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'''''Something Has Happened''''' is one of several stories in ''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''. Written by [[Alex Irvine]] and drawn by Vasilis Lolos, it narrates the [[Flood]] infestation on the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2537|January 2537]].  

On January 1, 2537, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, having sacrificed its [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa drive]] during the [[Battle of the Trove|battle]] of [[Trove]] six years earlier, travels slowly back toward human-controlled space. The ship's degrading AI, [[Serina]], notes in a report that she is six days away from reaching the end of her seven year operational lifespan. In keeping with procedures, she awakens engineering specialist [[Violeta Maldini]] from [[Cryonics|cryosleep]] to perform routine maintenance examinations around the ship. As Maldini completes her inspection of Cryo-bay Foxtrot 7, she is attacked by a stowaway [[Pod infector]] and is overtaken by the parasite. After placing the sector under lockdown, Serina spends the following days examining the organism' actions for future interest to the UNSC, as well as to quench her own misplaced curiosity. On January 4, Serina witnesses the specimen reach the end of its life cycle and produce more infection forms. Having absorbed Maldini's knowledge of cryo chamber codes, the Flood then proceeds to open cryotubes and infect more crew members. Realizing her duties were being inhibited by [[rampancy]], Serina awakens professor [[Ellen Anders]] to ask her for help dealing with the threatening situation.  

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Approximately 15 minutes later, Spartan [[Jerome-092]] of [[Red Team]], who had arranged to be brought out of cryosleep in the event Anders was awoken, arises to find himself inside the Flood infested cryo-bay. Due to enacted protocols, Serina and Anders are unable to help Jerome get out of the quarantined bay. Arming himself with a weapon and grenades, Jerome fends off the parasites and prevents them from overriding the lockdown when they gain important codes from one Lieutenant [[Kwan]]. While Jerome mows down [[Pod infector]]s and [[combat forms]], Serina discusses her condition with Anders and requests that she, and not Captain [[James Cutter]], terminate her before she commits further fatal errors. As Jerome finishes eradicating the Flood infestation in cryo-bay Foxtrot 7, Serina informs him that one infected individual has managed to escape and is preparing to infect the crewmen in another bay. Chasing after the creature, Jerome is surprised to find it carrying more Pod infectors on its back. Serina, realizing that the Flood has learned to hide its numbers by staying grouped together, quickly opens an exterior hatch and ejects the remaining Flood into the vacuum of space, just narrowly avoiding flushing out Jerome as well.  

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*The story's name is a direct reference to the last line spoken in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' (and the first one in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''), by Serina: "''Captain, wake up. Something has happened.''" The line plays after the end credits once the player has beaten the game on [[Legendary]] difficulty.