Editing Escape from Librarian's Rest

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name=Escape from Lockup
|prev=[[Ambush at the Quarry]]
|conc=[[Escape from Lockup]], [[First Raid on Control]], [[Raid on the Warrens]], [[Raid on Cyclone]], [[Raid on Harvester]], [[Skirmish at Apex]], [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|Invasion of the UNSC ''Infinity'']]
|next=[[Raid on Apex]]
|image=
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Requiem Campaign]]
|date=[[2558#February|February 2558]]
|place="[[Librarian's Rest]]", [[Requiem]], [[Epoloch system]]
|result=*'''Decisive UNSC victory'''
**Escape and rescue of [[Gabriel Thorne]] and [[Henry Glassman]]
**Death of [[Gek 'Lhar]]
**Recovery of stolen dog tags
**Recovery of map that helps {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} escape from [[Requiem]]
|side1=*[[United Earth Government]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
|commanders1=*Spartan [[Paul DeMarco]]
*Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]]
|commanders2=*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]
*[[Gek 'Lhar]]
|forces1=*[[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]]
**[[Spartan Operations]]
***[[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]s
****[[Fireteam Majestic]]
**''Infinity'' Science
***Doctor [[Henry Glassman]]
|forces2=*[[Gek 'Lhar]]
*Several [[Sangheili]]
|casual1=*None
|casual2=*Total
**[[Gek 'Lhar]]
}}
{{Quote|no=three|Ju 'Mdama|Gek 'Lhar|Jul 'Mdama|q1=Glassman's escape is unacceptable, Brother.|q2=Grrr...I will deal with him personally.|q3=See that you do, Gek.|Jul and Gek discuss Glassman's escape in [[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|Scattered}}}}

During the [[Requiem Campaign]], [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]] and Doctor [[Henry Glassman]], later aided by the rest of [[Fireteam Majestic]], staged '''an escape''' from the location known as "[[Librarian's Rest]]."
==Prelude==
During a mission in "[[the Cauldron]]," [[Fireteam Crimson]] were able to retrieve [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a mysterious]] [[Forerunner]] artifact that they transported back to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="Core">''Spartan Ops'', [[Departure/Core|S101 Core]]</ref> While examining the artifact, Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] accidentally activated it and was pulled in.<ref name="Artifact">''Spartan Ops'', [[Artifact (Spartan Ops)|S102 Artifact]]</ref> Glassman was transported to [[Requiem]]'s surface where he was captured by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] forces. In exchange for his life being spared, Glassman agreed to help [[Jul 'Mdama]] access the shrine at "[[Librarian's Rest]]"<ref name="Catherine">''Spartan Ops'', [[Catherine|S103 Catherine]]</ref> to gain access to the [[mind transfer|imprint]] of the [[Librarian]] stored within. Glassman was forced to work with inadequate equipment,<ref name="Didact's Hand">''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> but eventually succeeded in activating a protective shield around the shrine, albeit without knowing exactly what he had accomplished.<ref name="Memento Mori">''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref>

Due to Glassman's disappearance, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was brought in to help examine the artifact.{{Ref/Reuse|Catherine}} Jul contacted her in secret, offering Halsey information about the [[Promethean]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Didact's Hand}} After [[Fireteam Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Majestic]] retrieved "the [[Didact's Gift]]," it was revealed to be the "soul" of a [[Promethean Knight]], a human digitized by the [[Composer]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]] six months earlier. As Halsey communicated with Jul about the discovery, she was found out by [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] and arrested for her actions. [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]], confused by the appearance of the artifact in the memories revealed in "the Didact's Gift," inadvertently activated it and was transported to "the Cauldron."{{Ref/Reuse|Memento Mori}} Despite putting up a fight, Thorne was ultimately captured by two [[Sangheili Storm]] and taken to "Librarian's Rest" which was eventually detected by [[Roland]].<ref name="Scattered">''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Scattered|S106 Scattered]]</ref>

==Battle==
===Escape from custody===
[[Jul 'Mdama]] was left pleased with Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] having apparently awoken the [[Librarian]], though Glassman admitted that he wasn't sure exactly what he had done. Noticing that all of the gathered [[Sangheili]] were bowing to the shrine aside from Jul, Glassman took the opportunity to escape through the hallways, removing his collar as he went. However, when Jul attempted to approach the shrine, he was repulsed by the energy shield that Glassman had inadvertently activated. Jul was left enraged, believing that Glassman had purposefully deceived him and upon finding Glassman gone, sent his Sangheili after the scientist. Jul also warned [[Gek 'Lhar]] that his escape was unacceptable and Gek promised to deal with it personally.

At the same time, [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]] was dragged to through "[[Sniper Alley]]" to the entrance to "[[Librarian's Rest]]" based on Jul's orders that anyone who came through [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|the artifact]] be brought to him. As the two Sangheili dragging Thorne argued over what to do with him, they were unaware of the Spartan secretly regaining consciousness to await his moment to strike. As the Sangheili knocked on the door, the fleeing Glassman arrived and opened it, inadvertently giving Thorne the distraction he needed to fight back. Striking his captors, Thorne quickly disarmed one of his [[Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle|Storm Rifle]] and killed both Sangheili.

As Thorne regrouped with Glassman, the scientist, attempting to catch his breath, managed to warn Thorne of the large group of approaching Sangheili. Having found Glassman's discarded collar, Gek chose to activate [[Unidentified Covenant explosives vest|the explosives vest]] he had previously attached to Glassman to control the scientist. Spotting the vest activating, Thorne quickly removed it and flung it at the Sangheili before fleeing with Glassman. Gek detonated the vest, inadvertently killing his own men but preventing them from pursuing Glassman and Thorne further. Enraged at the carnage Thorne wrought, Gek pursued the two fleeing humans.{{Ref/Reuse|Scattered}}

===Canyon fight and rescue===
[[Gabriel Thorne]] and [[Henry Glassman]] eventually made their way into the canyons near the "[[Quarry]]" where Glassman had to rest due to exhaustion. As his armor lacked comm gear at the moment, Thorne explained that their objective was to reach [[Galileo Base]] a couple of klicks away which would take only a couple of more hours.

As the two rested, they were stalked by a cloaked [[Gek 'Lhar]] which Thorne sensed. Attacking, Gek quickly destroyed Thorne's [[Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle|Storm Rifle]] and engaged the Spartan in combat with Glassman attempting to help a few times without success. Thorne managed to disarm Gek of his [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] and the two fought hand-to-hand with Thorne holding his own at first. However, Gek eventually recovered and slammed a large rock onto Thorne, stunning him. Glassman attempted to reach Gek's energy sword first, but Gek stepped on and broke his arm in retaliation. Grabbing his energy sword, Gek prepared to impale Thorne, but was shot from behind by [[Paul DeMarco]] with his [[BR85HB battle rifle|battle rifle]], killing him.<ref name="Expendable">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable|S108 Expendable]]</ref>

==Aftermath==
In the aftermath of [[Gek 'Lhar]]'s death, [[Gabriel Thorne]] was reunited with [[Fireteam Majestic]] who had finally located him in time to save Thorne's life. Raiding Gek's body, Thorne retrieved Gek's [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] which he gave to [[Paul DeMarco]] as a thank you gift for saving his life. Thorne also recovered the [[dog tag]]s Gek had stolen off of his victims, some of which belonged to [[Spartan-IV|Spartans]]. Thorne proceeded to take Gek's [[Type-3 active camouflage|active camouflage]] module for himself while [[Anthony Madsen]] retrieved a map of [[Requiem]].{{Ref/Reuse|Expendable}} Majestic and Glassman subsequently came under attack from [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Covenant burst artillery|plasma artilleries]] located at "[[Cyclone]]," but were saved by [[Fireteam Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Kodiak]] who [[Assault on Cyclone|destroyed]] the artillery batteries.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Majestic Rescue|S108 Majestic Rescue]]</ref> Glassman subsequently enlisted Crimson's help to confirm his understanding of the map by undertaking [[Second Raid on Control|a mission]] at "[[Control]]."<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Glassman|S108 Glassman]]</ref>

After the successful mission at "Control," Glassman was extracted by a [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] from [[Requiem]] as Majestic was [[Skirmish at Librarian's Rest|redeployed]] back to "[[Librarian's Rest]]" to rescue Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Key|S109 Key]]</ref> Using the map recovered from Gek's body and one recovered by Crimson from "[[Lockup]],"<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Key/The Hammer|S109 The Hammer]]</ref> Glassman was able to figure out how to free the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} from Requiem.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|S1010 Exodus]]</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Engagements in the Requiem Campaign}}
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