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{{Quote|no=two|q1=We're outnumbered here, Chief. A few thousand to one.|Fred-104|q2=Surrendering ''Argent Moon'' is not an option.|John-117|John and Fred about their mission<ref name="H5GBT">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=two|q1=We're outnumbered here, Chief. A few thousand to one.|Fred-104|q2=Surrendering ''Argent Moon'' is not an option.|John-117|John and Fred about their mission<ref name="H5GBT">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref>}} | ||
Near the start of October 23, 2558, John and the rest of Blue Team were deployed from the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} for [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]], a mission to find and secure ''[[Argent Moon]]'', an ONI research vessel that had been missing for nineteen months.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}}<ref name="WaypointLinda-058">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/linda-058 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Linda-058'']</ref> John piloted a [[D79-TC Pelican]] carrying he and the rest of the team through an asteroid field within the [[Crow's Eye Nebula]] in search of ''Argent Moon'' and notified the ''Infinity'' as soon as he laid eyes on it.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}} After turning the dropship to its rear bay faced their target, John joined the others and prepared to launch from the craft using his armor's integrated thrusters. Before departing he accepted an [[MA5D assault rifle]] from Kelly and confirmed all were ready. Blue Team then maneuvered around a few asteroids before readying their weapons and concentrating fire on a window as they sped toward it. By doing so, the Spartans were able to easily fly right through the glass and activate their suits' magnetic boot clamps upon landing within. A number of [[Sangheili]] that were there to meet them were quickly forced into space as the area they'd entered depressurized, but John and the others were held in place long enough for a [[blast door]] to seal the breach they'd made. ''Argent Moon'' was presently occupied by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] forces loyal to [[Jul 'Mdama]], but John planned for them to clear the aliens and return the station to [[ONI]]. As the team made its way toward the ship's data center the Spartans passed a [[Unidentified UNSC stealth ship|stealth-class vessel]] that had been under construction as well as numerous skeletal remains once belonging to the ''Argent Moon'''s crew. Linda asked what they knew about the experiments that had been done there, to which John said they didn't know anything and further, that they ought not to ask. The first group of unsuspecting Covenant the team came across was made up of a few [[Unggoy]], who were mercilessly eliminated. Beyond the room the Grunts had been in the Spartans soon found themselves facing off against Sangheili and Kig-Yar as well. In the data center John used the complete set of data security keys they had for the station to access its databanks and pull its schematics and current population map. The plan was to reach and seize Central Control and thereby deactivate [[Artificial gravity|gravity]] and life support systems in order to efficiently kill off all enemies aboard. John next led his team to an [[elevator]] which carried them down to the assembly bay where the large stealth ship had been being built. Fred suggested the most direct route to the shipyard beyond was through a wall ahead of them, so John led the way in charging through a metal grating and sliding down a ramp on the opposite side. The shipyard was full of Covenant forces, including a [[Sangheili Zealot|Sangheili zealot]], but Blue Team had little troubling dealing with them. At the top of a series of stairs John acquired an [[Hydra | Near the start of October 23, 2558, John and the rest of Blue Team were deployed from the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} for [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]], a mission to find and secure ''[[Argent Moon]]'', an ONI research vessel that had been missing for nineteen months.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}}<ref name="WaypointLinda-058">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/linda-058 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Linda-058'']</ref> John piloted a [[D79-TC Pelican]] carrying he and the rest of the team through an asteroid field within the [[Crow's Eye Nebula]] in search of ''Argent Moon'' and notified the ''Infinity'' as soon as he laid eyes on it.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}} After turning the dropship to its rear bay faced their target, John joined the others and prepared to launch from the craft using his armor's integrated thrusters. Before departing he accepted an [[MA5D assault rifle]] from Kelly and confirmed all were ready. Blue Team then maneuvered around a few asteroids before readying their weapons and concentrating fire on a window as they sped toward it. By doing so, the Spartans were able to easily fly right through the glass and activate their suits' magnetic boot clamps upon landing within. A number of [[Sangheili]] that were there to meet them were quickly forced into space as the area they'd entered depressurized, but John and the others were held in place long enough for a [[blast door]] to seal the breach they'd made. ''Argent Moon'' was presently occupied by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] forces loyal to [[Jul 'Mdama]], but John planned for them to clear the aliens and return the station to [[ONI]]. As the team made its way toward the ship's data center the Spartans passed a [[Unidentified UNSC stealth ship|stealth-class vessel]] that had been under construction as well as numerous skeletal remains once belonging to the ''Argent Moon'''s crew. Linda asked what they knew about the experiments that had been done there, to which John said they didn't know anything and further, that they ought not to ask. The first group of unsuspecting Covenant the team came across was made up of a few [[Unggoy]], who were mercilessly eliminated. Beyond the room the Grunts had been in the Spartans soon found themselves facing off against Sangheili and Kig-Yar as well. In the data center John used the complete set of data security keys they had for the station to access its databanks and pull its schematics and current population map. The plan was to reach and seize Central Control and thereby deactivate [[Artificial gravity|gravity]] and life support systems in order to efficiently kill off all enemies aboard. John next led his team to an [[elevator]] which carried them down to the assembly bay where the large stealth ship had been being built. Fred suggested the most direct route to the shipyard beyond was through a wall ahead of them, so John led the way in charging through a metal grating and sliding down a ramp on the opposite side. The shipyard was full of Covenant forces, including a [[Sangheili Zealot|Sangheili zealot]], but Blue Team had little troubling dealing with them. At the top of a series of stairs John acquired an [[MLRS-1 Hydra|MLRS-1 Hydra]] and used it to great effect on even more adversaries which were gathered all about the unfinished ship in the bay. Central Control was just beyond a set of doors when without warning, a [[Mgalekgolo]] gestalt suddenly smashed through a pile of crates and brought its [[Wikipedia:Pavise|pavise]] shield down on a catwalk Blue Team was crossing, sending all four of them tumbling to a lower level.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}} | ||
John unexpectedly found himself no longer surrounded by the floor and walls of the ''Argent Moon'', but seemingly within a rocky cave system. Calling out to Linda, Kelly, and Fred to report in yielded no answers, but he did then hear the faint voice of none other than [[Cortana]]. Turning, he cautiously approached what appeared to be her [[data crystal chip]] but it vanished right as he attempted to pick it up. He followed a source of light to where the stony floor ended at a cliff overlooking a bottomless chasm, and across this gulf Cortana's figure visibly appeared. She told him the [[Domain]] was open and that [[Meridian]], a [[Glassing|glassed]] [[Outer Colony]] world, was [[Guardian Custode|next]]. John struggled to understand what he was seeing and hearing, but Cortana just responded to his confusion by claiming that "[[Reclaimer|the Reclamation]]" was about to begin. At this a loud roar sounded from beneath John's feet and an enormous [[Guardian Custode|construct]] rose imposingly from the depths. John fell to his knees then and the vision ended. He was once again surrounded by his teammates. Kelly could see that something was wrong and asked him what it was, and in response the Chief told them Cortana was on Meridian. Linda and Fred both pushed back at the notion, seeing as John had told them all how he'd watched her die. John didn't understand how she could have survived himself nor what he had just seen, but resolved to focus on the present mission for the time being and worry about that later.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}} | John unexpectedly found himself no longer surrounded by the floor and walls of the ''Argent Moon'', but seemingly within a rocky cave system. Calling out to Linda, Kelly, and Fred to report in yielded no answers, but he did then hear the faint voice of none other than [[Cortana]]. Turning, he cautiously approached what appeared to be her [[data crystal chip]] but it vanished right as he attempted to pick it up. He followed a source of light to where the stony floor ended at a cliff overlooking a bottomless chasm, and across this gulf Cortana's figure visibly appeared. She told him the [[Domain]] was open and that [[Meridian]], a [[Glassing|glassed]] [[Outer Colony]] world, was [[Guardian Custode|next]]. John struggled to understand what he was seeing and hearing, but Cortana just responded to his confusion by claiming that "[[Reclaimer|the Reclamation]]" was about to begin. At this a loud roar sounded from beneath John's feet and an enormous [[Guardian Custode|construct]] rose imposingly from the depths. John fell to his knees then and the vision ended. He was once again surrounded by his teammates. Kelly could see that something was wrong and asked him what it was, and in response the Chief told them Cortana was on Meridian. Linda and Fred both pushed back at the notion, seeing as John had told them all how he'd watched her die. John didn't understand how she could have survived himself nor what he had just seen, but resolved to focus on the present mission for the time being and worry about that later.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}} | ||