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{{Article Quote|Aerial combat in the flooded city.}}

Five hours after the drop, after the [[NMPD HQ|skirmish atop NMPD headquarters]], the squad carries a wounded [[Romeo]] toward Kikowani Station. Buck has a plan to escape the city through the [[Maglev train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]], only to realize that the area has been flooded by water. Out of options, Buck administers [[biofoam]] to Romeo's wound and, in a risky move, decides to hijack a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and fly it out of the city. Buck and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] make their way through heavy Covenant defenses on a station platform, where Mickey manages to steal a Phantom. While [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] and Romeo man its turrets, Buck pilots a Banshee and escorts the Phantom though Covenant lines, which include [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], [[Type-26 ASG|Shades]], and [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraiths]]. After surviving close-quarters aerial dogfights and a few foot skirmishes through tunnels, between high-rises, and over flooded areas of the city, the squad encounters and defeats a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]]. Clear of the city, Buck ditches his Banshee mid-air and boards the Phantom to rejoin his men. A comment by Romeo allows Buck to realize where [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] is, and he abruptly orders Mickey to turn around the ship so he can go find her.{{Ref/Reuse|ods}}

''Buck and Mickey advance, engaging the Covenant troops dropped off by that Phantom and another that lands soon after, also dropping off some Huragok. The second Phantom leaves after it drops off it's troops, but the first stays.''

*'''Buck''': "OK, I'll grab a [[Banshee]], you go get Dutch and Romeo."

''If the player flies upward, he can see CCS-Class Battlecruisers flying around a burning crater.''

*'''Buck''': "A whole lot of Covenant, gathering around that Slipspace crater. I wonder what they're looking for."

''The squad moves forward, being engaged by Covenant from nearby platforms and balconies. After they clear the area the door opens and a pair of banshees fly out.''

''Buck makes his way back to his Banshee, heads to the other end of the tunnel and spots a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]] near the next door.''

*'''Romeo''': "Just glad we didn't go with your first plan. Look at those tunnels. Ones that aren't flooded are probably...packed with [[Drones|Buggers]]. Hell, I wouldn't go down there even if you ordered me to."

*This level is similar to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'s'' [[Two Betrayals]] and ''[[Halo 2]]'s'' [[The Arbiter (level)|The Arbiter]] as they both require the player to pilot a Banshee to complete an objective.

*The [[Siege of Madrigal]] can be heard on this level, as well as a hidden Marty o'Donnell easter egg on [[Legendary]].

*Originally, the level was apparently supposed to be set at a metro station in Kilindini district, but the name was changed at one point, possibly to avoid confusion with [[Kilindini Station|Kilindini train station]] featured in the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map [[Terminal (map)|Terminal]].<ref>[[:File:H3ODST_KikowaniStation_Exterior_Concept.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'' concept art]]</ref>

File:H3ODST Easter Egg Marty.jpg|The Marty O'Donnell Animation, found at the Siege of Madrigal on Legendary.