train these girls into fighting demons and other dangerous creatures. Monster that would make some of the covenant species look tame. The most common thing plaguing humanity would be vampires." Xander said making those in the room to look at him with shock and disbelief in his eyes. The two A.I. would have wanted to contest his words but after asking Rolland to search for those reports they had done an investigation of their own. They have found things that wasn't common in their world, things that was pointing to the young man speaking the truth.
"Real vampires are ugly, nothing like the ones in books." Cordelia said after a shiver that made her hold herself in a much needed act of comfort. "If I had my way I would stay on the Infinity for the rest of my life so I wouldn't have to deal with another of those things ever again."Cordelia said with the tone of her voice full of annoyance. The Brunette's words making the fighters in the room to lightly chuckle. Only to suddenly stop when they saw Xander's eyes widen with shock.
"Roland!" The new admiral said in a commanding tone with a hint of worry in his voice. His tone being one that required proper experience to find it. To the leaders of the Spartan teams, it was easy to hear it.
"Sir?" Roland said with some confusion yet he was ready to act.
"I want to place a new combat protocol into each one of our ships." Xander said with complete seriousness in his face. "From this moment on, if the motion sensors detect any form of moment or an anonymity that can't be immediate explained, that zone must be immediate vacated of all personal and civilians. Then we will cut off that section of the ship from the others ensuring that if anything is in there, it can not get out. We will then have a fighting force purge the areas until all signs show that we are safe."
"A bit extreme don't you think?"Cortana asked what the confused teens in the room were wondering. The two A.I. easily noticing that only Cordelia and Blue Team were ready to follow such actions. The two then noticed that the person that was suppose to be Spartan Emile had finally caught on. They were a bit worried about his reaction time since Blayne didn't seem to be as sharp as a Spartan should be.
"I haven't been involved in the demon fighting as much as Xander has. But from the bit I have seen, these threats come in all shape and forms." Cordelia said with unease.
"Vampires, if they so wish it, can increase their numbers by turning their meals. I have seen a demon that was imprisoned into a book get loaded onto a computer. It then went on to have some brainwashed victims build it a robotic body that was dominating Buffy. And that isn't something easy to do, since she can more than likely take on a Spartan in a fair fight." The young man said making the eyes of every sentient being look at him with disbelief.
"This young woman is turning out to be far more fascinating than what I first believed. Perhaps we should have her run through the Spartan training facility we have on board. After that we can refit her to better ensure her survival." Roland said making Xander's eyes light up with awe and excitement.
"Buffy would love to be able to push herself in such a way. Not to mention how much easier it would make things on Giles." The Zeppo said with a light chuckle making everyone look at him for an answer for his sudden joyous attitude. "The G-man is ridiculously smart when it comes to things involving the supernatural. He also probably has the biggest known library on the occult in all of the Americas. All of it just in case there is something he doesn't know or hasn't fully memorized. And from what I have seen, he is more than capable of training others to fight when using more unorthodox weapons." His words making Cordelia roll her eyes.
"The dweeb means that Giles trains Buffy to take down demons using nothing but swords and stakes. I've walked in on Buffy's training a few times and she usually uses our librarian as a punching bag." Cordelia said with a light smile on her face.
"She sounds like a very talented and gifted individual. Its fun to hear how she took the term girl power to another level." Cortana said with a teasing tone.
"Ain't that the truth."Blayne said with a smirk.
"As fun as this has been, shouldn't we get back to business?" Cassie asked making Xander nod his head. "Right. As of this point, that is basically all that we known about the Supernatural and the Slayer. Once we make contact with the Buffster and G-man we can get ourselves better informed. For now lets focus on what we can do here and now. Roland take us to Pluto, and then we'll make our way back home."
"So what do we do while waiting to make history?" Johnathon asked before showing some worry on his face. The dark smirk that was developing on the Zeppo's face was making him, along with many of the others in the room uncomfortable. Blue Team Easily noticing that was the look their pack leader used to make when he was going to have some fun on the expense of others.
"I want to see how much all of you remember, along with how much your bodies has changed." Admiral Harris said making the people on the room grow a bit confused.
"Sounds like its time to take advantage of the Spartan Deck. I have been wanting to play with it from the moment I first loaded myself into the Infinity's systems." Cortana said with excitement before turning to her younger A.I. counter part. "You got all the good toys... all they gave me was a caveman." The blue digital beauty said making Roland chuckle with some embarrassment. Tor couldn't help but let out a sigh as blue team laughed at him.
"Sorry about that… I'll go have a sentinel prep the academy welcoming package, in order for that Miss. Chase can begin her classes." Roland said before quickly leaving the room. Xander and Cortana both knew he didn't need to actually leave the room to get such things taken care of.
"You're going to make me start learning right now?" Cordelia asked with disbelief and a cute pout on her face.
"It will be nothing but an introduction course." Xander said as he looked at the brunette right in the eyes. "I want to make sure you understand what you are going to be getting into. Whether you pass the course or not, I'm sure we can find a way for you to help us. And who knows, you might find something more to your liking. This way at the end if you wish to bail or change careers, you can do so with peace of mind." Xander said with a light smile on his face in hopes of showing his support. Only for him to feel he made a mistake as Cordelia gave him her patented glare. The fighters in the room quickly felt pity for the man that was leading them as the Queen of Sunnydale soon made her way in front of him and began to poke him in the chest. Her beautiful figure towering over him, as he sat in his chair with her leaning into his personal space, in order to make her point as clear as possible.
"I thought I made it clear when I told you that I was going to be the captain of this ship. I don't need you to give me an out, and certainty don't need you to cuddle me. We don't got the time or the people to do things half-assed." The beautiful brunette said in a tone that made it clear that things were going to go her way. There simply was no other choice.
'Oh I definitely like her.' Cortana thought with a smile as she saw her new admiral and captain interacting in a way that should make the UNSC into a future powerhouse that will be one everyone can be proud of. She couldn't wait to get them to officially swear to the code that the UNSC followed. She also knew that Roland approved of them, even if he wasn't completely comfortable with the idea of working with teens. They had been having an interesting conversation while taking in the teens that would carry the weight of becoming Humanity's protectors.
"That covers what we will be doing...but what will you be doing admiral?" Gwen asked making the room once more bring its attention, and curiosity, to the young man that was going to be carrying the majority of the burden on his shoulders.
"I'll be finishing the preparations before we break off from Lunar Orbit." Xander said as he began to work on the Holo-table in front of him. They watched as new screens began to show up showing two of the Strident-class Heavy Frigates.
"What are those?" Cassie asked as she looked at the image of the ships in front of her.
"Those are Two of the Ten Ships the Infinity currently has docked within itself." Roland said as he reappeared. "Each one of these ships are nearly 600 meters long, 125 meters wide and 110 meters tall. They each have 2ft of armor along with personal shielding."
"And that's not including that each one has enough fire power to take on anything the earth might throw at them. Or last long enough that the Infinity can make it back to earth. Just in case if they end up facing anything too dangerous." Cortana said with a smile.
"Are they going to be staying in lunar orbit as well?"Dale asked since he knew that the others would also feel better knowing they won't leave the earth defenseless during their first patrol.
"No." Xander said making some confusion fill the room. "I plan to have the two take defensive position at the North and South poles of the planet. Both are to be pointing away from the
Earth and towards different directions in space. If anyone on Earth even attempts to reach them, they have already been programmed to keep away from any potential hands we haven't authorized. They will also be able to defend themselves if a military force from any government tries to shoot them down."
"So we are just going to be dropping them off before making our way to Pluto?" The Queen of Sunnyhell asked in hope of understanding the ships she might have to lead.
"There will be no need for that." Roland said with in a helpful manner. He was quickly noticing how the young woman was taking in everything being said around her. And was starting to believe there was more to they young aristocrat than being just a normal cheerleader.
"Each ship as an A.I capable of running every operation on those frigates. They aren't as advanced as Roland and myself, but they will be able to get the job done." Cortana said with a light teasing tone. The humans of the room were left speechless when they saw ten different lights flicker in the room around them.
Due to him watching the way Cortana was giggling, along with Roland shaking his head in a manner similar to a big brother or cousin. Xander was able to tell that the Infinity wasn't as alone as he first thought. In fact he was actually planning on just having a few Engineers, along with the small amount of Sentinels they could afford to help control the ships. But this new revelation of his forces was a pleasant surprise. Which quickly made what little joy he had leave him, since it also revealed there was still things in the infinity that he knew nothing about. In other words that he had a lot of studying to do, and as the admiral he had to be the expert on the Home Fleet that the Earth just gained.
"How much of a difference is there between a Ship-class A.I. compared to a System-class A.I." Warren asked with great interest. He was really glad he didn't go as a storm trooper since he might have been left out on what was going on. Yet at the same time he wondered what other potentials could have been unleashed.
"Anything we can do, so can they. There is no need to worry about leaving the Earth under their watch." Roland said with pride making the ten A.I, that weren't fully manifested into the room, to flash with excitement.
"But how much better are the two of you?"Gwen asked while not noticing the subtle glare her fellow members of Noble team were giving her.
"Taking into account your new memories, most of you are probably familiar with what is commonly known as a dumb A.I. correct?" Cortana asked making the blond lone wolf of Noble team to nod her head. "I am known as a Smart A.I. These ten are known as Ship A.I. Which are Dumb A.I. who specialize in warfare and the ship they have control over."
"A basic idea would be that Dumb A.I are like students that have yet to go to college." Roland said with a smile. "Depending on what they were designed to do, along with the expected life span they need to have, they can be considered at different level of education. Standard A.I for civilian use are like elementary students. If its for military use, A.I can range from middle school to high school. And Smart A.I. can be considered to be at the University level."
"That still doesn't tell us what level these ten are along with the two of you."Cordelia said as she naturally drew in all of the attention. Xander instantly smirking, since he personally knew that she was far smarter and much better at paying attention to detail than what she allowed others to give her credit for. It reminded him of Buffy and the mind games she played in order to give herself the advantage in life. He has been watching over his newest best friend for quite a while, making it easy for him to known her tells. Not to mention he has been trading barbs with Cordelia for as long as he can remember. He was used to dealing with intelligent and beautiful women that tend to act like airheads. Not to mention his bestest friend was a genius that he felt had no equal.
"I can already tell that Cortana is Roland's equal, yet we know that the Infinity along with everything aboard, was created to be the pinnacle of Humanity's technology. So how much better are all of the A.I we currently have?" Her words leaving the fighters of the room speechless, along with gaining the approval of all the A.I paying attention to her words.
"Well keeping in mind the scale that Roland used..." Cortana said with a smile as she deliberately took the time to answer. The blue and beautiful A.I got into a thinking pose that made her extremely cute. "I would have to say that the ten Ship-class A.I aboard the Infinity, would be High School graduates that were recruited into the becoming a part of the Military. Roland and I would be in a top grade University…Teaching as the Head of whatever subject we specialize in."Cortana said with a giggle as she looked at the faces full of disbelief in the room.
"Damn...that's a big difference." Kyle said making all the males to agree with him.
"Quick question."Johnathon said making the room turn towards him. "How would you rate the supercomputers that the Earth currently has?" His words making the eyes of the most scientific and militaristic minds of the crew to grow.
"They are not even toddlers." Roland with a serious face.
"In comparison to us, they are newborns that have yet to even learned to make proper sentient thoughts." Cortana also said with a tone that she was not playing around. "To be honest there is nothing and no one on earth that would be able to compete with us when it come to digital warfare."
"Thank god. I was worried that someone back on earth was going to start their own variation of skynet." Andrew said with a great breath of relief.
"We already have such threats under quarantine, the moment they step out of line we will terminate them." Roland said with a no nonsense tone. Making many in the room to worry about the potential danger they had been living with while never having a clue.
"And before you start worrying about UNSC A.I going through such a thing, there is no need for it." Cortana said as she saw some of the people in the room grow a bit uneasy. She made a mental note on those that showed complete faith in the A.I around them. "Most Military A.I were created with the use of a human mind. Meaning that we also have a strong desire to protect the Earth and all of her colonies." Cortana finished with a calming smile while the ten A.I blinked to show their support.
"The UEG along with the UNSC put a lot of time and effort to ensure those same minds weren't tainted. Using the brightest minds available while making sure they were completely loyal to the advancement and protection of Humanity." Roland added with a tone of patriotism and pride in his digital brother and sisters, along with himself.
"I haven't been given a reason to doubt any of you. And hopefully I haven't given any of you a reason to doubt us."Xander said with authority.
"Not even a grain of doubt sir." Roland said with pride. "I'm sure Lord Hood would be proud to take in everyone in this room as part of the UNSC."
"About that..." Larry cut his way in. "Are will still part of the UNSC or are we going to make our own name?"
"He has a point, the UNSC doesn't exist after all."Scott added.
"Says who?" Xander asked making everyone to look at him. "I'm wearing a UNSC uniform. All of you are using UNSC issued military gear and Cordelia even has a UNSC Navy uniform." His words making heads turn to look at one another. He knew that at the moment they were weren't completely in their element, but needed them as united as possible and fighting under the UNSC flag would created that unity.
"As long as we follow UNSC rules of conduct, get some help from our artificially created friends, we should be able to bring the UNSC into our own Universe. Anything we need we will get, anything we don't know we will learn. Anything we can't beat we will grow strong enough to give it the curb stomping of a lifetime." The Zeppo said with a bit of his hyena traits showing at the end. His words bringing a fire into the hearts of the ODST and Spartan teams.
"Its going to take a lot more than just that." Cordelia said after releasing a sigh. "Do you now see what I'm talking about?" The brunette asked as she looked towards the AI in the room. Her face clearly showing that she felt she was stuck with an idiotic burden for the rest of her life.
"He's not so bad." Cortana said with a giggle making Xander give her a look of betrayal.
"I find it refreshing." Roland said making the room look at him. "His blunt and simple mentality being something that you hardly ever see in the military. Everyone was too busy playing political or spy games instead of getting things done. It will be an interesting experience to see what someone like our new admiral can do." The male A.I. finished which made the new admiral's unsure on how it should feel about his words. While everyone else in the room found it funny.
"If everyone is doing taking pot shots at me..."Xander said with a face that clearly showed he wasn't in the mood to be the base of someone's joke. "Its time we get to work. I need two volunteers to watch over the earth."
"You can entrust the safety of our blue mother to Gilgamesh." A strong and confident A.I said before the red A.I light began to flash at a rapid speed. It suddenly disappeared before revealing a warrior king. It had long black hair with rugged good looks, muscle that would put most men to shame. Its armor looked to be made of the highest quality along with being as practical as possible, which is something that would normally contradict each other. In one of its arm was an ax that looked like it would cut through even the legendary Excalibur. It was a beautiful yet deadly looking weapon that fit perfectly into the hand of the A.I.
Cortana and Roland looking at their digital brother since he had manifested next to them. They took in his large frame since the red colored A.I looked bigger than Spartan Fred's impressive size.
"I want to help protect the Earth as well." An unnaturally adorable, yet digital voice said with the tone of a little sister. The mouth of the nerds dropped, along with every other person in the room looking with disbelief at the new A.I. that made its self known.
A light green borderline blue light flashed before disappearing to leave behind the image of a growing idol.
"Hatsune Miku?"Xander asked with disbelief as he looked upon the Vocaloid Idol.
"It's Miku-chan!"Andrew, Johnathon and Warren nearly sang with excitement.
The other humans in the room couldn't believe what they were seeing. There was now an adorable girl standing before them. She was barely reaching the height of Cortana's shoulder. She had long green ponytails that made its way past her knees. She wore a gray blouse with a tint of the green coloring she seemed to have taken a liking to. A black skirt with a green edge to it, black boots that nearly reached her waist. She also had a green neck tie, along with black arm sleeves. Her long hair was hold in place by a black and red ribbon, and as a final accessory she had futuristic looking headphones.
"Did she armed herself with a leek?" Aura asked with disbelief as she looked upon the adorable AI.
"Apparently so." Dale said with the bit of brain power he was able to gather from his shutting down brain.
"I thinks she's cute." Rhonda said with a smile that got her a shy wave and smile from the UNSC Vocaloid look alike.
"How did we go from Legendary Hero to...whatever she is?" Cordelia demanded from the two Smart A.I.
"I don't see any problem with it. Every A.I is allowed to pick its own avatar after all. Its one of the first forms of individuality we are given." Cortana said with a smile before petting the head of the 16 year old looking A.I. Which instantly got her a goofy smile and giggle that would fit perfectly to the little sister image Miku was projecting.
"To be fair, at our point of time, Hatsune Miku has become as common in our age as Hello Kitty and Pokemon has in yours." Roland said making the people in the room to look at the adorable A.I. with disbelief.
"Yes." Andrew whispered while doing a fist pump.
"Okay…" Xander said with uncertainty. "Then I entrust the earth to the two of you. Gilgamesh I want you to monitor the earth and get a feel on what the governments are thinking. At the same time start looking through potential recruits in all of the military and police forces of the world. I'm sure you will know what type of people we need."
"By your command Admiral." Gilgamesh said with a respectful bow of his head.
"Miku-chan I want you to start sorting through the reports that Roland gathered and begin to look through them to find me the names of anyone mentioned in them. I'm sure someone else, besides myself, decide to get into this fight after being exposed to the darkness of the world. Hopefully we can find and help as many as we can before they get into a situation they won't be able to handle." Xander said making the room look at him with shock.
"You think there is already people fighting demons and maybe even the aliens?" Larry asked with awe and an equal amount of disbelief.
"It would make sense..." Cordelia said with a bored tone as she looked at the would be soldiers in the room. She couldn't believe that they hadn't taken such thoughts into account. Especially after they just finished telling them about Buffy. "History is full of stories of humans facing things that seemed to go against nature. Not to mention you always hear about monster and other things in the news in one form or another."
"From what I understand the Watcher's Council has been fighting, along with keeping records of demons for thousands of years. And from what Giles has hinted at, there is other organizations out there that also deal with such threats. Along with all kinds of individuals that are hunting the things that put the innocent in danger." Xander said making the room feel that it made sense, since truly good people wouldn't be able to let such horrors roam free.
"I'll find them, and I'll do my best to help them from the shadows until we decide to officially contact them."Miku said with a face full of determination. She got a nod from Xander showing his support that made her give him a smile in return. She looked towards Gilgamesh before both disappeared from the room.
"Escort 1 and 2 are preparing for launch. The Infinity is fully secured and ready for Slipspace." Roland said making the humans in the room grow with excitement. Cordelia wasn't sure what was truly going on but she knew it was something she wanted to see.
"Then I guess its time for us to make our way back to the bridge." The Zeppo turned Admiral said with a smile, making nearly everyone rush to the bridge to see their first trip to Slipspace.
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Xander couldn't help the smirk on his face as he saw the awe that filled his people. He paused for a moment as the weight of their lives fell on his shoulders. He shook his head and gained a face of determination as he made his way into the main control room. It was large and impressive, if the war room they had been earlier had left them speechless then the command center knocked them dead. Soon sentience returned to the individuals as the new admiral walked with ease and confidence as he stood next to his holographic projector table commonly known as the Holotank. Which was normally the place that the ship's captain usually worked from. There was a seat on the bridge but his memories from Lasky found it a lot better to be in command from this location.
"Tor I want you to take the helm." Xander commanded.
"Sir." The leader of blue team responded and quickly made his way to the very front council that Cortana had lit up. He was a bit surprised at how his body almost went into auto pilot as he began to do the pre-flight check list.
'Just how much did the Master Chief really know?' The young man thought as he wondered if he would be able to fill in such legendary combat boots.
"Rhonda I want you to keep an eye on engineering. You'll be directing the Engineers and Sentinels through out the ship as we need them."
"Sure thing Boss." The normally aggressive young woman said with a light salute and smile before going to her counsel. "Engines are green and Sentinels awaiting orders."
"Kyle." Xander said making the second male of Blue Team to prepare for his orders. "You're manning the guns. Its the third terminal on the left." Xander said making a grin of excitement to grow on the young man. He quickly put his helmet on and made his way to area he will be keeping an eye on. Allowing his armor to connect to the Infinity systems would allow him to be better operate all of its weapons.
"Heidi I want you on communication in case we find anything out there." Xander said making the young woman to rush to her temporary assignment.
"Dale." Xander said making the members of Noble to look at him with disbelief. They had assumed he would only use those that had shown him loyalty from the very beginning. "I need you to start working on plotting out the necessary numbers for a slip space jump to Pluto."
"Sir." The last of the Spartans II rushed to the terminal that Roland had lit up.
"Gwen you're on shields." Xander said making a confused face to fill her face. "We need to operate our shielding at different levels depending on what we are doing. Slipspace needs a certain frequency otherwise it can cause all kinds of damage to the Infinity. Its one of the reasons that the Covenant had the UNSC beat when using Slipspace." She quickly saluted and rushed to prepare their new home for a long distant travel.
"Larry, your going to be dealing with security." Xander said making the former bully to nod his head with a bit of hesitation. He wasn't sure how much work he was going to have to do since everyone was accounted for.
"Warren I want you on Sensors. The rest of you take a seat or spot to stand and see what you can help with as Roland assigns you to monitor sub systems." Xander said with a smile as the group began to spread through out the bridge. He was glad to see that there was enough terminals for all of them to keep themselves occupied.
"Cordelia, its time to start earning your keep." The new admiral said with a smirk making the brunette to give him a light glare. She soon stood next to him and smiled as Cortana began to instruct her on what to do. She took a deep breathe to center herself and began to go off the checklist, as the AI guided her as the new captain on the Infinity. She turned her attention from the holographic projector and looked towards Xander. She gained a nod of support from her new commanding officer. A sense of disbelief filled her as she took in the fact that the Zeppo was now officially in a position of power over her.
Yet at the same time she was glad it was him. She had been studying all of those that had clearly been touched by the Chaos of Halloween. And she had easily seen how some embraced their changes much easier than the others. A few looked uncertain and confused of their environment. On the other hand those that had gone through the pact incident, had clearly bonded with their fictional character of choice much easier than the rest. Xander had informed her about what had happened during the Hyena possessions. All in order for her to keep her guard up while his pact was trying to center itself. He had made it clear that there was times were a fragment of the hyena spirit would make itself known. He didn't want her to become a sudden victim, since he knew that the girls of his pact didn't like her. In fact the dislike had been mutual since Cordelia wasn't able to keep them in line like she did the rest of the school. Due to the fact that the pact, just like their Alpha, didn't give a damn about public opinion. And unfortunately for the Queen of Sunnydale that was her favorite weapon. But even with taking that information into account she could see that discipline of the Spartans had clearly changed the pact for the better.
And most importantly, she of all people could see the many changes that Xander had recently gained. He had gained more than just knowledge of warfare. She figured that this new Xander was in reality, the person he could have become, if life hadn't always been stacked against his favor. He was confident without him having to put up a show. His self worth had risen to new ranks that she had honestly felt he would never reach. His physical changes had been the final touch in the creation of the new Xander before her. While his frame wasn't going to be as impressive as the Spartans, she had seen that he easily seemed to be able to compete with some members of the ODST teams. In fact he seemed far more capable of combat than Johnathon and Andrew. She figured those two nerds weren't able to completely get rid of their gamer lifestyle. On the other hand Xander had been helping Buffy, and the cheerleader knew that the body would never be pushed as hard as when it was in a life or death situation. She understood that Xander had always felt left out of the fighting. His bad habit of looking down on himself had made it clear that his contributions to Buffy and her group had been limited. So when given the opportunity to be more than just the Zeppo, it clearly was something he would welcome with open arms. She had watched how natural he was at being in the Infinity, how at ease he spoke with the AIs, how the role of a leader has fitted him perfectly. She wouldn't be surprised that Alexander Harris and Thomas Lasky had somehow completely fused into a new being. As ridiculously as it sounded, it was the easiest explanation she could find. She wonder what changes this new man could bring to not only to their lives but to humanity as a whole.
Taking another breathe to clear her mind and focus on her new job, she quickly looked down upon the Holotank. After double checking on how she had to do things, she was finally ready to take her first steps towards being a Captain.
"I need a complete system checks for Slipspace jump." Cordelia ordered with the natural ease she gained from her experience as the most influential person in her school.
"Slipspace coordinates are locked in and ready for jump." Dale immediately answered after having Roland help him ensure the Infinity would be safe to make such a journey. He was left speechless at the amount of data and work needed to coordinate such a move.
"Shields are ready and tuned in." The new Noble Six said as she looked towards Cordelia and Xander. Earning her a smile from the Queen C and a nod of support from her new Admiral.
"I want weapons on standby." Cordelia said making some in the room confused.
"Ma'am?" Kyle said with uncertainty since he wasn't sure he was to follow such an order. His Spartan memories making sure he didn't just up right challenge her call. He now knew that there was a certain order that things had to follow to gain the right results.
"I might not be a big Sci-Fi fan, but I have seen enough to find it stupid that ships tend to go to a new area with their guard down." Cordelia said making the freshly made Spartan II to nod his head.
"Point defense guns are fully armed and ready to intercept. All Missile systems are loaded and awaiting targeting orders. Mac gun is charging at a rate that will not compromise primary systems."Kyle soon order as he finished working at the terminal he was at. "The Infinity is on stand by for combat."
"Good." Cordelia said before looking at Rhonda. "Activate the Slipspace Drive."
"Slipspace drive is on. Entering jump coordinates now. Slipspace rupture in 3…" The bunny of Blue Team said as she worked to prepare the Infinity for its maiden voyage. A light hum began to fill the air as the Infinity put to work its engines to feed the energy needed to rip a whole into the very fabric of space and time.
"2..."Rhonda said as the space in front of the Infinity began to fill with a small white and blue spiral than was soon growing at an amazing rate. The newly instated crew of the Infinity watched with awe as their faster than light form of travel went from SCI-FI magic to a part of their reality. One that they had no doubt they will be abusing as much as possible.
In front of the Infinity was now a white ring releasing arcs of power while the inside of the ring was pitch black. "1...Slipspace is stable, Drive is still green and awaiting for further orders." Rhonda said before looking towards Xander. Her actions was soon followed by the others as they were becoming impatient, and we ready for the order to take the first big step towards humanity's future.
Suddenly gaining the attention of all of his allies was something that caught the new Admiral off guard, since he was too busy taking in the majestic beauty of the event happening before him. Yet at the same time, his mind was filling with all the jumps humanity can make to a better future. So much potential in their hands and he was now starting to truly feel its weight.
"This is the part where you're suppose to make a speech, idiot." Cordelia pointed out, making many in the bridge to laugh at him. While her words could be taken to be a bit harsh, the tone she said it in wasn't. Every AI on the Infinity was enjoying the interactions between their human allies. Xander quickly coughed and looked towards each member of his crew. He took in the faces of his soldiers and swore to do right upon their version of the UNSC and all the members under its flag.
His face quickly began to make his Hyena smirk that found its way to blue team. Cordelia couldn't help but smile as she knew that they were all going to enjoy this and forever live on in the pages of Human History.
"The earth is in danger and we are her protectors. Our brothers and sisters are suffering due to all kinds of elements that wish to destroy us, subjugate us. This is merely the first step in our war towards making everything right." Xander said in order to remind his crew of the vow they have all taken. A more feral grin grew on his face as a good set of words soon filled his mind. "Humanity is no longer on the defense. We are the giants now. And we'll crush anyone foolish enough to get in our way."
His words full of certainty gave strength and determination to the men and women under his command.
"Tor takes us to Pluto." Xander commanded as they all looked towards the Slipspace portal once more.
"Yes sir." Tor said with the Chief's usual tone. The Infinity's engine once more burned brightly as it made its way to the white ring. In took mere moments for Humanity's Flagship to finally enter the rip in time and space before being completely engulfed by it. With its source of power gone the massive white ring soon disappeared leaving no sign that it had ever existed.
The two AIs of Escort 1 and 2 watched as their fleet left the safety of the dark side of the moon. They made sure to record the event, along with all the data available after the Infinity's disappearance, so that future generations can live this moment once more. Once done with their side mission they soon made their way towards the cradle of humanity. They would do everything in their power to follow the orders of their Admiral, along with ensure their new blue home would be safe.
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