Blood Relic

by Convergence-Eternal

ONI has a mission that will require a delicate touch, and they have just the soldier for the Job. Set after the events of Halo IV. No Master Chief, Edward, or Bella. Story contains O.C.'s, OOC moments, and minor violations of established Cannon. Halo is the property of Bungie/343 Industries and Twilight is the property of Stephanie Meyer.

3. Debrief

ONI has been a fixture of the public imagination since the end of the Great War. They are the heroes' of spy movies, the villains in those annoying movies by independent filmmakers, and the double-edged sword of the UNSC.

If one was asked where a spook might live then any number of possibilities might come to mind. Some one from the navy might mention the quarters they have to set aside for them. Some one from the army might insist it's no coincidence that 7.7 percent of their tents go missing every year. It is also a likely possibility that any one who watched too many horror vids might say ONI scientists live in secret lairs where they kidnap children to turn into government sponsored killing machines.

Yet despite all these excellent and obviously factually based theories, Stacy was having a tad bit of trouble finding the gold eyed spooks "private quarters". After three hours of knocking on every door she could find, the ex-Spartan decided to just ask Roland.

The Air ducts, the fracking air ducts. The suspiciously large air ducts. That is how she got to gold eye's "Private Quarters". Roland was kind enough to calculate the exact number of awkward crawling motions to reach said "Private Quarters".

"38,949 . . . 38,950 . . . 38,951 . . . Ahhhhh!", she fell 8 meters downwards through a hole torn through the air duct. A hole torn through several millimeters of solid steel, who or what could have done that?

* Slam *, "Glad your could make it", said the spook in a saccharine tone.

"What?", she murmured.

"I was beginning to worry you had gotten lost", commented the spook. Stacy meanwhile got to her feet.

"Now, Mr. Carter I bet you would like to hear about your mission. It's simple enough for even you to understand. Go in, locate the artifact, and call for evac. You will hold the line until the artifact is off the station, and all personnel are expendable. Do I make myself clear?"

Stacy nodded in response.

"Good now report to Mrs. Palmer, you can go out that door. The Spartans quarters can't be very far from here".

Mrs. Carter did as she was told.