AN: Still don't own squat
"Normal"
"Disguised voice"
"Radio"
'Thinking'
("Different language")
Afterlife
Peter POV
I was walked back to the Afterlife club after some of Aria's men came to stop the growing brawl we started. I was not taking any of the shoving this guy tried as every time he tried to push me I pretended to have my attention grabbed by something making him miss and stumble. He tried to push me a couple of times until we met up with some more and he was laughed at. He wanted to shoot me I could tell by the look he was giving me. Moving through afterlife was interesting seeing so many advance species… get drunk and lust after women. Getting to the stairs at the far end and going up I was met with the sight of a cocky looking Asari in a black leather almost S&M jump suit with a white leather jacket. Her presence just pissed me off. 'She must be this Aria.'
"Put your guns on the table Merc." The guy who brought me here ordered me still pissed I was making a fool of him. I put my assault rifle and pistol on the table in front of Aria I then noticed a female Turian standing close by giving me a look I've never really gotten when I was just Parker.
"I should check him his armor looks odd." The female Turian said to Aria as she started taking steps toward me.
"Yeah, the armor looks like it's custom made." The Turian began frisking me starting from my right calf slowly moving up my leg as if caressing me, but to no one was caring or really watching her. As she got to my hip the back of her right hand grazed my crotch as her left was practically cupping my ass. She reluctantly moved up running her hands over my abdomen and back. She rubbed my chest and felt the pack on my back then moved to my arm. The Turian than proceeded to check my left starting with the arm this time as she got to my waist she did a quick glance around before blatantly running her hand over my crotch and giving left cheek a squeeze. She finished and walked back to her position slightly swaying her hips I would be lying if I said I didn't find her attractive for an alien.
"He's clear."
"Now we wait for your friend in black and then I get some answers." I took the time waiting for Danny to look at the TSA Turian who would probably make me step out of line to give me a cavity search just for the hell of it. She was looking at me avoiding eye contact, but they were always running over my body. Was I like a beacon of arousal like Danny was apparently to Asari? The three power houses that brought us here said we're not genetically related to these humans, but maybe on some line we are like one of the other species in this universe. That brings up the question what would happen if we become romantically involved with someone here, but then again will we be here long enough for that to occur.
'I'll have keep an eye on Danny and Virgil or just tell them about the possibility.' From what Danny told me I gathered he is easily manipulated by the opposite sex. Virgil is a shy one, but he waits until he knows someone so no real problem there. Mikey doesn't seem interested or really know about 'the birds and the bees' maybe his father/master never saw a point to giving him the talk or Mikey never met anyone. 'I need to figure this stuff out, before my little brothers in arms start dating.' As I finished my thoughts Danny was pushed up the stairs. Once he was here Aria asked Zaeed about us since he is the only one of us with a reputation or maybe history with Aria, but it quickly went downhill when she started accusing Danny of being an Asari and asking him to talk off his helmet.
"You better have my answer in three…two… one."
"Stall Tombs" I tell Danny to do whatever comes to mind over the radio.
Danny POV
Easy for him to say "Wait, none of you can force open my suits." 'Solid start Fenton.'
The smug Asari looked at me and the look was a mix of anger at being told what she couldn't do and something else.
Peter POV
She was slightly turned on by Danny standing up to her. 'We better hurry up and get out of here
Danny POV
"Pray tell why can't we just rip off your suit?" She said and when she said rip it seemed weird coming from her.
'Think man what would keep her from taking you out of the suit?' I walk closer to the table with the guns and the thugs that work for Aria didn't like that. "The suit has a built in failsafe to blow as forceful removal means I am compromised." She did not like hearing that in fact she looked pissed about it.
Aria POV
'Their armor looks custom and too high tech to be made for just some mercs. They said they were on mission so are they some Black Ops group. Who would recruit a child and her P.I.N.G does make her a very desirable soldier and a mate if she can back it up.' "Whoever you work for would sacrifice you over your identity?"
Peter POV
Zaeed came close to me with a slightly worried look. "Is that true?"
"Yes." I say it loud enough for Aria to hear.
"So if she tries to take the gawd damn thing off we all die!"
"No me and Tombs will survive doubt you guys will. As you might say 'we're some gawd damn tuff bastards.'" I said in my best 'Zaeed' accent than I heard Aria laugh, but was one of disbelief.
"I doubt you have the juice to blow us all up. We detect low levels of Element zero in your suits so," she pauses as she get comfortable on her couch. "You're bluffing."
Just hearing her talk pisses me off more as it reminded me of the white whale of New York. I don't give into his demands and I am not giving into hers. I was looking for the exit the moment she made the nonnegotiable order. I spotted a large vent high up to our right given an opening I could jump there, rip the vent off, and get away within five seconds. 'But I need to grab Zaeed and make sure Danny is on my heel.' "Tombs make like you're going to take off the helmet and flash them. I'll grab Zaeed and we make a break for the vent high right."
"Fine you win."
"I always do"
"I'll take off my helmet."
Danny POV
I make sure of the vent location before I motion for my helmet. Pete slightly angled himself to Zaeed like he was about to talk to him and as my hands got closer to my helmet I barely saw him tense. In a few seconds I clapped my hands together blinding the unprepared as Pete snatched Zaeed and leaped to the vent immediately follow by Zaeed cursing and the sound of the vent being ripped off. I tried to fly to the vent, but instead of defying gravity I was shocked metaphorically (Oh yeah big word) and physically. "Get him" One of the guards recovered his vision aiming his gun to fire, so I did the next best thing I could do and jumped for it barely making it to the vent. Pete had to pull me in as they opened fire.
I could hear Aria yell after them as we made our way through the vents. "I think my suit is malfunctioning." I look over my belt to see instead of just the buckle glowing green the whole belt was glowing orange.
"You got hit by an overload I think." Pete said as we pushed forward only sparing a glance back to look at my suit.
"What the bloody hell? Give a guy a gawd damn warning when you flash bang someone." Zaeed complained as he put on a breathing mask. "So what's this about an overload?"
"Oh nothing, just Tombs' suit was hit with it and now it's acting up as we now have a station about to come after us. How's your day going?"
"Don't get gawd damn snippy with me; I'm in the same bloody boat."
"So give us the short version of what's going on Tombs."
I sigh as I begin to explain "The anti-gh-Ectonurite system wasn't completely turned off. Keeping me in my… primary form only allowing me minor abilities from my secondary, but now the overload made it so I can only use…" I do a quick check of the basics to see myself getting shocked for everything except "Short term invisibility."
"I'm talking a guess and saying you're a, whatever an Ectonu-something is right?"
"Yup I'm an Ectonurite."
"Okay, then why wear something that is anti-you?"
"There is a bit of a minor civil war going on, on my planet between people in first phase of life and the ones in the second phase. I say minor as only a few of each are actually fighting and most of the damage done to each side is caused by them. My species are violent idiots who make damn good tech." I could feel the look I was getting
"So which are you?"
"Both."
"Wha-"
Peter POV
"Oxygen levels dropped guys we are close to the outside. I'll signal Static and Titan to pick us up once we're outside." I had to say over the radio as we'll soon be unable to talk to each other regularly.
"What's with the radio call… Never mind 'in space no one can hear you scream.' Is Zaeed on our frequency?" Danny asked.
"No, let me fix that." I scan for his frequency and have Danny switch to his with me. "Zaeed if you can hear me, do the Macarena."
"Go to hell."
"Fine just say 'I'm the best at what I do and what I do isn't very nice' do it.'"
"That's… pretty damn good. I'm going to use that." Zaeed replied as I kicked a heavy duty vent and it floated into the void. I crawled on the outer wall towards what looked like were Omega got their deliveries. Zaeed and Danny followed with their spacewalk function "We are at the shipping docks which has a high number of guards and mercs. The docks also have turrets to shoot unauthorized ships on sight and sensor. I'm the only one with a gun, aren't I?"
"Wait, how did you keep a gun?" Danny asked Zaeed as we made it onto the walkway.
"The rule on Omega is don't fuck with Aria and my rule is don't fucking touch Jessie. I got enough of a reputation to cause some damage over people putting hands on her." Zaeed drew his gun preparing himself for any form of attack.
"If you have to use 'her', go for shot that incapacitate instead of kill shot." Zaeed looked at me with a (Presumed) look that said he didn't see why and was about to voice his opinion before Danny cut him off.
"A wounded thug can get back up to work and in your life you wounded other people and worked with them again right?" Danny just confused Zaeed, but I saw what he was trying to do.
"Look if you just wound these guys and knock them out they will be back to working for Aria in no time. Now if you killed them she would have to hire new thugs."
"Get to the gawd damn point."
"I can tell you have done jobs for Aria and I am sure you want to do more for her." 'Not sure why anyone would want to.'
Zaeed nodded at my statement. "She is a cold bitch and she'll take that as a compliment, but if you are on her good side she'll take care of you."
"Right now, we are on her bad side at the moment you're going to have to do a job or favor to get back in her good graces if she has."
"She runs Omega like a business and losing staff means losing profit. I get it the more she loses the bigger the gawd damn job is I have to do." Zaeed sighs over the radio. "We better get my ship and they probably have it guarded by now."
"Okay, but first thing first we get Tombs to our ship."
"If you want pickup we have to get to Afterlife's VIP section. So many gawd damn high profile people visit and it has its own personal docking bay to give them privacy and keep away unwanted from their ships. No anti-ship turrets, but each ship is guarded by personal mechs and drones"
I switch to our private frequency and call Virgil and Mikey. "Static come in, we need pickup and drop off."
"You already left… wait drop off?" Virgil sounded surprised at first and then confused.
"We ran into some trouble, Tombs' suit is malfunctioning, and I'll need your hacking ability to help get to Zaeed back to his ship. When we get to the location I will activate a tracker, just be ready."
"Knew you guys would get into trouble; I'll be ready." Virgil disconnected, I get that Virgil hates guns and at the moment me for bringing them, but he doesn't need to act like a dick about it.
Virgil POV
"Virg, this is coming from me and listen to my next sentence and this is something I have wanted to say to Raphael." I turn to Mikey "Don't be a dick."
"I'm sorry." If I made Mikey say that I wonder what Pete and Danny think.
"Okay, I will put money in the jar when we get back. Let's make sure they get out okay."
Peter POV
I switch back "Lead the way Zaeed."
Zaeed walked ahead of us through the shipping docks watching VI controlled forklifts moving space sealed containers. "Hey Zeed what's in these crates?" Danny asked always curious about space stations.
"It's Zaeed. This is where the food gets brought in from a nearby farming station set up when this place was a mining facility and they wanted fresh food…"
"ALERT: Three mercs wanted by Aria alive. Zaeed Massani, a merc in custom red and blue armor with a spider symbol on the chest plate, and Tombs a young Asari merc in custom all black armor." My spider-sense went off something bad was about to…
"I'M NOT A FUCKING ASARI! Did I just yell that on a public channel?"
"ALERT: They're located at the shipping docks."
"Damn it Tombs you're taking naps before every outing!"
Danny + little sleep = danger to the mission
They did break the number one rule
Now they are going to have to fight their way off the station
I'm making the P.I.N.G an acronym