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===First Encounter=== | ===First Encounter=== | ||
Shortly after this, however, the force | Shortly after this, however, the force received an ominous message from Echo Team, stating that they were under attack from "[[Flood|things]]," before dropping out of contact. India Team sent a similar message before dropping out of contact. | ||
Forge's team and the SPARTANs moved to investigate, encountering the Flood for the first time, including dozens of [[Infection Form]]s that resulted in a large number of Marines being lost. However, they successfully recovered both team's Elephants and retreated back to the [[Firebase]] being constructed at the beacon site.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Anders' Signal (Level)|Anders' Signal]]''</ref> UNSC forces also had problems with air transport, as the exterior surface's atmosphere was thick with dust, which caused the engines on [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropships]] to fail within three flights. <ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]</ref> | Forge's team and the SPARTANs moved to investigate, encountering the Flood for the first time, including dozens of [[Infection Form]]s that resulted in a large number of Marines being lost. However, they successfully recovered both team's Elephants and retreated back to the [[Firebase]] being constructed at the beacon site.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Anders' Signal (Level)|Anders' Signal]]''</ref> UNSC forces also had problems with air transport, as the exterior surface's atmosphere was thick with dust, which caused the engines on [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropships]] to fail within three flights. <ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]</ref> | ||
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The remaining UNSC forces on the Shield World's surface had less than twenty minutes to fight their way past hundreds of Flood forms before being airlifted back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. [[Flood Swarms]] made air support almost useless, forcing the Marines to use large numbers of [[Wolverine]]s to clear the air before tanks and infantry could clear landing zones of Flood growths. They managed to slow down the ''Spirit of Fire's'' descent by disabling Forerunner pylon towers powering the docking system with [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle]]s, giving them a little longer. After evacuating [[Alpha Platoon]] and [[Bravo Platoon]], the team had to escort [[Charlie Platoon]] back to the firebase for extraction after their [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] was forced to abort its run. After extracting all UNSC forces, the firebase was abandoned to the Flood and the ''Spirit of Fire'' began her descent.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Shield World (Level)|Shield World]]''</ref> | The remaining UNSC forces on the Shield World's surface had less than twenty minutes to fight their way past hundreds of Flood forms before being airlifted back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. [[Flood Swarms]] made air support almost useless, forcing the Marines to use large numbers of [[Wolverine]]s to clear the air before tanks and infantry could clear landing zones of Flood growths. They managed to slow down the ''Spirit of Fire's'' descent by disabling Forerunner pylon towers powering the docking system with [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle]]s, giving them a little longer. After evacuating [[Alpha Platoon]] and [[Bravo Platoon]], the team had to escort [[Charlie Platoon]] back to the firebase for extraction after their [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] was forced to abort its run. After extracting all UNSC forces, the firebase was abandoned to the Flood and the ''Spirit of Fire'' began her descent.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Shield World (Level)|Shield World]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:SofInShieldWorld.png|thumb|right|The ''Spirit'' inside the Shield World's tunnel system.]] | [[File:SofInShieldWorld.png|thumb|right|The ''Spirit'' inside the Shield World's tunnel system.]] | ||
Fighting their way down through a service conduit inside the Shield World, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was attacked by even more Flood forms. Flood growths began to sprout on the ship's hull, and Marines and aircraft were forced to fight on the hull of the ship to remove the Flood forms. Furthermore, [[Sentinel]]s attacked the Flood, and while they initially provided some support to the UNSC, after | Fighting their way down through a service conduit inside the Shield World, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was attacked by even more Flood forms. Flood growths began to sprout on the ship's hull, and Marines and aircraft were forced to fight on the hull of the ship to remove the Flood forms. Furthermore, [[Sentinel]]s attacked the Flood, and while they initially provided some support to the UNSC, after passing through the first decontamination ring, the Sentinels identified them as possible infection vectors and relabeled them as targets. The UNSC forces managed to clear the hull of growths, removing the Flood and thus allowing the Sentinels to withdraw. After this, the Spirit of Fire accelerated out of the tunnel, and emerged into the interior of the Shield World.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Cleansing (Level)|Cleansing]]''</ref> | ||
=== Interior === | === Interior === | ||
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Imprisoned in the Apex, Anders was forced by the Arbiter to activate the ancient artifact, powering up a huge fleet of [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]]. In their religious fervor, her guards were distracted and Anders used a [[Teleportation Grid|Transporter pad]] to return to the surface, where she was rescued by [[John Forge|Forge]]. | Imprisoned in the Apex, Anders was forced by the Arbiter to activate the ancient artifact, powering up a huge fleet of [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]]. In their religious fervor, her guards were distracted and Anders used a [[Teleportation Grid|Transporter pad]] to return to the surface, where she was rescued by [[John Forge|Forge]]. | ||
The UNSC forces cleared an area and established a [[Station]]. Anders | The UNSC forces cleared an area and established a [[Station]]. Anders theorized that they would have to capture four base sites to begin an effective resistance. Through the use of armor, air support, and a [[Scarab]] captured by a SPARTAN, the UNSC captured the bases and prepared to attack the Apex itself.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Beachhead (Level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> | ||
=== The Apex === | === The Apex === | ||
[[Image: Eskape1.png|thumb|right|Sergeant Forge and Red Team on the Apex with the Slipspace drive.]] | [[Image: Eskape1.png|thumb|right|Sergeant Forge and Red Team on the Apex with the Slipspace drive.]] | ||
To prevent the Covenant from gaining control of the ships, the crew devised a plan to use the ''Spirit's'' [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] to cause the miniature sun in the planet's | To prevent the Covenant from gaining control of the ships, the crew devised a plan to use the ''Spirit's'' [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] to cause the miniature sun in the planet's center to go [[supernova]], destroying the Shield World, though it meant that they would have no way to return home. After an attempt at airlifting the drive failed, Sergeant Forge used a [[Behemoth-class Troop Transport]] to tow the drive to the top of a ramped hill with a teleport to the Apex site's control center. The UNSC forces established two base sites, building up a large mechanized force with air support, and ascended a towering hill up to the Apex Base Site, meeting determined resistance from the Covenant. They eventually reached a [[Teleportation Grid|teleporter]] that took [[John Forge|Sergeant John Forge]], a Marine [[Unnamed Lieutenant (Halo Wars)|Lieutenant]], and [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Red Team]] to the Apex's control center with the Slipspace Drive. | ||
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|right|thumb|The Red Team prepares to fend off the Honor guards.]] | [[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|right|thumb|The Red Team prepares to fend off the Honor guards.]] | ||
On the Apex's main platform, Forge, the Red Team and the Lieutenant prepared to load the slipspace drive into an elevator which led to the Shield World's artificial sun. Suddenly, [[Ripa 'Moramee|The Arbiter]], who was [[Active Camo|cloaked]], killed the [[Unnamed Lieutenant (Halo Wars)|Lieutenant]] who was opening the door to the elevator. Forge released the locks holding the FTL Drive on to the truck, and ramped it at the Arbiter. A group of Sangheili Honor Guardsmen appeared from the other end of the platform, and charged at the SPARTANs [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]] and [[Alice-130]], who held them off with relative ease. Meanwhile, Forge killed the Arbiter. After this, Forge decided to sacrifice himself in order to detonate the drive. The Spartans returned to the Spirit of Fire, while Forge ascended up into the sun.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Reactor (Level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | On the Apex's main platform, Forge, the Red Team and the Lieutenant prepared to load the slipspace drive into an elevator which led to the Shield World's artificial sun. Suddenly, [[Ripa 'Moramee|The Arbiter]], who was [[Active Camo|cloaked]], killed the [[Unnamed Lieutenant (Halo Wars)|Lieutenant]] who was opening the door to the elevator. Forge released the locks holding the FTL Drive on to the truck, and ramped it at the Arbiter. A group of Sangheili Honor Guardsmen appeared from the other end of the platform, and charged at the SPARTANs [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]] and [[Alice-130]], who held them off with relative ease. Meanwhile, Forge killed the Arbiter. After this, Forge decided to sacrifice himself in order to detonate the drive. The Spartans returned to the Spirit of Fire, while Forge ascended up into the sun.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Reactor (Level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | ||