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Shortly after the destruction of the {{UNSCship|Prophecy}} and four Covenant ships at the hands of the ''Spirit of Fire'' crew, the {{UNSCship|Last Gleaming}} arrived at Harvest, bearing professor Anders. Anders was presented to Captain Cutter on the ''Spirit'''s observation deck by an ONI officer. Cutter wasted no time confronting the man with the fact that a stealth ship belonging to ONI must have been present when the ''Prophecy'' was first damaged, due to the time required to travel from Harvest. The officer defended the decision to leave the cruiser, seeing as those aboard were a lost cause. In addition, he reminded the captain that it would be in violation of protocol for any "hypothetical" [[prowler]] to reveal itself. Moving on from the matter, he introduced Cutter to his new guest and relayed that [[Fleet Command]] had given her the authority to make decisions related to scientific matters during the current deployment. Following that communiqué, Anders launched into a presentation for Cutter concerning what she had already gathered concerning the Covenant's preoccupation with [[Harvest]] and the [[Sangheili]] [[Arbiter]] leading its forces there: [[Ripa 'Moramee]]. | Shortly after the destruction of the {{UNSCship|Prophecy}} and four Covenant ships at the hands of the ''Spirit of Fire'' crew, the {{UNSCship|Last Gleaming}} arrived at Harvest, bearing professor Anders. Anders was presented to Captain Cutter on the ''Spirit'''s observation deck by an ONI officer. Cutter wasted no time confronting the man with the fact that a stealth ship belonging to ONI must have been present when the ''Prophecy'' was first damaged, due to the time required to travel from Harvest. The officer defended the decision to leave the cruiser, seeing as those aboard were a lost cause. In addition, he reminded the captain that it would be in violation of protocol for any "hypothetical" [[prowler]] to reveal itself. Moving on from the matter, he introduced Cutter to his new guest and relayed that [[Fleet Command]] had given her the authority to make decisions related to scientific matters during the current deployment. Following that communiqué, Anders launched into a presentation for Cutter concerning what she had already gathered concerning the Covenant's preoccupation with [[Harvest]] and the [[Sangheili]] [[Arbiter]] leading its forces there: [[Ripa 'Moramee]]. | ||
Once the ''Last Gleaming'' had departed, Cutter, Anders, and Serina found themselves alone on the observation deck. The professor, having been briefed on intercepted Covenant transmissions deciphered by [[artificial intelligence]]s, let Cutter know that the aliens seemed to be particularly interested in an arctic region of the planet. Serina scanned the area and detected major gravimetric anomalies. Anders thought her readings might indicate a specific structure on the surface hereto unknown to them, and Cutter told Serina to have Sergeant [[John Forge]] investigate. Marines deployed as part of [[Alpha Team (Harvest)|Alpha]] and [[Bravo Team]]s and soon came under fire from [[Jiralhanae]] led by the Brute known as [[Thrallslayer]]. The information coming from the surface threw the bridge into chaos and Cutter ordered Serina to get him a direct connection to Forge. The sergeant reported that unless Alpha and Bravo could link up at his position, his own marines would be done for. Cutter ordered him to secure his location and assured him that reinforcements were inbound. | Once the ''Last Gleaming'' had departed, Cutter, Anders, and Serina found themselves alone on the observation deck. The professor, having been briefed on intercepted Covenant transmissions deciphered by [[artificial intelligence]]s, let Cutter know that the aliens seemed to be particularly interested in an arctic region of the planet. Serina scanned the area and detected major gravimetric anomalies. Anders thought her readings might indicate a specific structure on the surface hereto unknown to them, and Cutter told Serina to have Sergeant [[John Forge]] investigate. Marines deployed as part of [[Alpha Team (Harvest)|Alpha]] and [[Bravo Team (Harvest)|Bravo Team]]s and soon came under fire from [[Jiralhanae]] led by the Brute known as [[Thrallslayer]]. The information coming from the surface threw the bridge into chaos and Cutter ordered Serina to get him a direct connection to Forge. The sergeant reported that unless Alpha and Bravo could link up at his position, his own marines would be done for. Cutter ordered him to secure his location and assured him that reinforcements were inbound. | ||
A short time later, as [[D77-TC Pelican]]s and [[D20 Heron]]s were launched from the ''Spirit of Fire'', Cutter reestablished contact with Forge once again. He confirmed the professor had been correct regarding the Covenant's interest in the northern pole of Harvest, and Anders once again shared her suspicion that there was some kind of structure down there. Determined to find out what this was all about, Cutter directed Forge to pull back to [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]] and to bring it back to operational status.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Alpha Base (level)|Alpha Base]]''</ref> To this end, he also directed more backup his way. After disconnecting from the sergeant, Cutter was sarcastically asked by Serina if he envisioned their current situation as "nothing too difficult". Cutter sighed and expressed a feeling that whatever was hidden in Harvest's arctic north might be the key to the entire war. Forge contacted the captain after arriving near to Alpha Base to let him know that it had been overrun. He also advised that Cutter refrain from deploying the "backup" until Alpha Base was theirs again. Cutter monitored the operation on the ground from the observation deck high above the planet and provided Forge some assistance in the form of air support from [[B-65 Shortsword]]s. After the base was recaptured, Cutter advised that Forge scout the immediate area surrounding it just to be sure they were in the clear for the time being. | A short time later, as [[D77-TC Pelican]]s and [[D20 Heron]]s were launched from the ''Spirit of Fire'', Cutter reestablished contact with Forge once again. He confirmed the professor had been correct regarding the Covenant's interest in the northern pole of Harvest, and Anders once again shared her suspicion that there was some kind of structure down there. Determined to find out what this was all about, Cutter directed Forge to pull back to [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]] and to bring it back to operational status.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Alpha Base (level)|Alpha Base]]''</ref> To this end, he also directed more backup his way. After disconnecting from the sergeant, Cutter was sarcastically asked by Serina if he envisioned their current situation as "nothing too difficult". Cutter sighed and expressed a feeling that whatever was hidden in Harvest's arctic north might be the key to the entire war. Forge contacted the captain after arriving near to Alpha Base to let him know that it had been overrun. He also advised that Cutter refrain from deploying the "backup" until Alpha Base was theirs again. Cutter monitored the operation on the ground from the observation deck high above the planet and provided Forge some assistance in the form of air support from [[B-65 Shortsword]]s. After the base was recaptured, Cutter advised that Forge scout the immediate area surrounding it just to be sure they were in the clear for the time being. | ||