Posted by: grey101
Posted by: BlueRuby2k10
Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: BlueRuby2k10
Well truth be told, I never read through the Terminals. And that's where I fall short. Still, didn't the Dawn have a Slipspace drive? Couldn't it have just followed set coordinates back to Earth, if not a random location, perhaps stumbling upon an entirely different race to infect? Just exploring all of the possible outcomes. [/quote]
Nor Cryptum apparently. Bias worked for the Flood for the entirety of the Forerunner-Flood War and 43 years before the conflict broke out. If anyone would know what something Flood controlled looked like, it would be Bias.
Also, throughout the Ark, Bias kept Chief safe. If Bias could do that, you honestly think he wouldn't notice the Flood?
The Ark Portal, from the information so far is programmed to have various exits, hence why the Halos were sent to various parts of the galaxy. However, those destinations are programmed in by the controller of the portal. Who controlled it? Bias.[/quote]
My Slipspace drive question still wasn't answered.
But as a side question, what in the world did Bias do throughout the Ark that kept Chief safe? Nothing I noticed.
Opened doors and the like, it's mentioned in the Terminals. And sure, perhaps the Flood could've done a 180 and high tail it to Earth, but considering the Ark is outside the galaxy and if the Dawn was gone for so long, it would look suspicious if it came back to Earth out of the blue.
It's not like the UNSC had wide-spread knowledge of Bias. They could assume something like that just because the ship enters into the galaxy by different means.
IT would look very odd if a ship just jumps in atmosphere and crashes without trying to make any kind of contact.
You're not taking note of the possibilities. The Flood could have leaped onto other ships and platforms they passed by as they made their way down to Earth.
And once again, the Flood can spread themselves extremely quickly qithin a short period of time. Within about a day, they could have an entire continent under their control.