Battle of Metisette: Difference between revisions

To make matters worse, [[Reth]] and the Kig-Yar were expecting high leaders in the Covenant hierarchy, and a probable Covenant fleet escort, to arrive imminently in the undetermined future. With the clock ticking to assault [[the Redoubt]], the [[AI]] [[Juliana]] decided to commence the emergency evacuation of the citizens of the Rubble on the [[Habitat Exodus|Exodus]], an [[asteroid]] six miles long and capable of holding all the Rubble citizens as well as transition into [[slipspace]]. Meanwhile, [[Ignatio Delgado]] and the UNSC forces piled on the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} to fly to Metisette while the [[Rubble Defense Force]] would organize a fleet to protect the Rubble while it was evacuated.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 298''</ref>   

The battle began with the ''[[Infinite Spoils]]'', a [[Kig-Yar raider]] commanded by four [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|zealots]], attacking [[the Rubble]]. [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee hoped to destroy the Rubble in order to complete his mission and regain the honor he lost when he was captured by the [[Kig-Yar]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 188''</ref> He had the ship attack the local [[mass driver]]s, recognizing them as important weapons. While the ''Infinite Spoils'' attacked, the first ships of the Kig-Yar fleet arrived and began attacking the Rubble themselves. As Kig-Yar ships closed in on the mass drivers, Rubble ships flew in and fired missiles to prevent the destruction of the mass drivers. Meanwhile, more and more asteroids emptied as the thousands of citizens of the Rubble evacuated. Although the [[AI]] [[Juliana]] lost some asteroids to both the Sangheili and Kig-Yar, she managed to move several more asteroids to meet with the UNSC forces moving in on Metisette.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 308''</ref>