Mission to Installation 03: Difference between revisions

On Gamma Halo, the science team and Team Black were based in a camp on one of the ring's deserts, nearby the [[Composer]]'s original location on the installation. However, the Didact, along with several [[Promethean Knight]]s and [[Promethean Crawler|Crawlers]], arrived via a slipspace portal and crash landed near Black's location. When Black went to investigate, the Didact awoke and swiftly killed all four Spartans with brutal efficiency. At the same time, the science team was attacked and killed by Knights and Crawlers. Shortly afterwards, the Didact encountered [[859 Static Carillon]], monitor of the [[Composer's Forge]], who had come to investigate the opening of a service portal to the ring. The Didact demanded that Static take him to the Composer's Forge. Static agreed, on the condition that the Didact would not use the Forge to produce more Prometheans.<ref name="HE9">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref>

While walking to Team Black's last known position, Linda discovered Crawler footprints in the sand leading to the camp. As Blue Team entered the camp, they discovered the corpses of several researchers. Shortly after, Fred found the bodies of Black Team, dead. While looking for Spartan Black's assailant, the Spartans were attacked by Promethean Knights. After a short firefight, Blue Team destroyed the Knights and discovered the former location of the Composer. Upon entering the structure, the Spartans discovered the [[Composer's Abyss]], a facility used to store the Composer's victims. At the end of the Abyss, the Spartans discovered a [[slipspace portal]].<ref name="HE8"/>

After they entered the portal, Blue Team arrived in a seemingly empty Forerunner city. They moved further into the city and soon discovered six [[Composer]]s, just before the Didact appeared behind the Spartans. Holding Installation 03's [[activation index]], the Promethean leader told Blue Team that they have arrived at the [[Composer's Forge]]. Blue Team open fired, to no avail; the Didact stomped the ground, generating a shockwave that caused the Spartans to stumble and fall to the ground. The Didact summoned more of his Promethean minions and a frantic firefight broke out.<ref name="HE9"/>

[[859 Static Carillon]] arrived at the scene, furious that the Didact violated their agreement in having created more of the Promethean constructs, which it deemed abominations. In retort, the Didact ordered the monitor to fulfill its part of their bargain. The monitor obliged, and transported Gamma Halo over the Forge via slipspace. Satisfied, the Didact took one of the Composers from the Forge and departed for the ring, intending to repair the installation and use it against humanity and Earth. However, while the monitor was indifferent to mankind's fate, it took issue at the Didact's creation of new Prometheans from the humans of New Phoenix due to its abhorrence of the machines and deemed their presence on its installation unacceptable. Static Carillon helped the Spartans retreat back to the Gamma Halo portal in pursuit of the Didact, holding off the hordes of Promethean machines. As the Spartans entered the portal, Static Carillon told John that he would attempt to close the portal behind the Spartans.<ref name="HE9"/>