Lakshmi-2 looked at the pair of Hunters before her. The two of them were quickly becoming some of her most useful tools against the Darkness. It was rare to find a warrior who could be so amiable around allies and still be so deadly to their enemies. It was even more rare for that warrior to find another like them, but Peter and Trishka had done it. They had met on the battlefield and had become inseparable. They had chosen to serve her faction and Lakshmi-2 intended to give them tasks worthy of their skills.
"You have both accomplished great things on your own and in the name of the Future War Cult. That said, I feel this assignment will be a challenge even for you," Lakshmi-2 said seriously. Peter's red Exo eyes shone with piqued curiosity, glowing in stark contrast with his alabaster skin.
"We're listening," he said.
"Good. Because this is going to sound crazy," replied the leader of the War Cult. "There is a ketch on Earth that has been behaving suspiciously. It's no longer following standard Fallen tactics. We have reason to believe it may have been taken over by an unknown enemy. I'm assigning you two to investigate these claims. If they are true, you are to find out how the ship was taken. If not, purge the ship of whatever you do find. Either way, you will complete this mission by destroying the ketch."
The Hunters stood in silence, awed by the magnitude of the duty given them. Trishka spoke first.
"How are we going to bring it down?" she asked.
"Even with this mad quest, they don't even flinch. Merely accept and adapt," Lakshmi-2 thought. That's exactly why she loved these two.
"There are several ways. Personally, I would recommend destroying the main engine. I would advise being as far away as possible when it goes critical though," she said.
"What about collateral damage?" Peter asked.
"Don't worry about that. If you succeed, the ends will justify the means," Lakshmi-2 told them. Peter and Trishka exchanged a mad smile, eager to enact such chaos with no repercussions.
"When do we leave?"
"As soon as you put these coordinates in your ship," she answered, holding out a document with numbers scrawled on it. Peter's Ghost appeared and quickly scanned it.
"Go it," it rang out in a monotone voice.
"Then let's get going!" Trishka urged. The Hunters walked down the stairs to the main hangar. Lakshmi-2 turned to watch them out the great window. The two never ceased to amaze her. And in a way, frighten her.
"How do you think the boss knows about insane stuff like this?" Peter's voice crackled out of the radio on Trishka's ship.
"Not a clue. And honestly, not really sure I want to," she said, routinely checking her gear. The tassels hanging from her Gravebreaker chest piece had long since been burned away in battle. She could've easily had them repaired, but she liked the character they gave her armor. Her helmet pulsed gently on the shelf it sat on. She smiled when she looked at it, never failing to be amused by how much it bothered Peter. The weapons rack next to the shelves looked like it was about to collapse due to the sheer amount of firepower hanging on it.
"I have a feeling it has something to do with that Eris woman. I still don't like her," Peter speculated. Trishka could imagine him perfectly, feet propped on the ship's dash, twirling his Last Word like he always did before a mission. She could still feel his excitement from when the mysterious vendor, Xûr, appeared with the weapon.
"You Exo's are always so suspicious," she teased.
"Comes with knowing next to nothing about your kind. Besides, it's not like humans are much better," he retorted.
Trishka shrugged and brushed her ash blonde hair out of her face.
"We're almost there," her Ghost informed them.
"Alright then. Let's sink a ketch," Peter said, his excitement palpable in his voice. She heard him holster his weapon. Trishka took a deep breath to ready herself and pulled on her armor.