Hello everyone. This is Knight1 of the 13 White Knights. We have noticed that their have been about 140 hits for this story. I have only one thing to say. GREAT JOB! We intended to wait for more reviews first, but everyone's getting impatient. They want to go ahead and put the new post up. So here it is, courtesy of myself, Knight2, Knight5, and Knight7. The others I thank for gathering everything we needed to write this story. Now enough rambling.

"Text"-talking

"Text"-cryptid talk

Text-thoughts

Arrival, Fate, and Assignment

They sat like that for a few minutes before they realized what they were doing. I can't believe I just hugged him, Sayre thought, realizing that she was blushing. Her squad mates were snickering at her. Even Asagi was trying not to laugh! Now granted he is a cute guy, but I shouldn't be doing this.

I can't believe I hugged her, Zak thought. He saw Doyle and Fisk half-laughing at him. He felt his cheeks flush with embarrassment. When he thought it had subsided, he turned back around and asked, "So, where are we going?" "I told you, to your new home." said the squad leader, whose name was Ken. "We know that. I think Zak was asking for a specific place." Doc said. "Oh! Right, um, well …" Ken started saying. "We're going to rendezvous with the Redeemer and head for an island that's out in the pacific. It's where the headquarters for the entire Novus Ordo contingent is. The island's name is Altus, which in Latin means origin. It was the birthplace of the Novus Ordo." Cool, Zak thought. As his parents began talking with the squad leader, he turned to look at the other knights in the bay. Most had their helmets on, but there were 4 with them off. One, his name Ren, was resting his head against the wall with his eyes shut. Another one, Mark if he remembered correctly, was looking his rifle over. Then he looked over to Sayre. She was talking with the white haired girl that Zak noticed seemed different. "Hey" Zak said. "Oh hey Zak, this is my sister Asagi." Sayre said noticing that he was looking at her confused. "If you don't mind me saying so, you seem different. Why is that?" he asked. "I'm a Zintari" Asagi replied. "A what?" Zak asked. "A Zintari. Here let me show you." she said. All of the sudden, wolf ear appeared out of her hair, he could see a tail pop out behind her, and she grew some fangs (not huge, but you could tell they were fangs). "Wow!" Zak said, intrigued by the transformation. "Yeah it's pretty exciting isn't it?" Sayre said. "Does that mean you're a Zintari too?" Zak asked. "No, she's my adopted sister. But I love her just the same." she replied. "Hey we've met up with the Redeemer." the pilot said. We looked out the side windows of the dropship and saw a huge ship flying just below us. "What is that?!" Doyle yelled. "It's the NOAS Redeemer." replied the pilot. "NOAS?" Zak asked. "It means Novus Ordo Aerial Ship." Sayre answered. "Nice," Doc said. The dropships landed in one of the side hangars the ship had. When they disembarked, the Captain, a man named Lars, met with them. "Welcome back everyone," he said. "And to our guests, welcome aboard the Redeemer." The Saturdays noticed that arrayed around him was what looked like the main officers on the ship. They all kept sneaking glances at Zak. Why are they staring at me? Zak wondered. But before he could ask, him and his family were showed to their quarters and told that they would be arriving in about 4 hours. Zak was sharing a room with Fisk. "Hey Fisk, I'm going to catch a few z's" he said. "Can you wake me up when we get there?" "Sure, Zak." Fisk replied. Zak dosed off after about 5 minutes.

Sayre and her squad, well what remained of it, were being debriefed by Captain Lars. "Sayre, you're 100% sure that this is Kur reincarnated?" he asked after he had heard the report. "Yes sir. I asked him to show me his powers before we left. He checks out sir." she replied. "Very well. Has he shown any other signs that he is Kur?" "No sir." she replied. "All right. Looks like Matt's gonna have his hands full when we get back. 2nd Squad, Dragon Company get some well deserved rest. We arrive in three hours."

Zak woke up to Fisk shaking him awake. "Alright Fisk, I'm up already." Zak said. He got up, stretched, grabbed his satchel bag with his clothes and other gear in it, and headed out to meet with everyone else, Fisk following closely behind. He saw Doyle and Komodo already waiting at the ramp. He walked up and said "So, how was your room?" "Not bad. Komodo kept trying to eat all the food we got." They started laughing. Then Doc, Drew, Captain Lars, Sayre and her squad showed up. "If you would be so kind as to follow me." Captain Lars asked, moving ahead with some of the squad members flanking him. The Saturdays followed him, Zak sticking with Sayre the whole way. He looked all around him. The base was huge! Towers were up everywhere you looked, more air ships were docking or leaving, and there were knights and cryptids everywhere. They walked down what seemed to be the main road. The Saturdays noticed that everyone was looking at them. Some seemed to be curious, but most seemed to be excited about something. A crowd started to form as they moved to large command center in the middle of the base. "Why're they following us?" Doc asked, starting to get a little on edge. "Because my friends, they are excited about the news of who was coming to our base." a voice from up ahead said. They looked to see a formation of knights lining the stairs up to the base. On the steps were 7 people, one set ahead of the others. "Welcome to Altus!" the man said. "I am Captain Xavier, leader of the North American branch of the Novus Ordo. Behind me are the other leaders of the different branches of the Novus Ordo." He introduced us to Sam (human male, leader of the Australian branch), Alice (human female, leader of the European branch), Alexander (Zintari male, leader of the African branch), Marco (human male, leader of the South American branch), and Natsumi (Zintari female, leader of the Asian branch). The last man he didn't introduce. "So, I guess you're wondering why everyone is so riled up, huh?" Xavier asked. "Yes please explain." Doc said. "It is because our true leader has finally been found and brought to us!" Alexander said. "Really, do we get to meet him? Is he that guy right there?" Zak asked. Then the man let out a huge laugh. "No my boy, it is you. The reincarnation of Kur." he said. "WHAT?" everyone (the Saturdays) yelled. "Me?" Zak asked. "Yes. My name is Matt. I'm the one who will help you unlock your other powers" he replied. Zak and his family stared in disbelief, not quite sure how to react. They're kidding right? Zak thought to himself. I mean it would explain why everyone keeps staring at me, but are they sure they got the right person? "How are you so sure that Zak is the one you're looking for?" Doc finally asked, voicing what everyone was thinking. You could hear the distrust in his voice. "We know because of our history. You see.…" Matt replied. He spoke of ancient cryptids that no longer existed, the power given to the knights in return for saving them, and the name of the first leader of Novus Ordo and the war that erupted between them and the Ordo Ferrum (all of this info is on our main page). When he finished, Drew said, "Well, when you tell us that, it does sound like Zak is the one you're looking for, but why would you have a teenager lead an organization such as yours that is spread across the world?" "Exactly, he's only 16!" Doc said. "With all due respect Mr. Saturday, most knights join at the age of 14 and our last leader was the same age as Zak when he took control." Matt replied coolly. "Mom, Dad, I think it would be cool to join them." Zak said. "But Zak, you can't be serious." Doc said. "Dad, if these people have been waiting for me to come and lead them, I should at least try, right?" "Yes, but-" "No buts, I want to help them." Doc looked to Drew, who shrugged, seeing that they were losing the argument. "Fine, I give." Doc said, admitting defeat. "But we're coming too." "So am I, mini man." Doyle said. Zak looked up at Matt and the Captains. "So, what do you want us to do?" he asked.

They followed them up the steps and into a large meeting chamber. "Here is where we make decisions and carry them out. I feel it is fitting for this instance." Xavier said. "Doc, Drew, Fisk, and Komodo, we would like for you to join our research team and help them out with the cryptid data we have and combine it with yours. You would be in charge of the whole thing." "We can handle that." Doc and Drew both said. "Doyle, we would like it if you train some commando units for us. You would get paid if that's what you need." Someone must have told them that Doyle likes to work for money, Zak thought. "As for you Zak, Matt has an idea." Xavier said, stepping aside for Matt to speak. "You will join me for training everyday until we unlock your other powers: Fire and water control and shape shifting into an ancient cryptid." "Cool," Zak said. "You will be kept apart from the main group so as to concentrate on-" "No." Zak said, interrupting him. "Excuse me?" Matt said. "I want to do more than train. I want to help out here too. I want to become a knight." Zak said, thinking back to how cool it was seeing Sayre and her team in action. "You should do as your Matt says sir, for he…" Sam started to say before Matt interrupted him. "No it's fine. He's the same as our last leader was. Very well Zak. Sergeant Ken, would you come here for a moment?" Sayre's sergeant walked up from behind the Saturdays and came to attention. "Sir?" he asked. "You need some new recruits in your squad correct? Zak and I will be joining you for the time being." "Sir, yes sir." he replied. Wow I'm going to be with Sayre, Zak thought. He turned to see Sayre with a smile on her face. She quickly wiped it and went back to listening in on the conversation. Doc and Drew noticed this and had Zak pay attention to what was being said. "So it's settled." Xavier said. With that everyone went off to their areas.

I can't believe I get to work alongside Zak, Sayre thought. "Hey Sayre, can we talk with you for a moment?" Drew said. "Sure, what's up?" Doc and Drew looked at each other before continuing. "Since Zak is going to be with your unit we wanted to ask if you could keep an eye on him." Drew asked. "Sure, no problem I-" "But if anything happens to him, whether in combat or otherwise, we're going to come for you." Doc said, cutting her off. With that they left for the research department. What was that about? Sayre thought, I wonder what they meant by or otherwise. She shrugged it off and left for her squads' quarters.

What do you think? Zak starts his training soon and he gets to work with Sayre. Will they become best friends or something more? Let us know what you think. Also we'll be adding more characters as well. A poll has been set up on our profile for you to vote on what names sound good. This is the 13 White Knights saying thanks to all and we'll have the next chapter up soon.