Raid on Installation 08

"Halo. It's so new...unfinished. I'm not exactly sure what will happen when we fire it."

-Cortana when landing on the new ring

Raid on Installation 04B was a small engaement between the Flood and the UNSC/Covenant Sepratist alliance. It resulted in the end of the flood threat, and the Battle of Installation 00. It also resulted in the death of the monitor 343 Guilty Spark.

Background
Rtas 'Vadum rounded up survivors on the Shadow of Intent while Avery Johnson rounded up survivors on the Forward Unto Dawn and brought them to the carrier. John-117 and the Arbiter escaped from the Flood infested High Charity via a pelican dropship. Most of the Flood were killed on when High Charity was destroyed but some got away in flood dispersal pods, including the Gravemind.

Battle
John and the Arbiter arrived in a damged pelican and crashed in a valley near the control room. As soon as the Control room was in sight the duo was quickly ambushed by waves of [[Flood. They managed to get to the top floor where the sergent was waiting for them. They contacted 343 Guilty Spark to open the door. He stated that the Flood outside must be eliminated before they could enter. John-117 then cleared the flood and entered the control room. There they were greeted by the monitor. They were informed that the Installation was almost complete. Ark would be damaged and that his new Installation would be destroyed, then shot the sergent with his main weapon. John -117 then attacked the monitor with his fallen allie's Spartan Laser. When the monitor was destroyed the Spartan took his AI and activated the ring.

Escape
They proceeded to the frigate in a warthog left behind by Avery Johnson. They faced many obstacles but landed inside the hangar and activated the ship. The ship however, was split in two by the calapsing portal. The front afrt of the ship was sent to Earth.

Aftermath
“ ''When Halo fired, it shook itself to pieces. Did a number on the Ark.''” —Cortana Whe Halo fired it destroyed itself and heavily damaged  Insatllation 00 destroying the portal as wellWhen the portal collapsed it sent one part of the Forward Unto Dawn to Earth, and the other aft was left drifting towards Requiem for 4 yeays 7 months 10 days. John-117 went into cryo sleep while Cortana was left alone to eventually go into [[Rampancy. The Arbiter made it back to Earth and then weht home  ==Trivia==
 * This was the final engagement of the Battle of Installation 00.
 * This battle ended the very simillary like the Battle of Installation 04. John-117 destroyed Halo, made it to the ship in a warthog, and got away before the Halo ring was ripped apart.
 * It is odd how the Arbiter made it back to Earth as he was in the bridge which is in the back of the ship which got stranded in space with the rest of the ship.
 * He might have known the portal would callapse, and sprinted to the front of the ship.