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{{Quote|no=two|q1=Halo. It's so new... Unfinished. I'm not exactly sure what will happen when we fire it...|Cortana|q2=We'll head for the portal. And we'll all go home.|John-117|John asserts confidence in the survival of he, Cortana, and the Arbiter.}}<ref name="H3H">''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Halo. It's so new... Unfinished. I'm not exactly sure what will happen when we fire it...|Cortana|q2=We'll head for the portal. And we'll all go home.|John-117|John asserts confidence in the survival of he, Cortana, and the Arbiter.}}<ref name="H3H">''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
John piloted the Pelican, trailing smoke, into a rough landing in the snowy canyon where [[Installation 08|the Halo]]'s [[control room]] was located.<ref name="H3H"/> He and 'Vadam climbed out and John was tossed an [[MA5C assault rifle]] by the [[Sangheili]]. Cortana remarked upon the [[Halo Array|ring]]'s unfinished nature and openly wondered what exactly might happened should they fire it, to which John assured her when that happened they would simply head back through the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] and all go home. The Arbiter and the Master Chief set out through the cliffs and a series of icy caves. John, however, veered off to the right as they approached the control room, having noticed another route which led him to another [[Terminal | John piloted the Pelican, trailing smoke, into a rough landing in the snowy canyon where [[Installation 08|the Halo]]'s [[control room]] was located.<ref name="H3H"/> He and 'Vadam climbed out and John was tossed an [[MA5C assault rifle]] by the [[Sangheili]]. Cortana remarked upon the [[Halo Array|ring]]'s unfinished nature and openly wondered what exactly might happened should they fire it, to which John assured her when that happened they would simply head back through the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] and all go home. The Arbiter and the Master Chief set out through the cliffs and a series of icy caves. John, however, veered off to the right as they approached the control room, having noticed another route which led him to another [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminal]] akin to those he had accessed on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref name="H3H"/><ref name="H3T">''[[Halo 3]] [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminal]]s''</ref> Viewing the records contained therein revealed a message from [[Filial Devotion|a son]] to his father and another transmission sent millennia ago from the [[IsoDidact|Didact]] to [[Librarian|his wife]].<ref name="H3T"/> The entity which had spoken through the Ark's terminals then finally identified itself to John as [[Mendicant Bias]], claiming to be the very one spoken of in the contents of the archived transmissions. Mendicant Bias went on to claim that either John or humanity as a whole was [[Mantle of Responsibility|not yet worthy]]. And yet, Bias made known their regret for choosing the [[Flood]] so long ago and asked atonement of John. The [[ancilla]] stated that though the [[Requiem|path ahead]] was fraught with peril, they would do all they could to keep it stable and him safe. This would be done, they claimed, so that John would be the example to show [[Ur-Didact|their masters]] that they had changed.<ref name="H3H"/><ref name="H3T"/> [[Cortana]], curious, asked John how many such terminals he had already found before urging him to get back on track toward the control room.<ref name="H3H"/> | ||
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As the [[Wikipedia:Ziggurat|ziggurat]]-like structure which housed the control room came into view, Flood forms launched from ''High Charity'' began to impact all around John and the Arbiter via specialized [[Flood dispersal pod|dispersal pod]]s.<ref name="H3H"/> Both Sangheili and Spartan thus found themselves fighting their way through many forms of the parasite. Near the structure's base, [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinel]]s appeared to combat the Flood as well, and before long [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]] showed up on a cliff overlooking them as well, vowing to meet the Chief at the top of the tower. Once there, all three had to hold that position against continual attacks, since [[343 Guilty Spark]] refused to allow them entry until the danger had passed. Cortana was surprised to learn of the [[monitor]]'s presence and at that, that John had not mentioned him to her since her rescue. Spark opened the doors to the structure's interior once a moment of respite appeared, though Cortana could already detect that more pods were on the way. The trio, with Cortana in tow, moved through the complex and as they did so the [[Gravemind]] [[Character interludes|telepathically]] contacted John again and tried to make him [[Logic plague|question]] [[Forerunner-Precursor War|who was really the victim]] and whether the Flood could be said to actually take life rather than give it. Once they were within the control room itself, Cortana prompted John to remove her [[Data crystal chip|data chip]] from its place in his helmet. He did so and tossed it to Johnson to carry to the central console so he could stand guard with 'Vadam. But when Spark realized that they intended to activate the installation at that moment, before it was yet complete, he suddenly attacked Johnson with a beam of powerful energy. John rushed to his friend's aid but was blasted backward by another shot from the monitor, his armor's shielding immediately overwhelmed. After the Arbiter was hit Spark sealed the doors in front of him, preventing the Sangheili from intervening. John tried to rise but for his efforts suffered another shot which drove him to his knees again and made his armor begin to smoke. The [[Rampancy|deranged]] ancilla then admitted that while John was the [[Reclaimer|child]] of his [[Forerunner|maker]]s and rightful inheritor of all they left behind, even going so far as to call him [[Forerunner]], he made it clear that [[Installation 08|''this'' ring]] was ''his''. John fired on the monitor to little effect, but he did manage to distract him long enough for Johnson to land a shot from his [[M6 Spartan Laser]]. In the time it took for Guilty Spark to recover from this blow John rushed over to the marine to take the heavy weapon from him. It took three more hits from the powerful laser to finally shatter Spark's carapace into pieces, rendering him defeated.<ref name="H3H"/> | As the [[Wikipedia:Ziggurat|ziggurat]]-like structure which housed the control room came into view, Flood forms launched from ''High Charity'' began to impact all around John and the Arbiter via specialized [[Flood dispersal pod|dispersal pod]]s.<ref name="H3H"/> Both Sangheili and Spartan thus found themselves fighting their way through many forms of the parasite. Near the structure's base, [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinel]]s appeared to combat the Flood as well, and before long [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]] showed up on a cliff overlooking them as well, vowing to meet the Chief at the top of the tower. Once there, all three had to hold that position against continual attacks, since [[343 Guilty Spark]] refused to allow them entry until the danger had passed. Cortana was surprised to learn of the [[monitor]]'s presence and at that, that John had not mentioned him to her since her rescue. Spark opened the doors to the structure's interior once a moment of respite appeared, though Cortana could already detect that more pods were on the way. The trio, with Cortana in tow, moved through the complex and as they did so the [[Gravemind]] [[Character interludes|telepathically]] contacted John again and tried to make him [[Logic plague|question]] [[Forerunner-Precursor War|who was really the victim]] and whether the Flood could be said to actually take life rather than give it. Once they were within the control room itself, Cortana prompted John to remove her [[Data crystal chip|data chip]] from its place in his helmet. He did so and tossed it to Johnson to carry to the central console so he could stand guard with 'Vadam. But when Spark realized that they intended to activate the installation at that moment, before it was yet complete, he suddenly attacked Johnson with a beam of powerful energy. John rushed to his friend's aid but was blasted backward by another shot from the monitor, his armor's shielding immediately overwhelmed. After the Arbiter was hit Spark sealed the doors in front of him, preventing the Sangheili from intervening. John tried to rise but for his efforts suffered another shot which drove him to his knees again and made his armor begin to smoke. The [[Rampancy|deranged]] ancilla then admitted that while John was the [[Reclaimer|child]] of his [[Forerunner|maker]]s and rightful inheritor of all they left behind, even going so far as to call him [[Forerunner]], he made it clear that [[Installation 08|''this'' ring]] was ''his''. John fired on the monitor to little effect, but he did manage to distract him long enough for Johnson to land a shot from his [[M6 Spartan Laser]]. In the time it took for Guilty Spark to recover from this blow John rushed over to the marine to take the heavy weapon from him. It took three more hits from the powerful laser to finally shatter Spark's carapace into pieces, rendering him defeated.<ref name="H3H"/> | ||