Attack on the UNSC Orphellion

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Attack on the UNSC Orphellion
Conflict:	Post-Covenant War conflicts
Date:	November 11, 2558
Location:	UNSC Orphellion
Outcome:	UNSC tactical victory Promethean assault repelled Orphellion shipboard A.I. purged Fireteam Valiant recruited into Operational Detachment-Sigma Created pyrrhic victory UNSC Orphellion heavily damaged
Belligerents United Nations Space Command Created Commanders Captain Hendrych Borkowski SPARTAN-142 SPARTAN-132 Amycus Strength UNSC Navy One Epoch-class heavy carrier UNSC Orphellion Office of Naval Intelligence Special Activities Division Operational Detachment-Sigma One Vegas-class stealth cruiser UNSC Vegas Spartan Operations Orphellion Spartan contingent Fireteam Valiant Fireteam Salamander Fireteam Durmitor One shipboard A.I. Amycus Z-1353 Troop Transports Z-1800 Phaetons Over a hundred Prometheans Casualties UNSC Orphellion severely damaged Dozens of sailors and marines Fireteam Salamander One shipboard A.I. Amycus All Prometheans

The Attack on the UNSC Orphellion was an engagement between the UNSC and the Promethean forces of the Created onboard the Epoch-class heavy carrier UNSC Orphellion. While fleeing from Human controlled space due to the arrival of the Guardians, it was suddenly dropped out of Slipspace by its A.I., Amycus, who was revealed to be a member of the Created. Shortly after, Amycus summoned a pair of Forerunner ships, which began teleporting Promethean forces aboard in an attempt to "pacify" the ship's crew. While the majority complied with the A.I. and Prometheans, the ship's Spartan and Marine contingent refused and attempted to fight off the boarders, with only limited success.

Fortunately for the crew, the UNSC Vegas, an ONI Stealth Cruiser, was already on-route to acquire Fireteam Valiant, one of the Spartan teams aboard. When it arrived later that day, it responded to the attack by deploying several Pelicans filled with Spartans to help repel the boarders. After making their way aboard, the SAD teams fought their way through the ship and eventually managed to link up with Valiant and several other Spartans. Through their combined efforts, they liberated the captain, Hendrych Borkowski, and successfully escorted him to the bridge, where he managed to purge Amycus from the ship's systems by activating his fail-safe, destroying his Riemann matrix. With the ship back under human control, weapon systems were brought back online and used to destroy the Forerunner ships, with any remaining Promethean forces being destroyed soon after.

After the operation, Fireteam Valiant was transferred to the Vegas and the Orphellion was directed to a secret ONI shipyard for repairs.