New Contact
Prologue
2150 hours September 10 2553(military calendar) 0ne year after battle for the Ark\ in transit through slip-space portal \ en route to location of the Ark
Thel Vadam'ee former arbiter of the old covenant, now leader of his people the Sangheili or as the humans calls them the Elites. Thel was thinking on how his ally, the master chief Spartan 117, was missing and how his mission was to recover the aft section of The Forward Unto Dawn and hopefully the chief. The fleet accompanying him consisted of three cruisers, two carriers, four destroyers, ten frigates, and one human prowler. The fleet was so large for such a mission that the only reasons Thel could think of for the large fleet were the flood could have survived and needed to be destroyed, and in case the old covenant would attempt to kill him and the chief. Though the old covenant lost their leaders, he personally killed the last one, they could still make new leaders. Also those barbarian Brutes or Jiralhanae would want to seek out and destroy their demon.
Thel looked at the fleet master, Saro Malon'ee, He wore the traditional gold armor of fleet and ship masters and carried his energy sword and a plasma repeater. Then the Sangheili at navigations spoke "Fleet master, we are about to enter normal space."
"Very good, comms contact the fleet and tell them to prepare for battle and I want our shields up as soon as possible." Saro replied.
Saro looked utterly calm in his gravity chair. Thel decided now was the time to prepare his drop ship so he and a commando squad can leave as soon as they locate the Dawn.
Chapter 1
Republic cruiser Resolute, Hyperspace
Admiral Yularin was watching the screen of the navigation console when he heard the doors to the bridge doors cycle open. General Anakin Skywalker walked onto the bridge and headed straight for Admiral Yularin. The Jedi general had light blue eyes and brown hair and Yularin sometimes felt frustrated at his foolhardy yet successful plans. Of course that doesn't mean Yularin would disobey orders given by Anakin, he just had to question them from time to time. Now they were retreating after a crushing defeat over Mustafar. The fleet of ten ships was now down to two heavily damaged cruisers barely able to escape. The only reason they survived was because of the fighter support of the general his padawan Ahsoka Tano. His former master Obi-Wan Kenobi was in the other cruiser.
"Admiral Yularin what is the status of the ship?" Yularin replied in an efficient military manner, "The ship is fifty percent repaired and the reactors are fully repaired. The turbolasers are offline unfortunately." Yularin was upset that their most powerful weapons were offline but they still have their other weapons. "What about Obi-Wan's?" "They still have their turbolasers but their reactors have been damaged and are at sixty percent power." "That's not good we need drop out of hyperspace soon, and I will contact Obi Wan immediately." Anakin turned and left the bridge. Admiral Yularin began to give the orders.
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2200 hours September 10 2553(military calendar) Aft section of Forward unto Dawn/ near the Ark
John was dreaming when the tube shaped cryo-pod opened with a cloud of mist. He woke up and looked around the room. He got out of the pod and went to the cylinder nearby. On it a blue hologram of a woman with lines of code running up and down her 'body'. "Good to see you John." She said. "Good to see you too Cortana" he replied.
"Why did you wake me?" John asked. Cortana said "We have two contacts incoming." "Friend or foe?" "Unknown, these ships are different and it has only been a year so it's not UNSC." "Are there any armories intact?" he asked. "One and it is in bad shape though." She said with a frown. "Let's go" John said, and then he removed her chip from the pedestal and inserted it into his helmet.
When he arrived at the armory all he could see intact were a ma5c assault rifle, and an m90 assault shotgun he took a full combat load of each. He also saw something very useful and took it. He headed out to 'greet' these new comers.
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Republic cruiser Resolute, unknown space
Anakin knew that something bad was happening when they emerged from hyperspace into a graveyard of ships of unknown design and a destroyed space station of immense proportions. It looked like a frozen over planet pieces with a metal back. They scanned the field of ships for any sign of survivors or droids and found a different ship cut in half with a life form aboard. Anakin and a detachment of clones suited up in vacuum suits and got in to a LAAT/i gunship or commonly called a larty.
They flew to the opening in the hull where the rest of the ship used to be and landed inside. When they got out they headed toward the life sign. Anakin could feel it in the force. The force signature was hard to read there were confidence and bravery and a feeling of anxiousness. Anakin realized he must be waiting to attack.
Suddenly a figure charged strait at them. The clones immediately opened fire at the figure but it disappeared in a flash. Then he heard a sound that he didn't recognize, but he felt the person behind him and everyone turned around and saw the same figure and Anakin studied it more closely and saw green armor with a gold visor and the right chest plate scarred. The thing was at least seven feet tall! It then barked "who are you?" in basic no less! Anakin then drew his lightsaber and it ignited and he cut the thing's weapon in half.
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John was heading down a corridor and then he saw the figures. Five were in a white and black armor and one in an odd vacuum suit with a clear helmet. He guessed that one was the leader. He decided to use the thing he found in the armory. The hologram projector would create a temporary replica of a user to charge an enemies position drawing their fire. He found a different access way to get behind them and sent a hologram their way. The white beings opened fire and the hologram disappeared. Lasers! John was stunned for a moment then quickly got behind them and cocked his shotgun once and pointed it at the leader's head.
He then barked "Who are you?" The leader turned around holding a cylinder that produced a shaft of blue light and cut through his shotgun quickly. He discarded the weapon quickly and rolled to the side and drawing his assault rifle. He saw the leader bring his weapon into a fighting stance. Cortana yelled "CHIEF! We have contacts coming out of a portal just like the one that brought us here! They appear to be modified covenant ships but I am picking up a transmission on the UNSC-E band." "What are they saying?" asked John. "Spartan are you there?" "Yes" "This is the arbiter and we are here to retrieve you." "That's good to hear."
The chief turned on his external comm. system and said "I have backup coming so lay down your weapons now. They are here to get me and if I die, which I highly doubt, they will kill everyone here." John wasn't sure about that but he guessed from elites' sense of honor they would. He knew though this would be a long day.