Battle of the Silent Cartographer: Difference between revisions

John took the Warthog around the island, killing several Covenant patrols as he went before arriving at the facility just as a Covenant {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} departed. After thinning out the hostiles guarding it, John drove the Warthog straight into the opening before proceeding inside. He managed to kill a group of Covenant near a security door but not before the aliens managed to seal the door, blocking his path.{{Ref/Reuse|tf5}}{{Ref/Level|Id=tsc|CE|[[The Silent Cartographer]]}} John hastily made his way back up to the surface while Cortana made contact with Captain Keyes, informing him of the situation and reported that they would have to disable the installation's security systems. The Captain, currently leading [[Outbreak at the Containment Facility|a separate mission]], ordered the Master Chief and Cortana to use any means necessary to force their way into the Cartographer while ''Echo 419'' remained on-station, looking out for Covenant aircraft. John drove his Warthog around the island, and, with the assistance of Cortana, soon located a path leading up into the island towards the security substation. He fought his way through groups of Covenant resistance including a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] before reaching the substation.{{Ref/Reuse|tf5}}

Zuka 'Zamamee, lurking within a [[Covenant supply case|cargo module]] along with Yayap and other Unggoy inside the substation, had determined that the Spartan was on his way and he prepared his forces to ambush the Master Chief. As John-117 entered the room, one of the Mgalekgolo charged out of the darkness towards the human, who opened fire in return. 'Zamamee chose that moment to emerge from cover alongside his team of Unggoy, but he was unable to fire at the Master Chief because the Mgalekgolo was in his line of fire, and a moment later the second Hunter charged in, knocking the Sangheili warrior to the floor. One of the Unggoy, [[Linglin]], panicked and fired a bolt from his [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistol]] into the second Mgalekgolo's back, killing it and causing it to knock its bond brother to the floor. John quickly killed the first Hunter while it was down before killing Linglin with another burst of fire. Yayap was saved by 'Zamamee, who pulled the Grunt inside an open cargo module and the two hid as the Master Chief passed their hiding place.{{Ref/Reuse|tf5}}

[[File:HCEA Bravo022Crashed.png|thumb|left|300px|''Bravo 022'' crashed into the side of a mesa, with Covenant troops nearby.]]

During his incursions into the island, Gunnery Sergeant Waller and his men had endured two separate Covenant assaults on the landing zone but they still held control of the area. [[Unidentified corporal|A Marine corporal]] took the Warthog's gunner position while Private [[Hosky]] took the passenger seat. The three then set off for the opened Cartographer facility. During this time, the Covenant had reinforced the Cartographer's perimeter, stationing several troops including the Mgalekgolo bonded pair [[Igido Nosa Hurru]] and [[Ogada Nosa Fasu]]. Zuka 'Zamamee had warned them that the Spartan had already killed two of their fellow Hunters and was on his way to attack their position next, something that Hurru was eagerly anticipating, seeking the honor of killing the human.{{Ref/Reuse|tf5}}{{Ref/Site|Id=cf|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-high-value-histories|Halo Waypoint|Canon Fodder - High Value Histories|D=6|M=9|Y=2022}} As the Spartan's Warthog approached, Fasu knocked the Warthog over with his assault cannon and engaged the occupants, quickly killing the two Marines, who were inexperienced in fighting Hunters. Fasu dodged the first of John's rockets, but was killed by the second as he attempted to charge the human. Hurru remained up at the entrance to the Cartographer, and fired his assault cannon as fast as he could at the human in a mix of rage, sorrow and self-pity but his weapon soon overheated and the Spartan killed him with another rocket.{{Ref/Reuse|tf5}}

John pressed into the facility, making his way through the now opened security door. He made his way down through the subterranean structure, soon coming into conflict with more Covenant troops. As he fought his way through the opposition, Cortana remarked that it seemed as though [[Zuka 'Zamamee|someone]] was tracking his progress. He soon came upon another Mgalekgolo pair defending the only way forward and was injured in his shoulder by one of the alien's arm-mounted shields before eventually killing them and their Kig-Yar backup. With the area clear he treated the would with [[biofoam]] in order to prevent blood loss before continuing deeper into the facility. ''Echo 419'' reported that two Covenant dropships were inbound to the landing zone. Gunnery Sergeant Waller ordered his men to prepare for the attack. Cortana suggested that they fall back into the structure which was more defensible but Waller replied that the Covenant were approaching too fast, and he declared that they would hold the Covenant off for as long as they could.{{Ref/Reuse|tf5}} It is presumed that Sergeant Waller and his men all perished in the following firefight.{{Ref/Reuse|tsc}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|fate}}

[[File:CartographerCEA.jpg|thumb|left|300px|John-117 activating the Cartographer.]]