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Damon traveled with Fred during the subsequent stages of Operation: RETRIBUTION, which took them to the planet [[Gao]] the day after and from there to [[Meridian]], a moon of [[Hestia V]].{{Ref/Reuse|R23}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=R18|Ret|Chapter=18}} It was December 16 and both Blue Team and Veta Lopis' Ferrets were tracking a group of [[Jiralhanae]] Keepers and an [[ONI]] [[Papa-10|team]] that had both disappeared into the depths of an abandoned mine when Veta suggested that Fred's A.I. could given them a rundown on what had used to be the [[Jenny Lynn Tantalite Mine]] prior to the moon's [[glassing]]. Damon explained the layout of the caverns in great detail, stopping once to make sure everyone was keeping up before going forward. Fred eventually told Damon that no more information was necessary when asked.{{Ref/Novel|Id=R23|Ret|Chapter=23}} Damon also proved to be useful within the mine due to their ability to identify specialized tools the teams came across and through providing a legal explanation for the state things were found in.{{Ref/Novel|Id=R24|Ret|Chapter=24}} In fact, it was because of Damon's knowledge of [[UEG Mine Safety and Health Administration]] regulations that Fred determined the Keepers in the mine were searching for explosives. A powerful pressure wave threw everyone off their feet at one point, and Damon suggested the blast had come from a [[Wikipedia:Gelignite|gelignite]] packet that had been converted to a makeshift grenade. When the teams caught up to both groups they had been following, the survivors of ONI unit [[Papa-10]] made it clear that they were a rogue element that would not come quietly with Veta and the Spartans. Without warning, the three of them drove a massive ten-ton [[Wikipedia:LHD (load, haul, dump machine)|load, haul, dump machine]] right overtop of Fred, inuring him and knocking out a number of his suit's capabilities.{{Ref/Reuse|R24}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=R25|Ret|Chapter=25}} While Fred was being run over, Damon's [[Data crystal chip|data crystal]] was cracked.{{Ref/Reuse|R26}} An irregular pinging in his ears signified that to Fred that the A.I. was having trouble rebooting.{{Ref/Reuse|R25}} Later that day, recovery of Damon was being worked on aboard the ''Silent Joe''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=R26|Ret|Chapter=26}}