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===The Janus Key===

{{Main|Battle of Oban|Battle of Aktis IV}}

In July 16, 2558, the human colony of [[Oban]] was [[Battle of Oban|attacked]] by Jul 'Mdama's forces and his Promethean allies. During the battle Thorne was ambushed by a [[Promethean Knight]] but he was saved by Commander Palmer. With the Prometheans' presence, Palmer ordered all UNSC forces to search and find Jul 'Mdama. After [[Joel Thomas]] ordered an airstrike on two [[Type-44 Phantom]]s near Palmer's position, Palmer ordered Thorne to get to an [[M12 Warthog LRV]] and pursue the Phantoms, but they were ambushed and pursued by [[Promethean Crawlers]]. They dispatched several of the Crawlers and Palmer jumped out of a cliff, directly above the Phantoms. The Warthog landed on the ground, injuring Thorne, and the Phantoms prepared to shoot their [[heavy plasma cannon]]s at them. However, a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] appeared, destroying both Phantoms, and saving Palmer's and Thorne's lives. Thorne returned to ''Infinity'' after the UNSC won the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 13|Issue #13]]''</ref>

After ''Infinity'' was stranded in an uncharted system, Thorne and Fireteam Majestic, led by Commander Palmer, were deployed to the planet [[Aktis IV]] to investigate a mysterious signal. After eliminating a small group of Covenant forces, they discovered a Forerunner structure and provided protection for [[Henry Glassman|Dr. Glassman]] as he arrived to investigate the site. Several hours later, Thorne was charged by Palmer with transporting the science equipment from an incoming [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] to the Forerunner structure. However, the Pelican was shot down by [[Sali 'Nyon]]'s [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant|forces]], triggering a massive Covenant ambush which soon forced Thorne and the other Spartans to retreat into the Forerunner facility.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 14|Issue #14]]''</ref>

The Spartans and Dr. Glassman remained barricaded in the structure for over seven hours. After Glassman was able to activate the facility's [[teleportation grid]], Palmer took Thorne and Ray with her on her personal mission to hunt down Dr. Halsey, who had been spotted in the jungle, while the rest of the Spartans teleported to a different destination. After taking the portal into the jungle Thorne, Ray and Palmer spotted a [[Unidentified Sangheili Minor|Sangheili Minor]] who had defected from Sali 'Nyon's Covenant. The Minor contacted 'Mdama's forces and offered them the Janus Key half stolen by 'Nyon. Thorne and Ray prepared to ambush the Minor but Palmer ordered them to stop. Both Spartans questioned her order, pointing out that they could easily take the Janus Key from the Sangheili before Halsey arrived with a greater force. However, Palmer intended to wait for Halsey instead in order to ambush her.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|Issue #15]]''</ref>

===The Absolute Record===

{{Main|Operation: ATHENA}}

Soon after Thorne was chosen to take part in Operation: Athena alongside Commander Sarah Palmer, [[Holly Tanaka]], Dr. Henry Glassman and [[Ayit 'Sevi]], the same Sangheili he had already encountered during the mission on Ven III. The military operation was designed by Admiral [[Serin Osman]] to prevent Jul 'Mdama and Dr. Catherine Halsey from accessing the Forerunner facility known as the [[Absolute Record]]. On September 15, Thorne and the rest of the team were briefed on how they would infiltrate Jul 'Mdama's fleet by stowing away on-board the assault carrier ''[[Breath of Annihilation]]''. Upon arrival at the Absolute Record, the team would separate from the fleet and use an advanced [[telemetry probe]] to transmit their location back to the UNSC for reinforcements.<ref name="HE19">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 19|Issue #19]]''</ref>