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"Listen, there deaths weren't your fault." Ash said.Normally he knew just the fight words to encourage his teammates, but he had no idea when it came to Jaune. He didn't know him and he wasn't like anyone on his team. But that doesn't mean he didn't try. "It's just survivors guilt, you will get over it, and besides, humanity still has need for you man." "I know, but why was I the one to survive, why didn't George the toughest, Macy the stealthiest, Jack the headhunter, or Grace the allrounder, why me, the one with the sword and shield?" "I don't know, but what I do know is this: you can't let this hold you back." "Fight for them, Macy said that she didn't want her sacrifice to be in vain." "I know, just leave me be for now ok." "Alright, you need the respite." Ash stated.
July 24, 2552 0728 hours
We cut to Jaune holding his helmet, reflecting over what has happened in his service to the UNSC. 'What has my life become, why am I here, who am I truly, if my old friends saw me, would the recognize me, and am I the same Jaune Arc?' Jaune thought. 'Well, I'm almost there anyways. I need to focus up.' Jaune flips his helmet to the other side and puts it on.
We zoom out to see a Warthog riding on a dirt road in some mountains flanked by to Pelicans. The Pelicans land at the base where Jaune will meet Noble Team, or what is left of it. Jaune exits the Warthog. "Contact with Visegrade Relay was lost last night, all signals flatlined at twenty-six hundred hours." "I responded with Trooper fire teams which have been since been declared MIA." Holland says. "And now you sending us." says a blue Spartan "ONI believes that the deployment of a Spartan team is a gross misallocation of valuable resources, I disagree"
Jaune turns to see a Spartan with a tan colored Mjolnir armor with a red shoulder padded an EVA helmet with what looks like a skull carved on it, sharpening a Kukri looks back at Jaune. Another Spartan, colored in gets in the middle of the starring contest. She says "Commander." "So thats our new number 6." A Spartan in orange with res shoulder pads. The Spartan with the EVA says to the light blue Spartan "Kat, you read his file." She responds "Only the parts that weren't covered in black ink." The blue Spartan asks "Has anyone claimed responsibility?" Holland responds saying "ONI thinks it might be the local insurrectionists, five months ago, they pulled a similar job on Harmony, hit a relay to take out are eyes and ears then stole two freighters from our dry-dock." "That cannot happen here, Reach is too damn important." "I want that relay back on-line Noble-One." "Sir, consider it done." "Then I will see you on the other side, Holland out."
"Lieutenant" the blue Spartan says. "Commander, sir." Jaune responds. "I'm Carter, Noble team's leader." the blue Spartan says. 'That Kat, Noble-Two, Emile and Jorge, Four and Five." "Your riding with me Noble-Six." Carter says as he puts on his helmet. "Not gonna lie to you Lieutenant. Your stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled." "Me, I'm just happy to have Noble back up to full strength." "Just one thing, I've seen your file even the parts ONI censors didn't want me to." "I'm glad to have someone with your skill set, but we are a team, that lone wolf stuff stays behind, clear?" "Got it sir." Jaune responds. "Hey, my name is Jun." a Spartan in green says. "Welcome to Reach." as the two Pelicans fly them to their objective.