Find info on Raine-18's reports about the Hive infiltrating the AI core with Annie.
Annie dipped her brush into blue paint and squinted as she dragged it across the paper using her magic. She spun the paint brush into a cup of water before dabbing it on the edge of the cup. She then used the green paint as painted back and fourth at the page.
Fluttershy walked through the front door, sighing as she placed a bag of groceries on the kitchen table.
"Hello Annie." She smiled sweetly to her daughter.
"Hey mom!" She waved in the direction of her voice. "I was just painting."
"Oh, can I see?" Fluttershy trotted over to look at her daughters painting. It was a wide array of colors that were painted carefully onto the paper.
"It's of my friends." Annie explained.
"Wow Annie, you used the colors just perfectly." Her mom said, pulling her daughter in for a hug.
[Day Three]
The jumpship soared over the atmosphere. Inside, T clutched Annie's hoof as if she was gonna disappear if he let go.
"Hey T, I wouldn't mind having my hoof later." She said.
As the two stayed close to each other, Diamante piloted the ship while her Ghost explained the mission.
"Raine's intelligence suggests that the Hive are hiding the Shard near the AI core. The Fallen are planning to assault them and take it. We have to scout the area if we're gonna be able to launch a strike on Earth."
"Hm..." Dia thought. "I'm not sure if the ten of us can take on an assault.
"We can plan things out later, lets see what's down there for us." Ghost said as the ship dove into the planet below.
The group appeared on the ground. The rest of the Guardians were on patrol as Dia summoned her sparrow.
"Get on, we don't have much time." She told Annie.
"Alright." She nodded before turning to T, who shuffled his paws nervously.
"Okay T, you go find the rest of the Guardians."
"Uhm... we should look for them together..." T tried to argue. "So incase something...."
"T." Dia scolded. "Mercer is waiting for you over there. Go now."
Hanging his head, T walked off. Annie sighed as she climbed onto the sparrow and put her hooves around Dia's waste.
"Okay, you've gone this fast before right?" The Warlock asked.
"Uhm..."
"Alright Annie, I'll just step off this cloud..." Prism told her as she held onto his back tightly.
The only thing that was louder than her screams was the wind zooming past her ears.
"Yep.... something like this.... I think." Annie told her.
"Alright. Hang on tight cause we're not stopping till we get there." Dia said as she pulled on the throttle.
Leaving a trail, the Guardians sped off as the rest of the group began to patrol the surrounding areas.
To Annie's surprised, she stayed calm as the sparrow turned sharply and flew over a large gap. Dia seemed like a good enough driver and wasn't trying to scare her on purpose.
Annie had held her eyes shut before opening them to see them riding right by a river in a passage way. Dia had steered to go right through a small waterfall, in which Annie reache her hoof out and watched it skim across the gentle surface of the water.
"We're almost there Annie." Dia told her as they arrived to the Forgotten shore, being alerted of a fellow Guardian nearby. "Our first stop is an outpost on top of that hill." She told Annie.
"Okay..." Annie said as they sped past abandon ships that housed several Fallen.
"Are we... gonna take care of those guys?" She asked.
"We don't need to." Dia said. Within mere moments, sniper fire was heard. Annie turned over to see all of the Fallen have their souls ripped from their body.
"It's taken care of." The Warlock spoke.
The two arrived to a very old building that overlooked the whole area. Dismounting from the Sparrow, Dia walked over and inside the building.
"Annie, can you keep watch?" She asked.
"You know who you're asking right?"
Dia giggled lightly. "I know you can spot something coming."
The unicorn nodded. "Alright."
As Annie assumed a guard position, Dia went over to an old console and deployed her Ghost.
"Tell me what you got, Ghost."
"Rasputin is safe, but the Hive still managed to get the Shard near his core. Though it shows they plan to move it soon." Ghost explain.
"Hm... looks like Raine was right. Lets get-"
"Uhm.... Dia!" Annie yelled.
The Warlock rushed outside to see a massive army of Fallen landing on to the shore. Several squads formed and began to attack the Hive that have come from the building where the AI core was housed.
"This is not good. Ghost, tell the others we went to orbit." Dia told it.
"I never was given the order to take you two to orbit." Her Ghost responded.
"Don't you get smart with me." Dia turned and pointed a finger at her Ghost. "This is a serious situation. Alert every Guardian in the Cosmodrome about this."
Suddenly, Diamante felt a tug on her trench coat. She turned to see a group of Fallen aiming at her.
"Or summon Sparrow! Whatever comes first!" She yelled as her Sparrow was formed under her feet. Annie hopped on as the Guardian sped off. She didn't get far before Fallen took noticed and shot down her Sparrow. The two were ejected from it as the vehicle sped off and exploded. Without hesitation, they ran into the rusted sailboat that was on shore.
"Okay Annie, I need you to stay calm." Dia told her friend as she readied her rifle and got to cover. "We'll wait for a break and make a run for it."
"No... I think we can leave now."
"Are you mad!? There are hundred of Fallen out there." The Warlock said before leaning to avoid projectiles being fired at her.
"No! There's a small break we can drive your sparrow through."
Dia ran over and looked to where Annie was pointing and sure enough, there was a small gap between the Fallen forces.
"Alright, we'll do it your way." She said as her Sparrow was summoned once more. The two charge out of the area at lightning fast speeds as several Fallen opened fire on them.
From the distance, the same sniper fire was heard. A hunter in blue armor could be seen covering their escape. Annie waved to them as the Sparrow turned down the pathway.
"Let the speaker know we know where the Shard is." Dia spoke to her Ghost. "We'll plan the strike as soon as we get back to the Tower."