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In [[2558#February|February 2558]], as Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] studied one of the [[Requiem slipspace artifacts]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, she was contacted by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Supreme Leader]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] in secret. 'Mdama suggested that they could help each other and questioned what Halsey knew of the [[Promethean]]s. After a failed attempt to get useful information out of [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]],<ref name="Didact's Hand">'' | In [[2558#February|February 2558]], as Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] studied one of the [[Requiem slipspace artifacts]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, she was contacted by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Supreme Leader]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] in secret. 'Mdama suggested that they could help each other and questioned what Halsey knew of the [[Promethean]]s. After a failed attempt to get useful information out of [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]],<ref name="Didact's Hand">''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> 'Mdama promised to provide her with proof of the true nature of the Prometheans which Halsey had been kept unaware of.<ref name="Memento Mori">''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref> | ||
During these events, following a successful tap into the Forerunner communication network utilized by Covenant forces,<ref name="Hairy Call">''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/Hairy Call|S104 Hairy Call]]</ref> [[Fireteam Crimson]] was sent to chase 'Mdama through [[Requiem]] [[translocation grid|portal system]].<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/Rally Point|S104 Rally Point]]</ref><ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/Random Transport|S104 Random Transport]]</ref> After Crimson chased him to "[[the Cauldron]]," 'Mdama purposefully dropped "the [[Didact's Gift]]," a [[Durance]] containing the "soul" of a [[Promethean Knight]]: a [[human]] digitized by the [[Composer]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]] six months before. 'Mdama's intention was for Halsey to receive the Gift as the proof while making it appear that he had dropped it by accident while fleeing Crimson's pursuit. As planned, Crimson recovered "the Didact's Gift" and were ordered to transport it to [[Galileo Base]] for study before it would be transported to the ''Infinity''.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/The Chase|S104 The Chase]]</ref><ref name="Memento Mori" /> | During these events, following a successful tap into the Forerunner communication network utilized by Covenant forces,<ref name="Hairy Call">''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/Hairy Call|S104 Hairy Call]]</ref> [[Fireteam Crimson]] was sent to chase 'Mdama through [[Requiem]] [[translocation grid|portal system]].<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/Rally Point|S104 Rally Point]]</ref><ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/Random Transport|S104 Random Transport]]</ref> After Crimson chased him to "[[the Cauldron]]," 'Mdama purposefully dropped "the [[Didact's Gift]]," a [[Durance]] containing the "soul" of a [[Promethean Knight]]: a [[human]] digitized by the [[Composer]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]] six months before. 'Mdama's intention was for Halsey to receive the Gift as the proof while making it appear that he had dropped it by accident while fleeing Crimson's pursuit. As planned, Crimson recovered "the Didact's Gift" and were ordered to transport it to [[Galileo Base]] for study before it would be transported to the ''Infinity''.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/The Chase|S104 The Chase]]</ref><ref name="Memento Mori" /> | ||
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As the battle continued, Palmer contacted Doctor [[Shannon Owen]] who realized that Doctor [[Cameron Alexander]] had gone against her orders not to divert power away from the base's defenses in order to power a mini-reactor. As a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] pair was dropped into the base, Miller was able to determine where the turret power had been routed to and directed Crimson to the location. Fighting through the heavy Covenant forces, Crimson managed to reactivate the turret defenses which shot down the attacking Covenant Phantoms. With the Phantoms destroyed, Crimson was able to clear out the remaining Covenant forces. | As the battle continued, Palmer contacted Doctor [[Shannon Owen]] who realized that Doctor [[Cameron Alexander]] had gone against her orders not to divert power away from the base's defenses in order to power a mini-reactor. As a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] pair was dropped into the base, Miller was able to determine where the turret power had been routed to and directed Crimson to the location. Fighting through the heavy Covenant forces, Crimson managed to reactivate the turret defenses which shot down the attacking Covenant Phantoms. With the Phantoms destroyed, Crimson was able to clear out the remaining Covenant forces. | ||
With the Covenant forces eliminated, Miller reported that the Forerunner communications net utilized by the Covenant that Crimson had previously tapped into<ref name="Hairy Call" /> was paying off as he was able to detect that the entire Covenant net was talking about retrieving the Promethean soul. Dalton reported that [[Fireteam Majestic]] was closest to transport "the [[Didact's Gift]]" to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and Palmer ordered them deployed to Galileo Base to retrieve the package while Crimson stayed to protect the base.<ref name="Gift">''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/The Didact's Gift|S104 The Didact's Gift]]</ref> | With the Covenant forces eliminated, Miller reported that the Forerunner communications net utilized by the Covenant that Crimson had previously tapped into<ref name="Hairy Call" /> was paying off as he was able to detect that the entire Covenant net was talking about retrieving the Promethean soul. Dalton reported that [[Fireteam Majestic]] was closest to transport "the [[Didact's Gift]]" to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and Palmer ordered them deployed to Galileo Base to retrieve the package while Crimson stayed to protect the base.<ref name="Gift">''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Didact's Hand/The Didact's Gift|S104 The Didact's Gift]]</ref> | ||
===Promethean attack=== | ===Promethean attack=== | ||