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Once the team left, Cortana started analyzing as much data as she could. However, she quickly realized that she wasn't running at optimal capacity and had spread herself too thin. Before she could rectify this problem, the [[Covenant AI]] took advantage of her distraction and stunned her before taking over the communications system and signaling the nearby fleet of the [[Ascendant Justice|Ascendant Justice's]] capture. Cortana was able to recover in time to dismantle the renegade AI, but not before the damage had already been done. | Once the team left, Cortana started analyzing as much data as she could. However, she quickly realized that she wasn't running at optimal capacity and had spread herself too thin. Before she could rectify this problem, the [[Covenant AI]] took advantage of her distraction and stunned her before taking over the communications system and signaling the nearby fleet of the [[Ascendant Justice|Ascendant Justice's]] capture. Cortana was able to recover in time to dismantle the renegade AI, but not before the damage had already been done. | ||
The [[Covenant]] forces immediately turned on the Ascendant Justice with 13 ships moving to engage | The [[Covenant]] forces immediately turned on the Ascendant Justice with 13 ships moving to engage it. However, while their weapons charged, Cortana took the opportunity to test its new improvements to the Ascendant Justice's weapons systems. Without a need to charge its weapons, she was able to destroy 3 warships and do damage to a Carrier's launch bay<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] pg. 171-172</ref>. However, she determined that the risk was too high to continue to fight and opted to flee instead, jumping to the Oort cloud of the [[Epsilon Eridani]] system to plot her next move. | ||
The Covenant were also suspicious of the Transport heading to the surface of Reach, but a quick inspection allayed their concerns. The UNSC personnel were able to land without further incident and the team made contact with 3 Spartans ([[Anton-044]], [[Grace-093]] and [[Li-008]]) and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] at [[Camp Independence]]. The two teams relayed information about the events since the [[Battle of Reach]]. When the Master Chief determined that there might be survivors underneath [[Mechanite Mountain]], Whitcomb approved a plan to try and rescue them. | The Covenant were also suspicious of the Transport heading to the surface of Reach, but a quick inspection allayed their concerns. The UNSC personnel were able to land without further incident and the team made contact with 3 Spartans ([[Anton-044]], [[Grace-093]] and [[Li-008]]) and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] at [[Camp Independence]]. The two teams relayed information about the events since the [[Battle of Reach]]. When the Master Chief determined that there might be survivors underneath [[Mechanite Mountain]], Whitcomb approved a plan to try and rescue them. | ||