[Naked Crook]

Meanwhile: Black Team had been making their way to the server room. As they did, Black 2 was on the comm line with The Ulterior Motive, speaking to Director Spender. Spender: They did WHAT!? Black 2: They destroyed the data center with a virus. The servers are filled with junk data. Spender: I am not pleased. I am the opposite of pleased. I am livid. Black 2: Sir...that is understandable...but I have an alternative! I know how to fix this situation. Spender: Enlighten me...Mr. Wolfe... Black 2: I need an uplink from The Ulterior Motive...to UNSC Regional HQ Bravo. I need this uplink routed through every available proxy on the planet...so as to avoid anything being traced back to you...or us. Spender: That can be provided. Black 2: The only thing we need to upload is the first part of the trifecta of information that pertains to the artifacts that were discovered...as well as the Covenant specific hash data that will be used to pinpoint the next data center they will need to mine. This should keep everything on track. Spender: Mr. Wolfe...you impress me to no end at times. I can foresee commendations, with your name on it, in the near future. Black 2: I am simply doing my job sir...and I am pleased to do it. ODST Black Team walked into the server room. Black 1, Black 3, and Black 4 took up positions to cover Black 2, as Black 2 approached the central mainframe. As he did, he noticed a small uplink sticking out of the primary mainframe. He pulled it out. Black 2: That's not good... Black 2 paused. He decided to pocket the uplink, for now, and get to work. The first thing he did was was establish a proxy connection to The Ulterior Motive. As he did this, he set up the necessary upload path that would be needed to copy all relevant information to UNSC Regional HQ Bravo. Meanwhile: HAWK: Nighthawk...there is a problem that I must bring to your attention. Nighthawk and Anaconda were busy running to the roof of Regional HQ Bravo. Nighthawk: What is it? HAWK: I have lost my uplink to Regional HQ Bravo. Someone has removed it from the data center. Nighthawk: Who? HAWK: I do not know. I was unable to verify in time before my connection was timed out. Nighthawk stopped in the stair well. He was going to go back, but he was grabbed by the arm by Anaconda. Anaconda: Where are you going? Nighthawk: To investigate what happened. Uplinks just don't...stop responding like that. Like HAWK said...it was removed. Anaconda: There is no time...we will be over run with more Covenant soldiers in... HAWK: 1 minutes...53 seconds. Nighthawk sighed. Nighthawk: Damn it... HAWK: A Covenant Corvette has taken up position above UNSC Regional HQ Bravo. Anaconda: We have to leave! Nighthawk conceded, and nodded. He turned, and resumed running back up the stairs. Meanwhile: Tye waited for Jacob to respond. He simply looked at Jacob as well.