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Mere minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The ''Starry Night'' and the rest of [[Night Flight]] received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming bombardment from the alien flotilla.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} With the [[plasma]] heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the ''Starry Night'' rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The vessel impacted the quarry wall, demolishing a two-hundred-meter section of terrace, pulverizing the ship's bow, and heavily warping its fuselage. An avalanche was caused by the crash, resulting in the ''Starry Night'' resting partially atop the ice pile, approximately seven hundred meters from the quarry floor.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} The impact killed Halima Ascot and much of the crew. Only four Black Daggers and [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] survived the crash, with the latter receiving a severe concussion.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | Mere minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The ''Starry Night'' and the rest of [[Night Flight]] received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming bombardment from the alien flotilla.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} With the [[plasma]] heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the ''Starry Night'' rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The vessel impacted the quarry wall, demolishing a two-hundred-meter section of terrace, pulverizing the ship's bow, and heavily warping its fuselage. An avalanche was caused by the crash, resulting in the ''Starry Night'' resting partially atop the ice pile, approximately seven hundred meters from the quarry floor.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS14|HSS|Chapter=14}} The impact killed Halima Ascot and much of the crew. Only four Black Daggers and [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] survived the crash, with the latter receiving a severe concussion.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | ||
Although Colonel Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the ''Starry Night'' could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto [[Emmeline|a transport]] to be taken to Biko.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Once in the quarry, John accessed the command channel and requested a [[Navigation point|waypoint]] leading to the ''Starry Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s projected crash site. Crowther acknowledged John's plan, but ordered him to not take action unless immediately warranted. The colonel also informed him of Biko's naval response to the alien bombardment of Seoba and that Nyeto believed the small Covenant flotilla would either be in full retreat or destroyed within the hour by the overwhelming force. After nearing the provided waypoint, the Spartans discovered that the ''Starry Night'' was largely intact, but that its positioning would make it hard to access. Also, they spotted | Although Colonel Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the ''Starry Night'' could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto [[Emmeline|a transport]] to be taken to Biko.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} Once in the quarry, John accessed the command channel and requested a [[Navigation point|waypoint]] leading to the ''Starry Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s projected crash site. Crowther acknowledged John's plan, but ordered him to not take action unless immediately warranted. The colonel also informed him of Biko's naval response to the alien bombardment of Seoba and that Nyeto believed the small Covenant flotilla would either be in full retreat or destroyed within the hour by the overwhelming force. After nearing the provided waypoint, the Spartans discovered that the ''Starry Night'' was largely intact, but that its positioning would make it hard to access. Also, they spotted an [[intrusion corvette]] approaching the prowler, seemingly 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. Crowther asked Nyeto if there was any way that the prowler's nuclear self-destruct system could be remotely activated, to which the lieutenant commander responded in the affirmative. However, there were only three positions that had access to that ability. The first two were the flight commander and wing commander, both of which were roles held by Captain Ascot, the status of whom was unknown to them. The final person with the ability to remotely detonate the prowler was the captain of the {{UNSCShip|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 get the job done, but he 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, but Crowther interrupted him, promising that they would find a way.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} | ||
At this point, the looming intrusion corvette had begun deploying EVA-equipped [[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Kig-Yar]] [[Bloodstars|warriors]] via [[gravity lift]], with the first already looking for a way inside the ship. As the situation had become dire, John ordered Blue Team to simultaneously fire on the avalanche just below the ''Starry Night'' with their [[M301 grenade launcher|grenade launcher]]s to cause the vessel to fall to quarry floor and prevent the Covenant from gaining entrance. The volley of [[grenade]]s worked a bit too well, bringing the avalanche down on top of the Spartans, but successfully delaying the Covenant in their boarding attempt.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} While the other Spartans were either dealing with approaching armored vehicles or still digging themselves out of the ice, [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Malcolm-059]] entered the upside-down prowler though the massive breach in its forward fuselage. John ordered them to destroy the ''Starry Night'' to prevent the Covenant from gaining access to the critical information held within its computer systems. Inside, the team found Johnson and the four ODSTs, and Linda got to work arming the vessel's Fury nuke. Fred reported the situation to John, who warned them of a [[Bloodstars|Bloodstar]] strike team preparing to board. The Spartans repelled them with explosive weapons, and John eliminated the stragglers outside. Perhaps realizing that the situation was changing in favor of the Spartans, the intrusion corvette activated its gravity lift and began slowly levitating the ''Starry Night'' up into its cargo bay. Linda had just finished arming the nuke and began dragging Johnson into the escape pod when John ordered her to initiate its thirty-second timer immediately. Following the order, the Spartans gathered the survivors and boarded the escape pod, launching through Seoba's low gravity while under fire from the corvette's surprised gunners. John informed Crowther and Nyeto of the escape pod and the imminent nuclear explosion. All of the Spartans made it to safety before the nuke's detonation, which destroyed both the ''Starry Night'' and the intrusion corvette. After the nuke's [[electromagnetic pulse]] had dissipated, Crowther extracted the Spartans and other survivors.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}} | At this point, the looming intrusion corvette had begun deploying EVA-equipped [[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Kig-Yar]] [[Bloodstars|warriors]] via [[gravity lift]], with the first already looking for a way inside the ship. As the situation had become dire, John ordered Blue Team to simultaneously fire on the avalanche just below the ''Starry Night'' with their [[M301 grenade launcher|grenade launcher]]s to cause the vessel to fall to quarry floor and prevent the Covenant from gaining entrance. The volley of [[grenade]]s worked a bit too well, bringing the avalanche down on top of the Spartans, but successfully delaying the Covenant in their boarding attempt.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS14}} While the other Spartans were either dealing with approaching armored vehicles or still digging themselves out of the ice, [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Malcolm-059]] entered the upside-down prowler though the massive breach in its forward fuselage. John ordered them to destroy the ''Starry Night'' to prevent the Covenant from gaining access to the critical information held within its computer systems. Inside, the team found Johnson and the four ODSTs, and Linda got to work arming the vessel's Fury nuke. Fred reported the situation to John, who warned them of a [[Bloodstars|Bloodstar]] strike team preparing to board. The Spartans repelled them with explosive weapons, and John eliminated the stragglers outside. Perhaps realizing that the situation was changing in favor of the Spartans, the intrusion corvette activated its gravity lift and began slowly levitating the ''Starry Night'' up into its cargo bay. Linda had just finished arming the nuke and began dragging Johnson into the escape pod when John ordered her to initiate its thirty-second timer immediately. Following the order, the Spartans gathered the survivors and boarded the escape pod, launching through Seoba's low gravity while under fire from the corvette's surprised gunners. John informed Crowther and Nyeto of the escape pod and the imminent nuclear explosion. All of the Spartans made it to safety before the nuke's detonation, which destroyed both the ''Starry Night'' and the intrusion corvette. After the nuke's [[electromagnetic pulse]] had dissipated, Crowther extracted the Spartans and other survivors.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The ship was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] painting of [[Wikipedia:The Starry Night|the same name]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
