Chapter 18: Deja Vu
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"Chief everybody onboard?" Laskys voice suddenly cut in.
"Yes sir, everybody accounted for". Chief answered.
Suddenly the giant ship started to tilt.
"Would recommend to find a seat or grap on to something, this might get messy".
The bridge was a chaos. The black hole pulled Infinity towards it with alarming rate and every second it seemed more like that there was nothing they could do about it.
"Roland get us into slipspace, NOW!" Barked Lasky as he was struggling to find something to hold on to".
"Captain if I try to enter slispace now and it turns out our engines won't have nought power to push us trought the portal the entire Infinity could be shredded to pieces". Roland answered. His avatar seemed calm but his voice told everything Lasky needed to know. The situation was bad.
"There must be a way". Lasky mumbled as a loud screech filled their ears.
"We are suffering some minor structural damage but if this keeps up we are going to lose much more captain". Roland informed Lasky.
"Sir, if we don't find a solution we are forced to go trought the hole!" His first mate yelled.
"Roland what are our chances of surviving that trip?" Lasky asked.
"Very slim sir". Was the AI's only answer.
Infinity shook again but this time some of the bridge crew went flying landing on consoles and hitting walls. "TEND TO THE WOUNDED!" Lasky ordered. "Roland we have no other options we are going trought". God help us was left unsaid.
"MOVE!" Palmer yelled as a scorpion came flying towards them and missed her by cents.
"Secure the rest of the gear before that happens again". She ordered and turned around to face whoever running towards her.
"Chief goddamn good to see you in one piece. You got what we needed?" She questioned and the ship shook again.
"Yes ma'am and I think you might have a tank lose. We met with it two corridors down".
Despite the situation Palmer chuckled to the bad joke. "You certainly have interesting times to joke Master Chief". Chief didn't have a chance to answer as the ship tilted again and everyone went flying. Chief managed to get hold of a railing as the ship tilted upwards, the next thing he saw Palmer falling towards him. He grapped her as she was falling and the railing groaned under the pressure of two Mjolnirs. A normal human would never have heard it but Chiefs augmented hearing could hear Palmers under the breath cursing clear as crystal. The best ones had to be "Fucking bridge dipshits and "Going to murder Tom if he doesn't get himself killed". Chief could see Palmers and Captain close relationship the moment he first time saw them together on Reguiem. Tho he never voiced his observations. This was just another thing that made him look like a robot to everyone who didn't know him.
He was snapped out of thoughts by Palmer's voice "Not that I don't enjoy hanging here with you but we should try to find some solid ground".
Chief looked around for a place to haul her "Agreed". And with that he hauled the over one-hundred kilos spartan two and a half meters on top of a cargo crane.
"Gonna join me?" She asked and watched as the giant hauled himself over and landed next to her with surprising grace .
"Im going to kill the bridge crew after this one" she muttered and down...Only to see a bottomless pit. Only now she realised how close to death she really was and the Chief had come to a rescue...Again.
"Where is the rest of your team?" She asked.
"They were coming behind me when the ship tilted. Must be somewhere down there". Chief pointed the bottomless pit with his fingers.
Lasky opened his eyes and could instantly feel the terrible headache. "Roland report". No answer. "Roland you there?" Still now answer. There was sparks coming from consoles and even the reinforced class of Infinity's bridge hat a giant crack on it. He looked around and saw other crewmembers getting on their feet. It was then he realised he wasn't laying on the floor, he was against a wall. His muscles ached as he started to stand up. Suddenly he heard a familiar voice. "Captain you in one piece?"
"Roland, Jesus gave me scare there. Could you please get us oriented right?" Lasky said as he tryed to find a way closer to the hologram.
"Im afraid that is going to be difficult. Main engine has completely lost power and it would take a lifetime to turn Infinity with only backup and extra propulsion thrusters. Someone needs to restore main power".
"Allright, where are we?"
"Unknown. Long range scanners are offline until main power is restored".
"Whose closest to the main reactor?"
"It would appear that Master Chief and... Commander Palmer?" Roland said clearly interested.
"Open a channel".
"Commander, Chief" Lasky's voice suddenly cut in.
"Captain good to know you are in one piece" Palmer answered relieve evident in her voice. Chief almost let a small smile escape under his helmet.
"Feelings mutual but before we start weeping I need you to do something".
"What is it?" Chief saw this was a good moment to cut in and oh dear lord was Palmer blushing?
"I need you to get to main reactor room and restore main power to the ship. We cannot move and cannot get communications running without it".
"Il show the way". Said Palmer after pulling herself together.
It took two hours for the pair to reach the reactor chamber door.
Palmer swiped her ID card to the door reader and it swung open".
"So to what purpose does the spartan commander need access to the reactor chamber?" Chief asked intrigued.
"Can never be too careful. If the Captain or the engineers are "preoccupied" I have access in case of emenergency". Moment later she pointed at a console and said "there".
"You know engines?" Chief asked surprised.
"minimal amount". She answered. "Put your forerunner buddy inside and have him start the engines".
Chief removed Biases chip from back of his helmet and blucked him into the dataport. Not a second later his avatar popped up and Infinity's lights came back on.
"Damn that was fast. Might have even been faster than Cort…" Palmer stopped when she realised what she was about to mumble and looked to Chief with sorry expression. He didn't say anything.
"Captain we have power". Roland cut in and the monster of a ship started to even out.
As Lasky finally got his feet onto solid floor he immediately asked "You know where we are know?"
Roland was quiet for a moment and said "Sir I don't think those long range scans are necessary. I think I know very well where we are".
Lasky was confused for a moment but that confusion disappeared the moment he saw what came into view from Infinity's bridge window.
"Is that.." He started.
"The Ark" Finished Roland.