Chapter #4: Taking the Control Room
the interior of a large Forerunner dome. Pan down to a long shaft. A single Unggoy Minor paces on an open platform.
Close up of the walking Unggoy. Other Unggoy are sleeping nearby. He stops as he hears jets, he sniffs the air, and yelps as a Pelican rises up from the chasm in front of him, screams and runs towards the door.
the TF2 Mercs couldn't help but laugh at how to covenant forces were running away from the pelican.
the pelicans slowly came in and the Chief among side TF2 Mercs when the moment covenant forces came out of the door and opened fired on them.
the Elite tried his best but Demoman charges towards him cutting off his head decapitation.
the pelican slowly went deeper within the facility on where exactly came out of.
the Chief among side TF2 Mercs made their way into the facility where they encountered more covenant forces which they were able to dispose of quickly.
engineer was admiring the structure seeing that this was created by Advanced alien civilization.
the rest of the TF2 Mercs amazed by an ancient alien civilization that was actually been gone for some time for God knows how long.
The Chief and TF2 Mercs emerges onto a bridge, where they discovers that it is snowing.
Cortana: Interesting... the weather patterns here seem natural, not artificial. I wonder if the ring's environment systems are malfunctioning... or if the designers wanted the installation to have inclement weather.
Scout: for the first time in my life I'm lost for words..
Demoman: you look at that now..
Engineer: interesting either of this weather is real or artificial..
Spy noticed a few grants that were sleeping however tried to stealth and backstabbing each and every one of the covenants however only to failed to realize that some of them have noticed a UNSC pelican flying by above the bridge.
Fireteam Zulu Sergeant (COM): This is Fire Team Zulu requesting immediate assistance from any UNSC forces. Does anyone copy? Over.
Cortana: "I didn't think there were any human forces left on this part of the ring.
Cortana (COM): Cortana to Fire Team Zulu, I read you. Fire Team Zulu, this is Cortana. Hold position. We're on our way.
Fireteam Zulu Sergeant (COM): Roger that. Make it quick.
The Pelican descends to the area below the bridge.
The Chief and TF2 Mercs made a mad dash only for them to kill any covenant force that got on their way slaughtering them like animals.
however only for A Sangheili Zealot runs out of a door at the opposite side of the bridge and awaits the Chief and TF2 Mercs.
only for Demoman to block the blade of the energy sword with his sword, Sangheili Zealot and Demoman had an epic sword battle with their melee weapons.
only for Demoman to give up a head swing chopping off the head of the Sangheili Zealot with The Cosmic Cleaver.
for the cryptic continue going into the facility, where more and more covenant forces or in the way only for them to shoot them down and made their way to the ground level, where he returns to the snow canyon.
A large number of Covenant have three Marines with an overturned Warthog cornered. More dead Marines lie nearby. A Covenant Wraith tank fires plasma mortars as Shade turrets and Ghost vehicles strafe the Marines.
Scout running towards the ghost jumping on the vehicle only to stab in the head with his Beam Bat, for him to kick the dead elite off the ghost to gain control of covenant vehicle.
The Marines were rather impressed for scout able to take out elite and use the vehicle against the covenant.
Medic rushing towards only injured marines that were actually near the flipped over warthog.
Demoman, Sniper, Soldier, Heavy we're trying to cover the medic from covenant fire.
Medic got out his medic gun and was able to heal the mercenaries thing that they were even surprised for someone like him to build a machine that can actually heal people.
after when every single of The Mercenaries were able to take out the last remaining covenant along with their armored vehicle.
Master Chief ran off all need for a scout in the ghost to chase after him.
the rest of the other Marines also followed the two of them as well.
The TF2 Mercs saw the flipped over warthog and decided to take it for spin.
Engineer, Soldiers, Demoman, Heavy, Pyro, Medic, Sniper and Spy for all of them to fit in the warthog.
when the moment they got to where Master Chief was they were surprised tank that he was able to found the scorpion tank demolishing coming in forces.
Pyro look directly at the crash pelican to find another warthog there.
Medic, Sniper and Spy also saw the other warthog that was near the pelican and decided to take it as well.
Engineer was able to grab a few covenant weapons to reverse engineer it to create weapons for UNSC and put the weapons in the toolbox of his and got back onto the warthog and drove off with everyone else.
Master Chief inside of the scorpion tank was able to take out the two covenant tanks from above and on the ground and especially the hunters as well that came from in the forerunner structures.
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs crosses the cavern and exits into another tunnel, which soon turns into a rocky slope heading upwards.
Engineer was rather amazed by how some ancient civilization was able to build so many stuff like this and randomly disappeared without a Trace such a router unknown mystery with unknown answers or questions.
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs we're able to manage to make their way outside of the cave and were able to annihilate any covenant forces that came in their way with in their vehicles and their weapons along with their Marine allies.
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs clears the area of Covenant, including another Wraith and two Mgalekgolo.
Fireteam Zulu Sergeant: You monkeys almost look like golden boys!
Marine: Damn straight!
Demoman: those bloody bastards think that they're all tough but they always act like a bunch of pussy..
Scout: you can say that again, Demoman..
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs comes across two more Mgalekgolo chasing after a squad of Marines, where the path switches back and goes down to a frozen river leading to the cave to the last area of the second chasm.
Cortana: I thought the Covenant had eliminated all the Marine forces in this area.
After the Chief and The TF2 Mercs engages and defeats the Mgalekgolo, a Covenant Spirit appears from behind the cliffs and drops in on the ridge he just descended from.
Marine #1 whispers: Hey, Anybody else hear that? Aw, man... Covenant dropship inbound, take cover!"
Sniper: I'll be able to snipe some of them down..
Sniper was able to take aim with his Shooting Star was able to do a few headshots on elite and was able to kill some grunts and jackals.
Soldier: good headshots, sniper!
Sniper gave him a thumbs up: no worries, mate..
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs nears some switchbacks leading up to final area of the second chasm.
Marine #2: Master Chief, the Covenant have stationary guns dug up in those rocks!
Spy: don't worry gentleman I'll be taking care of them.
Spy was able to cloak and ran off only for the rest of the group to wait for spy backstab grunts, jackals, elites.
Spy was able to get them clearing however only for the banshee to notice him, so him was able to cloaked the band she couldn't able to pick on the target see that he was cloaked.
Banshee tried looking for a spy only to get hit by two rockets by Soldier, only for the banshee to get hit by the final rocket until it got blown up in flames.
The Master Chief among side with The TF2 Mercs approach a door in the cliffs.
Cortana (COM): Cortana to Fire Team Zulu. I've sent a distress signal tagged with your current position. Hold your position and await evac. The Master Chief and Mercs are going to continue on ahead.
Soldier: see you later, comrades..
Marine #4: Roger, good luck.
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs battles his way through more interior areas and across two more bridges. In the last room, the Chief kills a pair of Mgalekgolo and a mixed group of Unggoy and Kig-Yar and finds another door.
Cortana: Resistance appears to be increasing. We must be close to the Control Center.
The Chief and The TF2 Mercs reaches a door to the third chasm. Covenant infantry patrols the rock bridge he is on, and a massive structure can be seen on his left.
Engineer: well isn't that something you never see everyday..
Scout: oh there's one problem how the hell are we going to get all the way over to that massive structure..
Soldier: yeah it certainly seems that this isn't going to be easy..
The TF2 Mercs saw there were two banshees that were still there.
Sniper was able to take aim with his Shooting Star tooken a headshot at the elite near the banshee only for the rest of the covenant squad to panic.
only for Master Chief to charge at the other elite almost reaching for the other banshee knocking him out when it's pistol and got into the matching flew off.
TF2 Mercs got on top of the banshee only for engineer to drive it and crashed into the structure only with a little bit of damage with and it's only for chief to land among side.
Master Chief opens the door, only to be greeted by a group of covenants among with the Sangheili Zealot.
only for Master Chief and TF2 Mercs we're able to slaughter that group and made their way to the final door.
Cortana: This is it. Halo's control center.
The Master Chief and TF2 Mercs walks through the door and to a control panel at the center of a circular glass walkway projecting into the middle of a massive open chamber. A holographic map of Halo surrounds a smaller holographic map of the system, which shows Basis and Threshold, and Halo itself between them. Also noticeable are the red areas shown on the lands of Halo, possibly indicating where the Flood is currently spreading.
TF2 Mercs we're admiring control room of
Installation 04.
Scout: talk about.. way past cool..
Spy: even pretty much advance and stylist..
Cortana: That terminal, try there.
The Chief unplugs Cortana's chip from his helmet and places her chip in the terminal.
TF2 Mercs turn around for them to see Cortana in her holographic form of the control room.
Scout: well damn so that's what you look like..
Engineer: I wonder you weren't actually an AI how very interesting..
Spy: so are you okay..?
Cortana: Never been better! You can't imagine the wealth of information. The knowledge! So much! So fast! It's glorious!
Demoman: well it seems our little AI lady is having rid of a good mood...
Heavy: dat... but right now we need to focus on the main objective..
Medic: zats.. that's right..
Master Chief: So, what sort of weapon is it?
Cortana: What are you talking about?
Spy: about this ringworld called Halo is this thing some type of weapon to use against the covenant I presume..?
Cortana: This ring isn't a cudgel, you barbarian, it's something else...
Scout whispers: *well it seems we got it on her bad side..*
Cortana: something much more important. The Covenant were right... this ring... it's Forerunner. Give me a second to access... yes, the Forerunner built this place, what they called a "fortress world", in order to... no, that can't be...
TF2 Mercs notice something wasn't right when the moment Cortana pause Midway when the moment spy was at the same something they all noticed that in AI did not do something but only she felt fear..
which Engineer knew that the female AI was afraid of something.
Cortana: Oh, those Covenant fools, they must have known, there must have been signs!"
Soldier: well now! just calm down..
Scout: yeah it's almost like you're having a bit of a panic attack..
Master Chief: Slow down. You're losing us.
Cortana: The Covenant found something, buried in this ring, something horrible, and now... they're afraid.
TF2 Mercs kind of felt an edge when the moment Cortana said that the covenant found something buried, they know that they fought against wizards, The headless horseman even robot version of themselves.
TF2 Mercs still felt a bit on edge that's what made the covenant scared find something buried on this ring.
Master Chief: Something buried? Where?
Cortana: The Captain, we've got to stop the Captain!
Master Chief: Keyes? What do we-
Cortana: The weapons cache he's looking for. It's not really- We can't let him get inside!
Master Chief and Cortana could say anything more with the arguments escalating, only for Engineer to yell at the two of them stop.
Engineer knew something really bad might have actually happened to Captain and his crew that were searching for the weapons cash, he had an idea to split them into two groups.
Engineer: Scout, Sniper, Spy, Pyro and Medic go with the cheek to investigate where Captain keys is, while the rest of us stay on guard.
Scout: okay we'll do that..
Sniper: well this is just getting interesting..
Chief along with Scout, Sniper, Spy, Pyro and Medic ran out of the control room calling up pelican to pick them up to find the last known location of Captain keys.
back at the control room.
Heavy, Soldiers, Demoman and Engineer kind of had a bit of a bad feeling about this.
To Be Continued...
