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Lieutenant Ash was a SPARTAN II. He was an ONI-commissioned operator in mostly urban operations including Reach's New Alexandria and Earth's New Mombasa. He was a survivor of Reach, and, eventually, the war. He now resides in his hometown. He was also paired with AI Alyson, the same time he was commissioned to be a Beta-5 operator.

Early Life
Ash was born on Luna in January of 2511. He grew up with his family until he was six, and was kidnapped by the UNSC when he got his flu shot in November of 2517.

Training
Ash excelled in his Spartan II training, but was changed by it. He was always quiet unless forced to talk, and often slept during lectures and meetings he felt unimportant after training. During his training he took on an interest in heavy weapons and technology. He ended up getting trained how to pilot, and how to use a Spartan Laser, as well as how to handle most technological pieces. His Spartan Laser got dropped, at one point, however, and it got several scratches. It still preformed just fine, however, but it would not be re-accepted, so it was issued to him. He carved it with 7-0-7 on the side. He also was decent in hand-to-hand combat. When they were being taught how to use alternate weapons, he was asked to help demonstrate how to use blades. He managed to nick the blade, so the trainer gave it to him, claiming that they had some more, and that Ash would have good use for it.

Graduation
When he graduated, he got issued Mark V[B] armor, but he quickly put in a request for a GUNGNIR helmet with a blue camera piece and GUNGNIR knee guards. He also requested UA/Security Base shoulder guards. All of the requests were granted. When he was graduated, he was also assigned to Asymmetrical Action Group Dusk of Beta-5 Division, upon Catherine Halsey's request.

New Alexandria and Beta-5
Due to the non-wartime protocols of Beta-5 and ONI, the group was not assigned a barracks, the group a city, and each of the 8 members a district, and a barrack. They were assigned to New Alexandria, Reach. Ash was put in the bad part of the city (Not that he cared) and got quite a bit of anti-insurgence action. He was, of course, not allowed to carry his laser (One of the few things he cared enough about to show dismay).

Harvest
When the Covenant attacked Harvest in 2525, the UNSC began to prepare for war. None of the newly trained Spartans were ready for battle though. When the UNSC was ready to take back Harvest in 2528, however, they were. Ash was sent to go on an intelligence-gathering mission with the rest of Dusk Team on the surface while the Covenant was distracted by the Naval assault. The plan was carried out perfectly, pleasing ONI very much. However that was not the end of the battle for Dusk Team. They were used to carry out high stakes operations. ONI commissioned Ash's team to attack a Covenant carrier. They deployed the team by using SOEIV Pods to board. 7 of the 8 Spartans missed the target, but landed alive on the surface. Ash was the only one that took part in the boarding, though. He was able to accomplish the mission. He successfully kidnapped the shipmaster and destroyed the carrier. After extraction, they were taken to the the UNSC Spirit of Fire. There, the shipmaster was interrogated. Although no tactical information could be extracted, they managed to create the first Human-Covenant translator from speech with him, but was found dead (Presumably from suicide of some sort) in his containment cell. This was, however, an important accomplishment for ONI. However, because only he was the only Spartan, he received attention from Dr. Halsey. He fought in several surface battles, convincing Halsey that he was a good candidate for the A.I. project.

Alyson
In 2531, after Harvest was successfully reclaimed, Dusk Team was able to get a ride back to Reach aboard the Spirit. Halsey took him to a combat simulator station somewhere around Sword Base. There, they were allowing the A.I.s to chose their Spartan. 20 Spartans competed without knowing what they were fighting for. 5 A.I.s were observing. Ash got selected by A.I. Alyson. She was integrated to his armor.

Battle of the Rubble
At this point, Ash was put on extended withdraw from Beta-5, and taken to be used for ONI intelligence gathering. He was sent to the Rubble on board the USNC Midsummer Night. He was dropped in a SOEIV pod, managing to land stealthily. He managed to discover what was happening and get extracted. Ash got to the navigational data the Covenant was looking for on the Exodus Asteroid, and Alyson copied the data to herself and deleted it from the terminals. Alyson could not contact the Night and tell them that the data was secure, so the battle could not be stopped. Ash was able to get extracted with the civilians. After the Battle of the Rubble, Ash was cryo-chambered aboard the Night and taken back to Reach, as the Night could not activate Slipspace due to battle damage.

Over the next several years, Ash and Alyson carried out a number of small scale engagements, and took part of minor battles.

The Fall of Reach
Ash, with Alyson, was officially put back into Beta-5. They arrived on Reach just in time for the Fall. Ash and the squad fought in New Alexandria, evacuating civilians. They managed to hold the city until it fell victim to glassing. At this point, they got on board the civilian transport. Alyson took control of the ship, saying she was going to give the pilot a break, but (after consulting Ash) took the craft to Sword Base. They arrived during the Torch and Burn operation. At the time they arrived at the lab to Halsey's lab, Noble Team had just left. The team stayed with the Doctor, following her command. They all stayed alive until Halsey was ambushed retrieving the Forerunner crystal. 6 of the team members met their fate there. Ash and the other Spartan stayed with Halsey until Sierra 117 arrived during the Raid of Reach.

Battle of Mombasa
The survivors preceded to destroy the Erindanus rebels and destroy about 500 Covenant ships preparing to attack Earth in Operation: FIRST STRIKE. Only Ash was left from Dusk Team. The Gettysburg then made way for Earth.

Here, Ash and Alyson were able to get to the UNSC In Amber Clad and join up with the invasion force. They flew in with the main invasion force, unknowingly in a Pelican near the Masterchief, who they had just been with. They helped the force drive a hole in the Covenant. They took a small group of Marines to the industrial district, reclaiming it. Command then informed them that an ODST Squad was trapped near their location behind enemy lines. The group decimated the Covenant in the area, and extracted the ODSTs. They then got orders to begin to get to the Uplift Reserve and try to stop the Covenant landing, but the order to retreat from the Reserve was given first. The group was then relocated to try and save as many survivors of the Space elevator crash as they could. They managed to get to the rubble and try to evac civilians, but no Pelicans could make it over the city. Instead, they had to wait until after nightfall.

Surviving
During the night, the Covenant assault became more and more relentless. The group was forced to had to leave the remnants of the Space Elevator and head back for the industrial district. However, the Covenant defensive force was too strong to get far. They instead turned around and made way for Old Mombasa. The slums were mostly unoccupied. Here, Alyson was able to reestablish contact with command. They told them that they had a group of ODST, and they needed immediate extract. Command still refused to send any Pelicans to pull them out. This left the team in a predicament. The ODST and Ash were ready to die, but not without saving the civilians. They decided, instead, to try to make ground back into New Mombasa and get to a Police Department and take a Pelican. Alyson was able to make contact with the Superintendent, who uploaded a city map and a recommended route to the closest Department with a Pelican. They took the Pelican and extracted back to the Amber.

Aftermath
Ash and Alyson were often sent back into the city for small skirmishes and to aid in battles and operations. The two survived, even the Flood invasion. They managed to escape London. After a few days, the UNSC ordered all operational units to prepare to liberate the ruins of Mombasa. Ash was the lead Spartan of this effort.

Aftermath
After the war, Ash retired. He was given the Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart. Alyson was not required to be returned as long as Ash kept a remote deactivation switch, which he has lost. He went back to Luna. In 2563, he was asked to be a trainer for ODST. Alyson has taken an upgrade that prevents Smart AIs from going Rampant, developed post war.