[Kairu]

Reynolds already come to despise and admire the coy tactics Yates was performing. Reynolds: "Well, I've been tracking three groups of soldiers. The first dropped off my XO and landed on the roof of White Water's HQ. A black vulture that the Covenant seemed to have ignored. After the UNSC uplink was re-established, we managed to catch the vulture 'vanish' from physical sight. A second and third group were reported together. The second was a group of seven SPARTANs that, from reports and chatter suggest, are completely emotionless. I speculate that they are older SPARTAN subjects. The third group is a team of four ODST soldiers in all black armor, similar to the Vulture's color. After the vulture's disappearance, I had a scan performed to identify a stealthed ship using infared to look for colder spots in space, in essence the absence of heat." Reynolds punched a couple buttons and brought up the results of the scan, revealing a ship. Reynolds: "I just want answers. I don't care for being out of the loop, with respect, of course." Meanwhile: Vhat' and his Elites were trapped in the elevator. He turned to his Elites and then looked at the top of the elevator, taking note of the access hatch. Vhat' then spoke in Sangheili, activating the detonation sequence on several of the sabotaged ships, causing six of them to explode in the hangar. The chain reaction detonated several other ships that were within proximity. If the generator's explosion didn't alert the UNSC, then evac ships exploding will. Vhat' then ordered his soldiers to use the hatch and climb the elevator's shaft to an exit