A white title fades onto the black screen.
On and on shall old war go,
Without respite my blood will flow
O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see
The impossibility of victory.
--Excerpt from the Writ of
Unknown Covenant Author
The title fades away, leaving a BLACK SCREEN. Beat.
FADE IN on the massive
As the camera ZOOMS slowly forward, distant voices emit from inside the High Charity’s Council-Chamber.
ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
There was only one.
PROPHET OF TRUTH (V.O.)
One? Are you sure?
ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
Yes.
Beat…
ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
The Demon.
FADE IN
C205_20
INT. HIGH CHARITY – COUNCIL CHAMBER – CONT.
From the back, DOLLY PAST a row of seated PROPHET COUNCILORS ????? toward the center of the Council Chamber. The PROPHET COUNCILORS comment amongst themselves.
PROPHET COUNCILORS
(excited muttering)
LORD HOOD
??? Commander?
??? squares her shoulders. This is the ??? working for her whole career.
MIRANDA
Yes, sir!
??? at MIRANDA. She’s just like her father. ??? toward the MASTER CHIEF.
LORD HOOD
Master Chief, you will lead the assault on the Covenant vessel.
FOCUS on the MASTER CHIEF and JOHNSON.
LORD HOOD (O. C.)
Sergeant Johnson and the In Amber Clad’s company of ODSTs will provide support.
??? an elite ??? they are trained for ??? “Human Entry Vehicles”
??? and is built to ??? a high-impact ??? line both sides of the ???
???. He stands by his HEV’s hatch ??? to jump-to-it.
JOHNSON
??? cans, sardines!
??? hustle past JOHNSON, grab hold of their ??? entry bars, and swing into position.
JOHNSON (O. C.)
I wanna hear those bindings pop!
???11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.
CORTANA
??? data I retrieved was ??? How can ONI be so ???
???? away from the holo-tank on MIRANDA. She and JOHNSON can get a better look. LORD HOOD ???
LORD HOOD
Station, bring up this morning’s tac-record, timestamp delta-four-eleven.
FULL ON the HOLO-TANK. Earth is in
the center of the tank. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a good
distance away from Earth. The human fleet is displayed in a loose line between
Earth and the Covenant fleet.
??? EARTH – CONT.
??? “up” toward the camera. ??? aft, rotates 180 degrees and, thrashing like a shark’s in bright water, ???? away from the camera.
??-ound, “beneath” the IN AMBER CLAD. The ??? has visibly split to deal with the two-man attack.
???_17 INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.
??? He does not move.
ELITE COMMANDER
??? you call me out…
??? COMMANDER. He opens his eyes.
ELITE COMMANDER CONT’D
…if there were no wars?
??? all those ???, a Dervish.
??? PROPHET OF MERCY
PROPHET OF MERCY
??? will always be moments of ??? when honor matters less than swift resolution.
??? the PROPHET OF TRUTH.
PROPHET OF TRUTH
??? of ??? fighter is ??? for the best. The ???
???? Grunts at the second site. ????? the time they have found, but ????
???? ELITE at the third site. He takes a ??? the wars as the Grunt works.
WOUNDED ELITE
??? to you….Commander.
???? DERVISH. He smiles, and squeezes the ??? soldier.
???? background, the SPEC-OPS OFFICER is engaged in a ???? discussion with a life-size holographic image of the PROPHET OF TRUTH and the PROPHET OF MERCY.
???? and motions to the group of ????
BRACKTANUS
of the Hierarchs.???? saving this system.
, dumbfounded as TARTARUS ????? control room. The two BRUTE ????? lift the ????? them, and heft it away from the
??? is the DERVISH. Slowly, he raises his head to ???? that he has caught the MONITOR’S garland.
???? SLOW ZOOM toward the garland until one third ???? perimeter fills the right side of the frame.
