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Chapter 9: Chad, Kuki & Abby
"The Covenant battle network is in absolute chaos!" Cortana exclaimed,
"Can you fill us in on what's going on?" Numbuh 65 asked,
"From what I've been able to piece together, their leadership ordered all ships to abandon Halo when they found the Flood, but they were too late." Cortana began, "The Flood overwhelmed this cruiser and disabled it. The Covenant are terrified the Flood will repair the ship and use it to escape from Halo. They've sent in a strike team to neutralize the Flood and repair the ship for immediate departure. I've got a good lock on Numbuh 274's CNI transponder signal! He's alive! And the implants are intact! There's some interference from the cruiser's damaged reactor. I'll bring us in as close as I can."
Numbuh 65 appeared inside the Truth and Reconciliation. He fell down on his head!
"Oh! I see." Cortana said, "Co-ordinate data needs to be..."
"Knock it off, Cortana!" Numbuh 65 said,
"Right. Sorry." she replied,
Numbuh 65 moved forward. Just then, he heard, "What... What are you... doing here? Get... out of... here... NOW!" It sounded like a legendary operative.
"Numbuh 274? Numbuh 274!" Numbuh 65 screamed, "Damn it! I lost him!"
When a door opened, a Grunt was chased by a Covenant Flood. He proceeded and took down the Flood. Then, he noticed a floor break. Cortana reported, "This hole was caused by some kind of explosive. Very powerful if it tore through a ship's hull. All I detect down there are pools of coolant. We should continue our search somewhere else."
He turned around, but the Flood had cut him off. The warrior forms began slashing the mighty hero. Numbuh 65 shot them all at a time, but more and more came as he backed away from the Flood. Then, the Covenant Flood tripped him and he fell off the ship, screaming.
Luckily, the coolant broke his deadly drop. "Numbuh 65!" someone called. It was Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2!
"We need assistance NOW!" Numbuh 1 cried, as the two battle a large group of Covenant and Flood. Numbuh 65 loaded his shotgun, and blasted the Flood. Soon, the threesome continued on through the canyon.
The threesome continued to battle the Flood as they continued through the canyon. Just then at a canyon zone, Numbuh 4 was under attack by the Covenant and the Flood. The three fighters assisted on the perdicament. After all enemy troops have been eliminated, the team carried on forward. Numbuh 65 began to sniff. "More Covenant and Flood forces ahead!" he yelled,
The team covertly skipped past the melee. Just then, Numbuh 65 smelled something else. "This isn't good." he thought, "I smell trouble ahead."
He was right. At an open space, Covenant and Flood battle each other gracefully and mercifully. Just then, Numbuh 65 eyes someone on his sights. It was Numbuh 52! She's under attack by the Flood! A Covenant Flood fighter began to choke her with its tentacles. She was about to die until...
POW! A shot from Numbuh 65's Pistol took down the Flood warrior. "Thank you, Numbuh 65." Numbuh 52 said as she coughed more to catch her breath.
"You're welcome." Numbuh 65 replied, then he noticed a beam of light connecting to the ship. "That's the gravity lift! Team, let's board this cruiser NOW!"
The entire team moved to the lift. Numbuh 65 and Numbuh 52 hugged each other. The remainder of the team jumped up. Finally, the team boarded the "Truth And Reconciliation".
Once they were inside the ship, Numbuh 65 said, "The teleportation must have separated Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5 as well. We need to find them."
The team moved across the first floor. Then, they crossed a hangar bay. "Oh my God!" Numbuh 52 cried, "The Flood are gathering Covenant bodies!"
"Let's keep moving!" Numbuh 65 said,
The team took out the Flood foes. Then, they kept moving through the first floor, and slowly climbed up each set of stairs. "I... keep... telling... you..." Numbuh 274 weakened, "Now... Pull out!"
"Gaahh!" Numbuh 65 screamed, "He's delirious! He's in pain! We better hurry!"
Numbuh 1 looked worried. He fears something may happen to one of his teammates. He kept it in his mind as he continued on. As they moved up each floor, Covenant and Flood warriors engaged in an all-out melee. The team covertly continued onward.
Then, a final scream came from Numbuh 274! Cortana cried, "Numbuh 274! His vitals are fading! Please, kids, hurry!"
The team kept shooting down enemy Covenant agents, and continued their assault on the Flood. As soon as they cleared the room, they began to feel awkwardly distressed.
"Oh no!" Numbuh 65 began,
"Oh no!" Numbuh 1 followed,
"Oh no!" Numbuh 4 cried,
They were looking at a big blob. It contained Numbuh 274! It also contained Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 5! "OH NO!!!!!" the threesome screamed in despair
The three were brought into tears. They failed to rescue the legendary operative and the Sector V girls. Numbuh 65 reached up and screamed! He punched the blob. Just then, he felt something. He just hit gold! He found Numbuh 274's neural implants! At the same time, he found 3 metal objects. He placed the neural implants into his watch. "It's done. I have the code." Cortana said, "We should go. We need to get back to the E.A.G.L.E. Lets go back to the shuttle bay and find a ride."
They all rushed back to the shuttle bay. Just then, 2 Banshees arrived. "Perfect. Grab one of the escort Banshees, and use it to return to the E.A.G.L.E." Cortana said, and the team jumped down without injury. Numbuh 65 killed the two Black Elites. Numbuh 2 hopped in one of the Banshees. Everyone else grabbed hold of it. It flew out of the Covenant warship.