Mass Effect: Surreptitious
Chapter One:
"You can't go anywhere these days without hearing about Commander Amy Shepherd. She has been on the news ever since The Blitz. A sort of symbol for The Alliance military one might say. She isn't the only one out there risking her ass for humanity. Me? The name is Axel. I grew up on Earth and did what I had to do to get me a ship and get the hell off that rock. Many people come to me when they need something done. What might that be? Hell, I'll do anything as long as the pay is good. Smuggling, Assassination, Search and Rescue, you name it and I get the job done. I am a biotic; ever since I was little I was able to do extraordinary things. Moving objects through telekinesis was something I mastered at a young age. I was considered dangerous at a young age and that caught the Alliances attention. A doctor who specialized in biotics helped train me to control my "gift". Sometimes I think it's a curse. If I use my biotic powers to much I am overcome with a severe headache that can cause me to blackout. A double edge weapon that someday could be the end of me. Once I was finished with my training I left before the Alliance could recruit me. I'm not the heroic soldier type of guy. Some might ask what my goal in life was. My answer is simple. Survival at all cost. Now this Shepherd person thinks an ancient machine race is going to come back and wipe out all organic life in the universe. Hell, like others I was laughing at this speculation. Not only is this race of machines coming back, but a Citadel Specter named Saren is helping the cause. Everyone thought she was a joke, and then she proved us all wrong. She proved this Citadel Specter had gone rogue and was indeed using a robotic army of Geth to make sure this all happens. These machines or better known as Reapers are still only a speculation. Real or not it was that day, I decided no matter what I am going to meet her. By proving Saren was a traitor to the Citadel Council she became the first human specter. With her new title I knew this was going to make it harder to track and find her. All her actions are classified and it's no simple task hacking into the systems to retrieve that information. Bah sitting here having a drink never fails at making my mind delve into the past."
Axel finishes his drink sitting in a dance club at the bar. He looks around and notices he is the only human there. Many of the galactic races aren't too fond of humanity and how quick we've made our presence known across the galaxy. A couple of Turians sitting across the bar at a table sit staring at Axel, and then turn and talk again. The place is hard to hear anything, the music is loud and the "entertainment" usually steals everyone's attention anyways. A hand hits Axels shoulder and a mysterious figure sits down next to him.
"Alright I got your information, but it's not going to come cheap. Let's say we're going to re-negotiate our deal."
Axel smirks and turns to look at the Salarian sitting next to him. Before answering, he takes a quick glance around the bar surveying it, looking to see how much attention he has drawn to him, and more importantly looking for anyone new in the bar that would be here protecting their Salarian friend. After looking around he replies to the newcomer.
"I told you before, money is not an issue. However we already agreed that the price would be 25,000 credits. I try to be fair, but when my business partner tries to cheat me I tend to get a little pissed off."
Unphased by Axels' words the Salarian lets out a laugh.
"I have been your source for information gathering for about two months now. So I went a little further and dove deeper to find this information about this Amy Shepherd. It turns out she is quite the hero for your human race. Now she has been promoted to be a Specter for the Citadel. I don't know why you're going after this human, but I figure for someone of her stature the price should at least double. I think you'll understand what I mean."
The Salarian puts a gun onto the table trying to intimidate Axel. Two more figures walk up behind Axel. Axel sits there unphased. He proceeds to finish his drink before making the attempt to answer.
"So this is the way it's going to be huh?"
With lightning reflexes Axle jumps from his seat, turns around and thrusts his arms forward knocking the two figures back into the wall, rendering them unconscious. The Salarian reaches for his gun he laid onto the counter, only to have Axles' foot come down on top of his wrist breaking it. The Salarian lets out a cry of agony, he knows he is beaten.
"Please…I beg you don't hurt me. I'll give you the information you want for free just let me go."
Axle smiles as the Salarian hands him an envelope with the information on Shepherd inside it. Placing the envelope in his pocket, Axle releases the Salarian and grabs his gun. After the commotion in the bar Axle knew it was time to leave. Being the only human in the bar he knew he wouldn't have much of a chance against the others there if anybody else decided to jump into the mix. All eyes were on him as he turned around and exited the club. Once outside, he reaches into his pocket and takes out the information. Taking a quick glance over the documents a smile comes across his face.
"Looks like I am heading to Therum. Hopefully this Liara Tsoni hasn't been found by Shepherd or Saren."
Axle starts walking and puts the information back into his pocket. He reaches into another pocket and pulls out a pair of dark sunglasses. He puts them on and heads to the docking bay with a new destination in mind.