I am so sorry. I was neglecting this story for about two weeks because of school. But here I am! With another chapter! This one is pretty long, so I hope you have time! Important news: I am going on vacation until November 11. Family reunion, parents' home country, stuff like that. I will still try to work on this, so I hope you enjoy.

Also, anyone ready for hard mode King's Fall? I sure am ready for Taken Phlanxes to appear on the Tomb Ship puzzle!And how was Iron Banana? Heard from a friend titans dominated.

I do not own anything Bungie and/or Activision created. If I did, I would make PS exclusives non-exclusive.

Chapter 5: The City Life

"First things first, guardian, do you need to rest?" Zavala asked. I shook my head.

"No sir. I rested on another guardian's ship,"

He nodded in response. "I see. Then I suggest going to our gunsmith. Though you may have survived with your current weapons, you will need much stronger ones," I nodded. He spoke again. "You should also get a bounty from Xander. He'll give you a mission that should be good enough for you,"

I saw the blue exo look at me. "You might also need a ship," he said. "I mean, if you're ok with walking to other continents, then be my guest,"

Zavala looked at the exo then back to me. "What Cayde means is that you should talk to our shipwrights. She should be in the Hangars," Huh. So his name is Cayde. I nodded and started walking back towards the upper level. On the way, I saw the fur-covered, well I guess, titan walk up to me.

"Have you heard of the Crucible, guardian?" I shook my head. The titan continued.

"The Crucible is a training course, where guardians fight against each other in sport. It is a place without mercy," He stuck out a hand.

"I am Lord Shaxx. I watch all of the Crucible games. When you are ready, come to me," I shook his hand.

"Thanks. I'll go see after I'm done with my duties," I replied. Lord Shaxx nodded as I continued my way.

"So," I said to Sentinel. "Where's this gunsmith?" As we head up the final stairs, Sentinel turned to the left.

"Over there," he said as I turned to his direction. I saw a table with guns on it and a dark blue exo. I walked towards him.

When I got there, the gunsmith spoke first. "Say, aren't those War Cult colors?" he said as looked at my face. His voice was much, much deeper than Cayde's.

"That's what I thought too," Sentinel replied. "What we're really here for is a gun," he said, quickly changing the subject.

The gunsmith nodded. "What would you like, guardian? Auto rifles, pulse rifles, what ever you want,"

I pondered for a moment. I looked to my ghost. "What kind of gun did I use last time?"

"I believe it was a scout rifle,"

"Alright, I'll just take any available scout rifle,"

The gunsmith nodded. He turned around and walked towards a wall filled with weapons. He looked at the the right side first, looking up and down. Then he picked one out and walked back towards me.

"This is a prototype SUROS DIS-43. It's not as powerful as the actual DIS-43s, but it'll work," he handed the gun over to me, and I held it carefully.

"Keep that thing oiled, guardian," the gunsmith said. I nodded. He walked back towards the wall of weapons and started searching for another weapon. I looked back at my ghost as we walked away.

"Where to next?"

"Let's go to Xander. He should have something for us,"

He lead us to another robotic worker, only this time this one was red. This one was standing near a holographic board, as if keeping track of something. He automatically looked at me as I walked closer.

"Welcome," I heard. It was male. It sounded a lot more robotic and computer like than exos. "Ah, yes. You are the one Commander Zavala informed me about, correct?" I only nodded.

"Alright. I have an available bounty for you," Xander looked the board. "A hunter stationed on the walls has recently been transferred to a fire team. He has requested someone to fill in his spot," he said.

"What do I have to do there?" I asked.

"You must watch the skies above the city walls and alert others when something abnormal appears,"

"Shouldn't be too hard," I replied.

"Your ghost should now have the location of your station. Please be there before the next few hours,"

I nodded as I saw Sentinel fly towards somewhere else. I followed.

"So, where are we going now?" I asked.

"We're going to get a ship for you. We don't exactly have a ride,"

We entered a narrow hallway that led to a more "garage" like area. Over a fence, I saw ships flying in and out. Sentinel kept on floating to an accessible area that led to a set of stairs going up. Upstairs, I saw a blond human female.

"Hey there!" she said. "Your the new guy here, right?" she asked.

"Yeah,"

"Well, Zavala told me to give you a ship. I found the perfect one. Even matches your paint job,"

"Paint job?" I asked.

"Your colors. You haven't seen yourself, haven't you?" she replied. She took out a picture of me and my apparent face.

"This picture was taken right when you entered the tower. So, when Zavala told me to find you a ship, I found matching colors," She stood up and pointed to a blue jet. Orange stripes ran through it.

"That right there is a Phaeton Class v1. Has everything you need. I even put some free fuel in there just in case," she said. She looked back at me. "She's all yours. Just send your ghost out and she's your possession,"

Sentinel floated to the ship and scanned it. A second later, the ship teleported.

"Just be careful with that ship, alright?" the shipwrights said. I nodded, and walked away.

"So, where are we finally going?" I asked.

"To our ship, actually," Sentinel replied.

"Really? You can just teleport us there?"

"Sure, but you'll have to learn how to fly. In the meantime, I'll take control whenever you're about to crash," he said. Geez, talk about trust right there. I felt myself being teleported. Next thing I knew, I was inside a ship.

"All right. Hopefully you know how to fly," Sentinel said. I looked in front of me to see all the controls and wires and switches. All of a sudden, I felt my hands automatically reach for the buttons, as if by instinct. I felt my ship move forward as smooth as possible.

"Wow. You're a natural!"

I smirked. "Maybe machines should be trusted, after all," I responded. I looked at a radar and saw a white dot. "What's that?" I asked.

"That's a marker I put on. Just fly there and we should be at the station in mere seconds,"

We flew towards the walls, and I saw a small little hangar. It's not as big as the Tower's hangar, but it was big enough for a ship or two. My instincts took over and we safely landed inside. Sentinel soon teleported me out.

As I teleported to the outside of my ship, I saw a cloaked man walk up to me. He had a gas-mask like helmet and a chest piece with an "F" on the front.

"So, you're taking my shift, right?" he asked. I nodded. "Good. I got transferred to a fireteam. We're planning to find something in Old Russia. Best of luck," he said.

"Sure," I said as he walked to another ship. On his cloak, I saw the letters "FWC".

"So, titans are the armored guys with a piece of cloth on their hips. Who are the cloaked and robed guys?" I asked.

"The cloaked guys are hunters, and the robed ones are warlocks. Hunters are more of the scouts and warlocks are the scholars," Sentinel replied. He flew over to a room. I followed.

Inside, there was a long, horizontal window and a computer screen that looked like a radar.

"This is where your shift is. That radar should track anything within a mile," Sentinel told me. I saw a chair near the window and I sat down. I also saw a radio-like machine.

"That there is used if either you see something unusual, another guardian in another section of the wall sees something, or if a guardian is reporting something. If someone is trying to communicate while it's off, I should be alerted,"

Ok, so I can literally sit here and do nothing. That's boring. I looked at Sentinel.

"Hey, can you open the radio? Maybe there's an interesting conversation going on," I said. Sentinel nodded and turned it on.

An hour later...

"... so I said to the Goblin,"looks like I got 'a head' of yourself!""

"Hahahaha," we all laughed. People here were the greatest. I saw Sentinel "squint" at the window.

"I saw something on the radar, and now I see something gold over at the sky," he said.

I nodded. I kept the radio on and looked at the window. At first, all I could see were clouds. Then, I saw something shine. It seemed to grow larger with each passing second. I heard something from the radio.

"Hello? This is Marcole, an exile from The Reef. I am currently requesting to land at the nearest hangar. I do not come as an ambassador of the Queen. I no longer have anything to do with her,"

It sounded like a male Awoken.(I learned what an Awoken was from the radio)

"What do I do?" I asked Sentinel. He looked at me.

"I'll contact the Vanguard. In the meantime, let him through. The radar isn't detecting any other ships with him, so he should be safe to let in," he answered. I went back to the radio.

"Just fly to my location. You are heading straight for my location, and there is an open spot in the hangar here,"

Everything was silent at the moment. No one said anything. Then I heard a beep from Sentinel.

"I got a reply from the Vanguard. They say sure as long as we bring the visitor to them," he said. "Let's go to the hangar,"

We head towards the hangar and waited a few minutes. I sat down a few moments before I saw a gold, weirdly shaped ship land next to my ship. I saw two people get out. One was human, and the other was awoken. I walked over to them.

"Which one is Marcole?" I asked. The awoken man stepped towards me.

"I am," he said with the awoken tongue. The human also spoke.

"I am Daniel," I nodded.

"My ghost said to take you to the vanguard. I'll let you rest for a bit though. How long were you flying?"

"Two hours," Marcole replied. I nodded, and motioned at a bench I noticed earlier.

"Just sit over there. We'll leave for the Tower in about fifteen minutes," I explained. They both nodded as I saw Sentinel teleport some bottles.

"No thanks," Daniel said. "We already brought supplies,"

Daniel brought out a bag from his back and brought out some old-looking bottles and what looks like food wrapped up. He gave a bottle and whatever he had for food to Marcole, who in turn accepted it. I walked to them after they ate.

"Are we ready to go?" I asked. Both nodded, and got up. They walked towards their ships while Sentinel teleported me.

"Ok, just follow our lead. We'll head directly to the Tower," Sentinel explained. I started up the ship without fail. We flew out of the hangar and I followed the mark on my radar.

Marcole's POV

I am amazed. This city feels... bright. Buildings high and low were glowing with light, as if the buildings themselves were alive. What really amazed me, however, was the orb. A white, titanic orb that felt warm, even from inside of my Ceres.

"The Traveler," I heard Daniel say. So this is The Traveler everyone talked about. The Great Machine Variks spoke so much about in the Outpost. The one that used to be with the Fallen. No. I shall never remember my old days. My old life. Everyone but a few over there no longer matter to me.

I still followed the exo's ship. From what I have seen, they were more like mechanical humans than the androids known as Frames. No exos lived on The Reef, but I have seen old data files.

The exo's ship flew closer to a more taller building. He flew right into a hangar as I followed.

I landed right beside him, and both Daniel and I got off. I was greeted by a female human with blond hair.

"My, a Ceres Galliot. Gold, too. Looks a bit rusty, but I can spruce it up," she said. I replied.

"Thank you, miss..."

"Amanda Holiday, the shipwright of the Tower. It's an honor to see one of these beauties. From the looks of it, it saw battle. Reef Wars?" she asked.

I nodded in reply as I walked towards the exo. He was talking with his ghost(I learned from the files). His ghost looked in my direction, and the exo did the same. I took my chance to ask, "Where is this 'vanguard'?"

"Just follow us. I already contacted them, so they should already be prepared," the ghost said. I nodded as I looked for Daniel, who was talking with Amanda. He noticed me as I motioned him to follow us.

We climbed up a ladder and walked to a hallway. I saw a Frame that was sweeping near the back wall. "Good morning!" it said after looking at us briefly. Reef Frames never had personality.

We soon exited the hall to an outside plaza. I could perfectly see the entire city and The Traveler. I saw guardians everywhere. Humans, exos, I even saw an awoken near a red booth.

"Are you a Cryptarch?" I asked.

"Yes I am, hunter. I am Master Rahool," he replied.

"I'm not a guardian, but I'm thinking of joining. Do you know Master Ives?"

"Ah, yes. We... conversed from time to time," I nodded as I continued to follow the exo and Daniel, who went ahead of me.

We head down to a lower floor. We passed by a woman holding a green orb. I think I remember her in The Reef, but when?

We also passed by a fur-covered titan and white Frame. We walked down two very small flight of stairs to see an awoken titan, an exo hunter, and a human warlock. All three looked at us the moment we stepped down the stairs.

"You are Marcole, correct?" the human asked me. I nodded. She looked at Daniel. "And you?"

"Daniel," he answered. She nodded and proceeded to ask me something.

"Sentinel's report says you are from The Reef. May I ask what you are doing here?"

I thought of my answer for a split second. "I was exiled. For reasons I do not wish to discuss. I flew to Earth after hearing about this city. I was thinking of becoming a guardian,"

She looked at me with surprise. She looked at the titan and hunter, who both nodded. She looked back at me.

"As long as you do not harm the City, we welcome you. Even though we still have, complicated relationships with The Reef, we (mostly) don't have anything against it's people,"

"Thank you," I replied while slightly smiling. She looked at Daniel next.

"And your business?"

Daniel looked tense for a moment, but answered anyway.

"I lived in a Russian Cosmodrome for years. I used to live with my parents, but after the Devils took them, I lived with Rasputin until recently. I came with Marcole after he landed in the Cosmodrome," he said.

So how was that chapter? Longest chapter I have written so far. I don't have any other things to say other than good luck on your Three of Coins. I used 10 and never got an exotic. QQ

See ya next time!(in about half a month)