Halo: First Strike/Threshold (Level)

Overview
"Threshold" is the fifth level in the fanon game Halo: First Strike. It takes place after the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. The player(s) will be piloting a Longsword fighter in space for part of the mission, and playing as a Marine for another. Covenant Engineers will also be encountered for the first time.

Plot
Halo has finally been destroyed, but the Master Chief, SPARTAN-117, is left stranded in space inside a Longsword fighter. With the help of the AI Cortana, he searches for human survivors in the ring world's debris field, and must find a way to return to Earth.

Transcript
Some details in the following transcript may be different from those in the book. Please note that the changes were deliberately made to accommodate the game settings, and were not the cause of negligence on the author's part.