Chapter 6
The Aftermath
Chyler Silva and Thomas Lasky would serve together for the duration of the war. They started an relationship. They, along with their friends Michael Sullivan and April Orenski were chosen to serve on the UNSC Infinity.
The Spirit of Fire would finally return to Earth, 2 years after the end of the war. The crew was finally reunited with their loved ones, but was devastated when they learned everything that happened in the years they were gone. Captain James Cutter was promoted to Admiral for his services during the Battles of Harvest, Arcadia and his actions at the Shield World. John Forge was promoted to major and was reconized and the only human to single handedly kill and Arbiter. He and Ellen Anders also started a relationship albeit secretly and bicker constantly in public. Red Team was folded in with all the remaining Spartan lls, bringing the number to 31. John Forge, Ellen Anders and James Cutterwere selected to serve on the UNSC Infinity. Anders as the Leading Professor, Forge as the commander on the ground, and James Cutter as a consultant.
Noble Six, Carter, Kat, Emile and Jun would fight alongside the legendary John 117 for the remainder of the war. On Installation 04, they successfully repeled all covenant boarding parties. When they landed on Halo, Noble Team made full use of their abilities, killing scores of covenant troops. Though they manage to save dozens of personel, they were helpless to save Captain Jacob Keyes from getting infested after he open a Flood Containment Cell. Using the Pillar of Autumn's Longsword Interceptors, John, Noble Team, Avery Johnson, and at least 30 UNSC personel escaped Halo.
During the Battle of Earth, Noble Team manage to keep a number of Super MACs intact allowing them to destroy the Prophet of Regret's fleet and severely damaged his Carrier. During the fight, they werereunited with Jorge- 052 who had been redeployed to Earth. Noble Team boarded the In Amber Clad and followed Regret to another Halo, Instalation 05. After Miranda Keyes and Johnson were captured, Noble Team split up. Six, Jorge, and Jun went after Miranda, while Carter, Kat and Emile went after Johnson. After rescuing Johnson, Carter and his team reunited with the rest of the team at the control center. The Brute Chieftain Tartarus was trying to coax Miranda into activating Halo. Together with the Arbiter, they killed Tartarus and his gaurds thus preventing the ring from firing. Noble Team then left to join Masterchief on High Charity. There, they noticed the Forerunner Ship. John and Six decided to board it while Noble Team stayed to help the Arbiter save as many Elites as possible.
Noble teem was soon reunited back on Earth at the Crows Nest. After fending off the Prophet of Truth's forces, they followed him to the Ark. Noble Team kept a majority of Truth's remaining troops distracted and made it easier for John to do his job. After defeating Truth, they would join John in getting Cortana back.
With little difficulty, they retrieved Cortana, killed Guilty Spark, and activated the unfinished Halo. But this victory didn't come without cost, Avery Johnson was killed by Guilty Spark before they had a chance to react. The Forward Unto Dawn, piloted by Miranda Keyes arrived soon after to pick them up. Despite this, John still ended up getting separated from them after the destruction of the unfinished Halo ripped the Forward Unto Dawn in half. John drifted off into deep space while Noble Team, Miranda Keyes and the Arbiter returned safely to Earth. The reemergance of Noble Team brought the Spartan lll number to 24. Noble Team, along with the remaining Spartan IIs refused to join the Spartan IVs. They would be selected to serve on the UNSC Infinity.
Lord Admiral Terrance Hood retired after the war and Miranda Keyes was appointed Supreme Commander of the UNSC. Miranda was distraught when she heard of Johnson's death. and his name was placed on the Memorial Plaque. He was awarded the highest military honors available. Miranda would end up butting heads with Admiral Margaret Parangosky, leader of ONI, and later her seccessor Serin Osman. Tensions would mount when Parangosky had her mother, Catherine Halsey arrested. Even though her relationship with her mother was strained, Miranda found that she hated Parangosky even more. Miranda volunteered to come aboard the UNSC Infinity. The reason being to not only get away from Parangosky but also see if she could find John. She, along with Noble Six and the other Spartan IIs were the only ones who didn't believe that he was dead. She was determined to find him dead or alive.
