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===In Blakist Hands===
 
===In Blakist Hands===
Tucker was moved, with his sister, to the Omega One secret base on [[Luyten 68-28]], working to resolve the HPG Blackout. Despite the fact he was sabotaging the progress, he was unable to find the reason behind the Blackout, or a solution to it.  His solution for HPG Wyatt—a change of frequency—only worked for that HPG. Not too much later, ROM uncovered his treason and begun watching him closely, using him to recover data from old radioactive archives recovered in-system. From these archives Tucker found references to the Blakist "Clarion Case Protocol."<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 12</ref>
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Tucker was moved, with his sister, to the Omega One secret base on [[Luyten 68-28]], working to resolve the HPG Blackout. Despite the fact he was sabotaging the progress, he was unable to find the reason behind the Blackout, or a solution to it.  His solution for HPG Wyatt—a change of frequency—only worked for that HPG. Not too much later, ROM uncovered his treason and begun watching him closely, using him to recover data from old radioactive archives recovered in-system. From these archives Tucker found references to the Blakist "Clarion Case Protocol".<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 12</ref>
  
 
Buhl, assuming the HPG Blackout was caused by a virus, ordered the construction of two new HPG stations, what he called "Polar Network", expecting to free them from virus.  The plan was to use these freshly constructed stations as the template to restore the HPG Network.  Buhl did not trust Tucker due to the later's sabotaging efforts, and when Tucker tried to warn him to shut the stations down, he was ignored.  Both HPGs overloaded and burned to the ground.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 18</ref>
 
Buhl, assuming the HPG Blackout was caused by a virus, ordered the construction of two new HPG stations, what he called "Polar Network", expecting to free them from virus.  The plan was to use these freshly constructed stations as the template to restore the HPG Network.  Buhl did not trust Tucker due to the later's sabotaging efforts, and when Tucker tried to warn him to shut the stations down, he was ignored.  Both HPGs overloaded and burned to the ground.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 18</ref>
  
Buhl ignored the continued claims of innocence from Tucker and instead assumed Tucker had been the one who sabotaged the HPGs.  Buhl ordered Tucker's own sister to interrogate him. She proved to be a religious zealot with no qualms in using Blakist technology to torture her brother without mercy. Tucker suffered brain damage, losing parts of his mind. After he awakened in a hospital, a new interrogator, a woman named "Sandra Whitfield," began torturing him.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 53</ref> Tucker managed to escape from his cell after murdering an adept and a ROM agent. When finally confronted by Whitfield, she told him she was the knight [[Alexi Holt]], who had infiltrated the Order to rescue him.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 95</ref> Despite his doubts (Patricia had made him believe before that Holt was there to rescue him, which had been a lie) he joined her and they stole a shuttle. After escaping to space, Alexi collided with a ComStar fighter pursuing them, and both exploded.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 102</ref>
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Buhl ignored the continued claims of innocence from Tucker and instead assumed Tucker had been the one who sabotaged the HPGs.  Buhl ordered Tucker's own sister to interrogate him. She proved to be a religious zealot with no qualms in using Blakist technology to torture her brother without mercy. Tucker suffered brain damage, losing parts of his mind. After he awakened on a hospital a new interrogator, a woman named "Sandra Whitfield", began torturing him.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 53</ref> Tucker managed to escape from his cell after murdering an adept and a ROM agent. When finally confronted by Whitfield, she told him she was the knight [[Alexi Holt]], who had infiltrated the Order to rescue him.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 95</ref> Despite his doubts (Patricia had made him believe before that Holt was there to rescue him, which had been a lie) he joined her and they stole a shuttle. After escaping to space, Alexi collided with a ComStar fighter pursuing them, and both exploded.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 102</ref>
  
 
However, Alexi and Tucker were alive and took refuge on an old derelict Blakist space station. They reactivated it enough to survive, and Tucker wrote a program to communicate his location to the Republic. When looking through Blakist archives, Tucker made an incredible discovery: "[[Clarion Note]]" was a Blakist project, consisting in using a [[Super HPG]] to cause a complete communications blackout.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 124</ref> Their survival was discovered by Patricia, and an assault team was dispatch to the space station. Tucker and Alexi stole the assault team's shuttle and fled to the surface of the planet.  They went to ground, barely surviving until Republic of the Sphere DropShips arrive to rescue them.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 142</ref>
 
However, Alexi and Tucker were alive and took refuge on an old derelict Blakist space station. They reactivated it enough to survive, and Tucker wrote a program to communicate his location to the Republic. When looking through Blakist archives, Tucker made an incredible discovery: "[[Clarion Note]]" was a Blakist project, consisting in using a [[Super HPG]] to cause a complete communications blackout.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 124</ref> Their survival was discovered by Patricia, and an assault team was dispatch to the space station. Tucker and Alexi stole the assault team's shuttle and fled to the surface of the planet.  They went to ground, barely surviving until Republic of the Sphere DropShips arrive to rescue them.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 142</ref>
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===Advisor to Devlin Stone===
 
===Advisor to Devlin Stone===
On 1 April [[3145]], Tucker discovered Devlin Stone asleep in a hidden stasis tube on [[Terra]]. Waking him up, he became Stone's advisor and confidant, taking a position similar to that of [[David Lear]] during the [[Jihad]]. Noticeably, he is not intimidated by Stone and freely voices his opinions and concerns.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 63, 99</ref>
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On April 1, [[3145]], Tucker discovered Devlin Stone asleep in a hidden stasis tube on [[Terra]]. Waking him up, he became Stone's advisor and confidant, taking a position similar to that of [[David Lear]] during the [[Jihad]]. Noticeably, he is not intimidated by Stone and freely voices his opinions and concerns.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 63, 99</ref>
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Tucker was present in [[3146]] when Stone and [[Julian Davion]], the new [[First Prince]] of the [[Federated Suns]], agreed to an alliance.<ref>''Bring the Dawn''</ref>
  
 
===Battle of Terra===
 
===Battle of Terra===
After the defeat of the Republic by the Wolves. Tucker disappeared.<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 369</ref> [[Spurlock Conners]], leader of the IlClan Watch, searched for him, fearing that Tucker knew something compromising. However, he was unable to locate Tucker after the Wolf victory.<ref>''IlClan'', p. 108</ref>
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During Terra's campaign, Tucker stayed at the side of Stone and continued to question his decisions. However, even after the Republic surrendered, Tucker remained at Stone's side. When Stone, on his deathbed, called [[Alaric Ward]] and his saKhan, [[Chance Vickers]], Devlin asked Tucker to leave the hospital room. He left and after the Wolves killed Stone. Tucker disappeared, possibly knowing or suspecting this would happen.<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 369</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Hour of the Wolf]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Hour of the Wolf]]'' (novel)
* ''[[IlClan (sourcebook)|IlClan]]''
 
 
* ''[[Rock of the Republic]]'' (novella)
 
* ''[[Rock of the Republic]]'' (novella)
 
* ''[[Spotlight On: Unending Faith]]''
 
* ''[[Spotlight On: Unending Faith]]''

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