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|author=[[Matt Forbeck]]<ref name="announcement">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bam-said-the-lady '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bam, said the lady'']</ref>

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|publication=[[2015|March 2, 2015]] (Digital)<ref name="announcement"/><br>[[2016|March 15, 2016]] (Print)

Buck leaves for his hometown of [[Karnak]] and starts drinking at [[Leeward's]]. He is met by Jun, who offers him, and the remainder of his squad, positions in the second class of the SPARTAN-IV program. After consulting with Dare about the offer on [[Desdoron V]], Buck accepts and travels to [[Mars]] for training. After receiving his [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]], Dare informs Buck that a Spartan within Buck's class is affiliated with the URF. Buck continues training on a space station under the command of Captain [[Marisa O'Day]], who intends to break the Spartans of their old habits. After a training session, Buck witnesses the corpse of a [[Hideo Wakahisa|fellow Spartan]] being towed away by medics. Buck, Romeo, and Mickey are later consulted by Jun and [[Musa-096‎]] in their quarters; Jun had discovered a [[keepsake|medallion]] belonging to Mickey on the corpse of the dead Spartan. Mickey and his friends insist that he is not responsible for the murder, and Jun and Musa decide to review security footage to see if someone had stolen the medallion from Mickey's locker. Security footage soon proves that Spartan [[Rudolf Schein]] was responsible for the murder, and Jun, Musa, and O'Day confront him in the station's rec room. However, Schein attempts to blow up the station and only succeeds in breaking the rec room's viewport and unintentionally ejecting himself and Jun outside of the station. Meanwhile, Buck, Romeo, and Mickey rush to the site of the conflict, only to witness O'Day being caught in an explosion. The three Spartans attempt to take the wounded captain to safety, but she is killed when she impacts against a wall at a high speed. The Spartans take shelter in an empty room, while Jun manages to propel himself back to safety by kicking off of Schein's body; Schein dies in the vacuum of space. While Jun receives medical attention, Musa speaks with the Spartans about the incident and reminds them that it is necessary to defend the UEG against all threats, even humans.

Buck returns to the mission on Talitsa. It is revealed that Mickey had betrayed the squad and affiliated himself with the URF after attending Schein's funeral and meeting [[Schein|his father]]. Having become disillusioned with the UNSC due to him becoming required to kill fellow humans, as well as feeling responsible for the Rookie's death, Mickey joined the URF and worked with Doctor Schein to capture his teammates. Buck is enraged at Mickey's betrayal, and he and Romeo are led to the URF base by Mickey, Schein, and the dozens of rebels. While en route, Romeo begins to insult Mickey and Schein. Mickey accidentally pushes Romeo down a hill in response, and the rebel soldiers give chase. Buck uses the opportunity to attack Mickey and the two former friends begin to brawl away from Schein, the rebels, and Romeo. Romeo soon learns of Buck's situation and begins to massacre the rebels using rocks and their own weapons. After knocking Mickey unconscious, Buck is wounded and held at gunpoint by Schein. While the rebel doctor attempts to use him to force Romeo to surrender, Buck takes off his helmet and throws it at Schein, knocking him to the ground. Buck smashes the rebel's helmet in, killing him. While Romeo heads off to retrieve Sadie and Quick to Adjust, Buck awaits for Mickey to awake. When the turncoat Spartan regains consciousness, he begs for Buck to kill him. Buck refuses and the two sit together in silence as they wait for their [[dropship]] to pick them up.

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