NA: The time has come Reclaimers! The time has come… to leave for Earth, we are now finally leaving for the events of Halo 4 and the coop Requiem Campaign.
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1 month later
The time had come to leave for the solar system. The Spirit of Fire was already in orbit alongside the Fury's Ascent. On the surface Naruto and Shion were saying goodbye to their family. "Be safe you two." Kushina told her son and her daughter-in-law. The two had married during the month, the wedding was grand as all royal weddings were. Accompanied by the lord of the Land of Iron and Whirlpool, they congratulated the two.
"We will mother, father."
Minato had decided to stay in the Land of Demons, wanting to be close once again to Kushina and his daughter. He was disappointed by how much Konoha had fallen, and when they heard that Danzo had taken the position of Hokage, he knew the village won't last for long now, with Whirlpool demanding compensation for lying to them about Naruto.
"Well this is it, we will be sure to stay in touch, if you want to contact us, just use one of the consoles." Naruto told them, at which they nodded. Naruto and Shion then disappeared in a flash of blue light.
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The husband and wife reappeared in the ship's bridge, "Spirit of Fire, stay close and prepare for slipspace."
"Roger that Fury's Ascent, preparing for slipspace."
A huge wormhole appeared at the front of the flagship, the behemoth went through with the UNSC ship right beside and disappeared in flash when the gate closed.
"Didact, we will be there in a few hours, we are after all jumping from the edge of the milky way galaxy." Guarding Light said.
"Unerstandable…" Naruto nodded, he then looked at his wife, "My love, go ahead and take a seat, I wouldn't want you to be stressed with carrying our child."
"I am not helpless Naruto… but thank you for your concern." She smiled at him, she sat down as a hard light seat materialized. She grunted as she rested on the chair, "Three more months and we will be parents."
"I know…" the Didact knelt down and rubbed her belly, "What do the lifeworker sentinels say?"
"A girl… we are going to have a daughter." Shion said, "It's to be expected anyway, everyone from my family had been mostly women anyway."
He shook his head, "It does not matter Shion, a daughter… she will be beautiful I just know it."
"It warms my circuits that you two will have a legacy." The Ancilla said.
"Only you Guarding Light." Shion said with a chuckle.
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Earth space
"Sierra-117 to UNSC Infinity, Captain Del Rio do you copy?" a man in a green armored suit was flying through a ship of the same class as the Fury's Ascent.
"Chief! It's Lasky, is that you?"
"Affirmative sir, where's the Captain?" the Chief as he was called replied.
"FLEETCOM didn't take too kindly to his abandoning you on Requiem, I'm afraid I'll have to do."
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"Didact we are approaching Earth, it seems that there is a ship of the same class as the Fury's Ascent approaching the planet."
"My father? No… him." He growled.
"Naruto-koi what is it?" Shion looked at him with worry.
"Shadow of Sundered Star is alive. And it seems he wishes to attack the Reclaimers, against the Librarians wishes and against the Mantle. All warrior-servants and Prometheans, prepare for combat, the Ur-Didact is in Earth and wishes to destroy the Reclaimers!"
The entire ship went into combat mode, its bow changing appearance as the armor began to extend, revealing hard light cannons. And the Decomposer below. "Spirit of Fire, once we come out of slipspace rejoin your people, we are going into combat."
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"Sir detecting another slipspace rupture, it's the same size as the Forerunner ship!"
"Another one!?" Lasky grimaced. He then paled as the ship came out of slipspace, but then his face went into confusion when they detected a UNSC IFF with it.
"Sir UNSC IFF detected, it's the Spirit of Fire!" an officer said, "Receiving a transmission from the other Forerunner ship."
[Reclaimers, we will assist you into defeating the Ur-Didact, I am Fury of Eternal Maelstrom, Novi-Didact of the Preservers.]
Lasky took a deep breath, "My god, more Forerunners. Continue attack on the enemy Didact's ship, classify the other Didact as a friendly."
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"All batteries fire at will." Naruto ordered in a calm voice, "My love, it would be safer if you went inside."
Shion shook her head, "No, I am your wife Naruto. And my place is by your side."
"There is no arguing you my love, and that is one of the many things I love about you." Naruto smiled down at her. "Launch our Dreadnoughts, do not get close to the Mantle's Approach, we cannot afford to suffer any casualties, form a shield in front of the Fury's Ascent and charge all weapons."
"Yes Didact." A Promethean acknowledged through the battle-net.
Forerunner Dreadnought warships launched from the flagship and formed a hard light barrier in front of it. Firing their weapons at the Mantle's Approach.
"Ur-Didact, you fool. Do you not see the error of your ways, this is not what the Librarian would have wanted! The Humans are our successors, they are Reclaimers!" Naruto roared.
"You are a new race entirely, but you carry the Forerunner legacy with you, Novi-Didact. Then you understand that the humans are the largest threat to this galaxy, and the Reclamation must be stopped." Ur-Didact replied.
"They are not, you know why they had to it Shadow of Sundered Star. Even your wife understood it, this is not about the Mantle… no, this is about revenge for the death your children."
"So what if it is!?"
"Then there is no speaking to you any further."
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Lasky and the crew on board the Infinity heard the conversation, the voices roaring through the two large ships, exchanging fire and words.
"Keep firing and do not stop."
"Sir it's like, watching two gods battle it out." An officer said.
"I know." Lasky nodded, "Jesus what is going on?"
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"Dreadnought 5, return to the ship, you are heavily damaged." Naruto ordered.
"Yes Didact." A warrior-servant replied.
"We must not let him reach Earth, he will use the composer on them." Naruto clenched his fists, "Ancestors, give me strength."
Shion stood up and reached for his hand, calming him down a bit. "We will win Naruto-koi, I know it."
"Your words are like a soothing song to my ears my love." Naruto gave her a kiss, he then turned to his Ancilla, "Prepare to fire the Decomposer, set it to damage the Mantle's Approach, we must destroy that ship."
"Yes Didact, preparing to fire the Decomposer." Guarding Light said. "Ready to fire at your command."
"Fire."
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"Sir the Novi-Didact's ship is firing some kind of weapon at the enemy ship."
Lasky looked at the Fury's Ascent firing what looks like a composer, only this seems to be used for anti-ship combat. The Mantle's Approach shields held for a while, until the large blue beam went through and begun damaging the ship's hull.
"Enemy Forerunner ship has lost shields!"
"Chief! The Didact lost his shields, you are clear to go!" Lasky ordered.
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"All we can do now, is wait. The Reclaimer will finish him off." Naruto said.
"Is that wise Didact?" a warrior-servant asked him.
"I know he can do it, if the Librarian placed so much trust in him, then we will as well." Naruto reassured him, "All Dreadnoughts, return to the ship, all we can do now is wait."
They watched as the Mantle's Approach explode a few minutes later, the ship's hard light loosing hold, causing the ship to collapse into the abyss caused by the Composer. A hard light barrier could be seen for a few seconds before it too, collapsed.
"It is done." Naruto said as he watched. The Fury's Ascent slowly approached the wreckage.
"Novi-Didact, this captain Thomas Lasky of the UNSC Infinity, I would like to thank you for your assistance."
"Your thanks is not needed Reclaimer, I only did what was right." He sighed, "Although it still begs the question, why did the Ur-Didact not fire on us?"
"Perhaps he did not want to fight his own kin?" a warrior-servant guessed.
"Perhaps my friend… perhaps." Naruto placed his arms around his pregnant wife, relieved that it is over… for now.
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A reclaimer vessel in Earth's space approached a man floating in space, wearing green armor, its lights activated, shining on the man. It's rear doors, opening.
"Infinity actual? Pelican Nine Sixer, we found him."
NA: Writing a chapter with nothing but a space battle is not easy and I'm still new to that, I promise it will be more next time.
Well there you have it, we have finally reached the Halo 4 story with a difference.
See you guys next time!
