The UNSC Versailles (Ver-sai) was one of the most "luxurious" ships in the UNSC fleet. It contained civilian deck that contained over 600 rooms all modeled after the very rooms of the Palace of Versailles in France. The civilian sector's halls were lined with mirrors and everything. When Harvest was attacked, the Versailles was one of the ships docking with evacuation transports. After the ship left system and transported all surviving civilian personnel, it was decommitioned on Reach.
Several years later, the Versailles was recommitioned to search and reconaisance missions. Soon, they discovered one of the first Halo Rings to be found by humanity. The Covenant had already been occupying the area for quite some time. Of course, the ship was under attack by Covenant forces. This is the story behind the last moments of the UNSC Versailles.
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"We are taking heavy fire from those Corvettes!" stated the Ensign Carter. "Keep us on course for that ring," ordered Captain Niles.
"Our communications are down, we have no contact with the command," cried Carter.
"Turn on local communications."
A loud crash came from the hull of the ship.