Battle for Earth: Difference between revisions

Near the conclusion of the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] departed ''[[High Charity]]'', near Halo [[Installation 05]], in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] on November 3, arriving at the [[Sol system]] on the 8th and proceeding on course towards Earth at near-relativistic speeds.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=bungie}} The prophet sought to activate the Ark, fire the [[Halo Array]], and begin what he thought would be the "[[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]". However, upon his arrival, the Prophet quickly learned that John-117 had stowed away aboard the ship and its crew then became [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought|preoccupied]] with finding and eliminating the Spartan.{{Ref/Reuse|lrh}}

Whilst on [[Installation 05]], [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] learned of the Prophet of Truth's intentions and departed the installation after the Dreadnought while [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and most of [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili vessels]] under his command, comprising hundreds of ships, stayed behind on Installation 05 in order to quarantine and glass the Halo ring as well as quarantine High Charity in order to stop the escape of [[the Flood]] and the Gravemind from both the Halo and the city. Upon arrival at Earth on or just before November 15 aboard one of Sangheili vessels,{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Site|Id=lrh|URL=https://youtu.be/8K3hG76Ctmo?t=164|Site=YouTube|Page=Halo 101: Long Road Home|D=14|M=06|Y=2021}} they took up station in an old military base, [[Crow's Nest]], near Voi, and waited for John-117 to arrive.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}}{{Ref/Note|The Sangheili vessel carrying the Arbiter and the survivors of ''In Amber Clad'' arrived at Earth at least two days before Truth's Keyship, despite the latter leaving Delta Halo's orbit well ahead of the former. While this may appear strange given that Forerunner slipspace travel can vastly outpace that of the Covenant, the apparent discrepancy is explained by the Keyship exiting slipspace in the outer edges of the Sol system on November 8 and not landing on Earth until November 17. The reason behind this delay was that the Covenant soldiers inside the Keyship focused on killing John instead of proceeding, as they feared he would kill the Prophet of Truth.}} On November 15, Sergeant Major Johnson and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] interrogated [[Quick to Adjust]], a rebel [[Huragok]] since the Regret's attack on New Mombasa, to share information he had and relating to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3RCoast}}