Sup guys, Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about Mass Effect. Enjoy the 1400-word chapter. I don't own, Mass Effect. Bioware, Microsoft and a few others do.

(Milky Way, Crescent Nebula, Zelene, Helyme.)

Laslo Hunton stood with the rest of his squad outside the doors to the facility, 2 of his squad's heavies stood outside with him, holding M-77 missile launchers as he swept his M-8 Avenger assault rifle around the platform.

They and the 20 or so soldiers, were mercenaries of the Eclipse group, they had come to secure information on a ship they had been hired to locate.

"Hmm… I haven't seen any activity since we got here… Still, stay alert, guys."

Laslo said as he and 2 of his Salarian troopers checked the platform. He watched them swing their M-4 Shuriken SMGs around as Laslo sighed and walked back, everything from his fellow troopers to commandos were here as Laslo and his team had been assigned to guard the landing pad.

Which to Laslo, was considered boring since they had easily destroyed and defeated the YMIR and LOKI mechs that had guarded the facility.

"You guys ever think we get the crappy jobs in our division of the Eclipse?"

Laslo asked as he looked behind him, all of his squadmates had a different position within the Eclipse, while the Eclipse didn't have military ranks, he liked to assume they had ranks.

Meryl was an Human Eclipse Heavy and held a M-77 missile launcher in her hands as she looked around, ready for a heavy fight as her helmeted head looked at him. He knew she was always ready for a fight.

Voton was a Salarian Eclipse Engineer who held a M-5 Carniflex in his hand, Laslo had come to know the Salarian as one of the smartest Salarians he had ever known, his Tech Armor blinked as the Salarian checked it.

Lorelie and Viri were both a Human Eclipse Vanguard (Lorelie) and an Asari Eclipse Commando (Viri). He had come to know Lorelie as someone who always rushed in with her V-15 Vindicator for a good shot or picked off anyone who got too close with her V-27 Scimitar shotgun.

Viri was someone who was always in deep thought and meditation but could kill anyone with her M-300 Claymore shotgun or warp she was also the hand to hand specialist of the squad.

The last member was a Salarian Eclipse Operative known as Caehan, he held his M-9 Tempest SMG in his hands loosely, as if not caring for a fight. Laslo had come to know him as being the jokester of the squad, and the rest of the squad had come to know him as a bad joker.

They were the soldiers of Onyx Squad, the newest batch of mercs to have joined the Eclipse.

"Relax, Laslo… Good things will come to us if we wait."

Viri said as Meryl rolled her eyes and shook her head as they heard gunfire behind them.

"Finally, a damn fight!"

Meryl said as Laslo motioned for his team to move in as he, Caehan and Lorelie pushed up as Viri and Voton set up a defensive position.

What they saw interested them and shocked them.

Dozens of Dead Eclipse soldiers laid dead on the ground, Onyx Squad picked their way through the carnage.

Laslo continued to swing his head from merc to merc, trying to figure out what had happened before another squad of Eclipse Troopers ran out. Laslo, Caehan and Lorelie trained their weapons on the group as Laslo spoke up.

"Where the hell is the rest of the Eclipse that we got sent with? What the hell happened?"

Laslo asked as he stared down the sight on his weapon as the troopers spoke up.

"Shepard, he and 2 damn Cerberus thugs blew through them…. Got Captain Vorleon…"

The Trooper said as Laslo cursed, he was the second in command of the operation, if Captain Vorleon was killed…

"How many of our men are still alive? They take out the Hades?"

Laslo asked as the trooper shook his head and checked his Omnitool.

"I'm still getting Com signals from them, sir… And over a few dozen, what do we do now?"

The trooper asked as Laslo turned to the rest of his squad and addressed them and the troopers.

"We find Shepard… I know him, been in the Alliance a bit before I dropped out… He wouldn't join up with Cerberus… If he blew through us, then it means that he's on a mission… I say Eclipse finds out what that mission is… we've already been paid anyway, leave it up to our buyer to sort the rest out."

Laslo said before he turned back to the rest of the troopers and gestured to the rest of the dead Eclipse soldiers.

"Bury the dead, we're heading to Omega to find Shepard… Eclipse is going to be run by our branch…"

Laslo said as the troopers moved away to carry out the Lieutenants orders as Viri spoke up.

"You're not serious, are you? Jonas will kill us if we take over… Besides, our branch is only 20% of Eclipse."

The Asari said as Meryl spoke up, her voice full of sarcasm as she did so.

"Oh, we can't, we should just go and fall back in line, Viri? Stop with the mystical garbage and look at the facts... Our old boss is dead, Jonas is in jail, Sayn is too cowardly to take charge… Eclipse is going to fall apart and be torn to shreds by Blue Sun and Blood Pack if someone doesn't step up to lead us… Besides, Laslo used to be former N7, I think we can handle taking over Eclipse from a few cookie cutter officers… Besides, Aria is the one who pays us the most, I doubt she's going to care if Laslo takes over as long as she still has Eclipse mercs on her payroll…"

Meryl said as the A-61 Mantis Gunships of the Hades began to land, the remaining Eclipse Mercs began to board them as one landed to pick up Onyx Squad.

"C'mon, we've got a Commander to track down."

Laslo said as he and the rest of Onyx Squad boarded the gunship, it and the others sped for orbit, carrying the remaining of the Eclipse Forces that had been dispatched to the planet in the first place.

(Former Alliance Cruiser Hades.)

Laslo and the rest of the Eclipse soldiers arrived aboard the Hades which had been lingering on the edge of the system with orders to have stayed out of combat, something Laslo now seemed happy about now that the 70 or so Eclipse Mercs which had been sent to the planet were all dead…. Or mostly if Laslo was counting the 20 or so soldiers that had survived the attack.

"Ok, so we aren't going to kill Shepard… First of all, that would tick off everyone and Eclipse would be wiped from the galaxy… Secondly, I want to know what the hell brought him here in the first place…. Third… Well, I want to see if he has any work for us once we seize Eclipse."

Laslo said from the cruiser's command center, the warship made for the Mass Relay and jumped as Laslo turned and addressed the crew.

"Alright, listen up…. I know most of you are wondering what the hell is going on… Most of you are wondering why we aren't just killing Shepard and going back to business as usual… Its simple… I want to run Eclipse, we've been, having a lot of setbacks over the years… Jonas is in jail, Sayn doesn't want to take charge, Eclipse is being diced into different branches while Blood Pack and Blue Sun thrive… No damn more, Eclipse is going to be reborn and its going to be reborn under us! We are going to find Shepard, find out what the hell he attacked us for, gather Omega's Eclipse and then wipe out Blue Sun and Blood Pack!"

Laslo said as the mercs all looked at their new leader for guidance as the Hades set course for Omega.

Author notes

Phew, first chapter done! Yes, this story will be showing the Eclipse and their rise to be the top mercenary faction. These chapters will be taking over the Legion story. Next chapter will be on Thursday and will show Eclipse fighting Blue Sun. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!