The Asari Spectre
Chapter 10
Hey folks! Here the 10th chapter of The Asari Spectre! Here you go!
Dakota was in his armor, armed with his beloved M-98, and his trusty M-5, and was running toward the cockpit with Tela while the ship shook.
He reached Joker, "What's with at the shaking, Joker?"
"The wind's gusting at 300 kph! I'm trying the best I can!" He replied as he controlled the ship through the storm.
Then all of the sudden, the shaking stopped.
"We just entered the Reaper's mass effect field. We will dock in five minutes." Joker told them.
Dakota nodded, "Roger." Dakota looked at EDI's avatar, "EDI, tell Jacob, Garrus and Jack to meet me up here. We're going in."
"Acknowledged." The AI replied.
Dakota turned to Tela, "Am I going with?" She asked.
He shook his head, "You are staying on the ship, is that ok?"
She nodded, then wrapped her arms around his neck, "Make sure you come back in one piece."
Dakota smiled then gave her a quick peck, "I will."
"Now, go out there and get that IFF." She told him.
He chuckled, "Yes, Ma'am."
She nudged him as The requested squad mates showed up. He looked and nodded at them.
"Ready to go?" He asked them as he faced them.
"Hell yeah. Is princess here going?" Jack asked as she pointed at Tela.
Tela shook her head, "Dakota wants me to stay on the ship for this one."
Jack frowned, "Well, shit. I was hoping to see you in ass-kicking."
Tela chuckled, "You will."
"Ready, Jack?" Dakota asked as he waited with the guys by the airlock.
She nodded to them and walked over to the group, "Let's get this over with."
The Normandy docked with the Reaper and the group entered. Tela watched as they went. The doors closed, and Tela walked back to the CIC. She ran into Kelly along the way.
"Hi, Ms. Vasir." She greeted.
"Hi, Ms. Chambers." Tela greeted back.
"Please, Call me Kelly." She replied.
"And you can call me Tela. Kelly, It's no trouble."
"Okay, Tela." She said, smiling.
"Is there something you needed?" Tela asked.
"Oh, no. I was just making conversation." Kelly replied, smiling.
"What do you think about Dakota?" She asked.
Kelly was taken aback from the question.
"I...um...He's a great leader, and a great friend. It's an honor to be part of his crew."
A spike of Jealousy sprang up in Tela.
Kelly sensed the feeling, "But, like in the meeting, he was not looking for a relationship, since he already has one with you."
Tela's jealousy went down.
"Sorry for that, I've already lost him once." Tela apologized.
Kelly held her hands up, "No worried, I understand how that goes."
"Thanks for the talk, Kelly. I'm going to prepare for Dakota's birthday."
She nodded, "Of Course, Tela. Nice chatting with you."
Tela nodded back and turned toward the elevator. She pressed the button for the Cabin once she was in.
The elevator arrived and Tela stepped out. She headed for the sofa and landed on it. She activated her Omni-Tool and Contacted Liara.
"Yes, Tela? How may I help you?"
"Hey, Liara. I wanted to ask a favor."
"Ok, What do you need?"
"Dakota's Birthday is coming up and I have just the thing for him. I'm sending a list of a few items. Can you help me get them?"
"One moment, let me see. Oh, that. That would make a perfect gift for him. I only just got the Shadow Broker's network, but I can get these. When do you need them delivered?"
"Send them to the Citadel. I'll see if I can get him to go by there."
I'll get them there before you arrive. I will let you know when the items are shipped to the Normandy."
"Roger, and Thank you. I will make it up to you."
"You don't have to. This is my way of thanking you for helping with the Yahg."
Tela nodded, then cut the comms.
"Tela! Get down here! You need to cover the Team while to come aboard!" Joker told her through the intercom.
"On my way!" She told him while already in the elevator and she punched in the button for the CIC.
The elevator arrived and Tela stormed out, heading for the armory and grabbing her Vindicator with a full clip and went back out, running to the airlock. The door opened, revealing the team some distance away. There were husks everywhere, and Tela brought her M-15 up and started firing. Taking out one by one with each burst in a quick succession. Jack was the first to jump over and Garrus and Jacob had something that looked like a Geth. They threw it over and it landed between Tela and Jack while the two girls provided cover fire for the rest of the team to jump over. Dakota was the last to jump. Time seemed to slow down as Dakota did a running leap. He swung his arms as he tried to reach the Normandy. He barely made it as his hand caught the edge. Tela and Garrus pulled him up.
"Joker, We're on board! Go! Go!" Dakota shouted.
"Aye-Aye!' The pilot replied as he worked the controls.
The Normandy sped off as the doors to the Airlock closed and locked. Everybody was still on the walkway, panting.
"That was fun." Jack said between breaths.
Everybody chuckled.
"Yeah, it was." Tela replied.
"You missed all the fun." She replied.
"I did?" She asked, looking at Dakota with a playful look.
He grinned and nodded.
"You better bring me next time." Tela told him.
Everybody chuckled again.
"What is that?" Tela asked, directing toward the Disabled Geth unit.
"a Geth we found aboard the Reaper. It spoke to us." Garrus told her.
"When did Geth start talking?" Tela asked.
Dakota laughed, "None that I've seen."
"We need to space it." Jacob commented.
"I'm not doing anything to it until I find out if it's an ally or an enemy."
"Yeah, A Geth Unit could be great help." Tela agreed.
Garrus nodded.
"I don't care what you guys do with that thing. I'm outta here." Jack told them as she walked off.
Jacob saluted then returned to the Armory.
"Alright, I gotta get back to the Calibrations." Garrus told them before he walked toward the CIC.
"Can you help me get this Geth to the AI Core?" Dakota asked Tela.
"Sure." She replied.
Both of them activated their Biotics as they levitated the machine. The couple walked as they carried the Geth unit to the AI core.
Dr. Chakwas was eying the Geth curiously. She returned to her work when the Geth unit was inside the Core.
"Well, I'll check up on it later." Dakota told Tela after the doors to the AI core closed.
She nodded.
"Did I miss anything?" He asked as he faced her beautiful face while placing his hands on her waist.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, "Not Really. I just sat around and relaxed. Waiting for you to come back."
He chuckled, "Must be boring without me around."
"It is unless I find something to do."
"Yep." He replied, smiling.
She smiled back and pulled him in for a passionate kiss. They separated a couple of seconds later.
"Can I ask you something?" Tela told him.
"Sure." He replied.
"Can we go by the Citadel? I need to pick up some stuff."
He nodded, "Sure, I need to, also."
She smiled at him as he led them to the galaxy map.
*Line*
Dakota and Tela, along with a few other crew members exited the Normandy as they began to spread out to gather necessities.
"Be careful, Ok?" Dakota told her.
"I will." She told him as she flared her Biotics, "I got this."
He grinned at her, "Don't tear one of the wards out."
She laughed and they departed.
Tela walked along the Presidium. She contacted Liara again.
"Hello, Tela."
"Hi, Liara. I was checking in on the items."
"Ah, Yes. Let me check them..." She said as she looked up the status, "they are at the Warehouse on the Zakera Ward."
Tela nodded, "Ok, Thank you."
"No problem, Tela."
Tela killed the comms and made her way to the Warehouse. She had to get back before Dakota did, so she increased her pace.
When she got there, she entered through one of the doors. Tela turned to the receptionist to the right and walked up to her.
"Yes, Ma'am, How can I help you?" The receptionist greeted her.
"Hi, I'm here to pick up a package under Tela Vasir."
"Ok, Let me see..." She said as she typed at the terminal, "Yes, There it is, right over there." She told Tela, pointing to a medium sized crate.
Tela nodded, "Thank you."
The receptionist bowed, "You're welcome, please, have a nice day!"
Tela nodded and went over to the crate mentioned by the Receptionist. The box was longer than in width. She opened it, and found the items she had requested. She pulled out a weapon case. She set it on the ground and unlocked it. She pulled the gun out as it unfolded.
She Laughed slightly, "He is going to love this."
She set the weapon back into the compact form and into the case. She closed and locked it with a personal password. She set the case back In the box and closed the crate. She picked up the crate and headed out the door.
*Line*
The doors opened to the Gunnery Station As Tela stepped in with the crate while Garrus turned around.
"Oh, Tela. What do you got there?" The Turian asked, examining the box.
"Dakota's Present."
"Ooh. Can I see?"
"You better not give him a hint about it. Ok?"
"I won't."
She nodded as she set the box down. She opened it and pulled out the weapon case. She put the case down next to it and unlocked the case. She took out the Weapon and gave it to Garrus.
His eyes went wide as Tela turned around with the Gun unpacking. He took it into his own hands and tried the weight of it. It was heavy. He aimed the gun. He examined it as he toyed with it.
"You're going to give Dakota a heart attack."
"That's what I plan on doing." She said as she smiled.
The Turian chuckled and handed the weapon back to Tela. She pressed a button and the Weapon snapped back into carrying form. She Sent it back to the case, closed and locked it. Then she put it back in the box.
She turned back to Garrus, "Mind if I leave it down here?"
He shrugged, "I don't mind."
She smiled and nodded at him, "Thank you."
"No problem, Tela."
She set the box behind the bench and she pulled out a dress. She was going to look good for his birthday since he deserves that much. She told her goodbyes to Garrus and started heading back to the Cabin to put the Dress up. She had to coordinate with the Crew to make sure he gets a great birthday.
I sort of rushed this one. I apologize if it didn't seem to be enough. I've given hints about the Weapon. If you know it, please don't tell anyone!
Thanks for reading and Please leave a Review if you'd like!
~Dark
