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Chapter 5: Assault On The Control Room

Deep inside the interior cavern, a little Grunt was patrolling the area. Then, it sniffed like a wolf. Then...

A P.E.L.I.C.A.N. appeared in front of it. It stammered like a skeleton, and screamed and ran like a girl! "That's as far as I can take you all." Numbuh 91 said,

"That's fine, Numbuh 91." Numbuh 65 said, "We'll find our way to the control centre from here."

"Affirmative, Numbuh 65." Numbuh 91 replied, "Good luck. 91 out."

A Covenant team attacked the K.N.D. They managed to strike back and kill the enemy. After moving through the tunnels 500 m from the circular entrance, Numbuh 65 still sniffed. "Covenant foes are still just a footstep away." He thought, "I never anticipated this tactic for a while."

The Sector V squad moved forward, and butchered more enemies. When they reached an outdoor crossing, Cortana looked up using Numbuh 65's shield watch camera and said, "Interesting... the weather patterns here seem natural, not artificial. I wonder if the ring's environment systems are malfunctioning... or if the designers wanted the installation to have inclement weather."

Just then, there was a radio signal coming in from a P.E.L.I.C.A.N. below. "This is Fire Team Nights requesting assistance from any U.N.S.K.N.D. forces. Does anyone copy?"

"Gee, I thought there were no more kid forces in this part of the ring." Cortana said,

"Sector V to Fire Team Nights." Numbuh 65 said, "We read you. Hold your positions! We're on our way."

"Roger that. Make it quick!" Numbuh 56 of Fire Team Nights replied,

The team moved across the bridge, and used the elevator to reach the bottom floor. They found a group of Grunts sleeping lazily across a hall. Each fighter moved silently, and then... WHACK! They killed the Grunts with the butt of their weapons. They also assassinated groups of Elites and Grunts with a melee strike. The squadron followed a maze, and finally they reached outside.

Fire Team Nights finally saw the Sector V squadron. "Glad you could join the party!" one operative exclaimed,

Part of the Sector V squad boarded a tipped W.A.R.T.H.O.G. Numbuh 65 rushed to the Covenant squadron, plugging bullets into the enemies' bodies with his Assault Rifle. Numbuh 3 & Numbuh 4 joined in the legendary kid's assault. Soon, they came near a large tank. Several Marines defeated the Covenant forces in the area. "Enemy forces eliminated. The area's secure." one Marine said,

"Aw, crap. Let's get the hell outta here, man! Somebody call the dropship!" another K.N.D. Marine cried,

You stow that garbage right NOW, mister." Numbuh 138 hollered, "You're a Marine, so act like it, dammit. We've got a job to do."

"No evac is available!" Numbuh 1 radioed, "However, we need some assistance here!"

"Okay, Marines." Numbuh 138 began, "Time to pay back the Sector V squadron for pulling your sorry tails out of the fire. Prepare to move out!"

Soon, Numbuh 65 boarded the tank codenamed S.C.O.R.P.I.O.N. (Strong Covertly Oversized Rocket & Pellet Igniting Offroad Night-fighter). The other Marines sat on each corner of the tank. The vehicles drove off. Numbuh 4 yelled, "Hey! Wait for us!"

Just then, Numbuh 3 noticed an Elite riding a Covenant Ghost (a purple whale-shaped motorcycle). She fired her T.H.U.M.P.E.R. and... BLAM!! The Elite flew off.

"Come on, Numbuh 4!" Numbuh 3 cried as she rushed to the vacant Ghost.

Numbuh 4 caught up, and sat down on the seat. Numbuh 3 laid on his back. The duo sped off after the remainder of the team.

Just then, something appeared. "Bloody hell!" cried one Marine, Enemy forces have armor support... it's time to earn our pay."

A Covenant Wraith (a nice purple whale-shaped tank) locked them in their sights, and fired a plasma weapon. It exploded, but missed the K.N.D. vehicular objects. Numbuh 65 used the S.C.O.R.P.I.O.N.'s rockets and... POW! The Wraith was destroyed. "Looks like that armor wasn't so tough after all! Let's mop up the rest of 'em!" One Marine cried,

They reached a tunnel. Covenant agents attacked the kids with all their might, but they simply passed through without injury.


The teams found a door in the passageway. Numbuh 1 got out of the W.A.R.T.H.O.G. and opened it. He hopped back inside the ATV. The door opened, and Covenant forces began to strike.

Numbuh 65 and his friends continued their assault across a bridge. He got out and opened another door. He jumped back into the tank, and the two vehicles rolled on.

The two large vehicles reached outside and continued their undeniably ultimate strike. They reached an entrance to the second ravine, but none of their vehicles could fit. Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 got off their Ghost and rushed inside. Numbuh 65 got off his S.C.O.R.P.I.O.N., and followed them. Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 5 got off the W.A.R.T.H.O.G. and rushed off to catch up.

The team nearly reached outside until... POW! A stationary gun is on top of them and nearly killed them! Numbuh 65 took out his pistol and said, "Wait here, guys. I'm gonna take out these stationary guns."

Numbuh 65 sniper shot the Grunts controlling the Shade stationary guns across the ridge area. He gave his friends a signal. They climbed up the ridge. "Fire Team Nights, Cortana has sent a distress signal tagged with your current position." Numbuh 65 radioed, "Hold her and await evac. We are going to continue on inside."

"That's a 10-4! Fire Team Nights out!" Numbuh 56 replied,

The team carried on through the tunnels of the chasm. "Resistance appears to be increasing. We must be close to the control centre." Cortana implied,


Numbuh 65 looked to the left. "Analyzing." Cortana said, and she reported, "This must be the control room. Subtle. The entrance to the control room is at the top of that pyramid structure. Bring me up there and I should be able to get us inside."

A team of Grunts saw them. An Elite found them, and boarded a Banshee. It flew off. The Sector V squadron assassinated the enemy around the area. They kept moving, and they hit the ground floor 10 minutes later. They dashed to the top of the tower, and activated a big door.

It opened, and soon... Enemies approached them without warning. Numbuh 65 led the assault, and slaughtered the Covenant enemies that were facing him. After a 6 minute battle, the Sector V team opened the last few doors. Finally, they reach a oval coliseum with a hologram of a planet and Halo themselves. "This is it." Numbuh 65 said, "Halo's control centre."

The team was awed by the look of it. Numbuh 65 placed Cortana in a terminal. She rose up as a hellish green image with devilsh red eyes. "You OK?" Numbuh 2 asked,

"Never been better... you can't imagine the wealth of information." Cortana exclaimed, "Knowledge... so much... so fast. It's glorious!"

Numbuh 4 got confused. "What sort of weapon is it?" he asked,

"What are you talking about?" Cortana said,

"Keep cool." Numbuh 1 said, "How do we use Halo against the Covenant?"

Cortana began, "This ring isn't a cudgel, you nutty kids, it's something else... something much more important. The Covenant were right... this ring... it's Forerunner. Give me a second to access... yes, the Forerunner built this place, what they called a, "fortress world," in order to... no, that can't be. Oh, those Covenant fools...they must've know, there must have been signs!"

Numbuh 65 was getting dizzy. "Chill out, Cortana." he said, "You lost me there."

"The Covenant found something, buried in this ring, something horrible, and now...they're afraid." Cortana continued,

"Something buried? Where?" Numbuh 5 asked,

"Numbuh 274!" Cortana cried, "We must stop Numbuh 274!"

"What?" Numbuh 65 began, "What's this got to do with him?"

"The weapons cache he's looking for, it's not really-we can't let him get inside!" Cortana cried still,

"I don't understa..." Numbuh 65 stammered,

"There's no time!" Cortana cried, "Get out of here, find Numbuh 274, stop him! Before it's too late!"

The Sector V squadron rushed out of the control centre.