[quote]Chapter VII: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/208375288?page=0&sort=0&showBanned=0&path=1 This is [b]really[/b] late and I am [b]way[/b] off schedule. Oops! I'm at a writer's block, so... I've also been busy. I go on vacation next week, so there won't be any new chapters next week. I won't spoil anything, but once I post the last chapter I have typed up then I'll be asking for ideas from you all. I'm hoping to see the companions through [i]The Dark Below[/i], [i]House of Wolves[/i], and [i]The Taken King [/i]storylines. Anywho! Enjoy the story and feel free to start messaging me ideas and what not now. As always, comments and criticism are very welcome.[/quote] [u][b]Chapter VIII[/b][/u] The trio orbits Earth while they wait for their Ghosts to receive word of a Crucible Rift match. Comm channels are silent as they sit in space. Sol sits in her pilot seat, reading a book borrowed from Andromeda that’s about the Darkness. The sweet, sweet silence is broken though as a certain hunter’s voice sounds over the comms. “Did we find any matches yet?” Vaughn groans. Sol closes her eyes in irritation and presses down the button to respond, “Oh yes! In fact, we did! That’s why we’re still sitting here!” The comms go silent then a small chuckle is heard from Enigma’s end. Vaughn’s grumbling can be heard, “No need to be so rude.” “Hmph,” Sol releases the comm button and reopens her book, finding where she left off. Her ship jerks as it goes into lightspeed and she sighs as her reading is interrupted again. She closes her book and sets it upon the dash. Picking up her helmet, she puts it on and readies her guns. Xavier shows Sol the other Guardians they will be fighting with and against. Sol examines the ones she deems may be a challenge. She dismisses the screen then looks out the ship window to see them breaking free of lightspeed and revealing the planet Mars. Alpha and Bravo team’s ships go to either sides of the map, dropping off their Guardians. The trio drops off on Bravo Team and a familiar titan donning Dead Orbit armor, Cyclops, holds the flag. Bravo Team rushes for the center, hoping to hold back Alpha while the orb is being sent. Enigma follows Vaughn and Sol towards the center. Sol splits off to try to flank the enemy. Lord Shaxx’s voice sounds over everyone’s comms, “The Spark has arrived!” Sol breaks into the clearing to see Cyclops rush forward, jump into the air, then slam down upon the opposing team gathering around the spark. She blinks as she sees all those kills going across the bottom of her helmet screen. Her mouth also gapes open slightly as she sees Enigma run forth and grab the Spark. The exo’s voice sounds over the comm, “Um… So I grabbed the thing… Now what do I do?” A groan escapes her lips and she facepalms her helm. Other groans and shouts of irritation can be heard from the other teammates. One of the Guardians on their team, a veteran Hunter, shouts at Enigma, “Run for the Rift, you buffoon!” Sol can see Enigma flinch ever so slightly at the insult, but then he begins to run for the enemy Rift. Xavier warns Sol that the enemy team is camping at their Rift. She curses and speaks over her team’s comms. “The other team is swarming their Rift. Anybody with their supers up would be helpful right now,” she voices. She spots some Hunters and Titans take different paths to get to the Rift before Enigma. Sol hears the sound of Sunbreakers, Strikers, Nightstalkers, Gunslingers, and Bladedancers going at it as the team approaches the Rift. [i]This is chaos.[/i] Sticking close to Enigma, Sol and Vaughn cover him as he ignites the enemy Rift. “The enemy Rift has been ignited,” Shaxx’s voice can be heard over the comms. Cheers are heard from their teammates, but it’s short lived as they rush back to the center for the next Spark to arrive. Enigma reaches Sol and Vaughn as they follow the herd. “I did it! I survived without having to hurt anyone,” a smile can be heard in his tone of voice. “Yeah, yeah! We’re real proud of you, buddy!” Vaughn praises his bronze friend. Sol smiles slightly behind her helmet’s dark visor at the happiness in Enigma’s voice and the support Vaughn gives him. [i]Cute.[/i] The trio makes it to the middle as the next Spark arrives. They spot Cyclops pick it up and instantly the other team begins to run away. Chuckles are heard across the comms as their team watches the event. Cyclops charges after the scattering enemy team. “CHARGE!!!” A Defender Titan shouts, following after the exo brute. [quote]Chapter IX: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/217242429[/quote]