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(Gotcha.)

Curran, Cev, and Osagia charged down the halls back toards the Archive. But, when they got there, it was sealed tight. "Damn! Terra, can you hear me?!" Cev banged on the door. His Ghost appeared, flashing a negative red. "The doors are sealed too tight. Not even air can get through."

"Meaning... she could suffocate?"

"It's a possibility..." The device said. Cev yelled in fury and slammed his fist into the door, glowing with Void energy. Curran put his hand on his shoulder. "Calm down! That's not going to help her. Osagia, any ideas?"

Meanwhile, Vor'umic, Besis, and Taric'ic approached the stasis-locked Precursor Harpy. Its white metal plating glowed slightly. Vor'umic almost found it beautiful, then remembered what the flying bastards had done to many of his troops. Not that it was his fault, he wasn't the one who stepped in front of their laser blasts to save himself!

Besis approached the device, but Taric'ic pushed him away. "Do not touch it! My Psion Operants have seen this type of connection before. This Harpy is singlehandedly controlling the Vex here."

"Surely not the Hezen units we encountered at the entrance?" Vor'umic asked. Taric'ic shook his head, spittle flying from the gap in his helmet's chin. "No, no. I mean this Precursors. They must be millenia old. We do not know how to break the connection yet... that is, without making our cause in vain."

"I do." Said another voice. A bright light flashed in the corner, and two dozen Vex units teleported into the room, leveling their slap rifles at the Cabal and Besis. They each raised their own weapons, locking them in a stalemate.

A Minotaur stepped forward, bearing an extra eye. "I can break the connection. But not for you. I, the Inquisitive Mind, shall be the one to control the Precursors."

"Blasted machine!" Taric'ic spat. "Destroy them!" The Inquisitive Mind clanked, almost sounding like laughter. "You may try... the conflux of knowledge cannot be halted!" The Minotaur teleported away, and the Vex opened fire. The fight was on.