Hiya folks, I just want to take this opportunity to explain my story line and plot threads, and clear up some confusion over my whacky story.
First off a break down on where we are now:
The battle for Reach is about halfway through, of the original approx. 150 UNSC ships defending Reach, only around 25 remain. Pillar of Autumn has jumped to Halo. With 90% of the UNSC ships destroyed, as well as REACH HIGHCOM, Admiral Whitcomb is the ranking military officer in system, and is currently being located by a team of 4 Spartans. Kelly, Fred, and Joshua are on their mission to nuke to small Covenant Cruiser, and the subsequent destruction and massive Covenant ground presence will keep them on their own for a while. That leaves 23 of the original 30 Spartans that landed on Reach, successfully this time, in my story.
UNSC VALLIANT: we have had a startling amount of controversy over this ship, so here's the layout. It's the UNSC's super cruiser. Twice the tonnage of your average carrier, she sports 4 MAC Cannons, over 500 Archer Missile Pods, each holding a dozen warheads, 10 Shiva Nuclear-tipped missiles, and is powered by two massive reactors of the type sported by the Pillar of Autumn. She also sports a full 3 meters of Titanium-A armor, an energy deflecting reactive polymer coating similar to Spartan MJOLNIR armor, and low frequency electromagnetic interference generators, which interrupt the fields holding Plasma Torpedoes in shape, and direction. These generators are able to spoof Covenant Plasma Weapons, with small degrees of success. These refinement, and her sheer bulk, give the Valliant advantage over all other UNSC ships, and, combined with an exceptional set of officers on the bridge, give her a real fighting chance against the best capital ships of the Covenant Fleet.
Lt. Commander Miranda Keyes: Had initial command of Valliant for her outfitting and initial testing and demonstrations. She was slotted for the XO position, under Lord Hood. When remote sensing stations in other systems detected a mass in SlipSpace, FLEETCOM immediately tasked Valliant and her escorts to re-enforce Reach. Lord Hood remained in his posting as Commander of Earth's Defense Fleet.
Admiral Danforth Whitcomb: now the senior military officer in the Reach System, his primary objective is to get space side and secure the defense of reach. Lt. Commander Keyes has dispatched a Pelican to retrieve the Admiral and his staff, as well as the four Spartans extracting him from hostile territory.
Anything else that doesn't quite seem to link up with the story, is because I changed it, and that's how I want it. This is a completely AU story, it's going to go how I want it. Sorry if you don't like that. Please continue to read and leave your reviews, and if I get upset over a review you've left, please don't take it personally.
Thank you-
The WoLf At BaY.