Chapter 10

Asteroid Base

Tebos System Hourglass Nebula

Commander Shepard has just returned from completing Legions loyalty mission and was happy to get some r & r for him and his crew. He felt they all needed that since of discovery of the ancient starbase with technology to kill reapers. He was one step closer to reaching planet micus and getting the rest of stuff to help him fight reapers and end their cycle of destruction of all organic life in galaxy. Neso was going to enjoy destroying reapers, and then spending the rest of life with the woman he loves by his side.

Lariar just reached batarian colony of Carebin in Abanhkar system. The system had a small Batarian Hegemony naval base to house 2 cruisers and 4 frigates. When unknown vessel entered the system all 6 batarian vessels went to intercept. Within minutes as they reached firing range they started firing on Lariar. Lariar was a small reaper ship only 800 meters long. It did not have the necessary strength of shields of bigger reapers and it was damaged, but it still managed to destroy all 6 batarian ships and then obliterate Batarian colony by orbital bombardment. All 60 000 batarians were instantly killed by firs ten mass accelerator slugs. Lariar was on its way again through relay. It took it into Turian space, but it entered through uninhabited system.

Back in the Abanhkar system a lone Batarian cruiser just entered the devastated system.

BHS Baroulark

Captain Banak Kèhnar just received the report of total destruction of base and the colony. He was mad as hell. He needed to find who was responsible for this atrocity. He was hoping it was humans. After the Alpha relay incident, and if this was human attack Batarian Hegemony was going to have a war with humans finally. But first he needed to find proof if it was humans or the damned turians. In either case Batarians will have a chance to go to war with either turians or humans and the damned citadel council could not interfere again.

Major Caleb Antella just received report of Alpha Relay incident and possible involvement of Commander Shepard in the death of over 300 000 batarians. He smiled as he realised that Alliance might arrest Shepard to try him for alleged crime. He needed to figure out a way to prevent government and hand him over to DINA. He needed the info Shepard had.

Citadel council just received the report on the attack on the batarian system. Asari Spectre Bela T'lani just returned with video recording of the attack.

"That is same shape as Sovereign only smaller." Lania Asari Councillor spoke.

"Shepard is going to have field day with this one." Spoke Gavar Turian Councillor

"Shepard was right about reapers." Mentioned salarian councillor.

"So what is our next step?" asked Anderson.

"Contact Shepard and inform him that he was right." Gavar said.

"I will send him a message right away." Anderson answered.

With that Citadel council was adjourned and David Anders sat down on his desk to compose message to shepard.

To: Commander Neso Shepard

From: David Anderson Citadel Council

CC: Spectre Command, Alliance Command, Turian Command

Reapers Alert

Commander Shepard

This is and All Systems Alert Bulletin. We have received a word and proof of presence of single reaper in Milky Way. This reaper is lot smaller than Sovereign was and it already ha s destroyed single Batarian colony and 6 ships. We believe it is somewhere either in Batarian space or Turian hierarchy. This is an all out alert to all spectres to find, intercept and destroy the reaper ship before it reaches citadel.

Councillor David Anderson

Systems Alliance Citadel Councillor

"Commander Shepard you have received message on your private terminal." Kelly stated.

"Thank you Kelly." Shepard Answered.

As shepard red the message he smiled and shook his head.

"Joker connect me on ship wide intercom." Shepard ordered.

"Aye, Aye sir." Joker spoke

"Attention all crew of Normandy and Asteroid base, I just received all out alert from citadel council there is reaper ship loose in galaxy, all spectres have been ordered to hunt it and kill it before reaches Citadel. As of now all leaves are cancelled, all crew back to normandy." Stated shepard

"Guess Micus will have to wait." Ashley smiled.

"For now, we might get another ship and send a small team to micus." Neso said and kissed ash.

And normandy was on her way to Ilium to plot her course to Turian space to start its reaper hunt. Shepard was very eager to stop and kill this reaper. He hoped that they will be able to find it before it destroyed more systems.

Alaphen System , Turian Hierarchy

Lariar , entered this uninhabited system to try to repair minor damage that was done to it by batarian ships. It was looking for a metal rich asteroid to repair hull damage. Just as it approached it's target asteroid, a turian Task group entered system. The group that entered was based around a Claw-class dreadnought. It was escorted by two Talon-class heavy cruisers, four Sword-class destroyers and six Karapice-class frigates.

THS Maraheras

Aboard the dreadnought Captain Solana Vargerias was surprised to see unidentified dreadnought inside Turian space. She contacted turian command and issued alert. She was a first turian female to command a dreadnought of Turian navy, and she planed not to be her last command.

"Tactical prepare our weapons and main gun, Communications ask for identification from the unknown." Solana ordered.

" Captain unknown 1 is firing on us." Tactical answered.

" Point defenses online, fire back all weapons." Solana replied.

And with that turians were engaged with reaper. Lariar fired its main gun and hit one of turian frigates managing to rip frigates shields and making it spin. Maraheras fired its main gun and managed to punch through Lariars shields and cause hull damage of the reaper. Lariar started evasive manoeuvres and managed to hit the frigate that lost shields and destroy it completely. Turian cruisers fired their main guns also and drained some power from the lariar's shields. Maraheras fired its main gun again and managed to hit lariat's engines making the reaper slow down. Lariar was forced to fire on turian dreadnought but only managed to hit shields.

"Shields down to 65% but holding." Tactical officer spoke.

"Fire main gun again." Solana ordered.

Maraheras fired main gun and reapers shield collapsed. Turian cruisers ad destroyers fired on the reaper managing to damage it some more. Lariar reached the mass relay and disappeared into terminus systems. Leaving turian task group to asses damage and look for survivors of two frigates that were destroyed. Turian command was contacted and Citadel council alerted. Then citadel council alerted shepard and their other spectre's in the turian space.