Editing Halima Ascot

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In [[2526|March 2526]], Captain Ascot was given operational command of [[Skirmish over Netherop|a mission]] to capture a [[Covenant]] [[Radiant Arrow|warship]] so that [[humanity]] might learn more about its new enemy. To accomplish this task the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} was stocked with a complement of twelve [[Spartan-II]] soldiers, whom would be boarding the Covenant vessel via [[EVA]]. While remaining hidden in orbit of [[Netherop]], Ascot and her [[prowler]]s observed the Covenant vessels in orbit for over a day. When the Spartans were ready to make their move on [[2526#March|March 5, 2526]], Captain Ascot was somewhat hesitant to give the Spartans' leader, [[John-117]], permission to initiate the operation at the time he requested. There were a great number of unknown variables which made the captain wish to exercise caution. John assured her his assault squad could handle the mission and even made Ascot warn him to be careful about pissing her off, so confident was he. Though she wanted to continue to wait for a more opportune moment to present itself, the Spartan was eventually able to get her to admit that the longer they waited, the more chance there was that something could go drastically wrong. Once they both agree, Ascot contacted the bridge and then informed John that the ''Starry Night'' would begin a slingshot maneuver in five minutes' time. John thanked the captain but she made it clear that her acquiescence to his arguments was not meant as some sort of favor to him.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}}

Minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The ''Starry Night'' and the rest of [[Night Flight]] received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming barrage from the alien flotilla.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} After witnessing multiple of the human stealth vessels rising into space without his own [[intrusion corvette]]s detecting them, [[Sangheili First Blade officer|First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]] ordered the flotilla to fire on the quarry. If he was lucky, one of the vessels would be shot down and intact enough to be recovered for further study.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS12|HSS|Chapter=12}} With the [[plasma]] barrage heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the ''Starry Night'' rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The impact killed Halima Ascot and much of the vessel's crew.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS}}

Although Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the ''Starry Night'' could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto [[Emmeline|a transport]] to be taken to Biko.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The Spartans were able to rescue the survivors and activate the ''Starry Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s self-destruct to keep the ship out of Covenant hands, though this was made more complicated by the fact that the only one capable of remotely-activating the self-destruct was Ascot.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS|HSS}}

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