Halo the Return of the Covenant- After fifty years of relative peace the UNSC prepared for the inevitable. Now that they are returning can the UNSC defeat their old enemies and deal with betrayals on the inside and abroad?
A/N I do not own Halo. If I did I would be one rich man. Edited from original Version, also mja5000 it's not an alloy its magnetism opposites repel D. The electromagnetic field that holds the plasma together is of a certain magnetic type (most likely negative) by making the hull negatively charged the electromagnetic field will in theory repel. Yes I haven't said this, but they do have inertial dampeners. If you wish ill place that here in my Chapter 1.
November 10, 2603
Location- High Earth orbit
The Large throng of civilian star hoppers hovered in place by the massive Nautilus orbital shipyard, they came to watch as the first Sovereign class cruiser was launched signifying the start of a new era. As hundreds of Pelicans and Phantoms shot between the Sanghelli and UNSC warships and the yet to be christened Cruiser, the automated news cameras stood by waiting for the big moment. Admiral Lord Terrance Hood, an aging old man of 108 stood in a specialty made self contained out of atmosphere suit while holding a bottle of Champaign. The cameras instantly turn on zipping about attempting to find the best angle as the Admiral swung the bottle while he christened the warship Untold Heroes. As the Champaign globed up and floated in the nonexistent gravity the massive warship ignited the brand new antimatter catalyzed boron/hydrogen fusion drive. The engines let out a mighty but unheard roar and the Cruiser started to slide out of the Nautilus.
The Sovereign came with many upgrades to its now obsolete predecessor. The powerful reactor allowed for unheard of speeds in normal space standing at a resounding .78c maximum velocity. It came equipped with a hyper advanced electronic warfare suite and a resounding 12 smart AIs. The MAC guns came equipped with a slip space generator and an AI for the advanced algorithms needed to send a MAC round through slip space. The new M305-SV (starship variant of an upgraded Spartan Laser) is capable of slicing a Covenant assault cruiser in half at ¾ power even through fully powered shields. With the proven power of lasers in combat came 50x point defense laser and 25x 80mm rotary gauss point defense cannons. The Sovereign also came equipped with polarized hull plating and hyper advanced ECM. The polarized hull plating turned the incredibly deadly plasma torpedo into a harmless ping pong ball against the new cruiser. Then the new ECM prevents sensor locks on the cruiser unless a visual is confirmed on the sleek and specially colored and coated hull. To provide a balance against the powerful engines and the sudden Strain from repelling plasma torpedoes the Cruiser and all fighters came with reverse engineered and dramatically improved Covenant inertial dampeners.
The new Captain of Untold Heroes, Captain James Lufberry (a decedent of a famous pilot from WW1), stood on deck of the command deck and linked up with the newly formed Fleet waiting for his ship. The Untold Heroes was to be the temporary flagship, waiting only for a Carrier currently in space dock to be completed, of first fleet of the first armada. First Fleet's first assignment was the outer colony patrol. A dreaded patrol taking them by the ravaged glassed worlds from the Human Covenant War; it still was vital to patrol. It included a wide swath of space undefended and vacant all the way from Harvest to Reach.
Even though the ships in the First Fleet did have all the weapon upgrades and defenses as the Untold Heroes they still have yet to receive the new reactor, it was still a brand new reactor and would require years to reequip the 5 Armadas. So instead of taking 5 hours it took 1 month to arrive at the ruined world of Harvest.
December 10, 2603
Location- Harvest orbit
"Sir, I have completed the sensor sweep there is an anomaly 3 degrees off the port bow," Announced Plato, the tactical AI.
"What's the distance Plato?" replied the bored Lufberry.
"Approximately 200,000 Km"
"Helm take us in, Tactical let the fleet know to follow us in, ¼ power."
"Aye sir," Said the Helm and Tactical officers.
"Captain we are being hailed by it; sir, it's a Covenant signal," announced the communications officer. "It reads, Human scum! How dare you come to this world it will become you grave like the millions who died before. We are the Gods' instruments and they will your destruction!"
"Plato combat alert alpha now! Let Julius know to contact High Command we got another war on our hands," ordered the newly excited Captain. "It's time to show these bastards a surprise or two."
"Captain the anomaly turned out to be 200 covenant ships of varying types," Announced Plato. "We are outnumbered 4 to 1."
"Then it is an even fight. Target the carriers and cruisers first and work your way down fire at will at my command."
A/N- So here it is the first chapter in my story. My second fic but the first one was a flop (bad grammar and a lack of following canon killed it. R&R please; one last thing Captain…. Eh I don't know I'll just make the others follow him due to his combat experience and the fact that the Admiral's Carrier wasn't finished. Happy?! Just kidding; Thanks to mja5000 and tiger for reviewing and helping this story to make more sense.