Description

The Babysitter."The Babysitter" follows a squad of four Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, or Helljumpers. The squad is composed of Private O'Brien, Master Sergeant Cortez, Corporal Taylor Miles (Dutch) and Corporal Checkman. O'Brien is being replaced as the squad's sniper by Cal-141, a SPARTAN-II, and is now the backup. The squad is sent into a Covenant zone under the cover of a meteor shower to eliminate a Prophet. Checkman's pod burns up during entry, and O'Brien's lands in a swamp. Cal rescues the pod, but O'Brien isn't grateful. During the trek to the perch, the group encounter a village and Cal records the findings. O'Brien then tries to assassinate a grunt, but is attacked by a brute. Cal fights the brute and throws it over a waterfall, then rescues O'Brien who is nearly killed again. However O'Brien is still angry at being seconded. At the perch on the mountain, Cal lines up to take the shot, but is attacked when the brute returns. The ODSTs kill the brute, but find Cal severely injured. O'Brien takes off the helmet to find Cal is a female, and is forced to take the shot, killing the prophet. Cal dies from her injuries, but gives O'Brien the data on the village. Later, he laments on how he let his ego and pride rule him, and how he never thanked Cal for saving his life. Produced by Eiko Tanaka and directed by Toshiyuki Kanno.