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(Whew, NOICE.......)

"Curran?" He heard someone calling his name. He tried desperately to think of who it was. "Curran?" Was it his Ghost? No, this voice was female. "Curran! Wake up, dammit!" She snapped. Curran's eyes flew open and he grunted in surprise. Osagia and Terra were kneeled on either side of him, looking him in the eyes. Curran noticed his helmet was off. "Ahhhh..." He groaned, sitting up straight. "Did we win?"

"This time." Cev said, suddenly stepping into Curran's view. "Lucky for us, Terra and Osagia here fought 'em off."

"Yeah, while you two were sleeping!" Terra joked. Cev narrowed his optical lenses. "We were hit with electrical pulses!" Osagia smiled. "Yeah, heard that one before." She stood and walked off somewhere. Terra helped Curran up. "How'd you get out of the Archives?"

"Pair of Vex Minotaurs warped in with me. They were a snap to deal with, though. I didn't know what else to do, but my Ghost was digging through the files and found something really handy: a subroutine Vex code that they use to alter their weapons into tools!" Terra pulled out something that vaguely resembled a Torch Hammer, but heavily modified. "So, I thought they would'nt mind if I took this. I used it to deactivate the lock on the door, and that's when I heard the Fallen outside. So, I set my own little trap." She smiled, diamond blue eyes sparkling. Cev chuckled and put his arm around Terra. "That's our Terra." He said.

Osagia walked to the body of Thraliks, left side of his helmet blown apart by the Lord of Wolve's blast that had ended his life. His teeth were bared in a hateful hiss, one destined never to be uttered. "Dawn? This one's got Reaver markings. See if it's got anything on him." Her Ghost appeared, scanning the body. "Hm... affirmative. Look at this." The Ghost transmatted a strange device into her hands. "What is it?"

"Best I can tell? Communicator of some kind. Lots of encrypted chatter on it."

"Can you decrypt any of it?"

"Yes, but I'll need time."

"Do it. Let me know when you've got something."

"Of course." Dawn flashed away to begin her work.

Osagia returned to Terra, Cev, and Curran. Terra was describing what else her own Ghost found in the Archives. "Here's what we do know: the Arrakis Vaults were built on top of ancient, Precursor Vex ruins. They were all under the control of a Hydra Mind, named Quaidron. Before Atheon ruled the Vault of Glass, Quaidron was responsible for controlling every Vex unit and device in this system."

"Every one?" Asked Curran. Terra nodded. "Every one."

"How'd they manage to figure all that out?" Cev asked. Terra's Ghost answered for her. "You'd be amazed what Clovis Bray kept secret. There are things here more heavily encrypted than any Fallen, Cabal, or even Vex data I've ever seen."

"Damn... someone was pretty busy."

Their conversation was suddenly cut off by a massive explosion. "What was that?" The Guardians' Ghosts simultaneously analyzed the blast. "Projectile impact. Matches energy signatures of Fallen and Cabal warships. Something BIG is happening up there!"

"Then this is our chance. We need to find out what this Quaidron thing is and where it is. It could be the most important mission of this war."

(Yes, the Fallen and Cabal are going to war on the surface. Sh*t's goin' down, man!)