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The Arbiter and Rtas 'Vadum watched three Phantoms descend and head to the control room. A moment later a fourth Phantom came a pillar and shot at the third Phantom, the left engine sprouted smoke and crashed into a Forerunner pillar. The attacking Phantom flew over and stopped. Ryau came down through the grav-lift, Ttpa and everyone else headed back up to High Charity to help with the civilian evacuation.

"You!" the Arbiter said pointing his Beam rifle at Rayu.

"Relax, I'm here to help," Ryau said.

"You are Human, how did you become a Sangheili?"

"A science project called Leau-"

"Project Leau? I thought it was still in the developmental stage,"

"Not anymore I've been fighting with the Sangheili for two months now, I am here to help so lets get moving."

"What is that place?" the Arbiter asked Rtas

"Where the Councilors were meant to watch the consecration of the Icon. The start of the Great Journey." replied Rtas.

"I must get inside."

"Then mount up, Arbiter. I know a way to break those doors."

A specter came around a corner and a Minor jumped out. The Arbiter took the drivers seat and Ryau took the side seat, the Minor mounted the gun and they headed off.

"What is your name, surely you have earned it?" The Arbiter asked Ryau

"Ryau 'Cinotee"

"Hm, you should remove the 'ee' from your name."

"I never added it, that's the real name."

"You would have been called 'Cinotee'ee, strange name."

Ryau just remembered he had been holding his Assault helmet under his arm, he slipped it on and connected it with his body suit creating an air tight seal. As his HUD booted up the first Brutes came into view, Ryau opened fire with his Carbine and hit one of the Brutes in the head. They followed Rtas in the Wraith to the platform that the Scarab was docked.

"There, Arbiter. That Scarab's main gun will break the Control Room's door. At the far end of the beach there's a passage into the cliff. It'll take you up to the Scarab." he said.

At the door two hostile Wraiths sat waiting, The Arbiter and Ryau both jumped off and got on each Wraith and threw a plasma grenade in the cockpits. Once the area was clear Rtas said

"The Brutes control the cruiser, Arbiter. I'll remain here, make sure no reinforcements get in behind you. Then, I'm going to take the cruiser back!"

The doors opened and a Sangheili sat behind a barricade.

"The Arbiter? I thought he was dead! Hold your fire. The Hunters have come to our aid, Arbiter. They will fight by our side."

Ryau followed the Arbiter as they fought their way up the tower. They had encountered so many Brutes, Ryau had lost count once they reached the counselors in the cells. Ryau trailed behind and stopped.

"Ttpa how is the evacuation going?"

"We've saved as much as we can, the Flood, its infecting everything. But the survivors are headed to Joyous Exultation."

"Wait, go with them, tell Xytan 'Jar Wattinree not to let the Unggoy or the Huragok touch the NOVA bomb."

"What is a Nova bomb?"

"It is a huge weapon that was taken aboard the Sublime Transcendence after the excavation of the Human planet Reach. It will destroy the Sangheili fleet and wipe out what is left of the council."

"So far you have been correct. So I will believe you, I will see you when you arrive."

Ryau heard a fight going on so he grabbed a Energy sword and hurried out. Two Brutes had backed away from the fight and started through the door. They were surprised to run into Ryau. One of them was impaled on the sword, the other didn't have a moment to think as its head was cut off in one motion. Blood spewed from the corpsed coating him and the Forerunner tiles. He looked up to see Sargent Johnson hop on to the scarab.

"Listen, you don't like me and I sure as hell don't like you." Johnson said. "But if we don't do something, Mr. Mohawk's gonna activate this ring. And we're all gonna die."

"Tartarus has locked himself inside the Control Room." The Arbiter said.

"Well, I just happen to have a key. Come on. Grab a Banshee and give me some cover. He's gonna know we're comin'."
The Arbiter turned to Ryau and said "Ryau, get in that Scarab and make sure that human does not shoot me down."

"Yes Arbiter."

The Arbiter hopped in the Banshee and Ryau jumped on to the Scarab. He walked through the hatch and saw the button that said to activate the defence shield. once he pressed it the purple wall came up over the entrance. He walked around the support column and Johnson took notice.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to make sure you don't shoot-" Ryau stopped in mid-sentence when he realized he was still speaking Sangheili. so he switched to English. "The Arbiter sent me to make sure you don't shoot at the wrong Banshee."

"Sorry, I'm not accustomed to an Elite sneaking up behind me."

"Where are the two other Marines?"

Just then a door opened and one of the Marines walked out. He began to draw his weapon but Johnson stopped him

"He's with us."

"I don't trust it," the Marine responded.

"I'm here to make sure your Sergeant does not shoot down the Arbiter. And I am assuming that none of you can read the controls?"

The Marines looked at Johnson and he looked at the floor.

"Get over here, how do I fire the gun?"

"Press here and it should lock-on to the target, movement is here, weapon temperature, don't let it turn red."

"What, were you the pilot for one of these things?"

"No I just pressed the HELP button."

"Oh, well lets move." Johnson said as the Scarab crawled foreward.

OCTOBER 21, 2552, New Mombasa, Coastal Highway

The Turret in Naki's hands shook and spewed bullet after bullet at the group of Brutes huddled in the small structure in the center of the road. The ODST's Phantom would be arriving any minute. Just then two Wraiths came across the bridge and started to open fire on the building Naki was on. Finally the Phantom that they had been waiting for arrived. It stopped above the Wraiths and opened fire. Once they where finished off, Naki got off the turret and walked to where Buck and Dare were standing. The Phantom flew above and turned on its grav-lift. Dare tried to push Virgil inside but he didn't budge. Suddenly an Assault Carrier came out of slip-space right above the Phantom. Buck ran in to the back of the Engineer and shoved it in to the lift. Dare and Virgil went up followed by Buck and the Rookie, lastly followed by Naki. On board Naki helped pull the injured one off the plasma turret.

"Easy does it." Buck said.

"Argh! We went through hell for that?" Romeo said looking in the direction of Virgil and Naki.

"Give him some meds, would ya?" He said to the Rookie "It's important. It knows things."

"Heck, Gunny... I wasn't talking about the aliens." Romeo replied

"Mickey? I'm sending you two very special co-pilots." Buck said

"Aw, come on! I don't want any of those things in here!" Mickey said

"They won't bite. And unlike you, they know what to tell those cruisers to keep 'em off our tail."

Naki and Virgil headed up to the controls, Naki sat in the other seat and manned the com systems. The Phantom flew up in to space and docked with am ONI orbital facility. There Naki was assigned a room, more like a cell, and was asked a series of questions that related to what her job as a Spec-Ops Science Major was and what she knew about Covenant planets. There she sat waiting for Ryau to come.

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Author Note

Well there is part eight, I think, Sorry for not updating last Tuesday but I hope that sneak peak was good anyway I've got to go its 10:37 and I have school in the morning.