Mess hall
"So Reaver whaddya think of our resident commando squads?" Asks an off duty soldier
"Quiet lot they are I heard lucky was gonna 'initiate' them" replies Reaver
"Oh I gotta see that"
"Well let's go the-"

* a large explosion interrupts their conversation*

The ship flashes out of hyperspace Covenant turrets are inactive and cooled down and cant power up in time. the ship rockets towards the ring in a semi-controlled crash as its engines detonate. Life pods fly out of it and the bridge gets scraped off as it passes under a Covenant cruiser damaging it and bringing its shields down.
The ship heads into a dive towards the ring the 10 escape pods almost on it.

"Chief, life pods incoming!"
"More? Though the Autumn already jettisoned them when ours 'landed'." The green-armored Spartan adds annoyed emphasis on the last word.
"Hmm...interesting...they're not ours, that's for sure...but...then who could've launched them?"
"I have a feeling we're gonna find out the hard way"

The ship rockets over Alpha Butte the recently taken main outpost of the

22nd Tactical ODST Battalion and the 79th Infantry Battalion

Almost immediately afterwards a scorpion and 4 warthogs and their crew set out in the same direction.

"Hey sarge! ya hear more life pods 're landing?"
"Wha- how the hell can there be more pods, the Autumn's CRASHED!"
"That, or the Covies are bombarding us with debris."
The base's alarms interrupt them
"COVENANT ATTACK ON THE SOUTHWEST, ALL MARINES REPORT TO BATTLESTATIONS!"
"AGAIN, *sigh* these bastards just don't let up!"
The marines quickly grab their gear and file out.