Convergence Infinites: Halo

Chapter Fifty Seven

Date: Unknown

Location: Forerunner Micro Dyson Sphere, designate 'Sarcophagus'

Three days, she said to herself as she made it to her destination. By her count, three days had passed within this Shield World. And already, a split was forming.

As expected, the days had been spent in relative peace. There had been no hostiles, and they had been able to rest quite well. But then, they were forced to move on, as their food supply was running low. In short order, they had found a small Forerunner city. It had been well-stocked, and he expected to be able to survive for at least a few months here. But it had been boring, and while Halsey had managed to hack into the surveillance systems, they'd quickly learned that their city was the only one in a thousand kilometers, and without some sort of vehicle, there was no way they would be able to hike to the nearest one.

The search for some sort of Teleportation Grid like on Halo had been fruitless so far, and so, they waited until there was some sort of success. But during that rest, Mendez had started to let his consciousness slip through, and started to question Halsey about a lot of the nastier details of the Spartan Programs. The Spartans had split since then, the Threes siding with Mendez while the Twos defending Halsey. Halsey and Mendez had been squabbling ever since, and the threes and twos stayed on opposite ends of the town.

Kelly, over the last two days, had grown tired of it all, and had gone exploring to avoid the conflicts. She was careful to always stay within Com range, otherwise the others would worry too much. But most of he time, she muted the conversations in order to tune the conflict out.

And during her explorations, she had found this place.

After a small, ten minute hike, she'd found a small cliff that overlooked the city. It offered a nice view of the surrounding area, was protected around the sides by the cliff, which rose even higher beyond her small spot, and was hard to spot for the others. In all, a perfect place for some peace and quiet while also keeping watch over the others.

John would love a place like this she thought, as she overlooked it. He also preferred the peace and quiet.

Speaking of quiet...

"Anything, Kalmiya?" She asked, as she sat down on the rock near the edge of the cliff. Beneath her, a waterfall emerged from somewhere within the cliff, ending at a pool connected to a river that ran through the city. During early scans by the AI that inhabited her head had indicated the pool at the end of the waterfall was deep enough for her to survive a dive, and it was a mere twenty-second run for her from that pool to the city. So she could always return to the others in a hurry if need be.

"Not a bad spot in the sky." The AI noted in a bored tone. "As usual."

"Would you rather have the excitement of standing between Halsey and Mendez?" Kelly asked.

"Right now? No. In a week? Ask me again at that point."

Kelly chuckled, as they lapsed back into silence. The AI was a permanent companion, nowadays. Her quirky personality was quite a match with Kelly's sense of humor, and she was a good aid in combat, enhancing her actions even without asking. She had to admit, she understood a lot better why the Chief was as attached to Cortana as he was.

She sprung up from her seat and grabbed her shotgun, as she heard a twig snap. She whirled around, aiming it at the source of her noise.