Cut to the Atlas . A marine stumbles into medbay, eyes weeping black fluid. He whispers in three languages at once, then collapses. His body contorts. Fingers lengthen into claws. And he smiles with too many teeth.
Highlights:
The Autumn , pursued by the Covenant, entered slipspace to evade their pursuers. However, the ship emerged on the edge of a mysterious, uncharted planet, later identified as the Halo ringworld. As Master Chief and Cortana explored the planet's surface, they encountered strange creatures, including the deadly Flood, a parasitic alien species that threatened to consume all life in the galaxy.