ONI: Sword Base

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At Babd Catha Ice Shelf, two UH-144 Falcons head towards the coast. Noble Two slips the chip taken from Visegrad Relay into a data pad and activates it.

Sword Base, Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz
July 26, 2552, 11:26 Hours.

Sword Control speaks over Coms. "Be advised, Kilo 33 and Kilo 34, your current LZ is too hot!"

"Roger that." Carter responds. "Dot, standby to receive and respond."

The Falcons pass a large island. A Covenant corvette holding position comes into view.

'Well, that'd be fun to shoot down.' Ash says in thought as he stars at the corvette.

' Ash says in thought as he stars at the corvette

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"Yes, Commander..." Auntie Dot responds. "Coordinates received. Initiate immediate course correction. The Office of Naval Intelligence Sword Base is presently under siege from a corvette-class Covenant vessel. Due to the sensitive nature of this facility, use of orbital rounds has been, for the moment, prohibited. Regrettably, my efforts to obtain relevant data on enemy forces have been unsuccessful. However, current defensive forces are insufficient. ONI has requested Team Noble's direct intervention to help secure Sword Base."

"All right people, we're stuck with that ship for the time being." Carter says to his team. "let's focus on the hostile infantry - give those troopers a hand."

A base security camera shows Covenant ground forces engaging UNSC Army troopers, as the Falcons fly overhead.

"Kat, Six - you're out here." Carter orders. "Jorge, Emile - you're next, get prepped."

Ash readies his gun as Kat, sitting opposite of him, cocks her pistol as the Falcon approaches its landing zone.

"Let's move, Lieutenant." Kat orders.

The Falcon lowers close to the ground. Kat and Ash jump out and Kat scans the area with her pistol and holsters it.

The Best Defense...

Carter speaks over coms. "Kat, Six: push back the attack on Sword Base, find out what we're dealing with."

"Roger that, we're your strike team." Kat says.

"Let's get this base secured." Ash says as the two Spartans move forward.

Ash takes cover as an Elite on the upper walkway fires down at him. Then he pops out of cover and unloads his DMR mag into the Elite's head, killing it with the last round.

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