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===Becoming a SPARTAN-IV===
===Becoming a SPARTAN-IV===
After the Draco III rebellion, Mickey and the rest of Alpha-Nine were offered a position into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] by [[Jun-A266]], which they accepted.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 107'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey departed to [[Mars]] where he underwent the necessary [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]] alongside Buck and Romeo.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 113'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey and the rest of the Spartan trainees were transported to a space station orbiting a dwarf planet for further training. With Captain [[O'Day]] serving as their [[drill instructor]], the Spartans were trained to break their bad habits that they had formed over their military careers.<ref name="nb118">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 118-127'' (Google Play edition)</ref> He often conversed with fellow trainee [[Rudolf Schein]] about politics.<ref name="nb135">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 135'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Schein shared his anti-centralization views of the UNSC with Mickey; he often dropped dissolving pamphlets about the United Rebel Front into Mickey's locker for him to read.<ref name="nb160">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 160'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After fellow trainee [[Hideo Wakahisa]] was found dead, Commander [[Musa-096]] ordered for all trainees to return to their quarters until the situation defused.<ref name="nb118"/> Schein, who had murdered Wakahisa when he refused to join Schein's cause, had stolen a medallion belonging to Mickey and planted it on the body to buy himself more time.<ref name="nb160"/> Mickey, Buck, and Romeo were visited by Jun and Musa. Although they had found Mickey's medallion on the body of Wakahisa, Buck, Romeo, and Mickey insisted that the latter was not responsible for the murder. Musa ordered Jun to search the station's security footage of the locker room to find any further leads. Musa later had Jun assign the three Spartan trainees to a temporary quarters until the situation could be solved.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 131-135'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
After the Draco III rebellion, Mickey and the rest of Alpha-Nine were offered a position into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] by [[Jun-A266]], which they accepted.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 107'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey departed to [[Mars]] where he underwent the necessary [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]] alongside Buck and Romeo.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 113'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Mickey and the rest of the Spartan trainees were transported to a space station orbiting a dwarf planet for further training. With Captain [[O'Day]] serving as their [[drill instructor]], the Spartans were trained to break their bad habits that they had formed over their military careers.<ref name="nb118">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 118-127'' (Google Play edition)</ref> He often conversed with fellow trainee [[Rudolf Schein]] about politics.<ref name="nb135">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 135'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Schein shared his anti-centralization views of the UNSC with Mickey; he often dropped dissolving pamphlets about the United Rebel Front into Mickey's locker for him to read.<ref name="nb160">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 160'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After fellow trainee [[Hideo Wakahisa]] was found dead, Commander [[Musa-096]] ordered for all trainees to return to their quarters until the situation defused.<ref name="nb118"/> Schein, who had murdered Wakahisa when he refused to join Schein's cause, had stolen a medallion belonging to Mickey and planted it on the body to buy himself more time.<ref name="nb160"/> Mickey, Buck, and Romeo were visited by Jun and Musa. Although they had found [[keepsake|Mickey's medallion]] on the body of Wakahisa, Buck, Romeo, and Mickey insisted that the latter was not responsible for the murder. Musa ordered Jun to search the station's security footage of the locker room to find any further leads. Musa later had Jun assign the three Spartan trainees to a temporary quarters until the situation could be solved.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 131-135'' (Google Play edition)</ref>


Schein was soon proved responsible for the murder and Jun, Musa, and O'Day went to confront him. However, Schein was waiting for them at the recreational room with the intent to blow up the station, and a skirmish ensured. Mickey and his team heard gunshots from their room and the three raced to its place of origin. Before the Spartans reached the rec room, O'Day warned them to stay back before Schein's grenade detonated and sent the four flying backwards as the station's [[artificial gravity]] was shut off. As they attempted to escape from the breached rec room, O'Day was killed when she was sent flying towards a wall at a high speed. The three Spartans took shelter in an empty room until the incident was over and the gravity returned an hour later. Returning to their quarters, Mickey and his team were debriefed on the events that had transpired and on Schein's defection.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 137-144'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After the incident, Mickey attended Schein's funeral, likely hosted by the URF. At the funeral, Crespo met [[Schein|Schein's father]] and covertly joined the Front.<ref name="nb160"/> For eighteen months, largely at his request, Mickey and his squad battled [[Covenant remnants]] on [[human colonies]], including [[New Caracas]], [[Gaenir Beta]], and [[Charion VI]].<ref name="nb148">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 148'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
Schein was soon proved responsible for the murder and Jun, Musa, and O'Day went to confront him. However, Schein was waiting for them at the recreational room with the intent to blow up the station, and a skirmish ensured. Mickey and his team heard gunshots from their room and the three raced to its place of origin. Before the Spartans reached the rec room, O'Day warned them to stay back before Schein's grenade detonated and sent the four flying backwards as the station's [[artificial gravity]] was shut off. As they attempted to escape from the breached rec room, O'Day was killed when she was sent flying towards a wall at a high speed. The three Spartans took shelter in an empty room until the incident was over and the gravity returned an hour later. Returning to their quarters, Mickey and his team were debriefed on the events that had transpired and on Schein's defection.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 137-144'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After the incident, Mickey attended Schein's funeral, likely hosted by the URF. At the funeral, Crespo met [[Schein|Schein's father]] and covertly joined the Front.<ref name="nb160"/> For eighteen months, largely at his request, Mickey and his squad battled [[Covenant remnants]] on [[human colonies]], including [[New Caracas]], [[Gaenir Beta]], and [[Charion VI]].<ref name="nb148">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 148'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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