- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Well, this is my first post here. Hi y'all. But I might as well just dive in.
As I've been reading through this thread, only near the end have a few other people mentioned something along the lines of what I think is going to occur here. I believe that what the UNSC found here is another Halo (as we all know there's at least 3 more). And, if there's another Halo, that means there's another Monitor for the Halo, one could assume that it would be similar design if not the exact same as 343 GS. And like 343, that AI will be likely to have gone a little nuts, sitting by himself for over 100,000 years.
Also, to go along with my theory, I have to say that the building I think it mentions is that of the one you find in the level 343 Guilty Spark in Halo; the opening from the swamp is what came to my mind when I read it, although it could be taken either way. It's obvious that this was where the Flood was kept on the other Halo, so one could assume this one would be laid out the same and the Flood would be down there. Also, Enkidu mentions how they're going to get some code-breaking equipment so they can open some doors. If you remember from Halo, this is exactly what happened just before the humans found the Flood. (Though they say the Covenant locked the door, odds are it was locked tightly before that) Also, that's where we first found the Monitor hanging around.
Now that I've laid the grounds, this is what I actually believe will transpire. We have this Monitor on this Halo, that's obviously rampant. In Enkidu's investigation of the buildings, they find this Monitor and, although it's nearly impossible to predict what would happen through the course of events, the new Monitor sees his window of oppourtunity for escape; the battered Lebanon. He manages to float his way on up there, and subsequently introduces himself. Most likely, the Flood could take hold of some human forces and return to the Lebanon, make some repairs, and they're space-worthy.
So, with that we have a rampant ForeRunner AI on a UNSC ship packed with Flood. It would explain how the Flood and another Halo will be introduced into Halo 2. It also leaves open some huge area for missions. Such as, stopping this ship, or the AI and its cohorts wherever it may stop.
This is just what I thought up, I'm too tired and have typed too much to try and analyze the poem on there.