Chapter Two: Return to Halo
Master Chief and Cortana boarded the dropship for their search and rescue mission to find and save Captain Keyes.
"E.T.A. 5 minutes until we hit the drop site sir. If you look now, you will able to see what is left of halo and the covenant ring." said Jack, the pilot and commander of the dropship.
Master Chief walked over to the window closest to him and peered out the window, into the deep black sky, millions of miles away from earth. Master Chief scouted the area but there was no sign of any halo or covenant ring. There wasn't as much as debris floating around in orbit. But before he knew it, huge pieces of dark brown debris were floating about.
"Ah. So this is what's left of halo?" said Master Chief.
"I believe so." said Cortana.
As they got closer to what was left of halo, more and more pieces of debris form halo were floating about. In the distance, they saw a huge ring that was barely formed. There were all holes in it and the slightest disruption may cause the whole thing to collapse. Master Chief scouted the area from the dropship window, looking for any form of covenant activities. He saw nothing that would indicate that there were enemies in the area.
"How in the fuck are we ever going to find which part of halo Keyes is on?" said Master Chief.
"Just leave that up to me." said Cortana. "I brought along this tracking device that lets us know were Captain Keyes is at all times. Right now, my indicator is showing that he is about 3 miles northwest from our current position. 1.8 miles is as close as we can get to Captain Keyes on the dropship. There are too many pieces of debris floating around and it is getting really tight, so Jack says he can only land 1.8 miles south of his location. We'll have to commence the rest of our search and rescue mission on foot."
"I knew this wasn't going to go as planned. There always has to be something to set us behind schedule." said Master Chief.
"Master Chief, Cortana! We are right over the drop site. This is as close as I can get without risking the termination of my dropship! We need to land now! Wind speeds are kicking up furiously and I'll need to get back in the air as soon as possible!"
"Let's do it!" said Master Chief. "This is the point of no return, Cortana!"
With that being said, Master Chief said "Now commencing operation search and rescue!" and leaped out of the dropship. Jack couldn't land so he dropped them off 25 feet above the ground and they harnessed the rest of the way down. After Master Chief released his harness from his safety buckle, Jack and the dropship disappeared into the dark night sky, leaving Master Chief and Cortana all alone, not knowing what they were going to encounter on the remains of halo.