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[[File:Evo Midlothian Martin.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The cover of ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian'' by April Martin]] | [[File:Evo Midlothian Martin.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The cover of ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian'' by April Martin]] | ||
'''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''' is a short story written by [[Frank O'Connor]], which is featured in the book ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''. It follows the story of an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] named [[Michael Baird]] in battle aboard the ship {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}}, with the help of the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Mo Ye]]. The story takes | '''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''' is a short story written by [[Frank O'Connor]], which is featured in the book ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''. It follows the story of an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] named [[Michael Baird]] in battle aboard the ship {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}}, with the help of the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Mo Ye]]. The story takes place shortly after the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' short film ''[[Prototype]]''; the beginning of the motion comic adaptation even depicts the battle featured in the short film. | ||
The story was adapted to motion comic format by [[Juan Richard Feliz|ONE]] and published on ''[[Halo Waypoint]]''. | The story was adapted to motion comic format by [[Juan Richard Feliz|ONE]] and published on ''[[Halo Waypoint]]''. | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
[[File:The Heart of Midlothian 2.png|thumb|''UNSC The Heart of Midlothian'' entering Slipspace.]] | [[File:The Heart of Midlothian 2.png|thumb|''UNSC The Heart of Midlothian'' entering Slipspace.]] | ||
The story starts aboard the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian'' with ODST Sergeant Michael Baird being told he has [[cancer]]. The ship's [[Unidentified medical technician|medical technician]] tells Michael that his disease is easily treatable and that the procedure will take about an hour. The operation begins with the ship's AI Mo Ye watching over him. While Baird is asleep, the ship is ambushed by a small [[Covenant fleet]] just after it drops out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace]], and the surprised crew are overwhelmed by the [[Boarding (attack)|boarding parties]]. As Mo Ye tells Baird about the events that occurred while he was unconscious, he asks why she cannot just wipe the NAV database, as per the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]]. She tells Baird that this boarding party was unlike any other, as they systematically separated Mo Ye from these essential systems to prevent her from doing so. She also reveals that they had brought aboard a never before encountered Covenant [[Huragok|species]]. In order for Mo Ye to start the self-destruct sequence, Baird needs to travel to the [[bridge]] and manually boot her systems. She is able to tell him this because she had left a small piece of her coding behind to watch over Baird's procedure. In addition, while she is limited to this piece of coding, she is physically incapable of doing anything that will harm a human due to [[Three Laws of Robotics|Asimov's First Law of Robotics]]; as a result, she can not self-destruct the ship either, as this would lead to the death of Baird. | The story starts aboard the UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian'' with ODST Sergeant Michael Baird being told he has [[cancer]]. The ship's [[Unidentified medical technician|medical technician]] tells Michael that his disease is easily treatable and that the procedure will take about an hour. The operation begins with the ship's AI Mo Ye watching over him. While Baird is asleep, the ship is ambushed by a small [[Covenant fleet]] just after it drops out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace]], and the surprised crew members are overwhelmed by the [[Boarding (attack)|boarding parties]]. As Mo Ye tells Baird about the events that occurred while he was unconscious, he asks why she cannot just wipe the NAV database, as per the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]]. She tells Baird that this boarding party was unlike any other, as they systematically separated Mo Ye from these essential systems to prevent her from doing so. She also reveals that they had brought aboard a never-before encountered Covenant [[Huragok|species]]. In order for Mo Ye to start the self-destruct sequence, Baird needs to travel to the [[bridge]] and manually boot her systems. She is able to tell him this because she had left a small piece of her coding behind to watch over Baird's procedure. In addition, while she is limited to this piece of coding, she is physically incapable of doing anything that will harm a human due to [[Three Laws of Robotics|Asimov's First Law of Robotics]]; as a result, she can not self-destruct the ship either, as this would lead to the death of Baird. | ||
Armed only with a fire extinguisher, Baird sets out for the control room to manually destroy the database, but encounters a small group of Covenant, consisting of four [[Unggoy]], two [[Kig-Yar]], and one [[Sangheili]]. He snaps the first Kig-Yar's neck by smashing its head with the fire extinguisher. He then uses the fallen Kig-Yar's [[Vostu-pattern carbine|Covenant Carbine]] to take out the next. As the Unggoy begin to disperse in fear, one accidentally runs into him. As they look at each other, Baird notices an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] running through the cowering Unggoy and himself. He looks up and realizes the leading Sangheili has stabbed him with his sword. As the Sangheili pulls away, the Unggoy falls dead and Baird loses consciousness. | Armed only with a fire extinguisher, Baird sets out for the control room to manually destroy the database, but encounters a small group of Covenant, consisting of four [[Unggoy]], two [[Kig-Yar]], and one [[Sangheili]]. He snaps the first Kig-Yar's neck by smashing its head with the fire extinguisher. He then uses the fallen Kig-Yar's [[Vostu-pattern carbine|Covenant Carbine]] to take out the next. As the Unggoy begin to disperse in fear, one accidentally runs into him. As they look at each other, Baird notices an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] running through the cowering Unggoy and himself. He looks up and realizes the leading Sangheili has stabbed him with his sword. As the Sangheili pulls away, the Unggoy falls dead and Baird loses consciousness. | ||