Kyle-A245

Kyle-A245, born Kyle Lukas, was a super soldier during the  and Post War Era. He was conscripted into the  after his training and was deployed without a team. In 2552, Kyle would join Shield Team as its second-in-command and later lead the team for the next decade. 
== Early Years ==
Kyle Lukas was born in , to Mary Lukas and Colonel Adam Lukas. He was raised by his mother for two years and was raised by both his parents until age five. When Kyle was five, Arcadia was attacked by the Covenant and killed both his parents. Kyle was then placed into an orphanage until the later end of the year when he was taken by for the . 
In training, Kyle formed a friendship with Paul-A238 and James-A242. Though Paul left the group, James and Kyle would keep their friendship and would work together and graduate together and form a great duo named Viper Team. 
== Human-Covenant War ==
=== Battle of Rammer ===
Though a minor engagement, the Battle of Rammer was the first deployment for both Kyle and James. The planet had a steady defense before Viper arrived to assist in local space defenses. The defense fleet held their own while Kyle and James would guard the main defensive platform. The spartans were easily able to clear Deck 17 and its outside passageways. While moving through the station, Viper was ordered to defend the station's MAC gun from the outside against inbound elites. 
After the MAC gun was proven safe, the spartans returned back inside and found a HAVOC Nuke. Entering a pelican, Kyle jumped to a Covenant cruiser below while James would return to the planet's surface. Kyle fell directly toward the main reactor and was able to use the plasma torpedoes to enter the ship, plant the nuke and escape. After the cruiser exploded, Kyle landed on the outer hull of the Precious and was deployed with marines to the city of Watson. 
==== Battle of Watson City ====
As Kyle was transported into the city, he was able to pick up a distress signal from James and redirected his pelican to him. However, before they could reach him, Covenant AA guns shot down Kyle and his troops, with all surviving. Kyle then led the marines to the coast to assist James. Once at the shoreline, Viper went to work and cleared the beach and entered the sub-terrain highway system. While in the highway, the spartans engaged two convoys of five each. 
Once outside the highway system, the spartans reached a UNSC roadblock on the Centennial Bridge. While on the bridge, the spartans encountered several Covenant ghost and phantoms along the way while UNSC warthogs and scorpions deployed behind them. After clearing the bridge, Kyle and James entered the deeper city and linked up with local UNSC forces. Once linked, Kyle led the charge towards both a wildlife preserve and a Covenant defense station nearby along with a possible evacuation point. 
Kyle and James would attack the Covenant defense station while the marines would clear the wildlife preserve and ODST would capture the evacuation point. After entering Covenant territory, the spartans were taken under fire and were almost pinned down was it not for Kyle's rockets. Moving through the far out defenses, the spartans reached the main camp site. Kyle and James entered the camp and made quick work of all the Covenant in the area. Before leaving, the spartans located captured UNSC personnel and captured civilians. 
Kyle and James contacting the ODST who explained they needed assistance, so the spartans and the freed prisoners made their way towards the evacuation site. Meeting some minor Covenant resistance along the way, the spartans infiltrated the building and found the ODST team. The spartans and additional UNSC personnel made their way to the top of the building and were able to get three pelicans for evacuation. 
After a day with no communication, Kyle and James were deployed to the wildlife preserve to find the lost marines. While moving through the preserve, the team encountered the usual Covenant resistance and stubbled upon a drone hive and the marines trapped inside. Kyle entered the hive and freed the marines while James stayed outside to guard the entrance. Though Kyle was unable to regain access to the main entrance, he was able to find a new escape route while James handled outside defenses. Moving through the city's sub-terrain tunnels, the marines and Kyle found an escape route and left the preserve. However, Kyle returned to get James, who was trapped in combat. 
The spartans were able to hold off the Covenant long enough for an evacuation bird to come and rescue them. The UNSC local naval defense then had a three pronged attack onto the carrier orbiting the city. The carrier was forced to retreat and entered slip-space inside the city. Though crippled for a few hours, Watson was back with full power along with the UNSC. 
==== Battle at DeMarco Plains ====
Three days after the Battle of Watson, the Covenant attacked DeMarco Research Center in the DeMarco Plains. In response, Viper Team was deployed to the center to lock it down. The spartans landed outside the facility in order to not to have a hot LZ. Viper moved up into the center's front lawn and took out the incoming Covenant attackers. Afterwards, the spartans entered the center and was ordered to use a gausshog to continue their defense. 
After the enter yard was cleared, the spartans were instructed to moved to the upper levels of the base. While up there, the spartans used heavy weapons to destroy incoming banshees and phantoms. Afterwards, the spartans were instructed to deliver a package to Rammer HIGH Command without having it fall into both Covenant and UNSC hands. Though confused on why they would give it to a spartan, they still went with the mission. Meeting some Covenant air traffic along the way the spartans were shot down and had to walk through enemy territory to achieve their objective. 
Once the spartans reached the HIGH Command, they were met with no Covenant resistance and were instead greeted by ONI who wanted the package as it contained data on trainees. 
==== Assault on the Final Endeavor ====
After the UNSC cleared the last few cruisers, Kyle and James along with the entire UNSCDF found the final carrier, Final Endeavor and attacked in fold. Kyle and James used to combat several incoming Covenant fighters. However, Kyle was shot down and landed inside the hanger bay. Though James wanted to help, Kyle ordered him to stay outside. Kyle entered the upper landing pad room and cleared the area and moved into the weapons room. Once there, Kyle decommissioned the main guns, allowing the UNSC to easily attack. In response, the ship was about to leave if it was not for Kyle who placed a nuke into a small space in the ship and escaped allowing the ship to explode. 
=== Operation: PROMETHEUS ===
Paul and the rest of  were sent to K7-49 to disable Covenant reactors to render the Covenant shipyards ineffective. Kyle was paired with James-A242 and together the duo set out to led a distraction team against the incoming Covenant resistance. Kyle and James along with Paul-A238 and Lopez-A232 were able to with stand the large Covenant assaults and constantly push back the Covenant, day by day. The team the found dozens of Covenant phantoms and decided to use them for evacuation. Once all the pants had beacons on them, Paul realized it was to late, and almost the entire company was dead. Having no other option, Paul and the rest of his team departed on the phantoms and were picked up by a Covenant cruiser.
Once on the cruiser the team cleared the hangers on their deck and began to lay traps for Covenant patrols and cargo stations. As the ship entered slip space, the Spartans located the reactor and attempted to shut it down. However, the ship had extra contingency plans for this and caused the spartans to separate and destroy the reactor stations around the ship. Once out of slip space, the ship crashed landed on a planet currently under attack by the Covenant Cutthroat.
=== Battle for Cutthroat ===
After crash landing on the planet, the team moved through the wilderness and found a UNSC Army Base, Charlie-11 and moved into the area. The spartans were redeployed with the army soldiers to the city of Duvall Square to mount a defense for the rest of the continent.
==== Recapture of Duvall Square ====
Paul and his team of Spartan survivors were deployed to Duvall Square in order to halt a massive Covenant offensive. The spartans were deployed and went to work, leading the UNSC against the Covenant and taking key strategic points along the way to supply UNSC forces with power and bases. Eventually, the spartans encountered three scarab tanks. Moving towards the legs, Paul, Lopez and Kyle climbed the scarab while James would distract the tank with squads of Warthogs and .
Lopez was able to eliminate his scarab with ease and was able to use the degree to damage the surrounding scarabs and assist with the destruction of them. The spartans then led the charge against the Covenant and soon was able to recapture the city.
==== Skirmish at Phoenix Base ====
Kyle was deployed to Phoenix Base to oversee operations while Paul would command in the field. Once Paul had fortified a location, he and Kyle got a warthog and went to the local AA array. Regrouping with James and Lopez, the spartans then took to the skies and cleared the local airspace. However, during the assault, two Covenant cruisers came into the area and glassed the surrounding area. The spartans landed on one of the ships and began to plant explosives on the upper hull of the ship. After the charges were planted, the spartans entered the hanger bay and captured a seraph fighter a took off and destroyed the cruiser.
The other cruiser fired upon the base and destroyed the local air defenses. The cruiser then opened fire on the base and force the structure to crash and burn. The spartans then fell back to UNSC ground and watched as a nearby destroyer was able to bring the cruiser down and on top of the remnants of the base.
==== Operation: Hot Fever ====
Learning of a Covenant cruiser hanging over the abandoned city of Agrabar, Paul and his team were deployed to the outskirts to deliver a UNSC TACT nuke into the ship and then take control and have the ship destroy the rest of the fleet. James would carry the bomb while Paul would escort him to the ship with Kyle and Lopez forming a distraction with other UNSC forces.
The distraction worked and dozens of Covenant forces followed the spartans. Kyle and Lopez held off the Covenant with the marines and were able to push them progressively back to the point of utter destruction. While Paul and James were in free fall, they witnessed the destruction of almost the entire Covenant fleet and the arrival of a new UNSC fleet to assist them. Around 29,000 feet in the air, the two would be picked up by Kyle and Lopez in a pelican and brought back to the planet's surface.
==== Final Assault ====
After the elimination of the Covenant fleet in space, the last stronghold for the Covenant remained in Lon Sky, off the coast of Agrabar. Paul and the other Spartans would lead a strike force against the Covenant to destroy them. Paul and Kyle would attack at the north shore while James and Lopez, would strike at the ariel defenses within the area. Paul and Kyle were able to easily clear the shoreline and moved into the Covenant controlled center.
Moving through the center, Paul and Kyle were able to capture the main AA control site and shut down the local defense grid. Paul and Kyle then found the commander of the local Covenant forces and engaged him. The commander then injured Kyle to the point of being almost paralyzed. Outraged, Paul beat the commander to death and repeatedly shot his corpse as both Lopez and James entered. The spartans were then promoted to higher ranks with Kyle now a  due to both his survival of Operation: PROMETHEUS and the defense of Cutthroat. Along with a promotion, Kyle was declared Paul's number two.   
=== Fall of Jericho III ===
The survivors of PROMETHEUS were deployed to the colony of Jericho III with a survivor of  named Samuel-B308 to stop a Covenant advancement to the inner colonies. The spartans, in previous years were promoted to higher ranks, with Kyle now a . The spartans then formed Shield Team and were sent to the UNSC Rio for deployment. 
====Battle of Deco City ====
The Spartans were deployed to to the city of Deco from drop pods to secure the main ONI building and surrounding areas. The spartans were met with minor Covenant resistance and reinforced the building. Afterwards, the Spartans made their way towards Main Street to combat the Covenant stronghold blocking ground evacuation. While on the way, the team cleared out the stiff Covenant resistance and was able to capture a section of Main Street. 
The team went to the blockade and successfully killed all the Covenant stationed there and brought down the barrier. Once down, a UNSC ground assault entered the city and cleared the localized area for a UNSC base of operations. After establishing a base, the spartans entered the Crossroads and began a three front attack on the Covenant. However, a Covenant carrier attacked the city's center and burned several skyscrapers to the ground and killed thousands of civilians. 
As the attack was beginning, Kyle was with Sam on a patrol and supply run to the base that was hit by the glassing. Kyle and Sam met Paul at Exit 44-B and the three went to Lopez and James who were pressing into a UNSC comm tower. The spartans entered the tower and met with Lopez and James. The five spartans, led by Paul, ascended the tower and eventually recaptured it and attempted to reestablish communications with Command before nigh fell, but several Covenant jammers were detected, rendering the tower useless.
That night, Kyle and Lopez ran counter-ops against the Covenant ground forces. Kyle also ran several patrol operations with snipers and falcon rides around the main UNSC HQ. In time, Kyle was able to pick up Paul's signal and who ordered him to find pelicans and zero in on his signal. The pelican crews came in and were able to evacuate everyone along with the rest of the team as James and Sam escorted the team to Guardian Base in the Emerald Glacier in the north side of the region.
==== Battle at Emerald Glacier ====
Paul would then led Sam and Lopez into the ship with his marines while Kyle and James handled air defenses. Paul and Sam would infiltrate weapons room and reactor core, while Lopez would hold off the endless waves of Covenant.
Once the reactor was disabled, Paul and Sam escaped through a hole in the room, while Lopez and the marines escaped via escape pods. As the spartans returned to the base, two Covenant cruisers came and glassed the upper part of the glacier forcing Guardian base to evacuate. The spartans were able to escape, but forced to watch the entire base get flooded, leaving nothing in its wake.
==== Assault on Terran Town ====
After the Covenant destroyed the UNSC stronghold of Guardian Base, the next stronghold for the humans is Terran Town, a massive military complex. Of course, the Covenant attacked and Kyle was called with James to eliminate Anti Air Defenses in the outskirts so supplies could come into the area. Though they met extreme resistance by means of wraiths, ghost and other heavy Covenant armament, the spartans still were able to reach the AA guns and bring them down. Once down, Paul radioed in for immediate assistance to which Kyle and James obliged. 
After the cannons were bought back online, Paul was assigned to guard supply convoys in and out of the city. Along one such convoy, Paul and the other UNSC personnel were attacked by drones and other Covenant forces and were progressively killed. Paul had then called in additional forces and held off the Covenant advance for as long as he could until several spec-ops elites got to him and wounded Paul. However, before he could be killed, Paul was saved by Kyle and James and brought back to the city center while the marines fortified the location.
While moving further into the city, James, Kyle and Paul shot down several patrolling banshees and shade turrets around UNSC evacuation point. The spartans then reunited with Sam and Lopez and the five went to work clearing out Ivory Square for evacuation and fortification. After clearing the square, the spartans next objective was to take down an incoming scarab with local air forces. Getting to a high enough point, Paul made the jump onto the scarab while the team killed the deck crew. Paul then entered the scarab and destroyed its main power supply and destroyed the scarab.
With extra air defenses, the UNSC Rio, and the 71st Fleet were able to charge the Covenant head on and cripple their attack force and rendered several ships unable to glass the planet. However, a fourth Covenant fleet arrived and attacked the already stationed UNSC forces there. Paul, seeing he hand no choice, ordered his team to get to the Rio and leave the planet. They did so, but Jericho III would fall in less then a week later.
=== Fall of Reach ===
With only five members at the time, Shield team was tasked with the protection of the Spartan Academy towards the north of .  Successfully defending the Academy was but only a dream, as the camp was attacked and with little survivors.  Afterwards, Shield was sent to Castle Base to assist with the escape of  and .  Once there, Shield met with  and were ordered to get on the UNSC Rio and escaped Reach.  After landing on Earth, a survivor of the Spartan Academy, Ryan-G272 joined Shield Team and became a member of the original team right before Earth was attacked.
===Battle of Earth ===
====New Mombasa ====
The six Spartans of Shield were deployed to intercept a Covenant cruiser during the second day of the Battle of Earth.  Using booster frames, Samuel-B308 and James-A242 were able to distract the Covenant while the rest of Shield would infiltrate a hanger and make their way to the bridge.  Once at the bridge, it was revealed that it was a trap and ships engine’s shut down causing the ship to crash into the savannah.  Luckily, Shield got out, but their plan infiltrate New Mombasa was in ruin.
Captain Janeiro of the UNSC Rio gained access to experimental high orbit drop pods.  Using the drop pods, Shield Team infiltrated the city and successfully retook Uplift Nature Reserve.  Once secured, Shield moved through the abandoned city towards the NMPD building and once there, set up a safe zone for civilian evac ops.  After all civilians were evacuated, Shield Team was redeployed to South Africa.  
====South Africa ====
South Africa became a massive Covenant Staging Area and every city was crawling with such.  Sent in with teams of , Shield infiltrated the country and went to work.  Moving through the jungle, and meeting some Covenant resistance, Shield Team arrived at an AA station with twelve AA’s aiming at the sea and towards New Mombasa.  After dealing with the AA’s and Covenant resistance, Shield Team made their way to the command center of the Covenant.  Once recaptured, South Africa was liberated and Shield was redeployed off world to engage Insurrectionist activity.  
== Post War Era ==
After the ended, all surviving spartans were promoted with Kyle now as an acting . Shield Team continued to be deployed throughout human space and the team was even given certain black ops. The spartans also received the new, MARK VI Gen-2 platform in 2555 with all of them continuing to use it until their deaths. 
=== Battle of San Andreas ===
==== The First 72 Hours ====
The planet Vixel was placed under attack on June 18th 2558, and as a result Echo, Foxtrot, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Romeo, Whiskey, and Shield Teams were deployed. Shield Team was sent in low orbit drop pods by Captain Janeiro to secure town hall. The team was separated however when Paul-A238 and Sam-B308 went to destroy a Covenant Cruiser above their drop zone. Meanwhile, Kyle-A245, James-A242, Lopez-A232 and Ryan-G272 moved through the city fighting off massive Covenant resistance. After meeting up, Shield team defended the ONI communications building and escaped but a scarab emerged and shot at them, causing Paul-A238 to fall to his death. 
After finding his body, Shield captured the scarab and with Spartan teams Echo and Mike lead a massive assault to city hall. Once arriving at the hall, a Covenant Assault Carrier glassed the scarab and the hall, killing James-A242, and Sam-B308. Kyle-A245 ordered a full retreat, but only the survivors of Shield, Echo, and the remnants of Mike made it out with a few marines. The following day, Shield lead a small team to escape San Andreas to call for help. But in doing so, caused the deaths of Lopez-A232 and Ryan-G272. Able to escaped, Kyle-A245 was then the last member of Shield Team. 
==== Foxtrot ====
 
On June 25, 2558 Kyle-A245 was placed under temporary command of Commander Cody B-314 and Foxtrot team. Leading a small attack force to the heart of San Andreas, Cody and Kyle pushed through the massive Covenant deployments until, Cody was shot by a wraith killing him. Kyle ordered a retreat and Foxtrot Team was then redeployed to Earth for other assessments and a new Shield Team. 
=== Battle over Fulken ===
==== Second Generation ====
LT Colonel Kyle-A245 was then resigned with Logan-G026 and 4 Spartan IV’s to become the next generation of Shield Team. After training together, the team began their first mission, to hunt the remnants of the Fleet of Regretful Redemption. Joining up with the Separatist Commander, Zaz ‘Solok and his Swords of Sanghelios soldiers and made their way to Fulken, a sangheili colony to attack the Sub-Fleet of Seeker of the Demise and its commander, Ship Master Thel ‘Vadum. 
==== Attacking the Sub-Fleet ====
Arriving at Fulken, the UNSC Rio and the carrier Helper of Truth were engaged by Thel’s forces forcing ‘Solok and Shield into action. Using a phantom drop ship, the spartans and sangheili boarded the flagship, Hunter of Mercy and began to clear out the hanger. Unknown to all, ‘Vadum’s forces planned on this act and Thel made his way to the hanger. Once at the hanger, ‘Vadum began to dual ‘Solok while Shield and his Swords contained their objective. 
After clearing the hanger, Zaz was pinned down and right arm severed. Acting in hopes to save a hero from San Andreas, Kyle picked up a dropped Energy Sword and stabbed the Ship Master in his spin, killing him. Giving the all clear sign, and leaving the carrier, the Rio and Helper of Truth destroyed the remnants of the sub-fleet. 
=== Battle over Clifton ===
==== Clifton Goes Dark ====
On December 13th, 2561 the human colony of Clifton stop transmitting an all clear signal, and in response, the UNSC sent a cruiser to investigate. The cruiser’s last transmission was that of a Sangheili warrior wearing the emblem of Krudom. Thus the UNSC Rio and the Fleet of Glorious Redemption, now lead by Fleet Master ‘Solok to destroy the fleet. The fleet was lead by the infamous Ship Master Kaliv Rahgath of the Sub-Fleet of Gracious Allies. The minute of arrival to Clifton, the fleet and Rio was attacked by Rahgath’s forces and the battle quickly insured. 
==== The Fall ====
Deployed using Booster Frames from the Rio, Shield Team made their way through the Sub-fleet and easily found the flagship, Shadow of Death. Logan-G026,  Spartan Mack, and Spartan Vono continued using the frames to distract the Covenant along with cover from the Glorious Redemption and its flagship, Helper of Truth; while Kyle-A245, Spartan Cross, and Spartan Miles went inside to take out Kaliv and tend to possible captives. Deploying multiple seraphs to combat the booster frames, Rahgath fortified the bridge and began his trap, by moving the fleet to surround the booster frames and trapping them inside.
Flying over the circle, Rahgath activated the ship’s glassing port, hitting and killing Logan and Mack. Making their way to the prison, Shield-1 entered only to see a hologram Rahgath and several honor guards. Shooting the guards, Shield was in a panic as they were soon overwhelmed, Shield was captured and imprisoned. Rahgath then demanding a ransom for the spartans or their deaths, not agreeing to the price, Spartan Vono went out on a solo op, sneaked on the cruiser and freed Shield. 
==== Freeing Clifton ====
Charging though the ship and killing almost everyone on board, Shield Team assault attacked the bridge, beating on fortified door repentantly.  At that moment, Fleet Master ‘Solok sent a team including himself to capture one of the destroyers of Rahgath’s fleet.  Breaking into the bridge, Spartan Cross shot Kaliv in the leg and the rest of Shield killed the bridge crew.  Interrogating the Ship Master on the location of the other sub commanders for Krudom, but not getting what they wanted, Kyle killed him for revenge for his former team. 
=== Battle of Shield 0715 ===
On January 2nd 2563, a ship from a Glorious Redemption found a ship from the sub-fleet of The Great Harvest around a forerunner planet. Sending the transmission to ‘Solok, who then sent it to the UNSC who sent Shield to stop the fleet and investigate the planet. Shield Team, using a Lich from the Swords of Sanghelios, found the shield world with the Glorious Redemption and went inside with no UNSC forces. 
==== First Engagements ====
Entering the planet, Shield Team and the Helper of Truth were quickly engaged by Admiral Uhze ‘Nar, leader of the sub-fleet The Great Harvest. Being able to ship past and destroy the corvette protecting the entrance to the planet, Shield and Helper landed in a gorge close by a Covenant transmission center still using codes from San Andreas. After taking off to better secure the skies, the Helper of Truth came under fire from the destroyer, Song of the Fire lead by the Admiral’s top lieutenant, Captain Wamik. 
Only doing slight damage to the Helper, the Song of the Fire instead glassed the camp beneath the ship, killing hundreds and quickly escaping by slip-space inside the planet. Devastated by the loss of his brothers, ‘Solok left on a Lich to hunt down the Captain while Shield, not knowing what had happen to the camp, came back from patrol. Shield Team, now too consumed by anger, found a phantom and headed to the transmission center.
==== Retake of the West ====
‘Solok and his forces moving to the east, Shield Team now attacks the transmission center and to get intel on the Covenant. After taking over the center in a brutal firefight, Shield Team learned of Promethean forces moving towards the center as well. Setting up defenses, Shield Team spent almost two days defending the center. Reuniting with ‘Solok, the two groups then learned the true location of ‘Nar. Moving towards the Corvette, the spartans were shot down Captain Wamik. 
Telling ‘Solok to move on, Kyle and Shield began to engage Wamik and his ship. Boarding the Song of the Fire, Shield was instantly attacked by Wamik himself who killed Cross with a needle rifle. Stabbing Wamik in the back with her knife, Spartan Vono and Miles attempted to get Cross out and alive, but died in their arms. The Song of the Fire crashed and lost connection with ‘Solok and ‘Nar alike. 
==== Alone in the Dark ====
The night of January 6th, Shield Team laid Cross to rest and were alone in the dark of night. The team went dark to avoid capture and on the morning of the seventh, The Great Demise, Serpent’s Pass and the Lifebringer (The last three ships under ‘Nar’s command) fly over them and fearing the worse, ran in the opposite direction and saw the Helper of Truth shoot down and partial destroyed. Luckily a large number of crew survived including ‘Solok and thus they called for UNSC reinforcements. With three days, the Rio and Speaker of Peace arrived to save them and thus concluded the battle. 
=== 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 Titan 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, Titan took the right while Shield took the left. 
====Finding Insurrectionist ====
Coming across a forerunner complex, Shield Team found several Insurrectionist taking apart the station for parts and possible profit.  Moving sightly through the facility, Shield Team was able to retake to station and capture several Insurrectionist.  Interrogating the Insurgents, Shield discovered the whereabouts of their leader, ex Colonel Marcus Wright.  Shield Team was then tasked with finding Wright by any means necessary.  After a day long search, Shield Team found Marcus and captured his station and himself. 
Scouting the station, Spartan Avery found a tunnel and alerted the rest of Shield who brought Wright with them.  By passing security and dozens of Sentinels, Shield eventually found 1172 Humble Guardian, the monitor of Installation 07.  Following the monitor, Shield and Marcus found the Activation Index for the ring and retrieved it for the UNSC.  As Spartan Johnson touched the ring, the Covenant were alerted to the area and Marcus attacked Spartan Cunningham.  Killing Marcus, Kyle and the rest of Shield escaped the area and returned to the Raven’s Nest.  
==== 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 over Cuenzi ===
Continuing to track Admiral (now self proclaimed Fleet Master) Uhze ‘Nar, Shield Team and the UNSC Rio had discovered the sangheili above an elite colony named Cuenzi with Admiral Fal ‘Taralum(ee) and his fleet of Schism’s Death. Gaining the aid of the Fleet of Glorious Redemption, Shield Team quickly struck at the newly formed Fleet of Regretful Redemption. Deploying in Sabers, Shield Team along with the Swords of Sanghelios engaged several ships of Schism’s Death including its flagship, The Great Emperor. Unknown to everyone including ‘Nar, ‘Taralum(ee) charged the Ally of Peace with ‘Solok still onboard. 
Unable to move fast enough, ‘Solok ordered an abandoned ship and when everyone was off, ‘Solok rammed The Great Emperor, killing both the Admiral, and one of the few survivors Kyle knew from San Andreas. Outraged, Kyle personally attacked The Great Demise and entered the hanger bay. Moving towards the bridge, the rest of Shield entered the ship with Spartan Adam Johnson guarding the hanger. Once Shield reached the bridge, they noticed the bridge was abandoned. Then receiving a distress signal from Johnson, and quickly they returned to see Adam’s dead body and all the sabers either damaged or destroyed. 
Then receiving a recording from Uhze saying that he was the one who killed Adam and escaped on a escape pod and fled to the destroyer New Lifebringer. Bombing the ship and the original Lifebringer Shield Team and the remnants of the Glorious Redemption left the planet and the fallen heroes. 
=== Battle of Suzeula ===
==== Hunting Uhze ‘Nar ====
After years of hunting Fleet Master Uhze ‘Nar, Shield Team tracked him to the Sangheili colony of Suzeula. Not holding back, Kyle ordered Shield Team to be deployed from ODST pods right above the bridge of New Lifebringer to kill ‘Nar fast. Approving the idea, Captain Janeiro moved the Rio right above New Lifebringer and dropped Shield and an ODST team. Dropping inside the ship, Shield Team quickly killed the crew and beat ‘Nar to death. 
Suddenly, two spec-ops elites came inside and killed Spartans Miles and Vono. Killing the elites, the ODST’s proposed that they set havoc nukes around the ship and to prime the slip space drive to blow like on Reach almost a decade prior. Shield Team made their way to a spirit drop ship but after the ODST’s primed the drive, they were killed forcing Shield team to escape along with the Rio causing the destroyer and the other ships surrounding it to be sent into oblivion. Heavily damaged, the UNSC Rio went to Earth for repairs, and for the new members of Shield Team to be picked up. 
=== Battle of Lost Honor ===
One of the last two sub-fleets of the Fleet of Regretful Redemption, the Fleet of Lost Honor was commanded by Admiral Ripa ‘Sroam and his Corvette, Honorable Embassy. Using coordinates from The Great Demise Shield Team and the UNSC Rio found the fleet and quickly engaged it with the help of Battle Group Typhoon. Blowing off the bridge of the Honorable Embassy, Shield team infiltrated the bridge and sent ‘Sroam out into deep space. 
Spartans Fisher, Jones, and Ford secured any intel on Ship Master Zaz ‘Vadem, the last sub-commander of Krudom, while Spartans Avery, Salvos and Kyle secured the rest of the fleet and prepped elites for interrogation.  After constant interrogation, several elites gave up Zaz’s position along with several pieces of hard evidence for his location.  The UNSC Rio and Battle Group Typhoon returned to Earth, prepped and were on their way along with Foxtrot team and two members of Orange Team, Clark-055 and Thomas-012. 
=== Battle of Surgeon ===
==== Final Assault ====
Locating Zaz ‘Vadem around a human colony of Surgeon, Shield Team along with the UNSC Rio, Hammer of Dawn, Sunrise, and the Raven’s Nest attacked the fleet and prepared to attack the fleet. Foxtrot Team and Orange Team were deployed to deal with enemy fighters, while Shield Team attacked the flagship, Speaker of Truth. Easily boarding thanks to heavy fire from the Rio and Hammer of Dawn, Shield split up with Spartans Avery, Fisher, and Salvos attacking the core to destroy the ship while Kyle and Spartans Jones and Ford attacked the bridge and engaged ‘Vadem. 
Instead of easily killing ‘Vadem, Kyle used no weapons to kill the Sangheili and almost killed him, until it was revealed that Zaz had a bomb strapped to him which could destroy the whole ship. Kyle then ordered Shield Team to retreat but the trap had sprung and the core room was locked down wit no escape and Ford and Jones became severely wounded. With all of Shield demanding that Kyle kill Zaz, he could, so Nathan Ford, using a magnum, shot Zaz in the face killing him and setting off the bomb. Kyle said that he was proud of everyone on Shield and he was happy to know such brave humans. And like that, Shield Team was gone forever. 
== Psych-Interviews ==
=== Personality ===
Kyle has been described as a energetic and exceptional tactician in the field of battle and in back line command operations. Kyle was an extremely successful leader and led several operations both in command centers and front lines with little casualties. Kyle also had high respect for his superiors and even those below him, seeing everyone as equals. Kyle was also extremely social during training and would try to form friendships with others, like James-A208 and Elizabeth-A221. However, Kyle was also been prove to easily be pruned to anger and aggression and would always beat his handler. 
Over the years, Kyle has grown into a true soldier and was able to become a pure spartan. However, after his redeployment from San Andreas, Kyle has grown into a hard, rotten soldier and has despised working with others, as he does not want people to die under him. Kyle had also cut off bonds from his team, however he did form a bond with the Fleet Master 'Solok and the two worked alongside each other until 'Solok was killed. Kyle seems to have great respect for all Sangheili he works along with, usually calling them "friend". 
=== Physical Appearance ===
Kyle has been described as a young, thirty-year old man with a rugged, slender face with a single eye scar. Kyle stands around the average height standing at 7ft 2in and incredibly strong. Kyle had low cheekbones and long, almost civilian styled hair that many disagreed with, especially Paul. 
As stated before, Kyle was especially strong, but the strongest on Shield Team. Kyle is also proficient in hand-to-hand combat and has easily been able to disarm elites, with 'Solok's training. Kyle has also been dubbed, "The Survivor" due to his dozens of near death experiences and challenges. Kyle is also extremely durable and was one of the few surviving SPARTAN-III's of the war and first decade after the war. Kyle has been able to break the spines of both elites and brutes and is one of the few spartans or living beings to grab a group of drones and used them to fly. 
Kyle has also wore an assortment of armor throughout his career. He first began with his standard MARK V armor variant after PROMETHEUS. In 2552, Kyle, unlike other spartans, did not move up to the MARK IV platform until 2555 when Shield Team was offered the Gen-2 platform. Since then, Kyle was wore his personal set of armor he calls "Survivor" due to his title among the Sangheili and outer colonies. 
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== Confirmed Kills ==
Least to Greatest
Hunters: 20
Drones: 75
Brutes: 466
Humans: 1,823
Jackals: 2,511
Elites: 2,769
Grunts: 3,084
Total Kills: 10.748 (2537-2568)Category:Alpha Company
Category:BEN THE BESTverse
Category:Shield Team