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Well I sort of lied about writing a new chapter and posting it super soon last chapter. I was so busy… Playing Super Smash Bros. I'm writing it now at least, so that's got to count for something! I decided to take advantage of the crappy weather, abandon my friends on plans we had, and write this chapter. Thank you snow! *gets up and has seven second dance party*

For a vicious carnage to be raging in the valley below, it was surprisingly peaceful. Well, peaceful in the sense of I'm not in danger and how quiet it was for all the bloodshed below. What I was most astonished at though, was the fact that I felt almost eager to explore a Covenant cruiser.

For John it was just another day on the job, but for me it was an opportunity to collect new datare about an opponent. If the Covenant ever ventured into Galactic Federation territory, I wonder if I could give them the information for a reward? I surprised myself at how money was something I actually concerned myself with so much anymore.

Forty-three minutes I had been sitting here, not thinking of anything particular. What Cortana said bothered me though. What made her think John and I would get married? If I remember correctly, she loathed me, and even more so when it came to any interaction with John. Was it something he had done within the last year? Did he contemplate it? I was over thinking this. It was foolish really, we've only known each other for three weeks, not nearly for a connection to form between us. I even questioned why I felt the way I did towards him, and why he reciprocated in the slightest.

"How long has it been?" He mumbled, sitting up.

"Forty-four minutes." I stood up, not quite balanced from sitting so long.

"We should proceed, see if there truly is something of interest ahead."

Upon standing, he began to wander into the mountains as if he knew where to go. I promptly followed, figuring Cortana was directing him. Would've been nice if she told me too, but I guess I will have to take it with a grain of salt. It wasn't overly challenging to find it, I mean, it did look like a giant, purple, frying pan; you'd have to be blind to not see it against the grey and rocky landscape.

There were several extra-terrestrials sleeping, pacing, and what I could only presume as talking. There were two stubby creatures adjusting their pistols, one seemed to be lecturing the other about it. It smacked the other making them pull the trigger, shooting a blast of energy straight into the back of a sleeping one, making it leak fumes. About seven started to bicker as the injured one slowly suffocated.

John motioned for us to move whilst they were distracted. Of course we could do this stealthily, but blowing the brains out of their skulls made more sense to me. Although the way they were quarreling seemed to be taking a turn for the worse, so I figure they'll do that themselves.

We hurried along a sheltered path, moving quickly in the shadows. The entrance to the vessel was roughly thirty-five meters once we reached the shallow valley. There were a few boulders scattered around, creating slight shelter as to not have to dash the whole way. We moved stealthily, not being seen due to the calamity not too far away. Upon reaching the entrance, he stepped into a beam of light, throwing him into the vessel at a surprising speed; I proceeded to do the same.

We were instantly greeted by five creatures, another seven to peer from around the corner. It was easy to take out most of them, but two wielded blades that gave off a bright light. I presumed this was a sign of their skill as they were significantly harder to exterminate. That only stalled us for a moment though, as the ship did not go unexplored. I was rather thrilled to see the strange interior and foreign technology (but it was far from unfamiliar in the overall design). I must admit, this is quite a challenging place to navigate.

After approximately an hour of meandering, trying to find something of the slightest importance, we decided it would be best to rid the ship all together, leaving the few survivors stranded on the desolate planet.

"Is there anything else we need to do before starting the self-destruct sequence?" John asked Cortana as we hurried down a thin, dim hallway.

"Not that I know of. This is the only vessel I am picking up on in the whole area, odd as it is."

Within a five minutes or so, we were out of there and waiting for my gunship to arrive. I was ready to continue searching for Dark Samus, not really wanting to deal with the small and irrelevant task in between. But alas, there wasn't an exact lead to Dark Samus, and I had to start somewhere.

I remembered something. I kicked John in the back, sending him tumbling down the hill.

"What was the point of that?" He stood up, brushing the fresh dirt and blades of grass of his shoulder.

"Learn to knock!"

"What are you referring to?" He trudged up the hill, and I'm guessing it dawned on him, for he didn't even give me time to respond. "I did knock on the door, and for whatever reason, you didn't respond."

Then it dawned on me. I felt foolish for being so childish. "Oh… Right. I forgot that I had the wall soundproofed, my bad."

I took his had at the last few steps, the steepest part of the hill. "Why would you do that?"

"I might need to speak with Adam, Cortana, or you, in private, thus you wouldn't need to hear it if that was the case."

He simply nodded.

Upon the gunship landing, I took a look at the forested area a last time, then entered. I happened to like the looks of this planet much, unfortunately it was in a desolate part of space. There were many planets like this that would just be wasted, uninhabited, or blown to hell for no apparent reason. Damn, why did everything have to be depressing to think about?

I totally just winged this just to finish for… VALENTINE'S DAY! Why? Because I love all my kind, lovely, readers/reviewers! Except last time only one (two?) humans were kind enough to review, which makes me feel sad and like I want to die… Just kidding! But do I really need to tell you/ask you to review? You're not a bunch of eleven year olds (probably), get your manners in check! Neither am I your mother though…

I forgot to proofread FYI, and I don't have the time! Sorry!