This covers the rest of the Missing Marines arc. I've taken some liberties with how the Main cerberus base turned out, you'd think they'd have more advanced defenses. So basically heavily defended enough as an excuse to mobilize the whole squad.
1: Hey, what happened to going straight to Noveria?
2: I don't know. Shepard was pretty vague.
2: I know he got a call off Admiral Kahoku as we left the Citadel. Something about a group called Cerberus. Checked with a cousin in Alliance Intel, but he can't get any dirt.
1: Hmm, I;m sure I heard that name somewhere. Hang on, I'll just check with Chellick.
1: Damn, even he can't get anything.
2: Joker just passed me some dirt, cost me some of my Canadian beer stash but it was worth it. Cerberus seems to be a rouge Alliance black-ops group. Apparently they only care about humans being better than the Alien counterparts.
1: So basically they are like the Terra Firma groups.
2: Not really they don't hate Aliens. They just think we ought to not be all snuggly with Aliens.
1: Well they'd hate you, you get quite snuggly with me. Even if you snore slightly.
2: And you tweet in your sleep.
1: No I don't!
2: Oh yes you do, it's quite soothing really, like falling asleep to bird song.
1: For the last time I do not tweet in my sleep!
2: I could get a recording and leave it up to the crew.
1: Kaidan, focus...
2: Garrus that's what I've been telling you the past few days, to focus... on anywhere BUT my ass.
1: Back to Cerberus. So what does Kahoku have to do with Cerberus?
2: They killed Kahoku's squad, they found Armistan Banes' body (the guy who was apparently blackmailing Dr Michel) And banes worked for Cerberus. Banes' death was sorta hinkey.
1: Cerberus trying to cover up?
2: I think so. Thing is Kahoku made it sound like it was his last message, said Cerberus were after him. Give Shepard co-ordinates to three bases on a planet.
1: Spirits. That'll explain why Shepard told Joker to get what he could out of the engines. (Tali is trying to tell Joker that she's giving him all she's got.)
(Chat interrupted by ship broadcast, audio transcript)
Shepard: Garrus, Alenko, suit up on the double!
Vakarian: Got it Commander.
Alenko: Aye,Aye Commander.
Vakarian: Looks like our first mission together,
(Chat resumed 6 hours later)
1: Shit. That went to hell...
2: Tell me about it. We didn't get there in time.
1: Seriously though, the fucked shit Cerberus gets up to, is just... why would they seriously be messing around with husks?
2: Don't forget the Creepers! Just as I feel like I can manage to eat salad, they turn up...
1: I still think those bug things were the worst. What the hell are they?
2: I know, they were scary. I can't believe Cerberus risked messing around with those things. For the record trying to breed your own clone bug army has never worked out in sci-fi movies or novels.
1: Hmm, yeah and we learned that from the Rachni. Can't wait to kick some Cerberus ass.
2: Me too. Same with Shepard. Apparently it's going to be all hands on deck for the assault.
1: I noticed, Ashley's prepping the heavy gear and some of the new toys... especially that very shiny sniper rifle... oh dibs on that
2: Garrus. Stop drooling over a sniper rifle.
1: Leave my baby alone!
2: Out of all the people I could have dated why did I chose the Turian obsessed with calibrations and sniper rifles?
1: Because when I do finally get around to calibrating you, it makes up for me neglecting you or not having seen you for a while.
2: I know that's why I haven't given into your sister's advances.
1: WHAT! SOLANA? She's been hitting on you? My little sister? That's just.. ugh... just wrong.
2: Don't worry you're the only Palaven Blue Turian I want.
2: Honest.
1: Thank you. Now excuse me I need to figure out how to tell my sister to back off without hinting that your mine...
1: Hang on...
2: What?
1: You said only Palaven Blue Turian... what about other Turians...
2: No harm in window shopping, helps me realise I've got the better Turian. And for once you clicked on.
1: Oh just get your asset down here. We'll be saying hello to the Cerberus base in an hour
2: Aye Aye Mr. Vakarian. Permission to ask a question?
1: Go ahead.
2: Should we send the crazy Krogan in first?
1: What's the human saying? HELLZ YEAH!
(Chat Terminated)
(Chat resumed 5 hours later)
1: Kaidan?
1: Hello?
1: Poke.
1: Poke.
1: Poke.
1: Am I in trouble?
2: A little bit. I've just had Ashley interrogating me over how we met. She made me promise to explain over tonight's game of poker.
1: I'm sure everyone will forget.
2: She made Shepard witness it and he's got a goddamn good memory. Plus he's curious as to how we know each other.
1: At least they just think we worked together to take down a Vorcha mafia. Not that we're doing the horizontal tango.
2: Horizontal tango... have you been talking with Joker again?
1: Yes.
2: Oh and when you say worked together, you mean that you kidnapped me then dragged me along on your investigation and totally messing up mine.
1: But near the end you were willingly following me.
2: Just to make sure you didn't die. That would look bad on my record.
1: Oh haha. But seriously one little slip up, just one and the others are on us like vultures...
2: Little? You said 'Hey Kaidan! This remind you of when we infiltrated Jurok's Warehouse and I tripped the alarm?' Not to mention that you yelled it down the comms and across the battle field.
1: I was caught up in the moment. And you replied. 'Yeah I was swearing my head off at you while trying not to get shot.'Just getting shot at by those Cerberus mechs brought back good memories. Me, a hotshot detective. You under cover as a maintenance guy.
2: You and me at each others throats. You kidnapping me, whacking me over the head, blowing my cover...
1: You're never going to forgive me for the kidnapping thing are you? It was a genuine accident, I thought you worked for Jurok.
2: I'm still going to hold it over your head.
1: Right, changing the topic. That was a fun mission. Cerberus operatives, mechs, crazy biotics. Why can we never have anything hard?
2: Now you've jinxed it, again.
1: Wrex seemed to be having fun.
2: Yeah... just watching him charge a big group with biotics and a shotgun, laughing like a mad man... I'm sorta scared to ge to the cargo bay now.
1: Well that's Wrex for you. Nice to see Tali and Liara can handle themselves. I think I work well with Liara.
2: Good, Shepard's planning on taking you and Liara to Noveria.
1: Okay.
2: A planet that has a level 2 cold hazard warning...
1: ...
2: Not to mention so much bureaucratic red tape, you'll drown.
1: I really hate Shepard now...
I felt that eventually the boys would let slip that they are old 'friends'. Also I have no idea how long it takes for the Normandy to get around but both missions were in the same cluster, so I just went for a few hours.
Noveria will be next.
I also have a head canon for the next few missions before Virmire. They'll be:
*The Toombs mission
*Tali's Geth Data* Wrex's family armour
* Garrus' mission (Dr. Saelon)
Then shore leave for the crew, then Virmire.
So any particular order people want to see? Either PM me or leave it in the review. The Liara or Ashley poll is still up and running.
