- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Hmmm... I don't think they could have made underground shelters for five billion or more (remember some time in the future) people in short order.
The Covenant would also have attacked without warning. They have far superior FTL (faster then light) capability. I guess the grim truth of it could be that almost all the civilians are dead or have been conscripted.
Still, it would be cool if the Chief and a few marines had to protect a hidden cache of humans hiding in a basement until a troop transport came to evacuate them.