A/N: Ok this chapter isn't all that long but its longer than chapter 1 & 2. Send in reviews… if I have any mistakes plz tell me so I can fix them. If the review has to do with halo history plz don't send. But send if you see and error in my story or if you think it could be better. Contains only master chief in this chapter and Cortana is currently disabled for this chapter…. 10 reviews and I will have the next chapter up….ya and i kinda made this chapter in a rush so it's not very good but i will improve it.

Chapter 4,

Hardships…

"Uhhh….W-what the crap was---UHHH! I'm Hurt…. Cortana… Are you thereeee…. Where am I---UHHH! AND WHY THE HELL DOES MY HEAD HURT SO BAD?!?!?!!"

He takes in his surroundings, He's in a cell-like place. He had no weapons. He started to fish his memory of what had just happened. Suddenly a little box lit up on the floor with cortana's image.

"Cortana, Is that you? Where are we?....Cortana, ANSWER ME!!!! WHY, CORTANA!!!"

He reaches for the box and as soon as he touched it, it started playing a message.

"John….SHHHHH(Crackling noises) These things-SSHHH….They are drones- SHHHH… They are for—SHHH..- runner….They are trying to shut me down-SHHHH… I don't know how much-SHHHHH… I can hold out….You will receive this message when you wake up-SHHHH… Find a way out and Turn me on me again for further advise. UHHHH!!!!----SHHH--------………….."

"Ahhhhhh, *&^$!!! Cortana!!!"

"Man, why does this always happen to me?"

He got up and took a look around. He flipped on his flashlight and that's when he noticed his suit was powered down too. He cursed the drones even though they were not around. The only light in the cell came from a very small crack in the ceiling. He started to think about what he could do to get out. I could see what the wall is made of and maybe I might be able to break through it. How did I get in here anyways I don't see a door.

The crack started to open up. Soon it was a small hole.

"Ok this is freaking me out.."

The hole kept getting bigger until it was a few feet wide. Then suddenly it broke apart and all this cement landed on him.

"ARRRHHH!"

It hits him and it makes him collapse and hit the floor. A drone floats above him in the room.

"That's why I friggin hate this place."

"ARgg, trrk brrk mrrk." (Drone talk)

"W-what? I can't understand you."

"Trkk brr- have you come here?"(Drone again)

"Wait, what?"

"Why have you come here, Reclaimer?"

"Oh, so you are a forerunner machine, Eh'"

"Why, yes I was built to protect the forerunner species on this shield world. The flood cannot reach here."

"I've had enough with the flood, they are annoying little bastards that just need to die."

" I agree, Reclaimer. They are very annoying indeed. They are a tough species to fight considering they infect every dead body they kill. But back to why have you come to my planet.

"First I wanna know why I am in this cell and why you just broke the ceiling on me."

" Our scanners picked you up as a major threat and you were to be neutralized. But we decided to interrogate you first before the neutralization."

"oh, well that was pleasant. Ok, so here is my story….(Starts talking about halo 3 and the events on what happened and talked about what had happened in the end and in the previous chapters.)

" I see….I will call off the killing of you."

"ok sure, but why do you drone guys keep calling me recliamer?"

"…….. You are… forerunner………"