Location: Classified Location - Serenity System
Time: 3:47:24 AM
Date: Janurary 6, 2552

Dr. Catherine Halsey awoke to the sound of the newest AI, Geneve. Geneve had apeared on the monitors and was singing a small melody. It was something she had loved as a child. The soft spoken words sung by the AI rung through the cabin. As Dr. Halsey moved in her seat, adjusting to a comfortable position, the AI spoke directly to her. "Dr. Halsey, we have arived in the Serenity System. There are no signs of being followed by both Covenant and UNSC forces. We entered roughly as we traveled through the asteroid belt but we managed to dodge all oncoming threats" it said giving it's standard report. Dr. Halsey raised her index finger and pushed the brim of her glasses up the bridge of her nose and nodded her head. "How's are friend?" she asked the female AI. Geneve seemed to smile just before she spoke, "She's awake and waiting for you."

Dr. Halsey smile wearily as she pushed herself out of the pilots chair. She walked to the back of the cabin and pressed a button the wall and walked through the opening doors. The metal her heals clicked on seemed to be older than most, but that didn't really bother her. For the moment she needed to see how SPARTAN-087 was doing as of now. She peered around the corner at the end of the small hall and walked into a slightly larger room than you would imagine in such a small ship. Kelly, SPARTAN-087, was laying down on the medical table without her helmet and the top half of her armor. The bandages around her body weren't stained with blood anymore so that was a good sign. The sight of Kelly's golden hair laying on the table was enough for Dr. Halsey to draw a smile. It was a good sign that Kelly still took care of her hair, that ment she was the same person.

"Kelly, it's good to see you awake and healthy" she said as she moved into the room and over to the table where she began to check Kelly's vitals. Kelly continued to stare at the ceiling, "It feels good to be awake Doc." Kelly hadn't felt much like herself since she had awoken about 2 hours ago. She missed her comrades and she missed holding a weapon with real ammunition. She missed the heat of the moment when you had a clear shot at the Covenant and a clear mind. But the thing she missed most of all was SPARTAN... Dr. Halsey walked over to the side of the table and had placed a hand on her stomach and another on Kelly's throat. She nodded to herself and jotted down some notes and then smiled bright, "Can you stand up for me please, Kelly?" Kelly nodded. She stood up and faced Dr. Halsey. The lower half of her body was like a bunch of metal while the top half was that of a model. "Ok, now please walk around the table counter clockwise please" asked Dr. Halsey jotting down some notes.

"Alright, but do I get a reward?" asked Kelly, trying to sound like she was joking. Her mind was on slow motion; it was just turning on. She took one step and stumbled a bit, then took another not quite being so clumsy. Her body felt heavy, almost like a noodle with 1 metric ton on it. She walked around the table once, and then decided to do it again, this time without any mistakes. And there weren't any mistakes, not one foul up. Dr. Halsey smiled at Kelly and nodded her head, "Good, it seems your balance is fine. We'll be ariving at Helgard shortly." Kelly looked at Dr. Halsey like she was mad, "Helgard has been abandoned for years, hasn't it? There's no one living there." Dr. Halsey smiled at her and shook her head. Her reply was simple and motherly. "Get some sleep, you'll need it" she said as she walked out of the room, leaving Kelly to her business. She walked down the hall and to the left back into the Cabin. "Kelly is doing better" said Geneve on the monitors, "Am I right?" Dr. Halsey nodded her head and sat back down in the pilots seat, "You're right. She is doing better but she could be doing even better than she is. I think she's got something on her mind.

Maybe I'll convince her to tell me with a little bribe." Geneve seemed to laugh, "Alright, I get it. By the way, we're here." Dr. Halsey smiled and looked from the monitors to the windows of the cockpit. And there it was, the 'deserted' Helgard.
A loud beeping noise rang through the hull of the ship breaking Dr. Halsey's concentration on Kelly. Kelly was a nice girl but she was a bit pertinent, if you could dig that. Dr. Halsey tapped on the keyboard for the ship, hitting enter allowing the COM systems to open up. A voice came over the speakers.

-Vessel, you are entering restricted UNSC space, please identify yourself.-

Dr. Halsey grinned at Geneve and Geneve grinned back, waving her hand at the Doctor, signaling it was her turn to take the stage. "This is Dr. Catherine Halsey, on board this vessel is SPARTAN-087 Kelly and AI Geneve."

-Vessel identified as Dr. Catherine Halsey, SPARTAN-087 Kelly, and AI Geneve. Pass code?-

"Angels on our shoulders, Demons in the shadows."

-Pass code accepted. Welcome home, Sis.-

Dr. Halsey smiled at the thought of finally getting back home. It was the place that she couldn't have easily let go of. Not to mention the newest of the SPARTAN programs, designed by her, was taking place there. Operation XGR-13-571 was going to be an amazing success. Her younger brother, she was sure, was going to be there to greet her and she would be there to greet him. They were all each other had. Each other and the UNSC. Kelly would hopefully make friends with the newest SPARTAN's. SPARTAN-III, MJOLINER Mark IX. They would be the best of the best, even a challenge for John-117 to beat (although hardly imaginable.) The ship began its descent to the the world below. It's thrusters shut off and it began to rocket towards the surface. Farther and farther it went, screaming further towards the dead planet, through the dark clouds and into a canyon. All became dark and Geneve turned the thrusters back on launching the ship further into the canyon. She then activated the air powered lifters on the ship, shutting off the thrusters. It slowly moved into a pocket in the wall of the canyon. The hole opened up to a launch bay much like the ones you would find in a Cruiser. Geneve slowly let the ship down onto the surface, extending the gear.

The gear touched and the lifters shut off, allowing the hatch to extend a walkway to the ground. Dr. Halsey walked down the walkway and into the arms of a Navy Commander. "I was so worried about you after I heard about what happened on Reach" he said holding her close. Dr. Halsey looked upto him and buried her face deep in his chest. Kelly stepped down the walkway, loud metallic clangs and sighs of awe following. She adjusted her helmet, locking it onto the suit. She walked down and said, "Dr. Halsey, you going to introduce me?" Dr. Halsey smiled and pushed herself out of the mans arms and introduced them properly. "Kelly, this is Admiral James Helghast. James, this is SPARTAN-087, Kelly, if you will" she said as the two shook hands. It was time to check on the program.