A gigantic UNSC Frigate Beams of Spring entered through the Slipspace portal. "I wondered where this portal took Master Chief and Arbiter to," said the captain of the ship.

"No idea, captain," said the A.I.

"Vicky, we better pick up something from Forward Unto Dawn."

"Let's hope for the best, sir."

The marines and Elites killed time with books, movies, video games, chess, poker, and checkers. The Elites favored military, science fiction, strategy, and shooting games. The marines and Elites had friendly rivalries in video games such as the number of enemies killed. The Elites enjoyed watching science fiction, action, and war Earth movies. They were not interested in romantic movies but considered fantasy films acceptable and super hero movies goofy.

Something rocked the ship as there was a bang, "What is that?" the captain demanded.

"Sir, I'm tracking a Covenant Loyalist cruiser within our vicinity."

"Get everybody prepared."

"Attention all combat personnel, please report your action stations, this is not a drill," Vicky announced. The marines and Elites all prepared for combat on foot or commandeering Scorpion Tanks and Warthog jeeps.

"Listen up marines, keep your eyes in range, fingers on your triggers, we are to return home in one piece, am I right?" said the commanding officer of the marines.

"Same goes for you. The Loyalists are in bound, show those Brutes what we're made of," an Elite major said to the Elites.

"Sir! Yes sir!" the marines and Elites shouted.

"It's our job to finish what we started. When we meet the enemy, we'll rip their skulls from their spines and toss them away. Am I right?" said the commanding officer.

"When we engage the Loyalists, give them everything you got. Do you hear me?" said the Elite major.

"Sir! Yes sir!" the marines and Elites shouted.

"Let us show those sons of bitches that they should not mess with the combined force of the human race and Elites. We're going to blow the hell out of those dumb bugs until there's nothing for you to shoot them with. Then we're going to strangle them with their guts. Am I right?" said the commanding officer.

"You heard him," said the Elite major.

"Sir! Yes sir!" the marines and Elites shouted.

"What the Loyalists will be having is a pool of their own blood for them to drown in. Am I right?" said the commanding officer.

"This day will be stained with the blood of Loyalists. You hear me?" said the Elite major.

"Sir! Yes sir!" the marines and Elites shouted.

"Move out! Double time!" the commanding officer ordered.

"You heard him! Action!" the Elite major ordered.

The marines and Elites head out to fight the Covenant Loyalists that entered the frigate via boarding crafts. The Grunts were short and hunchback, the Jackals equipped with durable energy shields, and the Brutes were taller than Elites. The Grunts were armed with plasma pistols and needlers that fire explosive crystal shards homing on targets. The Jackals only had plasma pistols. The Brutes used plasma rifles, needlers, and Gravity hammers. Some of the ship's crew attempted to fight with pistols but were easy to kill. Like always, the Grunts and Jackals scurried when a nearby Brute was dead. The Brutes with Gravity hammers were able to sweep multiple men and Elites. Both sides even threw grenades to each other blowing whoever could not get out of the blast radius. Both the Covenant cruiser and the UNSC frigate fired at each other. The Covenant Loyalists took heavy casualties whereas the combined force of UNSC and Elites took medium amount.

As the ship was taking heavy damages, another Slipspace portal was opened. "We'll have to enter that portal," the captain considered it was a risk to take. The Beam of Spring entered the portal.

"We lost them," said Vicky.

"Vicky, what do you make of this planet?" the captain asked as a planet was on sight.

"No idea."

"We're going to land there. Brace yourselves," captain spoke as there were no other choices.

After the Loyalists inside the frigate were eliminated, the ship began entering through the planet's atmosphere. It then crash landed near a forest.

"Sir, I have some bad news. The technology in this planet doesn't exist. We're not far from a forest indicating life," said Vicky.

"The only we can do is to wait for rescue. There's no way we can get in further trouble with the primitives there," said the captain. "First the ship must be cleaned up."

The humans and Elites piled up the carcasses of the Loyalists then burned them. The dead men and Elites were buried; the men's dog tags were taken.

Though the Covenant cruiser also entered the portal, it crash landed in the same planet not far from a mountain. "Damn that portal! We're now in an unknown planet!" the Brute leader shouted angrily.

"What do we do now?" a Grunt asked.

"Do you read what we can find to repair the ship?" the Brute leader demanded.

"I don't think so," said the Grunt.