Editing Skirmish at Apex

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name=Skirmish at Apex
|prev=[[Raid on Harvester]]
|conc=[[Escape from Librarian's Rest]], [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|Invasion of the UNSC ''Infinity'']]
|next=[[Raid on Apex]]
|image=
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Requiem Campaign]]
|date=
|place="[[Apex]]", [[Requiem]], [[Epoloch system]]
|result=*'''UNSC victory'''
**[[Fireteam Crimson]] successfully extracted from "[[Apex]]" to help the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
|side1=*[[United Earth Government]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
*[[Ur-Didact|Didact's]] [[Promethean]]s
|commanders1=*Spartan [[Jared Miller]]
|commanders2=*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]
|forces1=*[[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]]
**[[Spartan Operations]]
***[[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]s
****[[Fireteam Crimson]]
**[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
***Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]]
*1 captured [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]
*1 [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]]
|forces2=*Numerous [[Sangheili]]
*Numerous [[Kig-Yar]]
*Numerous [[Unggoy]]
*1 [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]
*Several [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]]
*1 [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]
*Numerous [[Promethean Knight]]s
*Numerous [[Promethean Watcher]]s
*Numerous [[Promethean Crawler]]s
|casual1=*None
|casual2=*Total
}}
{{Quote|Crimson, ''Infinity''’s been boarded.  We’re under attack!  I’m canceling your op and bringing you home!  Marking the quickest way out of that mess for you, Crimson.|Jared Miller{{Ref/Reuse|Backup}}}}
The '''Skirmish at Apex''' was a skirmish in the [[Requiem Campaign]] between [[Fireteam Crimson]] aided by a stolen [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] piloted by [[Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] at "[[Apex]]" due to an aborted mission.
==Prelude==
While searching for the missing [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]], [[Fireteam Crimson]] was [[Ambush at the Quarry|ambushed]] at the "[[Quarry]]" and captured.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori/Spartan Thorne|S105 Spartan Thorne]]</ref> Taken to "[[Lockup]]," Crimson managed to [[Escape from Lockup|escape]] with the help of [[Jared Miller]] and [[Robert Dalton]] and rescued [[Icebreaker squad]] who were held captive at the facility as well. [[Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] of Icebreaker squad successfully managed to hijack a Covenant [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] which he and Crimson used to escape from "Lockup."<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Escape Plan|S106 Escape Plan]]</ref>

Following their escape, Crimson's Phantom, mistaken by the Covenant for one of their own, was ordered to land at "[[Control]]." Crimson was able to [[First Raid on Control|infiltrate the facility]] and access three Covenant comm relays, allowing [[Roland]] to implant computer worms into them in order to access the data. Crimson then made their escape after eliminating the Covenant reinforcements.<ref name="All the Secrets">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/All The Secrets|S106 All the Secrets]]</ref> In the "[[Warrens]]," Crimson [[Raid on the Warrens|accessed]] a central intel center revealed by the data extracted at "Control." The information in the intel center revealed [[Harvester (location)|a Covenant archeological dig]] that [[Fireteam Switchback]] was sent to investigate while Fireteam Crimson was deployed to investigate the supply depot.<ref name="Need to Know">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Need To Know|S106 Need to Know]]</ref> However, while Crimson [[Raid on Cyclone|succeeded in destroying]] three plasma stockpiles at "[[Cyclone]]," Switchback experienced heavy resistance and called for backup. As Crimson was closest, they were redeployed to help Switchback<ref name="Search and Destroy">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Search and Destroy|S106 Search and Destroy]]</ref> and succeeded in permanently disabling the [[Za'zayara-pattern Harvester|Harvester]], though Switchback disappeared without a trace.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Switchback|S106 Switchback]]</ref>

As Crimson continued their covert missions, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|invaded]] by Covenant and Promethean forces seeking to destroy the ship and kidnap Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref name="Invasion">''Spartan Ops'', [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)|S107 Invasion]]</ref>

==Battle==
===A cancelled mission===
[[Fireteam Crimson]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] were dispatched to "[[Apex]]" in their stolen [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] to shut down [[Requiem]]'s [[teleportation grid|portals]] in the area and capture "Apex" for the UNSC.<ref name="Unfinished Business">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Unfinished Business|S108 Unfinished Business]]</ref> However, as Crimson approached the portal, [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]'s call for battle stations was picked up by both the team and Spartan [[Jared Miller]]. Crimson fought through the enemy forces in the area to shut down the portal as Miller attempted to figure out what was going on.

After Crimson succeeded in shutting down the portal, they received a transmission from [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] recalling all Spartan fireteams to the ship. Miller reported that ''Infinity'' had [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|been boarded]] and as a result, he was canceling their mission and recalling Crimson to help defend the ship.<ref name="Backup">''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Backup|S107 Backup]]</ref>

===Extraction===
Miller provided Crimson with the quickest way out of the area and, coming across a shield barrier, Crimson destroyed the generator that Miller directed them to, dropping the barrier and continued on. Outside of the caves, they encountered heavy [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] and [[Promethean]] forces, including some [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]] while the battle continued on the ''Infinity''. Murphy reported that he needed Crimson further down the hill to pick them up, so Miller attempted to contact [[Robert Dalton]] to ask if there was any ordnance left packed for launch planetside. Unable to reach Dalton, Miller contacted [[Roland]] instead who informed him that there wasn't much, but he would send what they had.

As Roland sent the supplies, Crimson continued forward, battling a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] near another shield generator. As the fighting continued, Murphy located a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]] and transported it nearby to help Crimson in their fight. However, Murphy's actions attracted the attention of an enemy [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] which attacked Murphy's stolen dropship. With Murphy outmanned and outgunned, Crimson used the Mantis' firepower to destroy the enemy Phantom while Roland sent what little supplies they had left that he hadn't already sent and reported multiple casualties on all decks. With a combination of covering fire from Murphy's Phantom, the Mantis' firepower and the supplies Roland sent, Crimson was able to clear the area of Covenant and Promethean forces despite facing heavy resistance. With the area clear, Murphy was finally able to extract Crimson to help the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|Backup}}

==Aftermath==
As Crimson and Murphy departed, Miller reported that [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|the situation]] was worsening as there was now Covenant ships inbound on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Backup}} Crimson and Murphy returned to the ''Infinity'' which inadvertently shot down their stolen Phantom, mistaking it for a hostile ship. However, Crimson was able to successfully help in repelling the Covenant invasion of the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|Invasion}}

After the Covenant invasion was ended and the ship was secured, Crimson was [[Raid on Apex|redeployed]] to "[[Apex]]" to finish the mission that they had been on when the ''Infinity's'' plight interrupted them.{{Ref/Reuse|Unfinished Business}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Engagements in the Requiem Campaign}}
[[Category:UNSC victories]]