Haylo 2: Seas of Glass

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[Note - It's chaotic for a reason. Obviously, later chapters will be much longer than this, considering the fact its about both the Second Battle for Earth AND the Battle of Installation 09.]

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Seven years, seven long years.
In a brief moment of celebration at the discovery of Spartan-117, a thriving planet, and a friendly sentient life form, everyone rejoiced.
Then, shortly there after, catastrophe.
The Covenant, seemingly backed to their old size, made its return.
A small force of humans and Covenant Separatists helped the ponies in their defense of Equis, hopeful that they would prevail.
They failed.

But, though hope seemed lost, a light in the darkness appeared.
The Spirit of Fire arrived, just a day before the fall of Equis.
With the help of the Spirit of Fire, they were able to evacuate over 200,000 ponies before the Loyalists completed the glassing of the planet.

In the destruction of Equis and Equestria, Princess Luna, who is now the Captain of the U.N.S.C. , the one remaining Princess of the original two, agreed to sign a bill which allowed the ponies to join the U.N.S.C., which in turn allowed the ponies to help the humans and Separatists in their war against the Loyalists.
Since then, the humans and ponies have many achievements together.
With unicorn magic, combined with the humans advanced technology, many advancements in medical and military technology has been made.
Dr. Catherine Halsey has developed the Spartan IV's, which was made up of not only humans, but also ponies. These Spartans have been able to do feats that compares to the feats of the Spartan II's. Most notably Aqua Team, made up of three ponies named Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom, who were able to take out three assault carriers by sneaking aboard the carriers and detonating Shiva class nuclear warheads inside them.

Sadly, since the U.N.S.C. is yet again fighting a losing war. Many planets that have been colonized since the aftermath of the first Covenant-Human War have been glassed, and the U.N.S.C. is yet again on the verge of destruction.
Hope is again fading, as the Covenant once again threaten the very essence of humanity, Earth. While light years away, the Covenant have discovered a new Halo ring, and are attempting to activate it.

It has been seven years, and now, it is life or death.

Sol System

August 17th, 2569

"Chicago Station, this is Luna RSO, we're reading multiple in-system slipspace ruptures." A technician in charge of the Luna Remote Scanning Outpost stated.

"Impossible. Double check for any anomalies." A Lieutenant on board the Orbital Defense Platform Chicago suggested.

"I'm picking up multiple large masses drifting towards Earth. Are we expecting anyone?" Luna RSO asked.

"Not that I am aware of. Can someone go check it out?" Chicago Station asked.

"This is Captain Morgan of the UNSC Frigate Destiny. Want us to go check it out?" Captain Morgan asked.

"Affirmative, Destiny. Luna RSO, attempt to hail them for us." Chicago Station.

"Copy that." Luna RSO responded. "This is Luna RSO, hailing unidentified ships in system. Identify yourselves immediately, or you will be treated as hostile."

"Any response, Luna?" Chicago Station asked.

"Negative, Chicago." Luna RSO replied. "But one of the masses have changed course and are... it's heading in our direction."

"Copy that. Stay calm. Destiny, anything on your scopes?" Chicago asked.

There was no response.

"UNSC Frigate Destiny, can you hear me?"

"My God..." Captain Morgan muttered.

"Repeat your last, Destiny." Chicago ordered.

"Evasive manuevers now! Fire everything we have!" Captain Morgan could be heard shouting to his bridge's crew. "Captain Morgan here, we are being engaged by two Covenant Assault Carriers! I count over three Covenant fleets heading towards Earth!"

"This is Luna RSO, mass heading our way has been identified as a Covenant Destroyer! They are charging weapons!" A technician on Luna RSO shouted desperately.

"We're breaking up! Dammit, I can't hold her!" Captain Morgan shouted.

"Covenant ships inbound. Light em up, boys!" Admiral Colgate proclaimed.

"WINTER CONTINGENCY has been declared, all units are mobilizing."

"We're beginning civilian evac operations. Keep them away from us, Home Fleet!"

"Battle Groups thirteen, sixteen, twenty five, and thirty six, set up a defensive perimeter around the orbital defense grid. Battle Groups fifteen, eighteen, twenty three, fifty four, and sixty one, move in to engage covenant contacts." Lord Hood ordered.

"They are deploying dropships... there has to be thousands of them!" a Captain shouted desperately.

"Our hulls been breached! Reactors are melting down!" another Captain shouted, before he went off the air.

"Dear Celestia, Los Angeles just went off the grid."

"They just blew through us! Battle Group sixteen's combat effectiveness is now down to nine percent."

"They're targeting the civilian evac flights!"

"We're hit!"

"This is fifth battalion, second platoon, we can't hold our positions!" a Marines voice shouted.

"This is Admiral Luna, Spartans are on the ground. Tell us where you need them."

Somewhere on the outer edge of the Milky Way Galaxy
Installation 09B (Beta Halo)

"Exiting slipspace in three... two... one..." the Harmony's A.I., Monsoon, stated, shortly before the cruiser drifted out of its slipstream ruptured, followed by multiple frigates, another Marathon-class cruiser, and a destroyer.

"Monsoon, scan the area for any Covenant activate." Twilight ordered.

"Yes Captain." Monsoon replied. "I'm reading four CSS-class battle groups, as well as two Assault carriers."

"Anything from Task Force Omega?" Twilight inquired.

"We've been able to pick up their signal, but they haven't responded to our hails yet." Monsoon said.

"Where are they?" Twilight asked.

"On the southern end of the ring. They are likely trying to stay on the stealthy side of things." Monsoon said.

"Heads up, Captain!" One of the Lieutenants manning the bridge called out. "Covenant ships are heading our way, and they are charging weapons."

"Monsoon, prep archer pods and get our MAC online. I want us to be ready for anything." Twilight ordered, before pressing down on a nearby switch, activating the cruisers PA system. "Attention all quarters, we are about to engage in ship-to-ship combat. I want ODST's ready to drop, and I want the Marines to get suited up for deployment and prepared to defend against boarders."

"Let's finish this fight." Twilight stated, as the small UNSC fleet drifted towards the approaching Covenant cruisers.

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