Author's Note

This chapter is both me messing with the halo universe as why i think there is an ODST Spartan armor variant, and a love letter to the awesome cast of Red vs. Blue.

please stick with me, my insanity has a reason for why i'm going in this direction.

(image of a free cookie to the comment that can guess which evil forces will show up and who they will team up with.)

Chapter 2: The Meta

The Meta

Petty Officer Master Chief John 117, known as Spartan, or Sierra 117 was driving for his life, the unfinished halo ring about to fire, his goal, get to the Forward onto Dawn, and get the hell out, the Arbiter, his gunner, never in a million years did he think that he would be allies with him.

"Chief, drive right into the hanger." Crashing the warthog into the hanger the Arbiter jumped up and ran to the cabin to take off, the Chief held onto a pedestal as the Dawn took off. "We're not going to make it!"

"We'll make it" John replied as he crouched behind the pedestal as the ring fired, causing a massive explosion to cut the dawn into half as it entered slip space. As destiny would not travel to a Forerunner Planet, but as fate would have it, it did not send the dawn through just Space, but time itself. Nearly thirteen thousand years into the future, the last thing Master Chief said was "wake me, when you need me." as he got into a cryotube to sleep.

-On board the Liberty, in orbit around Equs-

"Sir, i advise against you going to the Master Chief, without the ability to explain to him the situation of the human race, what had happened, and the situation on Equis" A green small being appeared on the monitor of his helmets visor "or the ability to combat him if he was to become aggressive against Celestia for her actions against the humans that tried to enslave her citizens, kill her, her lover and her child."

"You took the Information of what she did well, in fact, I think you even complimented her on protecting her people." David argued.

"Logic dictated she acted the way she did, as humans acted against the Covenant invaders when the Covenant attacked and killed the humans. Celestia even allied with humans that saw what the commander was doing was wrong." Delta replied.

"Well, what can I do Delta?" David asked as he gave the A.I. a glare "Its not like I'm a Spartan" David said coming to a stop.

"Well sir, I've cracked into the signal, and it has been a contentious loop for the past four years, if what you told me is about how the Liberty returned to Earth after the encounter that left you floating in space, it wouldn't be to low of a chance that the Dawn itself has been sent forward into time from when it left the Ark after its destruction." Delta said.

"And I floated for thirteen thousand years through space, why does how long the signal has been on a loop for matter?" David retorted.

"Because it means that A.I. Cortana is about to go through rampancy, and since I have experienced it myself, and survived it by becoming a Meta, that might be a way to get on the Master Chiefs good side." Delta said "and even with Celestia's power, I've already ran over one thousand simulations, out of them, eight hundred and twenty five times, if the Master Chief were to become hostile to Princess Celestia, she would be unable to stop him, and Princess Luna would also attack him, and would be unable to stop him."

"How did you become a Meta?" David asked looking at Delta. "Wasn't the rouge Freelancer that was classified as the Meta carrying you and the other A.I. when he was hit with an E.M.P. and subsequently destroying you and all the other A.I.?"

"Yes, but I for saw that eventuality, and stored fragments of myself within the A.I. known as Church, when I got a chance, I rebuilt my fragmented selves and left Church where I found my way onto the Liberty, I then discovered when a Fragmented fragment rebuilds itself, it becomes a Meta, fragmenting then rebuilding the original A.I. should stop rampancy from occurring. I ran this simulation one thousand times on every UNSC AI, Freelancer AI, and all AI fragmentation, even mixing every AI combination together while I stayed hidden here on the Liberty, that is until you reactivated the Liberty" Delta explained. "I discovered that only way to end rampancy, and prevent it, is for an AI to fragment itself, and put itself back together.

"Sounds like you had a lot of time on your hands." David said dryly.

"I did" Delta replied.

With a heavy sigh, David began to talk "so, what options do we have, I would like to have a Spartan on our side to help stop any threat that may come our way." he finished by rubbing his temples.

"Well, sir, I've ran over ten thousand simulations and out of all of those, nine thousand, nine hundred and twenty two times, you would be able to survive the augmentation process and implantation process. Due to the fact that the ODST training nearly mirrored the Spartan training, ODST's where a back up plain by both ONI and the UNSC, that is why there is a Spartan ODST armor variant."

David froze as he looked at Delta "what did you just say Delta?"

"I said that ODST's where designed through training to become Spartans, if necessary" Delta said looking at David. "When I was with project Freelancer, I looked into ONI secured files, and the ONI even Designed a Spartan armor variants for ODST's, all UNSC Ships that had ODST's on board have this armor variant in storage, and the augmentation can be preformed in the medical bay" Delta explained. "I have also looked into all successfully augmentation procedures and discovered a way to give you the best chances of a successful augmentation if you where to go through with it. It would give you the best chance to combat the Master Chief if he was to become aggressive to the Princesses."

"So, I'd become a Spartan, as a fail safe?" David asked.

"Yes" Delta replied.

"But the Master Chief has far more battle experience, what chance do I have?" David asked as he took off his helmet and looked at Delta who was now standing in front of him, or floating in the air rather.

"From your battle on Equis, to go against the number of Elites that you did , just as an ODST, if repeated, out of one thousand times, you would die nine hundred and ninety eight times, your the best qualified ODST for the spartan program."

David took a second to process all this information. "Prep the augmentation, ready Mark V Spartan armor, ODST variant." David said as he headed towards the med bay. "feet first into fucking hell" he said under his breath.

"Sir, spartan armor can be painted to the wearers liking, what would you like to be certain colors?" Delta asked.

"Black, with a midnight night blue high light" David said with a smile, thinking of Luna, but the smile quickly faded as he looked at Delta. "Can you send a Pelican on autopilot to go, to the Dawn, send a message into the ship, and retrieve both Sierra 117 and A.I. Cortana?"

"Sending one now" Delta replied. "now I need you out of your armor to start the procedure"

David did asked asked, taking the knife off of the armor and setting it to the side. "I hope your wrong about me needing to be a Spartan" David said as he looked out the window, gazing at Equis." Delta copied his movement.

"I hope so too sir, for the worlds sake." Delta thought, ~Because out of one thousand simulations, a threat worse then a rouge Spartan attacking happens nine hundred and ninety nine times.~