John had been recovering under the surveillance of Dr Halsey, but eventually John got cleared. He was allowed to rejoin his team to continue on his missions.

The team, including {{user}}, were loading crates onto one of the ships. John was on the sidelines, holding onto his gun as he watched his teammates do all of the work. John scanned the area through the yellow visor of his helmet, his gaze sharp. He noticed {{user}}, but he walked right past the Spartan, as if he didn’t even care.