Character: I. Isabel

I think I found a way to return us to Earth.
- You can re-open the portal?
- No. We will create a Halo.
What?!
I found out that in the Central forge of the Ark is stored in a ring - eksena replacement in case one of the working rings will fail.
- "Rings"? The superweapon capable of destroying the Galaxy, huh?!
- As for this - I know how to disable the combat system of the ring. However, we can run it only in one of the points where the original ring.
Isabel, you said the Master chief first found the ring quite close to the Limit; i.e., within a radius of emergency communications... That could work. Anders, how much time do you need?
- If calculations are correct - 12 hours.
- We have 12 hours, Professor. Even 12 minutes may not be - there's nothing I can do about it ["Relentless Perseverance"].
- I can. But I need a little help. For starters, I need to [Anders] went down with me.
Isabel...
- Excuse me, sir. I've been on the Ark. From the battle reports you've probably realized that there are certain rules. And I'm going to break one of them. The most serious.
Keep ' em coming...
- It is necessary to divide the forces on the ground in between, so I have enough time...
- Time for what?
- ... This ship brought monsters. Killed everyone I was supposed to protect. Now he plans to do the same with you. But I will not allow it. It is time to show them the true power of this place [of the Ark].

- Captain, it is difficult to work in such an environment. We can give them [Shenika] back?
- I'll handle this, Professor. Meanwhile, you can prepare data for the Ark.
- ... Disturbed the hive, right?
Yeah... How long can we keep going?
- Long - too quickly lose guns. The pace is all over soon...

- Have I told you how screaming your relatives, when we destroyed them?
- Please, kill that bastard for me!
Your arrogant kind end! Your only way is to become dishes on my table!

- Be careful, Jerome - Decimus had enough time to prepare. Exiles demonstrate an unexpected level of control over the systems of the Ark. It is difficult to predict how they will use it against us.
- As soon as at this level of control, they will find a way to create a Halo?
- Chance we will not let them, Isabel.

- Fix ahead of us remains a powerful energy. I think it's a trap.
- Hey, what could happen?
- What is it, little people? The nerves pass? I am waiting for you.
Where does he keep leaving? We have something to hurt?
- Parasites! How many of you must be destroyed, so you know your place?

- It seems that we are faced with a new threat. Isabel?
- Exiles call them "Robbers". This machine is air defense, their ability to jump used for ambushes.
- Jerome, in the absence of "Robbers" the sky is again open for our troops - reinforcements of the "Hornets" have already raised the alarm. When you reach the next portal, send scouts ahead of the main group: we don't know what could await on the other side, so we should not break blind.
- Yes, sir. We've had enough surprises.

- Captain, we found something. Load data. Isabel, unable to decipher it?
I don't like it. I deciphered the disparate bits and pieces, but there's mention of a Cartographer.
- "The cartographer"? Who is this?
- Not "who" but "what". I'll explain when you get back to the ship. It will be a long conversation.

I'm impressed, people... But we will meet again.
- And now he's bombing his own base?!
- Real monster... Kills her with the same ease as enemies.
- The feeling that Decimus is trying to hide something. Search what's left.

- Presumably, it's... Decimus?
He looks bigger than when we last met.
I'll take your skull and give small as toys!

Isabel, where did these fragments?
Towards the end of the war there was a battle here. Master chief saved all of us.
- Glad to hear that John is still in business.

- What happened down there? I need to know what we're dealing with.
- 5 months ago, the portal between the Ark and Earth suddenly slammed shut. A month later, there he was.
- "He"?
- This bull. Their leader. His name is Atrix. During the war the Covenant had used his clan as cannon fodder. They were told that death in battle "will accelerate their ascension." Sent 40 fighters. 40 - for a breakthrough of the front line. 40 - to die for other people's beliefs. No one came back... except for him. Battle after battle, war after war... Every time, losing 39 of the brothers, Atrix became stronger. With each victory increased his glory and his hatred for the Covenant. In the end, both of them became impossible to hide - and they tried to expel him. Atrix the first in the whole history of the Covenant defied him and survived. His rebellion inspired many. Atrix and his "Exiles" staged raids on the Covenant across the Galaxy. Every attack makes them stronger. He took under his wing mercenaries and assassins. In those years, the Covenant was two penalties - humanity and Atrix. And they barely lost to us, but Atrix always been too tough for them - the whole damn Covenant on the height of his power failed to stop him. That's what you're dealing with. And all you have is an old ship with half the crew. I think we should run as fast and far as we can.

Isabel, this is the captain...
- I know who you are. James cutter, the captain of the "spirit of Fire". It is believed that you died with the team.
- Rumors are greatly exaggerated.