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{{Quote|Kept running, kept jumping, kept copying... Piece to piece. Bit to bit.|Little Bit recalls what happened to its former self.}} | {{Quote|Kept running, kept jumping, kept copying... Piece to piece. Bit to bit.|Little Bit recalls what happened to its former self.}} | ||
[[File:ShieldWorldDestruction2.png|thumb|left|200px|The star within the shield world goes supernova.]] | [[File:ShieldWorldDestruction2.png|thumb|left|200px|The star within the shield world goes supernova.]] | ||
[[Shield World 0459]], also known as the Etran Harborage, was constructed as a military fortress for the [[Didact]]'s [[Warrior-Servant]]s and a refuge prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name=" | [[Shield World 0459]], also known as the Etran Harborage, was constructed as a military fortress for the [[Didact]]'s [[Warrior-Servant]]s and a refuge prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="h4terminals">'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]''</ref><ref name="h4guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref><ref name="SS19">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', ''Chapter 19''</ref> The [[shield world]] was stocked with a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]''</ref> An ancilla was placed in charge of looking after the installation. | ||
On [[2531#February|February 23, 2531]], the ancilla observed the arrival of the [[Covenant]] {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}} ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' and the {{ | On [[2531#February|February 23, 2531]], the ancilla observed the arrival of the [[Covenant]] {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}} ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'' and the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, a modified {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} at its installation. It observed the two [[Battle of the Etran Harborage|battle]] fought between the forces of the two vessels but was helpless to stop the [[human]]s from using a [[Shaw-Fujikawa translight engine]] to cause the [[astroengineering|artificial sun]] within the shield world to go supernova, destroying it. To avoid being completely destroyed as well, the ancilla frantically copied pieces of itself over and over again and transmitted them repeatedly to different sections of the world repeatedly as it came apart. As a result, only a small fragment of its original personality and memory remained intact. Despite being reduced as much as it was, the fragment was still able to watch the ''Spirit of Fire'' speed away from the explosion. It was the last thing it remembered before entering a state of dormancy.<ref name="SS17">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', ''Chapter 17''</ref> | ||
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For a length of time following Cade's death, the voice remained silent. It was not until all members of the crew were present but finally preparing to leave that it once more spoke. It asked where they were going and that if they must leave, that it be taken with them.<ref name="SS17"/> Rion told the others to head back to the ship and gave the voice five minutes to explain itself. With some difficulty, it revealed that it was the caretaker of the world that used to be present where they were but was now just a "little bit" of that intelligence that was left over. It could not even recall its name or designation. It asked Rion if she had come for the dreadnoughts, apologizing all the while for failing to safeguard them. It was then that it recalled humans were to blame for what happened. Even so, it understood that it was either its duty to wait on or to wait for Reclaimers, and so was eager to serve. Rion removed its chip from the console and carried it aboard her ship.<ref name="SS17"/> | For a length of time following Cade's death, the voice remained silent. It was not until all members of the crew were present but finally preparing to leave that it once more spoke. It asked where they were going and that if they must leave, that it be taken with them.<ref name="SS17"/> Rion told the others to head back to the ship and gave the voice five minutes to explain itself. With some difficulty, it revealed that it was the caretaker of the world that used to be present where they were but was now just a "little bit" of that intelligence that was left over. It could not even recall its name or designation. It asked Rion if she had come for the dreadnoughts, apologizing all the while for failing to safeguard them. It was then that it recalled humans were to blame for what happened. Even so, it understood that it was either its duty to wait on or to wait for Reclaimers, and so was eager to serve. Rion removed its chip from the console and carried it aboard her ship.<ref name="SS17"/> | ||
Rion set the chip on her desk in her quarters, but the ancilla was able to travel into her forearm unit to then link with the data systems throughout the ship without her knowledge. It assessed its systems and technologies and judged them to be in need of service. Without a moment's hesitation, It made several adjustments to the ''Ace of Spades''' [[slipspace drive]]s, navigational systems, environmental systems, mapping systems, and communications systems.<ref name="SS18">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref> The fact that something was different with the ship was first noted by Niko when their FTL drives spun up faster than normal. Rion was shocked to learn the A.I. had done do much when she had left on her desk. [[File:Forgecoffee.png|thumb|200px|left|Footage of Rion's father shown to her by Little Bit.]]He explained that they should see an increase in the ship's speed and precision and that these could be improved by further orders of magnitude if it was able to direct their engineer [[Kip Silas]] to make physical modifications. In addition, it had streamlined energy output and stealth capabilities and reworked the [[baffler|baffling engines]] to be more productive and noted to Rion that it could do even more if its chip was inserted someplace.<ref name="SS18"/>Kip was reluctant to allow an alien A.I. to mess with the ship, but Rion decided that treat its acquisition as a boon. She authorized it to take them through slipspace to [[Venezia]], which it stated would take less than sixty minutes. She also decided from then on to refer to the newest member of their ship as "Little Bit".<ref name="SS18"/> | Rion set the chip on her desk in her quarters, but the ancilla was able to travel into her forearm unit to then link with the data systems throughout the ship without her knowledge. It assessed its systems and technologies and judged them to be in need of service. Without a moment's hesitation, It made several adjustments to the ''Ace of Spades''' [[slipspace drive]]s, navigational systems, environmental systems, mapping systems, and communications systems.<ref name="SS18">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref> The fact that something was different with the ship was first noted by Niko when their FTL drives spun up faster than normal. Rion was shocked to learn the A.I. had done do much when she had left on her desk. [[File:Forgecoffee.png|thumb|200px|left|Footage of Rion's father shown to her by Little Bit.]]He explained that they should see an increase in the ship's speed and precision and that these could be improved by further orders of magnitude if it was able to direct their engineer [[Kip Silas]] to make physical modifications. In addition, it had streamlined energy output and stealth capabilities and reworked the [[baffler|baffling engines]] to be more productive and noted to Rion that it could do even more if its chip was inserted someplace.<ref name="SS18"/> Kip was reluctant to allow an alien A.I. to mess with the ship, but Rion decided that treat its acquisition as a boon. She authorized it to take them through slipspace to [[Venezia]], which it stated would take less than sixty minutes. She also decided from then on to refer to the newest member of their ship as "Little Bit".<ref name="SS18"/> | ||
After docking at their destination, Rion stayed on the ship after the others went ahead of her. In her quarters, she asked Little Bit if it would be okay if she call it that.<ref name="SS19"/> Assured that it would be, she then proceeded to ask for a full recounting of what happened to the ''Spirit of Fire'', which [[John Forge|her father]] had been stationed on, and the shield world. Though its recollection was spotty, Little Bit managed to tell oh how the colony ship had given up its slipspace drive to keep the dreadnoughts from the Covenant. It was also able to play a video it had stored from [[Relay 07756]] within the shield world that showed Rion's father, [[John Forge]]. Years ago, Little Bit had accessed the communications of the humans and stored a file wherein Forge spoke to those on the ship before heading out on the mission to deny the world's treasure to their enemies.<ref name="SS19"/> Since Little Bit had tracked the ''Spirit'''s initial trajectory, at Rion's behest it constructed a map showing planets and moons capable of supporting human life based on that trajectory.<ref name="SS19"/> | After docking at their destination, Rion stayed on the ship after the others went ahead of her. In her quarters, she asked Little Bit if it would be okay if she call it that.<ref name="SS19"/> Assured that it would be, she then proceeded to ask for a full recounting of what happened to the ''Spirit of Fire'', which [[John Forge|her father]] had been stationed on, and the shield world. Though its recollection was spotty, Little Bit managed to tell oh how the colony ship had given up its slipspace drive to keep the dreadnoughts from the Covenant. It was also able to play a video it had stored from [[Relay 07756]] within the shield world that showed Rion's father, [[John Forge]]. Years ago, Little Bit had accessed the communications of the humans and stored a file wherein Forge spoke to those on the ship before heading out on the mission to deny the world's treasure to their enemies.<ref name="SS19"/> Since Little Bit had tracked the ''Spirit'''s initial trajectory, at Rion's behest it constructed a map showing planets and moons capable of supporting human life based on that trajectory.<ref name="SS19"/> | ||