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'''{''Cinematic Cutscene''}''' | '''{''Cinematic Cutscene''}''' | ||
''Cut to an orbital view of the Halo, floating high above the Ark's surface. The view slowly zooms to one of the landmasses upon the ring.'' | |||
''Cut to a forest on the surface of the Halo. A Jiralhanae trooper, wielding a Brute Shot, pants and sprints to a tree for cover. Gunfire is heard around it. As other Brutes around it defend the position, Blisterback reinforcements land.'' | |||
''Cut to a panning shot of the human side of the battlefield. As UNSC troopers fire from emplacements, a Warthog skids up to support them.'' | |||
*'''Marine Lieutenant (COM)''': West flank, we have them in position. | |||
''Continue panning right. A Pelican arrives and drops off a Scorpion in a cloud of red identifier smoke.'' | |||
*'''Marine (COM)''': Lieutenant, they've got siege units on their way. | |||
*'''Marine Lieutenant (COM)''': Banished has siege units inbound. | |||
''Another Warthog arrives, and Jerome leaps out from its gunner seat. He walks forward and draws his rifle.'' | |||
*'''Jerome''': Professor! It's now or never! | |||
''Cut to inside the Halo's control room. Anders stands by a hologram of the Ark and the Halo above it.'' | |||
*'''Jerome (COM)''': Show us what you've got. | |||
''At the control terminal, Anders pulls forward an section of the Halo, magnified. Banished forces are marked in red on its surface. Anders reaches forward and draws a circle around them, and the hologram adjusts its borders to contain the entire army. The control room begins to shake.'' | |||
''Cut to the surface. A shield wall appears around the Jiralhanae troops, trapping them inside. They look around in confusion, and a Blisterback fires its missiles, but the shield is unscathed.'' | |||
''Cut to Anders, who puts her hand under the marked subsection. She slowly lifts her hand to push it upward.'' | |||
''Cut to the surface, as the surrounded ground begins to rise. The Banished troops are trapped aboard as it rises above the ground.'' | |||
''Ander hesitates while holding the subsection hologram.'' | |||
*'''Anders''': I hope this works. | |||
''She pushes up, and the landmass is flung into space. The shield disappates, and the Marines watch the landmass fly high into the space. Cut to an orbital view of the ring, where the ejected landmass crumbles.'' | |||
''Cut to an interior view of a Pelican's open troop bay. The Marines and Jerome walk inside. Jerome stands by the door, watching the enormous hole in the ground left from the ejection. The Pelican's bay door closes.'' | |||
*'''Jerome''': Captain, it's done. | |||
''Cut to the control room.'' | |||
*'''Jerome (COM)''': Professor Anders, we are on our way. Get to the rendezvous. | |||
''Anders brings up a hologram and inspects it.'' | |||
*'''Anders''': With all due respect, Spartan... | |||
''The hologram depicts an enormous slipspace portal opening above the ring. | |||
*'''Anders''': I don't believe that's an option any longer. | |||
''Cut to in orbit above the Ark. The Halo is being pulled towards the slipspace portal, as the Spirit of Fire watches nearby. Cut to the ship's bridge, as Captain Cutter watches the ring pass.'' | |||
*'''Cutter''': Professor Anders, there must be some way to... | |||
*'''Anders (COM)''': Don' worry, Captain. As soon as I'm back to the Soell system, I'll get that beacon out. It should only be a few weeks- | |||
*'''Cutter''': Professor! | |||
*'''Anders (COM): -until I can figure out how to get back to you. | |||
''The ring is swallowed and the portal closes up. Cutter and Isabel watch as the'' Spirit ''floats alone over the Ark.'' | |||
*'''Isabel''': Captain... | |||
*'''Cutter''': The other teams are clear? | |||
*'''Isabel''': Yes sir. ETA to the ''Spirit of Fire'' is five minutes. | |||
''Cutter continues to watch out into space, but then turns to Isabel.'' | |||
*'''Cutter''': Bring up the map. We have a lot of work to do until she gets back. | |||
*'''Isabel''': Aye Captain. | |||
''The topographical map of the Ark's surface appears on the holo-table. Troop positions and key locations are marked.'' | |||
''Pan to the left over the map. It flickers as the shot changes from Cutter's blue map to Atriox's red one. The map stutters and malfunctions thanks to Atriox having just punched it. He grind his fist further in frustration.'' | |||
''Atriox growls as the map shuts off. He turns to face his army under the cliff below, still massive and filled with troops, bases, and Scarabs. As he watches over, a Banshee squad flies by.'' | |||
''Cut to black.'' | |||
''Cut to within slipspace, as Ander's ring speeds through the galaxy. Stars streak by over the ring's trees.'' | |||
''Cut to the control room. The hologram of the slipspace transit shrinks and slow.'' | |||
*'''Anders''': What's happening? Why did we drop out of slipspace? | |||
''Behind her, the control room's elevator descends. Anders turns and walks toward it.'' | |||
''Cut to the ring's surface. It is dark, as Anders steps cautiously through the forest. As she looks around, reaching the edge of the hole she created, a bright flash of light occurs. It's an object coming out of slipspace. Anders shields her eyes, then looks up as it approaches.'' | |||
*'''Anders''': Good job, Ellen. You may have been safer on the Ark. | |||
''She faces up to see an enormous [[Guardian]].'' | |||
''Cut to black.'' | |||
''Game ends.'' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
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