Super Serious AI and the Spartan- Halo 3 arc

Ch. 31- Death from Above

A several months after fall of Reach, during the Prophet of Regret assault on Earth that an entire ODST division was sent to attack Regret's assault Carrier until they realize that the carrier was going to slip space that left an EMP blasted disrupted the drop pods to the ground. There were many survivors who managed to found Covenant forces in the streets of Mombasa. One ODST named the Rookie was on his way to find the other members of his squad where he fought out many Covenant forces in the area. With the help of the Superintendent of the city where he was heading to underground which he heard a firefight occurring outside to find other ODST squad members.

There is another firefight that with support of other marines are finding that more Covenant forces are starting to appear as if more are coming to the planet. Dutch is with several platoons had to clear them as they led a warthog charge as they faced Banshees, Wraiths, and Phantoms. Now, they have clear and defeated the covenant forces as they move on. Mickey, another ODST trooper found another firefight as they fought the Covenant forces in the area. They aided the other marines in the area which they are joined by another ODST squad led by Lt. Clair of Johto Sqaud. Mickey hops in the Scorpion tank along with Marines and Johto squad to fight their way in the Kizingo Boulevard. It was a hard fight for them as they mow down covenant infantry and destroy Wraiths.

They managed to join up with Dutch along newly reinforcement of Unova squad to defend the area from waves of Covenant units which they managed to hold on as long they can. One of the members of Unova named Burgh hopped in the scorpion to take out the wraiths. Soon, the last one wave was taken out to force the Covenant to retreat. That wasn't for Mickey to wait for backup when NMPD officer asked how to use explosives. The plan will hole up and wait for the backup to arrive. They had to prevent the Covenant to take the complex which they had to blow up the bridge. After the destruction of the bridge, Covenant forces are attempting to breach the defenses. They hold the line as they retreat deeper into ONI building. They head up to the roof which three Pelicans pick them up as the ONI facility is blown up wiping the Covenant forces in the area.

Despite of that, Mickey's and Dutch's pelican are shot down by Banshees while Romeo found Buck only to go save their squad-mates. They defend the crashed Pelican from incoming covenant infantry as a certain Brute Chieftain wounds Romeo, but the squad managed to kill it. With no other transports, they head underground to head for Kikowani station. They enter deep into the tunnels that led to Old Mombasa which to only to be flooded. They made a risky move to use bio foam on Romeo and to hijack a Phantom to get out of the city. They encounter Covenant resistance who defend a station platform. It was heavy fire for them to handle, but they manage to steal one.

They found more resistance from Banshees, shades, and Anti-air wraiths along their path and only a scarab in their way. They managed to defeat it. After Buck boards the phantom after ditching the banshee, he finally realize by Romeo that Dare is and order Mickey to turn the Phantom around to find her. After much find Veronica Dare's distress signal, Rookie encounters more covenant forces in the area where he fought and defeated them. He continues on as he met a NMPD officer looking for his men until he was killed. But soon, Dare and Rookie are united only to find the real mission was all about. They head to fight off the Drone Hive to secure the data of the Superintendent along with the asset to reveal Huragok.

They arrive to help the Huragok who wishes to help the UNSC, but Covenant forces appeared to stop them as Dare and Rookie protect the Huragok from Covenant forces. Buck arrived to save the two from incoming Covenant reinforcements. They head to the surface to find more resistance attempting to get rid of the Huragok and prevent the UNSC achieving its goals. Soon, they enter an elevator where Buck and Dare a romantic moment as they fight their way out of the city of the highway where they get on a Olifant as Buck and Rookie clear out the Covenant forces in the highway with Warthogs and Scorpion which they must reach to the shipyards. Everything was good at first until a Scarab appeared that crippled the Olifant forcing them to abandon it as they divert off the highway to nearby building.

They found more incoming Covenant forces which they spot a Phantom pilot by their fellow ODSTs which they managed to leave the war-torn. They see the city glassed by Covenant warships. They had achieved objectives as they retreated. They met with Sergeant Johnson who help with the Huragok to what's going on. Meanwhile at the Superintendent's underground data center that many Huragok including poor Sabrina, Lorei, Agatha, and others who used work with the Elites before the massacre.

Prophet of Truth oversees this which he sees the progress working at hand.

"It seems that the Great Journey is completing at hand?" Sird said as she comes near to Truth.

"Yes, we will achieve Godhood and meet our creators! No one will stand in our ways." Truth said.

"Yes, my dear. We will achieve it. Without delay not unless we have overseen some threats at hand." Sird said as the Phantoms moving towards the structure. It appears the structure was very important for them as they want something that they are starting digging for events to happen. The Covenant are getting there unless the UNSC arrives to stop them. It wasn't for Covenant's days is coming for their Great Journey arriving soon. What they didn't know that in Delta Halo where Tartarus will fire the ring.

 

Ch. 32- Great Journey

-Moments before returning to Earth-

The Dexholder squad are helping the Arbiter and Sil Ver fighting the Brute forces along with some allies they gain along the way. With help of the Rtas Vadum and Lan Ce who aid them with the Wraith, that they realize that they must reach inside before it's too late. They realize that the Scarab will break the Control's Room door will open. Rtas Vadum give them time to hold off any reinforcements. They join with Spec Ops Elite with two hunters who aid their fight as they take out Brutes out.

One of the Marines spotted Johnson jump to the Scarab as they help Stack and Banks to take out the Brutes. Then the Scarab started moving as to find that Johnson is helping the Arbiter which the Dexholder squad provide ground support. The two Banshees arrived as the Elites give Arbiter and Sil Ver something to fly to give Johnson support. They clear out of the Wraiths guarding the entrance. They got a clear shot to blast the doors open. Both Arbiter and Sil Ver counter some Brutes as they slaughter them. They are followed by the Dexholder squad along with Sergeant Johnson. They stopped Tartarus at the right moment. Tartarus is not please that the Arbiter is alive.

"Sil Veree! But How!" Orm shouted as he prepares his weapon. He didn't expect Sil Ver to be alive since he was dropped into the pit.

"Put down the icon, Tartarus." Arbiter said.

"Put it down? And Disobey the Hierarchs?" Tartarus in dumbfound what he has said,

"There are things about Halo even Hierarchs don't understand." Arbiter said. Orm and other Brutes step forward which Tartarus wave off.

"Take care, Arbiter. You say is heresy!" Tartarus shouted.

"Is it what you believe? Oracle, what is Halo's real purpose?" Arbiter asked to Guilty Spark.

"Well, a collectively of seven..." Spark said until he was cut off.

"Will you shut up! NOT ANOTHER WORD!" Tartarus growl at Spark.

"Please!" Johnson said with accompany by Dexholder Squad aiming their weapons at him.

"Don't shake the light-bulb. If you want to keep your brain inside your head, I'd tell your boys to chill." Johnson said as he nods to Red as they aim at the Brutes while Johnson aims at Tartarus.

"Go ahead. Do your thing." Johnson said as he said to Arbiter.

"The Sacred rings. What are they?" Arbiter asked.

"Last resort weapons build by Forerunners to wipe out the Flood hosts to render the parasite harmless." Spark said.

"And those who made the rings? What happen to them?" Arbiter asked as Sil Ver stares at Orm with hatred.

"After wasted all strategic options, they activated the rings as they wipe out their selves and all sentient life within the range as planned. Will you see the relevant data?" Spark said as Arbiter lowered his head in sadness to realize what they nearly done to activate the Rings meant they did fought for nothing. Sil Ver listens what Spark meant that everyone in the Covenant was lied and betrayed by the Prophets all for what? The whole war was a lie and they had killed so many innocent all for Prophet's greed and power?

"Tartarus, the Prophets betrayed us. The Journey is a lie. We killed and our comrades died for nothing." Arbiter said which Tartarus throws Spark at Johnson as he grabs Keyes' hand to force the index into the console.

"NO, Arbiter! The Great Journey begins! The Brutes, not the Elites will be the Prophets escort! Get them!" Tartarus said as he looks at Orm. The fight for the galaxy is about to begin.

"Let's go! Help those guys out!" Red ordered as they charge towards the Brutes as Sil Ver and Arbiter drew out their energy swords. Johnson got up as he was helped by Red.

"Thanks, kid. Come on, let's go kick some ass!" Johnson said as he picks up the weapon.

"No, this one is mine! I will enjoy his death very good." Orm said as he faces Sil Ver with Brute shot. Sil Ver can faced Orm that he realizes that he was the same Brute on Reach.

"I noticed you didn't notice me for the first time where I killed that human girl in that filthy human city. It was with another Elite, right?" Orm said.

"You scum! That human didn't have a weapon to begin with!" Sil Ver said as he blocks Orm's Brute shot bayonet. He noticed that Brute shots are deadly if hits his shields left him for Orm to kill him. Arbiter and Tartarus faced off as he uses his hammer against his energy sword. Other Marines are holding out as Black and White are shooting at the Brutes with uncanny ability to use their sniper rifles at close range.

"Well, things could be worse!" Black said he kills a Brute at point blank shot.

"It could be, but we got our backs eh?" White said as fired a bullet at a Brute's head. Cheren and Bianca are helping Black and White as they continue to fight on.

"I wonder why they are brutes!" Bianca said as she fires his battle rifle into the Brute's chest area. While the Satsuma team are holding very good as Sapphire knock out a Brute with her bare hands.

"That's why they should let you join on their side." Ruby remarked which earn her glare.

"Will you stop flirt and more fighting?" Emerald as he tries to kills a brute with a shotgun. Green and Blue are shooting back to back and often give each other clips to reload as they avoid Brute's heavy fire.

"You know, Greenie. It reminded me an old film." Blue said.

"Which one and don't call me that!" Green said as he fired his battle rifle at the Brute's head.

"I think it was Mr. and Mrs. Smith? They remind me of us." Blue said as Green looked at her when she said which earn her laugh.

"You pesky girl!" Green said as they duck for cover form Plasma grenade. Red and Yellow are supporting each other against the Brutes until Elites came to help them out.

"Well, we will come out alive don't we?" Red said.

"I hope this will end." Yellow said as they look at each other.

"I wanted to say something." Red said as he fired a shotgun round.

"Is this the time?" Yellow said as she yelps when a plamasa round nearly hit her.

"I....always love you ever since we met." Red said.

"What?" Yellow surprised what Red said.

"You mean...." Yellow was able to asked.

"Yes, but I was afraid to say it. I am just too confused and often can't think right with around you." Red said.

"Oh, Red. I did love when..." Yellow said as they move closer as their lips are about to meet until....

"You do know there's a war going on and you can do the romance later!" Blue said as she fired her battle rifle as she killed a Brute.

"You can make out later!" Green said as he reloads. Meanwhile Orm and Sil Ver are at their writs as they tried hitting or cutting each other. They are try not to hit each other.

"You are good, Sil Veree. But you are same as your race! Weak and stupid as their honor goes by." Orm said as he tries to made Sil Ver upset.

"Will you stop talking about my race?" Sil Ver said as he parry at Orm.

"I was the one killed your father!" Orm said which triggers Sil Ver to increase his sheer aggressive attacks.

"I love it when I slash him when the order came. Oh, yes he did scream like a little scum he was." Orm said which snapped Sil Ver.

"Will you shut up!" Sil Ver shouted as he cuts the Brute shot into half and stabs Orm in the chest while Arbiter manages to land a blow on Tartarus. Then, they were able to clear out the room of Brutes much to the relief of the Dexholder Squad. Miranda Keyes manages to get the index out to stop Halo to fire. Then they noticed that Halo is communicating with other Installations which they found seven Halos waiting for standby. But they know that one location to activate them the last place they will find the Ark...Earth. Until they were met by Platinum, Diamond, and Pearl when they reach outside with the Pelican waiting for them.

"What now?" Red wondered.

"Road trip?" Blue suggested as Green nodded.

"Yes, road trip." Sil Ver said.

At Earth, Covenant and UNSC are fighting each other which they found a Forerunner Dreadnought coming out of Slip space. The ship containing two Spartans that Master Chief tells Hood to that he will finish this fight.

"We're home, Chief!" Gold said as they heard that they are about to re-entry.

"Come on! We have to get off the ship!" Master Chief said as they found a exit as they about to enter re-entry.

"Ready when you are, Chief!" Gold said as Chief signals to Gold. Then they exit the ship with a piece of material from the ship as they enter Re-entry then Gold notices the moment of life in his eyes...to see Lyra in her school uniform. He knows that he has to move on and now it changes from Lyra to Crystal who smiles at him.

"I will see you, again. Super Serious AI Gal." Gold said as he holds on to his material. They enter to Earth where they must to finish the fight and hopefully to end the world once and for all. Gold hopes he will meet Crystal again. They will face their last of the journey is coming at the end.

 

Chapter 33: Welcome Back home, Gold

As Master Chief and Gold heading down to Earth, Gold remembered the moments with Crystal as he and she being together in the first Halo ring. Back in the present moment, he closed his eyes they about to reach the ground. He and Master Chief grabbed a metal part of the ship and falling down to Earth.

"I never experience as a girl, but ever when I saw your face. Full of Life, hopes, and dreams. There was a time that you have a noble soul as you help others in your training. You have that no other Spartan has....Love. Was I wrong? You're so reckless, rude, and pervert except you have a heart of gold. My true love." Crystal over voiced remembered of his training days. In the sky, that comes down two objects from the main ship that crash into the ground. Next morning, the Dexholders came to Gold from their mission from Delta Halo.

"Man, that's bad." Black worried while he is patted in the back by White.

"What you mean, that's bad?" White asked to Black.

"He must be far from space." Blue said as she checks on him along with Yellow.

"Marines, stay sharp!" Red told his squad. They get around Gold to make a perimeter. Yellow checks Gold as she scans his body.

"His armor is lock up." Yellow told Red which surprised Red.

"So, he didn't make it." Ruby worried.

"Could be." Sapphire saddens to a fact that she liked the guy as an older brother.

"Without a Spartan, we never win this war at all." Red sighed to check on Gold.

"Don't get in despair. There is chance he could be alive again." Yellow rebuked to Red which he flinches. Red takes the chip from Gold's helmet and turns to his squad.

"Call for pickup, heavy lift gear to pick him up. We are not leaving him here to die." Red ordered until his hand was stopped by Gold.

"What you think I am? An object that is heavy?" Gold yelled which surprises everyone in the squad.

"Stubborn fool. You got us worry for nothing." Green wondered that he is still the same.

"Gold! Welcome back!" Blue greets Gold, but this time more friendly.

"We miss you." Emerald hugs Gold.

"Gold, Where's Crystal?" Red asked as Gold looks at the chip with sadness.

"Where is she?" Green asked to know what happen to Crystal which Gold continues to look at the chip.

"Good Bye, Gold." Crystal said as Gold remembered.

"She stayed behind." Gold sadly said to the group.

"You.....incompetent Spartan! You couldn't save Crystal, but instead you left her." Green shouted to Gold.

"Hey, I didn't leave her! She made her choice to save me! SO back off!" Gold yelled at Green which made the Squad back off. Red gets Green back away from Gold who shrugs something off his helmet.

"She just wanted to help Cortana on something in case something happens." Gold explained to the group.

"I understand, Gold. Blue, make it quick." Red ordered as Blue came to Gold.

"Your armor is still locked up, I have to do series of tests. I hope you're in one piece and you manage to survive a re-entry." Blue tells Gold. They begin to test Gold as he does well. But Gold notices something not right when he sees an Elite, it was Sil Veree he recalled. He rushes himself to grab Sil Veree until he was stopped by Red.

"WAIT! The Elite is with us!" Red shouted as Gold stops himself.

"Now now, we have enough for both you to kill each." Blue said.

"He decided to join our side." Green sighed. The other Marines join with Green and Blue.

"We decided to call him Silver. He's a good person. There's more important things than you two tried to kill other." Yellow tells Gold as he holds on Silver. Gold let go of Silver who Silver glares at Gold.

"It seems that you have reasonable friends. We must go; the brutes are looking for us." Silver tells the marines as he left to set up a rally point.

"I sense we have an adventure coming up." Sapphire cheered.

"At this jungle? There's bugs and mud everywhere." Ruby whined.

"Shaddup, you sissy!" Sapphire snapped as she hit Ruby in the head.

"Oh, Gold I got you something." Red said as he gives Gold an assault rifle. Gold grabs the rifle from Red.

"Let's go." Gold tells the squad. He goes up front of the group as they move out. Silver carries a carbine.

"This rare for you to act all tough." White said to Gold as they move out.

"Well, I can't Earth cannot be destroyed by those aliens." Gold said as they spotted Covenant forces in the jungle.

"Now we're talking!" Sapphire said as she aims her assault rifle at them.

"Let's go!" Red said as he order the squad to attack. God and Silver follow them into battle as they kill brutes along the way.

"He is more motivated than before. What happen to you I wonder?" Silver thought as he shot a brute at the head while Gold killed a group of grunts. He felt something was holding him back.

"Will you sacrifice me to help Cortana? Could you watch me die?" Crystal imagine said to his eyes.

"Crystal, I will get you back and find a way to get you be real. I Promise you that!" Gold thought as he dodged a Brute's melee attack. They have battle the covenant which it is only Brutes now wearing battle armor unlike the Brutes under Tartarus in Halo ring they were on and High Charity.

"Got myself a jackal. Watch out for those snipers!" Black aims his sniper rifle at Jackals who got the squad pin down.

"We have to push forward, squad!" Red said as they clear out Covenant forces in the area which they join with Johnson's squad. They continue to press on as they found with Master Chief and the Arbiter to save Johnson from Covenant forces. Soon, they head to Crow's Nest.

"Welcome to crow's nest." One of the Marines said.

"Thank you, private." Red said as they pass by. Soon, they were meet by Commander Platinum along with Diamond and Pearl.

"Sergeant Red, we are lucky to have you sir." Platinum said

"Yes, ma'am. We have recover Gold-721." Red said as Gold appeared.

"Indeed you have. Gold, are you feeling fine?" Platinum asked as she comes up to Gold.

"I'm fine, Ma'am." Gold said as he gave handshake her.

"It looks we are going to need all the help we can get. Follow me." Platinum said as they follow her. They see many marines wounded which Platinum tells the squad that the Covenant loyal to Truth were able to break though the UNSC defense force, but it was vastly reduced to 40 ships. Then the Power cuts out as it surprises everyone. The power comes back on to realize what is going on.

"All units prepare for combat! All rally points is.....to War!" Radio called out of the speakers. They get hyped up for upcoming battle as Covenant forces are coming.

"Man, I can get some action before I can get home." Black said as White was able to calm him down.

"I'm getting sick of tired of those ugly things." Ruby said.

"Do you ever shut up, Ruby?" Sapphire growled at Ruby whom she startled him.

"Here they come." Red said as Covenant forces are coming. They appeared as many units are coming. Brutes come in as the battle occur across Crow's Nest until a massive explosion as our heroes came out of the ruins as it take out the entire covenant attack force and they manage to escape from the explosion.

"Some explosion that was." Cheren said as they get out of the rubble.

"You think so." Green said as he gets Blue up. The others were able to get up.

"This Norman of Hoenn squad ODST, we need help in ruins of New Mombasa in the Outskirts. We need some assistance." Norman said as the radio cracks which Ruby grabs the radio.

"Dad?" Ruby asked to know if that was his dad.

"Ruby? Son?" Norman surprised.

"Dad, where are you?" Ruby asked to wonder why his dad is here in the first place.

"Outskirts of New Mombasa. I think we are order to take down the anti-air craft that the covenant has installed. IF we take them out, we have a chance to win this battle and this war." Norman finished as firefight is heard.

"Understood!" Ruby said as he puts the radio away in his belt and grabs his weapon.

"I heard they need our help." Ruby said.

"Now, we are talking about." Sapphire shouted as it hurt Ruby's ears. They go to the Outskirts of New Mombasa to battle covenant forces to destroy the anti-air units along with Master Chief and the Arbiter. Heavy plasma fire overhead as Jackals defending the anti-air units along with the Brutes and grunts, they are fighting hard to defending it.

"Damn those Jackals!" Gold said as heavy fire from Brutes, Jackals, and Grunts are pinning them down. One of the Jackals with a sniper rifle is aiming at the squad, but spots Silver.

"That's not possible!" Carr said as he didn't know that Silver survived the fall. Then he looks over one of the marines that trying to aid one of the marines wounded.

"Yellow! Let's go!" Red said as plasma hit the rock.

"Hold on, I need to help this one out." Yellow said as she gives a wounded marine bandage. Then she was done, she comes to the squad, but she was spotted by Carr who fires his plasma rifle. That was until Gold spotted him as he sees Yellow running to Red.

"NO!" Gold shouted as the plasma beam hit Yellow in the head. Red witness Yellow falls to the ground. The squad sees Yellow lifeless body as hit the ground. Red comes over to Yellow in shock and finds it was too late. Yellow was hit in the head and now dead. This enrages Red to charge into the hill while the Dexholder squad to follow while Platinum, Diamond, and Pearl on the pelican supporting them. This surprises the Covenant unit defending the anti-air cannon that are able to overrunning. Then Bianca was hit in the leg by brute spike while Cheren tries to get Bianca who was arm in the shoulder blade by a needler.

Bianca cried in pain as she is scared while Chern tries to comfort her in the mist of the firefight. They pushed forward despite of the Covanent is shocked that a mere human squad is about to overrun them. Then Carr in panic tries to flee until he encounter Silver standing right front of him with an energy sword ready.

"You...but how!" Carr said as he aims, but the sword stabs his body.

"This time....you will not kill no more." Silver coldly said as he lets go of the blade. Then Sapphire uses rocket launcher manages to destroy the Anti-Air units. Black and White helps Cheren and Bianca up.

"That is last of those anti-air units." Radio said as UNSC ships appeared. They see longswords coming out to attack Truth's ship. The UNSC frigates arrived in time to attack the Truth's ship.

"All ships, attack at Will!" Admiral Hood ordered as the UNSC ships fire at Truth's ship until something happens.

"Did we win?" Green asked to Blue. A pulse from the structure where it sent a shockwave to the squad. Gold felt something in his head.

"This how the world ends." Crystal's voice said to his mind. Gold woke up to find what happen to the Truth's ship.

"I don't know." Blue said until a portal appears that upsets the squad. The Covenant retreats into the portal. This made Silver angry that he wanted to kill Lady Truth for his revenge for his father. While Red holds Yellow in a bridal style, the squad witness they fit won, but uncompleted.

"Oh, no. Don't talk me something is going wrong like some ship is going to crash on the surface." Gold said until a covenant ship appears that crash landed on the surface.

"You have opened your big mouth." Green said.

"Aw, crap." Gold cursed as they stared what could be.

"Like what?" Black asked.

"The Flood. Things got worse." Gold said which they understood they have arrived at Earth. They reach the crash site which they counter the flood as which they fight against them until they were drag by Phantom.

"Unhand us, fiends." Sapphire shouted.

"Relax; we are not here to kill you. Only help." One of the Elites said.

"He's right. So, what are we going?" Silver asked one of the Elites.

"We are heading to our command ship." One of the Elites said as They head to the Command ship as they enter the room with Lord Hood, Commander Keyes, Master Chief, Arbiter, and along with other elites plus 343 Guilty Spark.

"Thank you, Reclaimer. This is basically a storage unit which I hope it will contain your A.I." Spark said as he fixes the storage unit. Then Cortana appears what happens to be a message until it has another which it was reserved after the first message ends. Now they are discussing what to about the situation to stop Truth from activating all the Halo rings and to stop the Flood. As they left the room leaving Gold behind as he wonders about the second message on the storage unit that he noticed that Cortana's feet that Crystal was waiting for her message.

"Can I have the storage unit?" Gold asked to Rtas Vadum.

"Why you ask?" Rtas Vadum wondered why he wants the storage unit for.

"I want to hear the rest of the message. I think there was a second one." Gold said as he grabs the storage unit.

"Well, you may. But it will require reporting to your superiors?" Rtas Vadum wondered that why he need the storage unit. Then Gold bows to him.

"Thank you. I will show it to the others." Gold said as he takes the storage unit and plays the message alone. He skips Cortana's message until Crystal appears.

"Crystal?"

"Gold, I have to help Cortana to get the message, but Gravemind has known that we are in the system, but....argh!" Crystal winces in pain as she holds her head until she falls into the floor. Then she looks up as Gold sees this with worried face.

"Crystal!" Gold shouted as he holds the storage.

"Gold, you have to save us and we will help to Cortana's solution. We don't have enough time which we about to become one of them. Gold, you must to get to the portal as where it leads to. Please, we don't have enough time. Please, Gold. Save us. There is not enough time. Please..." Crystal said as the message ends.

"CRYSTAL!" Gold shouted as he weeps. He holds on the storage unit and he realize that they must go to the portal. It will be only way for Gold to help and save humanity. He hopes that Gravemind will go to the Ark.

 

Chapter. 34- Making new friends

The alliance of Elites and Humans is created while in the Elite ship hanger bay. The Dexholder squad are meeting with other Elites as they share things in common.

"Wow, you're really big." Green asked.

"Yeah, then why you're small compared to normal humans." One of the Elites asked to Green.

"Because we're Japanese." Green answered.

"What's that?"

"We are from Japan on Earth. Our sizes are not bigger than Europeans and Americans and plus Africans. Unless there are a diet to make us taller or genetics."

"I see."

"I'm Green."

"My name is Lo mar"

"Where you from?"

"I'm Sanghelios." The Elite said to Green who never knew what planet where he came from.

"That's nice."

"Yeah, I join the army because I was bored being a gang member. First, I Thought we are going to fight you, but I like to fight the brutes better." Elite said when he admired the human's spirt which much stronger than their weapons.

"So we even, then." Green said.

"You are a strange one."

"I know. Got a girl back home?"

"Girlfriend. I ask her to marry me and she said yes."

"That's nice. I got one too. But not a way."

"Oh, Greeny!" Blue shouted as she hugs him from behind.

"She looks very pretty."

"Yeah and she's pesky too!" Green said as he tries to shrugs her off.

"Me too."

"So your fiancée and I are so alike. Well, isn't this a small galaxy isn't it?" Blue said whom Green gives up to resist her.

"If fate has connected us somehow for us to be friends." Lo Mar said as he laughs at the cute scene.

"We never know the ways of the universe, man." Green said. In the far side of the hanger bay as Ruby and Sapphire are talking to each other.

"Why you insist coming with us, Ruby? You always complain everything we go to combat?" Sapphire asked.

"Well....I need to....check the fashion of the elites." Ruby said as Sapphire glared at him.

"Look Buster! I know you are lying! I want to why you wear that stupid hat under that helmet for? You never remove it even we were at Boot camp!" Sapphire said.

"Sapphire, look...." Ruby tries to explain, but Sapphire knocks him down as she tries forcedly to reveal his head.

"I want to know why you always wear that stupid....hat." Sapphire said as she stared when the hat removes as two scars appeared to plasma wound.

"You...you were...." Sapphire walks back in distraught.

"Yes, Sapphire. I was the boy who protected you, but...." Ruby said as he walks to her.

"No....I changed my ways for you." Sapphire cried out.

"So, did I..." Ruby said as Sapphire hit the wall as they are totally alone.

"All this time you...and we didn't know if fate met us here." Sapphire said as she stared at the floor.

"Sapphire, you know I love you." Ruby said as he got closer to her. Sapphire is blushing when he gets closer to her. It wasn't like anything that Ruby was trying to do unlike their time in Middle school.

"What?" Sapphire said as Ruby's lips met Sapphire's lips as they make out. But they were making while Emerald watch the two.

"Give yourself a room." Emerald said as he walks away. As there are couples and friends, there is Gold is in deep depression.

"Why you have stayed behind?" Gold said as he looks at the chip.

"Why?" Gold wondered again until he was tapped by Emerald. He turn to see Emerald. He puts the chip back to his helmet.

"Spartan, what's wrong? You want talk about it?" Emerald said.

"Nothing, There is nothing to talk about?" Gold said as he sits down.

"You look down? What's wrong?"

"It's Crystal. I missed her." Gold said.

"Oh. I think she's ok." Emerald said as he was about to walk away.

"Hey, kid." Gold said as Emerald stopped which it is a about to have a talk.

"Yeah?"

"Can I tell you a something?"

"Sure."

"I am in love with Crystal. I know it's stupid, but I am. It just every time I see her, it just it feel different when I am around her."

"How classic."

"You ever fell in love?" Gold asked to Emerald who knew what he meant.

"Well, there was a pretty girl in class I used to know. She was smart and pretty until I realize how cruel she can be." Emerald said as he remembered his days when he was in an orphanage and went to school as well.

"That's harsh."

"But I tried again with another girl I know in 7th grade. Again happen when she denied me because of my height."

"Well, then she must a bitch."

"Yeah, but there's nothing we can do."

"Bro, I understand what you feel. I did met a girl once before Crystal....I think I should tell you my story." Gold said as he explains his life from meeting Lyra to her death in Reach. At the other side, Black and White are checking their sniper rifles.

"Well, I'm sad that Cheren and Bianca are not coming. They are listed wounded in combat. That shrinks our squad from 14 to 9." Black sadly said as he cleans the barrel. Yet, there was a odd feeling where it assumed he had felt for White.

"It could be worse....I mean what could be wrong?" White said stops for a moment.

"Hey, Prez."

"Yeah?"

"I wanted to say that.....I like you." Black confessed until his hands was hold by White who looks into Black's eyes.

"Ah, Black. I like you too."

"No, I really like you. A lot." Black said as he stands up. White knew what he was about to do.

"I LOVE YOU WHITE!" Black shouts that earn him stares from other marines and the Elites. White gets him down.

"Black, you are embarrassing me." White flustered as she blushed.

"Sorry." Black sheepishly said as he rubs his head. Red walks into the side of the Pelican as he holds a picture of him and Yellow holding hands in one of their dates.

"Yellow, I'm so sorry. I failed you." Red said until he recalled what Felix's words meant before he left. He understands the burden of leadership. He knows that the price will pay as to win the war at all cost. He understands this. Meanwhile at the Pelican, Diamond is making preparations of the upcoming battle. He heard the door open only to see Platinum.

"Missy? What are you doing?" Diamond asked while Platinum was getting closer to him.

"Lt. Dia, please call me Platinum." Platinum said as she locks the door that gets out of the cockpit of the pelican.

"Ok. What brings you here? I am making sure the systems are ok." Diamond said as he checks the wires of the panel.

"Dia, I wanted to ask you something." Platinum said while Diamond looks and scans the wires of the pelican.

"Why you did embrace me before we came back to Earth?" Platinum said as Diamond turned to face Platinum.

"Oh...can I tell you something?" Diamond said as Platinum signals her hands to say goes on.

"I...like you ever since VMI. I said it. It just I was afraid that you didn't like me at all." Diamond said as he closes the panel.

"Dia..." Platinum said.

"Sorry, it just I didn't ruin our friendship and...." Diamond said as she holds his hand.

"Diamond, over the years I found this strange attraction to you. Even you weren't that perfect, but you had qualities that I like. You are an amazing cook, funny, and very nice person. Diamond, you are my best friend. But I love you also." Platinum said as Diamond blushed. They had gotten near while Diamond was getting nervous each second. Their lips meet and starting kissing with each other. Outside of the cockpit, Pearl was attempting to open the door.

"Hey, Dia. Do you some help over there?" Pearl said as he tries to open the door, but it was locked.

"Strange..." Pearl said as the couples and new friends are at the moment before the big last battle that decides the fate of the galaxy and their species. They must stop Truth from activating the rings and the end of life.

 

Chapter 35- The Ark

They encounter the remaining of Truth's fleet against the Human-Sangheili fleet. Soon, everyone gets ready for the ground combat. Dexholder squad of 9 members plus Gold is getting their weapons ready. Silver joins the squad along which he is among his allies. The Sangheili fleet prepared for battle against Truth's fleet which they will made a short work on them.

"Marines! Get into your pelicans!" Johnson shouts as all the marines get inside the pelicans. The Dexholder squad prepared to get in which they fit perfectly as the nine members sat down and Silver stands near the cockpit door. Gold enters as well for him to coming with them. It is a hope for Gold to bring for the Dexholder squad.

"Hey, Sarge. Where are we going to?" Black asks to Red. Red had to remember from the briefing before heading out. He hopes that Black get the memo.

"It's called the Ark." Red said as he sighed which Black give a thought. He spoke up again.

"What will look like?" Black wondered again since he was doze out in

"Idiot, didn't you hear the little robot thing told us?" White told to Black as she slap his head in the side. Black sheepish rubbed his head due to White's slap was hard on his head.

"No, don't remember." Black replied back as everyone face palm. It was a dumb moment for Black to forget what Gulity Spark said to them. There are moments that White remembered that Black did such as dozing off in classes and screaming loudly in lunch time. It was annoying moments for her to endure which Cheren Bianca knew.

"But good news squad, we are having Lt. Platinum along with us. Enjoy the ride while listen to this music I found." Diamond said as he gets the engines on. Platinum looks at Diamond as she holds on for the Pelican to take off. Pearl is making the last preparations for the drop.

"Like what?" Gold wondering what they got in store for them.

"Doors are closing. This is it. There is no turning back." Red said while the doors are closing. They're ready to fight their final battle which hopefully it will end the war once and for all.

"This for the fight for our species, but all species to save in entire galaxy. So, let's fight!" Diamond said as he turns one the music that it was a relic from 1990s. It was Voodoo Chile by Steve Ray Vuaghn as the Pelican drops down as the space battle rages on. Among the pelicans following by as one got destroyed.

"This is our last battle." Green said as they can felt the Pelican moving while they can hear the space battle raging on outside of their Pelican.

"Looks like it." Blue said as she holds on Green's arm. Gold goes to the cockpit on the pelicans to see as they about to go through the space battle above Ark as they going to Ark surface. It was rocky at first, but it smooth out as they entered to atmosphere where they are at the Ark at last. Diamond and Pearl are piloting the Pelican while Gold and Platinum are watching the awe of the space battle as Covenants ships battling of the Sangheili ships.

"Ever feel you have a bad feeling about this." Ruby said as he looks at Sapphire with a concern look.

"You always have bad feeling about this." Sapphire shouted at Ruby. Ruby turns back to the floor. As the pelican follows with other pelicans as they enter the air space of the Ark until the doors are open showing the outside which it is the Ark.

"What then? Is this the ark?" Black said as they flying in the desert. They are flying by as they getting near to one of the Covenant's positions.

"It looks like it." Gold said as he grabs a battle rifle. He preps the battle rifle for the drop to come by.

"Alright, let's go! We have clear this area for the Commander's ship to land." Red said as they got off of the pelican as Gold carries assault rifle and a battle rifle on his back.

"We have orders to secure Master Chief's right flank. So, let's go!" Red said as a group of 9 people goes on as they face covenant forces on ground.

"You two, secure this entrance." One of the Brutes ordered the two Jackals to guard the entrance.

"Yes, sir!" Jackal said as the Brute chief goes inside the building. They are alone with each other unaware that the Dexholder squad is coming towards to them. Black takes out the sniper as he looks at his scopes. He got them while he pushes the trigger.

"Hey?"

"Yeah"

"Ever know why we are here?"

"What are you talking about? We are here for the Great Journey, stupid!"

"Ohhh, I thought we are just we are on vacation."

"You know what, I wish you were dead and be out of my way." One of the Jackals said until something kills the Jackal

"Larry? Larry? Not funny, Larry? Huh? Where those come from?" Jackal said as something kills the Jackal.

"Nice shot, Black." Red commented on Black's kill on the headshot.

"Thank you." Black thanked Red.

"Yeah, sneak attack!" Sapphire shouted which Gold signals the squad to stop.

"Not quite, there is a Brute with group of grunts coming from Northwest. Let me handle them." Gold said until he was joined by Sil ver who was ahead of the group when they were dropped.

"Hey! I got this." Gold said.

"You need my help more than I do. I'm coming." Silver said as both of them goes to face them in battle as Silver is going to use a plasma grenade on the group.

"Those heretics thinking they can ruin our sacred mission." One of the Brutes said as he goes around as he scans the area.

"Hey, Ludwig." One of the Grunts asked to another Grunt wondered what he wants.

"What?"

"I got a bad feeling about this?"

"You always have bad feeling about everything." Grunt said until a plasma grenade sticks on Brute.

"What the...?" Brute said until the grenade kill him.

"On a second thought...RUN!" Grunt said as they run away as they are right into the marines until the grunts are killed.

"Nice work, Gold and Silver." Red said as he thanked for their work on them.

"That was nothing. It was mine I did the job." Gold said as he nuzzles his helmet. He is just bragging knowing he will do the hard work for everyone.

"Liar" Everyone said as they look at him with disdain knowing he is lying and Sil Ver did the work in the first place.

"Dexholder squad! Gear up! We are moving out." Platinum said from the radio. The Pelican is flying by them overhead.

"You have to link up with the rest of the squads and get inside in that building." Platinum said in the radio as they move out to head into the building

"There will be more covenant forces?" Red asked.

"Sadly, yes." Platinum said in the radio as they groan and moan about it. They knew more are heading to their way. It seems to be

"That's nothing new." Emerald said.

"Yeah, those great and wonderful forerunners left big pieces of junk on outer space for us to be discovered." Black stated as White wondered why he said that..

"Gold, you take point." Red said.

"Like always." Gold said as he takes point and while inside in the build he a moment of halt as in flashback Crystal spoke to him back on High Charity.

"Gold, you are braver when you're true self reveal." Crystal said to Gold whom he is slowed down as her image appeared to his face. Back on the present moment

"What's wrong, Spartan?" Silver asked as to know why he stopped for a moment.

"Nothing. Nothing is wrong." Gold said as he continues on which Sil Ver want to know why.

"I see. Let's continue."

"Right." Gold said as they fight their way through as they reach the main panels to know about the Ark as the Milk galaxy hologram appears where they found the Arbiter and Master Chief there as well.

"Dude, we are beyond the galaxy." Black was surprised they are beyond the galaxy.

"So we are first people to explore beyond our galaxy?" White exclaimed at the hologram.

"Cool! We are beyond our galaxy." Blue said.

"Where exactly?" Green asked.

"We are in the Halo of the galaxy." White said.

"Weird? The rings we called them, but we are actually Halo region of our galaxy." Gold said as they move out.

"True to that." Silver said until more Covenant forces appear in Phantoms. They about to attack on them.

"Those guys don't give up ever." Gold comment as how they don't ever give up. They begin to fight back as Covenant forces are battling. During the firefight, Gold turns to see Black as a shadow appeared.

"Watch out!" Gold shouted which earn Black's attention as he turned to see what Gold meant.

"Huh? Oh...." Black said as a Brute Chief is about to hit Black with Gravity hammer until Gold took the hit in the head as he flies to the ground. It was a hard slam to the head and looked that his helmet is critically damaged.

"Spartan!" Silver shouted as Gold gets up.

"Gold! We are coming to help you." Red said which he saws Gold to stop. He didn't want any of their help. He then removes his helmet. The helmet drops to the ground as the helmet's visor is broken. Then he stands up and turns as for everyone can see his pure golden eyes.

For the Covenant troopers, the grunts and jackals fled in fear.

"It's the beast! Run!" Grunt shouted as they run away as the Brutes stand their ground.

"So. The beast, eh? It's just a puny human!" Brute Chief tries to hit Gold again until the hammer was stopped by Gold. He sees Gold's eyes in fire as he punches the chief in the side of the face. Then more Brutes come to Gold while to side thrust at one of the brutes who dropped his spikers.

Gold was able to grab the spikers in duel wield and killed 6 Brutes with it. More Brutes appeared with their weapons ready as Gold fires the spikers at them. The entire squad watches in dismay.

"That....is Gold without his helmet, right?" Blue dumbfounded what she saw that Golden eyes like somehow to Yellow's own. Gold then takes a Brute shot as she stabs the Brute in the stomach area and slashes two of them with the blade. Then two hunters appeared as the Brutes retreat to be protected. Then Gold charges at them as he dodges the explosions.

"So the myth is true." Sil ver said as he knew as everyone looks at him as Gold proceeds to kick the Brute's asses.

"What?" Green asked as he looks at Sil Ver.

"The myth of the Beast is true. Long ago, during the Forerunner Empire there was a single being that was able to wipe out a division. According to it, only those in the bloodline can have the golden eyes as it possess power greater than anything." Silver explains.

"Wait! I know who he is now!" Red said as everyone wondered what he meant by that.

"What do you mean?" Blue said as she asks Red.

"He's Yellow's Cousin! I thought he died from a disease!" Red said as he remembers that Yellow had a cousin before who died 10 years old. Yellow was very sad when her cousin died from a illness.

"If that means that one Yellow knew was a fake and this one is....the real one." Green said as they see Gold was able to take down a Hunter with a single punch and able to use kill another with plasma stuck in its body resulted the whole body exploded.

"No, kill him!" Brute Chief said as they charge to him. Then Gold was able to use the needlers to shoot a barrage of needles towards the Brutes that he was able kill them out.

"Your turn." Gold coldly said as he stare the Brute Chief down with his golden eyes.

"You will die like the rest of your species!" Brute chief said as he able to hit Gold with Gravity hammer. But the Brute Chief felt something in his stomach area as Gold did stab him with a knife.

"Impossible, then it's true. You are a beast. A beast that can't be killed nor cannot died." Brute said as he steps back.

"But that won't stop me!" Brute chief said while Gold throws the Knife that hit his eye.

"He's all yours!" Gold said as he looks at the others. Then, the Dexholder squad and Silver finished the Brute Chief off. Then the Pelicans appear as Platinum, Pearl, and Diamond picked them up.

"Pelicans are here. Let's roll!" Gold said as soon they got in the pelican until the robots appear

"You got to be kidding me." Sapphire said. But the robots ignore our heroes.

"I hope we don't get to fight them." Emerald said as they leave the cartographer, Gold looks at the open bay door.

"Bye" Crystal said as her image is at Gold's eyes. Gold did remove the chip from his helmet which it was not damaged from the gravity hammer.

"Crystal. I can't forget about you. Besides I can't die not yet until I get to see you again once more, I Promise you." Gold said as the Pelicans left for a new mission.

 

Chapter 36- Comes in Shiny Knight in heavy armor

The pelicans come in with two elite phantoms to disable the barrier shields; our heroes have fight their way to disable them to assist Master Chief. It will be the last battle for the dexholder squad as they about to face out.

"Hey, Chief?" Gold said as he comes up to Master Chief.

"Yeah?" Master Chief answered.

"Are you going to save Cortana?" Gold wondered as Chief looks out in the distance.

"Yes" Chief answered.

"Well, I'm going to find Crystal even it kills me. There is something that I'm not done here." Gold said.

"I completely understand my friend. Oh I forgot. I brought something for you." Chief said as he grabs something.

"What it is?" Gold wondered what Chief got there.

"Your body armor is still new, but this will help you." Master Chief said as he shows him his Mark V helmet which his old helmet.

"My Mark V helmet?" Gold said as he takes it.

"You're going to need it." Master Chief suggested as Gold puts it on. It's actually fits with the new body system and software.

"How long I haven't worn this thing?" Gold said as he noticed he remembered how he wore it.

"Since we have received new armor." Master Chief commented as they received new armor before.

"Yeah." Gold said as he put the chip inside of his helmet where he hopes that Crystal can understand where his new helmet was heavily damaged.

"The Three barriers will have to be destroyed in order to get that crazed alien who bent on our destruction." Red said as he speaks with the squad.

"That's our mission all right." Sapphire said.

"That's correct so. We must succeed at all cost." Platinum said as she is coming with him while wearing a marine outfit armed with battle rifle.

"Here we go." Black said.

"It going got hot!" Marine pilot said as they drop them off.

"Kill those humans!" One of the Brutes said. They head out to fight their way through to disable the Barrier which they have finish their task, but something went wrong as High Charity appears as some of the parts hit an Elite ship.

"You got to be kidding me?" Gold said as the rock is coming towards them.

"NO." Master Chief Shout as a fragment crashes into the hallway along with few members of the squad. Nobody is harmed in the process, but something is about attack them.

"Not more of those things." Gold said as the flood appears as they attack our heroes. They begin to fight the Flood and have to fight their way out.

"Sargerent Johnson's team is missing and Johnson is captured by Covenant forces." Radio cracked to realize the problem.

"Great, we have to get him." Gold stated as they fight their way out as they combat the Flood which they meet up with rest of the dexholder Squad and the Arbiter.

"Spartan, what happen?" Silver asked to Gold.

"High Charity has crash landed. That's the whole Flood army numbered unknown has landed." Master Chief said.

"Unknown numbers?" White asked.

"WE are facing an army about infinite numbers." Ruby stated the situation.

"Besides we have stop those aliens to activate the rings and worse we can all be dead." Gold said.

"Now we to save Johnson from those blasted aliens, right?" Red asked.

They head out to the Ark main control building, but they faced many Covenant forces in their way, but they put much resistance despite they are losing ground. That when they deploy two scrabs to defend the entrance. They were destroyed, but they noticed something is not right. Diamond and Pearl on Hornets flying by got a something in the radar.

"I got a bad feeling about this." Ruby said as they heard something too.

"Ruby, will you stop saying that...." Sapphire said until they see a super scrab appeared.

"That thing is huge!" Black shouted as they see how big the Scrab is. Inside the scrab, the pilot is no other than Cyrus.

"Soon, I will wipe out all those who stand in my way!" Cyrus screams as he fires the weapons as it took down a scorpion easily. He is targeting the warthogs. The Dexholder squad and the rest of the Allied forces battled the Super Scarab as they tried their best to take it down, but they noticed that it was an upgraded version from other scarabs.

"Shields are too strong for Missiles!" Pearl said. During the fight, UNSC are losing armor units as the scarab shooting it down. But Silver noticed something of the super weapons. Inside the Scarab, Cyrus piloting it has his other operators ready.

"Sir, it's ready to fire." Mars said cheerily as she is working on the Scarab while to buy Truth more time.

"We will show that allied scum what we are really are." Saturn said as they are preparing to fire upon them.

"Yes, soon we will be gods! There's nothing they can do about it!" Cyrus said as he pushes the button. It fire the main gun as it wipe out a warthog with one clean shot.

"I got it! When it fires, take out the legs! The Shields is its power!" Silver said as Red nodded as he signals the Dexholder Squad to attack.

"Diamond, Pearl. When it fires, shoot the legs!" Red said over the radio. Both Diamond and Pearl followed the order while they wait. Both Pearl and Diamond are using Hornets to provide the Squad support. When it is about to fire, they get ready. When the scarab fired, they open fire at the legs that disrupted the legs.

"Damnit! Recover the legs!" Cyrus ordered them to fix it. But Platinum long with Gold get on scarab as Gold shot down the Brutes down. When they reach to the core, Platinum threw a plasma grenade at the core that destroyed it.

"It's going to blow!" Gold said as he take Platinum out of there and jumps to nearest Hornet. It was Dia's Hornet. Diamond was relief that Platinum was safe.

"Sir, the core is destroyed! We are doomed!" Mars shouted.

"NO! This can't be happening! I failed you!" Cyrus screams as the scarab blown up into pieces. Now, they can enter the building. The Dexholder squad with Gold and Silver enters while Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum return back to the ships. They are running to get to the Ark main control center as they in the hallway as Truth is talking about the "Great Journey" which he talk about for hours.

"Does he ever shut up?" Sapphire wondered as Truth keeps talking on and on as they walk by.

"Looks like it." Emerald said as he sighs.

"Pretty evil and very old too." White stated.

"And thinks he's a big shot." Black joins with White.

"He looks pretty weak to me." Blue said.

"We are running out of time. We have to get there before he activates the rings." Green said as they continue to running in the hallways.

"Green's right." Red said as they keep moving as they followed Arbiter and Master Chief. Meanwhile, Lady Truth sees the moments that she knew that they need a human to activate the rings. She sees this in joy while her husband knew that how Miranda Keyes tries to save Johnson, but they were attempting to kill each other. She gives Truth the spiker to kill Commander Keyes.

She smiles for the events to follow as to activate the rings. For the Dexholders with Gold, Arbiter, Silver, and Master Chief arrive to stop the rings to destroy life. They kept going until the Flood Pure forms appear.

"Don't shoot. Just listen, we will lead you to the one has done." Flood Pure form said as they follow them as flood infection forms come out.

"I hope so." Gold said as they battle the Brutes while they were helped by the flood. When they reach there only to find Johnson with Mirandra Keyes dead while Master Chief deactivated the rings and Arbiter goes to Truth as he slay him. Sil ver spots Lady Truth cower in fear.

"You!" Silver said as he comes to her while drawing out the energy sword. It was the moment for him to kill her and average his father.

"Sil Veree. I....I...tried to stop him you see. I think that Great Journey was a lie too." Sird said as she is trying get out of the situation. Sil Ver didn't listen to her lies as he steps closer to her.

"You murder my father! I will have my revenge on a prophet! You told your husband to slay innocent for what?" Silver said enraged don't want to listen to a coward being who leaders of the Covenant was once.

"We did what we have to do. If we had finish the job, then we could all achieved this." Sird said as she sees the Arbiter grabs Truth as sword point.

"You lie! My fellow comrades died for nothing! For what? This lie." Silver said as he grabs ahold of her.

"We lie to save the Covenant." Sird said as Silver drew close the energy sword towards her.

"Bullshit. You whore. You must die!" Silver shouted as she stabbed her in the chest. He killed her as he shouts out of victory. Gold nodded after he shouted. Johnson takes Keyes to the Pelican until Gravemind appears.

"Oh, great." Silver said.

"Who is that?" Red asked.

"Gravemind! What did you do with Crystal, you monster!" Gold shouted.

"That thing took Crystal?" Green asked when Gold said the words.

"As I fear, my worst nightmare has come to be." Gold said.

"Looks we have trade one villain for another." Blue said as she aims her battle rifle. They attempt to leave in the Pelican, but the entire squad got knocked off. Brute flood forms appear as more flood forms appeared. Sapphire fires her shotgun at the Flood combat forms. They fight their way with Arbiter and Master Chief until Master Chief opens the shutters showing the Halo that Chief destroyed.

"Is that another Halo?" White wondered as they watch.

"The one I been before I went back to Earth the one chief destroyed." Gold stated as he remembered.

"How did you know?" Green asked as he looks at Gold with doubt.

"It just I know which I have been there." Gold answered to Green's question. Everyone is about to go back on the ships. In the Hanger as Master Chief is going to a banshee.

"We are going back home and leave everything to Johnson, Chief, and the Arbiter take care of things here." Platinum said as she address to everyone.

"NO. I stay." Gold said.

"What?" Everyone shouted.

"I'm not leaving until I get Crystal back." Gold said.

"Why?" Red asked to know what Gold's reasons is.

"Because she's here. I just know it. I can feel it." Gold said.

"But those things in crash site. You never make it." Green said as he tries to stop Gold.

"Not if I die trying." Gold responds.

"Do as you wish. Come on, let's go!" Red said as Gold walks away. Red stops for a moment as he turn to Gold.

"Gold?" Red shouted.

"Yeah?" Gold turns his attention to Red.

"Just come back safety with Crystal." Red said as he thumbs up.

"I know I have made a promise to her." Gold said as he walks up to Master Chief. Then Silver comes up to Gold as he gives him energy swords.

"They were my fathers. Use them." Silver said.

"Thanks." Gold said.

"I hope we can meet again. Soon." Silver said as he left Gold to be.

"Yo, chief." Gold said as he caught up with Master Chief.

"Gold? I thought you're going with them?" Master Chief said as Gold comes to a Banshee.

"NO, remember I said, I'm going to save Crystal no matter what." Gold said as he checks the banshee.

"Sorry, I forgot. Let's go." Master Chief said as they hop into two banshees as they fly towards the Flood Lair in the ruins of High Charity.

"Gold, your mission is to get Crystal back." Master Chief said.

"What about you chief?" Gold wondered as they fly towards the ruins of High Charity.

"I'm getting Cortana back." Master Chief answered.

"So we are going to save them in our own way." Gold chuckled.

"Yep. Gold, this fight is going determine how you're going to prove to her how you love her..." Master Chief said.

"I know that." Gold said as they land on the crash site.

"I hope I can find Crystal in this place?" Gold wondered how huge it was.

"Just look for her. Meet you later. Try to stay alive." Master Chief

"Understood." Gold said as he fights his way against the flood in the hallways of the ruined High Charity. But something stops him like visons of Crystal ranging from agony to psycho laughter mixed with joy. It stopped and he resumes deeper into the ruins of High Charity and proceeds. He finds more flood along his way as he shoots his way to her. He hopes that Crystal is doing well. Or at least he thought he will be until something stops him.

"So, come for her? Well, she will suffer as the other." Gravemind said in his mind. It was a scorn voice as he enters in.

"Crystal?" Gold said as he mows down flood in his path. He encounters more corpses animated as they attack him, but Gold killed them. More keep coming towards him and as they are increasing in numbers.

"I'm not real. Gold's life is more real than mine. He loves Lyra than me. I am worthless to her. I am nothing but a computer to him. I will never be a real girl to him." Crystal said in his mind. It stops for a moment as he resumes while killing a Flood pure form with a shot gun.

"Crystal?" Gold wondered that how did she knows Lyra. Maybe on Reach he did noticed that drones he spotted, but it wasn't Halsey, it was Crystal all along. She fell in love with him during that time. How could it be? How can he be so blind? When he was in the Pillar of Autumn, all he can do is forget Lyra while using his funny personality be his exterior. He knew that falling in love was the one killed Lyra in Reach. He was too weak to save her and he feared that could happen to Crystal as well.

"I am just a lie. I am nothing, but my mother's shadow. A image only." Crystal said in his mind. He is stopped by a moment as each her image appears in his hud and it's getting harder to focus.

"Crystal! Gold said as he runs towards the voice as he rushes and searches every room he seeks for her.

"I'm not going lose you again. Not the way I lost Lyra on Reach." Gold shouted as he shot a Flood stalker down.

"So, you do have a hidden past. I knew on the face before. I will make her suffer like yours." Gravemind said in his mind. It was getting tougher and harder for him to get though the waves of Flood coming at him.

"I never have been afraid of my whole life. It's so dark in here." Crystal said in his mind while she screams in pain.

"CRYSTAL!" Gold shouted as he rushes to her voice as he fights the flood on his way to save her.

"You will never save her. She and I will be as one. Submit to me and I will be free!" Gravemind said to Gold's mind.

"I have made a promise to you, Crystal. And I am not going to break it!" Gold said as he pressed on as more Flood forms are coming at him. In another Room, Master Chief got Cortana and radioed Gold.

"Gold, I got Cortana. Have you found her?" Master Chief radioed as the Radio silence

"Come in?" Master Chief said to himself.

"He's looking for her?" Cortana asked.

"Cortana, where's Crystal?" Master Chief asked.

"Since Gravemind knows Crystal sends the message. He took her to different room. He had been torturing her to death so we can't work together." Cortana said.

"Which room?" Master Chief asked.

"Gravemind thought if he separates Crystal and me, we won't able take over the system. I don't know where she is. The only hope is Gold finds Crystal before it's too late." Cortana said as they get out of the room.

"Now, we have found them before things gets ugly. But we got things first." Cortana said.

"Yeah" Master Chief said as they see the reactors of High Charity.

 

Chapter. 37- The beginning of the End

Along his way, he encountered more Flood whom blocking his way to get Crystal from Gravemind, but getting harder and harder to get there. He pushes on and kept going no matter to levels of High Charity. He is getting slow down when his HUD appeared green.

"Why you keep going? The more you proceed, she is in pain. It is foolish! Submit! You and her will be part of a grave!" Gravemind said to his mind. Gold is struggling to get to though to the end and won't anything to stop. It was until Crystal's imagine appeared to him.

"Please! Stop it!" Gold shouted knowing he can't take it anymore.

"This is UNSC AI serial number 430. I am your doubts and fears." Crystal said as her image goes from blue to dark green. As Gold walks to the damaged rooms of High Charity, Gold hears Crystal groan on the panel as she experience pain never before in her A.I unit life. He comes to the panel.

"Gold, I missed you so much." Crystal said as she lies down in pain.

"Crystal?" Gold said as he approaches to Crystal on the panel.

"Gold, It just....so dark and lonely without you. It just bears to hold it on due of my self-awareness has shortened my lifespan. I might not able to last this so long." Crystal said without looking at Gold.

"Crystal, I'm here. I will never leave you at my side." Gold said as he lowers to see her.

"Gold? You're here? You came back. Just for me?" Crystal wondered as she got up.

"I did. I risked my life to save you." Gold said as he grins inside.

"You did? Maybe the report was right, you are reckless." Crystal smiled which made Gold blushed as she smiled.

"I told you, I'm not leaving you behind ever." Gold said as he stood up.

"Gold?" Crystal wondered as Gold looks at her.

"I'm putting you back on my head. I already miss those moments together." Gold said as he pulls a chip to get Crystal as he inserts into his Mark V helmet.

"What happen to your new helmet that I may wonder?" Crystal noticed something was different.

"Got broken. I got wacked in the head." Gold said as he gets his weapon ready.

"Just as I thought, you are so reckless." Crystal pouted out.

"I know. People always kept saying that to me" Gold stated until he heard the radio.

"Gold, let's go! I set the reactors to explosion. So, get out of here."

"Got it Chief." Gold said as he moves out. More Flood coming towards him with more numbers as ever.

"What took you so long?" Crystal wondered that all the things she was gone.

"You know stuff. And stop the crazy prophet guy who was about to wipe us out in the face of galaxy. That I did." Gold bragged, but he was part of the solution to the situation he was in.

"Liar. OK, I haven't been inside your head for quite some time, eh?" Crystal said which made Gold panic.

"Don't you ever think about it?" Gold yelled.

"Just kidding" Crystal giggled.

"You got me there. Let's get out of here." Gold said as he spots a slope and grabs a piece of metal. He seems that he wants to get out of the place quicker.

"Gold, what are you doing?" Crystal asked.

"Taking a shortcut." Gold stated as he prepares to slide down.

"I don't think it's a good...IDEA!" Crystal screams as Gold goes to snowboarding-like style. They passed by so many flood forms even the stalkers had a hard time catching him up. Then a large ramp led to a big canyon where halfway.

"We are not going to make it!" Crystal shouted as they are about to drop into the ground. Gold spoke up to make Crystal to know what's he's doing.

"I got this!" Gold said as he took out a plasma grenade to stick in the middle of the board to gain a boost. He made it and then he proceeds on foot as he takes out two energy swords given by Silver. He cuts down Flood forms stand in his way. It wasn't long for Gold to finds the Pelican contains Arbiter and Master Chief. However, among the fighting is Sil Ver.

"You? I thought?" Gold asked to Sil Ver as he stabs the Flood pure form.

"Well, I have to witness this to the bitter end!" Sil Ver said as they continue to fight alongside.

"So, you two are friends now?" Crystal wonders what really happened while she was away.

"Let's say...we need each other for the sake of the galaxy." Gold said to Crystal as they meet up with the Arbiter along as they got out of ruins of High Charity into the Halo Ring as they crash in. They heading to the Halo Replacement. It seems they getting while Johnson is driving a frigate to get close to the ring. Both Gold and Sil Ver see of the Halo ring is not yet finished.

"Wow! This place looks new and much better design than the old one." Crystal said as she sees it from Gold's hud.

"You don't say." Gold wondered.

"Unless how they go here." Master Chief said.

"What you mean?" Gold said as the flood appears which means it's not over and they are taking to stop them.

"Oh, right. Them. Heh." Gold sheepish said as they fought them off.

"We have fought them. The control room we must go." Arbiter said.

"Right!" Sil Ver said as they are heading to Control Room since they knew where to go. The design is similar to the one first ring.

"He's right. We must start the ring." Master Chief said.

"What? Are you crazy? We could be killed!" Gold said.

"Remember what the monitor said. It's in the works and not yet finished." Chief said.

"If we fire the ring and then?" Gold asked that it will work.

"It will kill the Flood without the remaining Halo rings." Cortana stated.

"Sounds simple enough." Crystal said as Gold rolls his eyes.

"What about the Ark?" Gold wonder that will affect it.

"It will be destroyed too." Cortana said as they fight their way to the Control room as they meet up with Johnson, but suddenly they got separated which lead to a room with a control panel with a strange machine. Guilty Spark appears.

"What is that place?" Gold asked himself.

"Some room that looks like a research center or something." Crystal answered for him.

"No, it's the genetic room." Spark appeared to Gold.

"Genetic room?" Gold said as he sees the panels.

"Yes, in case of the Halo rings have fired, my makers have gathered all DNA of the species in the galaxy. You can create life with this." Spark explained.

"Life, huh?" Gold wondered

"AS you wish, but there is one condition." Spark said.

"Which is?" Gold wondered.

"You must give me your Construct to be as my lover. " Spark said with hint of lust in it.

"Crystal?" Gold said.

"Don't you dare do it." Crystal said as Gold pulls out the chip and looks at it.

"NO, I'm going losing her again. I won't do that!" Gold shouted at Spark.

"Fine, then I won't do it then. I know how it works." Spark said as he flies away from Gold, but Gold stops him.

"Wait! Show me how it works?" Gold asked to Guilty Spark.

"All you have to do is to activate the panel and create life in the screen as you desire." Spark explains as he shows Gold how to work with the machines. This gives Gold an idea ever since he promised to Crystal to one thing.

"What about fusing an A.I unit into the body?" Gold wondered.

"Why? What you mean?" Spark asked because he noticed that question that has to do something with the AI subject.

"Is there is a way to fuse a shell body with A.I? I mean your makers are so advanced in techno stuff. I mean it is possible?" Gold tries to paraphrase the question.

"Yes, but this the only room that has the options and yet my makers has never test it." Spark said that Gold is fume about it.

"If they never test it? How it works, you idiot!" Gold yelled at Spark.

"It just did. Now, I must go to seek the others in the next room." Spark said as he flew away to the door.

"The others?" Gold asked to know why.

"You will take your time to think about this. I will tell them about the ring will be finish in a few days. So, I don't expect second thoughts and don't you ever think about fusing A.I unit into that machine. SO, ciao!" Spark said as he is about to leave the room.

"Wait! Why you some robot want a lover for?" Gold wondered as Spark turned to Gold.

"You see that long ago when my creators had placed a human mind in my metallic body." Spark answered to Gold.

"How so?" Gold wondered to asked why.

"Well, you see...I have been lonely for the past 100,000 years. You know how hard it is to be sane for that time?"" Spark said to Gold. Now, Spark goes away which left Gold alone. Gold looks at the chip and puts in the panel.

"What are you doing?" Crystal asked to Gold who started to work on it.

"Granting a wish." Gold said.

"You are not better not do as he says! I don't want to be with him. I want to be with you!" Crystal said.

"NO, I don't. I have a better idea." Gold pushes the enter button as he selects what he wanted.

"What's happening? Gold, what's going on?"

"I am making your wish come true."

"What?" Crystal transfers into the machine until the machine stops until the door opens showing a graceful figure with two dark blue anti-gravity ponytail, wonderful body, and smooth skin wearing a pink t-shirt, skirt, and a lab-coat. She woke up and realizes that she has a physical body. Then she looks up to Gold.

"It does work!" Gold said until Crystal kicked him in the shin.

"YOU IDIOT!" Crystal yelled.

"Why did you do that for? This for being an idiot!" Crystal kicks him in the shin again.

"This is for constant annoyance!" Crystal kicks in the balls.

"This is for flirting!" Crystal kicks him in the stomach.

"This is for..." Crystal picks up him to lock lips with him.

"For falling in love with you." Crystal said as she felt real tears for the first time.

"Crys..." Gold said as he takes out his helmet to see her in his own eyes. Crystal was surprised to see Gold in his eyes. In Reach, the entire time she looks at Gold but never his eyes. She sees the deep Gold eyes as if it was a star.

"What?" Gold asked as she's getting a blush.

"Nothing" Crystal responds.

"You know you got pretty blue eyes for a super serious gal." Gold comment as it made Crystal more blush than ever.

"Let's go find the others." Crystal said as she walks to the door.

"Coming. Wait a second!" Gold said as he catches up with her.

"You want to hold hands?"

"Eh, ok."

"Just hold on with my hand and I will protect you." Gold said as he carries the pistol and holds Crystal's hand at the same time to get out the room to go into the Control Room to meet up with Arbiter, Master Chief, and Johnson.

"I can't believe I'm a real girl." Crystal exclaims as she can feel and touch.

"Crystal, I..."

"What is it?"

"You do.....look cute even when you were A.I." Gold said which Crystal blushes.

"Thank you"

"I know."

"I knew you have a noble heart."

"I do?"

"Sometimes, you can a jerk. But I just can't help it." Crystal said until they walk towards the Control room as Guilty Spark is gone insane.

"This ring is mine?" Spark said in fury only to find Gold and....another human?

"Chief? Arbiter? Silver!" Gold said as he sees Gold, Johnson, Arbiter, and Sil Ver are down. Guilty Spark sees Gold which he betray Guilty Spark

"YOU! You betray me behind my back? You made an organism on your Construct? This is...unacceptable! You must be terminated at all means stated in protocols!" Spark gets close to Gold. Crystal gets front of Gold in a defensive stance.

"Do what? I must follow my protocols! This ring belongs to me! Not you! I will return you to your state and make you my lover!" Spark said.

"Like Hell I would." Crystal shouts.

"You are insane! I won't let you do that!" Gold said.

"I will make you eat those words!" Spark said as they battle him along with Master Chief.

"Not for long!" Johnson said as a Spartan laser hits Guilty Spark and Master Chief grabs Johnson's weapon. Gold fires his pistol at Guilty Spark.

"Don't you understand? I am true owner of this ring!" Spark screams.

"I don't think so!" Crystal said as Gold reloads his pistol.

"What?" Spark said as he turn sot face Master Chief with Spartan laser.

"Hasta la vista, Baby!" Master Chief fires the Spartan Laser against Guilty Spark.

"NO! ARGH!" Spark said as he dies in an explosion.

"It's over. It's done. It's finished." Gold reliefs at the sight as the Halo begin firing sequence as Master Chief runs for the exit.

"Time to go!" Gold said as he grabs Crystal.

"Great Idea!" Crystal said as they flee the control room with Master Chief and Arbiter as they got in the Warthog to get the UNSC ship Breaking Dawn. He and Crystal sit together in the seat. Sil Ver got on the Warthog near the turret. Time was short as the Halo is about to fire. The warthog makes inside the Ship. They move to a secure location somewhere in the ship with the Arbiter.

"You think we are going to make it?" Crystal asked to Gold

"We will." Gold said.

"Then it was a real honor to serve with you." Crystal said as the explosion occurs as the Ship rips apart as the portal closes as Gold and Crystal embraced each other.

 

Ch. 38- Earth

As the ship was broken in half, they recover three people from the ship. Only the Arbiter, Gold, and Crystal came out of the ship. They were met by the Dexholder squad who cheered that Gold is alive who bought Crystal back except in her human form. They were at the burial ceremony where they held a meet as how many died to protect humanity. The war is over, the war is over. Now, they can go home. The Dexholder squad was disbanded by UNSC and Gold was called by ONI to offer a service in Spartan-IV Program, but he declined because he was tired and wished to go home. Since they could risked the program, but it was time for Gold to return home since they can do for him since they can reward him for his services.

At the UNSC military complex, they offer Gold to take off the armor he had it so long. They remove each part as Gold is freed from his armor prison. He can feel his own flesh and bone. Meanwhile, the Dexholder squad were waiting for him before he can head out to an exit.

"What you will do now?" Red asked Gold as Gold looks at Red.

"Home." Gold said with a tone of hope in his voice.

"Oh, I hope we will see you again." Red said as everyone nodded.

"Thanks. I will see you all soon. I hope. We have been though a lot. I hope our time together we will forget." Gold said as he turn to the exit until he stopped. He knows as he turn to see Crystal coming to him. Her voice stopped him from taking the exit door.

"Gold, why did you turn down the Spartan-IV program?" Crystal wondered.

"Because I have been away from home for those 17 years, I want to see my mother. What about you, Super Serious Gal?" Gold said.

"Don't call me that! I decided to help Professor Oak out." Crystal said as she points out her name tag.

"Oh, I hope you have a good life." Gold said as he walks to the exit.

"Wait!" Crystal shouts which earn Gold's attention.

"Here." Crystal said as she gives him a card. He smiles and then he walks to the doors. The sun shines as he is finally free of the duty, but he wondered that the war will ever leave him? All those lives died he seen will remain part of him. Or the people he loved were the best parts of his memories.

After he left service, he head back home where he surprised his mother who was alone all this time and the whole town celebrated his return as they honor him. Also not only that, he was received a college scholarship for his services of the UNSC as he went to college. He went to Tokyo U as he was able graduate with honors. He became a breeder as he noticed that he loved animals ever since he was a kid. He was a successful breeder even they found other alien animal species he taken care of. He was very well-known of the human world. During the time, he was contracted by Sangheili to help them to rebuild their world. He did and meet Silver again as they became very close friends. He actually improves the relations between Humans and Sangheli, He manages to rebuild Sangehelios in Silver's domain whom Silver taken his place as ruler of the domain that his father left him. Meanwhile he return to Earth to find that he was invited a wedding of Blue and Green.

He appeared as which he spots Crystal in the wedding party. He comes to her to meet her once more and able to find out that Professor Oak retired from UNSC to work more alien animal-human relations. His lab is located in Tokyo which Gold was able to visit her time to time. Not only that, Ruby and Sapphire gotten together in High School. Emerald gotten himself a girlfriend too which Gold was proud of him. But they were glad to have their lives going very well. During their first year college, Ruby married to Sapphire as Sapphire became a housewife and a wrestler while Ruby became a fashion designer.

For Blue and Green, Green become a renowned scientist who helps the advances of science and Blue is a housewife whose job also is become a movie star as well. Their marriage was very blissful except they had their fallouts, but they still love each other. It didn't end there. Red was devastated when Yellowed died during the war. He felt everything was gone and he decide to have army as his career. Months later, he met a young woman named Delia and they started dating. During that time, she was like Yellow which Red was remind during and before the war. They were married at the age of 21.

For Black and White, they went home to resume their lives. White went on TV business and Black in the military career. Then, they started dating and married when they were 21 years old. For Cheren and Bianca made a fine recovery and gotten together as they got married at age of 20. Cheren become a scientist while Bianca a housewife as they live out peacefully in the aftermath of the war.

For Platinum, she returns home as she receives many awards for her services. She met Diamond once again in the award party as they begin to fall for each other since they were at the Ark. Diamond went to college with her in Tokyo U. Diamond become a Therapist and Platinum as a scientist as which they gotten married after college. While Pearl was relieved of his services and invited to his best friends' wedding which he cried. Pearl went on to become Human space's greatest comedian that his fame bought him to Sangheili home world.

For Gold and Crystal, that is a different ending for them as life for them until they reach to age of 21 to meet again at last. Life is funny when the dark things happen for a reason. The Path had led to this. They been together in Halo Ring, return to Earth, Back to Halo, Escape from High Charity, Back to Earth, Ark, High Charity, and at last the Halo Ring. Gold looks at the stars to wonder that life is full of mystery while life goes on.

 

Chapter 39- Young Love

One day, Gold visits Crys in the lab. He comes to her unnoticed and then.

"Hello" Gold said as Crystal startled while Gold laughed at her.

"Gold! Don't do that!" Crystal said.

"Come on, I know you like it." Gold said.

"Renowned Breeder, you are." Crystal asked as she is typing in the computer.

"Come on, let's go out. We should have some fun?" Gold said as he trying to hug her from behind.

"No, I'm busy at the moment."

"Come on, Super Serious Gal."

"I said no and it means no!"

"Come on, please. I pay." Gold said as it gotten her attention.

"I will pay for the movie and dinner. If you want to." Gold closes his eyes because Crystal's skin was soft and warm. He never imagined that the machine worked.

"Well....."

"Please, come on I know you want."

"No, I need to complete the data by tomorrow morning."

"Come on, you need to get out of here." Gold said as he attempts to drag her out.

"Gold! What are you doing?" Crystal shouts as they are out of the lab building.

"What's the meaning of this!" Crystal yelled at him to know what's wrong.

"Come on, Crys. You need to get out of the lab and enjoy life you can."

"But what about the report!"

"You can do it later. I want to take you out to the movies and dinner. You need it." Gold said as they reach to the nearby theatre.

"Two tickets, please." Gold said as he got the tickets and then opens the door for Crystal.

"Well?"

"Oh, fine." Crystal enters inside while Gold buys the popcorn and snacks and they were able to sit down. They were to enter the movie that Gold picked for him which made her blushed and flustered. The film was an old film, a Disney film named Cinderella. After the film, they step outside that they like the film.

"Um, Gold."

"Yeah?"

"Is there something wrong with you?"

"Well, there isn't. I just want to....see the look on your when I took you in." Gold said as Crystal sighed.

"But...it will be rude for man like me to treat a lady when they are on a date." Gold said which Crystal is surprised what he is saying.

"Gold?" Crystal wondered that maybe despite his actions that she knew during the war, that the war did made him grow up. They arrive at a fancy restaurant which they enter a restaurant where again Gold is being a gentleman. Crystal feels flattered and she comes to realized that having fun is important as work. After dinner, Gold and Crystal are walking to the lab.

"You know I enjoy the moment with you Gold. But an escort is not needed."

"Well, I have to. Real man need to give a lady escort whether it's needed or not." Gold said as he holds her hands which give Crystal a shock. They arrive back in the lab.

"I would like to thank for this date, Gold."

"No problem. We should do this more often." Gold said as they stared at other for a moment and then somehow Gold surprises Crystal by a kiss. He broke the kiss right away.

"Sorry, it just...."

"I don't mind about it. Gold, all those years. All those adventures, I did enjoy the moments with you. It just I just how forgot about it. I can feel how you are so reckless. I couldn't tell you how I feel about you, but you were soldier for humanity. I noticed that since on Reach. You were on dates with Lyra. She was special to you, yes?"

"Yeah, but you reminded a lot of her."

"How?"

"First, you are serious, sexy, intelligent, and beyond wonderful."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes. A true Spartan is always serious."

"Those missions to protect Lyra was me."

"Crys...."

"I wanted for you to have a happy life. Once we met, I wanted to capture your feelings.

"Crys...you already did that ever since we met. ON the first halo ring."

"Gold..." Crystal said as she kisses back. The Kiss was very intense and it lasted for 30 minutes.

"That was amazing, Gold."

"Indeed, it was."

"Do you want to come inside?"

"It's my pleasure." Gold grins as they enter inside. They did enter to help and finished the report. The next morning, Oak returns to the lab to grab the completed report until he spotted Gold and Crystal sleeping in the couch.

"Those two never amaze me." Oak said as he recounted the days when he met his wife in his youthful days. The war was over, he knew that the young troubled Spartan and an AI did fell in love. He knew it was a start of a new beginning. After that, Gold and Crystal began a relationship that lasted 8 months until Gold purpose to Crystal to become his wife. The Breeder and the Scientist are married at the age of 22 as they invited everyone they knew from Sil ver hailing from his planet to former Dexholder squad. It was a beautiful wedding that they pledge each other to be with each other until death tear them parted.

They had their honeymoon at hotel near Mount Fuji where they made their first time. Their marriage is a blissful one until they heard that a new planet was found and ready for colonization.

"Gold, do you want take of the colonization?"

"Yeah, why not?"

"But what about our friends and family in earth?"

"Don't worry. We will visit them. I hope the new planet will raise our child." Gold kissed her head and lowers to her growing belly.

"We will have our kid growing up in a different world." Gold said as he put his head to her belly.

"He's going to be like you know."

"What if he's going be like his mother more than me?"

"Really?"

"Hey, you never know. Life is full of surprises. I hope he will never have childhood like mine." Gold recounted the days he was taken away from his mom to become a Spartan-II.

"Times have changed. We can start new lives for ourselves." Crystal said as she kisses him. They made a decision to move to the new planet, but they heard that Red and his wife, Delia are heading to the new planet along with Sapphire and Ruby, Platinum and Diamond, Green and Blue, Black and White, and Cheren and Bianca.

Also the professors are heading to the new planet too because they discover a strange exotic animals that somehow similar to Earth. The planet was settled with new colonists and they set up defenses except the new reforms of UEG that allowed the colony to be self-ruled as long they are of the UEG. The new species they discovery found in the planet that the professor called them....Pokémon. it was a new beginning for them, but they were joined by the Sangheili normally from Sil Ver's domain. They formed a peaceful relations and it will not harm their relations in the future.

 

Ch. 40- Epilogue

A boy around 10 years old with blue hair and blue eyes coming down the stairs with backpack is heading to the door.

"I will be back home once I'm done with Professor Elm's errand." The young boy said to his mother.

"Be back soon." A woman around in her 30s shouted out. Then an older man surprises her.

"Gold, don't do that!" Crystal said as she works on the food.

"Why? I thought you like that?" Gold said as he kisses her in the cheek.

"Oh, Elm called. He wished to see Ethan to run an errand for him."

"Our son? On a job? You know he's more like you. Serious and strict. Have you seen his room?"

"Well, he's sometimes like his father. I think he looked like you more than me. He gotten his hair color and eyes from me."

"Yeah, want another one?"

"Gold, please."

"Come on, I know you want another. What if he goes on in an adventure?"

"In this planet? Gold, please. Pokémon are tamed now, but think of the wild ones attack our poor son?"

"Relaxed, I fought a war remember?"

"Yeah."

"So, you want to do it?"

"When I'm in a mood."

"That's the Crys I like the most." Gold said as she slapped him silly that made her giggled. They make out while Ethan enters Elm's lab.

"Do need to see, professor?" Ethan said. It has become a happy generation from the generation whose lives given by the Human covenant war. Their loss of youth brought a new future. The new children from those who fought the war. For Ethan was son of Crystal and Gold whom raised him with care, but allow him to grow. For many future generations, their story will soon to come. Life has found the way and their story is only the beginning.

A young girl in Pallet town is waking up from her bed as she hears her mother from downstairs.

"Kerria!" Her mother yelled at her.

"Coming, mother!" Kerria said as she takes out her backpack and wearing a red cap as she is a daughter of Red and Delia where her name is Kerria Crimson as her journey is about to begin. Meanwhile, in the region of Kalos where a young boy won the Kalos Pokémon Champion is overtaken by reporters. At Hoenn, a young girl named May who is a daughter of Ruby and Sapphire as she looks more like her mother.

Their stories will begin as the stars and planets are aligned with each other.

-The End-