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Chapter 7: The Library

An ancient facility lies inside a building. The Monitor began, "We must collect the Index before we can activate the installation."

Just then, four flashing lights began to form. The Monitor appeared, and rushed ahead. Following the Monitor are three young operatives who appeared under the amber light. The trio opened their eyes. "Where are we?" Numbuh 52 asked,

"We're in some sort of ancient facility." Numbuh 1 answered,

"The Monitor may have something that can defeat the Flood." Numbuh 65 said, "Let's follow him."

The combat forms attacked the trio from hidden places. They attacked the damned organisms. They rushed into a large chamber. "The energy field above us contains the Index. We must get up there." the Monitor said,

Numbuh 65 led the team out of a chamber, and into a front door that is locked. "We can't open it." Numbuh 65 said,

"The security doors have sealed automatically." the Monitor replied, "I will go access the override to open them."

The gross Flood fighters attacked again. Using the weapons that they have, they tried to keep them busy. After a while, the big door opened, "Please, follow closely. This portal is the first of ten." the Monitor said,

The threesome continued on. Numbuh 52 thought, "Oh great! We have to cross ten of those crazy doors?!"

Numbuh 65 blasted the infectious Flood with the M6D S.C.A.M.P.P. Pistol. Numbuh 52 tried to attack with the M90 S.C.A.M.P.P. Shotgun. Numbuh 1 riddled the enemy with bullets from his MA5B S.C.A.M.P.P. Assault Rifle. "Puzzling. You brought such ineffective weapons to combat the Flood, despite the containment protocols." 343 Guilty Spark said as it monitored the humans' progress.

The K.N.D. threesome carried on through the large maze of twists and turns and Flood. Once they were in the open, the Monitor showed them a large demonstration of the hybrid of the Flood and its victim (either Human or Covenant). "You can see how the body's been transformed by the genetic restructuring of the Flood infection. The small creatures carry spores that cause a host to mutate. The mutated host then produces spores that can pass the Flood to others. It is insidious and elegant. As long as any hosts remain, the Flood is virulent."

The trio battled more Flood. Then, they found a large bodily-deformed Flood creature. It had a egg top, and deformed legs. They fell down, and exploded. The little Flood engineers rushed after the heroes. Just then, the robots they saw at the swamp came to the rescue. The machines shot the Flood with their lasers. The Monitor said, "These Sentinels will supplement your combat systems. But, I suggest you upgrade to at least a Class Twelve combat skin. Your current model only scans as a Class Two, which is ill suited for this kind of work."

Numbuh 1, Numbuh 52 and Numbuh 65 reached a lift. They stood on it, but it didn't move. "What's wrong?!" Numbuh 65 yelled,

The Monitor replied, "Pardon me. A plasma conduit breach in section 5524 has disrupted power flow to a gravitic maintenance assembly. Repairs require my attention. I will return soon."

The trio kept the Flood busy, but they took harsh hits from their armour. Just then, the lift rose up. The trio moved on to the next floor.


The threesome raced to a hallway. The Monitor sensed something. "Flood activity has caused a failure in a drone control subsystem. I must reset the backup unit. Continue on. I will rejoin you when I have completed my task."

Numbuh 65 cleaned up the Flood as the team progressed. He was slashed by the tentacles of the combat forms. His face dripped like water from the pipes. Numbuh 52 shot the tentacles. Numbuh 65 finished his attack with a kick. More Flood approached the trio. They were trapped until...

The Sentinels arrived. They shot the Flood with the zip of the laser. The Monitor arrived in time. He said, "The Sentinels can use their weapons to manage the Flood only for a short time. Speed is of the essence."

The team crawled through hidden trenches and hidden areas, and cleaned the place from the Flood. The team reached another lift. It rose up to the third floor.


As they progressed, Numbuh 65 thought, "Maybe we made a mistake. We have released the Flood. I can't believe we're so stupid! But, we may have been smart as well. It's because the Covenant are actually afraid of something."

They cleaned up the Flood in the area. The K.N.D. noticed a lab on screen. "Why naturally the Flood is simply too dangerous to release, and mass sterilization protocols may again need to be enacted." The Monitor began, "Of course, samples were kept here after the last catastrophic outbreak...for study. It seems... that decision may have been an error."

The team continued to battle the Flood, and located another lift. It rose the fourth and topmost floor.


The K.N.D. trio continued on. Numbuh 52 thought, "What is this Index? Is it a sort of weapon that could stop the Flood?"

"I'm worried." Numbuh 1 thought as he continued to fight the Flood. "This Index may be useless, or can lead to the destruction of the entire galaxy. I'm not sure if we're making the right decision here."

A big blast door opened. The Flood came out of all directions, and attacked the trio. The team rushed at the enemy and shot some of the Flood down. The Flood continued to chase the heroes, but they made it to the Index. The Monitor was there, and said, "The energy barrier surrounding the Index will deactivate when we reach the ground floor."

The lift dropped slowly to the ground floor. There was a pin surrounded by key-like holes. They came to a halt after a good spin. "You may now retrieve the Index." The Monitor said,

Numbuh 65 took out the big emerald pin. "Wow." Numbuh 65 said, "So this is the Index."

Just then, lightning zapped the Index and it was snatched out of his hands. "Hey!" he cried, "Why did you do that for?!"

"Protocol requires that I take possession of the Index for transport." The Monitor began, "Your organic form renders you vulnerable to infection. The Index must not fall into the hands of the Flood, before we reach the Control Room and activate the installation."

Then, the Monitor and the K.N.D. threesome teleported away. "The Flood is spreading!" it cried, "We must hurry!"