Christopher Drake

Christopher Maxwell Drake (: 21819-21899-CD) was a in the and serve under Beta-4 during the . He was conscripted into the in 2558 due to his services in the Sentiment Campaign and actions during the . He was then placed under the command of David Greyson and became the weapon specialist for Fireteam Guardian. 
== Early Years ==
Christopher "Chris" Drake was born in , on June 29 2530, to Captain Maxwell Drake and Eileen Drake. Christopher was partly raised by his uncle Kevin Anderson, Eileen's brother, and his wife Carol. Chris was also heavily influenced by his father who was a marine captain in the and led Alpha-2. 
Chris had no friends growing up and yet he was always positive and upbeat. Though when he was seven, he formed his first actual friendship with David Greyson and the two were inseparable. 
=== High School ===
As the years went by for Chris, he and David entered high school together and continued their permanent friendship. One day while outback behind their school, the boys were playing the card game "War" when David's "bully", Andrew Dallas, came and began to mock and beat David. Chris was quick to intervene and watched Dallas and his two followers walk away down the school yard. Hearing loud noises from where Dallas had gone, the boys went to check it out and discovered Dallas and his followers doing illegal drugs. The two quickly told the principle and got Dallas expelled and the two were congratulated for their courage.
In later years, Chris would go and become a fantastic football star for their high school while David would be the band conductor and lead trumpet. The two would have their school make it to the state finals and won, thanks to Chris' 109 yard run. After the touchdown, Chris then pulled David onto the field and told several reporters that "David is the reason why I'm here! He is not a friend, he is my brother!". 
Chris would later be accepted into Notre Dame University for football while David was accepted into . However, before the two could begin their last high school summer together, Chris got a letter saying that his father was killed by the Covenant. Chris then enlisted into the  while David would join the Army like his father. The two would not see each other until the .
== Human-Covenant War ==
During training, Chris seemed to favor heavy weaponry and utter destruction. He was also shown to have a somewhat leadership ability, but was clearly not ready for a command position. After Drake graduated from basics, he was placed under the command of Captain Logan Fhajad in Beta-4. 
=== Battle of Earth ===
After the Covenant breached the planet's defenses, Drake and his squad were deployed along with and other ODST teams. While the teams dropped, the Covenant carrier jumped into slip space and left several drop pods without power including Drake's. 
Drake and Fhajad both survived along with Pvt. Michael O'Brien and Cpl. Santiago, all members of Beta-4. However, the other three members of the squad were all killed in the crash, leaving them on their own. Drake was able to find O'Brien while Fhajad found Santiago and soon the four met up at the West Point Army Barracks. 
Once there, the squad quickly took over and fortified the location as more pods came and soon the area became a rally point for Army forces. Afterwards, the squad were able to clear the upper landing pad and call in an evac pelican. Once onboard the pelican, Drake intercepted a distress signal of his old friend David Greyson. 
Drake requested to go after him, which wasn't approved until Dr. Emily Todd explained the situation to Fhajad. The squad came to the building and were able to clear out the two and the doctor's lab just before the building came crashing down onto dozen's of Covenant forces. The group then returned to West Point Base for debriefing. For their actions, both Greyson and Drake were promoted to the rank of . 
====Battle at Norfolk Research Station ====
Deploying alongside both Dr. Todd, as a civilian consultant, Greyson's team and Beta-4, Drake was sent to Norfolk station to assist with defense from a possible Covenant attack and to research data on the Covenant retrieved by  a few days prior. The team landed at the station and defended the main entrance from Covenant forces that were deploying in platoons. Beta-4 then remand outside to clear out Covenant forces while the 196th moved in to activate the stations defenses.
While out front, the team was hit hard by several waves of Covenant forces. Drake and Fhajad were able to hold the far right side, while O'Brien and Santiago were struggling to keep the left side from falling. However, due to overwhelming forces, Santiago fell in combat with O'Brien almost meeting the same fate if it wasn't for Drake killing the Brute that killed Santiago. O'Brien was brought back to the main entrance by Drake in which the three were able to hold the permitter thanks to the 196th's reinforcement. 
Drake would defend the station along with Greyson for almost an entire hour as his team would rejoin him up front. During the battle, Drake was shot with carbine, removing his helmet and just before the killing blow could be dealt, Greyson let himself be shot in the back and severely wounded. Drake and Greyson were taken inside for injuries, yet they still continued to fight the Covenant despite their low ammo count. Drake would eventually find and use a  and shot down two Banshees with it. Together, Drake and Greyson would defend the left entrance of the facility and were able to clear it for a potential LZ.
After the Covenant were repelled, both Beta-4 and the 196th entered the station with Taylor and the ODST Pvt. O'Brien guarding the door. After entering the station, Dr. Todd was able to decode almost very once of data Humanity needed to know the Covenant, inside and out. The team called in a evac pelican and began to pack up supplies. However, the decoded data from the Engineer that Alpha-9 captured was permanently inside the stations hard drive, thus Greyson and his team were forced to destroy the facility. Both teams were successful and the group was evacuated and returned to UNSC High Comm for debriefing.
==== Redeployment to London ====
Afterwards, Greyson and his squad would be sent to guard Dr. Todd in Seattle while Chris and Beta-4 would be sent to London to assist with a large defense there. Beta-4 would be sent in via a pelican and soon saw mass civilian casualties and dozens of wounded soldiers. The team was sent down to the front lines and were instantly engaged by Covenant forces pressing hard on the area. 
Though little ground was gained, Drake witnessed London's glassing first hand and assisted in leading the evacuation of London. During the battle, a UNSC stronghold was placed under attack and thus Beta-4 was deployed to secure the facility. While the team moved through the facility, they encountered Purple Team, and quickly joined them in their defense. 
The group successfully pushed the Covenant back and secured the facility. Purple Team then set off for another objective as pelicans arrived to fortify the structure. Drake and Beta-4 were then redeployed to the inner city to drive the Covenant further back while Alpha-2 and Delta-5 boxed them in. The mission was a success, but at the cost of O'Brien as he was shot four times in the chest with a Spiker. Though Drake was sadden by his loss, he knew what he needed to be done. 
==== Battle of Voi ====
After the Cleansing of London, Beta-4 were deployed into Voi to secure the city's heart and rip the Covenant from it. The ODST also had to make sure that the Covenant didn't escape as any more forces towards the outskirts would make it harder for the forces to punch a hole in Covenant defenses. The team made it through Covenant stations and secured three LZ's for addition marine forces and allowed a total control of the area. 
Drake was also able to witness the strike against the Covenant's heart by the Navy first hand. After the attack run, he met up with Greyson and the two reunited and spent a few months together along with Dr. Todd. 
== Post War Engagements ==
After the  ended, Drake took a small leave of absence to relax and reunite with his family back in Seattle. Drake would also be promoted to the rank of and was given a new squad to call Beta-4. During Drake's leave he formed a good friendship with his CO Logan Fhajad and the two became very close. The team would continue to deploy throughout Human Space when needed along with Greyson's squad per Drake's request. 
=== Sentiment Campaign ===
Receiving a distress signal from the inner colony world Sentiment, home world of Aidan-007, the UNSC and Greyson were called to action. The planet was under siege by Insurrectionist group, the Coalition of the New Earth Government. Drake and Beta-4 were deployed to the surface along with the 196th Engineer Command to secure the town of Longdale from Insurrectionist forces. 
==== Battle of Longdale ====
Drake and Beta-4 were deployed via pelicans near incoming enemy lines in order to give Greyson a somewhat fighting chance. Under Fhajad and Drake's command, the team unleashed a barrage of rockets and bombs onto the Insurgents before being shot down far behind enemy lines. The ODST's moved through a dense forrest surrounding the Insurgents and found a weapon and supply depot. Fhajad and Drake both agreed on a small recon and then a small infiltration and devastation. Drake led Cpl. Sam Duncan and Pvt. Oliver Mason for a recon patrol on the station. Fhajad, Pvt. Smith and Staff Sgt. Jenkins prepared for a small assault. 
While on recon Drake and his team had several near caught experiences but nothing to major as Drake would always take out the passing guards with Mason. After their recon mission, Drake and his team provided covering fire from the high ground while Fhajad stormed the depot with his team. Afterwards the group rallied in the main courtyard and then secured the station for a UNSC LZ. Once a pelican arrived, the pilot delivered orders to Beta-4 saying that Greyson's squad and cleared up an airway for UNSC forces and that he was listed as a POW and needed assistance ASAP. Drake wasting no time got on the pelican with his team following suit and they all returned to the Raven's Nest for insertion. 
Beta-4 was deployed along with several other ODST squads after the surrounding AA guns were offline. Drake and the ODST were able to secure the area and find Greyson safe and sound. Beta-4 and the 196th along with a now large assault set up by the local army and reconquered the area for the UNSC.
==== Operation: Indigo Storm ====
After the recapture to Longdale, the UNSC then had enough ground to begin a complete recapture of Indigo Cove and retake a large portion of Sentiment. The UNSC then deployed several , spartans, army and marines forces to engage the Insurrectionist in a head on assault. Drake, his team and the 196th along with Greyson were sent and rode along in Mammoth D-17 and were the first group to engage the Coalition. Though the Mammoth took heavy fire, the teams were able to keep pushing and soon, every Mammoth and every UNSC deployment was engaged with the Indigo Valley becoming a war zone as it was back in the Human-Covenant War.
Greyson would provide cover fire for Drake as he used the Mammoth's mini-mac and engaged Insurrectionist on the ground from their ridge line. However, the Mammoth began taking too much fire and so, Greyson and Drake were sent ahead to take out a mortar squad with troopers from Mammoth D-22. The soldiers moved towards a mining facility being used as a forward outpost and attacked it in spades. Greyson led the charge and successfully recaptured the entire facility and the mines blow it.
The team then rejoined Beta-4, the 196th Engineer Command and Mammoth D-17 and continued the assault onto the Insurrectionist. The UNSC were able to successfully push through the heavy Insurrectionist line and move towards a stable ground for addition ODST and UNSC forces to be deployed. Drake and Beta-4 were linked with Delta-5 and Alpha-1 and sent into the forward front lines to push back against Insurrectionist forces. The group deployed in six  and took for the front. Once there, the team splattered a few Insurgents but were soon pinned down. 
Mortar fire soon began to rain down upon them with a small hilltop. Fhajad then had Cpl. Scott and Drake take out the mortar crew via sniper and suppressing fire. Once the mortar crew was eliminated, Scott and Williams along with two members from Alpha-1 made it to the mortar and returned fire on the Coalition. However, the coalition began to use a scorpion and took out the mortar and killed all the ODST up there, including Williams and Scott. Drake and Fhajad then eliminated the driver of the scorpion and its gunner just as Greyson arrived. The group were actually able to hold position and capture the forward front and began to set up a UNSC camp there, resulting in a complete success of the operation.
==== Siege of Sistine ====
After the success of Operation: Indigo Storm, Colonel Stroud and General Leonwisnsky located a small Insurrectionist stronghold in the city of Sistine. Leonwisnsky and Stroud deployed several ODST teams and launched a large assault force equipped with orbital rounds and two frigates overhead to trap the city. 
Beta-4 was deployed to secure the banking district of the city and a hospital supporting the Insurrection. The team was sent in and was met with heavy Insurrection activity and resistance. Moving through the squad found both a standard warthog and a gausshog and then moved deeper through the district. Once at the hospital, the ODST found freedom fighters and assisted them in clearing the hospital. The freedom fighters then showed Drake and his mean local underground tunnels connecting to the main Insurgent camp. 
Drake led two members of his squad while Fhajad led the other four to link up with the main assault force. Using the tunnels, Drake and his team were able to infiltrate the main camp and plant dozens of explosives before retreating and detonation. Afterwards the main assault force attacked the camp and was able to clear it in a matter of seconds. 
====Battle of Hanover ====
About a week after the complete recapture of Indigo Cove, most of the UNSC forces were moved to the continent of Morse, the last major stronghold of the Insurrectionist on the planet. The 196th and Beta-4 were deployed to Hanover to set up a base of operations. Little did the UNSC know that the Insurgents had deployed motor and anti-air guns around the city and the continent holding a steady grip on the area. 
Greyson and his team along with Drake and Beta-4 would be shot down outside Hanover and landed in Hanover Fields around two klicks from the city. Meeting stiff resistance along the way, the group finally made it to Hanover and were able to infiltrate the city via the sewers. After the group emerged, they headed deep into the city and found a power plant, suppling power to almost the whole city. The team destroyed the plant and ceased power to the outer defense and allowed the UNSC to invade the city.
Greyson and Drake then led the 196th along with Zeta-12 into the deeper region of the city and entered an Insurrectionist controlled mine. The teams entered the mine and secured the main entrance and barricaded for extra reinforcement. The teams moved through the mines and gained access to several Insurgent controlled stations including a water route. The teams entered in three small barges and set off down the underground river way. The group easily dealt with more Insurgents along the way and soon found the exit and came across the largest Insurgent stronghold on the planet, Ages Facility, an old massive mining facility underground.
The group made their way through and planted several charges and eventually found a Falcon landing pad. Hijacking three falcons, the teams sent off and escaped the facility without being spotted at all and returned to UNSC air space. 
====Operation: Cloud Cover ====
General Rammer approved a full scale assault on the stronghold and along with Greyson developed Operation: Cloud Cover. Greyson, Drake and their respective squads deployed from low-orbit drop pods and were sent in along with an entire ground assault team and several teams infiltrating the facility through the mines. The Insurgents were completely caught off-guard and had no time to prepare. 
Greyson and Drake were tasked with the destruction of the power supply to shut down base defenses and active troop movements. Finding the power supply, the two did what they always do, blow it up and destroyed the flow of power and thus ceased all alarms and all station defenses. Troopers then infiltrated the facility and were able to completely capture the area and the Insurrectionist leader, General Dwight Simpson and forced a cease fire and release of the planet back to UNSC and UEG control. Greyson and Drake were awarded for his efforts and received the .
== Spartan-IV Career ==
Sometime in 2558, Drake was approached by and offered him in a position into the  . Drake refused unless Greyson would join him. After a month, Jun returned and asked again, this time with the promise that Greyson would be apart of the program. Drake accepted and went under the argumentation process with Greyson and Todd with the trio being joined by Gabriella Gordon during training. Drake would become known as the heavy weapons officer of Fireteam Guardian and one of the best spartans on the UNSC Raven's Nest. 
=== Battle of Guardian-IV ===
Deploying from the UNSC Raven’s Nest, Fireteam Guardian was sent to Argo Mountain Range to assist and secure the front line outpost that was heavily under siege by both Covenant and Promethean forces. Jumping out of their pelican, Guardian made their way towards the outpost and meet up with the war veteran, .
Securing the front of the outpost, Spartan Emily Todd quickly began using her knowledge of Forerunner technology to completely secure the outpost which was a Forerunner facility. After a minor skirmish with Promethean forces, Fireteam Guardian had completely secured the outpost and with Stacker and about three other marines went to find other possible marine deployments before nightfall. After only finding about five and a half squads, pelicans came down to retrieve both Stacker and Fireteam Guardian. 
==== Forerunner Compound ====
Finding the primary source of most Forerunner activity on the planet, Guardian was sent to lockdown the facility and destroy the possible AI in command of the situation. Deploying along side several ODST’s, Guardian entered he dig site and encountered heavy Promethean resistance. Fighting their way into the the facility, Guardian then encountered  , an ancient Promethean encountered by both  and  and had not been seen since the Guardian Crisis.
Guardian began to engage the Warden and luckily banished him to wherever he came from. As Guardian moved deeper into the facility, another Warden spawned and soon, a whole army. That was the moment that the spartans realized that the Forerunner AI was Warden Eternal himself. While Guardian held of Warden, Spartan Christopher Drake attacked the AI and destroyed it along with Spartan Gabriella Gordon.
==== New Olympia ====
After attacking and stopping the Promethean threat on Guardian IV, Fireteam Guardian changed their focus on the Covenant as they began to attack New Olympia, a mega city on the continent of Ulysses. Fireteam Guardian were deployed into a Covenant dark zone and began to investigate. Moving deep into the dark zone, Guardian then discovered a Forerunner AI being used by Covenant forces. After Guardian killed the Covenant, they secured the AI who called itself 866 Helpful Compliance. Fireteam Guardian then escorted the AI to a Covenant jammer and destroyed it thus clearing up the sector.
Guardian then returned Compliance to Captain Michelson of the Raven’s Nest to interrogate Compliance. Spartan David Greyson was then deployed with Stacker to find a lost marine team in Sector 10 of New Olympia. Finding nothing more than fallen bodies, Stacker and Greyson were overrun by Promethean forces. Finding cover, a Sangheili warrior saved them both and all three returned to Raven’s Nest were the warrior revealed to be a servant of Spartan Todd’s father. Deciding to complete the mission first, Fireteam Guardian along with Compliance headed for the Covenant Base to stop them once and for all.
==== Assault on the Covenant ====
Fireteam Guardian, Master Sergeant Marcus Stacker, 866 Helpful Compliance, and the UNSC Raven’s Nest found the Covenant’s main base of operations of Guardian IV and attacked the base with full force. Spartan Drake led several air force soldiers to claim the air while Spartans Greyson and Todd would deal with the Covenant AA guns and Spartan Gordon provided cover fire for all. Stacker escorted Compliance through the war zone to gain access to Covenant intel on possible commanders.
Soon, Drake was shot down by a Covenant Fuel Rod gun, but luckily survived and assisted the rest of Guardian to find the commander, Field Marshal ‘Sroam. Fireteam Guardian found the command post and made very quick work of ‘Sroam’s guards and quickly ended him. The death of ‘Sroam caused the Covenant into a retreat and the last two ships fled the system and were lost for a time. 
=== Battle of New Genus ===
Restocking on ammo and soldiers, the UNSC Raven’s Nest along with 866 Helpful Compliance tracked and found the Covenant group that attacked Guardian IV to New Genus. Fireteam Guardian was the deployed via a stolen Spirit drop ship to infiltrate the fleet and the planet. Moving through the fleet and onto the surface, Guardian discovered a Forerunner defense network beneath the planet unknown to both Covenant and UNSC. Using the defense network to clear away most of the fleet letting a UNSC fleet to attack. 
After landing and retrieving Guardian, the UNSC Raven’s Nest returned to orbit and engaged the Covenant forces. As Guardian entered the outer atmosphere, the UNSC Emerald Ring, Defender, Tower of Judgement and Lewis were clearing up the Covenant from space. Sadly, the Lewis and Defender were shot down and fell to the surface below. Splitting Guardian in half, Spartans Greyson and Gordon would investigate the fallen ships for survivors whilst Todd and Drake would assist the Raven’s Nest, Emerald Ring and Tower of Judgement deal with the Covenant. Finding almost no survivors aside from Lieutenant Cutter and his squad of air force pilots, Greyson and Gordon made their way back to their LZ and awaited pick up. Reuniting, Guardian and the rest of the UNSC chased the Covenant away from New Genus and saved the rest of the planet. 
=== Investigation on Sanghelios ===
Using a stolen Storm Faction Phantom, Fireteam Guardian arrived on Sanghelios to investigate possible Forerunner activities. Once arriving on the planet, Guardian engaged the local Covenant group, Devil’s Cry and attacked several outpost. As they were about to break into a no-man’s land, Guardian came across Mahkee Zattin, Todd’s old school teacher when she grew up on Sanghelios. Freeing her, Greyson and Todd called down Compliance who was piloting their phantom to pick up the spartan and the wounded teacher while the rest of Guardian pushed own to find Mahkee’s students. Finding them, Guardian, Mahkee and the children returned to Zattin Village, the capital of the State of Zattin. 
==== Zattin Village ====
Returning to Todd’s village, Fireteam Guardian found Todd’s adoptive father Thel Zattin, the head scientist for the whole state. After a few minutes of catch up, Emily Todd’s father agreed to help both her and her team so long as would accompany them. Also joining the spartans and Thel was his older brother Rtas Zattin, the village’s Kaidon. Traveling to the source of the transmission, Guardian the two sangheili went to work and eventually found themselves at a Forerunner site.
Fearing for the village’s safety, the group then planted explosives to crack down the door. Once inside, Helpful Compliance went to work accessing the station’s network when the Warden Eternal arrived yet again. Thel and Rtas held off the Promethean while Guardian attempted to stop the station. Drawing his sword, Warden attacked Todd and almost killed her wasn’t not for both her father and Spartan Greyson’s help. Unfortunately, Thel was injured and sacrificed himself to save his daughter.
==== Orbital Bombardment ====
After the station was shut down, thousands of dormant promethean soldiers darted for the surface along with Devil’s Cry faction. Captain Michelson requested permission for an orbital bombardment to stop both the Covenant and Promethean forces, the Arbiter agreed. After firing, nearly all prometheans were dead along with the Covenant. After Thel’s death ceremony, Guardian was forced to leave for a future deployment with a heart-broken Emily Todd.
=== Campaign on Installation 07 ===
==== Discovering the Ring ====
 
Tracking Uhze ‘Nar and Tican ‘Vou, the UNSC Rio and Raven’s Nest discovered Installation 07 along the outer rim of the Milky Way. Finding both the sub-fleets of Demon Hunters and The Great Harvest, Fireteam Guardian and Shield Team deployed to engage the Covenant, but both fleets were already engaged in combat with Insurrectionist. Recommending that the UNSC gets an easy hold on the ring, Shield Team and Guardian were sent onto the ring with the UNSC Raven’s Nest to provide cover fire. Holding an old temple as a LZ for human forces, the spartans began to move through the ancient world along with marines. Finding alternate paths, Guardian took the right while Shield took the left.
==== Finding Insurrectionist ====
Moving through the dense jungles of Zeta Halo, Fireteam Guardian engaged multiple Insurrectionist camps and several Covenant outposts. Finding Insurrectionist as prisoners of the Covenant, Fireteam Guardian interrogate them and discovered the whereabouts the commanders aside from Marcus Wright. Guardian was deployed to hunt down General Patrick Matthews and stop him not matter what the cost. Hunting down both Matthews and Covenant command, Guardian was recalled back to the Raven’s Nest to combat the Covenant.
==== Fighting the Covenant ====
Sending the Seeker of Doom to bomb the Raven’s Nest, Tican ‘Vou and Uhze ‘Nar began to hunt Shield for the Index. Using a destroyer from the Demon Hunters and the Serpent’ Pass, Shield Team and Fireteam Guardian found Seeker of Doom and glassed the ship, killing Tican in the process. ‘Nar then took command of the Demon Hunters and attacked the Rio while above the ring.
Finding Guardian yet again, the monitor was then transferred into the Rio and teleported Shield to assist the ship and Captain Janeiro. Deploying in pelicans, Shield Team boarded two corvettes and used them to attack The Great Demise and the rest of the Demon Hunters. Forcing the Covenant into a retreat, the Rio redeployed Shield onto the ring while it transferred their findings and the Index to ONI and the UNSC.
==== The Truce ====
Intercepting a transmission from the Insurrectionist leader, General Patrick Matthews, the UNSC learned of peace talks happening between both the Insurgents and the Covenant. Deciding to break the truce, Shield Team, Fireteam Guardian and the Raven’s Nest attacked the location of the peace talks and in the progress killed General Matthews, but before the general’s death, he stabbed Spartan Cunningham in the spine, and throwing him off a cliff to his death. Staying on the ring for just another two days until the Rio arrived with reinforcements, Shield Team took time to honor their fallen spartan and friend. 
=== Battle of Sydney ===
==== Coalition of the New Earth Government ====
Returning to , Fireteam Guardian was briefed on a new large scale Insurrection known as the Coalition of the New Earth Government and their lead enforcer, codenamed SABER.  Greyson, Drake and Gordon went on a scout op to another  facility to receive more intel on SABER, Todd stayed and retrieved any other intel on the Coalition she could.  While driving down the highway, Guardian was engaged by SABER and a squad of Insurgents.  Drake provided cover from the bridge above while Gordon and Greyson evacuated the civilians and engaged SABER.
After being wounded by the ex spartan, Gordon went to cover while Greyson engaged SABER.  After a brief fight, Greyson learned the identity of SABER, his long time high school enemy, Andrew Dallas.  Drake tacked the rogue spartan and Gordon shot him but still Dallas was able to escape leaving Guardian confused and scarred.  
==== Avery Class Takeover ====
A few hours later, Guardian met the other rogue spartans Matthew Sabjoi and Cassy Arnold and engaged them.  Escaping, the rogues dropped some intel that three new Avery Class Heavy Cruisers was hijacked by the Coalition.  Gathering targeting data, the Coalition planned to attacked and kill all of Sydney.  Luckily, ONI had a contingency plan, using codes to have the auto turrets change targets from the city to the other ships.  The spartans of Guardian were sent to stop the cruisers by using the codes and kill all insurrectionist on board and arrest the rogue spartans.  Todd and Drake boarded the UNSC Thoraces, Gordon the UNSC New Century and Greyson the UNSC Avery.  
==== Three V. Four ====
Drake and Todd were successful but were engaged by a large insurrectionist group led by Sabjoi, who Drake engaged in a fist fight but was beaten.  After Drake was on the ground Todd used her Sangheili training and knocked out Sabjoi.  Gordon was also successful but as she exited the control hub, she was attacked by Arnold who used a prototype Human Energy Sword designed by ONI. 
Entering the control hub. Greyson was also attacked by Dallas who also wielded an Sword, and thus Greyson pulled out an electric baton and the two began to duel.  After and intense fight, Greyson was able to replace the targeting data with the codes and shoved Dallas into the waters below.  The ships began to fire upon each other killing several insurgents but luckily, Gordon was also able to kill Arnold by stabbing her in the thought after an equally intense duel.  
==== Finale ====
The ships were brought back to the ground below and the surviving Insurgents were arrested along with Sabjoi.  After interrogating the rogue spartan, he relieved that their was a complex on Luna holding his CO, Colonel John Fenix and thus Guardian was redeployed.  
=== Battle of Luna ===
==== Arriving on Luna ====
After the leader talked, Fireteams Guardian, , and  were deployed to the surface of  to confirm the sightings.  Arriving on Luna, the teams made their way towards an old research facility used during the Human-Covenant War.  Finding plenty of Insurgents, Greyson took command and ordered a three pronged attack on the facility.  Capturing two scorpions the Fireteam Switchback led the distraction while fireteams Crimson and Guardian entered the complex. 
==== Raid on Luna ====
Fireteams Guardian and Crimson entered the station only to find themselves attacked by Insurgents.  Ordering Crimson to find another way around, Greyson and the rest of Guardian engaged the Insurrectionist.  Taking cover from turret fire Guardian went to action, first eliminating the turrets then opposing snipers.  Greyson and Todd then pushed up forcing the Insurrectionist back.  While this was happening, Crimson was downloading all data on the area whilst Switchback eliminated the outside defenses.  
Fireteam Guardian then entered the command center and arrested the leader Colonel John Fenix.  Just before however, Dallas had returned and survived with a few scars.  Hoping to finish what he had started, Greyson engaged Dallas and two dueled.  As they dueled, Fenix broke free and attacked the rest of Guardian.  After another intense fight, both Fenix and Dallas died by a bullet and a knife to the face respectively.  Switchback and Crimson reported that the station was cleared and most surviving Insurgents had surrendered.  
=== Battle of Iris ===
Fireteam Guardian was deployed to the Independent Colony, Iris a planet glassed back in 2536.  Coming onto the planet via space elevator, the spartans quickly discovered the planet was under siege by both Covenant and Promethean forces.  Getting employed by President Whewell, Guardian went to work securing the local settlement and move towards the city of Draxus.
====Fall of a Brother ====
Being assigned to assist a marine squad by an old mining exploration, Guardian arrived to discover all the marines dead and one scientist dying.  The scientist explained it was some alien technology on then the spartans were attacked by Promethean forces.  
Moving towards their escape route, Gordon went to the ground to get an old pick-up truck ready while the rest of Guardian made sure that the Promtheans didn’t hit a gas pump that could kill them all.  Spartan Drake realizing that if he did not do something, Guardian would fall.  Thus he jumped down from his cover, entered a truck, drove down the tunnel, turned around and drove into the gas pump, killing all the prometheans and himself in the process.  
== Psych-Interviews ==
=== Personality ===
Christopher Drake was described as a extremely over-the-top happy child growing up, despite his lack of friends. However, when David entered his life, to quote "things just made sense, I had a purpose, I had a brother". It was due to their bond that Greyson joined the band and Chris became an amazing football star until his father's death. Afterwards, Chris became more and more serious and drew a great hatred towards the Covenant and anyone not with the UEG or UNSC. Drake is extremely self-sacrificing, throwing himself in front of the enemy do others could live, most notably his death. 
Like all spartans, Drake is exceptionally loyal to the UNSC and his squad above all else. Drake had also formed great bonds with others around him. For example, his first ever drop when meeting the original Beta-4, Santiago said "I like this kid already", implying that Drake had already made a new friend and new bonds with the whole squad. He continued to do the until his conscription as he no longer had a squad to leader, yet he would still try to comfort the ones in pain. Due to this, Drake became known as the emotional core of the team and perhaps as the team's venter. 
=== Physical Appearance ===
Drake was described as having a rugged face and a large beard in honor of his father's. Drake would stand at 7ft 3in (222.504 centimeters), making him the tallest of the team and is perhaps the strongest, able to punch through solid walls. Drake has low cheekbones and dark brown or black hair, based on lighting. 
Drake has the build of an olympic athlete and the strength of a Brute. Though not as fast as Greyson or Gordon, Drake still holds his own in combat and is an expert fighter. Drake has fantastic stamina and durability, rivaling that of Timothy-127. Along with his sheer determination, Drake has developed a strong drive to complete any task, thus resulting in his most of the time victories. 
=== Relationships ===
==== Maxwell Drake ====
Max was considered to be Chris' inspiration and hero during the latter's youth. Following the death of Max during the , Chris joined the UNSC and became an like his father. Chris even carried Max's old dog tags until the death of Thel Zattin in which he gave them to a squad mate. 
==== Fireteam Guardian ====
===== David Greyson =====
Chris and David were best friends since they were six years old and saw each other as brothers. Though the two couldn't be more polar opposites from the other. Chris and David were known to be outcast with no real friends aside from one another. The two would talk about stories from their fathers during the war effort and family tales. The two were also responsible for kicking Andrew Dallas out of their local high school, ending David's torturous high school era. The two also went on to become prominent figures within the school and were seen as the bridge between popular and outcast.
When Chris' father died, David did all he could to help him through it and together enlisted with the UNSC. During the Battle of Earth, Chris and David would reunite and together fight through the battle. Even after the battle, both the 196th  and Beta-4 would continuously deploy together as ONI saw their potential. In 2558, both became Spartans and were placed under the same squad, Fireteam Guardian. The two would work flawlessly together for almost a decade of battle until Chris was killed during the Battle of Iris in 2564 by sacrificing himself. David was heart broken by this and fell into a small depression but was lifted out by Emily Todd.
===== Emily Todd =====
Chris and Emily seemed to have a close, sibling like bond between the two of them. During the early weeks of Guardian's deployments, Drake and Todd were assigned on a few operations together and performed admirably together. Chris also gave Todd his father's old doglegs following the death of Thel Zattin as a way of sharing dead fathers. Emily also morned the loss of Chris, second only to breaking down after David.
===== Gabriella Gordon =====
Chris and Gabbie did not interact that much on the battlefield. However, the two were known to play cards with each other during down time. They were so often seen together during Guardian's down time that both Greyson and Todd predicted they had entered a relationship. However, either had confirmed nor denied this. Gordon also didn't show her grief over the death of Chris to her teammates, rather breaking down on her own accords in her room. 
==== Andrew Dallas ====
Dallas was always known to hate Greyson and Drake ever since they were children. He blamed them for everything wrong with his life over and over again. Because of this, Dallas became obsessed with killing them both, and their team to make them suffer. It was also implied that Dallas is aware of Greyson's personal relationship with Emily Todd. Dallas was also known to call Drake's father a failure of a man and father and always got a response from Chris. 
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== Confirmed Kills ==
Least to Greatest
Watchers: 16
Hunters: 18
Knights: 25
Soldiers: 103
Crawlers: 142
Brutes: 679
Jackals: 1,629
Elites: 1,891
Humans: 2,552
Grunts: 2,677
Total Kills: 9,732 (2552-2564)Category:SPARTAN-IV
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