"What's taking them so long to answer?" Keith asked. He wasn't known to be one of the more patient people and he had been standing by the vid screen for about five minutes.
"I don't know captain. Heather was able to configure our communications so we could contact them." A comm officer replied. "We are also transmitting on all signals so comms aren't the problem."
Heather appeared on the battle display. "I think they were expecting eighteen battered ships and not ninety eight warships that essentially could destroy them all." She paused. "I would try to hack into their comms but if they do detect me then that could trigger a war."
The video started to fizzle into existence. "Looks like they finally decided to answer." He nodded to the ship's AI who blinked out of existence. He had remembered reading about their intense fear of AIs and how they exiled an entire race who created ones who would kill organics and decided against from introducing them for now.
He was not in his ceremonial dress but rather his BDUs. He was representing the UNSC and UEG but since military was always his family's heritage he decided for the more militaristic feel. He had also informed everyone within the fleet that there was a race of other humans part of this conglomerate of aliens and they still had a duty to protect the UEG and her interests no matter the enemy. The relative shock wore off easily and while the uneasiness was still there Keith knew those under his command would do whatever is asked of them. High Command and the UEG Senate as well as the Security Council made it explicitly clear also that no alien is to set foot on Panora again, be that they have bad or good intentions. Only Coalition forces were allowed. Another thing he was explicitly ordered to do is that once they established negotiations is to ensure the other side of the "Relay" is secured by UNSC and Coalition forces.
In mere moments the screen lit up and a blue woman-like individual was looking right back at him. Keith was very good at reading people. Being a veteran chess player came with some perks with being able to read people. She had a very prideful nature about her and Keith was able to pick up on a sense of fear, Keith was beginning to feel like he could read this 'asari' like a book. Then again if with the 'Codex' he actually could read up on every notable individual of the Citadel.
When he read up on the Asari they seemed to be more diplomatic in their endeavors. Yet when they were young, about two hundred they begin to fill with adventurous ideas and believing they could do anything. Like when they met the Systems Alliance or even the Turian Hierarchy, many of their 'Maidens' flocked to their worlds in successful attempts to bed their males and sometimes females and to learn about their culture. Keith was not going to let any blue women dock with any of his warships or even set foot on Panora. He was explicitly disgusted with the idea of having sex with another species as were all of the UNSC personnel that heard of this. Granted, he was a married man with three children and he wouldn't even think of doing 'it' with another human woman.
He decided to quickly begin before this politician had a chance to lay ground terms. "This is UNSC captain Jonathan Keith of the UNSC Atlas in charge of the defense of Panora. You have entered UNSC restricted space with a fleet of warships. State your business or be fired upon." The asari woman seemed perturbed at the notion of combat but Keith was known for being a real hard-ass on those that threatened the safety of those under his command.
"I am Councilor Tevos of the Citadel Council and representing the Asari Republics. We wish to extend an apology for any damages done by the Turian Hierarchy and they are ready to pay reparations for all of it." She paused before continuing. Keith gave no emotion away and said nothing. "We also wish to engage in peace talks between our peoples."
Keith didn't respond for a moment. "We will be glad to have negotiations. I assume you concede defeat?"
Her eyes quickly flicked off screen for a moment before returning to Keith again. "Yes the Turian Hierarchy concedes defeat." She responded. "We will be glad to have negotiations on your homeworld if that is okay?" She asked.
"That will not be possible. I have orders to escort you out of system and follow you to a destination of your choice."
She again seemed slightly agitated of not being able to get what she wanted but nodded. "Of course, we are after all trespassing. Follow us through the Relay and we will send you the coordinates of our station."
Keith nodded and the line on the other side was cut.
(-_-) A few hours later...
This whole debacle had been stressing. He left the initial defense fleet along with a number of Coalition warships, including the supercarrier Unseen Fire, at Panora just in case, while the remainder of the fleet went through the Relay. When they reached the other end of the Relay, Keith had been contacted again by the flagship. He had been expecting small transmission that contained the coordinates but instead got a mouthful from Councilor Tevos, explaining that the next Relay was in the system over so he or the diplomats aboard would join them on the Destiny Ascension.
He then explained that they possessed FTL capabilities and that they didn't need the Relays for travel. Keith noticed a spark of curiosity from the Councilor but he quickly asked for the coordinates, which he received, and before she could ask anymore he nodded to the comms officer who cut the transmission.
Along, with the transmission, however, came with instructions. They wanted for them to arrive with their small warships so as to not cause panic within the populace and while Keith agreed, he wasn't leaving with just a few frigates. Now he was aboard the Alexandria, a Megalodon-Class Heavy Battlecruiser with several Zenith-Class Heavy Frigates acting as escort.
Keith watched as all the ships in the opposing fleet went into FTL to go to the neighboring system.
"Helm, what's the distance from here to the Citadel?"
"Around eight hundred light years. It'll take us about fifteen hours to get there." The female officer responded.
"And that fleet? How long will it take for them to get there?"
"Around two days. Three at the most."
"Talk about an advantage if I ever saw one." Keith muttered then announced. "Prep slipspace and have it ready for when we'll be there an hour before they are." And the crew sprung into action as he stood at ease at the observation window. He watched as a duo of Zenith-Classes soar over the battlecruiser and into position. "Begin setting up defensive clusters around the relay."
"Sir, message from HIGHCOM designated Alpha-1 transmission." Heather spoke.
"Patch it through."
In a few seconds the Lord Terrence Hood appeared as a hologram. Keith saluted to which the famous Admiral returned.
"Sir, what is it that you need of me?"
"Right to the point as always." Hood nodded his respect. "As you know this is a new region of space with possible hostiles. Section III is sending all twenty nine commandos on espionage and intel gathering. High Command has authorized two fleets to be diverted to bolster your ranks. You are now the sole commander of a hundred and twenty-four vessels. The Coalition is sending a bigger fleet as well to reinforce."
"What of Panora?"
"Panora is going to be fortified and the populace will have safety measures intact. UEG has authorized us to do so and the population will be given the choice to return. UNSC Security Council has also given the go ahead with Reach II being on the farside of the system as a checkpoint for all our forces."
Keith nodded and though for a second. "All twenty nine commandos, Sir?" Keith asked a little confused.
He took a deep sigh. "Those comm buoys deployed by your men intercepted two Omega-1 distress beacons from two ships."
Keith went wide-eyed. "You don't mean-"
"Yes, we may have found both The Spirit of Fire and Forward Unto Dawn."
(O_O)
Udina was annoyed at the initiative that Tevos took by not letting him lead the negotiations. Even though it was agreed on before that he would lead them.
He thought about the events that happened as he stood on the bridge of the Destiny Ascension. He now knew that, that the system they were defending was not their home system but rather a colony and that they also had allies. Judging on the warship that was the size of the Citadel and the distinct different look to the humans of this galaxy, Udina could safely assume that they were dealing with other galactic powers.
However he knew they couldn't possibly have as many colonies as the Citadel and that Panora was just a neighboring system to their home planet. Without eezo, FTL capability couldn't go beyond five light years a day with the max being twenty with smaller ships and fifteen with dreadnought sized so he prepared himself for a long wait at the Citadel before they eventually resort to the use of the Relays.
"Councilors! I'm getting a transmission from Citadel Security!" An Asari officer shouted. A thought quickly sprung into Udina's head but was quickly voiced by his turian counterpart.
"Is it the Geth?"
"No, Councilor it's the new faction we encountered." She responded. "There's vid here that showed what occurred."
"Put it on screen." Valern said.
The officer nodded and tapped on her omni-tool. In a few seconds, a view of the space around the appeared. For a few seconds, nothing happened but out of nowhere blue and white spirals in the blackness that was space lit up and out exited one of the dreadnoughts that was about a kilometer longer than the Destiny Ascension surrounded by about eight of their cruiser weights.
The video ended right there as the defense fleet turned about to face the unknowns.
Udina could already see the Salarian Councilor not only tapping away quickly at his omni-tool but also coming up with theories on how this was possible.
"An hour early using conventional FTL?" Sparatus asked rhetorically with a bit of anger at seeing his military outdone in terms of speed. Udina also had a little fear. Factions not bound by the Mass Relays would not only be of huge benefit to the Council but also could be huge threat if they turned out to be hostile.
"We will discuss this at the negotiation meeting. For now, alert the defense force that they are merely waiting for us to arrive." Tevos calmly stated but Udina could see that inside she was infuriated. For politicians, just about anything could have a negative or positive effect on your reputation. Being an hour late for a meeting that was technically at your house was negative and not only painted the Citadel Races in a bad light but also had an even worse effect on the Asari since they are known for their punctuality.
An hour later of going over whatever information the Councilor's had on the UNSC and this new group, which was hardly anything except on military items of interest which were all forwarded to the Hierarchy and Arcturus Station so as to prepare for anything that might occur during the talks, they arrived to a the Citadel. In the distance, Udina could see the nine ships the UNSC had sent.
A duo of silver bulbous ships that the faction allied with UNSC sent. They were each four kilometers long and sported four fins under the foremost point of the ship. While they looked absolutely graceful he knew they packed some serious firepower if the large coil-like protrusions on either broadsides were anything to go by.
"Communications, get me line to the UNSC." Tevos said as she walked up in front of a screen. In a few moments, the screen lit up showing the UNSC captain known as Jonathan Keith. Tevos could see that they were all of the bridge relatively calm despite the fact that they were outnumbered almost thirty five to one and that Keith showed no surprise in seeing a species that looked so like themselves and for also seeing more Humans . Tevos assumed that it was only his military discipline that kept him from asking so many questions. "Greetings. I see that you made quite an entrance."
"No matter, Standard FTL for us is about a hundred light years a day." Keith said as if he were discussing the weather. "However, I would like you to meet my counterpart who represents the Coalition of Species." Before Tevos could say anything the screen halved itself and revealed a tall, reptilian with four mandibles and was clad in a white armor that was edged in gold. The alien bowed his head slightly acknowledging her and spoke in fluent English, which was surprising.
"I am Shipmaster 'Godom, representing the Coalition of Species."
She nodded to the large being. "I am Councilor Tevos of the Asari Republics." She looked at both of them before saying. "I trust we can have these peace talks without incident?"
"Yes, although we are fully prepared to defend ourselves if need be." Keith responded.
"Good then I trust it would be fine if only one of your cruisers came as your transport?"
The UNSC captain looked thoughtful for a moment before answering. "I don't see why not. We will be arriving in an hour." And the screen blipped out.
(-_-)
An hour later, the UNSC Phoenix was being escorted to the outer perimeter of the Citadel by four other light frigates of both the Systems Alliance and Turian Hierarchy.
To the UNSC and Coalition naval personnel, it was odd seeing frigate-weight ships being classified as cruisers. The Systems Alliance biggest "cruisers" matched the size of the UNSC heavy frigate while the Turians cruisers were more light frigates rather than heavies.
To the Citadel Defense Fleet, it was surprising that the UNSC's smallest ships were of cruiser tonnage and the others easily dwarfing even the Destiny Ascension which was the largest ship in Citadel Space.
The UNSC Phoenix entered the outer perimeter. As it did the hanger doors lifted and two squadrons of both Jaeger Superiority Fighters and Coalition Seraphs flew out being followed by three UNSC Pelicans and three Coalition Phantoms.
"Alright listen up." The famed Noble One or otherwise known as Commander Carter-A259, a Spartan-III said aloud. Two nearby holo pedestals lit up and projected the Sangheili Shipmaster as well as the AI Omega- who projected himself as the Greek letter for Omega. Captain Keith watched and listened as well. "Omega here will brief us."
The light in the Pelican dimmed as the center of it lit up displaying the place and route they were taking to get to the Council Chambers. Omega had taken the liberty to listen in on Citadel Security's comms and found out the route they were taking.
"As you know we will be escorting Captain Keith and Shipmaster 'Godom to the Chamber for peace talks and negotiations." The symbol illuminated as it spoke. "The route is a lengthy one and will most likely be used to convey the greatness of the station." He said sarcastically. "You know this is relatively small to our standards and would be used as either a military outpost or refueling station."
"On to the point." The captain said, getting the AI back on track.
"Anyways we aren't expecting anything. But be on your guard just in case." The AI continued."Jorge is to stay with the gunships with Emile. Jun is to provide cloaked fire support with Kat. Six and Carter will serve as escorts along with two of Shipmaster 'Godom's Spec Ops Sangheili." He paused before continuing. "Orders are not to fire unless fired upon. If we end up being hostile and they don't let us leave peacefully then the Alexandria and Truth and Spirit will jump into the arms of the Citadel to deploy their entire ground complements to secure the station. While our forces begin engaging theirs the Sixth and Third Taskforces, who are in an nearby system, will jump in and assist. From there will be all up to Captain Keith and Fleetmaster Akita." He highlighted points of interest for the marksmen as well as marking the route to the chambers.
"What about the Twos that we are bringing with us?" Emile questioned. He didn't hear a single thing about them and didn't even know they were here until he saw them board the other dropships.
"Black Team is to assist Jun and Kat." The captain stated. "Gray Team's mission is intel gathering. They won't be leaving with us and will be waiting until ONI comes to pick them up." Since Noble Team was with NAVSPECWARCOM as were all remaining Threes and Twos, they had access to certain bits of information. With about a hundred Three's left and twenty nine Spartan-II commandos, they were almost extinct.
Near the end of the Human/Sangheili-Flood War and with the introduction of another powered assault armor which was infinitely lighter than GEN2 MJOLINR, the Spartan-IVs was transferred over to literally create their own branch. Before they were part of SpecOps but due to their performance High Command deemed it that they weren't ready for Special Operations due to their casualty rate. They became bonafide light infantry with nearly five hundred thousand in service.
ODSTs, Three's and Twos became the main force in SpecOps with the Fours mainly assisting Airborne units, and every now and then doing special operations.
'Godom. who has been silent, spoke. "I have my own warriors that will be assisting as well. They all have their own assignments that won't interfere with your Demon's"
"Right. Now if I'm not mistaken we are to take a hardline stance and remain independent?" Keith asked.
"That is correct Captain." 'Godom answered. "The Coalition does not want another Hierarchy limiting our capability."
"Sir we are nearing the LZ." The pilot said over the dropships intercom.
"Let's get down to business. Shipmaster, see you groundside." The captain and Sangheili nodded to each other before the hologram blinked out.
The touchdown was relatively calm. "Around a hundred lightly armed troops. Most likely a police force." Carter spoke. "Several dozen camera crews all with normal biometric scans. Though be cautious."
"I'm getting scans of two heavily armed squads of ten in adjacent corridors. Marking as priority, all others are secondary." Omega said through his earpiece that no doubt went to all the Spartans in the security detail.
"Change of plans, Emile, I want you with me. Six stay with Jorge." Carter said as the bay door lowered . Flashes of cameras and reported all jockeyed for attention on the newcomers that were human. "Switch to team com."
The captain continued to walk through the sea of spectators that were all fighting for a view of them the security holding steady as the held back the wave of reporters. With his HUD contact lenses he could see green outlines of the five Spartans that quietly made their way to the outskirts, keeping an eye out for anything that the two Spartan-IIIs that handled with escorting the captain.
Eventually the noise died down as they made their way closer to the chambers. The Sangheili shipmaster strided towards the captain with his guards in tow. They had been separated due to security reasons. "I do not like being crowded." The Sangheili said quickly. "Their security almost faltered near the end and my warriors were near to killing them all."
"Well, we might not want an incident. Let's keep going." Keith responded in a neutral tone. He didn't want to give the impression that he commended their actions. Nor did he want to insult this place's security.
"Checkpoint up ahead. Marking potential hostiles." Carter stated over the comm. He saw the guards turn from a neutral gray to a yellow and red based on armaments and biometric scans.
The head security guard approached them and with Keith working with special operations for so long, due to his Battle Group being their main form of transport and fire support, he could almost notice their mannerisms. While Emile was more of a gung-ho Spartan, he could get the job done both brutally and efficiently, Keith saw the slight raise of his AS-18, or the new and improved assault shotgun, which could stop a beserking brute dead in his tracks with a single, well placed, round.
"I am Executer Venari Pallin and apologize for the mishap of security." He said to the Sangheili shipmaster who grunted in annoyance. Pallin didn't know Sangheili mannerisms and took it as an apology, however when he looked to Keith he showed a sense of disgust.
"Marking him as High Value Target." Omega said into his ear comm. "If things go south, this guy will be the first to go."
"I trust having any weapons discarded won't be a problem." He said with a hint of superiority.
"No it won't be a problem." Keith stated, betraying no emotion. "S259 is to come with me." Names were still classified and while Keith knew them, he wouldn't divulge the information. "S239 is to stay."
The captain handed his pistol to Emile which we placed on an empty magnetic holster and he received Carter's weapons and did the same.
The Sangheili shipmaster nodded to one of the SpecOps Elites and he nodded back and received the weapons of the other two.
The Executer looked slightly irritated that they didn't hand them over to the security counter. "If we go this way we may start."
The rest of the walk was quiet with Omega making small remarks and informing the security detail.
The head of C-Sec led them through the chamber doors where the Councilors waited and were seated across a table. Keith understood that they stood for many of their meeting and as they probably guessed this could turn into a very long experience.
Both the captain and the Sangheili sat down with 'Godom being slightly surprised that it could hold his weight. With weight about four hundred pounds, chairs that could support him were only available in Coalition space and maybe special operation groups that had active Spartan Twos and Threes.
"Welcome Shipmaster 'Godom and Captain Keith." Tevos began. "As you both know I am Councilor Tevos of the Asari Republics, however you may not know my counterparts."
The turian councilor took this as his cue. "I am Councilor Sparatus representing the Turian Hierarchy." The turian could not detect any anger from the both the human representative or the shipmaster.
"I am Councilor Valern of the Salarian Union." The salarian claimed, as he carefully analyzed everything about them.
"And I am Councilor Udina of the Systems Alliance." The other human representative present stated proudly.
"As you already know who we are let us begin with discussing a prisoner transport." Keith began. "I have two thousand-five hundred and sixty-three turian prisoners aboard the Worth. Where would you like me to drop them off?"
The turian councilor quickly responded before any other could. "Drop them off here. I will send clearance to your cruiser."
"Alright." Keith nodded to Carter who tapped his ear and with his external speakers active spoke.
"Worth is cleared for prisoner delivery, proceed to marked area."
"Now then. Time to discuss reparations. With the codex you sent me. Your credit is similar to ours." Keith stated. "Approximately twenty one million credits in damaged occurred. It can be supplied in both material and money."
The turian gritted his teeth but had to comply as they did concede defeat. He gave a grudging "Yes" before asking, "Where would you like these resources dropped off."
"Your entrance Relay into our system will be fine." Keith said.
The was a silence before Tevos broke it. "Now is the time to give us a history of your races."
Captain Keith had decided he would go first. "I formally represent the United Earth Government and United Nations Space Command, the military, scientific, and exploratory arm of the previously stated. After the war in which the UNSC was created, we had relatively peaceful times until the Insurrection began, during this war we suffered millions of casualties. In the middle of the war we had our first contact, The Covenant." Keith stated, while taking a breath. "What started as a misunderstanding and ensuing skirmish turned into total war. The Covenant was hell-bent on the genocide of the UEG and UNSC. We were slowly being pushed back by a numerically and technologically superior enemy. It wasn't until the Great Schism began and when our homeworld was located when the war ended. Overall over 30 billion humans were killed with all of the Outer Colonies rendered uninhabitable and most Inner Colonies suffering heavy damage. With war over we began rebuilding. When the Storm War began, the UNSC was hardly targeted. After a few years, the Covenant Loyalists/Extremists began fully targeting the UNSC and UEG. At the end over 3 billion humans were killed. Right now, we have over 1200 worlds under our control with a population of 100 billion."
Udina couldn't believe what he just heard. Not only did their first contact make the Systems Alliance's first look like a school kids fight but they far outnumbered the Systems Alliance by a good eighty percent with nearly double the amount of worlds all the Council Races combined controlled. "If you don't mind me asking how much territory do you control?" The Asari Councilor intervened.
"Not at all." Keith wasn't giving classified information anyways. He had been a short liaison for ONI and the UNSC when he was barely an Ensign back when they weren't directly controlled by the UNSC, so he knew what wasn't supposed to be shared or could be shared. He pulled a holoprojector from his utility belt and the light in the room dimmed.
The projector showed the UNSC Milky Way with less than a fourth of it being blue in color. "We originate from the Orion Arm, here." That arm of the galaxy pinged. "We mainly dominate that section and a little into the Carina-Sagittarius Arm. If I may, Shipmaster 'Godom show territorial lines?"
"You may." He responded.
"Thank you." He turned to the projection. "This yellow line shows the boundary of the Coalition and UNSC. Where we encountered the Relay is here." The very, very far edge of the Orion Arm pinged to show a little red dot with a yellow line just skimming it, marking it as UNSC space. "Since the discovery of this Relay, no other colonized system has reported the existence of another."
All the Councilors were in awe. While they could travel to just about anywhere in the galaxy, only one percent of it was actually explored. These newcomers seem content to just slowly expand outwards and not dart from place to place.
The shipmaster decided to begin his history. "The Coalition of Species was founded on our dependency of each other from the Covenant of 2552 each other. In 2560 the treaty was ratified. The Coalition is comprised of several species. The Sangheili, Unggoy, Yanme'e, Kig-Yar, and Mgalekgolo. These species were once part of the Covenant. A religious militaristic Hierarchy focused on the worship of the Forerunners and headed by the San 'Shyumm. After the dissolution of the Covenant we formed. In 2700, war broke out between the Coalition and the Covenant Extremists and ended in 2734 with their leader being killed. In this war, 27 billion casualties were taken on our side with the San 'Shyumm and Jiralhanae, being the main enemy, declared extinct. We have over 1500 worlds under our control with a populace of 231 billion and 20 billion Lekgolo colonies. Since we are no longer militaristic in nature most of our citizens are now civilians."
Since Tevos was the diplomat she decided to speak. "Well you are all welcome to join the Citadel Races at an-"
"I apologize for interrupting but we are not here to join the Citadel." Keith quickly said.
"What? Why not?" Tevos asked, very surprised at being declined. The others including the Human Councilor's eyes shot wide open.
"For one, we would be limited in everything. From technology to our space." Keith began. "Also the UEG has remained independent for over six hundred years and wishes to remain so. We would sooner join the Coalition than a total unknown."
"The Coalition chooses to also remain our own alliance. We do not want to be inducted into a group where we would be restrained." The Sangheili stated.
"But we would all benefit from each other-"Tevos tried but was cut off again but by the Shipmaster this time.
"Mainly, you benefit from us. The only thing you have going for you is the speed of your ships in real space. Other than that we have every advantage."
The UNSC captain ran a hand through his hair. "Let me be frank with you, I see that we would likely be viewed as a client of the Systems Alliance and again we would be restrained in our capability." He stated. "The Codex you forwarded me informed me of quite a few things that put their military and colonial capability in a tight spot."
"So I am assuming you have read the Treaty of Farixen?" Sparatus stated.
"Of course." Keith retorted. "All of our warships are cruiser-weights or higher, according to you. Also your laws stipulate the ban of AIs who are an integral part of the UEG."
"You use AIs!?" Udina all but shouted. "Are you mad!?"
"Yes to the first question and no to the second. Yes, every major population center has an Urban Infrastructure AI and every fleet has at least two. They have played a major role in our society and continue to do so."
"Does the Coalition also use AIs?" Tevos asked.
"No. We leave all AI research and development to the UNSC. We do, however, utilize AIs in our cities."'Godom answered.
" So will you join the Citadel or not?" Tevos asked.
"No. The Coalition will not join." The shipmaster answered quickly.
"Nor will the UEG." Keith added. "However, I must express this. The entrance to our galaxy has already been fortified. I must say that the UNSC has made this expressly clear that no un-authorized ship is to cross, or they may be fired upon."
"So there may be no tourism?" Tevos asked.
"None. My superiors have made it expressly clear that they do not want any tourists crossing." Keith answered. "These negotiations are more or less for no hostilities. There is a matter that must be brought up."
"What is it?" Sparatus questioned. These proceedings have gone on too long if their objective was only no hostilities.
"Two signals were received when we deployed comm buoys on this side of the Relay." Keith said. "Their sources are of great importance to the UNSC."
"What kind of importance?" Valern finally voiced.
"That is classified." Keith stated but noticed the subtle shifting in his eyes and movements. "Councilor Valern did you know of these signals?"
The Salarian Councilor said nothing as all gazes turned towards him. Under the gazes he finally gave in. "The STG may or may not have intercepted a signal."
"Will you play it?" Keith said through gritted teeth. The Salarian relented after a few seconds and activated his omni-tool.
"Mayday. Mayday. Mayday. This is UNSC FFG-201 Forward Unto Dawn. Requesting immediate evac. Survivors aboard. Prioritization code: V5-3-S0117." The audio stopped and Keith had a relieved smile on his face.
"What have you done concerning this?" Keith asked, he wasn't about to allow humanity's hero get into enemy hands.
"I dispatched a Council Spectre that was nearby to investigate." Valern stated defiantly but immediately put his head down. "However, we lost contact an hour later."
"Send me the coordinates. This meeting is adjourned." Keith stated as he was rushing out to the Pelican followed by his escorts and 'Godom.
Aha! I'm back! Not much to say other than let me know how I did!
Before anyone flames me on how I said that the UNSC controls over 1200 worlds. This means that while all the worlds are not fully developed, All have colonies on them. Same with the Coalition!
Until Next Time!