Halo:battle for Equis

Diary Logs of Civilians and Soldiers #1

Entry log #1

Name: Abraham "Hercules" Patterson

Date: August 25th, 2552

In all my life in fighting the Covenant, I never thought that we would find another source of life, but we did. These 'ponies' as everyone is calling them, have some human like features, like hands, they could walk up straight and other features that will not be named. While they aren't technologically advanced, they do have magic and can control the weather. This place looked like paradise, if you ignore the fact that the Equestrians enslave humans.

Even though the Captains are wary of sending civilians down to the planet, they know that the civies will start to get anxious on the ships since they aren't used to being in ships for long periods of time, unlike the soldiers. I do pity the Equestrians, since the other countries of the world are at a higher technological level than them. Our biggest concern though is if the Covenant find this place, we can't get every single living being off the planet.

we came here to hide from the Covenant, and both civilians and soldiers will fight for the planet and its inhabitants. While slavery is outlawed and frowned upon by the UEG and UNSC, having a hell bent technological advanced religious alien species trying to wipe out humanity is something that makes us forget about them and defend them, because they should never have to face what we had to fight for the last twenty-seven years.

Abraham Patterson logging off.

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Entry log #2

Name: Madison Rodriguez

Date: September 17th, 2552

It's been nearly a month since we arrived to Equis and a month since my husband and son stayed behind on Reach. It's been quiet without them and my daughter, Jennifer, decided to join the Marine Corps to help increase their numbers. Since the base needs nurses, I decided to join to keep myself occupied. The usual thing that us nurses get are construction workers coming to get help with cuts, kids coming in when they have a common cold or needs shots for the coming flu season.

Last week, I saw Viper and Nightmare Moon, I think that was her name, holding hands as they went to get something to eat. That sight warmed my heart. When the war began, I saw the Spartans as invincible soldiers, taking the fight to the Covenant, but when I got older, I saw them as soldiers who had no feelings and no remorse or pity for anything, but seeing that Spartan show love and compassion to another person shows that even a cold, emotionless soldier still have feelings.

With more and more former slaves coming in, I keep thinking 'what will happen if we run out of medical supplies?', but we'll cross that bridge once we get there.

Madison Rodriguez signing off.

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Entry log #3

Marcus McAllen

Date: October 7th, 2552

It's almost been two months since we got here. The Covenant found Reach, our fortress world and the only planet before our home world, Earth, and two months since our parents were killed in New Alexandria. Ever since, I have been taking care of my little sister, Selena, who is barely six years old. The Spartan that we met on the Summer Solstice reassured my sister that the Covenant wouldn't find us, but I digress.

About a month ago, they accepted me into the Air force, or what Air Force we brought with us. They selected me, along with twenty three other pilots, to fly the new Hornets, fast interceptor fighters that rival the Broadsword and the Sabre, another prototype ship that was brought with us. The leader of the Hornets is the Spartan that we met on the Summer Solstice.

While the 'Everfree forest' as the natives call it, is like from earth, it started to creep the base inhabitants out. I keep wondering when we could get out of this damn forest, it's bad enough that we have to hide from the slavers, but living in this creepy forest makes me nervous for my sister, since she's the only family I have left.

Marcus McAllen signing off

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Entry log #4, last log

Name: Captain James Cutter

Date: October 14th, 2552

It's been twenty one years, twenty one goddamn years since we’ve been floating through space. After stopping the Covenant from gaining the fleet of ancient ships from that shield world and twenty one years after Sergeant Forge sacrificed himself to detonate our FTL drive to destroy the shield world. Serina managed to pass Meta-Stability and made sure that the ship’s power didn't go out and make sure that we didn't collide with any asteroids or moons.

When the Summer Solstice, Blitzkrieg, and Omaha found us, I couldn't believe that the Covenant found Reach, even when every precaution was taken. I can't get my mind off of my wife and daughter that were left on Reach. Even if they got off the planet, I doubt that they would think I'm alive. When I saw the planet, I thought it was Earth, but the inhabitants proved me wrong when I, along with Ellen Anders and ten Spartans, saw firsthand different species that came from mythology.

After two months being in this system, fourteen UNSC war ships and five civilian ships entered the system, one of them being a prowler. When we told the ONI agents about the situation, they sounded... pleased with this. I can't get stop feeling that they are going to do something in the future that will drag us in and possibly lead to a fight with the Equestrians. I just hope to God that we don't have to be dragged into another war, we have enough to worry about with the Covenant finding us.

Captain Cutter signing off.

End of log.