Editing Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Cleanup}}
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|conc=[[Battle of Cleveland]]
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*[[Battle of Sector Six]]
*[[Recovery of John-117]]
|name=Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought
|image=[[File:HU-John-09.jpg|300px]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date= [[2552#November|November 8–17, 2552]]{{Ref/Site|Id=bungie|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989|Site=bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update 01/23/09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Halo101}}{{Ref/Reuse|issue4}}
|place=*[[Sol system]]{{Ref/Reuse|issue1}}
**''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''{{Ref/Reuse|issue1}}
**In orbit over [[Earth]] {{c|Nov. 17}}{{Ref/Reuse|issue3}}{{Ref/Reuse|issue4}}
|result='''[[Covenant]] victory'''
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] repelled
*[[Prophet of Truth]]'s Honor Guards suffer heavy losses
|side1={{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
|side2={{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]
|commanders1=[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]
|commanders2=*[[Hierarchs|High]] [[Prophet of Truth]]
*Unnamed [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain]]†
|forces1=1 [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]
|forces2=*[[Covenant military]]
*[[Covenant Honor Guard]]
**[[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]]
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Unggoy]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
|casual1=None
|casual2=Heavy
}}

In November [[2552]], towards the conclusion of the [[Fall of High Charity|fall]] of ''[[High Charity]]'', '''[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] boarded the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]''' in the center of the holy city during his pursuit of the [[Prophet of Truth]] shortly before he departed from ''High Charity'', heading to [[Earth]]. Near [[Jupiter]], John was contacted by [[Io Station]], but maintains radio silence. Rampaging through the ship, he attempted to find the [[Prophet of Truth]] and assassinate him.

==Background==
{{Main|Defense of Mars|Fall of High Charity}}
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The Prophet of Truth arrives in the [[Sol system]] aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] escorted by a Covenant fleet{{Ref/Reuse|issue1}} on [[2552#November|November 8, 2552]], and proceeds on course towards Earth at near-relativistic speeds. However, due to John-117's presence aboard the vessel, the ship's crew becomes preoccupied with finding and eliminating the Spartan.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Halo101|https://youtu.be/8K3hG76Ctmo?t=164|Channel=HALO|VidName=Halo 101: Long Road Home}}

==Battle==
===Elsewhere in the Sol system===
During the skirmish in the vessel, [[John-117]] commandeers a [[Type-32 Rapid Attack Vehicle|Ghost]] and crashes it into a large congregation of [[Covenant]] troops. Wielding a pair of [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMGs]], the Spartan proceeds to tear into the surviving Covenant soldiers present, largely [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]]. Eventually coming to a locked [[door]], the Master Chief blows it up using a trio of [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|frag grenades]]. On the other side, the Spartan was greeted by a larger group of Covenant, including a large pack of [[Jiralhanae]]. He engages the Covenant present, eliminating large numbers of them before a large bay door opens, revealing six [[Mgalekgolo]]. The massive aliens simultaneously open fire on the Chief with their [[assault cannon]]s, incapacitating the Spartan. Covenant forces soon surround the prone Spartan, and a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain]] begins to interrogate the Chief about the [[Key of Osanalan]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue1|HU|Issue=1}}

The Spartan manages to stick the War Chieftain with a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]], devastating the Covenant force in the corridor and leaving only a pair of [[Unggoy Minor]]s alive while the Chief makes his escape. The Chief then continues his push through the ship, eventually arriving in a large chamber with the [[Prophet of Truth]] present. The Master Chief observes the [[Hierarch]] as he and his [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] meet with a [[pack]] of Jiralhanae soldiers. The Spartan sets his sights on the Prophet, and levels a [[Type-51 Carbine|carbine]] at Truth.{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue2|HU|Issue=2}}

Before the Spartan can take a shot, a [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] opens fire on him from behind. He falls and lands right in front of the Prophet and his Jiralhanae guards. He manages to take out the Kig-Yar Sniper and opens fire on the Prophet. While the Chief manages to get several shots at Truth, the Prophet is shielded by his [[gravity throne]] and he escapes behind a door as his Honor Guardsmen fall. The Chief is forced to confront dozens of Jiralhanae soldiers. After a pitched battle, the Spartan kills all of the Covenant forces.{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue3|HU|Issue=3}}

===Earth===
Believing the Spartan to be [[Missing In Action|dead]], the Prophet of Truth orders the crew of the Forerunner Dreadnought to jump further in-system and enter Earth's atmosphere on November 17, 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo101}} When the ship arrived over Earth via slipspace, John-117 contacted [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] by indicating that he was aboard of the Covenant [[flagship]] while the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] that was facing its near-total destruction by the Jiralhanae [[High Charity defense fleet|Covenant fleets]] [[Truth's fleet|spearheaded]] by the Prophet of Truth originally attempted to target the "unknown" alien ship.{{Ref/Level|Id=greatjourney|H2|[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}}

John, having failed in his attempt to assassinate the Prophet of Truth and take control of the Forerunner Dreadnought's trajectory, fights his way out of the Forerunner ship's airlock in another commandeered Ghost. On the surface of the Dreadnought, he is informed that the [[Harbinger of Piety|command ship]] holding the "key" is to be destroyed, and that he will be within the radius of the blast unless he takes immediate evasive maneuvers. He moves to another part of the Forerunner ship to avoid being caught in the blast's wake. The Master Chief is then ordered to find a way to return to Earth quickly.{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue4|HU|Issue=4}}

==Aftermath==
{{Main|Battle of Sector Six|Recovery of John-117}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HU-John-02.jpg|John engaging [[Kig-Yar]]
File:HU-John-03.jpg|John encounters a large force of Covenant troops
File:HU-unggoy.jpg|The result of John's [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] stick on enclosed Covenant troops
File:HU-John-06.jpg|John aims his [[Type-51 Carbine|carbine]] at the [[Prophet of Truth]]
File:HU-John-08.jpg|A [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] ambushes John
File:HU-John-10.jpg|John is the last combatant standing after a battle with a large number of [[Jiralhanae]]
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Human-Covenant War}}
[[Category:Covenant victories|Forerunner Dreadnought]]
[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Forerunner Dreadnought]]