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Not long after, Isabel let him know that Atriox was hailing him once more. The Jiralhanae seemed no longer interested in making any deals and rather was simply indignant that Cutter believed he could stand against him. To this the captain simply severed the connection and returned his focus on the battlefield. He asked Anders what exactly her plan was and whether it was ready. Replying that she had gained control of the installation's [[gravity anchor]]s, she advised that all troops get clear from where the Banished were. Cutter assured her they were clear and ordered her to do what she was going to. At her command, a massive section of the surface the enemy was occupying was suddenly ejected high into space and broken up into many pieces. With only minutes left until the ring departed [[Installation 00]], all UNSC troops on it returned to the ''Spirit of Fire''. Anders, however, could not reach the extraction point in time from her position in the control room. Cutter shouted that there must be some way to delay the launch but she simply stated she would be fine and would make sure the beacon that has been attached to the ring properly transmitted their message. Cutter could only watch as the Halo ring was swallowed by the closing of the portal behind it. Isabel informed him that their teams would be aboard in five minutes' time. He asked her to bring up a map of th Ark and turned back to begin planning the next staged of his fight with Atriox. | Not long after, Isabel let him know that Atriox was hailing him once more. The Jiralhanae seemed no longer interested in making any deals and rather was simply indignant that Cutter believed he could stand against him. To this the captain simply severed the connection and returned his focus on the battlefield. He asked Anders what exactly her plan was and whether it was ready. Replying that she had gained control of the installation's [[gravity anchor]]s, she advised that all troops get clear from where the Banished were. Cutter assured her they were clear and ordered her to do what she was going to. At her command, a massive section of the surface the enemy was occupying was suddenly ejected high into space and broken up into many pieces. With only minutes left until the ring departed [[Installation 00]], all UNSC troops on it returned to the ''Spirit of Fire''. Anders, however, could not reach the extraction point in time from her position in the control room. Cutter shouted that there must be some way to delay the launch but she simply stated she would be fine and would make sure the beacon that has been attached to the ring properly transmitted their message. Cutter could only watch as the Halo ring was swallowed by the closing of the portal behind it. Isabel informed him that their teams would be aboard in five minutes' time. He asked her to bring up a map of th Ark and turned back to begin planning the next staged of his fight with Atriox. | ||
{{ | ===The fight continues=== | ||
{{Quote|Yes, I have said goodbye to another friend and we are again cut off from the rest of humanity, but this time it's different. We know that the Covenant war has been won and a new future awaits us back home—perhaps our families as well. For now, we have a new purpose, something to fight for. And we'll do it together on our new home.|The captain's log.}} | |||
[[File:Cuttermap2.png|thumb|250px|right|Cutter surveys the Ark's topography.]] | |||
Following Anders' departure on the newly-created Halo ring, James Cutter made an entry in his captain's log wherein he expressed his sadness at having to say goodbye to his colleague and friend. In it he also noted that though she was gone and his family on the ''Spirit of Fire'' a little smaller, there was plenty to keep him occupied in the weeks ahead. Anders had said it would probably be a matter of weeks before help could be sent, after all. The Banished were still a threat to be dealt even if they had been bested this time. Cutter directed Isabel to start investigating the Ark's portal controls in the event that they needed to open—or close—the portal to Earth again in the future. The captain reflected on his hope that his family might still be alive, even knowing what he now did about [[Reach]] and the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. For the moment, however, the fight against Atriox on the Ark would be his purpose. At some point after this UNSC fighters fought the Banished amidst the wreckage of the ''Enduring Conviction'' and around one month later, on May 1, the fight across the Ark was still underway. | |||
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