Artifact (Spartan Ops)/For Science

For Science is the second chapter of Spartan Ops ' second episode, Artifact.

Summary
Fireteam Crimson arrive to the location of the distress call via Pelican dropship. Spartan Jared Miller brings the operation online and informs Commander Palmer that Crimson had arrived to their deployment zone. Palmer immediately orders Crimson to clear the area of Covenant forces. She also tells Miller to re-establish contact with the Science team as communications with them had been lost since their last distress call. After Crimson dispose a few Unggoy and Kig-yar warriors, Palmer directs Crimson to Covenant communication equipment set-up nearby. After Crimson destroys the communication arrays, Miller finds a beacon left by the science personnel located near UNSC equipment. Crimson investigates and discover an IFF tag. Upon accessing its audio log, they hear the scientists flee somewhere after coming under heavy Covenant attack. Spartan Robert Dalton comes online and informs Palmer that he received a call for help from the same group of scientists from the Infinity resupply channel. Dalton then brings up Dr. Rivera, who tells Palmer of hers and the other scientists location. Palmer tells Rivera to wait for Crimson as they eliminate the remaining Covenant forces. After clearing the rest of the area, Rivera and her scientists are met by Crimson for extraction.