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After hijacking the {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}} in [[2554]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Primordium]]'''</ref>, [[343 Guilty Spark]] intended to take the ship to the [[Etran Harborage]] to get an upgrade seed for the vessel, unaware that it had been destroyed in [[2531]] by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. However, the ''Rubicon'' instead crashed upon [[Geranos-a]] and was destroyed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 143''</ref> After being rescued by the crew of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', Spark decided to take the ship to the [[shield world]] and get an upgrade seed for it instead in order to continue his mission to find the [[Librarian]]. To help entice the crew's compliance, Spark offered them the opportunity to salvage from the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 143-146''</ref> Following the destruction of the Etran Harborage debris field by a massive UNSC fleet, Spark explained his intentions to the crew and suggested that using an upgrade seed on the ''Ace of Spades'' would allow the crew to match the vessels of [[ONI]] and regain their personal property and the projections made by [[Little Bit]] of where the ''Spirit of Fire'' could've gone. After Spark revealed his history to them, the crew agreed to help him.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapters 24-25''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 197''</ref>

In order to get the upgrade seed, Spark took the ''Ace of Spades'' to the lost Forerunner world of [[Triniel]] which contained a [[Builder]] facility that had everything Spark needed to create an upgrade seed. After [[Rion Forge]]'s touch as a [[Reclaimer]] activated the facility, Spark retrieved a slipspace flake from the laboratory where the crystal was cut. Spark led the crew to the lab where the design seeds were created where he input the design specifications for a {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}} and designed an upgrade seed for the human vessel while the ''Ace of Spades'' crew salavaged from the facility.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapter 28''</ref> Though originally hesitant to apply the seed, Rion agreed after being offered a deal by Agent [[Walter Hahn]] of [[ONI]] in order to give the ''Ace of Spades'' the advantage it needed with the upgrade process taking approximately eighteen hours, fifty-three minutes and eleven seconds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 223-227''</ref> The cloaking technology the ship gained made it invisible to two searching ONI [[Prowler]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 250''</ref> which were also completely unable to catch up to or track the ''Ace of Spades'' when it jumped to slipspace.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 254''</ref> However, its cloaking was briefly penetrated by the AI [[Thea]] who detected a strange ship's signature on Earth that was registering as both human and Forerunner.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 307''</ref> Despite this brief penetration of its defenses, the ''Ace of Spades'' was never actually found by ONI and was able to spend a week on Earth undetected before departing right under the noses of Earth's [[Home Fleet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 323''</ref> The ''Ace of Spades'' became a one-of-a-kind fusion of human and Forerunner. Unlike other human ships with Forerunner technology, it was not a human retrofit but a seamless, unifying intergration led by Forerunner-driven technology.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 265''</ref>

In order to get the upgrade seed, Spark took the ''Ace of Spades'' to the lost Forerunner world of [[Triniel]] which contained a [[Builder]] facility that had everything Spark needed to create an upgrade seed. After [[Rion Forge]]'s touch as a [[Reclaimer]] activated the facility, Spark retrieved a slipspace flake from the laboratory where the crystal was cut. Spark led the crew to the lab where the design seeds were created where he input the design specifications for a {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}} and designed an upgrade seed for the human vessel while the ''Ace of Spades'' crew salavaged from the facility.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapter 28''</ref> Though originally hesitant to apply the seed, Rion agreed after being offered a deal by Agent [[Walter Hahn]] of [[ONI]] in order to give the ''Ace of Spades'' the advantage it needed with the upgrade process taking approximately eighteen hours, fifty-three minutes and eleven seconds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 223-227''</ref> The cloaking technology the ship gained made it invisible to two searching ONI [[Prowler]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 250''</ref> which were also completely unable to catch up to or track the ''Ace of Spades'' when it jumped to slipspace.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 254''</ref> However, its cloaking was briefly penetrated by the AI [[Thea]] who detected a strange ship's signature on Earth that was registering as both human and Forerunner.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 307''</ref> Despite this brief penetration of its defenses, the ''Ace of Spades'' was never actually found by ONI and was able to spend a week on Earth undetected before departing right under the noses of Earth's [[Home Fleet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 323''</ref> The ''Ace of Spades'' became a one-of-a-kind fusion of human and Forerunner technologies. Unlike other human ships with Forerunner technology, it was not a human retrofit but a seamless, unifying intergration led by Forerunner-driven technology.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 265''</ref>

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 After hijacking the {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}} in [[2554]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Primordium]]'''</ref>, [[343 Guilty Spark]] intended to take the ship to the [[Etran Harborage]] to get an upgrade seed for the vessel, unaware that it had been destroyed in [[2531]] by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. However, the ''Rubicon'' instead crashed upon [[Geranos-a]] and was destroyed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 143''</ref> After being rescued by the crew of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', Spark decided to take the ship to the [[shield world]] and get an upgrade seed for it instead in order to continue his mission to find the [[Librarian]]. To help entice the crew's compliance, Spark offered them the opportunity to salvage from the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 143-146''</ref> Following the destruction of the Etran Harborage debris field by a massive UNSC fleet, Spark explained his intentions to the crew and suggested that using an upgrade seed on the ''Ace of Spades'' would allow the crew to match the vessels of [[ONI]] and regain their personal property and the projections made by [[Little Bit]] of where the ''Spirit of Fire'' could've gone. After Spark revealed his history to them, the crew agreed to help him.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapters 24-25''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 197''</ref>
-In order to get the upgrade seed, Spark took the ''Ace of Spades'' to the lost Forerunner world of [[Triniel]] which contained a [[Builder]] facility that had everything Spark needed to create an upgrade seed. After [[Rion Forge]]'s touch as a [[Reclaimer]] activated the facility, Spark retrieved a slipspace flake from the laboratory where the crystal was cut. Spark led the crew to the lab where the design seeds were created where he input the design specifications for a {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}} and designed an upgrade seed for the human vessel while the ''Ace of Spades'' crew salavaged from the facility.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapter 28''</ref> Though originally hesitant to apply the seed, Rion agreed after being offered a deal by Agent [[Walter Hahn]] of [[ONI]] in order to give the ''Ace of Spades'' the advantage it needed with the upgrade process taking approximately eighteen hours, fifty-three minutes and eleven seconds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 223-227''</ref> The cloaking technology the ship gained made it invisible to two searching ONI [[Prowler]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 250''</ref> which were also completely unable to catch up to or track the ''Ace of Spades'' when it jumped to slipspace.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 254''</ref> However, its cloaking was briefly penetrated by the AI [[Thea]] who detected a strange ship's signature on Earth that was registering as both human and Forerunner.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 307''</ref> Despite this brief penetration of its defenses, the ''Ace of Spades'' was never actually found by ONI and was able to spend a week on Earth undetected before departing right under the noses of Earth's [[Home Fleet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 323''</ref> The ''Ace of Spades'' became a one-of-a-kind fusion of human and Forerunner. Unlike other human ships with Forerunner technology, it was not a human retrofit but a seamless, unifying intergration led by Forerunner-driven technology.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 265''</ref>
+In order to get the upgrade seed, Spark took the ''Ace of Spades'' to the lost Forerunner world of [[Triniel]] which contained a [[Builder]] facility that had everything Spark needed to create an upgrade seed. After [[Rion Forge]]'s touch as a [[Reclaimer]] activated the facility, Spark retrieved a slipspace flake from the laboratory where the crystal was cut. Spark led the crew to the lab where the design seeds were created where he input the design specifications for a {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}} and designed an upgrade seed for the human vessel while the ''Ace of Spades'' crew salavaged from the facility.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapter 28''</ref> Though originally hesitant to apply the seed, Rion agreed after being offered a deal by Agent [[Walter Hahn]] of [[ONI]] in order to give the ''Ace of Spades'' the advantage it needed with the upgrade process taking approximately eighteen hours, fifty-three minutes and eleven seconds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 223-227''</ref> The cloaking technology the ship gained made it invisible to two searching ONI [[Prowler]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 250''</ref> which were also completely unable to catch up to or track the ''Ace of Spades'' when it jumped to slipspace.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 254''</ref> However, its cloaking was briefly penetrated by the AI [[Thea]] who detected a strange ship's signature on Earth that was registering as both human and Forerunner.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 307''</ref> Despite this brief penetration of its defenses, the ''Ace of Spades'' was never actually found by ONI and was able to spend a week on Earth undetected before departing right under the noses of Earth's [[Home Fleet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 323''</ref> The ''Ace of Spades'' became a one-of-a-kind fusion of human and Forerunner technologies. Unlike other human ships with Forerunner technology, it was not a human retrofit but a seamless, unifying intergration led by Forerunner-driven technology.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''page 265''</ref>
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