//------------------------------// // Vor // Story: My Little Warframe // by midashguy //------------------------------// Tenno, the greatest warriors to ever live. Masters of the Warframe. Some claim them to be legends, benevolent god-warriors of gun and sword. Others claim them to be demons from the void, heartless and deadly assassins seeking the extermination of all life. There are only a few who know better about the Tenno. They are far better, and far worse. A silent blade slit the throat of an unaware Grinner guard, blood cascating on his feet profusely. He fell with a quiet thud, the sound echoeing through the densely humid and dark halls of the Grineer ship. "Think anybody heard that?" Oberon asked. "As far as I can see, our scans don't show any other life signal other than us and Vor." Loki replied, his voice only a whisper in the silent air surrounding them. "Oh, wait. Lotus was supposed to say that." "Let's save the jokes for later. Hopefully we can take out Captain Vor before anyone realises what's going on." Oberon muttered under his breath, his serious tone rivaling with Loki's. They clung to the shadows, though the ship appeared empty. As they walked deeper within the interior, they could hear the unstopping clanging and banging of metal together, sounds produced and emitted by nearby generators and machinery. Above their heads, bulbs flashing white dim light illuminated their way on the slightest, perfect to maintain their presence unknown to the Grinner aboard. "Leave now Tenno, leave while you still can." Vor's voice echoed in their helmets. "I don't know about you, but I dont think I'm taking him up on that offer." Oberon said. "He should be right in here." He gestured to a metal hatch nearby. "Definitely, Obbie. Definitely..." Loki muttered as he walked up to the hatch. It opened and retracted itself to the ceiling, allowing the light from the other room to creep inside the dark hall Oberon and Loki were sneaking through. Loki was now standing tall right at the doorway, his white armor reflecting the light. The shadow of his hammerhead-shaped helmet was the most curious aspect of his armor. Oberon stood tall and proud, his antler like horns making him appear almost a full head taller that he actually was. His white and lime green armor was polished cleanly, but scratches still left their mark from countless battles. They both walked into the room where Vor stood waiting for them, giving the warriors an unamused and mocking look. "gar'gre kkkrggse moh'ne." Vor laughed. Oberon's and Loki's surroundings were way different than the rest of the ship: It was circular, rather than cubical and squared, sporting large pieces of metal which failed to hide the circuits passing there. The floor was covered in plates of steel and iron, leading to a small platform were Vor stood. The walls had many forms of weapons and bits of armor hanging on them. Trophies from Vor's past victims. Oberon leveled his Orthos, a double bladed staff at Vor's head, waiting for him to make a move. Loki took out his simple yet handy MK-1 Braton assault rifle and got a good grip around it with his hands Both Tenno waited for their enemy to strike first. Captain Vor was never on to hesitate. He threw two of his favorite calling cards at them, spiked electifying balls. Oberon was quick to twirl his staff fast enough to deflect the balls back, his companion Loki ducking for cover behind the nearest crate. Loki tucked his head out of his protection and noticed that Vor's attention was turned to Oberon. He took advantage of his target's unawareness and searched for a quick and safe route to the platform where Vor was holding his ground. Realising fighting Vor in close quarters with his Orthos would be suicide, Oberon swtched to his high powered explosive Angstrum, firing three rockets at the Grineer captain. The explosion little did damage to Vor as he disappeared in thin air and reappeared in a nearby spot, laughing madly. "Damm, my gun take too long to charge each shot." Oberon told Loki. "Any ideas?" His response came when he saw Vor staggering back, sparks flying from his chest plate and a groan echoing around. The captain raised an arm defensively and somehow deflected another blow from an invisible source. Clearly enraged by those attacks, Vor got a grip on his powerful Seer pistol and pulled the trigger. Where ever the bullet hit exploded. A single Tenno was sent flying and briefly sliding on his back, sword in hands. Loki quickly got up to his feet and took cover at the group of crates nearby. The Warframe-clad humanoid then sheathed his sword and got back his rifle. "You alright?" Oberon asked through the inbuilt communication device. "Been better. Bastard somehow disable my shields..." Loki replied, cocking his rifle and trying to think of an strategy. "Perhaps has to do with his stolen Orokin tech. Be more careful." Oberon noted. "I think I got a plan, Obbie. You know that I can switch positions with targets, right?" Loki asked patiently, shooting a barrage of bullets to counter Vor's attacks. "I think I see where your going with this..." Oberon trailed off. "Just get behind me, and I'll teleport the bastard to you, Then, you attack him with all of your might. I'll be providing additional fire from afar." Loki completed. "Shall I set up a hollowed ground? Teleport him into it?" "That will do it. Enough talk, more action now." The mischievous Tenno added. Oberon sprinted to meet up with Loki, making an evasive roll at the last moment to dodge a slavo of rounds shot by Vor. Oberon nodded to Loki and began summoning his power, and a square of blue energy flame formed in front of him. That being done, Loki spun on his heels as white trails of energy glowed in his hands. The moment he stopped, the Tenno was replaced by Captain Vor himself. Vor began to burn as the blue flames scorched his armor, causing him to shout in pain and despair. "Tenno skum!" Vor screamed, unsheathing his Cronus sword in pure hatred and rage. Loki unsheathed his standard Skana to try and fight against the Grineer Captain. Oberon pulled his Orthos off this back again, prepared to strike. He prefered to let his foes come to him. He was right: Vor raised his sword arm up high and prepared to deliver a killing blow on Loki. Oberon was able to block the strike last second, less than an inch from Loki's helmet. "Be more careful." Oberon grunted, holding back Vor's strong arm. No response was given as the attacked figure of Loki disintegrated in a glowing white flash. Loki's laughter was heard as his true form remained standing at a considerable distance from Vor, pistol spinning in his fingers. Oberon shook his head in this belief. "Could have told me that was your plan." Oberon shouted at him. "You know how I am, Obbie." Replied Loki. One could swear he had a huge grin on his face if he didn't wear a helmet. Loki then stopped spinning his Lex and aimed at Vor. He pressed the finger confidently as the bullet traveled directly to the Captian's arm. The impact was strong enough to make Vor take a few steps back and break his duel with Oberon for a second. Loki saw that as an opportunity to strike a major blow against his target and launched himself into the air, sword above his head. Oberon moved quickly, knowing he had less than a second. He dropped his bladed staff and faster than thought possible, pulled out his Angstrum pistol, already pulling the trigger to charge it up. The flying figure above them came crashing against the floor like a bomb. A small shockwave coming from where the blade was plunged into sent Vor flying on his back briefly. Loki then quickly removed the sword and ducked backwards quickly. The Angstrum finally charged up and three rockets shot out of the pistol, impacting on Vor and flinging him backwards even further. His robotic parts sparked and burned, and the duo saw the desperate anger in his eyes. He began fiddling with the Void Key on his chest and talking quietly to himself. "Captain." Oberon said calmly, trying to defuse the situation before things went from bad to worse. "I know what your thinking but don't-...." Too late. Captain Vor had activated a mass teleport, sending himself, the unfortunate Tenno and most the room to someplace unknown. Far beyond the Origin System, beyond the Void itself. The rift closed itself, leaving no trace as to where the three had gone. "Tenno? Tenno report! Tenno?" The Lotus asked in a concerned tone. "This isn't good..." =================================================================== Princess Twilight Sparkle happily trotted down the pearly white halls of Canterlot Castle, on her way to Celestia's and Luna's throne for further advice on her princess duties. Her eyes scoured the large and tall glass sporting colorful pictures of the royal sisters themselves, Discord's defeat and even the depiction of the Elements of Harmony freeing Luna from her dark side. Celestia's sun gave a beautiful show of dancing lights on the red carpet stretched along the way. At the very end of the hallway, Twilight reduced her trot to a slower walk and started to climb the rather long set of stairs leading to Celestia and Luna, who looked down at the youngest princess in Equestria with friendly and calm smiles. "Good morning, Twilight! What a glorious morning for you to visit us!" Luna was the first to greet the ex-librarian below her, followed by Celestia's motherly smile. "Good morning to you too-" Twilight's speech was interrupted abruptly by a deafening, pulsating and very foreign hum, then followed by an even louder *pop*. Screams of panic were heard from both the princesses themselves and the startled guards stationed nearby. When this strange noice ended, what seemed to be metal clashing against the marble floor echoed through the halls. What lay in front of them was a twisted abomination of metal and flesh. It's sole organical eye stared at them in fearful awe and utter confusion. Right behind this figure were two curiously shaped creatures standing on their laying on thier back. They had their hands set on their helmeted heads and appeared to be in pain. "Lahk kle-?! Uus nkt Reaar! Kwuim feer me!" The monster that was still standing said, fear in its voice. "Vor!" One of the figures behind it quickly threw himself on his feet, sword being drawn in a second. Whoever had said that then lost his fighting stance to see his supposed comrade still laying by his side. The creatured stuck out his hand towards the fallen friend and helped him get up on his feet again. The duo then drew their swords, prepared to fight anything. However, when their eyes scoured the room enough to stop on the three ponies and a whole squad of Royal Guards staring at them with confusion and terrified faces, they nearly dropped their swords. They weren't on a Grineer ship anymore: They were on a new, distant world. Not losing any second of his presumed opponents, the monstrosity standing tall on the middle fiddled for mere seconds with a glowing golden artifact placed on its chest. "Nooo!" The hammerhead creature shouted and leaped for a tackle, but landed face-first on the ground. "Not good. We have unknowns on all sides, Captain Vor could be just about anywhere on this planet and theres no way we can extract. I doubt this would have happend if I'd done this with Rhino...Why Lotus, why me?" Oberon shook his head. "Hey! I wasn't the one who activated the portal to who knows where? That was Vor's fault!" Loki shouted back in protest, jumping back to his balance. "Also, Rhino's quite cocky." "Focus on the here and now. We are surrounded by an unknown speices and I doubt thier very friendly." Oberon muttered. Loki then took a look around the numerous equines brandishing golden armor making a threatening circle around them. He gave an unamused sigh as he noticed what kind of weapons they were carrying. "Spears? Seriously?" "I think we should do the more logical thing in this situation. Calmly put down our weapons, fake surrender, and if they have hostile intentions we can escape." Oberon said, laying his Orthos, Penta grenade launcher, and his Angstrum on the floor as a gesture of peace. "What? Surrender?" Loki yelled out in annoyance, Skana still in hands and ready to strike. "Please, whoever you are, put your weapons down. We don't want to start a fight here." The voice of Princess Celestia came, trying to persuade the warriors. "I don't follow orders from an stranger!" Without further notice, the guards started to get even closer, spears threatening to stab him at any moment. You could cut the tension with a knife. "Ok lets take it easy now-.." Oberon tried to mantain the peace by shooting his hands up defensively. Loki barely heard his partner's words as he dodged a spear attack directioned to his chest, vaulting himself over the guard and right behind the pony. Not losing his momentum, he kicked the stallion's rear fiercely and activated his invisibility. The ponies couldn't find the source of the multiple kicks and punches that they were receiving. Their only clue was the sound emitted by Loki's boots whenever they touched the ground. Oberon knew that if they killed Loki he'd be next. Besides fact the Lotus would not be happy with that. Still, he only blocked incoming attacks, not intent on harming anything quite yet. All of the guards directioned themselves to Loki as he reappeared to them on a far point behind the squadron. They were mildly shaken by the blows they took from this new, invisible foe. What was suspicious was the fact that Loki's image simply stood there, staring at the distance. Spears pointed at it, the guards stabbed Loki all at once. Confused gasps echoed around the room as the tips barely did damage to him. "You know guys, I'm right here!" Loki's voice rang in their ears as they turned around and saw the Tenno hanging on a nearby flag with a hand. "Stop doing that! I don't want to fight seriously yet!" Suddenly a blast of magic hit him square in the chest, and before he could react Oberon was struck by one as well. Both Tenno fell hard on their backs,the impact of their hardened armor cracking the marble floor. "Put them somewhere where they can't escape, I want to have a civilized conversation with them later." Celesta ordered, a midly angered scowl on her usually calm and composed face. "And Twilight?" "Yes Princess?" She responded, bits of magenta magic dissipating on her horn. "Good shooting."