12Guardian Forest » After the night in New Mombassa came two weeks of Hell. Mission after mission, drop after drop. And then, right as they're about to rest, just as the Battle of Earth is won, Operation: BLIND FAITH is dropped on them. Alpha Nine will have to team up with new faces and journey beyond the portal at Voi, in search of weapons that could defend Earth. Daybreak s/AU

9Conversations From The Universe: The Turning Points » In 2552, the war against the Covenant ended, and a new era dawned in 2553. Mankind found itself in uncharted territory. The documents contained in this folder tell stories how Humans and aliens lived and learned to adapt as the galaxy passed through the most tumultuous year in its history. There is more going on beneath the surface than even you know. Daybreak sAU.

39Not All Who Wander » At the dawn of the Great Schism, Truth's betrayal pits the Elites against the Brutes, and the civil war is tearing the Covenant's most holy city apart. Dark forces threaten to spread from the Sacred Halo, and the last High Prophet contemplates galactic genocide. This is not that story. This story is about a Jackal merchant, who just wants to save his crew and get out of town.

6 Live Salvage Search long, search hard. There's plenty of salvage out there to be recovered, even in the opening years of the war. But sometimes, you don't find what you're looking for. Sometimes, you find something you don't want to find. And sometimes, the Covenant finds you.

6 Wrex: A Practical Fellow There was a lot for Commander Shepard to do on the Citadel, to track down Saren and as favors to bystanders in need of help. In the meantime, Tali reflected on curiosity and Wrex found the most direct, if unpleasant, solutions to the day's problems.

6 The Propagandist The Christmas Holidays, the time Josh Boltzmann dreads. Working for the Department of Public Information means he's writing propaganda from nine to five, five days a week. Hopefully, he'll have the inspiration for something more life-affirming this year.

13Nightmare » The Covenant are xenocidal fanatics, bent on our extermination. There is no stopping their onslaught, no evading their reach, and they will not halt until Mankind is exterminated. Our mistake was assuming that they are the worst that is out there...

3 Deus ex Grana In the late 25th century, a man with a vision is awarded one of the highest honors of in the field of science. Lest his story go unnoticed, a junior news correspondent sets out to report on the man's plan to ensure the future security of all mankind.

5 To Sell a War Every war has an icon, something that is sold to the civilian masses to keep them buying and keep them joining the military. Today, Spartans are that icon, are used to convince the public that we are winning this war. But what is the cost?

10 The Greatest Gift For over half his life, Captain Mark Ramirez served in the UNSC Navy. Every engagement has been a brush with death. When the call to duty is given on Christmas, he reflects on why he and the rest of humanity keeps fighting, no matter the cost.