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Some time later in 2558, events on five [[human colonies]] resulted in mass destruction caused by [[Guardian|unknown objects]]. The situation was properly secured by the UNSC on four of the colonies, but on the fifth, the site was secured by the [[New Colonial Alliance]]. To prevent the Insurrectionist faction from securing the deadly object, ONI operative Commander [[Maya Sankar]] was tasked with infiltrating the faction to aid ONI in dealing with the rebels. In addition, Black-Box was "partnered" with Sankar to help her on her mission and keep ONI's interests a priority, over her objections. As with the Sanghelios mission, Black-Box was housed in a data-chip disguised as a lapel pin.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 01: ''CUBE B-349''</ref> | Some time later in 2558, events on five [[human colonies]] resulted in mass destruction caused by [[Guardian|unknown objects]]. The situation was properly secured by the UNSC on four of the colonies, but on the fifth, the site was secured by the [[New Colonial Alliance]]. To prevent the Insurrectionist faction from securing the deadly object, ONI operative Commander [[Maya Sankar]] was tasked with infiltrating the faction to aid ONI in dealing with the rebels. In addition, Black-Box was "partnered" with Sankar to help her on her mission and keep ONI's interests a priority, over her objections. As with the Sanghelios mission, Black-Box was housed in a data-chip disguised as a lapel pin.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 01: ''CUBE B-349''</ref> | ||
The pair traveled to [[Conrad's Point]] in a prisoner transport vessel, and made contact with ONI deep cover operative [[Ari Rezneck]], who had already infiltrated the NCA and copied their analysis of the event onto a data chip. They were led to the NCA base camp and encountered Maya's former protege [[Bostwick]] and ex-[[Spartan-IV]] [[Ilsa Zane]], the new leader of the faction. Zane executed Ari for betraying them to ONI, but a UNSC airstrike and Bostwick's intervention prevented her from killing Maya as well. After fleeing the planet with the data and Bostwick, BB implored Maya to head for an ONI base with the intel. Sankar refused, believing that ONI would suppress the information and let additional colonies fall so they could study the results. | The pair traveled to [[Conrad's Point]] in a prisoner transport vessel, and made contact with ONI deep cover operative [[Ari Rezneck]], who had already infiltrated the NCA and copied their analysis of the event onto a data chip. They were led to the NCA base camp and encountered Maya's former protege [[Bostwick]] and ex-[[Spartan-IV]] [[Ilsa Zane]], the new leader of the faction. Zane executed Ari for betraying them to ONI, but a UNSC airstrike and Bostwick's intervention prevented her from killing Maya as well. After fleeing the planet with the data and Bostwick, BB implored Maya to head for an ONI base with the intel. Sankar refused, believing that ONI would suppress the information and let additional colonies fall so they could study the results.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 02: ''FROM FIRE TO BLOOD''</ref> | ||
Taken to Maya's remote safe house on [[Bintero]], BB encountered the still-alive [[Mshak Moradi]], who'd been trapped in the agent's house and who quickly grew terrified of BB, referring to them as a "computer zombie". BB was unable to contact ONI due to Maya's personal communications array blackout, but the group was found by ONI anyway, having been tracked from Conrad's Point. They attempted to escape, taking BB with them, but Maya's ship was intercepted and captured by the ''[[Rampant Peridition]]'', a former [[Covenant]] ship now manned by [[Kig-Yar]] pirates.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 03: ''SAFE HOUSE''</ref> | |||
BB translated for Maya as she attempted to negotiate with their captors, eventually bluffing them into jailing them rather than killing them immediately. When Bostwick was taken by pirates to be eaten alive, Maya and BB engineered an escape from their cell by plugging him into the wall's energy conduit and causing a power shortage. Now interfaced with the ship's systems, BB aided her in finding Bostwick and negotiating with the Kig-Yar shipmistress, upon discovering that the ship's slipspace engine had been disabled. In exchange for repairing it, the pirates let them go free. <ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 04: ''JACKALS''</ref> | |||
Investigating the conditions at Conrad's Point and other recent disaster sites, Black-Box uncovered a pattern of geological and meteorological disturbances that became present on planets before an imminent Guardian awakening. The next planet exhibiting those symptoms was [[Laika III]], but BB also transmitted his findings to ONI in hopes that they could evacuate citizens and control the incoming news. However, their arrival at Laika was immediately interrupted by an attack by Ilsa Zane, who damaged Maya's ship, forcing BB to take control and steer them into a crash-landing. <ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 05: ''WHERE THE THIRD LIFE SHINES''</ref> | |||
After an encounter with [[Dasc Gevadim]] and his followers of [[Triad]], the group headed to [[New Hedmark]] in hopes of initiating an evacuation. The Guardian's awakening tremors were already beginning in the city, but BB alerted the group that activating the anti-Covenant alert system would activate every available ship that could aid rescue. However, his suggestion turned out to be a ploy to have himself be taken to the city's shuttle port, intending to leave and have ONI control whatever news left the planet. Maya was determined to alert Laika's citizens and the other colonies, and BB was made to come along as she activated the port's radio tower and sent a message about the Guardian attack on the city. | |||
As her message concluded, Maya was killed by Bostwick to preserve the legend of FERO the rebel hero and not Maya the ONI spy. Maya Sankar's brain was recovered from her body and chosen for [[Smart AI]] creation. BB interviewed the remnants of her mind as she recounted the memories of her final mission, and the recording conservation was subsequently published to ONI.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Season 2 - Episode 05: ''TRANSCENDENCE''</ref> | |||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||