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''If the Chief kills Hyperius first:'' | ''If the Chief kills Hyperius first:'' | ||
*'''Tovarus ''': "The coward deserved what he got! Now face me, Spartan!" | *'''Tovarus''': "The coward deserved what he got! Now face me, Spartan!" | ||
*'''Weapon''': "I think you've made him mad! Reinforcements inbound! | *'''Weapon''': "I think you've made him mad! Reinforcements inbound!" | ||
''If the Chief kills Tovarus first:'' | ''If the Chief kills Tovarus first:'' | ||
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*'''Hyperius''': "Brother! I'll kill you slowly for that, Spartan!" | *'''Hyperius''': "Brother! I'll kill you slowly for that, Spartan!" | ||
*'''Weapon''': "I think you've made him mad! Reinforcements inbound! | *'''Weapon''': "I think you've made him mad! Reinforcements inbound!" | ||
''More Banished drop pods are deployed to reinforce the surviving brother.'' | ''More Banished drop pods are deployed to reinforce the surviving brother.'' | ||
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''Guided by the Weapon, the Chief tracks the Pilot's signal to a crashed Condor.'' | ''Guided by the Weapon, the Chief tracks the Pilot's signal to a crashed Condor.'' | ||
'''{''Cutscene''}''' | |||
''Scene slowly zooms in on the inside of the Condor's wreck. A hatch in the floor opens, and the Pilot, now wearing a helmet, climbs out.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Animals..." | |||
''He pulls the helmet off.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Chief, my eyes didn't deceive me back there." | |||
''He exits the Condor's wreck and walks right past the Chief, who's waiting for him.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "We need to go." | |||
''The Pilot ignores him. He turns around and holds up three fingers, before turning back around and continuing to walk away.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Three UNSC Condors." ''(holds up one finger)'' "Seeing one is rare." ''(holds up three fingers again)'' "Finding three? It's a miracle. I should have known better." | |||
''He stops and points at the wreckage of another Condor.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Torn apart. Completely gutted." ''(turns back to the Chief)'' "Slipspace drives obliterated." | |||
*'''John-117''': "We don't have the time." | |||
''The Pilot ignores him and walks few steps, before stopping to point, helmet still in hand, at a second Condor.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "And over there is another. Shattered and cratered over a kilometer." | |||
''He turns and points at the Condor the Chief found him in.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "And there." | |||
''He walks back to the wreckage of the Condor.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "The last one. ''All of it.''" | |||
''He turns to the Chief.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Crushed. Broken. Beaten! ''Useless!''" | |||
''The Chief steps towards him.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': ''"Enough."'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''(hysterical)'' "''When?'' When is it enough, Chief?! When we're in ''there''? Because that's where ''I'' belong." ''(points at the Condor)'' "In there. With them!" | |||
''He throws his helmet in frustration. He then walks over to piece of debris, picks it up, and throws it back down.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''"Worthless junk!"'' | |||
''He turns to the Chief, his teeth clenched.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Not this. ''I'm not you.''" | |||
''He hangs his head in shame and walks past the Chief.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''(on the verge of tears)'' "I'm not a pilot. I'm not even a soldier, a marine!" | |||
''He stands with his back to the Chief, unable to face the Spartan.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "I'm a fraud. I stole that Pelican." ''(he turns around)'' "I ''stole'' it! You know ''why''?" | |||
''The Chief doesn't answer.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Of course you don't. Have you ever been scared? So scared that you..." | |||
''Unable to finish his sentence, the Pilot walks away from the Chief. He kneels down at the edge of the crater containing the wreckage of UNSC ships.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''(sobbing)'' "I'm worthless." | |||
''The Chief approaches and drops to one knee beside him.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''(still sobbing)'' "You should leave me here with the rest of the garbage." | |||
*'''John-117''': "We all fail. We all make mistakes. It's what makes us human." | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''(disbelieving)'' "I'm sorry, Chief. But how have you ever failed." | |||
''The Chief hesitates for a moment before answering.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "I should have protected [[Cortana]]. Stopped everything from going wrong." | |||
''The Pilot stares at him in surprise.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "I failed her." | |||
''He turns to the Pilot.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "I will ''not'' fail you." | |||
*'''Weapon''': "Chief..." | |||
''The Chief opens up his hand and the Weapon's avatar appears.'' | |||
*'''Weapon''': ''(to the Pilot)'' "We...we're going to make it." | |||
*'''Pilot''': ''(turning away)'' "I..." | |||
*'''Weapon''': "We have to." | |||
''The Pilot looks back at them.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "...this is all I've got." | |||
*'''John-117''': "It's all we ''need''. Our only way home is straight through the heart of the Banished." | |||
*'''Weapon''': "We need you." | |||
*'''John-117''': "We can fix this." | |||
*'''Weapon''': "Together." | |||
''Her avatar disappears. The Chief stands back up. He waits for the Pilot to do the same.'' | |||
''Scene focuses in on the Pilot, as he makes his decision.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Of course we can." | |||
''The Chief holds out his hand. The Pilot takes it and gets back to his feet.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Together." | |||
''Having regained his composure, the Pilot puts his hands on his hips and sighs.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "So. What's the plan? Let me guess. It's dangerous and it's probably going to get us killed." | |||
''There's a sudden booming sound. Scene shifts to the right. A beam of blue energy streaks up into the sky, fired from somewhere in the distance.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Huh." | |||
''Scene shifts back to him.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "I have my answer." | |||
''He turns to the Chief and raises a fist.'' | |||
*'''Pilot''': "Let's do this." | |||
''Fade to black.'' | |||
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