If you were to ask anyone on Remnant if they were to start mapping the planet the most common answer would most likely be "Anywhere but Vacuo". But to Jack it was the best place to start for three reasons; one it was a desert so it was very easy to map for a Guardian, two Jack, read up on the place and liked the unwritten rule that it had, and three it was far away from everyone at the school and left him alone just the way he liked it.
Jack, currently walked throe the Great Desert with Gab out doing some long-range scans.
"Gab turn on the AC in my helmet, damn it hot," Jack said.
"You know that Venus is hotter than this dessert right?" Gab asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, and you always turn on my air as soon as we hit the ground!" He yelled pointing at his Ghost.
"If I turn it on will you stop being a baby?" Gab said smugly.
"I hate you at times," Jack said and was rewarded with a cool blast of air from his helmets AC.
"The feeling is, wait!" Gab said before he turned to the east.
"What's wrong Gab?" The Hunter asked the Ghost turning towards the east as well.
"I'm picking up a strange reading about fifty miles from here," Gab said before turning to his guardian who did the same and sighed. "You want to go over there don't you?"
"How long have you've known me?" Jack asked with a large smile under his helmet.
"Too long Jack. Too long." The Ghost sighed. "I'll get the Sparrow ready."
"Thanks, Gabriel," Jack said in a sing-songy tone.
"No problem Jackson," Gab replied with annoyance upon hearing his full name.
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The EV-36 Solscout was a newer model of Sparrow that Jack, won in the newly formed Sparrow Racing League, it was faster than most Sparrows because it was directly tied to the Guardians light which explained the Sol fire on the bike. It also made what would be a ten minute trip into a five minute.
Upon reaching their source of reading they only noticed one thing.
"I think your gettin old Gab because all I see is sand and dunes," Jack said getting off the Sparrow observing the area and expecting to get a smartass comment from the Little Light, but all Gab did was look down into the sand. "Uh, Gab?"
"Oh I'm sorry Guardian, but the power seems to be coming from underneath us. And if..." Gab then went off on something or other until Jack noticed something off about one of the dunes that it was a bit misshapen. Jack then decided to listen to his gut and pulled out a beacon from his innovatory and throw it at said dune and Gab took notice to that. "What did you just do?" He asked and was only answered with Jack holding up a finger and as soon as he did "Ketch Me If You Can" came as fast as it could and shot the dune with its ark cannon.
"I think I found a way in," Jack said walking over to the freshly destroyed dune.
"More like you made one if you're right," Gab commented following the Hunter.
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As it turned out Jack was right about the dune being off as what appeared to be a tower of a sort was stuck in the middle of the dune.
"Why is it when you do something brash and impulsive when it comes to exploration turns out good but as soon as you try it somewhere else you fail?" Gab asked as Jack as he was climbing down to a platform in the old tower.
"All my luck had to go somewhere I guess." The Hunter replied and the Ghost had to agree as Jack's luck was fickle.
After getting to the platform Jack had Gab turn on his light and saw at the bottom of the tower was a path that leads towards the anomaly which Jack followed.
"How old is this thing?" Jack asked running his hand across the wall.
"By my scans, at least a couple thousand years give or take," Gab said scanning further
Jack had to whistle at that "Damn and beside the hole, I put in it, it's held up pretty well."
"Yes, and how are we going to explain that to Cayde?" The Ghost asked with an annoyed tone.
"Blame it on the Hive." Jack said before he remembered that he was nowhere near the Sol System."I mean Grimm...yah."
Gab just gave Jack the look of "really, you're going with that" and was about to speak up before the duo arrived at what appeared to be the center chamber and in the middle, the two noticed a light.
"Gab, is that a?" Jack was about to ask before being cut off by the Ghost.
"Yes, Guardian. The Little Light Replied. "That is a Mote of Light."
Motes of Light a spark of the Traveler's Light and rare in the Sol System, a lot of guardians have these sparks and use them to attain gear from the Speaker or apply them to weapons for a much needed boost, but to see one here on Remnant outside of a Guardian's possession was unheard of, but what was more intriguing about this Mote was its color.
"Gab, why is it orange?" Jack asked moving closer to the Spark.
Gab, then began to scan the Mote and was taken aback by it. "It's pure Sol light Guardian."
"Damn." Was all the Hunter could say as he reached towards the Mote to collect it but as soon as he did his instinct kicked in as he jumped back nearly avoiding a strike from a Grimm.
Jack looked up at the creature of Darkness and noticed that it was the head of a large black snake. "Well aren't you..." Jack was about to finish his quip before his instincts kicked in again and he dodged another strike this time Jack noticed that it was a white snake. Jack then looked up and saw the Grimm and knew exactly what it was.
"That is one old ass King Taijitu," Jack said drawing The First Curse from his hip. "Gab, play me something classical."
"ACDC?" Gab asked already knowing the answer.
"Oh, hell yeah," Jack replied loading the hand cannon.
I'm upper, upper-class high society
God's gift to ballroom notoriety
And I always fill my ballroom
The event is never small
All the social papers say I've got the biggest balls of all
Jack throw something down in between his feet as the large snake Grimm's white head went to strike the hunter but just jumped into the air and landed on the back of the Grimm and began running up said back as a red laser came out of the thing he throws to the ground and then exploded in a powerful burst of Sol light nearly taking off the white one's head.
I've got big balls
I've got big balls
And they're such big balls
Dirty big balls
And he's got big balls,
And she's got big balls,
But we've got the biggest balls of them all!
As he was running up the Grimms's the black head decided to strike from the side, but Jack was a Hunter and pulled out one of his knives and charged Sol energy thru it and throw it in the eye of the black causing it to flinch and Jack jumped off and began aiming the hand cannon in the air.
And my balls are always bouncing
My ballroom always full
And everybody comes and comes again
If your name is on the guest list
No one can take you higher
Everybody says I've got great balls of fire!
Like all Guardians Jack had a preferred sub-class and if the fight was showing anything is that he was a Gunslinger, The Lone Wolves, and he showed why he was one of the best and he pulled the trigger four times of the hand cannon shooting off both of the heads fangs causing the beast to roar out in pain.
I've got big balls
I've got big balls
And they're such big balls
Dirty big balls
And he's got big balls,
And she's got big balls,
But we've got the biggest balls of them all!
Jack then landed and stared at the poor beast in front of him. "Ah, what's wrong snaky break your teeth?" Jack said faking concern.
"Is now really the time Jack?" Gab asked over the comms.
"When is it not?" Jack replayed holstering The Curse and drew the Zen Meteor and started to look down the scope.
The Grimm now in a blind rage struck at the Hunter with both heads.
Some balls are held for charity
And some for fancy dress
But when they're held for pleasure,
They're the balls that I like best.
And my balls are always bouncing,
To the left and to the right.
It's my belief that my big balls should be held every night.
"Bad move." Was all Jack said as he shot three rounds at the Grimm two rounds hitting the heads and the third hitting the connecting point of the two bodies causing the large beast to flinch.
"You're still not dead?" Jack said confused.
"It is an Elder Grimm Jack," Gab replied in a matter of fact voice
"That doesn't make sense!" Jack yield as the rifle began to ignite in sol fire. "I mean I'm used to bullet sponges but this is ridiculous." He said aiming down the scope.
I've got big balls
I've got big balls
And they're such big balls
Dirty big balls
And he's got big balls,
And she's got big balls,
But we've got the biggest balls of them all!
Jack then pulled the trigger and instead of the normal bullet that usually followed rifles last three shots this one was nothing but Sol energy and as it connected with the King Taijitu it exploded in brilliant light and finally killed the Elder Grimm.
And I'm just itching to tell you about them
Oh, we have such wonderful fun
Seafood cocktail
Crabs
Crayfish
"Finally," Jack said putting the old rifle on his back as the music died. "That took way too long." Jack then turned to the Mote and it began to glow... well brighter.
"What the hell," Jack said reaching out to touch the Mote it created a bright flash that blinded the duo.
As Jack's eyes readjusted he noticed two things, one the room now had light and showed a strange looking mural on the wall, and two Jack had what appeared to be the grip of a hand cannon that was white with a strange circular design.
"Gab, what is this?" Jack asked staring looking over the grip with Gab beginning to scan it.
"By the Traveler's Light," Gab said. "Jack, what do you know of a weapon called Sunshot?"
"Not a thing," Jack replied.
"Figures," Gab said before he turned to the Hunter. "It was a weapon that was forged by the Sunbreaker Smith named Liu Feng who managed to harness the power of the sun and made this gun to better channel it. They say that he has been missing for a long time."
"Gab, it's a grip it ain't all that impressive." Jack pointed out and pulled the trigger on the grip and wouldn't you know nothing happened.
Gab just sighed. "Look, even if it's just a piece of the gun we could get lucky and find the other parts and maybe find out what happened to the other Guardian."
Jack then put the grip in his innovatory. "Yeah and find out what he was doing on Remnant if he even was here."
"Now, to the thing that's interesting...the wall," Jack said walking over to the wall.
Walking up to the mural Jack had to stop at what he saw. The mural was a bunch of people with desert animal features (Jack would later learn that they were called Faunus) all gathered around in a prayer like a stance praying to something that looked extremely familiar.
"Gab is that the.."
"I don't know Jack but it does look like the Traveler."
The thing that the Faunus were praying to looked like a white ball but it had yellow rays coming off of it to symbolize that it was shining.
"Then again it could be the sun." Gab pointed out and then noted something else. "Huh, looks like theirs is no humans on it. I wonder why?"
"Don't know," Jack replied looking over the wall. "Well, scan it, take a picture of it, and send it to Cayde or the Cryptarch or someone who knows about this."
"On it Guardian," Gab said and scanned the wall and sent it out. "Done, now what?"
"Let's look around a bit more. We may find more stuff like this." Jack said walking off further into the ruins.
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A.N: Yeah I wasn't happy with this chapter originally and felt as if I coped out so I went back to my original idea for the ending.
So sorry no new chapter but it is in production and I may be able to have it out soon.
Well as always constructive criticism.
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