Editing Palace Hotel

{{Status|Apocrypha}}

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[[File:Evo PHotel Chua.jpg|150px|thumb|The cover of ''Palace Hotel'' by Michael James Chua.]]

John makes his way towards the carrier after his [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] has been shot down by a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]], but finds that the [[New Mombasa 105 East|Mtangwe Underpass]], the tunnel leading towards the carrier, is blocked. He finds a group of Marines led by [[Palmer (Marine)|Corporal Palmer]] and helps them escape from a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack supported by [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]]. They escape into the city's old sewer system, and resurface near the parking lot of the [[Kilindini Park Cultural Center]]. They come across a battlefield with Covenant troops still in the area, but also serviceable [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthogs]] among the bodies of several [[UNSC Army|Army troopers]]. Despite Palmer's reluctance to make a run across the open for the Warthogs, John manages to convince her squad to take the chance. The Marines eliminate several [[Kig-Yar]] [[Sniper]]s to get to the Warthogs, and escape through the Kilindini Park with John, Palmer and [[Sullivan|PFC Sullivan]] on an [[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]], and the rest of the Marines following on a [[M831 Troop Transport]].

After traversing the city's [[New Mombasa industrial zone|industrial zone]] via the [[Mwatate Street Transit Center]] and [[Shimanzi Road]], the Master Chief reunites the Marines with the rest of their unit at their command post in the [[Palace Hotel (location)|Palace Hotel]] at [[Beria Plaza]], and goes to meet with their [[commanding officer]]. John discovers that the lieutenant is [[Parisa]], a childhood friend from [[Eridanus II]], who believed that he had died when in fact he was abducted for the [[SPARTAN-II Program]]. John briefly considers revealing his identity to her, but realizes that doing so would show that the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was willing to kidnap and experiment on children to ensure their survival. Instead, he and Parisa begin to plan for the upcoming battle against the remaining Covenant forces, including the Scarab.

{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|

*[[Carlos Wambua]] {{1st}}

*[[Catherine Halsey]] {{Mo}}

*[[Davis (Marine)|Davis]] {{1st}}

*[[Kelly-087]] {{Mo}}

*[[Palmer (Marine)|Palmer]]

*[[Parisa]] {{1st}}

*[[Pineada]] {{1st}}

|title-2=Species|

*[[Human]]

*[[Kig-Yar]]

|title-3=Organizations|

*[[Covenant]]

**[[Covenant military]]

******[[First Platoon (E2-BAG/1/7)|First Platoon]]

*{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} {{Mo}}

**''[[Solemn Penance]]'' {{Mo}}

*[[D77-TC Pelican]]

*{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}

*[[Class-2 directed energy cannon]]

*[[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor]]

*[[MA5 series|MA5 series assault rifle]]

*[[Plasma mortar]]

*{{Pattern|Shepsu|plasma cannon}}

*[[Artificial intelligence]]

**[[Smart AI]]

*[[Energy shielding]]

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