As far as she could tell, the mission was going well. It was a standard mobile defense run. Get in, defend the terminals, get out. The only significantly irritating part was the mission's location. The Void, a place where all logic and physics break down, and weaker minds will inevitably be swayed by the influence of the Orokin technology guarding these ancient relics of an age long past.
The Tenno, Danielle, was running solo on a mission, wielding her Limbo Prime. A few minutes later, the Tenno began moving quickly toward extraction. Despite having taken heavy losses, the Corrupted were well capable of sending large groups of mind-drone slave-soldiers to secure the tower again, and she would rather not deal with them.
As she entered her landing craft, a blast shook the Orokin tower, jarring the Tenno. Suddenly, it, and the Tenno's ship, began to shake. Moments later, a massive explosion rocked the ship, and several seconds later, a large unregulated Void gate appeared, dragging the Tenno through it.
"Operator?! What happened? Where are we? Have the Corrupted caused this-DISASTER-problem? My apologies, Operator. My systems seem to still be experiencing issues. I will attempt to repair the malfunctioning circuits at the first available opportunity."
Sighing, she replied, "I'm not sure, Xynos. The mission was executed perfectly, then things went south during extraction. We got tossed through some sort of Void gate. No idea where we are."
"Very well. I will scan for signs of life." Xynos spoke, in her robotic monotone common to most cephalons.
A minute later, Xynos' hologram flickered back into existence. "I detect four large strongholds near which the majority of the inhabitants reside. Further data is unable to be gathered from our current position."
"Perhaps we should land, and investigate." Xynos spoke, using the ship's data transmission console.
"Thank you, Xy. Set course for the nearest stronghold." the operator spoke.
A moment later, something odd began.
"Operator? What is happening? I feel odd." as she watched, a blue energy outline appeared, emerging from Xynos's main console, solidifying into a humanoid female shape, with neon pink hair and eyes, light brown skin, and a standard Tenno uniform, the Zariman suit, in grey, with black highlights. It took a step forward, and spoke.
"Greetings, Operator. I am Xynos."
Stunned, Danielle stood there for a minute processing what just happened. Coming to her senses, she said, "Ah, kubrow droppings!"