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===Section 3: Rescue===
===Section 3: Rescue===
Meanwhile, out in space, [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Cortana]], along with the last survivors of [[Installation 04]] including [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]], find out that one of the cryotubes that Master Chief found contains [[Linda-058]]. The others had contain Marines, but they had died due to cryotube malfunction. While in the [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] the Master Chief strips off some pieces from the craft, to reinforce a [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Covenant dropship]] they are going to use. As they walk into the hanger of the [[Ascendant Justice]], Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson witness Polaski practicing how to drive a Covenant dropship. As they enter [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]], they see what has happened to Reach after the Covenant glassed the planet. They move the flagship closer as they notice that, during the glassing of Reach the Covenant "missed" a spot. The small fleet - consisting of a dozen cruisers, two assault carriers, and three squadrons of [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|seraphs]] - ask why a flagship is at Reach. While on the ship, the survivors hear a UNSC E-band transmission (the E-band transmission is 6 notes "Oly Oly Oxen Free"). No one on the bridge recognizes it - except the Master Chief. The section then returns to July 14, 2523 as a memory reviews the time when the Spartans played capture the flag against [[Tango Company]]. The teenage Spartans win the "game" - despite Tango Company's usage of live-fire rounds - and capture the flag. While hiding from Tango Company Marines searching for the flag, John uses the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" signal to tell his teammates that all is clear.
Meanwhile, out in space, [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Cortana]], along with the last survivors of [[Installation 04]] including [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]], find out that one of the cryotubes that Master Chief found contains [[Linda-058]]. The others had contain Marines, but they had died due to cryotube malfunction. While in the [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] the Master Chief strips off some pieces from the craft, to reinforce a [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Covenant dropship]] they are going to use. As they walk into the hanger of the [[Ascendant Justice]], Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson witness Polaski practicing how to drive a Covenant dropship. As they enter [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]], they see what has happened to Reach after the Covenant glassed the planet. They move the flagship closer as they notice that, during the glassing of Reach the Covenant "missed" a spot. The small fleet - consisting of a dozen cruisers, two assault carriers, and three squadrons of [[type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|seraphs]] - ask why a flagship is at Reach. While on the ship, the survivors hear a UNSC E-band transmission (the E-band transmission is 6 notes "Oly Oly Oxen Free"). No one on the bridge recognizes it - except the Master Chief. The section then returns to July 14, 2523 as a memory reviews the time when the Spartans played capture the flag against [[Tango Company]]. The teenage Spartans win the "game" - despite Tango Company's usage of live-fire rounds - and capture the flag. While hiding from Tango Company Marines searching for the flag, John uses the "Oly Oly Oxen Free" signal to tell his teammates that all is clear.


Back on ''Ascendant Justice'', the human crew debate whether they should go down to Reach in the reinforced Covenant dropship. Cortana looks around to see a spot which can be a extraction site to pick up the people going down to [[Reach]]. On the way down, cruisers start to surround them in their dropship, but ultimately let them pass. While Cortana continues to explore the flagship's systems, the Covenant AI aboard the ship manages to temporarily gain control of the comms and alerts the Covenant Fleet to the ship's hijacking. Although Cortana is able to destroy the AI, her cover is blown, and she destroys a few of the enemy cruisers before she flees into slipspace. The humans find a canyon with some movement in it. The Chief wanders out alone to see if there is a trap. Haverson backs him up. At the bottom of the ramp Chief senses a single signal. There was no friend-or-foe tag indicating who it belonged to, so the Chief proceeded with caution. The Chief draws his pistol only to lower it discovering that it is [[Anton-044]] who had disabled his FoF tag so the Covenant wouldn't discover his location.  He leads the Master Chief to the entrance of a cavern, where two Spartans, [[Grace-093]] and [[Li-008]] were, both operating chainguns that were bolted to the sides of two boulders. Master Chief and Anton, followed by Grace, enters the cavern. Inside, Admiral Whitcomb was standing at foldout card table, which was the headquarters for Camp Independence.
Back on ''Ascendant Justice'', the human crew debate whether they should go down to Reach in the reinforced Covenant dropship. Cortana looks around to see a spot which can be a extraction site to pick up the people going down to [[Reach]]. On the way down, cruisers start to surround them in their dropship, but ultimately let them pass. While Cortana continues to explore the flagship's systems, the Covenant AI aboard the ship manages to temporarily gain control of the comms and alerts the Covenant Fleet to the ship's hijacking. Although Cortana is able to destroy the AI, her cover is blown, and she destroys a few of the enemy cruisers before she flees into slipspace. The humans find a canyon with some movement in it. The Chief wanders out alone to see if there is a trap. Haverson backs him up. At the bottom of the ramp Chief senses a single signal. There was no friend-or-foe tag indicating who it belonged to, so the Chief proceeded with caution. The Chief draws his pistol only to lower it discovering that it is [[Anton-044]] who had disabled his FoF tag so the Covenant wouldn't discover his location. He leads the Master Chief to the entrance of a cavern, where two Spartans, [[Grace-093]] and [[Li-008]] were, both operating chainguns that were bolted to the sides of two boulders. Master Chief and Anton, followed by Grace, enters the cavern. Inside, Admiral Whitcomb was standing at foldout card table, which was the headquarters for Camp Independence.


Admiral Whitcomb asks why the Chief was there, instead of the mission with Captain Keyes deep in Covenant territory. The Chief told him about the events that happened on Halo, and while he was telling the story, Haverson and the others from the dropship arrived. Haverson asks Whitcomb how he is alive, and the Admiral tells Haverson that while everyone was evacuating, he stayed behind because the UNSC was working on a new bomb called the [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA]], which possesses enough explosive force to destroy a planet. Whitcomb armed the NOVAs with failsafe tampering detonators and a countdown timer. Whitcomb had a team of Marines, Charlie Company, to help arm the NOVAs, but they were wiped out, but he then saw Red Team on coded COM and "asked" to borrow a few Spartans, who armed the NOVAs and since had given the Covenant trouble with hit-and-run exercises.
Admiral Whitcomb asks why the Chief was there, instead of the mission with Captain Keyes deep in Covenant territory. The Chief told him about the events that happened on Halo, and while he was telling the story, Haverson and the others from the dropship arrived. Haverson asks Whitcomb how he is alive, and the Admiral tells Haverson that while everyone was evacuating, he stayed behind because the UNSC was working on a new bomb called the [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA]], which possesses enough explosive force to destroy a planet. Whitcomb armed the NOVAs with failsafe tampering detonators and a countdown timer. Whitcomb had a team of Marines, Charlie Company, to help arm the NOVAs, but they were wiped out, but he then saw Red Team on coded COM and "asked" to borrow a few Spartans, who armed the NOVAs and since had given the Covenant trouble with hit-and-run exercises.
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Recovering on the ''Gettysburg'', the Master Chief learns from Cortana that the Covenant have found Earth, and are preparing for a massive assault. Heading to the bridge, the Master Chief confers with Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson about their options. Their brief trip through the alternate dimension has placed them in the former [[Outer Colonies]], which have long since been destroyed by the Covenant, meaning there is no nearby UNSC base to repair their ship. Additionally, the crystal emits an unknown radiation in slipspace which will kill the crew in 72 hours. Learning that they are near the [[Eridanus system]], John informs Admiral Whitcomb that of a former [[Insurrectionist]] base that may still be active.
Recovering on the ''Gettysburg'', the Master Chief learns from Cortana that the Covenant have found Earth, and are preparing for a massive assault. Heading to the bridge, the Master Chief confers with Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson about their options. Their brief trip through the alternate dimension has placed them in the former [[Outer Colonies]], which have long since been destroyed by the Covenant, meaning there is no nearby UNSC base to repair their ship. Additionally, the crystal emits an unknown radiation in slipspace which will kill the crew in 72 hours. Learning that they are near the [[Eridanus system]], John informs Admiral Whitcomb that of a former [[Insurrectionist]] base that may still be active.


In the ''G.A.J.'', Halsey tells the Chief that Linda will live. She then talks to him about Johnson and his survival against the Flood. She reveals that Johnson has [[Boren's Syndrome]], the only known defense against the Flood. Dr. Halsey gives John two data crystals containing information about the Flood, the first one is about Dr. Halsey's analysis and possible inoculation, and the second containing the source file of her conclusion, which would kill Sergeant Johnson. She tells him to decide whether he wants to give to Haverson. After he leaves, Halsey and Cortana discuss the crystal and find that it can warp space, gravity, and even time. When her group had found the crystal, the Chief and his group were transported back in time. Halsey realizes that the crystal cannot be allowed be controlled by either the Covenant or ONI Section Three, and erases Cortana's memory of the discussion with the Master Chief and the analysis of the crystal.
In the ''G.A.J.'', Halsey tells the Chief that Linda will live. She then talks to him about Johnson and his survival against the Flood. She reveals that Johnson has [[Boren's Syndrome]], the only known defense against the Flood. Dr. Halsey gives John two data crystals containing information about the Flood, the first one is about Dr. Halsey's analysis and possible inoculation, and the second containing the source file of her conclusion, which would kill Sergeant Johnson. She tells him to decide whether he wants to give to Haverson. After he leaves, Halsey and Cortana discuss the crystal and find that it can warp space, gravity, and even time. When her group had found the crystal, the Chief and his group were transported back in time. Halsey realizes that the crystal cannot be allowed be controlled by either the Covenant or ONI Section Three, and erases Cortana's memory of the discussion with the Master Chief and the analysis of the crystal.


For repairs, the group head to the Eridanus Secundus asteroid belt, home of a rebel resistance. During not-too-friendly negotiations with Governor [[Jacob Jiles]], a Covenant ship drops out of Slipspace and finds them because of the radiation the crystal emits upon exiting from Slipspace. Despite malfunctioning plasma turrets, the crew of the ''G.A.J.'' decide to engage it. When Cortana informs them that the magnetic coils used to shape the plasma aren't working, the Chief comes up with the idea to use the magnetic coils of the ''Gettysburg'''s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC gun]] to shape it. During the fight, Halsey sedates Kelly and takes her away to the location she had recorded from Ackerson's logs on Reach. Before she leaves she gives Locklear the crystal and orders him to do whatever is necessary to ensure the Covenant do not retrieve the crystal. Locklear, devastated by the loss of his love, Polaski, takes the crystal down to a small bay and sets it up with C-7. He blows the crystal up, accidentally killing himself in the process.
For repairs, the group head to the Eridanus Secundus asteroid belt, home of a rebel resistance. During not-too-friendly negotiations with Governor [[Jacob Jiles]], a Covenant ship drops out of Slipspace and finds them because of the radiation the crystal emits upon exiting from Slipspace. Despite malfunctioning plasma turrets, the crew of the ''G.A.J.'' decide to engage it. When Cortana informs them that the magnetic coils used to shape the plasma aren't working, the Chief comes up with the idea to use the magnetic coils of the ''Gettysburg'''s [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC gun]] to shape it. During the fight, Halsey sedates Kelly and takes her away to the location she had recorded from Ackerson's logs on Reach. Before she leaves she gives Locklear the crystal and orders him to do whatever is necessary to ensure the Covenant do not retrieve the crystal. Locklear, devastated by the loss of his love, Polaski, takes the crystal down to a small bay and sets it up with C-7. He blows the crystal up, accidentally killing himself in the process.
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While the crew of the ''G.A.J.'' are able to retrieve a few shards of the crystal, they have more important things on mind: the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] invasion of [[Earth]]. [[Cortana]] reveals that they are gathering at a battle station called the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] comes up with a daring plan to blow up the station and put a sizable dent in the fleet: he and the [[SPARTAN Program|Spartans]] will go to the station in a modified dropship, infiltrate the station, and blow up the reactors, with help from a copy of [[Cortana]]'s subroutines.
While the crew of the ''G.A.J.'' are able to retrieve a few shards of the crystal, they have more important things on mind: the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] invasion of [[Earth]]. [[Cortana]] reveals that they are gathering at a battle station called the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] comes up with a daring plan to blow up the station and put a sizable dent in the fleet: he and the [[SPARTAN Program|Spartans]] will go to the station in a modified dropship, infiltrate the station, and blow up the reactors, with help from a copy of [[Cortana]]'s subroutines.


The Spartans make it to the station without incident, but are forced to take a detour through a temple complex. There, they encounter [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] grapples with a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]], and barely makes it out alive. [[Grace-093|Grace]] is killed by [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute shots]]. After the fight with the Brutes, the Chief activates Graces suit's failsafe system, killing many Covenant in the process. They still manage to make it to the reactors, which they successfully rig to explode. The Spartans only have ten minutes to escape, so they commandeer three banshees with the help of Linda's sniper fire. The Master Chief then rescues Linda from oncoming Covenant reinforcements. With the rest of the remaining Spartans, they exit the station and head towards the backside of an unknown moon, but only see the ''Gettysburg'' when they made it back to the ''G.A.J.''. The crew had taken the ''Ascendant Justice'''s Slipspace engine and installed it on the ''Gettysburg'', while Whitcomb and Haverson have taken the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship. They broadcast a message to the Covenant fleet that if they want the crystal (which they fake with a holograph, as the crystal was destroyed earlier by Locklear) all they have to do is come and get them from the ''Ascendant Justice'' - which Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson crash into the central section of the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. When the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' explodes due to the reactor exploding, it destroys the ''Ascendant Justice'' along with some five hundred ships of the Covenant invasion force leaving about a dozen ships to attack Earth. The five human survivors of the operation, [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], [[William-043]], Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]], and [[Cortana]] proceeded to a random location under Cole Protocol and then return to [[Earth]] to warn them about the impending Covenant invasion.
The Spartans make it to the station without incident, but are forced to take a detour through a temple complex. There, they encounter [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] grapples with a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]], and barely makes it out alive. [[Grace-093|Grace]] is killed by [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute shots]]. After the fight with the Brutes, the Chief activates Graces suit's failsafe system, killing many Covenant in the process. They still manage to make it to the reactors, which they successfully rig to explode. The Spartans only have ten minutes to escape, so they commandeer three banshees with the help of Linda's sniper fire. The Master Chief then rescues Linda from oncoming Covenant reinforcements. With the rest of the remaining Spartans, they exit the station and head towards the backside of an unknown moon, but only see the ''Gettysburg'' when they made it back to the ''G.A.J.''. The crew had taken the ''Ascendant Justice'''s Slipspace engine and installed it on the ''Gettysburg'', while Whitcomb and Haverson have taken the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship. They broadcast a message to the Covenant fleet that if they want the crystal (which they fake with a holograph, as the crystal was destroyed earlier by Locklear) all they have to do is come and get them from the ''Ascendant Justice'' - which Admiral Whitcomb and Lieutenant Haverson crash into the central section of the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. When the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' explodes due to the reactor exploding, it destroys the ''Ascendant Justice'' along with some five hundred ships of the Covenant invasion force leaving about a dozen ships to attack Earth. The five human survivors of the operation, [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], [[William-043]], Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]], and [[Cortana]] proceeded to a random location under Cole Protocol and then return to [[Earth]] to warn them about the impending Covenant invasion.


===Section 7: Harbinger===
===Section 7: Harbinger===
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