A/N: This started as a Tumblr meme? I think? I read a Dragon Age version and decided that it looked like a fun challenge, but I wanted to do it for Mass Effect. So viola!
The idea is to take a character and do a short fic (they will rage between a few paragraphs to several pages) on each letter of the alphabet. To that I said crank it to 11! and decided to do it for multiple characters. I will keep the characters exclusive to Mass Effect 2 because I, sadly, have never played Mass Effect 1. There will be mentions to ME1 characters and situations because I do know the general story. If I get something wrong though, I apologize.
This first segment will be Garrus.
Disclaimer: This is BioWare's sandbox; I'm just building sand castles.
A is for Arrest
All he had to do was finish the paper work and it would be official. One hundred arrests, one hundred scumbags locked up, one hundred crimes repaid. He would allow himself a drink tonight in celebration.
The pneumatic swish of his door opening pulled him out of his revelry and made him pay attention. Jumping to his feet, he saluted C-Sec Executor Pallin as the older turian approached.
"Executor, I was just finishing the paperwork." He reported.
"Stand down, Garrus." Pallin said with a sigh.
"Sir?"
"He's been released," he pressed a few holographic buttons on his omni-tool and Garrus's screens went blank, "all records of the incident are to be deleted."
"Incident?" Garrus protested. "Sir, he beat a young quarian within an inch of her life. He deserves—"
"It isn't always about what he deserves, Vakarian." The tone of his voice caused Garrus to stand at attention; a reaction trained by years in the turian military before joining Citadel Security. Pallin had him stand that way for several moments before speaking again. "Don't push on this one. You're a promising agent, I'd hate to see your career cut short."
This was wrong. That quarian deserved justice.
As Executor Pallin retreated from the room, Garrus just watched. He would have responded if he could, but it felt as if someone had taken hold of his throat and stopped him from speaking.
