Mission 9: Shattered Skies.
[Riass Space Center, USA. 1335 hours. December 31, 2012.]
Halo: "Halo 9, engage!"
Comona: "Attention all aircraft, this is Comona Base. This rocket launch is critical. Maintain air superiority until launch is complete."
Halo 2: "Halo 2, engage."
AWACS SkyEye: "Mobius 1, engage."
Freddie: "Heads up, we're merging with the Yellows."
Erusean Broadcaster: "Our duty as Eruseans is to take the cowardly American military who in great arrogance provoked us into battle and…"
LNN Broadcaster: "… … …Okay okay hot shot. Some people never chance…Well folks, these airwaves have been reclaimed by the Looney News Network. Today we are broadcasting live from the Comona Islands where a rocket launch is scheduled for today, but we have a large air battle taking place over the launch site. The United States Air Force is doing their best to stop the Erusean Air Force even with the Yellow Squadron involved. I just got word that the Mobius Squadron has just arrived!"
Derek: "Get him off me!"
Erusean Squadron: "Darn it, bandit on my tail!"
Bugs: "All planes, let's show the FEAF what the USAF is all about!"
Blake: "I saw a yellow flash on that fighter on the nose."
Dave: "All planes, the Demon Lord is here. Watch out."
Buster: "Rapier 4, get out of there! You got two bandits on your tail."
Freddie: "Let's meet again if we make it home alive."
Bugs: "You're not bringing your recon photos back today."
Erusean Squadron: "Oh no! There's not enough time!"
Erusean Squadron: "Bandit's right on me!"
Bugs: "Mobius 1, Fox Three!"
Erusean Squadron: "Darn it, he's engaging me!"
Bugs: "Whooeee! Got one doc!"
Comona: "Attention all personnel, complete final checks immediately."
Bugs: "I better take out the enemy AWACS and tanker aircraft."
Bugs: "Fox Three."
Bugs: "Enemy AWACS down!"
Blake: "Whooeee!"
Charles: "Fox Two."
Bugs: "Fox Three! Fox Three!"
Bugs: "Tanker's been destroyed!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Nice kill!"
Halo 11: "Fox Two! Fox Two!"
AWACS SkyEye: "7 o' clock!"
Dave: "Yellow 13, Fox Two."
Galm 15: "Where's the missile?"
Bugs: "Fox Two! Fox Two!"
Omega 8: "How many did you shoot down?"
Blake: "Mobius 1 shot one down."
Erusean Squadron: "I'm hit! I see flames! Eject!"
Bugs: "Locked on!"
Erusean Squadron: "Red 7, bandit on my tail!"
Bugs: "Got him!"
Erusean Squadron: "Darn that was one of ours!"
Rapier 3: "Missile! Break!"
Viper 2: "Fox Two, Fox Two."
Bugs: "Locked."
Vapor 9: "Still okay!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Missed!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Radar lock!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Fox Two!"
Franz: "Mobius 1, bandit behind you!"
Jason: "Beta 3 was shot down by a Yellow."
Derek: "I better not see any fratricide!"
Vanessa: "Viper 8, Fox Two!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Hard enemy radar spike!"
Daisy: "Yellow 4, Fox Two!"
Dave: "Fox Two!"
Bugs: "Mobius 1, Fox Two!"
Bugs: "I hit him!"
Dave: "Ugh!"
Vanessa: "Did I witness Bugs hitting…"
Blake: "This is the biggest furball I've seen so far."
Bugs: "Biggest furball in your career or the war?"
Blake: "Both."
Charles: "Take out as many as possible."
Erusean Squadron: "How many did Yellow Squadron get?"
Erusean Squadron: "We can't rely on Yellow Squadron to do everything."
U.S. Squadron: "A Yellow's hit and trailing smoke. Whose kill is that?"
Dave: "Who was it that shot me?"
Dave: "See who's responsible for that shot."
Yellow Squadron: "It's a ribbon."
Blake: "Bugs, did you hit one of the Yellows?"
Bugs: "Yes Colonel, I did."
Blake: "Good job, you made them retreat."
Vanessa: "Let's turn the battle in our favor."
Bugs: Let the fun begin."
Erusean Squadron: "Oh no! There's not enough time!"
Rapier 14: "I can't get him off me!"
Halo 4: "Don't let your flying get sloppy!"
Bugs: "You're not getting away."
Erusean Squadron: "I've taken damage! Can't maintain course!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Fox Two! Fox Two!"
Blake: "Impressive Bugs."
Charles: "Man. Bugs is on a roll today."
Galm 8: "Which way to break?"
Erusean Squadron: "I'm out of ammo! Winchester!"
Freddie: "Mobius 1, he's on you! Turn hard!"
Erusean Squadron: "Got him! On my nose!"
Erusean Squadron: "I'm supporting."
Derek: "I've got him."
Vanessa: "I'm right behind him."
Erusean Squadron: "Right behind you, heads up!"
Buster: "Mobius 1, he's on your tail!"
Derek: "Mobius 1, bandit behind you!"
Charles: "They intend to anchor the fight."
Erusean Squadron: "Black 6, break! Missile! Missile!"
Erusean Squadron: "Sanitize the area before the bombers arrive."
Bugs: "Bombers?"
Jason: "Multiple groups in all quadrants."
Viper 9: "I'll circle around!"
Erusean Squadron: "Sierra Hotel!"
Bugs: "Locked on!"
Erusean Squadron: "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! I've been hit! Eject!"
Franz: "They're already over the launch site."
AWACS SkyEye: "Radar lock!"
Bugs: "Fox Two!"
Bugs: "He's down!"
Erusean Squadron: "It's not working get outta there!"
Bugs: "This is Mobius 1. Enemy reinforcements are here. I'll take them out."
Viper 3: "Fox Two!"
Bugs: "Fox Three!"
Galm 4: "He's all mine!"
Charles: "Max power!"
Vapor 11: "Darn it! He's still there!"
Halo 5: "I lost him!"
Erusean Squadron: "I'm hit! I see flames! Eject!"
Bugs: "Circling around."
Viper 4: "There they are."
Erusean Squadron: "Darn it, bandit on my tail!"
Bugs: "Say your prayers!"
Charles: "Mobius 1 shot one down."
Vanessa: "Good kill!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Fox Three! Fox Three!"
Erusean Squadron: "He's shooting!"
Erusean Squadron: "I can't climb any higher!"
Bugs: "Fox Three! Fox Three!"
Erusean Squadron: "Darn it that was a direct hit!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Mobius 1, Fox Two."
Bugs: "Goodnight."
Erusean Squadron: "He's been hit!"
Derek: "Alright, here we go."
Galm 13: "Fast drop!"
Bugs: "Bandit shot down!"
Erusean Squadron: "Black 11, I'm wounded!"
Omega 6: "They're only carrying air-to-air missiles."
Erusean Squadron: "Blue 5 eject!"
Charles: "Bandit down!"
Vanessa: "Bugs shot all the reinforcements down."
Derek: "That's amazing flying!"
Comona: "6 minutes to launch."
Erusean Squadron: "The bombers behind us will engage the facilities."
Bugs: "Bombers, what are they talking about?"
Halo 3: "Fox Two! Fox Two!"
Blake: "Galm 1, Fox Two."
AWACS SkyEye: "SkyEye here. B-2 bombers approaching from the east."
Bugs: "What?!"
AWACS SkyEye: "Intercept them before they reach the launch site."
Charles: "Negative contact, nothing on my radar."
AWACS SkyEye: "Look harder! The B-2s are difficult to detect on radar, they're stealth."
Erusean Squadron: "He's at my 6!"
Bugs: "There's only a few planes left."
Erusean Bomber: "What's going on? Enemy fighters are still a factor."
Erusean Bomber: "Just concentrate on your duties."
Erusean Bomber: "Target confirmed. Entering bombing pattern."
Comona: "5 minutes to launch."
Vapor 4: "Eat this!"
Blake: "Mobius 1 shot one down."
Bugs: "I'm gonna go after the bombers."
Comona: "4 minutes to launch."
Bugs: "I got visual. Here we go."
AWACS SkyEye: "Fox Three! Fox Three!"
Bugs: "He's down!"
Blake: "Alright Mobius 1!"
Bugs: "Mobius 1, Fox Three!"
Buster: "Good job Mobius 1!"
Freddie: "Target destroyed by Mobius 1."
Bugs: "Target destroyed!"
Jason: "Target destruction confirmed."
AWACS SkyEye: "All bombers confirmed shot down. Now sanitize the area of all enemy fighters."
Bugs: "SkyEye, all enemy fighters as been shot down. Repeat, all enemy fighters has been shot down. We've maintain air superiority. We will continue mission objectives until launch is successful."
AWACS SkyEye: "Roger Mobius 1."
Blake: "Bugs, there is a news chopper that capture almost your every move. Do a fly by to get them to see you and to make sure they are alright."
Bugs: "Roger that Colonel."
Comona: "3 minutes to launch."
Comona: "2 minutes to launch."
Comona: "Final launch checks complete. Launch in 60 seconds."
Bugs: "Alright everyone., let's clear the area."
Comona: "30 seconds to launch to launch."
Bugs: "Let's hope the rocket or systems didn't get damaged."
Comona: "15 seconds to launch. All USAF aircraft and vehicles flow to safe area. 10.9,87,6, start ignition! 3,2,1, ignition! Liftoff!"
Derek: "Whoa! Yeah!"
Comona: "All systems are in the green."
Vanessa: "There it goes."
Bugs: "Climb baby, climb."
Comona: "Rocket has reached 40,000ft. It is now immune to enemy action. Thanks to you, the launch is a success."
