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On January 1, [[2537]], six years after the events on Shield World 0459, a Flood outbreak was initiated aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' by a [[Pod infector]] that had managed to remain hidden aboard the ship. As the Flood threatened to breach quarantine, Serina awoke Jerome, who, with the aid of Professor Ellen Anders, was forced to exterminate all infected crew members, ensuring the survival of the ''Spirit'' and its remaining crew. After all traces of the Flood parasite aboard the ''Halo Gruntposting'' were erased, Jerome returned to cryo-sleep.<ref name="SHH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something Has Happened]]''</ref>

In [[2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space, the UNSC ''Halo Gruntposting'' found its way to the orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark. Awakened from the cryo-sleep, Jerome and the rest of Red Team were tasked with investigating a UNSC distress signal coming from the surface of the Ark. There, inside the abandoned UNSC [[Ark Research Outpost|outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about a grave danger.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> Jerome extracted Isabel and Red Team continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. Red Team was forced to retreat, and Atriox ordered his troops to hunt them down and capture them, in order to learn where they came from. It was not long before the team was in a [[M12 Warthog LRV|Warthog]] and being pursued by [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]s. In order to escape the pursuers, Jerome requested an [[orbital bombardment]] from the ''Spirit of Fire'' on their location. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit''.<ref name="TS"/>

Aboard ''Spirit of Fire'' Jerome and Cpt. Cutter were briefed by Isabel on events that had occurred on the Ark, as well as on strength of their enemy.<ref name="TS"/> Soon after, Jerome was tasked with running an assault on Banished [[Salvaging|salvage]] operations. [[Strike One]], a unit of eight Marines led by Jerome, cut through enemy lines, capturing and destroying the Banished bases on their way while evading bombardment by the [[energy projector]] of the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', the Banished's [[CAS-class assault carrier]]. Their main target was [[Decimus]], Atriox's right hand, who led the salvage operation. Once cornered, Decimus managed to escape via [[Teleportation grid|portal network]]. In the ruins of Decimus' base Strike One recovered an encrypted piece of data, which pointed to the Ark's [[Cartographer]].<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> After that Jerome led a small, experienced unit of Marines on a mission to capture and access Forerunner [[Control Tower]]s so that Anders could activate the Cartographer's [[elevator]]. On their way they discovered that the Ark's [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinels]] were not fond of Banished presence and destroyed their mining equipment. After eliminating all Banished forces around the Control Towers and capturing them, Anders was able to gain access to the elevator and transport the Marines up to the Cartographer.<ref name="Ascension">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Ascension (Halo Wars 2 level)|Ascension]]''</ref> After reaching the Cartographer, the UNSC forces discovered an energy shield was preventing them from accessing the central chamber and the map room. Moving up, Jerome and the Marines attempted to take down the shield. Before they could, however, the Ark's self-preservation protocol sent sentinels, forcing the Marines to retreat. Fortunately for the UNSC, [[EMP]] devices were launched down from the ''Spirit of Fire'' onto the sentinels, successfully neutralizing them and allowing Jerome and the Marines to disable all of the conduits powering the shield. Accessing the Cartographer's data, Anders discovered that the Banished were using the Ark's network of thousands of [[portal]]s to move around and reported her findings to Captain Cutter.<ref name="The Cartographer">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> Intending to cripple the Banished's portal network and strand most of their forces, Cutter deployed Jerome and a handful of the Marines near the network's control hub with orders to destroy it. As they advanced on the hub, the Marines destroyed portals along the way to prevent being overrun and discovered that the control hub was guarded by Decimus. On this mission Jerome was joined by Douglas, who had just recovered from his injuries, and together they successfully terminated Decimus and destroyed the device. Once the unit was informed that the ''Spirit of Fire'' was under attack, they had to return to the ship immediately.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref>