The explosion swallowed the tunnel.A wall of fire rolled through the darkness, followed by a deafening wave of shattered stone."The bridge!" Nathan shouted.Jonathan pulled the emergency brake with all his strength.Nothing happened.The Covenant was moving too fast.Steam screamed from the engine.Metal groaned beneath the strain.Edward gripped the side of the carriage."We won't stop in time."Daniel looked through the shattered front window.The tracks ahead were gone.Hundreds of meters of railway had collapsed into a black abyss beneath the sea.Jonathan's hands tightened around the controls."Everyone hold on!"The Covenant thundered forward.Behind them, Judgment was closing the distance.Rebecca stood on its front platform, her coat whipping violently in the wind.She wasn't looking at Daniel.She was looking at the collapsing bridge.Then she did something unexpected.She raised both arms and crossed them over her chest.Marcus gasped."That's a Sentinel emergency signal."

The silver emblem disappeared into the abyss.No one spoke.Elias Voss stood motionless, his rifle hanging loosely at his side.For the first time since childhood...He belonged to no one.Rebecca stared at him."You took it off."Elias looked at the empty place on his chest."I don't know who I am without it."Daniel stepped closer."Then start by being yourself."Elias looked at Daniel."I don't know how.""You'll learn."A distant explosion echoed beneath the tunnel.Nathan shouted from the Covenant."The support pillars are failing!"Edward looked toward the widening chasm."We have to move. Now."Jonathan hurried across the twisted wreckage toward Rebecca.She tried to stand on her own.Her wounded shoulder gave way.Jonathan caught her before she fell.For a long moment, neither spoke.Then Rebecca whispered,"I hated you."Jonathan nodded."I know.""I wanted to."A tear slipped down her cheek."It was easier than missing you."Jonathan embraced her carefully."I'm so sorry."R