Halo Lighting System First Strike Games - Manual (Page 340)

336 HALO: FIRST STRIKE
That was the point, wasn't it? He couldn't know the future. He
had to do what he could to save every person. Today. Now.
So he decided.
He tightened his fist around the crystal with the complete mis-
sion data and crushed it to dust. John couldn't condemn Sergeant
Johnson.
He hefted the remaining data crystal. There would have to
be enough in it for ONI. He set the crystal securely back into his
belt.
Today they had won. They had stopped the Covenant. John
would return to Earth with a warning and enough intel to keep
scientists at ONI busy.
But what about tomorrow? The Covenant didn't give up once
they set their sights on a target. They wanted Earth—they'd
come for it. Destroying their fleet would only delay that in-
evitable fact.
They had time, though. Maybe enough time to prepare for
whatever the Covenant could throw at them.
John would take today's victory. And he'd be there when the
fighting started again—he'd be there to win.