- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Ghandi
Looking on the www.Ilovebees.com FAQ's page, earlier in the posting process an apparent friend to Aunt Margaret comments about Varroa Mites and comments about the mispelling on the site. She goes on and says, "I did some research on those things...very nasty. How goes her fight against the little beasties?" Having read this I decided that if this was just a huge treasure hunt from Bungie and Microsoft then why not try to crack it. I checked out these Varroa mites and one site (a serious site, not one related to this) describes them quite well and in the Halo world they sound an awful lot like the Flood. The site talks about how these mites have and can lead to the death of a great number of bees or bee colonies. The mites feed off of the blood of bees larvae and pupae. Meaning the Flood doesn't just use humans.
On Ilovebees.com I noticed the "Fable of the Bee" it tells an interesting story in and out of the Halo Realm. However, such a story leads me to think that the "bees" are metaphorically the Covenant. They wish to destroy humankind and such a power could only be granted through the vast power of Halo, which would inevitably lead to their death as well. Upon the destruction of the only known Halo they decided to attack earth in revenge and to pursue their objective head on.
Now, if the Flood is in fact referred to as the "varroa mites" then they would attach themselves to the "bees" and wait to lay their eggs (as the female Mite is said to do) until the opportune time. Who's to say that no Covenant survived the first Halo? Perhaps, a ship escaped with a grunt or Elite or some kind of Covenant that was infected with a stowaway female flood parasite that was laying dormant until it saw fit to attack. It would wait until it was surrounded by more Covenant so when it "exploded" (you know the Flood enemy I'm talkin about) and its mites attacked and took over either a covenant ship.
This is where I have two branches of the story...yea, this is long I know and I'm sorry. If the Flood killed and took over a ship escaping Halo, then they could have infected one of the upcoming Prophets and gained intelligence and even forethought. They could indefinitely have a strong strategic advantage on Earth and the Covenant. They would know the Covenant's plans to attack Earth and would wait until both sides had hurt each other so badly that they would be overwhelmed by the unexpected Flood invasion/attack, and they would win without much of a fight. Which is where our story for the MC would lie...maybe.
The other way is about the same but if the Stoweaway Flood Parasite waited until the infected Covenant trooper came in close quarters with a Prophet or when it was deployed to Earth and attacked both races with the blind rage and unmerciful killing that we're all accustomed to the Flood having.
I just kind of went on all that. So, hey, there's my stab at a story line spoiler and the whole purpose of the site. The countdown clock...I hope that the comment earlier is right and they release the game unexpectingly early for either pre-orders or for everyone. Whatever happens, I know the Game will be awesome and I've got my 2 pre-order stubs sitting in my wallet right now. Have fun with the site guys and hope you enjoyed my ranting. If not, sorreh...just havin fun
Damn dude.....thats good.