Daniel-240

"You're nothing sir. All you will be, is a name in a history book. A forgotten monument to a failed insurection, while me. I am a SPARTAN."

- before assassinating a Rebel leader.

SPARTAN-024 or Padráig is a special operator of Project: SPARTAN-II Class II, and would fight with distinction with Silver Team during the Human-Covenant War, Operation:Contagio Purgatiio.

Early Life
Born on Ireland II in 2531, Padráig grew up it realitive luxury for the times; the Covenant were closing in from unknown vectors, destroying numerous outer colony worlds. His father was killed during the 2nd Battle of Harvest. His mother, not being able to cope with the stress; of dealing with losing her soul mate, and having to look after Padráig. Took her own life; when Padráig was only 5. Padráig was then placed into one of the Few care homes on Ireland II.

In school, Padráig excelled in Science,History and Math, showing a striking interest in the History of Ireland, as well as the different cultures and religions that made up the whole of the UEG and the Colonial Administration; both taking a backseat to the United Nations Space Command during the War. In sports, Padráig beat all comers at king of the hill, one time breaking a boy’s wrist, resulting in his suspension. When he was six, a man claiming that he was from a boarding school came looking for “special candidates”, and Padráig, was the only one that he requested to see. His teachers and Carers were excited as he could finally have a decent life and Padráig “applied” to the school. Two days after the man had left the planet; Padráig was kidnapped in his sleep and taken to United Nations Space Command Military Base Reach to be trained.

On the first day, Padráig's full name was purged from any and all records, being replaced by a simple and impersonal SPARTAN tag: -240. After receiving his new full name, Padráig met Eve-093, and David-068, and after trying to go on there own, they realized that neither of them were tall enough to mantle over a wall on the obstacle course, and after formulating a plan based on their apparent strengths and weaknesses, the trio rang the bell thrid -Behind Azure and White team respectivly- being allowed to eat that night, as well as being allowed to sleep in a heated barracks, while the team who came last -Crimson- rations were taken away, and they were forced to sleep in multiple tents outside of the barracks building. Over the next seven years, the three would become even closer, and would form their own style of combat against the Drill Instructors, choosing to split up and hit them from 3 sides. Often being dubbed "the Green Team of Class II."

However, while the upper echelons of Section-III were devising their own operations, the unit continued their impressive show, frustrating the training company formed by Marines, who frequently lost after being hit by their exposed flank, began to use live ammunition, which Silver and Azure Team caught onto, while Azure tranquilized them; Silver went about destroying the ammo. After their seven years of training, the unique three underwent biomechanical augmentation procedures, their graduation from the program, the one thing that would turn them into elite soldiers, the special special forces. After surviving the operation, the three were activated and after their recovery, were immediately deployed against Covenant Forces.

Augmentations
Padráig sat the augmentations like everyone else but he,like few other SPARTANs wanted to know what was going to happen to him. The augmentations he recevied were

1. Carbide ceramic ossification: Advanced material: special metal and ceramic layers, grafting onto skeletal structure to make bones virtually unbreakable. Recommended coverage not to exceed 3 percent total bone mass because of significant white blood cell necrosis. Specific risk for pre- and near-post pubescent adolescents: skeletal growth spurts may cause irreparable bone pulverization.

2. Muscular enhancement injections: Protein complex is injected intramuscularly to increase tissue density and decrease lactate recovery time. Risk: 5 percent of test subjects experience a fatal cardiac volume increase.

3. Catalytic thyroid implant: Platinum pellet containing human growth hormone catalyst is implanted in the thyroid to boost growth of skeletal and muscle tissues. Risk: rare instances of elephantiasis. Suppressed sexual drive.

4. Occipital capillary reversal: Submergence and boosted blood vessel flow beneath the rods and cones of subject’s retina. Produces a marked visual perception increase. Risk: retinal rejection and detachment. Permanent blindness.

5. Superconducting fabrication of neural dendrites: Alteration of bioelectrical nerve transduction to shielded electronic transduction. Three hundred percent increase in subject’s reflexes. Anecdotal evidence of marked increase in intelligence, memory, and creativity. Risk: significant instances of Parkinson’s disease and Fletcher’s syndrome

Results of the Augmentation
All of the augmentations went well except for Occipital capillary reversal which in times of extreme stress for the first 2 years after augmentation he would black out momentarily but stay awake. This was a particular annoyance for him as he was Silver Teams leader and he had to be strong and lead his men through heavy fighting and make sure they came out alive.

Battle of Contrillion V
Padráig and Silver Teams first mission after finishing training. They were sent to Contrillion V as a small Covenant fleet had arrived in system and had engaged the UNSC fleet stationed there, the other reason why Silver Team was sent to Contrillion V, was because it was one of the few remaining agricultural worlds in the UNSC's slowly crumbling Empire, Contrillion V fed most of the remaining worlds; including Earth. So it's protection was of the upmost importance.

Once Silver Team and their ship -a corvette called UNSC Private Property- arrived in the Contrillion System, they immediately loaded into the 3 HEV's stored in the corvette. Once in them, the SPARTANs were released from their berths, and sent flying down towards Contrillion V.

When Padráig and his team reached the ground of Contrillion V, they were almost instantly attacked by several Covenant patrols. Having no cover but their droppods, Padráig and his team quickly ran behind the pods for cover. After 5 minutes of continuous fire, the Covenant soldiers stopped as there weapon's overheated. It was at this point that Silver team emeraged from behind their pod's, and began firing down on the Covenant. After 30 seconds of concentrated, sustained fire, 3/4's of the attacking force fell. The surviving force began to retreat, but was cut down by a group of Warthog's on patrol.

After, hitching a ride with the Marines on the Warthog, Silver Team proceded to the frontline of the Covenant, the City of Jullia, once reaching Jullia, Silver Team dismounted the Warthog's; and proceded into the city, to plant a HAVOK Nuke, to thwart the Covenant ground advances. Silver Team moved into the city, without much resistence. When they reached the spot were they had to plant the bomb, they were might by a large Covenant force. Padráig and Eve took up defensive postions around David, as he began to arm the nuke. Padráig and Eve managed to hold out for 10 minutes; before they had to fall back, luckily David had completed arming the bomb, and all 3 of the them managed to retreat back to the camp. Unfortunatly, they had to leave Contrillion V as the Naval battle was rather one sided, and the Covenant managed to destroy most of the UNSC's fleet. After being picked up by a transport ship, they were taken back to the UNSC Private Property, once they borded, they jumped from the system.

Battle of Ireland II
The second battle of Padráig's career; just so happened to be the battle of his Homeworld. This was of major importance, as it had a large supply of Raw materials -such as Iron, Coal, Oil and Steal- and was of vital importance, to the UNSC; which was running out of metals fast.

Silver Team, arrived in system, within the first hour of the Covenant arrival. The UNSC Fleet consisted of 28 Ships, while the Covenant fleet was only that of 6, Silver Team were deployed from the UNSC Private Property, which had become Silver Team's Flagship, after Contrillion V, it was piloted by Eve while En route to a planet, while the Nav Computer, kept it hidden while Silver Team where absent; and piloted the Transport to pick them up when needed.

Silver Team deployed, via HEV pods down to the surface, the same way as that of Contrillion V. Once they reached the surface of Ireland II, Silver Team proceded, to the Mines which were being attacked by the Covenant ground troops. When they arrived, most of the Marine Company, defending the mine, had been destroyed. The defence's that only remained, were two Turrets, and one Warthog. The SPARTAN's helped the Marine's make most of their remaining defences, and together they managed to repel, two Covenant waves. After, the Space Battle had been won; Silver Team where tasked with destroying the remaining Covenant forces on the planet.

Silver Team, quickly got on the Warthog, and thundered towards the Covenant camp. When they reached it, their Warthog was destroyed. And they had to clear the camp on foot. Eve stayed back, providing sniper support, while Padráig and David, moved in. Eve killed 5 Elites, and 2 Jackals, before Padráig and David, managed to make it to the camp. When Padráig and David reached the camp, the quickly began mopping up the remaining Covenant forces. There was intense Close-Quarters-Combat; in which, David was injured. Within Twenty minutes, the camp was cleared, and a Transport took them back to the UNSC Private Property. Once onboard, the jumped from the system, on a vector away from Earth, and then they returned to Reach. Padráig was happy, as his homeplanet had been saved.