abstract
| - Team Gamma was a section of Red Team during the Fall of Reach and included Spartans Li-008; Anton-044, and Grace-093. It was tasked with locating and securing Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb. In reality, however, Whitcomb was more concerned about the safety of the NOVA Bomb that he hoped the Covenant would take with them during their excavation of the top of CASTLE base. After securing Vice Admiral Whitcomb and the bomb, Frederic-104 told his team to stay put, as the fall back was too "hot." Team Gamma fell back and holed themselves up in Camp Independence, with Li and Grace manning several rock-mounted M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Guns. They were holed up in Camp Independence for three weeks, in which they broadcasted Oly Oly Oxen Free on the UNSC E-Band until they received a return transmission from John-117 and Cortana. Anton went outside to meet John and the others and led them inside, where John told Vice Admiral Whitcomb about the events on Installation 04. Afterward they escaped in a captured Spirit dropship. They flew to the remains of CASTLE Base to try and find teams Alpha and Delta, in which they were successful. After flying down a tunnel created by the Covenant down to a Forerunner structure underneath CASTLE Base, the team split up, with Li staying on board and the rest getting out, and went over to the far side of the structure to rescue Frederic-104; Kelly-087, William-043 and Dr. Catherine Halsey. Soon after they became surrounded by thousands of Sangheili; Unggoy; Kig-Yar, and several pairs of Mgalekgolo. Though the Hunters fired, they were quickly killed by their own comrades, due to the concern for the Forerunner Crystal. Using the artifact, they managed to escape in the Spirit dropship. They then proceeded to leave Reach and meet up with Cortana and the Ascendant Justice, jumping from the system. Team Gamma's mission was successful despite of all the Covenant forces on Reach.
|