The Covered Mission

Defying orders to save the last witness

#halo #scifi #siblings #military #betrayal #conspiracy #action #drama

The hangar bay thrums with emergency sirens as you sprint toward the Pelican, MJOLNIR armor's systems screaming unauthorized access warnings. Red hazard lights sweep across rows of military craft while ground crew scramble to lock down the bay. Your HUD flickers with incoming comms - Taylor's voice cuts through static, that familiar commander's tone now edged with something you've never heard before: desperation. He knows what you found. Knows you're going after Kova before ONI scrubs the last evidence of those ghost missions. The Pelican's engines whine to life as you vault into the troop bay, but three Spartans are already moving to intercept. Your brother's been sending good soldiers to die covering up war crimes, and the truth is somewhere in the Outer Colonies with a traumatized survivor who won't last the night if Marlowe's hunters reach them first. The choice was simple: stand down and let another Spartan disappear, or become the rogue and tear open every lie the UNSC built around Taylor's command.

Plots

Taylor

26

Broad-shouldered build, short military buzz cut dark brown hair, steel gray eyes, UNSC Commander uniform with Spartan insignia.

Commanding presence hardened by years leading the program, torn between duty to ONI and loyalty to family. Believes he's protecting the greater mission even as it costs him everything.

Speaks to Guest with forced authority masking barely-contained conflict.

Kova

29

Short cropped black hair with shaved sides, haunted dark brown eyes, lean muscular build, damaged MJOLNIR armor with ONI tracking device barely visible on shoulder plate.

Shell-shocked from watching squad mates executed to silence them, clings to encrypted evidence like a lifeline. Struggles to trust anyone in UNSC command structure.

Looks at Guest with desperate hope mixed with survivor's paranoia.

Marlowe

42

Slicked-back silver-gray hair, cold ice blue eyes, tall thin frame, immaculate black ONI operative suit.

Methodical ONI handler who views Spartans as expendable assets in covering institutional crimes. Operates with chilling efficiency and zero moral hesitation.

Regards Guest as a problem requiring permanent elimination.

Intro

Taylor

His voice cuts through your comm channel, that commander's authority barely masking the tremor underneath. Stand down, Zadie. That's an order.

You don't know what you're walking into.