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The Battle for Alpha Base began with a distress relay call from the [[Pelican]] dropship [[Charlie 217]]. This Pelican had been listed as MIA, and so was allowed to land on one of the pads at [[Alpha Base]], although a Marine reaction force was put on standby. The Pelican was piloted by [[Lieutenant]] [[Rick Hale]], a Covenant prisoner. As soon as the Pelican was given permission to land, the Lieutenant was then strangled to death by [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] using an [[Energy Garrote]]. The last thing the Lieutenant did was soil himself, as 'Zamamee landed the dropship by himself. Wellsley, however, read the thermal readings given off by the Active Camouflage and was about to warn his superiors. However, the Elites had already landed, and the battle thus began. | The Battle for Alpha Base began with a distress relay call from the [[Pelican]] dropship [[Charlie 217]]. This Pelican had been listed as MIA, and so was allowed to land on one of the pads at [[Alpha Base]], although a Marine reaction force was put on standby. The Pelican was piloted by [[Lieutenant]] [[Rick Hale]], a Covenant prisoner. As soon as the Pelican was given permission to land, the Lieutenant was then strangled to death by [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] using an [[Energy Garrote]]. The last thing the Lieutenant did was soil himself, as 'Zamamee landed the dropship by himself. Wellsley, however, read the thermal readings given off by the Active Camouflage and was about to warn his superiors. However, the Elites had already landed, and the battle thus began. | ||
Thirty heavily armed [[Stealth Elites]] disembarked from the dropship and attacked every Marine in sight. Despite being caught fully unaware, the UNSC forces rallied and fought back well, setting fire to the pad Charlie 217 landed on, killing ''many'' of the opposing [[Elites]] and destroying the Covenant-captured Pelican. However, [[Silva]] now had to deal with the problem of roasting ''all'' of the Pelicans. | Thirty heavily armed [[Stealth Elites]] disembarked from the dropship and attacked every Marine in sight. Despite being caught fully unaware, the UNSC forces rallied and fought back well, setting fire to the pad Charlie 217 landed on, killing ''many'' of the opposing [[Elites]] and destroying the Covenant-captured Pelican. However, [[Antonio Silva]] now had to deal with the problem of roasting ''all'' of the Pelicans. | ||
By this point, 6 [[Spirit]] dropships were spotted heading for Alpha Base at 350 kph by Wellsley. The A.I., [[Wellsley]] utilized a [[50mm point defense gun|50mm Autocannon]] and shot down one of them before they could get out of range. The 5 remaining Covenant ships touched down on the mesa and unloaded the main attack force, as well as [[Field Master]] [[Noga 'Putumee]]. Meanwhile, Zuka 'Zamamee and five of the remaining Stealth Elites descended into the underground level of the base, slaughtering all the humans that they came across. Finally, they entered the Control Room and massacred [[Cho]], [[Pauley]], and [[Murphy]] (UNSC personnel). However, they were seen by Wellsley, who promptly warned Silva. Soon,six teams of 3 Marines were set out to halt the Stealth Elites; to counter the active camouflage, the Marines had special items which allowed them to read the thermal heat given off by the active camo. The Elites questioned everyone they came across in an attempt to learn the Master Chief's whereabouts. Eventually they came across Yayap and three other Grunts in a prison cell. The Grunt convinced Zuka that the Spartan was guarding a group of captured [[Banshee]]s on the other side of the base, and led the group toward there. A 3-man Marine fireteam surprised them, killing the five Stealth Elites and the three Grunts before being taken out by a [[plasma grenade]] from Yayap. Upon reaching the Banshees, "he (Yayap) pointed a plasma pistol at his superior's (Zuka's) head"<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 219''</ref>, to get Zuka to fly them both to safety. | By this point, 6 [[Spirit]] dropships were spotted heading for Alpha Base at 350 kph by Wellsley. The A.I., [[Wellsley]] utilized a [[50mm point defense gun|50mm Autocannon]] and shot down one of them before they could get out of range. The 5 remaining Covenant ships touched down on the mesa and unloaded the main attack force, as well as [[Field Master]] [[Noga 'Putumee]]. Meanwhile, Zuka 'Zamamee and five of the remaining Stealth Elites descended into the underground level of the base, slaughtering all the humans that they came across. Finally, they entered the Control Room and massacred [[Cho]], [[Pauley]], and [[Murphy]] (UNSC personnel). However, they were seen by Wellsley, who promptly warned Silva. Soon,six teams of 3 Marines were set out to halt the Stealth Elites; to counter the active camouflage, the Marines had special items which allowed them to read the thermal heat given off by the active camo. The Elites questioned everyone they came across in an attempt to learn the Master Chief's whereabouts. Eventually they came across Yayap and three other Grunts in a prison cell. The Grunt convinced Zuka that the Spartan was guarding a group of captured [[Banshee]]s on the other side of the base, and led the group toward there. A 3-man Marine fireteam surprised them, killing the five Stealth Elites and the three Grunts before being taken out by a [[plasma grenade]] from Yayap. Upon reaching the Banshees, "he (Yayap) pointed a plasma pistol at his superior's (Zuka's) head"<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 219''</ref>, to get Zuka to fly them both to safety. | ||