Landing on Installation 04: Difference between revisions

Many of the lifeboats deployed from the ''Autumn'' ended up scattered across the surface of the ringworld. Due to an airbrake failure, lifeboat [[Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43]] - carrying Spartan John-117 and AI [[Cortana]] - crashed on the edge of a cliff, killing all on-board personnel except for the aforementioned Spartan. The Spartan emerged from the pod and took cover in the nearby hills as Covenant Banshees and [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] dropships began to converge on the crash site to hunt down any survivors. The Spartan engaged Covenant light infantry forces on the ground before eventually hearing the sound of UNSC weapons fire in the distance. Moving towards the sound, he found a Forerunner [[beam emitter|structure]] held by several marines and [[UNSC Navy|naval]] crewmen, besieged by Covenant troops.{{Ref/Novel|Id=flood2|HTF|Chapter=2}}{{Ref/Level|Id=CEHalo|HCE|Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo}}

As the Spartan neared the structure, he began to assist the troops by picking off the Covenant from afar, eventually coming into contact with Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Fire Team Charlie]]. Johnson informed him of the situation; his marines were scattered all over the valley from the evacuation, and being picked off by the Covenant. Luckily, Cortana had been in contact with [[Wellsley]] - the ODST battalion assigned to the ''Pillar of Autumn'' were in the middle of taking a base for reorganisation, and a Pelican dropship had been assigned to help pick up the survivors. At this moment, Private [[Bisenti]] noticed a Covenant [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] dropship coming in to deposit more troops, prompting the squad to reform and begin their defense again. After several waves of infantry, Pelican ''[[Echo 419]]'' radioed in to try and find survivors in the area, allowing [[Carol Rawley|Foehammer]] to bring in a [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] as more lifeboats began to pass overhead. ''419'' deposited the Warthog for the Spartan to use, with PFC [[M. Fitzgerald]] joining as the designated [[M41 Vulcan]] gunner.{{Ref/Reuse|flood2}}{{Ref/Reuse|CEHalo}}