"Little known fact, but exos can and DO have sex just like any other living being on this planet!" - Saint-4

In the never ending fight against the darkness, it is paramount that the guardians that protect the last remnants of humanity stay in pique physical and mental performance.

In this endeavor, whenever the guardians are not out in the field on reconnaissance, patrolling the solar system, or testing their fighting will in the crucible, some of them decide to physically work out on their own time. This is no different for fireteam Blumenkranz, as they find themselves working out in the Tower's gym facilities.

Wyna Grey, the headstrong (yet insanely stupid) awoken Titan was fine tuning her already adept physical prowess. Losing count after seven, she continued to do dead hangs as several kilos of weights were tied to her ankles. Her body was not showing any sign of giving up as she simply kept going up and down like a metronome.

Across the small room a human warlock was busy manifesting an orb of arc, solar, and void energy. It was clear that she was out of her element as Kat Cort could not keep either the void or arc orbs, but the solar orb was full and ablaze for all to literally feel the heat. She has been having trouble controlling the other elements since she was born a guardian, but that never discouraged her from training on controlling them.

On the far side of the room, the hum of a treadmill resonated with the fast steps of the exo hunter Yuki-9. The pitter patter of her steps showed the sharpness and speed that she was so proud of as a hunter. A specially designed treadmill was specifically made for the hunters as their sprinting speed was at a much higher average than most guardians, and Yuki was showing exactly why.

All three of them were working their bodies to their absolute limits, making sure th- "WAIT A MINUTE!" Yuki slammed on the treadmill, making a loud screeching sound as the machine stopped.

The sudden outburst made Kat lose her concentration, and in response the solar orb exploded in her face, sending her body splatting on the wall. Wyna jumped off the pull up bar and untied the weights from her ankles.

She went over to Kat and poked her belly. She squished the soft skin and then proceeded to pat it. As she did, she looked over to Yuki and yelled, "GUARDIAN DOWN!" in a mocking town.

A puff of smoke escaped from Kat's mouth as she grumbled, "I swear to the traveler, Wyna, if you keep patting my stomach, I'm going to beat you within an inch of your life."

"But that's not very nice, Kat."

"Of course it's not, Wyna. It's called a deterrent."

"Ooooh! What does that taste like?"

"DAMN IT WYNA!"

Kat sat up and brushed off her gym shorts. "So, Yuki. Any reason why you suddenly made me almost crap my pants?"

"Yeah, and why I don't get to eat any determinants?" Wyna quipped.

Yuki walked over to Kat and gave her a hand to stand back up. "It just dawned on me. Why do I work out with you girls?"

Kat and Wyna had blank expressions on their faces. "I mean, I'M AN EXO! I don't benefit at all from this!"

Kat pondered this for a second and placed a hand under her chin. Wyna did so as well, mimicking the warlock. "You bring up a good point, Yuki, but the fact remains that we've been working out regularly since WE'VE BEEN ASSIGNED BLUMENKRANZ" The outburst made Wyna laugh and Yuki groan.

"I suppose you're right, but the OTHER fact remains that I don't benefit from this. Other than the time I spend with you girls, is there any real reason that I work out?"

"Oh! Maybe because you're like the vex! Even though they're all machiny and shiny, they're still organic, and maybe exos are like that too!" Wyna chimed in.

Kat was about to retort, but she backed up a bit. "You know, that's actually a good point, if it weren't for the fact that all that knowledge was lost in the collapse, Wyna. Who'd you steal that idea from?"

"From my brain!" Wyna said.

Kat rubbed her temples as Yuki nodded in agreement. "Maybe so. I'd ask other exos if they also work out, but I don't know of any other exos that work out like we do, much less hunters. They're always brooding about how 'the titans have their walls, the warlocks have their books, but we have ourselves.' I mean come on! Does any hunter have any personality less edgier than their throwing knives?"

Kat chimed in. "I mean, there IS Hunter-chan, but she's always off doing her own thing with her fireteam, especially now that so many guardians and citizens are commissioning her for her plushies."

Wyna put her fist on her palm and looked at Yuki. "There is a way we can find out if you benefit from this, Yuki!"

Kat raised an eye. "Oh? And pray tell, what is this brilliant idea that you have, Wyna."

Wyna patted Yuki's belly in a similar fashion as Kat's. Instead of a squishy stomach, she patted a hard, yet malleable midriff of golden age metal. "Hmmm…. NOPE can't think of anything else!"

Both Yuki and Kat punched Wyna in the stomach as hard as they could. The Titan grasped her stomach and fell backward as she cried out "GUARDIAN DOWN" in the same mocking tone as before.

Yuki sighed. "Well whatever. Even if I don't get anything out of this, I'm still pretty hungry. Want to grab something to eat?"

Kat nodded. "Yeah. I'm down to chow down. Get up, Wyna. We're going to go eat."

Wyna quickly stood up and looked at Kat with shining eyes. "AND NO WE'RE NOT EATING DETERRENTS."

The three of them left the gym and proceeded to head out and grab lunch. Wyna hung her head low in disappointment at the thought of not being able to eat deterrents.

Author's note: Hello! This is my first attempt at a small series that I'll be writing. Please give me your input. I'd greatly appreciate it!