Operation Unusual Paperwork Chapter 3, a Halo + RWBY Crossover fanfic

Authors Note: The story grows...

Philosophy 2

Electric Boogaloo

SardonicEffigy

Sand slammed against his robe, forcing him to clutch it tighter. The storm had blown in as they had made their journey towards the forgotten temple.

It had been weeks since they left Kuo Kuana. Even there he was an outcast. Only his two companions seemed to trust him. Even then, perhaps it was because they needed each other. A common quest and mission, a goal that they all sought out and yet none were capable of accomplishing on their own.

It was that common goal, purhaps, that saw them united. Only time would tell if the bond would hold beyond the quest.

His companion crested the sand dune they walked up, a rather large embankment that had sheltered them from the harshest of the winds, and fell to his knees. For a moment Set feared the worst. As he Crested the hill however, he could tell that it was reverence that guided his actions, not heatstroke.

His eyes fell to the only thing besides sand they had seen in days. The Temple of the Ancients was old, some said it stretched back to the time of the Brothers. Set had no idea who the Brothers were, but he assumed that meant a long time.

It was covered in sand on three sides, the only way he could identify it was by the entrance. A small section that had been spared the same fate by a large statue of some kind of Grimm that stood guard above it.

Ben cried out in relief and Set thought to join him. At long last, their perseverance, their faith, had been rewarded!

The legends of this place were many and stretched back impossibly long. Some said it held the power to summon the Brothers, others that it was the home of four sisters bound by a power beyond compare, another claimed it was created by a powerful Wizard to hide away powerful weapons.

But not one legend denied one inalienable truth, that the temple contained knowledge of extraordinary value. The Covenant had burned a thousand worlds in search of this knowledge and would have burned a thousand more in their quest for it. Yet here Set stood, on the cusp of gaining it himself.

All thanks to a Human and his A.I. companion.

Set owed the two a debt that could never be repaid.

As they walked towards the entrance his eyes rose up to the statue. It felt like it was judging them… and Set feared what it might find, unworthiness, a gap in his faith, purhaps?

My faith is strong, reaffirmed and unquestionable, let it judge! He definitely thought, he had come too far to be turned aside by a misshapen rock.

Set stared into the abyss that would have been its eyes, the abyss stared back. Whatever it found must have been enough, for the planet shook and the sand fell aside, revealing a doorway to the inside.

They entered in complete silence, each of them knowing words would only cheapen this event.

They walked through a long hallway lit by torches. Who had lit them? Set couldn't say. Purhaps it was magic, or some kind of science beyond his understanding. He was learning many things about this planet and its strange ways, neither result would have surprised him.

The long hallway opened up to a chamber that was far too large to fit within the temple they had seen from the surface.. Either they had descended, or there was trickery at play. Set cared not, however, as he approached the center of the room.

There on a pedestal was a small statue, and in its hands it held a scroll. The statue was of a woman and at first glance Set might have mistaken it for being human, the cat ears and tail that sat lazily behind it said otherwise.

Set felt happiness overwhelm him for the first time in he could remember, they had found it. If the statue alone wasn't clear enough, the fact that it was wearing a maid outfit only confirmed it.

Such things were surely only used for the purest and holiest of endeavors. He could imagine no situation in which such an outfit would not be seen as innocent and perfect, and yet somehow, it carried a very commanding aura.

His companion approached, pulling a small device out from his helmet. The A.I appeared a second later. Her display was much the same as normal, and yet it was different. She had taken an outfit similar to the statue, though she had yet to give herself such holy features as the ears and tail.

This pleased Set, knowing she was holding herself back for their sake… or purhaps she didn't have the power to do so, yet. Soon, they all would.

"It is real, and safe… from what I can tell." The waver in her voice did little to hold Set back as he approached.

He turned to his Spartan friend and looked into his helmet, the man nodded and stepped back slightly.

Set reached a hand out and grabbed the scroll, careful to keep his grip gentle. Once it was in his possession he turned so the spartan could see its contents and opened it slowly.

He didn't know how to describe the feeling that came over him. One moment he was looking at words on parchment, and the next his mind was swimming with new information. The next he knew the scroll was closed and back on its pedestal for the next pilgrims to find.

It mattered little, for they knew all it possessed. They knew how to make cat girls now… Set was giddy with anticipation.

"We have a long road ahead of us… Brother Ben." The moniker felt fitting.

"That we do Brother Set." The former Spartan turned around. "Let us depart, for there is much work to be done."

Set folded his hands under his robe. "That there is… that there is. Sister Curie, see what you find about this… relic of knowledge."