Author's Note: I own nothing but my thoughts that I put to paper. All the rich folks out there own the rights to this game and I thank you for letting me to embellish some characters.

Chapter 1

The Reef

There goes another one. I wonder if their ghost's mind much. One second there is a guardian standing there and the next, they're gone. Yep, there went another one. That one jumped right off the edge. I wonder how many times a ghost allows you to commit suicide over the edge of the reef before they've had enough.

I have been meagerly entertained watching this titan with a very cool looking ram's head leap off the end of the Vestian Outpost several times now. His ghost has revived him, um at least eight times now. I would say that this particular titan has been shot in the head too many times, but now as I watch, a hunter and two other warlocks have joined in his quest for impossible flight; I see that this is somehow entertaining.

I'm standing in line waiting for the Postmaster to give me some lost items from my last bounty mission. It gets pretty busy on the weekends and a small line can form from time to time. I just finished a five hour shift of tracking down and killing everything in the solar system. Hoping to score a few more glimmer since I bought my last upgrade; I even completed several ground patrols, kill target, find this and scan this place.

Which makes me think, why am I sent to scan a location on the back side of earth in the direct line of site for a fallen tank just to get my ass blown away? That always mystified me. Why am I surveying an area where there is clear and present danger; even when I am invisible? They still manage to hit me. Oh good my turn for the Postmaster.

A few minutes later and I have finished my transactions with Master Ives. He creeps me out for some reason. I can't quite place it. I don't like the cryptarch on the tower either, but I thought that was because one minute he's pleasant as can be and the next, he's rude. I don't get the Awoken sometimes.

I was on my way back to the vault when I nearly bumped into one of the many Royal Awoken Guards roaming this part of the Reef. "Watch it Outsider!" grabbed my attention, as I used my ghost to check on my recently acquired items.

Part of me understands why they don't like guardians running amuck on their much beloved station, but it is us guardians who are out there tracking down those who betrayed them and at the very request of their Queen no less. A courteous 'excuse me' or 'hello' once in a while wouldn't kill them, would it? Instead they act as cold as the Reef itself.

Great another line. Well I guess I have time to check my ghost again to review what I will be storing in my vault. Unlike the tower, there are only two terminals here. I don't go hunting much on the weekends, I prefer the less populated weekdays, but today was an exception.

Making quick work of my time spent in the vault, I picked up what I needed while I left other precious items; including armor for a titan and a hunter which I don't need, at least not in this lifetime. When I was done, I again interfaced with my ghost and mindlessly wandered my way over to a collection of crates by the bounty hunter. It didn't take long before I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up and I slowly turned around.

I was surprised to see two Royal Awoken Guards positioned rather close behind me. Standing with their hands folded behind their backs and the heels of their boots tight together, one of them glanced hesitantly at the other before she spoke.

"Guardian, the Queen would like a word with you."

Immediately a swirl of confusion rushed over me as I looked around at the numerous guardians around the area.

"Why me?" I asked. "Certainly there are a multiple of other guardians the Queen would like to speak to instead."

Clenching her jaw like she hated being there as much as I liked being summoned, the woman shrouded in the Queen's rich magenta colors answered sharply and confidently. "There has been no mistake. You have been singled out."

Before I could think of some snappy return, the Awoken Guard instructed, "Follow us." Once again she clenched her jaw petulantly replying, "Please."

Smirking, I couldn't help but add salt to her wound, "Since you asked so nicely, lead the way."