Suddenly more gunshots could be heard, these ones different from those of the monsters outside. They looked to see two armor-clad figures flying through on their Sparrows, shooting the creatures down as they drove through the horde. “More Guardians!” the ghost said with relief. They both stopped near the building Seren and her ghost hid in and went off in different directions. One entered the building, rooting around the shelves for loot. Seren shifted her weight, causing a crate to tip over. The figure stopped and approached the sound, gun at the ready. He leaned over the counter Seren hid behind and spotted her. “Shit, you had me ready to piss myself,” the man said with a laugh. “Sorry ‘bout that,” Seren said as she stood up. “’S all good,” the man said, looking her over. “You don’t even have a weapon! How the hell have you survived this long?” “I’m a little new,” Seren said. “Hang on, my buddy’s probably got something you can use,” he said, walking back to the entrance of the building, shouting “Hey! I found something you might wanna see!” The other Guardian poked his head out from a hole and climbed out, rushing over to see what the other had found. “What’s up,” he asked, then spotted Seren. “Oh!” “Found her hiding behind a counter. She scared me half to death,” the first man said. The other laughed, then turned to Seren. “Another Titan, huh? Same as us!” he said. “Uhh huh....” Seren said uncertainly, not sure she knew what he was talking about. “Ah don’t worry, you’ll learn in time,” the first one said, “Stick with us, and you’ll be just fine.” “Think you boys could help me get a jumpship?” Seren asked coyly. The other one summoned his Ghost, which materialized a scout rifle for him. Handing it to Seren, he said, “Here, you’re gonna need this. There’s a hangar on the other side of the city, but if we wanna get to it, we’re gonna have to go through them.” He nodded toward the creatures fighting violently outside. Seren took the rifle, testing the weight before standing up and loading it. “You ready?” the first man asked? “Let’s do this,” Seren said with a confident nod. The three charged out together, opening fire on every hostile entity visible as they moved forward. Immediately the two men took formation around Seren, the first in front with his auto rifle, the second behind her to back her up with his scout rifle. The one in front threw a flashbang grenade, blinding the Fallen and Hive it landed near. The monsters were quickly dispatched by the more experienced Titans, while Seren made an attempt to shoot one and missed terribly, thrown off by the unexpected recoil. She quickly got the hang of it, shooting a dreg in the knee and shoulder before blowing its head off. Screaming filled the air as several thrall charged their way out of a hole in a wall. Seren nearly stopped moving, terrified by the horrible creatures. The Titan behind her placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder, urging her forward. The one in front through up a hand signal before rushing the screaming mob and slamming his fists to the ground, sending a shock wave that threw the creatures and several other beings into the air before landing around him with sickening thuds and crunches. The enemies were beginning to thin now, but there were still some emerging from hiding. When they had a clear shot to the deserted road past the buildings, they took it, the two men summoning their Sparrows. The one in back pulled Seren onto his as they sped away. A dreg jumped into their path, a knife in hand as it attempted to stab the driver, but was clipped by the edge of the vehicle and dragged a few feet. Seren noticed when it attempted to tear at her leg and punched it squarely in the face. “Back off, bitch!” she yelled as the dreg fell off the Sparrow with a squeal. After that, they were in the clear and heading for the outskirts of the city. When they arrived at the hangar, Seren was disappointed to see that most of the ships weren’t all in one piece. Her ghost went out to have a look, flitting between ships and scanning bits and pieces here and there. Finally it floated back over to Seren and led her to a ship that looked a bit rundown but otherwise intact. “It won’t get us into orbit, but it should be able to get us to the City,” it said. “You should be able to get it fixed up once you get there,” the first Titan chimed in. “Just look for Holliday, she’ll fix you up.” “Okay, thanks,” Seren said, “And thank you both for getting me here.” “Hey, it was no problem,” the second Titan said. “We’ll meet you back at the Tower.” “Wait, don’t you want your gun back?” Seren asked, offering it back to the man. “Nah, keep it. I was just gonna dismantle it anyway. Better for you to have it and put it to some good use till you find a better one,” the man said. The two saluted Seren before stepping outside and calling in their ships and flying away. Seren followed suit shortly after, guided by her ghost. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Several months passed, the three Titans becoming close friends and forming their own fireteam together. They taught Seren all the ins and outs of her newfound powers, and she quickly took a liking to her Striker abilities. Things were going fine until one day, when the two men decided they wanted to invade the Black Garden and strike the Vex at their heart. Seren felt as though they weren’t ready, as she had never even been past the moon yet. The other two disagreed and finally decided to go off without her. Seren didn’t hear from them again until several weeks later while returning to her room, in the form of a garbled distress call that quickly cut off. [b]I really hope people are enjoying this! I plan on adding stories for my warlock and hunter in the future as well! Here's part 1 in case anyone missed it: http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/92071439/0/0[/b]