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^Well said, Adams.
For those of you surprised by Cortana teleporting Chief, remember back in Halo CE she was capable of using Installation 04's grid to teleport him onto a Covvie ship, a similar grid would not be out of the question on the Diadact's ship.
Also, while Halo 4 is the start of a new trilogy, take into account that early on we were introduced to the theory of digital/organic ascention. Both Cortana suggesting the flash clone transfer to fix her rampancy early on, and the Librarian revealing the organic-to-digital transcendance that the Forunners delved into; Both of those points introduce a part of the plot which will likely continue in the next two games.
This is why I'd deduct that Cortana isn't 'dead' in the traditional sense. The chip was destroyed when the Diadect derezzed her terminal in front of the Chief, however she remained trapped in the system. Be aware also, that the Composer was active in the near vicinity of the warhead, and that it's purpose was not only what we saw on the station prior to the Broadsword flight, but also control and influence over lifeforms and their DNA structure.* (*=I can't go into great detail on this point, someone else might offer a better understanding of the Composer)
Following that, we know 343 is exploring the Master Chief's character now, and like the arc in Halo 2 - Halo 3, Cortana is now noticably absent. Building on this sense of loss, a credible plotline for Halo 5 and 6 to follow would be Cortana having reached this next level of being and ghosting the edge of John's conciousness, the aging Spartan wondering if he's hallucinating or breaking down. I say this because Cortana is the second most important character of the series, and a cornerstone of the Chief's own character. Without her a sizable chunk of his personality is gone, and a replacement simply would not measure up. If this were the conclusion of Halo 6, then the character 'death' might be more believeable, but this way it screams 'more to come.'
The absence of ODSTs, however, is absolutely unacceptable. The air assault and recruit helmets are not good enough, you'd think they'd keep a design that's been a staple armor permutation since H3.
Oh well... Mark VI it is then...