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'''Grace-093''' was a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. She was the SPARTANs' principal explosives expert.
'''Grace-093''' was a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]]. She was the SPARTAN-IIs' principal explosives expert.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Conscription===
===Conscription and training===
Grace-093 was a genetically, intellectually, and physically gifted child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project. She was abducted by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and replaced with a [[flash clone]] when she was around six years old. She and seventy-four other children were taken to [[Reach]] in the Epsilon Eridani system. There, she was trained by the [[dumb AI|"dumb"AI]],[[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], with the two serving as the Spartans' teacher and drill instructor, respectively. In [[2519]], she was taken alongside her fellow trainees to a [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] for a mission that required each trainee to be left alone in the woods with a only a single piece of a map. It was up to them to find one another so that they could piece the map together and locate the designated extraction point. The mission was ultimately a success. At another point during training, Grace and the others traveled to [[Emerald Cove]] for an underwater mission. There, they abandoned Mendez and lived on their own on an island for a few days. By July 14, [[2523]], Grace and her fellow Spartan-IIs had begun facing the formidable and ruthless UNSC Marine Corps' [[Tango Company]] in simulated war games. On March 9, 2525, Grace and the rest of the Spartan-II candidates underwent their [[augmentation]] procedures at [[Medical Facility Endurance]] orbiting Reach. After successfully enduring the procedures, Grace later attended a military funeral aboard the carrier, the [[UNSC Atlas]], in the [[Lambda Serpentis]] system for the Spartans who died during the process. Afterwards, they all returned to Reach for their final training phase in the [[Highland Mountains]].
Grace-093 was a genetically, intellectually, and physically gifted child chosen for the [[SPARTAN-II]] project. She was abducted by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and replaced with a [[flash clone]] when she was around six years old. She and seventy-four other children were taken to [[Reach]] in the Epsilon Eridani system. There, she was trained by the [[dumb AI|"dumb"AI]],[[Déjà]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], with the two serving as the Spartans' teacher and drill instructor, respectively. In [[2519]], she was taken alongside her fellow trainees to a [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] for a mission that required each trainee to be left alone in the woods with a only a single piece of a map. It was up to them to find one another so that they could piece the map together and locate the designated extraction point. The mission was ultimately a success. At another point during training, Grace and the others traveled to [[Emerald Cove]] for an underwater mission. There, they abandoned Mendez and lived on their own on an island for a few days. By July 14, [[2523]], Grace and her fellow Spartan-IIs had begun facing the formidable and ruthless UNSC Marine Corps' [[Tango Company]] in simulated war games. On March 9, 2525, Grace and the rest of the Spartan-II candidates underwent their [[augmentation]] procedures at [[Medical Facility Endurance]] orbiting Reach. After successfully enduring the procedures, Grace later attended a military funeral aboard the carrier, the [[UNSC Atlas]], in the [[Lambda Serpentis]] system for the Spartans who died during the process. Afterwards, they all returned to Reach for their final training phase in the [[Highland Mountains]].


After the [[Covenant]] attack on [[Harvest]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Grace and the rest of the Spartan-IIs were brought to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], where Rear [[Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and the AI, [[Beowulf]], briefed them on the emerging Covenant threat. In response, the training of Grace and the rest of the Spartan-IIs was accelerated, and the Spartans were sent to [[Chi Ceti IV]] in the Chi Ceti system to receive their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] from the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] in order to aid in combat against the alien threat. While en route to Chi Ceti IV aboard the [[Paris-class heavy frigate]], the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, they were attacked by the Covenant warship, ''[[Unrelenting]]''. The ''Commonwealth'' was able to ward off the ''Unrelenting'' and the Spartans were deployed to Chi Ceti IV with Halsey, where they each recieved a set of armor. While the Spartans were returning to the ''Commonwealth'', the ''Unrelenting'' returned and engaged the frigate. To provide aid to the ''Commonwealth'', [[John-117]] had Grace and the other Spartan-IIs use [[thruster pack]]s to embark towards the ''Unrelenting'' so that they could destroy the warship with [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|Anvil-II AS missiles]], though only John, [[Kelly-087]], and [[Samuel-034]] made it aboard.
===War with the Covenant===
After the [[Covenant]] attack on [[Harvest]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Grace and the rest of the Spartan-IIs were brought to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], where Rear [[Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and the AI, [[Beowulf]], briefed them on the emerging Covenant threat. In response, the training of Grace and the rest of the Spartan-IIs was accelerated, and the Spartans were sent to [[Chi Ceti IV]] in the Chi Ceti system to receive their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] from the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] in order to aid in combat against the alien threat. While en route to Chi Ceti IV aboard the [[Paris-class heavy frigate]], the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, they were attacked by the Covenant warship, ''[[Unrelenting]]''. The ''Commonwealth'' was able to ward off the ''Unrelenting'' and the Spartans were deployed to Chi Ceti IV with Halsey, where they each received a set of armor. While the Spartans were returning to the ''Commonwealth'', the ''Unrelenting'' returned and engaged the frigate. To provide aid to the ''Commonwealth'', [[John-117]] had Grace and the other Spartan-IIs use [[thruster pack]]s to embark towards the ''Unrelenting'' so that they could destroy the warship with [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|Anvil-II AS missiles]], though only John, [[Kelly-087]], and [[Samuel-034]] made it aboard.{{Citation needed}}


===Netherop===
===Netherop===
Grace served alongside [[Gold Team]], led by [[Joshua-029]] as of early [[2526]]. On March 5 of that year, she and eleven other Spartans were organized into an assault squad assigned to board and capture a [[Covenant frigate]], ''[[Radiant Arrow]]'', orbiting the planet [[Netherop]]. She and the rest of the squad were deployed from the prowler {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} for an [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] [[Boarding|boarding action]] in order to accomplish this task.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''chapter 1''</ref>
{{Main|Skirmish over Netherop}}
By early [[2526]], Grace had been assigned to [[Gold Team]], led by [[Joshua-029]]. On [[2526#March|March 5]], Grace, her teammates, and eight other Spartans were organized into an assault squad led by [[John-117]] with orders to board and capture a [[Covenant frigate]], ''[[Radiant Arrow]]'', orbiting the planet [[Netherop]]. To accomplish this, they were all deployed from the [[prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} for an [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] [[Boarding|boarding action]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} Using a flight of [[Type-27 Banshee]]s for cover, the Spartans stealthily approached the alien vessel.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS2|HSS|Chapter=2}} They [[Skirmish over Netherop|boarded]] the frigate via its underslung hangar and eliminated the Covenant forces stationed there without the rest of crew realizing they had been boarded. As [[Blue Team|Blue]] and [[Green Team]]s pushed further into the alien vessel, John instructed Gold Team  to collect weapons and corpses to be piled into the Banshees, which would then be pushed out into space for ONI to recover later on for study. Once that task was completed, Grace and her team acted as support for Blue and Green, watching their backs. As the two forward teams continued on, a sensor operator aboard the ''Starry Night'' "accidentally" broadcast a transmission on the Spartans' [[COM|SQUADCOM]], revealing their presence to the frigate's crew. Unbeknownst to them, the crewman's apparent mistake was part of an [[insurrectionist]] plot designed by [[Hector Nyeto]], who intended to get the Spartans killed. With their presence known, Blue and Green Teams split up, with John leading his team to the bridge. John was unable to prevent the frigate's [[shipmaster]] from activating a [[self-destruct]] sequence, forcing him to order all of his teammates to abandon ship immediately. All of the Spartans—including Grace—made it to safety before the ''Radiant Arrow'' detonated.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS3|HSS|Chapter=3}}


===Reach===
===SILENT STORM===
During the [[Fall of Reach]], she was designated Red-Twenty Three and assigned to [[Red Team]] under [[Frederic-104]] team by [[John-117]]. Their mission was to defend the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the orbital [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] guns around Reach. As their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], [[Bravo 001]] was descending to the surface, it was shot down by [[Covenant]] AA plasma fire, and their pilot [[Mitchell]] was killed. The Spartans were forced to jump to the surface of the planet, gaining many injuries and a few deaths.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 11''</ref>
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===The Fall of Reach===
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During the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of Reach, she was designated Red-Twenty Three and assigned to [[Red Team]] under [[Frederic-104]] team by [[John-117]]. Their mission was to defend the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the orbital [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] guns around Reach. As their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]], [[Bravo 001]] was descending to the surface, it was shot down by [[Covenant]] AA plasma fire, and their pilot [[Mitchell]] was killed. The Spartans were forced to jump to the surface of the planet, gaining many injuries and a few deaths.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 11''</ref>


Grace was then assigned to [[Team Gamma|"Gamma" team]], along with [[Anton-044]] and [[Li-008]]. They were sent to evacuate [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb|Whitcomb]]. They found him but were unable to rally with the rest of the Spartans due to Covenant activity. They then retreated to [[Camp Independence]], where they broadcast ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' and went on hit and run missions for three weeks until they were found by John who recognized the Oly Oly Oxen Free tune.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 111-112''</ref> They then proceeded to rescue [[Team Alpha|"Alpha"]] and [[Team Delta|"Delta"]] teams from the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite portal complex|caves]] beneath [[CASTLE Base]]. Grace then boarded a captured [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] and went to the captured ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', under control of the AI [[Cortana]].
Grace was then assigned to [[Team Gamma|"Gamma" team]], along with [[Anton-044]] and [[Li-008]]. They were sent to evacuate [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb|Whitcomb]]. They found him but were unable to rally with the rest of the Spartans due to Covenant activity. They then retreated to [[Camp Independence]], where they broadcast ''[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]'' and went on hit and run missions for three weeks until they were found by John who recognized the Oly Oly Oxen Free tune.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 111-112''</ref> They then proceeded to rescue [[Team Alpha|"Alpha"]] and [[Team Delta|"Delta"]] teams from the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite portal complex|caves]] beneath [[CASTLE Base]]. Grace then boarded a captured [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] and went to the captured ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', under control of the AI [[Cortana]].