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A story

“Alright, Ghost. We’ll stop by Eververse before heading to Io. I need to get a few bounties off my chest.”

I transmat down to the designated spawnpoint in the Tower. The usual spot- In the middle of the plaza, with a clear view of our beautiful Traveller.

I stop.

My hands instinctively reach for the solar grenades strapped to my belt.

Shit.

Blue saw me.

City rules say no powers near civvies who could get in the way. No barrelrolling, no solar flashes to run with. Nothing.

I do what any Hunter would do.

In a flash of flame, I summon my Golden Gun.

“Ghost? Get ready for transmat, on my signal. We’ll hit up Eververse some other time.”

Ghost chirps over the comset. “Guardian? What are you doing...? Guardian?”

I smile at Zavala. Raising the flaming barrel to my chin, I give him the single-finger salute.

“Go.”

The shot rings out across the plaza. Civvies scramble for shelter, screaming about the Legion.

~———~

I respawn in the cockpit next to Ghost. I shake my head and reach into my mouth, feeling for the bullet hole.

“Holy shit, I forgot how much Supers hurt. Been awhile since I took a Golden Gun to the head.”

“What with you hating the Crucible, I can see how that’s possible.”

“Shut up. I’m ‘bout the only Hunter here in the airspace who hates it.”

~———~

“XBS?”

I smile as my fireteam voices their concerns over the coms.

“What happened down there? I heard someone’s Super go off!”

“Nah, just a close call with Blue, nothing much.”

“XBS?”

“Yeah?”

“You didn’t kill yourself in the Plaza again, did you?”

“You know the Sweeper Bots hate having to clean up after us.”

I laugh as I set the ship’s destination to Io. I flick the Pre-Golden Age figurine on the dash and stare as its chipped, plastic head bobbles back and forth.

“Yeah, well, until either Blue stops harassing every Hunter he sees or a Bot comes and kicks my ass, that’s staying as Plan A.”

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