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===Reunion===
===Reunion===
{{Quote|Nobody knows Cortana as well as Halsey. Not even John.|Fred responds with some optimism upon hearing that Doctor Halsey was with the UNSC once again.}}<ref name="HBB1"/>
{{Quote|Nobody knows Cortana as well as Halsey. Not even John.|Fred responds with some optimism upon hearing that Doctor Halsey was with the UNSC once again.}}<ref name="HBB1"/>
It only took a few minutes to traverse the portal through slipspace.<ref name="HBB1">''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> When the Pelican emerged, the Spartans found themselves flying through a cavernous cave, which they excited to be faced with a deep [[Sanghelios]] night. Fred asked whether the planet was always as it was then, to which Vale replied by pointing out Cortana that would definitely have sent a [[Guardian Custode|Guardian]] there. Fred noted that ''India 127'''s navigation system put them relatively near the major [[Sangheili]] city of [[Sunaion]] off the coast of [[Qivro]], and yet no sign of it could be seen. Locke soon mentioned that if they could get back to the ''Infinity'', Halsey might be able to work out a solution, which caught Fred and the other [[Spartan-II]]s by surprise. Both Locke and Buck explained that they had rescued the doctor from Jul 'Mdama and brought her back to the Infinity and that she had subsequently insisted on accompanying them to Sanghelios. Fred noted that nobody knew Cortana better than Doctor Halsey did. [[Olympia Vale]] guessed that the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] were likely still camped in [[Nuusra]] where they had recently staged [[Battle of Sunaion|an attack]] on [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] from just days prior. Fred cautioned that any UNSC personnel that were still there when a Guardian arrived may have been in the air at the time, but this specific worry ultimately did not amount to anything. Before long fires were spotted that indicated the location of a Sangheili encampment where they expected the Swords to be. Soon enough the leaders of each respective team were being met at the bottom of the Pelican's ramp by [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]], Commander [[Sarah Palmer]], and Doctor Halsey. After everyone had disembarked they were welcomed by the [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and John introduced him to Fred, Linda, and Kelly. 'Vadam inivted them all to join in a celebratory meal commemorating their victory over the last of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Halsey revealed that she had gotten a message from [[Roland]] on the ''Infinity'' and that it would be appearing off of the far side of [[Suban]] the following day at 1800 hours. Now that they had transportation, they could be there waiting for it when it showed. Fred and the others then took off their helmets and joined the Sangheili in dining on [[colo]] and [[kuscatu]]. During the meal Fred, Linda, Kelly, John, and Halsey went off on their own for a time to talk.<ref name="HBB1"/>
It only took a few minutes to traverse the portal through slipspace.<ref name="HBB1">''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref> When the Pelican emerged, the Spartans found themselves flying through a cavernous cave, which they excited to be faced with a deep [[Sanghelios]] night. Fred asked whether the planet was always as it was then, to which Vale replied by pointing out Cortana that would definitely have sent a [[Guardian Custode|Guardian]] there. Fred noted that ''India 127'''s navigation system put them relatively near the major [[Sangheili]] city of [[Sunaion]] off the coast of [[Qivro]], and yet no sign of it could be seen. Locke soon mentioned that if they could get back to the ''Infinity'', Halsey might be able to work out a solution, which caught Fred and the other [[Spartan-II]]s by surprise. Both Locke and Buck explained that they had rescued the doctor from Jul 'Mdama and brought her back to the Infinity and that she had subsequently insisted on accompanying them to Sanghelios. Fred noted that nobody knew Cortana better than Doctor Halsey did. [[Olympia Vale]] guessed that the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] were likely still camped in [[Nuusra]] where they had recently staged [[Battle of Sunaion|an attack]] on [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] from just days prior. Fred cautioned that any UNSC personnel that were still there when a Guardian arrived may have been in the air at the time, but this specific worry ultimately did not amount to anything. Before long fires were spotted that indicated the location of a Sangheili encampment where they expected the Swords to be. Soon enough the leaders of each respective team were being met at the bottom of the Pelican's ramp by [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]], Commander [[Sarah Palmer]], and Doctor Halsey. After everyone had disembarked they were welcomed by the [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], and John introduced him to Fred, Linda, and Kelly. 'Vadam invited them all to join in a celebratory meal commemorating their victory over the last of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Halsey revealed that she had gotten a message from [[Roland]] on the ''Infinity'' and that it would be appearing off of the far side of [[Suban]] the following day at 1800 hours. Now that they had transportation, they could be there waiting for it when it showed. Fred and the others then took off their helmets and joined the Sangheili in dining on [[colo]] and [[kuscatu]]. During the meal Fred, Linda, Kelly, John, and Halsey went off on their own for a time to talk.<ref name="HBB1"/>


Everyone was awake around an hour before sunrise and all the humans piled into the Pelican.<ref name="HBB1"/> Then they were off, soaring through and past the planet's atmosphere on a trip that took them just a few hours. With about twenty minutes until the ''Infinity'''s projected arrival, Fireteam Osiris broke out a game of [[Wikipedia:Hearts|Hearts]], but Fred and the others declined playing. When ''Infinity'' finally did show up, Kelly landed ''[[India 127]]'' in its fifth portside bay.<ref name="HBB1"/> The Spartans were met there by a [[lieutenant]] who announced that Halsey, Locke, Palmer, and John were wanted on the bridge.<ref name="HBB2"/> Palmer instructed the rest of them to get cleaned up and to decompress for a bit and soon a team of engineers was scanning and getting readings from their armor. The engineers brought Fred and the others to the ship's assemblage bay so they could then have it removed. The Spartan-IIs had to be taken to a different section than Buck, Tanaka, and Vale due to having slightly different frames.<ref name="HBB2">''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref><ref group="note">According to author [[Matt Forbeck]], early drafts of ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' featured the Spartans of [[Blue Team]] being present for the marriage of [[Edward Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare]] aboard the ''Infinity'' near the start of November [[2558]]. Forbeck says [[343 Industries]] asked him to remove them from this scene however, claiming that it was not yet determined whether or not they were still present on the ship at that time.</ref><ref name="MFI">[https://soundcloud.com/archiveinstallation/004-matt-forbeck-interview '''The Archive Installation''' - ''Matt Forbeck Interview'']</ref>
Everyone was awake around an hour before sunrise and all the humans piled into the Pelican.<ref name="HBB1"/> Then they were off, soaring through and past the planet's atmosphere on a trip that took them just a few hours. With about twenty minutes until the ''Infinity'''s projected arrival, Fireteam Osiris broke out a game of [[Wikipedia:Hearts|Hearts]], but Fred and the others declined playing. When ''Infinity'' finally did show up, Kelly landed ''[[India 127]]'' in its fifth portside bay.<ref name="HBB1"/> The Spartans were met there by a [[lieutenant]] who announced that Halsey, Locke, Palmer, and John were wanted on the bridge.<ref name="HBB2"/> Palmer instructed the rest of them to get cleaned up and to decompress for a bit and soon a team of engineers was scanning and getting readings from their armor. The engineers brought Fred and the others to the ship's assemblage bay so they could then have it removed. The Spartan-IIs had to be taken to a different section than Buck, Tanaka, and Vale due to having slightly different frames.<ref name="HBB2">''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref><ref group="note">According to author [[Matt Forbeck]], early drafts of ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' featured the Spartans of [[Blue Team]] being present for the marriage of [[Edward Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare]] aboard the ''Infinity'' near the start of November [[2558]]. Forbeck says [[343 Industries]] asked him to remove them from this scene however, claiming that it was not yet determined whether or not they were still present on the ship at that time.</ref><ref name="MFI">[https://soundcloud.com/archiveinstallation/004-matt-forbeck-interview '''The Archive Installation''' - ''Matt Forbeck Interview'']</ref>