John stared down at the marbled table top before him. Ineffable rage welled inside him. If I had been faster. If I had stayed with her. He berated himself internally as the three Vanguard spoke to each other. His fists were clenched under the table.
"I'm sorry John but we can't risk another entanglement with the Hive so soon after ending the war with the Red Legion." Ikora said with her usual infallible calm.
John clenched his fists tighter and slammed them into the table causing cracks to form on the marble.
He was standing now with his fists still imbedded into the table.
"Fine! I'll go by myself then. As far as I'm concerned I'm no longer associated with the Tower or the Vanguard." John declared through gritted teeth. He quickly turned, dragging his gauntlets across the table top, and walked out the door ignoring the Vanguards requests for him to come back.
He asked his ghost to prep their ship for a final departure as he headed towards the hanger. The ghost happily complied and readied the ship. Amanda had already received word form the Vanguard not to let him leave the Tower. I squad of Shaxx's redjacks had already assembled and were ready to stop any resistance the Titan could provide.
John stood before the redjacks with with no weapons in hand. The Redjacks raised their crucible issued auto rifles and centered them on his chest.
"Stop where you are or you will be shot and detained!" One called out to him.
John ignored their warnings and started to step forward as his ship left the hanger and prepared to transmat him. A rocket tore through the hanger and shattered his ship as the Redjacks opened fire on John. He dropped to the floor like a stone, his armor clattering as bullets ripped through the metal.
When he awoke again him and Shia ghost were in a detainment cell with no weapons or armor. His connection to the light was being masked and was causing him a sickening nausea. There were markings on the cell wall, he recognized one of them. It was they eye of the watchers. 'This must have been the cell in which Osiris was kept' he thought to himself.
The sound of heavy thundering footsteps echoed in his ears. Zavala entered the room and glared furiously at John who stared blankly back at him.
"What were you thinking!" The Titan Vanguard thundered.
John didn't reply as he looked away. He didn't care what the Vanguard or anyone thought. As far as he was concerned he was no longer associated with the Vanguard.
"You will spend years in here if you don not talk." Zavala said with a warning tone as he turned and left. John sat in silence, unsure if he'd ever see the light of day.
Authors Notes: I don't know when I'll be able to put out the next chapter but for now here's this.
