- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
word, I was wondering the same thing about the flood? My guess is that they're like fungus... even if you kill all the sentient life, the flood still can produce spores that can stick around for millenium in a hibernating state. My guess then, based on the dude who posted the thread "speculation and lies" (it relies alot on the books) that Ackerson found the HALOS, start excavating and they accidently released the spores, infecting the excavation teams.
Theres evidence to this fact in both Halos, but HALO 2 is the real proof. On the level Quarintine zone, theres tons of human weapons and crates all over the place. No way an assualt team would carry all that stuff. Plus, theres tons of huge ditches, so it seems likely humans were there digging around. Also the first flood you encounter are all humans. Somebody else explained this really well, if you can find that thread.
Also, anyone remember the 100,000 year WAR level right before Q-zone... anyone else find that name kinda fishy?
Also, Mr. Hunterm90, I was just wondering, whats your explaination for the vortex then?
This is way out there, but I was thinking earlier, what if the Halos act as accelerators for the slipspace? The ARK sends a beam out to the closest Halo, which redirects towards another HALO and gains maximum speed to propel the forerunners across space. Perhaps the Halos served a duel purpose, to get the forerunners out of this part of the Universe and then the Halos as well as the ARK destroy all sentient life to stop the flood