Mission I: Conspiracy - Part 3
Fade from white.
Belly of the Beast…
After entering the Shadow of Intent, the player arrives in a massive circular room. The room is lined with pillars that radiate with blue static, several outcroppings line the bowl-like walls. Linda approaches the Master Chief and hands him Roland’s chip, he inserts into his head.
ROLAND
Okay… Back to carnage. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to kill someone…
As full control is given back to the player, the objective appears on the screen,
CURRENT OBJECTIVE: Locate the Arbiter
The Spartans walk towards the center of the room, seven pillars surround an opening to a chute. The player walks towards them.
MASTER CHIEF
Roland, how do we get inside?
Footsteps can be heard in the background, the other Spartans unsheathe their weapons.
ROLAND
Um…
Suddenly, Spec-ops elites engage them, the player must defend the pillars until Roland opens them. After the enemies are defeated, the Pillars rise from the ground form together. The entrance to the chute twists open, and the Spartans jump inside. As they fall down the chute, the Master Chief addresses Fireteam Ivy,
MASTER CHIEF
Spartan Davidson, I want you and your team to assist Fred and I with finding the Arbiter.
LISA DAVIDSON
Affirmative sir, what about Majestic and the rest of Blue team?
MASTER CHIEF
They will jam the cruiser communications, Lasky said no bloodshed, we have yet to keep our promise.
As soon as he says that, Cortana’s face distorts the screen,
CORTANA
Don’t ma-a-ake a girl a promise DISTORTS if you know you ca-a-a-an’t keep it…
The screen returns to normal, and the player reaches the bottom of the chute with a thud… The bottom of the chute reveals a large room that splits into several corridors. They are quickly engaged by squads of Elite Stealth units. While a few of them carry energy swords, they lack shields.
KELLY
John! Hold them off, we’re taking out the communications!
Kelly, Linda, and Fireteam Majestic enter one of the Hallways as the player fights the elites. Once they are defeated, a nav point pointing towards the central hallway appears on screen, Spartan Cullison takes point with a shotgun.
The player and the rest of Ivy follow Cullison, the hallway is painted in human blood and bullet casings.
SPARTAN DAVIDSON
Others were here before us…
Before she can finish the sentence, an Elite Zealot fades from active camo behind Spartan Cullison and impales him with an energy sword. His corpses is lifted into the air by the blade and melts off of it, splitting him in half, killing him instantly. Several other Elites attack them, another member of fireteam Ivy drops to the ground, there are hundreds of needles implanted into his back which explode, dismembering him.
Several more Zealots enter the room, one of them jumps behind Spartan Davidson and lifts her off the ground. Before it can kill her, Fred knocks it to the ground and shoots it in the face. The Spartans become quickly overwhelmed as more and more Zealots engage them, another member of Ivy is sliced into pieces by three elites.
As the player continues to kill the Elites, a Zealot jumps onto him/her, forming a QTE. The player must first press RB to punch the Elite and then press RT to shoot it. If he’she fails, the Elite will impale him/her with an energy dagger.
FRED
CHIEF, WE’VE GOT TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!
They are quickly surrounded, Fred is knocked to the ground by an Elite who raises it’s sword preparing to impale him… Seconds later a voice is heard,
UNKNOWN VOICE
Brothers… Stand down!
The elites step back and sheath their swords, the ARBITER walks into view.
ARBITER
Demon, your kind has betrayed us…
The Master Chief steps toward the Arbiter,
MASTER CHIEF
Shouldn’t you be on your throne?
The Arbiter lets out a growl, he steps towards him in a defensive manner.
ARBITER
After your kind acted so blindly, you’re lucky that I am still alive. I will give the order, but you must repair the damage that has been done.
The Arbiter leaves the room, and the rest of the Zealots approach the Master Chief,
LOKIR 'RODAM
Demon, we will escort you back to Infinity.
The Master Chief looks at the various corpses that litter the room,
MASTER CHIEF
We require no escort, just respect.
The Elite draws his hand, he activates his energy dagger, making the Spartans pull out their weapons. The Elite slices his own hand with the energy dagger, purple blood seeps to the floor,
LOKIR 'RODAM
In that case, over my brothers that you have killed… You have been a worthy opponent, one that I must honor with regards greater than my own. We will grant you a clear path to your ship.
The Master Chief turns around, he walks away from the Elites, the other Spartans follow.
The camera cuts to Kelly, Linda and Fireteam Majestic. They are inside of a massive room that is illuminated by rotating holograms. They are engaging several squads of Elite Spec-Ops.
KELLY
HOYA, CLEAR A PATH, I’M GOING IN!
Hoya pulls out his shotgun and runs towards the Elites, he jumps in front of one and pulls the trigger. The Elite’s head is blown to pieces. He melees another one in the side of the head and shoots it, sending purple blood in different directions.
HOYA
Kelly! I can’t take these -Yoinks!- all at once!
An Elite tries to get behind him, but a bullet pierces straight through it’s chest, Spartan Madsen charges forward with a Sniper Rifle, shooting a few more as he runs.
MADSEN
HOYA, GET TO THE PYLON, WE’VE GOT MORE OF THEM!
Another wave of Elites enters the room, Spartan Thorne sprints forward and engages them. As he fires his Assault Rifle, several Elites drop to the ground one by one. Spartan DeMarco assists him from above, using a Battle Rifle.
Kelly reaches the pylon, she presses her hand against the hologram, releasing a sudden EMP.
A wave of blue energy cuts through the room, everyone’s shields are knocked out, several squads of sword carrying Zealots enter the room…
Cut to Black.
