[color=ed1c24]“The digital blueprints for this IPF-D77 are remarkably elaborate for even someone as advanced as I am. I truly am impressed by the exceptional craftsmanship here Andromedai, this engineer can construct Golden Age ships, perhaps even weapons. I will have to speak to him once we have completed our assignment. I just wonder why we don’t see more of his work outside of the hanger.”[/color] Orion spoke in a excited tone of voice. He was now heading right for Andromedai and once the ghost arrived he phased into her armor, vanishing silently. [color=ed1c24]“I hope you do not mind but I am checking your vitals and other important information before we begin.”[/color] There was a short pause, then Orion spoke once more in his usual neutral tone of voice. [color=ed1c24]“All systems check out and are fully functional. You are fully mentally and physically ready for the assignment Andromedai.”[/color] The female human hunter was looking at large hatch on the interior left side of the ship. 

[color=00aeef]“It’s locked Orion, would you mind discreetly opening it for me? I am curious as to what is inside.”[/color] Orion materialized next to Andromedai before a blue beam of light shot from his core, instantly unlocking the hatch. [color=00aeef]“Thank you Orion, let us see what they forgot to unlock for us…”[/color] The hatch was opened to show a very small pantry like area that held a multiuse F&D machine or sometimes called  FADAM. This machine could be used to make a large assortment of drinks or snacks by simply pressing a button or two. The same device sat inside of the Towers café that she had visited only a couple hours ago, and was commonly used in other parts of the city for how efficient and useful it was. [color=00aeef]“More crap you wouldn’t expect to see in a shuttle, but I am not the one who made it so to each their own I guess? Maybe sometime during the trip I will make myself a tea.”[/color] She said to Orion who had vanished from her side. [color=00aeef]“Where did he go this time?”[/color] she thought to herself. Her train of thought was cut in half though when she heard someone else board the ship and inquire if they were in the right location. 

[color=00aeef]“Welcome Aiden-12, you are indeed in the correct ship and have arrived a bit early. Our pilots name is Nova, she will be with us shortly to explain everything about the ship after she has fully checked over the IPF-D77’s full system, or maybe my Ghost will. Please take a seat anywhere you wish and make yourself comfortable and I will be right back in just…”[/color] Andromedai had turned around only to lightly bump into a Fallen that had walked up behind her. There was silence for a moment as Andromedai backed away a couple of feet to give the Eliksni some room. [color=00aeef]“Good afternoon Kazik, my apologies for accidentally colliding with you. As I am sure you know taht the Fallen are very talented at moving around while making very little to no noise at all.”[/color] After looking him up and down, Andromedai placed her left hand on his right shoulder and continued speaking. [color=00aeef]“I am guessing you were invited to take part on this mission, not sure who invited you but I am glad you are here. Your skills as well as your knowledge are irreplaceable and you are…kind of blocking the entrance for the other members of the team so if you could please move slightly to the right here…” [/color]

Andromedai lightly guided Kazik out of the way and laughed softly. [color=00aeef]"There, now go ahead and make yourself comfortable and I shall return shortly.” [/color]Walking towards the entrance of the ship, Andromedai was stopped once again by yet another Guaridan introducing themselves to everyone onboard the ship. [color=00aeef]“An honor to meet you Kala Janas, I am Andromedai Morgenstern, the squad and mission leader for this assignment. I need to get outside of the ship for a moment before...are you kidding me...someone else introduces themselves. Ok everyone, find a place to sit, make yourself comfortable and the such, I am going to leave the ship now and I will be back shortly.”[/color] She walked past the Titan and nodded at him lightly before stepping outside of the IPF-D77 to finely check some internal systems on the very front of the ship.  Nova waved at her and then gave a thumbs up, motioning for the hunter to join her inside of the cockpit. Walking back to the ship once more, a very well geared and equipped Titan could be seen joining along two others who remained outside of the ship. After escorting them into the ship and watching the door shut then seal close, Andromedai stood in front of her squad at the front of the shuttle and waved gently at them to get their attention. 

[color=00aeef]“Good afternoon fellow guardians and our special Eliksni guest Kazik. My name is Andromedai Morgenstern and veteran guardian for the Tower and Reef. I want to thank all of you personally for taking the time to show up and be part of this assignment that is essential to the survival of the human race. I know that all of you received a message from the speaker that told you about assignment, I also know that it was lacking details. Thankfully, my Ghost Orion can fill you in on the rest of the details as well as important information about the ship. As for myself, I will be piloting the IPF-D77 out of the hanger and out of the city before handing the controls over to Nova, our pilot. She will then bring us to our objective.” [/color]Andromedai motioned with her head to her right and her ghost appeared instantly, she then vanished into the cockpit with the door shutting behind her. The lights inside of the ships haul dimmed significantly before Orion spoke. [color=ed1c24]“Hello everyone, I am Andromedais Ghost, and she is my Guardian. I go by the name Orion and sometimes little light when Andro is upset. As you already know, we are currently on an assignment to enter the Exclusion zone far from where we currently reside. There is a new Fallen clan residing there that are calling themselves the House of Blight."

"Every time we see this House of Blight, their weapons, gear, and equipment are upgraded with what may be help from an outside source. If they keep improving themselves like this, they could pose a massive threat against humanity and the city. Three hours from here is our drop point, we will land and immediately move into a military compound that is two clicks away our landing point. We have solid evidence that there is a Fallen Blight outpost inside, and many others in the area. The frist one we come upon inside of the military complex must be eliminated before we can move on. It will open a radio channel to Nova to give us three, I repeat THREE airstrikes before her ammo supply will be dry. We will take these outposts then try and locate the main facility with whatever information we can gather from them. This is where we hope we will find the leader of the House of Blight. If it were up to me, I would say just airstrike the building he is in after finding it, but it is not that simple. We need artifacts and other items to help us find out who is supplying them, who is helping them, and what they were or are planning. Sounds quick and easy right? Well you would be wrong, Andromedai and I saw quite a number of Fallen Walkers in this area a day ago, and something else. It resembled a piloted mech of some sort and if we have that kind of enemy on our hands, this is going to be one hell of a fight. That is all the information we have thus far and the Speaker wishes us the best."

"Now onto the ship, just a couple of security and safety instructions I have to go over as well as what the ship can do. Please do not shoot any weapons inside of the ship, please do not tamper with the main door or the cockpit door. No fire or smoking please, no one wants to have an accident. Also if you attack Kazik I will personally phase you out of the ship. Your ghost will have big fun while trying to bring you back to life after that. Lighter note! There is a FADAM in the back of the ship as well as the lavatory. There are two long seats in the back of the shuttle, one on the left side and one on the right. Each of these can fold back into a bed. All of the other seats lean back as would be expected, there is also a gravity stabilizer inside of the ship. This means if we were flying upside down you would have no idea unless you looked outside of the window. So do not worry about walking around or spilling anything, this will be the smoothest shuttle ride you will ever be on. There is a bunch of other stuff scattered around that you can find out for yourself. Please make yourselves comfortable, I need to return to Andromedai.”[/color]

The ghost vanished before reappearing next to Andromedai and phasing into her armor. [color=fff200]“Ok, push forward on the control stick and disable the magnetic latches. Hold down the trigger upon the control stick and we should break mach three in around five seconds.”[/color] Said Nova as she strapped herself in, it was pointless but it gave her comfort. Andromedai did as she was told but slowly, then with an incredibly loud bang that echoed outside of the ship and through the tower. The ship had left the hanger and was nearing the edge of the city already, an impressive display for a low orbit ship even in this day and age. [color=00aeef]“I want one, where can I buy one?”[/color] asked Andromedai while Nova laughed and took over controls. [color=00aeef]“I wish to see what this ship can do someday Nova, all of this low orbit power.” [/color]Nova nodded her head then motioned to the back of the ship. [color=fff200]“Get a good view of the outside my friend, and then you should head to the back of the ship to get to know the rest of your crew. Three hours should give you enough time to talk, right?”[/color]

Andromedai leaned to the right and looked outside of the window at the implausible beauty that was laid out before her. There were trees, mountains, rivers, and all the beauty of nature that the war had left untouched. Nova slowed the ship down a great amount to let her get a much better view of everything below. [color=fff200]“We not only fight for our species to survive Andromedai, but also for our world and everything else that lives upon it. One day when this is all over, we will go back to the ways things were in the Golden Age, a time of universal peace and perfection for lack of a better word. We will have all that back one day, I know it will happen, but for now the Darkness remains and this is as close to that paradise as we will get in these fucked up days and ages.”[/color] There was silence for a while before Andromedai looked at Nova and smirked softly, [color=00aeef]“Sooner than later with all of us out here my friend.”[/color] Moving into the back of the shuttle, she closed the cockpit door and tried to get everyone's attention.

[color=00aeef]“I am sure my Ghost told you….I mean Orion told you about our true mission. Our flight is going to take over three hours so let us get to know each other over that time. The curved couch over here will do quite nicely for a social gathering of the sorts, and the table in the middle of it will allow us to play a game of cards or the sort If any of you would be interested? There are a couple other things we can do as well. Team building is essential for a Guardian and their squad, that means you to Kazik, you are part of the squad so I do not want you lurking over in a corner by yourself, no offense intended."[/color]