Halo: Foward Unto Dawn Trilogy

Epilogue: Being a Machine

In space, Master Chief was floating in space as he regained his consciousness.

Pelican pilot (COM): Infinity Actual? Pelican Nine Sixer. We found him.

The Pelican's back door opens. Back in the Infinity, where SPARTAN-IVs and Marines stand in formation to await Master Chief. They turn and salute as John steps out of the Pelican. Later Master Chief standing at a window, looking down at Earth below. Thomas Lasky comes from behind.

Lasky: Mind if I join you?
Master Chief: *turns to see him* Of course not, Sir.
Lasky: At ease, Chief. It feels kind of odd for you to call me Sir.

The two face out towards Earth.

Lasky: Beautiful, isn't she? I don't get to see her often enough. I grew up on New Harmony. Attended Corbulo Military Academy. Never saw Earth in person until I was an adult, but... I still think of her as home.

John says nothing. Lasky breaks their silence.

Lasky: You don't talk much, do you?

John does not respond.

Lasky: Chief, I won't pretend to know how you feel. I've lost people I care about, but... never anything like you're going through.
Master Chief: Our duty, as soldiers, is to protect humanity. Whatever the cost.
Lasky: You say that like soldiers and humanity are two different things. Soldiers aren't machines. We're just people.

John turns to look at him, then turns back. He does not respond.

Lasky: I'll let you have the deck to yourself.

Lasky walks away. John looks to see him go.

Master Chief: She said that to me once... about being a machine.

Master Chief continues to watch Earth's surface. Then he took off his helmet revealing Master Chief's face is Tatsumi. He has a scar on his left eye. He shed his tears for the moment. He never felt so emotional before since boot camp

Master Chief (thoughts): I'm gonna miss you.

Then he looked at the back of his Helmet in sadness, he slides his thumb over the port where Cortana put it.

Master Chief (thoughts): Cortana.

He looked back at the earth

Meanwhile

Librarian is walking towards them.

Librarian: Humans, Awake.

Then she uses her powers to resurrect them as a black ravened girl. It was Akame who is now cured and resurrected from her Triumph Card. Akame is not the only one, she got some of her friends or comrades from Night Raid.

Najenda: Where are we?
Lubbock: I don't know?
Akame: Who are you?
Librarian: I am Librarian, and this is my companion: Cortana. I was the only one who resurrected you all after I know Tatsumi lost you all and sent him into another universe
Akame: Where's Tatsumi?

The librarian shows them his flashbacks about his life as a spartan.

Mine: Where is he?
Librarian: Tatsumi you knew, is Spartan 117 also known as...

Master Chief

The End