0346 HOURS (SHIP'S TIME), DECEMBER 26,2552 (MILITARY CALENDER) / A LONGSWORD FIGHTER, LOCATION UNKNOWN
"Goddamit Cortana, find out where we are!" cried the Master Chief in frustration.
"Seems like someone awoke on the wrong side of the bed." replied Cortana glumly. "Oh wait, i forgot, we haven't been sleeping for 5 days. You may be able to handle it by i can't". The Master Chief had just flew away from Halo, and everyone else on the planet, if there were anyone else, and had been steering for 5 days straight, trying to find earth. But Master Chief wasn't the only one who escaped Halo. A Covenant frigate, that was small enough to escape their sights, and their radar escaped, and a combat form, and 1 flood were following them both, in a longsword also.
(I dont know, so don't ask me how the Flood knew how to pilot a longsword)
"Cortana, will you just please do one scan of where we are currently postioned and where the nearest colony or planet is, and then maybe, perhaps we could get sleep, and rest." mumbled the Master Chief sleepily.
"Alright, but no matter what, after this, i'm gonna take my beauty sleep and shut myself down." said Cortana as she suddenly appeared in front of Master Chief and started pacing. "Ah, it seeems as if we just entered the Eridanus Star System, where you seemed to come from. Hey, it appears as we also just reached Eridanus 2,which coincidentally seems to be your home." said Cortana, at the same time smiling at John. "We should be able to see your planet in a few minut... no, a few seconds." continued Cortana.
(Just in case you did not know, John is Master Chief's name)
"Its good to be back home." thought Master Chief calmly. It was the place where his childhood life started, and ended at an age of 5. He couldn't wait to visit his relatives, and possibly, his mother or his father, who he hadn't seen in a long, long, time. Maybe he could even visit the hill where he had once been King of the hill, and of them all. The thought of the planet brought back good memories. Finally, the ship had reached the planet... or where the planet had used to be. What once used to be a lively and colorful planet, was now a wasteland of metal and debris floating lifelessly in space. Master Chief stared at what once had been his home, and quietly slid down to the ground and layed there, staring at the ceiling. "It's gone. It's gone. I can't believe it. It's gone." he murmered over and over again. Then, something happened. Something that never, never happened before. A tear was created in his eyes, and they rolled down his cheeks slowly. Master Chief started to cry.