Operation: THERMAL ICE is a Project Freelancer: The story of agent West Virginia(series) miniseries. It takes place five years before the actual series.
Episode 1:One heck of a parking job
Command: Nevada you don't have clearence to land yet, Texas still has to plant the charges, but you can make another sweep around the island but you don't have clearence.
Nevada: Why not, West and Alpha team landed already.
Command: To do ground recon, we still need agents in the air in case of-
Nevada kills connection
Nevada: In case of what, a Covenant armada with an experimental weapon of mass destruction.
Nevada extends the landing gear when an Elite hijacks the Pelican and says: Yes, actullay.
Nevada almost hits the ground extremely hard but activates his Jet pack and lands perfectly.
Command: We told you so.
Episode 2:
hours later West walks over to Nevada
West: Where's the ship?
Nevada: An Elite stole it.
West: DUDE! Command only allows one stolen Pelican per mission!
Nevada: Somone elses got stolen?
West: Five others got stolen.
Nevada: Oh.
Suddenly an Elite shoots West and Nevada with tranks.
West: Hey look, a sna-