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Shortly after routine shipment of Golden Age technology back to the Last City from the Arcology, a Fallen [[Ketch]] arrived at Siren's Watch to let off a landing party of [[Dreg]]s to steal from Sloane's work crews. Sloane intervened and the attackers were repelled, but contrary to her expectations, the Fallen had been after supplies rather than the Golden Age technology that took off not long before, leading her to the conclusion that the Fallen were leaving the Arcology. It wouldn't take long to find out why, as she looked up into the sky and saw a [[Pyramid (Titan)|Pyramid]] hovering inside Titan's atmosphere.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Duress_and_Egress#Sloane:_Overseer|Overseer]]''</ref>

Sloane was visited by the Young Wolf under orders of Zavala to determine what her plans were for combating the threat. She was pleased to see her old friend and noted that while Zavala was focused on the Pyramids she was concerned about what the Hive were up to. Sloane informed the Young Wolf that the Hive was taking advantage of the Pyramids arrival distracting the Vanguard to dig deeper into the Golden Age secrets of the Arcology. She declared that she would not allow them to pick the bones of humanity before they were even dead and issued orders to the Young Wolf to disrupt the Hive's operations. When they reported back after disrupting the Hive operations, Sloane thanked them and stated she would put together a plan to deal with them and the Pyramid. She then fell silent as she looked over the methane seas of Titan, now darkened by the Pyramid, and exchanged nods of respect with the Young Wolf as they departed.<ref name="Exodus">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Exodus (Quest)]]''</ref>

Due to the Pyramids presence, many of Sloane's work crews were evacuated from Titan, leaving the platforms to the mercy of the methane ocean's waves and Sloane in a foul mood due to the constant shaking. She contacted Amanda in the hopes her friend could guide her through constructing something to stabilize the platform and allow her to focus on overseeing operations. However, most of Amanda's suggestions were beyond Sloane's capability, and she had no time to search the Arcologies to locate an [[Engram]] that might contain a useful wavebreaking structure. After hearing the last of Amanda's ideas and watching her spill her ramen attempting to mime them, Sloane gave her a cheery wave as she signed off. However, she stayed in alone in her darkened office for some time afterwards, reflecting on the situation.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Duress_and_Egress#Sloane:_Wavebreaker|Wavebreaker]]''</ref>

Zavala soon ordered a full evacuation of Titan and other locations throughout the solar system which had been occupied by the Pyramids. Sloane oversaw the evacuation of all personnel and supplies from the moon but remained concerned about the Hive's activity. She learned that [[Pryn-rid, Treasurer of Savathûn]] was leading a team of Hive in locating specific pieces of Golden Age tech, but did not interfere to let them find it and then take it from them. When the Young Wolf returned, Sloane informed them that she had learned of an important Hive ritual being conducted in the Arcology ruins and of her plan to seize the tech from Pryn-rid. A report had recently arrived confirming the Hive had recovered the tech and Sloane ordered the Young Wolf to recover it. When her friend returned with the tech, Sloane revealed that she had been researching it and learned it was a suit of survival gear and claimed it for her own. She told them that she intended to remain on Titan and face whatever emerged from the Pyramids head-on, with her resolute determination halting the Young Wolf from protesting. Sloane softly recalled how she and her fellow Titans like Zavala and Shaxx were once the walls keeping the Last City safe and resolved to be the wall on Titan. Giving a small smile to the Guardian, she stated that she had told Zavala that she would be there for the end and that she was determined to ensure that this would not be the end yet. She was confident that Zavala, of all people, would understand her decision to stay and fight.<ref name="Exodus"/>

After watching the Young Wolf depart Titan for the final time, Sloane entered her office and put on the recovered suit of power armour. Upon putting on the helmet she realized the controls were not in a language she knew but guessed the correct option to select to activate the armour. As it conformed to her size, Sloane tested her movement and tried to summon [[Arc]] energy, but the suit blocked it. She decided she would need to learn how to utilize her Light through the suit and adjusted more settings before moving outside, finding that each step and move she made synched the suit more to her and made it easier to control. As a massive storm hit Siren's Watch, a [[Thrall]] charged her, but Sloane easily grabbed it by the head and ripped it apart with the enhanced strength of the armour. Her laugh was broadcast by the suit as a battle cry that echoed throughout the abandoned platform and up the overhead Pyramid as the storm raged around her.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Duress_and_Egress#Sloane:_Riastrad|Riastrad]]''</ref>