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 After the EMP, Buck's pod ricocheted off the side of a building and landed upside down into [[New Mombasa Sector 6|Sector 6]]. He immediately made radio contact with Dare, whose hatch malfunctioned and would not open. After a brief discussion, he realized that Covenant forces were heading for Dare's crash site. On his way to the crash site, he found the corpses of several [[Sangheili]]; upon asking Dare about the matter, and noting that the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Great Schism|appeared to be responsible]], Dare told him that the information was classified. Later, Veronica contacted him, telling him the Covenant had found her and were moving in on her location. After fighting his way through a large unit of Covenant, including a Hunter pair, he made it to [[Tayari Plaza (location)|Tayari Plaza]], Dare's crash site, where her pod was under fire by a trio of [[Unggoy]]. After dispatching the Unggoy he opened up her pod to find it empty. A [[Huragok]] approached him holding Dare's damaged helmet, and Buck backed away from the Engineer before [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]], on a balcony overlooking the crash site and believing the Huragok to be hostile, shot it through the head.{{Ref/Reuse|plaza}}
-Buck abandoned Dare's original mission, initially thinking her to be dead, and focused on reuniting with his squad and evacuating the city. He and Romeo eventually made their way to the building housing the [[New Mombasa Police Department]]'s [[NMPD headquarters|headquarters]], where he made contact with [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] via an NMPD officer. Dutch and Mickey, who were at the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], offered Buck an air evac. via a Pelican. On the way to the landing zone, Buck tried to contact [[the Rookie]], but received no response.
+Buck abandoned Dare's original mission, initially thinking her to be dead, and focused on reuniting with his squad and evacuating the city. He and Romeo eventually made their way to the building housing the [[New Mombasa Police Department]]'s [[NMPD headquarters|headquarters]], where he made contact with [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] via an NMPD officer. Dutch and Mickey, who were at the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], offered Buck an air evac. via a Pelican. On the way to the landing zone, Buck tried to contact [[Jonathan Doherty]], but received no response.
 When Dutch and Mickey's [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|dropship]] arrived at the NMPD headquarters, it was ambushed and shot down by two patrolling [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]]. Romeo and Buck then moved through the NMPD Headquarters to find and rescue their squadmates on top of a neighboring skyscraper, defending it from waves of Covenant aircraft and infantry assaults. During the ensuing fight, a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] badly wounded Romeo with its [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|gravity hammer]], puncturing one of his lungs with its hind-blade, before being fatally stabbed in the neck by Buck.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[NMPD HQ]]''</ref> Buck then led the other ODSTs to [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]], intending to take the train out of the city, but found that the train tunnels had been flooded. He decided to have his squad steal a Phantom dropship to escape the city and escorted them with a stolen Banshee. As they made their way out of the city, Buck flew up to where he could see a Covenant fleet in the distance and wondered what they were looking for. Continuing with the escape, Buck killed many Huragok in their [[Huragok recharge station|recharge stations]] on the way out. They encountered a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]] as well, which Buck destroyed. After finally making it out of the city, he realized where Dare might be and ordered Mickey to fly the captured Phantom back into the city.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Kikowani Station]]''</ref>
-He headed into the [[Superintendent]]'s Data Center alone, going right through the [[Yanme'e]] hive. When he neared the Data Center's infrastructure he was reunited with Dare, The Rookie, and the [[Quick to Adjust|Huragok]] that had absorbed the Superintendent's subroutine, [[Vergil]]. Unaware as to the importance of the Huragok, he had a quick conversation with Dare as to why Vergil was so important, letting slip to Dare that he had killed "one or two" Huragok on the way, much to her annoyance. After finally making it to the [[elevator]], Dare punched Buck in the face, for "abandoning the mission"; a furious Buck complained that she had been [[missing in action]], and that his squad was scattered only to be cut off by Dare, who gave him a passionate kiss for "coming back". Remembering the Rookie and Vergil were present, and that they were rather awkwardly watching, he congratulated the former on doing a good job.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref>
+He headed into the [[Superintendent]]'s Data Center alone, going right through the [[Yanme'e]] hive. When he neared the Data Center's infrastructure he was reunited with Dare, Jonathan, and the [[Quick to Adjust|Huragok]] that had absorbed the Superintendent's subroutine, [[Vergil]]. Unaware as to the importance of the Huragok, he had a quick conversation with Dare as to why Vergil was so important, letting slip to Dare that he had killed "one or two" Huragok on the way, much to her annoyance. After finally making it to the [[elevator]], Dare punched Buck in the face, for "abandoning the mission"; a furious Buck complained that she had been [[missing in action]], and that his squad was scattered only to be cut off by Dare, who gave him a passionate kiss for "coming back". Remembering Jonathan and Vergil were present, and that they were rather awkwardly watching, he congratulated the former on doing a good job.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref>
 [[File:H3ODST AlphaNine Kikowani.jpg|thumb|250px|Buck and most of Alpha-Nine.]]
-After battling through a Covenant outpost, and boarding another elevator for the highway, the presence of the Covenant fleet was revealed to Dare. Irritated that Buck had neglected to inform her of the fleet, the two began arguing again, Buck protested that he had been preoccupied with keeping the helpless Vergil alive. Taking the gunner position on various [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]s and a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion tank]], Buck and the Rookie covered Dare and Vergil's [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle#Olifant|Olifant]], which they commandeered, down the coastal highway, witnessing the arrival of more Covenant ships—including two assault carriers—and marveling at their size. Upon seeing a carrier beginning to [[Glassing|glass]] the city, he was reminded of Reach and briefly began to panic before Dare calmed him down. The Olifant was later severely damaged by a Scarab. Knowing that the Covenant had glassed the highway farther along, Buck ordered Mickey to meet them at the entrance to the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].
+After battling through a Covenant outpost, and boarding another elevator for the highway, the presence of the Covenant fleet was revealed to Dare. Irritated that Buck had neglected to inform her of the fleet, the two began arguing again, Buck protested that he had been preoccupied with keeping the helpless Vergil alive. Taking the gunner position on various [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]s and a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion tank]], Buck and Jonathan covered Dare and Vergil's [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle#Olifant|Olifant]], which they commandeered, down the coastal highway, witnessing the arrival of more Covenant ships—including two assault carriers—and marveling at their size. Upon seeing a carrier beginning to [[Glassing|glass]] the city, he was reminded of Reach and briefly began to panic before Dare calmed him down. The Olifant was later severely damaged by a Scarab. Knowing that the Covenant had glassed the highway farther along, Buck ordered Mickey to meet them at the entrance to the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].
-Buck and the others took the next exit off the highway, and The Rookie and Buck secured a building to hold and wait for Mickey's dropship to arrive. After fighting off waves of Covenant, Mickey arrived, and as the squad was evacuating, an assault carrier arrived close to their position. A frightened Vergil then refused to get on the Phantom, and was shoved in by Buck while Dare pulled it into the [[gravity lift]]. The group successfully escaped the city as it was glassed by the Covenant fleet.<ref name="coast">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>
+Buck and the others took the next exit off the highway, and Jonathan  and Buck secured a building to hold and wait for Mickey's dropship to arrive. After fighting off waves of Covenant, Mickey arrived, and as the squad was evacuating, an assault carrier arrived close to their position. A frightened Vergil then refused to get on the Phantom, and was shoved in by Buck while Dare pulled it into the [[gravity lift]]. The group successfully escaped the city as it was glassed by the Covenant fleet.<ref name="coast">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>
 ===Respite and redeployment===