Halo: The Forgotten Spartans

Part 8 (1x8)

Air date: Dec 18, 2009

The opening text shows the remaining spartans searching for any survivors of the previous battle. The episode begins with Darknal, Cosmic, and Stormray talking about where Chief came from. With the help of Cortana, they find out that Chief destroyed the last ring. Puzzled, Cortana looks into the ring's control system and tries to find out where the current ring came from. Meanwhile, a small squad of ODST's, lead by Kootra, are given orders to return the Avalanche base. However, Elites are given orders to prevent this, and set up an ambush. Kootra figures this out, and the squad engages in battle with the ambush force. Back at Avalanche, Chief asks Darknal "Where's my brother?" Cosmic questions this, and Stormray tells him that no Spartan "officially" has a relation. Since Darknal and Cosmic were unconscious at the time, they don't know what happened to Conan. Cortana then tries to hack into the Elites' computer system, so he can find out what happened to Conan on Valhalla. Kootra's forces are depleting, and orders reinforcements. Kootra goes to the top level and kills two Elites, and is saved by Feonaro. The two Spartans soon kill the remaining elites, and prepare to return to Avalanche. Cortana finds the footage on what happened on Valhalla, and displays it to the four Spartans. They soon see Conan disappear in the plasma explosions, and are saddened by the news. Cosmic, enraged, swears and leaves the base, standing beside a Hornet, and thinking of what Conan would say if he were still alive. The Elites launch another attack, much larger than before, backed up by Wraiths, Banshees, Ghosts, and Choppers, outnumbering and outgunning the humans. The depleted Spartan group, armed with their remaining ordnance, watches, helpless as the Elites slowly move toward their barriers. Stormray, Darknal, and Chief observe from the command center, and note that there is far too many for all their forces to survive. As the Covenant troops prepare to attack, large groups of ODSTs and Spartans, commanded by Kootra, Feonaro, and Tamerlane, arrive, trapping the Elites. The battle begins as one group of Elites attacks the rear group of Spartans and another attacks the original group. The fight rages on Avalanche, most of the Spartans fight on the ground, while Hornet fighters with Rocket Spartan passengers provide artillery support on Banshees and tanks. Both sides fight hard for an advantage, neither side benefiting. Many Hornets are shot down, taking the Rocket-armed troops down with them, but the human forces fight back, knocking out almost all of the Banshees. Feonaro is almost killed, but saved by Kootra. The Spartans unlock spare ordnance compartments, equipping themselves for the next wave. Stormray, Darknal, and Chief join the fight and the humans finally turn the tables of the battle.