Disclaimer: Just believe me when I say that I don't own ANYTHING that
appeared in the game Halo.
Note: I wrote this before Halo 2 came out so if the story line is wrong please note this. I don't want to be flamed because of getting the story line wrong.
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Chapter One
"Were we the only survivors?" Chief asked. Cortana, thinking aloud, said "Scanning". She sighed. "I'm afraid so. Just us and echo. But we did what we had to, right? I mean, A whole covenant armada destroyed, and the flood! At least it's over now, right?" Chief replied sternly, "No, I think it's just beginning." After the engines were done cooling, Cortana reactivated them and set a course for the nearest human outpost. _____________________________________________________________
After a few hours, Cortana noticed a strange object floating through space. She scanned it and gasped. "Chief! Wake up NOW!" she screamed. "What is it, Cortana?" Chief asked calmly. "It's a flood infection form!" She replied franticly. "Just stay calm. I'm sure that there's a logical explanation for all of this. Lets narrow down our list of possibilities. It couldn't have been shot all the way out here from the explosion, as they explode when you touch them. What else?" he said. "Umm. The covenant couldn't have taken it out here. They know what the flood do to living things and plus it hates them. OH NO! Remember how the covenant were so afraid that the flood might use the Truth and Reconciliation to escape?" Cortana asked, realization suddenly dawning on her. "Yeah." Chief said before realizing himself. "The Truth and Reconciliation wasn't the only covenant ship that landed on halo." She said, sounding very scared indeed.
The next day, as chief was eating packaged food rations (careful not to let Cortana see his heavily scarred face through the open visor), an oncoming covenant warship hailed them. They could hear an elite talking in the background while they watched a grunt wearing oddly colored armor (purple to match it's skin.) translate with startlingly perfect English. "This is the covenant's top commanding warship, the Death and Reincarnation." It translated. "Another warship, the Attack and Surrender, was captured by the parasitic entities known as the flood on halo ring number 2294763902." "Let me guess, you want our help." Chief asked. The grunt said to the elite, "Tel em sseug, uoy tnaw ruo pleh." The elite laughed and said something in. elite language and the grunt said "not only that, but we are willing to sign an alliance treaty with you in return, or at least a peace treaty." "We'll have to contact our president in order to do this, you understand." Cortana replied suspiciously. "Of course! I mean, Naturally." "We'll get back to you with an answer." Chief said.
An hour later.
"That's right sir. A permanent end to the war. And not only that, but an alliance. Yes. They help us, we help them. Yes. OK! It's settled then. Cortana out." Cortana said, ending the long conversation. "It's a go, Chief." "I'm suppressed he didn't suspect a trap." Chief said. "He did say something about a trap," Cortana said, "but his logic was that the covenant have been truthful to us ever since the beginning, so why stop now?" Cortana reasoned. "Good point" Chief said. "Contact the covenant ship." He ordered. "We have approval to sign the treaty." Cortana told the translator. "Good! Just pull your ship into the docking bay. I will have a team meet and escort you."
When Chief got out of his ship the grunt, an elite, and two hunters greeted him. As soon as they were close, the grunt said with a very friendly tone, "welcome aboard out ship, sir!" "Thank you, but I was expecting more of a more. hostile reaction to you not having the authority to kill me." Chief replied. The grunt replied instantly, as if it were expecting that reaction. "Sir, we don't want to kill you. We just want this war to end. Now that the covenant's previous dictator is dead, we don't have to fight this horrible war." "What do you mean "dead"?" Chief asked. "Oh he died of a heart attack when he learned that a whole armada was destroyed. He was crazy. Now a democratic council is in charge. It consists of one grunt (that's my uncle), one elite, one jackal and one hunter." Explained the grunt happily. Chief patted him on the shoulder and said "tell me the rest later." The grunt led them on to the bridge.
Chief looked at the council. The grunt, wearing gold armor adorned a silver cape and the jackal was no different except that he had two green energy shields. The elite was wearing black armor and a black cape with red markings and the hunter's armor was no different except that it was a little more fancy. Oh and he was about 5ft bigger than a normal hunter was. He went around and shook hands with all of them except the hunter. The hunter looked at him funny when he offered his hand. The purple grunt came up and whispered in his ear, "do this" and did some sort of weird hand motion. When the chief did it the hunter clapped 3 times. The grunt said, "that's the rating system. That means 3 out of 5. Great for your first try." The counsel elite said, "won, tuoba eht flood." The grunt whispered, "that means "now, about the flood""
Note: I wrote this before Halo 2 came out so if the story line is wrong please note this. I don't want to be flamed because of getting the story line wrong.
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Chapter One
"Were we the only survivors?" Chief asked. Cortana, thinking aloud, said "Scanning". She sighed. "I'm afraid so. Just us and echo. But we did what we had to, right? I mean, A whole covenant armada destroyed, and the flood! At least it's over now, right?" Chief replied sternly, "No, I think it's just beginning." After the engines were done cooling, Cortana reactivated them and set a course for the nearest human outpost. _____________________________________________________________
After a few hours, Cortana noticed a strange object floating through space. She scanned it and gasped. "Chief! Wake up NOW!" she screamed. "What is it, Cortana?" Chief asked calmly. "It's a flood infection form!" She replied franticly. "Just stay calm. I'm sure that there's a logical explanation for all of this. Lets narrow down our list of possibilities. It couldn't have been shot all the way out here from the explosion, as they explode when you touch them. What else?" he said. "Umm. The covenant couldn't have taken it out here. They know what the flood do to living things and plus it hates them. OH NO! Remember how the covenant were so afraid that the flood might use the Truth and Reconciliation to escape?" Cortana asked, realization suddenly dawning on her. "Yeah." Chief said before realizing himself. "The Truth and Reconciliation wasn't the only covenant ship that landed on halo." She said, sounding very scared indeed.
The next day, as chief was eating packaged food rations (careful not to let Cortana see his heavily scarred face through the open visor), an oncoming covenant warship hailed them. They could hear an elite talking in the background while they watched a grunt wearing oddly colored armor (purple to match it's skin.) translate with startlingly perfect English. "This is the covenant's top commanding warship, the Death and Reincarnation." It translated. "Another warship, the Attack and Surrender, was captured by the parasitic entities known as the flood on halo ring number 2294763902." "Let me guess, you want our help." Chief asked. The grunt said to the elite, "Tel em sseug, uoy tnaw ruo pleh." The elite laughed and said something in. elite language and the grunt said "not only that, but we are willing to sign an alliance treaty with you in return, or at least a peace treaty." "We'll have to contact our president in order to do this, you understand." Cortana replied suspiciously. "Of course! I mean, Naturally." "We'll get back to you with an answer." Chief said.
An hour later.
"That's right sir. A permanent end to the war. And not only that, but an alliance. Yes. They help us, we help them. Yes. OK! It's settled then. Cortana out." Cortana said, ending the long conversation. "It's a go, Chief." "I'm suppressed he didn't suspect a trap." Chief said. "He did say something about a trap," Cortana said, "but his logic was that the covenant have been truthful to us ever since the beginning, so why stop now?" Cortana reasoned. "Good point" Chief said. "Contact the covenant ship." He ordered. "We have approval to sign the treaty." Cortana told the translator. "Good! Just pull your ship into the docking bay. I will have a team meet and escort you."
When Chief got out of his ship the grunt, an elite, and two hunters greeted him. As soon as they were close, the grunt said with a very friendly tone, "welcome aboard out ship, sir!" "Thank you, but I was expecting more of a more. hostile reaction to you not having the authority to kill me." Chief replied. The grunt replied instantly, as if it were expecting that reaction. "Sir, we don't want to kill you. We just want this war to end. Now that the covenant's previous dictator is dead, we don't have to fight this horrible war." "What do you mean "dead"?" Chief asked. "Oh he died of a heart attack when he learned that a whole armada was destroyed. He was crazy. Now a democratic council is in charge. It consists of one grunt (that's my uncle), one elite, one jackal and one hunter." Explained the grunt happily. Chief patted him on the shoulder and said "tell me the rest later." The grunt led them on to the bridge.
Chief looked at the council. The grunt, wearing gold armor adorned a silver cape and the jackal was no different except that he had two green energy shields. The elite was wearing black armor and a black cape with red markings and the hunter's armor was no different except that it was a little more fancy. Oh and he was about 5ft bigger than a normal hunter was. He went around and shook hands with all of them except the hunter. The hunter looked at him funny when he offered his hand. The purple grunt came up and whispered in his ear, "do this" and did some sort of weird hand motion. When the chief did it the hunter clapped 3 times. The grunt said, "that's the rating system. That means 3 out of 5. Great for your first try." The counsel elite said, "won, tuoba eht flood." The grunt whispered, "that means "now, about the flood""
