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Spartan-IV Initiation
Spartan-IV Augmentation
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Spartan-IV Augmentation
SN: 92738-61842-LC
Torpet Datacluster Installation
-Neural Interface Controller
-Dataport
-Biomonitoring Implant
Muscuar/Skeletal Engineering Series
-Ligament reconstruction joint reinforcement plating
-Skeletal fullerene lattice
-Skeletal re-engineering
-Induced muscle growth
-Muscle grafts completed
Neurological Series
-Element treatments
-Cyclic-AMP Response
-Neuro-endocrine rebuild
-Super-myelination sheathing
Organ implantation
-Biofabricated organ series
-STONEWELL lung surfactant
-Polythread cardiac weave
-Corneal implants
-Anti-rejection treatments
Circulatory and metabolic improvement
-K5.2 Hemoescutcheon
-Intelli-fibrin acclimation
-Circulatory shunts
-Gut microbiota refresh
-Intestinal bioreactor
Endcap augmentation
-Hormone regulation
-Bioprofile archived
Gene therapy
-Chondrocyte effectiveness
-Telomere lengthening
Longo Lee Berger, M.D.
Certifying M.R.O.
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Rapports médicaux officiels UNSC - Données biomédicales sensibles.
Augmentation Spartan-IV
Numéro de service : 92738-61842-LC
Installation de nœuds de données Torpet
-Contrôleur d'interface neurale
-Port de données
-Implant de biosupervision
Série musculaires et squelettiques
-Reconstruction ligamentaire
-Renforcement articulatoire par blindage
-Maillage squelettique en fullerène
-Reconstruction squelettique
-Croissance musculaire induite
-Finalisation des greffons musculaires
Série neurologique
-Traitements élémentaires
-Réponse AMP cyclique
-Reconstruction neuroendocrinienne
-Revêtement de super-myélinisation
Implantation d'organe
-Série d'organes biofabriqués
-Surfactant pulmonaire STONEWELL
-Tressage cardiaque en polyfibre
-Implants cornéens
-Traitements anti-rejets
Améliorations circulatoires et métaboliques
-Hémorestructuration K5.2
-Acclimatation à l'intellifibrine
-Déviation circulatoire
-Rafraîchissement du microbiote viscéral
-Bioréacteur intestinal
Augmentations diverses
-Régulation hormonale
-Archivage du bioprofil
Thérapie génique
-Efficacité des chondrocytes
-Allongement des télomères
Docteur Longo Lee Berger
Officier de visite médicale certifiant
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Fireteam Assignment
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SPARTAN OPERATIONS
HIGHCOM//BRAVO-6 CONFIDENTIAL
FROM: Chief of Staff, Spartan Training and Education
TO: SPARTAN 92738-61842-LC
SUBJ: FIRETEAM ASSIGNMENT
Spartan,
It is with great pleasure that I officially induct you as a Spartan-IV in the United Nations Space Command. Through your training and augmentations, you have displayed intelligence, fortitude, valor and unswerving professionalism that does credit to you and the Spartan legacy. In view of these qualities you have been assigned to FIRETEAM APOLLO until otherwise released by proper command authority.
I would also like to take this opportunity to reinforce lessons of the Spartan Creed that you spoke upon graduation. We stand commited to excellence in warfighting, integrity of character, and respect for the heritage received from the Spartans who have carried the sword and shield before us. These are not simply words, for they guide every aspect of our process of selection, methods of training, and conduct of operations. I reflect on them every day, and urge you to do the same.
The Unified Earth Government places exceptional power and responsibility in our hands. As such, I expect you to remain bound by duty to humanity, the UNSC, and your fellow Spartans. Remember what has been sacrificed for you to stand in the company of legends.
Serve with honor.
Jun, CHIEF OF STAFF, Spartan Operations.
ADDENDUMS
1. No acceptance or oath is required as one has been previously executed.
2. Pursuant to UNSC DR 10989.F11, you are hereby authorized to wear a team pin with your Spartan dress and combat uniform.
3. SNS is excluded from UNICOM regarding DIR 6899.01.
4. SNS is excluded from FLEETCOM regarding DIR 1100.D9.
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SPARTAN OPERATIONS
HIGHCOM//CONFIDENTIEL BRAVO-6
DE : Chef du personnel, Éducation et entraînement spartan
POUR : SPARTAN 92738-61842-LC
Sujet : ASSIGNATION D'ÉQUIPE
Spartan,
C'est avec un immense plaisir que je vous accueille officiellement au sein des Spartans-IV du Commandement spatial des Nations unies. Au cours de vos entraînements et de vos augmentations, vous avez fait preuve d'intelligence, de courage, de vaillance et d'un professionnalisme sans faille qui fait honneur à vous ainsi qu'à l'héritage des Spartans. Au vu de ces qualités, vous êtes à présent affecté à l'ÉQUIPE APOLLO jusqu'à nouvel ordre.
J'aimerais également profiter de cet opportunité pour rappeler les leçons du credo des Spartans que vous avez accepté lors de votre intronisation. Nous nous devons d'être des figures d'excellence du guerrier, de la force de caractère et du respect de l'héritage des Spartans qui ont porté l'épée et le bouclier avant nous. Il ne s'agit pas que mots, car ils nous guident dans chaque aspect du processus de sélection, de nos méthodes d'entraînement, et de la conduite de nos opérations. Je médite sur ces mots tous les jours, et je vous enjoint à faire de même.
Le Gouvernement de la Terre unifiée place en vous un pouvoir et des responsabilités exceptionnelles. J'attends de vous que vous restiez loyal dans votre devoir envers l'humanité, l'UNSC et vos camarades Spartans. Rappelez-vous des sacrifices qui ont été faits pour que vous puissiez vous tenir aux côtés de légendes.
Servez avec honneur.
Jun, CHEF DU PERSONNEL, Spartan Operations.
ADDENDA
1. Aucun serment n'est requis étant donné qu'un a déjà été prononcé.
2. Conformément au UNSC DR 10989.F11, vous êtes à présent autorisé à porter l'insigne de votre équipe sur votre uniforme et tenue de combat.
3. Tout SNS est exclu d'UNICOM conformément au DIR 6899.01.
4. Tout SNS est exclu de FLEETCOM conformément au DIR 1100.D9.
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Temporary change of Station
SPARTAN OPERATIONS
HIGHCOM//BRAVO-6 EYES ONLY TOP SECRET
FROM: Chief of Spartan Operations
TO: SPARTAN 92738-61842-LC, FIRETEAM APOLLO
SIBJ: TEMPORARY CHANGE OF STATION (U)
1. (EOTS) Fireteam Apollo is ordered to report to the UNSC Infinity (INF-101) on or before 1 September. No leave or delay is authorized. Contact reveiving command in the event of unavoidable delay.
(a) (C) All fireteam are CHOPPED OPCON to Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer upon embarkation.
(b) (C) Spartans must report to G-1 for ship safety briefing prior to berthing assignment.
2. (U) Fireteams must conduct shipboard training in conjunction with training schedules formulated and approved prior to embarkation. In accordance with STO 11.6, daily training must encompass two hours of MOS training and two hours of physical conditioning and augmentation monitoring.
(a) (S) Familiarization firing of individual and crew-served TANGO and ZULU weapons is authorized.
(b) (C) War Games safety limiters may be disabled by fireteam leaders, with approval of ship captain. ALPHA medical access is authorized.
Derived from: Multiple Sources
Declassify on: 10 Jun 2578
FORMAT: SSF-120
If you are not the intended recipient of this message, report immediately to //:ONIFIRE.
Memorandum
AUTHORIZED RECEIPTS (EOTS)
<<REDACTED>> 92738-61842-LC, SPARTAN
[Cryptosign PENDING]
(C) PALMER, SARAH 65287-98303-SP, SPARTAN
[Cryptosign CONFIRM]
(C) ROLAND, RLD 0205-4, AI
[Cryptosign CONFIRM]
CONFIRMATION
(C) LASKY, THOMAS 98604-72690-TL, CAPTAIN
[Cryptosign CONFIRM]
(S) JUN S-A266, SPARTAN OPERATIONS
[Cryptosign CONFIRM]
MEMORANDUM
From: T. Lasky, CAPT
Captain, UNSC Infinity
To: SPARTAN 92738-61842-LC
Subj: WELCOME ABOARD
Reply to
Attn of: Spartan Miller
Spartan,
Congratulations on your assignment to INF-101 INFINITY, flagship of the UNSC Navy! The INFINITY is manned with over 17,000 of the finest men and women in the United Nations Space Command. This ship is their home, and they will be your friends and neighbors for the duration of your deployment. Their professionalism and fighting spirit is inspiring, and you could not ask for a more brilliant crew to support you in the battles to come. Our mission is vital to the security of the Unified Earth Government, and you are vital to our success.
INFINITY is currently conducting high-tempo, multi-threat combat operations as part of Expeditionary Strike Group 1. Roland, INFINITY's ship director and command AI, will act as your sponsor, and he will be contacting you separately to provide an official check in date and answer any questions you ma have about the ship. Once you are aboard I invite you to take advantage of the sip's state-of-the-art recreational facilities and full complement of hobby and craft workshops after completion of your mandatory training and augmentation monitoring commitments.
At the request of Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer, your standard onboarding and acclimatization period has been canceled. You are expected to arrive mentally and physically prepared to immediately undertake demanding and dangerous missions. Based on your exemplary service record I have full faith and confidence that you will transition quickly and display the finest qualities expected of both a leader and Spartan.
On behalf of the crew of the INFINITY, I welcome you aboard!
Sincerely
THOMAS LASKY
Captain, UNSC Navy
Commanding Officer
If you are not the intended recipient of this message, report immediately to //:ONIFIRE.
Battle for Earth
First Twelve Hours
09 JANUARY 2553
CLASSIFICATION: ONI EYES ONLY
OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
CONFIDENTIAL: DIRECTORATE MEMORANDUM
//FINAL ANALYSIS//20 OCT
//ADM. M.O. PARANGOSKY
FIRST TWELVE HOURS
Good morning, Admiral.
As requested, here's a timeline of the Covenant assault in the first twelve hours. It's broad and it's a very wide lens with zero extraneous detail, but it should have what you're looking for.
20-OCT 1248: Io relay pings encroaching Covenant fleet [2 CAS/13 CSS]
20-OCT 1412: FADM Hood and FADM Harper coordinate orbital defense
20-OCT 1421: Malta and Athens go dark, first attack wave clears grid
20-OCT 1450: One CAS is disabled by S-117 ["Day of Jubilation"]
20-OCT 1459: Remaining CAS targets New Mombasa ["Solemn Penance"]
20-OCT 1512: Risk identified: T1 Asset exposed to capture or kill
20-OCT 1557: A-5 confirms procurement of artifact pursuant to WINDOW PANE
20-OCT 1602: BUMRUSH greenlit from orbiting CA-942 ["Say My Name"]
20-OCT 1603: CAS initiates slipspace event within city and departs
20-OCT 1624: A-5 designated IA, artifact lost
20-OCT 1649: Orbital elevator collapses, Covenant occupation 38%
20-OCT 1852: Alpha Site denied to enemy, Covenant occupation 51%
20-OCT 2141: Remaining enemy cruisers coalesce over New Mombasa
20-OCT 2215: Cruisers begin excavation of slipspace event crater
20-OCT 2227: Covenant occupation 78%
20-OCT 2319: T1 Asset sighted and reported by 73998-38490-VD
20-OCT 2324: Covenant occupation 94%
20-OCT 2359: T1 Asset secured by 65th/A-9, 92458-37017-EB
NOTE: Covenant occupation metrics correlate to troop/material dispersion contrasted against UNSC presence within city boundaries.
In the days and weeks that followed, additional enemy vessels arrived and struck other sites globally and in other parts of Sol, but with disparate levels of organization and notably less effectual force. The enemy focus on the Excession was utterly single-minded in the first twelve hours, reducing their combat efficacy in other theaters. This error served to save Earth from the fate of other worlds.
As you've hypothesized, if such fanatical preoccupation can be exploited at arm's length, it could assist us in the stemming of future alien hostilities, giving us the necessary time to rebuild.
Additionally, I have attached a CSV evaluation snapshot of the candidate you requested. I thought you should know that Musa Ghanem is also seriously considering him for integration into S-IV. Seems relatively frictionless, but certainly flag-worthy since I know you've been keeping an eye on this one for other projects, such as K-5.
Buck, Edward Malcolm
92458-37017-EB
E-7/Marines/65th/T/103rd/A-9
ENL: 05 Dec 245
DOB: 22 Aug 2510
New Albany, Draco III
188.1cm / 89.3kg
SERVICE:
Candidate has been active in the UNSC Marine Corps since 2528. Records indicate exemplary service on Harvest, Madrigal, Groombridge 1830, Vodin, Charybdis IX, Alluvion, Sargasso, Bounty, and Reach, among others. Despite taking an enlistment survey course in 2532 for the ODST program, he would not officially join until 2545, after Draco III had been glassed by the Covenant. Most of his ODST career would be spent at the head of Alpha-Nine, a specialized fireteam in the 65th Shock Troops Division.
PERSONNALITY:
Strong leadership characteristics, effective at de-escalation and hyper focusing team on the tasks at hand, especially under great duress. Models a classical and robust strategy logic, but also thinks fast on his feet. Very string team ethic and emphasis on the value of its members, even at the risk of the unit. Candidate's outlook is rooted in a wider moral framework that informs all aspects of his performance.
RISK EVAL:
Primary concerns with placement on a special task force such as the prospective "K-5" are two-fold: (a) his prioritization on the personnel over the objective is problematic during a high-risk operation and (b) his current ethical grid would unavoidably collide with scenarios he would likely deem morally questionable, creating unpredictability. Additionally, his existing bonds with members on Alpha-Nine will be an impediment. His personality and behavior are most compatible with conventional squad context.
//BB
Special Topic Request
Sir,
My team has assembled a summary of the activities you requested in our meeting. We've kept this offline as much as possible, but you can't access the records vault without tripping a half-dozen SPDR and MOIRAI threads set up by various interested parties. Our cutouts trace back to an outhouse in Montana, but we can't guarantee that someone hasn't buried a nasty surprise in these matrixes.
Good luck, and I hope you find what you're looking for.
UNITED NATIONS SPACE COMMAND
NAVAL RECORDS ARCHIVE
6 JANUARY 2554
2100 STANDARD
[]ATIONS SPACE COMMAND
[]OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
//MEMORANDUM//SPECIAL TOPICS REQUEST BY FADM T. HOOD, CNO
//SUBJ//SELECTED RECORDS SUMMARY//RE: 07959-90021-JH
[SUMMARY]
Fleet Admiral Joseph Harper [07959-90021-JH] was commander-in-chief, Fifth fleet from January 20, 2548 to February 1, 2553. Effective September 5, 2552 all remaining UNSC naval forces were consolidated into a single command grouping under the Home Fleet. FADM Harper was appointed senior flag officer and given primary administrative and tasking authority of all aerospace assets in the Sol system under emergency security directives authorized by UNSC High Command and approved by the UEG Security Council. Remaining expeditionary and defense fleets retained administrative control over their battle groups, though all type commands were dissolved.
[SCOPE AND CONTENT]
This memorandum highlights select activities of Fifth Fleet in the Earth Defense Coordination Zone, through Action/Operation reports compiled between October 8, 2552 and December 3, 2552. Other fleet activities are not discussed in this memorandum. Detailed appendices are available for each report. These appendices consist of casualty reports, battlenet logs, awards recommendations, and lessons learned.
[RECORD MATRIX 1]
Sequence Log 01-0089, Preliminary Reports of Action - Defense of Reach
Admiral J. Garcia. October 8, 2552. 844 files.
This report documents UNSC fleet actions in the Reach Defense Coordination Zone during the period July 24 to September 5. Findings forwarded to UNSC HIGHCOM for additional simulation and comprehensive data mining. The report also includes morale and disciplinary reports from all major commands.
Sequence Log 01-0921, UNSC Security Council Special Session
Dr. O. Cheng. October 9, 2552. 1 file.
Contained here is the updated intelligence report forwarded by the UEG Strategic Forecasting and Scenario Planning Group which incorporated recent asset losses. Additional classified appendices and opinions from the Office of Naval Intelligence and UNSC Special Topics Committee are redacted. The accepted scenario concluded the continuance of human civilization was no longer probable with currently available military assets and remaining industrial base. FADM Harper is on record as not concurring with his assessment.
Sequence Log 01-0991, Action Report - UNSC Totem Lake, Report of Battle of October 10, 2552
Captain W. Murray. October 17, 2552. 83 files.
Report from the commanding officer of Third Fleet, Battle Group Rhino recounts the loss of UNSC Totem Lake (CVA-92) near Enceladus on October 10, 2552. Battle Group Rhino detected twelve unidentified large vessels broadcasting outdated civilian IFF codes. Upon approach, eleven of the vessels made unauthorized slipspace transits, exiting the Sol system. Pursuant to standing orders to engage vessels not positively identified as friendly, Battle Group Rhino engaged. UNSC Totem lake was lost with all hands after suffering multiple hull breaches and reports of boarding parties. Battle Group Rhino subsequently disengaged and regrouped at Phase Line Alpha above Enceladus. Permission to reengage remaining vessel submitted by VADM Williams and denied by FADM Harper.
Sequence Log 01-1101, NAVSPECWAR Survey of Mars Site #01-04-78-C
SSGT M. Geffen. October 19, 2552. 2 files.
Contained in this document are initial reports of the scouting team investigating gravitic and radiation anomalies near Argyre Planitia on October 13, 2552. Team conducted on-site search and assessment. Cloaked remote sensor platforms of unknown provenance discovered, triggering cryptonym WIDEAWAKE. Priority 1 stand-down issued by FADM Harper after consultation with ADM Parangosky. Remaining records redacted.
[RECORD MATRIX 2]
Sequence Log 02-095, Status Report - Earth Defense Coordination Zone
Fleet Admiral J. Harper. April 6, 2554. 190 files.
Report of the operations and events by UNSC elements at Earth from May 14-19, 2552. UNSC forces were placed on maximum readiness levels and all warships with functioning MACs self-deployed or towed to rally points. Additional records include assessment of UNSC Chevalier (CBC-5) security team deployed by FADM Harper to Cairo Station in preparation for arrival of FADM Hood and establishment of flag headquarters.
[RECORD MATRIX 3]
Sequence Log 03-0101, Earth Sustained Defense Campaign, 3rd Battle of New Mombasa - November 17, 2552
Vice Admiral K. Lanba. January 19, 2553. 15 files.
This reports contains information on the engagement with Covenant fleet elements excavating the Excession artifact on November 17, 2552. Battle Group Victory vectored to support Air Force and Marine operation clearing Type-27 AAC emplacements in surrounding area. UNSC forces authorized to deploy MAC rounds in atmosphere by FADM Harper. Ships engaged enemy command ship to no effect. Slipspace portal generated by Excession created spatial distortions that damaged artificial gravity systems on all ships present. Science and repair records redacted at request of ADM Parangosky.
Sequence Log 03-0997, URNA SW Campaign, from November 10, 2552 through Operation: MARSH FLASH, December 3, 2552
Admiral I. Zhou. March 1, 2553. 1244 files.
During the period covered in this report the Covenant excavated and occupied built-up positions centered at free-fire area OZONE (31.565043/-110.343567). UNSC forces began counteroffensive on November 17, 2552 after Covenant battlenet cohesion broke with the departure of command ship through the Excession. UNSC flagword LUX declared and UEG emergency evacuation broadcast at 0630 on November 19, followed by tactical nuclear deployment at 0700 against multiple shielded enemy positions. FADM Harper directed Operation: MARSH FLASH on December 03, which successfully eliminated clusters of high-value Jiralhanae leadership attempting to activate artifact at OZONE.
//End Summary
Vergil
QUITO TERMINUS
CRIMSON WING
15 NOVEMBER 2552
1725 STANDARD
CLASSIFICATION: PRIORITY ONE ALPHA
CONFIDENTIAL: DIRECTORATE MEMORANDUM
//INTERROGATION FINDINGS
//URGENT//ADM T. HOOD
VERGIL
This report was generated by UNSC AI Barca immediately following the interrogation of ASSET RD-9746-X, also known as QUICK TO ADJUST [Cat7 'Huragok' life-form procured from Op-5684-76643-545-0048].
Due to the symbiotic assimilation of the urban infrastructure subroutine called 'VERGIL,' it was referred to as such for the duration of the interrogation. This interrogation was conducted on November 15, 2552, 1649 hours at an ONI-appropriated wing within the terminus of the QUITO SPACE ELEVATOR.
The following is an exerpt from this interrogation organized for immediate and urgent review by 07960-48392-TH.
RECORDED TRANSCRIPTION EXCERPT:
[EXCERPT BEGINS]
[DARE] ...registry wasn't logged according to my people at the Tycho observation facility. They're saying it wasn't a UNSC ship. In fact, they're saying it wasn't a human ship at all.
[JOHNSON] Maybe they're right, Captain. Maybe they're wrong. But you know that I ain't here to talk about how I got back to Sol.
[DARE] They're saying you and Commander Keyes came back from something they discovered in deep space. Something they're calling 'Halo.' If this information is pertinent to my-
[JOHNSON] I'll stop you right there, Captain. You know I got clearance from up top to find out what their looking for down there. Not sure if you noticed, but we ain't got time for bickering back and forth. This critter you picked up has intel and Command wants it, so let's cut the crap and get to work.
[DARE] Lord Hood may have given you clearance, but it was my op and it's my interrogation. We only captured one - it's very delicate.
[JOHNSON] Don't worry. I know what the aliens like.
<Enters secured wing. Members of Alpha-Nine present with the Asset.>
[JOHNSON] It has access to the Covenant battlenet?
[DARE] Limited, but yes. We're not entirely sure how it manages a remote connection to the-
<48789-20114-AJ tosses an antique propane lighter at the Asset. The Asset catches the lighter.>
[DARE] Sergeant Major, please. It's extremely flammable.
<48789-20114-AJ directs his attention toward the Asset.>
[JOHNSON] The Brutes. The bastards who put bombs on your buddies and killed millions of my people. They're digging a mighty big hole. You're gonna tell me exactly what they're looking for and then you're gonna help me stop them.
<Subject lights 48789-20114-AJ's cigar.>
[DARE] Barca, are you online? Are you capturing this?
[BARCA] Yes, ma'am. I've been recording since the service corridor. Current date and time is November 15, 2552, 1659 hours. This is UNSC AI Barca, service number BCR 7584-2. Sergeant-Major, please state your name and service number for the record.
[JOHNSON] Johnson, Avery. 48789-20114-AJ.
[BARCA] Captain, could you do the same?
[DARE] Let the record show that the Asset, referred to as 'VERGIL,' was confirmed acquired on 20 October 2552 from New Mombasa, at 2359 hours by 7998-37490-VD and 92458-37017-EB. Subject has been in ONI quarantine since, with limited interfacing from outside personnel.
<Translation apparatus activated. Observes the Asset's sign language and replicates synthetic vocalization. The Asset is uncooperative at first, but eventually complies.>
[BARCA] Sergeant Major, you may begin.
[JOHNSON] They call you Vergil because you downloaded some kind of city AI from one of our computers. He still in there somewhere?
[VERGIL] Yes, we are.
[JOHNSON] And those covies ships down there, still digging for something. They don't suspect that you've got some human AI in you? Their sensors don't pick that up?
[VERGIL] Huragok made sensors. They see what we want them to see.
[JOHNSON] Fair enough. My people tell me you don't know what the Brutes are looking for. I don't buy it.
[VERGIL] We know only what we were allowed to know.
[JOHNSON] We had eyes n the ground in the city before it got glassed. They saw what your buddies were writing on the walls. You were coordinating their search parties. Looking for something Forerunner, right?
[VERGIL] We cannot say for sure.
[JOHNSON] I think you can. And you're gonna. Does the word 'Ark' mean anything to you?
<The Asset is visibly distressed by this statement.>
[VERGIL] How do you know about the installation?
[JOHNSON] I just came from Delta Halo. The Covenant are in the middle of a civil war. They're breaking apart. Won't last much longer.
[VERGIL] And your kind has sided with the rebels. The Elites.
[JOHNSON] Now you have a lot to say all of a sudden.
[DARE] What. Wait, what is he talking about, Sergeant Major?
[VERGIL] How do you know that it is not a trap?
[DARE] A trap? Sergeant Major, clarify... What is he talking about?
[JOHNSON] Vergil, if the Brutes access this thing first, this machine buried underground, you know we're all in a heap of trouble. Tell me what they are looking for and we'll stop them.
[VERGIL] But you will tell the Elites first. Then the Elites will find me and take me back. Just like the Brutes.
[DARE] No one is taking you anywhere, Vergil. Just answer the question.
[JOHNSON] The Brutes won't stop when they're done. Once they get that thing uncovered, they'll kill the rest of the human on this world.
[VERGIL] No. I cannot tell them. The more who know about its existence, the more the risk compounds. I must be silent.
[DARE] Tell them what, Vergil? Who are you talking to?
[VERGIL] I am talking to Vergil. I am Quick to Adjust.
[DARE] 'Quick to Adjust'?
[JOHNSON] That's its alien name. It must be talking to the subroutine. Vergil is right. You know that. This machine the Brute are tracking down. It's on our wold. Your makers gave it to us.
[VERGIL] My Makers left. They abandoned me. They abandoned all of us.
[JOHNSON] Vergil, we're running out of time. What are the Brutes digging up out there? What are they looking for?
[VERGIL] They're looking for the Ark. You know this already.
[JOHNSON] Why? What is so special about the Ark?
[VERGIL] They're going to activate Halo. They're going to finish what my Makers started.
[JOHNSON] If they fire Halo, they die too. They've been lied to.
[VERGIL] But we will remain.
[DARE] Is that the reason you're helping them? The reason you've helped them all along?
[VERGIL] Once Halo is activated we will go back to our homes. Perhaps our Makers will come back for us. We shall wait.
[JOHNSON] No one is coming back for you, son. The Forerunners died when they activated the Rings. You're all that's left to them.
[VERGIL] No. We are not. There are others.
[EXCERPT ENDS]
Halo Conflict
ARANUKA TERMINUS
UNSC BUTEO'S TALON
31 OCTOBER 2556
0447 STANDARD
//LINE OF SIGHT//PRIVATE TRANSMISSION
//CLASSIFIED//EFFACE AFTER RECEPTION
//RE: INTERSPECIES RELATIONS
//GEN R. DELLERT TO FADM T. HOOD
Terrence, I hope this finds you well.
Let me cut to the chase. My contacts roaming Bravo-6 got word of a specialized S-IV operation not on the books that directly intersects with your current work, namely our political relationship with the Sangheili. My people did some digging and this is what I found…
Apparently, a FIRETEAM APOLLO was dispatched to the exclusion zone earlier this year. Yes, you know the zone I'm talking about — the accretion plane around SOELL IV. The directive reports don't say what they were after, but some files in this compilation are yours. Specifically re: Kenya, back in '52. ONI's looking for something out there, which, in itself, isn't altogether surprising.
The big problem here isn't what they're after. The problem is that they're jeopardizing all of the work you're doing aboveground with the Sangheili, and they're poking the political imbroglio that Charet and the other bureaucrats are in right now because mort of the UEG is still pretty pissed we're playing nice with hinge-heads.
If your buddy 'Vadamee were to find out that we had people snooping around in the exclusion zone, it'd be a pile of hot garbage for you to sift through. I reckon he'd be pretty pissed that we can't seem to keep very simple promises (like a 500l/s quarantine on the other end of Orion), and he might sand his own crew out there to start digging for tech, weapons, etc. That's the last thing we need right now.
You may want to have a heart-to-heart with Parangosky.
Good luck with that.
As an aside, my contacts did get me something you might find interesting. Apparently APOLLO actually found an object of value in the exclusion zone. A Covenant cruiser's black box with their leader's first recorded communication on the approach of ALPHA HALO, just before Keyes arrived. The intel inside is… illuminating.
Give it a look. I know 'Vadam's people have offered some of the Covenant's flight records as a show of confidence in our arrangement, but nothing like this. The data here might come in handy the next time you're sitting across the table from them, especially if we're trying to think three steps ahead and mitigate the next group of fanatics confused about the difference between a god and a bunch of extinct aliens with fancy toys and too much time on their hands.
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//ATTACHMENT//OPERATION: SHELL GAME
//OBJ 4356-V4/SAMPLE//'THE APPROACH'
//SOURCE:'UNDIMINISHED ENTELECHY'
FLEET-WIDE COMM BETWEEN 'SEEKER OF TRUTH' AND 'ASCENDANT JUSTICE' LINGUAL RECONSTRUCTION: DIPLOMATIC CORPS AZIKIWE, MELODY [12-JUL-2556]
257: Bring us closer, but with caution.
114: Is it possible? Could this really be?
257: The human vessel has not yet arrived, but will be here shortly.
257: All ships prepare to engage.
114: It is more majestic than even I had imagined.
114: How did the humans know of this place? Why would they come here?
257: Perhaps they already have a presence on the Ring?
114: Impossible.
114: No doubt, the coordinates were hidden somewhere on their world.
114: When they realized all was lost…
114: They sought to spite us by coming here and desecrating its glory.
257: I would not discount the human's shrewdness, Steward.
257: They are clever creatures.
114: Do not be foolish, Commander. This is one of the Sacred Rings.
114: How could they possible dwell on the works of the gods?
114: At last, we will have salvation. Nothing will impede our efforts.
257: Transmit to fleet: Each ship spares two fighters.
257: Establish a picket on the perimeter. Engage directly on sight.
257: Obliterate the humans.
114: Do not damage the Ring in your personal ambitions, Commander.
114: We should infiltrate their craft, drag them out of their shell.
114: In their ignorance, they may hold a key to Reclamation.
114: We need to ascertain the source of their knowledge.
114: You know that I have the right of command according to holy writ.
114: The presence of Hal confirms this.
257: We are at war, Steward.
257: I will not relinquish command to a politician during combat.
114: Hand over control or you will suffer shame before the Hierarchs.
257: Then it is a shame I will suffer. Not your impertinence, Steward.
257: Meet me aboard the Seeker. We shall contact High Charity together.