Halo: First Strike/Gamma Station (Level)

==Overview==
"Gamma Station" is the fifth level in the fanon game Halo: First Strike. It takes place during Spartan Blue Team's mission in a UNSC space dock above Reach. The player will be playing as the Master Chief for the first time. This level also features Drones, as well as Special Operations Grunts and Elites.
==Plot==
The three Spartans of Blue Team are trying to find an unsecured NAV database inside the corvette Circumference. They must secure or destroy it before the Covenant get their hands on it, and stop them from finding the location of Earth.
==Starting Weapons==
{|class="wikitable" border="1"	Single Player 	Single Player 	Single Player 	Single Player 	Cooperative 	Cooperative 	Cooperative 	Cooperative 	Cooperative 	Cooperative 	Cooperative 	Cooperative
John-117 	John-117 	John-117 	John-117 	John-117 	John-117 	John-117 	John-117 	Linda-058 	Linda-058 	Linda-058 	Linda-058 	
Mission Start 	Mission Start 	Rally Point Alpha 	Rally Point Alpha	Mission Start 	Mission Start 	Rally Point Alpha 	Rally Point Alpha	Mission Start 	Mission Start 	Rally Point Alpha 	Rally Point Alpha	
Primary Weapon 	Secondary Weapon 	Primary Weapon 	Secondary Weapon 	Primary Weapon 	Secondary Weapon 	Primary Weapon 	Secondary Weapon 	Primary Weapon 	Secondary Weapon 	Primary Weapon 	Secondary Weapon 	
SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle	MA5B Assault Rifle	MA5B Assault Rifle	M7 SMG 	SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle	MA5B Assault Rifle	MA5B Assault Rifle	M7 SMG 	SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle	MA5B Assault Rifle	SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle	M6C Magnum 	
{gameplay}
{Fade from white. The player(s)' shields are drained, and cannot yet move. No weapons are visibly seen being held.}
{The player(s)' shields recharge, and the player's view changes to the back of the Pelican. The hatch was loose on its hinges, and not opened enough to move through. The weapons and supplies inside the dropship are scattered on the ground.}
John-117: "Any injuries?"
Linda-058 and James-053: "No, sir."
John-117: "Good. Let's take our gear and get out."
{In first person view, the player(s) beginning grabbing supplies from the ground, including explosives, and lastly, a sniper rifle. The AI Spartan(s) also take weapons.}
John-117: "Out the hatch, now."
{The player(s) are automatically moved in front of the hatch. Still in first person, John grabs the jagged metal and bends it enough to squeeze through. The Spartans bail out.}
{It turns out the Pelican crashed into a communication dish. The Spartans make a slow drop owing to the artificial gravity generated by the space dock, and land on the hull. The player can move and his/her weapons can be seen.}
James-053: "Master Chief, we should find a way into the station. It's likely the Covenant are already inside."
John-117: "James, do you have a thruster pack?"
James-053: "Yes, sir."
John-117: "Good. Get the explosives off the Pelican's nose."
{James puts on his thruster pack and drifted upward back towards the Pelican.}
Linda-058: "We've got enemy contacts inbound. Looks like Elites."
John-117: "Let's snipe them out."
{James begins to dismantle the explosives from the Pelican as Elite Rangers get closer and open fire.}
(If the Elites fire on James, he will take cover)
James-053: "Sir, I need you to cover me. Take those guys out."
(After wiping out the squad of Elites)
{cutscene}
Linda-058: "We've got more coming in from the other side!"
{James attempts to climb over to the Pelican's other side when an Elite fires a Needler at him. The projectiles embed into the Spartan's thruster pack and explodes.}
{James' jets expel gas at a rapid rate, and he accidentally lets go of the Pelican. The explosives drop to the hull, and he begins to fly around uncontrollably, away from the station.}
John-117: (COM) "James! Come in!"
James-053: (COM) "Can't—(static)—control—(static)—they've—(static)—everywhere—(static)"
John-117: (COM) "Blue-Two!"
{There is no reply. John picks up the explosives James dropped, and strap it to his armour. He then takes his rifle in both hands.}
John-117: "Linda, let's get into the station."
{gameplay}
(After wiping out the Ranger Elites)
Linda-058: "Chief, the battle in space could be over by the time we find a way in."
John-117: "Agreed. Let's use these explosives."
{A Covenant boarding craft lands close to them with a shudder. The doors hiss open, and a group of Elites, Grunts, and Jackals with air tanks dash out.}
Linda-058: "Let's get some payback, sir. If you shoot those Covenant on their air tanks, they'll be easily neutralized."
{After the first group of Covenant are killed, two more boarding craft landed.}
(After second group of Covenant are killed)
Linda-058: "Sir, we've got more Covenant inbound. I have an idea."
{cutscene}
{John fixes the explosives near the Pelican, and sets the detonation codes. He also sets two fragmentation grenades in the C-12 explosive foam. More boarding craft land near the Pelican, and the Spartans make a dash for cover.}
John-117: (nods) "Fire."
{Linda moves out from cover and shoots one of the grenades, setting off the explosives. The C-12 also triggers, causing a bright explosion to consume the Pelican. Covenant bodies and bits of boarding craft fly everywhere. The heat softens the metal on the Spartans' boarding craft.}
{John and Linda look out from their cover, and see a hole in the docking station's hull.}
John-117: "There's our way in. Let's move, Blue-One."
{The Spartans enter through the hole, passing several destroyed decks. Linda closes a pressure door behind themThe door will be locked once the game begins., and they walk past a sign on the wall that says "D-level". The screen fades to black.}
===The Life of the Party===
{gameplay}
John-117: "The Circumference is in bay 9, on B-level. Let's find a way up."
(After neutralizing Covenant on D-level)
Linda-058: "Chief, there's an elevator here. We can take it up to B-level."
{The Spartans get onto the elevator and move upward, passing by several windows in the shaft that offer a view into the space.}
Linda-058: "Drones, coming up the shaft!"
{John and Linda fire on the Drones.}
{As the elevator approaches C-level, a Covenant boarding craft flies towards the elevator shaft.}
Linda-058: "They're going to hit our position, sir!"
John-117: "Brace yourself!"
{The player(s) can no longer move as the boarding craft shatters the window, partially jamming itself into the shaft. The Spartans are pushed off the elevator in first person view, the force taking down their shields and knocking onto the corridor floor of C-level, while the elevator still attempts to move upward. The platform crushes the bow of the boarding craft, which explodes and destroys the elevator.}
{The Spartans shields recharge and they get back up, and the player(s) pick their weapons off the floor. They player(s) can move again.}
Linda-058: "Looks like we'll have to find another way up to B-level, Chief."
{After passing through several corridors with Covenant in them, some Marines can also be seen fighting the aliens.}
Marine: "Spartans, over here! We could use some help!"
(After helping the first Marine squad kill the enemies in the area)
Marine: "Thanks, Chief. If you're on a mission, be careful, this station's crawling with Covenant. Most likely they're looking for the same thing you are."
Linda-058: "Which way to B-level, Private? The elevator's busted."
Marine: "Left through this corridor, ma'am. Follow the signs from there."
(After finding the stairs to B-level)
[Activate your tacmap and highlight docking bay 9.]
{A group of Marines led by Sergeant Avery Johnson are firing frantically on some Drones in the docking bay. The battle around Reach is also visible in the distance.}
Linda-058: "There's the objective, sir. Looks like the Covenant are closing in on the ship."
John-117: "Then let's make this quick."
Captain Keyes: (COM) "Master Chief, this is Captain Keyes. Did you get the NAV database?"
John-117: (COM) "Negative, sir. We're close."
Captain Keyes: (COM) "We're bound in-system to retrieve you. ETA is five minutes. Destroy the Circumference's database and get out ASAP. If you cannot accomplish your mission...I'll have to take out the station with the Pillar of Autumn's weapons. We're running out of time."
John-117: (COM) "Understood, sir."
Linda-058: "More Covenant coming in from the other entrance, sir."
John-117: "Marine squad, this is Spartan Blue Team. We're on a mission to secure the Circumference's NAV database. We'll need your help to secure that Pelican and hold off any Covenant heading our way."
Sergeant Johnson: "Roger that, Chief. Let's hustle, Marines!"
Linda-058: "Sir, there's the nearest entrance into the corvette."
{The NAV point shifts to an unlocked door. The Spartans enter the ship.}
Linda-058: "The database should be in the navigation storage on the second floor, Chief."
{When the Spartans locate the database, the NAV point shifts to it.}
Linda-058: "There, that memory cube. It should be fragile enough to destroyed by bullets."
(When the database is destroyed)
Linda-058: "We're all done, Chief. Let's get out of here."
{cutscene}
{John and Linda run out of the Circumference and towards the Pelican, where Johnson and his squad were holding off the incoming Covenant.}
Sergeant Johnson: "One more time, Marines! Grenades, up and over!"
{The Marines fire a volley of bullets at a swarm of Drones, followed by a trio of fragmentation grenades, wiping out a squad of Elites and Jackals running towards them. They climb into the Pelican, followed by the Spartans.}
Linda-058: "We need to open this door. Sending a signal to the dockmaster AI. (pause) No response, sir. There's a manual release by the outer door. I'll get it sir."
{Linda exits the Pelican by the back hatch. The Chief looks out the window and sees many Covenant closing in on their position.}
John-117: "Sergeant, send a message to the other Marines on board this space dock. Tell them that we've completed our mission, and advise them to find some transport and evacuate the station."
Sergeant Johnson: "Will do, Chief."
{John fires the Pelican's chaingun and missile launchers, killing masses of Covenant at once. Plasma bolts hit the dropship, to little effect.}
{Linda opens the manual switch on the outer doors, and they successfully open. Lifepods and Pelicans can be seen flying away from the station and into space.}
Linda-058: (COM) "You're clear for exit, Master Chief."
{Linda is hit by several bolts of plasma. Her shields sputter and deactivate. More plasma ruthlessly hit her, and she collapses.}
{John moves the Pelican to cover Linda's fallen form, blocking the shots that hit the hull of the dropship.}
John-117: (looks back) "Get her inside."
{Johnson and PFC Jenkins jump out and drag Linda into the Pelican. They place her on the floor. The Chief seals the hatch and flies the Pelican out of the docking station.}
John-117: "Sergeant, take over. Inform Captain Keyes...that we've destroyed the database."
{Johnson takes the Pelican's controls, while John kneels by Linda. He looks over the damaged parts of her armour and her many injuries.}
Linda-058: (weakly) "Did we make it?"
John-117: "Yes...we made it."
Linda-058: (weakly) "Good. We did it...we...won."
{Linda's head lolls slowly to the side. Her ragged breathing stops.}
John-117: (softly) "Yes. We won."
Captain Keyes: (COM) "Master Chief, come in. The Pillar of Autumn will be in rendezvous position in one minute."
{John sets Linda's hand over her chest and slowly stands up.}
John-117: (COM) "We're ready, Captain."
{The camera view changes to the outside of space. The Pelican flies towards a cruiser heading towards them. The screen fades to black.}
{Fade from black. John is standing in a cryo chamber with a Navy technician. The man taps some keys on a control pad and the lid of the cryotube they're standing in front of hisses shut.}
Tech Chief Shephard: "I'm sorry, Chief. There's a chance we can revive her, but considering the circumstances...I'm not sure when that'll be."
{John says nothing. A screen next to the keypad flashes with a short message. Thom looks at it.}
Tech Chief Shephard: "Captain Keyes want to see you on the bridge, sir."
{John gives a slight nod and walks out of the cryo chamber. The screen fades to black.}
{Fade from black. John walks onto the Pillar of Autumn's bridge, and approaches Captain Keyes.}
John-117: (salutes) "Reporting for debriefing, sir."
Captain Keyes: "The NAV database was destroyed?"
John-117: "Yes sir."
Captain Keyes: "Good. Well done, Chief."
John-117: "Captain, can you make a scan for active FOF tags into space? I lost a Spartan on the station."
Captain Keyes: "Lieutenant Hall?"
Lieutenant Hall: (taps a few keys) "Scanning."
{Her screen flashes a negative message. She turns and shakes her head.}
John-117: "Sir, when will the Pillar of Autumn return to Reach?"
Captain Keyes: (quietly) "We won't be picking them up, Chief. They were overrun by Covenant forces. They never made orbit. We've lost contact with them."
{John is completely silent.}
John-117: "Sir—"
Captain Keyes: "We can't return to Reach, we won't stand a chance against the Covenant. We still have a mission to perform. And we cannot remain in this system much longer. (pause) Lieutenant Dominique, aft camera on the main screen."
{Dominique carries out the order, and a video feed can be seen on the cruiser's main screen. Covenant ships were everywhere above Reach, destroying the surviving ships and flying in towards the planet. Their weapons begin to glow, and they fire on Reach.}
Captain Keyes: "Dr Halsey's mission is more important than ever now. It may be the only chance left for Earth. We have to focus on that goal."
{Some Covenant ships turn to face Gamma Station and fire on it too. The station begins to melt and break apart.}
Captain Keyes: "Ensign Lovell, give me our best acceleration. I want to enter Slipspace as soon as possible."
{Cortana's hologram appears on her pedestal.}
Cortana: "Excuse me, Captain. Six Covenant frigates are inbound on an intercept course."
Captain Keyes: "Continue evasive manoeuvres, Cortana. Prepare the Slipspace generators and get me an appropriate randomized exit vector."
Cortana: "Yes, sir."
{John watches as holographic symbols appear around Cortana's body and blink on Lovell's NAV screen.}
Cortana: "Something on your mind, Master Chief?"
John-117: "Those symbols. I thought I had seen them before...somewhere."
Ensign Lovell: "Coordinates confirmed, sir. Slipspace engines ready."
{Captain Keyes turns away from the main screen, where the Covenant ships were still pressing in towards Reach.}
Captain Keyes: "Get us the hell out of here, Ensign."
{The camera changes to a view in space. Six Covenant ships close in on the Pillar of Autumn, their weapons charging. Light forms around the cruiser, and it disappears inside the energy field. The Covenant frigates enter after it, and a moment later the Slipspace field disappears. The screen fades to black.}
==Footnotes==