Battle of Installation 05

The Battle of Installation 05 was a conflict that occured during the Human-Covenant War. The conflict started when the In Amber Clad followed the Covenant Carrier Solemn Penance through a slipspace portal to the ring following the First Battle of Earth (from that war). Under the command of Miranda Keyes, Sergeant Johnson, Johnny and Cortana, the Marines on the In Amber Clad distributed themselves across the ring and planned to murder the Prophet of Regret, since he was a complete arse.

After some initial scouting, Johnny found Regret's temple and attacked the Prophet, murdering him after a lengthy battle peppered with Regret's camp quotes. This sparked a mass of disunity within the Covenant, and the relationship between the Elites and Brutes began to break down. The Arbiter noticed this but was sent down to the ring to recover the 'Sacred Icon' (actually that ring's Index). However, just as he managed to get the Index from Miranda and Johnson, Tartarus appeared and blasted Arby into a hole, apparently killing him.

However, Arby did not die. He was picked up by Gravemind (who had also rescued Johnny from a puddle) and he (with a little help from 2401 Penitent Tangent and the dessicated Prophet of Reget) told them both to prevent the activation of the ring at all costs, before teleporting them away to different locations. Johnny appeared in High Charity, now in near-ruins due to heavy conflict between the Elites and the Brutes, and chased the Prophet of Truth throughout the station before leaving Cortana behind as the Flood infested the city, leaping onto Truth's ship and riding it back to Earth.

Arby, however, appeared on the surface of the ring and led the Elites into battle against the Brutes, aiding Shitmaster in keeping the situation under control. Arby teamed up with Sergeant Johnson in order to break into the control room and kill Tartarus, thus stopping the ring from firing. Johnson smashed the control room door with a Scarab and Arby charged in, killing dozens of Brutes before finally reaching Tartarus, who was trying to get Keyes to activate the ring. Arby calmly explained to Tartarus why the rings were actually evil, and Guilty Guilty even backed up his claims with solid evidence.

The information for too much for poor old fuzzball, however, and he ignored the Arbiter's counsel and activated his invincibility, which was taken down immidietly by Sergeant Johnson's badassery, allowing Arbiter to slit the Brute's throat. This ended the Battle and, although the Gravemind had escaped the ring onto High Charity, Everyone was still alive. Well, except for Tartarus.