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It was February and only a few weeks since the start of their mission by the time the team arrived in the [[Urs system|Urs–Fied–Joori system]] for the next part of it.<ref name="G9"/> The ''Port Stanley'', hidden, came to rest at a stationary position in [[Sanghelios]] space. Osman joined the ODSTs and Phillips in the hangar's maintenance area just as Mal was openly wondering how many [[Spartan-II]]s there had been. Serin surprised them all by speaking frankly about the sordid histories of the Spartan-II and [[Spartan-III]] programs. She had no reservations about making them aware that she had been kidnapped as a child and subjected to various [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|genetic and biochemical enhancements]] at age fourteen before her body began to reject further attempts to make her more deadly.<ref name="G9"/> The captain changed tack immediately after dropping this bombshell, letting her team know that [[BB]] had intercepted voice traffic from a small [[Jiralhanae]] transport, the ''[[Piety]]'', that was inbound for Sanghelios. The ''Piety'', crewed by at least six Brutes, was apparently not only transporting weapons for 'Telcam, but [[Requires Adjustment|a]] [[Huragok]] as well. She informed them that their prowler would intercept the other craft in just eighty-two minutes and that she wanted to meet in ten in order to plan how they would take its valuable prize for themselves. Before she strode away, she told Mal to break out the dead [[Kig-Yar]] they had collected on [[Reynes]].<ref name="G9">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''chapter 9''</ref> | It was February and only a few weeks since the start of their mission by the time the team arrived in the [[Urs system|Urs–Fied–Joori system]] for the next part of it.<ref name="G9"/> The ''Port Stanley'', hidden, came to rest at a stationary position in [[Sanghelios]] space. Osman joined the ODSTs and Phillips in the hangar's maintenance area just as Mal was openly wondering how many [[Spartan-II]]s there had been. Serin surprised them all by speaking frankly about the sordid histories of the Spartan-II and [[Spartan-III]] programs. She had no reservations about making them aware that she had been kidnapped as a child and subjected to various [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|genetic and biochemical enhancements]] at age fourteen before her body began to reject further attempts to make her more deadly.<ref name="G9"/> The captain changed tack immediately after dropping this bombshell, letting her team know that [[BB]] had intercepted voice traffic from a small [[Jiralhanae]] transport, the ''[[Piety]]'', that was inbound for Sanghelios. The ''Piety'', crewed by at least six Brutes, was apparently not only transporting weapons for 'Telcam, but [[Requires Adjustment|a]] [[Huragok]] as well. She informed them that their prowler would intercept the other craft in just eighty-two minutes and that she wanted to meet in ten in order to plan how they would take its valuable prize for themselves. Before she strode away, she told Mal to break out the dead [[Kig-Yar]] they had collected on [[Reynes]].<ref name="G9">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''chapter 9''</ref> | ||
[[File:H3ODST-VergilHuragok.png|thumb|120px|left|Huragok are valued for their innate ability to repair and improve upon technological and biological systems.<ref name="FS8">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', ''chapter 8''</ref><ref name="G13">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''chapter 13''</ref>]] | [[File:H3ODST-VergilHuragok.png|thumb|120px|left|Huragok are valued for their innate ability to repair and improve upon technological and biological systems.<ref name="FS8">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', ''chapter 8''</ref><ref name="G13">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', ''chapter 13''</ref>]] | ||
''Port Stanley'' was five-hundred thousand kilometers off of Sanghelios when Mal, Vaz, and Phillips came onto the bridge where the others were already studying a [[holographic]] projection of the ''Piety''.<ref name="G9"/> Osman concluded that they had two options. They could either board it via their own dropship or haul the enemy craft into the ''Stanley'''s hangar after disabling it with an [[EMP]] and attempt to crack it open there. Though securing the Engineer was the primary goal, Osman made clear that losing it would not be a wholly unacceptable outcome, as they could always just make sure Telcam's Jiralhanae were blamed and sow more dissent that way. When Mal asked why they [[UNSC]] didn't already have its own Huragok, she told him she knew of one that had been captured a couple of years ago and plumbed for valuable information that had been crucial to various developments before being lost. Osman was slightly worried about the prospect of a potential self-destruct of the ''Piety'' if they brought it aboard, but ultimately agreed that if they sealed the hangar's emergency bulkhead but leave the rear doors open to hard vacuum, then the damage to their ship from any explosions would be minimized. Fully aware that she was asking some of the team to put themselves in mortal danger, she made clear that if anyone had any objections, they could always just fire on the Brutes from a distance and call it a day.<ref name="G9"/> Her democratic appeal was met with no such reservations from the marines or the [[Spartan]]. Black-Box guided them through a visual demonstration of how the plan would unfold. Once the ''Piety'' was blindsided with a blast from their [[electromagnetic pulse cannon]], they would need to move fast. Devereaux would maneuver the dropship onto the enemy transport's back and lock grapples onto her. The ''Port Stanley'' would be, in the meantime, be ready to receive the dropship with its attached Brute transport, which would fly right back into the hangar it launched from. One it was secured in the hangar, [[Naomi]] would breach it with Mal and Vaz as backup Satisfied with the plan, Osman removed Black-Box's [[data crystal chip]] from the command console. Though a fragment of the A.I. would remain to pilot the [[prowler]], the rest of him would be tagging along with Naomi.<ref name="G9"/> Devereaux departed ten minutes later and all Osman could do was watch the operation through the [[HUDs]] of those involved overlaid on a viewscreen on the bridge.<ref name="G9"/> She had BB rearrange the order of the four of them in order to keep Devereaux's separate from the others and told her over their radio link that if the ''Piety'' managed to regain power and start dragging her away, she was to disconnect from it at once. Nothing like that happened, as once BB fired the pulse Lian had no trouble at all linking up with it and hanging on all the way back to the corvette.<ref name="G9"/> | ''Port Stanley'' was five-hundred thousand kilometers off of Sanghelios when Mal, Vaz, and Phillips came onto the bridge where the others were already studying a [[holographic]] projection of the ''Piety''.<ref name="G9"/> Osman concluded that they had two options. They could either board it via their own dropship or haul the enemy craft into the ''Stanley'''s hangar after disabling it with an [[EMP]] and attempt to crack it open there. Though securing the Engineer was the primary goal, Osman made clear that losing it would not be a wholly unacceptable outcome, as they could always just make sure Telcam's Jiralhanae were blamed and sow more dissent that way. When Mal asked why they [[UNSC]] didn't already have its own Huragok, she told him she knew of one that had been captured a couple of years ago and plumbed for valuable information that had been crucial to various developments before being lost. Osman was slightly worried about the prospect of a potential self-destruct of the ''Piety'' if they brought it aboard, but ultimately agreed that if they sealed the hangar's emergency bulkhead but leave the rear doors open to hard vacuum, then the damage to their ship from any explosions would be minimized. Fully aware that she was asking some of the team to put themselves in mortal danger, she made clear that if anyone had any objections, they could always just fire on the Brutes from a distance and call it a day.<ref name="G9"/> Her democratic appeal was met with no such reservations from the marines or the [[Spartan]]. Black-Box guided them through a visual demonstration of how the plan would unfold. Once the ''Piety'' was blindsided with a blast from their [[electromagnetic pulse cannon]], they would need to move fast. Devereaux would maneuver the dropship onto the enemy transport's back and lock grapples onto her. The ''Port Stanley'' would be, in the meantime, be ready to receive the dropship with its attached Brute transport, which would fly right back into the hangar it launched from. One it was secured in the hangar, [[Naomi]] would breach it with Mal and Vaz as backup. Satisfied with the plan, Osman removed Black-Box's [[data crystal chip]] from the command console. Though a fragment of the A.I. would remain to pilot the [[prowler]], the rest of him would be tagging along with Naomi.<ref name="G9"/> Devereaux departed ten minutes later and all Osman could do was watch the operation through the [[HUDs]] of those involved overlaid on a viewscreen on the bridge.<ref name="G9"/> She had BB rearrange the order of the four of them in order to keep Devereaux's separate from the others and told her over their radio link that if the ''Piety'' managed to regain power and start dragging her away, she was to disconnect from it at once. Nothing like that happened, as once BB fired the pulse Lian had no trouble at all linking up with it and hanging on all the way back to the corvette.<ref name="G9"/> | ||
===A change in plans=== | ===A change in plans=== | ||