The Covenant (level)

The Covenant is the title of the seventh campaign mission of Halo 3.

It takes place in The Ark. In this level, you must deactivate the shield protecting the Prophet of Truth. Before reaching Truth, you must face off against a massive vehicular Covenant force, including two Scarabs. Finally, united by the common purpose of stopping the rings, the Master Chief and the Arbiter must unite with the flood, only to be betrayed when the threat has been dealt with.

Upon completing it on the Normal, Heroic, or Legendary difficulties, the player will earn the "Last Stand" achievement and 40 Gamerpoints.

Transcript
[Note: The following transcript is from the Legendary campaign, slight variations may be found on different difficulties.]

Part 01: Trident
(At unknown location in level)

Truth: As our enemies crowd around us, we tread the blessed path. Soon I shall light the rings, and all who believe, shall be saved.

(In a screen Johnson is shown behind Truth, held aloft by a Brute)

Miranda Keyes (radio): Chief, how close are you?

Chief: Not close enough.

(In chamber with Truth)

Johnson: That the best you got?

(A Brute Chieftan picks him up around the neck, and begins to strangle him)

Johnson: Come on, eat some fresh meat!

Truth: Stop, you imbecile! He wants you to kill him. I would prefer that you did not.

Johnson: What's the matter, big shot? Can't start your own party?

Truth: I admit, I need your help. That secret lies with you and me.

(Behind, a pelican roars through a huge window and crashes onto the ledge next to them. Truth is thrown offscreen)

Miranda Keyes: Johnson, sound off!

Johnson: Get out of here!

Keyes: Not without you!

(Brutes surround Miranda and Johnson. Miranda fires away at the Brutes with a shotgun.)

Truth: You delay the inevitable. One of you will light the rings. You cannot hope to kill them all.

Keyes: You're right.

(She aims a pistol at Johnson)

Johnson: Do it. Me...and you...now!

(Miranda suddenly falls forwards and collapses as several spiker shots are heard)

Johnson: NO!

(Truth walks onscreen, a spiker in hand. He looks down at Miranda and gingerly tosses the spiker away)

Truth: Your forefathers wisely set aside their compassion. Steeled themselves for what needed to be done. I see now why they left you behind.

(Johnson is brought up to the control panel)

Truth: You were weak. But Gods must be strong.

(He forces Johnson's hand down on the panel. Instantly the chamber begins to change. At the end of the corridor at the end of the chamber, the Chief and Arbiter emerge, face to face with two Flood forms)

Gravemind (speaking either through flood or offscreen): Do not shoot, but listen! Let me lead you safely to our foe. Only you can halt what he has set in motion!

(Infection forms scurry past Chief and Arbiter)

(After final fight with Truth's Brute guards. The Chief and the Arbiter come across Johnson, who is leaning over Miranda's body. Johnson closes Miranda's eyes)

Johnson: Stop the rings. Save the rest.

(Arbiter approaches the crawling form of Truth, energy sword in hand)

Truth: Can you see, Arbiter? The moment of salvation is at hand!

Arbiter (grabbing Truth aroung throat): It will not last!

Truth: Your kind has never believed in the promise of the sacred rings.

Gravemind(as Arbiter activates sword): Lies for the weak! Beacons for the deluded!

Arbiter: I will have my revenge - on a Prophet, not a plague!

Truth: My feet tread the path; I shall become a God!

(Tentacles begin to infect Truth as the Flood take him)

Gravemind (speaking through Truth): You will be food - nothing more!

Truth (realizing what is happening to him and seeing the Chief stopping the activation): NO! I am Truth! The voice of the Covenant!

Arbiter (grasping Truth around the neck from behind): And so...you must be silenced!

(The Arbiter plunges his sword through Truth, and lets his corpse fall to the floor. The Arbiter lets out a roar of triumph as Johnson carries Miranda into the Pelican.  The ground begins to tremble, and tentacles rise up out of the ground around them)

Gravemind: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

(The Pelican takes off, and the Chief and Arbiter try to clamber on, but are knocked off by the tentacles. On the ring, the tantacles swerve around them and multiple Flood forms appear)

Gravemind: Now the gate has been unlatched, headstones pushed aside, corpses shift and offer room, a fate you must abide!

(The Arbiter and the Master Chief stand back-to-back with their weapons ready.)

Arbiter: We trade one villain for another.

Leaked Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OxbaLCvpZE&mode=user&search=