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The story opens with the Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 and the other [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] of Blue Team—Fred-104, Kelly-087, and Linda-058—aboard the {{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}, an [[Owl]] stealth insertion craft, en route to the surface of the Reach, a once-thriving colony and the heart of the [[UNSC]] military that had been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] seven years prior to their [[Operation: WOLFE|mission]]. Blue Team had been ordered to retrieve potential war altering assets from within CASTLE Base, hidden deep under the [[Highland Mountains]]. The Owl's small flight crew of three of the UNSC's best remaining operatives—crew chief [[Stella Mukai]], pilot [[UNSC rank structure|Major]] [[Eznik Van Houte]], and co-pilot [[UNSC rank structure|First Lieutenant]] [[Maks Chapov]]—had been tasked with the delivery of Blue Team and their excavation equipment to the planet's surface. However, they soon realize that the simple snatch-and-grab mission will be considerably more difficult than expected. The ''Special Delivery'' is spotted and attacked by enemy aircraft. They narrowly makes it to the ground while under fire from [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|Seraphs]].  
The story opens with the Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 and the other [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] of Blue Team—Fred-104, Kelly-087, and Linda-058—aboard the {{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}, an [[Owl]] stealth insertion craft, en route to the surface of the Reach, a once-thriving colony and the heart of the [[UNSC]] military that had been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] seven years prior to their [[Operation: WOLFE|mission]]. Blue Team had been ordered to retrieve potential war altering assets from within CASTLE Base, hidden deep under the [[Highland Mountains]]. The Owl's small flight crew of three of the UNSC's best remaining operatives—crew chief [[Stella Mukai]], pilot [[UNSC rank structure|Major]] [[Eznik Van Houte]], and co-pilot [[UNSC rank structure|First Lieutenant]] [[Maks Chapov]]—had been tasked with the delivery of Blue Team and their excavation equipment to the planet's surface. However, they soon realize that the simple snatch-and-grab mission will be considerably more difficult than expected. The ''Special Delivery'' is spotted and attacked by enemy aircraft. They narrowly makes it to the ground while under fire from [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|Seraphs]].  
    
    
Back on solid ground, the Spartans aren't given much time to recover before the attacking Seraphs make another pass. Blue Team is forced into a defensive hold while attempting to unload their cargo and crew from the wreckage of the Owl. After briefly gaining control of the situation thanks to Fred's improvisation with the excavation equipment's [[Plasma drill|plasma drill]], John notices the sigil of the [[Banished]] on the hull of a downed Seraph, revealing that the ruthless faction of mercenaries had occupied Reach. As per protocol, the Owl is destroyed via an internally-stored [[octanitrocubane]] charge to cover their tracks.
Back on solid ground, the Spartans aren't given much time to recover before the attacking Seraphs make another pass. Blue Team is forced into a defensive hold while attempting to unload their cargo and crew from the wreckage of the Owl. After briefly gaining control of the situation thanks to Fred's improvisation with the excavation equipment's [[plasma drill]], John notices the sigil of the [[Banished]] on the hull of a downed Seraph, revealing that the ruthless faction of mercenaries had occupied Reach. As per protocol, the Owl is destroyed via an internally-stored [[octanitrocubane]] charge to cover their tracks.


Meanwhile, [[Castor]], a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Dokab]] of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], investigates the charred remains of the insertion craft, considering why the [[human]]s might have come to Reach. He and [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]], a [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] serving the Banished, consider the possibility that it may be for the same reason that the Banished and their newly acquired [[Covenant remnants|factions]]—the Keepers of the One Freedom, the [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]], and the [[Ravaged Tusks]]—are on the planet. War Chief [[Escharum]] had sent forces to the glassed world to search for a fabled [[Portal under the Mountain|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. Atriox had contacted him, ordering the portal to be found and opened for him to return to the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]. As such, Castor orders his forces to follow the humans in hopes that they will lead the way to the portal.
Meanwhile, [[Castor]], a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Dokab]] of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], investigates the charred remains of the insertion craft, considering why the [[human]]s might have come to Reach. He and [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]], a [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] serving the Banished, consider the possibility that it may be for the same reason that the Banished and their newly acquired [[Covenant remnants|factions]]—the Keepers of the One Freedom, the [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]], and the [[Ravaged Tusks]]—are on the planet. War Chief [[Escharum]] had sent forces to the glassed world to search for a fabled [[Portal under the Mountain|portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. Atriox had contacted him, ordering the portal to be found and opened for him to return to the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]. As such, Castor orders his forces to follow the humans in hopes that they will lead the way to the portal.
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