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*'''John-117''': "This is [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] Master Chief to base. Do you read?" | *'''John-117''': "This is [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] Master Chief to base. Do you read?" | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': "Yes! I hear you! This is Sandy Tillson of ''[[Ivanoff Station]]''! We're under attack! | ||
*'''John-117''': "They're after a Forerunner artifact you took from the Halo ring." | *'''John-117''': "They're after a Forerunner artifact you took from the Halo ring." | ||
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''Cut to the Lich's exterior; it is approaching the station.'' | ''Cut to the Lich's exterior; it is approaching the station.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': "How do you know about that?" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Doctor. I need you to protect that artifact until we arrive. Send whatever-" | *'''John-117''': "Doctor. I need you to protect that artifact until we arrive. Send whatever-" | ||
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*'''John-117''': "Doctor Tillson, are you there?" | *'''John-117''': "Doctor Tillson, are you there?" | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (Video COM)''': "Oh, thank God! When your signal cut off I di-" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Doctor, listen to me. You have to issue the order to evacuate the station." | *'''John-117''': "Doctor, listen to me. You have to issue the order to evacuate the station." | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (Video COM)''': "We've been trying! The Covenant... they've already taken over the landing bays!" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Send me your coordinates. I'll see what I can do about clearing an evac route on my way to you." | *'''John-117''': "Send me your coordinates. I'll see what I can do about clearing an evac route on my way to you." | ||
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''A blue barrier activates and blocks the hanger from any more Phantoms.'' | ''A blue barrier activates and blocks the hanger from any more Phantoms.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': "Really? Oh- that's incredible! Thank you!" | ||
''John quickly runs to a door leading toward the doctor, which opens up to reveal more Covenant soldiers. John eliminates them. Inside the room, a group of security guards are taking cover behind crates and engaging more Covenant soldiers.'' | ''John quickly runs to a door leading toward the doctor, which opens up to reveal more Covenant soldiers. John eliminates them. Inside the room, a group of security guards are taking cover behind crates and engaging more Covenant soldiers.'' | ||
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*'''Scientist #5''': "Is everyone OK?" | *'''Scientist #5''': "Is everyone OK?" | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': "Spartan? Are you all right? It sounds like the end of the world out there!" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana? Door controls?" | *'''John-117''': "Cortana? Door controls?" | ||
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''John walks through the open door. Sandy Tillson is right in front of the door and greets him immediately and nervously.'' | ''John walks through the open door. Sandy Tillson is right in front of the door and greets him immediately and nervously.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': "I desperately hope you know why all this is happening. Because, to be honest, my objectivity isn't doing me a whole lot of good right now. Hold on, I'll start us down." | ||
''The two arrive at the control panel at the end of the room. Tillson starts inputting commands in, opening up the window in front of them and letting in some sunlight.'' | ''The two arrive at the control panel at the end of the room. Tillson starts inputting commands in, opening up the window in front of them and letting in some sunlight.'' | ||
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''Tillson hesitates and turns back to John as the room starts descending.'' | ''Tillson hesitates and turns back to John as the room starts descending.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': "Wants it back? You don't think you can remove... it can't leave this station, you know that, right?" | ||
*'''John-117''': "We don't have any choice, doctor." | *'''John-117''': "We don't have any choice, doctor." | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': ''(shaking her head)'' "It's not a matter of choice. It took three months, and the biggest starship the UNSC could throw at it just to relocate it here. Unless you're a lot stronger than you look, it's not going anywhere." | ||
''The room descends enough to allow the two a view of the Composer. A spotlight shines on the extremely large artifact. Cut back to the two.'' | ''The room descends enough to allow the two a view of the Composer. A spotlight shines on the extremely large artifact. Cut back to the two.'' | ||
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''Tillson walks back to the control panel.'' | ''Tillson walks back to the control panel.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': "What for?" | ||
''She starts typing into the panel. John continues to look at the Composer.'' | ''She starts typing into the panel. John continues to look at the Composer.'' | ||
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''Tillson stops, looks up and back at John.'' | ''Tillson stops, looks up and back at John.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': "Oh wait... we have ''years'' of work invested here." | ||
*'''Cortana''': "Inventory lists seven excavation-grade Havok mines. Just one of those would turn this base into a piñata." | *'''Cortana''': "Inventory lists seven excavation-grade Havok mines. Just one of those would turn this base into a piñata." | ||
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''Tillson hesitates again and looks down resignedly, in deep thought.'' | ''Tillson hesitates again and looks down resignedly, in deep thought.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': ''(barely composed)'' "I'll... make sure the nukes are primed so you can detonate them remotely." | ||
''John turns and begins walking out of the room.'' | ''John turns and begins walking out of the room.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson''': ''(sadly)'' "Maybe next time you rescue us, you can give us more time to pack?" | ||
''John turns to listen to her. He nods.'' | ''John turns to listen to her. He nods.'' | ||
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===THE COMPOSER=== | ===THE COMPOSER=== | ||
''John walks out and around the large area, meeting with several security guards and active Mantises being piloted by scientists. | ''John walks out and around the large area, meeting with several security guards and active Mantises being piloted by scientists. An explosion is heard, followed by the station shaking violently.'' | ||
*'''John-117''': "Doctor, what was that?" | *'''John-117''': "Doctor, what was that?" | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': ''(in shock)'' "The Covenant... the Covenant just shot down the first evac shuttle." | ||
*'''Cortana''': "The station should be equipped with outer turrets. If we can reactivate them, I can program the station's defenses to provide cover for the evacuation." | *'''Cortana''': "The station should be equipped with outer turrets. If we can reactivate them, I can program the station's defenses to provide cover for the evacuation." | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': "OK... OK, I'll send you the coordinates." | ||
''Nearby the door leading to the objective, a scientist is watching his coworker trying to work the nearby Mantis.'' | ''John makes his way across the atrium, passing by a group of security guards.'' | ||
*'''Security guard #7''': "Orders are to keep the Covenant away from the artifact; no withstand or buts. Gus, Edwards, you two take the flanks." | |||
*'''Security guard #8''': "Yes sir." | |||
*'''Security guard #9''': "On it." | |||
*'''Security guard #7''': "French, lock down the far edge." | |||
*'''Security guard #10''': "Sir." | |||
*'''Security guard #7''': "Warren, keep your eyes peeled and mainly stay out of the way." | |||
*'''Security guard #11''': "Mmm." | |||
*'''Security guard #8''': "Keep it safe, gentleman. Go!" | |||
''Nearby the door leading to the objective, a scientist is watching his coworker trying to work the nearby Mantis. The Mantis stomps the ground, startling the scientist next to it.'' | |||
*'''Scientist #6''': "I thought you were the Mantis expert." | *'''Scientist #6''': "I thought you were the Mantis expert." | ||
*'''Scientist #7''': "I know how to use it to haul cargo, not shoot Covenant!" | *'''Scientist #7''': "I know how to use it to haul cargo, not shoot Covenant!" | ||
*'''Scientist #6''': "The watch commander said he's sending someone down who knows how to use the weapons on these things." | |||
''John walks through the door and down the hallway. A security guard is sitting on the floor nearby.'' | ''John walks through the door and down the hallway. A security guard is sitting on the floor nearby.'' | ||
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*'''Didact (telepathically)''': "You impress me, Human. Your singular valor will be preserved and studied, once your Composition is complete." | *'''Didact (telepathically)''': "You impress me, Human. Your singular valor will be preserved and studied, once your Composition is complete." | ||
''The station rocks again and the power is suddenly cut. John moves on and faces an Unggoy and a Kig-yar. He quickly eliminates them and moves on to the door, which | ''The station rocks again and the power is suddenly cut. John moves on and faces an Unggoy and a Kig-yar. He quickly eliminates them and moves on to the door, which closes and locks.'' | ||
*'''Cortana''': "The power loss triggered an automatic lockdown. Look for a service tunnel." | *'''Cortana''': "The power loss triggered an automatic lockdown. Look for a service tunnel." | ||
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*'''Scientist #10''': "Hey, it's the [[United Nations Space Command|military]]!" | *'''Scientist #10''': "Hey, it's the [[United Nations Space Command|military]]!" | ||
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''If the player walks away from the scientists:'' | |||
*'''Scientist #8''': "No!" | |||
*'''Scientist #8''': "No -wait!" | |||
*'''Scientist #8''': "Don't go!" | |||
*'''Scientist #8''': "Hey, wait! Come back!" | |||
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''John approaches the rescued group.'' | ''John approaches the rescued group.'' | ||
*'''Scientist #8''': "The Covenant's just wasted one of the security teams! What chance do a bunch of archaeologists have?" | *'''Scientist #8''': "The Covenant's just wasted one of the security teams! What chance do a bunch of archaeologists have?" | ||
or | |||
*'''Scientist #9''': "They ran! the security team assigned to us, the second the Covenant showed up! How could they do that?!" | |||
*'''John-117''': "Find Doctor Tillson. She'll get you to the evacuation area." | *'''John-117''': "Find Doctor Tillson. She'll get you to the evacuation area." | ||
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''John engages the Covenant troops inside. Meanwhile, Covenant troops are using the airlocks to enter the room from their boarding ships. John can use the buttons on the airlock door to vent it, causing the troops inside to be blasted back into the vacuum.'' | ''John engages the Covenant troops inside. Meanwhile, Covenant troops are using the airlocks to enter the room from their boarding ships. John can use the buttons on the airlock door to vent it, causing the troops inside to be blasted back into the vacuum.'' | ||
'' | ''John repel the boards, leaving only a few more enemies.'' | ||
*'''Cortana''': "Only a few more left." | *'''Cortana''': "Only a few more left." | ||
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*'''Cortana''': "Maybe the Great and Powerful Didact shouldn't misplace his things!" | *'''Cortana''': "Maybe the Great and Powerful Didact shouldn't misplace his things!" | ||
''John runs up the length of the hallway to the door at the end, which opens, leading to a balcony overlooking the station. Phantoms are dropping off more Covenant soldiers. Meanwhile, cloaked Sangheili are checking the room.'' | ''John runs up the length of the hallway to the door at the end, which opens, leading to a balcony overlooking the station. Phantoms are dropping off more Covenant soldiers. Meanwhile, two cloaked Sangheili are checking the room.'' | ||
*'''Cortana''': "That's the main defense console." | *'''Cortana''': "That's the main defense console." | ||
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*'''John-117''': "Doctor Tillson, are you there? | *'''John-117''': "Doctor Tillson, are you there? | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (Video COM)''': "I'm here. Any luck?" | ||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana's bringing the defense grid online now." | *'''John-117''': "Cortana's bringing the defense grid online now." | ||
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*'''Cortana''': "OK. That's it." | *'''Cortana''': "OK. That's it." | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (Video COM)''': "I hear it! We'll broadcast the final evac orders." | ||
*'''John-117''': "The nuke?" | *'''John-117''': "The nuke?" | ||
*''' | *'''Sandra Tillson (Video COM)''': "We're rigging it now. Meet us back on the upper platform and we'll help you get it to the artifact." | ||
*'''Cortana''': "Pull me, Chief!" | *'''Cortana''': "Pull me, Chief!" | ||
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*'''Cortana''': "Thank you." | *'''Cortana''': "Thank you." | ||
''John runs into a Covenant squad running down the hallway in the same direction ahead of him. He quickly takes them out before they notice him. He walks down the hallway and turns to his left through another open door, leading to the room with more Covenant. | ''John runs into a Covenant squad running down the hallway in the same direction ahead of him. He quickly takes them out before they notice him. He walks down the hallway and turns to his left through another open door, leading to the room with more Covenant. There are Ungggoy cheering. At this point, subtitles appear:'' | ||
*'''Unggoy''': "The Didact shelters all! The Didact shelters all!" | *'''Unggoy''': "The Didact shelters all! The Didact shelters all!" | ||
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*'''Sangheili''': "Kill the Librarian's pet!" | *'''Sangheili''': "Kill the Librarian's pet!" | ||
''It opens to another hallway, with another door at the end. John approaches it and waits for it to depressurize, finally letting him into a room with a view of the cavern. Several Phantoms can be seen dropping off more Covenant soldiers near the Composer. | ''It opens to another hallway, with another door at the end. John approaches it and waits for it to depressurize, finally letting him into a room with a view of the cavern. Several Phantoms can be seen dropping off more Covenant soldiers near the Composer. Multiple Unggoy are cheering around disabled Mantises while no human can be seen inside the cavern.'' | ||
*'''Cortana''': "Keep them away from it!" | *'''Cortana''': "Keep them away from it!" | ||
===ALL THINGS LOST AND FOUND...=== | ===ALL THINGS LOST AND FOUND...=== | ||
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*'''John-117''': "They found the Composer." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "(''distorted'') Stop them, Chief! You can't let them tell him it's here!" | |||
''John leaves the building and enter the atrium. He operates one of the the Mantises and engages the Covenant." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Doctor Tillson, the Composer's location's been compromised. You've got to get the nuke down here!" | |||
*'''Sandra Tillson (COM)''': "It's- It's not ready yet!" | |||
*'''John-117''': "Ready or not, I need it now!" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "They're throwing everything they've got at us to get the Composer!" | |||
''Phantoms enter the area to drop down troops, Ghosts and Wraiths. John eliminates the deployed Covenant. A squadron of Banshees enter the atrium.'' | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Banshee!" | |||
''John destroys the Banshees and continue to hold off the Covenant's Phantoms.'' | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Where is he?" | |||
''Phantoms stop entering the atrium as John kills the last Covenant soldiers.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "Doctor Tillson! Where's the warhead? Doctor Tillson!" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Head back to the elevator platform. I'll keep trying to raise her." | |||
''John enters the elevator in one of the buildings.'' | |||
*'''Cortana''': "The HAVOK mines will be in one of the cargo bay. Start us up." | |||
''John activates the elevator, which begins to ascend.'' | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Chief! Immense Casimir wave building outside the atrium!" | |||
''Suddenly, the roof of the cavern breaks off, exposing the entire atrium into space. One of the cranes loses controls and smashes into the elevator's window. The elevator stops as the crane falls off. The Mantle's Approach is seen firing a strong orange beam into the atrium.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "What's he doing?" | |||
''The Composer breaks off from the ground and levitates out of the station.'' | |||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana, see if you can raise Tillson. Get me a status on the rest of the station." | |||
''John's HUD begins to flicker.'' | |||
*'''Cortana''': "I can't believe he did that…" | |||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana, I need that info!" | |||
*'''John-117''': "''(sigh)'' Look… don't think about the Didact, don't think about the composer. Only focus on finding me Tillson." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Tillson, Sandra K. Female. 51 years of age. Doctor of Archaeology. [[Pegasi Institute]]-" | |||
''The elevator resumes.'' | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Got her. Biosignature stable on 350-level, B-deck." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Thank you, Cortana." | |||
''The elevator stops, and John presses a button to open the elevator door. Cut to black.'' | |||
'''{''Cutscene''}''' | |||
*'''Sandra Tillson''': "They've compromised the station's hull." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Didact's taken the Composer. Get these people to the evac centers!" | |||
*'''Sandra Tillson''': "'Taken'? 'Taken' how?" | |||
*'''John-117''': "Tap the flight deck. Find us something that carry a pay load." | |||
*'''Sandra Tillson''': "Wait, something's happening." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana, can you access the station's defense systems?" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "They're not responding!" | |||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana?" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Chief, it's-" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Are you okay?" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "I monitored the data pulse. I could hear them… what was left of them…" | |||
*'''John-117''': "We need to move." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "These people are gone." | |||
*'''John-117''': "And more will follow if the Didact reaches Earth." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "They will pair you with another AI. Maybe even another Cortana model if Halsey lets them." | |||
*'''John-117''': "That's not going to happen." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "it won't be me, you know that, right?" | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Spinning up a [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]] at hangar C-11. Whatever the [[Librarian]] did to you obviously worked." | |||
*'''John-117''': "Cortana." | |||
*'''John-117''': "It's not over. Not yet." | |||
*'''Cortana''': "Not yet." | |||
''Cuts to black. Level ends.'' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
