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[[File:180px-Masterchief-and-company.png|right|300px|thumb|The Master Chief with Captain Keyes and [[Cortana]] on the Pillar of Autumn.]] | [[File:180px-Masterchief-and-company.png|right|300px|thumb|The Master Chief with Captain Keyes and [[Cortana]] on the Pillar of Autumn.]] | ||
{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}} | {{Main|Battle of Installation 04}} | ||
Once the ship had arrived safely at [[Installation 04]], it | Once the ship had arrived safely at [[Installation 04]], it emerged that the [[Halcyon-class Cruiser|''Halcyon''-class cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} had been followed through Slipspace by around a dozen Covenant ships, who ultimately engaged the ''Autumn'' and sent several boarding parties to board the ship. [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] ordered John to be woken from cryosleep, and tasked him with ensuring the escape of, [[Cortana]] (who was acting as the ship's AI), while he crash-landed the ''Pillar of Autumn'' on the unidentified ring. | ||
Initially, fighting on Halo was between UNSC and Covenant forces, but after Captain Keyes unwittingly released [[Flood|an ancient parasite]], the majority of both forces were infected, and the fighting shifted to combating the new enemy. | Initially, fighting on Halo was between UNSC and Covenant forces, but after Captain Keyes unwittingly released [[Flood|an ancient parasite]], the majority of both forces were infected, and the fighting shifted to combating the new enemy. |