"There's the man of the hour." Cayde said as Crow walked through the door. "Have fun out there?" "If almost getting killed counts as fun I think I've had enough to last a life time." Crow said. "Ah you'll get used to it, oh by the way the Speaker wants to speak with you." Cayde said turning back to his map. Crow left the vanguards area and started to follow the signs on the walls to the Speaker. "Who is this speaker?" He asked. "He's the one who talks for the traveler. He's a very important person." Ghost said. Crow continued walking, passing through a puddle here and there. He passed by a massive gate which he could only think lead to another area of the tower. He walked over a small glass bridge and gazed at the sight before him. The traveler fit perfectly into view in the open wall, clouds swirling around it gracefully and the city lit it up from beneath. As he stood there, breath taken, a man started to come down the stairs behind him.
"There was a time… when we were much more powerful… but that was long ago." The man spoke. Crow realized that this was the speaker and took a moment to observe him. The way he talked and walked was calm and collected. He had a white mask with slits carved in it. He wore a black hood and a white robe with designs on it. "Until it wakes and finds its voice, I am the one who speaks for the traveler. You must have no end of questions, Guardian." "Would you be surprised if I said noooo?" Crow said only to have ghost hit him with her shell on the head. "Oi! Ok what about the ghosts?" Crow asked. "In its dying breath the Traveler created the ghosts, to seek out those who wield its light as a weapon – Guardians, to protect us, and do what the Traveler itself no longer can." The Speaker said walking to the railing. "The wonders of spherical beings." Crow said sarcastically, ghost tried to hit him again but he caught her and pushed her away. "What happened to it?" Crow asked.
"I could tell you of the great battle, centuries ago… how the Traveler was crippled. I could tell you of the power of the Darkness, its ancient enemy. There are many tales, told throughout the City to frighten children. Lately those tales have stopped. Now… The children are frightened anyway. The darkness is coming back. We will not survive it this time." The speaker's tone was much more serious now. "You a glass half empty kinda guy aren't you?" Crow said. The speaker sighed in annoyance. "The fallen are just the beginning. Who knows what else is out there?" Ghost said. "What can I do?" Crow said. "You must push back the Darkness. Guardians are fighting on Earth and beyond… join them. Your ghost will guide you. I only hope she chose wisely." The speaker said. "You're more of a glass completely empty guy." Crow said as he walked away. Crow walked back to the hanger where he saw Amanda finishing up his ship. "You're a real artist when it comes with flying metal chairs." Crow said. "That's a…. interesting way to put it. Anyway what do you need?" Amanda said walking out from under the ship. "I need a warp drive hooked up." Crow said as he had ghost transmat it into his hands. "Sure thing. By the way, hunting trip. Really?" Amanda asked. Crow just shrugged as he walked off.
"Crow, you're needed in the Vanguard hall." Zavala said over the speakers. Crow walked his way to the hall, passing a man in a black robe and backpack. The man had no face just eyes and weird tendrils coming off of it and flying in the wind. Crow walked a little faster, being creeped out by this man that stared at him as he walked by. Crow walked down the stairs passing the girl in brown colored armor that was mumbling to herself with a rock. She noticed Crow staring and stared back. Crow walked even fast, basically getting into a running pace when he saw her eyes were covered with a brown bandages and three glowing green circles shown through. What creeped him out the most was that black was oozing out from under the badage. "Crow." Zavala called. "Wassup?" Crow asked. "We've being getting reports of Fallen tearing into machines all across the cosmodrome. I don't think they're just looting. Whatever they are trying to find, we should find it first." Zavala said. "You got it boss." Crow said not wanting to ask about it anymore for fear of Zavala going on about the duties of guardians and yadda yadda. He quickly ran by the woman who was now mumbling to the rock again.
He noticed the creepy guy in the black robe was busy talking to a titan and he walked by. Amanda was covered in sweat after working in the hot weather. "Drives all set up Crow." Amanda said. Crow walked up to her as she sat down on the table and gave her a small bag of glimmer. "Oh you don't…" She started but Crow cut her off. "Not taking no for an answer. Treat yourself." He said as he walked to his ship and climbed in. He listened to the engine start up and he piloted the ship out of the hanger and over the city. "So we're going to the cosmodrome?" Ghost said. "No I was piloting to Neptune where I left my good pants." Crow said. "Anyone tell you that you're a sarcastic dick?" Ghost said. "You love me." Crow said as he flew over the mountains. Crow set down in the steppes. The cold was getting worse and worse, turning to a blizzard now, blowing in from the empty fields. "I can't even remember when the weather was like this before." Ghost said. Crow was paying attention to his rifle and knew it wouldn't be of much use due to poor visibility range.
He trudged on through and the only way he could see the fallen was because of the lights of their eyes and the motors of the shanks. He fit in perfectly with these conditions and took out a few scouting parties before they could even find out where he was. "Where do we need to go?" Crow said. "The forgotten shore, its miles from here though. Guardians set up a sparrow link here. We can borrow one from there." Ghost said. "Have you given yourself a name yet?" Crow asked as he walked through a tunnel though the stone that opened into the storm again. "Well no." Ghost said. "Think of one then." Crow said mimicking her accent. In the distance he saw a small, worn down building and the readings showed that the link was inside the building. He ran up to it and crouched to get under the grate. Ghost flew out and started to work with the link. Ice started to cake on Crow's visor and he tried to wipe it off but it only seemed to make it worse. He took out his knife and tried to cut it off and the plan seemed amazingly smart to Crow, that was until he put too much force and made a large cut across the visor. "You've got to be fucking me." Crow said as he tried to scratch it off. "I woke up and thought today's a great day but now… now I'm not so sure." "We're linked. You can stop bitching now." Ghost said. "That would make a fitting name for you." Crow said as he called his sparrow. "What?" Ghost said not getting what Crow said at all.
Crow called his sparrow and he got on. "Okay so how do I drive this, OH SHIT!" He yelled as he hit a button and the sparrow took off. He barely avoided a rusted away truck and a few crates. He whizzed past a fallen party and they started to shoot at him. Ghost watched from the building as she saw Crow drive like a mad man. After a while of screaming and cursing he finally got a hold of the sparrow and decided to test his ability. He boosted up one of the broken wings of the cargo planes and when he hit the top he attempted to do a flip and succeeded only to land on a dreg.