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==Background==

On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the [[High Prophet of Truth]], the final remaining [[Covenant]] [[Hierarch]], departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Anodyne Spirit]], as the holy city [[Fall of High Charity|fell]] to the [[Flood]] amidst the chaos of the [[Great Schism]]. Truth intended to take the Keyship to [[Earth]], where he would be able to activate the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] beneath the city of [[Mombasa]] that had been excavated by [[Truth's fleet|his fleet]] over the course of the previous two weeks.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This would take him to [[Installation 00]], where he would be able to activate the [[Halo Array]] and begin the [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to make it onto the [[Keyship]] as it decoupled from High Charity's power grid by riding a [[High Charity conduit|power conduit]] connecting the ship to the city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> After arriving in the [[Sol system]] on November 8,<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 '']</ref>, John-117 [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought|attempted to kill]] the Prophet of Truth, but failed and was forced to escape from Covenant forces. The Spartan bailed from the Keyship as it entered Earth's atmosphere on November 17, landing in the jungles of [[Tanzania]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> The Keyship would ultimately land on top of the now-uncovered portal.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[~~Tsavo Highway (level)|~~Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>

On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the [[High Prophet of Truth]], the final remaining [[Covenant]] [[Hierarch]], departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Anodyne Spirit]], as the holy city [[Fall of High Charity|fell]] to the [[Flood]] amidst the chaos of the [[Great Schism]]. Truth intended to take the Keyship to [[Earth]], where he would be able to activate the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] beneath the city of [[Mombasa]] that had been excavated by [[Truth's fleet|his fleet]] over the course of the previous two weeks.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This would take him to [[Installation 00]], where he would be able to activate the [[Halo Array]] and begin the [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to make it onto the [[Keyship]] as it decoupled from High Charity's power grid by riding a [[High Charity conduit|power conduit]] connecting the ship to the city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> After arriving in the [[Sol system]] on November 8,<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 '']</ref>, John-117 [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought|attempted to kill]] the Prophet of Truth, but failed and was forced to escape from Covenant forces. The Spartan bailed from the Keyship as it entered Earth's atmosphere on November 17, landing in the jungles of [[Tanzania]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> The Keyship would ultimately land on top of the now-uncovered portal.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>

Over the course of the next day, [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces spearheaded by the Master Chief and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] would launch an [[Battle of Voi|assault]] on Covenant forces within the nearby city of [[Voi]], with the objective of neutralizing a Covenant [[Type-27 Mantis|anti-aircraft battery]] in order to allow UNSC ships to attack the Keyship. While UNSC ground forces managed to destroy the emplacements, the subsequent assault on the Keyship by [[Battle Group Victory]] failed to destroy the Forerunner vessel. The portal then opened, and Truth fled through it with the Keyship, followed by the rest of his fleet.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> The UNSC would be prevented from immediately following due to the arrival of the Flood-infested [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] ''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]''. Ultimately, the Flood [[Outbreak on Earth|outbreak]] would be contained due to the arrival of the [[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]], who ended up [[Glassing|glassing]] the city of Voi to prevent the parasite's spread. After a short meeting between UNSC and Sangheili leaders on board the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', the Fleet of Retribution, along with the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, entered the portal in pursuit of Truth.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>

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 ==Background==
-On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the [[High Prophet of Truth]], the final remaining [[Covenant]] [[Hierarch]], departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Anodyne Spirit]], as the holy city [[Fall of High Charity|fell]] to the [[Flood]] amidst the chaos of the [[Great Schism]]. Truth intended to take the Keyship to [[Earth]], where he would be able to activate the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] beneath the city of [[Mombasa]] that had been excavated by [[Truth's fleet|his fleet]] over the course of the previous two weeks.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This would take him to [[Installation 00]], where he would be able to activate the [[Halo Array]] and begin the [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to make it onto the [[Keyship]] as it decoupled from High Charity's power grid by riding a [[High Charity conduit|power conduit]] connecting the ship to the city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> After arriving in the [[Sol system]] on November 8,<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 '']</ref>, John-117 [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought|attempted to kill]] the Prophet of Truth, but failed and was forced to escape from Covenant forces. The Spartan bailed from the Keyship as it entered Earth's atmosphere on November 17, landing in the jungles of [[Tanzania]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> The Keyship would ultimately land on top of the now-uncovered portal.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
+On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the [[High Prophet of Truth]], the final remaining [[Covenant]] [[Hierarch]], departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Anodyne Spirit]], as the holy city [[Fall of High Charity|fell]] to the [[Flood]] amidst the chaos of the [[Great Schism]]. Truth intended to take the Keyship to [[Earth]], where he would be able to activate the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] beneath the city of [[Mombasa]] that had been excavated by [[Truth's fleet|his fleet]] over the course of the previous two weeks.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This would take him to [[Installation 00]], where he would be able to activate the [[Halo Array]] and begin the [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to make it onto the [[Keyship]] as it decoupled from High Charity's power grid by riding a [[High Charity conduit|power conduit]] connecting the ship to the city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> After arriving in the [[Sol system]] on November 8,<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 '']</ref>, John-117 [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought|attempted to kill]] the Prophet of Truth, but failed and was forced to escape from Covenant forces. The Spartan bailed from the Keyship as it entered Earth's atmosphere on November 17, landing in the jungles of [[Tanzania]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> The Keyship would ultimately land on top of the now-uncovered portal.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
 Over the course of the next day, [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces spearheaded by the Master Chief and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] would launch an [[Battle of Voi|assault]] on Covenant forces within the nearby city of [[Voi]], with the objective of neutralizing a Covenant [[Type-27 Mantis|anti-aircraft battery]] in order to allow UNSC ships to attack the Keyship. While UNSC ground forces managed to destroy the emplacements, the subsequent assault on the Keyship by [[Battle Group Victory]] failed to destroy the Forerunner vessel. The portal then opened, and Truth fled through it with the Keyship, followed by the rest of his fleet.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> The UNSC would be prevented from immediately following due to the arrival of the Flood-infested [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] ''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]''. Ultimately, the Flood [[Outbreak on Earth|outbreak]] would be contained due to the arrival of the [[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]], who ended up [[Glassing|glassing]] the city of Voi to prevent the parasite's spread. After a short meeting between UNSC and Sangheili leaders on board the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', the Fleet of Retribution, along with the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, entered the portal in pursuit of Truth.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>