Prolog
0130 Hours January 1 2552 (Military calendar)
Planet reach, location gamma base, Noble team 1
Carter was a Spartan III with shaven hair and hazel blue eyes. His voice was like a dagger in the covenants throat. He looked like a machine, armor was a light blue, almost alien too, but he was all human.
"Noble One, don't blame yourself for Thom's sacrifice. He did it for you and humanity, your new spartan is on the way. Contact with Visegrád Relay was lost last night. All signals flatlined at 26:00 hours. I responded with trooper fireteams which have since been declared MIA."
"And now you're sending us." Carter Replied back to Halland. Halland was back at sword base talking to the 5 members of Noble team. His face was not shown, only his voice came through the speakers in the room."
"The Office of Naval Intelligence believes deployment of a Spartan team is a gross misallocation of valuable resources... I disagree." Halland replied
"Anyone claimed responsibility, sir?" Carter asked.
"ONI thinks it might be the local Insurrection. Five months ago, they pulled a similar job on Harmony—hit a relay to take out our eyes and ears, then stole two freighters from drydock. That cannot happen here. Reach is too damn important. I want that relay back online, Noble One."
"Commander." a spartan III female with a scar running along her left eye, she had a robotc right arm, shaved hair and blue eyes, her armor was sky blue, she wore an air assault helmet and MK V Breastplate and shoulders.
"Sir consider it done." Carter replied and shut off communications with the colonial, he turned around and noticed her. Black MK V armor, silver viser and the Number Six stamped on the right her breastplate same as a combat knife on the left.
"So that's our new number six." A spartan II with pale skin, scar on his right brow, some facial hair, shaved hair, and orange Grenadier armor MK V with his MK IV Grenadier helmet and on his right an EVA shoulder plate.
"Kat, You read her file?" A Spartan III with black armor, his EVA helmet had a carved skull on the viser, an Assault breastplate and wrist, Security shoulder with a knife on it on his right arm, and Operator shoulder on his left arm.
"Only the parts that weren't covered in black ink." the female spartan said.
"Lieutenant. I'm Carter, Noble Team's leader. That's Kat, Noble 2. Emile and Jorge, 4 and 5. You're riding with me, Noble 6." Carter said as the Team geared up and walked out of the building, "I'm not gonna lie to you, Lieutenant, you're stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled. Me, I'm just happy to have Noble back up to full strength. Just one thing: I've seen your file, even the parts the ONI censors didn't want me to. Glad to have your skillset, but we're a team. That lone wolf stuff stays behind, clear?"
"Got it sir." Noble six said
As the pelican took off, the spartan that now has his skout helmet on , he was obviously the team's sniper, "Wellcom to Reach." he said to Noble Six.