10,826
edits
Argent Moon: Difference between revisions
→Raid on Argent Moon
(Has it, though?) Tag: Undo |
|||
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
In [[2557]], some personnel aboard the station created and experimented with [[Asteroidea]], an unsanctioned [[biological weapon]] that remained dormant and asymptomatic as it spread through a population before it was activated by an otherwise harmless aerosol dispersal;<ref name="universe"/> all test formulas were tested on live [[Kig-Yar]] subjects. There were also [[Creatures aboard Argent Moon|unknown, misshapen creatures]] detained in the laboratory's tanks. In [[2557#March|March 2557]],<ref name="Blue Team"/> an accident caused a particularly aggressive form of the biological agent<ref name="universe"/> to vaporize and spread throughout the station via its air systems, killing nearly all aboard. Those closer to the accident were killed instantly and, depending on distance from the accident, the rest of the vessel's personnel began suffering symptoms from the chemical minutes or hours later. Although shipboard [[smart AI]] [[Rooker]] attempted to enforce quarantine protocols, they "massively" failed and all personnel aboard ''Argent Moon'' were dead by [[2557#March|March 17, 2557]]. As a result, ONI lost contact with ''Argent Moon'' and Rooker sent a message that warned any ONI personnel who board the station of the situation. Rooker then took further actions to quarantine the vessel; he put ''Argent Moon'' on a course that kept it away from all inhabited systems and jettisoned what remains he could into open space. On [[2557#September|September 12, 2557]], Rooker was now suffering from [[rampancy]] due to being six months past his "expiration date". Feeling he could no longer manage the vessel, he initiated his own destruction.<ref name="Blue Team"/> | In [[2557]], some personnel aboard the station created and experimented with [[Asteroidea]], an unsanctioned [[biological weapon]] that remained dormant and asymptomatic as it spread through a population before it was activated by an otherwise harmless aerosol dispersal;<ref name="universe"/> all test formulas were tested on live [[Kig-Yar]] subjects. There were also [[Creatures aboard Argent Moon|unknown, misshapen creatures]] detained in the laboratory's tanks. In [[2557#March|March 2557]],<ref name="Blue Team"/> an accident caused a particularly aggressive form of the biological agent<ref name="universe"/> to vaporize and spread throughout the station via its air systems, killing nearly all aboard. Those closer to the accident were killed instantly and, depending on distance from the accident, the rest of the vessel's personnel began suffering symptoms from the chemical minutes or hours later. Although shipboard [[smart AI]] [[Rooker]] attempted to enforce quarantine protocols, they "massively" failed and all personnel aboard ''Argent Moon'' were dead by [[2557#March|March 17, 2557]]. As a result, ONI lost contact with ''Argent Moon'' and Rooker sent a message that warned any ONI personnel who board the station of the situation. Rooker then took further actions to quarantine the vessel; he put ''Argent Moon'' on a course that kept it away from all inhabited systems and jettisoned what remains he could into open space. On [[2557#September|September 12, 2557]], Rooker was now suffering from [[rampancy]] due to being six months past his "expiration date". Feeling he could no longer manage the vessel, he initiated his own destruction.<ref name="Blue Team"/> | ||
=== | ===Destruction=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Operation: BIRD IN HAND}} | ||
In [[2558#October|October 2558]], nineteen months after it went missing, ''Argent Moon'' was discovered by Kig-Yar scavengers, who sold it to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].<ref name="blue"/> Preparing for an attack on [[Sanghelios]], the Covenant infiltrated the station in search for weapons and resources to use against the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].<ref name="mythos185"/> One week later, [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] was tasked with [[ | In [[2558#October|October 2558]], nineteen months after it went missing, ''Argent Moon'' was discovered by Kig-Yar scavengers, who sold it to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].<ref name="blue"/> Preparing for an attack on [[Sanghelios]], the Covenant infiltrated the station in search for weapons and resources to use against the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].<ref name="mythos185"/> One week later, [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] was tasked with [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND|securing]] the vessel and its intel, encountering the Covenant scavengers aboard the vessel. However, a Covenant [[fleet]] soon arrived in response to their leader's [[Battle of Kamchatka|recent demise]]. Outnumbered, Blue Team decided to [[self-destruct|scuttle]] ''Argent Moon'' instead to keep it out of enemy hands. Though Blue Team started a reactor overload, ''Argent Moon's'' containment systems attempted to cool the reactor at outside location, forcing Blue Team to use Covenant [[Type-54 Banshee|Banshees]] to destroy the cooling system. With ''Argent Moon'' self-destructing, Blue Team escaped in the station's {{Class|Winter|prowler}} [[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] as they were unable to reach their Pelican. The reactor explosion destroyed ''Argent Moon'' and several nearby Covenant [[warship]]s.<ref name="blue"/> | ||
Due to the station's obscurity, UNSC investigators who examined the remains of ''Argent Moon'' were unaware of the station's role. The investigators searched the debris for clues, and eventually discovered that the station's crew were manufacturing bioweapons.<ref name="universe"/> | Due to the station's obscurity, UNSC investigators who examined the remains of ''Argent Moon'' were unaware of the station's role. The investigators searched the debris for clues, and eventually discovered that the station's crew were manufacturing bioweapons.<ref name="universe"/> | ||