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[[File:H2A Terminals - The Rubble.jpg|thumb|300px|The Rubble.]]

'''The Rubble''' was a settlement in the [[23 Librae]] system. It consisted of hundreds of hollowed-out [[asteroid]]s,<ref name="cp11">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 11''</ref> moved together and connected by docking tubes,<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 62''</ref> trailing the gas giant [[Hesiod]] in the [[Lagrange point|L5 Lagrange point]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 166''</ref> The Rubble was inhabited by [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Insurrectionist]]s in an uneasy peace, with a large portion of its population made up by survivors from the human colony of [[Madrigal]], which had been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 13''</ref> The Rubble also had its own insurrectionist-owned, and [[Rampancy|rampant]] [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Juliana]].<ref name="cp86">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 86''</ref>

===Origins===  

The asteroids that made up the Rubble were first colonized by several groups of [[human]]s, primarily insurrectionists, sympathizers, or surviving colonists from the human colony world [[Madrigal]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 44''</ref> When the [[Covenant]] attack Madrigal, the planet's rebels and insurrectionists gathered up the colonists and evacuated them with [[freighter]]s and cargo ships.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 41''</ref> The insurrectionists brought the refugees to the Lagrangian [[asteroid]] cluster trailing [[Hesiod]] and the Rubble was established. Most of the refugees accepted insurgent ideologies and lifestyles, since they believed it was because of the insurrectionists that they survived.<ref name="cp70">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 70''</ref> Connected by flexible docking tubes, each of these asteroids had its own means of propulsion, and they were kept together by the machinations and calculations of the [[Smart artificial intelligence|smart AI]] [[Juliana]]. She had been operating far past her normal [[seven]] year life span and was approaching rampancy, but she had to remain in operation because the tasks that she performed were too difficult for humans.<ref name="cp86"/>

The station was home to several ships that had navigational data that led back to [[Earth]]. After the enactment of the [[Cole Protocol]], Spartan [[Gray Team]] was sent to The Rubble to eliminate the data. In the end, only one set of data managed to survive this event.<ref name="cp70"/>

At some point after the Rubble's initial colonization, a Kig-Yar vessel passed through Hesiod's asteroid field and discovered the Rubble. As the ship scanned the asteroids and the Rubble's inhabitants considered whether to attack or to flee the system, [[Peter Bonifacio]] hailed the craft and came into contact with [[Reth]], one of the Kig-Yar aboard the ship. Bonifacio proposed a trade agreement with Reth. He explained that the humans inhabiting the Rubble were not affiliated with the UNSC, and sent them a manifest of the goods within the Rubble's storage centers.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 222''</ref> One month later, Reth responded favorably to the proposition, offering Covenant weaponry in exchange for human [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace engines]]. Unbeknownst to the residents of the Rubble, Reth had informed the [[Prophet of Truth]] of the Rubble's location. Truth sent Reth and a fleet of Kig-Yar ships to trade with the humans in hopes of discovering new human colonies and [[Earth]]. However, Truth's and Reth's plot was left unknown to the rest of the Covenant.<ref name="cp236">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 236''</ref>  

Meanwhile, the people of the Rubble considered their relationship with the Kig-Yar to be a first step toward peace with the Covenant—they viewed the [[Human-Covenant War]] as being the UNSC's fault, and believed that through negotiation, humanity could actually become a client race of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 210''</ref> However, the Kig-Yar began wanting coordinates to human colonies in exchange for money, power and Covenant technology. Most of the [[Rubble Security Council]] agreed that if they did so, their usefulness to the Kig-Yar would be over and the aliens would betray the Rubble and its residents.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 43''</ref> Bonifacio was still in favor of selling the information to the Kig-Yar, however. He had begun to bribe other Council members to gain a majority vote for selling the navigation data. In case the Kig-Yar betrayed the Rubble, or in case the Covenant or UNSC were to discover the Rubble, the Security Council began working on the [[Exodus Project]], a mass evacuation plan.<ref name="cp236"/>

[[File:The_Rubble.png|thumb|250px|right|A [[SPARTAN-II Program|member]] of [[Gray Team]] in the Rubble.]]

In [[2535]], after discovering modified Covenant weaponry originating from the Rubble's system, the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] declared [[Reth]] and his associates to be heretics, and ordered [[Thel 'Vadamee]] and his team of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s to deal with them. Thel and his crew traveled to the system aboard the vessel ''[[Retribution's Thunder]]'', along with the [[Kig-Yar raider]] ''[[A Psalm Every Day]]'' captained by [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] [[Chur'R-Mut]] and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Pellius]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 155''</ref> After the Covenant force discovered the Rubble, ''A Psalm Every Day'' opened fire on the ''Thunder''; Pellius had decided to seize control of the vessel and betray Thel and his crew, so that he would have the sole honor of finding the Rubble. Thel and his team were subsequently captured and imprisoned in the Rubble's [[Habitat Pineapple]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 188''</ref> Shortly afterwards, the Rubble was discovered by the UNSC, who sent [[Spartan]] [[Gray Team]] to investigate it. Later, the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} tracked the freighter ''[[Kestrel (freighter)|Kestrel]]'' to the Rubble, where they were subsequently attacked and forced to dock with one of the asteroids.<ref name="cp205">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 205''</ref>

The [[Sangheili]] zealots escaped imprisonment and managed to steal a Kig-Yar raider. They were able to capture and interrogate Reth. He revealed that the Kig-Yar were following orders from the Prophet of Truth, which confused the Sangheili as they were following conflicting orders from Regret.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 196''</ref> Reth was able to escape when the Sangheili were distracted and immediately began the preparations of the Rubble's invasion to show that he was still loyal to the Covenant.<ref name="cp236"/> The Kig-Yar of the Rubble betrayed the humans and planned to attack them with an army of [[Unggoy]] that was being bred on Hesiod's moon, [[Metisette]].<ref>'''[[Archive:Letter - The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>

In response, Juliana ordered the citizens to evacuate into the mobile habitat known as the [[Exodus Project]], and worked in concert with the Spartan Gray Team and the crew and ODSTs of the [[UNSC frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} then used the empty sections of the Rubble to bombard the enemy before they could get all their transports and warships airborne and attack the humans. In the Rubble's final moments, part of it was moved by the AI Juliana into a position which would cause the moon Metisette to collide with it.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 311''</ref> The Exodus Project was transported via slipspace to the [[18 Scorpii system]], where it disintegrated to form a debris ring around the colony world of [[Falaknuma]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 352''</ref> The Rubble's residents were safely evacuated to Falaknuma.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 355''</ref>

In [[2558]], [[Melody Azikiwe]] remembered that [[Adriana-111]] spent months living undercover amongst the Rubble's residents after meeting Gray Team.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref>

The Rubble consisted of numerous [[asteroid]]s from [[Hesiod]]'s asteroid belt. The asteroids were linked together by flexible docking tubes which allowed residents to move between asteroids. [[Airlock]]s were used to ensure safe traveling between the asteroids. The asteroids themselves were hollowed out. [[Artificial gravity]] in the asteroids was created from a rocky cylinder in the center of each individual asteroid that would slowly spin upwards.<ref name="cp11"/> The Rubble contained many space docks and shipping areas for incoming [[freighter]]s. Many of the asteroids contained parks, patches of gardens, and trees. Each asteroid fulfilled a purpose. Some provided housing to the Rubble's residents, or was used for military or political purposes.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 117''</ref>

The Rubble was divided between the "Inner Rubble" and the "Outer Rubble". [[Habitat Korrah]] was one of the first asteroids colonized and was located at the center of the Rubble. It served as the meeting area for the [[Rubble Security Council]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 291''</ref>

The Rubble's government was a "technocracy" —an internet [[democracy]]—that allowed all of the residents to vote on everything, including laws and its municipal functions.<ref name="cp205"/> It was governed by the [[Rubble Security Council]]. The Council consisted of nine members that were elected by the Rubble's residents.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 119''</ref> They would allow anyone to become Rubble citizens, although all UNSC military had to swallow a motion tracker in the form of a pill that would allow the Rubble's AI to track their location. They would also have to report for counseling and would be assigned a case officer that would review their integration process.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 207''</ref>

The Rubble's security was operated by the [[Rubble Security Council]] that was elected by the Rubble citizens. Though most of the security council was corrupted, there were a few to stand with the [[UNSC]]. In the event of Covenant or UNSC discovery, the Security Council had devoted an entire [[asteroid]], [[Habitat Exodus]], for evacuation and escape.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 224''</ref>

The Rubble had no official military force but instead had the [[Rubble Defense Force]], which was essentially a glorified militia.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 332''</ref> The defense force was controlled by the Rubble Security Council and kept its weapons and munitions on [[Habitat Greenworthy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 254''</ref> The asteroids were also protected by a number of [[mass driver]]s as well as a small space fighter force.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 181''</ref>

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