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Following the fleet-wide order to evacuate, the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was beset upon by the Flood, attempting to capture the cruiser and use it to escape the ring. The Covenant deployed a strike team to cleanse the ship and ready it for departure, but the security forces would remain bogged down in the fight on the surface against a tidal wave of parasite.<ref name="flood11"/> After getting teleported by Cortana within the halls of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', John-117 continued with his objective in rescuing Captain Keyes and having him authorize the self-destruction of the ''Autumn''. The pair found themselves in the middle of an ongoing battle between Covenant forces and the Flood forms for the control of the damaged battlecruiser. The SPARTAN fought his way through waves of Covenant and Flood forces and arrived at the bridge where Keyes was located. The pair soon discovered that the captain had been turned into one of the Flood, a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. With no other choice, John-117 forcefully obtained the captain's [[command neural interface]] from his skull and quickly retreated for the hangars, stealing a Banshee to make haste for the ''Autumn''.<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level [[Keyes]]</ref>

By September 22, only 312 humans (236 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and 76 [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel) remained alive at Alpha Base. In order to escape back to [[Earth]], ~~it was proposed that they~~ capture the Flood-infested ''Truth and Reconciliation'', and use it to bring the remaining troops plus captured samples of Covenant technology and Flood forms to Earth. Despite the AI Wellsley's warnings, the humans proceeded with the attack, inserting several Pelicans' worth of troops into the cruiser's shuttle bays while an additional team led by McKay captured the gravity lift. Thanks to the previous raid, McKay had the advantage of foreknowledge of the ship's layout, and established control of the command center, engineering and eighty percent of the rest of the ship. The lightning raid was so successful that the troops even managed to capture the Minor Prophet of Stewardship and his security detail,<ref name="flood12"/> though the Prophet was able to send out an emergency rescue request to all Covenant vessels in the vicinity.<ref name="priority"/>

By September 22, only 312 humans (236 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and 76 [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel) remained alive at Alpha Base. In order to escape back to [[Earth]], Major Silva concocted a plan to capture the Flood-infested ''Truth and Reconciliation'', and use it to bring the remaining troops plus captured samples of Covenant technology and Flood forms to Earth. Despite the AI Wellsley's warnings, the humans proceeded with the attack, inserting several Pelicans' worth of troops into the cruiser's shuttle bays while an additional team led by McKay captured the gravity lift. Thanks to the previous raid, McKay had the advantage of foreknowledge of the ship's layout, and established control of the command center, engineering and eighty percent of the rest of the ship. The lightning raid was so successful that the troops even managed to capture the Minor Prophet of Stewardship and his security detail,<ref name="flood12"/> though the Prophet was able to send out an emergency rescue request to all Covenant vessels in the vicinity.<ref name="priority"/>

The humans quickly began to lift the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' off the ringworld, with the activity spurring the Flood inside the ship's engineering corridors to attack Lieutenant McKay~~. Worried of~~ more potential Flood attacks, urged Major Silva to eliminate the Flood aboard the ship before leaving ~~for space~~, ~~but this suggestion was~~ refused ~~by the Major without hesitance~~. ~~The lieutenant~~ decided to sabotage the ship's system by severing the fiber-optic passage connecting the engines to the command center~~, knowing that the Flood threat would be severe and fatal for those on Earth~~. The ship was destroyed shortly after as a result.<ref name="That's So Raven"/><ref name="flood12"/>

The humans quickly began to lift the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' off the ringworld, with the activity spurring the Flood inside the ship's engineering corridors to attack the UNSC personnel stationed there. Although the Flood in engineering were quickly killed, Lieutenant McKay was worried about more potential Flood attacks. She urged Major Silva to eliminate the Flood aboard the ship before leaving the ring. Silva, however, refused to do so, as he wanted to bring live Flood specimens back to Earth for study. Knowing that Silva's ambitions would likely doom Earth to Flood infestation, McKay decided to sabotage the ship's system by severing the fiber-optic passage connecting the engines to the command center. The ship was destroyed shortly after as a result, killing all aboard.<ref name="That's So Raven"/><ref name="flood12"/>

===Destroying the Autumn===

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 Following the fleet-wide order to evacuate, the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was beset upon by the Flood, attempting to capture the cruiser and use it to escape the ring. The Covenant deployed a strike team to cleanse the ship and ready it for departure, but the security forces would remain bogged down in the fight on the surface against a tidal wave of parasite.<ref name="flood11"/> After getting teleported by Cortana within the halls of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', John-117 continued with his objective in rescuing Captain Keyes and having him authorize the self-destruction of the ''Autumn''. The pair found themselves in the middle of an ongoing battle between Covenant forces and the Flood forms for the control of the damaged battlecruiser. The SPARTAN fought his way through waves of Covenant and Flood forces and arrived at the bridge where Keyes was located. The pair soon discovered that the captain had been turned into one of the Flood, a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. With no other choice, John-117 forcefully obtained the captain's [[command neural interface]] from his skull and quickly retreated for the hangars, stealing a Banshee to make haste for the ''Autumn''.<ref>''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level [[Keyes]]</ref>
-By September 22, only 312 humans (236 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and 76 [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel) remained alive at Alpha Base. In order to escape back to [[Earth]], it was proposed that they capture the Flood-infested ''Truth and Reconciliation'', and use it to bring the remaining troops plus captured samples of Covenant technology and Flood forms to Earth. Despite the AI Wellsley's warnings, the humans proceeded with the attack, inserting several Pelicans' worth of troops into the cruiser's shuttle bays while an additional team led by McKay captured the gravity lift. Thanks to the previous raid, McKay had the advantage of foreknowledge of the ship's layout, and established control of the command center, engineering and eighty percent of the rest of the ship. The lightning raid was so successful that the troops even managed to capture the Minor Prophet of Stewardship and his security detail,<ref name="flood12"/> though the Prophet was able to send out an emergency rescue request to all Covenant vessels in the vicinity.<ref name="priority"/>
+By September 22, only 312 humans (236 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and 76 [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] personnel) remained alive at Alpha Base. In order to escape back to [[Earth]], Major Silva concocted a plan to capture the Flood-infested ''Truth and Reconciliation'', and use it to bring the remaining troops plus captured samples of Covenant technology and Flood forms to Earth. Despite the AI Wellsley's warnings, the humans proceeded with the attack, inserting several Pelicans' worth of troops into the cruiser's shuttle bays while an additional team led by McKay captured the gravity lift. Thanks to the previous raid, McKay had the advantage of foreknowledge of the ship's layout, and established control of the command center, engineering and eighty percent of the rest of the ship. The lightning raid was so successful that the troops even managed to capture the Minor Prophet of Stewardship and his security detail,<ref name="flood12"/> though the Prophet was able to send out an emergency rescue request to all Covenant vessels in the vicinity.<ref name="priority"/>
-The humans quickly began to lift the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' off the ringworld, with the activity spurring the Flood inside the ship's engineering corridors to attack Lieutenant McKay. Worried of more potential Flood attacks, urged Major Silva to eliminate the Flood aboard the ship before leaving for space, but this suggestion was refused by the Major without hesitance. The lieutenant decided to sabotage the ship's system by severing the fiber-optic passage connecting the engines to the command center, knowing that the Flood threat would be severe and fatal for those on Earth. The ship was destroyed shortly after as a result.<ref name="That's So Raven"/><ref name="flood12"/>
+The humans quickly began to lift the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' off the ringworld, with the activity spurring the Flood inside the ship's engineering corridors to attack the UNSC personnel stationed there. Although the Flood in engineering were quickly killed, Lieutenant McKay was worried about more potential Flood attacks. She urged Major Silva to eliminate the Flood aboard the ship before leaving the ring. Silva, however, refused to do so, as he wanted to bring live Flood specimens back to Earth for study. Knowing that Silva's ambitions would likely doom Earth to Flood infestation, McKay decided to sabotage the ship's system by severing the fiber-optic passage connecting the engines to the command center. The ship was destroyed shortly after as a result, killing all aboard.<ref name="That's So Raven"/><ref name="flood12"/>
 ===Destroying the Autumn===