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On [[2552#September|September 19]], the Covenant warships, being faster than human ships, were the first to arrive at the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destination: [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]. They quickly established a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. In the battle that followed, the ''Autumn'' managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.<ref name="pillar">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The Covenant fleet was at a disadvantage because the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] then decreed that the fleet may not fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' for fear of hitting the ring, prompting several [[Boarding|boarding parties]] and [[Space fighter|fighters]] to be dispatched to the ship; the ''Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its [[Class-3 Bumblebee|escape pods]] at Halo. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee, ignoring the Prophet's edict, had his ships open fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'',<ref name="log"/> destroying some of the pods, though the rest landed on the ring. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.<ref name="pillar"/> | On [[2552#September|September 19]], the Covenant warships, being faster than human ships, were the first to arrive at the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destination: [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]. They quickly established a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. In the battle that followed, the ''Autumn'' managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.<ref name="pillar">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The Covenant fleet was at a disadvantage because the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] then decreed that the fleet may not fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' for fear of hitting the ring, prompting several [[Boarding|boarding parties]] and [[Space fighter|fighters]] to be dispatched to the ship; the ''Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its [[Class-3 Bumblebee|escape pods]] at Halo. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee, ignoring the Prophet's edict, had his ships open fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'',<ref name="log"/> destroying some of the pods, though the rest landed on the ring. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.<ref name="pillar"/> | ||
Shortly after the fleet's arrival at Halo, a small scouting force with the [[DDS-class carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' as its flagship was sent from ''[[High Charity]]'' to accompany the fleet in the recovery of the Forerunner construct.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 68'' (2001 edition)</ref> | Shortly after the fleet's arrival at Halo, a small scouting force with the [[DDS-class carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' as its flagship was sent from ''[[High Charity]]'' to accompany the fleet in the recovery of the Forerunner construct.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 68'' (2001 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]'' featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reissue of ''Halo: The Flood'', it is stated that the ''Ascendant Justice'' was already present at Installation 04 during the Battle of Installation 04. Meanwhile, page 68 of ''Halo: First Strike'' (2001 edition) specifies the ship was part of a scouting picket from ''High Charity'', separate from the Fleet of Particular Justice. From this, it can be inferred that ''Ascendant Justice'' and its scouting picket must have arrived before or very early into the battle.}} Over the next several days, the fleet remained in orbit around Halo, sending numerous troops to the surface in an attempt to both learn the secrets of the ring and to eliminate the human presence. Because the ring was considered sacred, the fleet was unable to simply wipe the humans out from orbit as they were accustomed to doing. | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|thumb|250px|The fleet awaiting for the arrival of ''Autumn''.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|thumb|250px|The fleet awaiting for the arrival of ''Autumn''.]] | ||
Over the course of the battle, an internal crisis occurred within the fleet between Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Prophet of Stewardship. After the Prophet sent several artifact retrieval teams to a supposed [[Flood containment facility|Forerunner weapons cache]], 'Vadamee ordered the Minor Prophet to stop misappropriating his forces. Receiving no response, 'Vadamee dispatched a team to ''Ascendant Justice'' to relieve the Prophet of his duties until the human forces were eliminated. However, Stewardship had the incoming ship destroyed and vowed to do the same with any future attempt to challenge his authority. 'Vadamee prepared to personally lead a strike force to apprehend the Prophet, but this was interrupted by the revelation that the [[Flood]] had broken loose on the ring. Meanwhile, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated with his personal security contingent to ''Truth and Reconciliation''. 'Vadamee and his team subsequently boarded ''Ascendant Justice'' whose crew quickly swore allegiance to him.<ref name="log"/> | Over the course of the battle, an internal crisis occurred within the fleet between Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Prophet of Stewardship. After the Prophet sent several artifact retrieval teams to a supposed [[Flood containment facility|Forerunner weapons cache]], 'Vadamee ordered the Minor Prophet to stop misappropriating his forces. Receiving no response, 'Vadamee dispatched a team to ''Ascendant Justice'' to relieve the Prophet of his duties until the human forces were eliminated. However, Stewardship had the incoming ship destroyed and vowed to do the same with any future attempt to challenge his authority. 'Vadamee prepared to personally lead a strike force to apprehend the Prophet, but this was interrupted by the revelation that the [[Flood]] had broken loose on the ring. Meanwhile, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated with his personal security contingent to ''Truth and Reconciliation''. 'Vadamee and his team subsequently boarded ''Ascendant Justice'' whose crew quickly swore allegiance to him.<ref name="log"/> | ||