UserWiki:Nova Bomb

{|width="100%" style="background:transparent; "
 * valign="top" width="50%" style="background:#111111; border: 3px solid green; padding: .5em 1em; -moz-border-radius: 1em"|

“This is the prototype Nova Bomb, nine fusion warheads encased in lithium triteride armor. When detonated, it compresses its fusionable material to neutron-star density, boosting the thermonuclear yield a hundredfold. I am Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb, temporarily in command of the UNSC military base Reach. To the Covenant uglies that might be listening, you have a few seconds to pray to your damned heathen gods. You all have a nice day in hell..."	It seems as if this dream occurs night after night, the last words I heard from Admiral Witcomb with true meaning. It occurs to me now why they nicknamed me Nova.  Apparently my handy skills with demolition packages and other assorted goodies of this nature, seemed to have even left an impression on those who I consider my family.  	I am a native of Reach, the military stronghold in the Epsilon Eridani star system, or what remains of it.  Those Covenant bastards were lucky that I was tangled up with another more stratigic mission during their invasion.  It would have been a walk in the park for someone like me.  Even now it still brings back so many memories…   	Being born or Reach, and meeting the strict qualifications needed by Dr. Hasley meant that I was one of her first interviews, or so they say.  My father who had been an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper was even told a partially truthful story as to what would happen to me. With my mother’s consensus as well I was dropped off, never to see them again. And so began my UNSC days…