Two Betrayals (Level): Difference between revisions

''{Opening cinematic-Long shot of the [[Control Room]]. MC and 343GS teleport in, obviously in the middle of a conversation}''

''(Master Chief pauses)''

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "Is something wrong?"  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "Splendid. Shall we?"  

''{Master Chief and 343 Guilty Spark walk up to the main panel.}''

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' <Random Humming> "...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]]."  

''{Master Chief takes the index, and puts it into a hole in the console. Lights and holograms appear, and then fade.}''  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "Odd, that wasn't supposed to happen."  

'''Cortana:''' "Oh really?!"  

''{There is a flash of light, and 343 Guilty Spark is thrown back, and down to the ground.}''  

'''Master Chief:''' "Cortana?"  

'''Cortana:''' "I've spent the last 12 hours cooped up in here, watching you toady about, helping that thing get set to slit our throats!"

'''Master Chief:''' "Hold on now, he's a friend."  

'''Cortana:''' "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?!"  

'''Master Chief:''' "Yes... Activate Halo's defenses, and destroy the flood, which is why we brought the Index to the control center."

'''CORTANA:''' "You mean this?"  

''{Index hologram appears in Cortana's hand.}''  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "A construct?! In the core?! That is absolutely unacceptable!"  

'''Cortana:''' "Sod off!"

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "What impertinence! I shall purge you at once!"  

'''Cortana:''' "You sure that's a good idea?"  

''{Cortana's avatar absorbs the Index.}''  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "How, how... How dare you! I'll-"

'''Cortana:''' "Do what? I have the Index! You can just float and sputter!"  

'''Master Chief:''' "Enough! ''{The Chief turns back round to Cortana}'' The flood is spreading. If we activate Halo's defenses, we can wipe them out."  

'''Cortana:''' "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're 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."

''{Master Chief turns to 343 Guilty Spark}''

'''Master Chief:''' "Is it true?"  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' ''(pauses)'' "More or less. Technically, this installation's pulse has a maximum effective radius of twenty-five thousand 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." ''(pause)'' "But you already knew that... I mean, how couldn't you?"  

'''Cortana:''' "Left out that little detail, did he?"

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "We have followed outbreak containment procedure to the letter. You were with me each step of the way, as we managed this crisis."  

'''Cortana:''' "Chief, I'm picking up movement!"  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "Why would you hesitate to do what you have already done?"  

'''Cortana:''' "We need to go, right now."  

''{Sentinels float up behind 343 Guilty Spark}''

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "Last time, you asked me, if it was my choice, would I do it? Having considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed."  

''{Master Chief takes Cortana's disk out of the console, and inserts it into his head.}''  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "There is no choice. We must activate the ring."  

'''Cortana:''' (whispers in Master Chief's head) "Get us out of here!"  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "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."  

'''Master Chief:''' "That's not going to happen."  

'''343 Guilty Spark:''' "So be it. Save his head. Dispose of the rest."  

''{343 Guilty Spark teleports away, and his Sentinels attack}''

'''Cortana:''' "Look out!"

''{After the Sentinels are destroyed}''