S1-150
Last Call
It was a new day.
Michael and Error Sans managed to allow secure and stable transmission of visual feed from his helmet to other dimensions, as well as monitoring any connected radio channels. Gaster was eager to study his capabilities.
New paths of the Light had been discovered, leading to great new powers.
After receiving a call about a riot in the Prison of Elders, Cayde-6 notified Michael, Samus, Jenny, Dane, Spyglass, and the Shadow, asking them to accompany him. Everyone accepted the request.
1:13 PM
03/11/3273
The Reef - Prison of Elders
The Cellblocks
Music
Destiny 2 - Tangled Shore
Upon landing in the Reef, the first person they saw was Petra. "Petra Venj. Thanks for the invite. Whatcha packing for this party?" Cayde-6 asked.
"Meh. The usual." Petra then pulled out a knife.
"I don't think that's gonna be enough, but I know that you're gonna make it work one way or another." Jenny stated.
"So, you're the daughter of the Traveler's Legend, huh?" Petra asked.
"'Traveler's Legend'? That's what Shaxx called me in the Red War."
In Michael's head, he heard the Traveler speak. "Strangely fitting." Indeed.
"Ooh! Do the thing!" Cayde-6 then whispered to the others. "Seriously. Watch this." Petra let go of the knife, somehow causing it to shortly levitate and spiral in the air before she grabbed it again.
"Whoa...!" The Shadow was amazed, and the Fireteam was speechless.
"That'll never not freak me out. Do it again!"
"Later. Maybe. Right now, gen-pop is running wild. Fortunately, the main arena and lower levels remain on lockdown, but if the core security systems fail, containment is going to be... a problem." Petra explained.
"Just another day at the office." With that, Petra nodded and walked away. "Alright, guys, this is a Cayde riff in 6. Watch me for the changes and... try to keep up. Now let's go to prison!" Just like that, Cayde-6 jumped off the edge. "WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!"
Just then, a Taken Hobgoblin appeared. "K⟒⟒⌿ ⏃⋏ ⟒⊬⟒ ⍜⋏ C⏃⊬⎅⟒, ⍙⟟⌰⌰ ⊬⍜⎍?" The Shadow ordered. The Hobgoblin then followed Cayde-6, providing backup.
Music
Destiny 2 - Gunslinger
"Oho, these guys REALLY wanna dance."
"This riot has to end here. If these killers get out, the Reef will be overrun." Petra stated over the comms.
"So we split up and take 'em out. And a one, two, three-" Cayde-6 cut off on the radio as the Fireteam advanced through the cellblocks within the Prison of Elders.
As a door opened, an explosion blasted it to pieces from the other side. Up ahead was a CRAP TON of Fallen fighting a group of Cabal and a Centurion.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Baurg
Blood Infernal
"WOOHOO! Oh, PV, you throw the best parties." Cayde-6 could be heard over the comms as the Fireteam cleared out the Fallen and Cabal, then attacked the Centurion. Before the Centurion could be killed, the wall behind it exploded.
Baurg, Blood Infernal (Broken Legion) [Misadventure]
"Whoa! Who's blowing stuff up without me?!"
"I'm gonna get eyes on that explosion. You seven join me when you can."
"On our way, Petra." Michael acknowledged.
"The faster the better. That blast knocked a few more cellblocks open." Pressing onward, the Fireteam ran into Petra, pulling her knife out of a Fallen body. "I love fieldwork. That explosion took out security on the lower decks. I'll check the high-value prisoners down there. You and Cayde head to the security hub. Get security back online."
With that, the door she stepped into closed, and their Exo friend was back on the radio. "OK, pals, this crowd isn't just gonna let us stroll into the security hub. I'll go high, you go low."
"Got it, Mr. Six." Jenny replied.
Over the comms, Cayde-6 could be heard groaning in annoyance.
Into the massive cellblock corridor nearby they went, and Samus blasted a group of Fallen and Cabal with Seeker Missiles. Cayde-6 was heard on the line once again. "Slow down, you're making me look bad!" A charged Plasma Beam shot from Samus then obliterated another group. "Shaxx would be like 'THIS IS AMAZING!'." Jenny used her SMR on the exposed vent on a Legionary's propulsion gear, causing an overload. "Aim like that, you're gonna be a legend for sure." Michael caused severe mayhem with the Shadowshot, leaving tethering explosions of Void Light in his wake. "You're making Tevis proud." Up ahead, a Knight was rushing along a bridge, ready to clobber Cayde-6 with a big sword, only for the Hunter to pop three Golden Gun shots straight through the Knight. "Can I just say? I'm having the time of my life right now." He stated, tossing an explosive over his shoulder, blowing up some Cabal.
Cayde-6 then jumped back out of sight.
Smashing through more prisoners, Michael cleared the path for his team, hearing the Exo nearby. "NOT THE FACE! NOT THE FACE!" Charge Rifle at the ready, Michael emancipated a Wizard.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Ir Yun
Cult of Megor
Michael [Charge Rifle] Ir Yun, Cult of Megor (Cult of the Worm)
"I'm at... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen..."
The team made it out of the large cellblock corridor, seeing more damage. "We're approaching the security hub now, Petra." Michael reported.
"Copy that. Everything's gone dark down here, so I'm stuck taking the long way to supermax."
"LOOK OUT BELOW!" In the next room, Cayde-6 jumped on a Legionary, jagging his knife into its neck. It then lost balance and fell over the edge, taking the Exo with it. "Whoa whoa whoa this was not part of the PLAAAAAN!"
"CAYDE!" Michael ran to the edge, readying his grappling hook to save the Hunter.
Cayde-6 had grabbed onto a Fallen Shank, and was hitching a ride. "Scratch that. It's definitely the plan! Meet ya at the security hub." At that point, they parted ways. "Go left! Left! Your other left!"
After getting past a few Thralls, the Fireteam encountered an Ogre and a Centurion going at it. "{This is the security hub. Better clear the area before going in.}" Rocco stated.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Megor
Spawn of Xivu
2: Saruut
Blood Infernal
The Shadow (X)-[Touch of Malice] Megor, Spawn of Xivu (Cult of the Worm)
Samus [Plasma Beam] Saruut, Blood Infernal (Broken Legion)
Music
none
Clearing out the Cabal and Hive, the Fireteam arrived at a sealed door, so Rocco scanned the nearby console. "{This says we need warden-level clearance to open the door. Cayde?}"
"I gotcha. Stand by for promotion." The door opened, revealing Cayde-6 and the Taken Hobgoblin in a separate room. "Impeccable timing as usual." He said, tossing a wrench over his shoulder. "All that's left is to turn it on." He pulled the big lever down, only for it to go back up, with a strange error sound.
Music
Destiny - The Hive
Just then, Hive screams were heard. "Uh... What's happening to the floor?" Several heat sinks rose from the floor, with Hive crawling out, much to the Shadow's disgust, and the heat sinks were clogged up with Hive corruption. "Gah! These Hive are gunkin' up the works! Get 'em out of here, will ya?"
The team wasted no time in killing off the Hive and clearing out their revolting biomass, cleaning out the heat sinks, which then went back into the ground.
"Hive gunk scrubbed. Now it should turn on."
"Remember to purge the buffers." Michael stated.
"Sure. Got it. One question: how do I do that?"
"Press the red button."
Cayde-6 turned around, seeing that the buffers were lit up like a Christmas tree, minus the green lights. "THEY'RE ALL RED!"
Michael face-palmed in annoyance. "Then press all of them!"
Cayde-6 then flicked his hands all over the buffers, pressing each and every single red button until the whole wall turned green. "I can't believe that worked! I am amazing at this." He then tried the lever again, only for it to go back up, making another error sound as the green lights went back to red. "Scratch that. It did NOT work."
More heat sinks came out of the floor, and more Hive came out of them. "Don't worry. We got this. Do your thing."
In little time, the Hive were killed off and their disgusting excrements were cleared out.
Music
none
"Booting it up. For real this time." Cayde-6 pulled the lever down again, and as it was going back up, he tried to keep it down. "C'mon! C'mon!" Running out of patience, Cayde-6 pulled out the Ace of Spades pistol and destroyed the terminal with two successive shots. "AND STAY DOWN! Tech support, with extreme prejudice."
"Nicely done, Mr. 6." Jenny joked, making the Exo slowly point the Ace of Spades at her in irritation, his left optic twitching as he grumbled incoherently.
Seeing this, Michael formed an Andromeda Cannon while Samus charged up a shot of the Plasma Beam, both aiming directly at Cayde-6, who hid behind the console in response.
The Taken Hobgoblin took a hold of the Exo's cloak and pulled him back up. "Just... Don't call me that. I hate that." He then went to the mail terminal. "Well, everything's where it's suppose to be, but now it's asking me for some kinda secondary activation? Should be a terminal you can use out on the catwalks. I'd go with you, but I hear this place has turrets, and I really wanna fire 'em. By the way, you and me? Good team. Lemme get that door for you." A door opened, allowing further progression.
Music
Destiny 2 - Guns Blazin
"Ooh. The turrets have a manual mode. Interesting." Up ahead, several turrets were blasting away Hive and Cabal. "Hey, buddies. Whaddya think of my new guns?"
"They're a bit excessive, even for you, Cayde." Samus stated.
"Says the gal wearing ancient alien battle armor outfitted with custom IMC upgrades and the capability to obliterate this place with sophisticated weapon systems." The turrets had just cleared out half of the catwalk, clearing a path. "Ohoho, I could get used to THIS!" On the other half were more turrets blasting away. "Two-hundred! Two-oh-one! Two-oh-two!"
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Kaaron
Blood Infernal
Michael [Golden Gun] Kaaron, Blood Infernal (Broken Legion)
Music
none
Petra was on the line. "Ugh... I've hit a locked door. Any updates for me?"
"Stand by, Petra." Michael headed into the security hub, then had Rocco reactivate everything.
"{Bringing the security system online.}"
The security alarm began to blare, signaling that the system was back up and running. "You in the green now, PV?"
"Yes. Accessing lower levels now. Just gotta check on a couple things, and then we can call it a day."
"So long as you're the one buying. Looks like we're all done and dusted here, kiddos. Ramen's on me."
"Looking pretty good down here. Just gotta check one last thing..."
With the mission over, the Fireteam decided to relax for a bit, with Michael disconnecting from the local channel and connecting to the dimensional comm channel. "Gaster, you seeing this?"
"Loud and clear, Michael. Those 'Hive' were actually pretty terrifying, especially those 'Thralls'. From what I can gather, Cayde is a carefree Exo who just wants to be part of the action. That pistol though... That thing is interesting."
"You mean the Ace of Spades? That'd be Cayde's handgun."
"It's hard to imagine that all this stuff is normal for you. Oh, and everyone's been watching. Does anyone have anything to say about what we just witnessed?"
Undyne was the one to speak up. "Well, I can't call you a punk anymore. Now I know what you've been holding back in our sparring matches. My god... and that 'thing' Petra did with her knife is just freaking cool!"
Sans was the only other Monster to speak afterwards. "Now that infinite LV is justified. You... are freaking incredible."
Just then, a few gunshots were heard echoing. "What in the name of Dr. Hammond is going on out there?" Michael wondered. As he went to investigate, the security hub broke off, falling down into the depths of the prison.
1:57 PM
03/11/3273
The Reef - Prison of Elders
The Hole
Michael awoke to the Shadow shaking his unconscious form. "Wake up, wake up, wake up..."
"{Cayde? Petra? What's happening down there? Come in, Cayde!}" It was then that Rocco noticed that Michael was awake. "{Hey. Welcome back. We fell at least twenty stories down, and I can't reach Cayde, or Petra.}" Samus and Jenny were getting back up. They were OK.
"Michael, what just happened?!" Gaster asked over the D-C.
"Stand by. We'll investigate this."
In a room nearby, a containment cell was open, and there was a trail of strange mist. "{Ether trails. Look out for escaped Fallen, but... this Ether is... wrong somehow.}" Proceeding further along, the Fireteam examined more strange Ether. "{Something's loose, and it's close.}" "That doesn't sound good."
In the next room, they came under attack by a very strange type of Fallen.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Scorn
2: Ravager
They kept rushing at the team, holding flaming spheres on chains. The Ravagers were cleared out before they could even swing their chains. "{These... things. They used to be Fallen.}" Heading down a hole in the floor, the team entered an old maintenance shaft. "{The Fallen didn't just become this. Someone did this to them.}" More Ravagers began bursting from large pipes, moving in to attack, only to get shredded by the Fireteam. "{Detecting activity below us, but I still can't get anyone on comms.}" Further on, more cells opened, releasing Ravagers, but they were destroyed, although not with as much ease as normal. "{The lower we go, the more corrupted Ether we see.}"
They arrived at a malfunctioning door, seeing a few of those bizarre creatures dissolve themselves into clouds of corrupted Ether and zip off.
The door fully opened, allowing further progress. A new enemy type was up ahead.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Raider
The Raiders were using strange weapons that fired what looked like smaller versions of the Sentinel's Shield.
After dealing with them, the Fireteam encountered a larger group of Raiders. Moving in to attack, they were surprised to see a Simulacrum killing off the Raiders. "A Simulacrum? Here?" Samus questioned.
The mechanical Pilot finished off the Raiders and turned to face the Fireteam. "Greetings. Name's Leo. IMC 89th Gen Phase Shift Pilot."
"Leo... I've heard of you. You are an IMC legend!"
"That may be true, Michael, but I'm just doing my job."
There was another door up ahead, but it wouldn't open. "{Ahrg... It's fused shut. We need another way in.}" Michael promptly tore the grill off a nearby ventilation shaft, revealing the new path.
Crawling through the tunnels, the Fireteam spotted something go by.
SCANNING...
ERROR: SCAN INCOMPLETE
1: S▀r▖┗b
...but Michael's helmet couldn't scan it fast enough.
There was another room down below, and there were more of those things.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Screeb
They looked like heavily mutated Fallen with pulsating sacks of corrupted either on their backs and seriously deformed faces. The Screebs tried to close the gap before exploding, only to be cleared out at medium range.
The coast was clear, so they went on ahead.
Suddenly, the Fireteam felt a disturbance in the Light, which accompanied a shockwave of dying Light. Michael recognized it as... the death of a Ghost. Taking a headcount, Michael knew who it was.
{?}-UNKNOWN-{?} [{?}-UNKNOWN-{?}] Sundance
Cayde-6's Ghost. Sundance. "No... Cayde's Ghost... She's dead. Without his Ghost, Cayde dies! We've gotta find him!"
Eventually, the Fireteam reached the bottom, encountering a large mutated Fallen, punching a closed door.
SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES
1: Abomination
The Shadow went in, Darkscythe glowing, and sliced through the Abomination's back.
The Grasp of Death had begun its work, however...
Music
Tron: Legacy - The Game Has Changed
Something was wrong.
The Shadow was kneeling over in pain, his form destabilizing. The Abomination turned to look at him, then laughed. The Shadow called off the Grasp of Death, severing the siphon.
Samus then proceeded to use charged Ice Beam shots combined with Super Missiles, bringing the Abomination down in seconds.
Music
none
Michael rushed to the Shadow's side, concerned about his other half. "Death, what happened?"
"I... ~COUGH~ I don't know... That... THING... It... ~COUGH~ These mutated Fallen... They're immune!" Something was immune to the Shadow's Grasp of Death? That's impossible!
"Hold on, Cayde! We're coming!" Samus rushed to the door, using her welding torch to cut a hole through it. The Fireteam regrouped immediately, going through the new hole.
In the room was a hooded figure approaching a group of larger mutated Fallen. Michael looked to the side, seeing Cayde-6's motionless form on the ground. The figure turned around, revealing himself to be... "Uldren Sov!?"
Uldren held up the Exo's Ace of Spades and chuckled. "He didn't feel a thing."
The Fireteam aimed their weapons at the new group, only for the door to close. They then rushed to Cayde-6. "How's... How's my hair?" The Exo asked, his voice sounding a bit distorted.
"You... don't have any hair, Cayde." Jenny stated.
"Heh... Typical..."
Just then, Leo's Ghost appeared, looking over the Exo. "{Oh no... There's nothing I can... I'm... sorry.}"
"Listen, kids... This... This ain't on you... This... is... is what I get for... for playing nice..." Cayde-6 began coughing, then chuckling out of nowhere. "You tell... Zavala and Ikora... the Counsel... is the... best bet... I ever... lost." With that, the Hunter's glowing blue optics went out.
Uldren [Ace of Spades] Cayde-6
Taking a moment to mourn their fallen friend, the Fireteam failed to notice Petra catching up with them. "No..."
2:41 PM
03/11/3273
Planet Earth - The last City
Courtyard
"He had the worst jokes... even worse timing. I wanted to laugh... I really did... We should've been there." Ikora then turned to City Hawk 723. "This is not your fault. This... is on the head of Uldren Sov, but if he thinks what he's done is the end, it's not. It's the beginning. We're going to fight him." She turned to Zavala. "Do you hear me? All of us. Every Golem. Every Warlock. Every Hunter. Every Pilot. We will take the Reef by storm! And then, we will mount the head of that son of a █████ on his precious throne... for our Fireteam... for Cayde."
"No..."
Ikora turned back to Zavala, not sure if she heard him right. "What did you say?"
"We are not an army. We are not conquerors. We are Guardians." Zavala was bereft of emotion. "We need to keep our eyes here. On our home. Our people. The Traveler. The Reef was lost the moment it lost its Queen. So, if another Sov wants another stretch of rocks, let him have it."
"This is Cayde we're talking about. For us to do nothing is... is..."
"Say it."
"Cowardice."
Zavala then placed a hand on the tarp that concealed the dead Hunter's body. "I refuse to bury any more friends."
Michael felt it was the time to speak, and he knew just what to say. "You won't have to. Uldren Sov... is mine." Michael turned and walked out of the room, leaving his Fireteam to wonder what had become of their leader.
Leo
Primary
Grenadier - Sidewinder SMR - (Speedloader) - (Tactikill) - (Pro Screen)
Secondary
Hammond P2016 - (Speedloader) - (Tactikill) - (Pro Screen)
Backup
Charge Rifle - (Extra Ammo) - (Charge Hack) - (Pro Screen)
Tactical
Phase Shift
Ordinance
Satchel
Boost
Titan Sentry
Tier 1
Ordinance Expert
Tier 2
Titan Hunter
Execution
Inner Pieces
Pilot Camo
Blood Zebra
Primary Camo
Blood Zebra
Secondary Camo
Blood Zebra
Backup Camo
Blood Zebra
Romeo-Mike Five-Zero-Seven-Two (RM-5072)
Titan
Tone - Prime
Titan kit
Assault Chip
Tone kit
Rocket Barrage
Titanfall kit
Dome Shield
Titan Camo
Blood Zebra
Nose Art
Ocean Zero November
Weapon Camo
Blood Zebra
Titan execution
Gooser
Uldren Sov... Scorn Barons... There will be no escape, no hope of survival, for ANY OF YOU!