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After landing, Cortana sought to gain contact with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which she had discovered was approaching Requiem. John, however, told her to explain her condition, since he had noticed signs that she was beginning to malfunction. Cortana admitted to him that four years had passed since they had left the Ark, meaning that she was now undergoing [[rampancy]]. She had some idea for a potential solution, however: Dr. Halsey. Cortana theorized that since she was made from living brain tissue, Dr. Halsey might be able to repeat the process to rebuild her neural map. Now with a concrete plan, the two set off to find the shield world's [[Cartographer]] and contact ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> | After landing, Cortana sought to gain contact with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which she had discovered was approaching Requiem. John, however, told her to explain her condition, since he had noticed signs that she was beginning to malfunction. Cortana admitted to him that four years had passed since they had left the Ark, meaning that she was now undergoing [[rampancy]]. She had some idea for a potential solution, however: Dr. Halsey. Cortana theorized that since she was made from living brain tissue, Dr. Halsey might be able to repeat the process to rebuild her neural map. Now with a concrete plan, the two set off to find the shield world's [[Cartographer]] and contact ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> | ||
Cortana eventually began to pick up transmissions from ''Infinity'', however they were garbled and difficult to hear. Likewise Cortana was unable to contact the vessel, which was slowly approaching their distress beacon. Fearing that the ship might get pulled inside the planet's [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]], Cortana and John proceeded to track down the source of the interference, determined to be a satellite station in [[Core of Requiem|the planet's core]] suspended by two beam pylons. To reach them so they could be deactivated, Cortana managed to access Requiem's [[Teleporter|translocation portals]], allowing John to teleport from one tower to another. In the process, however, Cortana awakened the world's security drones, which she discovered by their data | Cortana eventually began to pick up transmissions from ''Infinity'', however they were garbled and difficult to hear. Likewise Cortana was unable to contact the vessel, which was slowly approaching their distress beacon. Fearing that the ship might get pulled inside the planet's [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]], Cortana and John proceeded to track down the source of the interference, determined to be a satellite station in [[Core of Requiem|the planet's core]] suspended by two beam pylons. To reach them so they could be deactivated, Cortana managed to access Requiem's [[Teleporter|translocation portals]], allowing John to teleport from one tower to another. In the process, however, Cortana awakened the world's security drones, which she discovered by their "data purges" to be called [[Promethean]]s. Worse, the satellite turned out to actually be a [[Cryptum]], which was now freed to release the vengeful [[Ur-Didact]]. The Forerunner turned out to have been manipulating ''Infinity'''s signal so that the two would free him.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Take a Girl For a Ride.PNG|250px|left|thumb|The Chief and Cortana share a gentle moment before embarking on their personal mission to stop the Didact.]] | [[File:Take a Girl For a Ride.PNG|250px|left|thumb|The Chief and Cortana share a gentle moment before embarking on their personal mission to stop the Didact.]] | ||
By now the ''Infinity'' had been pulled into Requiem, and John and Cortana witnessed it crash on the interior surface, as well as the Didact's Cryptum pursuing it. Following recovered [[Identification friend or foe|friend-or-foe tags]], the two managed to meet with UNSC forces led by Commander [[Thomas Lasky]] and Captain [[Andrew Del Rio]]. The two successfully forced away the attacking Cryptum and Covenant, but despite their advice, Del Rio chose not to pursue their enemies in favor of preparing the ''Infinity'''s escape.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref> John and Cortana's next mission was to disable [[Particle cannon|particle-beam cannons]] that could cripple the starship, but during a detour into a Forerunner facility Cortana was kidnapped by a mysterious entity.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> | By now the ''Infinity'' had been pulled into Requiem, and John and Cortana witnessed it crash on the interior surface, as well as the Didact's Cryptum pursuing it. Following recovered [[Identification friend or foe|friend-or-foe tags]], the two managed to meet with UNSC forces led by Commander [[Thomas Lasky]] and Captain [[Andrew Del Rio]]. The two successfully forced away the attacking Cryptum and Covenant, but despite their advice, Del Rio chose not to pursue their enemies in favor of preparing the ''Infinity'''s escape.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref> John and Cortana's next mission was to disable [[Particle cannon|particle-beam cannons]] that could cripple the starship, but during a detour into a Forerunner facility Cortana was kidnapped by a mysterious entity.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> | ||
That entity turned out to be the memories of the [[Librarian]], who explained her plans that humanity would | That entity turned out to be the memories of the [[Librarian]], who explained her plans that humanity would inherit the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] for the galaxy. Those plans had been as personal as to plan [[geas|gei]] that would lead to the [[SPARTAN Program]] and Cortana herself. However, the Didact had a long-held hatred for humanity and planned eradicate them with the [[Composer]], a device that could extract and digitize the mind of a living being while destroying the body, which he had once used to create the Promethean constructs. When the two returned and told Del Rio of this, the Captain refused to listen, believing John's age and Cortana's rampancy made their testimony unreliable. These comments angered her, unleashing an outburst that temporarily overrode the ''Infinity'''s bridge, but ended seconds later with her apologies. Del Rio thus ordered for Lasky to remove her chip and terminate her, but John took it before Lasky and told them he would follow Cortana's orders. The Captain was furious, but Lasky agreed with them, secretly providing an outfitted Pelican for the two to pursue the Didact in.<ref name="shutdown">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref> | ||
===Racing the Didact=== | ===Racing the Didact=== | ||