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The Exodus asteroid and the ''Midsummer Night'' safely arrived at the [[18 Scorpii system]]. The asteroid's inhabitants were safely evacuated before the asteroid shook itself to pieces while in orbit around the human colony of [[Falaknuma]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''' ''pages 352''</ref> After, Mike and Gray Team met with [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] and [[Commander]] [[Hadley]] who granted them the use of a [[UNSC prowler]], as the ''Petya'' was abandoned in the 23 Librae system. Hadley gave the Spartans new orders to venture even further into enemy lines, much to the satisfaction of the Spartans.<ref name="cp354">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 354''</ref> After the events in The Rubble, Gray Team spent a majority of the Human-Covenant War behind enemy lines, often targeting and assassinating prominent commanders and religious leaders.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC12|Env|Chapter=12}}

===Late Human-Covenant War and Operation: SUNSPEAR===

In 2551, Mike and the rest of Gray Team was deemed too inaccessible to be recalled to Reach. They were not present when the Covenant invaded the planet, having been out of contact for about a year. This was not cause for undue concern, as many of Gray Team's missions had been executed in a similar fashion.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 221''</ref>

After [[Reach]] fell to the Covenant in [[2552]] and the extinction of humanity seemed imminent, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deployed Mike and Gray Team on a mission to retaliate against Sangheili [[Fleetmaster]]s who had [[Glassing|glassed]] human worlds. The mission, dubbed [[Operation: SUNSPEAR]], had Gray Team traveling to the Sangheili colony world of [[Glyke]] in a [[Prowler]] and destroying it with a [[NOVA bomb]]. As they were traveling to Glyke, Gray Team received a Condition Endgame order which stated that the Covenant had discovered the [[Sol system]] and had launched an attack. After this point, their Prowler's long-range communication equipment had been damaged, cutting them off from the wider UNSC. After arriving at Glyke with no knowledge that the war had ended, Gray Team voted to detonate the NOVA bomb, despite evidently not coming to a unanimous consensus. They landed on this surface to some opposition, planted the device, and retreated back into orbit to observe the detonation. The explosion completely destroyed Glyke and severely damaged Gray Team's Prowler, forcing them to evacuate in a [[Bumblebee]] escape craft. After a few days of waiting for retrieval, Mike and the rest of Gray Team entered [[Cryo chamber]]s and entered cryosleep in hopes of being retrieved by friendly forces.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC12}} After several years, they were recovered in the debris field of Glyke by [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] and stored on board the ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'' until their fates were decided by Rojka.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC4|Env|Chapter=4}}

In [[2558]] at the onset of the [[Carrow Conflict]], Mike and the rest of Gray Team were released from their cryo chambers by [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] envoy [[Melody Azikiwe]] while the Unwavering Discipline was being boarded by [[Thars 'Sarov]]'s forces.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC3|Env|Chapter=3}} Mike gathered information on their situation and whereabouts from a nearby console while Jai and Adriana checked on an injured Melody and engaged Rojka and [[Mrata]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC4|Env|Chapter=4}} They then recovered their Bumblebee escape craft from a hanger and escaped the ship.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC5|Env|Chapter=5}} Mike piloted the craft towards [[Carrow|Carrow's]] surface with the intent of reaching the human city of [[Suraka]]. He was unable to reach is destination due to the lifeboat beginning to come apart in Carrow's atmosphere and was forced to crash land in the [[Uldt Desert]]. Mike briefly attempted to send out a distress call after crashing before evacuating the life boat and pushing it into an oasis in order to smother a fire.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC7|Env|Chapter=7}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC8|Env|Chapter=8}}

 

 

Ten minutes outside of the city, Gray Team was engaged by one of Thar's Banshees, which was eventually destroyed by Adriana. During this skirmish, they witnessed human ships making their attack run as a part of [[Operation: BUZZHAWK]] and felt the subsequent crash of the destroyed Jiralhanae cruiser [[Foebane]]. They were then engaged by two [[Voice of Maardoth]] Banshees. Adriana took out one before the other was destroyed by a squad of [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] soldiers.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC16|Env|Chapter=16}} This squad, led by [[Sergeant]] [[Rae Carson]], took Gray Team to a bunker where they allowed themselves to be detained as a show of good faith. They then waited to relay their information regarding the Sharquoi to the Surakan leadership.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC17|Env|Chapter=17}} After the initial Sharquoi attack, they were moved to a different bunker on the outskirts of the city where they were questioned by [[Governor]] [[Ellis Gass]] and [[Vice-governor]] [[Lamar Edwards]]. From this exchange, a plan to assassinate Hekabe was put into motion. Before they started the operation, Gray Team was joined by Rojka and his remaining forces, who had recovered Melody from Gila Station and pledged themselves to fight against Hekabe and the Sharquoi.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC18|Env|Chapter=18}} Both groups were deployed alongside Sergeant Carson's squad to skyscrapers overlooking the crater where Hekabe was commanding the Sharquoi, with Mike spotting for Adriana as they lined up a good shot on the Chieftain. {{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC19|Env|Chapter=19}}

 

 

 

After a UNSC force arrived on Carrow, Gray Team and Melody were taken aboard the {{UNSCShip|Welcome to the Snipehunt}} and received a hero's welcome from the crew while exiting their Pelican. They then were escorted to a meeting with ONI Commander [[Ivrin Yarick]], where Melody was dismissed from ONI service. Yarick then offered Mike and the rest of Gray Team a choice: either allow their unit to be decommissioned and assigned to other areas of the UNSC's operation, or they could continue to operate under ONI's supervision as a part of an interspecies strike force consisting of members of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. They collectively chose the latter option, with Mike requesting a Prowler as a condition of the squad's involvement in the operation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ENVOYC28|Env|Chapter=28}} Mike and the rest of Gray Team are now stationed on the {{Class|Winter|prowler}} {{UNSCShip|Perilous Contest}} as a part of this strike team.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN69|Enc22|Page=69}}

Mike would often become flustered and annoyed when he did not have control of his equipment.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 83''</ref> Mike seems to be careless about any ship he pilots; according to ONI officer [[Hadley]], Mike and his team always requested a new ship for every mission, only to lose it in almost every one.{{Ref/Reuse|cp354}} For his high level of technical intelligence, Mike became a friend to Juliana.

 

After Operation: SUNSPEAR and Gray Team's reawakening on Carrow, Mike's appearance and demeanor changed significantly. His armor was scarred and damaged from fighting on Glyke, with two noticeable divots inflicted by an Energy Sword forming an X on his left breastplate.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC11}} Like the rest of his team, he was deeply affected by Operation: SUNSPEAR, expressing his anger by questioning Jai's actions, making conversation difficult, and causing tension within the unit. He also expressed his anger over being a soldier forced into war after war, indicating that resentment of his position may have existed at one point. These feelings seemed to boil over by the end of the Carrow Conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOYC10}}

 

At some point during his time as a soldier, Mike used a [[SECURITY-class Mjolnir]] helmet on a Gen1 Mark V core.{{Ref/Reuse|EN69}}