Chapter 2: Secrets, secrets...
U.N.S.C. HighCom Artic Facility "IceCube" Time to attack +1.5
"Sir we have reports that the covenant have begun attacking in zone 15, 21, and 25-36" com. officer Mick "Radio" Roberts reported in a calm voice.
"Radio, how can you be so calm. I mean our MAC defenses don't cover those sectors and they could take us out right now, and you sound like it's a cat in a damn tree. How do you do it?" The RADAR officer, and Mick's best friend, almost yelling, inquired.
"Now, now boys lets not yell. But tell us Radio why are you so calm?" The CO Mary "the marauder" Jackson, half kidding, totally anxious, inquired.
"Well during the "Nightingales" transmission I over heard something about the moon. In numerous other communications I over heard something called Project: Big Bang and put the two together. Some super weapon being developed on the moon"
"Almost, Almost" Mary though, "In the moon Radio in the moon"
Lunar Research Station Alpha; time to attack +12 min
Ray Dranson knew that the covenant were slaughtering the rag tag fleet, but at that moment all he cared about was not dropping the "briefcase". The "briefcase" was more a solid lead titanium alloy box holding 1lb. Of a substance known as Furrelium C. Ray knew that the "Fur C" was strong. The stuff he was carrying was 20 megatons strong and there was literally tons of the stuff. And this was the last of the stuff to go into the final of ten thousand, 1.29 Teraton missiles. "If the covenant survive this then god him self couldn't stop 'em," he thought, "but he we've stopped them before... but never in this kind of numbers. Sure as hell glad I'm not fighting, I think?"
Ray turned left and into a zero-g section of the base. Ten minutes later he came to a level one of the massive hanger. The hanger was more a launch pad for the missiles. With a hundred missiles to a level and a hundred levels Ray couldn't see the missiles at the top and that's were he needed to be. It wasn't as easy as just jumping up to the top. There were dozens of security checkpoints had to be passed through, plus the two ft. thick blast shield only retracted after the missiles cleared the launcher, cutting of a jump upwards, so Ray figured it would be at least an hour until he was finished and another half hour before he could clear the hangar so the missiles could make another couple thousand suns.
A few minutes later he was at the first checkpoint only they weren't there so he continued only to find that none of the points were manned. He called in and told his superiors but they told him to hustle up and that the emergency shelter was his destination once the stuff was in. It wasn't like Ray to hurry his work, especially with Fur C, but today he completed it in record time. Going as fast as he could he just barely made it to the shelter before the missiles started to fire. There was a loud whoosh as all the atmosphere was vented when the hangars doors opened and the sound as the blast doors opened rapidly. 2.5 minutes after he installed the bomb all the missiles were launched and the atmosphere restored Ray left the shelter and headed to find out what the hell was going on.
U.N.S.C. Space fleet commanding ship "Covie Killer" Time to attack +45 min.
The A.I. Nero was one of the most powerful in existence. In fact the only one stronger was Cortana and she was with the Master Chief and one other Spartan holding off 1200 covenant in what remained of Chicago. Nero was in command of all ship A.I.'s and didn't like what he was hearing. "Admiral all Big Bang missiles deployed, two and a half minutes until we know if it worked. I recommend we pull back away from the enemy to avoid the blast."
"Tell me Nero," Admiral Standforth inquired, "how is operation Retrofit preceding?"
"Sir it is almost complete."
"What's their ETA"?
"Five min. till its done. Plus ten for transit. So fifteen in total." But Nero knew it would be 10 too many unless the missiles worked and took out the shields, but if they didn't penetrate the shields they would surely slow em down, he hoped and almost prayed.
U.N.S.C. HighCom Artic Facility "IceCube" Time to attack +1.5
"Sir we have reports that the covenant have begun attacking in zone 15, 21, and 25-36" com. officer Mick "Radio" Roberts reported in a calm voice.
"Radio, how can you be so calm. I mean our MAC defenses don't cover those sectors and they could take us out right now, and you sound like it's a cat in a damn tree. How do you do it?" The RADAR officer, and Mick's best friend, almost yelling, inquired.
"Now, now boys lets not yell. But tell us Radio why are you so calm?" The CO Mary "the marauder" Jackson, half kidding, totally anxious, inquired.
"Well during the "Nightingales" transmission I over heard something about the moon. In numerous other communications I over heard something called Project: Big Bang and put the two together. Some super weapon being developed on the moon"
"Almost, Almost" Mary though, "In the moon Radio in the moon"
Lunar Research Station Alpha; time to attack +12 min
Ray Dranson knew that the covenant were slaughtering the rag tag fleet, but at that moment all he cared about was not dropping the "briefcase". The "briefcase" was more a solid lead titanium alloy box holding 1lb. Of a substance known as Furrelium C. Ray knew that the "Fur C" was strong. The stuff he was carrying was 20 megatons strong and there was literally tons of the stuff. And this was the last of the stuff to go into the final of ten thousand, 1.29 Teraton missiles. "If the covenant survive this then god him self couldn't stop 'em," he thought, "but he we've stopped them before... but never in this kind of numbers. Sure as hell glad I'm not fighting, I think?"
Ray turned left and into a zero-g section of the base. Ten minutes later he came to a level one of the massive hanger. The hanger was more a launch pad for the missiles. With a hundred missiles to a level and a hundred levels Ray couldn't see the missiles at the top and that's were he needed to be. It wasn't as easy as just jumping up to the top. There were dozens of security checkpoints had to be passed through, plus the two ft. thick blast shield only retracted after the missiles cleared the launcher, cutting of a jump upwards, so Ray figured it would be at least an hour until he was finished and another half hour before he could clear the hangar so the missiles could make another couple thousand suns.
A few minutes later he was at the first checkpoint only they weren't there so he continued only to find that none of the points were manned. He called in and told his superiors but they told him to hustle up and that the emergency shelter was his destination once the stuff was in. It wasn't like Ray to hurry his work, especially with Fur C, but today he completed it in record time. Going as fast as he could he just barely made it to the shelter before the missiles started to fire. There was a loud whoosh as all the atmosphere was vented when the hangars doors opened and the sound as the blast doors opened rapidly. 2.5 minutes after he installed the bomb all the missiles were launched and the atmosphere restored Ray left the shelter and headed to find out what the hell was going on.
U.N.S.C. Space fleet commanding ship "Covie Killer" Time to attack +45 min.
The A.I. Nero was one of the most powerful in existence. In fact the only one stronger was Cortana and she was with the Master Chief and one other Spartan holding off 1200 covenant in what remained of Chicago. Nero was in command of all ship A.I.'s and didn't like what he was hearing. "Admiral all Big Bang missiles deployed, two and a half minutes until we know if it worked. I recommend we pull back away from the enemy to avoid the blast."
"Tell me Nero," Admiral Standforth inquired, "how is operation Retrofit preceding?"
"Sir it is almost complete."
"What's their ETA"?
"Five min. till its done. Plus ten for transit. So fifteen in total." But Nero knew it would be 10 too many unless the missiles worked and took out the shields, but if they didn't penetrate the shields they would surely slow em down, he hoped and almost prayed.