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On October 24, [[2558]], Blue Team was sent by Pelican to the asteroid belt where ''Argent Moon'' lay. Leaving their Pelican and traveling by [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]], Blue Team made it into the ship and immediately began encountering Covenant forces. Blue Team fought their way to the ship's data center. Blue Team's initial plan was to fight their way to Central Control, where they could take command of the ''Argent Moon'', shut off its gravity and life support systems, and so flush out its decks of any remaining hostiles. Rescue of any remaining ONI personnel was also a priority, but a scan of the ship at the data center indicated that none of the original crew had survived. | On October 24, [[2558]], Blue Team was sent by Pelican to the asteroid belt where ''Argent Moon'' lay. Leaving their Pelican and traveling by [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]], Blue Team made it into the ship and immediately began encountering Covenant forces. Blue Team fought their way to the ship's data center. Blue Team's initial plan was to fight their way to Central Control, where they could take command of the ''Argent Moon'', shut off its gravity and life support systems, and so flush out its decks of any remaining hostiles. Rescue of any remaining ONI personnel was also a priority, but a scan of the ship at the data center indicated that none of the original crew had survived. | ||
Making their way to an assembly bay, Blue Team engaged a large contingent of Covenant forces primarily composed of [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar Rangers]]. Clearing out all Covenant present, the Spartans made it through the bay. Blue Team was almost at Central Control's location when they were ambushed by a [[Mgalekgolo]] | Making their way to an assembly bay, Blue Team engaged a large contingent of Covenant forces primarily composed of [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar Rangers]]. Clearing out all Covenant present, the Spartans made it through the bay. Blue Team was almost at Central Control's location when they were ambushed by a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]], who broke the catwalk they were on, sending them down to the maintenance tunnels several stories below. At the bottom, Blue Leader [[John-117]] had a vision of a seemingly-alive [[Cortana]], urging him to follow her to [[Meridian]]. When he came to, he informed Blue Team of the vision and they resolved to discuss it afterward. The Spartans followed their map's directions to an elevator that would take them back to the top decks. But reaching it required going four levels even lower in the ship. In these dark corridors, Blue Team encountered numerous [[Suicide Unggoy|suicide Unggoy]] as well as [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] [[Sangheili]], many of whom were [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]]. Additionally, the Mgalekgolo pair were following them in the tunnels, hoping to cut off and confront the Spartans sooner or later. | ||
===The scuttle=== | ===The scuttle=== | ||
As Blue Team reached the third level, they received reports lighting up the [[Covenant battle network]] and witnessed numerous [[Blockade Runner|Covenant starships]] exiting slipspace. With no chance of reclaiming ''Argent Moon'' against a | As Blue Team reached the third level, they received reports lighting up the [[Covenant battle network]] and witnessed numerous [[Blockade Runner|Covenant starships]] exiting slipspace. With no chance of reclaiming ''Argent Moon'' against a numerically superior alien force, John changed the team's objective from capture to asset denial. Their plan now was to head to the ship's reactor and shut off its safeties so the reactor would overheat and detonate, destroying the ship, the Covenant aboard, and any Covenant warships surrounding it. | ||
Blue Team continued lower in the ship to reach the reactor, and on the way encountered the Mgalekgolo pair ambushing them in a lab. Many more Covenant troops | Blue Team continued lower in the ship to reach the reactor, and on the way, encountered the Mgalekgolo pair, ambushing them in a lab. Many more Covenant troops were defending the ship's reactor. After fighting and killing them all, Blue Team deactivated the reactor's failsafe for its overload. However, ''Argent Moon'' responded with automatic safeties, moving the reactor to a cooling center where it could be contained. To ensure its overload, Blue Team followed the reactor to the cooling center in vacuum, using [[Type-54 Banshee|Banshees]] to destroy its coolant pipes. With their interference, the cooling system failed and the reactor began overheating, prepping ''Argent Moon'''s destruction. | ||
===Escape=== | ===Escape=== | ||