Contract Briefing [closed with hatchlinghunter, askthetwohunters, spartancommanderpalmer, and coldcredits]
When the last Bounty Hunter arrived on the bridge of the Infinity, the ONI Agent nodded to them. Spartan Joe was present on the bridge, wearing his MJOLNIR armor, as well as Commander Palmer. "Now that everyone is here, it's time for the briefing of this contract," the Agent noted. "Bear in mind, this contract is strictly off the records due to the nature of this contract. Spartan Joe will begin the briefing."
Joe nodded. "Thank you," he replied, turning to the Bounty Hunters. "About a few weeks ago, Dark Samus came before me with an offer: In exchange for soldiers, scientists, and supplies she was to provide the UNSC with an absolutely massive quantity of Phazon. 55% of her reserves, specifically. I rightly told her to fuck off, but a certain someone decided to inform her that she had to go to ONI for authorization."
"Unfortunately, a few of my associates in ONI Section Zero were dumb enough to accept the offer," the Agent noted. "They are currently gathering their end of the bargain, a small fleet of outdated UNSC vessels, which they plan on sending into Space Pirate Territory.
"My associates believe that by attaining the Phazon that Dark Samus is willing to provide, we can turn it against her, disregarding both the facts that Joe here is the only one within the UNSC able to manipulate the substance safely, and Phazon's corruptive qualities.
"They intend on mass-producing Phazon Enhancement Devices and hand them out to the Spartan Branch haphazardly, believing the firepower boost will be sufficient to stop Dark Samus. They also have the view that they can have their package betray Dark Samus, disregarding the mind controlling properties of Phazon.
"For obvious reasons, we cannot allow this contract to go through. The package must be eliminated, by any means necessary. This is where all of you come in. There is precisely one ship for each one of you present, counting Spartan Joe and Commander Palmer."
The ONI Agent brought up a view of the fleet on the holographic table. It was all outdated vessels, precisely two Charon-class Light Frigates, a Halcyon-class light cruiser, a Marathon-class Heavy Cruiser, and two Phoenix-class colony ships that were refit for combat duty.
"The fleet will be dropping out in the Harvest system for a resupply of their food and medical supplies. Each one of you will be assigned to one of the vessels here," the Agent noted. "You are to enter these ships, and either evacuate or eliminate as many individuals as possible, by any means necessary.
"I would prefer that you rescue as many as possible, however, the soldiers stationed on board the ships, taken from every possible branch of the UNSC, are under the belief that the UNSC Infinity and her crew have gone rogue. You must presume hostile intentions of the soldiers on board.
"You have precisely two hours upon boarding to finish your evacuation or elimination. By the time the second hour has ended, the UNSC Infinity and her escorts will open fire on these ships and destroy everyone and everything still on board, including you, if you are not off in time. So I suggest you escape before the second hour is up.
"Spartan Joe and Spartan Commander Palmer shall be joining you on this mission. Now then, do any of you have any questions about the objectives?"
