Three days of intense fighting would pass by as Shepard and her crew pushed through countless War Dog blockages and command posts, three days of losing good Asari commando's and having to fall back, three days of getting three steps closer to the temple only to be tripped up at the last second by a surprise ambush and Amy was getting sick of every second. James had left the planet after the first assault and promised to return with heavy armor and weapon units for Shep but that promise was looking a little grim, the War Dogs has set up a huge blockade complete with anti-air guns and shredder cannons for any unlucky soul who got in too close. But now they had their chance, Amy, Kirsan and a small gathering of Asari warriors, and commando's had made their way to the gates of the research center and had made their stand, hoping that either they get lucky and push through or Vega returns with some serious firepower. Either was better than the current situation they were in.

"We're stranded out here, the Normandy can't take off because of those damned cannons and Vega left us out in the dust with…three spare thermal clips and the chance of taking a shell through the head at any damned moment." Kirsan would say as she loaded up another round into her Widow rifle, peering down the scope and letting the crosshairs inch closer and closer to the head of a scout, her finger pressing down on the two stage trigger as she prepared the shot. "Come on out…mommy needs a neck notch for her rifle." Kirsan smiled a little as the scout popped his head out from cover, her finger quickly squeezing down on the trigger sending a round through the air that pierced directly through the scouts head.

"Cut the chatter Kirsan." Shep would say as she loaded the last of her ammunition into her rifle and cocked it back. "You know Vega is good on his word, he'll be back and he'll bring backup along with him." She'd say looking over what remained of the group, a few stragglers and other but nothing that could take down an entire army.

Just as she finished speaking the War Dogs commenced with another shelling of the area, taking a few innocent lives but also knocking out the power to the main powers substations, crippling the communications between Asari and Alliance.

"Alright on three we're going to push up to the next barricade, Kirsan I want you to watch our flanks I don't want anyone getting the drop on us."

"Got you Shep just make those sons of bitches lean out from cover and I'll take care of the rest."

"Alright fifth platoon on my mark we-"Before Amy could finish up her rally cry a stray shell would fly over their position, disposing of its outer casing and then raining down a barrage of smaller explosive, it was pretty obvious that it had hit all of the right places send Shepard into unconciousness.

When she finally started to come around Amy could hear a few muffled voices. "Alright…Vishk get them out of here and deal with Shep."

A hideous hiss could then be heard. "Vishk have fun with Shepard's offspring, me take care of boss."

Amy then finally came around long enough to see a large Batarian standing over a pile of Asari corpses and holding a beaten and restrained Kirsan. "…Kreeve." She'd say with what remaining energy she had left.

"Ah the alliance hero whore is awake…your little Turian friend here put up quite the fight to protect you…but then again no one was ever good at looking after the real Shepard's little bitch." Kreeve would then walk over to her and smile and he dragged a knife across her chin. "Wake up little girl you're in my house now!" He'd then stand back up straight and stomp directly onto Amy knocking her back out once again.

Hour's maybe even days would pass by but eventually Amy woke up. She was tied back to back with Kirsan and sitting down in a large darkened room with their weapons stripped down for parts. Vishk was stood over them, dragging a large blade over each of their heads with a sick and sinister smile.

"You all die soon but before then we make you scream, make you cry." The Vorcha then grabbed Kirsan by the head and dragged her out in front of Amy.

"You dare hurt and I'll rip your fucking heart out and shove it down your fucking throat!" Amy would yell, obviously weary and tired from her injuries.

Vishk would turn to Amy and laugh at her statement suddenly rising up the blade only to be stopped by the body of another Vorcha of the same unit being thrown into the room. His head would then snap to the left as a huge Krogan slowly stride into the room outfitted in a mixture of black, silver and orange War master armor. "You do that and I'll charge right through you.." The Krogan would state as he looked over Vishk.

The mercenary would then look over the Krogan for a few minutes before charging at him with the blade, letting out a blood curdling scream. "You die! you feed Vishk!"

The Krogan would just smile as he smacked the blade out of his hand and then hoisted him overhead, raising him up a little more. "I. Am. Krogan!" He'd claim before bursting him over his knee and then simple rolling him off. The Krogan would then be joined by a few others and James. "Well…this was a waste of time and ammo." He'd say as he ripped off the braces that kept Kirsan and Amy shackled.

Amy would just be happy to see someone wearing alliance colors. "You took your damned time Vega…good to see you too Grunt."

"That's Urdnot Grunt to you kid." He'd say with a small smile, looking down at the dead Vorcha that he'd just killed a few minutes ago. "Anyone got something to eat?"

The group would then gather up the rest of their gear and head outside, the rest of the reinforcements loading the recovered Asari package and making sure that Kreeve's mercenaries were dealt with.

"Right now that the package is secured we'll take the fight to their main base of operations." Amy would state as she motioned for someone to bring her a new weapon but no one seemed to reply.

James would then sigh and walk over to her. "Not needed we can secure the rest of the citizens but-"

"Oh James will you just tell her already?" Grunt would intervene. "We nuked the ops center with one of our new weapons; no citizens were there but now all that remains is smoke and dust. You get back on the Normandy and find out what all this fuss is about."

Amy would just shake her head and then motion to the rest of her unit to fall in on her and then back to the ship, suddenly she'd remember about the rest of the marines. "Shit what happened to the squad that went to help the civies?" She'd ask.

Kirsan then patted her shoulder. "They made it out alright people all around are talking about the hero squad who saved thousands." She'd say as the group climbed onto the ship only to find the pod containing the weapon has been burst right open and the guard detail who were supposed to protect it had been knocked unconscious.

Shep ran straight over to them and filled over the nearest guard she could find. "Who did this, who did this to you?" she'd ask frantically.

"I..it….I…cou-" The Krogan could only manage those words before passing out but Kirsan snapped her head to the side as she saw something in the shadows. "Shep we got an Asari in the shadows…"

Amelia would then stand up and step forwards. "Alright there ma'am I'm giving you about three second to get out of the shadows."

"Shep…"

"I'm not going to ask again, get out here!"

"Shep!"

"What is it Kirsan?!" Amy would snap over to her best friend as she received a strand of data to her Omni tool.

"Yes it's an Asari but…" Kirsan would then hack into the Normandy's systems and turn on the lights, revealing n Asari with standing in the darkness with its back turned to them…but strangely its lights blue skin was mainly muscle and had a series of black markings heading over their shoulders and forearms. "It's a he."

The Asari would then turn around to Shepard and her crew, confirming that he was actually a He before speaking in a deep tone. "Yeah…no joke." He'd state as his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he dropped down to the floor.

[See you guys in chapter 4. And I'm sorry that I haven't been posting of recent I've been having a few real life family problems that have been taking up all my time. I'll still be posting but it may take some time. Thanks for being patient.]