User:HaloDude/Ghost Fleet

summary
In 2551, a Bumblebee lifepod was found drifting in a UNSC region of space. The pod was opened, but nobody was onboard. A marine's journal was found inside, and was ordered to remain unopened until further notice. It was ordered to be transported to a UNSC intelligence base for study. Those working on it were shocked by the entries in the journal. The entries are below.

Journal
13th February, 2551, 11:38 AM

My name is Private Gus Johnson. I was previously assigned to my first mission off Earth 2 weeks ago. The cruiser i was stationed on was destroyed by a Covenant fleet, but myself, three other Privates who i will not name for their own reasons, and a Pilot. We are drifting in a Bumblebee-class lifepod, and have been doing so for 2 days. We have used up most of our food supplies, so I don't know how long we will last without help.

14th February, 2551, 7:17 AM

We have spotted a UNSC fleet which appears to have spotted us. Many of us can't wait to get out of this pod.

14th February, 2551, 7:34 AM

We have landed in a docking bay on the fleet's flagship. Strangely, we noticed no names or ID on any of the ships. However, we are now waiting for permission to leave the docking bay. We haven't been approached by any crew members, nor have we seen any. Something isn't right here. Perhaps there has been an illness or an epidemic on board.....

14th February, 2551, 7:56 AM

We have received no insrtuctions or greetings. We have all decided to explore the vessel, and are currently enroute to the Med Bay. Still no sighting of a crew member. However, we did pass a Cryo Bay. There was a SPARTAN inside one of the Cryotubes. He appeared to be alive, so our pilot has volunteered to go to the Controls. If we can successfully wake him up, he may be able to tell us what's going on.

15th February, 2551, 3:22 AM

We've just woken up to strange sounds. First, the COMM system crackled to life, but no-one on the other end. Secondly, we heard what we thought to be echoes of footsteps from the nearby Hallway. We presumed it to be our pilot, but when we called out, everything was silent. We don't know what is happening here. Now two of us are staying awake at a time, with rifles and pistols at the ready. Our first objective later today will be to find our pilot and get off this ship.

15th February, 2551, 7:50 AM

We need a way off this ship ASAP! We left the Med Bay to find our Pilot, and we found her all right! She was dead in the hallway, her body twisted and mangled. She had a look of fear on her face. We all agree that if the situation becomes very bad, we will launch a lifepod containing anything important we find, including this journal.

15th February, 2551, 12:04 PM

We have opened the Cryotube containing the SPARTAN. He doesn't recall his name, or what happened to the crew. We have given him orders to take this journal to a launch bay. If we don't get there within 2 hours, he will launch a pod containing himself and the journal. We are going to the bridge to see if we can contact the other vessels in the fleet.

15th February, 2551, 17:51 PM

I am a SPARTAN. I do not recall my name, age, or the date. The date above is approximate based on the previous date and time. There were four marines who gave me orders to launch this pod. They gave themselves a 2 hour time limit, in which they did not return. I disobeyed my orders and waited a further 45 minutes. They still did not return. As the pod launched, it passed three of the vessels in the fleet. I noticed that there were no crew members on any of the command decks. When and if i get rescued, i will have to be assigned a new name.

16th February, 2551, 10:11 AM

The date is once again approximate, but that shouldn't matter, as a UNSC cruiser has spotted me. I feel this Journal will be important, so i will finish this entry before docking with the cruiser. I have thought about the fleet I was stationed on. Due to the fact there were no apparent crew members on any of the ships leads me to believe the fleet was abandoned. However, considering the fleet is still operational, and appeared to be moving, it would seem the fleet is still in the command of someone. Also, the marines who i encountered mentioned that their pilot was killed, and also mentioned noises. It is because of these facts that I have decided to name the unidentified fleet 'The Ghost Fleet'.