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The team continues onward and enters a hunting preserve that is usually teeming with animals, but nothing registers on their sensors except for one lifeform. The team prepares to flank the target, realizing it is some sort of parasite. Suddenly, large numbers of smaller creatures start to close in. 'Vadumee realizes the attack was not made by humans and the team starts to open fire on the hostile creatures. | The team continues onward and enters a hunting preserve that is usually teeming with animals, but nothing registers on their sensors except for one lifeform. The team prepares to flank the target, realizing it is some sort of parasite. Suddenly, large numbers of smaller creatures start to close in. 'Vadumee realizes the attack was not made by humans and the team starts to open fire on the hostile creatures. | ||
Fighting the strange parasites, a pair of Unggoy are killed. Another Unggoy with an armed [[Type-1 plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] is shot and drops the grenade, killing his partner and a Sangheili as the team makes their way to the bridge. They come under fire as the creatures start to use human weapons. The survivors of the team make it to the bridge, not letting up against the enemy forces. When they finally make it to the bridge, the commander orders that the bridge be locked down, that the fleet be warned, and the ship's [[self-destruct]] set. However, the command codes had already been overridden by the Legate, who, to their surprise, is still alive. | Fighting the strange parasites, a pair of Unggoy are killed. Another Unggoy with an armed [[Type-1 plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] is shot and drops the grenade, killing his partner and a Sangheili as the team makes their way to the bridge. They come under fire as the creatures start to use human weapons. The survivors of the team make it to the bridge, not letting up against the enemy forces. When they finally make it to the bridge, the commander orders that the bridge be locked down, that the fleet be warned, and the ship's [[self-destruct]] set. However, the command codes had already been overridden by the Legate, who, to their surprise, is still alive and disabled the ship's primary systems. | ||
The Legate informs the Commander that the [[Flood]] spread quickly and that unlocking the | The Legate informs the Commander that the [[Flood]] spread quickly and that unlocking the self-destruct would thus compromise the ship if the Flood had already infected the team. As the Commander argues with the Legate, a Sangheili starts to transform into a [[Flood]] [[Combat Form]] and begins attacking the others. The Legate refuses to meet 'Vadumee and unlock the command codes until they have been scanned for infection. The Commander leads his team towards the medical bay so they can be scanned. Before they leave, 'Vadumee orders the Unggoy to destroy the bridge to prevent the Flood from gaining control of the ship. | ||
The team fight their way to the medical bay, detonating a plasma battery to block the enemy forces, as they had gained the command codes from the infected members of the team. They make it to the medical bay and are scanned. The team meets with the Legate, who had been watching as the Flood took over the ship. | The team fight their way to the medical bay, detonating a plasma battery to block the enemy forces, as they had gained the command codes from the infected members of the team. They make it to the medical bay and are scanned. The team meets with the Legate, who had been watching as the Flood took over the ship. | ||