He and his fleet arrive at Harvest on the 1st of March 2526, just to find the same ship which destroyed the two frigates a few months earlier. On the planet Reach, ONI brass compare the event with the Battle of Chi Ceti and ask a retired Vice Admiral Preston Cole to command a force to retake Harvest. UNSC Battle Group 4 arrives at Harvest in order to investigate an unknown aggression on October the 7th 2525: upon receiving a communication message, already translated by the Covenant to, 'Your destruction is the will of the Gods, and we are their instrument', the Vostok and the Arabia are destroyed by an alien vessel. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.