Nyx settled herself up in the northern part of the snowy terrain, hiding between the branches and few cargoes that Grineer had placed around for transport. She had no interest in what their shipment was, as they are not her main priority.

No, her main target was on the other side of the tundra land, where one like her sleeps. And she is not the only one who seeks for the Tenno.

She studied the Grineer troops standing in guard, patrolling around for any intruders who would try and get past them. She listened to the barking orders of a commander, footsteps clamoring to keep things in order and steady to ensure they got to the target no problem.

Nyx could end this troop if she wants to, just cast a mass hysteria in there and let the chaos do their work. However, she cannot disobey her order even if she was itching to see chaos happening right now.

Her squad leader would not be happy that she had compromised the mission, but where is the fun in that?

The sound of incoming ship snapped out of her musings and she quickly hid behind the shadows of the ship. Hearing the loud shout of angry commander, she guessed he was not expecting the guest either.

'Who is coming?' a gravelly voice came into her ear and Nyx took her time to recon the situation.

'Unknown, for the moment,' She responds back through the transmission, 'High chance it is Vor. That crazy Admiral is here to take the glory it seems.'

She heard another voice swearing in the other side.

'This would compromise our mission.' He grumbled, 'Lotus would not be happy.'

Nyx cringed internally, Admiral Vor is just someone Tenno would love to avoid as much as possible. He is dangerous and suspected to have access to Orokin technology to create weapons that could possiblly be used against them. There were rumors that he had singlehandedly took down any Tenno, experienced or not.

The Lotus tried her best to save any Tenno that were awakened, but a single slip of lost time can be fatal especially now that Vor is here to take the kill. They must plan this carefully if they need to protect their objective.

She looked back at the descended ship, watching the hatch open. There was a hush, with exception of the howling wind around the tall mountains. As the hatch was fully open, a figure walked down with purpose along with other soldiers following behind their leader.

The mind controller cursed inwardly when she saw who it was and sent her report back to her two squamates, ignoring the exchange that was happening between the commanding officers.

'This is Nyx.' She replied, 'Admiral is here. I repeat, Admiral is here.'

'Copy,' the owner of gravelly voice responded, 'Nyx head to the entrance of Orokin Void Portal, stay within the shadows. Ash and I will be there in 5 minutes.'

'Got it Frost.' Nyx responded, slowly crawling away from her hidden spot. She quickly hid between the rocks and snow further away from the ships. She wished she could see what was happening back there, but right now, her mission comes first.

She can only hope there won't be any unexpected surprises to hinder their rescue mission.

-.-

Reaching to the Orokin Void Portal was easier said then done. Nyx settled herself hiding between the large boulders, glancing over to see the swirling black mass that was decorated with gold and white plates that reminded her of the fallen empire.

It was surprising how this large thing was so well hidden from the world. Then again, Nyx guessed that Orokin had ruled over the star system for many years and no one was wise enough to go against such beings like her old master.

That and maybe because it was hidden within the cave.

She was cut out of her musings when she heard snow crunching behind her. She turned around to see Frost, blended well in snow with his white and blue armor, as well as Ash who was following behind the ice-themed Tenno.

"Any changes?" Frost asked, as he glanced over the scene ahead of them. Nyx is thankful that their voice is in such low frequency that no one would hear them speak.

"They're bringing in the device for Vor." She sighed, studying Vor fiddling with his chest, then frowned "What is he-"

Vor took out what it seems like a golden piece of object from his chest and slotted into the device. The machine roared to life and a golden light shot up to the portal. The portal churned and twisted changing from an expanse of stars into a room where the single prize rest, unaware of its fate.

Nyx cursed seeing the portal, "So that's why he was able to reach to other Tenno so quickly. He had that device on him."

"This is not good." Ash added, "We'll have to act fast. Frost, Nyx, I'll go in and do Blade Storm to get rid of the guards. Kill anyone I missed. The quickly we deal with this, the sooner we can get through that portal and save that Tenno."

Both frames nodded their head and waited for Vor and his crew to step through the portal, once they were sure which was staying behind, Ash made his move.

Jumping off their location, he teleported to any guards that were within his sight, stabbing them in the back to jumping on them and slashing his dual swords into their neck, severing their heads.

Frost and Nyx followed in; Frost quickly cast his Freeze at the enemies that were not within Ash's sight and Nyx pulled out her bow on her back, hearing the satisfying sound of her arrows hitting right on to her enemies' head.

Within seconds, every guard had died, with an exception of the docks. The three frames were not worried about them since those Grineer were too far away to notice anything different. Not wasting any seconds, they quickly jumped into the portal where their target lay.

The scenery changed from cold tundra to quiet, desolate hallway of old covered in gold and white. Black tendrils crawled around the sharp corners of the hallways, digging into any cracks it could get into.

"We're in one of the Orokin halls?" Frost wondered. Nyx just shrugged in response and adjusted her trusty bow, Paris to her back. She turned around to check on the portal, only to discover that the glowing portal was missing.

"Well, there goes our way out." She sighed forlornly, "We'll have to go a long way to get to an exit…"

Ash patted her shoulder in comfort, "We'll worry about that later. First thing first, let's save our brethren."

They quietly stepped through the door that slid open for them and making turns through various walkways, they found few Grineer standing in front of a certain door. Not wasting any time, Ash swiftly killed them, and they proceeded into the room.

Vor and his crew were further up ahead of them, distracted by a pod that was suspended up on the decorated platform. The trio quickly climbed up the wall with roots behind the Grineer, taking advantage of them too focused on the pod. Nyx settled sitting on a large root eyeing over the room in a high vantage point, both the pod and Vor within her sight.

The pod that was hidden from the world opened slowly, and from the pod, was a Warframe clad in white with few strips of red running across the frame. Nyx had seen this frame before, outside from her missions. Back in Orokin Golden era, they were the first to be created to go against the enemies in the Old War.

Their Makers called them Excalibur, the master of sword.

Nyx watched as the white warframe slid off from the opened pod, wincing as she heard the loud thump against the cracked floor. She was sure he was going to feel that for few days.

Vor did not seem to care if the warframe was hurt, he gestures to his soldiers to ready their weapons, then points at the fallen warframe. The Grineer troops followed his orders surrounding the fallen frame.

"Kill it." He hissed, and Nyx knew that they are running out of time.

"Not yet, Nyx." Frost cut in, jerking her thoughts out, "Wait, for the timing."

Nyx sucked in a deep breath, and readies her Paris, the string dug into her fingers as she pulled it back in position. She only needs to make one shot, maybe two to catch them off guard. She trained her arrow to one target as she heard the clicks of gun getting ready to shoot.

"Now!" Frost commanded and Nyx made her shot, her arrow whizzing though the air. A Grineer jerked by the force of her arrow into his head which caught many of Grineer's attention, especially Vor who was not expecting guests.

Frost and Ash were quick to jump into the fight, each using their own weapons and skills to freeze any Grineer troops away from the fallen frame. Nyx gave them support as she continued shooting her arrows to any Grineer. She saw the fallen Tenno struggling getting up, shaking off any effects it had from the cyrosleep.

She can only hope Vor won't join in the fight. They need to distract them long enough for the fallen Tenno to recover.

Unfortunately, Vor either had enough of his subordinates' lack of progress or by their intervention, he took out his gun as well as the golden device that was attached to his chest. Nyx swore under her breath when she realized that they're about to head into a fight that is suicidal.

"Frost! Ash! Vor just joined the fight!" Nyx yelled, "We don't know what that yellow device is going to do, and I am not staying here to find out."

"Shit," Frost swore, "I was hoping he would be distracted long enough… Ash! grab the fallen Tenno and we'll head to the exit. Nyx will do her thing to keep them distracted long enough!"

Not giving much to discuss, Nyx quickly activated her favorite skill, Chaos. The result was instant as she took control all the remaining Grineer troops and have them attack each other. Within this mass hysteria, all three of them quickly jumped over the confused troops and to ensure they would not be followed, Frost blocked the only entrance with his Ice Wave. While it does not act as a wall, it helped for them to get few seconds head start to get away from the Grineer as well as Vor, who was still under the influence of Nyx's power.

They kept on running through the once beautiful building of Orokin Palace. Making twists and turns to lose themselves into the decaying labyrinth.

After for what it felt like hours, they found themselves within the similar empty hallway of once golden city. They slowed down, catching their breath as Ash slowly let Excalibur off his shoulder. The said rescued frame looked around in confusion, not knowing what was happening.

"What happened here?" he asked, "last time I remember, this place was overrun with Dax soldiers…"

"A lot have happened," Frost replied, "We've been put into cold sleep for decades and many things had changed. The Lotus will debrief you once we take you to extraction point."

"The Lotus?" Excalibur questioned, "Who's that?"

"She's the one who awakened us from our Cryostasis," Nyx informed, "She had helped us when no one could."

"I see…" He mumbled to himself, for few seconds he seemed to have made up his mind and looked at them, "Okay, I'll follow you three to relay. I do have many questions."


AN: This story is going to be heavily AU, due to many of my headcanons and various ideas I had for this story. I'll do my best to explain few of my headcanons at the end of the chapter to clear up anything. My updates on this story will be slow, so please be patient while I work on each chapter.

Headcanons:

Voice-this had been an idea that floated around few of the communities in the fandom. I theorized that Tenno talk in an exceptionally low frequency that no one could hear them and there is a reason behind that.

Vor's Golden Item – For many veterans, I'm pretty sure they know what item I'm referring to.