Chapter 7- Spartan
The Monitor teleports Chief next to the control room. Chief sees a dead human body, there is a rocket launcher and a battle rifle next to this body. He grabs those weapons while the Monitor opens the control room's door. The Monitor opens it and they enter the control room. Chief walks through the room, there are two doors, one in front of the panel and other behind Chief. He inserts the Index and wait for the system to respond. The system says:
"Activation Key and Index inserted on the system. Activate it"
Chief was going to press the button to activate when he hears Cortana shout:
-NO! DON'T DO THIS!
-Why not? – asks Chief.
-The Halo is not what you think it is.
-Isn't it a weapon to kill the Flood?
-No, Chief. The Halo will kill…us.
-What do you mean with that?
-The Halo was designed to kill what the Flood can eat, that means us, the Covenant, everyone.
-Monitor…is she talking the truth?
-Yes, the only way we can kill the Flood is by making him starve to death.
-So…I won't press that button, I'm not going to activate the Halo. I'm sorry Monitor, but I won't do it.
The Monitor eyeball turns red and he shoots laser on Chief's chest, making him fall on the ground. Cortana shouts:
-NO!
-Unacceptable! Unacceptable! A Constructor on the Halo's Control System! Unacceptable! – says the Monitor
-YOU MONSTER! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
-I thought that the Reclaimer was manipulable, like the others that look like him.
-What do you mean by that?
-There was other people like him, but they were easily manipulable, so they brought me the Activation Key and I rewarded them with weapons. They went all the way to this blue and green planet, only to get the Activation Key.
-Group C… - says Chief
-Chief, are you alright?
-Yeah, I'm fine. So you manipulated them to follow your plan, you are a monster, you know that?
-Monster? No, I'm far away from that. I just follow my protocols.
-Which protocol says that you can manipulate other people to do as you say?
-Protocol 29: Use every means possible to activate the Halo.
Chief stands up and say:
-You told me that there could only be one Reclaimer.
-And there is only one, you.
-What about Group C, the other ones.
-They aren't Reclaimers. They brought the Activation Key to me. The Reclaimer is the one that activates the Halo. The protocols don't let me have 2 or more Reclaimers.
Chief puts the Rocket Launcher in his hands and aim in the Monitor. He says:
-Do you know what my protocol number one says?
-What? – asks both the Monitor and Cortana
-It says that I must kill every annoying robot I see.
When Chief is going to pull the trigger, the door behinds him opens. From that door comes 4 Spartans: Sam, Diana, Jackson and Nova. Chief accidentally shoots Nova with his rocket launcher, blowing him up. Diana shouts a loud "NO" and starts crying over what's left of Nova's body. Sam says:
-You are dead, Master Chief. Give us the Index and we will make your death quick.
-The Index was already inserted on the system. – says the Monitor
-CHIEF! I've got the Index! Let's get out here, now! – says Cortana
-WHAT? NO! – shouts the Monitor
Chief quickly connects Cortana to his armor. Everyone from the Group C tries to shoot Chief, but they miss all the shots. Chief and Cortana run away from the control room by the door that was in front of them. The Monitor says:
-What are you waiting for? He is running away! Kill the Reclaimer and get the constructor.
-Sir, yes Sir! – says Sam
Chief gets out of the control room and run away from the Forerunner structure. He runs a little bit more and gets surrounded by Covenant troops, which shout:
-Demon! You are outnumbered! Surrender or die!
-Chief, you now that we can't die, or Group C will have the Index.
Chief puts his gun down and puts his hands in the air and say:
-I surren-
Suddenly, three Warthogs appears and starts shooting the Covenant troops. Chief grab his weapon and help them to kill the rest of the Covenant troops. When the rest of the Covenant troops are dead, Chief gets closer to the Warthogs and see Johnson driving one of them. Johnson says:
-Hey surrender boy. Want a ride?
-You finally got the right Warthog. I was sick of transport Warthogs.
-Get aboard, on the gunner's seat, you'll be useful.
Chief gets on the gunner's seat and see Group C coming with Ghosts. Chief says to Johnson:
-Johnson, its Group C over there! Let's get out of here.
-I'm working on it!
Johnson and the rest of the Marines get out of there with the Warthogs, but they are pursued by Group C. Diana, on her ghost, shoots one of the Warthogs until it blows up. Chief starts shooting her ghost, but she keeps dodging the bullets. Cortana asks Johnson:
-Why didn't you bring the pelican?
-We didn't wanted to risk our only way out of here.
-Where did you find those Warthogs?
-I found them on an abandoned pelican. The Warthogs were working, but the pelican wasn't.
Chief keeps trying to shoot Diana, but she keeps dodging. Jackson gets his ghost next to Chief's Warthog. Jackson hits the Warthog with his ghost and grab Chief's leg. Diana starts shooting Johnson's Warthog. The other Warthog helps Chief by shooting Jackson's ghost. Chief kicks Jackson's head. Chief go back to the gunner's seat and shoots Jackson's ghost. Sam starts getting his ghost next to Chief's Warthog. Both Chief and the other Warthog's gunner shoot Jackson's ghost until it blows up. Diana looks to Jackson's dead body in the destroyed ghost and gets really angry. She just jumps on Chief's Warthog and starts fighting hand-to-hand against him. She punches Chief in the face and kick his chest. He holds himself and gives a hook on Diana, making her almost fall off the Warthog. Diana pokes Chief in the face and also kicks him in the face. Chief punches her face and plant a plasma grenade on her chest. Chief grabs her and throw her at Sam's ghost. She blows up, destroying Sam's ghost. Chief feels relieved. Johnson says:
-That was a big fight back there. At least we got rid of those idiots. This can't get any worse.
Suddenly waves of Flood starts showing up and attacking the Warthogs. Johnson says:
-Did I really needed to say that?
Chief starts shooting all the Flood he can. An infected Elite grabs Johnson's arm, making him lose control of the Warthog. Johnson's Warthog goes to an alternative route. Johnson punches the infected Elite, which falls in the ground. Johnson start talking to the other Warthog through radio:
-Chips, one of those ugly things made us change our course to the pelican. Don't panic, we will find another way to it, just keep going and we meet there.
-Sir, yes Sir! If I'm going to die today, it won't be those bastards that are going to do it.
-That's how it talks, Marine. Johnson, over.
They see a tunnel and they enter in it. Cortana comments about this tunnel:
-This tunnel is also Forerunner…but it seems that something is wrong with, something is different with it.
Suddenly, an Elite jumps in the gunner's seat of the Warthog and starts fighting against Chief. The Elite kicks Chief's right knee and punch his chest. Chief kicks the Elite's chest, making him fall from the Warthog. They go through the tunnel and in the ending of it, they find a Covenant ambush. The Covenant ambush is fighting waves of Flood, but some of them take their time to shoot Johnson's Warthog. A Hunter shoots Johnson's Warthog, making it turn upside down. Chief starts shooting this hunter, calling his attention, while Johnson and the Marine get out of the Warthog. The Hunter punches Chief, making him fall on the snow. When the Hunter is about to kill Chief, his back blows up, making him fall on top of Chief. Johnson looks to Chief and says:
-You owe me one.
Chief push the Hunter, stands up and untap the Warthog. An Elite with an energy sword punches Johnson, that fall on the ground. Quickly, Chief runs and shoot in the Elite's head, killing him. Johnson stands up and Chief says:
-We are even now.
-Sure as hell we are.
Chief grabs the Elite's energy sword and go to the gunner's seat, Johnson go to the driving seat and the Marine goes on the passenger's seat. They get out of the Covenant ambush but an Elite gets aboard on the gunner's seat of the Warthog. The Elite grabs his energy sword. Chief grabs his energy sword and waits to the Elite do something. The Elite tries to stab Chief that quickly block and kick the Elite's waist. The Elite shouts and tries to stab Chief's neck, but Chief blocks it. Chief cuts the Elite's right arm, stab his chest and kick him out of the Warthog. The Warthog start getting out of snow plains and green trees start appearing. Everything is calm now, no Flood and no Covenant. Johnson says:
-We're almost there, the pelican is not far from here.
-Cortana stablish contact with SS Normandy, tell them to pick us up. – says Chief
- I can't.
-Why you can't?
-There's no signal here, I can't contact anyone outside this ring. Something is blocking my signal!
They finally get to the pelican and see the other Warthog. They get out of the Warthog and enter inside the pelican. The crew of the other Warthog were waiting for Johnson and his crew, in the pelican. Chips Dubbo sees them and say:
-Finally you got here! We were waiting for you! Was it calm on the other way?
-Hell it wasn't! We passed through a Covenant ambush, they almost destroyed our Warthog. If wasn't for Chief, we wouldn't be here. – says Johnson
-Hey Chips, can I ask you something?
-Sure. What do you need?
-I just want to know, why was there a hornet inside the pelican?
-This is a cargo pelican, there were supplies, weapons and a hornet.
-Ok, I just wanted to know that.
Johnson starts the pelican running and say:
-Ladies, put your belts on, because we are getting the hell out of here.
-Hoorah!
Elsewhere, Sam's body lies on the ground. He stands up and look the dead bodies of his friends. He kneels and starts crying. The Monitor gets closer to him and says:
-Let's go! We must retrieve the constructor and activate the Halo.
-They have already won. They must be out of the Halo by now. I failed with you, master. I failed with my team.
-You can avenge them.
-What do you mean, master?
-Kill the Reclaimer, get the constructor, activate the Halo and you will redeem.
-You're right. I'll kill that bloody bastard and everyone that he loves. I'll redeem myself with you and with my team…but they are out of the ring by now, there is no time to reach them.
-I can't teleport you out of this ring, but I can teleport you to a vehicle.
-Let's go, master.
The Monitor teleports Sam and himself to an abandoned phantom. Sam gets aboard on this phantom and starts flying.
Elsewhere, Johnson's pelican is far away from the Halo, Johnson asks:
-So…where are we going?
-I can't establish contact with SS Normandy, with Earth or with any other human colony. – says Cortana
-Cortana, is there any planet nearby? Maybe we can make contact in a planet. – asks Chief
-There are some unexplored planets nearby, but I can't find any planet where we can make-
Cortana stops talking and Chief asks:
-Cortana, are you alright?
-Oh my god…it can't be possible!
-What is it?
-There is a planet where we can make contact. Johnson, I'll send you the coordinates.
Johnson see where the coordinates lead to, gets surprised and asks:
-Cortana…are you sure this is the only planet?
-Yes, I am.
-Cortana, say to me which planet it is! Which planet are we talking about? – asks Chief
-Reach.