John felt as if his whole body melted, his knees felt weak and the only thing holding him together was the metal hardware around him. Usually teleporting was an onerous process but this was different, and he was glad to be off that planet. His eye's came into focus, and he shifted to catch his balance. The Librarian was already ahead of him in a hurry and it only took 3 easy strides to catch up to her.
He turned to face her and winced at the pain in his side from the crash, which brought up the next question.
"Did you know I was going to crash?" He mumbled.
"Yes, but I didn't know I'd have to send that many to bring you down." She reached a panel and began typing at too fast a speed for him to understand.
"You sent them?" Surprise filled his voice.
"Yes, I had to get you to the barrier. Once you reached the planet I guided you there." She glanced at him and continued working.
"Why the barrier, couldn't you have reached me in the ship?" He felt a moment of annoyance he could still have a Pelican with supplies and ammo.
"I was in a protected force field; if I left it would've collapsed leaving me and you venerable." She didn't look up his time.
He looked around the room and felt himself drawn to the detail, he knew this place.
"The Ark?" He said in awe as he looked around. This time she turned completely and meet his wondering eye's through his orange visor.
"A piece of it, we are underground, buried beneath miles of debris and sand." She paused for a moment, testing his reaction.
"But the premature firing should have…" She cut him off.
"There are many things in this galaxy that I do not know, they are meant to be untouched and found by another. You must understand that time is an illusion, created by the naked eye, something to create and build off of when really; it is too complex for even the most inquisitive minds. Your task is not a mission, nor an objective. This is destiny that you must face whatever the consequences. You are no longer military hardware to the UNSC or humanity; you are the Guardian of humanity." She stopped for a moment letting it sink in then quickly snapped her head to the right and practically through herself towards the panel, panic crossing her features.
"There is no more time, you need to go. You must discover the answers to your questions on your own." She gestured toward a panel to the left of them for him to walk on.
He had so many questions, he wanted to ask her everything, and hated so little information. Before she teleported him he asked one more question.
"Where is she?" He spoke quickly.
"Follow the voices." Her voice faded and his view of her vanished as he headed to an unknown location, with humanities fate resting on his shoulders.
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Cortana rested corporately on the table as the doctor patched her now infected shoulder. Of course, she was strapped down so being uncooperative was not really an option.
"I still don't know how you did it." He spoke excitedly as he rapped the bandages around her shoulder.
"I'm so glad you finally impressed the Didact with your little experiment." She spat the words in his face, the typical tone of their conversations.
"Stop being selfish, you hold a vast amount of power and you're taking it for granted." He turned around and reached for more tools off of the sterile medical tray. She wanted to rip his throat out and send powerful energy waves through him so he and the Didact would die a slow painful death.
But she couldn't do that.
"What, am I so amazing that I don't have to do anymore tests and you give me full access to my processors?" She spoke halfheartedly.
"You are going through a mental test today, to see….what you can truly handle" He smiled at her as he stood up leaving her strapped on the metal table.
She didn't like the sound of that, her body tensed at the hard reality. She closed her eyes and let fear seep through her body; she let her adrenaline spike and her mind calculate the worst outcomes of the situation. She felt fear, she was scared and she needed to be free. She pushed her way through the system, letting her mind shove and gather all the information. She felt her heart race and the information seep into her veins. The light blue processors beneath her glowed and she felt the power once again. He eyes were a bright unnatural blue and she yanked her way free from the straps. She felt as if she could only partially control herself but she didn't care. She ignored the pain in her head and pressed forward. The doctor stumbled backward fear consumed his face as he rushed away from her. She released the energy no longer being able to contain it and bright blue light consumed the room, pushing away the darkness. Everything slowed down, she watched in slow motion the doctor flying across the room slamming into the metal wall.
Everything around her shimmered and the walls turned transparent that was foggy like water. She saw patterns and images traced into the wall like codes and symbols. She captured all of it and it was breath taking. She could see beyond the walls and saw layers of minerals. She saw past the layers of earth and saw the stars, something she hasn't seen in a while. With a flash everything was sucked back in, the light rushed toward her. Everything was back in its natural state and she was on her knees, gasping for air.
Instead of standing up and taking advantage of her freedom she felt weak as if she was made of water. She collapsed forward and let her body press against the metal floor. The doctor stood up with amazement and stumbled forward toward her. He grabbed his glass and placed them back on the bridge of his nose and knelt beside her. He examined her, picking up her arms and taking notes, moving her aside. She didn't even care, she felt paralyzed.
"It all makes sense now!" He threw his hands up in the air.
"Glad you figured it out." Her voice was scratchy as she spoke the words. She coughed and sat up, but the doctor quickly grabbed straps and tied her hands behind her back.
"You have enough power to access all of the forerunners bio-readings and information. Similar to the Janus Key, you can consume all the information and transfer it into shockwave energy. Releasing it causing an eruption in the entire system, but you can only do this when you are scared or you hold fear." He was looking off into the distance as if he was reading something from the air.
She just nodded and immersed what he was telling her, unable to comprehend everything. She glanced at the doctor who looked dazed as if he was in another universe, she only wished he was.
"If the Forerunners controlled that power, they wouldn't hold the mantel they would own it." He shook his head unable to believe it himself. She suddenly came to a realization.
"You don't understand do you?" She looked straight ahead as she spoke not meeting his eyes.
"What do you mean?" His head snapped toward her.
"Wake up! Wake up from whatever reality the Didact has placed you in, whatever he has told you to keep you from leaving and going against him!" She screamed at him, letting her angry release at him.
"I don't understand…" She cut him off.
"If the Forerunners controlled that power humanity would be wiped out completely, including you! Don't you get it? This entire plan is to destroy humanity and control every other living thing in the galaxy. If the Didact gets his hands on this he will be consumed with power breaking him from whatever common sense he has left!" She choked the last words.
They sat there in silence, she studied the doctor and for the first time he looked betrayed and guilty, as if this whole time he had been brainwashed and until this moment he finally realized what he has been truly doing.
"The reclamation has already begun, and we are hopeless to stop it." She whispered breaking the silence.
Alright guys, short chapter! Hopefully I will be updating more frequently. Sorry for the spelling errors, I will soon be doing a big update to all the chapters and fixing everything I have messed up on. Please review and give me your thoughts. Thanks to all of you who have stuck with the story I really appreciate it! If you have any ideas or changes you want to help me with or make, please don't hesitate to PM me! Thanks!