Sometimes I feel Halo and Matrix are really alike.
And one day, I wish both would get a new sequel that would retcon the events of 2 and 3.
Hell, its not even that I don't like 2 & 3. Unlike most people, I like the continuations of both franchises, BUT a story that leads in a different direction than the one we got could be fucking amazing aswell.
Imagine Halo 2.
Chief & Cortana are flying back on the longsword from the ruins of the first Halo.
They get picked up by a human vessel.
On their way back to Earth, they find out that the during the events of Halo: CE, the covenant found Earth and their fleet is in orbit.
*Cue the Halo 2 Announcement Trailer Scene*
Master Chief drops down on to a covenant ship and wrecks havok.
He proceeds to blow the core of the covenant cruiser and (hell)jumps down to the planet.
He is found by Sargent Johnson in a level reminiscent to Halo 3's first level ensues.
Once on the pelican, Chief/Cortana/Johnson head to New Mombasa Headquarters.
*Cue Halo 2 E3 Realtime Demo*
*Insert some more cool Earth levels such as the Outskirts/Metroplis from Halo 2 and Tsavo Highway/The Storm from Halo 3.*
In the end, its all futile and the Covenant glass much of New Mombasa, but instead of finishing off the planet, the remaining force retreat.
Concurrently, we see the trails and tribulations of the Arbiter, but instead of being sent on a mission to catch a heratic, he travels to find a new Halo (which he learned the coordinates of while he was on the first ring).
While he is on this new Halo, he also learns the truth of the rings from the Monitor of the new Halo. ("There are things about Halo even the Hierarchs do not understand.")
The prophets were following the Arbiters moves and upon finding a new Halo, want to waste no time in activating the rings.
They recall all of the covenant fleet and redirect them to the new Halo.
At this point, the 2 stories converge.
The Master Chief & Johnson follow the covenant ships back to the new Halo.
The Arbiter tries to resist but the Prophets turn on him (with the help of the brutes) and leave him to die.
Johnson goes to find the index & the Chief goes to find the Prophets and Tartarus in the Control Room.
Containment of the flood is once again breached on this new Halo
The Chief fights the flood in a Two Betrayals type level and ends up finding the Arbiter.
The two form a weird alliance against the Prophet and the Brutes...all the while fighting the flood.
*Insert levels like Delta Halo from Halo 2 and The Ark from Halo 3*
Similar to Halo 3, Johnson has the index but is captured and forced to activate the ring.
The Chief and the Arbiter show up just as Johnson is being killed. The Chief has a shown down with the Brute Chieftan (Tartarus) and the Arbiter takes care of the Prophets.
The level plays out in a mix of The Great Journey from Halo 2 and The Covenant from Halo 3.
The Ring is stopped from firing. The Prophets are dead. The elites listen to the Arbiter and form a truce with the Humans. The Covenant is broken. We see that the Brutes still consider Halo to be a sacred place and go back to Delta Halo. They are overtaken by the flood.
In the final scene we are introduced to the Gravemind, who has finally found a way to get off Halo (using Brute Ships).
End...
