Excalibur was running. Running from Tenno. His fellow Tenno. Why? He looked down at his wrist. Files of the Stalker were stored inside his Warframe, along with other information. Basically, he saw things he shouldn't have. His ship was up ahead. He turned around, and saw three other Tenno chasing him. Trinity, Ember, and Oberon. Luckily, he was faster, and jumped into his ship and took off, leaving the Tenno Dojo behind. He sighed and kneeled down on the navigation pad, deciding where to flee. He couldn't stay in the Solar System, for certain. The Tenno would find him right when he landed. He had to get out of the system, get to another outside planet possibly. Screw it. He set the ship to go full speed forwards, maybe he would hit a planet eventually. Meanwhile, he decided to read the files on the Stalker. He was accessing a terminal in the dojo, when all of a sudden, files started to appear on the screen. Files of the Stalker. The Stalker was an enemy of the Tenno; he had harassed them all the same, but they fought him off easily. It seemed strange to the Tenno that the Stalker would start a fight he couldn't win. Don't be mistaken, however, the Stalker was a deadly opponent. Memories of what happened to Nyx, another Tenno, flashed in Excalibur's mind. The Stalker killed her mercilessly, without remorse. Excalibur shook the memory out of his head, and projected the files onto the codex. There were mostly sightings of the Stalker, but there was one page of notes. From the Lotus herself.
-Progenitor is doing well. Too well. Will adjust this.
-Progenitor is resisting adjustment. Becoming self aware.
-Alpha is going just as planned. Initializing indoctorination protocol.
-Alpha is a success. The first of many.
Individual known as "Stalker" is causing some disturbance. Tenno will be sent to target.
Excalibur recognized the name, Stalker, but Progenitor? Alpha? Those were mysteries to him.
Beep! Beep! Excalibur turned and looked through the cockpit of his ship. There was a planet, fast approaching.
Alright then, he thought.
Let's see if I lose them. He had turned off Ordis earlier because he was unquestionably loyal to the Lotus. He had too much control over the ship. Excalibur would have to land the Liset by himself. He approached the planet, and came into almost a low orbit, slowly getting closer to the surface.
Beep! Beep! Excalibur looked around, not seeing anything. What was going on? Suddenly, the ship seemed to break in two as it was hit by something. Excalibur was struggling with the controls, but the planet was fast approaching. He couldn't control the Liset.
Damn it, he thought. He held onto the edge of the ship and braced for impact. The ground was coming up to meet him, and then he crashed. All went black.
Meanwhile, in the Tenno Dojo
"So you're telling me, Oberon, that with three Tenno, including yourself, you failed to retrieve a single fleeing Tenno who not only had to start up his ship, but disable Ordis, set a flight course, and manually pilot and calibrate his Liset. And you couldn't keep up with him?" The Lotus was furious. Any other Tenno could have gone rogue, and she wouldn't care, but Excalibur? He was one of the oldest Tenno. Her nails dug into her palm, drawing blood. He also had the files on the Stalker. Thankfully, he most likely wouldn't understand the files, but knowing the Stalker, he would find Excalibur, and tell him the truth of the Tenno. That couldn't happen. That will not happen. Excalibur had to be hunted down, quietly. The Tenno were exceptionally loyal to The Lotus, but Excalibur was their brother, and it would take a few months at most to convince them that he was a traitor. There were exceptions, however. Some of the newer Tenno have little allegiance to Excalibur; She would use them instead, while she convinced the others of Excalibur's treachery.
"Leave," The Lotus said. Oberon bowed, and left.
A painful ringing was the only thing Excalibur heard. He tried to move, and felt the shards of glass on the ground, and struggled to stand. He felt a sharp pain in his leg, and he fell back down, groaning. He saw the broken window. He had to get outside. He forced himself to stand, doing his best to ignore the stabbing pain in his leg. He limped towards the Liset's shattered window, and saw the planet he stumbled on. It was green, so much green. Trees as far as he could see. The grass swayed like the oceans of Uranus.
What is this feeling? He thought. Like a burning feeling in his chest.
What is the word… awe? Yes, this world is beautiful. Was this what Earth was like before… Suddenly, a bullet struck the side of the window where Excalibur stood. He drew his Nikana, and jumped out of the Liset, and landed with a painful thud.
This leg is going to be troublesome, he thought. He looked around.
That wasn't a Grineer nor Corpus bullet, so what was it? He looked around some more. He hated fighting new threats. Didn't know enough about them. He caught something in the corner of his eye, and he quickly spun, and saw nothing.
What was that? He scanned the trees, the flowing grass. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain, and fell to the ground before he even heard the shot. Suddenly, many pairs of stark, white legs surrounded him, filling his field of view. He looked up, and saw a soldier of some sort.
A robot. Corpus? This far out? Another soldier, not mechanical, stepped out from behind the automaton, pointing his gun towards Excalibur.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" The soldier asked. Excalibur didn't answer.
"Maybe it's a new type of Grimm?" Another Human soldier said.
"No, this one landed in a spaceship. We have to call this one in." He placed his gloved hand on his ear, activating some kind of earpiece.
"General Ironwood, we have something unusual… A spaceship sir… Yes sir, we'll bring him to you right away." He lowered his gun, and pulled out a pair of hand bindings. The robot soldiers kept careful watch of Excalibur while the soldier slipped the metal bindings onto Excalibur's wrists. They stood him up, and began to walk through the forest.
"Where am I?" Excalibur asked. A couple of soldiers gasped.
"You… you talk?" One of the soldiers asked.
"Of course I do. Now explain to me where you're taking me." The one who seemed to be the leader regained his composure and answered.
"You have landed next to Beacon, a school for Hunters and Huntresses. We're taking you to our leader, of sorts." Excalibur raised his bound hands.
"Is this really necessary?" He shook the heavy bindings.
"Sorry, you're still an unknown threat. We can't trust you."
"You're trusting me now, as far as I can see. I can break these chains any time I choose." The trees parted, and revealed a massive tower and surrounding buildings. To Excalibur, it made him wonder if the old Orokin cities looked like this; beautiful.
"Yeah sure, tough talk from the bound prisoner. You know what, I think–" He never got to finish his sentence. Quick as lightning, Excalibur snapped the bonds, and was reaching for his Nikana.