Echo 216: Difference between revisions

During the [[Battle over Installation 07]], ''Echo-216'' was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} as part of the supercarrier's compliment of Pelican dropships. When the [[Banished]] attacked the ''Infinity'' and the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Atriox]] defeated and seemingly killed the [[Spartan]] [[John-117]], contracted civilian maintenance technician [[Fernando Esparza]] panicked at the news and stole ''Echo 216'' to escape the besieged ship. However, without a [[Slipspace drive]], the vessel was only capable of limited sublight travel; with the ''Infinity'' no longer spaceworthy and Installation 07 occupied by Banished forces, ''Echo-216'' and its sole occupant were stranded in space. Not long after the battle, Installation 07 was seriously damaged by a mysterious explosion, and ''Echo-216'' was among those dragged with the massive structure as it jumped to an unknown location, along with a majority of UNSC and Banished forces on and around the ring.  

On [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]], ''Echo 216'' was still present near [[Installation 07]], where it had been adrift in a large debris field for the past six months. Nearly powerless, the ship drifted into a collision with John-117, and the pilot was able to use what little power was left in the ship's internal power source to bring the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN's]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR (GEN3)]] armor system online. The armor's [[fusion reactor]] in turn almost instantly recharged the Pelican's depleted batteries, restoring functioning to ''Echo 216's'' internal lights and systems. Following this event, an attack generated electrical discharges throughout the Pelican, knocking out the power, and enveloped it in a bright light. The pilot sealed himself in the Pelican's cockpit while John-117 opened the troop bay's external door so that he could go on the offensive. The Master Chief discovered the attack to come from the [[Banished dreadnought]] ''[[Ghost of Gbraakon]]'', attempting to capture ''Echo-216'' for salvage and boarded the vessel which caught the Pelican in a stasis beam. ''Echo 216'' was drawn into a hanger bay where Banished forces attempted to board the ship. Unable to disable the stasis beam, the Master Chief overloaded the dreadnaught's engines which released the Pelican. With the ''Ghost of Gbraakon'' self-destructing around them, the Master Chief raced back to the Pelican while ''Echo 216's'' batteries recharged. The explosions scared off the Banished attempting to board the Pelican, but the hanger's shield went down before power was restored, sucking ''Echo 216'' into the vacuum along with the other contents of the hanger bay. Once power was restored, Esparza returned and picked up the Master Chief who had been sucked out into space as well.{{Ref/Quest|Id=Warship Gbraakon|Hi|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon}}