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In 2557, the [[salvager]] ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' captained by [[Rion Forge]] undertook a salvage operation to what turned out to be the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}, the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} that was supposed to have retrieved the [[log buoy]] of the long lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Battle for Arcadia]] in [[2531]]. Their search eventually led them to the debris field of the [[shield world]] [[Etran Harborage]] and the AI fragment [[Little Bit]] who provided the crew with projections of where the ''Spirit of Fire'' may have gone and video recordings from the ship's time on the shield world.<ref name="Smoke and Shadow">'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref> However, the ''Ace of Spades'' was later captured by ONI and all of the crew's possessions, salvage and data taken. The information ultimately led the UNSC to the Etran Harborage debris field which was briefly explored by [[Fireteam Apollo]] and then later destroyed by a massive UNSC fleet. | In 2557, the [[salvager]] ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' captained by [[Rion Forge]] undertook a salvage operation to what turned out to be the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}, the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} that was supposed to have retrieved the [[log buoy]] of the long lost {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Battle for Arcadia]] in [[2531]]. Their search eventually led them to the debris field of the [[shield world]] [[Etran Harborage]] and the AI fragment [[Little Bit]] who provided the crew with projections of where the ''Spirit of Fire'' may have gone and video recordings from the ship's time on the shield world.<ref name="Smoke and Shadow">'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref> However, the ''Ace of Spades'' was later captured by ONI and all of the crew's possessions, salvage and data taken. The information ultimately led the UNSC to the Etran Harborage debris field which was briefly explored by [[Fireteam Apollo]] and then later destroyed by a massive UNSC fleet. | ||
In an attempt to force ONI to return everything to them, the ''Ace of Spades'' crew traveled to Geranos-a where they recovered Spark. After Spark revealed himself, he offered to help with the crew's efforts to get back their property if they would help him find the Librarian, a deal that they agreed to. Spark took the ship to [[Triniel]] to get an [[upgrade seed]] and [[slipspace flake]] that allowed him to upgrade the ship's capabilities which they were able to use to retrieve their property from ONI on [[Binterall]] while also leaving ONI with a data core that contained a fragment of Spark which ONI believed to be the whole AI. With Spark having upheld his end of the deal, the ''Ace of Spades'' headed to [[Earth]] to help him find the Librarian as promised. | In an attempt to force ONI to return everything to them, the ''Ace of Spades'' crew traveled to Geranos-a where they recovered Spark. After Spark revealed himself, he offered to help with the crew's efforts to get back their property if they would help him find the Librarian, a deal that they agreed to. Spark took the ship to [[Triniel]] to get an [[upgrade seed]] and [[slipspace flake]] that allowed him to upgrade the ship's capabilities which they were able to use to retrieve their property from ONI on [[Binterall]] while also leaving ONI with a data core that contained a fragment of Spark which ONI believed to be the whole AI. With Spark having upheld his end of the deal, the ''Ace of Spades'' headed to [[Earth]] to help him find the Librarian as promised.{{Ref/Reuse|Renegades}} | ||
==The mission== | ==The mission== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
ONI was left to examine the Forerunner installation which they realized had most likely contained a personality imprint of the Librarian, all of their forces inside of the facility having witnessed two humanoid figures in the hard light beam before the pod launch. | ONI was left to examine the Forerunner installation which they realized had most likely contained a personality imprint of the Librarian, all of their forces inside of the facility having witnessed two humanoid figures in the hard light beam before the pod launch.{{Ref/Reuse|Renegades}} | ||
Following the escape from Mount Kilimanjaro, Spark revealed to Rion that he knew of [[John Forge]]'s fate because, during his time with the UNSC and ONI during the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he had gained access to many sources of data. From one, Spark had discovered one or more recovered preprogramed maintenance sheds and data drops left behind by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in hopes of leaving a trail. The data included a message to Rion from her father and left as part of a promise by [[Serina]] and Captain [[James Cutter]]. Spark provided Rion with the message, her father's final goodbye to his daughter. | Following the escape from Mount Kilimanjaro, Spark revealed to Rion that he knew of [[John Forge]]'s fate because, during his time with the UNSC and ONI during the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he had gained access to many sources of data. From one, Spark had discovered one or more recovered preprogramed maintenance sheds and data drops left behind by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in hopes of leaving a trail. The data included a message to Rion from her father and left as part of a promise by [[Serina]] and Captain [[James Cutter]]. Spark provided Rion with the message, her father's final goodbye to his daughter. | ||
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A week after the mission, the crew held a ritual goodbye at Spark's request to honor those that they had lost. During it, Spark let go of his past and all that he had lost and accepted his new future with the crew, singing for all that he and his friends had lost along the way and writing their names on a nearby stone ledge. Spark admitted to Rion that his intention all along had been to access the [[Domain]] with the Librarian's help to find the ghosts of his friends and either bring them back as ''[[geas]]'' or join them. Spark revealed that the Librarian had given him a coordinate key for a safe place, but refused to elaborate further. Promising that there would be no more lies, Spark offered his services as the shipboard AI of the ''Ace of Spades''. | A week after the mission, the crew held a ritual goodbye at Spark's request to honor those that they had lost. During it, Spark let go of his past and all that he had lost and accepted his new future with the crew, singing for all that he and his friends had lost along the way and writing their names on a nearby stone ledge. Spark admitted to Rion that his intention all along had been to access the [[Domain]] with the Librarian's help to find the ghosts of his friends and either bring them back as ''[[geas]]'' or join them. Spark revealed that the Librarian had given him a coordinate key for a safe place, but refused to elaborate further. Promising that there would be no more lies, Spark offered his services as the shipboard AI of the ''Ace of Spades''. | ||
On September 7, the ''Ace of Spades'' departed Earth undetected by the [[Home Fleet]]. The crew was left to ponder what their next move would be as both [[Gek 'Lhar]] and ONI would be after them. Rion announced that they needed to get the bounty off of their heads while showing that they weren't the enemy of the UNSC and ONI. She decided that they would finish what they started and find the ''Spirit of Fire'' and all the people aboard who her father's sacrifice had saved with Spark expressing confidence that they would succeed. Rion suggested that afterwards, with the salvage from [[Triniel]] leaving them in a position where they would never lack for credits or resources again and the ''Ace of Spades'' upgrades, they had the luxury of choosing what they would do next. | On September 7, the ''Ace of Spades'' departed Earth undetected by the [[Home Fleet]]. The crew was left to ponder what their next move would be as both [[Gek 'Lhar]] and ONI would be after them. Rion announced that they needed to get the bounty off of their heads while showing that they weren't the enemy of the UNSC and ONI. She decided that they would finish what they started and find the ''Spirit of Fire'' and all the people aboard who her father's sacrifice had saved with Spark expressing confidence that they would succeed. Rion suggested that afterwards, with the salvage from [[Triniel]] leaving them in a position where they would never lack for credits or resources again and the ''Ace of Spades'' upgrades, they had the luxury of choosing what they would do next.{{Ref/Reuse|Renegades}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||