- sandmandan117
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I believe that Mendicant Bias was in their, and was transferred into Cortana. He managed to hide himself in Cortana, even going so far as to integrate parts of himself into her code. When Cortana left the control room, Mendicant went with her.
This appears to be very possible. It would further explain a few of Cortana's quotes from the game and Halo 3 reveal trailer:
"I have defied Gods and Demons" ~ Cortana
Perhaps that is Mendicant Bias speaking through Cortana. Think about it: MB has defied Gods (the Forerunner) and Demons (The Flood).
ALSO:
Given the information that you have provided, it seems possible that Mendicant Bias had planned for the MC and Cortana to separate from The Arbiter.
It is possible that, as the Ark Portal collapsed, he sent them to a specific location (the planet that we see at the end of the Legendary ending). As you suggested earlier, perhaps MB wants to show the Forerunner (assuming they are alive on the planet that we see) that he has changed. As you said, Cortana and MC could be proof of that.
100,000 years of effort leads to MC and Cortana finding this one planet. All of his effort leads up to this one moment, perhaps.
ALSO:
Consider this:
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Two_Betrayals_%28Level%29
On that page is a transcript of the dialog within the level The Two Betrayals. Perhaps at the beginning of the cutscene it is not really cortana speaking, but rather MB speaking through her. If the Master Chief had activated the Halo that early, it would have thwarted MB's plans.
Not to mention Cortana seemed far more hostile in that scene than she ever had before. This could be because of her supposed slip into rampancy, or more possibly the bit of MB speaking through her.
[Edited on 08.16.2009 2:48 AM PDT]