BaconShelf's Spartan Ops Season 2 script- Halo: Installation 03

[BaconShelf]

A lot of this is based off the ideas I had for my forge-based project. However, I have realized it would take a lot of customs lobbies to get working invasion maps running, and good testers are hard to find. Therefore, I am adapting it to how I imagine it would work if it was implemented in a game. Oh, and I used part of Escalation #1 as it sums up the S1 narrative quite well, I believe.

 

 

Spartan Ops S2 script

 

 

 

Prologue

 

 

Scene pans over the HIGHCOM of the UNSC- General Strauss, Hogan and Deller, Admiral Hood and Osman all sit at a table in the shadows, silhouetted by a light behind them. Before them stand Lasky and Palmer. (This scene would serve to remind players of the events of S1. Taken from Escalation #1)

 

 

 

Hood: As I’m sure you’ve already guessed, we’ve asked you here today to discuss Infinity’s involvement in the events sounding the Requiem mission.

 

 

 

Osman: More directly, Captain Lasky, members of this committee have some significant misgivings over the handling of the campaign.

 

 

 

Lasky: Sirs- not to be contrary, but I was led to believe this wasn’t an official inquiry?

 

 

 

Hood: Tom, relax. Nobody’s pointing fingers.

 

 

 

Osman: Be that as it may, Admiral Hood, there are some lingering questions I think many of us need answered.

 

 

 

Lasky: Of course. Whatever we can do to help, Admiral Osman.

 

 

 

Osman: Captain Lasky. Infinity’s mission was to reconnoitre the Forerunner shield world- Requeim- and determine if another Forerunner attack on Earth was imminent.

 

 

 

Lasky: Admiral. Forerunner or Covenant. We’d heard a lot of chatter about Jul ‘Mdama’s Covenant entering Requiem’s vicinity.

 

 

 

Osman: And what part of that mission, exactly, necessitated the request for Catherine Halsey- One of the most dangerous assets we have in custody- to be remanded into your care?

 

 

 

Lasky: Infinity became tethered to Requiem’s surface by a Forerunner Artefact. In order to sever the link, we required Doctor Halsey’s expertise.

 

 

 

Osman: Yet under your supervision, that ‘expertise’ was allowed to conspire with ‘Mdama and his new Covenant. A breach which resulted in the good doctor’s escape and the complete destruction of Requiem!

 

 

 

Lasky: Jul ‘Mdama’s fleet was forced to flee, and further access to Requiem’s technology was denied to them. Our mission was to stop another attack like New Phoenix, ma’am. Which I believe we did.

 

 

 

Osman: Commander Palmer, you’re aware that Captain Lasky was ordered to neutralise Doctor Halsey. You, in fact, were assigned to the task.

 

 

 

Palmer: Yes ma’am.

 

 

 

Osman: It’s my understanding that after giving you the assignment, Captain Lasky dispatched another team to prevent you from accomplishing that goal. Is this correct?

 

 

 

Palmer: No ma’am.

 

 

 

Osman: It’s not?

 

 

 

Palmer: After the captain conveyed your orders, he left it to my discretion how to proceed should the opportunity arise. The second team was- to my knowledge- a contingency.

 

 

 

Osman: So your attempt to kill Catherine Halsey-

 

 

 

Palmer: -Missed, Admiral. I missed my shot.

 

 

 

Scene cuts to black, then shows the text FOUR DAYS LATER.

 

 

 

Text (On screen): Shortly after the Second Battle of Requiem, a peace conference would be held on Ealen IV to negotiate peace between the Arbiter’s Sangheili and the Jiralhanae. The negotiations would be attacked by a rogue Covenant faction, leading to the death of Spartan DeMarco. After the battle finished, the Infinity would be attacked by ships bearing the markings of the long-lost Spirit of Fire. Tracking where they came from, the crew would instead find only a Covenant space station belonging to the same group as the previous attackers. The battle would end with Infinity taking extremely heavy damage and the unveiling of a traitor in the UNSC ranks. Amidst this, signals originating from the destroyed Ivanoff station would be recorded and a task force would be compiled to head to the source of the Signal and investigate.

 

 

 

Show Infinity at a repair station above Earth. In the background, several MAC platforms can be seen orbiting the planet and several new and old UNSC ships can be seen in space. Earth has a small ring of asteroids surrounding it- composed of the wreckage of hundreds of ships- UNSC, Covenant and remains of the Mantle’s Approach. As the camera slowly pans away from the flagship, an Autumn Class cruiser is seen heading towards the planet. On its side is the markings UNSC MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT.

 

 

 

Cut to the bridge. An AI- resembling a Roman Centurion- is seen on a holotable.

 

 

 

AI: All SPARTAN teams- Crimson, Sledgehammer, Iridium and Pathfinder- are aboard and ready for deployment, Captain Wolpet. HIGHCOM has approved request to make the jump to the Halo. Ready to jump on your command.

 

 

 

Wolpet: Thank you, Anton. Spin up FTL drives, set course for Ivanoff station.

 

 

 

He moves to the front glass windows. He watches as space begins to distort in front of him as a portal appears, and the ship moves into it.

 

 

 

Wolpet: Estimate on arrival time?

 

 

 

Anton: Approximately 38 hours, sir. Would you like me to run a simulation for on-board Spartan teams?

 

 

 

Wolpet: Do it. Pull simulation of Installation Control Room. Make it a flood gametype, We need to be prepared for the worst. Inform me when ETA nears ten minutes.

 

 

 

Wolpet walks off the bridge. Anton’s projection looks back at the now-closed door for a minute- flashes green from its usual-red state.

 

 

 

Anton: Yes, captain.

 

 

Text on screen fades in as the camera shows the ring, with the title HALO: INSTALLATION 03 appearing in the foreground. As the final scene fades to black, the activation index can be seen floating in space, along with the wreckage of Ivanoff station.

[823543 decrepit remnant]

Nice siting and my favorite halo game based on multiplayer is halo 4

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