[b]Episode 3[/b] [quote]"The repercussions of your actions will be paid in full, when all that you know has turned out to be what you've been fighting against, has the traveler made you a living weapon?" -Unknown[/quote] *** The tower was lively, guardians rushing to the courtyard to hear the assult plan that the vanguards created. Cayde-6 stood on the podium with the Vanguards and Crucible masters behind him. "Attention everyone, as we all know this factions numbers have been growing exponentially. Guardians going to aid their leader. Guardians we all knew, but unsettling news has come to us. Our prisoners told us about their new fallen house. The House of Skotos. They've manipulated fallen into there ranks and unless we want another twilight gap i suggest you all listen carefully." Cayde steped back and Lord Saladin walked up to the podium as a moniter rose down listing fireteam names, "all guardian fireteams listed within the top of the first group here will be lead by fireteam Shachal. You will be in charge of the front lines and will decimate their forces on ground." the titan commanded. The screen scrolled to a second group and Saladin moved to let Ikora take the stand, "The fireteams listed here will be lead by us vanguards with the help of Shaxx and Saladin. We will be in charge of taking the back end of this fortresses. Our mission is to break through the back door while their troops are occupied with the guardians holding the line. When inside we will find their leader and try to take heat off the front lines." she said standing with her hands behind her back. The podium switched back to Cayde and the moniter scrolled to the last group. There was only one fireteam, "Finaly, our real reason why we are attacking this fort. Fireteam Unbroken will be in charge of infiltrating the main base of operations where their leader will be and capture him. The first two platoons will be nothing but a diversion for them so that all focus will be on us. They will be broken and confused, giving them time to finish this war once and for all." Cayde said looking at the crowd if guardians that lay before him. "Good luck" After he finished his talk guardians began flooding to the hangar to prepare themselves for war. I was dumbfounded by the choice of the vanguards to send us into that hellhole and attempt to capture a god in the most heavily guarded place on earth. I wasnt exactly happy about this. *** Our ship landed about 20 miles away from the base of operations. "I say we trick them into thinking we're there to join them. They would let us join their ranks and we could get close to their boss" Kieran suggested as we walked towards the base. "They would need a reason to trust us" Noble said kicking a rock across the dirt road. Ships were flying out towards the fortress that we knew was under attack. Fallen and guardian. They must be giving them hell. "We could tell them something they dont know, exept lie about it." Kieran continued as he aimed his scope down at a passing ship. "What would we tell them?" Jellal said looking straight towards the base. We were about 17 miles out by now. "Lets just say that we plan on attacking this place with an ambush." Noble said tossing his knife ahead. "Could work, after all theu need all the guys they Could get" Toshiro said. "So can i ask everyone a question?" Cat said stopping. We all looked back at her and stopped. "Why the -blam!- are we walking when we have sparrows" she said as her sparrow materialized next to her. We just stared and one by one pulled out our sparrows to ride to the base. "We will never speak of this to anyone, got it?" i say as wre ride ever so closer to the base. "Agreed" The others said in unison. *** The base was guarded by two vandals and two guardians. The vandals on towers above with line rifles and the guardians by the door of the fort. I was incredibly nervous as we casualy walked up to the entrance of the building without a care in the world. The vandals leaned foward and aimed their weapons and the guardians began advancing aiming their auto rifles towards us. Both were warlocks and marched angirly towards us. "You six, weapons on the floor, now" one warlock commanded as the guards aimed down at us. Noble walked foward and laid his weapon to the floor and put up his hands, "Calm down we are only here to join your ranks" He said slowly walking foward. The warlocks looked at each other and lowered their weapons. One of them waved for the vandals to stand down and they did so as well. "You will need to pledge yourselves to the king. I will radio a guardian to take you to him" the warlock said walking back to open the buildings doors. We walked inside and saw banners draped across to a walkway surrounded by diffrent corridors and walkways. A hunter walked over to us and bowed his head, "i am Vince Ciev, tis a pleasure" he said as he turned towards a large door. "Right this way" He lead us past large weapons manufacturing areas and ship hangars in which fallen and guardians were working. There were open rooms that werw guarded my fallen and prison areas throughout the facility. He finaly led us to a gold engraved door and opened it for us. We walked inside and saw treasures and banners. The place was littered with gold and guarda surrounded the area. We were on a large carpet walkway leading to a throne where he sat. Skotos. He was a large man and wore hunter class armour all darkend with black and hints of red. His cloak was lined with a gold color to compliment the all black design on the back. He wore a helmet with three glowing eyes that seemed to stare into my soul. "Ahh the newcomers, you've done well Vince. Leave us" The mans voice sounded like it was intwined with two others. He was like something of nightmares. Vince left us and Skotos walked slowly to us, his strange eyes never blinking. I noticed a pulse rifle laied next to his large chair. It was red with spikes and lookes ominous as ever. "So you wish to join our ranks?" he said still creeping me out. Noble looked at the guards who surrounded the room. All staring at us. "Yes sir, we believe you have a very just cause that we would like to be apart of" Noble said walking closer to the man. Skotos put his hand on Nobles shoulder and laughed, which made him that much more creepy. "Dont lie to me boy, i know why your here." he said walking back to his throne. "You see i know all of their plans before they create them. Thats why your strike against my fortress failed, all those friends of yours are dead or in my prison, and soon so shall you." he picked up the pulse rifle and turned to us. "Well guardians? What shall it be? Ill let you choose. Death? Or my prison." he said aiming his pulserifle at us. Noble stood in silence and stared towards him. He looked back and nodded to me. "I guess i will have to choose..." Noble hadnt even made a grab for his weapon and Skotos shot him in the stomach. The hunter fell to the floor, his exo fuids leaking to the floor. I popped my wards giving us armour of light so that we could escape from unside my bubble. "GRAB NOBLE ILL HOLD THE BUBBLE WITH OUR MOVEMENT SO WE CAN ESCAPE!" i command as the guards begin moving towards us. Jellal and Tosh pick up the hunter and we began moving away from the room. We moved past guards heading straight for the exit. As we exited two ships transporting prisoners landed in front of us. "INTO THE PRISON SHIPS WE'LL SPLIT UP" i say as my wards release. Tosh and Jellal shot the guards comming out from the firsr ship and headed inside while Cat, Kieran and i headed to the second. I shot down the four guards inside the cargo bay and began heading for the pilot station. From what our studdies showed these ships usualy only had four guards and two pilots, all i had to do was fly us out. I saw as the first ship began flying off through a window and ran to the controls. The pilot servitors turned to me. Just then Tosh used his fist of havoc on the two servitors killing them. I grabed the controls and began flying the transport ship out from the base. "Crimson we have the prisoners succure, we have fireteam Shachal and mosr of their men check yours." Jellal said through our coms. I left Tosh with the controls and headed to the ships prison keep. I opend the door and saw the troops that the vanguards had lead and the vanguards themselves. Shaxx was wounded as were many others. Ikora walked up to me with worry in her eyes, "We cant return to the tower, its under their control now." *** [b]Thansk for reading :D these take alot of time to make so feel free to give feedback[/b]