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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
TIME:DATE RECORD [[ERROR]]ANOMALY\Date unknown
\ Captured Covenant dropship near flagship Ascendant Justice,
in anomalous Slipspace bubble.
The faintly blue luminous walls of the Covenant dropship
pressed in, which made John feel slightly claustrophobic. It was
ironic when he stopped to think about it, because he was always
inside his skintight armor. His fellow Spartans sat in the bay be-
side him, motionless.
Fred, designated Blue-Two on this mission, was John's second
in command. He had fought in more than 120 campaigns, was a
great leader and a quick thinker. Sometimes he took the respon-
sibility of his command too seriously, though, empathizing too
deeply with any wounded member of his team.
Li, Blue-Three, was the team's zero-gee combat specialist. He
had trained extensively with microgravity equipment and mar-
tial arts at the UNSC's extreme-conditions facility on Chiron in
orbit about Mars. He was as much at home in free fall as the rest
of them were on solid land, and John was glad to have him on
this mission.
Anton, Blue-Four, had John worried. He spent most of his life
with his feet firmly planted on the ground. He'd cross-trained in
tracking, camouflage, and stealth, and had been used almost ex-
clusively on ground-based operations. More than once he had
expressed discomfort in zero-gee situations.
Will, Blue-Five, was quiet, but had never failed to complete
his mission. He wasn't always that way, though. When he was
younger he was the one with the jokes and riddles that kept the
team's spirits high. Something had hardened in him over the