Chapter 2: A proper introduction

Story by AllenS on SoFurry

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#2 of Destiny Colab: Sean And Darren

My Dearest thanks to Doran Eirok And his constant putting up with my procrastination, : 3 I hope I can keep this going with the constant release of games, as well as school burdening me later on this year. Otherwise, Enjoy the story! : 3


Allen

Allen rocked out and was slightly sad that the music ended just as he re-entered orbit around earth. Allens ghost keyed in the location of the tower and nosed the Ship into high atmosphere, taking it down with robotic precision so that it glided through the layers of Earth's ozone. Allen then keyed in Dorans Signal and tuned in his headset as his craft kept up a steady descent. "Okay," Allen said into the microphone, "from what I hear, there's some new bounties in the tower, wanna gear up after the kill card dump and tackle those?"

He paused, and then added, "Or we could head to the civies bar and drink our earning away like Real men" He chuckled at this and then looked ahead at the growing sight of the traveler. He smiled and said a small thanks to the growing orb that was their cities protector. "Thank you, for letting me see this beautiful sight once more"

Doran

Doran smiled, watching the clouds slip by as his own ship followed Allen's on approach to the Tower. "I'm eager to check in with the Postmaster and see what sorts of rewards the Vanguard have come up with for our part in that little party on the Moon. After that, though... I was fresh out of another mission on Mars when I got the call about the Fallen on Luna so I wouldn't mind a short break before we head back out. I may not aim to drink away all of my earnings, but after taking down that Walker just the two of us I think we deserve to share at least one!"

Allen

Allen grinned as he beamed down to the tower. "Okay, Postmaster first, drinking later." He replied, and then started up the steps, taking off his helmet in the first time for a good month. His fur glistened with sweat, and with a shake, sent the water glistening around, creating a shower of reflected light. "It's good to be home again," Allen said, stepping up to the postmaster, "We're just back from the Moon, what's new?" The postmaster smiled, and replied with a chirp, "Checking packages for an 'Allen Smith. One new package from the Speaker, do you wish to open?"

Allen nodded, and his inventory flared up bright yellow. He let out a slow whistle as he watched the Data process. "Doran," He said, "You better get here, You're not gonna believe this." Before him, a Special bounty appeared, tasked with tales of a special armor set, just recently uncovered by the Fallen. Allen was tasked by the speaker to retrieve the armor and use it in the name of the Tower. He hoped Doran would get just as kind of a gift.

Doran

The dragon materialized on the Tower's entry platform only a few moments behind Allen, glancing over his shoulder briefly to spot his Ghost piloting his ship to the hangar for storage. He then climbed the steps and made his way over to the Postmaster also, grinning as he recognized Allen from his armor and was finally able to put the name to the face behind the helmet. "Good to see you finally in the open air," he commented, then looked over at the robotic frame manning the desk and tilted his head inquiringly.

"Checking, checking, checking..." the frame muttered in its characteristically friendly synthesized voice. "One package."

Doran nodded that he wished to open it, his Ghost materializing at his shoulder to display its addition to his stored inventory. Seeing the same flare of yellow that Allen had a moment before, he widened his eyes a bit. "Oooh... exotic bounty? A full armor set... nice. Did you get this too? Now we definitely have something to celebrate!"

Allen

Allen smirked and nodded. "Yeah, I think so. first thing on the to do list is to get some Fallen kills on Earth right?" As I say this, I see a fairly drunk civilian walk out of the bar and hanger area. The Dragon, clearly drunk and leaning on a fair and jet black wolf, belched, and fell off his buddies aid, letting loose a small ball of fire. He noticed the problem with the sudden fire and rushed to put it out, stomping the flames out and then turning to the Wolf. "He your problem?" Allen asked, nodding to the drunkard.

The wolf growled low and said, "Yeah, but the bastard's paying me too well to let me get on with my work." Allen nodded, and then turned on his headset. "Hey, this is Allen in the Main tower plaza, we've got a drunk civilian and he's in need of removal, Copy?" There was a garbled yes, and Allen responded, "Right, send up the clean up crews too, I doubt he left the bar without a mess."

Doran

Doran watched the exchange and frowned softly, wincing slightly at the small fire. Keeping a wary eye on his drunken kin, he leaned close to Allen and muttered a bit sheepishly, "Ah, when I suggested that drink I had and still have no intention of getting that far gone Just in case you're wondering. Risky business, being a drunk dragon. Maybe we should hurry to the bar and make sure it's still standing..."

Allen

Allen nodded, and turned to the wolf, saying, "Right, do you think you can manage the drunk while we check on the bar?" The wolf nodded and Allen turned back to Doran. "Got it, let's head out." Allen started jogging in the direction of the bar, Doran following close behind. When they reached the bar, most of the mess was already being handled, minus one or two smoldering chairs.

Doran

The dragon winced a little as he looked around, giving a small sigh. "Well.... could've been worse. I suppose one way to look at it is that no matter how fire-belchy a drunk dragon might get, the destructive potential of that is still well less than say, somebody sending off a Nova Bomb or Fist of Havoc in a public space like this. Thank goodness that isn't something that happens often." A few of the bar's workers were still holding fire extinguishers and seemed to have taken care of most of it, although Doran grabbed a spare and gave a few sprays to the smoldering chairs just to be on the safe side. "Anybody get hurt?" he asked of the bartender, who shook his head. The dragon looked a bit relieved.

Allen

Allen chuckled at the super remark. "Yeah, that would be quite a bomb of a different caliber. Since they seem to have things under wraps, lets head back to the Dorms, I doubt they'll let us have a few after all this."

Allen started off for the Dorm section of the tower, waiting by the door for Doran. During the pause, he remarked, "Hey, maybe we'll bump into that wolf? Who knows?" He chuckled and added, "Sides, I think he owes us a drink after the incident his buddy caused."