What did come out of the disruption was an Ori ship. That didn't get the Chief's attention. What did was the huge wad of green tinted flesh and tentacles that was attached to the middle of it. The normal power source of the Ori vessel had been shielded over in a living wall of xenoform. The Chief felt a familiar presence in the center of the ball.

"…Gravemind…" John breathed, rage sparking in his eyes. The dagger pupils began to form, static electricity jumping from his clenched fists. Jack saw the tiny hand-held lightshow and sprang into action.

"Daniel, Teal'c... Stay on this ship and monitor the systems. Make sure those parasite bastards don't get this ship. Everyone else is to return to the Fire Stallion and begin damage control. Chief…"

John looked at him in the corner of his eyes.

"…use the Locomotion Armor…" John's eyes widened and he turned to the commander.

"What! You can't be serious…" Jack pointed out the window at the approaching ship.

"A Daedalus class ship can only take one hit from that thing. This ship can sustain maybe four or five hits. I don't want to test my new shields just yet." John looked a little uncertain. The Armor was untested. (A/N: To see the Armor in a drawing, view my profile and find the file link.)

The Ascended Armor was the Chief's greatest weapon. It was a combination of his Mjolner armor, Asguard technology, and the best weaponry of the Ancients. It was called the "Locomotion Armor" by Jack, because it made the wearer look like a diesel engine and once it got started, you couldn't stop it. It was designed to multiply the Ascended forces of the Chief by a hundred fold, powered by a ZPM. There were complications. The Armor radiated so much heat; it would melt any gun the Chief touched. It was strictly melee combat. The Armor also was made of 93 percent naquadah, making the Chief weigh a good two and a half tons. The biggest drawback was that the Armor was so advanced, that it required constant mental stimulus. The Chief couldn't talk and would have to concentrate on just the mission and the Armor. Anything else would cause the suit to shut down.

The chief nodded and stepped into the control area. John pressed a button and a white set of rings appeared overhead. They rushed down. John felt incredible pain, but he clenched his teeth. When the rings rose, Carter had to suppress a gasp.

The armor mirrored the Mjolner armor, except the back had four arms reaching out of it, tiny engine boosters on each one. The shoulder plates were raised, orange crystal wrapped around it. The Arms had ancient text stamped in them, rolling cords arching around his arms. A set of Naquadah blades arched from each arm and his right hand. His feet shielding was much larger, accompanying his rocket boosters. A glowing ZPM hummed and glowed orange, fused into his back. Jack approached the titan of iron.

"Chief…? You in there, bud?" He was answered by the armor venting steam from pipes on the arms and two glowing specks where the eyes were. The Chief nodded and stepped past him. Jack felt the wave of heat and energy as it passed. The footsteps left behind were glowing red. The Chief reached the ring platform and slammed a fist into the floor, cracking it. The rings rushed down and whisked the Chief away. Jack, Sam, Vala, and Mitchell got in the ring platform and were sent to the Fire Stallion in a blue flare of light. Daniel and Teal'c rushed to their respective stations.

The Ori ship charged and fired its weapon, but not at them or the earth ship. It arched overhead and towards a Covenant cruiser. The Arbiter's voice came over the radios. A string of Covenant words that Daniel was sure weren't allowed in church echoed over the air waves. Jack blasted music over the radios, Ball Room Blitz by ACDC. The Covenant cruiser fired a salvo of plasma. Daniel rolled his eyes and tapped a control. Suddenly, a very furious Cortana appeared.

"Where's John?" She asked furiously. Teal'c looked at Daniel and he sighed. He just pointed out the window. She turned and saw the Chief in his armor heading straight for the ship. She gasped and tried to activate the beaming transporter. She forgot she could only observe, not interfere. A beam of white light burst from the chief and sliced into the ball of green flesh in the center of the ship. By passing the ship's shields with ease, the Chief burst into the hollow abyss.

The room was dark and damp. The Chief saw the vacuum being sealed away as the fleshy xeno-plasm healed itself. He looked over at the far wall. A lumpy figure that looked like clay was standing over on the side. He raised his arm blades and walked forward. IT was a Prior of the Ori, or what used to be one. The flood form had taken over the body, but the form was weak. The Chief could feel Gravemind in that thing…

He could feel its fear…

"It's good to see you again, Master Chief, Spartan 117, John… The One…." It began to chatter on like a broken record. The Chief stared straight ahead. He was going to kill this thing, and he was going to make sure it died this time.

"I floated through space… as an infection form like I was once ago… my brethren are dead… but this ship floated by…. and I took my chance…. I now have infinite knowledge…. but I needed the power to match it… possessing you will be too simple… so a copy shall suffice…." It said. The Chief was suddenly knocked to the floor as the horrid thing brushed a hand over his back. The Chief jumped up and lashed out at it. The form liquefied and formed again. This time, it took the form of one he knew. It had copied the form of his Locomotion Armor.

The Flood form Ascended being looked at its hands, and then suddenly dashed forward.

It's not twice as long... oh well.