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With the flotilla nearing Seoba, the 21st Space Assault Battalion was spilt among the prowlers of Task Force Yama, including Nyeto's Ghost Flight. Captain Ascot's [[Night Flight]] received the final company of ODSTs. As the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} launched, it was hit by a blast from an [[intrusion corvette]], causing it crash into the quarry. Nyeto frantically reported this over the task force's command channel, observing that the vessel was still intact. Before he could finish, Crowther interrupted him, informing Nyeto that he would advise if more information about Ascot's flagship was needed. Nyeto indignantly proclaimed that there could be survivors in need of help, but Crowther cut him off again, telling him to proceed as planned and to observe [[Protocol Echo]]. This was an instruction to treat communications as non-secure, and the colonel used it to warn to Nyeto that the extent of Covenant eavesdropping technology was unknown. With Nyeto silenced, Crowther attempted to hail the ''Starry Night'', but received no response. Fearing the worst, he began searching for a Black Dagger unit that could be sent to the crash site. However, all of Crowther's ODSTs had already launched with prowlers, and sending them back would put more lives and ships at risk.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} | With the flotilla nearing Seoba, the 21st Space Assault Battalion was spilt among the prowlers of Task Force Yama, including Nyeto's Ghost Flight. Captain Ascot's [[Night Flight]] received the final company of ODSTs. As the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} launched, it was hit by a blast from an [[intrusion corvette]], causing it crash into the quarry. Nyeto frantically reported this over the task force's command channel, observing that the vessel was still intact. Before he could finish, Crowther interrupted him, informing Nyeto that he would advise if more information about Ascot's flagship was needed. Nyeto indignantly proclaimed that there could be survivors in need of help, but Crowther cut him off again, telling him to proceed as planned and to observe [[Protocol Echo]]. This was an instruction to treat communications as non-secure, and the colonel used it to warn to Nyeto that the extent of Covenant eavesdropping technology was unknown. With Nyeto silenced, Crowther attempted to hail the ''Starry Night'', but received no response. Fearing the worst, he began searching for a Black Dagger unit that could be sent to the crash site. However, all of Crowther's ODSTs had already launched with prowlers, and sending them back would put more lives and ships at risk.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} | ||
As no other units were available, John-117 decided that he and his Spartans would search for the ''Starry Night'' themselves, knowing that Crowther would not assign them to the task.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Once they made it into the quarry, John accessed the command channel and requested that they be provided a [[Navigation point|waypoint]] leading to the downed prowler. Crowther responded and acknowledged John's plan, but ordered him to not take action unless immediately warranted. He also informed him of Biko's naval response to the bombardment of Seoba and that Nyeto believed that the alien flotilla would either be in full retreat or destroyed within the hour by the overwhelming force. Nyeto reaffirmed his estimation and told John not to worry, as his prowlers would have the Spartans' backs. John told him he would keep that in mind, inwardly noting that whenever Nyeto told him not to worry, it was time to start thinking the opposite. The crew aboard one of the prowlers—possibly one of Nyeto's—placed a waypoint on each of the Spartans' [[heads-up display]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} | As no other units were available, John-117 decided that he and his Spartans would search for the ''Starry Night'' themselves, knowing that Crowther would not assign them to the task.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Once they made it into the quarry, John accessed the command channel and requested that they be provided a [[Navigation point|waypoint]] leading to the downed prowler. Aboard the ''Ghost Song'', {{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS16|HSS|Chapter=16}} Crowther responded and acknowledged John's plan, but ordered him to not take action unless immediately warranted. He also informed him of Biko's naval response to the bombardment of Seoba and that Nyeto believed that the alien flotilla would either be in full retreat or destroyed within the hour by the overwhelming force. Nyeto reaffirmed his estimation and told John not to worry, as his prowlers would have the Spartans' backs. John told him he would keep that in mind, inwardly noting that whenever Nyeto told him not to worry, it was time to start thinking the opposite. The crew aboard one of the prowlers—possibly one of Nyeto's—placed a waypoint on each of the Spartans' [[heads-up display]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} | ||
Nearing the provided waypoint, the Spartans discovered that the ''Starry Night'' was largely intact, as Nyeto had said. However, the prowler sat atop an avalanche about seven hundred meters up the quarry wall. They also spotted an intrusion corvette moving into position over the prowler, preparing to recover it for study. John opened the command channel again and relayed this information to Crowther, who insisted that they could not let the Covenant take possession of the ''Starry Night''. The vessel's [[navigation computer]] and other onboard data devices could reveal the locations of UNSC outposts, entire force deployments, or worse. John asked if the prowler had any kind of self-destruct capability, to which Nyeto responded in the affirmative. He told the Spartan about the [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] in its [[engineering|engineering compartment]] and how it | Nearing the provided waypoint, the Spartans discovered that the ''Starry Night'' was largely intact, as Nyeto had said. However, the prowler sat atop an avalanche about seven hundred meters up the quarry wall. They also spotted [[Worthy Silence|an intrusion corvette]] moving into position over the prowler, preparing to recover it for study. John opened the command channel again and relayed this information to Crowther, who insisted that they could not let the Covenant take possession of the ''Starry Night''. The vessel's [[navigation computer]] and other onboard data devices could reveal the locations of UNSC outposts, entire force deployments, or worse. John asked if the prowler had any kind of self-destruct capability, to which Nyeto responded in the affirmative. He told the Spartan about the [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] in its [[engineering|engineering compartment]] and how it was programmed to detonate if it determines that there had been a catastrophic event, unless it detected survivors aboard. In that case, it would only detonate after two hours of no shipboard motion. John took this to mean that there were definitely survivors on the ''Starry Night'', but Nyeto admitted that "definitely" might be overstating it. Crowther asked if there was any way that the prowler's self-destruct system could be remotely activated. Nyeto confirmed that there was, but that only three positions had access to that ability. The first two were the flight commander and wing commander, both of which were roles held by Captain Ascot, who was either dead or unable to be reached aboard the ''Starry Night''. The final person with the ability to remotely detonate the prowler was the captain of the ''Vanishing Point'', which was holding station two planetary orbits out from Seoba. At that distance, it would take nearly an hour for the request to be sent to the cruiser and for the return signal to arrive. By then, the Covenant might already have retrieved sensitive data from the wrecked prowler. John assured Crowther that they would find a way to destroy the prowler themselves. However, the Spartan requested that Task Force Yama assist them by keeping the assaulting corvettes off their backs. Nyeto began to say that their prowlers were not designed for ship-to-ship combat when Crowther interrupted him, promising that they would find a way.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} | ||
When the Spartans reached the bottom of the avalanche, they witnessed another corvette entering the airspace above the quarry, charging up its main cannon to fire on them. Opening the command channel once more, John asked Nyeto where their support was. He assured the Spartan that they were setting up for an attack right now and that he should not worry. Furious, John asked him to stop saying that and to hurry because the Spartans were under heavy fire, with some of them already injured. As Nyeto's support was too slow in arriving, John had his team fire onto the ice drift below the ''Starry Night'' with their [[M301 grenade launcher|grenade launcher]]s, causing it and the surrounding ice to tumble down to the quarry floor and away from the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} | When the Spartans reached the bottom of the avalanche, they witnessed another corvette entering the airspace above the quarry, charging up its main cannon to fire on them. Opening the command channel once more, John asked Nyeto where their support was. He assured the Spartan that they were setting up for an attack right now and that he should not worry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} In reality, Nyeto was purposefully stalling his support in hopes that some or all of the Spartans would get killed.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS16}} Furious, John asked him to stop saying that he should not worry and to hurry because the Spartans were under heavy fire, with some of them already injured. As Nyeto's support was too slow in arriving, John had his team fire onto the ice drift below the ''Starry Night'' with their [[M301 grenade launcher|grenade launcher]]s, causing it and the surrounding ice to tumble down to the quarry floor and away from the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} | ||
Finding that some of his Spartans had escaped being buried in ice, John ordered them to board the prowler as he switched back to the command channel to report. When he asked once again where their support was, Nyeto told him that it was on the way and that he should not worry. Growing increasingly frustrated, John made it clear to him that they needed support immediately. Crowther interrupted to reassure him that they would be there soon, even though he did not seem very confident about that himself. Once more, Nyeto assured them both that he had a plan. While [[Fred-104]] led a team inside of the ''Starry Night'', Nyeto made his move and destroyed two of the approaching intrusion corvettes, celebrating their destruction over the command channel, claiming that the other ships were turning tail. However, the corvette attempting to recover the prowler remained unharmed and unfazed. John ordered Fred's team to activate the prowler's Fury nuke and escape with the few survivors found on the ''Starry Night''—four Black Daggers and [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]]. Fred decided that they would use one of the vessel's escape pods to flee the blast radius. When it launched from the prowler and soared out of the quarry pit through Seoba's low gravity, Crowther was surprised and asked what that was. John informed him that it was some of his Spartans and survivors from the crash, and that the ''Starry Night'' would self-destruct in twenty-five seconds. Nyeto sarcastically thanked John for the short notice, to which the Spartan responded in kind regarding the delayed support. Acting offended by the remark, Nyeto began to remind him of the two corvettes he shot down, but Crowther interrupted to tell them to can the chatter. He then informed John that they would land to recover his squad as soon as the nuke's [[electromagnetic pulse]] cleared. All of the Spartans and the five survivors from the ''Starry Night'' made it away safely before the detonation, which also destroyed the Covenant corvette that was attempting to take possession of the prowler.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}} | Finding that some of his Spartans had escaped being buried in ice, John ordered them to board the prowler as he switched back to the command channel to report. When he asked once again where their support was, Nyeto told him that it was on the way and that he should not worry. Growing increasingly frustrated, John made it clear to him that they needed support immediately. Crowther interrupted to reassure him that they would be there soon, even though he did not seem very confident about that himself. Once more, Nyeto assured them both that he had a plan. While [[Fred-104]] led a team inside of the ''Starry Night'', Nyeto made his move and destroyed two of the approaching intrusion corvettes, celebrating their destruction over the command channel, claiming that the other ships were turning tail. However, the corvette attempting to recover the prowler remained unharmed and unfazed. John ordered Fred's team to activate the prowler's Fury nuke and escape with the few survivors found on the ''Starry Night''—four Black Daggers and [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]]. Fred decided that they would use one of the vessel's escape pods to flee the blast radius. When it launched from the prowler and soared out of the quarry pit through Seoba's low gravity, Crowther was surprised and asked what that was. John informed him that it was some of his Spartans and survivors from the crash, and that the ''Starry Night'' would self-destruct in twenty-five seconds. Nyeto sarcastically thanked John for the short notice, to which the Spartan responded in kind regarding the delayed support. Acting offended by the remark, Nyeto began to remind him of the two corvettes he shot down, but Crowther interrupted to tell them to can the chatter. He then informed John that they would land to recover his squad as soon as the nuke's [[electromagnetic pulse]] cleared. All of the Spartans and the five survivors from the ''Starry Night'' made it away safely before the detonation, which also destroyed the Covenant corvette that was attempting to take possession of the prowler.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}} | ||
{{ | ===Taking command=== | ||
Following the discovery that Captain Halima Ascot had been killed when the ''Starry Night'' crashed, Hector Nyeto, the senior flight commander, became the de facto commander of Task Force Yama. As such, he was expected to perform all the ceremonial duties that used to fall to Ascot, including delivering a Committal speech during funeral services for fallen personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS16}} | |||
On [[2526#March|March 20]], Nyeto attended one such service in the ''Vanishing Point''{{'}}s command [[hangar bay|hangar]] for the two-hundred-and-three men and women killed during the conflicts at Seoba. Aside from the twenty-two insurrectionist agents he had planted on the ''Ghost Star'', he was internally glad that none of the dead would take up arms against the Insurrection ever again. When [[Ojombo|the chaplain]] finished giving the eulogy, she turned to Nyeto for him to commit the interment capsules to space. In ceremonial fashion, he ordered Staff Sergeant Johnson to call the two formations of the honor company to attention, raise the [[AlON pressure barrier|pressure barrier]], and open the outer hatch. As the capsules were lifted out into the void by the decompression wave, Nyeto saluted and recited the Committal he had prepared. He then had Johnson close the outer hatch and dismiss the honor company. However, the Spartans and some high-ranking officers stayed behind to hear about their next course of action from their new commander.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS16}} | |||
Seeing John-117 staring at him intensely, Nyeto approached and complemented him on what he and his compatriots had accomplished the day prior. To get on her good side, he even complemented Dr. Halsey on her work with the Covenant [[kelguid]] that they had fished out of the remains of the corvette the Spartans destroyed. When John asked if he would reconsider sidelining them due to their age, Nyeto promised that they would be seeing all the action that they could handle for the rest of the operation. Hearing this, Crowther strode forward and told him that that decision was not his to make as the Spartans reported to him. Nyeto reminded the colonel that he now reported to ''him'', and that they needed the obvious talents of the Spartans. When Crowther reminded him that they were only fifteen, Nyeto pointed out that [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] had surely been aware of that when he formed Task Force Yama. Unfazed, Crowther told him that sending children into battle would be a big mistake, threatening the lieutenant commander by hinting that he would report him to a UNSC board of inquiry. Realizing that he could not afford having trained investigators poking around his ships and insurrectionist-aligned crews, Nyeto relented and promised to run their next ambush by the book, with only the Black Daggers participating in the mission. Nyeto and the Prowler Corps left the hangar together at the port exist while the Spartans and Black Daggers took the starboard exit.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS16}} | |||
===Betrayal at Zhoist=== | ===Betrayal at Zhoist=== | ||