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===Rubicon Protocol=== | ===Rubicon Protocol=== | ||
[[File:HINF UnggoyPitCraters.png|thumb|300px|Craters left behind after the boat crew's sabotage operation on two Unggoy portable atmosphere pits.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp23|RP|23}}]] | |||
{{Quote|no=two|q1=Asset denial. It means we do whatever's necessary to keep Zeta Halo out of Escharum's hands. The Rubicon Protocol means we don't need permission, don't have to wait around for orders. We've been given free reign, permission to act, to do what's needed, wherever and whenever we can.|Nina Kovan|q2=So we don't just survive - we make life a living hell for the Banished. If that means armed conflict, or poisoning their water supply, or blowing their munitions supply, we do it every and any chance we get.|TJ Murphy|Kovan and Murphy discussing what the protocol means for them on Installation 07.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp21|RP|21}}}} | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Asset denial. It means we do whatever's necessary to keep Zeta Halo out of Escharum's hands. The Rubicon Protocol means we don't need permission, don't have to wait around for orders. We've been given free reign, permission to act, to do what's needed, wherever and whenever we can.|Nina Kovan|q2=So we don't just survive - we make life a living hell for the Banished. If that means armed conflict, or poisoning their water supply, or blowing their munitions supply, we do it every and any chance we get.|TJ Murphy|Kovan and Murphy discussing what the protocol means for them on Installation 07.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp21|RP|21}}}} | ||
Over the next month, the boat crew travelled across the region with Kovan; with the enactment of the [[Rubicon Protocol]], the group was resolved to deter the Banished's efforts. They were among the many unofficial UNSC units like the [[Gravediggers]] and [[Hatetriox]] operating in the fragmented region of the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|rp21}} Led by Kovan, the boat crew carried out numerous guerilla operations against the Banished.{{Ref/ | Over the next month, the boat crew travelled across the region with Kovan; with the enactment of the [[Rubicon Protocol]], the group was resolved to deter the Banished's efforts. They were among the many unofficial UNSC units like the [[Gravediggers]] and [[Hatetriox]] operating in the fragmented region of the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|rp21}} Led by Kovan, the boat crew carried out numerous guerilla operations against the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|rp23}} On April 18, they reunited with Spartan Stone.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp24|RP|24}} The group noticed the increased air traffic towards the ''Reverie''—now [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|a Banished outpost named after the Chieftain who led the assault on the wreckage]]—and decided to investigate. Arriving at the area on 22 April, while Kovan and Stone investigated the newly-constructed outpost,{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp26|RP|26}} the rest of the boat crew made a supply run to scavenge from a ledge that caught some of the supplies the Banished had thrown into the chasm below the outpost. They linked up with only Kovan at the camp.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp30|RP|30}} | ||
On April 23, when Spartan Stone was scouting out the Banished outpost, she recognized Browning from afar, then returned to Kovan to share her findings. That evening, Kovan snuck into Outpost Tremonius and into the Phantom that held Browning. He couldn't be rescued, however, as the Harbinger and the Banished had put a pair of shackles on Browning's wrists, with a node on the Phantom's hull that would detect the sensors and detonate explosives within the shackles if Browning leaves the Phantom. Browning informed Kovan of the Harbinger, and opted to stay under captivity. Kovan gave him several recording transmitters, instructing Browning to learn whatever he could about the Harbinger or the Banished, and left a tracking beacon to Browning's neck. The Spartan made a promise to find Browning, then left before a pair of Jiralhanae patrol approached.{{Ref/Reuse|rp26}} | On April 23, when Spartan Stone was scouting out the Banished outpost, she recognized Browning from afar, then returned to Kovan to share her findings. That evening, Kovan snuck into Outpost Tremonius and into the Phantom that held Browning. He couldn't be rescued, however, as the Harbinger and the Banished had put a pair of shackles on Browning's wrists, with a node on the Phantom's hull that would detect the sensors and detonate explosives within the shackles if Browning leaves the Phantom. Browning informed Kovan of the Harbinger, and opted to stay under captivity. Kovan gave him several recording transmitters, instructing Browning to learn whatever he could about the Harbinger or the Banished, and left a tracking beacon to Browning's neck. The Spartan made a promise to find Browning, then left before a pair of Jiralhanae patrol approached.{{Ref/Reuse|rp26}} | ||
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Stone created a distraction to allow Kovan to escape, but was unable to regroup with Kovan, because the Banished was tracking her closely; instead, she decided to investigate the Banished excavation. Inside, she discovered the Banished was using a human prisoner to extract a data node from the ring's [[Conspectus network]]. Stone's attempt to steal the data node led to her death at the hands of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]]. As Stone's last act, she removed the corrupted data node, which was retrieved by [[Gorian]] and 'Rdomnai—unaware of Stone's sabotage—and taken to [[Escharum]]. Hiding a data chip that contained a copy of the data on her body, Stone died pleased that she had succeeded in throwing a wrench into Escharum's grand scheme.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp28|RP|28}} | Stone created a distraction to allow Kovan to escape, but was unable to regroup with Kovan, because the Banished was tracking her closely; instead, she decided to investigate the Banished excavation. Inside, she discovered the Banished was using a human prisoner to extract a data node from the ring's [[Conspectus network]]. Stone's attempt to steal the data node led to her death at the hands of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]]. As Stone's last act, she removed the corrupted data node, which was retrieved by [[Gorian]] and 'Rdomnai—unaware of Stone's sabotage—and taken to [[Escharum]]. Hiding a data chip that contained a copy of the data on her body, Stone died pleased that she had succeeded in throwing a wrench into Escharum's grand scheme.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp28|RP|28}} | ||
=== | ===Conspectus network data=== | ||
{{Quote|no=three|q1=Once we get to the Conservatory, the goal is twofold then. Free Despondent Pyre and send a message to the UNSC with the ring's coordinates.|1=Tomas Horvath|q2=No, the goal is threefold. Eliminate Gorian and Jega 'Rdomnai.|2=Nina Kovan|q3=All right then. Those are solid goals. With Veridity’s help, we’ll be able to finish what Stone started.|3=TJ Murphy|4=The boat crew sets their goals after learning of the Conspectus network data.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp32|RP|32}}}} | {{Quote|no=three|q1=Once we get to the Conservatory, the goal is twofold then. Free Despondent Pyre and send a message to the UNSC with the ring's coordinates.|1=Tomas Horvath|q2=No, the goal is threefold. Eliminate Gorian and Jega 'Rdomnai.|2=Nina Kovan|q3=All right then. Those are solid goals. With Veridity’s help, we’ll be able to finish what Stone started.|3=TJ Murphy|4=The boat crew sets their goals after learning of the Conspectus network data.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp32|RP|32}}}} | ||
On April 27, Murphy confronted Kovan—questioning why Stone had not rejoined the group at the camp and why Kovan refused to divulge why—and it was revealed that Stone had entered the Forerunner subterranean structure underneath the outpost. More importantly, Browning was alive, and the Spartans kept that a secret, knowing the rest of the boat crew would want to launch a rescue. At Murphy's decision, the boat crew followed Kovan back to Outpost Tremonius to track down Stone. They snuck into the outpost and took the Banished elevator into the Forerunner subterranean structure underneath. There, they discovered Stone's lifeless body and recovered a data chip Stone had hidden away from [[Jega 'Rdomnai|her killer]]. with the Banished taking the elevator down, the boat crew was forced to escape by venturing deeper into the facility. Hours later, while they were resting, the boat crew was approached by submonitor [[091 Adjutant Veridity]], who revealed Stone's data chip contained data the Banished had stolen from the ring's [[Conspectus network]], including the ring's galactic coordinates. The boat crew realized they could transmit the data to the UNSC to summon reinforcements, but doing so required the Installation's monitor [[117649 Despondent Pyre]]'s support to decrypt the data. Under Veridity's guidance, the boat crew set out to the monitor's facility, the [[Conservatory]], to free Pyre from [[Cortana]]'s lockdown.{{Ref/Reuse|rp30}} | On April 27, Murphy confronted Kovan—questioning why Stone had not rejoined the group at the camp and why Kovan refused to divulge why—and it was revealed that Stone had entered the Forerunner subterranean structure underneath the outpost. More importantly, Browning was alive, and the Spartans kept that a secret, knowing the rest of the boat crew would want to launch a rescue. At Murphy's decision, the boat crew followed Kovan back to Outpost Tremonius to track down Stone. They snuck into the outpost and took the Banished elevator into the Forerunner subterranean structure underneath. There, they discovered Stone's lifeless body and recovered a data chip Stone had hidden away from [[Jega 'Rdomnai|her killer]]. with the Banished taking the elevator down, the boat crew was forced to escape by venturing deeper into the facility. Hours later, while they were resting, the boat crew was approached by submonitor [[091 Adjutant Veridity]], who revealed Stone's data chip contained data the Banished had stolen from the ring's [[Conspectus network]], including the ring's galactic coordinates. The boat crew realized they could transmit the data to the UNSC to summon reinforcements, but doing so required the Installation's monitor [[117649 Despondent Pyre]]'s support to decrypt the data. Under Veridity's guidance, the boat crew set out to the monitor's facility, the [[Conservatory]], to free Pyre from [[Cortana]]'s lockdown.{{Ref/Reuse|rp30}} | ||
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===Battle of the beacon tower=== | ===Battle of the beacon tower=== | ||
[[File:HINF ConservatoryBeaconTower 2.png|thumb|300px|The beacon tower two weeks after the battle, circa 28 May, 2560.]] | |||
{{Main|Battle of the beacon tower}} | {{Main|Battle of the beacon tower}} | ||
{{Quote|no=two|q1=Why the hell is it we're always outnumbered?|1=Isaiah Cameron|q2=C'mon, now, if we were evenly matched, it just wouldn’t be fair.|2=Erik Bender|3=Cameron and Bender as the crew saw that the beacon tower was heavily guarded by the Banished.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp35|RP|35}}}} | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Why the hell is it we're always outnumbered?|1=Isaiah Cameron|q2=C'mon, now, if we were evenly matched, it just wouldn’t be fair.|2=Erik Bender|3=Cameron and Bender as the crew saw that the beacon tower was heavily guarded by the Banished.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp35|RP|35}}}} |