[spoiler]This installment of Exotic History is made possible by Major Fluffball (MindOfTheUndying)[/spoiler] Night had settled when the men and women finally finished arguing fiercely over what to do for the good of the massive group. Many gave their opinions boldly and spoke with passion for and against the plan but Ivan was silent the entire time. Soon one of the eldest stood up and shouted for attention. He motioned for everyone to silence and spoke. "Alright settle down!! Now... There is obviously a large split between fighting back and running off and both options are vital to our survival but before we do anything we need to rally all of the survivors up so we can actually stand a chance." He was met with fierce opposition from some. "QUIET!... What choice do we have? We have no armaments, no strategy; nothing except ourselves, ours spouses and children and we are not sending them to die." More fighting broke out as the elder tried to shut them up. "Quiet!! For goodness sake QUIET!!" Ivan shifted in his place and stood up. "I'd like to speak." People turned to him and began to argue. "Shut it!" The eldest turned to Ivan. "We don't have time for individual speeches..." "I will make it brief." The eldest sighed. "Fine..." He stepped back from his spot and motioned for Ivan to continue. Ivan paused and thought for a moment before looking out at the crowd. "This argument as gone on long enough. We do not have time to constantly bicker about what to do, we need to act now." People started to argue loudly. "This is nonsense!" "You're just as bad as the elder!" "What about our families?!" Ivan sighed. "We cannot let them bully us!" He pointed outside. "Those things out there are killing us and you are going to sit here like rabbits in their holes? No! This is a time to act." Many of the people quieted down as he spoke. "You are right! We have family here that cannot fight! Then we should create two groups, one to flee and find safety for the good of us, and another to seek out other survivors and bring them under one roof! We cannot sit idly, we must act and strike quickly!" Many murmured about the plan but no outbreaks started. "So who will join me to search?! I will go alone if I have to but we must search far and wide! We have to look for a place to hid!" Someone in the crowd spoke up. "We cannot rally if there is nowhere to rally to! How are we supposed to get everyone to move?" Ivan stopped. "Um... well... we have to search!..." "Oh that's just nice! Run around like a bunch of bloody livestock till we find a nice place to rest our little heads. Your crazy!" People once again began to argue and fights began to break out. Ivan swallowed as the elder glared at him. "What about the Traveler?!" Everyone fell silent. "What about 'em?" "We should go find the Traveler and hid where it is! So we may be safe!" "This us ridiculous, how will we find him." "The news did state something about him being in the Cosmodrome... near the evacuation pads!" "Yea we could rally there, get our families aboard and we would be safer!" "We could hold out till then!" Many began to agree and start to regain hope. Ivan smiled. "We have the Traveler, what more do we need?!" Many cheered and preparations were made to move out. Ivan grinned and made his way outside to get out of the heated room. He stepped into the cold night air and breathed in the air. "Nice speech, Ivan." He turned to see Red looking at him as she was leaning against the structure of the bunker beside him. He smiled. "I tried. You should help us get to the Traveler too." "No..." She frowned and looked away. "I'd prefer to keep moving." "Then why did you stay here for so long?" "Because I knew you would get in trouble again so I have to keep an eye on you." Ivan shook his head. "Fine... well atleast help me find survivors." "I don't care for scavenger hunts." "I need your help Red." She looked at Ivan with a stern look and he simply responded with a look of his own. After a bit she softened a bit and sighed. "Fine... I will help, but my rules still apply." "Fair enough." Ivan turned as one of the men came up as well. "Who are you talking to?" "A friend, she will he..." He turned and Red had dissapeared from sight. "Wait..." "Are you alright?..." Ivan paused then nodded. "Yes I am. Just... talking to myself is all." He looked around him. "Regardless, we should prepare to get everyone moving soon." He clasped the man's shoulder and walked back inside with him. Thank you all for tuning in! Since I really want this to be a Community thing (and it has been!), your exotics can now be up for grabs in order for me to write about their history! In order to do this all you have to do is create an exotic on my friends Exotic page (listed in the comments below) and in a spoiler have a hashtag, (#writemyexotichistory) and place it in your main thread. I look their frequently so have a go! And if your creativity is stiffled, give me your opinion on what to do for the next installment of Exotic History while I keep up with my to do list. Post your opinions in the comments below and if this story don't suit your fancy there is always an ENTIRE list to browse in my friends exotic post, so pick one and tell me! Until then stay within the Light Guardians, unless there is no Light to cower behind https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/180811146/0/0 link to part 4 https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/208041486/0/0 link to part 6 https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/172164045/0/0/1 link to Spear of the Red Lightning