[b]The Defense Part 4[/b] Delta froze as the barrel of a sidearm was pushed against his head. “Drop the weapon,” said the voice behind him. Delta hesitated, then did as he was told. He still had the power of the void to use to his advantage. Putting his hands on his head, Delta slowly turned around. Before him stood a menacing, jet black exo, glowing red eyes glaring into his own. “Delta,” said Yara, “meet your older brother, Alpha-12. You will find he is more… compliant than the others." Alpha did not react, but kept his gun trained at Delta’s head. Delta stared into Alpha’s eyes. There was no life in them. He was just a killing machine, a mere husk of what Delta was. He felt sorry for him. Delta quickly began to make a plan in his head. He could blink and take Alpha by surprise like he did to Fox, but he wasn’t sure what Yara would do. “Let me stop you right there,” said Yara, as if reading his mind. “To make sure you don’t try anything, I’ve brought some insurance,” she said, pointing to the doorway. Delta was shocked to see Adriar come into the room, dragging an unconscious Alex behind him. “Alex!” Delta shouted. Alpha hit him on the head with the butt of his sidearm and he fell to the ground. He watched as Adriar threw Alex on the ground. They made eye contact, and Adriar dipped his head in shame. “I’m sorry...” the Titan managed. “Shut up you oaf!” demanded Yara. She smiled at her victory. “You see Delta, there is nothing you can do!” Delta’s mind raced as he tried to figure a way out, but he blanked. “You still have me,” said a little voice in his head. Delta smiled beneath his helmet. As Delta’s ghost relayed its plan to him, Yara gestured to Alpha. “Bring him here,” she demanded. Alpha obeyed and grabbed Delta by the scruff of his collar. He was dragged across the floor and thrown at Yara’s feet. Yara knelt so that she was at eye level with Delta. “Now,” she said. “I am going to extract your ghost, and you will do what you were built to do.” Delta stayed silent. “Or,” she continued, “I will kill you. It’s your choice.” Yara stood back up and pushed back her lab coat to reveal a strange device strapped to her waist. She removed it and pushed a button. The device sprang to life in a flurry of sparks. “Unfortunately,” she said, “your ghost does not have a choice.” Delta couldn’t wait any longer. “Now!” he shouted. His ghost materialized and exploded into a flash of light, blinding both Yara and Alpha. Seeing his chance, Delta blinked to his Mida, swept it up, and shot Adriar in the kneecap. The titan fell to the ground in immense pain. Then, before Alpha could recover, Delta tackled his brother and held him down as his ghost hovered overhead and shocked the exo, paralyzing him. The ghost dematerialized and Delta blinked to Alex, who was starting to wake up. “What’s happening…?” she said, trying to sit up. Delta didn’t say a word, but picked her up and blinked to the hallway where he set her down. “Stay here,” he told her, and blinked back into the room. “Stop!” Yara shouted. Delta froze. She stood with her hand over a panel next to the captive ghosts. “If I push this button, the ghosts die!” Delta took a deep breath. What was he going to do now? BANG! A single gunshot rang out through the room, and Yara fell to the ground screaming, now clutching her bloody hand. Delta looked back to see the smoking barrel of Adriar’s auto rifle. The Titan was slumped against the wall, his weapon’s sights trained on Yara Sayyed. Delta rushed to Adriar’s side as Alex stumbled into the room. “Sorry about your leg,” said Delta. The Titan shook his head. “You did what you had to do, as did I.” He shifted from the pain. “Please, free my ghost.” Delta nodded and looked up at the now fully conscious Alex standing in the doorway. “I told you to stay there." Alex just smiled. “I’m fine, thanks." Delta approached the panel where Yara was doubled over in pain. He flipped the release switch and the shields disappeared. Adriar’s ghost returned to its guardian and began to heal him, while the rest decided to move in to Delta’s helmet. The exo flinched as the ghost’s voices all began to ring out at once. “Hey!” he shouted over them. “If you want to get home, I need you to be silent!” The ghosts grew quiet. “Thank you,” said Delta as Alex came up behind him. “What should we do with her?” she asked, gesturing to Yara. Delta looked over at the scientist that had now fallen silent, still clutching her hand. Delta thought for a moment. “Leave her,” he said. “Are you serious?” pressed Alex. “She is an evil human being that deserves-“ “Deserves what?” cut in Delta. “People like her are beneath us. We have won. There is no reason to kill anyone now.” Alex stood in thought for a moment, then slowly nodded. “Ok... You’re right,” she said. Delta knelt next to Yara, so that he could look in her eyes. “But make no mistake,” he said. “If you ever threaten the lives of my friends again, I WILL shoot you in the head." "What if she tries to take more guardians?" wondered Alex. "Then she will face the full wrath of the Vanguard," Delta growled. The exo took one last look over at his subdued brother Alpha. He still could not move, but his red eyes stared angrily at Delta. The Warlock could not imagine having to put down his brother, but he feared that one day, he might have to. Delta let out a sigh of disappointment and sadness, then walked out of the room followed by Alex and the now healed Adriar. They crowded into the elevator and rode silently toward the top. Alex suddenly turned and punched Adriar square in the face. “Ow!” he exclaimed. “That’s for knocking me out,” said Alex. Adriar just nodded. “I deserved that." They reached the lobby and went outside. The weather had cleared up significantly and the wind had died down. They could now see out into the glorious mountain range. Alex sighed. “I would love this view if we were not almost killed." Delta was about to respond, when he heard the small beep indicating an incoming transmission. He lifted his hand to his head and began listening to the message. Delta jaw dropped in horror as he listened. Alex, noticing that something wasn’t right, walked over to Delta. “What’s wrong?” she asked. Delta said nothing. Instead, he dashed back inside as fast as he could, straight back to where they had left Yara and Alpha. Alex and Adriar sprinted after him. When they arrived at the chamber, their enemies were nowhere to be found. The exo cursed. "They played us for fools," he said shakily. "It was all a distraction!" Alex looked around in confusion. "Delta, I don't understand. "What happened?" “The Key Blade,” he said grimly. “Someone stole it.” [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Post/1371758/226096782/0/0]Chapter 9[/url] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/224417569?page=0&sort=0&showBanned=0&path=1]The Hub[/url]