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===Section 3: Rescue=== | ===Section 3: Rescue=== | ||
Johnson, who discovered that one of the cryotubes contains [[Linda-058]], reports that the others contain Marines that have died due to cryotube malfunction. Master Chief heads to the Longsword, where he strips pieces from the craft to reinforce a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Covenant dropship]] they are going to use. As they enter the flagship's hangar, Master Chief and Johnson witness Polaski piloting the Covenant dropship as practice. As they enter [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]], the crew sees what happened to Reach after the Covenant glassed the planet. Cortana moves the flagship closer as they notice that the Covenant "missed" a spot | Johnson, who discovered that one of the cryotubes contains [[Linda-058]], reports that the others contain Marines that have died due to cryotube malfunction. Master Chief heads to the Longsword, where he strips pieces from the craft to reinforce a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Covenant dropship]] they are going to use. As they enter the flagship's hangar, Master Chief and Johnson witness Polaski piloting the Covenant dropship as practice. As they enter [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]], the crew sees what happened to Reach after the Covenant glassed the planet. Cortana moves the flagship closer as they notice that the Covenant "missed" a spot. The small Covenant fleet in the system - consisting of a dozen cruisers, two assault carriers, and three [[Seraph]] squadrons - asks why a flagship is at Reach. The survivors hear a UNSC [[COM#UNSC COM channels and systems|E-band]] transmission: a six-note tune, "[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]". No one on the bridge recognizes it - except the Master Chief. | ||
The narrative then flashes back to [[2523|July 14, 2523]], when the young Spartans played capture the flag against [[Tango Company]]. Despite Tango Company's use of live-fire rounds, the teenage Spartans capture the flag and win the "game". While hiding from Tango Company Marines searching for the flag, John uses the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" signal to inform his teammates that all is clear. | The narrative then flashes back to [[2523|July 14, 2523]], when the young Spartans played capture the flag against [[Tango Company]]. Despite Tango Company's use of live-fire rounds, the teenage Spartans capture the flag and win the "game". While hiding from Tango Company Marines searching for the flag, John uses the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" signal to inform his teammates that all is clear. | ||
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Admiral Whitcomb questions why the Chief is here, instead of on [[Operation: RED FLAG|the mission]] with Captain Keyes deep inside Covenant territory. The Chief recounts a long story about [[Battle of Installation 04|the events]] that happened on Halo. Partway through, Haverson and the others arrive. Haverson asks Whitcomb how he is alive, and the Admiral tells Haverson that while everyone was evacuating, he stayed behind to help work on a new bomb called the [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA]], which possesses enough explosive force to destroy a planet. Whitcomb armed the NOVAs with fail-safe tampering detonators and a countdown timer. Whitcomb had a team of Marines - Charlie Company - help arm the NOVAs, but they were wiped out. He then "asked" on coded COM to borrow a few Spartans, who armed the NOVAs and had since given the Covenant trouble with hit-and-run exercises. The rest of Red Team remains trapped underground in the tunnels beneath the CASTLE facility. | Admiral Whitcomb questions why the Chief is here, instead of on [[Operation: RED FLAG|the mission]] with Captain Keyes deep inside Covenant territory. The Chief recounts a long story about [[Battle of Installation 04|the events]] that happened on Halo. Partway through, Haverson and the others arrive. Haverson asks Whitcomb how he is alive, and the Admiral tells Haverson that while everyone was evacuating, he stayed behind to help work on a new bomb called the [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA]], which possesses enough explosive force to destroy a planet. Whitcomb armed the NOVAs with fail-safe tampering detonators and a countdown timer. Whitcomb had a team of Marines - Charlie Company - help arm the NOVAs, but they were wiped out. He then "asked" on coded COM to borrow a few Spartans, who armed the NOVAs and had since given the Covenant trouble with hit-and-run exercises. The rest of Red Team remains trapped underground in the tunnels beneath the CASTLE facility. | ||
Using the Covenant dropship, the Chief's group goes to rescue the remaining Red Team members. They enter a huge cavern filled with Covenant forces: a few Elites, Jackals, and mostly [[Unggoy|Grunts]] clearing a cave-in. They land the dropship half a kilometer away from the Covenant forces. After managing to destroy the Covenant, three Spartans - Kelly, Fred, and Will - emerge from cover. Whitcomb asks if there are any more, and Fred replies that there is one: Dr. Halsey holding a fist-sized crystal. As they are about to leave, they detect more forces and become surrounded by thousands of Covenant - Grunts, Jackals, Elites and several pairs of [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] - on each of the gallery's twelve levels. A single Hunter pair fires their weapons at the | Using the Covenant dropship, the Chief's group goes to rescue the remaining Red Team members. They enter a huge cavern filled with Covenant forces: a few Elites, Jackals, and mostly [[Unggoy|Grunts]] clearing a cave-in. They land the dropship half a kilometer away from the Covenant forces. After managing to destroy the Covenant, three Spartans - Kelly, Fred, and Will - emerge from cover. Whitcomb asks if there are any more, and Fred replies that there is one: Dr. Halsey, holding a fist-sized crystal. As they are about to leave, they detect more forces and become surrounded by thousands of Covenant - Grunts, Jackals, Elites and several pairs of [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] - on each of the gallery's twelve levels. A single Hunter pair fires their weapons at the humans; the rest of the Covenant opens fire a split second later. | ||
Back in space, the ''Ascendant Justice'' emerges from slipspace in the system's [[Oort cloud]] to Using the dissected Covenant AI, Cortana eavesdrops on the Covenant data streams, discovering that the Covenant is heading to Earth. | Back in space, the ''Ascendant Justice'' emerges from slipspace in the system's [[Oort cloud]] to hide. Using the dissected Covenant AI, Cortana eavesdrops on the Covenant data streams, discovering that the Covenant is heading to Earth. | ||
===Section 4: Gambit=== | ===Section 4: Gambit=== | ||
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===Section 5: Massacre at Eridanus Secundus=== | ===Section 5: Massacre at Eridanus Secundus=== | ||
Recovering on the ''Gettysburg'', the Master Chief learns from Cortana that the Covenant has found Earth, and are preparing for a massive assault. Heading to the bridge, the Master Chief confers with Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson about their options. Their brief trip through the alternate dimension has placed them in the former [[Outer Colonies]]: long since destroyed by the Covenant, | Recovering on the ''Gettysburg'', the Master Chief learns from Cortana that the Covenant has found Earth, and are preparing for a massive assault. Heading to the bridge, the Master Chief confers with Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson about their options. Their brief trip through the alternate dimension has placed them in the former [[Outer Colonies]]: long since destroyed by the Covenant, and with no nearby UNSC base to repair their ship. Additionally, the crystal emits an unknown radiation that will kill the crew in 72 hours. Learning that they are near the [[Eridanus system]], John informs Whitcomb that a former [[Insurrectionist]] [[Eridanus Secundus|base]] may still be active. | ||
On the ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'', Dr. Halsey tells the Chief that Linda will live. She then talks to him about Sergeant Johnson and his survival against the Flood. She reveals that Johnson has [[Boren's Syndrome]]: the only known defense against the Flood. Halsey gives John two data crystals containing information about the Flood: the first contains Dr. Halsey's analysis and a possible inoculation, and the second contains the source file of her conclusion, which would kill Johnson. She tells him to decide which one he wants to give to Haverson. After he leaves, Halsey and Cortana discuss the crystal and find that it can warp space, gravity, and even time. When Halsey and the Spartans found the crystal, it transported the Chief and the survivors back in time. Halsey realizes that neither the Covenant nor ONI [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] may control the crystal. She erases Cortana's memory of her discussion with the Master Chief and analysis of the crystal. | On the ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'', Dr. Halsey tells the Chief that Linda will live. She then talks to him about Sergeant Johnson and his survival against the Flood. She reveals that Johnson has [[Boren's Syndrome]]: the only known defense against the Flood. Halsey gives John two data crystals containing information about the Flood: the first contains Dr. Halsey's analysis and a possible inoculation, and the second contains the source file of her conclusion, which would kill Johnson. She tells him to decide which one he wants to give to Haverson. After he leaves, Halsey and Cortana discuss the crystal and find that it can warp space, gravity, and even time. When Halsey and the Spartans found the crystal, it transported the Chief and the survivors back in time. Halsey realizes that neither the Covenant nor ONI [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] may control the crystal. She erases Cortana's memory of her discussion with the Master Chief and analysis of the crystal. | ||
For repairs, the group head to the system's asteroid belt, home of | For repairs, the group head to the system's asteroid belt, home of the rebel base [[Eridanus Secundus]]. During not-too-friendly negotiations with Governor [[Jacob Jiles]], a Covenant ship finds the group - due to the radiation the crystal emits upon exiting slipspace - and enters normal space. Despite malfunctioning plasma turrets, the crew of the ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'' engages. When Cortana informs them that the magnetic coils used to shape the plasma aren't working, the Chief suggests using the ''Gettysburg'''s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC gun]] coils to shape it instead. During the fight, Halsey sedates Kelly and gives Locklear the crystal, ordering him to do whatever is necessary to ensure the Covenant does not retrieve it. She then steals an Insurrectionist stealth vessel and flees to [[Onyx|the location]] she discovered from Ackerson's logs on Reach. Locklear, devastated by the loss of his love, Polaski, takes the crystal down to a small bay and plants [[C-7 foaming explosive|C-7]] to destroy it. He blows the crystal up, accidentally killing himself in the process. | ||
===Section 6: Operation: FIRST STRIKE=== | ===Section 6: Operation: FIRST STRIKE=== | ||
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After escaping the station, the Spartans steal a [[Spirit dropship]] and are surprised to receive the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" signal. Responding to the signal, the Spartans raise Admiral Whitcomb, who directs them to the other side of a nearby moon, explaining that he had taken ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'' into the Oort cloud to do reconnaissance on the Covenant fleet, but realized from the size of it that even taking out the station and warning Earth would not be enough. | After escaping the station, the Spartans steal a [[Spirit dropship]] and are surprised to receive the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" signal. Responding to the signal, the Spartans raise Admiral Whitcomb, who directs them to the other side of a nearby moon, explaining that he had taken ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'' into the Oort cloud to do reconnaissance on the Covenant fleet, but realized from the size of it that even taking out the station and warning Earth would not be enough. | ||
On the other side of the moon, the Spartans find the ''Gettysburg'', but no sign of the ''Ascendant Justice''. On board, they learn that the crew removed the Covenant ship's slipspace engine and installed it | On the other side of the moon, the Spartans find the ''Gettysburg'', but no sign of the ''Ascendant Justice''. On board, they learn that the crew removed the Covenant ship's slipspace engine and installed it in the ''Gettysburg''. Whitcomb and Haverson, who took the Covenant ship, crashed it into the central section of the ''Unyielding Hierophant''. Faking the crystal's appearance with a [[Holography|holograph]], they broadcast a message to the Covenant fleet in an attempt to lure them onto the ''Ascendant Justice''. When the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' reactors detonate, the explosion destroys the ''Ascendant Justice'' alongside almost five hundred ships of the Covenant invasion force, leaving a dozen left. The five human survivors - John-117, Fred-104, Linda-058, Will-043, and Sergeant Avery J. Johnson - and Cortana proceed to a random location under the Cole Protocol, and then return to Earth to warn them about the impending Covenant invasion. | ||
===Section 7: Harbinger=== | ===Section 7: Harbinger=== | ||