(Short Chapter, but lots of stuff happens in it! Enjoy!)
Chapter 9: The Geth Swarm
"Garrus did you get the data from the storehouse?" I asked as we ran.
"Of course" He said proudly, "I have it on my Omni-tool".
"Good, and we got one, I just want us to get the data from one more before-". But suddenly we rounded the corner again and found ourselves on another promenade, and on the other side was another ambush of pirates. They had set up 2 turrets like the one outside the mess hall. And in the front, again, was Tanis. Apparently he had survived the encounter with the Geth Colossus and he looked really pissed off.
"SHEPARD!!" He yelled, "YOU'RE DEAD, YOU FILTHY HUMAN!!" I raised my pistols, but before I could fire and put a round through that ugly Turian's face, there was a great whooshing sound and we all looked up to find the long-awaited Geth ships had breached the atmosphere. "NO!" Tanis cried, "NOT THEM!" A dozen Geth drop ships descended into the canyon and began to attach to the walls like flying leeches. All over the canyon, gunfire and fires erupted as the Geth began to systematically erase the complex. I needed to use the time while Tanis was distracted. "Biotics!" I yelled, "Now!" Before the pirates could stop us; Liara, Kaiden, Wrex and I stepped forward and did a combined biotic blast that slammed into the pirate ranks like a tidal wave, scattering them and making a nice clean corridor for us to run through. I spotted Tanis as I ran; he had been blown back and knocked his head on a wall, knocking him cold. I considered shooting him here and now, but there was no time. And besides, the idea of him on a Husk-making spike made me feel better.
We finally got to the last warehouse and I ordered Tali to start hacking into the manifests and get as much data as she could. Kaiden came from around a corner "Commander, I- Watch out!" I spun around to find a shotgun in my face. A Salarian pirate had gotten the drop on me. But
before I could blink, Garrus grabbed the lone pirate's arm and jerked it upward, out of my face, so that it fired into the air. Then there was a sickening crack as Garrus broke his arm. And as the pirate began to scream, Garrus used a style very similar to Earth judo to put the man's broken arm over his shoulder and flipped him over. Garrus' opponent landed with a heavy thud and Garrus used the shotgun he'd wrestled out of the pirate's hands to shoot him point blank, eliminating him. "Nice work Garrus" I commented, "Where did you learn those moves?"
"C-Sec basic hand-to-hand training" The Turian stated with pride, "With a little improvising".
"Probably a straggler" Wrex speculated, "Hid here to hide from the Geth."
"Well be better finish up here before more 'stragglers' show up" Ashley said.
"Or the Geth" Tali said grimly, "If they find us here we'll be dead for sure".
"I agree" Liara said, "If they find us, we'll be outnumbered and overwhelmed".
"Everyone relax" I said, trying to sound calm despite knowing just how right they were. "They don't know we're here and with any luck they won't get here for a while. So we just need to have the info and be out of here before that."
"But Commander" Tali said, "This is a tough security, even for me. Hacking my way in may take a while".
"Take your time" I said. Suddenly a chirping noise caught my attention and I spun, catching a glimpse of a Geth Stalker just before it jumped behind a crate. I opened my mouth to shout an order, but before I could say anything, Wrex fired his missile launcher in the direction he had seen the Stalker go. There was an explosion followed by a sharp squeal I recognized as a Geth death scream. There was a momentary pause, in which we all held our breath.
I spun around to face Tali again, "Belay my last order; hurry!"
