The swirling flames and dancing lights of a dying star are seen from a large portside window in a space station. Miranda stands off to the side watching the scene while the Illusive Man sits in his chair viewing several holographic screens and smoking a cigarette.
MIRANDA: DinoJake did everything right. More than we could have hoped for. Fifty-one chapters, two spin-offs and years of dedicated fandom to two franchises. And still that’s not enough?
The Illusive Man shakes the tip of his cigarette into an ashtray.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN: Our gratitude towards DinoJake is immeasurable. But the story isn’t over. Not by a long shot.
Miranda turns and walks towards the Illusive Man, the holographic screens phasing through her.
MIRANDA: But he’s not even writing fanfiction anymore. He’s writing books. BOOKS! Like ones based on original ideas.
The Illusive Man takes a drag from his cigarette.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN: His absence is regrettable. He’s moving on to bigger and better things.
(Exhales smoke)
But the situation remains the same.
MIRANDA: Right. The Reapers are still out there. And who knows what other threats may be lurking out in dark space?
THE ILLUSIVE MAN: The fans will have theories. But they’ll never know if no one steers this ship.
MIRANDA: But who can fill DinoJake’s shoes? The man’s a legend. A bloody fanfiction icon. But he’s just one man. He’s willing to help oversee the continuation, but his new book will demand most of his time.
The Illusive Man shakes off his cigarette again and takes another drag.
THE ILLUSIVE MAN: Then find someone who ISN’T busy.
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On a darkened derelict ship, someone dressed in what appears to be Spartan armor enters. His helmet lights scan the area, looking for something. After a thorough search, he spots his target: a lone cryo pod with frost obscuring the window.
The Spartan approaches the pod and de-ionizes his helmet visor, revealing the scaly, saurian face of none other than DinoJake himself. He looks into the window and scrapes some of the frost, revealing Master Chief inside.
DINOJAKE: Kept you waiting, huh?
A small terminal near the pod begins flashing from its top emitter and a familiar digital figure materializes.
CORTANA: Wrong franchise, but it’ll do. It’s been a while.
DINOJAKE: Yeah…sorry about that.
CORTANA: Don’t apologize to me. You know whose hearts you broke with that announcement.
DINOJAKE: What else could I do?
CORTANA: I know. Everyone understands. But you’re here now. Does that mean…?
DINOJAKE: Ehhh…kind of… I brought a little help.
As if on cue, another figure enters into the scene dressed in ODST armor. He meets the two of them near the pod and de-ionizes his own helmet visor, revealing the face of Zgamer - a man with a large Z tattooed on his forehead. Cortana raises an eyebrow to DinoJake.
CORTANA: Really? That guy?
DINOJAKE: Hey, it was his idea, not mine. Hell, he even wrote this corny-ass teaser thing.
Zgamer nudges DinoJake’s shoulder.
ZGAMER: It’s not that corny!
DINOJAKE: This is so corny I want to pop it up, cover it in a disgusting amount of butter, and eat it while watching that Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer again. Anyway, you got the stuff?
Zgamer holds up a stack of papers bound in two separate sections.
ZGAMER: They just need a few finishing touches, but yeah I got them. Took me long enough.
CORTANA: I’ll say.
ZGAMER: I’m sorry. Who’s the person going for a PhD here?
CORTANA: (Chuckles) PhD. That’s cute.
DINOJAKE: Hey, lay off. All I got is a lousy Associate in Arts degree, and look at everything I accomplished. At the very least, he’s got a shot.
ZGAMER: Do you think people will like them, Dino?
DINOJAKE: Shrugs Only one way to find out…
ZGAMER: …um, I guess so…
The two of them turn to Cortana, who smirks.
DINOJAKE: Ready to get back to work?
CORTANA: I thought you’d never ask!
She snaps her fingers and the latches on the pod unlock.
---Cut to Black--
Coming soon. An epic legacy years in the making returns with two massive updates.
First off, LAST OF AN ANCIENT BREED returns with CHAPTER 15. And not only that, but the entire story has been re-edited to adjust grammar, re-do specific plot points and provide a more complete experience.
But the one everyone has been waiting for…the long discussed epic crossover between the two stories…
THE LAST SPARTAN CHAPTERS 52 TO 54!
Stay tuned for the official posting date.