Chapter 10: Halo

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## Transcript

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* **Rtas 'Vadum (COM)**: "We are aboard, Humans... and Elites. Will you not come with us, brother?"

* **Thel 'Vadam**: "No. This is our fight. And I will see it finished."

*The Pelican flies towards the Halo ring.*

* **Cortana**: "Komuro? Do you have the Frigate?"

* **Komuro** (Video COM): "Yes, ma'am. I'll land her as close to the control room as I can."

* **Cortana**: "Safe is better than close, Sergeant Takashi Komuro."

* **Komuro** (Video COM): "Roger that. And ma'am, It's good to have you back."

*The Pelican arrives at Halo. The rear port engine is too damaged for a normal landing. Abdullah makes a crash landing in a snowy canyon near the Control Room. Abdullah and the Arbiter clamber out. From behind the cliffs approaches the Forward Unto Dawn.*

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* **Cortana**: "Halo. It's so new... unfinished. I'm not exactly sure what will happen when we fire it..."

*The Arbiter tosses Abdullah a MA5C Assault Rifle*

* **Abdullah**: "We'll head for the Portal. And we'll all go home."

**{*Gameplay*}**

### Full Circle

***Assault on the Control Room.***

*Abdullah and the Arbiter mount up to the control room, making sure that they stock up enough supplies from their crashed Pelican.*

* **Cortana**: "Head through the cliffs."

*Abdullah and the Arbiter head through the icy caves.*

*If Abdullah does not head to the Control Room at all:*

* **Cortana**: "The Control Room isn't far!"

*If Abdullah heads for the Terminal instead:*

* **Cortana**: "Where are you going?"

*When Abdullah reaches the Suit Kiosk:*

* **Cortana**: "Wait, what is that?"

*After accessing the Suit Kiosk.*

* **Cortana**: "How many of these have you found?"

*If Abdullah re-accesses the Terminal, or takes too long reading it:*

* **Cortana**: "Come on, Abdullah, let's get back on track. The Control Room is outside!"

*Abdullah and the Arbiter arrive at the foot of the pyramid-like Control Room structure. Suddenly, Flood dispersal pods and Yanderes rises from underground their hands begin to drop in and wake in.*

* **Gravemind**: *(angrily)* "DID YOU THINK ME... *DEFEATED?*"

* **Cortana**: "Flood dispersal pods! Control Room's at the top of that tower, Chief, go! "

*If John reaches the end of the wrong side of the tower.*

* **Cortana**: "There should be *ramps* that lead to the top - *check the other side!*"

*The Arbiter and John-117 push their way up the tower, but the Flood continues to attack with overwhelming force.*

*Komuro appears on the cliff with a Spartan Laser, shooting down Flood forms.*

* **Komuro (COM)**: "I got you covered, Chief. Meet you at the top of that tower."

*If you head back the other way:*

* **Komuro (COM)**: "Careful, I can't cover you on the far side."

*John and the Arbiter continue upward.*

* **Komuro (COM)**: "Keep moving, Chief. I've got your back."

*John-117 and the Arbiter get closer to the top. Komuro continues to fire from the cliff.*

* **Komuro (COM)**: "Flood are crawling all over that tower; watch yourself."

*John and the Arbiter reach the top floor. Komuro quickly joins them.*

*Flood jump down the tower and attack the three soldiers.*

* **Komuro**: "Spark? You in there? Open the damn door!"

* **343 Guilty Spark (COM)**: "Of course, Reclaimer. Just as soon as you dispose of all proximate Flood threats. I'm afraid containment protocols do not allow me to-"

* **Komuro**: *(impatiently)* "Yeah, yeah, I hear you!"

* **Cortana**: "Was that the Monitor? You didn't tell me he was here. Well, we *are* finally doing what he wanted."

*The Flood continues to stubbornly attack with extreme force on the top floor.*

* **Gravemind**: "I have beaten fleets of *thousands!* Consumed a galaxy of flesh and mind and bone!"

*John, the Arbiter and Sergeant Komuro finally secure the tower.*

* **Komuro**: "Open up! Coast is clear."

* **Cortana (COM)**: "Not for long. I'm tracking additional Dispersal Pods. They'll be hitting any minute!"

* **Komuro**: "Chief, Arbiter! Let's move!"

*As the trio moves inside the Control Room.*

* **Gravemind (Gravemind Moment)**: "Do I take life or give it? Who is victim, and who is foe?"

* **Cortana**: "It's trying to rebuild itself on this ring!"

* **Komuro**: "Hurry! Control Room's close!"

*John, Arbiter and Johnson reach the Control Room. Flood are heard approaching, but the doors seal them out.*

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* **Cortana**: "Yank me, Abdullah."

*Abdullah removes Cortana's data chip from his helmet.*

* **Komuro**: "I'm not gonna lose her too."

*John tosses the data chip to Johnson. Johnson heads for the control panel. 343 Guilty Spark appears from above and accompanies him.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(humming to himself)* "Oh, hello! Wonderful news - the Installation is almost complete!"

* **Komuro**: *(uninterested)* "Terrific."

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "Yes... isn't it? *(Short but uneasy silence.)* I have begun my simulations. No promises, but initial results indicate that this facility should be ready to fire...in just a few more days!"

* **Komuro**: *(impatiently)* "We don't have a few more days!" *(gets ready to activate the Installation)*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(Shocked, Alarmed)* "Bu-bu-but a premature firing will *destroy* the Ark!"

* **Komuro**: *(dismissively)* "Deal with it."

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(quietly)* "...will destroy this Installation."

*Spark's "eye" suddenly turns red and blasts Komuro with his energy beam.*

* **Komuro**: *(screams)* "Aaaah!!"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "Unacceptable! *Unacceptable!* Absolutely unacceptable!"

*John rushes to Johnson's aid. 343 Guilty Spark shoots at Abdullah, who is flung backwards from the force of the blast and onto the floor. His Energy Shields drop and attempt to recharge.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(in hysterics)* "Protocol dictates action! I see now that helping you was *wrong!*"

*The Arbiter, hearing the commotion, moves forward, and 343 Guilty Spark turns on him as well, unleashing his beam on him and knocking him out of the Control Room. (In single-player, the doors close, sealing the Arbiter out of the room) Spark blasts John again as he tries to get back up. With no shields protecting him this time, his armor starts to smoke.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(his eye turns back to blue)* "You are the child of my makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You *are* Forerunner! But this ring... *(his eye turns red again)*... is *mine*."

**{*Gameplay*}**

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "I take no pleasure in doing what must be done."

*John fires whatever weapons he has at 343 Guilty Spark with no effect whatsoever. Spark counters with his powerful laser blasts and a repulsion field that forces John backwards.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "You do *not* deserve this ring!"

*343 Guilty Spark corners John-117.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "*I* have kept it safe. It belongs to *me*!"

*Unnoticed by 343 Guilty Spark, Johnson manages to sit halfway up and shoulder the Spartan Laser.*

* **Komuro**: "Not for long!"

*Komuro shoots 343 Guilty Spark with his Spartan Laser. Caught off-guard, 343 Guilty Spark is blasted away from John, falling to the ground and becoming inert.*

* **Komuro**: *(weakly)* "Kick his ass."

*Johnson passes out. John takes his Spartan Laser to destroy Guilty Spark.*

*343 Guilty Spark rises from the floor, flying at a slightly tilted angle, his metal body visibly damaged. At this point, 343 Guilty Spark will say four sentences at random.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "You - you cracked my casing!"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "Damage! *Damage!* That hurt, Reclaimer!"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "My eye! Do you mean to blind me!?"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "Stop now, before one of us gets hurt!"

*After making the first shot, Spark begins to fly at a more tilted angle, leaking blue plasma from his sides and he begins to spark. Again, the following sentences are in random order.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(voice breaks, then readjusts itself)* "-destroy your inheritance!"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "Accept your le-gacy!"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "Think of you-ou-ou-our forefathers!"

*Following the second shot, Spark's casing becomes distorted, with pieces of him sheared off completely. More plasma leaks from his sides and the sparks happen more ferociously. The right side of his 'eye' has broken off. Once again, the following sentences are said in a random order.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(Makes a garbled humming sound)*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(high, crackling voice)* "M-m-my pr-precious!"

* **343 Guilty Spark**: *(deteriorating, breaking voice)* "I a-a-a-am the Monitor of Installation Z-Zero F-Four!"

*After making the finishing shot.*

* **343 Guilty Spark**: "*Oh myyyyyyyyyy-aaahh!*"

*343 Guilty Spark explodes, destroyed.*

*John-117 bends over Sergeant Johnson, who is still alive - barely.*

* **Master Chief**: "I'm getting you out of here."

* **Komuro**: "No you're... no you're not."

*Komuro grabs John's hand with Cortana's chip in his.*

* **Komuro**: "Don't - don't let her go. Don't... *ever* let her go. *(Coughs)* Send me out... with a bang."

*Komuro succumbs to his wounds. John takes Cortana from him and lets go of his hand. He stands up, and wordlessly releases Cortana into Halo's core, gripping the data chip tightly.*

**Cortana**: *(Looks sadly at Johnson's body)* "Chief... I'm so sorry."

*John-117 says nothing. He shakes the chip with his hand but quickly stops. Cortana bows her head, eyes closed, and makes a gesture, activating Halo. She uploads herself back into her chip.*

*John places her chip in the back of his helmet, and then turns around. Brilliant beams of light erupt from the Core, and the whole Control Room starts to shake and fall apart. Johnson's body slides off the platform as it tilts to one side and begins to fall. John-117 runs for the door, which has opened again, The Arbiter can now be seen waiting for John.*

**{*Gameplay*}**

### The Way the World Ends

***Pedal to the Metal.***

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* **Thel 'Vadam**: "I am sorry, Soldier. But come."

*(With IWHBYD skull on.)*

* **Thel Vadam**: "Well, that sucks. But come."

*Pieces of the walls around them suddenly explode; and John-117 and the Arbiter run for the doorway leading outside; fighting a small group of Flood along the way.*

*Abdullah and the Arbiter make it back outside, revealing a piece of collapsed ice forming a slope upwards.*

* **Thel Vadam**: "Even in death, your Sergeant guides us home."

* **Cortana**: "The *Dawn*... of course - the Frigate! We still have a chance!"

* **Cortana**: "Find the doorway in the cliffs, Chief. The *Dawn* is on the other side."

*If you take too long to go to the doorway.*

* **Cortana**: "See that doorway further on? Get to it."

*Abdullah and Abdullah 2 and the Arbiter head along the cliff, encountering Flood and Sentinels, who followed 343 Guilty Spark's lead and have turned against them too.*

*They make it inside, and find themselves in the middle of a battle, between the Flood and a group of Sentinels.*

* **Gravemind (sad and defeated)**: "Resignation is my virtue. Like water I ebb and flow. Defeat is simply the addition of time to a sentence I never deserved... but *you* imposed."

* **Cortana**: "Don't let this ring be the end of us, Chief."

*They make it back outside.*

* **Cortana**: "There! Komuro's Warthog."

*The Arbiter takes the turret. Abdullah 2 takes the seat. Abdullah takes the wheel.*

* **Cortana**: "Come on, Soldier - go, go, *go!*"

*As they reach an open area, a massive explosion erupts alongside them.*

* **Cortana**: "Drive, Abdullah. Head for the Frigate."

* **Cortana**: "Come on! Faster!"

*John and the Arbiter reach a massive open structure.*

* **Cortana**: "The *Dawn* is close. We *can* make it! As long as the ground doesn't fall underneath us..."

*The Warthog soon enters inside the interior of a large hallway with ramps.*

* **Cortana**: "The charging sequence... it's too much for the ring to take!"

*They soon reach another open structure where battles between the Flood and a few Sentinels continue.*

* **Cortana**: "Halo is ripping itself apart!"

*They come upon a large open stretch.*

* **Cortana**: "Hurry Abdullah! Don't stop!"

* **Cortana**: "Charging sequence at 30%..."

*They reach one more open structure, this time a few Flood Pure Forms and Yandere Pure Forms await them.*

* **Cortana**: "50%, Abdullah!"

*They reach another hallway with ramps, where a larger battle between Sentinels and the Flood rages on.*

* **Cortana**: "70%!"

*The Warthog makes it out of the hallway battle, to an area where the Frigate can be seen from a distance.*

* **Cortana**: "80% charged!"

*They head for the final bend, encountering more Sentinels.*

* **Cortana**: *(desperately)* "90% - firing sequence initiated!"

*If the player heads to an, they meet one last Covenant soldier.*

* **Final Grunt**: "Hey, Demon! The jerk store called, and they're all out of you! Poor *you*, stolen at the age of six and conscripted into the military, waaaaagh! ...Okay look, if you let me live, I got the Fist of Rukt. Look, I'll be the bottom! I'll polish your boots. I'll polish your helmet! It's the *gas*, ha-ha! When I'm on the gas, I don't know what I'm doing half the time!"

*John and the Arbiter make it to the final straight stretch to the* Forward Unto Dawn*, but there's a 70 m (230 ft) gap of thin air between the open cargo bay and the edge of the structure.*

* **Cortana**: "*Gun it*, Abdullah! Jump! *Floor it*! Right into the hangar!"

*The Warthog makes the jump, but doesn't land well, tumbling and rolling as it crashes into the Frigate's hangar. John-117 and the Arbiter recover, then the Dawn shifts. A Scorpion Main Battle Tank begins sliding towards the Arbiter, who takes cover behind a pile of crates. The tank plows into it. John leaps over the Warthog and hesitates, seeing the Arbiter digging himself out of the crates. John nods at him, and Arbiter nods back. The Arbiter rushes to the bridge while John runs to the hangar panel and plugs Cortana in to take control of the Frigate. Her image appears from a Holotank next to the panel.*

* **Cortana**: "Hang on!"

*Cortana ignites the thrusters at full burn and launches the* Dawn *at full speed. John grabs onto the terminal, hanging on for dear life as the* Dawn *leaves Halo's atmosphere. As John tries to stay anchored, the Warthog flies out, striking John on its way through the open hanger doors and out into empty space. John flies off the panel, then glides down the floor towards the doors, with a self-destructing Halo looming beneath. John punches his fist hard into the floor to get a grip, halting near the back end of the hangar. Cortana reaches out her arm towards him, scared of losing him.*

* **Cortana**: "*Abdullah!*"

*The Scorpion flies out towards John. He ducks his head just in time as it flies over him, narrowly missing John but smashing the floor behind him and falling back towards Halo. John begins to climb back up to Cortana, finally making it to the Holotank. Meanwhile, the Arbiter makes it to the bridge and sits down at the controls. John braces behind the panel, plugging Cortana back into his helmet.*

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* **Cortana**: "If we don't make it..."

* **Abdullah**: *(Determined)* "We'll make it."

* **Cortana**: "It's been an honor serving with you, *Abdullah*."

*John finally rests his head back, exhausted. Halo suddenly explodes, engulfing the hangar in a binding white light. All goes blank.*

*Level ends*

### Eulogy

*On a hillside near the Gateway to the Ark, which has now been shut down, Marines gather. Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood removes his hat, and begins his speech.*

* **Lord Hood**: "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..."

*Background Memory: The front half of the* Forward Unto Dawn *enters the Earth's atmosphere, and crashes into the Indian Ocean.*

* **Lord Hood**: "...sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight, our fight, was elsewhere."

*Background Memory continued: An engineering crew cuts into the* Dawn *with torches. The Arbiter emerges from the wreckage.*

*The Arbiter is revealed to be present at the memorial, standing solemnly with the Marines.*

* **Lord Hood**: "As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."

*Admiral Hood puts his hat back on, and salutes. Sergeant Pete Stacker turns to the other marines present.*

* **Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker**: "Present arms!"

*Seven Marines raise their Battle Rifles and each fire a single burst of three shots: a 3-volley salute. The view pans over the Ark Portal, now closed and silent, and Mt. Kilimanjaro against the evening sky.*

*Later, Hood and the Arbiter stand alone at the Memorial, which appears to be a Pelican wing, decorated with pictures of the fallen, including Lieutenant Commander Miranda Keyes and Sergeant Major Avery Johnson.*

* **Lord Hood**: "I remember how this war started. What your kind did to mine. I can't forgive you. But..."

*Hood holds out his hand to the Sangheili.*

* **Lord Hood**: "You have my thanks. For standing by him to the end."

*The Arbiter slowly shakes Admiral Hood's hand. After letting go, Hood's eyes are drawn to one part of the memorial in particular.*

* **Lord Hood**: "Hard to believe he's dead."

*The Arbiter looks away, toward the* Shadow of Intent*, hovering silently in the sky.*

* **Thel 'Vadam:** *(quietly)* "Were it so easy."

*The Arbiter leaves the Memorial. His Separatist Phantom heads back to the* Shadow of Intent*, hovering in about the same position the Portal to the The Ark once was. The Arbiter meets Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum on the bridge, looking at a holographic image of Earth.*

* **Rtas 'Vadum**: "Things look different. Without the Prophets' lies clouding my vision. I would like to see our own world - to know that it is safe."

* **Thel Vadam**: "Fear not. For we have made it so."

*The Arbiter clenches his fist to his chest.*

* **Rtas 'Vadum**: "By your word, Arbiter." *(clenches his fist to his chest likewise to Thel 'Vadam.)*

*The Arbiter takes a seat on the command chair, the one normally used by Rtas 'Vadum.*

* **Thel 'Vadam**: "Take us home."

*The* Shadow of Intent *leaves Earth, to rejoin the remains of the Covenant Separatist fleet in space. Going back to the memorial, the view shows that underneath the print "UNSCDF March 3, 2536," the name "Soldier" is carved into the metal of the wing, and the rank of Abdullah's Soldier Rank is taped to the upper right of it as a tribute to Abdullah.*

*Fade to black. Credits roll.*

### Epilogue

* **Cortana**: "Abdullah? Can you hear me?"

*Abdullah, very much alive, awakens, floating in zero gravity in a debris-filled hallway on board the* Dawn*.*

* **Cortana**: *(relieved)* "I thought I'd lost you, too."

*Abdullah looks at a gaping hole in the hallway. He drifts to his floating Assault Rifle, and holsters it, then begins to drift to the end of the hallway.*

* **Abdullah**: "What happened?"

* **Cortana**: "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."

*Abdullah reaches the end of the hallway, which opens up into empty space. The* Forward Unto Dawn *is revealed to be sheared in half, floating in a cloud of its own debris, still red-hot from the sudden Slipspace slowdown.*

* **Cortana**: "Well... some of us made it."

*The* Dawn*'s remaining half continues to drift aimlessly in unknown space.*

*John begins to drift further inside the ship, finding a row of cryotubes, complete with a Holotank to plug Cortana into.*

* **Cortana**: "But you did it. Truth and the Covenant, the Flood... the Zombies the Necromorphs the Yanderes"

*Abdullah plugs Cortana's data chip into the Holotank and she appears.*

* **Cortana**: "It's finished."

*Abdullah turns off the flashlight his any helmets.*

* **Abdullah**: "It's finished."

*Abdullah places his any weapons in one of the rackets on the wall.*

* **Cortana**: "I'll drop a beacon. But it'll be a while before anyone finds us."

*John climbs into one of the cryotubes.*

* **Cortana**: "Years, even."

*The cryotube door begins to close.*

* **Cortana**: "I'll miss you."

* **Abdullah**: "Wake me. When you need me."

*Cortana smiles, nodding. The cryotube closes and seals, freezing Abdullah and bringing the Dead Space Remastered Trilogy to its conclusion.*