"Hunters stalk the wilderness beyond the City, harnessing the Light to reclaim the secrets of our lost worlds. They are daring scouts and stealthy killers, expert with knives and precision weapons. Hunters blaze their own trails and write their own laws." - Grimoire of the Hunters


Fyr groaned loudly and let his head fall onto the table in front of him with an audible thunk. Turning to the left slightly, he looked up to see if his actions had had any kind of effect. He sighed when he saw that Jade hadn't even looked up, her nose was still buried in the book in front of her. What kind of person thinks hanging out in a library is fun? He sighed again. Frickin' Warlocks.

He lifted his head from the table and studied the other Guardian. Jade seemed a lot more comfortable than she'd been when they'd arrived. Her new white and gold robes suited her and there was more confidence in her posture. Still, as great as this place is, I'd rather be out there fighting stuff. He stood up, pushing back his chair.

Jade glanced up at the noise. "Where are you going?"

"I'm sick of sitting here, so imma go find something to do."

"Hmm. Have fun…" She returned her attention to the book.

Fyr nodded at her before making his way out of the library. As he entered the plaza, Spark flashed into existence at his side. "Where are we going?"

Fyr shrugged. "I dunno."

There was a moment's silence. "We could go to the dining hall?"

"Nah. Not hungry."

"Hangar?"

"Nothin' to do in there… Maybe I'll find something if I walk around a bit."

"Suit yourself. But I know every inch of this Tower and I can guarantee that you won't find anything new." Fyr shrugged again and continued walking.

Almost an hour later, he found himself entering a section of the Tower he'd never seen before. Well, whaddya know? Sparky was wrong. As he opened his mouth to inform his Ghost of this, he was interrupted by a new voice. "What the hell are you doing in here?"

Fyr turned and saw someone standing in the doorway. It was an Exo. He had blue eyes and his plating was white with a dark blue stripe painted vertically down the center of his face. He also had antennae on either side of his head that looked almost like ears. His armor and cloak were black and white and he carried a scout rifle. Fyr blinked, realizing he hadn't answered the question. "Uh...stuff?"

The Exo didn't look impressed. "Uh-huh. Sure, kid. This is the break room for the Wall patrollers. What are you, a newbie or something?"

"Yeah, actually."

The Exo seemed surprised. "Really? Huh. Guess life here never ceases to be interesting." He shifted his gun and held out a hand. "Nice to meet ya, kid. I'm Kaedro-22. You can call me Kay."

Fyr shook hands, grinning. "I'm Fyr Allerton." He pointed to his Ghost. "This is Spark."

"Oh right." A Ghost materialized next to Kaedro. Its shell was a light pink. "This is Jyn," said Kaedro.

"Well met," said the Ghost pleasantly.

"So when were you revived, kid?" Kaedro asked.

"My friend and I got here a couple weeks ago," Fyr replied.

Kaedro nodded. "That explains it. I just got back from patrol. No wonder I've never seen you around… And you're a Hunter, right?"

"Yep! Nothing but the best class for me!"

Kaedro laughed. "You bet. I'm a Hunter too. Nothing like being out there in the wilds…"

Fyr sighed. "Man... I've been stuck in this frickin' Tower since I was revived!"

"Ah, that sucks."

"Yeah. The Vanguard said we'd get our own mission but it's been like a week now and the only place I've gotten to explore was the library... And I didn't even get to kill any books."

Kaedro nodded. "Huh. Well, the Vanguard might have a reason for keeping you here… I've been hearing some pretty interesting stuff while out on the Wall. Not three days ago, there were reports of a strange ship sighted in the Cosmodrome. Said to have docked at the Tower just yesterday."

"What?! Man, how come I miss out on all the cool stuff? ...Spark, we're going to the Hangar!"

"Whoa whoa. Hold your horses, kid. If you didn't hear about the ship, the Vanguard clearly want this kept on the QT...and probably for a good reason… Jyn, could you store this for me?"

"Certainly." Kaedro's gun vanished. Fyr turned to leave.

"Hey, wait. Where're you going?"

"Imma find Jade," he replied, "If there's some kinda groovy spaceship around here, she's gonna wanna know."

"I'll come with you," said Kaedro, "Not sure what's going on but I'm not about to let some kinder-Guardian have all the fun."

"Hey, no problem man. You're like the only other person I've met and you seem like you know what's up... Let's rock and roll."


Just as the two Guardians entered the Traveler's Walk, Bazzle and Jade rounded the corner at the opposite end. Bazzle looked surprised. "Kaedro. I wasn't aware you'd returned from patrol."

Kaedro extended his arms. "Well, here I am! In the flesh...or rather, the metal."

Fyr laughed. "I love this guy!" he said to Spark.

"You would," the Ghost replied, "He's like another version of you."

Bazzle motioned to Jade. "This is Jade Wrythal," he said, "One of our new recruits... I see you've already met Allerton."

"That I have." He turned his attention to Jade. "The name's Kaedro-22. Kay for short."

"Nice to meet you," said Jade.

"Yeah, yeah," said Fyr, "What I wanna know is what's up with us being grounded?"

Bazzle coughed. "Actually that is what I came to talk to you about. You and Wrythal have just been assigned your first mission."

"Hold on," said Kaedro, "I thought the Vanguard wanted to keep them in. Why the sudden change of mind?"

"This doesn't come from the Vanguard," said Bazzle, "This comes directly from the Speaker."

Kaedro whistled. "The Speaker's handing out missions? Never thought I'd see the day…"

"Hell yeah!" said Fyr, "We're finally getting outta this Tower!"

"It would appear so," said Bazzle dryly. He looked at Jade. "Are you ready for this?" Jade looked pale, but she nodded.

"Awesome!" said Fyr, "So when do we find out what the mission is?"

"Soon enough," Bazzle replied, "For now, all you need to know is it's in the Cosmodrome. Come to think of it, why don't you and Wrythal head to the Hangar now? We'll catch you up."

"Whatever you say, dude. I just can't wait to get the hell outta here!" He poked Jade on the arm. "C'mon. I wanna see the ships!"


Once the two younger Guardians had left, Kaedro spoke up. "So what's really going on?" he asked, "Why've the Vanguard been keeping them here, and in the dark I might add? Does all this have anything to do with the ship that arrived yesterday?"

Bazzle passed his hand over his face. "Partially, yes... The Vanguard have recently become...reluctant to meet with any Guardian, even to assign missions."

"They don't want them poking around... Why?"

"Their motivations were unclear. All I know is that since that ship arrived, they've been on edge."

Kaedro gave a low whistle. "Damn. Any idea who was on the thing?"

Bazzle shook his head. "Unfortunately, no. The Vanguard have kept that hidden."

"Well if there's a new person around, we're sure to run into them sooner or later," said Kaedro with a chuckle, "This Tower isn't that big of a place, all things considered."

Bazzle smiled. "True…" He glanced at his wrist interface. "We'd better get going. Wrythal and Allerton were just assigned their first mission. The Speaker asked me to keep an eye on them."

Kaedro shot him a look. "You asking me to tag along?"

"I might be... Are you interested?"

"Hell, it's not like I've got anything going on. Let's go."


A/N: So now we're back with our MCs. I know you guys know who was on the ship, even though none of the other Guardians do. It was high time for a bit of dramatic irony, I suppose. S/o to ConnorPerson and Cf96 once again! Both of you have stuck around for so long and I'd like the chance to thank you properly. So if either of you wants to put in a request for a oneshot or anything like that, don't hesitate. I'll do my best to give it to you.

ConnorPerson: You're completely right. Of course, I could have skipped over them and just hinted that they happened but I really didn't want to pull a dick move like that. Plus, I got to introduce Fyr and Jade so it's a win-win all around.

Cf96: Thank you! You've been supporting me since the beginning and I'll never forget that 3

Chapter 9 out Wednesday!

- TheWolfParadox

P.S. I kinda forgot to say this before but all the credit goes to Bungie for the world and story of Destiny. I only own my characters :P