SIX IS NOW A GIRL! I'm a girl so it makes sense, right? Also, I don't own halo, forgot to mention that…

"My almost totally destroyed base is a while away. We should get there quickly." Kat said with some sarcasm in her voice and without a word she started walking away. Not even bothering to look at the destroyed scenery.

"Kat, if we get to this so called 'base', do you think you could get a comm link up?" I questioned. As I was walking I looked at the scenery. The trees were burned and the ground barren, it was a wonder why the covenant hadn't glassed it yet. In fact, it's a wonder how Kat and I survived at all! Maybe the covenant was searching for us since we are 'demons' to them. Hell, there could be a patrol of elite zealots heading our way now!

"I really don't fucking know, Six. Maybe, maybe not, but we need to find a godamn ship and get off this now hell hole of a planet that was reach!" Kat exclaimed. She started speed walking, obviously wanting to get to the base quickly.

"Wow Kat. That's some colourful language there." I chuckled. Kat was so uptight now. Maybe it was because there was no Carter around to tell her what to do. Actually, I don't think I had heard her swear the entire time I had been around her. She was usually a Spartan who could hack anything and was serious but not grumpy. This was a new side of her.

Maybe she could pilot a ship to get us off reach. Perhaps there was a chance that we could survive. I can almost see the surprise on Holland's face. He probably thought we were dead because of the lack of communication. Back on the matter of our fallen Leader… to tell the truth, I think she had a crush on Carter, but didn't show it. Hell, it could have been the other way 'round! But Carter was gone now. As was Gorge and Emile. Jun was nowhere to be found. Maybe he was on a mission with Dr. Halsey. If that were so he would have to know that the NOBLE team had supposedly been wiped out, apart from him. That was a wrong assumption.

WE were alive. It's a shame that Carter, Emile and Gorge didn't make it. If they did we would all be sitting on our asses and chatting about all the close calls we had. However, there was one matter that was still to be resolved.

"Kat, how did you survive that Needle rifle shot?" I asked (If you read my other story, you'll know why this is here. I nickname every weapon I have...unless that is the actual name…). I was getting curious as to how she lived. Kat just looked at me with a look that said 'I'll tell you later'. "Fine, be that way." I grumbled and sighed. Getting that answer out of Kat was going to be a difficult task. "Wow, that tree is huge!" I exclaimed.

It was a tree that had fallen and was about 15 metres high and stretched across the path in both directions. The bark was all rotten and looked like it was about to fall apart at any moment. "Kat, we aren't seriously going to climb that. Are we?" I questioned. Kat just nodded and found a handhold that was safe and climbed up it like it was nothing. She held her hand out to me but I didn't take it. I took out my combat knife and stabbed it into the bark, which didn't fall away or crumble at the motion and I started climbing, knife in one hand, and holding the trunk with the other.

I finally managed to get up it and jumped down the other side. Kat's fast-paced walking had slowed down and I could see why. There was a structure ahead and looked like the roof was going to fall away. The structure was a cream colour with the metal bars that were holding it together visible.

"Six, this is my 5-star hotel!" Kat exclaimed with her voice dripping with more sarcasm. She walked over to it and sat on a camping stool she had found. Funny, this wasn't a place for a picnic or a campsite.

"Kat, you sure we couldn't move somewhere…I dunno…safer?" I cautiously questioned. With the new attitude Kat had gained, it was unpredictable as to what she would say or do next. Kat looked at me and beckoned me to come over, pulling out a spare camping stool from a sandbag barrier. "Thanks. Just ignore my question completely." I muttered. However, I decided not to complain and went to sit down on the camping stool.

"Six, if I would go somewhere safer, I would, really. But tell me. What do you see that could possibly be safer?" Kat questioned not unkindly. Okay, where did this soft attitude pop up from? Kat wasn't cold, but she had never been this…friendly and she answered my question.

"Umm, you're right. There's nowhere else. We really need to get some type of ship. Pity there isn't any around." I agreed. Kat was acting to damn weird. I could expect that however. Hell, I was the same when she popped out with a sniper rifle and killed the elites. "So…Kat. How did you survive that Needle rifle shot?" I questioned once again. There was no way she could back out of this now.

"Well, Six, the shot did go through my helmet as you probably saw, but by the time it reached my head the armour had weakened it enough so it was just a prick. It did, however, leave me with an agonizing headache after." Kat concluded (I hope that was enough of an explanation, halo fans!).

"Ok, how did you get here though? We're a long way from New Alexandria." I asked. How did Kat get here anyway? The covenant were flying around everywhere.

"Well, to my luck, there was an abandoned Banshee left there. Why there was no elite in it or near it is completely beyond me though. I left a while ago so the chances are is it's probably destroyed." Kat answered. Wow, she actually answered my questions…cool.

"What do you think we should do now?" I queried. What should we do now? There was no-one to talk to apart from Kat. We'd have to walk around for almost forever to at least get somewhere that the covenant hadn't destroyed…which was practically nowhere.

"Maybe we should look for abandoned banshees or falcons." Kat suggested. Yeah, like there'd be two abandoned banshees lying around. Actually, there might be an abandoned control room somewhere…then maybe Kat could get a comm link up with her hacking skills.

"Kat, I've suddenly got a better idea. Why not search for a control room?"" I said hopefully. Kat would have to go along with it, seeing as it was pretty much the only thing we could do.

"Well, Six, that just might be a good plan." Kat agreed. She didn't think it might be a good plan, she knew it was the best plan for now.

Heh, you just can't expect me to go on now, do you? My stories never go for very long. This chap is longer! Anyway, thanks to a certain someone who reviewed and then alerted this story! That gave me the courage to write this…that and a book…and three songs…one of them is Payphone…heh. Well, I'm gone now. Hope you enjoyed it! sharkpedofromverpets down and out.