Data Log Entry 30 – 00:54:01

The entry starts with The Speaker, he is standing over a vast amount of people gathered below him in the main plaza of the Tower. Cayde, along with the other two vanguard leaders stand behind him, listening to him give congrats to everyone as the Darkness has been pushed back with the Heart of Darkness destroyed. The minutes tick by on the time clock till fifteen minutes have passed and The Speaker finishes, leaving people to disperse.

Cayde stretches and then turns, walking in the direction of the shipyard. "Well, as you can see, today marks a quiet a chapter in our history. With the Vex pushed back, we'll have a better hold on Venus again. The Speaker didn't really get into who was there, he doesn't really like to put people in the spotlight, which I'm sure they appreciate, but I'm not like that. Hell, I'm proud of them." As he speaks he makes his way past the docking bay, towards the front of it.

"There were six guardians in total that went, made up of handpicked specialist. First, the only warlock – much to Ikora's ire, I'm sure – was an Exo Sunsinger named Will7, I'll give it to him, he's a pretty sharp and can hold his own. Though really, if you think about it Sunsingers can cheat just a bit. Good ambushers for sure. Let's see, right, Titans. They're both people I'm sure you've heard of before, Haar2 the Defender and Noble the Sunbreaker. Between the two of them Zavala was pretty sure the group would be okay, and hey, they were." Off in the distance, the screen picks up two figures talking near the edge of the bay. Skylar's bright hair gives her away.

"And there's one of our heroes now. Looks like she's talking with someone right now, though, so I'll wait." Cayde pauses, turning to look at his ghost and the camera it holds. "So yeah, the last three people were Hunters that I picked out for certain reasons. Sky, for her phantom-like abilities to go unseen and snipe from far off. Hmm, Phantom, you know that fits her pretty well. Anyway, next was Z, those two just work well together, plus I can count on him to make sure everyone gets back alright. The last hunter well, he's been around a while, kind of a loner with a sarcastic personality, but he gets things done. His name is Corvan, a human with Golden gun being his main power and bluntness being his second, but he's powerful, always knows just where to hit the enemy." Cayde sighs, shaking his head. "Trust me when I say it's a good thing he doesn't want much guidance."

The camera pans suddenly as Cayde looks to the side, just catching as the unknown hunter Skylar had been speaking with seemingly disappears, leaving the rookie turned hero standing there with a new gun in her hands. She looks down at it, the muzzle's glow seen even from such a distance away before she looks up and seems to spot Cayde. She raises a hand and starts over with a jog, the clock ticking over twelve seconds before she arrives.

"There's my rookie," Cayde mutters reaching over and slapping a robotic hand on her shoulder. "You missed the speech."

Skylar shrugs, looking back down at the gun. "That fine, I would have been bored anyway." The screen zooms in on the gun as Cayde gestures to it. It's a pulse rifle and the material seems different from anything ever seen. "I don't know, she just handed it to me—said "this end is only a beginning." Seems like a good gun, though." She hands it to her mentor, who hums and looks it over, raising it and aiming down the sights.

"Nice weight, you won't get tired too quickly with it. Whoever she is though, she's right Sky," Cayde muses, lowering the weapon and handing it back to her. Skylar raises an eyebrow and Cayde chuckles. "Better strap in, Hero, this is far from over; after all, there's plenty out there left to explore." He points to the side of the weapon, and Skylar looks down at it, the screen zooming in once more. There are scratches in the material, made with something sharp and precise. It's only one word but when the camera pans back to Skylar her face shows the bewilderment the word seems to echo.

Soon.

"What the hell does that mean?" she grumbles, shoving the weapon in a side holster. Her ghost, purple and spiked, appears and floats to the gun's side, scanning it quickly and then deconstructing it, storing it for later without even his partner having to ask. Cayde shrugs his shoulders.

"Who knows, but enough of the future. It's all about the now in this moment, and I'm planning on a huge poker game to celebrate. My pal Tevis will be there; he's finally back from the front again. You in?" He flashes his trademark smirk and his rookie rolls her eyes, but a smile plays at the corners of her mouth.

"Wouldn't miss it. Loser buys the drinks."

"Ha! That's my Rookie!"

The camera fades out, watching the two hunters walk back towards the commons, their cloaks blowing in the wind. The image of Skylar's purple falcon icon is the last thing focused on before the log ends in darkness.