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(Installation 04B)
Master Chief and Spartan Davis flew the Pelican they found after escaping High Charity with the Arbiter and Kira 'Vadam on board. Cortana was displayed on a holotank inbetween Master Chief and Spartan Davis. Devon, who had now recovered quickly from his ordeal with the Gravemind was flying on Luna's back fully awake with Spyro, Cynder, Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, Stormfly, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Snotlout, Hookfang, Tuffnut, Ruffnut, Barf and Belch flying alongside him. Together, they flew up toward the newly discovered Halo Ring. The Shadow of Intent flew infront of them, preparing for the journey back home
"We are aboard, Humans...and Elites. Will you not come with us, brother?" The Shipmaster asks
"No. This is our fight. And I will see it finished." The Arbiter says
"And what of you, Sister? Will you not join us?" The Shipmaster asks
"No, my brother. I shall remain with my friends and aid them in their fight." Kira 'Vadam says
The heroes fly toward the Halo Ring
"Johnson? Do you have the Frigate?" Cortana asks
"Yes, ma'am. I'll land her as close to the control room as I can." Johnson says through a Video COM
"Safe is better than close, Sergeant Major." Cortana says
"Roger that. And ma'am, It's good to have you back." Johnson says
The group soon arrives at Halo. The rear port engine of the Pelican was too damaged for a normal landing, so it makes a crash landing in a snowy canyon near the Control Room. Master Chief, Spartan Davis, The Arbiter and Kira 'Vadam clamber out of the crashed Pelican. Devon and his friends land near the two Spartans and Elites. The Frigate, Forward Unto Dawn approaches from behind the cliffs
"Halo. It's so new...unfinished. I'm not exactly sure what will happen when we fire it..." Cortana says
The Arbiter tosses Master Chief an Assault Rifle. Spartan Davis picks up an Assault Rifle and a Shotgun from the wreckage of the Pelican and arms himself with the weapons
"We'll head for the Portal. And we'll all go home." Master Chief says
"Then, let's finish this." Devon says
With that said, the team of Heroes moves across the snowy canyon, heading toward the icy caves. They proceed on foot through the icy caves and arrive at the foot of the pyramid-like Control Room structure. Suddenly, Flood dispersal pods begin to drop in, deploying Combat Forms of Infected Marines, Elites, and Brutes which surround the group. Devon summons his Keyblade: Soul Calibur into his hand with Spyro and Cynder by his side. Master Chief and Spartan Davis takes aim with their Assault Rifles. The Arbiter aims his dual Plasma Rifles at the Flood Forms. Kira 'Vadam activate her Energy Sword. Luna, Toothless, Stormfly, Meatlug, Hookfang, Barf and Belch form a half circle around the five heroes with the Viking Teens on their backs, growling and snarling at the approaching Flood Combat Forms
"Did you think me...defeated?!" The Gravemind asks in a angry voice
The Flood Forms charged at the group and attacked. Master Chief guns down one Brute Combat Form while Spartan Davis guns down an Elite Combat Form with his Shotgun. The Arbiter shoots his dual Plasma Rifles at two Marine Combat Forms, gunning them down with plasma shots. Kira 'Vadam swings her Energy Sword, cutting through two Brute Combat Forms with ease
Devon swings his Keyblade, lauching a crescent blade of blue light toward one infected Brute. Spyro uses his Fire Breath,
shooting fireballs at two infected Marines. Cynder uses her Light Breath shooting blasts of light at two infected Marines. Luna and Toothless both shoot a single Plasma Blast at two infected Brutes, blasting them both to pieces. Stormfly spews a jet of fire toward another infected Brute setting it ablaze. Meatlug shoots a Lava Blast toward one infected Elite, blasting it to bits. Hookfang unleashes a stream of fire upon a group of infected Marines, Elites, and Brutes, lighting them all on fire. Barf spews a line of gas toward another group of Flood Combat Forms and Belch ignites the gas with his sparks, blowing them all away
More Flood drop down into the area via Flood Dispersal Pods, trying to stop the group from reaching the Control Room
"Flood dispersal pods! Control Room's at the top of that tower, go!" Cortana says
The team moves to the right-side of the tower and push their way up, but the Flood continues to attack with overwhelming force. They drop down from above and land infront and behind the group
Master Chief throws a Frag Grenade at a group of infected Marines and Elites on one side. The grenade detonates and explodes, blasting the Flood to oblivion. Spartan Davis throws another Frag Grenade at another group of Flood Combat Forms. The grenade explodes and the Flood caught in the explosion were blasted to pieces. The Arbiter aims both his Plasma Rifles toward a Flood Tank Form that charged toward the group. The plasma shots had little effect on the Tank Form. Kira 'Vadam charges toward the Flood Pure Form with her Energy Sword and cuts it down with a single slice, letting out a battle cry
Devon cleaves his Keyblade down on an infected Brute, slicing it in half vertically downward. Next, he slices an infected Elite in half across the torso. Then, he chops off the arms of an infected Brute and finishes it off with a slice across the torso. Spyro uses his Flame Breath unleashing a stream of fire upon the Combat Forms. Cynder uses her Poison Breath spewing acid at the Combat Forms dissolving their bodies. Luna slams her tail into an infected Brute dismembering it's upper body and smashing it to pieces. Toothless rams his head into an infected Marine destroying it. Stormfly flicks her tail at a few Elite and Brute Combat Forms sending spikes flying toward them. The spikes easily pierces the Combat Forms, leaving holes in their deformed bodies and destroying them. Hookfang lights his tail on fire and slams it at one Elite Combat Form, smashing it to pieces. He then stomps his foot on the remaining pieces to ensure that it wouldn't get back up. Barf and Belch slammed their two tails into two Marine Combat Forms easily destroying their bodies
After defeating the group of Flood, the team moves through a passageway that led through the long support beam of the temple-like structure and head along the otherside. One Flood Tank Form stood in their path. Before the team could do anything, the Flood was blasted to the floor by a powerful red laser. The attack came from Johnson who was up on a nearby cliff equipped with a Spartan Laser
"I got you covered, team! Meet you at the top of that tower." Johnson says through the COM Channel
The heroes push on, continuing upward on the ramp, moving onto the next level. Flood Combat Forms from the lower level jump up and stand in the path of the heroes. Sentinels fly in and assist the group, firing their energy beams at the Flood Combat Forms, clearing the way for the group
Moving on, they move through another passageway in the support beam and reach the otherside of the structure. Up ahead was a ramp that led to the top floor, but it was blocked off by a group of Flood. Marine, Elite, and Brute Combat Forms all stood in the group's path. There were even Flood Ranged Forms that were set up along the path, ready to fire and Flood Stalker Forms that crawled toward the group
Spyro uses his Ice Breath freezing an infected Brute in solid ice. He then rams his head into the frozen Flood smashing it to pieces. Cynder uses her Wind Breath and blows away a few infected Marines, sending them flying off the building
Luna and Toothless both shoot a single Plasma Blast at two Flood Stalker Forms, killing them both. Stormfly flicks her tail, sending it toward two Flood Ranged Forms, making them fall dead on the floor. Meatlug rams her head into an infected Elite, knocking it to the ground. She then body slams the Flood Combat Form, flattening it underneath her stomach. Hookfang lights his tail on fire and slams it at an infected Brute. Barf spews out a cloud of gas toward the remaining Flood on the path. Belch ignites the gas with his sparks, creating an explosion that decimates all of the Flood
The team finally heads up one last ramp and reaches the top floor, moving onto a large flat landing. The large set of doors to the Control Room was sealed off, refusing to open for the group
"Spark? You in there? Open the damn door!" Johnson says through the COM Channel
"Of course, Reclaimer. Just as soon as you dispose of all proximate Flood threats. I'm afraid containment protocols do not allow me to-" 343 Guilty Spark says through the COM Channel before Johnson interrupts him
"Yeah, yeah, I hear you!" Johnson says through the COM Channel
"Was that the Monitor?" Cortana asks
"Yep." Devon says
"You didn't tell me he was here." Cortana says
"Think of it as a surprise." Devon says
"Well, we are finally doing what he wanted." Cortana says
"Why won't these doors open?" Snotlout asks
"We're probably going to have to deal with the Flood before we can move into the Control Room." Hiccup says
"That's pretty much what the Monitor wants us to do." Astrid says
"Alright, guys! Time to make our stand! Hold this position!" Devon says
With that said, the group makes their stand against the Flood. Within moments, Flood Combat Forms jump up from the lower level and land on the top floor, targeting the group. Stalker Forms crawl up on the large support beam and jump off, landing on the top floor. Some Stalker Forms transform and become Ranged Forms, setting up on the sides of the support beam. Two Stalker Forms change and become Tank Forms. The Flood Forms all targeted the group, surrounding them on all sides
Devon gets into battle stance, with his legs spread out and gripping his Keyblade in both his hands toward the Flood, ready for the fight. Luna, Spyro and Cynder stood by Devon's side reared back in their battle stance. Master Chief takes aim with his Assault Rifles while Spartan Davis ejects a shell from his Shotgun. The Arbiter aims his dual Plasma Rifles at the Flood Forms. Kira 'Vadam readies her Energy Sword. Luna, Toothless, Stormfly, Meatlug, Hookfang, Barf and Belch form a half circle around the five heroes with the Viking Teens on their backs, growling and snarling at the Flood. Johnson moves further along the cliff near the top floor with his Spartan Laser ready to assist the heroes. The Sentinels also fly up to the top floor and surround the area, ready to assist the group
Within moments, the Flood charge toward the group and attack
Master Chief guns down one infected Brute with his Assault Rifle, firing a myriad of bullets. He then aims at the Ranged Form on the support beam which fired spikes in his direction. He takes cover behind some structures on the top floor and returns fire with his Assault Rifle. The bullets hit the Ranged Form and kill it, making it fall off the support beam. Spartan Davis blasts an infected Marine with his Shotgun, pumping one shell into it. He quickly ejects the empty shell out his shotgun, turns, and blasts another shell into an infected Marine. The Arbiter shoots his dual Plasma Rifles at two infected Elites, gunning them down with plasma shots. Kira 'Vadam swings her Energy Sword, cutting through one infected Brute. She then whirls around and cuts down another infected Brute. Johnson charges his Spartan Laser and fires at a Ranged Form, blasting it off the support beam
One Tank Form charges toward Devon and swings it's spike-like arm at him. Devon ducks down and counters with a left downward diagonal slash. Another Tank Form tries to hit Devon, but he jumps back with a somersault, leaps foward with his Keyblade raised and swings it downward on the Flood. Luna hits two infected Brutes with her wings instantly destroying them. Spyro rams his head into an infected Marine, bashing it to bits. Cynder swings her tail at an infected Elite, cutting it down with her tailblade. Toothless kicks a Stalker Form with his hind legs. Stormfly jumps onto another Stalker Form, stomping on it with her feet. Meatlug swings her tail at one infected Brute, knocking it to the ground. She turns and slams her bludgeon-like tail down on the Flood Combat Form, smashing it to pieces. Hookfang rams his head at two infected Brutes, sending them flying and destroying them in the process. Barf spews out some gas toward the remaining Combat Forms. Belch then ignites the gas creating an explosion that destroys the Flood
More Flood jump up onto the top floor from below and stalk toward the group. The team of heroes hold their ground as the Flood continue to stubbornly attack with extreme force
"I have beaten fleets of thousands! Consumed a galaxy of flesh and mind and bone!" The Gravemind says
Master Chief, Spartan Davis, and the Arbiter continue firing their weapons at the Flood while Kira 'Vadam cuts through the charging Flood Combat Forms with her Energy Sword
Devon throws his Keyblade at an infected Brute, cutting it across it's body. Luna stands up on her hind legs and smashes down on an infected Marine with her forepaws. She then slams her tail at an infected Marine, destroying it with one swipe of her tail. Spyro uses his Flame Breath unleashing a stream of fire setting a group of infected Brutes ablaze. Cynder uses her Wind Breath and blows away infected Marines sending them flying off the building. Toothless hits two infected Elites with his wings and then shoots a Plasma Blast at a Stalker Form. Stormfly spews a jet of fire at another Stalker Form, engulfing the Flood in flames. Meatlug shoots an explosive Lava Blast at a small group of infected Brutes and Elites, blowing them to bits. Hookfang unleashes a stream of fire at a small group of Marines, burning them all to a crisp. Barf and Belch slam their tails at the remaining infected Combat Forms, destroying them with a single swipe
After fighting legions of Flood, the team finally secure the tower. Johnson jumps down from the cliff and lands on the top floor. He then moves and joins the group
"Open up! Coast is clear." Johnson says
"Not for long. I'm tracking additional Dispersal Pods. They'll be hitting any minute!" Cortana says
"Chief! Davis! Arbiter! Kira! Devon! Let's move!" Johnson says
The team all head into the large hallways of the structure. Just as they move around the first corner heading left, Devon grunts in pain. The Gravemind possessed Devon, putting him into a final trance
"Do I take life or give it? Who is victim, and who is foe?" The Gravemind says
Devon recovers from his trance and shakes off the after effects of the trance
"Devon, are you alright?!" Luna asks worried
"Yeah. I'm fine. I was able to shake off the Gravemind that time. It shouldn't happen anymore." Devon says
"I hope not." Luna says worried
"It's trying to rebuild itself on this ring!" Cortana says
"Hurry! Control Room's close!" Johnson says
The group proceeds around the corner of the hallway, heading right. They head down another hallway and cut another corner, making another right turn into another hallway. The group moves up toward a set of large doors on the left which led into the Control Room. The doors open and the group finally reach the Control Room. Flood are heard approaching, but the doors seal them out
"Yank me, Chief." Cortana says
Master Chief removes Cortana's data chip from his helmet
"I'm not gonna lose her too." Johnson says
Master Chief tosses the data chip to Johnson. Johnson heads for the control panel while the rest of the team secures the area, keeping an eye out for the Flood. 343 Guilty Spark appears from above and accompanies him
"Oh, hello! Wonderful news! The Installation is almost complete!" 343 Guilty Spark says
"Terrific." Johnson says uninterested
"Yes...isn't it? I have begun my simulations. No promises, but initial results indicate that this facility should be ready to fire...in just a few more days!" 343 Guilty Spark says
"We don't have a few more days!" Johnson says
"Bu-bu-but a premature firing will destroy the Ark!" 343 Guilty Spark says alarmed and shocked
"Deal with it." Johnson says
"...will destroy this Installation." 343 Guilty Spark says quietly
Suddenly, 343 Guilty Spark's eye turns red and blasts Johnson with his energy beam
"Aaaah!"
"Unacceptable! Unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable!" 343 Guilty Spark says
The group immediately turn their attention toward Johnson and 343 Guilty Spark who had just blasted Johnson with his energy beam. Master Chief, Spartan Davis, Devon and his friends rush over to Johnson's aid. 343 Guilty Spark shoots his energy beam at Master Chief, then at Spartan Davis. Devon and his friends watch the two Spartans get flung backwards from the force of the blast onto the floor. Both of their energy shields instantly drop and attempt to recharge
"What are you doing?!" Astrid asks shocked
343 Guilty Spark targets Astrid and shoots at her. However, Devon jumps in between them and was hit instead. He crashes into Astrid and they both get flung backward onto the floor
"Devon!" Luna cries out
Devon's friends immediately rush over to Devon who was hit by the attack. Fortunately, he wasn't badly hurt, unlike Johnson
"Protocol dictates action! I see now that helping you was wrong!" 343 Guilty Spark says
The Arbiter and Kira 'Vadam hear the commotion and moves into the room, but 343 Guilty Spark attacks them as well, unleashing his beam on them, knocking him out of the Control Room. The doors close, sealing the two Elites out of the room. 343 Guilty Spark blasts Master Chief and Spartan Davis as they again as he try to get back up. With no shields protecting them this time, their armor starts to smoke. Luna, Toothless and the other dragons growl and snarl at the Monitor, protecting the group. 343 Guilty Spark's eye turns back to blue
"You are the child of my makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You are Forerunner! But this ring...is mine." 343 Guilty Spark says
The Monitor's eye turns back to red and the group prepares to fight 343 Guilty Spark
343 Guilty Spark pushes the entire group back across the walkway using a repulsor field. Master Chief and Spartan Davis quickly rise to their feet and aim both their Assault Rifles at the Monitor
"Stay down!" Spartan Davis says to Devon and his friends
The two Spartans fire their Assault Rifles, shooting a storm of bullets at the Monitor. Unfortunately, their attacks seem to have no effect on the Monitor
"I take no pleasure in doing what must be done." 343 Guilty Spark says
343 Guilty Spark fires his energy beam at the two Spartans, but they jump and roll out of the way. The energy beam shoots over Devon and his friends, hitting the closed door. The two Spartans continue firing their Assault Rifles at the Monitor
"You do not deserve this ring!" 343 Guilty Spark says
343 Guilty Spark fires another energy beam toward the two Spartans, but again they move out of the way
"I have kept it safe. It belongs to me!" 343 Guilty Spark says
"Not for long!" Johnson says
Johnson shoots 343 Guilty Spark with his Spartan Laser. Caught off guard, 343 Guilty Spark is blasted away from the group, falling to the ground and becoming inert. With 343 Guilty Spark down, Master Chief rushes over to Johnson while Spartan Davis rushes over to Devon and his friends. Devon was now sitting on the floor, leaning his back against Luna's body. Hiccup, Astrid, and the Viking Teens were surrounding Devon, kneeling down to him while forming a half circle around him. Their dragons stood close with Spyro and Cynder
"Devon, are you alright?" Davis asks
"Don't worry, Davis. I'm still breathing. The Monitor did land a good one on me, but I'm not badly hurt. Not as bad as Johnson though." Devon says
Master Chief reaches Johnson and takes his Spartan Laser
"Kick his ass." Johnson says weakly
Now equipped with the Spartan Laser, Master Chief moves to assault 343 Guilty Spark. 343 Guilty Spark rises from the floor, flying at a slightly tilted angle, his metal body visibly damaged. To protect Devon and his friends from further harm, Spartan Davis takes out a bubble shield and deploys it. The device activates and generates a protective barrier around the entire group. Master Chief was left to take on 343 Guilty Spark alone
"Stop now, before one of us gets hurt!" 343 Guilty Spark says
The Monitor fires his energy beam at Master Chief, but he quickly moves out of the way. Master Chief charges the Spartan Laser and fires on 343 Guilty Spark. After making the first shot, the Monitor begins to fly at a more tilted angle, leaking blue plasma from his sides. He also begins to spark
"Think of you-ou-ou-our forefathers!" 343 Guilty Spark says
Master Chief charges the Spartan Laser again and fires on the Monitor. Following the second shot, 343 Guilty Spark's casing was now distorted, with pieces of him sheared off completely. More plasma leaks from his sides and the sparks happen more ferociously. The right side of his 'eye' had broken off
"I a-a-a-am the Monitor of Installation Z-Zero F-Four!"
"Yeah? Well now, you're scrap! Finish him, Chief!" Devon says
Master Chief charges the Spartan Laser and fires a fourth and final shot. That last shot finishes off 343 Guilty Spark
"Oh myyyyyyyyyy-aaahh!" 343 Guilty Spark says
343 Guilty Spark is enveloped in a bright, blinding light and explodes. After dealing with the Monitor, Master Chief rushes to check on Johnson. Devon rises on his feet and moves up with his friends following close behind. They all bend over Sergeant Johnson, who was barely alive
"We're getting you out of here." Master Chief says
"No...no you're not." Johnson says weakly
Johnson grabs Master Chief's hand with Cortana's chip in his
"Don't let her go. Don't...ever let her go." Johnson says weakly
Johnson coughs and grunts in pain
"Send me out...with a bang..." Johnson says weakly
After saying that, Johnson finally succumbs to his wounds, closes his eyes, and dies. Master Chief takes Cortana from him and lets go of his hand. The group stands up and looks down at Johnson's dead body. Master Chief releases Cortana into Halo's core, gripping the data chip tightly
"Chief...Davis...Devon...I'm so sorry." Cortana says
Luna, Toothless, and the other dragons whimper with sadness, feeling the loss of their friend, Sergeant Johnson. Even Devon, Spyro, Cynder, and the Viking Teens had sad looks on their faces. Master Chief shakes the chip with his hand, but quickly stops. Spartan Davis grabs Johnson's dogtags and puts them away. Cortana bows her head, eyes closed, and makes a gesture, activating Halo. Cortana uploads herself back into her chip. Master Chief places Cortana's chip in the back of his helmet, and then turns around with the rest of the group. Brilliant beams of light erupt from the Core, and the whole Control Room starts to shake and fall apart. Johnson's body slides off the platform as it tilts to one side and begins to fall. The group for the door, which has opened again with The Arbiter and Kira 'Vadam waiting for them. Once they head through the doorway, it closes behind them
"I am sorry, my friends. But come." The Arbiter says
"We must leave this place." Kira 'Vadam says
Pieces of the walls around the group suddenly explode. The entire group makes a run for the doorway leading outside. They make it back outside and notice a piece of collapsed ice forming a slope upwards along the cliff
"Even in death, your Sergeant guides us all." The Arbiter says
"The Dawn...Of course! The Frigate! We still have a chance!" Cortana says
The group of heroes moves along the snowy cliff ledge, encountering Flood and Sentinels, who followed 343 Guilty Spark's lead and have turned against them too
"Find the doorway in the cliffs. The Dawn is on the other side." Cortana says
The team make short work of the Flood and Sentinels and head inside the cliff, moving through a doorway. Inside, they run into another battle between the Flood and Sentinels. They manage to bypass the fight and continue heading for the exit
"Resignation is my virtue. Like water I ebb and flow. Defeat is simply the addition of time to a sentence I never deserved. But you imposed." The Gravemind says
"Don't let this ring be the end of us." Cortana says
The group heads into a long hallway. They rush down it and head into a doorway on the left, climbing up inclines that led to the exit. Once they reach the top, they saw Johnson's Warthog
"There! Johnson's Warthog." Cortana exclaims
The group rushes for the Warthog. Master Chief jumps into the driver seat, Spartan Davis jumps onto the turret, and the Arbiter takes up the passenger seat. There was no more room left for Kira 'Vadam on the Warthog. That's when Devon offers her a ride on Luna
"Here! Jump on!" Devon says
Kira 'Vadam climbs onto Luna's back and takes hold of Devon's shoulders
"Come on, Spartan! Go, go, go!" Cortana says
With everyone mounted up, Master Chief puts the pedal to the metal and drives the Warthog. Devon and his friends take to the sky, flying low above the Warthog. They head through the cliff and reach an open area. As they do, a massive explosion erupts alongside them
"The Dawn is close. We can make it! As long as the ground doesn't fall underneath us..." Cortana says
"Don't worry! If you do fall, we'll catch you on our dragons. Just go! We'll follow you all the way!" Devon shouts
The Warthog heads onto a road of large, flat platforms and drives across. Several platforms explode all around the group, flying into the air. Devon and his friends fly out of the way, avoiding the flying metal. The Warthog reaches an open, massive circular structure. They head around it as Flood Infection Forms scurry across the floor. The Warthog squishes the small creatures underneath it's tires and continues moving through the structure. Soon, they reach the otherside and up ahead was a ramp. Master Chief guns the Warthog at full speed and the vehicle jumps off the structure. The Warthog lands back on the road of platforms and continues moving with Devon and the Dragonriders. The massive structure collapses and falls apart
The group enters inside the interior of a large hallway with ramps. The ceiling of the hallway began exploding, causing support beams to fall toward the group. One of the support beams was falling toward Devon and his friends
"Watch out!" Hiccup shouts
Luna and Toothless do a barrel roll, avoiding the falling debris while Devon, Kira 'Vadam and Hiccup held on. The two Night Furies straighten out and continue flying straight. More support beams fall from the ceiling, but the group manages to fly out of the way and continue following the Warthog. Master Chief drives the Warthog into a tunnel underneath one of the ramps. Devon and his friends continue flying straight, hoping the Warthog would reappear on the otherside. They soon make it to the otherside, heading out of the large hallway. Master Chief drives the Warthog off a ramp and straight through a large explosion, flying past Devon and the Dragonriders
"The charging sequence...it's too much for the ring to take!" Cortana says
The group reach another open structure where battles between Flood Combat Forms, Carrier Forms and a few Sentinels continue. The Warthog continues bypass the enemies and continue moving through the structure. Master Chief drives the Warthog off the structure and back onto the road of platforms as they continue exploding all around the group
"Charging sequence at 30%..." Cortana says
The team move across the exploding road, dodging the flying metal and moving around large columns that stood in their way. Some of the exploding platforms leave large holes infront of the Warthog, but Master Chief manages to work his way around them without slowing down. Some Sentinels were floating above the road of platforms in the group's way, but they don't bother to fight them and continue moving. The Warthog drives off a ramp and makes a big jump down onto another massive open structure down below. Upon landing, Master Chief drives the Warthog into the structure. Ranged Forms and Tank Forms stood in the Warthog's path, but Master Chief manages to work his way around them, steering the vehicle left and right. He even rammed some of the Flood Forms out of the way. The Warthog reaches the otherside and drives off the massive structure just as it collapses
"50%, team!" Cortana says
Landing back on the road of platforms, the Warthog drives across with Devon and his friends while the metal around them continues to explode into the air. The group reach another hallway with ramps, where a larger battle between Sentinels and the Flood rages on. Bypassing the large battle, the team moves through the large hallway. Master Chief drives the Warthog into another tunnel underneath a ramp while Devon and his friends continue flying straight ahead. They reach the otherside and the Warthog jumps off a ramp, soaring across the air, past Devon and the Dragonriders. As the team moves out of the large hallway, a large tower comes crashing down toward them. Fortunately, for the group, it was nowhere close to hitting them, but they continued to avoid it
"That tower's coming down!" Fishlegs shouts
"Watch it!" Devon shouts
The tower crashes down onto the road and sends several platforms flying through the air
"70%!" Cortana says
The team moves across the road of platforms following the Warthog as it drove across. They head up and see another tower coming down in their direction. Unlike the other one the team avoided, this one was much closer
"Another one's falling!" Snotlout shouts
"Get out of the way!" Devon shouts
The team of Dragonriders fly close toward the cliff above the Warthog. Master Chief also sees the tower coming down and steers the Warthog to the left close to the cliff. The tower collapses onto the road, smashing through the platforms
"80% charged!" Cortana says
The team moves around the final bend, encountering more Sentinels, but they quickly move past them and continue heading for the Frigate. Up ahead, the path splits into two different directions. One headed up along the large cliff. The other continued ahead. Master Chief drives the Warthog up the platforms on the left with Devon and his friends following them
"90%! Firing sequence initiated!" Cortana says
The Warthog moves across the road of platforms and heads downward. The vehicle lands out straight on the bottom and continues toward the Frigate. The team make it to the final straight stretch to the Forward Unto Dawn. Although Devon and his Friends could easily fly into the ship, it was a long stretch for the Warthog
"There it is! Forward Unto Dawn!" Astrid shouts
"C'mon, guys! We can make it!" Devon shouts
"Gun it, Chief! Jump! Floor it! Right into the hangar!" Cortana shouts
Master Chief guns the Warthog at full speed, heading down the slope. He soon drives the Warthog off the ramp. The Warthog makes the jump, but doesn't land well, tumbling and rolling as it crashes into the Frigate's hangar. Devon and his friends land into the ship's hangar and jump off their dragons. Master Chief, Spartan Davis and The Arbiter recover from the crash. But then, the Dawn shifts. A Scorpion Main Battle Tank begins sliding towards the Arbiter, who takes cover behind a pile of crates. The Scorpion soon plows into it. The two Spartans leap over the Warthog and looks toward the pile of crates. They see the Arbiter dig himself out of the crates. The two Spartans nod at the Arbiter and he nods back. The Arbiter rushes toward the bridge with Spartan Davis, Kira 'Vadam, Devon, Luna, Spyro, Cynder, The Viking Teens and their dragons following him. Master Chief runs to the hangar panel and plugs Cortana in to take control of the Frigate. Her image appears on a Holotank next to the panel
"Hang on!" Cortana shouts
Cortana ignites the thrusters at full burn and launches the Dawn at full speed. Master Chief grabs onto the terminal, hanging on as the frigate leaves Halo's atmosphere. As Master Chief tries to stay anchored, the Warthog flies out, striking the Spartan on its way through the open hanger doors and out into empty space. Master Chief flies off the panel, then glides down the floor towards the doors, with a self-destructing Halo looming beneath. The Spartan punches his fist hard into the floor to get a grip, halting near the back end of the hangar
"Chief!" Cortana exclaims reaching her arm out to Master Chief
The Scorpion flies out towards Master Chief, but he ducks his head down just in time as it flies over him, smashing the floor behind him and falling out of the ship. Master Chief begins to climb back up to Cortana, finally making it to the Holotank
The Arbiter, Kira 'Vadam and Spartan Davis make it to the bridge and sits down at the controls. Devon and his friends arrive at the bridge with the trio. Master Chief braces behind the panel, plugging Cortana back into his helmet
"If we don't make it..." Cortana says before Master Chief interrupts her
"We'll make it." Master Chief says
"It's been an honor serving with you, John." Cortana says
Master Chief rests his head back, exhausted. Halo suddenly explodes, engulfing the area in a blinding white light
Author's Note: Time to Finish the Fight. Having gotten Cortana back from the Flood-infested High Charity, the heroes move toward the new Halo Ring with the UNSC Frigate Forward Unto Dawn with Sergeant Johnson. Their mission: Light the Ring and destroy the Flood, once and for all. The team arrives outside the Control Room and begin heading up the building all the way to the top. Together, they make their epic final stand against the Flood. Afterwards, they head inside and enter Halo's Control Room. Just as they were about to activate the Halo Ring, 343 Guilty Spark suddenly betrays them. The team quickly deals with the Monitor, but Johnson was badly hurt and dies from his wounds. Earlier, the heroes lost Commander Miranda Keyes. Now, they've lost Johnson too. A sad moment ensures for the group. Focusing back at the task at hand, they activate the Ring and make their exit. The heroes move past the Flood and Sentinels with every intention of escaping the Halo Ring. They reach Johnson's Warthog, they all mount up and they make a beeline for the frigate. Moving across roads of exploding platforms, through large hallways, and other obstacles, the team makes it to the frigate. They quickly take off and head for the portal back to Earth. Did they make it safely through?! The next chapter shall wrap up Halo 3 and we shall soon enter the storyline for Halo 4. Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!