Disclaimer I do not own Halo or Mass Effect, Halo is owned by 343 and Mass Effect is owned by Bioware

AN, This is the final part of the Noveria arc and their is some HUGE appearances from some fan favorite Halo Characters, still not going to say who they are so you'll have to figure oit who they are


Wolf Effect

Ch 29. Noveria III

Location: Normandy, bridge

Tony's POV

I was looking over the map while my AI looked more into the data she uncovered & hopefully we don't have to do the same shit as the first Halo

I saw some unknowns appear above the atmosphere as my eyes widen "Shit... Joker, we need to get moving, now!"

"What? Why? Shepard & the others aren't back?"

I sighed as I had Libra go ahead & create a display in front of Joker of the ship & its occupants as I could see his eyes widen "Oh... that's bad"

I nodded "We'll pick the others up once we get back up, but for right now we need to move & send a signal to everyone on the planet to get the hell out of here"

He nodded as he got started on getting the ship moving as Libra said to me "I'll get to work on getting everyone off the planet"

"Time?"

"ETA 3 minutes & counting, they'll destroy everyone"

I sighed as I got on the PA "Attention everyone, we have a situation, the banished are here, I repeat. Banished forces are here & a whole lot of them."

Location: Peak 15

Anthony's POV

Myself & the Spartans except for Jorge activated our active camouflage so we can move around the room to get better angles, plus I was able to alert Noble & Red of where possible hostiles would show up at which they understood

I wasn't paying any attention to what Benezia was saying along with the others, I was being highly alert for any signs of contacts of any kind but once I saw Benezia cast a stasis on Shepard that's when I sprang into action

I dropped my camo surprising her as I shoulder charged her then knocked her to the ground, I kicked her towards the tank with the queen inside as I aimed my Lightrifle as I looked around, Jorge was spraying his bullets down the door killing anything that was inside the hallway, Emile sliced one Geth's head off with his kurki & the other he just shot its head off, Douglas blasted a commando with his rocket, Alice was using her SMG's as she covered Kat, Carter, Jun, & Jerome as those four were taking their time

Shepard & her group were covering Anders & Ratchet as Jason, Forge, & Johnson helped out, Red was there as well & after about a few minutes, everything was clear but one Commando got the jump on me as she tried to stab me with a knife but I used one hand to grab the knife & the other was used to try & get her off

I decided to just sandwich her between me & the wall which didn't work out because she fucking flipped over & gave me the middle finger as Ghost spoke to me "Wow, that's real mature"

Before I could get a chance at beating the fuck out of her, Ruby popped out of nowhere & stabbed the bitch from behind then pulled her energy sword out letting the bitch Fall as I said "Oi! That was my kill!"

She replied "Didn't see your name on it, bitch!" She flipped me off then turn her sword off as she holstered it as I holstered my weapon as everyone regrouped over to the queen but we saw Benezia rise slowly holding her stomach as Ruby said "Oh for fuck sake!"

Benezia started speaking "This is not over. Saren is unstoppable. My mind-"

I interrupted her by saying "Yes yes he fills you with his light & all that shit, look can you please tell us what we need to know? Besides the Rachni don't like you"

I noticed her struggling a bit as she said "I will not betray him. You will- you..." she finally broke through as she really said "You must listen. Saren still whispers inside my mind. I can fight his compulsions. Briefly. But the indoctrination is strong."

I heard Shepard ask "Why are you able to break free of his control now?"

She answered ignoring the fact that Emile had his shotgun aimed at her along with Wrex "I sealed a part of my mind away from the indoctrination. Saving it for the moment when I could help destroy him. It will not last long."

Ruby decided to say something "We met one of yours named Shiala on Feros. We know about the indoctrination. We need the intel you have quickly"

Benezia nodded "Agreed. Saren sent me here to find the location of the Mu relay. It's position was lost thousands of years ago."

Kat answered "The Rachni." Everyone looked at Kat "From what I was able to read, the queens can inherit memories & knowledge from other queens."

Anders spoke up "We need the intel, any you were able to get & we need you to give it to us quickly"

My comms we're going off as I turned off my external speakers & got on comms "What's wrong?"

Nihlus answered [The Normandy had to take off, Wolf-3 found signals from a faction called, the Banished-]

"Nihlus, we need to go comm silent right now, if we need evac we'll call but until then we're going radio silent" I shut off comms I turned my external speakers on as I saw Benezia walk over to the glass as I saw Ruby walk behind her

Before anyone could react, Ruby knocked Benezia out cold as she quickly said "She's alive, if we can find some Hunters we can let them help her"

I nodded as I look at Shepard "After taking care of the Rachni business, we need to talk"

Location: Normandy, Vehicle bay

Austin's POV

I was fully geared up along with Ashley as she looked at me along with Garrus & Kaiden as Garrus asked first "What the hell got you & all the other Spartans so worried?"

My only reply was "Banished"

Kaiden shook his head "We're not going to get anything out of him, he's not going to say anything"

"That's because you haven't faced them yourselves" I turn to look to see Kaiser fully armed & ready "I've dealt with the bastards before. The infantry you can take down but they can overwhelm & slaughter, the vehicles have been upgraded & the leader... he's the toughest ape you'll ever want to deal with since he was able to crush a Spartan's armor with just one hand & knock all the others down & eventually he would be able to kill them & take their armor as either trophies or equipment. The leader was the very first to defy the covenant & lived"

I noticed Tony & the others walking in as Ashley spoke "But shouldn't that mean he's a ally?"

"Ally? HA! The bloody bastard doesn't give any shits as long as he gets what he wants, besides they are mostly Mercenaries so if they get to Omega, everyone will be hiring them to help out with whatever"

I could sense the fear coming off of everyone which was driving me nuts but I saw Ashley shaking & honestly, this was almost as bad as the flood so I just placed a hand on her arm to get her to calm down which worked as she looked up to me as I nod to her which she nodded back slowly

Kaiser looked around "Alright! Since the bosses are out for now, I want all of you bloody wanka's to check up on ammo, weapons, comms, everything, Shepard is gonna have vital intel & we need to be ready incase we have to get her & her squad out of a firefight."

That was... inspirational, he may not be much of a leader but he can motivate people into doing their jobs, that's why I decided to check my weapons & armor twice getting ready for the fight of my life as I said "This is gonna be a firefight"

Location: Peak 15

Anthony's POV

Well... that was something, after we knocked Benezia out the Rachni queen possessed a body to use to help communicate to us, she told us her origins & plans then gave Shepard the choice to either free her or wipe out the rest of her race

Everyone was voicing their opinions but I stayed silent until Shepard called out to me "Anthony. What do you think?"

I looked up at her then at the Queen as I said "The past is the past, the council used the Krogan to wipe the Rachni out only to get stabbed in the back, I will not allow a genocide of a race that seeks peace. UNSC & SOS will agree that the Rachni be given a second chance to help condone their ancestors mistakes"

She nodded as I tuned everything out & got to work on figuring out where that fucking Precursor artifact is

I looked to see Shepard looking at me again as the Tank was raised & empty as she snapped her fingers in front of my visor "Hey, anyone awake in there? Noveria to Spartan?"

I chuckled "I'm here, I'm here. What's up?"

"We're gonna have the team split up so Ruby will be leading one group to wipe out the rest of the rachni & get Benezia out of here will I lead the second group down to that.. artifact is at with Anders"

After hearing that I nod "Alright, guessing Wrex is gonna be with the group that will enjoy the killing" she nodded as I saw Wrex pop his shotgun in confirmation

I looked at Liara as she was talking to Anders & Forge which I thought for a bit & guessed she was coming with us as I look to see Carter walking over to us as I got into attention "Sir"

"At ease" I got to at ease as he continue "Six, your probably aware that we'll be splitting the group up" I nod as he continued "Good, that's why I'm having Four & Five go with you & the commander on locating this artifact. Once you acquire it, get back to the ship, no detours understood"

"Sir, yes sir" he nods as he walks to Ruby as I sighed & looked at the group now, I'll be with Red team, Liara, Shepard, Anders, Forge, Emile, Jorge so this group would be a tad bit small but at least we get some protection as I checked the signal & look at Anders as she looked at me "I have a waypoint, follow me"

I started walking making sure my motion tracker was tracking my team as we entered a room that led to a forerunner door as Emile said "Great, a fucking door"

Anders walked up to the door as she placed her hand at the center which caused it to glow then open as she turned to look at us "Nothing ventured, nothing gain" she started walking into the facility"

I lean over to Forge & whispered to him "You two would make a nice match" before he could reply I followed after her followed by everyone else

I had my Lightrifle out & ready incase something or someone decides to try & get the jump on us as everyone had the same idea as they had their weapons ready except for Jorge as he always had to carry his turret with him

I noticed the lights were dim & the room was less forerunner & something unfamiliar, I walked next to Anders as Shepard & Forge walked behind us & the rest of the group watched our backs & sides

"Fascinating, I never thought there would be anything more advanced then the forerunners but here it is" that's what Liara voiced out loud

Emile replied "There's a reason why we kept this hidden, I don't know why but from my guess, the tech here could probably create another flood outbreak"

Shepard asked "wait, your saying that these things are responsible for the flood?"

I replied "Not really, its classified but since it'll be us in here. The Precursors. which is what they are called, were Tech Tier 0 which means they were transient. Now for some reason the Forerunners started a war with them, which in turn caused most of them to die. Now there's a theory that talks about them saying that Precursors made themselves turn into dust & when they thought they would be back, didn't work out as they became insane & thus became the beings known as flood. It's a guess really but there's plenty of connections to them & the flood"

"Goddess..." I could instantly tell Liara was frightening this new knowledge & so was Shepard, but right now I was more worried about getting to that artifact

We came across a huge door with a language that I doubt anyone would be able to understand as Ghost appeared "That's a series lock, you'll have to find the creator of the lock in order to open it, but thankfully we have something better" she gestured to the Spartan laser Jerome brought as he aimed at the door as Ghost called out "HIT THE FUCKING DECK!"

Out on instinct I grabbed Shepard & pulled her to the ground with me as everyone literally got down to the ground as Jerome fired the laser creating a hole for us to go through as I looked at the hole the Shepard "Want to see what's inside or stay like this for a bit longer?"

I could see the blush on her cheeks as she got up as I stood up along with everyone as Anders & Liara were the first to go through the hole as everyone else followed

I heard the sound of a growl echoing which caused me to turn around as I pulled out my sniper & checked the scope to see what it was, I saw that it was banished brutes & I knew better then start shooting at them now, I followed the group into the hole but once inside I saw something I never thought I would see.. a armory

Emile whistled & said "We might have a hard time with getting Six out of this place"

There was a whole lot of weapons here, my god, these could do just about anything?! Ghost quickly started scanning each item quickly & looked them over but honestly we'll need to take these back to the ship to look it over but we will need to take only what we can carry do to the banished coming

I look at Jorge & Emile "Four, Five, there's gonna be some hostiles coming through the hole we made, make sure that none of them get through because that's our only way out"

"I'll help out with the defense" I look to see Douglas there as he volunteered as I nod & continued looking around until I saw a station that looked like it was used to remove & put on armor

I got to it as Ghost appeared "Hey boss, I think I can turn this thing on but, it's gonna hurt like hell" I nodded as she activated the machine & suddenly I saw images of stuff entering my mind

Shepard's POV

I was exploring the room we were in as Liara & Anders were looking around like it was a candy store as Forge had to watch after them

I smiled but then I heard someone screaming out in pain as I turn to look at the source to see that it was.. Anthony "Anthony!" I ran over to him to see that he was in some kind of device but suddenly I had a slight headache as the others showed up next to me

"What's going on?!" Liara asked this question & as quickly as the it started, it ceased as it let Anthony fall which me & Jerome caught him & lifted him over our shoulders

Ghost materialized in front of us "He's alive but knocked out & the Banished are coming, now I may have found us a way to escape but we can't let any of these fall to their hands" she gestured to the room as everyone looked around & I couldn't help but agree

Before anyone could reply we heard gunfire & rockets coming from Jorge, Emile, & Douglas as Jerome looks at me "I'll go with Forge & Anders to find that escape route she was talking about. Make sure everyone else take as much as possible & go"

I nodded & let Jerome take Anthony as I looked at everyone except the defenders & Jerome's group "Alright, let's get to work on gathering everything we can & get the hell out of here!" I will also need to know what happened to Anthony

Location: unknown

First Person POV

I was staring off into the vast darkness of slipspace but eventually we were exiting it, soon enough we did only to find ourselves into the middle of a unknown system but what was worse was the fact the Banished is here

Most if not all of our ships were present & right now, these cursed banished will remember very well why they should never have shown their hides, I looked at the crew then at the shipmaster who was a old friend having to serve with me during the great schism

"Arbiter" I turn to the ships com officer "I am picking up a signal from a human ship"

"Can you identify it?"

"It is called, SSV Normandy. There is a Spartan on board & they seem to encounter the Banished"

My eyes widen "Prepare our warriors, we will not allow our allies to perish by these Banished"

Location: Unknown

First Person POV

"Chief? Chief wake up, I need you!"

My eyes open up as I look around. My team is here along with our gear & Osiris

I found my Assault Rifle as I grabbed it then got up "Chief! Your alright, I got worried after we went through that portal"

"Cortana, where are we?" I got started on waking Locke up

"I have no idea but I do have a lock on... Chief, its Wolfpack, there here!"

Locke got up as he looked around his surroundings "What? Where?"

"I don't have exact coordinates but I do know that they are close- uh oh" that didn't sound good

I looked at Locke as he nodded & the two of us got started on waking the rest of the team up as I asked her "What's wrong?"

The rest of Osiris & Blue team got up & had their weapons ready as I finally noticed that our area was in a snow tundra "I've got a signal from one of them deep underground & another coming up, but there's a lot of signals going all over the place so I don't know if I can get a precise spot"

"Then give us a waypoint to whoever is closer" she put a waypoint on my hud along with both teams as I look at Locke & his team "Can you keep up?"

Locke nods as everyone got started running towards the signal as Cortana spoke into our private channel "Chief, I found out that one of those signals belongs to R733"

I nodded in acknowledgement, it was good that we found her, without a doubt we'll find the rest of Wolfpack in no time

I spotted Lich & Spirit's with Banished colors as we all hugged the nearest cover we could find which was just snow as I look at Lind as she nodded & provided overwatch as she started calling out "There is a lot down there & I don't think I can get a estimate of how many exactly. I also saw no signs of a battle so either whoever lived here was either deeper in the facility or got out quickly. I did spot a Scarab which seems to be under repairs"

"Scarab huh? Haven't tried driving one of those yet" that's what I heard Buck say

I looked at Locke as started planning "The plan is simple, my team will go handle the Scarab & take it over so that way we can use that against the Banished forces while your team goes & handles the ground troops looking for survivors or a way to contact someone"

I nodded as I looked down at the facility seeing it nothing more then a tourist attraction as Cortana spoke "Chief... be careful"

Location: Precursor armory

Anthony's POV

I was starting to wake up as I shook my head & blinked my eyes but what got me fully up was the sounds of a firefight as I instantly got up to see that just about everyone was holding back the enemy as Ghost yelled at me "Anthony! I need to interact with that terminal right there!" She marked a waypoint on my hud as I nod & ran over to it

Once I got there she started giving me instructions on what to do & I made sure to do all of that exactly hoping that we have a escape plan on everyone getting out

After following the last instruction I asked "What's the situation?"

"The banished are swarming this place & we were fortunate enough that Red team brought enough explosives to cave this entire place. Which I wish there was another way but I guess we'll have to sadly. Now there have been a few short moments of breaks but-"

"How long was I out?"

"You were out for 30 minutes luckily. Now assuming you did everything right then this should teleport us out of here at the same time to the surface" I nodded as she got on the comms for everyone in here "Everyone! Regroup on Anthony right now or get left behind!"

I saw the group walking over to me while shooting at our only exit which I can see that the Brutes were trying ever so desperately to get in here but I did see that they did a number on the team which seems to be light injuries as I look at a terminal as Ghost planted a waypoint on which button to press I saw Emile hold up a detonator as he pressed it just when I pressed the button as everyone was teleported through slipspace

Then we all ended up in the snow tundra right in front of Ruby & her team & the Mako but from my guess, they were using it as cover as myself & everyone got behind it as Ruby started explaining "Banished got here & prevented us from getting out. Evac is a no go but Benezia is still out cold"

I nod as I peaked around cover seeing a whole lot of Banished & they looked pissed

I unholstered my sniper as I look at the others hoping we can either have a miracle or get lucky

I looked at Shepard unsure on what to say to her, honestly this is all crazy & right now.. I don't know what to really say until Ghost called out "Scarab! A Scarab is heading our way!"

I looked to see a Banished Scarab getting primed to use its laser & I could bet the dome shield would provide some defense but it wouldn't last long

I got ready to use it as it charged up then fired... at the Banished as someone came onto the comms [Knock knock, anyone home?]

I smiled & laughed a bit as I was able to hear Buck's voice as I replied "Buck! Good to hear from you again, anyone else come with you?"

[Osiris is taking over the Scarab but you should be ready to see who's coming through the front door]

I wasn't sure who but I heard a dark laugh as I turned around only to get smacked & hit the Mako as I quickly got up & had my sniper ready as I could see the person is a Brute "Atriox..."

He grins as he activated Chainbreaker & I could guess we could take him but before anyone could saw a word, the Rookie rushed in as I tried calling out to him "Don't!"

He swung his mace at the Rookie who only rolled to the left as he fired his Pistol which didn't have any effect but Atriox easily grabbed him by the head then throw him a few yards away from us as everyone except Shepard, Liara, & Wrex started rushing at Atriox

Alice was right in front of him during her rifle but Atriox simply lifted her up then throw her into Douglas which caused him to miss his shot with the rocket

Ruby, myself, & Jerome went head on as Ruby pulled out her energy sword as I activated the sword function on my sniper as Jerome pulled out his magnum & started shooting as me & Ruby charged right at Atriox

Atriox didn't react to the gunshots except back handing Jerome who flew right into the Mako causing it to slide some & when Ruby swung her sword, Atriox grabbed her arm quickly but slashed my sword across his armor which got his attention as he threw Ruby over to the Mako & just when I was about to swing again, he blocked it with his mace then grabbed me with one hand & started crushing me which hurt like hell as I screamed in pain

I saw Ghost appear in my hud but I couldn't understand what she was saying due to the amount of pain Atriox was applying to my armor until he dropped me to the ground which I was on my hands & knees then before I knew it, he hit me with his mace as I landed on my back with my chest piece scarred

I saw Atriox as I tried crawling back as he chuckled "Yes... run, little demons."

I couldn't get up in time due to the amount of fear that was running through me but before he could deliver a finishing blow, he was assaulted by a Krogan war cry as I saw Wrex run into the Brute trying to take him down then applied biotics into the tackle which helped send Atriox a few feet back but was still standing as Wrex called out "If your going to kill the Spartan, your going to have to go through a whole lot of us" Wrex pumped his shotgun

Atriox was about to reply until someone fired their pistol at him which I turn to see Liara firing at him as Johnson had his cigar lit "Alright you dumb ugly monkey, your outnumbered"

I then saw Shepard run at the Brute with his back turned & my sniper in her hand with the energy sword function on as she slashed at his right leg which caused him to grunt then back hand Shepard hard as she was sent flying into a wall then land on the ground "It does not matter" he walked over to her as she was on her back getting her bearings only to have his foot on her chest plate as she tried to pry him off as he continued "I have survived countless times & faced many of your demons, there is no one that is capable of stopping me"

Right before he could perform a stomp or anything he was assaulted by gunfire which wasn't from us as I heard a voice say "Blue team! Move in!"

I blinked a bit as I saw a hand outstretched to me which I quickly took & was pulled up & I came in contact to a Mark VI green armored soldier & without a exchange of words I pulled out my plasma rifles then startled shooting at Atriox which caused him to get off of Shepard & back away until some Brutes appeared & put up a dome shield around themselves as myself & Blue team held fire

I look at the green armored Spartan as I instantly knew who he was but I didn't pay him any mind as I ran over to Shepard then picked her up as I look at Blue team "Let's get on that Scarab & move"

Blue team nodded as Chief helped take Shepard from me as Ruby went ahead & helped me onto the Scarab which was lowered so everyone minus the Mako got on

Shepard looked at Chief & asked "Who... who are you?"

I took my helmet off as I sat down on the floor of the Scarab leaning against a wall which I was next to Shepard as Chief sat across from us as I answered her "Alexis, this is one of my most trusted ally, partner, friend, & a brother in arms. Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, better known to the public as the Master Chief, nearly 30 years of service & received every single medal except prisoner of war. Chief, this is Commander Alexis Shepard, first human spectre & N7. Ghost can send Cortana the intel to you & the others"

He nods as Shepard quickly says to him "Plus no need to do a salute, we're different military & you have name me beat by experience"

"That is the only thing he has you beat" a hologram of our favorite AI, Cortana as she spoke "I'm Cortana, Chief's AI. I also picked up word that a old friend of ours is here"

Liara was with us along with everyone else as she asks "Who?"

Then she played a comms transmission to everyone including Red team, Noble, & Osiris as we heard a familiar voice speak [Attention, to anyone that can hear us, please respond immediately, this is the flagship Shadow of Intent, we are here to provide help against the Banished]

I smiled "That's Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum, we can guess you know who will be here"

Chief nodded as the Scarab shook a bit which my guess was from covenant fire as Ghost called out "Everyone, were gonna need to defend the Scarab while myself & Cortana try to get a call for help"

I nodded as Chief helped me up & gave me my sniper which I nodded in thanks as I look at Shepard "I want you, Wrex, & Liara to stay here with Anders & Ratchet, we need to make sure that Osiris can still keep the Scarab moving & to help watch our Six"

Shepard looked ready to argue but after another shake nearly throwing us off balance she said "Fine, but you better not get yourself killed or else I'll kick your ass!"

I smiled behind my helmet as I got up to the deck to see a whole lot of Banished forces heading towards the Scarab as I sighed "Well, at least we brought ammo"

Kelly cocked her shotgun as I looked at John & asked "What's the plan Chief?"

The simplest answer was shooting at any Banished forces that got too close to the Scarab which was good enough for me & everyone as we all started shooting around differ areas of the Scarab keeping the Banished at bay for a bit until we can get a signal out to the Shadow of Intent

During the whole time Ruby's AI popped up on comms [Everyone! Regroup on Chief to get extracted, hurry!] I didn't need to be told twice as I saw that Osiris, Shepard, Wrex, Liara, & Ratchet came up as everyone got close to the chief as we all saw a Lich approaching & with it, a old friend

The Lich's doorway is opened revealing a Sangheili in old silver ceremonial armor as he held a Covenant Carbine as he called out to us "Humans! Jump!"

Myself & everyone along with Wrex, Liara, & Ratchet made a jump while Emile had to carry Benezia as everyone evacuated from the Scarab & onto the lich as the Sangheili looked at the pilot "Get us out of here & back to the fleet"

The doors closed as I felt the ship move upwards as I breath heavily still a bit in pain but with the adrenaline going down, I think the amount of injuries I obtained was a bit more severe then I thought as I heard Locke talk to our savior "Arbiter, thank you for saving our lives"

The arbiter replied "The Elites made a peace with the humans & I intend to uphold that peace" he looked at me as I tried to stand up but he put his hand up "No need for that old friend"

I chuckled a bit "Fine, but I'll have to explain a whole lot of stories to tell"

Location: Noveria, Peak 15 entrance

Atriox POV

I was looking at the sky of where the humans have managed to escape along with losing three ships in orbit but thankfully they were expendable

I looked at the entrance to see one of my Brutes arrive holding a piece of technology that was not forerunner but something more as I picked it up & inspected wondering what its capabilities are & if there are anymore we could use to exploit & eliminate the little demons & their allies


AN, SURPRISE! Master Chief and Blue Team along with Fireteam Osiris, The Arbiter and the Swords of Sangheilios, and Atriox and the Banished have made their appearance in Wolf Effect the story is only going to get more interesting from here on out

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