This story takes place during my friend Rainbowhawk1993's story Victory after chapter 11, please read if you want to know more detail.
Part 1 – New Hire
Six months after the Crucible was fired, and Commander Shepard became Admiral Shepard, Humanity has moved up in the ranks.
A human politician walked down an alley in the Citadel to his office, when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye, the glimmer of something inside of the jacket of a single Drell, probably a shotgun.
After moving on, the Drell followed him, along with a single Turian.
The next morning C-Sec had turned the politician's office into a crime-scene, the politician was sitting at his desk, a single gunshot wound to his shoulder had already covered part his desk and the floor with blood, his eyes were open in shock, and a thick, white foamy substance was dripping out of his mouth onto the desk.
Half a galaxy away, a young human named Sasuke Uchiha walked through the streets of Illium, rain poured on top of him, soaking his spikey black hair, and leaving ran drops to run down his leather trench coat and onto the ground, his black shirt and pants would have been utterly soaked if not for the coat.
Up ahead of him was a small band of Eclipse Mercenaries who was operating a slaver's ring out of the back alleys of the capital city of Nos Astra, kidnapping young Asari and young female humans.
Sasuke was a mercenary that used to work for C-sec before an incident with a suspect during the wave of refugees to the citadel led to his immediate dismissal, during the hostile takeover of the Citadel by Cerberus, Sasuke sent out an advisory on all channels rallying anyone that could use a gun to fight by his side which was instrumental in stopping Cerberus's hostile takeover.
Before being dismissed his boss, Commander Bailey even put his name forward as a possible candidate for a promotion to Lieutenant.
After approaching, Sasuke's contact David approached him, and they embraced.
Sasuke was introduced to David by an 'old acquaintance' who recommended him incase Sasuke ever 'got lonely' and 'wanted a date'.
"Sasuke," David said, "What are you doing here?"
"I got a little lonely tonight," Sasuke said, "Which way?"
"Follow me," David said as he walked up to the side of a wall, and held up his hand, his Omni-tool glowed which revealed a small keypad.
David typed in a few numbers, and the side of the wall opened.
"Just down here," David said as he walked down the stairs, and up to the guard who wore full Eclipse armor, and carried an M-22 Eviscerator shotgun.
"What are you here for?" The guard asked.
"Dating service," David said as he put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder, "My man here's looking for his perfect match."
"Right this way," The guard said as he opened the door, and ushered Sasuke inside.
As soon as Sasuke entered, he slipped a small disk onto the side of the wall, and then turned around as the lights came on, "Thank you gentlemen," Sasuke said as the door shut, "Oh and by the way," Sasuke raised his hand to reveal his own Omni-tool, "Thanks for the keys."
The door sealed, and as it did, David held up his Omni-tool, and cause the entire wall to turn into a one-way mirror.
"Nice parlor trick," Sasuke said as he lowered his hand, "I assure you though this little stunt to keep me caged in won't work. Especially when I do this," Sasuke turned around, and waved his hand at the cages as his Omni-tool materialized, and as he did, the cages all fell open, revealing multiple Drell, Human females, and Asari, that all rushed out of their cages to reveal their over-sized torn-up shirts the Eclipse Mercs dressed them in, Sasuke then turned back toward the door, and placed his hands behind his back, "Goodbye."
One wave of his hand, his Omni-tool turned the glass back into a door, a second later the small disk Sasuke placed against the wall went off, and the entire place short-circuited.
Thirty seconds later the door exploded and Nos Astra security came pouring through the door.
As the guard raised his M-22 to fire, one of the security officers raised her M-3 Predator, and fired three times, the Eclipse Merc wasn't shielded, and the bullets tore through his armor like paper.
David instantly surrendered, and as he did, a single Asari security officer walked passed him, and in one flick of the wrist, her biotics to froze him in stasis.
When the security officers moved into the next room to secure the girls, all they found were the girls, and a bunch of cages.
A distance of five blocks away, Sasuke stood on the rooftop of one of Nos Astra's many skyscrapers watching the police check on the girls while talking with his client on his Omni-tool, "She'll need to go through Nos Astra security systems, and then she'll be released into your care." Sasuke said.
"Thank you," a human female said over the other line, "You don't know how much it means to me and her mother that she'll be safe."
"Just glad I could help," Sasuke said, "Seeing as how invested you were, I'll drop the price for my services 75%."
"Thank you," the woman said, "So what does that drop it down to?"
"Two million five hundred thousand credits." Sasuke said.
"Transferring funds now." the woman said.
After turning off his Omni-tool, Sasuke looked out at Nos Astra, "How long have you been standing there my friend?" Sasuke asked.
"Long enough," six-foot-six Turian male C-Sec Investigator Naruto Uzumaki who stood on the opposite side of the roof-top, "Good to see you again Sasuke."
"You to brother," Sasuke said as he stepped onto the edge of the curved building, and slid down the wide onto the ring that surrounded the center, Naruto followed, and steadied himself against the building, "Easy," Sasuke continued as he walked along the ring, "I take it you didn't come here just to catch up on old times?"
"No," Naruto said as he straddled the ring Sasuke was walking on, and crawled across the ring behind Sasuke, "Would it be possible if we could go somewhere that's not here, and doesn't make me want to wet my armor?"
Sasuke looked back at his former Turian partner, "You still haven't gotten over your acrophobia?" Sasuke asked.
"Not really." Naruto said.
"Alright," Sasuke said as he raised his hand, and as his Omni-tool appeared, a single taxi appeared in front of them.
"Good evening Mr. Uchiha," a human male with a heavy Boston accent said, "Who's your friend?"
"My former partner," Sasuke said as he helped Naruto to his feet, "Take us to the shipping port."
Down at the shipping port, there was a bar where Alliance Navy sailors on their way to the Traverse used to stop by, and get a good drink and a few dances before heading out to fight the Reapers.
"Hello Mr. Uchiha," a female Bartender said as Sasuke walked up to the bar with Naruto, "What'll it be?"
"Scotch, neat," Sasuke said as he took his seat at the bar, then slapped Naruto on the shoulder, "And a pint of your finest Turian Ale for my best friend here."
"Of course," the Bartender said as she turned around to prepare the drinks, that tiny dancer uniform she was 'required' to wear giving Sasuke and Naruto the best view of her rear.
"Nice," Naruto whispered as he held his fist out underneath the bar, and Sasuke tapped his fist against Naruto's.
"Your drinks," the bartender said as she placed the cups on the bar, "Enjoy."
"Thanks," Sasuke said as he waved his hand, his Omni-tool materialized, and he paid the tab, and gave the bartender a nice tip.
"To old friends," Naruto said as he raised his glass.
"To those that died," Sasuke said as he raised his glass further.
"And to those about to die," Naruto said as he raised his glass level with Sasuke's.
"May they never be forgotten," Sasuke and Naruto said as they tapped their glasses together.
After polishing off their drinks, "So old friend," Sasuke said as the bartender brought them another round, "I take it you didn't come all the way to the Crescent Nebula just to have a few drinks."
"No," Naruto said as he picked up the glass the bartender brought him, "C-sec has a job for you."
"What," Sasuke said as he swirled his glass around in his hand, the colors inside the liquor reflected off the glass and made small swirls along the walls.
"Well," Naruto looked over at Sasuke who was focusing on the glass, "Sasuke."
"I'm sorry what," Sasuke asked as he looked over at Naruto.
"Something's happened." Naruto said.
"Isn't that obvious," Sasuke said as he downed his glass.
"There's been an assassination," Naruto said, "On Ambassador Udina's replacement."
"Really," Sasuke said, "Why come to me?"
"Because the assassins shot the ambassador once before the ambassador himself ingested cyanide." Naruto said.
Sasuke fumbled with his glass before catching it, "What?" Sasuke asked.
"You heard me," Naruto said, "The assassins shot the ambassador and then the ambassador himself swallowed a cyanide pill."
"Color me intrigued," Sasuke said, "What's the payment?"
"A cool million," Naruto said, "And information…"
Sasuke looked over at Naruto who handed Sasuke a datapad, when he took it from Naruto's hand, and activated it, he saw that it was information on his brother's disappearance.
Sasuke's mother and father Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha were Alliance Marines that were killed during a covert mission against Cerberus that led to both the Alliance Marine teams and the Cerberus teams suffering heavy casualties.
After learning of their parents' death, Sasuke and his older brother Itachi went to live with their godparents, Trell and Manawa Lament, a Drell male and an Asari female who already had a daughter named Trikina.
Trell was an assassin who trained alongside Thane Krios and worked with him on a few jobs before Thane's wife Irikah before she was killed.
When Sasuke and Itachi went to live with Trell and Manawa, Trell knew that Cerberus would probably go after Sasuke and Itachi so he taught the two how to defend themselves using the techniques he was taught.
That proved vital, both Sasuke and Itachi served in the Alliance Military before the Reaper and Geth wars, Sasuke actually served alongside John Sheppard during the Blitz while Itachi became N7 Spec Ops before disappearing a few weeks before the Geth War started and Sasuke joined C-Sec.
"When can we depart?" Sasuke asked.
"That's the spirit," Naruto said as he stood up, "Let's go."
Naruto and Sasuke walked to the spaceport where the transport ship, the Worthington was waiting for them.
The trip back to the Citadel took a few hours, while Sasuke and Naruto sat in a pair of oversized leather chairs in a private car modeled to look like a train in the 20th century.
"How are things back on the Citadel?" Sasuke asked.
"Well," Naruto said, "Thanks to Admiral Sheppard's efforts the Citadel is safe."
"Admiral Sheppard," Sasuke said as he looked up at the ceiling, and smiled, "I always knew that lucky bastard would go far."
"You guessed right," Naruto said, "He's still touring the galaxy with that Asari girl of his."
"Speaking of girl," Sasuke said as he looked up at Naruto, "How's Sakura?"
Naruto looked up from his datapad, "She misses you," Naruto said, "Like crazy, everyday she sits at her desk with a picture of you."
"I'll see her right after our meeting with Commander Bailey." Sasuke said.
"Speaking of which," Naruto said as the ship dropped out of warp right over Earth, "We're here."
"Earth," Sasuke said, "Haven't seen it in years."
"Welcome home." Naruto said.
Sasuke was born on the Citadel, and was raised by his godparents in the Citadel Commons.
As the ship approached the docks, the mental note he made to visit his godparents and god-sister was extinguished when he stepped off the ship to see the three standing at the bottom of the ramp.
Sasuke walked up to his godfather, and stood firm in front of him.
"Sir." Sasuke said.
"Hello my boy," Trell said as he walked up to his godson, "You haven't changed a bit."
"It's been six months sir." Sasuke said.
"I know," Trell said as he jolted forward, and wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist.
Sasuke wrapped his arms around Trell, over the years of living with his godfather he had built up an immunity to the poison on a Drell's skin, and it didn't matter to him.
"I'm glad to have you home," Trell said, "I've heard of your exploits, and I've never been more proud of you."
"Thanks Uncle Trell." Sasuke said.
Sasuke then walked up to his godmother, "Ma'am." Sasuke said.
"Sasuke," Manawa said, "It's good to see you."
"Yes ma'am." Sasuke said.
Manawa then hugged Sasuke, and Sasuke hugged her back, "It's good to see you again Auntie Manawa." Sasuke said.
"Hello Sasuke," Trikina said as she walked up to Sasuke.
"Trikina," Sasuke said as he walked up to her, "You're still so beautiful."
Sasuke and Trikina embraced, despite Trikina being very young, by Asari standards she still looks like a beautiful young woman, and she didn't care what others thought of her.
The god-siblings were very close in Sasuke's child years, and had a very high mutual respect for each other, at one point Trikina developed a slight crush on Sasuke for being the star of the Jai-alai team.
For those of you that don't know, Jai-alai is that sport where you throw a goat-skinned ball at the wall with a large scoop called a cesta that you hold in your hand, and then you try to catch the ball before it passes you.
"Hello Sasuke," Trikina said as she held out her hands which Sasuke took, "You look exactly the same."
"Sasuke Uchiha," two C-Sec officers asked as they walked up to Sasuke.
"Yes?" Sasuke asked.
"We've been instructed to bring you to Commander Bailey." one of them said.
"I was on my way to see him now." Sasuke said.
"Follow us," the other one said.
"We'll talk later," Sasuke said as he hugged Trikina, and followed the C-Sec officers with Naruto behind them.
Once at the Embassies, they were escorted to the Human Embassies where they found Commander Bailey standing at the door with two armed C-Sec officers surrounded by Press.
When they saw Sasuke one of them turned toward him, "Mr. Uchiha," Quarian News Reporter Temari said as she turned toward him, "Welcome back."
Temari's Quarian outfit was a deep royal purple with yellow lining.
"Thank you Ms. Temari," Sasuke said, "Now if you'll excuse me."
Sasuke, Naruto, and the two C-Sec officers made their way through the crows, and found Commander Bailey standing at the door, "Mr. Uchiha," Commander Bailey said when he saw Sasuke.
"Commander Bailey," Sasuke said as he held out his hand, "Good to see you."
"The feeling is mutual Sasuke," Commander Bailey said as he shook Sasuke's hand, "Come on in."
Sasuke, Naruto, and Commander Bailey entered the ambassador's office.
When they entered, the body was trapped in stasis field by a female Asari C-Sec officer.
"Attention!" one of the officers exclaimed.
"Welcome back sir," another said.
"I was outside officer." Commander Bailey said.
"Forgive me Commander," the officer said, "But I wasn't talking to you," he then looked at Sasuke.
"Thanks," Sasuke said, "It's kind of good to be back," Sasuke walked up to the stasis field, "Ok," he said as he waved his finger at the field which the Asari dropped.
"What does the corpse say to you Uchiha?" Commander Bailey asked.
"Single gunshot wound to the shoulder," Sasuke said, "Not the immediate cause of death."
Sasuke looked over to the foam on the desk leaking out of the politician's mouth, walked over to it, took a small whiff, and coughed as he smelled bitter almonds, "They made him ingest cyanide," Sasuke looked over to see something on the inside of his ear, then turned to the medical examiner, "Do you have a cotton swab?"
The examiner held up a small cylindrical tube which opened, and dispensed a small cotton swab.
Sasuke took the swab, pinched the man's ear, and pulled it up so he could swab the politician's ear-cannel, but as he was about to swab it he saw a bit of a rash that formed inside the man's ear, and when he removed the swab, he noticed a small bit of saliva.
"Well?" Commander Bailey asked.
"Hold on," Sasuke said as he placed the swab down, then walked over to the door, and looked around the room, "I know what went down."
"Paint us a picture." Naruto said.
"Ok," Sasuke said as he stood at the door, "Time of death is around what time?"
"2243 last night." Commander Bailey said.
"He came in around 2243 last night," Sasuke said as he pointed toward the frame of the door, "But he knew someone was following him," he then pointed at the key pad, "He locked the door," Sasuke then walked over to the desk, "But the assassins knew he'd do that, so they short-circuited the lock. As the door opened he fired back, and that's when they fired," he then walked over to the desk, "After he stumbled into his seat he lost his firearm that's when the Drell walked over to him, and whispered something that would make him want to commit suicide, probably a picture. They then fed him the pill and left."
Sasuke looked up and saw Commander Bailey, Naruto, and three other C-Sec officers standing with looks of confusion.
"How?" The Asari that was holding the field not five minutes ago asked.
"Simple," Sasuke said as he walked over to the door, "The door-frame here is slightly scratched which means right after it opened, someone closed it," after kneeling to be right in front of the key-pad, he scrapped a small trace of black gunk off the rim of the key-pad, "The area key pad here is slightly scorched, this only happens if the circuits overload," he then pointed to a small hole in the wall, "This hole right here is a millimeter in diameter which is common with nails," after that he pointed to the nail holding a picture of the politician and his family, "Like this nail here," Sasuke moved the picture to uncover a bullet hole.
"Holy shit," Commander Bailey said as he walked over to the hole, "Maybe we can pull some DNA off this if we…"
"Not going to happen," Sasuke said, "Our guys are too careful, but there is something I can tell you," Sasuke held up the swab, "This swab has a bit of Drell saliva on it, you might be able to get something off of this."
"Ok," Commander Bailey said, "But what about the rest?"
"How did I know he fired first," Sasuke asked as he walked over to the desk, "That's simple, I'm standing on what told me," Sasuke pointed to a small line in the carpet, "Small marks on the carpet where the desk originally rested," he then pointed to another picture lying on the desk, "This little break in the dust says that the picture originally rested with the picture facing the chair, but the picture is now facing the deck," Sasuke walked around to the back of the desk, "I bet if I move this," he pushed the desk back to the line where is supposedly was, and beneath the desk he found a small pistol, "Aha," he moved the pistol, and pulled out a civilian-issue Light Pistol, "Small pistol, thermal-clip," Sasuke removed the thermal-clip, "One round fired."
"Ok I'm impressed," Commander Bailey said, "How do you know it was a Drell?"
"Because of this," Sasuke lifted the politician's ear, "There's a small rash forming on the inside of the man's ear, this type of rash, a small discoloration inside the cannel with a distinct scaly-green color is typical of a Drell's skin-poison. I should know I was raised by one, I used to get this kind of rash all the time before I developed a tolerance to it."
"So what does that tell us," Commander Bailey asked, "We're looking for a Drell with a bullet-wound."
"Yes and no," Sasuke said, "There was someone else," Sasuke pointed at the bullet wound in the politician's shoulder, "I've only seen one kind of bullet that could have made this kind of hole, an M-96 Mattock, nothing really special, but there's only three people I know of that would use such a weapon: Admiral John Shepard, myself, and a Turian assassin that mysteriously disappeared during the attack on the Citadel."
"How do you know that?" Commander Bailey asked.
"Because the very same weapon was used against me by a certain Turian assassin that cost me my job at C-Sec six months ago." Sasuke said.
"Oh damn." Commander Bailey said.
Now Sasuke's hunting down the same man that cost him his job, oh sweet drama…