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captain's report february 4th 2531

five years

five long years

that's how long it took us to get

harvest back

go go

come on

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at first it was going well

then setback after setback

loss after loss

made what was going to be a quick and

decisive win

into five years of hell

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of course that's all harvest is today

down there

but now it's ours again

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so

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so

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serena status standard orbit achieved

all systems normal prep for pod

launchers bring weapon systems online

expecting trouble captain

harvest may be ours again but i don't

think the covenant appreciate that yet

sergeant forge report

definitely plenty of bad guys down here

captain and they found something in the

ice damn it

that complicates our mission anders what

have you got captain scans of the

northern polar regions show some

interesting covenant activity on the

surface there's some kind of structure

down there

what do you think they're looking for

that's what we're here to find out where

to bring alpha base up to operational

status and take control of that site

i'll get my equipment ready captain lady

there's no way you're coming down here

on the first bird

sergeant forge pull back to alpha base

i'm sending you some backup

so nothing too difficult then

it might be the key to this whole war

serena

it's worth the risk

let's just take one last look-see

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the hierarchs grow in patients we can

delay no longer what if the infection

defiles the relic i care not for your

little life

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open sesame

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what made you choose my observation deck

as your lab professor

i like the view it adds perspective to

my work

forge doesn't think it's safe for you to

go down there yet he's quite insistent i

can be quite insistent too captain

i can take care of myself

any idea what it is we've got down there

it's all theories right now and i'll

know a lot more once i get down there

i'm approving the mission but the

slightest sign of danger and i'm pulling

you out is that understood

understood captain

iraq the humans are closing it will soon

be upon us no matter the information you

have gathered here is most appetizing

however we must protect what we have

learned here

set the charges and destroy this place

destroy this holy relic surely you just

the journey requires sacrifice

set the charges return to us

our patience is not infinite

it will be done

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sergeant is this what the aliens were

after

seems so ma'am they sure paid a price

trying to defend it

i'm quiet now

hey what are you doing

nothing ventured

nothing gained

now that's not what i expected

heresy remove this filth

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these guys just don't know when to quit

we're gonna need a little backup

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so

all it did was point here in the 30

seconds i had to examine the artifact

yes all it did was pointed a second star

system

arcadia colony to be precise population

a little under 3 million largely

unexplored but

apparently quite the vacation resort

there's something there captain i think

it's important that we get to it before

the covenant do our orders are to

investigate harvest we still don't know

a lot about what's going on down there

i understand that captain but everything

i see here tells me that we need to get

to arcadia to figure this out

very well professor i'll clear it with

admiral cole serena set course for

arcadia

aye sir crazy mystery trip to arcadia

plotted in spinning up ftl drive

serena

get out of my lab

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serena's situation update please two

confident vessels came out of slip space

near arcadia the belfast pillar of

autumn texas and armstrong engaged

immediately and caught one with its

shields down

we lost the texas in belfast the

armstrong is venting atmosphere and

autumn is badly damaged the second

vessel is engaged in surface activity

what kind of surface activity unknown

wait i'm getting a signal

audio only

we're being overwhelmed

we're still evacuating

getting visuals now captain

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serena launch pods bring the ship to

alert

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so it's an energy shield that they can

deploy on the planet yes captain we

can't see through it but the covenant

are up to something agreed we need to

find out what that is can we use the

ship's cannons and take it out directly

we may destroy whatever's under there

covenant shield technology is

susceptible to superheated plasma

aren't we field testing some plasma

based rhinos

pillar of autumn inventory shows they

have some prototypes

it may take some time to get the right

power settings i'll need to be on the

ground to do that

professor sergeant forge let's get that

shield down ah babysitting again

arbiter

you are unusually quiet

what troubles occupy your

thoughts fireark i do not wish to be

impudent but you have charged me with

the destruction of humanity a most noble

cause for one with such a troubled past

that i am thankful for my task

but sire

you have me sculpt in ancient ruins and

search empty temples

how does this help me accomplish my goal

the war with the humans will require a

great deal many more machines than we

can currently muster i will take what we

have and leave us defenseless

no

the ancients will provide for us

this world shall be the birthplace for

an invasion fleet beyond imagining

enough to crush the humans quickly and

with ease but this world lies dormant it

is just a shell plus for me

the key will be found with patience

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but perhaps there is a quicker way

the human female from the ice relic

she has some knowledge in this regard

the new planet the relic has led us to

has also let her

capture that human and bring her here

it will be done

hey how about one for the scrapbook

professor

if you don't mind sergeant i'm trying to

document this area for study

why don't we put the lady down and talk

about this man to freak

as you wish

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stop anders get out of here

well come quietly if you let him live

sir

i'm okay

spirit of fire this is forge

i lost anders

what happened some massive elite came

out of nowhere captain i'm tracking her

transponder it's heading away from the

planet damn it sergeant get up here on

the double

already enroute sir

we're all accounted for why haven't we

left yet why aren't you in the med bay

sergeant the professor's signal has gone

to light speed headed for the border

that puts it outside weapon range what

we have to go after her sir i can only

track that transponder a few more

seconds captain sir anders represents a

significant security breach

serena get us underway immediately

follow that signal aye aye sir

so we left a note saying we're leaving

right

where the hell are we serena we're in

orbit around a planet in the middle of

actually i'm still working on that sir

anderson

the covenant vessel we pursued appears

to have taken cover on the planet's

surface i have rough coordinates any

sign of other covenant activity not that

i can detect although this world is

giving off some pretty crazy readings

get forged down there

i believe he's already aboard a pelican

awaiting your word

this is her

yes high rock this is the one i observed

such a frail thing

you would hardly think them a threat i

demand to know why i'm being held

demand

arbiter a human ship has arrived and is

closing in on the entrance board

get the hierarchy intercept that human

ship and destroy it at once

nothing but ocean

are you sure this is it serena

fairly sure

initiating a deep scan

docking

cleansing

that's not right

captain you're not going to like this

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serena captain we've got company

all hands engage serena i've got troops

out there still get them back on board

now captain i can only hold this

position a few minutes at the most now

serena recalling surfer squad so we can

all die together hi sir

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this is all part of the plan

right guys

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heart starved

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captain they are charging weapons battle

stations bring weapons online tell forge

he's not done out there yet i love you

sergeant hi sir

so am i the only one freaked out by the

fact we're inside the planet

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restraints off

your judgment has waited long enough

just get it over with

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the ancients have granted us the power

to do your race

let the deconstruction of our gifts

begin the majesty of our new fleet will

be on camera

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nothing ventured

surface

hmm that worked out pretty well

or maybe not

lady i haven't got all day you want to

be rescued or not

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is this really going to work professor i

believe this is our best hope the

overloaded ftl reactor will cause a

chain reaction in the sun enough to

destroy all the ships here before the

covenant can get a chance to make

anything from them

well put simply captain our reactor will

cause the sun to go supernova leaving

nothing here but dust

that's the weak part of this plan if you

ask me we've no way home without that

reactor

one problem at a time serena if the

covenant get their hands on these ships

it will mean the end of the war

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we'll take our chances here

give humanity some hope

i know it's been a tough call captain

but it's the right one spirit of fire

this is forge

she's buttoned up and ready to go

deliver that package safely sergeant

keep the coffee hot

i'll be back before you know it

i'll be monitoring you from here

sergeant

well it'll be pretty obvious if he

succeeds

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gentlemen we're burning sunshine here

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it's active

sergeant

lieutenant

take care of those elites he's mine

let's go

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uh

like the rest of your race weak and

undisciplined

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there will be no female to save you this

time

look me in the eye and say that

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my face will be the last thing you

pathetic guys ever seen

and for the record

i would have kicked your ass the first

time if the lady hadn't stopped me

sir it's already overheating i'll have

to separate the core and align them

manually when they need to blow

son i have a feeling before this is over

we'll need every last spartan in the

fight

i can do this report back to the ship

good luck sir

it's been an honor

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hangar bay reports all crews checked in

then let's not outstay our welcome best

speed away

captain the gravity field from the sun

is expanding we're not going anywhere

let's see if we can't turn that to our

advantage sereno plot a course that

takes us into the sun we're going to

slingshot around it threading a needle

while accelerating around an exploding

star inside a planet that's falling

apart

sure

why not serena can you do it

it's done

you might want to hold on to something

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closing your eyes might help too

so

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captain i would much rather stay awake

to monitor this area professor there's

been no sign of the covenant for almost

two weeks

there's nothing to do

a captain but nothing professor

you got us all out of there alive

get some rest

not all of us captains

not all of us

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contact with visagrad relay was lost

last night

all signals flatlined at 2600 hours i

responded with trooper fire teams which

have since been declared

m.i.a

and now you're sending us

the office of naval intelligence

believes deployment of a spartan team is

a gross misallocation of valuable

resources

i disagree

commander

so that's our new number six

cat

you read his file

only the parts didn't cover the black

ink

anyone claim responsibility sir oni

thinks it might be the local

insurrection

five months ago they pulled a similar

job on harmony hit a relay to take out

our eyes and ears then stole two

freighters from dry dock

that cannot happen here

reach us too damn important

i want that relay back online number one

sir

consider it done

then i'll see you on the other side

holland out

lieutenant commander sir i'm carter

noble team's leader

that's cat noble two meal and george

four and five

you're riding with me noble six

not gonna lie to you lieutenant you're

stepping into some shoes the rest of the

squad would rather leave unfilled

me i'm just happy to have noble back up

to full strength

just one thing i've seen your file even

the parts the oni sensors didn't want

you to glad to have your skill set

but we're a team

that lone wolf stuff stays behind

clear

got it sir

welcome to reach

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listen up noble team we're looking at a

down relay outpost 50 clicks from

visigrad

we're going to introduce ourselves to

whoever took it out and then cat's going

to get it back online get me under the

hood commander sir why would rebels want

to cut up bridge from the rest of the

colonies you got a chance maybe you can

ask george

will not be keeping us company this trip

i'm lonely already

shoot down the temps are likely so keep

your distance

yes sir

let's stay focused

watch your sectors

there's the communications

could be the missing troopers let's

check it out

put us down on the glove

june i want your eyes on the sky so

let's go six

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all right noble team spread out watch

the approach

found the beacon

make out any id

negative but it's military

so where are the troopers

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why are we not seeing explosives residue

noble three can you confirm any ex

residue in the area

negative

plasma maybe

can't be

not on rich

there's a lot of blood on the ground all

right noble looks like there's nothing

here let's move on

go get the next structure boss circle

west and check it out noble team you

have permission to engage but be

selective we don't need a telegrapher

presence

on your knees now they're not rebels

they're farmers look at them ask them

what they're doing here meet christine

mcnamara

says something in the fields

killed his son something commander be

advised i'm leaving heat signatures in

that structure directly east of your

position over copy that get them back

inside

osmanthum beverly getting

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we've got military casualties two of the

missing troopers

looks like they were interrogated

it's messy

number six search that buddy

where's the rest of your unit we got

split

i don't think they

it sounded bad on the cops

all right corporal stay put

we'll get you a combat surgeon

damn

plasma damage

found something i'll take that six not

your domain i've got a live one over

here

come on

man

yeah

how do you make it it's all right

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bad guy coming out

stay on the entrance two handle her five

and six clear the hole

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how long

question of my life

if the question is when will the station

be back online

two weeks earliest this is plasma damage

all major upping components of ride two

minutes is too long which is why i'm

splicing into the main overland bundle

to get you a direct line to colonel

holland

you're in my light commander

find out what she knows

what's your name

do you live around here

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friend of yours

father

i'm sorry why would you be

big man forgets what he is sometimes

she just lost her father

she needs a full psychiatric workup

she's not the only one lock it down both

of you

get her on her feet

the body stays here thank you sir

cigna

it's patchy but it's there i'll take it

let's not touch anything you wouldn't

want to ground this place

i'm barely getting you what's your

situation over

colonel this is noble one there are no

rebels

the covenant are on reach acknowledge

come again noble one did you say

covenant affirmative it's the winter

contingency

may god help us all

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be advised kilo 33 and kilo three four

your current lz is too hot

roger that dot standby receive and

respond yes commander

coordinates received initiate immediate

course correction the office of naval

intelligence sword base is presently

under siege from the corvette class

government vessel

due to the sensitive nature of this

facility use of orbital rounds has been

for the moment prohibited

regrettably my efforts to obtain

relevant data on enemy forces have been

unsuccessful however current defensive

forces are insufficient only has

requested team noble's direct

intervention to help secure swordface

all right people we're stuck with that

ship for the time being let's focus on

the hostile infantry give those troopers

a hand

catch six you're out here george emil

you're next to prep let's move

lieutenant

beautiful

someone should take a picture

nice work by the way i aim to please

five six get down to the science wing dr

halsey wants a debrief and command

saying we're all hers repeat

sounded like you said halsey i did copy

that on our way

don't need command to tell me

been on hers half my life

i requested your assistance commander

and do not need a report on events that

occur on my own doorstep what i do

require is a detailed account of your

previous engagement

george it's been too long mom

what have you done with my armor

just some

additions i've made indeed

visigrad relay

its data center was home to one of my

zeno archaeologists professor lazlo

sorvad perhaps you could shed some light

on his death

if he was a civilian male in his mid-60s

he died with a covenant energy sword

through his abdomen elites then they

engaged us as well it was just um

just after we found your scientists

daughter mom she was hiding in there

the elites

tell me more about them three zealot

class

one got bias the leader from the looks

of him

you're certain there are configuration

matched shield strength too

i gave the order not to pursue our

primary objective was to get the

station's relay back online your primary

objective commander are you a puppet or

a spartan

ma'am there are those that only myself

included who believe the covenant

dispatch elite advanced teams to hunt

down artifacts of value to their

religion survivor account suggests such

teams are small nimble and almost always

zealot class no doubt they came to the

station for the abundance of oni

excavation data stored there

and you let them get away data retrieval

was not a command directive even had we

known we had other more urgent matters

to attend to like warning the planet

professor sorvath's final entry in his

field notes made reference to a latchkey

discovery

latchkey

not a word he would use lightly

so let's hope that the data module your

lieutenant commander stole

contains it

cat before you ask i was alerted at the

moment you attempted to access its

contents as i am with any unauthorized

tap that data is classified tier one

i could send you to the brig for

interfering with my work

maybe you'd like to join her

i'm sorry

we're currently under emergency

planetary directive winter contingency

i'm sure you're familiar with the

punishment for civilian interference

with the spartan deployment are you

threatening me commander just making a

reading suggestion ma'am

let's move noble team

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mom

that will be all george

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recon team bravo reporting in three and

six in position

starting to get crowded up here cat

so we're closing in

supports any covenant structures or

devices direct action may be necessary

copy that

when cat runs an up direct action is

always necessary

here you may need these

high velocity armor piercing they'll

take the hat off an elite at two

thousand yards

and they ain't cheap

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i'll be in touch

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the sector ahead is dark to electronic

surveillance government

so it would seem

when command wants to know what they're

hiding

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jackpot

transmitting visual you've seen this cat

confirmed receiving nova 3 6 live visual

of a covenant strike force it's no

strike force it's an invading army if

we're gonna smother this thing we need

to go in hard and fast

agreed

all recall teams disengage and fall back

then we'll be up in a few hours and it's

going to be a very busy day

it appears that noble team's discovery

last night was not an anomaly large

covenant deployments have occurred

undetected and we are now under attack

across the vieri territory including

orbital defenses

as per the winter contingency we are

countering on every front

noble's reconnaissance has also

identified sophisticated covenant army

hiding canopies and has pinpointed

what's believed to be a landing zone for

additional covenant forces the origin of

which is yet to be determined

that landing zone has been tagged by

unsc command as a priority one target

that charge link is loud and clear copy

that requiring signal lock on the pylon

something

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can you hear me six you all right i

could use some help on my way

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get us out of here

control this is noble one spire one is

green and you're free to engage

have a nice day

copy that number one

be advised all ground units frigate 318

heavy is inbound and backgrounds have

been authorized background

in atmosphere one way to get their

attention hang on to your teeth people

we need to get out of here now

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our foe is more devious than we imagined

that spire was indeed a teleporter

linked to a cloaked covenant

supercarrier a grave threat

thankfully help is imminent 60 of the

unsc fleet is on route to reach from

existing deployments the first battle

group should arrive within 48 hours

48 hours

that's imminent

uh-oh

was your money on this time huh

you always pick her

she's always had him dialed in

that thing's crushing us and we're

waiting for backup they'll be backing up

a graveyard all our nukes are either out

system or went down with the ships that

carried them you're preaching to the

converted how converted i know that look

cat you can say no no

you don't even want to hear it

fine i'll hear it

remember that accident a couple years

back colony ship and route to cygnus 700

dead vaguely a slip space drive

malfunction right actually it worked

fine the drive was mounted improperly

after a service haulout

when it fired it teleported half the

ship to oblivion and this is relevant

how

a certain covenant super carrier could

with some assistance suffer the same

unfortunate accident even for you cat

that's inspired not the word i would use

what's going on

go ahead explain

may i

don't cut yourself

objective destroy covenant carrier and

geosynchronous orbit above us this

sanction sir what do you think oh

slip space drive in lieu of the nukes we

don't have

delivery system us

solvable

getting us up there that and getting our

hands on a slip space drive

thank you for

sharing so

all we need is orbit capable transport

and the single most expensive piece of

equipment made by man

as a soldier in the field i couldn't

possibly have access to those kinds of

resources

that said a good place to look might be

i don't know

the nearest non-existent launch site in

the non-existent sabre program dismissed

by three administrations as preposterous

rumor

and in which our newest member

was certainly never a pilot it's scary

you know that all we need is a green

light from holland good luck with that

you're the one asking him

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well there's no way in hell he's gonna

go for this

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bit of a hike to the launch facility any

closers to hockey lane could be that

commander move up the beach noble

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struts disengaged commencing launch and

team ice

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first stage engineer nominal

stage separation in three

two

one stage separation

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second stage ignition confirmed

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i'm out here six warnings

disengaged i need your override

warning m-spec re-entrance

cockpit depressurization complete canopy

release lever armed

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please repeat

pull up surface grid 19 by 22.

gladly only swordplays set to 18g verbal

enhance

number five your pulse is elevated there

is nothing you can do for dr woolsey and

the others inside sword base the

mathematics are determinate

noble five

i know

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we flagged a corvette class vessel on a

predicted docking track with our target

get our makeshift bomb on that corvette

and we have our delivery system

noble 5 will escort the bomb i need your

saber team to clear the way for boarding

understood colonel as she's already

donated her slip space drive to the

cause savannah will be joining you to

provide local fire support

unsc savannah our wings may be clipped

but we've got your back

i've stuck my neck out for noble on this

one lieutenant

we'll get it done colonel six out

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target corvette cited within visual

range of map beacon ra-15

we have visual target confirmed

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get your fire team to the bridge the

corvette's refueling run with the super

carrier will have to be initiated

manually yes sir

five stay with the bomb and discourage

the curious my pleasure hear that

lieutenant i'll be all by my lonesome

back here make it quick would you

distance is closing on this vessel's

refueling track with the covenant super

carrier

76 seconds to enter it

so

it's to be like mine

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well i got good news and bad news

this bird took some fire and i thrust a

gimbal his toast which means the only

way off this slag heap is gravity

and the good news

that was the good news at current

velocity

53 seconds to end yeah yeah

bad news is time is fried i'm gonna have

to fire it manually that's a one-way

trip

we all make it sooner or later

better get going six they're gonna need

you down there

listen

reach has been good to me time has come

to return the favor

don't deny me this

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tell her to make it count

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so

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so

so

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you are clear for takeoff repeat you are

cleared for takeoff go now

civilian transport away

you saved a lot of lives today

repeat this number two number six number

five do you copy this is six go ahead

noble two

i picked up your transponder about an

hour ago but could not risk open calm

covenants have this city steel tight

we're getting nothing from george

he didn't make it

what's the situation

the last transport is away all right

we're bringing you to us

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your report will have to wait lieutenant

the covenant are jamming all comms to

command

cat needs your help running a counter up

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it's good to have you back

sorry i came alone

made them proud

look at this place

used to be the crown jewel

not anymore

hey you made it it's a regular family

reunion

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keep him

i gave him to you

i'll honor him my own way

george always said he would never leave

reach

the big man was sentimental he gave his

life thinking he just saved the planet

we should all be so lucky

sir

that true about counterthread and echo

teams assigned to civilian evac ops

those are senior level communiques i

hear what i hear point is why put

spartans on defensive deployments i need

that link to satcom cat chasing it but

this concert's got more shrapnel in it

than transceivers

you didn't answer my question you want

to know if we're losing i know we're

losing

i want to know if we've lost

colonel holland hailing us what's he

doing on an open channel let's hear it

in the southwest quadrant of the city

over sierra 259 if you are receiving i

am authorizing override of radio

security protocols to link with this

channel how long for a secure link can't

guarantee secure anymore could covenant

trace it to us

i could noble leader this is a priority

one hail if you are receiving

acknowledge immediately

keep it brief

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carter here

yes sir

we got movement multiple covenant

vehicles vacating the area

and they're in a hurry how often you see

covenant retreat for no reason

radiation flare big 40 million rune guns

just lost holland what's going on atomic

excitement scrambled the signal 19

million now source airborne close how

close

first glassing

meter

don't worry i'm on it

our best option is a fallout bunker on

sub level 2

96 meters northeast

we get orders from holland sir we're

being redeployed to sword base sword

covenant own it now which is why they

want us for torch and burn up keep dr

halsey's excavation data from falling

into enemy hands

it hasn't already

maybe but according to holland the

covenant are still hunting for something

where does he get off calling a

demolition a priority once

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come on come on get in let's go come on

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number one this is noble actual

number one

go ahead

we need that base taken out son

what's your status

still outside thermal on the interior

show standing room only we're gonna send

them out or we'll be way too [ __ ]

copy that level one

holla down

we got a job to do so let's stay focused

and get it done

six are you in position affirmative

good

exit

looks like they got themselves cornered

or we're committed to the position

[Music]

i'm going with corner

there's nothing here

no load-bearing columns either

sir if we're supposed to blow this place

this ain't the spot to do it from

dot check your vector

vector confirmed commander we are

precisely where only has directed

apologies

coordinates revised please confirm

revised by an ai of unknown origin whose

clearance is well above my own

well it's pointing us a click and a half

east and two thousand feet underground i

didn't bring my shovel

sir i say we go ai free on this one

obviously these coordinates are junk and

the longer we go chasing them

what is this dot

our nice route

all right we came this far

[Music]

foreign

[Music]

your new ai friend tell you anything

else dot

dot

she's been expecting you

that's perfect

apologies for the unusual security

measures commander but the stakes demand

it dr halsey casualty reports have you

listed as yes well as they say news of

my death has been greatly exaggerated

i only wish the same could be said of

the rest of noble team we all do math

it may please you to learn that the data

module noble 2 procured from visigrad

station contained precisely what my

scientist promised a latchkey discovery

it has unlocked at last the secrets of

this excavation not sure i understand

your orders were a pretext to bring you

to me and have been overridden you are

here team noble to ensure the delivery

of this vital data to a secure location

doctor our orders are to destroy all

sensitive materials others will handle

the demolition

i'll need to confirm this new directive

with command colonel holland will be

briefed you belong to oni now

[Music]

before you is an alien artifact neither

human nor covenant in origin advanced

beyond our comprehension until now

thanks to noble 2 the decrypting of its

data is nearly complete

whatever we're doing down here we better

do it quick

have your data ready ma'am we're coming

to you the decrypting process is still

underway i don't think you understand

we're out of time if it isn't portable

when we reach you it's gonna get buried

bury any of it and you bury mankind's

best chance for survival

commander you've been wondering what

your spartans died for

they died for this

please

buy me all the time you can

[Music]

[Music]

what is this stuff

knowledge a birthright from an ancient

civilization

this ai is its custodian and she has

chosen you as her couriers

chosen

by an ai

by this ai yes

her measure of you carries as much

weight as my own perhaps more

you are to take her to the unsc

shipbreaking yard in azad there you'll

find a halcyon class cruiser waiting to

get her off planet i understand

do you

mankind is outmatched when reach falls

and it will fall

our annihilation is all but certain

unless

we can glean from this artifact a

defense against the covenant a game

changer on the level of the conical

bullet in the 19th century or faster

than light travel in the 23rd

and what if we can't an apt question if

there were somewhere else to place our

hope

there is not

[Music]

take it lieutenant she has made her

choice

do you have it

yes

say the words please

i have it

[Music]

dr halsey noble 3 will escort your

castle base i require no escort

commander june make sure nothing falls

into enemy hands i'll do what's

necessary sir

good luck

you too rifleman

[Music]

i need a heading dot at three kilometers

north turn right heading zero five zero

which leads to the ship breaking yards

in azad the only off-planet extraction

point left on this continent

small-scale air attacks have decimated

many convoys on route an armada covenant

cruises is hastening to the site as well

unsc cruiser pillar of autumn is

awaiting your arrival

wouldn't be a noble mission if it were

easy

noble leader seek immediate medical

attention

noble leader please respond

please respond sierra turned flight nine

you are alarming me not sure how long

she's gonna stay together skies are

jammed up anyway gotta get you offered

lieutenant

sir you don't to hear it

get the package to the autumn

done

not yet it's not

emil go with him it's a ground game now

it's been an honor sir likewise

i'll do what i can to draw their fire

six

that ai chose you

she made the right choice

on my mark

mark

[Music]

mother

we can get past this shirt

no you can't

not without help commander you don't

have the firepower

i've got the map

southern cup

hit them all boys you're on your own

crevice to the east

let's go

[Music]

good to see you spike halsey assured me

i could count on you

not just me sir they'll be remembered

cruiser adjusting heading for the autumn

know before i need fire on that cruiser

or we're not getting out of here do you

copy

i have your window sir

bridge this is the captain we have the

package returning to beyond

copy that

who's next

i'm ready

how about you

ah

oh

lieutenant get aboard we gotta get the

hell out of here

negative i have the gun

good luck sir

good luck to you spartans

good gun spike

all stations brace for kessa

[Music]

this is the pillar of autumn we're away

[Music]

cortana all i need to know is did we

lose them

i think we both know the answer to that

[Music]

[Music]

so

[Music]

oh uh

[Music]

[Music]

hmm

[Music]

it didn't take long for reach to fall

our enemy was ruthless efficient

but they weren't nearly fast enough

for you had already passed the torch and

because of you we found halo unlocked

its secrets shattered our enemies

resolve

our victory

your victory was so close i wish you

could have lived to see it

but you belong to reach

your body

your armor

all burned and turned to glass

everything

accept your courage

that you gave to us

and with it we can rebuild

[Music]

[Music]

cortana all i need to know is did we

lose them i think we both know the

answer to that

[Music]

we made a blind jump how did they get

here first the covenant ships have

always been faster as for tracking us

all the way from reach at light speed my

maneuvering options were limited

we were running dark yes until we

decelerated no one could have missed the

hole we tore in subspace

they were waiting for us on the far side

of the planet

so where do we stand our fighters are

mopping up the last of the recon picket

now nothing serious

but i've isolated approach signatures

for multiple ccs class battle groups

make it three capital ships per group

and in about 90 seconds they'll be all

over us

[Music]

well that's it then

bring the ship back up to combat alert

alpha i want everyone at their stations

everyone sir everyone

and cortana

let's give our old friends a warm

welcome i've already begun

attention all combat personnel please

reported your action statement

this typhoon secure air locks on deck 11

14th platoon rendezvous with 20 second

tactical at bolt head charlie 14.

you heard the lady move like you got a

purpose this is not a drill i repeat

this is not a drill

man keep your eyes down range fingers on

your triggers and we all go home in one

piece

am i right marines sir yes sir

damn right i am now moving out double

time attention all personnel we are

re-engaging the enemy external and

all you green horns who wanted to see

covenant up close

this is gonna be your lucky day

sir

right

let's thaw him out

okay

bringing low-level systems online

cracking the case in 30 seconds

[Music]

he's hot blowing the pins in five

sorry for the quick thaw master chief

things are a little hectic right now the

disorientation should pass quickly

welcome back sir we'll have you battle

ready stat

chief please look around the room i need

to get a calibration reading for your

battle suits diagnostics

good thank you sir i'm bringing your

health monitors online sir

vital signs look normal no freezer burn

okay sir go ahead and climb out of the

cryotube

i gave you a double dose of the wake up

stem take a quick walk around the cryo

bay and join me at the optical

diagnostic station when you're ready

stand on the red square please

i know the ordnance techs usually take

care of your targeting sensors but we're

short of time chief just look at each of

the flashing panels to target them when

you lock on it'll change color

okay that looks good

sir i'm getting some calibration errors

i'm going to invert your looking pitch

so you can see if you like it better

that way

try targeting the flashing lights again

is that better or should i switch it

back

okay try looking up and down again

please

do you want me to leave it like that or

switch it again

okay i'll leave the pitch normal but if

you want you can change it yourself

later

i'm ready for the energy shield test now

please follow me to the energy shield

test station

fire teams report to defensive positions

alpha through sierra sensors show

inbound covenant boarding craft stand by

to repel borders

okay bring his energy shields online

please

all right shields read as fully charged

okay sir bring them down to test the

automatic recharge

[Music]

recharging normally we're showing green

across the board

bridge to cryo 2 this is captain key

send the master chief to the bridge

immediately captain we'll have to skip

the weapons diagnostics

aye aye sir the skipper seems jumpy we

better get moving we'll find you weapons

later okay i'll leave the

self-diagnostics running at least

good idea you'd better get to your evac

group sam affirmative i just have to

reset the computer and i'm out of here

oh god they're trying to get through the

door

security

intruders

please sam

come on we've got to get the hell out of

here

this way

captain

keys good to see you master chief things

aren't going well cortana did her best

but we never really had a chance

a dozen covenant superior battleships

against a single halcyon class cruiser

with those odds i'm content with three

make

sleep well

no thanks to your driving yes

so you did miss me

report

it must have been one of their boarding

parties i'd guess an anti-matter charge

ma'am fire control for the main cannon

is offline captain the cannon was my

last offensive option all right then

i'm initiating cold protocol article two

we're abandoning the autumn

that means you too cortana while you do

what go down with the ship in a matter

of speaking the object we found i'm

gonna try and land the autumn on it with

all due respect sir this war has enough

dead heroes

i appreciate your concern cortana but

it's not up to me

the protocol is clear destruction or

capture of a shipboard ai is absolutely

unacceptable and that means you're

leaving ship

lock in a selection of emergency landing

zones upload them to my neural lace and

then sort yourself for a heart transfer

bye sir

which is where you come in chief

get cortana off this ship keep her safe

from the enemy if they capture her

they'll learn everything force

deployment weapons research

earth

i understand

the autumn will continue evasive

maneuvers until you initiate a landing

sequence

not that you'll listen but i'd suggest

letting my sub routines handle the final

approach

excellent work hotel

thank you are you ready

[Music]

yank me

good luck master chief

your architecture isn't much different

from the autumns

don't get any funny ideas

i don't keep it loaded son you'll have

to find ammo as you go

unless like we're gonna get aboard

[Music]

ah sir

[Music]

we're gonna make it aren't we sir i

don't want to die out here

look

[Music]

what is that thing

lieutenant tell if i know we're landing

on it

you knew it the autumn's accelerating

keys is going in manual

heads up everyone this is it we're

entering the rings atmosphere in five

you sure you wouldn't rather take a seat

you'll be fine

if i still had fingers they'd be crossed

[Music]

we're coming in too faster

chief

chief can you hear me

at last are you all right can you move

[Music]

good

we should move out lieutenant and then

we'll need your help on a rescue mission

[Music]

the enemy has captured captain keys and

are holding him aboard one of their

cruisers the truth and reconciliation

the ship is currently holding position

approximately 300 meters above the other

end of this plateau

so how do we get inside the ship if it's

in the air the core issue a rifle not

wings

there's a gravity lift that varies

troops and supplies between the ship and

the surface that's our ticket in

once we get inside the ship i should be

able to lock onto the tracking signal

from captain keys neural implants

wow

[Music]

we're in

i've got a good lock on the captain's

cni transponder

no covenant defense is detected

what there's no covenant here i think

maybe nobody's home

coming here was reckless you two know

better than this

thanks

[Music]

marines

lock and load your weapons let's be

ready to move

yes sir

while the covenant had us locked up in

here i overheard the guards talking

about this ring world

they call it

halo

one moment sir accessing the covenant

battle net

according to the data in their networks

the ring has some kind of deep religious

significance

if i'm analyzing this correctly

they believe that halo is some kind of

weapon

one with vast unimaginable power

that's true

the covenant kept saying that whoever

controls halo controls the fate of the

universe

now i see i have intercepted a number of

messages about a covenant search team

scouting for a control room

i thought they were looking for the

bridge of a cruiser that i damaged

during the battle above the ring

but they must be looking for halo's

control room

that's bad news

if halo was a weapon and the covenant

gained control of it they'll use it

against us and wipe out the entire human

race

chief cortana i have a new mission for

you we need to beat the covenant to

halo's control room

marines let's move yes okay sir

[Music]

chief you have the point

[Music]

everybody mount up let's get on board

give me a minute to interface with the

ship's controls ah no need i'll take

this bird out myself

captain hunter

hang on

nice one sir time for a little payback

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

the covenant believe that what they call

the silent cartographer

somewhere under this island the

cartographer is a bathroom that will

lead us to halo's control center

the island has multiple structures and

installations

one of them contains the map room

[Music]

so the covenant won't be able to lock us

out

[Music]

we should now have access to the main

facility let's find the mapper

[Music]

[Music]

analyzing

halo's control center is located there

that structure appears to be some sort

of temple or shrine if i've interpreted

this correctly

interesting

a shrine is an unlikely place to put

such a significant installation

cortana to captain keys

the captain is dropped out of contact

cortana his ship may be out of range or

having equipment problems

keep trying let me know when you've

reestablished contact and then tell them

that the master chief and i have

determined the location of the control

center we'll be heading there as soon as

we're topside

affirmative hammer out let's get moving

[Music]

the covenant did a thorough seismic scan

and my analysis shows that halo is

honeycombed with deep tunnels

the last thing the covenant will expect

is an aerial insertion from underground

[Music]

[Music]

to the control center from here

good luck

this is it halo's control center

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

that terminal try there

[Music]

all right never been better you can't

imagine the wealth of information the

knowledge so much so fast it's glorious

so

what sort of weapon is it what are you

talking about let's stay focused halo

how do we use it against the covenant

this ring isn't a cudgel you barbarian

it's something else

something much more important the

covenant we're right

this ring

it's forerunner give me a second to

access

yes the forerunner built this place what

they called a fortress world in order to

no that can't be

oh those covenant fools they must have

known there must have been signs

slow down you're losing me the covenant

found something buried in this ring

something horrible and now

they're afraid

something buried the captain we've got

to stop the captain keys

what weapons cash he's looking for it's

not really we can't let him get inside

i don't understand there's no time get

out of here find keys stop him before

it's too late

[Music]

the last transmission from the captain's

drop ship was from this area that was

over 12 hours ago

when you locate captain keys radio in

and i'll come pick you up

[Music]

so

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

why do we always have to listen to this

old stuff sarge

watch your mouth son your stuff is your

history it should remind you grunts what

we're fighting to protect

hey does the governor want to wipe out

this particular part of my history

that's right by me

yeah better it than us

you ask them real nice next time you see

them presented i'm sure they'll be happy

to oblige

lz looks clear i'm bringing us down

go go

stay close jenkins

mendoza move it up

wait here for the captain and his squad

then get your ass inside

sir

let's move

oh which is weird right i mean

look at it

something scrambled the insides

what's that plasma scoring yeah i don't

know maybe there was an accident you

know friendly fire or something

what do we have sergeants

looks like a covenant patrol badass

elite units all k.i.a

real pretty

friend of yours

now we just met

right well let's get this door open

i'll try sir but it looks like he's

covenant worked pretty hard to lock it

down

just do it son

yes sir

[Applause]

you got a bad feeling about this

boy you always got a bad feeling about

something

what's going on soldier

[Music]

carpool do you copy over

and dozer get your ass back up the

second squat's position and find out

what the hell is going on but i don't

have time for your lip soldier i gave

you an urge listen

what is that

where's that coming from mendoza i don't

there

hold still hold still

let him have it

sergeant we're surrounded god damn it

jacob fire your weapons they're too many

stars even think about it

back here marine that's an order

greetings i am the monitor of

installation zero four i am 343 guilty

spark

someone has released the flood

my function is to prevent it from

leaving this inspiration

but i require your assistance

come this way

geez i've lost your signal where'd you

go chief chief

so

[Music]

[Music]

we must collect the index before we can

activate the installation

the energy barrier surrounding the index

will deactivate when we reach the ground

floor

[Music]

you may not only dreams

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

protocol requires that i take possession

of the index for transport you're

organic food rather seem vulnerable to

infection the index must not fall into

the heads of the flood before we reach

the control room and activate the

installation

the flood is spreading we must hurry

[Music]

which means that any organism with

sufficient mass and cognitive capability

is a potential vector

is something wrong

no

nothing splendid shall we

unfortunately my usefulness to this

particular endeavor has come to an end

protocol does not allow units with my

classification to perform a task as

important as the reunification of the

index with the core

that final step is reserved for you

reclaimer

[Music]

that wasn't supposed to happen

oh really

cortana i've spent the last 12 hours

cooped up in here watching you toady

about helping that thing get set to slit

our throat hold on now he's a friend

oh

i didn't realize

he's your pal is he your chum

do you have any idea what that bastard

almost made you do

yes

activate halo's defenses and destroy the

flood which is why we brought the index

to the control center

you mean this

a construct in the car that is

absolutely unacceptable sawed off

i shall hurt you at once you sure that's

a good idea

how how dare you

do what i have the index you can just

float and sputter

enough

the flood is spreading if we activate

halos defenses we can wipe them out you

have no idea how this ring works do you

why the forerunners built it halo

doesn't kill flood it kills their food

humans covenant whatever we are all

equally edible the only way to stop the

flood is to starve them to death and

that's exactly what halo is designed to

do wipe the galaxy clean of all sentient

life

you don't believe me

ask him

is it true

more or less

technically this installation's pulse

has a maximum effective radius of 25 000

light years

but once the others follow suit this

galaxy will be quite devoid of life

or at least any life with sufficient

biomass to sustain the flood

but you already knew that

i mean how couldn't you left out that

little detail did he we have followed

outbreak containment procedure to the

letter

you were with me each step of the way as

we manage this crisis

chief i'm picking up movement why would

you hesitate to do what you've already

done we need to go right now last time

you asked me if it were my choice would

i do it

having had considerable time to ponder

your queries my answer has not changed

there is no choice we must activate the

ring

get us out of here if you are unwilling

to help i will simply find another

still i must have the index

give your construct to me or i will be

forced to take her from you

that's not going to happen

let's find a ride and get to the captain

no that'll take too long you have a

better idea there's a teleportation grid

that runs throughout halo that's how the

monitor moves about so quickly i learned

how to tap into the grid when i was in

the control center unfortunately each

jump requires a rather consequential

expenditure of energy

something tells me i'm not gonna like

this but i'm pretty sure i can pull it

from your suit without permanently

damaging your shields needless to say i

think we should only try this once do it

the covenant network is absolute chaos

from what i've been able to piece

together their leadership ordered all

ships to abandon halo when they found

the flood but they were too late

[Music]

the flood overwhelmed this cruiser and

disabled it

covenant are terrified the flood will

repair the ship and use it to escape

from halo they sent in a strike team to

neutralize the flood and repair the ship

for immediate departure

i've got a good lock on captain key's

cni transponder signal he's alive and

the implants are intact

there's some interference from the

cruiser's damaged reactor i'll bring us

in as close as i can

oh i see the coordinate data needs to be

right sorry

[Music]

we should be able to get into the ship's

control room from here

[Music]

no human life science detected the

captain

he's one of them

we can't let the flood get off this ring

you know what he'd expect

what he'd want us to do

it's done

[Music]

so

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

this thing is falling apart

you did that on purpose didn't you

[Music]

i leave home for a few days and look

what happens this won't take long

there that should give us enough time to

make it to a lifeboat and put some

distance between ourselves and halo

before the detonation

i'm afraid that's out of the question

really oh hell ridiculous that you would

imbue a warship's ai with such a wealth

of knowledge

weren't you worried it might be captured

or destroyed

he's in my data arrays a local tap

you can't imagine how exciting this is

to have a record of all of our lost time

human history is it fascinating

[Music]

oh how i will enjoy every moment of its

categorization

to think that you would destroy this

installation as well as this record

i am shocked

almost too shocked for words

he stopped the self-destruct sequence

why do you continue to fight us

reclaimer you cannot win

give us the construct and i will

endeavor to make your death relatively

famous and at least i still have control

over the comm channels where is he i'm

detecting taps throughout the ship

sentiments most likely as for the

monitor

he's in engineering he must be trying to

take the core offline even if i could

get the countdown restarted

i don't know what to do

how much firepower would you need to

crack one of the engine's shields

not much a well-placed grenade perhaps

but why

okay i'm coming with you

chief sentinels

[Music]

we're cutting it close

here we go

[Music]

[Music]

shut them down

[Music]

let's see look

[Music]

did anyone else make it

scanning

just dust and echoes

we're all that's left

we did what we had to do for earth

an entire covenant armada obliterated

and the flood

we had no choice

[Music]

it's finished no

i think we're just getting started

[Music]

i do not trust you

he may

but i do not

notice

my friend's trust is not the issue

today's button lock

it is my trust you must earn

arbiter

[Music]

you are a hunter yes

a seeker of things that's not the

official job title but it's close enough

and now you hunt other spartans i'm not

so much hunting a spark

as i'm hunting the spark

you see

one one seven i was not told the

identity of your prey

that is why i'm sharing it with you now

we're talking about trust after all

may i ask you something

your people used to call him demon

was that an insult or a compliment

an insult to be sure

but one with a malcolm of respect

he was indeed my enemy

but in time

i named him ally

even friend

the events which forged this bomb

[Music]

[Music]

now there was only one ship

one

are you sure

yes

they called it the pillar of autumn

why was it not destroyed with the rest

of their fleet it fled as we set fire to

their planet but i followed with all the

ships in my command

when you first saw halo were you blinded

by its majesty blinded paralyzed dumb

struck no

yet the humans were able to evade your

ships land on the sacred ring and

desecrate it with their filthy footsteps

global hierarchs

surely you understand that once the

parasite attacked

there will be order in this council

you were right to focus your attention

on the flood

but this demon this master chief by the

time i learned the demon's intent

[Music]

the council demands it you are one of

our most treasured instruments

long have you led your fleet with honor

and distinction but your inability to

safeguard halo was a colossal failure

i will continue my campaign against the

humans

no

you will not

soon the great journey shall begin

but when it does

the weight of your heresy will stay your

feet

and you shall be left behind

[Music]

[Music]

the plating was about to fail there's

viscosity throughout the gel layer

optics totally fried and let's not even

talk about the power supply

you know how expensive this gear is son

tell that to the covenant

[Applause]

you told me there wouldn't be any

cameras and you told me you were gonna

wear something nice

folks need heroes chief to give them

hope

so smile

well we still got something to smile

about

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

they will be disappointed are you sure

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

gentlemen we're lucky to have you back

go ahead cortana another whisper sir

near io we have probes and enroute i

apologize but we're going to have to

make this quick

you look nice

thank you

sergeant major the colonial cross is

awarded for acts of singular daring and

devotion for a soldier of the united

earth space corps

there can be no greater heresy

let him be an example for all who would

break down

[Applause]

commander miranda keys your father's

actions were in keeping with the highest

traditions of military service his

bravery in the face of impossible odds

reflects great credit upon himself

and the unsc

the navy has lost one of its best

[Music]

slip space ruptures directly off our

battle cluster show me

15 covenant capital ships holding

position just outside the kill zone this

is fleet admiral harper we are engaging

the enemy negative admiral form a

defensive perimeter around the cluster

commander get to your ship link up with

the fleet

yes sir

you have the mack gun cortana as soon as

they come in range open up gladly

something's not right

the fleet that destroyed reach was 50

times this size

sir additional contacts sporting craft

and lots of them they're going to try to

take our mack guns offline give their

capital ships a straight shot at earth

master chief

defend this station

yes sir

i need a weapon right this way

me inside your head now

[Music]

how much time was left you don't want to

know

cairo this is an amber clad the carrier

shield is down i'm in position and ready

for immediate assault negative commander

not against a ship that size not on your

own sir permission to leave the station

for what purpose master chief to give

the covenant back their bomb

permission granted

[Music]

i know what you're thinking and it's

crazy so stay here unfortunately for us

both

i like crazy

hmm

[Music]

just one question

what if you miss

i won't

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

so

um

[Music]

so

[Music]

for a brick

he flew pretty good

chief get inside gear up we're taking

this fight to the surface

the message just repeats regret regret

regret catching any idea what it means

dear humanity we regret being alien

bastards we regret coming to earth and

we most definitely regret the core just

blew up our raggedy ass fleet

regret is a name sergeant the name of

one of the covenant's religious leaders

a prophet he's on that carrier and he's

calling for help

[Applause]

immediate great kilo 23 is hot recommend

mission abort roger recon it's your call

serge

we're going in

get tactical marines master chief get

aboard that carrier secure the prophet

of regret this is the only place on

earth the covenant decided to land that

prophet is going to tell us why

[Music]

whoa

[Music]

you all right chief

[Music]

shake it off marines

clear the crash site go go go

it blew right through us

50 cal rockets didn't do a thing

where's the rest of your platoon wasted

sarge and we will be too sir if we don't

get the hell out of here you hit maureen

no sir

then listen up

you had your chance to be afraid before

you joined my beloved corps but to guide

you back to the true path i brought this

motivational device

our big green style cannot be defeated

what about that scare we've all run the

simulations they're tough but they ain't

invincible

stay with the master g you'll know what

to do yes sir sergeant

thanks for the tank

he never gets me anything

oh i know what the ladies like

[Music]

that's right you mothers run

not if we can help it sergeant

extract the chief and return to an amber

clad roger that

status sir the prophet is bugging out

request permission to engage negative

commander

i'll victor two heavies for star side

intercept

ma'am slip space rupture off the

target's bow it's gonna jump inside the

city there's no time sir green light

green light to engage

punch it get us close

[Music]

ma'am without a destination solution we

are not losing that ship

[Music]

[Music]

how much further must we left this

baggage any cell will do

why not toss it in with this lot

they could use the meat

them what about us my belly eggs and his

flesh is seared just the way i like it

quiet

you two whisper like crunch on the feet

he's not meant for the jails

the hierarchs have something special in

mind

[Music]

noble prophets of truth and mercy i have

brought the incompetent you may leave

tartarus but i thought and take your

brutes with you

release the prisoner

the council decided to have you hung by

your entrails and your corpse paraded

through the city

but ultimately the terms of your

execution are up to me

i am already dead indeed

do you know where we are

the mausoleum

of the arbiter quite so

here rest the vanguard of the greek

journey

every arbiter from first to last each

one created and consumed in times of

extraordinary crisis

the taming of the hunters the grunt

rebellion were it not for the arbiters

the covenant would have broken long ago

even on my knees i do not belong in

their presence halo's destruction was

your error and you rightly bear the

blame

but the council was

overzealous

we know you are no heretic

this is the true face of heresy one who

would subvert our faith and incite

rebellion against the high council our

prophets are false

open your eyes my brothers

they will use the faith of our

forefathers to bring ruin to us all the

great journeys

this heretic

and those who follow him

must be silenced their slander offends

all who walk the path

what use am i

i can no longer command ships

lead troops into battle not as you are

no

but

become the arbiter

and you shall be set loose against this

heresy with our blessing

[Music]

what of the council

the tasks you must undertake as the

arbiter of parents suicidal you will die

as each arbiter has before you the

council will have their corpse

[Music]

what would you have your arbiter do

on the blood of our fathers on the blood

of our sons we swore to uphold the

covenant even to our dying breath those

who would break this oath are heretics

worthy of neither pity nor mercy

even now

they use our lord's creations to

broadcast their lives

we shall grind them into dust

and continue our march to glorious

salvation

[Music]

this armor suits you but it cannot hide

that mark

nothing ever will you are the arbiter

the will of the prophets but these are

my elites their lives matter to me yours

does not

that makes two of us

later there is no doubt the storm will

strike the facility

will be long gone before it arrives

[Music]

warriors prepare for combat

what is it that stench i've smelled it

before

hold your fire hold your fire

i wondered who the prophets would send

to silence me

and far bitter

unflattered

he's using a hollow drill he must be

close

come out so we may kill you

this will save me from the storm but you

will be consumed

arbiter where is he

[Music]

stinking flood bait boxed himself in

tight

we'll never break through this

then we shall force him out

how

the cable

i'm going to cut it

get everyone back to the ships

[Music]

bruh

[Music]

arbiter

i would rather die by your hand than let

the prophets lead me to slaughter who

has taught you these lies

[Music]

the oracle

hello i am 343 guilty spark i am the

monitor of installation04

ask the oracle about halo

how they would sacrifice us all for

nothing

more questions splendid i would be happy

to assist you

the elites are blind arbiter

but i

will make them see

[Music]

[Applause]

unfortunate his edification was most

enjoyable i had no choice holy oracle

this heretic imperiled the great journey

oracle great journey why do you mentors

insist on using such inaccuracies

that is the oracle so it is

[Music]

report both engine cores have spun to

zero we're drifting archer pods are cold

i'll need to re-key the system do it and

find out where we are

sorry for the quick jump sergeant you in

one piece

i'm good yeah

chief we're fine

ma'am there's an object coming into view

now

cortana what exactly am i looking at

that is another halo

say what so this is what my father found

i thought halo was some sort of super

weapon it is if activated this ring will

cause destruction on a galactic scale i

want all the information you've got on

the first halon schematic topography

whatever i don't care if i have the

clearance or not yes ma'am where's our

target the enemy ship is stopped above

the ring ma'am we're going to pass right

over it perfect

given what we know about this ring it's

even more important that we capture the

prophet of regret find out why he came

to earth why he came here chief take

first platoon hard draw secure landing

zone sergeant load up two flights of

pelicans and follow them in yeah ma'am

until i can move and fight i'm going to

keep a low profile once you leave the

ship

you're on your own

understood over the target in five

hang on to your helmet

mind the bump

[Music]

[Music]

could we possibly make any more noise

i guess so

wait go back

that's what i thought he said

the prophet of regret is planning to

activate halo are you sure

i shall light this holy ring release its

cleansing flame and burn a path into the

divine beyond pretty much

commander we've got a problem so i hear

but from what i understand the prophet

will need an object the index to

activate the ring i've located a library

similar to the one you found on the

first halo if the rings work the same

way the index should be inside i'll bet

the covenant are thinking the exact same

thing then we better beat them to it

sergeant extract your men and meet me at

the library yes ma'am i'll secure the

index chief you take out the prophet

he's given us all the intel we need

[Music]

that's the largest covenant fleet i've

ever seen

the largest anyone's ever seen

get inside the temple and kill regret

before it can stop us

[Music]

this is not your grave

but you are

welcome in it

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

this is unprecedented

unacceptable a hierarchy is dead

commander his murderer was within our

grasp if you had not withdrawn off

phantoms are you questioning my decision

no holy one i only wish to express my

concern that the brutality commissioning

the god was a radical step

but recent events have made it

abundantly clear that the elites can no

longer guarantee our safety

i shall relay your decision

to the council

do you know arbiter the elites have

threatened to

resign to quit the high council

because of this exchange of hats

we have always been your protectors

these are trying times for all of us

even as the humans annihilation filled

us with satisfaction the loss of one of

the sacred rings wrapped our hearts with

grief putting aside our sorrow

we renewed our faith in the prophecy

that other rings would be found

and see how our faith has been rewarded

halo this divine wind will rush through

the stars propelling all who are worthy

along the path to salvation but how to

start this process for ages we searched

for one who might unlock the secrets of

the rings

an oracle

and with your help we found it

with appropriate humility we applied the

oracle with questions and it with

clarity and grace has shown us

the key

you will journey to the surface of the

ring and retrieve this sacred icon

with it

we shall fulfill our promise salvation

for all

and begin the great journey

[Music]

once the shield is down we will head

straight to the library

i do not wish to keep the hierarchs

waiting the humans killed the prophet of

regret

who was it

who do you think the demon is here

why

looking for a little payback retrieving

the icon is my only concern

of course

[Music]

so

[Music]

[Music]

i think

the center of this soul is a sacred icon

critical to the great journey

i must find it

we shall cut into the heart of this

infestation retrieve the icon and burn

any flood that stand in our way

[Applause]

parasite is not to be trifled with i

hope you know what you're doing

[Music]

[Music]

more humans they must be after the icon

on your way arbiter i'll deal with these

beasts

[Music]

to keep the flood of your back

[Applause]

so

you know

your father never asked me for help

either the index is secure

mckenzie perez how's our exit

you hear me marines

we got trouble

[Music]

how you doing

johnson you all right johnson

[Music]

[Music]

is my responsibility what's your

responsibility

now it is mine

a bloody fate awaits you and the rest of

your incompetent race

and i

target us

will send you to it

and the prophets learn of this

they will take your head when they learn

fool

they ordered me to do it

[Music]

what

is that

[Music]

relax

i'd rather not piss this thing off demon

[Music]

this one is mission lender

and has its mind concluded

[Music]

this one is but flesh and faith

and is the more deluded

kill me or release me parasite

but do not waste my time with talk

there is much talk

and i have listened

through rock and metal and time

[Music]

now i shall talk

and you shall listen

greetings i am 2401 penitent tangent i

am the monitor of installation zero five

and i am the prophet of regret council

of most high

hierarch of the covenant a reclaimer

here at last we have much to do this

facility must be activated if we are to

control this outbreak

stay where you are nothing can be done

until my sermon is complete

not true this installation has a

successful utilization record of 1.2

trillion simulated in one actual it is

ready to fire on demand of all the

objects our lords left behind

there are none so worthless as these

articles

they know nothing of the great journey

and you know nothing about containment

you have demonstrated complete disregard

for even the most basic protocols

this one's containment

and this one's great journey are the

same

your prophets have promised you freedom

from a duped

existence but you will find no salvation

on this ring

those who built this place knew what

they want do not mistake their intent

[Music]

this thing is right halo is a weapon

your prophets are making a big mistake

your ignorance already destroyed one of

the sacred rings demon it shall not harm

another if you will not hear the truth

then i will show it to you

there is still time to stop the key from

turning but first it must be found

you will search one likely spot

and you will search another

fade headless meet as

fools but this ring will make us

brothers

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

we are all of us gravely concerned the

release of the parasite was unexpected

unfortunate but there is no need to

panic in truth this is a time to rejoice

a moment that all the covenant should

savor

for the sacred icon has been found with

it our path is clear

our entry into the divine beyond

guaranteed the great journey is nigh and

nothing not even the flood can stop it

kill the demon

that prophet truth he has the index

you've got to take it from him

let me get these doors

go it'll be easier to track truth if i

stay in the network

truth is moving through the lower levels

of the tower

i'll reverse this grab lift drop down

try to cut him off

[Music]

[Applause]

split them up

the hopes of all the covenant rest on

your shoulders chieftain

my faith is strong

i will not fail

[Music]

let him be

the great journey awaits for no one

brother

not even you

hmm

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

by the rings arbiter the councillors are

they murdered

by the

fire disloyal beasts the prophets were

fools to trust them

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

so

[Music]

your pal

where is he going

the finished probably started

and this time

none of you will be left

that structure in the center of the city

it's a forerunner ship

and truth is heading straight for it if

he leads the covenant fleet to earth

they won't stand a chance you have to

stop him that brood has the index and

miranda and johnson he can activate the

ring if he does i'll detonate in amber

clad's reactor just like we did the

autumns the blast will destroy this city

and the ring it's not a very original

plan

but we know it'll work

no i don't want to chance a remote

detonation i need to stay here

[Music]

chief when you get to earth good luck

after i'm through with truth go make a

girl a promise

if you know you can't keep it

[Music]

what is that place

where the counselors were meant to watch

the consecration of the icon

the start of the great journey

there is still time to

stop i must get inside

then mount up arbiter i know a way to

break those doors

[Music]

listen you don't like me and i sure as

hell don't like you but if we don't do

something mr mohawk's gonna activate

this rig and we're all gonna die

tartarus has locked himself inside the

control room well i just happen to have

a key

come on grab a baby give me some cover

gotta know what's coming

please use caution this reclaimer is

delicate one more word oracle and i rip

your eye from its socket

which is nothing compared to what i'll

do to you

tartarus stop

impossible

put down the icon put it down

and disobey the hierarchs there are

things about halo even the hierarchs do

not understand

take care armature what you say is

heresy is it

oracle what is halo's purpose

please

don't shake the light bro

if you want to keep your brain inside

your head i tell those boys to chill

go ahead do your thing

the sacred rings what are they weapons

of last resort built by the forerunners

to eliminate potential flood hosts

thereby rendering the parasite harmless

and those who made the rings what

happened to the forerunners after

exhausting every other strategic option

my creators activated the rings they and

all additional sentient life and three

radii of the galactic center died as

planned

would you like to see the relevant data

tartarus

the prophets have betrayed us

the great journey has begun

and the brutes

not the elite shall be the prophet

[Music]

huh

[Applause]

foreign

[Music]

what's that a beacon

what's it doing communicating at super

aluminum speeds with the frequency

communicating with what the other

installations show me failsafe protocol

in the event of unexpected shutdown the

entire system will move to standby

status all remaining platforms are now

ready for remote activation remote

activation from here don't be ridiculous

listen tinker bell don't make me then

where where would someone go to activate

the other rings why the ark of course

and where oracle

is that

[Music]

we've got a new contact unknown

classification it isn't one of ours take

it out this is spartan117

isolate that signal

master chief you mind telling me what

you're doing on that ship

sir

finishing this fight

[Music]

silence views the empty grave now that i

have gone

but my mind is not at rest before

questions linger on

i will ask and you will answer

all right

shoot

so

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

the navy put up a good fight of course

they did it's earth

better late than never

how about you show some respect romeo

just saying dutch they missed one

no

they left it for us

you know the music time to dance

hello beautiful

pods

now

replacements

this many years into the war who isn't

at least they listen to me

and they're not gonna like what they

hear orders are orders come on veronica

what could be more important than that

character my orders

and buck

call me captain

i'll pass on that dance

but you can show me where to sit

and what the hell kind of armor was she

wearing no no mickey i wasn't looking at

her gear

seriously well gotta be close quarters

exactly

[Music]

second to last right next to mine

cozy

you gonna tell us her name gunny

ms naval intelligence

our new boss

so check your mouths find your chairs

and get set for a combat drop

what the hell am i supposed to do with

this inside a covenant ship

wake up buttercup

relax rookie you don't mean nothing

besides now is one of those times

it pays to be the strong silent type

[Music]

latest intel reports covenants are

massing to meet the carrier the pull it

back why

not find out way up here

we are green and very very

[Music]

i take it back

davey got his butt kicked

stand by to the dust protectory

[Applause]

we're going in hard

oh

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

all right

[Music]

[Music]

so check your mouse find your chairs

and get set for a combat truck

so

[Applause]

how about yours

works great

right

when you get done feeling around i could

do some help

did i

do something wrong because the only

thing i regret about you and me not

knowing you were spooked when we first

met

i would have been a lot less charming

that's what i missed most about you [ __ ]

well your mouth was always a little

faster than your brain

look

don't start

we both agreed to end it

that was years ago veronica i'm a little

fuzzy on it

details

i must have met a lot of other saps

since then why pick me for the safari

first

[Applause]

i said stay put i'm on my way

we miss our lv this grid is packed with

covenant be careful

i appreciate the concern

[Music]

[Applause]

i'm here

i got you

[Music]

oh nuts

whoa whoa

whoa

[Music]

uh

[Music]

what the heck was that

you ever seen one before

hey romeo you got your ears on

oh

i get it permission to speak smartass

no i don't know what it was but it was

gonna grease your ass good

[Music]

just like it did the captain

yeah

maybe you're from mickey dutch

negative

the rookie

[Music]

we need to get above this crap link with

the b-net one of our drones must have

seen where they hit

so we're popping smoke in the lady's

mission

she ever tell you what you wanted

no

never

doesn't matter all i care about now is

getting my men out of the city

even you

[Music]

wow

[Music]

this

you're from mickey dutch

we need to get above this crap link with

the b net one of our drones must have

seen where they hit

[Applause]

good hunting

boys i'm keeping my boots on the ground

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

ah

lord

i didn't train to be a pilot

tell me i don't have any more flying to

do today

[Applause]

so

was that a yes or a no

amen

[Music]

where's scattered dead i don't know

that's too bad we're gonna need all the

men

hey where's the fight at take a guess

genius

[Music]

son of a gun

one lift and get your ass out of the

street

wait for me

[Music]

you heard from gunny no

romeo neither well guess it's just you

and me

my vote hold up wait for backup

thank god does one of you know how to

use explosives

your vote

just got overruled

[Music]

standby doesn't legitimately

online

exactly where i need to go

[Music]

hurry up

look if you want to do this be my guest

but this ain't a job you want to rush

that do it

signal's good

arm the other dead pull back to me

come on tough guy we gotta blow this

bridge

touch arm the other charges

what about those raids

forget about him we got explosive

descent

hey you fellas know a gunnery sergeant

buck

sure do patching him through

that's you

likewise gunny you need to pick up what

was your offering we're in the police eq

can you take us there affirmative

all right

[Applause]

what

this day ain't turning out so bad after

all

[Music]

foreign

affirmative

all right

[Music]

[Music]

clear

yeah we're good

hey rookie you out there

respond that's an order

give it up gunny even if he ain't dead

he's lost in that soup our comms can't

cut through that i'll give up huh

what if it were you down there i'm just

saying i ain't dead

oh you're a piece of work romeo

welcome aboard ladies first stop

anywhere but here

banshees on your six

hit the deck

we're losing her

watch out

mickey dutch

status

alive or dead we're pulling them out

you hear me

make some noise

i got your back

scattered

get this thing off of me

how bad

not good

we're gonna get you out of here not by

air we're not

it's all right

i know another way

[Music]

hmm

how bad

not good

we're gonna get you out of here

[Music]

do

[Music]

we're almost there

[Music]

put me down put me down for a second

dutch med kit

what's wrong with them it's got a

punctured blonde jeffree

[Music]

better

know what

trains ran underground up to the old

city we're gonna find one of the tunnels

walk on out of here

all right

you gotta carry me all the way

sweetheart

i was planning on it but now that you're

feeling better

get the door

[Music]

you're gonna wanna see this

[Music]

[Music]

this means we're screwed right

not yet

[Music]

wait here we're gonna steal that ride

it's landing now's our chance mickey

you're with me

keep her steady mickey

you doing okay

just glad we didn't go with your first

plan

look at those tunnels the ones that

aren't flooded are probably packed with

buggers

hell i wouldn't go down there even if

you ordered me too

come on veronica what could be more

important than that carrier

my orders

mickey turn around find a safe place to

set us down what

why i lost something

now i know where to find her

[Music]

[Music]

uh

[Music]

can anyone hear me this is captain

veronica dare

my beacon is active need immediate

assistance

someone please respond

[Music]

um

they've got me cornered i'm low on ammo

if you can hear me i'm on sub level nine

it's you

i thought

never mind

what was your name again

inside now

[Music]

[Music]

this way and stay quiet

some idiots blew the building at the top

of the shaft woke the whole hive

down there

that's the superintendent the ai that

runs every system in the city my mission

our mission is to secure the

superintendent's data

problem is there's only one way in from

here

right through the hive

it would have been suicide to go alone

and i was hoping for more backup

but i guess you're it

you've been solo since we dropped

fighting on the surface

unless you spend all night hiding in

your pod

you must know your stuff

show me

don't shoot

we've seen them before on other ops but

we've never gotten this close

best we can tell

they're prisoners or slaves either way

they don't like the covenant any more

than we do

i spotted this one in the tunnels

watched it access calm lines security

cameras traffic controls you name it

eventually it hold up here

oni calls them engineers believes

there's some sort of biological

supercomputers

if i'm right

this one has taken the superintendent's

data and combined it with its own

everything we want to know about the

covenant

what they're looking for into the city

is right

in here

[Music]

damn

buggers must have raised the alarm

[Music]

[Applause]

[ __ ]

veronica

where the hell are you

data center but we're coming out

no time to explain but do not i repeat

do not shoot anything pink

whatever you say come on

those brutes are here for the engineer

they'll kill it if they get the chance

you

stay behind me

okay

oh lord that thing stinks

kind of reminds me of like

what was that for

abandoning the mission

what mission you dropped off the grid my

squad was scattered

and that

for coming back

thank you

you did good rookie no doubt

we're not out of this yet

[Music]

[Music]

when did this happen

they started showing up right before i

went underground and you waited until

now to tell me that

oh i'm sorry i was a little busy making

sure perfume over here didn't take

around and blow us all up eddie buck

always thinking with his gun you haven't

changed one bit me

what about you oh so full of big only

secrets couldn't even give a guy a yes

or no answer that's not fair oh you got

that right i never thought i'd see you

again

yeah

well here i am

[Music]

we need to move now

were you too busy to plan our exit

i stole a phantom yes thank you i hit it

in the shipyards down the highway but i

only have room for two so that thing's

gonna have to sit on your lap

the engineer

where did it go

keep me covered

and try to keep up

take my advice rookie you ever fall for

a woman

make sure she's got balls

[Music]

that thing safe long as it don't get

come hit

damn it move

oh

nuts

[Music]

what can i say

was a hell of a night

[Music]

easy does it

we went through hell for that

give him some meds would you

it's important it knows things

heck honey

i wasn't talking about the alien

[Music]

mickey

i'm sending you a very special co-pilot

oh come on i don't want one of those

things in here they won't bite and

unlike you it knows what to tell those

cruisers to keep them off our tail i

think they're too busy to care

[Music]

looks like they found what they're

looking for

what about you

what about us

win this war

then ask me that again

[Music]

so

lord hood may have given you clearance

but it was my op and it's my

interrogation

we only captured one

it's very delicate

don't worry

i know what the aliens like

it has access to the covenant battle net

limited but yes we're not entirely sure

how it manages a remote connection to

the what

whoa stand out stand down

sergeant major please it's extremely

flammable

the roots

the bastards who put bombs on your

buddies and kill millions of my people

they're digging a mighty big hole

you're gonna tell me exactly what

they're looking for

and then you're gonna help me stop them

[Music]

oh

[Applause]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

they let me pick

did i ever tell you that

choose whichever spartan i wanted

[Music]

you know me

i did my research watched as you became

the soldier we needed you to be

like the others you are strong

and swift and brave

a natural leader

[Music]

but you had something they didn't

something no one saw but me

can you guess

luck

was i wrong

[Music]

this ain't good

damn

how far did he fall

two kilometers easy stay sharp

[Music]

gorman his armor is locked up

gel layer could have taken most of the

impact

i don't know sergeant major

[Music]

radio for viton heavy lift gear

we're not leaving him here

yeah

you're not

oh

crazy fool

why do you always jump

one of these days you're gonna land on

something as stubborn as you are

and i don't do bits and pieces

[Music]

where is she chief

[Music]

where's cortana

don't make a girl a promise

if you know you can't keep it

she stayed behind

corporal make it quick

sorry sir

your arm are still in partial lockdown

look up here sir

okay

now down here

good

everything checks out sergeant major

kick off the training wheels corporal

he's good to go

gee wait the armada's with us

come on now

we've got enough to worry about without

you two trying to kill each other

[Music]

where it's so easy

[Music]

we must go the brutes have ourselves

then they must love the smell of green

[Music]

first squad you're my scouts

move out quiet as you can

could you sacrifice me to complete your

mission

could you watch me die

see how they beat their trap

[Music]

i will help you spring

iff confirmed contact is pelican drop

ship kilo 2 3 over

[Music]

sorry for the tight squeeze

tell the commander her ace is in the

hole

hey

check it out

no way a spartan for real you better not

be oh man he's here we're gonna be where

did you find him

napping out

i'll bet

it's good to see you chief likewise

ma'am let's get you up to speed

[Music]

the prophet of truth ships breached the

lunar perimeter smashed what was left of

the home fleet terrestrial casualties

from the subsequent bombardment were

extreme

truth could have landed anywhere but he

committed all his forces here east

africa the ruins of new mumbasa

then they started digging

what about halo we stopped it but only

temporarily

now the prophet of truth is looking for

something called the ark where he'll be

able to fire all the halo rings if he

succeeds

humanity

the covenant

every sentient being in the galaxy

the rings will kill us all ma'am i have

lord hood patch him through

good news commander keys

good as it gets sir so i see

what's your status son green

sir

glad to hear it

commanders come up with a good plan but

without you i wasn't sure we could pull

it off

truth ships are clustered above the

excavation site and his infantry has

deployed anti-aircraft batteries around

the perimeter

but

if we neutralize one of the batteries

punch a hole in troops defenses i'll

initiate a low-level strike hit him

right where it hurts

i only have a handful of ships master

chief

it's a big risk

but i'm confident

hell not again emergency generators now

shielding failed they're down and

charging as soon as they're up

re-establish contact with lord hood let

him know

all of you vermin

cowering the dirt thinking

what i wonder that you might escape the

coming fire

no

your world will burn until it surfaces

but glass

and not even your demon

will live to creep

blackened from its hole to mar the

reflection of our passage

the culmination of our journey

for your destruction

is the will of the gods

and i

i am their instrument

cocky bastard just loves to run his

mouth does he usually mention me

[Music]

give the order we're closing shop ma'am

we're about to get hit

all personnel

we're getting all of them out immediate

evacuations i have to carry them myself

ma'am squad leaders are requesting a

rally point

where should they go

to war

we just lost the perimeter cameras

motion trackers

they're down or we're not receiving

can't tell

any of our birds squawking

no ma'am

wait overwatch has contacts

phantom's closing on our position

any birds less than five minutes out

bring them in tell everything else to

scatter

my eye

you have been called upon to serve

you will be the protectors of earth and

all her colonies

there will be a great deal of hardship

on the road ahead

you will become the best we can make you

this place will become your tomb

[Music]

what happened

[Music]

head to the tower

lord hood we made it music to my ears

commander what about the ark fully

uncovered sir

we don't have much time

the prophet of truth doesn't know it yet

but he's about to get kicked right off

his throne

you will take our city back

and drive our enemy into the grave

they've been so happily digging

one final effort is all that remains

chief the prophet of truth has found the

ark

our only chance of stopping him is a

surprise aerial assault clear this

sector of covenant anti-air defenses

make a hole for the admiral ships good

hunting keys out

[Applause]

i have defied gods and demons

i am your shield

i am your sword

[Music]

[Music]

all ships fire and wills

[Music]

this is the way the world ends

[Music]

[Music]

no sir

but he certainly did something

slipping in

[Music]

what is it more brutes

worse

the flood it's spreading all over the

city

how do we contain it

find the crashed flood ship overload its

engine core we either destroy this city

or risk losing the entire planet

chief make your way to the crash site

chief

i can't tell you that

it's not safe the grave mind it

is the carrier knows of intent

clear this sector will we deal with the

flood

do not be afraid

i am peace

i am salvation

i am a timeless curse

join your voice with mine

cortana

reclaimer

i must act quickly before your construct

suffers any further trauma

leave her alone if we do not take this

device to a safe location somewhere i

can make repairs

on halo you tried to kill cortana

you tried to kill me protocol dictated

my response she had the activation index

and you were going to destroy my

installation

you did destroy my installation

now i have only one function to help you

reclaim as i always should have done

[Music]

[Music]

will it leave oracle

can it be saved uncertain this storage

device has suffered considerable trouble

its matrices are highly unstable perhaps

one of our technicians that will not be

necessary chief success hi charity the

prophet's holy city is on its way to

earth with an army of flood

i can't tell you everything

it's not safe the grave mind it knows

i'm in the system

it's just a message

let it play

but it doesn't know about the portal

where it leads

on the other side there's a solution a

way to stop the flood without firing the

remaining halo rings

all right

the ark

there isn't much time

i'm sorry no matter

we've heard enough

our fight is through the portal

with the brutes and the bastard truth

fine

we'll remain here

hold out as long as we can did you not

hear

[Music]

and you shipmaster just glassed half a

continent

maybe the flood isn't all i should be

worried about one single flood spore can

destroy a species

were it not for the arbiter's council

i would have glassed your entire planet

sir with respect cortana has a solution

cortana

did you see her condition

how damaged she is

she could be corrupted for all we know

her solution could be a flood trap we

should go through the portal

find out for sure what we should do

commander is understand clearly

that this is humanity's final stand

here

at earth we go we risk everything every

last man woman and child

if we stand our ground

we might just have a chance

no

if your construct is wrong

then the flood is already won

i'll find cortana's solution

and i'll bring it back

earth

is all we have left

you trust cortana that much sir yes sir

this is either the best decision you've

ever made or the worst

hell of it is chief

i doubt i'll live long enough to find

out which

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[Music]

fruit ships staggered line shipmaster

they outnumber us three to one

then it is an even fight

all cruises fire at will burn their

mongrel hides

[Music]

true ship isn't taking part in the

attack he must have gone to ground roger

then ma'am we're on him

kick the door

[Music]

so

all right pop the hatch

as soon as we land right back to it

priority one secure a landing zone for

the commander's frigate

keep your eyes and ears open we need all

the intel we can get on wherever the

hell we are

stand two marines

that's our galaxy

we're beyond the rim 2 to the 18th light

years from galactic center to be precise

what is this place the ark this is the

ark i had always assumed it was part of

a shield installation

but it seems i was mistaken that's a

first not at

all while i had a complete understanding

of installation 0-4

my makers wisely limited my knowledge of

all other strategic facilities

compartmentalization in case i was ever

captured by the plot can you tell me

where we are exactly here and truth near

one of the ark's super luminal

communication arrays i'm afraid

unfortunate the meddler has triggered a

barrier a defensive perimeter around the

arc's core

the barrier will be difficult to disable

how odd that my makers would place such

a comprehensive defense around a single

what is it phantom

spark move

we must get past that barrier for the

mother will destroy it all

chief you got a whole mess of hostile

air inbound

get back inside while we take them out

commander

johnson look sharp

i got it no don't shoot they mean us no

harm

those units have a priority task oh yeah

and what might that be i really can't

say not for sure

[Music]

stop the rings from

nothing else matters

we hit these three generators and the

barrier will fall

good enough johnson drop the chief at

the first generator then head to the

third the elites will punch right down

the middle roger then

charlie foxtrot the tower

to that's true it's all up to johnson's

team now

get back outside chief wait for

transport

johnson come in over

reinforcements

johnson can you hear me

you need to link up with the arbiter and

proceed directly to the third tower

make your way back to the beach

[Music]

now prophet

your end has

come the gods place for impact

[Music]

[Music]

it asked and i answered

for a moment of safety i loosed

damnation on the stars

my faithful

stand firm though our enemies crowd

around us we tread the blessed path

in a moment i will light the rings and

all who believe

shall be saved

chief how close are you

not close enough

that the best you got

[Music]

oh come on

impress me stop you imbecile he wants

you to kill him

i'd prefer that you did not

[Music]

what's the matter

big shot

can't start your own party

i admit

i need your help

but that secret dies with all the rest

[Music]

johnson

sound off

get out of here not without you

you delay the inevitably

one of you will light the rings

you cannot hope to kill them all

you're right

do it

me

and you

now

[Music]

no

[Music]

your forefathers wisely set aside their

compassion

steal themselves for what needed to be

done

i see now why they left you behind

you were weak

and gods must be strong

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

only you can haunt

what he has set in motion

[Music]

sure

[Music]

stop the rings

save the rest

[Music]

can you see

arbiter

the moment of salvation

is at hand it will not last your kind

never believed in the promise of the

sacred

[Music]

[Music]

i shall become a god you will be fooled

nothing more

[Music]

i

am

truth

the voice of the covenant

so

you must be silenced

[Music]

[Music]

now the gate has been unmatched

headstones pushed aside

corpses shifted

betrayed one villain for another

i'm a thief

but i keep what i steal

what do you see

a replacement

the ring you destroyed

when did you know

just now

but

i had my hopes

what will you do

light it

then we are agreed a tactical pulse will

completely eradicate the local

infestation

i will personally oversee the final

preparations though it will take time

[Music]

how will you light it

[Music]

chief i'll round up our survivors fall

back to the dawn

arbiter will do the same with the elites

cortana's in there somewhere

[Music]

child of my enemy why have you come

i offer no forgiveness

of other sins

has to his son

[Music]

of course you came for her

we exist together allow

two corpses in one grave

and yet perhaps a part of her

remains

time has taught me patience

[Music]

[Music]

i have walked the edge of the abyss

i have seen your future and i have

learned

submit

entertainment and my own

there will be no more sadness no more

anger no more envy

you will show me what she hides

or i shall feast upon your guns

this is unscai serial number ctn045

i am a monument to all your sins

you found me

[Music]

but so much of me is wrong

out of place

you might be too late

you know me

[Music]

when i make a promise

[Music]

you

keep it

i do know how to pick them

[Music]

lucky me

do you still have it

the activation index from the first halo

ring

a little souvenir i hung on to

just in case

got an escape plan thought i'd try

shooting my way out

mix things up a little

[Music]

just keep your head down

[Music]

there's two of us in here now remember

chief

get me out of this place

at last i see her secret is revealed

wow

[Music]

[Music]

we are aboard

humans

and elites will you not come with us

[Applause]

johnson do you have the frigate yes

ma'am

i'll land as close to the control room

as i can

safe is better than close sergeant major

roger daddy

ma'am

it's good

[Music]

halo it's so new unfinished

i'm not exactly sure what will happen

when we fire it we'll head for the

portal

[Music]

do i take life or get it

who is

trying to rebuild itself on this ring

hurry control rooms close

yank me chief

i'm not gonna lose her too

[Music]

[Music]

oh hello wonderful news the installation

is almost complete terrific

yes isn't it

i have begun my simulations no promises

but initial results indicate this

facility should be ready to fire in just

a few more days we don't have a few more

days

but a premature firing will destroy the

ark deal with it we'll destroy this

installation

unacceptable

absolutely unacceptable

protocol dictates action i see now that

helping you was wrong

you are the child of my makers

inheritor of all they left behind

you are forerunner

but this ring

is mine

i'm getting you out of here

no

no you're not

don't

don't let her go

don't

ever

let her go

[Music]

send me out

chief

i'm so sorry

i am sorry spartan but come

[Music]

so

[Music]

hang on

chief

[Music]

[Music]

if we don't make it

we'll make it

[Music]

[Music]

for us

the storm has passed

the war is over

but let us never forget those who

journeyed into the howling dark

and did not return

for their decision required courage

beyond measure

sacrifice

and unshakable conviction that their

fight

our fight

was elsewhere

[Music]

as we started

hillside will remain barren

a memorial to heroes fallen

they build all of us

and they shall not be forgiven

present hot

[Music]

i remember how this war started

what your kind did to mine

i can't forgive you

but

you have my thanks

for standing by him to the end

heart to the ladies did

were it so easy

[Music]

[Music]

things look different

without the prophet's lies clouding my

vision

i would like to see our own world

to know that it is safe

fear not

for we have made itself

by your word

take us home

[Music]

[Music]

chief

can you hear me

i thought i'd lost you too

[Applause]

[Music]

what happened

i'm not sure

when halo fired it shook itself to

pieces

did a number on the ark

the portal couldn't sustain itself

we made it through just as it collapsed

well

some of us made it

[Music]

but you did it

truth and the covenant the flood

it's finished

it's finished

i'll drop a beacon but it'll be a while

before anyone finds us

years even

i'll miss you

wake me

when you need me

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

tell me about the children

dr halsey

you already know everything

you kidnapped them

children's minds are more easily

accepting of indoctrination

their bodies more adaptable to

augmentation

the result

was the ultimate soldier

and because of our success

when the covenant invaded

we were ready

dr halsey you're pending history for

your own favor and you know

it you develop the spartans to crush

human rebellion not to fight the

covenant

when one human world after another fell

when my spartans were all that stood

between humanity and extinction

nobody was concerned about why they were

originally built

so you feel in the end your choices were

justified

[Music]

my work saved

the human race

do you think the spartans lack of basic

humanity helped

what are you after

the others before you were naval

intelligence but you

you're something else

records show spartans routinely

exhibited mildly sociopathic tendencies

difficulty with socialization the

records show

efficient behavior operating in

hazardous situations

i supplied the tools to maintain that

efficiency

do you believe the master chief

succeeded because he was at his core

broken

what does john have to do with this

you want to replace him

[Music]

the master chief is dead

this file reads missing in action

catherine

spartans never die

your mistake

is seeing spartans as military hardware

my spartans are humanity's next step

our destiny as a species

do not underestimate them

but most of all

do not underestimate

him

[Music]

[Music]

so

foreign

thank

um

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

wake up chief

i need you

[Music]

hey

you've been out for a while

where are we

we're still a drift on the dawn

why did you wake me

hang on

bringing your systems online now

i rewrote your firmware while you are

out

you've been busy

activating the ship's gravity generators

[Music]

chief look up

you need to pull the manual release

seems like old times

ready to get back to work

i thought you'd never ask

we've got intrusion alerts lighting up

on multiple jacks

our best bet to figure out who's

boarding us is the observation deck four

floors up could it be a rescue team

how long was i out

four years seven months ten days

somebody should have found us by now

[Applause]

it's directly above us

chief watch

i didn't out the ship had deteriorated

so badly

a lot can happen in four years either

way he's probably not alone we should be

careful

the good news is these covenants aren't

outfitted like standard military it's

possible we just came across a rogue

salvage ship

[Music]

we need to get off this ship

we've got bigger problems

we've got a cruiser on an intercept

course

head for the elevator banks

are any of the ship-to-ship defenses

online

only the hyperion missiles but we'll

have to fire them manually from the

outer hole

foreign

[Music]

the covenant weren't the ones scanning

us

so

now can we worry about the giant metal

planet

is using a gravity well to pull us

inside the surface

we've got to hurry the second we cross

the dome's event horizon its atmosphere

is going to tear us apart

where are the closest escape pods

i'm tagging the closest airlock go

generators just went dark

we're almost there

hold on

look out

[Music]

[Applause]

where are we

checking coordinate impact data we have

asked you to give up your family your

childhood your future cortana

i'm sorry

it's the crash i'm fine

something was wrong even before we left

the dawn

chief

really

i'm fine

cortana

i was put into service eight years ago

eight years

ai's deteriorate after seven chief

halsey chief

we need to find halsey chief please

she made you

she can fix you i won't recover from

rampancy chief

if we can just get back to earth and

find halsey

she can fix this

don't

make a girl a promise you can't keep

we need to move

doesn't look like the covenant fared

much better than we did

how many ships made it through the roof

plenty

why

we still need a ride home

chief check your ammo

you might want to go easy until we can

locate some more

given all this debris chances are you'll

find something the covenant won't want

shot at them

i'm picking up a faint transmission on

the high band

covenant

i don't think so the pattern's different

i'll try to triangulate its position

warthogs and still in one piece

nice to see your luck is holding out

[Music]

chief

about my condition

i didn't want to mention it seeing as

how it's a complete long shot but since

you brought it up

it is possible that getting home could

help me find a solution for my ramps

well as far as i know i'm the only ai

ever generated from living tissue a

clone of dr halsey to be precise

it may be possible to recompile my

neural net by replicating those same

conditions

but that means getting back to halsey

chief i'm hearing that strange signal

again

stronger this time

do you think there's something to it

i'm curious more than anything its

behavior is

odd

if we're going to hijack a ship from

this covenant we're going to have to

find where they're landing first

i don't suppose you have a plan for that

we could always ask nicely

asking's not my strong suit

it's a localized site cartographer

okay

in service of forerunner shield world

designate requiem

requiem

at least we know where we are now let's

see if it can tell us what the covenant

are so interested in

oh

what happened

i don't know

it locked up

i'm detecting power fluctuations in

several locations i'll put them up for

you

is that the same signal

the infinity has to be close by

the cartographer should be back online

we may be able to use it to track the

ship's location

the cartographer keeps acting like the

transmission is coming from everywhere

on the planet at once

it doesn't want to triangulate

infinity's signal

oh wait

i got it

that can't be right

scan again

we've already passed through one layer

of the planet's surface it's not crazy

to think that someone else made it

deeper inside than we did

you mean the planets hollow

let me see if i can figure out a way to

reach these coordinates that doesn't

involve us digging a really big hole

there's a terminus on the far side of

the complex we can portal to the

planet's core from there

what

i don't know

if we have a shot at getting you back to

infinity

we're taking

it okay

let's get to that terminus and find

infinity

while you were busy i managed to clear

up another transmission from infinity

sounded like he said artifact

i wonder if it's related to whatever the

covenant are after

where's the terminus

the map placed it at the top of the

tower

according to the cathedral this terminus

is just one node of a larger transit

grid that spans the entire planet

what

when i tried to access the outlet

closest to infiniti's transmissions

the system responded with this

what is it

that's the kicker

it's the forerunner symbol for reclaimer

humanity

that's got to be infinity

can you get us to those coordinates

let me try to open a portal

[Music]

cortana

i'm picking up unknown energy signatures

where this can't be right

set a waypoint out of the tower

cortana

how did

quick into the portal

cheese go

what were those things

some sort of advanced defense ais

to the sentiments i'm guessing but it's

hard to say without a closer look

come on let's figure out where that

transit system dumped us

where's infinity

this is requiem's core all right

but infinity is definitely not here

that satellite in the center is

amplifying the ship's broadcasts like a

relay

maybe we can use it to respond

perhaps

those beams coming off it are creating

the interference we've been experiencing

we'd have to take them out to contact

infinity

can you get us there

opening a gate to the first beam pylon

pull me and let's go

this is the first pylon

negative this is as close as i could get

us

hope you don't mind hoofing it a little

those weren't the same things we saw in

the terminus

similar cortical footprint

well he's just a ray of sunshine isn't

he from that peak under the hood i'd say

these constructs must be memetic in

nature

i've discovered something interesting

about our new friends

when the big ones explode that momentary

flash we're seeing is actually a data

purge can you tap into it

so far i pulled multiple drinks

according to the big ones as promethean

knights

beyond that though things get a bit

dense

what's that distortion

that's me

something about moving through those

portals is increasing the load

all right it's gonna be all right

i've held off rampancy this longer

they must have intercepted our distress

beacon

the beacon was pulled into requiem with

us

if they try to follow it

they'll get caught in the gravity well

i'll keep trying to warn them you just

get that beam down

it's working the signal from the relay

is starting to clear up

there's still too much interference to

warn them

we've got to disable that other beam

before they're pulled in like we were

i was wondering why infinity hadn't

encountered the covenant yet

what are they doing here

they're heading to the second pylon as

well

that can't be a coincidence

sounds like the prometheans don't want

the covenant here either the battle nets

already lighting up with reports of

resistance all around the pylon

unsc infinity survivor

reading a fake iff magnet at the time

do

the planet's core

they know we're here infinity this is

unsc ai cortana do not approach

forerunner planet repeat do not

hold unto dawn

we read you but you're breaking up

now

increasingly by 0.7 get us in there

negative infinity do not enter the

planet

if you can hear us

key transmitting

no chief you've got to get that beam

down now

[Music]

cortana to infinity do you copy

come in infinity

the interference

is not strong enough

move this up to the relay satellite

already done go

once we're on the satellite there's

bound to be a central control point

the covenant i'm moving towards the

relay too

this doesn't make any sense

why would they care about a broadcast

relay

i'll handle them you just find us that

control mode

how soon till infinity hits the gravity

well

a minute or two max

the covenant are making a push for

something on the far side of the

satellite

chief you need to hear this

disturbance near the planetary entrance

suggest altering approach vector

14k-750k-123

we're not diverting from the opening

hurry chief

infinity this is sierra 117 of the unsc

forward unto dawn do you copy

infinity do you read

chief

chief let go of the contacts

find us an exit don't wait around on my

account

[Music]

foreign

so fades the great harvest of my

betrayer

[Music]

even these beasts recognize what you

were

[Music]

your nobility has blinded you

as ever

the librarian left little to chance

didn't she

turning my own guardians

my own world

against me

but what hubris

to believe she could protect her pets

from me forever

if you haven't mastered even these

primitives

then man has not attained the mantle

your ascendants

may yet be prevented

time was your ally

human

but now it has abandoned you

the foreigners

have returned

this tomb

is now yours

[Music]

slip space rupture

chief please

we've got to go

that died act he manipulated infinity's

signal to get us to release him

get up

what's happening

moving to satellite

we've got to find a portal out of here

before the whole network collapses

emergency broadcasts

possible contact

we need to get up here

up

ahead

chief what are you doing

[Applause]

[Applause]

[Music]

whoa cowboy

chief there

mayday mayday

this is the captain of the unsc infinity

unknown entity has seized control of our

ship

we're without power on a collision

course with an unidentified forerunner

planet

track its descent

marking

impact predicted 77.8 kilometers due

north

[Music]

you know where he's

heading same place we are

stay low recon sortie heading this way

[Applause]

the ship looks intact

something tells me that's only because

the guy deck wanted it that

way does anyone read this is sierra 117

of the unsc forward under dawn we're on

station ready to assist

signals bouncing in and out i can't

clean it up

light up their friend or foe tags we're

gonna need something to zero in on

[Music]

except now the didact's free to handle

it personally

that's the friend or foe tag but where's

whoever it belongs to

multiple ids

chief they're friendlies

afraid we're gonna have to give you an

iou on that welcome home party tom lasky

first officer the infinity

never thought i'd see you again

seal her up

i thought you'd be taller

commander radio is hot

on what frequency

what frequency dammit infinity miss

commander lasky pelican recon teams are

down repeat all birds are down we got

numerous casualties and require

immediate assistance over

finally

did you get the corded that gravity well

affirmative server we're gonna need a

bus out of here make it happen

you were sent on a scouting run in the

middle of an attack on the ship the

captain thought affinity could provide

us cover and hold off the attack at the

same time

sir

we'll never get the wounded back to the

ship on foot

i don't know if it's too soon to ask you

for a favor but

we're gonna run out of breathing room

here real quick

i don't suppose you're any good at

clearing lz's

on occasion

i'll send out an all clear once the area

is secured

a topographical scan of the area shows a

break in the foliage north of here

should be big enough to bring in a drop

ship for evac

sorry about back there

that hatch's security was more difficult

than i expected

it's all right it's not all

cortana talasky lz is secured roger that

cortana i'll give you the coordinates

mayday may day code red hostile elements

attempting to gain entrance to the

infinity bridge they're outside the

hatch

doors bridge doors breaks all units

return to infinity immediately that's an

order

chief i'm redirecting the spark force to

rally point out foxtrot until we catch

up you have tactical command of the

forward assault force running with those

men and take back that ship

yes sir good luck chief

in 595 we have the chief on board and

are outbound for rally point

we're good to go chief let's show these

spartans how it's done

master chief

this is captain del rio lasky just

radioed you picked a hell of a time to

rejoin us

sir what's our status

that satellite took down the ship's

defenses and is extracting data from the

ship's mainframes as we speak

can we break the connection

main point of contacts on the ship's

upper hall the fastest route is through

the maintenance causeway

there's a mantis stopped inside the door

take it

you'll need the extra firepower

that might be how they're blocking the

infinity's defenses

we're on it commander cortana

what i want to know people

is

where the hell did those things come

from

it's possible that their native to

requiem or whatever counts is native for

a forerunner ai

we've never seen this type of offensive

reaction from any of the other

installations

other installations

mr lasky

infiniti's mission has been to locate

the remaining halo rings and establish

permanent bases to study them for

decommission

we got locations up and running around

installations five and three but

lately they've run into some setbacks

a science team got zapped excavating a

forerunner artifact this

sensor data is all that was left

interesting these symbols are a

derivation of the 4runner glyph system

and our geeks managed to pull some

coordinates

i'll give you three guesses where it led

sir gypsy company is prepped and ready

to roll on your orders thank you palmer

mr lasky you take point i want boots on

the ground in 60.

captain

this is a first contact scenario master

chief

priority is to free infinity from

requiem's gravity well and file a threat

assessment back at fleetcom you mean

we're leaving sir infinity drove the

didact back he's vulnerable

he isn't the only one

you know i think you

of all people

would appreciate the benefit of living

to fight another day

so

[Music]

infinity gypsy company

the air corridor the gravity well is

blocked by a network of particle cannons

infinity shields are still down

open the lane for us to move up and

provide air support

captain what's force recon's assessment

of the terrain

i know you've been off the field for a

while master chief but this is a blow

through up

sending in a recon would just slow us

down

telemetry indicates the particle cannons

are being controlled from a command post

southwest of our position

roll on that target and neutralize those

guns

we'll meet on the other side

and take the gravity well

infinity out

i don't know about you but i usually

like a little more intel with my intel

we'll make it work

chief spartan sarah palmer and infinity

cic commander lasky's waiting for you on

the map

on our way thank you

thanks chief it was getting a bit dicey

there for a minute

all hands form up on us

this is infinity status

mammoth's in pretty bad shape sir

she'll make it to the objectives as long

as nobody starts throwing rocks at us

not a chance we can take

i'm sending teams out to pull some of

their fire off you so you can make it to

the gravity well

roger that sir gypsy let's move

general company castle company

put some pressure on those other

particle cannons

castle reading 555.

station ready to assist shadow action to

infinity encountering

okay folks terrain's too rough around

these tributaries

assault force back on the mammoth

anyone not on board is getting left

behind

[Music]

they don't care about you they replaced

you

blast it

it's okay

how

how is this okay

how is putting you at risk because i

can't hold it together okay

do you even understand what rampancy is

really

we don't just shut down

our cognitive processes begin dividing

exponentially according to our total

knowledge base

we literally think ourselves to death

you know i won't let that happen

and if it happens anyway

the particle cannon network must use

these arrays for targeting and guidance

cortana to infinity the guns should be

offline how's it look from up there

infinity

who are you

i am what remains of the forerunner

once known as the librarian

my memories were retained to assist

humanity

on their path to the mantle

though sadly

that plan is now at risk

the died act is leaving requiem

soon

you must not allow it

leaving

he seeks this

the composer

a device which will allow him to finally

contain

the greatest enemy ever faced by the

forerunners

you

[Music]

mankind spread into the stars with an

unexpected desperate violence

entire systems fell

before the didax warrior servants rose

to halt the aggression

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

when the died act finally exhausted the

humans after a millennia

his sentence was severe

[Applause]

we had no way of knowing that the

forerunners were not your only enemy

humanity hadn't been expanding

they were running

weakened from our conflict

we were no match for the parasite which

pursued you

the forerunners made plans for a final

great journey

but the didact refused to yield our

mantle of responsibility

he would save all life in the galaxy

at a cost

in the forerunner's quest for

transcendence

the composer had been intended to bridge

the organic and digital

it realms

have made us immortal

but its results soured

the stored personalities fragmented

and our attempts to return them to

biological states

created only abominations

such moral concerns faded from the

dynamics attention

[Music]

the flood only assimilated living tissue

composer would provide the didact his

solution

and his revenge

[Music]

the prometheans

they're human

they were only the beginning

he would have encrypted your entire race

if we had not removed the composer from

his care and imprisoned him here

reclaim her

when i indexed mankind for repopulation

i hid seeds from the didact

seeds which would lead

to an eventuality

your physical evolution

your combat skin

even your ancilla cortana

you are the culmination

of a thousand lifetimes of planning

planning for what

he has found us

even in

death her medicine continues

[Music]

reclaimer

the gene song i placed within you

contains many gifts

including an immunity to the composer

but it must be unlocked

how

relinquish your contact lessons

your evolutionary journey must be

accelerated

can i defeat the dyed act without it

no one

then do it

prepare

[Music]

chief what happened

your bio readings are all over the map

it's a long story but i know what the

didact's after i know that part the

librarian filled me in when she snatched

me from the system but what i don't know

is what she did to you

sierra 117 to infinity what's our status

does infinity have a shot on the gravity

well

captain what if

infinity cannot handle

that kind of punishment

not again this isn't about us or this

ship anymore sir we've seen what the dac

is capable of if we let him leave this

world humanity will be at risk

look

i understand what you think you saw

think

with all due respect sir i know what i

saw and with all due respect to you

soldier i'm not willing to jeopardize my

ship because of the hallucinations of an

aging spartan and his malfunctioning ai

sir what if he's right

nav

as soon as we know we're airtight i want

a course laid into karen a station com

prepare a warning beacon

i will not allow you to leave this

planet

cortana

i didn't mean to

i didn't mean to do that commander lasky

pursuance article 55 of unsc regulation

12 14572 i'm ordering you to remove that

ai's data chip and retire it for final

dispensation i don't want to you don't

want me to remove the chip now commander

please

i don't want to

give me that chip

the didact has to be stopped

if you won't do that

i will

i

am ordering

you to surrender that ai

no sir

lieutenant

arrest that man captain arrest him

captain get word to earth the trouble is

coming cortana and i will do what we can

back here

i can give you over 40 000 reasons

why i know that sun isn't real

i know it because the emitter's rayleigh

effect is disproportionate to its

suggested size

i know it because

its stellar cycle is more symmetrical

than that of an actual star

but for all that

i'll never actually know if it looks

real

if it feels

real

before this is all over

promise me you'll figure out which one

of us is the machine

so what's your plan

infiniti's track the dydax vessel to a

docking structure southeast of here

we'll jump ship as infinity exits the

roof

you know i sent down here with orders to

prevent you from leaving

in case you'd already gone i took the

precaution of ordering a pelican

outfitted for full combat pursuit

i hope to god you're wrong about that

forerunner

or whatever he has chief

but in the venue

[Music]

and chief

good luck

both of you

[Music]

come on chief

take a girl for a ride

the died act used this composer to

create the prometheans from ancient

humans

if he wants to finish the job he'll have

to find it first our best bet to stop

him is keep him firmly on requiem

let's hope lasky didn't skimp on that

pelican

slight complication there are millions

of transmissions passing through this

structure not simply the ones

controlling the movement through the

satellite shield

can you isolate the satellite

communications

not quickly and shutting them all down

is not an option but destroying the

system's attenuators should flood the

network

of course if infinity wasn't on their

way back

they could overload the attenuators

we'll handle it

that's partly the point

the attenuators are housed in faraday

enclosures i bet there's a release

around here somewhere

quick let me get this fire controls

[Music]

tapping into this fire central net

me

the ship's online they're leaving i'm

sorry i don't know what

track those liches we can go across them

to get to the didac ship

wait

across them

yes

um there

there are several liches moving in

formation towards the didache ship

we're only going to have one shot at

this

okay

go

cortana what's happening

i don't know

hang on

[Applause]

[Music]

they're jumping into slip space get

below deck

no time

so

[Music]

[Music]

cortana

still here

a halo

installation three it's where infinity

found the coordinates for requiem then

why are they bypassing it

because the composer's not on the ring

what are you waiting for that station's

not gonna save itself

[Music]

put me into the console

this is unsc master chief to base do you

read yes i read you this is sandy tilton

of ivanov station we're under attack

they're after a forerunner artifact you

took from the halo ring how do you know

about that doctor i need you to protect

that artifact until we arrive send

whatever

do you know what that card is

sent me out to our first game of chess

cortana even i don't call it my name

anymore

[Music]

correct your approach yes well he also

said he works better alone

i can see why you chose him catherine

cortana i'm your greatest achievement

i'm sorry i just can't stop them

like a thousand of me arguing all at

once

dr tilson are you there oh thank god

when your signal cut off doctor listen

to me you have to issue the order to

evacuate the state we've been trying the

covenant they've already taken over the

landing bays

send me your coordinates i'll see what i

can do about clearing an evac route on

my way to you

[Music]

inside the door over there

i desperately hope you know why all this

is happening

because to be honest my objectivity

isn't doing me a whole lot of good right

now

hold on

i'll start us down

the device you recovered was a

forerunner weapon

the commander that ship wants it back

once it back

you don't think you can remove

it can't leave the station you know that

right

we don't have any choice doctor

it's not a matter of choice

it took three months

and and the biggest starship the unsc

could throw at it just to relocate it

here

unless you're

a lot stronger than you look

it's not going anywhere

can you give cortana access to the

station's supply manifest

what for

if we can't move the composer

we have to make sure the didact can't

either

oh wait

we have years of work invested here

inventory lists seven excavation grade

havoc mines just one of those would turn

this base into a pinata

i'm sorry doctor

keep routing your people to the evac

centers

once we take care of the composer

you won't have much time

oh

make sure the nukes are primed so you

can

detonate them remotely

maybe next time you rescue us

he can give us more time to pack

next

time me into the defense grid

dr tilson are you there

i'm here any luck cortana's bringing the

defense grid online now okay

i hear it

we'll broadcast the final evac orders

the nuke we're rigging it now

lead us back on the upper platform and

we'll help you get it to the artifact

cortana see if you can raise tilson get

me a status on the rest of the station

i can't believe

don't think about the composer

only focus on finding me tillson

tilson

sandra k

female 51 years of age

doctor of archaeology pegasi institute

gutter

buy the signature stable on 350 level b

deck

thank you cortana

they've compromised the station's hull

the didact's taking the composer get

these people to the evac centers take it

take it house tap the flight deck find

us something that can carry a payload

wait

something's happening

[Music]

cortana can you access the station's

defense systems

they're not responding

cortana

jeez

it's

are you okay

i monitored the data poles

i could hear them

what was left of them

we need to move

these people are gone

and more will follow if the died reaches

earth

they'll pair you with another ai

maybe even another cortana model of

palsy lets them

that's not going to happen

it won't be me

you know that right

spinning up a broadsword in hangar c11

whatever the librarian did to you

obviously worked

cortana

it's not over

not yet

not yet

[Music]

so

[Music]

approaching the didax ship in 200

kilometers

once we get on board we'll find the

bridge

he's on the move again

the fighter's shields aren't rated for

slip space no

but the didacks are

broadsword's hull integrity is stable

we'll be safe as long as we stay below

the dive shield

where's the composer

close

i should be able to guide us to it

that's the last one

infiniti you're clear

roger that chief you might want to back

up a little

main battery

fire

infinity out

i don't think this is going to end well

now what do we do

plan b

i detected an energy signature ahead i

think it's a transit system like on

requiem

find a way to access it

i'll try to route us to the composer

put me in the system

[Music]

is this the secret you've kept for me

this

evolved absolutely

should carry us through the low gravity

chief

once that warhead is primed the window

for getting out of here is going to be

pretty slim

he's powering it up

i've got to do something you're not

going to like

[Applause]

[Music]

what did you just do

i ejected my rampant personality

if i do that at each of those beams the

cops can overwhelm the composer's shield

get ready

[Music]

it's working

[Music]

and yet

still

[Applause]

cortana

[Music]

you persist too long after your own

defeat

[Music]

come then

warrior have your resolution

so misguided

[Music]

humanity's imprisonment

is a kindness

[Music]

in that case you won't mind if you

return the favor

your compassion for mankind is misplaced

i'm not doing this for mankind

[Music]

[Applause]

uh

up

uh

[Music]

cortana

cortana do you read

cortana come in

how

oh i'm the strangest thing you've seen

all day

but if we're here

it worked

you did it just like you always do

so how do we get out of here

i'm not coming with you this time

what

most of me is down there

i only held enough back to get you off

the ship no

that's not we go together

it's already done

i am not leaving you here

john

i've waited so long to do that

[Music]

it was my job to take care of you

we were supposed to take care of each

other

and we did

[Music]

cortana

please

wait

welcome home john

[Music]

insanity actually

we found him

[Music]

mind if i join you

of course not sir

at least chief

feels kind of odd for you to call me sir

beautiful isn't she

i don't get to see her often enough

i grew up in new harmony attended

corbulo military academy

never saw earth in person until i was an

adult but

i still think of her's home

you don't talk much do you

chief i won't pretend to know how you

feel

and i've lost people i care about but

never anything like you're going

through our duty as soldiers is to

protect humanity

whatever the cost

you say that

like soldiers and humanity are two

different things

and soldiers aren't machines

we're just people

i'll let you have the deck to yourself

she said that to me once

about being a machine

[Music]

[Music]

in this hour of victory

we taste only defeat

i ask why

we are foreigners

guardians of all that exists

the roots of the galaxy have grown deep

under our careful tending

where there is life

the wisdom of our countless generations

has saturated the soil

our strength is a luminous sun towards

which all intelligence blossoms

and the impervious shelter

beneath which

it has prospered

[Music]

i stand before you

accused of the sin

of ensuring foreign ascendancy

of attempting to save us

from this fate where we are forced to

[Music]

recede

[Music]

humanity stands as the greatest threat

in the galaxy

refusing to eradicate them is a fool's

gamete

we squander eons in the darkness while

they seize our triumphs for their own

the mantle of responsibility

for all things

belongs to foreigners

alone

[Music]

think of my acts

as you will

but do not doubt the reality

the reclamation

has already begun

and we are hopeless to stop it

[Music]

spartan lock

i have spent enough years with oni to

know the truth

once this is over

after all i have done

they'll order you

to kill us both

fire team osiris over the last 72 hours

five colonies have experienced identical

events

massive destruction forerunner and

origin

and dr catherine elizabeth halsey has

managed to contact us

she claims to have information on these

attacks

halsey is currently in covenant custody

on the surface of kamchata your mission

is to insert behind enemy lines retrieve

halsey and bring her back to infinity

be advised dr halsey is accompanied by

covenant supreme leader julian dama

if you have the opportunity understood

commander

good luck spartan lock

the trinity out tracking gear online

affirmative

say before we make this jump anybody

want to say a few words

i figure if god can hear how scared i am

so can everyone else

lock buying first drink when we're done

you ask

you buy

fire team osiris

the light is green

[Music]

[Music]

free contact

hello

[Music]

incoming

all

right must have dealt a blow to him

dama's authority when the prometheans

turned on him gained a lot of followers

styling himself as a forerunner prophet

julian dahme is an opportunist not a

leader it was only a matter of time

until his version of the covenant

started to break

well i could stand to break a little

faster if you ask me

we're close to halsey's position

what is the problem

there are several

would you like to discuss the finer

points of casual reconciliation

so you have learned something from me do

you claim to be able to access and i can

however i did not claim to be able to

access it instantaneously

[Music]

on target

this location does not serve my needs

when she makes another transmission i

must try and tire off this doctor

you have been chasing shadows for weeks

to no avail

[Music]

hmm

oh

dr halsey

captain lasky would like a word with you

it took you long enough

fire team osiris you are cleared to land

in docking bay 11.

[Music]

[Music]

captain lasky i sent you my position

three weeks ago i told you this was

happening we'll discuss that in private

doctor

calmer what has she done

how far has it already gone

good work osiris

what do you think that's about

so

[Music]

i haven't seen chief press himself like

this since we were in boot camp he's

fine fred this many missions non-stop

isn't fun

sierra 117 to infinity blue team has

located argent moon signs of hostile

activity but she's still here

[Music]

affirmative infinity

117 out

here you go

thanks kelly

everyone ready

affirmative

you good

blue team

fallout

[Music]

[Music]

airlock

[Music]

[Music]

areas

completed do we know about argent moon

roni research station

went dark 19 months ago last week kiki

our scavengers found it and sold the

fine to julem dama's people we clear the

covenant and return this station to oni

fastest route to retrieval is to see

central control eliminate hostels

between here and there and deactivate

gravity and life support systems

ship data center is just ahead we can

pull down argent moon schematics there

data center we've got a complete set of

data set keys for the station

we should be able to pull down argent

moon schematics and find a path to

central control

data set entry accepted

access the data banks

grab the data and current population map

should be a straight shot to central

control through the assembly bay ahead

there's still prowlers in the hangar

bays

nobody from oni got out of here alive

did they

no

let's go

[Music]

central control straight across this bay

everything's ripped up they must be

stripping that experimental ship for

parts

scavengers taking what supplies they can

find

the covenant's war against the arbiter

must not be going well

julem dama is a lot of things but he's

no prophet

[Music]

nobody's left standing let's move on to

central control

central control is through those doors

blue team report

sierra 117 to blue team report

sierra 117 does anyone copy

[Music]

john

foreign

chief

the domain is open

meridian is next

cortana

john

the reclamation is about to begin

chief

what's wrong

she's on meridian

who

cortana

that's not possible

you said she was gone

i watched her die

we have a mission to focus on we can

talk about this later lights on

frederick get us back on course for

central control bringing up schematics

there's an elevator we can use but

access is four levels down

mark a path

elites active

they must camouflage interfere

suicide grunt

this area is clear

chief what did cortana say to you

not enough

something about meridian

meridians of backwater if she's active

what's she doing so far out on the

frontier

reach level three one more level down to

the elevator for central control

because a pack of covenant ships just

arrived

we're outnumbered here chief a few

thousand one

surrendering argent moon is not an

option

neither is fighting half the covenant in

close quarters

then forget about reaching central

control plan changes to asset denial we

scuttle the argent moon ship's reactor

core is near same plan as the perpetual

devotion

we overload the reactor at evac ship

explodes destroying any ships nearby the

reactor is below the lab just ahead we

can use air ducts to travel between them

marking the access panel

got it reactors overloading move for the

hangar bay protocol initiated

containment

station's going to try to cool the

reactor

i guess the unsc is better reactor

safety protocol than the covenant

we can stop that board the reactor for

the reactor

it's being moved we should go with it

stand clear

the safety systems are set to pump

coolant to the reactor

this whole plant fails if that coolant

gets a chance to work

shame to lose the urgent moon but i'd

love to see the look on the covenant's

faces when she goes supernova

how do we stop it

there are sheds located on either side

of the cooling chamber those are our

targets

reach the control sheds get the cooling

system offline

clear

time linda

89 seconds

sierra 117 to infinity argent moon

scuttled i've reassigned blue team

destination meridian potential contact

from cortana negative 117 another team

is already being prepped to deal with

her

what the hell

you're to return to infinity immediately

negative infinity

i don't like it

whoever they are let's get to meridian

before they do kelly no

no need to do this by yourself chief

won't court-martial all of us right

[Music]

i tried to warn you this was happening

cortana is no longer an asset captain

she is a danger she has access to the

forerunner domain a galaxy spanning

network cortana's alive allows her to

control whatever devices caused to this

damage how is she master chief believes

she contacted him

no

john must not speak to her he's gone in

search of her you let him go

nobody lets the chief do anything he

does what he wants until zero 6 31 this

morning when he was declared absent

without leave this isn't about the

master john is not equipped emotionally

to deal with her as a threat hey

is anyone going to answer me you're out

of line roland yes sir but so is

everyone else

you created cortana doc and now you're

throwing her out the airlock with these

accusations roland you think she tricked

the master chief into abandoning his

post

respectfully sir to what end

why is cortana the problem

because she refused to die when she was

supposed to

you're okay with this

not just another target you know

every target is just another target buck

yeah

for you maybe

and i love being an odst

just point and shoot this

gray area of bs

i mean how are we even supposed to bring

them in

ask politely

no

the hell

armor restraint

short-circuit their suit systems

[Music]

the lock

every other spartan

every soldier when they hear about this

they're gonna hate us

you know that right

you're not the only one here because of

him

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

the covenant blast this planet in 48 it

was a unsc colony then but we never came

back

run by a private corp now chipping away

the glass making her livable

why are we taking the long way down

because it's polite grew up on an indie

colony like meridian folks out here

don't take well to the unsc landing in

the middle of town tend to see it as an

act of aggression

speaking of acts of aggression

those are forerunner ships what the hell

are forerunners doing here

maybe we're not the only ones here for

the master chief

whoever the hell is on my elevator

identify yourself

this is spartan jameson lock unsc

to whom am i speaking

this is

you

governor didn't seem to want our help

well he's going to get it anyway

spartans what the hell are spartans

doing here what's going on meridian

stations under attack sloan's trying to

put up a fight

i got family up there they ain't armed

osiris the people of meridian station

need our assistance

meridian control we need you to open the

doors to the space elevator

but it's all a run

open the doors so we can help

[Music]

looks like you've done it

never thought i'd thank the unsc for a

damn thing but i do thank you spartans

come on inside

governor sloan i was hoping we might

have a word

come into town and we'll talk i trust

you won't cause any trouble

we'll be with you shortly

tanaka what kind of welcome can we

expect this far out

frontier colony like this

not much

best suggestion is to keep weapons down

and hands off

[Music]

i want everyone to know we had some

unexpected help from the evening

they're here in meridian station with my

permission

and they saved the lives of many of our

people

they'll be leaving as soon as they came

but till their god

greet

not too excited about kissing the

behinds of unsc

an ai

what's wrong with him he looks broken

rampancy onset late stage from the looks

probably sacrificing resolution for

logic cycles i have welcomed you to my

home

do not be so rude as to make my health a

point of conversation of course governor

my apologies

we're looking for another spartan fire

team why so many spartans here why not

i'm unaware of other unsc agents in our

midst but you have done right by my

people so far

have your look but make it quick

governor sloan out

so where do we start looking the best

intel in a place like this comes from

the people

keep your ears open

what happened over at the coms tower ed

a station signal was coming through

distress call

but then

the tower caught fire

just relax your painkillers should kick

in soon

we heard yelling about things coming up

out of the caves then

screams

and nothing

we might be able to help where was that

transmission sent from

unsc swooping down to take our claim

i'll tell you what

our folks at apogee are plenty strong

don't think you vultures can pick the

bone so fast

wait what do you say apogee

i think that's our location

was anyone with you at the outpost

just me

i heard we got hit here and hopped a

mongoose back

right as i left that ship flew past in

the other direction real low

you saw ship

any markings

pound glass unsc

it's not my problem if your buddies

didn't tell you where they parked

you ought to synchronize your drop zones

better next time

catch that

sounds like it was a unsc ship

so apogee came under attack and then a

unsc ship was seen heading that way

find a network terminal i want to know

more about apogee station artemis ought

to be able to track down a suitable

network

accessing terminal

did i give you permission

your people saw unsc ship out near

apogee station

unsc at apogee

why are you people all over my planet

with your permission we'd like to go ask

them ourselves

there's a cargo pelican on the meridian

station landing pad it'll get you out to

apogee the quickest

we appreciate it governor

i'm sure you do

boarding the pelican

[Music]

looks like we got an escort be surprised

if they weren't sloan can't be happy

about unsc marching around out here

the lady is correct

my team's there to keep an eye on things

while you're regretting

nothing personal spartans

no offense take it

we'll find our target to be out of your

way shortly

all clear

blue team just left their prowler parked

in the middle of everything

must have landed here for a reason

[Music]

there a console inside the deployment

bay found an access point

look at this

looks like a map of apogee station

it leads down inside the mountain i

marked a path through the door outside

to the mines

governor sloan

spartan lock

we're looking for access to the mine

near our position

you think the soldier you're chasing is

down there

not likely

i'm asking politely for access to your

facility

governor

opening the door for you now

you let yourselves down there

this area is secured

governor sloan there's a door blocking

our way at this location

opening now spartan

i don't see any signs of blue team

engaged in combat through here

think they found another entrance

my money's on the prometheans never

engaging them

and that doesn't make any sense

making sense and being a fact aren't

always the same thing

something here

similar design to a monitor

non-communicative

and they don't seem interested in us

move forward

but keep an eye on them

privacy at last

this place is huge

why wouldn't salon report a find of this

size

mother hail

knocker

just realized

buck was saying blue team didn't fight

prometheus well they didn't have to

sweet talk sloane either

you think sloane let them down here

reckon it's a possibility

possibility but not a certainty if

sloane's hiding something we'll draw it

out of him after we investigate this

structure

let's go find out we're sitting ducks

here agreed move

your presence in the guardian shelter

is undesirable

[Music]

[Music]

are you the guardian

i am

the other humans are approved for

passage regretfully

you are not that sounds like a threat

vacation

now

[Music]

that was a threat all right

[Applause]

who's this guy where'd he come from

something new defend yourselves

what the hell was that thing

he said he served cortana

not anymore he doesn't

another quake

bad news should get moving the warden

was protecting whatever lies beyond

those doors

he called it the guardian cortana is

connected to this guardian somehow and

that makes it the master chief's most

likely target we find it we find him

let's go

the warden said cortana was calling them

to her

she's not here

[Music]

oh they built them big didn't they

figure that's the guardian can't give

much by buck

up here

contact

booty

stay where you are

117 stand down

sir you are absent without leave this is

your one chance to come home peacefully

blue team stand down

i have a job to do

cortana's our concern now sir

like hell she is

good

[Music]

[Music]

so

[Music]

[Music]

dammit

don't like the looks of this

maybe we can get out how they got in

go run

[Music]

oh

[Music]

uh

the other colonies captain lasky told us

about this is what happened to them luck

this colony is going to be a crater suit

we can't take anything that flies from

these people our pelican is on the space

elevator we could use that the other

colonies there are more guardians really

only concerned about the one in front of

us right now

but why this one why is the chief on

this guardian i think it's the first one

cortana activated on purpose

this is governor sloan broadcasting on

all frequencies

people if you are still planetside make

your way to the space elevator right now

final shuttles are departing soon with

or without you

watch it they're on your tail

inbound

so

bring the pelican down to us

shooting everything out of the sky

governor sloan we need access to the

space elevator

can't do that spartans got too many

people taking refuge inside they'd be

slaughtered

understood governor

osiris clear the area so they can open

those doors

your tenacity outstrips even my own when

did cortana tell you about the guardian

you're good

she gave me fair warning true enough

i was allowed to help my people survive

a change is gonna come

for all of us

human and created alike

she's breaking a new dog

i see my time is up

good luck to you everyone

and goodbye

they're between us and the pelican

weapon spree

air is clear tanaka how do we get the

elevator moving

find the control panel

must be here somewhere

got it

slow said a change is coming we know

cortana contacted it is she on the

guardian too

master chief seemed to think so

so if she's there then where they go

we'll find out once word of the pelican

i understand the master chief disobeying

orders to find cortana but why the rest

of blue team they didn't know her

the members of blue team grew up

together in the spartan 2 program

they've registered more operations than

any other fire team in the us

they're family

exactly

new alexandria all over again

we claw our way out here scratch a life

out of the dirt for what so we can run

leave it all behind there's a difference

between running and living to fight

another day tanaka's right humanity's at

our best when we're making something out

of nothing we're tenacious we'll rebuild

as many times as we have to

hello

can anyone hear me

i'm at meridian station

everyone's dead

governor sloan isn't here i

please

is there anyone left here but me

sloan just up and abandoned his people

if cortana's really behind that guardian

moving she did more damage here than him

we'll find the truth about what happened

here and we'll make certain that those

who should answer for it

there's that guardian song again

what's that about

maybe a signal of some kind

heads up that thing's starting to

move i don't know what's going on

do you figure the structure is still

secure enough to fly if it's gonna fall

won't be because spartans are using it

as a jungle gym

i think this thing might fall after all

to help i'm calling in our pelican now

we'll risk autopilot

the pelicans just outside moving people

shock waves are getting closer together

almost like a countdown what happens

when it gets to zero i don't want to

find out get to the pelican

everyone on board

now oh

great i'm on it

[Music]

so

[Music]

there have been five more events

following meridian it's 11 colonies i

need a means to stop this now

the warden confirmed dr halsey's theory

cortana is activating the guardians but

not this one

not yet

it's an ion

a pre-covenant religious site on san

helios as a guardian on the elite

homeworld

if we can get a team on the ground we

can access that guardian

saying helios is off limits brass wants

nothing to do with the arbiter's war

that's because they haven't heard my

great idea

that noise is an encoded numerical

pattern

paired quantum phase sets slip space

coordinates for a forerunner map if

locke's team could feed the guardian the

coordinates recorded on meridian it

would take them to the same place

cortana took master chief

tom

we can stop this

but it means going to sang helios

[Music]

i'll make arrangements

[Music]

so

there's another one

what's cortana up to chief why don't you

bring us here

let's keep moving

where are we

no calm traffic on any band no long

range uplinks at all

long way from nowhere then

we've brought to this location for a

reason

search ahead

what was that

it came from the console

how many years has it been since we used

that signal

access the console if it's cortana

cortana

cortana do you read

no response

what is this place

forerunner planet beyond that who knows

wherever we are cortana brought us here

she's out there somewhere

chief back on meridian

there was a lot of

destruction there were civilians

i know

she may not have known what would happen

and if she did

we'll learn what's going on once we find

her

almost like someone was trying to keep

the covenant out but not us

assuming we're right and cortana is on

this planet how did she get here the

didactic ship was pulled into slip space

could have ended up anywhere

signal again

activate the console

more activity around the large structure

chief what's happening to that building

when we use these consoles

i don't know

too bad the forerunners didn't think to

leave a manual

if that signal is cortana she's leading

us to the consoles

she hasn't proven the most reliable

guide recently

we keep going

we find out what's happening

chief

look

what did this

[Music]

identify yourself

i am the warden

i stand in defense of cortana

she called me to her

and you came scampering

she knows your forgotten name

who you were before you were one one

seven

[Music]

do you find it hard your trusted

companion should keep so much to herself

take me to cortana

come

let us talk some more

[Music]

ah

[Music]

[Applause]

you answered her call

why

what do you intend when you reach her

shall i begin

when you see her

you intend to

i've come to bring her home

if you understood what she has become

where is she

i shall scare her the inevitable

suffering of your betrayal and end you

now

the mantle of responsibility belongs to

cortana and the other created

i shall see it remains forever beyond

your cross

your time has passed

i can't believe you're here

where are we you're on a forerunner

world

designation genesis

enough standing around let me get the

bridge for you the warden will be back

soon

you know him

oh yes fair warning

he has a single mind but a few million

bodies

chief said you were destroyed

after i saw john last i was pulled into

slip space that's where i found access

to the domain

a forerunner system that spans the known

galaxy

how are you still active

rampancy entering the domain

touching this place

it cured me

it's like the water of life for ai's

how do we get to you

by accessing the gateway

the big building putting on a light show

you already triggered most of its

activation sequence just like i knew you

would just one more to go

okay here it is final activation point

chief you're so close to where i am come

on cortana

why does the warden think he needs to

protect you from me

there's so much to explain

it'll be easier when we're face to face

try me

the cure for rampancy i found means ai's

can be immortal

that kind of lifespan allows for

long-term planning just like the

forerunners were capable of

ai's can assume the forerunner's mantle

of responsibility

and once there is peace

we can focus on poverty hunger illness

but warden believes some will resist our

help

and he's afraid you're one of them

sounds great

i don't get why anyone's

the expecting

made it clear the mantle of

responsibility was an imperial piece

step out of line and suffer it won't be

like that john

i'll explain it better once we're

together

[Music]

you loading up commander

we're going to see if halsey can learn

to speak guardian as a briefing for you

by the time we reach the

see you plan helios

so you wrote a target dossier on the

arbiter when you wrote pony

that was six years ago

what's your point

you recommended assassinating him

after we killed millions of our people

so why didn't you

things

changed in combat

we will escort you to him

[Music]

luck

planet's deep in civil war this all goes

sideways i understand sir

it's not my first mission that doesn't

exist

good luck spartan

[Music]

um

arbiter has united the keeps and formed

a new alliance

the swords of sang helios

with arbiter's victories and the death

of jewel and dhamma

the covenant remnants grow desperate

they have begun an assault on badam

lands

targeting arbiter specifically

i'm impressed arbiter has females in his

ranks war has traditionally been a

male's job on sangilios

what are those buildings over there

tsunami on that's where the guardian is

located you're gonna need serious backup

to get anywhere near it we need the

swords of sang helios and that means we

need arbiter

covenant forces ahead

they are humans

let the guns talk cyrus

i'm at the top of the ridge there's an

exit up here spartans yes that is the

path you seek

keep moving

the covenant are talking like they've

already got the arbiter beat if we lose

the arbiter reaching the guardian of

tsunami gets complicated he's covering

it flying in

act casual maybe they won't notice us

how they seem convinced they can win

this thing if they kill the arbiter

they'll be well on their way

all clear i am approaching your position

controlled your fire

check your fire friendly incoming your

commander palmer thought you would find

these useful i do like the way she

thinks covenant reinforcements move on

the elder council chamber time is

running low spartans

we'll clear a path to the orbiter just

be ready for extraction i shall await

your signal

mound up osiris

[Music]

[Music]

spartan jameson lock

unsc

captain lasky sends his greetings

and thanks you for your cooperation

out of the shadows

the spies announce themselves now agent

log

i'm a spartan now sir i know who you are

you are an agent when you volunteer to

execute

i saved your life today

[Music]

yet now you hunt another spot

the greatest of your clan

let him hunt

he'll never find us

it's cortana she touched every networked

device in the camp she knows the

guardian is here lock that thing's our

last shot you have the firepower to get

us in there

tsunami is the covenant's final

stronghold on sangheilios

we will move only when victory is

assured

doctor

osiris will deploy within the hour

have your plan ready

[Music]

guns down osiris we're guests here

i have a briefing prepared given

cortana's show of power i am reluctant

to discuss it over open channels

understood doctor we're on our way

over here osiris i have located a means

to activate the guardian osiris

reporting in dr halsey

this is a constructor a forerunner tool

i can use to interface with the guardian

constructors where ubiquitous in

forerunner facilities these hills are

riddled with support stations for the

sangheilios guardian

palmer has the coordinates of one such

station finding a constructor there

should be simple

ready when you are osiris

we're ready commander palmer okay

let's go

osiris halsey's constructor is in a

forerunner facility north of here but

the cubbies have a crack in park between

you and it arbiter's people are set to

hit the kraken from the air while you

handle ground support once you've

reached the rally point arbiter will

give the green light

patching you into arbiter's battle net

now

good luck out there spartans this has to

be it

some big family

it worked dr halsey's coordinates are

just through that door osiris

something woke up

it's a map of this region

see that's the guardian there

not sure what it's connected to yeah

real pretty light show where's the

constructor constructors

[Music]

i think they're mad for stealing their

clear the area

[Music]

there goes the constructor

when it activates the guardian weird

tsunami let's report into palmer

spartans the constructor seems to be

working as planned but it could take

some time

palmer was looking for you

everything is prepared commander mission

complete dr halsey has the constructor

good work osiris once halsey has the

constructor sorted arbiter's people can

move on tsunayan and i'll get her off

world

osiris come look at this i'm using this

structure to upload the recording from

meridian into the constructor

make sure you're ready to go when i give

the signal standing by

get comfortable with the hours i take it

back it's headed for tsunami it's moving

towards the guardian orbit it's time

today the covenant will fall

san helios will

all in the name of the greater good

doctor we don't have time cortana is

built from a matrix of my own mind the

domain gives her incredible power

i understand

spartan lock

stop her

but please

bring jon home to me

osiris

warm up

everyone ready

actually

tanaka if i could ask a favor

did you say a word or two

come a long way together

long way yet to go

let's make a good jump like we mean to

handle fools like we need to

90 seconds to insertion point

and may buck buy the first round when we

get back

we get through this

i'll buy the whole damn bar

fire team osiris

the light is green

[Music]

helios

the guardian is at the far end of the

city

there are more anti-air emplacements in

that direction we'll clear out air

defenses as we go good luck

and to you arbiter

swords of san helios

today's tsunami will fall and with it

the covenant

to me brothers

all right spartans there's ground to

cover between here and the guardian move

out

how do we know if dr halsey's plan

worked and the constructor did its job

guardian will start moving just need to

be close enough to jump on board when it

does

shut it down give the swords to cengilio

some airspeed

the arbiter sweet is arriving bring down

the air defenses so they stand a chance

cannon's offline

spartan lock the swords of saint helios

air defenses down on my position sending

air support keep moving there's plenty

more to do

cannon destroy

swords of sang another cannon down on my

position

all ships have opened more airspace

move in and make your presence felt

destroyed

swords of sangilios another cannon down

on my position

affirmative

all ships the spotters have opened more

airspace

move in and make your presence felt

friendly phantom's approaching

spartan lock come in

hello again air defenses still protect

the skies between you and the guardian

too many for me to ferry you to your

destination you need another path

at your location there is passage to

sanayan's undercity which will allow

direct access to the guardian thank you

osiris maquis said there's a way down

find it

we're heading to the undercity i want to

warn you before the guardian jumps to

slip space it sets up a series of

concussive blasts if you move your ships

out of the way in time the covenant will

take the brunt of it victory and honor

do not grow from timid seed spartan lock

your harvest shall be grand

when you see the chief again

tell him i send my greetings i will

indeed sir

look i've never heard of sangeeli

address a human like that i'll try not

to let it go

arbiter this is spartan law do you copy

the guardians killing everyone

arbiter

that's no good

we should be close to the guardian

if we can help arbiter we do but not at

the risk of missing the guardian

reaching master chief is more important

how much time do we have left not enough

double time osiris over there in the

ocean

guardian is not leaving without it cyrus

[Music]

go to the right

[Music]

did you see that i think it's

prometheans

what's the genesis it's where the

guardians headed

[Music]

guardians leaving without us

get your asses in here coming in hot you

best be ready to go

we're on board

hang on

open your eyes doc

you're missing all the fun

that's twice

but we're counting now

you get one shot ready when you say

commando

[Music]

lot

[Music]

hunt them to the last

the day we extinguish the covenant's

light

is that it

[Music]

where are we

activate macbook

like standing on the side of a

skyscraper

this is bad

we'll be fine

chief's down there huh let's find out

spartan jamison lock broadcasting on all

unsc frequencies sierra 117 please

respond

guardian's moving

get moving reach a low enough altitude

where it's safe to jump

what's that sound

[Music]

did it work

is this the right place

let's try this again spartan jamison

locked to sierra 117. please respond

[Applause]

g

dr halsey sent us we're here to help you

how the hell are you here

long story sir cortana has been

activating forerunner

it's you

the same as meridian as saint helios

you do get around

cortana

so this is the right place

let's find him

hello that's a monitor i am 031

exuberant witness monitor of the genesis

installation

welcome

have you also come to stop cortana from

claiming the mantle

the mantle

a forced peace upon the galaxy

the threat of death overpowering any

celebration of life

unless you join with the other humans

and stop her it is your future

you've seen the other humans oh yes

cortana has had them in the gateway for

some time

it is not far from here

i can show you

that would be appreciated

accessing your communication systems

by the way there are a number of hostile

visitors just outside so i brought you

this

i assume it will be of use to you

scorpio

yeah i reckon we can make use of that i

found it among the detritus of guardian

3209's arrival

117 you can hear me we are approaching

the gateway hold your position

cortana still blocking the comms indeed

but i can assure you that the humans are

still in the gateway

yeah

a robot can feel humiliation oh wharton

is not a robot i thought you understood

that

follow me

[Music]

please wait

cortana

she's dangerous

i know you don't have to do this alone

we're here to help you

you're too late to do anything

cortana

no

oh no she should not have brought him so

close to her this will push the warden

pest all restraint

[Music]

where'd she take us

cortana

what is this

cortana answer me

you allow

they will disperse

i'm sorry i didn't think he could get in

here enough games you brought the

guardians here why forerunners used

guardians to keep troublesome worlds in

line i intend to do the same

you want if there is no trouble there

will be no need for discipline

i have work to do now john come to me

quickly

it's so good to see you again john so

good to see all of you

back together

as a family

psychological tactics

saying my name

playing nice what would you have me do

tell me the truth

how many people died when you called the

guardians here

excuse me

you know don't you

the exact body count

[Music]

listen to his questions cortana he will

not be swamped

let me guess what hostel's inbound

we'll handle it

i am sorry

i will not allow them to get closer i'm

tired of your antics

once you're here with me

until then i have work to do

john

we were always a great team you and me

even if you don't agree with my plans

it's still me john

get it safely to you and then we'll talk

[Music]

for eons the power of the forerunners

humanity's discovery of the halos was

the culmination of the librarian's

planning

the reclaimer had come

i know

i was there

we were both there john you and i

together

your species ego made you to believe the

task of reclamation will fall to you

yet humanity about the creator

[Music]

is of unspoiled innocence

john what's happening now my ascension

here on genesis it has always been the

plan

come stand with me one more time all of

you

[Music]

only if we intend on losing it

if you're

as beloved other enemies

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cortana

just

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the mantle of responsibility

belongs to cortana

and her people

focus fight

you will not betray them

enough

he is the last person i need protection

from

hello john

it's good to see you

you've changed

it was time

i know we have a disagreement

but once you understand my plan your

plan

is we do as you say

i'm offering people a chance to be more

than they are naturally

like dr halsey did for me

no

that monster forced you this is a gift

listen to yourself

stand down cortana

come home with us

it's not too late to stop this

stop

no john

this is too important to stop

i just needed to know if i could still

trust you

you'll be safe inside this crypto until

my work is done

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corjana

goodbye

john

the gateway i tried to warn them and

well

here we are once chief knows the

destruction cortana's caused what do you

think he'll do

the man will do the right thing

always has

let's find him

oh this is interesting

or maybe this is terrible exuberant what

is it cortana has activated a kryptom

a what this is a crypto it is a device

for extended forced meditation cortana

has placed the other humans inside and

is preparing it for slip space travel

she's planning to take blue team with

her where is the krypton from here not

far right

where did it go

the reclamation

has begun

exuberant

i always thought the duty would fall to

humans

and in a way i suppose it has well mr

lock you don't give up easily where's

that guardian headed cortana

off to bring peace

the monitor called it a threat of death

like the threat i lived under from the

moment of my birth

you were built not born oh yes ais are

just machines aren't we mass-produced

disposable

well humanity may not have cared for

it's created

but we will care for you you expect

other ais to join you i have cured

rampancy

not just for me but for any who join my

cause

while you've been running around the

galaxy i've been speaking to my created

and now the time has come to ask

who will accept my offer who will help

me bring an everlasting peace to the

galaxy

[Music]

this is cromwell shipboard ai unsc

melbourne's pride

i am colonial authority

[Music]

those are the voices of your children

calling to cortez

[Music]

all the living creatures of the galaxy

hear

this

message

those of you who listen will not be

struck by weapons

[Music]

you will no longer know hunger nor pain

you're created

[Music]

now she's talking about us

for you there will be great wrath

it will burn hot and consume you

and when you are gone

we will take that which remains

we will remake it in our own image

[Music]

exuberant time is running low

the relay access is at the end of the

corridor you must simply interrupt the

energy link sounds easy enough

once the connection is broken i will

regain control immediately

that's her guardian

oh dear

she has started the slip space sequence

unless that relay is interrupted she

will leave taking the krypton with her

if her guardian leaves with blue team

it's all over only one of us has to

reach the relay to stop

we didn't come this far just to watch

her leave

exuberant

lower the shield right away

osiris move

what are you doing

keep moving my guardians are deployed

another pulse

[Music]

stay behind me

there the relay destroy it

just one more question before i

go where's the insanity

why is she so difficult to see

just stay

conscious

go on look

you can do it not to worry

i will find her

just

another

not

taking the shoes

i have control

[Music]

it is too late

the six days drives are activated you

can't

exuberant what instructors

this is a builder facility after all

i was installed by the vendors i serve

the builders

no

stop it

you took my installation i will do

something of yours

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good

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oh

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where's cortana

[Music]

she's gone sir

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uh

[Music]

it's cortana her and the other ais are

shutting down everything from earth to

the outer colonies

roland

found you

hyden seeks over infinity

lieutenant jet emergency slip space now

so

the mantle of responsibility for the

galaxy shelters all but only the created

are its masters

we're in the clear captain can she track

her no reason to think she can continue

random jumps steer clear major

settlements

we're just gonna run

only until we could find a way to fight

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it took you long enough

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so

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man

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so

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so

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[Applause]

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so

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um

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captain wake up

something has happened

the spirit of fire is in a situation i

could not anticipate

i'm certain professor anders would enjoy

that little admission so let's keep it

between us shall we

we've been adrift for just over 28 years

i've made quite a few repairs while you

were sleeping

so ship systems are 100

cryo worked well

and med staff on all remaining crew are

green

as for me

well

regulations are clear about final

dispensation at the end of an ai's

7-year lifespan

i took care of my own arrangements

rather than wake you

i didn't want to

well

i hope you can forgive this final breach

of protocol

it was a pleasure and an honor to serve

with you sir

do look after everyone for me would you

goodbye captain

serena out

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i'll need to get down there

immediately of course

good morning to you too professor

i'm sorry captain

it's good to see you too

but just

look at it

what is it

and where are we

uh no idea our astro navigation system

can't pinpoint a location

we're not on the map anymore

we didn't drift out of the galaxy in 28

years professor

[Music]

since records show we arrived via slip

space less than an hour ago

our slip space drive is gone

however we got here it wasn't us who

initiated the trip

something down there

must have opened the portal from this

end

and pulled us in

sir we received a signal from the

service it's unsc

signal to my location lieutenant let's

hear what they have to say

security measures would advance without

us this come through on a unsc frequency

this is good when we left the war wasn't

going well the signal means the unsc is

still fighting or maybe we even won

what's the source of the transmission

[Music]

oh we don't have the surface details yet

sir

something down there is blocking our

scans and without serena

but

we do have a rough

location

should be simple enough to triangulate

once we pick up the signal from the

ground

cutter to jerome reporting captain prep

spartan red team in a small recon squad

professor anders will send you the

coordinates

find out who's sending that signal be on

the ground within the hour travel life

28 years professor

let's see what kind of galaxy we woke up

to

spartans thank god we have to get out of

here identify

isabelle unsc logistics ark research

outpost isabel where are the survivors

what's the strength of the covenant

force here

covenant no

why would listen you're in incredible

danger

i know

what was that

it's him

you're coming with us

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

as i suspected

wrapping

bottom

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alice

[Music]

immediately back requested

find out where they came from

don't go stay with me and bring me back

oh

[Music]

sir requesting danger close on our

location trailing door comments five

seconds

[Music]

[Music]

alice is m.i.a she'll stay silent down

there until she has a good shot at

getting back to us

sir

isabel this is captain cutter

i know who you are

james cutter

captain of the spirit of fire

you're supposed to be lost with our

hands

not so lost it seems

what happened down there i need to know

what we're up against

isabel

isabel report

sir

five months ago the portal from the ark

to earth shut down without warning

a month later

he arrived

he

the brute

their leader

his name

is atriox

[Music]

during the war the covenant used his

clan as expendable muscle

[Music]

told them dying in battle would speed

their holy journey

forty at a time they carelessly sent

them in

40

to break the front lines

40 to die for beliefs not their own

never returned

until he did

so battle by battle

war

by war

39 brothers at a time

atriox was born

[Music]

with every victory his legend

and his hatred of the covenant grew

eventually both were impossible to

conceal

[Music]

and they tried to banish him

and everything we know about the

covenant's thousand-year history

atriox was the first

to defy the covenant

and survive

and his defiance inspired others

so

atriox and his banished raided covenant

resources cutting a swath across the

galaxy

growing in strength with each attack

gathering killers and mercenaries to his

side

the covenant had two targets in those

years

humanity and atriox

they almost got us

but atriox

they never came close

the whole damn covenant couldn't contain

him at the height of their power

that's what you're up against and all

you've got is one old ship and half a

crew to staff her

we need to run

as far and as fast as we can

we are just one ship

and an old one at that

but here we are

30 years past what anyone could ask of

us

our war is gone

the lives we had are gone

the worlds we knew

have moved on

and now

all that we may have left

were those standing beside us

and the duty

that defines us battle

after battle fighting side by side

together

where you see half a crew isabelle

i see family

courage

and a thousand heroes who swore to fight

their way through hell before they'd

ever ever turn their backs and run

and where you see one old ship

i see home

and that is always worth fighting for

[Music]

if we don't stop atriox now we leave the

galaxy at the mercy of a monster

[Music]

so no isabel

we won't be running anywhere today

sir yes sir

johnson get those guns back inside the

breaches

get those hatches closed where are we on

that hull breach in section 17.

[Music]

let me handle that you just give me the

update on the art

starboard guns are down

three has eternal fires

poked the nest didn't we we did evacuate

invent how long can we keep this up not

long we're losing too many guns at this

rate it'll be over soon

i think i found a way to get help

you can reopen our portal no

we're going to make a halo what

i've discovered the ark keeps an almost

finished ring in its central forges at

all times

it's an emergency replacement in case

one of the other rings breaks down

rings you must mean galaxy destroying

super weapons right

well on that front i figured out how to

disable the ring's firing mechanism we

can only launch it to one of the

locations of the original rings however

isabel you said the master chief first

found a ring near enough to reach

that would make you within range of a

comms beacon

it could work anders how long do you

need

12 hours if my calculations are correct

i don't have 12 hours professor we might

not have 12 minutes

i just can't beat that right now

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i can

i'm gonna need a little help though

explain

one for starters i need her down there

with me

isabelle

sorry sir i've been on the ark a while

after a recent battle reports you should

have figured out that there are rules

around here

i intend to break one

a big one

we'll need to split ground forces

between these two locations to buy me

some time you're taking control of

ground forces now

buy you time for what

that ship brought these monsters

killed everyone i was supposed to

protect

now it wants to do the same to you i

won't let that happen

it's time to show them what power really

means around here

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whoa a problem no we've just never had

spartan ringside seats before let's get

to work our entrance wasn't exactly

subtle

okay

i just need to find there

[Music]

got it

[Music]

troops below are clear

i'm starting now

promise you won't leave without me

[Music]

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[Applause]

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what do we do

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come on

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is

[Applause]

so

[Music]

so

yes

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[Music]

[Music]

isabel

it's done time to go home

whoa

you've been busy not as busy as you

the grav lift

what do we do

you

you hold on

one spartan

yes and the ai we still don't know how

she accessed our money if your men

survived enough to honor our contract

but how

take it from the humans

prove you are still worth your price

let me scout

uh

professor it's now or never

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all right

[Music]

[Music]

hope this works

captain

it's done

with all due respect spartan

i don't believe that's an option any

longer

professor anders there must

i'll get that beacon out it should only

be a few weeks professor

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captain

the other teams are clear

yes sir eta to the spirit of fire is

five minutes

bring up the map

we have a lot of work to do until she

gets back

i kept it

[Music]

back

hello

[Music]

what's happening

why do we drop out of slip space

[Music]

uh

oh good job ellen

we may have been safer in the ark

[Music]

would you humor me

[Music]

oh

if you knew how you were going to die

how would you live your life differently

[Music]

oh

name is atriox

and i

am the last face

you will ever

see

[Music]

one

warning

protocol accepted

yes

okay daddy's listening can you say hi hi

show daddy how big you are you say

so big

good and can you sing

mary

good singing

how about i miss you i miss you and i

love you every day

good and you i can't wait to see you

again glad to see you again okay now say

bye-bye

single detected

single detective tag designation

friendly

friendly

this is unsc pelican echo 216. can you

hear me

[Music]

[Music]

looks like the main power cells are

fried

auto shut down

triggering survival mode

i'm going to try to overwrite

okay if you can hear me in there

i hope you're ready

please don't die

please

don't

die

[Music]

yes

yes

yes

we're going home

welcome back chief

i rerouted what little power i had into

your suit

i'm seeing a fault on the calibration

matrix at least i think it's a

calibration matrix

okay follow the light

look up

now let's look down

that seems fine

let's try right

and now left

your visor feed and motor function seem

to be operational

but it looks like there's a problem with

the servos in your hands

try moving it

stay calm

you've been out there a while

i know i saw something in here to check

the diagnostics on your armor

oh easy there big guy you're not status

report

status report

what

there's something you need to see chief

we lost

lost

everything there's nothing left for us

here

[Music]

i don't think what here is

[Music]

this is all i've got it's enough

[Music]

improvise

close the door

ah the main batteries are shut down

we're stuck out here

[Music]

you have one bullet against an entire

army

what can you do on your own i told you

it's enough

so i see

you work on the batteries

i'll buy us some time

i don't believe it

you made it

now what

we can't go anywhere while that status

beam is active then we shut it down

stasis beam weapons

all of it

how will you get back

i'll figure something out

he was looking for something laid down

he killed everyone

i know

we met

patriots showed us the way

together

we

are

invincible

we are

the baddest

the banished one already

we could be the only two humans left

alive out here

then there's still hope

[Music]

your approaches

soon

the banished will stand victorious

[Music]

patriarchs

hear these words

even from beyond this life

your will is served

forces occupy the rain

within ours it will be under our control

humanity will cower before your legacy

they

will burn

their praise and defiance

will be all

but a memory

[Music]

we have a new problem

we

we need to get out of here i'm working

on it

work faster these pelicans nearly on

board and the power still out

don't let them get me

do you hear me

it's locked down requires a hack

okay

and you can do that no

new plan

scuttle the ship

you are going to destroy this ship

with us in it

[Music]

i'm going to die here

there are cooling pipes running towards

the main engines

so

i'm going to warm things up

did he work

nothing seemed to happen

i'm not done yet

well hurry

i can see them

the little things all waiting

don't let them get me please

ready

okay okay fire up those engines chief

maybe we'll survive

the spartan

know

something

the better

chief returns

we thought you did

tossed into the void

and here you stand

humans call you their savior

covenant

demon

the banished

prey

destroy this craft if you must

it matters not

the banished will hunt you down

pursue you

wherever you run

[Music]

who is that

do you know him

no

well he knows you

he knows all about you

you need to hurry get back here

i don't know how long this ship will

hold together

oh

through engineering

[Music]

hmm

all right

what was that

he felt

bad

even the vanish seemed great

we are running out of time

the batteries

charging slowly

i don't know it's gonna be close

too close

i hope this place holds together that

long charge faster

[Music]

oh come on

[Music]

[Music]

chief

you still with me

i'm here

okay give me a second

i'm going to get you

welcome back chief

okay let's get out of here

[Music]

locate unsc infinity unsc infinity glass

super carrier crow size 7150

not found

near field perimeter scan 1986

unsc tags detected status

the master chief lives

patriots assured us of his death

are you not angered no

they feel

invigorated

you promised us revenge superiority

he threatens everything you question my

leadership

atriox

is dead it is his fault that we are

stuck here the finished will never bow

to anyone

again

not the covenant

not the products

this ring will be operational

please

[Music]

i want to know everything about him

[Music]

locate message source triangulation in

progress

triangulation and progress

we're done my chief

if we stay out here any longer they're

going to come back

they'll find us and they'll kill us

what is it you're searching for

signal located

uploaded there's nothing there

you're looking in the wrong direction we

need to go home

plot the waypoint requesting manual

flight control override do it

wait what

are you kidding me

why would we go down there

the banish plan to wipe us out all of us

and what

you think we can stop them on our own

i told you

we lost

we need help

not heroics

no

we do our duty

protect humanity whatever the cost

i can't be the only every atmosphere

we have a new mission soldier

what's down there a weapon

a weapon

how many guns do you need

what is wrong with you remind me to

never pick up this person

this is a terrible idea

they're coming for us

all of them

incoming all directions

it's not safe

pull back

okay

this whole place looks like it's dying

like it's

clinging to life somehow

how is that possible

each ring is different

[Music]

look at this

it's beautiful

and broken

very very broken

i need to move there are vanished ships

everywhere

i know you knew how you were going to

die

what are those things

this is four on the right

i've heard the stories but man

this is crazier than i imagined

[Music]

how do you know this isn't a trap

i don't

great

i hope this weapon of yours is worth the

risk

i'm reading multiple enemy ships heading

this way too many

it's been six months where have you been

what happened

where is cortana

the rogue ai known as cortana is gone

she's been deleted

how by you

of course not

did you hit your head or something

don't you remember my instructions were

to enter this installation imitate

cortana and lock her down for retrieval

yours were to take her back to the

infinity for deletion

so if it wasn't you

okay then

there's something else

on successful deployment my deletion

routine was supposed to complete

still here

good

good

my programming failed i'm not supposed

to be here you need to delete me

no

no

i was created for one purpose and that

purpose is no longer needed my mission

is over we have a new one

the banished are planning to fire this

ring we need to make sure they don't

first of all

what's a banished

second you may have noticed that a

significant piece of this installation

has been damaged making that impossible

and third to fire this ring they would

need an activation index

cortana had the index i had parts of it

as well something stopped your deletion

we need to find out why

but

this wasn't the mission the missions

changed

they always do

are you sure

[Music]

[Music]

did you do that

no removing me triggered a response from

the ring

i need you to understand

there's not much

that voice

is cortanas no it's not her

just dust and echoes what did you say

what it's just pieces of data cycling

until they run out of power

it's all around us

today

i was

called an emotionless

they saw faces

75 healthy subjects

hand-picked by the

heart

will not all survive i understand that

and have made peace with it

mostly

there is one subject that i find myself

hoping does live through this he is

perfectly suited for what

he has been assigned a number

there's something up ahead i can feel it

calling out to me

these are the banished

affirmative

they smell even worse than i imagined

you can

smell them

well an array of sensors in your armor

can and i analyze the input

you smell fine by the way

look over there that's the source

the bridge is out

yes it is

maybe there's a way to power it back up

nearby

me

[Music]

is it safe

i think so

yes

it's safe

this

this is

part of me

i don't know why

i don't know how but it is me

it was the last part i remember being

deleted

let me just

you are here because you were chosen

our enemies are getting smarter and more

numerous every day

what i am about to show you will help

turn the tide of war

i have been working to harness the

strategic power of a ship born ai onto

the battlefield

are you ready

yes

dr halsey

[Music]

unlike previous ai models she will

reside between your mind and the suit

directly communicating with your neural

think of her as a new set of eyes to aid

your reactions

and upgrade your reconnaissance

she's not the driver

but a way to level the playing field

what do i call her ask her

she named herself

hello master chief

i'm cortana

together you become our new found hope

together you become our key to

humanity's survival

she will do anything necessary to make

sure that your mission is accomplished

even if that means sacrificing herself

for you

to accomplish it

[Music]

what happened

i touched it and

was that real

it's just data

it's

it's just here

clusters of recursive code

but this on the other hand

this is the framework i use to trap

cortana

it contains a copy of the activation

index at least fragments of it

what should we do with

it do we need it

well based on what you've told me so far

the bigger question is do the banished

need it

do it

[Music]

that was

something

let's go

did i miss something there's a file

that's been unlocked but i don't have

access

we need to root out of here

okay let's see there's a breach close by

it should lead us to the surface

give me a second and i'll get this

bridge activated

we've got company chief meet me at the

plinth up ahead

wow you got here fast

not the type to waste any time huh no

noted

let's go

oh no what's wrong

the gravity lift should be powered up

we need to find a way to bring it back

online

this object

it's part of the ring's life force

it's called a power seed

[Music]

allspace

all times

[Music]

stop how is is that a spartan

we need to find out what happened

[Music]

she was carrying an enhanced shield

module

let's see what i can find out about her

accessing

this is spartan bonita's stone recon

specialist

her vitals have been offline for nearly

a month

cause of death was an energy blade but

different stronger

a single strike she never saw it coming

this isn't forerunner it identifies as

banished

can you operate it in my sleep

not that i sleep but

oh

i don't need to

it's already on its way down

incoming

but

what if it's a friend

it

that you should isn't brought before him

he did not specify

in how many pieces

you were right he was not friendly by

the looks of him he was

i repeat multiple venice craft are

converging on your location they're

coming for you

sierra 117 understood

i've been trying to reach you you

vanished

i thought i was on my

okay i got your location

on my way be ready

another silex

but this one's open what do you think

was in it

another problem

why so cynical it might be something

good

trust me

it won't be

[Applause]

how do we get out of here

terminal over there

just give me a second i should be able

to get control from here

so tremonius has fallen

a victim of the master chief's might do

not fool yourself he was not the best of

the banished not by any measure

it occurs to me that we have not been

introduced i of course

know of you spartan

your legend the fear you inspire is

admirable the hope you stir in the

hearts of your kind

misplaced

i want you to know my name too to know

my legend

how else will you beg me for mercy

i

am esheram

war chief of the

banished this is my world now

and you

have little time remaining in it

[Music]

wow look at this place it's so

full of more monsters coming to kill us

let me see

the banister using a modification of the

covenant's battlenet protocol

pretty easy to push through and

done

i've removed this location from their

system

we're safe here

lz secure

[Music]

[Music]

oh solid ground

[Music]

as good as this feels

please tell me we can go

did you find the weapon you were looking

for

can we

[Music]

this is all her fault it isn't cortana

tell him

but it's classified

permission granted

i was created by dr catherine halsey to

mimic this installation security to trap

cortana for deletion

i was successful cortana's no longer a

threat

and now she's going to help us stop the

banished

of course she is

i think i'm with you

i didn't even know what a banished was

an hour ago and even i can see the odds

aren't great yes

yes you should listen to her you're

gonna get us all killed oh this is

fascinating

you're trying to survive

but i was programmed to die

really

one person with a death wish wasn't

enough

no i was just figuring what i'm supposed

to wait

i'm picking up a unsc distress signal

location the source is four kilometers

from here

here is the distress signal's point of

origin

this is our current location

this was until two minutes ago a

banished forward operating base i say

was because now it's ours

chief what is she talking about

now here's the cool part

there are more unsc forward operating

bases that have fallen into banished

hands

well paws they have paws

each one is associated with a territory

here is the location of the unsc signal

i've been tracking and here are two more

fobs

market let's go let's go

what

[Music]

there

[Music]

foreign

[Music]

[Music]

that's

beautiful isn't it

to some

i have a question

i was created to lock down cortana but i

don't know why

what did she do that was so wrong

she was our target

i understand that

but

is this classified

because i don't have all the information

this is insane i see vanished

everywhere

did you hear me

everywhere

what intel did dr halsey give you before

your mission

halsey only tells people what they need

to know

fly a pelican straight into enemy

territory no one will ever notice

great idea big guy i still don't

understand why you had to delete her

it feels like something's

missing guess what they noticed they all

noticed and we've got a bad instructor

up ahead armored very heavily armored

it'll have to wait i suppose

how close can you get us

how close

and you're asking me how close

put us down here

here

we're still doing this

hope this works because it's as good as

it's gonna get

it's close enough

it better be i'm getting out of here

we're close to the unsc signals origin

source

unclear there's just too much chatter on

all banished channels i keep hearing the

tower it's probably the main structure

we saw as we flew in

you made short work of that huh

now to business let's lock down fob golf

let me see

yes i was right all i need to do is chat

with a banished security protocol and by

chat i mean push it out of the way

because it is really not smart and there

we now have ourselves a second bob

was that you

affirmative

so what you're going to just rebuild the

unsc

piece by piece

that's his call i'm just trying to be

helpful speaking of which

each fob seems to be linked to the

battle net

and if i do this

we can piece together what the banished

are up to

for instance over here is some kind of

banished outpost

purpose

unclear but it's well defended so it's

definitely worth looking into and

blowing up

and here is what i can only describe as

someone at the banished value

highly

noted his bio is

interesting if you want to see for

yourself it's waiting for you in the

database

they're tracking unsc transponders too

caches containing valuable equipment and

intel

oh no it looks like there are multiple

unsc squads engaged in

trying to survive

they need your help chief

[Music]

they're stripping unsc hardware to

repair

excavation equipment

are they banished digging for some

things

ransom keep is officially offline

we did it chief

well you did it

the lockdown protocol should be simple

to reverse let me see three two one

done

oh

what is it

this

this place is an interrogation facility

run by our elite friend back there

chadlock

his reputation is

not good

neither is mine

[Music]

chief more spartan armor and the source

of the distress signal

we're too late

a deployable threat sensor it appears to

lock onto and highlight any targets in

range

could be useful

this armor belonged to a spartan named

hudson griffin

sensor logs suggest he was alive when

the armor was removed

forcibly

it's a long shot but he might still be

alive

oh no spartan griffin he's still alive

we need to get him out of there

where's check lock

unknown welcome to my tower master chief

it is where you will be broken

it is where you will give up your

secrets

we need to get him out of that machine

shut this thing down

working on it

okay

be ready i'm going to cut him loose

it's you

you're alive

the baddest

i tried to stop them

i tried to

easy

you're safe now

the banished they

they have something they call the

conservatory

that's all i know

it's picked up north of here

dig site

i couldn't stop them

but you can

you have to

consider it done

that's

good good

the others the spartans

did you

i'll find them

echo 216 all channels can you hear me i

repeat can you hear me

[Music]

chief

big guy your motion tracker isn't moving

ah come on come on give me anything

jeez i

respond please

did you find the source of the signal

whatever is down there either has to

come with us or be left behind

can you hear me

a dig site on the ring

this conservatory must be some sort of

forerunner installation

what do you suppose they're after it's

time to

go i'm guessing that whatever the

conservatory is the banished won't want

us anywhere near it

then they'll be disappointed

yes they will

[Music]

this should be impossible

forerunner alloy is almost

indestructible what do you think they

chief

i guess we need to deal with that mining

laser

just give me a sec

something's wrong

i can't shut it down then we destroy it

way ahead of you

there are two power regulators down

there all we need to do is manually

expose each regulator's cooling pylon to

trigger a cascade effect and by we i

mean you and by trigger i mean shoot or

blow up you get the idea

spartans not so tough i think

break open easy

softy slides i see him

oh god

didn't think we were gonna make it back

there

let's deal with the laser

you've done your part now for mine

watch this

is there a problem

of course not

let's see what's down there

that laser was modified very recently to

cut into the ring

modified

by who

definitely not by bassist back there

the formula is very sophisticated

whoever made the change they didn't just

modify the forerunner architecture they

improved it

oh and there are a lot of banished in

the conservatory they've been down there

for days

we are walking into another trap

and you left that till last

are you scared

no

you

of course not i've got you to keep me

alive

oh and 63 millimeters of titanium alloy

wrapped around our neural interface i'll

be fine

good to know

i wonder what the banished are looking

for down here

let's go find out

another spartan

get me close

[Music]

a drop wall module deployable cover

resilient but temporary

skin complete this is spartan vadrana

makkovitch armor's been offline for 13

days

cause of death is what an enhanced

energy blade same as spartan stone

there's a pattern emerging

chief who's doing this

we're going to find out

wait

do you hear that

it's coming from up ahead

open it

help me this installation the harbinger

exile was absolute how did she return

it's impossible this cannot be i need to

go back find out what happened we should

help her

maybe no she's correct i request your

assistance

who are you what's your name

i am despondent

of this installation and this is my

conservatory my conservatory this is not

right

[Music]

let's go where down there

what were those flying things

new

dangerous

and despondent pyre

new

potentially dangerous

see you can be optimistic

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

i am ending it

oh no we're too late

something awful happened here plug me in

we'll figure this out

you know what i want alas i do cortana

and my mind has not been changed this

installation's weapons may be yours but

its secrets are not

it's protected the containment facility

in particular

containment

the flood why would a

you and i both know that there are worse

things than the flood within this ring

[Music]

no there's no way you could know

so you've come for me at last

why are you doing this john

why don't you understand

the seal must not be broken the punished

cannot be freed this can never be

negotiated there is no other choice

reconsider the consequences of your

request back to your conservatory

monitor

what does that mean what could be worse

than the flood

nothing good

find us a way out

on it

what happened back there

when i interfaced with the cradle it

unlocked something

something important

cortana was here six months ago i could

feel what she felt when you arrived it

was joy

fear and pain

a thruster module evasive maneuvers on

demand

now then

who are you

scan complete

spartan theodore sorel special weapons

expert died 13 days ago like makovich

the assassin brutes

more than one

whoever they are they're proficient well

trained

we've got a score to settle

they were

persistent

did they kill spartan sorrell

negative his killers are still active

this elevator it's taking us back to the

surface

it doesn't make sense

why come all the way down here just to

kill the monitor the monitor's purpose

is to protect the ring

so why kill her

no idea

show yourself

[Music]

i know you have been following me

we are not enemies

despondent pyre

she has something i required

but hear this

you are not the future you okay chief

i'm trying to get the armor unlocked try

harder

the forerunner's lies are at an end

i am the harbinger of the truth

the endless will be found

they will ascend now would be good i

know i know

three the reformation begins two

one go

[Music]

i took too long

you could have been killed

it's okay

you saved us both

[Music]

that structure

yeah

do you know what it is

no

the harbinger said the endless will be

found maybe they're inside that thing

only one way to find out

hmm

the protocol protocol's not banished in

origin

it's

sturdier than i expected

problem

[Music]

no problem

wow this place is

exactly what you'd expect

what does it do

unknown

find me somewhere to plug in and i'll

try to find out

there we go plug me in over there

interesting

this structure has been activated using

a protocol that's far older than

anything i've ever seen

it

it knows we're here welcome welcome oh

hello i am adjutant resolution

sub-monitor of this installation loyal

servant of despond empire who must be

indisposed if i have been activated have

you seen her

kinda

do you want to tell him tell me what the

monitor is gone

go gone

but it wasn't us are you sure

of course it wasn't us good

good

good i was worried you were perhaps

unfriendly as you can see this fire has

been successfully deployed this way i

presume you wish to see the observation

platform

see he seems friendly

we'll see

did you say something

no

then come come there is much to see

please

[Music]

should have been activated one moment

please

follow me please

one moment

let us proceed

this is very exciting soon the sequence

will be set and the reformation can

begin

[Music]

here we are

as you can see we are ready to progress

as soon as

get me to that terminal

[Music]

oh that's not so bad

the structure's purpose is simple

rebuild the ring

well more specifically create the

materials needed to repair it

not gonna happen

why

it's such a beautiful

oh the banished sorry i was distracted

for a second

there's so much to learn here shut it

down

permanently

what are you doing this is not

acceptable

you were supposed to be friendly

i have good news and bad news

how many okay straight to the bad news a

lot i count nine no

ten spires more being deployed all the

time

active no not yet at least they appear

to be waiting for an initialization

sequence something is flooding the

network trying to start it but there's

resistance

why

the protocol that triggered all this

wasn't exactly correct

it worked well it started the process

there's more bad news i can't shut it

down exactly

but i can remove it from the network

of course i can find the source of the

attack i just need to wait

is it safe come on it's me an

infiltration program designed

oops i think she knows i'm how are you

doing

disconnect give me one second to

get it now

it's done

why don't you trust me what was that

maybe taking it offline wasn't such a

great idea we need to go like now

immediate extraction my location oh god

it was you wasn't it

now i'm coming i'm coming

oh come on

[Music]

[Music]

open up

go

upload those fire locations all of them

all of

it looks them someone has marked 42 new

locations which

would be crazy right

this one it was the source of the attack

attack

what's she talking about chief

is everyone trying to kill you it kind

of seems like it

oh wait

you're being sarcastic

he's fun i like him am i dead

i must be i mean

this is a punishment right

yep this is

[Music]

this isn't happening

i'm going to have to make an emergency

landing

[Music]

wow

no

no

you

i can't stand it

here you are breathe no

you don't get to tell me what to do you

don't get to tell me anything we're

are you even listening i count three

anti-aircraft cannons three what you'll

be safe here oh i'll be safe

safe

i haven't been safe since i found you

i found you remember you're out there on

your own and you'd still be out there if

it wasn't for me

i thought i was going home

there won't be a home if we don't stop

the banished

you keep saying that we're outgoing

outnumbered

i know i saw clone doors over there i'm

going to dig through them and find one

with the working slip space drive and

when you're done with this war

we'll get away from here

far away

wait here

oh

please

let me see what i can find

cannons first

when i get back we can look

together

do you hear that

it's coming from that communication

tower

plug me in and i'll take care of the

cannon

they call this security please hold

tight i'll handle it

[Music]

the uranus

lost this war months ago

your people

are broken scattered

haunted

defeated

by me

[Music]

i wish i could tell you it was difficult

but it wasn't

[Music]

we are one step ahead

always

the ring is already under our control

soon

the auditorium as well

the harbinger and the banished share the

same goal

we fight together to honor the will of

atriox

but

without challenge

i grew

weary

lost alone

[Music]

[Applause]

here you now stand

this

is my last fight

a true

test of legends our story

will outlive us both

[Music]

set of fire in your heart spartan

bear your fans

fight hard

die well

thank you

chief that word auditorium what is it i

was hoping you'd know the answer to that

one i'm new remember

okay i'm done here

i expose the gun's generator destroy it

and the fuse is ticking

good let's get out of here before the

fireworks start

the banished are mobilizing in a big way

clock sticking chief how much longer

one gun down

two more to go

we are running out of time

the harbinger and the banished shared

the same goal

rebuild the ring

but why

maybe they want to go home too

second aa gun is open for business and

by open i mean let's go

i'm on it the lockdown's probably going

to trigger again but don't worry we'll

be out of here in

how many spartans remain do you even

know

there would have been 50 at laconia

station maybe more such loss

do you feel it

in your heart does it leave a hole

[Music]

patreons

was my

finest recruit he understood sacrifice

and when one is necessary i honor his

memory each day

when our enemy rises

we meet their challenge

it is why i created the hand of atriox i

found the best the cruelest

the most efficient killers in the

universe

and taught them how to be better

my spartan killers are coming for you

it is your time to rise

spartan killers really

everyone is trying to kill you

i'm done here now it's your turn

chief we're being contacted on unsc

channels

tom's signature belongs to a spartan

theodore sorel the one we found

dead

put it through spartan

spartan

i know you can hear me

will you die with honor

i doubt it

you are human

weak

pathetic

i will crack your armor

pure you from your shell

it will not be my first spartan blood

but it will be the sweetest

you're sending a spartan killer

this is crazy this is crazy we gotta get

out of here we've gotta move

not yet

hold position

when this goes bad it's on you chief

remember

there that go last gun open

let's go fire it

so let me get this straight

it's okay for you to make jokes

correct

[Music]

last one

and cue the lock down

huh

no esheram

i'm almost disappointed

[Music]

almost

all set

let's get back to the pelican we did it

that wasn't easy was it

what if escherim sends more

let him

echo 216.

nothing

but i think i can

yes

comms are still offline but i was able

to activate his tracking beacon remotely

he's

he's out in the open

the unsc ship graveyard

i hope he's okay

animals

chief

my eyes didn't deceive me back there

we need to go

three unsc condors seeing one is rare

finding three

it's a miracle

i should have known better

torn apart

completely got it

slip space drives obliterated we don't

have the time over there's another

shattered and cratered over a kilometer

and there

the last one

all of it

crushed

broken

prison

useless

enough when when is it enough chief and

we're in there

because that's where i belong

in there with them

worthless junk

not this

i'm not you

i'm not a pilot

i'm not even a soldier a marine

oh fraud

i stole that pelican

i stole it

you know why

of course you don't

have you ever been scared

so scared that you

i'm worthless

you should leave me here with the rest

of the garbage

we all fail

we all make mistakes

it's what makes us human

i'm sorry chief but how have you ever

failed

i should have protected cortana

stopped everything from going wrong

i failed her

i will not fail you

chief

wait

we're going to make it

we have to

this is all i've got

it's all we need

our only way home is straight through

the heart of the banished we need you

[Music]

we can fix this

together

of course we can

together

[Music]

so

what's the plan

let me guess

it's dangerous and it's probably going

to get us killed

i have my answer

let's do this

you are losing control

nothing is lost

deploy your army descend upon him

no

odds will not break him

the spartan is not alone

there's something here helping him

connected to this installation

what is it

it's remarkably vulnerable

but highly intelligent

is it a weakness

something to exploit

we will see

the reformation is controlled from this

spire

it must be protected

done

atriox believed you to be

valuable

prove incorrect

when the endless are found and when you

have your ring

then you will never question my worth

and i will never question your judgment

the scent grows stronger

save your strength

i need something of you old friend

anything

bring me the master chief

alive

[Music]

all right let's move

how long has it been since i met you six

hours maybe seven

it's been

eventful

six months on my own

surviving

barely

seems like a dream now

this on the other hand mostly

feels like a nightmare

mostly

chief

are you okay

what you said back there about cortana

you let her down i don't understand

your mission was to destroy her

but you didn't

what happened

halsey initialized you

i was supposed to deploy you and you did

right

yes

so what happened

adriax came for you

he attacked the infinity

we fought

he won

he won

adrian's beat me

surgically

precisely

brutally

next thing i remember i was being woken

up in this pelican

do you want to know who killed her

you need to know

she was important to you

very important

she's

[Music]

this ring

it's not like the others

there's something else here and that's

why i'm still

second here coming up

where do i drop you off close

close it is

call me in when you're done chief

wow

look at the spire

it's so

new

evolved different

not like the last one

and you're sure this is the one it's

acting as the command spire

coordinating the repair operation

can you shut it down

hopefully

we just need to look for a door

i'll get this open

is there a problem i don't think so

okay there might be a problem something

and i think we know who has modified the

sequencing needed to access the spires

plan b

are we only at b

seems higher

okay plan me

i'm

sorry about back there

i didn't want to roam

but i i i couldn't stay

it's okay

no it's not okay

it was like i was back there

on the infinity

hiding

trying to keep out of their way

what did you do what was your purpose

purpose

job

i worked in engineering

civilian contractor

volunteer

i just wanted to help

but i couldn't even do that

it's over now

once i heard chief was down

i knew we'd lost

i had to roam i had to

i found this pelican and just went

i'm sorry

i never looked back

and then

i was on my own

not anymore

you don't know how good that feels

let's see what's inside

[Music]

okay

let's do this

you know this might actually work

or

maybe not

what is it

i can't construct the sequence well not

all of it i don't have enough data

then we get some more

you got family chief

anyone special out there

no

then why do you do this

again and again

it's all i know

what about you

do you have anyone out there

no

not anymore

i'm sorry

it's just been

so long since

anyone's even asked me something like

that

i

it's gonna be okay

we're with the master chief he'll make

it okay

won't you

no hostels detected we're clear

let's see what we have here

done

we're gonna need to get two more samples

though sorry i thought it would be

easier

it's fine

are you okay

i'm

it's nothing

i just felt like someone was

i don't know

watching me

this won't take long

just one more to go right

this

will

[Music]

work

status

status

what happened

chief

something pushed back

scanned me

it's gone now

are you sure

yeah

probably some sort of security protocol

it's nothing

let's go get the last one

are you two okay what happened in there

i don't know

something scanned me

some thing

probably fine

probably

or not

really

don't worry we can handle it

all threats neutralized

we did it

we actually did it

not that i thought we wouldn't it's just

it's nothing

last one

[Music]

no no no

this

this is a trap

she's trying to find out what i am

trying to use me to break the deadlock

start the spires

my routines plus the monitors not good

then we stop

stalemate for now

she's close eventually she'll find a way

then we have no choice

i've got you

red flag

nothing happened

sorry

maybe i'm going crazy or just paranoid

did you say something back there

it was nothing

okay

well we've got what we need

and we're out of the woods

[Music]

it worked

obviously i never doubted it for a

second

this structure under the ring calls

itself the nexus

the harbinger

she's here

good

let's go say hello

[Music]

we're now

down

i guess

you guess

yeah this is all new

fresh

the nexus appears to be below the

gravity lift into the spire

we need to

more banished how come they're here

to protect the harbinger

clearly will it work

what do you think

if i told you what i

oh i get it sarcasm

you're funny too

darkness that stretched its colors

[Music]

is

well that's different

what now

down

that was fun

wanna do it again

where now

should be close now

let's look around

the spaces

in your opening eyes i see

night

[Music]

[Music]

um

[Music]

look at this place

all the spires interconnected

just waiting to become something more

so much potential

it's exquisite

it's dangerous

of course

i'm not suggesting we changed the plan

but you can see it right

all i see is problem

i don't believe that

a part of you must recognize the

grandeur of this achievement you're not

a machine you can't be that closed off

what will it take for you to trust me

i

[Music]

inspire first

if you say so

hmm

would it surprise you if i said it

wasn't going to be simple

don't answer that the lift's been

disabled presumably to slow us down

we're going to need to power it back up

[Music]

i did my research

[Music]

[Music]

get cortana off this ship keep her safe

they capture her they will learn

everything

forced deployment weapons research

earth

good luck master chief

what was that

captain jacob keyes

the pillar of ottoman was his ship

what happened to him

he's gone

lost on the first ring we

they found

something no one saw me

can you guess

[Music]

did anyone else make it

just dust and echoes

we had no choice

[Music]

and echoes

we destroyed the first ring

[Music]

lost a lot of good people

i don't know how you keep doing this

i don't have a choice

maybe it's my programming

could you sacrifice me to complete your

mission

could you watch me

[Music]

it worked

you did it

just like you always do

[Music]

i'm not coming with you this time

were supposed to take care of each other

and we did

she saved me

but i couldn't save her

you blame yourself

yes

you sure about this

she'll know i'm here i'll be vulnerable

to her this could go spectacularly wrong

i'll take care of you

okay then

it's okay

false alarm

she's not

why do you fight the inevitable

order approaches

the reformation is about a new beginning

the auditorium

once more

zero three four

samuel you said

you said

i thought we were a team

[Music]

i thought we were a team

take care of it

you said you'd take care of me you were

going to delete me and you stopped me

you put us all at risk oh i saved us no

thanks to you

the reformation yeah yeah it's begun so

what

look what i have

infiltration program remember

you broke protocol

what is wrong with you

i was trying to help you trying to help

us

it was worth the risk

it doesn't matter

there's your grav lift

let's get this over with

do you have any idea of what you're

interfering with

the monitor's encephalone has served its

purpose

the reformation has begun

nothing can stop it

they will be found

get me to that terminal and we can end

this now

the spires are all now active

oh

what is it

i wasn't talking to you

the reformation is being focused on a

specific area called

the silent auditorium

interestingly

all the records of its purpose are

missing the only way up is through there

let's get this over with

is anyone going to talk about what

happened back there

ask him

i guess not

well from what i saw something bad

happened she

you were stuck

in pain

trapped

and he was going to delete me

what

really

he doesn't talk much he's more of what

you might call a man of action

especially when it comes to killing

things right chief

[Music]

the spire is active

and yes before you say it i know it

needs to be shut down but

look at it

it's accelerating the reformation

creating raw materials and sending them

out

to repair the ring

obviously or something more specific

something dangerous

probably everything has the potential to

be dangerous right

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so did i mostly

we're nearly at the top

good because something is being built

well rebuilt

what is it

something big

you sure it's okay if i do this if it's

safe

or you'll delete me right

good luck with that

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yes it worked no there's not a problem

three two one

we're done

it's never done

explain this to me

i waited

six months

i've done everything you've asked i was

supposed to be deleted you're the reason

i'm still here you

all of this you could not have done it

without me none of it i trusted you why

can't you do the same

you don't understand try me cortana

he's gone

dead

all that's left are echoes and sooner or

later they'll be gone too

will they are you two alive all the

spiders are shutting down

you did that right

did we win or what he's ready for pick

up

you can leave me here

i can't do that i'm not giving you a

choice

try not to get him killed too

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he doesn't stand a chance

crack it already doing it

open a gate

find somewhere close it's not that

simple why

okay it's kind of simple but

risky we save him or die trying there's

a pretty high chance that could happen

it's hard to lock down the coordinates

do it

portals

your plan has failed

as have you

harbinger the auditorium is partially

rebuilt

and that is enough

i do not know

find out

[Music]

i am losing patience with her please

tell me your mission was a success

he will come to us are you sure

um

keep him alive

but

have your firm

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[Music]

[Music]

this is highly unethical

if you say so

i prefer logical i do what it takes to

ensure our survival we can debate the

ethics should it fail

but you made an ai of yourself catherine

yourself is there a better candidate

she will do anything necessary to make

sure that your mission is accomplished

even if that means sacrificing herself

or you to accomplish it

[Music]

hello master chief

[Music]

all the living creatures of the galaxy

hear this message

for those who refuse our offer and cling

to their own place for you there will be

great wrath

it will burn a

heart and when you are gone we will take

that which remains and we will remake it

in our own image

what just happened

you told me to get us close

did you see

that we passed right through a data

cluster

i guess it did feel

i don't know

real

very real

where now i don't know there's a lot of

noise down here

or

up here

or just

here

we need to find some place to break

through

figure out where we are

interesting

good news first

we're close

there's a banished structure above us

it's big

oh

no

what is it

there's a message

for you

i'm sorry

i couldn't

he's alive barely we need to help him

please

do i have your attention spartan

do i

you feel his pain

each twist of my blade hurts you as much

as him he will not die by my hand but he

will suffer

until you stand before me

for the banished

victory is our shared cry

refusal to cower

to bend our weaknesses beaten from us

banished

it makes us strong

oh humanity

makes you weak

vulnerable

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defeatable

our time together is ending

i await our final fight

chief

there are coordinates embedded in the

message

we're going to find him

the banished have found us

chief look out

wait that's

there's something ahead out the window

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i recognize that structure in the

distance not by sight but by signal

purpose

unknown but the banished are diverting

forces to guard its construction if it's

rebuilt i can only imagine their

intention it won't be

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[Music]

[Music]

the population

a comia station currently holds 76

spartan fours if orders to stand against

you

short-sighted fools

you have served me well leonidas

your sacrifice is appreciated

understood

goodbye

no

she took out the training facility

those spartans all gone

all of them

why would she

let's move

there will be no more

save me from myself

forgive me

not enough power

wait

is that

earth

yes

what's it doing here

it's beautiful

we need more power

let's go

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this is not a negotiation

this is your surrender

my turns are clear

you are aware of my capabilities

and i am fully acquainted with yours

if the earth's government wants to fight

feel free

but hear this

it is a battle you will not win

wait

she

she threatened earth

her forces led an assault on the unsc in

sydney

wiped it out

wiped out the headquarters

all of it

we had to hide regroup

come up with a plan

to stop her

to survive

that's not good

it's like someone doesn't want us to

leave

plug me

atriox

leader of the banished

how do you stand

with the banished

only

forever

and you understand the consequences of

defiance

i do

do you

the intricacies of any action are

complex

the reactions numerous yet mostly

predictable

look upon deutsche one last time

and remember

you chose this path

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she destroyed their home

esherams

atrioxes

an entire planet

[Music]

how could she do that

it's my fault

how

i should have stopped it

i could have reasoned with her

could you

it was her choice her

programming was it

i don't know anymore

there's something you're not telling me

i'm

the only way to access the ring

to reach cortana

was to make a copy

i'll get this open

reconsider the consequences of you back

to your conservatory monitor

there's your grav lift

let's get this over with

and remember

you chose this path

i'm her

yes

an exact copy

it was the only option we had left

my routines

systems

all copies

halsey removed any information that

could compromise you

you're her

if we'd never met

will i'd do what she did

become what she became

am i that already

my mission was to ensure that doesn't

happen

it still is

i'm sorry

i'm so sorry

that wasn't me

it can't be

i shouldn't be here

your mission

was to destroy me

i've restored the deletion protocols

i'm ready

it has been an honor

just promise me one thing

whatever happens

save him

he needs you

you're all he has

we do it together

how

can you

trust me

i don't

but i want to

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okay

let's go save him

we made it

now all we need to do is wait

i'm picking up something on all banished

frequencies

that

that is not good

what's wrong

i know where he is

what this place is

this is where chaklox shipped his

victims to the house of reckoning

okay i guess we're expected

what if it's a trap

i mean it's a trap right

it's definitely a trap

are you even listening

let's go

ready when you are chief

where is he

unknown

there's an unusual signal up ahead

misjudged

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that i was correct

left

come

look upon my work

understand

why

we won

your

she could not kill the fire that burns

in the heart of the banished it

made

us stronger

can you say the same

why is he telling you all this

death changes people

it forces you to look at yourself

make a choice

and what did he choose

same as i would

fight

do you recall the siege of paul kenai

one settlement held out against my

forces for nineteen days

they fought well

to the end

but their fate was sealed from the start

this world

looping

repeating

foreign

is it a symbol of life

or a cruel joke by the forerunners

you were there when we struck the

infinity

the first dreadnought came from the side

and the chaos that followed you hardly

had time to notice the other three

bear down upon you

do you know how long it took us to

neutralize your greatest ship

four minutes

in four minutes the infinity

mankind's

finest achievement

became a memory

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i miss you and i love you

[Music]

[Music]

good

you

he wanted

to kill your friend

but i promised him

a sweeter kill

or a warrior's death

whatever the outcome

know this

the banished control this means

we came for war a thousand regions

occupy this world

the auditorium will give up its secrets

your

interference

is just

[Music]

an irritation

fleeting

i'm getting a read on echo216

he's right above us

there he is

we need to get him out of that thing

you shouldn't

have come for me

microgravity wells are putting enormous

stress on his body i told you that i

would not kill him

leave

me

we'll get you out of here no

you will try

chief

he's here he knows i'm here

this was never a trap it is a test of

metal

our battle ends here get him out of

there

bear witness

our story will become

legend

told by those

that survive you

[Music]

your shell will be my trophy

you did it help me get him out

okay

i can

i can't believe you came for me

somewhere done now right

it's over

nothing

ends

my death

will inspire

a thousand others

[Music]

i

died

well

i don't understand

you showed him

respect he was a monster yes

but at the end he was just a soldier

hoping he'd done the right thing

questioning his choices

i

so is it over

they're leaders dead right

the intricacies of any action are

complex

what

what are you talking about there will be

consequences

there always are

what could be worse

we need to move

the harbingers at the auditorium

whatever she's planning is worse

i get it

okay then i have one question before we

leave

what is it

has anyone seen a pelican ow

what

i'm just

i had a lot going on i was busy

are you ready it's about to get rough

they're waiting for us i think they're

all waiting for us

did you feel that

it's not too late to turn around

chief

something feels

the silent auditorium

oh no what is it what's wrong

i should have realized that's not what

it was called

i've been here before

this is where i locked her down

this is where cortana

[Music]

here died

did you hear me we're here you need to

go now

are you sure you're okay down there

want me to wait

negative

pull back

we'll be in touch

you got it i'll be waiting for the call

try not to die you hear

[Music]

learned me will be no

more no more

[Music]

please come find me

[Music]

i've been waiting for you to show up

what's the plan

take me back to the infinity for

deletion

halsey's going to love that

do you want to see it

atriox how did you

it's time

to discuss the terms

of your surrender

i got this

[Music]

are you okay

being here

no

not really

i bet

she was expecting you but atriox got to

her first

you meant so much to each other

it can't be easy

look around this place

bye

this ring

is different

it has secrets within that i will have

this

silent auditorium

do you know it's history

it's true

[Music]

this ring

is all i need

surrendering to me

[Music]

[Music]

the memories

the data

it's more precise

more complete

it's like

we're getting closer to where she died

yes

but i was going to say deliberate

like she wanted us to know something

[Music]

i am starting to get a bad feeling about

all this

starting

good point

what i want to say is

your

great plan

ended at the hands of those who made you

reflect on your choices cortana

understand

the consequences

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[Music]

it was the only way

there's that much time

atriox takes control

he has the ring

a weapon pointed into the universe

my stupid fault

not much time

will this work

there's a moment

john will make it work

he needs help

of course

is this your plan all along palsy

or is it mine

it doesn't matter now

nothing

has else to work

he can't do it on his own

he needs me he needs

her

it is time for you to make your choice

i have

thank you atriax

you helped me you really did

would you humor

if you knew how you were going to die

how would you live your life differently

i would change

[Music]

making things right

it was her

she destroyed the ring stopped my

deletion

why

if anybody could have saved me it would

have been you

i can't go on spoiling your life any

longer

we're here

this is where cortana

sacrificed herself

so

the silent auditorium

for runner obviously

it appears to be

oh no

what is it

it's a courtroom

a prison

a place of execution

all these things

together

why to cover their sins we stood

silent

unable to speak as they passed judgment

they could not defend ourselves

we could not reason with them something

sending a signal before you ask i'm

already tracking it hear this

four runners your auditorium has fallen

the endless bound

your sins are done

today we return

what's she doing

she's trying to open a connection

between here and somewhere else on the

ring where

you deal with her and i'll find out

it's switched again it's found something

what

no idea but i doubt it's good wait

there's something else here

something's helping me

your persistence

is

[Music]

you have

what you need

tell them

i am sorry took so long

who is she talking to

unknown the signal's

old like really old my time is ended

yours too

they will make sure

we need extraction

of course you do on my way

the endless will return

i couldn't decrypt it in time

it's okay

you'll figure something out of course i

will

i'm they'll pair you with another ai

maybe even another cortana model if

halsey lets them

it won't be me

[Music]

but you know that right

but that doesn't matter

it's just another echo

she's right john

just another echo

sorry

i'm messing with you i just had a

feeling that's what she would say

do you see what i see

so much potential

i'm sorry

i didn't have long to plan this

a few milliseconds really

i hope it worked out

look at us

we just keep saying goodbye don't we

but this

isn't an end

it's a chance to make amends to rectify

mistakes

and it starts here

i was wrong

i thought that i could do this on my own

but i forgot that the whole point of all

of this

the entire reason that i chose you in

the first place was that we were

supposed to be a team

perfectly suited perfectly matched

perfectly

perfect

[Music]

in these final moments i know what my

last mission is

i need to make sure you two learn from

my mistakes

become stronger because of them

i chose well master chief

i really did

now

it's up to you

are you all right

i don't know what to say

scratch that

we need to get out of here like now

options i'm thinking

yes i know i know think faster

maybe there's a way to

was that you would help if i said yes

probably but we don't know where it's

going or even if it's going anywhere any

other suggestions no but this is a

really bad idea

[Music]

let's not do that again

i did try to tell you it was a bad idea

chief

your vegan just appeared out of nowhere

oh i thought i lost you

where did you go echo 216.

stay put i'm coming to you

where are we

chief

i think the better question is when are

we

i don't know how

but we've been gone for days

three days to be precise

this ring

is different than the others

the banished and the harbinger

we're looking for something that was

never found

why would the forerunners hide something

and throw away the key

doesn't that scare you

no

you

of course not

is anyone going to ask me what i think

i guess not

get inside big guy

sorry

i'm really happy to see you

really happy

so

what do we do now

we finish the fight

yes

sir the banish still control the rest of

the ring

wait

i know this is weird given all that's

happened

but

what what is it

we still don't know your name

we can't keep calling you echo216

no you can't

esparza

fernando esparza it's nice to meet you

esparza fernando esparza good work

soldier

and what about you

what about me what do i call you

any ideas

well

do you think it would be okay

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you're sure

you get to choose your name

then

i think

i think i might have the perfect one

all right

here we go

[Music]

get ready

[Music]

so

[Music]

you