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{{Quote|We cannot lose our foothold on Arcadia, gentlemen. Secure a defensible position and hold it until we can reinforce you.|James Cutter to Marines on the ground.}} | {{Quote|We cannot lose our foothold on Arcadia, gentlemen. Secure a defensible position and hold it until we can reinforce you.|James Cutter to Marines on the ground.}} | ||
[[File:CutterArcadia.png|thumb|right|300px|Cutter surveys a display of Arcadia.]] | [[File:CutterArcadia.png|thumb|right|300px|Cutter surveys a display of Arcadia.]] | ||
During the trip from Harvest to Arcadia, a memorial service was on February 7 for the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} in opposition to objections from ONI personnel. The ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at the colony on [[2531#February|February 9]] to find it [[Battle for Arcadia|under attack]] by [[CCS-U624|a single]] {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} from the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]].{{Ref/Reuse|Arcadia City}} Entering the bridge, Cutter asked Serina for a read of the situation. She informed him that there had been two battlecruisers, but one had recently been destroyed at the cost of the {{UNSCShip|Belfast}} and {{UNSCShip|Texas}}, not to mention damage suffered by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and {{UNSCShip|Armstrong}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Arcadia City}} The remaining Covenant ship was presently hovering over [[Pirth City]], Arcadia's capital. Serina isolated a signal from the service sent by the [[Arcadian Patrol]] that contained a desperate plea for help with defending and evacuating civilians in the city. Upon obtaining visuals, Cutter was able to see footage of [[Spartan-IIs]] fighting in the city. He ordered Serina to launch D20 Herons to the surface and to bring the ship to alert. Marines from the ''Spirit of Fire'' were able to assist with the evacuation effort. As the last [[ | During the trip from Harvest to Arcadia, a memorial service was on February 7 for the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} in opposition to objections from ONI personnel. The ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at the colony on [[2531#February|February 9]] to find it [[Battle for Arcadia|under attack]] by [[CCS-U624|a single]] {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} from the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]].{{Ref/Reuse|Arcadia City}} Entering the bridge, Cutter asked Serina for a read of the situation. She informed him that there had been two battlecruisers, but one had recently been destroyed at the cost of the {{UNSCShip|Belfast}} and {{UNSCShip|Texas}}, not to mention damage suffered by the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and {{UNSCShip|Armstrong}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Arcadia City}} The remaining Covenant ship was presently hovering over [[Pirth City]], Arcadia's capital. Serina isolated a signal from the service sent by the [[Arcadian Patrol]] that contained a desperate plea for help with defending and evacuating civilians in the city. Upon obtaining visuals, Cutter was able to see footage of [[Spartan-IIs]] fighting in the city. He ordered Serina to launch D20 Herons to the surface and to bring the ship to alert. Marines from the ''Spirit of Fire'' were able to assist with the evacuation effort. As the last [[Banta-class colony ship|cargo transport]] bearing evacuees was away, Cutter told Forge to pull back from the city and to regroup before his next set of orders would be given.{{Ref/Reuse|Arcadia City}} | ||
The Marines exited the city but were pursued by Covenant ground forces. Not wishing to lose a foothold on Arcadia, Cutter ordered them to secure a defensible position and hold it until they could be reinforced with more bodies. Serina recommended an impact crater a few clicks south along a highway. Captain Cutter notified other UNSC troops retreating from Pirth City of their position and let Sergeant Forge know that he was directing them his way. The captain monitored the fighting and congratulated the marines on their ability to withstand the Covenant forces and even establish two bases in the area. With the assistance of [[Spartan]] [[Team Omega]], the sector was cleared of Covenant. As soon as the hostilities ceased, Cutter contacted Forge and ordered him to report to the bridge on the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be briefed on a new problem. The Covenant had set up a massive domed [[energy shield]] next to [[Arcadia ONI facility|an ONI base]]. The shield obscured all activity within it, which made both Cutter and Anders suspicious. Cutter suggested using the ship's magnetic accelerator against it, but the professor cautioned against potentially destroying [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|what was beneath]] the shield without knowing what it was. Instead, she recommended a more precise approach. The nearby ''Pillar of Autumn'''s inventory showed that it was carrying some [[M145D Rhino]] prototypes, artillery tanks armed with ''Zeus'' [[Zeus 320mm plasma cannon|320mm plasma cannon]]s reverse-engineered from Covenant [[plasma weaponry]]. [[File:Anderssignal1.png|thumb|300px|left|Captain. Cutter, Sergeant Forge, and Jerome-092 are forced to quickly decide how to proceed after Anders' abduction.]]Theoretically, using superheated [[plasma]] against the shield could disable it without doing damage to what lied beneath it. Cutter thought her idea a fine one. He put Anders and Forge in charge of getting the shield down and moved to make the arrangements necessary to acquire the Rhinos. The plan worked perfectly. Once the shield was no more, Cutter had the UNSC forces moved forward to investigate what it had been hiding. They were met by a partially-built [[Type-29 Scarab]], which the captain ordered them to destroy. To this end, he identified power nodes in the vicinity that were supplying it with energy and advised that they become targets in order to reduce its efficiency in defending itself. Once the threat had been eliminated, Cutter praised the efforts of the men and women on the ground. | The Marines exited the city but were pursued by Covenant ground forces. Not wishing to lose a foothold on Arcadia, Cutter ordered them to secure a defensible position and hold it until they could be reinforced with more bodies. Serina recommended an impact crater a few clicks south along a highway. Captain Cutter notified other UNSC troops retreating from Pirth City of their position and let Sergeant Forge know that he was directing them his way. The captain monitored the fighting and congratulated the marines on their ability to withstand the Covenant forces and even establish two bases in the area. With the assistance of [[Spartan]] [[Team Omega]], the sector was cleared of Covenant. As soon as the hostilities ceased, Cutter contacted Forge and ordered him to report to the bridge on the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be briefed on a new problem. The Covenant had set up a massive domed [[energy shield]] next to [[Arcadia ONI facility|an ONI base]]. The shield obscured all activity within it, which made both Cutter and Anders suspicious. Cutter suggested using the ship's magnetic accelerator against it, but the professor cautioned against potentially destroying [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|what was beneath]] the shield without knowing what it was. Instead, she recommended a more precise approach. The nearby ''Pillar of Autumn'''s inventory showed that it was carrying some [[M145D Rhino]] prototypes, artillery tanks armed with ''Zeus'' [[Zeus 320mm plasma cannon|320mm plasma cannon]]s reverse-engineered from Covenant [[plasma weaponry]]. [[File:Anderssignal1.png|thumb|300px|left|Captain. Cutter, Sergeant Forge, and Jerome-092 are forced to quickly decide how to proceed after Anders' abduction.]]Theoretically, using superheated [[plasma]] against the shield could disable it without doing damage to what lied beneath it. Cutter thought her idea a fine one. He put Anders and Forge in charge of getting the shield down and moved to make the arrangements necessary to acquire the Rhinos. The plan worked perfectly. Once the shield was no more, Cutter had the UNSC forces moved forward to investigate what it had been hiding. They were met by a partially-built [[Type-29 Scarab]], which the captain ordered them to destroy. To this end, he identified power nodes in the vicinity that were supplying it with energy and advised that they become targets in order to reduce its efficiency in defending itself. Once the threat had been eliminated, Cutter praised the efforts of the men and women on the ground. | ||