Hello again, finally I have finished chapter 11 the second art of the Noveria mission, I took time on this one and checked it over a lot of times today since I finished it last night. Reason I took my time on this one is that this is my FAVORITE story mission in the game so I wanted to give it some more time on it, so I do hope also that I got most of the fact right or close enough to it. One last thing here for the if the description in the sorry aren't that great I do apologize for that have never really been the best at that so again I do apologize for it.
Now let you all get to reading and I hope you enjoy it because I sure did when writing it :D
I do NOT own Mass Effect or RWBY, Mass Effect Belongs to Bioware and RWBY belongs to RT/Mounty Oum
RWBY Effect
Chapter.11: Ice cold reunion Part.2
-Loriks home: Time: 2:00 AM-
"So this is Mister Lorik Qu'i'ns home, I must say it's pretty bland." Weiss said as she, Ruby, Blake, Yang, Liara and Elizabeth made their way out of the elevator (much to Yang's displeasure) that lead up to Loriks home.
"Weiss there are bigger things to worry about at the moment." Blake said
"I know that I'm just-" Weiss said before Elizabeth silenced her with a 'Shhh'
"What?" Weiss asked confused
"Listen ice Queen it's not too hard to hear." Yang said much to Weiss annoyance a as she suddenly heard tow voices coming from further in the building.
"Who do thinks is in there Elizabeth?" Ruby whispers hearing the voices as well
"Don't know Ruby, but ready up we may be deal with some trouble after all." Elizabeth said as she and Liara pull out their pistol while Ruby, Blake, Weiss and Yang all got ready to pull out their weapons if needed.
As the group walks in they see a female guard and Turian guard standing by the entrance side by side with their backs turned to them. Elizabeth was deciding rather to knock them out or wait and see if both guards walked away but before she could think further Blake decides to take action as she sprint right up behind both guards and tapped their shoulder startling the guards, but covering both their mouth before either could scream.
"Now listen here you two, you're going to leave or my friends behind me will hurt you." Blake said as Elizabeth, Liara, Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang all waved to enforce Blake's threat. "If you value you're health I'd suggest taking my warning." She finished with a dark tone.
"Un-nderstood m-miss come let get out here." The Female guard said nervously as she and her Turian friend ran past the group into the elevator.
"Nice on Blake, didn't know you had it in you though." Elizabeth said as she and the rest walked up to Blake.
"Oh no I wouldn't have, I was merely bluffing but you all waving to them help with my bluff so thank you." Blake replied with a smile
"Oh my gosh Blake is it wrong I'm so turn on right now by you?" Yang said as ash hugged Blake tightly making their chests push against one another's –"THE THINGS I WANT TO DO WITH HER RIGHT NOW!"- Yang mentally yelled as she was close to getting a nose bleed from sheer excitement
"Yang I-I don't this i-is an appropriate time." Blake said as her cheeks began to blush heavily
"Whys that my Blakey." Yang says seductively only for an "Ahem" to be heard from behind her. Yang turns around to remember that Elizabeth, Liara, Weiss and Ruby were with them and just like that Yang lets her grip go and blushes a little from embarrassment.
"Seriously keep it PG we have a young child with us." Elizabeth says as she cover Ruby's ears while Weiss covers her eyes.
"Oops sorry about that I just sometime get in the mood easily." Yang said as she scratch the back of her head
"Weiss, Elizabeth can you let go now?" Ruby asks as Weiss and Elizabeth remove their hands from her face
"Why do you keep doing that for real?" Ruby asks already guessing what they were going to say.
"Well tell... You know what I'll tell you once we get back on the ship or better yet how about Weiss does it you wouldn't mind would you Weiss? Elizabeth asks with a smirk
"What I- well-" Weiss said unable form a sentence all of a sudden.-"Oh god stop thinking those thoughts now is not a good time to get excited…. DAMN CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT!"- Weiss thought as a lot of dirty images of her and Ruby were coming to mind.
"And you wouldn't mind if Weiss here talks to you little sister about 'THAT' would you." Elizabeth ask Yang who was confused until she figured out what Elizabeth was hinting at.
"No problem Elizabeth, beside I think Weiss and Ruby need some bonding time together." Yang said as she and Blake give Weiss a smirk while Liara quietly giggles a little and Elizabeth just smiles at Weiss blushing face and Ruby's confusion on the whole situation.
"I'm confused, but… I look forward to it Weiss." Ruby says as she pats Weiss on the back. –"My heart racing again, why does this always happen. No calm yourself Ruby this is no time to be taken over by these urges I keep getting."-
"Y-Your welcome Ruby my pleasure." Weiss says as she gives a quick glare to everyone else
"Alright fun and game besides we should get to the Loriks room to get his data for him." Elizabeth says
"Agreed but do you think anyone else is here?" Liara asks
"Can't say but only one way to find out right, so weapons ready ladies." Elizabeth says as she start to move to the upper levels of building followed by the rest.
While they made their way up what was strange was that no one else was in the building, Elizabeth herself expected that someone else would be in here. But no one was as they enter the upper room of the building. Once inside the room Elizabeth spotted the Loriks personal terminal and began to download the data. While this was going on a few question rose up.
"Hey don't you all think this is weird?" Blake says as she keep an eye out for any hidden attackers.
"What do mean Blake?" Liara asks
"I mean doesn't this seem just too easy, like we should have been meet by some more guards?" Blake replies
"Maybe there on break or something?" Yang says
"Maybe, then again maybe those were the only two guards here." Weiss added in
"Either way we should be careful, I don't want any of us getting hurt you know." Ruby says as she looks around Loriks room
"It could be a trap for all we know, but still I think we can handle them." Elizabeth says as she waits for the data to finish downloading. "Also don't touch that Ruby." Elizabeth says as Ruby stopped in her tracks three inches away from touching a very expensive looking vase
"What I just wanted to look is all." Ruby says as she back away from the Vase
"Looking or not you should be more careful not to break anything." Weiss says as she sigh in relief that Ruby didn't touch the expensive vase.
"Alright done the data has been downloaded." Elizabeth said happily
"Good then let get going I'm sure Lorik will be happy with this." Liara says
"Right come on let's move out." Elizabeth order as she and the rest exit the room only to be halted a feet further down by a familiar disliked woman Kiara Stirling
"Well, what do have here a breaking and entering?" Kiara said as she crossed her arms
"Officer what a nice day were having am I right?" Yang said -"She better not try and start anything."- Yang noted as she was ready to activate Ember Celica if needed.
"Funny girl you are, want me to tell you one of my jokes now." Kiara says
"Not really." Elizabeth, Liara, Blake, Ruby, Weiss and Yang say in unison with deadpanned expressions.
"Well I tell you anyways, what do you call five people who threaten to kill two guards… Dead meat." Kiara says
"That wasn't a very funny joke you know." Liara says
"I don't think it was meant to be Liara." Ruby says a she slowly move her hand to Crescent roses hilt
"Well what are you doing here Miss Stirling?" Weiss asks moving her hand slowly to the hilt of Myrtenaster
"I'm here because I was paid to kill you six from a Miss Kianna Graves and boy what a payment she gave me." Kiara says with a smirk
"You were bribed then, you're nothing worse than a dirty cop." Blake says as she moves her hand onto the hilt of her blade.
"Yeah, so back off lady and tell us where Kianna is now!" Yang says as she activates her gauntlets.
"Can't say she didn't tell me, just paid me. But it won't matter much when I kill you six." Kiara says as she readies her shotgun
"You really think you take the six of us on." Weiss says as she readies her weapon along with Blake and Ruby
"Hm…Yes I do." Kiara says as she snaps her finger for three Beowulf's with their arms, legs and upper torso replaced with Geth technology appeared behind her in a row also the two Beowulf's on the sides were smaller than the one in the middle . "You see Miss Graves lent me some of her Pet project as she called them, Now then…. KILL EM BOYS." Kiara says as the Beowulf's lunge at the group only for them to be pushed back a little by a biotic push from Liara and Elizabeth.
"Girls get rid of these Beowulf's, me Liara will take care of Miss Stirling here!" Elizabeth orders loudly as everyone goes to their intended targets.
As Liara and Elizabeth activate a biotic barriers on themselves they begin to fire their pistol rapidly at Kiara activates her own Biotic barrier and rolls into cover but not before leaving a grenade in front of Liara and Elizabeth who jumped to the sides into cover and thankfully advoiding the blast but now was in a fire fight/biotic battle with Kiara.
Meanwhile at the same time Ruby and Weiss were taking on one of the smaller Beowulf's who kept dodging the slashes Ruby did with Crescent rose. Weiss got behind the Beowulf while it was distracted by Ruby, she actives her glyph and thrust forward impaling the Grimm's leg but barley as the Beowulf then turned its head to Weiss's direction swung at Weiss with its enhanced claws but thankfully Weiss was able to pull out Myrtenaster from the hybrids leg and jump back to avoided any damage. Ruby then took advantage of the Grimm's distraction as she impaled her Scythe into the ground behind her as she twirls her body on top of her weapon actives the trigger and is pushed forward as she does a high speed kick into the Beowulf's back sending it into the wall with a painful crunch being heard making Weiss and Ruby flinch a little from the confirmed sound of the Grimm's demise while the body also began to dissolve like most Grimm's bodies do.
"Okay that was AWESOME LETS DO IT AGAIN!" Ruby says as Weiss just face palmed only for them to dodge and incoming attack from the other smaller Beowulf followed by Blake who was stabbing the back of it only for the Beowulf to grab her arm and throw her off into Ruby and Weiss. As the girl got back up and readied their weapons Yang came in from behind punching the Beowulf in the face hard making the Grimm's head slam into the ground making the same sickly crunching noise that confirmed its demises as this one's body also dissolves. But before the girls could celebrate the bigger Beowulf tried to slash at Yang only for her to roll out of the way and next to Ruby, Weiss and Blake.
"Well that was fun, now we got to deal with this one. Seem tougher and bigger." Yang said as she got back up.
"True maybe it's the alpha of the three, which would explain why it hasn't attack us yet." Weiss said as she noticed the Beowulf was a indeed bigger than the other two and had more Geth upgrade in it from what she could tell
"If so then we'll probably have to be more tactful with this one, since it seem to be more intelligent." Blake said as she and the rest noticed it was waiting for them to strike first
"Well either way we're going to kick its butt and show it how team RWBY handles Grimm….. LET'S DO IT GIRLS!" Ruby yells as she, Weiss, Yang and Blake all charged at the Alpha Grimm with a war cry.
While the girls began their fight with the Alpha Beowulf, Elizabeth and Liara were having trouble surprisingly from Kiara as she kept throwing what seemed to be an endless number of grenades and biotic pushes at them. Elizabeth decided that enough was enough as she jumped over from cover and rammed into Kiara using her Biotics as a boost as she rammed Kiara into the wall behind her but not enough to killing her. As Elizabeth back off an inch and threw a punch Kiara grabs her fist and rams Elizabeth down the stairs as they both landed away from each other but still getting back up. Liara jumps down and throws a push at Kiara throwing her to the ground again, then while Liara runs right up to her pulling her pistol out to finish the woman off Kiara does a quick leg a sweep tripping Liara as she then gets up quickly and pulls her pistol out to shoot the falling Asari but only for Elizabeth to use a biotic pull to bring Kiara closer to her. Elizabeth then does a clothesline on Kiara making the woman fall on the ground in pain, Elizabeth then uses her Biotics to enhance her right leg as she stomps on the blonds guard chest making her scream out in pain.
"You...bitch…" Kiara said as she cough out a little blood
"Takes on to know one bitch." Elizabeth says as she pulls her pistol out and shoot Kiara in the head finishing her off as Elizabeth then runs over to Liara who was still on the ground.
"Ugh…my back." Liara says as she stands back up.
"Here let me help." Elizabeth says as she helps Liara the rest of the way
"Thank…you Elizabeth, is it over." Liara asks
"Yeah it is with her, are you okay?" Elizabeth asks as she lets go of Liara
"Yes I will be fine what about the girls though?" Liara ask as she remember those Beowulf things fighting them
"I don't know but I'm sure their fine Liara." Elizabeth says as only for her and Liara to hear a roar followed by a loud thump against the walls on the upper floor and a scream from Weiss and Blake.
"RUBY, YANG!" Elizabeth and Liara heard both Weiss and Blake yell in a frighten tone
Suddenly at that moment Elizabeth felt something inside her, a feeling she hasn't felt in a long while….the feeling of rage and she couldn't figure out why she was feeling this but when she hear Ruby and Yang being called knowing they must have been hit hard she just began to feel this rage.
"Elizabeth we should-" But Liara was cut off when Elizabeth used her biotic to jump up on the second floor.
"Huh…didn't know she could do that." As Liara began to make her way to the stairs
While that happen Weiss and Blake had just witness Yang and Ruby get flung into the cement wall at a high speed making an impact crater that former dust making it hard to see if Ruby and Yang were okay or not. Both Weiss and Blake looked back at the Alpha in anger but knowing now that someone had either trained it or programed it with a high level of hand to hand combat which is why they were having a hard time taking it down. But before they could attack Elizabeth popped out from the side of them as she was glowing blue and rammed into the Beowulf alpha straight into a wall. What happen next suspired both Blake, Weiss and Liara who had just gotten up the stairs as Elizabeth then began to do a flurry of well-placed punches making the Grimm bleed out red blood as it feel on its knees as it howled in pain. Elizabeth then pulled back her fist as it glowed with blue.
"This is for hurting the girls." Elizabeth whispered as she punch the alpha in the face hard as the same sickening crunch noise came from it singling that it finally was dead while the body dissolved, Weiss, Blake and Liara then ran up to Elizabeth.
"Elizabeth are you okay?" Weiss asked with concern
"Don't worry I'm fine how about you and Blake?" Elizabeth asked back
"Were fine, but what about Ruby and Yang over there?" Blake said as she pointed to the wall where Yang and Ruby crashed into with the dust around them finally starting to clear out.
"I'll check on them, you three take a quick breather okay." Elizabeth says as Liara nods her head in agreement followed by Weiss and Blake who nodded as well but were a bit hesitant about it.
"Good and don't worry Weiss and Blake…. there tough girls." Elizabeth said to bring some comfort to Weiss and Blake as she ran over to where Yang and Ruby to see the dust clear up and she finally saw the girls.
Both were okay for most apart though both had a bit of blood coming down their faces and both were knocked out which would explain why their aura wasn't healing them at the moment. Elizabeth then takes off her chest piece as quickly as possible and then her shirt she wore under it leaving her in her sports bra and then tears it apart to clean up the blood from their faces. –"Come on you two wake up your tougher than this."- she mentally said hoping that it wasn't more serious as it was than it was but her fear were calmed when both Ruby and Yang open their eyes slowly.
"Ugh…my head…what…what happened?" Yang said while she kept a tight grip still on Ruby out of sisterly instinct.
"Why…are…we bleeding…Elizabeth what happened." Ruby said as she turn her head to Elizabeth followed by Yang who did that same.
"You both took a pretty hard hit and got your little girlfriend worried about you, including me." Elizabeth says as she hugs both of them tightly to Ruby's and Yang confusion. "I'm glad your both safe like the others." Elizabeth says as she lets go of them
Both Ruby and Yang where confused still but couldn't help but smile a little at Elizabeth, it was weird but they felt like they were with their mom again. It had been bothering both Ruby and Yang that Elizabeth was so much like their mom and they just couldn't help but see Elizabeth as that even though they only know her for such a short time but they would keep that to themselves for now. As the girls got back up with a little help from Elizabeth they were soon both hugged tightly by Weiss and Blake.
"YOU IDOITS YOU ALMOST GAVE US HEART ATTACK!" Weiss yelled as she and Blake hugged them tighter
"Weiss…Blake…..we…breath….please." Ruby said losing air from Weiss and Blake's intense hug.
"Oh our bad, sorry about that." Weiss said as she and Blake let go of Ruby and Yang
"It's no problem Weiss, I'm just glad were alive." Yang said for Blake to pull her ear hard
"OW….Blake that hurts!" Yang says as she tries to fidget away with no luck
"It should you nearly could have died, but your alive thankfully. BUT I believe once we get back to the ship I'll be giving you my own punishment." Blake said as her angered face turned in to a seductive one hinting to Yang what was she was planning on doing and in the process making her get a nose bleed from excitement.
"Um why is Yang's nose bleeding?" Ruby asks as she and the rest watch the little banter with Yang and Blake
"I'll tell you sooner or later, but I am also glad your safe I don't know what I could do without you dolt." Weiss says as she gives Ruby a smile
"Same to Weiss, same to you." Ruby says give Weiss a smile back
"Aw this is just too cute to stop…. but we have to get this info back to Lorik." Elizabeth says as she internally shames herself for ruin such a Kawii moment.
"Elizabeth is right, the sooner we get the data back to him the sooner we can get to Peak 15." Liara says as Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang walk over to the elevator while Liara stops Elizabeth for a second and whispers in her ear. "I wanted to ask you if you can tell Ashely that I put in five hundred credits for that little bet she made with everyone." she says
"You mean the one where we predict when Ruby and Weiss will get it on?" Elizabeth asked as Liara nodded her head in confirmation. "Got it, I'll tell her when we get back to the Normandy." Elizabeth said
"Hey Elizabeth, Liara you coming." Ruby yells from across the little building as hers, Yang's, Weiss and Blake auras start to heal them up.
"Coming!." Elizabeth says as she and Liara make their way back to the elevator where the girls were waiting.
-Hotel Bar: Time: 2:20 AM-
As the group made their way into the bar and Elizabeth finally was able to reattach her chest plate they were suspired to see that Gianna was in the bar as well and she waving them over to her. So Elizabeth, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang and Liara decided that they might as well see what she wants.
"Hello again Commander I see that you've just come back from 'i'n office and might I say you made quite a mess in there you know." Gianna said
"Um I don't know what you mean Gianna, we've been pretty busy with other ...stuff right guys?" Elizabeth says as Ruby, Blake, Weiss, Yang and Liara just nod in agreement.
"Funny, look you can drop the act I know what you did in his little home so don't play coy with me." Gianna said with a frown. "I also see that you have the data with you good, but before you give it to him I need you to help me get Lorik to testify against Anoleis." She said
"Why, you suing him or something. Did he touch your butt one to many times what is it you want?" Elizabeth asked a bit frustrated with the woman
"I knew you'd ask that so allow me re-introduce myself. I am Gianna Parasini Noveria internal affairs." Gianna said
"Wait, what's that? "Ruby, Elizabeth, Yang, Weiss and Liara ask
"She a cop that goes undercover as an employee for a suspected corrupted business man, woman or politician. They can stay on the same case for years to catch their culprits...basically their spy's." Blake explained
"Oh, okay that makes sense." Yang says as the other just nod in agreement
"Very good miss cat ears." Gianna said as Blake's heart sank in panic
"How did you know about my cat ears!?" Blake said as Gianna smiles, the girls looked worried while Elizabeth and Liara were confused.
"I had noticed your bow twitch a few times when we talked last, so I had my suspicion but didn't say anything because I had no proof. I decided ight now decided to mention it to you and the reaction you just had has proven my assumption also your bow looks like cat ear anyways plus you feline like eyes." Giana's says as she smirks a little
"Okay wait hold on stop...can anyone tell me what's going on right now?!" Elizabeth asked out loud in frustration.
"Apparently Miss Blake here and her little friends were keeping secrets from you not that I blame them with this one." Gianna answers
"What does she mean?!" Elizabeth asked the girls
"Well you see...um." Ruby stuttered trying to answer
"Ruby...it's okay I'll explain but thank you." Blake said as she gave Ruby a smile then turn her attention back to Elizabeth
"Explain what?" Elizabeth asked again becoming more confused
"I don't know if Ruby told you much about our home but she probably forgot to mention the Faunas." Blake said
"Faunas, what's that Blake?" Liara asked with curiosity
"The Faunas are a second species living on Remnant alongside the humans. The Faunas are all born with animal traits but still have a human appearance... I'm one of those Faunas." Blake explained quietly as she lifts off her bow slowly to show her cat ears surprising Liara, Elizabeth and Gianna. Thankfully for them no other bar patron had noticed.
"Hold up, you're saying you're a..." Elizabeth said
"Animal..." Blake muttered –"That's what most say anyways."-
"AN AWESOME NINJA CAT GIRL!" Elizabeth said with excitement as she squealed a little like fan girl looking at Blake's cat ears
"Wait...what?" Blake asked a bit surprised by Elizabeth's reaction
"I always though cat girls were awesome I mean who wouldn't want to have cat like abilities it would be AMAZING!" Elizabeth explained still acting like a fan girl
"I have to admit this is a side of the commander I thought I'd never see from the few time I've spoken to her today." Gianna whispered to Liara
"I must agree I never though Elizabeth could act so ...well cute." Liara whispered back as she had to admit it was pretty cute how the war harden hero was acting at the moment.
"Wait you're not mad at us for not telling you this?" Weiss asked -"This is a surprise I thought she at least yell at us a little."- Weiss thought
"Mad no, but I am a little upset that you kept it for so long. Though I can understand why you kept it a secret." Elizabeth answered
"You do really?" Yang asked
"Yah from what I can guess from Blake's reaction I'm guessing that Faunas were treated as second class citizen by the humans of Remnant because they were different and also probably because of some war that happen between the two. Correct me if I'm wrong at all." Elizabeth said surprising Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang at how spot on she was about it.
"I'm guessing from your face I'm spot on. But you girls can tell me later about that we still have business here to do isn't that right Gianna?" Elizabeth said directing the attention back to the task at hand but still hinted at the girls that she would want an explanation later on.
"Correct like I said I need you to persuade Lorik to testify against Anoleis, you think you can do that?" Gianna said
"I think we can right ladies."
"Right." Ruby, Yang, Weiss and Blake said at once while Liara simply nodded her head
"See we can do it, so just wait right here and we'll be back beside how hard can it be to persuade him." Elizabeth said
-2 minutes later-
"OH COME ON, WHAT CAN I DO TO CONVINCE YOU!" Elizabeth yelled out gaining the attention of a few bar patrons
"Like I said I'm not one to be bribed whether it be tickets to a show, a few drink or an all-expense paid trip to a tropical island which I will say that last one I don't think you'd be able to pay for." Lorik said with an annoyed tone
"Please just consider it man, I don't know what else I can do to convince you." Elizabeth begged out of frustration
"No, like I said to you I will not testify I want nothing to do with it and if you can't seem to understand that your little friends with you explain it." Lorik said as he pointed to Liara, Weiss, Blake, Yang and Ruby who stayed quite throughout Elizabeth's failed attempt to convince Lorik to testify.
"Excuse me Elizabeth but do you mind if me and Yang try something." Weiss said as she and Yang moved up next to Elizabeth.
"Be my guess girl I need to take a breather." Elizabeth said as she moved next to Ruby, Blake and Liara who patted her on the back for a good attempt.
"Now then Mr. Qu'i'n I'd advise you take this opportunity instead of rejecting it." Weiss said in a very professional manner
"Oh really whys that, can you give a good reason young lady." Lorik said back
"Dude I can tell you are a lower ranking politician of sorts, think about it like this if you testify against Anoleis and he's charged as guilty then everyone who hated him will be on your side which mean your position will strengthen among the other politicians here." Yang explained
"Huh, that does make sense and I really would like a higher position of power and I really don't like Anoleis…"Lorik said as he scratched his chin
"Totally and you can get all the fine ladies as well, so what do say?" Yang added in
"Indeed like my more….open friend here says can happen to you if you take down this corrupted individual so do you choose to testify or not." Weiss says adding in a tone of seriousness to her statement
"….I'll do it but this better not bite me back in the ass later." Lorik says
"Oh trust me it won't man." Yang says
"Yes it most certainly won't and thank you again for accepting this offer sir." Weiss says as she and Yang moved back to group.
"How did you two do that?" Elizabeth asks impressed by Yang's and Weiss display of persuasion
"Just business smarts." Yang and Weiss said as they made their way back to Gianna followed by Ruby and Liara, leaving a confused Elizabeth.
"Elizabeth we should get over to Gianna with the others." Blake said a bit surprised herself by Yang's intelligence with business
"Right….let's do that." Elizabeth said as she and Blake made their way back to Gianna and the others.
"I can't believe you did it I was worried that he wouldn't budge seeing Elizabeth here failed attempt." Gianna joked
"Yeah, yeah laugh it up still good Job Weiss and Yang." Elizabeth said complementing the two girls then turning her attention back to Gianna. "So I guess that you have everything you need now to make the arrest?"
"Yes I do, I'll get you that pass once I make the arrest. Follow me you'll defiantly want to see this." Gianna said as she left towards the elevator followed shortly by Elizabeth, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang and Liara
-Anoleis Office: Time: 2:34 AM-
"Unhand me at once damnit!" Anoleis yelled as Gianna was dragging him out of his office
"You have the right to remain silent, wish you would practice it." Gianna said as she forced him toward the outer doors of his office.
"Shepard I demand you arrest this bitch!" Anoleis plead only for Elizabeth, Liara, Weiss, Blake and Yang to smirk.
Ruby on the other hand waved to him and said "By Mister Meany pants have fun in jail!"
"Hey Shepard remind me to get you a nice cold beer the next time we meet… and girls." Gianna said getting team RWBY's attention. "Word of advice try not to get to much attention on yourself there a lot of dangerous people out there." And with that Gianna dragged Anoleis out of the office.
"Well that was fun we should do stuff like that more often." Yang said as smiling
"Please no Yang, I think I'm done for one day having to deal with people like that….god I hate politicians." Weiss said with an irritated tone
"Who doesn't Weiss most of them are just in for themselves, there are only a few selfless ones really." Elizabeth said "But now is not the time to talk about that we have the pass so let's get going to the garage the Mako should be there." She added
"Right come on let's get going everyone!" Ruby says as she skips over to the garage followed by the rest of the group.
-Garage entrance four minutes later-
"Hey look the Mako is there sweet I call gunner!" Ruby yells excitedly as she see the Mako from her position and a woman guarding the entrance
"Why am I not surprised Ruby is the one to call gunner." Blake says smirking a little
"Hey that my little sis for you always ready to kick butt." Yang answers
"Well that is a charming quality of her, I will admit that." Weiss says as she blushes a bit while Blake and Yang giggle a little at how their ice queens been acting lately
"What do mean I can't go through!?" Ruby yelled at a female guard
"Little girl I can't let you in unless you have a pass to allow you to leave." The female guard answered
"But I have one right….oooohhhh that's right." Ruby said embarrassed a little
"Ahem" said Elizabeth getting the Guards and Ruby's attention "I believe this is what you needed to see." She said as she gave the guard the pass
"Yes that would be it you and your companions with you can go through, just be careful out there." The woman said as the whole group walked into the Garage.
"Wow it's so big in here…. Still CALLING GUNNER ON THE MAKO!" Ruby yelled as she ran to the Mako with everyone laughing at her antics.
"My Ruby is…" Weiss said but she then noticed a large figure on the roof of the garage looking down right at…
"RUBY ABOVE YOU!" Weiss yelled startling everyone else while Ruby stopped to see a large figure falling down to her thankfully she did a back flip and dodged it.
"What the hell just happened!?" Yang yelled out as the impact created some dust
"I don't know but I saw something above her, thankfully she dodged it." Weiss answered as the dust started to die down.
"Whatever it is were killing it, weapons free!" Elizabeth yells out as everyone else pulls their weapons out
As the dust cleared the group could see Ruby crouched down in front of the with Crescent rose already taken out in it's melee mode. The dust finally cleared to show an intimidating sight, it was an Ursa but not like the ones they had fought before this one was a little bit bigger, its fur had streaks of red and purple on its arms and legs, The face of the Ursa had been modified by Geth technology as it's eyes were now two bright red lights and the skull mask on it was a matted dark gray plated mask. The Ursa's back had red spikes coming out from it all in all this was going to be hard.
"What is that?" Blake asked out loud with it's eyes wide open
"It's a Ursa guys." Ruby said
"Yeah it think it's more than just a mere Ursa Ruby." Liara said
"Very perceptive of you Miss T'Soni!" A voice said that was way too familiar to the girls
"Oh….my…god…. NOT YOU!" Weiss yelled in anger
As Weiss yelled that the top of the Ursa head began to open up with a screen coming out. As the process was done an all too familiar face came on screen. "You got it's a me Kianna Grave how you doing!" Kianna said as she flipped the group off.
"What the hell are you to scare to fight us one on one you nut job!" Yang yelled in a mocking tone
"Pff as if I just don't want to waste my energy on weak girls like you." Kianna said making Yang, Blake, Weiss and Ruby give her a glare.
"Okay wait hold up this lady…this lady here is Kianna Graves….your kidding right?" Elizabeth said as she expected her to be more…. Scary looking.
"Yes that would be me, and you must be Commander Shepard the first human Spectre ever…wow such an honor it is to meet you." Kianna replied in a mocking tone to Elizabeth
"I've only spoken with you for a few second and I already hate you." Elizabeth mumbled in anger
"What is that you want from us, you haven't attacked us yet so there must be something you want?" Liara asked the mad woman
"Yes indeed very perspective again doctor….what I want is simple, give me those four little WHORES and I'll let you live simple as that. "Kianna said in a dark tone while smirking
"OH SHE DID NOT JUST CALL US THAT!" Yang yelled as her semblance began to active
"OH YES SHE DID THAT IT SHE DEAD!" Weiss yelled in pure anger
"…. DEAD. "Blake yelled in anger as well
"OH SO DEAD, NO ONE CALLS MY FRIEND AND I THAT!" Ruby yelled out of her usually clam persona for once in anger at the woman's comment
"See now you've pissed them off and me so the answer is no you crazy bitch!" Elizabeth yelled
"Oh so foolish you are I should have sent my wonderfully pet Ursa Kiki here to take care of you and not that Stirling woman…oh well learn and live now then….. KIKI KILLED THEM ALL!" Kianna yelled as the screen on the Ursa head turns off and retracts back. The Ursa Kiki then lunges at the group only to miss as the whole group dodged.
"ALRIGHT LAIDES KICK ITS ASS!" Elizabeth yells as she and Liara fire off rounds into the Ursa's body but the Ursa swipes at the two forcing them to roll back. Blake then jumps from behind Elizabeth and Liara using her Semblance to create a double of herself as both begin to slash at its face distracting the Ursa as Yang jumps on the front of its face firing a few shells in the Ursa's eyes. As that was going on Weiss and Ruby also use their gun modes to fire a barrage of cross clips and an ice dust vile on its arms and legs making it trip while freezing it's legs, Yang and Blake then back off as Elizabeth and Liara can be seen running to the Ursa with a biotic enhanced fists as they punch the Ursa making it fly a few feet away on its back. The Ursa then goes limp.
"Well that was easier than I thought it would be." Blake said
"It's not over till we make sure it's really dead." Elizabeth replies back as she and the rest sprint over to the limp Ursa body.
"Well it looks dead and hey the bodies dissolving so th-" Yang said before the Ursa swung it's claw at the five sending them back two feet from the Ursa.
"How its was dissolving that always signifies most Grimm's deaths." Weiss said as she sat back up long with the rest of the group
As if the Ursa understood, it press it left eye and then a beep came followed by a message. ["Hello if you are hearing this then you've just been deceived by Kiki's black smoke installment, yeah pretty cool for now on you won't be able to tell if you killed a Grimm or not isn't that wonderful. Well I should probably let this little recording end see you soon well not really cause you'll be dead!"]Kianna said as another beep came ending the message
"You know I really hate that woman and I haven't even meet her personally also DODGE!" Elizabeth yelled as the Ursa lunged at them making the group dodge in different directions.
"Alright at least it can't stand up." Elizabeth said before she covered her mouth and just like that the Ursa stood up
"YOU REALLY HAD TO SAY THAT!"Weiss yelled as she ran away from the Ursa charging at her.
"SORRY WEISS!" Elizabeth said as she began to shoot the Ursa in the back with her pistol from a distance
-"Okay Weiss think, what can you do to get the jump on this Ursa abomination….maybe no not that … how about-" Weiss though before she ducked down from a swing to the head by the Ursa "A LITTLE HELP WOULD BE APPRECTIATED!" Weiss yelled as she continued to run away from the towering Ursa, meanwhile Ruby and Yang devised a plan of attack.
"Okay Yang you ready." Ruby asked
"Ready as ever little sis!" Yang yelled
"Alright then lest do this!" Ruby yelled as she let yang pick her up
"You bet yah!" Yang replied back as she began to swing ruby in a circle and then at the third swing she activated her gauntlets giving her boost in speed as she threw Ruby in the Ursa direction. Ruby then used her Scythes gun mode and fire off two round increasing her speed as she the lifter the bladed part over her head and stabbing the Ursa back with much force as the Ursa stopped chasing Weiss and began to try and swipe at it's back in agony.
"GOOD JOB YANG!" Ruby yelled before she notice the Ursa's back spikes began to glow then suddenly she was electrocuted making her fall to the ground with her Crescent rose still in the Ursa's back.
"RUBY!" Yang, Blake and Weiss yelled as the ran up to her
"RUBY ARE YOU OKAY SPEAK TO ME!" Yang yelled as she could hear in the background Elizabeth and Liara shooting at the wounded Ursa
"Yeah…just…in…. a little pain." Ruby replied making the girls worries die down
"Thank god you're alright, but what do we do about the Ursa now?" Blake said as she looked behind her to see Elizabeth and Liara now hitting it with biotic pushes as the Ursa still screamed in pain from Ruby's attack.
"I don't know….at least… it stopped attacking." Ruby said as she tried to get up but couldn't as she feel on the ground in pain as her aura was doing the best to heal her fast.
"Yang, Blake I'll stay with Ruby you two take care of that abomination I know you can do it." Weiss said as she turned her attention back to Ruby as Yang and Blake move over closer to the Ursa
"Right Blake got any ideal how to take it down, I don't think Elizabeth and Lira can keep it up forever." Yang said
"I already though of an Ideal but I need you to do everything I say okay." Blake said
"Alright then lay it on me babe." Yang says as Blake begins to quickly tell her the plan
Meanwhile with Elizabeth and Liara they were having a tough time hurting the Ursa as it kept swinging wildly as it tried to get ruby's weapon out of its back and worse they were starting to run out of energy from the last fight they had.
"So…"Elizabeth said as she dodge another incoming swing "have any idea how to kill this thing!?"
"No I couldn't say really." Liara answered back as she dodged a swing to the head
"Great just great how do we-" Elizabeth said angrily as then Yang suddenly jumped on top of the Ursa's head where the screen came out of and began to rip off it's metal plating then the screen which Yang ripped out too. It then showed and exposed brain which grossed Yang out.
"ELIZABETH THROW ME GRENADE QUICLKY!" Yang yelled as Elizabeth threw one grenade out getting what Yang had planned and thankfully Yang caught it.
"THANK ELZIBETH!" Yang yells as she then activates the Grenade and jams it into the Ursa exposed brain. Yang then jumps off the Ursa's head for it to explode into a ton of small bits and pieces of brain's, metal and wires as the body of the Ursa fell down and the body began to dissolve this time for sure noting that it was dead.
"Holy….shit." Elizabeth said impressed by what she just saw
"So how did I do Elizabeth?" Yang asked as she turned around to look at Elizabeth and Liara
"You did… AMAZINGLY THAT WAS AWEOSME YANG!" Elizabeth said as she hugged Yang tightly
"Thank Elizabeth!" Yang says as she hugs Elizabeth back. "But I couldn't have done it without Blake's help." Yang added in
"Yes and I must say you did a swell job sweetie." Blake said as she kissed Yang on the cheek
"Well that's over with but where's Ruby and Weiss" Elizabeth asked not seeing either one of them.
"Were right here don't worry about us." Weiss said as she walked over to the group while Ruby had her left arm slung over her shoulder as support.
"What happen to you two!?" Elizabeth asked with concern
"I'm fine Elizabeth but Ruby here got zapped by that things back spikes but she alright for the most part." Weiss explain
"Well that good, but Ruby you sure you can keep going we can drop you off back at the ship." Elizabeth said worried about Ruby's health
"No…I'm fine really I'm a tough girl." Ruby says as she let's go of Weiss and stand back up with a determined face.
"Atta girl, well we should probably get going before-" But Elizabeth was cut off as Captain Matsuo accompanied by two other Guard and the Guard that was at the garage entrance run in with weapons pointing out.
"What the heck happen in here!?"Mastuo yells as Elizabeth, Liara, Ruby, Yang, Weiss and Blake look around to see that the Garage was a bit destroyed and a still dissolving Ursa
"Crap I guess we didn't pay attention to our surroundings." Blake says
"You would be correct Blake." Liara replies as she looks around the accidental destruction they caused.
"YOU SIX WHAT DID YOU DO!?" Captain Matsuo yells as she and the other guard's walks up to the group.
"Look you may not believe me when I say it but the giant mechanized black bear that's dissolving behind me attacked my group here it's the truth." Elizabeth answered –"Oh god that sounded worse when I said out loud!"-
"See Captain I wasn't lying!" The female garage guard said
"Well…if they are saying it must be true especially with the dissolving giant robot bear body behind you….look let's just forget this happened I'd rather not deal with the paper work." Matsuo said as she pinched her brows
"Agreed, now if you will let us we need to get going to Peak 15 now." Elizabeth said
"Alright, I'll leave you to it… just don't cause any more trouble for me." Matsuo said as she followed by the other guards left the Garage
"You know you could have told her about the Geth and Grimm probably being here." Liara said
"Yeah but I'd don't think she needs anymore stress." Elizabeth said as she and the rest of the group made their way into the Mako ready to finally get to Peak 15.
-Hot Labs: Time: 3:25 AM-
"GOD DAMN THOSE WHORES!" Kianna yells as she throw a metal chair against the wall while Benzia and two Geth Primes with her just stood and watched.
"Kianna you need to calm yourself." Benzia said with a monotone voice
"NO, THOSE DAMN BITCHES KILLED MY LITTLE KIKI ILL TEAR THEIR HEARTS OUT!" Kianna yelled back as she started to tear up
"Alright then you leave me no choice you two try to restrain Miss Graves here." Benzia order the two Geth Primes
As the both Geth Primes grabbed her arms she suddenly tugs her arms inward making both Geth Primes ram into each other and falling in the ground. Kianna then grabbed her Katana and sliced the chest plate off the Geth primes, she then drops her weapon and kneels down shoving herd in both Primes chests ripping out wires and gears in a furious rage. Once she was done Kianna stands back up but only for Benzia to grab her by the collar of her shirt and slap her hard at across the face five times.
"Now then, you will stop having your temper tantrum and act your age understood." Benzia said with her same monotone voice as she lets go of Kianna who just stood there for a few a seconds.
"I...yes your right...I apologize." Kianna said as she wipes her tear stained face.
"It is fine, though you may be an adult and very intellectual from most here, you still are a child emotionally." Benzia replies
"I can control my feeling just fine." Kianna replies annoyed
"Really then the two destroyed Geth prime on the ground right now is just my imagination?" Benzia replied with a small smirk
"I...fine whatever... do you still plan on using the Rachni though?" Kianna asked
"Yes I do even though they run wild among this station now, I'm sure we can use the ones that haven't been killed yet for our future plans we just needs to find a way to capture them. "Benzia answered
"Okay but how do we control them, they seem hell on bent on killing anything in this station that isn't them." Kianna asked
"Oh don't worry about that we have the Queen with us. I'm sure you can find a way to make the Queen obey us and with her obeying us the rest will too." Benzia explained as she looks to her side to see a Rachni Queen trying to escape its holding chamber
"Hm I guess I could try a few things...alright I guess we got plan then." Kianna says
"Yes we do and one more thing once they get here and I know they will, I need you to get off planet." Benzia said
"Of course...WAIT WHAT WHY!" Kianna yells in disbelief
"Because between you, me and Saren you're the one with the most know how on the Grimm we cannot lose that if Sarens plans is to come full circle." Benzia explain still with a monotone voice
"But-" Kianna said before Benzia gave her glare pretty much saying 'You know I'm right.' "Fine I'll go then much to my dismay since I won't be liking those little whores..." Kianna mumbled
"I'll save the bodies for you does that make up for it." Benzia asked with a bit of amusement in her voice
"TOATLLY!" Kianna said happily
"Good, now then we will wait." Benzia said back in her monotone voice
"Sure sounds good and Benzia... If you die somehow from this I want to say that you are probably the closest thing to a friend I have so thank you." Kianna said as she scratch her cheek
"You are welcome child." Benzia simply say
The two then just stand in peaceful silence waiting for their enemies to arrive. Unknown to them they were begin watched by a familiar masked female figure who was clocked.
"Master Sovereign it looks like they believe that the Rachni are needed how foolish of them." The figure whispers in her mask comm piece with amusement as her master relays order to her.
"I know Master I will keep from their sights and stay on watch, over and out." The figure said as her comm piece went to off a few seconds later "But that doesn't mean I won't help prevent the death of Shepard team because if anyone will be killing them it will be me...oh how excited I am for it." The female figure said as she resumed her watch over the current residents of Peak 15.
-Noveria: Road to Peak 15: Time: 3:45 AM-
"How much longer until were at Peak 15 like for real it's been how long?" Yang said as she sat in the Mako bored out of her mind
"Yang stop complaining it will only make it that much longer." Weiss said irritated as she sat next to Yang
"I know but it's just so boring right now I can't stand it." Yang replied
"Yang we shot a few of those bigger Geth a while ago wasn't that fun?" Liara asked
"You mean those newly named Geth amateurs yeah it was fun but Ruby was the one who was shooting….though still pretty cool to watch the explosion." Yang said
"Speaking of which I think Ruby need a break from the Gunner seat." Blake said as she and the rest turn their attention over to where Ruby and Elizabeth were
"NO IM PERFECLY FINE!" Ruby yelled in excitement as she twitch a little
"Really Ruby, because I don't think twitch is normal when shooting a high powered cannon…or the feeling of excitement." Liara replied with concern for Ruby's current behavior
"Really Ruby I can't see how shooting the gun on the Mako could get you so excited." Elizabeth said with a hint of amusement –"Wow the pot calling the kettle black on that one"- she thought to herself knowing she was guilty of this as well
"BECAUSE IT SO POWERFUL IF ONLY I COULD APPLY THIS TO CRESENT ROSE I WOULD BE UNSTOPPABLE MMMWWWHAHAHA!" Ruby yelled as her inner mad scientist began to emerge making Elizabeth stop the Mako in its track immediately.
"Elizabeth why did you stop?" Blake asked confused as everyone else was then Elizabeth took Ruby's hand into her own and looked into her eyes
"YES AND THEN WE COULD APPLY YOUR TECH AND THE MAKOS TO OUR WEPAORY AND THE NORMADNY WE WOULD MAKE HISTORY MMMMWWWHAHAHA!" Elizabeth yelled as Ruby a few seconds later began to laugh with her
"Maybe they both need a break am I right?" Yang said as she along with Weiss, Blake and Liara all had an anime sweat drop go down their head while Elizabeth and Ruby stopped laughing noticing the stares Liara, Weiss, Blake and Yang were giving them.
"Oh…. sorry about that just get carried way you know how we gun hobbyist are…" Elizabeth said she scratched the back of her head
"Right well maybe we should get moving now Elizabeth you know so we don't get attacked." Yang teased
"Right but first Ruby mind letting someone else try to gunner seat for a while?" Elizabeth asked as Ruby sadly nodded as she got up and sat in her seat in between Liara and Weiss. "And who want to get in the gunner seat now." She added
"I'll do it." Weiss said the quickest of the group
"Alright then get up here while I start moving the Mako again." Elizabeth said as she began to drive the Mako forward again while Weiss made herself comfortable in the gunner's seat.
"Damn I wanted to go in the gunner seat." Yang said as she crossed her arms
"Well you can do it next time okay Yang." Blake said to make her girlfriend feel better
"Thanks Blakey you know how to make feel better." Yang said as she gave Blake a kiss on the lips
"Ew…Yang don't do that in front of me." Ruby said as she cover her eyes
"Aw does my baby sister feels embarrassed how cute." Yang said with a smirk
"It is cute, but think about this Ruby you might be doing this with Weiss one day." Blake quietly said to Ruby as she giggle
"Wh-what do you two mean?" Ruby said as she began to blush harder
"Nothing were just teasing you." Yang said with a giggle as suddenly a bump was felt under the Mako as Weiss fired the Mako's cannon for at least four bursts
"What was that?" Liara asked
"I ran over a few Geth troopers while Weiss here destroyed a rocket turret in only four burst." Elizabeth answered
"Correct the trick is to weaken the shield with the first two burst then once the shield are down shoot right into the barrel with two other burst and boom you got yourself a dismantled rocket turret." Weiss explained
"That's really hot…"Ruby said as she got a minor nose bleed and licked her lips seductively making Yang and Blake look at her funny
"Wow…never thought Ruby could act that way. "Blake said a bit surprised that their innocent Ruby could be acting this way
"Yeah got to admit little sister here is growing up fast…I feel so old…"Yang said as slumped a bit in her chair.
As this went on the Mako did a sudden halt startling Ruby, Yang, Blake, Liara and Weiss all wondering why Elizabeth had stopped the Mako again.
"Why did you stop the Mako again Elizabeth?" Blake ask again like before
"Oh sorry about that, but were at our Peak 15 now well the entrance so get ready to run into the side door of the building." Elizabeth answered as the garage entrance was sealed off
"Wait how do you know if it's open?" Ruby asked
"Because Ruby from mine and Elizabeth's view the light next to the door is green which indicates it is." Weiss answered
"Okay then let's get started can't wait to bust up some more heads." Yang said
"Same here Yang, alright everyone get ready to run. "Elizabeth said as she, Weiss Yang, Blake, Ruby and Liara stood up in the Mako as the right side of it opened up.
As the side door of the Mako opened up the whole group booked it to the side door as they began to immediately feel the ill effect of the freezing tempters. As they got to the door Blake who was the closest immediately ran through then door way as it opened followed by the rest of the gang. As everyone stopped and shook of the snow they noticed they were inside of the entrance that lead had an inner door which was green to which meant to them that this could be a trap.
"Alright ladies let get in slowly, beside not like there is going to be a legion of Geth waiting for us. "Elizabeth said as they group walked through the inner door to enter the station
- Five minutes later-
"OH COME ON GIVE ME A BREAK!" Elizabeth yelled from behind cover as a twelve Geth troopers and five Geth primes kept firing upon the group with no stop to it.
"Seriously Elizabeth not to be mean but you got to stop jinxing us all the time. "Yang said as she ducked her head
"It's not my fault Yang really I don't mean to." Elizabeth replied back as she blinded fired her pistol
"How about we don't argue about this at the moment since were being shot at!" Blake said with an irritated tone
"She right, also how are we going to take these Geth down without ending up with bullet holes!?"Weiss asked as she tried to look over the corner of the group cover only to duck back when a hail of fire shot in her direction
"Weiss you okay!"Ruby said with concern
"I'm fine Ruby, really I am." Weiss said back
"I don't suppose we can just start shooting back?" Liara said
"We could but then like Weiss said we'd end up with bullet holes in us so we need to devise a plan quickly." Elizabeth said as she blind fired her pistol again
"I don't think we need to be too quick they haven't move towards us and they just keep firing at our cover." Yang said
"Well still we need to hurry before-"Ruby said but not before the firing stopped and they heard sounds of metal being crushed and broken.
"….Ruby was that you?" Elizabeth asked as she and the rest stayed behind cover and wondering if Ruby used her semblance
"Nope that was not me…should we go check?" Ruby said a bit nervous
"I think we should, ladies you know the drill on the count of three we pull out of cover and aim our weapons at whatever is killed those Geth." Elizabeth explained as the others nodded "Alright then three…two…one….GO!" Elizabeth yelled as she, Ruby, Blake, Weiss, Yang and Liara all pulled out their weapons and pointed it straight forward for the girls to see a familiar creature.
"ARFF!" Said the creature which turn out to be a small dog
"ZWEI!"Ruby, Yang and Weiss yell in happiness and shock running up to the dog while Blake well she stayed where she was and had yelled his name nervously (Since you know Blake's a cat and Zwei is a dog…you get the drift…back to the story.)
"…what?" was all Elizabeth could say as Liara just stood there stunned that a little creature like that could destroy a huge group of Geth like that
"Elizabeth, Liara this is Zwei and Zwei this is Elizabeth and Liara say hi." Ruby said as she walked up to Elizabeth and Liara holding Zwei in her arm as Yang and Weiss followed
"Um…hi?" Liara said as to Zwei
"Okay wait, just wait…. HOW IN THE HELL DID THAT DOG DO THAT?" Elizabeth asked finally getting her sense back
"Truth is he never has done something like this before must have gone into a rage when he saw me, Ruby, Weiss and Blake in trouble." Yang explain casually
"Okay that makes sense…wait does that mean he has a…."Elizabeth asked as she empathize on the word she was going to say
"Aura yeah he does pretty cool huh?" Ruby said back as Elizabeth began to rub her forehead while mumbling
"You're kidding …. I will say that's weird but also amazing, still why is he here in the first place? Liara said as Elizabeth was trying to comprehend if she was still sane
"Nope pretty much anything that isn't and Grimm on Remnant has and Aura though mostly hunter and huntresses use them and for why he is here I don't' know." Weiss answered
"Maybe he followed us through the Black portal that brought us here." Ruby suggested
"What how could that be and can we leave him here please he might you get in our way." Blake said nervously as she kept her distance
"Maybe it could be, we don't know how those portal thing worked. Maybe it stayed open for a while after we departed and Zwei followed our scent trying to find us then he ended up here cause…um…it's a portal of darkness…I don't know but let's just all agree dark portals are a mystery." Yang said frustrated from trying to figure out how Zwei got here in the first place
"Also on a side note Blake are you still scared of Zwei?" Weiss said to Blake
"Wait why would she be…oh right your part cat…huh must have been hard for you to live with a dog." Elizabeth said as she gained her sanity back
"Actually mine and Yang's dad sent Zwei to us to watch over him for a while and that was a few day before we came here." Ruby answered
"That aside yes Elizabeth it was hard since he's a dog and I'm am part cat." Blake said giving Zwei a glare
"Well this had been informative but we need to get going inside deeper into the base, Blake look I know this will be hard but I need you to deal this fear of yours okay." Elizabeth said
Blake was hesitant for a few moment but in end she gave in "Fine, I already decided to make friends with a gun that tried to kill me so might as well give him a chance….BUT if Zwei here tries anything that I don't like I can't promise I won't go and neuter him." Blake said as she look back at Zwei and slightly pulled out her blade making Zwei whine a bit as he somehow understood what Blake was hinting at.
"I guess thats good enough come on now, we need to get moving." Elizabeth said as the whole group plus the new member Zwei began to make their way deeper into Peak 15
-Hot labs: Time: 4:38 AM-
As the group had made their way deeper into Peak 15 they had seen turrets faced the wrong way which confused them all, now they had just finished off of group of Geth in a room that was filled a with snow.
"Man that was easy, like way to easy." Yang said a she retracted her gauntlets
"I agree but the again there wasn't as many of them like the first group we encountered and was saved from by little Zwei her oh yes you're an adorable puppy." Weis said as she knelt down and petted Zwei on the head.
"Speaking of fights, how is all your ammo holding up?" Ruby asked as she counted now two and a half magazines left
"I still got eight clips left." Blake said
"Four belts left no thanks to that Ursa we fought earlier." Yang grumbled
"Seven cylinders since a few broken when I was trying to survive your demon guns attack." Weiss said
"Speaking of which where is Fluffy?" Yang asked with curiosity though was happy Fluffy wasn't with them at the moment
"Oh I left him on my sleeping bag in the Normandy's Storage bay, I'm sure everyone there is getting along with him." Ruby said
-Meanwhile at the Normandy-
"So what do think it will do?" Garrus asked as he held his sniper rifle at Fluffy
"Don't know but we have to keep an eye on it." Ashely said as she pointed her assault rifle at Fluffy
"I need to go to bathroom." Wrex said as he pointed his shotgun at Fluffy with one while holding his groin for safety with the other
"NO WREX YOU STAY HERE GOT IT BE A MAN….Krogan…MAN KROGAN OKAY!" Tali yelled as she was ready to use a sabotage again
"Why am I here?" Kaidan said reluctantly as he held his pistol to at Fluffy
"Because we need all the support here." Ashley answer
"….I hope they get back soon." Garrus sighed
"Yeah…"Everyone else said together only for Fluffy to shake a little freaking out Garrus, Wrex, Ashely, Kaidan and Tali as the ducked in cover.
"Please…. hurry back." They all begged in unison
-Back with the group at Peak 15-
"No, no I don't think they are Ruby." Blake said with a deadpanned expression
"Aw but why is th-" Ruby said as a large noise could be heard startling the whole group as they all back up into each other in a circle with their weapons out while Zwei was growling.
"Alright what's is that noise?" Yang said as she pounded her fists together
"I don't know, but stay focused ladies." Elizabeth said as the noise became much louder
"Seriously that noise sounds like it coming from everywhere around us." Weiss says as she starts becoming nervous
As Weiss said that a loud screech could be heard from the upper level of the area. As the group turn their attention there they were greeted with a most creep sight.
It had four legs support an average sized Hunched body with a smirk like head, it had two big bladed arms with two much smaller blades arms and the worst part of it was that it had two tentacle like claw like appendages that hovered above its body like shoulder cannons of sorts...to say simply to the girls, Elizabeth and Liara the thing was creepy as hell.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING!" Elizabeth yelled as the creature sprinted to them
"WHO CARES SHOOT IT!" Blake yelled as everyone by instinct just fired at the creature mowing it down
"Is it dead!?"Liara asks as she breaths heavily
"I think so but it's friend don't seem to happy." Ruby says as she points out two more of the strange creatures moving to them at a fast speed
As the group was ready to attack one of the two creature's fires acid from its tentacles at them. Thankfully Yang, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Elizabeth, Zwei and Liara dodge just in time to avoid damage.
"That was close everyone okay?" Elizabeth yelled as everyone regrouped
"Yep!" Yang, Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Liara replied
"We need to take them down quickly!"Weiss said as she and everyone else where dodging acid spits and slash that the two creatures were giving.
"Liara, Yang, Blake take the one on the right. Me, Weiss and Ruby take the one on the left and Zwei… just….just be support." Elizabeth ordered as the whole group attacked their designated targets while Zwei well he just sat on the ground.
With Liara, Yang and Blake they were having an easy time fighting their target as Liara kept hitting it with biotic pushed. While it was downed by Liara's attacks Yang ran up and began to punch the creature in a combo flurry sending it into the air. Blake then finished the creature off by slicing it in half with her Blade.
With Elizabeth, Ruby and Weiss they also had an easy time with their fight. Elizabeth was shooting it pistol in the chest area distracting it as Weiss summons a glyph under Ruby that flung her towards the creature. Ruby then activates her Scythe mode and hit the creature on the neck but is stuck because of the creature two smaller arms pushing the Blade back. Elizabeth then used a biotic push to help Ruby while Weiss then use a glyph on herself flinging her to the creature where she stabs it in the stomach. It not enough though as the blade is only an inch or two into the creature. Out of nowhere though Zwei then jumps into the air and Rams his head into the Back of Ruby's weapon giving a high enough boost for Ruby to finish off the creature slicing its head off.
"Thanks Zwei!" Ruby says as pets the dogs head and picks him up
"ARFF!"Zwei barks in happiness
"I wonder if there are any more of those things out in the station." Elizabeth wondered.
"My guess is yes sadly." Liara said as she, Blake and Weiss regrouped with the rest
"No time to dwell on it though there could be some survivors and if so we need to save them." Ruby said becoming more serious at the moment even with an adorable dog in her arms
"Ruby's right though finding Benzia is our first priority we need keep a look out for survivors." Elizabeth said as she and the rest continued into Peak 15 on an elevator much to Yang's displeasure again.
-Hot labs: Time: 4:47 AM-
"Got to admit they can hold their own pretty well." Kianna said as she looked over the security camera footage on her scroll
"Indeed and you said that they would not make it here if I'm correct?" Benzia replied back
"Yeah rub it in, but I still think they will be killed before they get to us." Kianna said
"You can have your opinion on it but to change the subject how goes the control process on the Rachni Queen?" Benzia asks
"Slow very slow, I don't know why but Miss Rachni Queen seems to be very resilient to the obedience processes like she has a mental barrier." Kianna explained as she typed away on a laptop
"That seems….strange." Benzia says
"It is but doesn't mean I won't be able to crack her soon, then we can help these poor creatures and uplift into the next stage of their evolution." Kianna answered
"You seem to have a mission to uplift 'Mistreated creatures' as you call them." Benzia said as she put empathies on the words Mistreated creature's.
"Yes I do, I see the Grimm, Geth and now the Rachni as poor living creature that have been misunderstood and kill on sight, if people could only try and learn how to befriend new species then maybe we can have peace…but sadly these races in the citadel have failed at that and must be killed along with those four girls for they are part of an even more hateful world. Once the plan is done then we can become god of a new world order." Kianna explained as she mumbled the last part of her explanation to herself. –"Though it's not like I going to share this soon to be power with anyone. I am the one who deserves this chance and I will be the new God of this place….maybe I'll let Benzia be my assistant"- Kianna thought to herself
"Look like she's day dreaming again." Benzia sighs as she turns her gaze over to a few security terminals recording Elizabeth and the rest's movement. "And it looks like they have beaten the Rachni in the central station."
-Peak 15 central station-
"Thank the goddess that over with… those creature and green blobs where a nightmare to deal with in this enclosed area" Liara said as she removed gunk off her armor
"Yeah but Yang you really need to control that anger of yours." Elizabeth said as she pulled out a eye from her hair
"I know….but they hit my hair and no one messes with my hair." Yang said as she held a few strains of blond hair in her hand
"Believe me Yang we know, but that's what makes you amazing." Ruby said a she hugs Yang
"Aw thanks Ruby you're the best little sister ever." Yang said as she returns the hug
"Complements aside how do we get out of here, seem like the other doorways in here are locked down." Blake said as she and everyone else noticed two doors on the sides
"Who knows Blake but if I'm a guessing girl I'd say that this place here has more doors further within it." Weiss said as she now held Zwei in her arms
"What does that mean Weiss?" Ruby asked
"It means that this place must have a power switch here somewhere we just got to look around, Isn't that right Zwei?" Weiss said as she started to do baby talk with the dog
"Okay….. me and Liara will check around here Blake, Ruby, Yang, Weiss look down further in here and heck maybe Zwei here will find the switch before any of us do." Elizabeth said as Zwei just barked happily and the girls nodded and began to walk down further in the control hub until they got to the end of the room past a large metal tube to see a third door in the center.
"Huh well I guess there's a third doors here, but I don't see a control switch anywhere do you?" Yang asked Weiss, Blake and Ruby
"Nope." Ruby, Blake and Weiss responded
"Hey maybe we should WHOA!" Ruby screamed as she turned around only to fall in a small hole form the metal tube that was behind them.
"RUBY YOU OKAY!" Yang yelled
"Yep I'm fine, but I think I found something down here." Ruby said a she looked around the hole to see all sorts of tech and wires
"Can you see if there a switch down there then?" Blake asked
"I can see if there is one give me a second." Ruby replied as she looked around to see a small terminal
As Ruby touched the terminal nine holographic blocks appeared three each in a column of all blue, all red and all yellow. Ruby was confused and started to mess around with the blocks which would disappear and reappear in different columns.
"Ruby what's taking you so long?" Weiss asked
"Nothing just give me a second." Ruby replied as she was finishing up the little puzzle she was doing and with a stroke of luck she finished it. Suddenly the technology in the little hole began to light up and the ground beneath Ruby rose up until she was outside of the hole with Blake, Yang and Weiss looking at her.
"What do I still have guts in my hair?" Ruby joked
"No it's just…what did you do Ruby?" Weiss asked curiously as she put Zwei down
"Can't say really I just did a puzzle." Ruby answered only for a female hologram to appear a few seconds later scaring Ruby into Weiss arms
"It looks like your trying to restore power to this facility. Would like me to assist you?" The hologram asked
"Um…who are you lady?" Ruby asked as she got out of Weiss arms much too both their disappointment.
"I am Peak 15's virtual intelligence Mira, may I ask your names?" the V.I Mira asked
"Um…" Ruby was could only say a she didn't know if giving the V.I the wrong name would make the V.I hostile to them or something else so she decided to use a fake one. "Um…Commander Elizabeth Shepard?" Ruby answered as Weiss and Blake faced palmed while Yang gave her little sister a thumbs up
"One moment please…..council authority confirmed. You are entitled to secure access of all systems, please remember that quarries to corporate secrets requires privileged access. Privileged access is only available to Binary Helix Executives. This system is ready to process quarries, you may access me at any holographic interface when in Peak 15" The V.I Mira said
"Wow I didn't' think that would work?" Weiss said surprised while Blake just nodded in agreement.
"Well I'm just lucky is all." Ruby replied having heard their comments
"I can agree on that sis, but you should probably ask Mira here some questions." Yang said
"Arff!"Zwei barks
"See even Zwei glad it worked for you." Yang says
"Thanks, now let's see what to ask hm….OH I GOT IT!" Ruby says excitedly as she snaps her fingers. "Alright Mira where would Matriarch Benzia and a Miss Kianna graves be at the moment?"
"Lady Benzia departed on the passenger tramway to the Rift station subsidiary Labs, I do not have a record of a Kianna Graves….USER ALRET THE TRAM WAY SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE" The V.I Mira said
"What the issue with the stations itself?" Blake asked only for Mira not to answer
"What the issues with this place Mira?" Ruby asked
"One moment please, diagnostic in progress." The V.I Mira replied
"Huh looks like Ruby is the only one the V.I will answer too must be because she the one who was given access." Weiss said
"Make's sense when I think about it." Blake said
"Arff." Zwei barked
"Quiet your comment did not make me feel better." Blake said glaring at the dog as it whined in Weiss arms
"Blake be nice." Yang said mimicking her girlfriend voice
"ALRIGHT….. fine I'm sorry." Blake said with annoyance as Zwei just barked happily
"CRITIAL FALIURE, Main reactors shut down in accordance with emergency contaminate procedures. Manuel is required. CRITICAL FALIURE, Landline connection are disabled. Passenger tram systems are offline. Report complete do you have an additional system status query?" The V.I Mira said
"Hey girls what's….what been happening here?" Elizabeth asked as she and Liara walked up to them noticing the V.I
"I feel down a hole and I activated her the V.I." Ruby explained
"Really are you okay?" Elizabeth asked concerned
"Yeah just hurt my butt is all." Ruby replied
"Commander Shepard are you still in need of my assistance?" The V.I Mira asked
"Why did she just call you by my name Ruby?" Elizabeth asked as she put her hands on her hips
"Well I kind of used our name…to gain access to the data here funny right." Ruby said as she twiddled her thumbs
"Ruby I'm not amused, but I'll let this slide for now…. but we'll talk about this as well once the mission is done." Elizabeth said as she gave Ruby a scolding glare
"Yes ma'am." Ruby said
"Good now ask her some more question since she's only responding to you now." Elizabeth said
"Right let's see um….. why was the reactor shut down?" Ruby asked
"I am sorry but I was offline at the time which would only occur if the reactor itself was breached or in cases of catastrophic laboratory containment failure." The V.I Mira replied
"That's weird wonder why?" Weiss mumbled
"Emergency Guidelines suggest the frigid environment will kill the biological contagions. It may also damage mechanical ones alongside any other organic creatures." The V.I Mira continued
"She must mean the Geth and the Grimm, turn off the heat and hope the cold kills the rest nice." Liara said
"Smart when you think about it but I don't think the Grimm are effected much by the weather." Blake said
"True that then again were never fought them in a winter environment." Yang adds in
"So Mira what do we need to do to get the power on again?" Ruby asked
"The values to the helium-3 fuel line must be opened, this can be done at the controls on the reactor assembly proper." The V.I Mira explained
"Makes sense, I think Liara, and I can get that one." Elizabeth said
"Okay what are the land lines then and why were they disable anyway?" Ruby asked confused
"The land line connects my many mainframes here at central station to the various sub facilities of Peak 15, this allows the crew to remotely access my database from the control and security of their labs. When the emergency protocols where implemented within the hot labs, the cabling was automatically ejected." the V.I Mira Explained
"Okay cool, so how do we reconnect the landlines then?" Ruby asked
"The land lines are designed for easy reconnection, the router for the landlines is on the roof of operations. Simply activate the controls and the hardware will reconnect and reboot automatically." The V.I Mira answered
"Cool then I guess me, Yang, Weiss and Blake can take care of that one right girls." Ruby asked her friends
"Defiantly but we should be careful and expect resistant's from the Geth, Grimm or those creatures we encountered earlier." Weiss said as Zwei barked in agreement
"Let em come I'm always up for a good fight." Yang said as she cracked her knuckles
"Yang Weiss is right we need to be careful about this one, I don't want you or anyone else to be hurt here." Blake said
"Relax Blakey I'll be careful." Yang said as she gave a smile to Blake who smiled back
"Yah well be safe Blake don't worry." Ruby said as she turned her attention back to Mira
"If you don't mind me asking but what happened here in the first place?" Ruby asked knowing that was the answer everyone else wanted to know.
"I'm sorry, I need a more specific query." The V.I Mira responded
"Okay the… how about what happen right before you were shut offline that be a good start right everyone." Ruby asked as they Weiss, Yang, Blake, Elizabeth and Liara nodded and Zwei barked
"Cool well then Mira could you tell us please." Ruby said
"Stage one alert issued at hot labs, contaminations released from laboratory pod Gamma. Emergency protocols implemented. Stage two alert issued at hot labs as the isolation tube was breached. Landline to hot labs disconnected. Stage three alert issued locally as the contaminations were in the tram tunnels. Station shutdown and evacuation initiated code Omega sent." The V.I Mira explained
"That does not sound good at all." Liara said
"I agree Liara, whatever this place was doing was not known to the public. Then again this place seems way too shady anyways." Yang said as she felt a chill up her spin
"Okay then but… what kind of contaminates escaped anyways?" Ruby asked with curiosity though she and the rest had a good idea what it was.
"I'm sorry but inquiries related to our research requires privileged access, only executives of Binary Helix have that clearance." The V.I Mira answered
"Damn that sucks, the people here must really be not wanting anyone to find out what they are doing." Weiss said a little irritated
"Maybe not Weiss, Ruby try to ask again but in a different way." Liara suggested
"Alright, Mira the creatures me and my friend here fought did they come from the labs at all?" Ruby asked hoping that could have worked
"I'm sorry but inquiries related to our research requires privileged access, only executives of Binary Helix have that clearance." The V.I Mira repeated
"OH COME ON GIVE US SOMETHING DAMN YOU!" Yang yelled
"I don't think she going to Yang, maybe I should ask something else let see what to ask… Oh um Mira why were you taken offline in the first place." Ruby asked
"In the event of Peak 15 must be sterilized for security purposes, my program and data are purged." The V.I Mira answered
"Cool, I'm don't think I need any more help at the moment but thank you Mira." Ruby said as she bowed slightly as a thanks
"Logging you out commander." Mira said
"That was informative, but like I said before I think Liara and I can get the reactor started. Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake you four can get the land lines ready." Elizabeth explained
"Wait what about Zwei, where he going to be?" Ruby asked a little worried as Zwei chased his tail
"Ruby it would be a good ideal to leave him here at the core the moment he would freeze in the temperature outside even with an aura." Liara explained
"But what if he…" Ruby tried to say but couldn't argue that it made sense
"Ruby don't worry Zwei here is a tough puppy you should know that." Yang said as she placed her hand on Ruby's shoulder while Weiss and even Blake who was still pretty fearful of Zwei gave Ruby a smile.
"Thanks you're all the best." Ruby said as pets Zwei and tells him to sit and wait
"You girls are like a well knitted sweater you know that." Elizabeth said as Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake just nod
"I guess we should get going now, stay safe Elizabeth and Liara because well be back here before you know it." Ruby said as she, Yang, Weiss and Blake go through the door behind them leading up to the operation deck to reconnect the landlines
"I know you all will, come one Lira let's get that reactor back online." Elizabeth order as she and Liara get going to the main reactor and silently praying that they all stay safe.
-Operations Deck: Time: 5:17 AM-
As the girls entered the operations deck the cold air hit the group hard as they all looked around noticing large generators and terminals all around the area so the land line must have been somewhere.
"Sheesh it's freezing out here even with jackets, Ice queen you feeling at home?" Yang joked as she shivered along with Weiss and Blake
"Quite you I'm just as cold as you are out here." Weiss replied back annoyed
"Best not to argue here girls, we might get ambushed by whatever is here." Blake said as she put her hood on along with Yang and Weiss though that didn't seem to help much with the shivering
"Good point Blake, but by who the Geth, Grimm or those creature that seem to be familiar to me for some reason." Yang said trying to remember something like she had been told only a day ago but she was having a hard time doing that
"Strange why they seem familiar to you, but my real question is HOW RUBY IS NOT FREEZING!" Weiss said as she, Yang and Blake notice that Ruby had her hood on but wasn't shivering like them
"I don't know Weiss maybe I'm just that awesome." Ruby replied back as she put her hands on her side in pride
"More like crazy dolt." Weiss said blushing alittle -"But is it wrong that I'm completely turn on right now by Ruby's resilience to the cold…oh god I hope Yang or Blake doesn't noticed this."- Weiss thought to herself
"Weiss why you always got to bring down my pride." Ruby said as she slumped a bit
"So you don't get a big head and become cocky…I just care." Weiss said as she smiled
"I see, then thank you Weiss." Ruby said as she smiled widely back
"I swear you should just ki-" Blake said but was cut off when around four screeches coming from further in the open area.
As the girls look they see four of the creature they have encountered earlier and two of those weird green blobby things moving towards them.
On instinct the girls all spilt up while avoiding the two green blobs as they exploded in the spot they were just at.
"Huh that new." Yang said as she stood back up and activated her gauntlets Ember Celica
"No it's not you just were too busy calming down from your rage the last time." Blake said as she pulled out her sword Gambol Shroud
"Girls not the best time for chit chat." Weiss added in as she pulled out her rapier Myrtenaster
"Weiss is right, everyone take on one target each and be careful." Ruby said as she activated crescent rose and sprints toward the creature to the far left
"That's Ruby for you. "Blake says as she charged one of the two creatures in the center
"Yep!" Yang simply says as she charges the other creature right a few feet away from Blake's target
"My team maybe crazy, but that why there the best team." Weiss said as she rushes to the creature to the far right
With Ruby she was having a surprisingly fun time as her Blade would collided with her targets bladed hands but Ruby wasn't put down because of it. No she was more incline now to use one of her move advance techniques. Ruby first did a backflip kick stunning the creature, as Ruby then lands she swings Crescent rose from the side wraps the Blade around the creatures back. Ruby then finishes it off as she fires off a round cutting the creature in half.
With Blake she was just playing with her target as she used her semblance to creature a double making the creature confused when he attacked Blake's fake. Blake knew though she couldn't keep it up for much longer so she decided to strike. Blake starts to slash her target hurting it, then she fire off three rounds to add in an extra set of damage. Finally she jumps and activates her chain function as she rapidly slashes, once done her target just hits the ground dead covered in many cuts.
Weiss didn't even have to use here semblance as she was already to agile for her target to hit her as she along with the other knew these things tactics. Weiss repeatedly stabs her target on the sides and it's legs as it screams in anger as it tried to slash Weiss. Weiss though dodges the slash and impales her rapier into the underside of her targets head as she pulls her weapon back out the creature slumps on the ground dead.
Yang was just destroying her target as she kept punching the creature in the face continually as she fire off four rounds into its face making it back off in pain. Yang then grabs the creature left bladed hand and starts to swing it around in a circle. As Yang stopped she throws her target to the ground hard. As her target gets back up Yang the activates her semblance covering herself in a fiery shroud as she charge forward and punches the creature straight into the face launching it out of the station area far in the snowy landscape.
"That was a bit easier than last time." Yang said as her semblance deactivates and she walks over to the other who have already gather up around one of the computer like devices in the operations deck.
"Hey girls how did your little fights go." Yang asked
"Easy." Ruby, Blake and Weiss replied
"Cool, but what are you doing around this thing?" Yang asked as she saw Ruby and Blake standing next to the large computer like object as Weiss worked on it.
"We figured out that this is the terminal is for the land line and Weiss is working on it right now." Blake answered as Weiss was knelt down fiddling with the panel of the terminal
"How would you know that?" Yang asked confused
"Um Yang looked up." Ruby said as she pointed up for Yang to see a sign that says 'LAND LINE TEMRIANL'
"Oh….I knew that, I just wanted to test you all." Yang said embarrassed she didn't notice that sign
"Don't feel too bad Yang I kind of didn't notice it until Blake pointed it out." Ruby said make Yang less embarrassed
"Yeah I guess, thanks sis." Yang said when the terminal next to Yang, Blake and Ruby suddenly turned on startling the group.
"And I'm done, that was kind of hard if I'm going to be honest." Weiss said as stood back up to notice Ruby, Blake and Yang all startled. "Don't tell me this scared you, not the monstrous bug creature we've been fighting." Weiss added in
"Um no of course not." Ruby said as she, Blake and Yang all get calm down playing it of that they weren't startled.
"Right…look the land lines are on now so we should head back down to the central hub, Elizabeth and Liara are probably already there." Weiss said as Ruby, Yang and Blake nodded and then began to make their way back to the elevator as Yang started to mumble that she would hurt whoever though up the ideal to make slow moving elevator even if it was for a few seconds.
-Meanwhile in the Central station–
"My god this is hard to do and just wait to attack, why Master Sovereign ever gave me this task to just watch these people I will never know… oh well I can't complain much." Said the Female figure as she had made her way to central station to keep a more personal surveillance on Commander Shepard, the Asari and those four girl who somehow had a dog with them now. –"How did they got a dog I will never know …god I want to kill them and waiting for them to return here is so bo-"- the female figure though to herself until she heard two sets of doors open one from the door that lead to reactor and the other one that was in the back that lead to the land line mainframe accompany by a happy bark from the dog that had been sleeping.
"Girls you here?" yelled a woman in armor accompanied by an Asari which the figure herself could figure out was Commander Shepard and the Asari Liara T'Soni
"Where here Elizabeth." Replied another female who was clad in Black and white followed by another girl with a scar on her face while in all white with some icy blue and red. The figure concluded that this was Blake Belladonna and Weiss Schnee and judging by the color scheme of the two she already decided the one named Weiss was the one in all white with the scar and the one in Black and white was Blake, but she didn't care much about those two her real target she wanted to see where…
"Ruby, Yang get over here." The one Weiss yelled behind her
"Coming!" two voices said back with a bark from the dog as well and as the last two came to the rest of the group she saw them …those two girl that where her….prey.
She recognized them in an instant. The one in red was Ruby and one in Yellow was Yang they had grown so much and how she knew she would have fun hunting them down when she is given the green light to. But her heart was racing faster and faster as she want to just kill them right now and bath in their blood…but she had to wait sadly.
"So I guess we should head down to the Trams now." Her prey Yang said as her other main prey Ruby agreed
"Totally sis, I can rest my legs for a while finally." The young red clothed girl Ruby said, oh she had to fight the urges as they were clawing at her mind to kill them as she closed her eyes to calm herself and like before she would wait and strike when the time comes.
"Hey where did they go?" The female figure asked herself as she open her eyes again then realized they must have gone to the trams.
The figure then moved her way back into the vents in the roof of the building she was using to move around as she began to go back to check on Kianna Graves and Benzia but with a new happiness that her two new preys were so close and maybe unlike their mother so many years earlier they would much more of a challenge.
-Rift Station: Time: 5:32 AM-
"Hello Rift station!" Yang said excitedly
"Yang Shhh, we don't want anyone to know where here." Ruby said as she looked around
"Oh don't worry Ruby your big sister is here to keep you safe." Yang teased
"Yang I'm not a little girl." Ruby pouted
"But you are adorable when you pout." Yang said as she hugged Ruby face into her chest
"Alright that's enough Yang, I don't think right now is an appropriate time to be messing around." Elizabeth said as she exited the Tram with Liara, Blake and Weiss
"True but Elizabeth we still do you know." Weiss said
"Weiss that was when I knew we were safe, this new area here is an unknown which means we need to be quite and focused." Elizabeth replied back
"Okay then Elizabeth I guess we should start to look around this station." Blake said as she looked around to see a few two sets of doors at the far end "I think those doors are the only way to get further into this station." She added
"Agreed come on then let's go see where side door number one leads to." Elizabeth said as she, Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake made their way over to the other side of the tram station.
-Meanwhile at the Rift Labs-
"Crap they did make it here, well Benzia I guess you were right." Kianna said
"I told you they would, you should get going now you're still needed for the plan." Benzia said
"No I'd rather stay and watch beside they could still die you never know." Kianna replied
"That would be a very bad choice and you know it." Benzia said back
"Maybe but it's my choice to make." Kianna answered
"Fine then but when they do get here your leaving understood." Benzia said
"Roger that, I can wait a little longer to kill those little whores….beside the longer you wait the more pleasurable it is in the end." Kianna said with a devilish grin
-Rift station-
"COME ON OPEN YOU STUPID DOOR!" Yang said as she tried to kick open the door to the Hot Labs
"Yang stop I don't think that is going to work." Liara said
"Liara right and why do you want to get into the hot labs anyways?" Weiss asked
"Think about if these creatures have survived for so long they need a place to breed a place nice and warm like the hot labs that would probably be the best place they could breed in." Yang explained while everyone else looked at her in suspired other than, Ruby, Elizabeth and Zwei
"Wow….that actually makes sense Yang good job." Blake says as she gives Yang a thumbs up
"I agree with Blake, though I must ask what did you do with our Yang." Weiss joked
"Very funny Weiss, look I can be smart when I want to be." Yang replied
"ARFF!" Zwei barks
"See Zwei agrees with me." Yang says
"Were all impressed Yang but maybe we should try the other door on the other side here." Elizabeth said
"Oh…well yeah I was going to do that soon." Yang said as she scratched her arm
"Right…., let's just get moving." Elizabeth said as she and the rest went to the other door which open immediately when they got a few inches away from it revealing and elevator.
"Cool another elevator come let's get in." Ruby says followed by Blake, Weiss, Elizabeth and Liara follow while Yang just mumbles again on how slow the elevator where.
As the elevator ascended Yang was about to start complaining but a few seconds into it and it was over.
"And where here let's go." Elizabeth said as the rest follow and Yang smiles for once at how quick it was.
As the group got out of the elevator they were meet by three guards. Two where in black armor with their helmets on sitting on each side while the one in the middle was in a white armor with gray lining and no helmet
"I don't want to die." Ruby silently whined as she held her arms up
"Wait hold on you all ain't no of those things, get over here quickly." The guard in white said as the group fast walked over to him "Sorry about we couldn't be sure what was on the Tram." The guard in white apologized
"Wait can they work train controls?" Liara asked with curiosity and fear
"Please no, them spitting acid is bad enough in my book." Weiss replied as Ruby, Yang and Blake just nodded in agreement
"I've got to agree with the little lady here, I hope they don't damn thing are trouble enough as they are." The guard in white said
"Great so were dealing with an unknown, just another day with our team." Blake joked getting a giggle form Weiss, Yang and Ruby
"Look aside from your Asari friend and dog the rest of you look human and that's enough for me. I won't shoot but I'd like to know who you are?" The Guard in white asked
"My name is Elizabeth Shepard, I'm a Spectre and these are my crew mate Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Liara and Zwei." Elizabeth introduced as the girls and Liara nodded while Zwei barked
"Huh nice to meet you, I defiantly won't look an heavily armored horse in the mouth." The Guard in white said but continued "The aliens here overran the hot labs last week, only Han Olar got out. But he ain't all there anymore." He added
"Ha I was right!" Yang yelled in a short victory until Elizabeth look at her with a raised eyebrow "Sorry… just saying." She said
"As I was saying the first we knew of this, the bastards were clawing into my command post. We had a lot of more staff then." The guard in white said in a sad tone
"Hey don't be so down on yourself about it mister, you were taken by surprise and did the best you could so be happy about the lives you did save you really did do a good job." Ruby said giving the man a smile.
"Yeah, sure as hell doesn't feel like it…but thanks kid also just call me Captain Ventralis I ain't an old man yet." Ventralis said appreciative of Ruby's compliment
"Well then Captain has anyone tried and stop these things in the hot labs?" Blake asked
"The board did send an Asari Matriarch to clean up the mess, she went in to the hot labs a while ago and we haven't heard from her since." Ventralis answers as everyone in the group figured out that it must be Benzia he was talking about
"We won't let any more of your people die Captain." Elizabeth said with a tone of assurance
"That helps with mood, all I can do here is just hold out and protect the remaining civilians. There is an emergency elevator out by the trams, this card will let you activate it. It can take you down to the hot labs." The Guard in white said as he gave Elizabeth a security card. "Oh and by the way if you need any first aid. Dr. Cohen is downstairs in the med bay." He added
"Thanks…look I know you're keeping watch but could me and my friends here ask a few questions about the Rift station here?" Elizabeth asked
"Sure why not, though just to tell I can't talk about everything here." Ventralis replied back
"Alright then anyone want to ask him something?" Elizabeth said as she look to her group who all thought for a few seconds
"Could you tell how the defensed here are?" Weiss asked noticing the front here didn't look very fortified
"Secure enough that shouldn't poke in corners." Ventralis answered a bit defensively
"We were just impressed with operation you have here, being able to survive constant assaults is no measly feat." Liara said trying ease the Captains tension
"Only the best of us get assign for high security facilities like this one. What impress me though is that most of the turrets, alarms and cameras are all routed through a central location in the quarantine labs. One guy can lock down the whole facility, the security hub's the last logical fallback and we'd have cover from the turrets all the way." Ventralis answers calmer now
"Interesting, thanks for the answer." Weiss said
"Welcome did you want to ask anything else?" Ventralis asked
"I do, I like my friends here would like to know what this place even researches into?" Yang asked
"Beats me girl, I'm not supposed to know, so long as people don't start dying it's not my problem." Ventralis answered
"Huh well that's all I wanted to ask. "Yang said a little disappointed
"I'd like to know more about those weird creatures we've been dealing with here." Ruby asked next
"You'd have to ask Dr. Olar, like I said before he was the only one to survive the hot labs. He's also the only Volus left in here." Ventralis answered back
"Okay well how about the situation with the hot labs then?" Ruby asked again
"The facility is off the network, the only way to find out would be to send scouts down the elevator. I won't send my people to their deaths" Ventralis answered
"Well since you answer my friend Ruby's questions, I want to ask about the structure of the hot labs." Blake asked
"It's built into one of the Glaciers further down the mountain, real old and thick but stable. Something goes wrong in there like if they heated it up the whole lab would sink into the ice." Ventralis explained
"Hm well you just gave me some good info thank you captain." Blake said
"My question is did the creatures here attack from the inside or out?" Elizabeth asked next
"You all want my personal opinion on this, place like this exist to only make stupid crap that gets everyone around them hurt or killed." Ventralis said with a bit of anger in his voice
"Well how everyone holding up here?" Elizabeth asked next
"We weren't expecting the initial wave, they had somehow made it inside and we lost some good people. Those of left are shorthanded. We've had to keep order by long shifts and stims, I don't like it myself but what choice do we really have." Ventralis answered
"Were not judging you captain, we could only imagine how hard it must have been those previous days." Liara said
"Thanks…I just hope we this won't have any long term side effect, if we survive any longer that is." Ventralis says with frustration in his voice
"Okay there one last question we want to ask but are you sure that the Asari Matriarch you spoke of is still down there?" Elizabeth asked
"She hasn't come back yet and your people came through the central station so she ain't there." Ventralis answers back
"Thanks, I don't think any of us have anymore more question we'll let you get back to work Captain." Elizabeth says
"Yeah okay then I'll just-" The captain said before those familiar screeches where heard "DAMN THERE BACK MAN THE PREMITER!" He yells as he gets behind one of the crates with the two other guards doing the same,
Before anyone else could do anything else two of the creatures popped out from the floor vents behind as the group turns around all ready to pull their weapons out. Elizabeth beats them to it as she just charges the two hitting both with a Biotic push as she then fire her pistol repeatedly at one of them killing it within seconds and then punching the other one to death within ten seconds. Once she was done she got back up and turn around to see everyone there looking at her.
"What, I am tired of those things I just want to get this over with were so close and I'm losing my patients." Elizabeth explained
"Um…thanks for the help really…. every few hours a group come by up the tram tunnel. It's better since we locked down the elevator." Captain Ventralis says as he still pretty stunned at Elizabeth little fight
"Your welcome me and friends here will do whatever we can to help." Elizabeth says
"Yeah thanks, I will say it does surprise me that they keep throwing themselves at us, even the most dumbest animal knows when to not stick it's nose into something that hurts." The Captain replies
"We'll keep that in mind." Elizabeth says as she and the rest walked past the captain and went inside the station that held the survivors there.
-Rift station: The Female figures POV-
As I look from front of the entrance of the little camp the commander, her Asari friend, the dog and the four girls just entered I can't help but wonder what would happen if I just reveled myself right now and killed them all. But I can't, I need to keep watching them until they are consider a threat to Master Sovereign. When that happens then I can kill them but damnit the waiting is killing me I just want to kill them all especially little Ruby and Yang oh how I'm getting so excited from just the thought of stabbing them and watching them bleed out. Their mother really did not do anything for my craving's she died a weakling but her kin look tough and that's what I'm hoping for.
"Just a little longer and I'll have my prizes." I mumbled as I walk past the guard oh how silly they are not knowing I'm passing them but oh well I'll just get in this little camp and keep watch hopefully I can kill them soon…. oh god I hope so.
-Rift Station Camp: Time: 5:58 AM-
"Well where here, what now?" Ruby asked as she looked around
"Me and Liara are going to ask the people up here about what's been happening see if there some information we can find. How about you girls go down and see if the doctor has any information his clinic is right over there." Elizabeth answers as she point to one of the doors with a cross symbol on it
"Sure I guess that would be good." Ruby said
"Than what are we waiting for let's get going." Yang says as team RWBY walks through the clinics doors, then make their way down a few stair to see an older man with a few sick doctors strapped into a few medical devices
"What do you children want?" The older man said a bit surprised by the girl's sudden appearance
"Were sorry sir we didn't mean to scare you." Weiss said apologetically
"What oh no that's not it I was just distracted here is all." The doctor said
"Sir if you don't mind me asking but what's wrong with the people here?" Ruby asks with a concern
"They're suffering from a toxin, there was accident….look I have a non-disclosure agreement I shouldn't discuss this with anyone outside the company." The doctor said
"Come on man we can help you if you just tell us." Yang said angrily
"I never said I wouldn't though miss, I myself would like to think the companies we work for think our lives our worth more than the research here, but I think we all know that isn't true." The doctor said with a bit of distain in his voice
"I have to say the companies here make feel sick to my stomach." Blake mumbled to herself but Weiss put a hand on her shoulder giving Blake a nod as Blake nodded back
"You know Mira the V.I of Peak 15, she handles the safety protocol for our experiments here." The doctor continued
"Oh well I reactivated her myself." Ruby said with pride
"That was you, well then you have my thanks. Before Mira was back online the automatic equipment here wouldn't work, we lost the connection to Mira in the middle of an experiment, and that's why the experiment that infect these people here failed." The doctor explained
"Look we understand that you're being caution here but we need details, I and my friends here can promise that anything said here won't go beyond these walls." Ruby says
"Well…alright then, you see what we were working on was a Bio weapon that was based on an exotic life form discovered on the frontier. They wanted something that could kill the creature, but there was no profit of a Bio weapon that killed one species so we kept moving forward on it… we eventually adapted it to affect more species." The doctor answered as he took a quick breath and continued. "Thoros-B is highly effective, but can't pass form one person to the next. Like a bio war attack without a pandemic happening." He added
"Oh yeah things like that never get out of control doctor, you and your friend truly have made a 'MARVEL' of warfare." Blake said with much sarcasm and anger in her voice
"Militaries, governments…they'll get this kind of weapon one way or another. We're trying to limit the damage you four are just too young to see that." The doctor said defensively
"They are reason that Bio weapons are banned, can't you see that." Weiss said frowning as she folded her arms
"Yeah like she said, your think you're different but your still making death in vial just like the rest." Yang said as she gave the man a glare
"I didn't expect you children to understand, but our notes and equipment are locked in the labs, Captain Ventralis doesn't want to risk anymore infections." The doctor said back
"And is he right on that part?" Ruby asked but gave a glare of disapproval at the man
"No, the toxin has a brief period of viability, after that it breaks down into simple proteins chains but he won't listen to me." The doctor answers
"Did anyone else get what he just said?" Yang asked as she rubbed her forehead
"Nope I didn't sis that was way too many big words for me." Ruby said as she tried to make sense of it
"Me and Weiss did so don't worry about figuring it out." Blake said as Yang and Ruby sigh in relief
"Doctor you won't have to worry about the captain, us four can be pretty persuasive when we need to be." Blake says
"Well I can't ask this of you four officially…BUT if you can do anything it would be appreciated." The doctor says
"That what where here for to help, so can you tell us how to help these people out?" Ruby asks
"The Quarantine labs are near the science team's quarters, once you're in there look for our notes. It should just be matter of following our processes." The doctor explained
"Blake can handle that." Weiss, Ruby and Yang said in unison while Blake gave them a look
"Blake out of us all you would be the one to understand the science of it the most." Ruby explained
"Oh okay then, I guess that makes sense." Blake said as she gave a small smile
"Speaking of your team just so we get an ideal but how are they holding up?" Yang asked
"Better than Ventralis guards, they've been on after since the first attack. I've been administrating stims at their request but everyone no matter the species needs rest, they're getting twitchy and irrational." The doctor answered nervously
"So better then, you could have just said that you know." Yang replied
"Anyways I sure you're doing the best you can doctor." Ruby says
"Technically I'm 'a' doctor, not 'the' doctor." The doctor explains as Ruby looks confused
"He means he's not a medical doctor but a doctor in a field of science Ruby." Weiss explained
"Correct, I study microbiology not fist aid. We did have medic Doctor Saleh he's de- we lost him. The automatic can handle basic treatment but that's it." The doctor said
"Well this has been helpful well talk to you later doctor once we get the cure." Ruby said as she, Yang, Weiss and Blake made their way back up stair to get Ventralis permission to enter the quarantined zone.
-Rift station camp a few minutes later-
As the girls walked up to Captain Ventralis they had gone over what they could possibly say to convince him to let them into the quarantine zone.
"Something you need?" The Captain asked as he turned around to see the Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang
"Actually yes me and my friends here heard about the issue with quarantine lab, we'd like to recover the cure please." Ruby said politely
"God I wish that we could help them, but I can't risk anyone coming back here contaminated." The Captain replied
"Hey dude were not part of this team of you so let us go, beside if we're consuming extra ration if we stay her alongside extra med gel and…" Yang said trying to prove a point to the Captain
"Yeah, but you girls and your friends have extra guns heck even the dog of yours could do some damage given the chance." Captain Ventralis responded
"Please captain you got to let us do this, if you don't those people will die for sure." Ruby said to the captain giving him a sad look
"Alright….fine, you all want to gamble with your life then so be it you aren't under my command. I'll have the guards down there let you in but he'll lock the door behind you and he will run a full scan before he let you out, if he does find that any of you are contaminated you be staying in there understood." Ventralis explained
"Sounds reasonable to me." Weiss said as Ruby, Yang and Blake nod in agreement
"Good luck girls you'll need it." The Captain said to them
"Thanks but we don't need luck were just that awesome." Ruby said as she and the rest made their way back up into the camp
As the girls walked up into the camp area they look to see Elizabeth talking to an Asari woman a rude one by the looks of it and Liara talking to an Elcor shopkeeper which was weird to the girls since none of them could figure out who would open shop at a time like this. But they put that behind for now and headed through the door that said Quarantine and Barracks as the walk through a long hallway to another door it opens to reveal and elevator as the girls get in Yang just mumbles once again hoping it was a short ride.
-One minute later-
"AHAHAHA!" Yang yelled as the elevator stopped and Blake, Ruby and Weiss pulled out their ear plugs
"Really Yang do you have to scream every time we get into an elevator?" Blake ask her girlfriend
"Hey at least I gave you a warning before I did." Yang replied back
"True and I will say these elevator can be slow at times." Ruby said in her big sisters defense
"Still you really have to get over this irrational hatred of these elevators." Weiss said
"Maybe, but for now it's elevator hating all the way!" Yang said as Ruby, Weiss, Blake and her walked out the elevator and through a short hallway then went through a door to see another room with a Turian guarding which they could guess was the Quarantine zone and a Volus
"Hey isn't that the Han Olar guy?" Weiss said as she pointed him out
"How would you know that Weiss?" Ruby asked with confusion only for Weiss to hit her lightly on the head
"Because dolt don't you remember Captain Ventralis saying he's the only Volus left here." Weiss said –"I hope I didn't hurt your feelings to bad Ruby but I must do this for I love you that much that I only want the best for you."- Weiss mused to herself
"Also wasn't he the only one to survive the initial attack in the hot labs, and that he was no all there anymore because of it. If that's the case we should be very car-" Blake said before Yang did well what Yang best…. doing the opposite
"Hey you Mister Olar, me and friends here got some questions!" Yang yelled as she ran up to the startled Volus while Ruby and Weiss followed behind with Blake who face palmed herself because of her girlfriend's action right now.
"(Inhale) WHAT…what do you want with me (Inhale) what questions?" Han asked completely startled by Yang
"Whoa child dude me and my friends just need to ask you a few question." Yang said as she held her hand up slightly to show Han she meant no harm and then she got her cheek pinched by Blake. "OW!" she yelled in pain as her cheek was released
"What was that for Blake?" Yang said as she rubbed her cheek
"For not being more careful, Mister Han here is probably a little twitch since then." Blake said scolding her girlfriend
"I guess so…sorry about that dude." Yang apologized as Blake then gave her a peck on the cheek which made Yang smile
"No harm done (inhale) other than me being startled (inhale). But I'm guessing you came to (inhale) find out about them." Han said as Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake where confused on what he meant.
"Um Mister Olar what do you mean by them, are you talking about those creature out there in the station?" Ruby asked
"Yes (inhale) I'm the only survivor form the hot lab (inhale) you know." Han said back
"Well tell us about them then please." Ruby asked
"About the Rachni?" Han said as Yang's eye opened wide
"OH CRAP SEROISULY!" Yang yelled startling everyone
"Yang what's wrong it's like you've seen a ghost." Weiss asked with concern
"I just remembered Wrex told me about the Rachni, there like a really aggressive and smart space fairing species that cause a war a long time ago. That was the reason Wrex's people where uplifted into the galactic community in the first place to get rid of them before they took the whole galaxy over!" Yang explained in a panic
"Whoa sis just take a breather okay." Ruby said as Yang nodded and started to take deep breaths while Blake helped her out, Ruby then turn her attention back to Han. "Can you tell us how they even got here?" she asked
"They found it within a derelict ship (inhale), an egg that had been waiting since the last battles (inhale). They brought it here-" Han said before a human scientist talking to a Turian scientist turned to Han and yelled at him
"SHUT UP, god do you want to us killed?" The human scientist yelled
"I don't have any control (inhale) over who lives and dies here (inhale), do you?" Han barks back as he turn to the human scientist
"If you're going to be crazy, be the quiet kind." The Turian scientist yelled
"Hey if you two don't back off me and friends here will make you." Weiss yelled back as she, a calmed down Yang, Blake and Ruby flashed their weapons at the two scientist who backed off after that
"Crazy, I'm sane (inhale), Oh god I'm sane (inhale)." Han muttered as he turned back to the girls
"Can you tell us anymore about the Rachni?" Ruby asked
"I told you all I can (inhale), we brought the Rachni back form the dead (inhale). In retrospect a bad decision." Hans answered
"Okay then but just curious how did you survive anyways?" Ruby asked as she was hoping Han may have done something that made him less of a target for the Rachni
"I killed her (Inhale)." Han simply stated confusing the girls
"What?" Yang asked
"Doctor Zhonmua (inhale), we were going to lunch (inhale) when the alarms went off. I ran into the tram (inhale) and I closed the door, (inhale) she banged on the window once (inhale) then they sliced her into pieces (inhale). Her head came apart (inhale) like a melon. I closed the door, I killed her (inhale)." Han answered and shocked the girls a little
"Then tell us how to beat them, your survival can mean something if you help us." Blake asked knowing Han must feel terrible about it
"You think I want absolution (inhale), there is none." Han answered back
"Could have Matriarch Benzia and whoever else she was with survive in the hot labs." Ruby asked trying to change the subject quickly as she could only imagine how horrible it would be to watch a friend of yours die in front of you.
"It's possible (inhale), the specimens are sensitive to biotics" Hans answered
"Well thank you for your time, and if I mean anything I'm sure your friend forgives you." Ruby said as she as Han's just walks nods at her and walks off.
"Guess we should get the cure now right?" Ruby said to her friends
"That would be our next course of action." Blake answered as she, Weiss, Ruby and Yang walk to the Quarantine area to be stopped by the Turian Guard
"Hold it there, who are you four." The guard asks with suspicion
"We're the people Captain Ventralis allowed to go in sir." Ruby answered
"Oh so it's you four, well I let you but if I spot any abnormalities your staying in there got it. "The guard said
"Got it." Ruby, Yang, Weiss and Blake say together
"Alright then get in there then." The Turian guard says and with that the girls enter through the door into the Quarantine zone as the door closes behind them seconds later.
"Okay now where are his notes?" Ruby asked out loud as she looked around
"Over here follow me." Blake says as she walks over to a terminal on a desk followed by the others
"So this is it then, Blake do your magic." Yang says as Blake nods and begins to follow the doctor's notes.
As this happens the girls watch nervously that this may go wrong and they could get infected then again their auras could keep them safe but only for a while. As Blake starts to sweat a little the girls begin to become more nervous at this then Blake stops making Ruby, Weiss and Yang worry she had failed. But Blake just turns around and smiles.
"Did anyone order a cure?" Balked joked holding a vial with the cure as Ruby, Weiss and especially Yang laughed
"Nice one Blake now lets get it back to the do-" Weiss said before the doors behind her opened revealing the same Asari Elizabeth was talking to earlier and a Geth trooper an another Asari which the girls guess was a commando with her.
"Sorry kids, but your mission ends here." The Asari said
"Um who are you?" Ruby asks
"Alestia Lallis, I was order to eliminate Shepard, her little Asari friend and you four but I think I'll keep the dog for myself….though those two aren't here, you four are so I can get rid of you all at least." Alestia says
"Wait can't we talk this through!" Ruby asks not wanting to fight but would if it came to that
"No, WEAPONS FR-" Alestia says but before she could finish her command the Geth was impaled by Blake's weapon which was throw by here and the Commando was knockout immediately by Yang who was flung forward by one of Weiss glyphs.
As Alestia was pulled out her rifle and about to shoot Ruby runs up to her using her bare hands as she grabs the rifle and pushes it to the side the with her left hand and with her right hand does and upper cut on Alestia knocking her out cold.
"Nice one sis, didn't know you knew hand to hand." Yang said as she walks up to Ruby and gave her a pat on the back
"I don't that was just me improvising." Ruby said back giving Yang a smile as Yang smiled back
"Improvised or not it was still a good job done Ruby." Weiss says as she walks next to Ruby
"I'll agree with Weiss and Yang on that nice job Ruby." Blake says
"Oh you stop it you're asking me blush from the praise. We should get out of here now and let's take Alestia and her friend here out as well, we wouldn't want them to get infected even if they are the bad guys." Ruby says as she blushes from the praise while she, Blake, Weiss and Yang who was carrying both unconscious Asari over her shoulders walk out of the room only to be stopped by a panicked Liara and angry Elizabeth.
"WHAT WERE YOU GIRLS THINKING!?" Elizabeth yelled
"Oh hi Elizabeth… um wh-what you mean?" Ruby says as Weiss, Blake and Yang just sigh knowing that she wasn't going to fool Elizabeth with that
"Don't play coy with me, I was talking with the doctor on where you girls where since I noticed you hadn't come back from there, THEN I learn that you accepted a task to go into a Quarantine Zone to get a cure for the Bio Weapon that his team was making. One I will say I am proud of you four for taking the initiative, but second I am incredibly angry with you four for taking on such a high stakes task. Also…WHY DOES YANG HAVE TWO UNCONCIOUS ASARIS OVER HER SHOULDERS….Wait a minute is that Alestia and is that an Asari Commando?" Elizabeth yelled in a passive aggressive tone, she was proud that they all took the initiative but was also angry that it was a very high stakes one and with the two knocked out Asari on Yang's shoulders more questions arose.
Before the girls could answer Han came up to them. "They came (inhale) from out of maintenance." Han said
"What, who are you?" Elizabeth asked
"This is Han Olar the solo survivor of the initial attack on the hot labs." Blake answered
"Okay then but do you mean the Asari?" Elizabeth asked
"Yes the ones (inhale) that was accompanied by those bots." Han answered
"Geth... that means we must be close to the Benzia and Kianna." Liara mumbled to herself
"Yes she had brought (inhale) them with her along with a (inhale) human female." Hans said
"Well at least we know Kianna is still here with Benzia." Weiss said
"How do we get in Han?" Yang asked
"A team lead would have access (inhale) like Doctor Cohen, he's in the medical bay." Han answered
"Oh so that's his name, we've just been referring to him as the doctor." Ruby said
"Girls get back to the doctor and give him the cure then ask him for his key to maintenance, then meet me and Liara back here where we will take point and apprehend Benzia and Kianna." Elizabeth order as the girl went back up the stairs to get to the medical bay.
Elizabeth then turn her attention to Hans. "I can already guess that the girls asked you some questions, it my turn now to ask and will answer them." Elizabeth said with a clear threat that she was not in the mood for games right now
"(deep Inhale) O-okay then (Deep inhale) what do yo want to know (nervous inhale?" Hans asked as Elizabeth just smirked making the Volus wish he was with Rachni at the moment.
-Medical bay: Time: 6:20 AM-
"Doctor we got the cu-WHOA!" Weiss yelled as she, Ruby, Yang and Blake entered to see Doctor Cohen with a black eye
"Oh my, what happen to you?" Ruby asked
"Well you see….." the doctor said but stopped when he remember what Commander Shepard had told him.
"Remember doctor tell anyone what I did and you'll get another black eye." He remembers after the commander had hit him but that what he gets for being a smartass to her
"I hit myself by accident when trying to kill a fly." The doctor answered
"Blake I think I know how Elizabeth got the doctor to answer her questions." Yang whispered to Blake
"You got that right." Blake whispered back as both she and Yang turned their attention back to the conversation at hand
"Alright then doctor…. but we got the cure here." Ruby said as Blake held the vial with the cure in it
"That is the cure, you really did it!" The doctor said as Blake hands him the vial
"It was easy for us to do until we got attacked by that Asari in the hall way that was talking with Elizabeth a while ago." Weiss added in
"Alestia that's unbe-" the doctor said until he stopped mid-sentence. "I-I don't know much about her, she arrived a month ago. One of the shareholders pulled strings to get her here." He said
"Let me guess doctor Saren the Spectre?" Blake said with a frown
"Yes I believe that was the name, honestly I don't pay much attention to the other research teams. The guard seemed to have been on edge more since you and you're two other friends got here. They may have been expecting you all to be here, they won't let anyone in the other labs here just people with… clearance." The doctor warned the girls
"Thanks doctor…look um do you have access to the maintenance area then?" Ruby asked
"The maintenance area, yes I do. Here take my pass don't know why though it's just snow back there." The doctor says as she hands Ruby an access card to the maintenance area "Now then let me see the phial…. an extension on Phelps works? I though he was on the right track." The doctor mumbled to himself
"Well he's happy about it." Weiss said as the doctor stops mumbling and looks back at the girls
"I can't thank you four enough, you know that you all have just saved these people's lives." The doctor said happily
"Your welcome we live to help others." Ruby said
"Very noble of you four, I need to get to work now on this and administered it thank you all again." The doctor said as Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake began to make their way back to the Quarantine and Barracks to regroup with Elizabeth and Liara
-Quarantine and Barracks-
"Is that all you can tell me Han?" Elizabeth asked
"Yes (inhale) it is." Han's replied a bit nervously
"Okay then because if you don't I'll send our attack dog on you isn't that right Liara?" Elizabeth said bluffing as Liara held Zwei was barked to act the part as the attack dog
"I promise I told you everything (Deep inhale)." Hans said as he back away a little
"Hey Elizabeth where back with the maintenance key!" Ruby said excitedly as she, Weiss, Blake and Yang walked up to Elizabeth and Liara
"That's good and Mister Han's here had been informing me and Liara with what he told you four." Elizabeth said as Zwei barked "Yes I almost forgot about Little Zwei too." Elizabeth said as Zwei barked happily
"So then you know about the Rachni then?" Blake asked
"Yes we do Blake though it is terrifying, I can't help but be intrigued by this as well." Liara said with a bit of excitement in her voice
"Still Liara we need to get them out of this station for any pf the survivors here to make it out." Elizabeth said as she felt bad about bursting Liara's bubble of curiosity
"Sorry about that I just get ahead of myself at times." Laura apologized
"No need to feel bad Liara, I have to admit I was pretty interested about the Rachni too." Ruby said getting a few looks from Yang, Weiss, Blake and even Zwei "What I like to learn about stuff too…as long as it is interesting enough." she said as everyone who gave her a look just shrugged
"Alright ladies let get serious now, we need to get going." Elizabeth said as she and the rest made their way to the maintenance areas entrance not noticing they were being watched by a security camera.
-Hot labs-
"Crap they are actually going to make it here…well you win Benzia." Kianna said as she strapped her weapon on her back
"I did tell you child, get going now I'll hold them off enough so you'll have enough time to escape…speaking of which where are my commandos?" Benzia asked as she noticed her commandos where nowhere to be seen
"Oh…um look I took upon myself to well upgrade them into well….this." Kianna said as a single seven foot shadow in the shape of an Asari came out from behind her with glowing red eyes, two claws glowing the familiar biotic blue and a black matted chest piece.
"What is this…thing?" Benzia ask a little surprised by the being in front of her
"This Benzia is a first of it's kind I called it the Exodus, the process though required that all four of your commandos be fuse into it to make it stable." Kianna explained
"I see…. I should be angry but I'm mostly impressed by it, is there anything else I should know?" Benzia asked
"Yes for it to be loyal to you I need you to make a link with it, the consequences will be that if the Exodus dies then your biotic power will be drain immediately." Kianna explained as she took out a wire with needles at both ends
"I see a rather dire risk, but if there is no other choice then so be it." Benzia said as Kianna walked up to her and stabbed the needle into hers and the Exodus arm and for a few seconds Benzia felt a sharp pain then it was gone
"There it's done, I should get going now." Kianna said as she began to make her way to the exit but stopped for a second and turn around "And Benzia…thanks for being a good friend." Kianna said as she smiled sadly then made her way out of the exit leaving Benzia by herself now with the Exodus.
"You are welcome child." Benzia said a she smile a little "Now then Exodus hide away and when I give the signal then you strike understood." Benzia said as the Exodus nodded then cloaked itself into the shadows.
Benzia then takes a deep breath as she knew it will be either her or them coming out. "Alright then let see what you six can do." Benzia said as she waited for the inevitable battle that was to happen.
-Tunnel to Maintenance area-
In the Maintenance area the group had just finished off killing two Rachni waiting for them, it was a mess again.
"Alright then everyone oaky?" Elizabeth asked as she dusted herself off as she helps Liara up
"Yep me, Yang, Blake Weiss are okay and Zwei are okay." Ruby said as she wipes some Rachni guts off of Yang's shirt, Weiss dusts herself off and Blake fixes her bow
"Good, then get make last minuet preparation because I don't know what is on the other side but if I' a guessing girl it will probably be Benzia, Kianna and possibly some Geth and Grimm hopefully though not Rachni." Elizabeth said as she began to make last minuet checks as Blake, Weiss and Yang began to do the same while Zwei just sat and waited. But Ruby walks up to Liara who looks very nervous.
"Liara you going to be okay?" Ruby asks with concern
"Yes I am Ruby but still I haven't seen my mother in years so I guess I'm just…" Liara said but she couldn't find the word
"Scared?" Ruby said
"I a way yes, but I know she not the same Benzia I knew back then I just hope we can stop her without killing her." Liara said as Ruby just patted her on the back not knowing what to say. But before she could Elizabeth issued orders.
"Alright ladies form up and keep your weapons ready." Elizabeth ordered as Ruby, Liara, Weiss, Blake and Yang all formed up as Zwei followed behind growling a little.
As the group goes in through the door, they are greeted with the sight of a large Rachni which was probably the queen and a slim Asari in a dark Black dress who could only be…
"Benzia I presume…where Kianna at?" Elizabeth said but only for Benzia to answer her question with a weird answer
"You do not know the privilege of being a mother, there is power in creation. To shape a life, turn it towards happiness or despair." Benzia said as she turned to look at Elizabeth and the rest giving them a glare. "Her children were to ours to control, raised to hunt and slay Sarens enemies." She adds
"Guess she's not telling us." Yang said a little annoyed
"Look Benzia we don't have to fight I'm giving you a chance to help us stop Saren you know he's going to get us all killed." Elizabeth said trying to get the woman to surrender
"I think not and bringing my daughter here will not sway me from my course." Benzia said
"Liara came here to see you on her own will none of us asked her." Ruby replied in Liara's defense
"I see then tell me my daughter how does it feel to go against your own mother?" Benzia asked
"What do you want me to say mother, that I'm angry, sad, conflicted. WHAT IS IT YOU WANT ME TO SAY!?" Liara says with frustration
"Are you seriously willing to kill your own daughter lady!?" Yang yelled
"If it call for it then yes, I knew I should have been stricter with her." Benzia said
"Well you can't take us all down Benzia, you don't even have your commandos with you." Blake said with a smirk
"That is what you think." Benzia said as she uses stasis on the whole group and then snaps her fingers as Exodus appears before her
"My commandos have become much more powerful, now the Exodus KILL THEM ALL!" Benzia says as she clocks herself in a protective barrier and Exodus hand begins to form a growing blue sphere. .
Just then the stasis on the group wears off "EVERYONE MOVE NOW!" Elizabeth yells as the group moves down the right walk way to dodge Exodus attack which left a mark on the ground
"Crap how do we take it down?!" Weiss yells as she dodges a biotic push from Benzia
"The question is how do we take on both this Exodus thing and Benzia at the same time!?" Yang yells as she dodges a swipe form Exodus while run up and does a back flip kick pushing Exodus back
"I"LL HANDLE BEZNIA THE REST OF YOU TAKE ON THIS THING!"Liara yells as she dodges a swipe exodus and run up to Benzia readying up here biotics.
"I hope Liara can handle it?!" Ruby says with concern as she is swings Crescent Rose at Exodus only to be stop mid-way as she is pushed back by a biotic push from Exodus
"RUBY!" Elizabeth yells a she turns back to Exodus and fire off her pistol while throwing a few Biotic pushes only for Exodus to jump up in the air and hit the ground send off a small blast pushing Elizabeth into some crates behind them hard
"OH HELL NO YOU'RE GETTING IT NOW!" Yang yells as she charges Exodus throw a few good it's on her as she receive a few hit back only for her semblance to active as she is basked in fiery aura "YAH NOW WERE TALKING!" Yang yells as she charges
As this went on Ruby was waiting for a well-placed shot as she was using her sniper rifle mode and waiting for the right moment to shoot. Weiss in the meanwhile helps Yang by using her glyphs to do continues aerial attack as Yang continues punches to the sides with the enhanced help of her semblance, Blake uses her semblance to make her clone help by using the chain scythe function of her blade to wrap around the neck of Exodus holding the abomination down as the blade begins digging slowly into its throat, while the real Blake fires three rounds from her pistol when she gets a clear shoot every few seconds. Zwei is biting hard on the ankles of Exodus and Elizabeth using Biotic pushes to force the incoming swings coming from Exodus so the girls don't get hit and fire her pistol when she gets a clear view. The plan seem to be going well but everyone knew they were getting fatigued that's when Ruby decided to strike.
"MOVE" Ruby yells to get everyone to move so they won't get hit and as they do Exodus is momentarily stunned trying to regain its sense from the ongoing assault and right when Exodus head is in Ruby's sights she fires and hit its head spot on making a dust cloud form around Exodus
"Did it work?" Ruby says as she runs up to the dust cloud while everyone else regroups with her
"Can't say sis hope it did." Yang says
But as this happens in the dust cloud a faint light can be seen then the light become brighter as a huge wave of energy blast through the dust cloud sending Yang, Weiss, Blake, Ruby, Zwei and Elizabeth back into the end of the walk way.
"No way…can't it be..." Weiss says as she along with the others see that Exodus is still up with only a few scratches on it's body
"Damn, I hope Liara is having a better time in fight then we are." Elizabeth says as Exodus roars and lunges at the group with the full intent to kill.
-Meanwhile with Liara's fight-
"You have improved much with your skills." Benzia says as she fires off a biotic push at Liara who dodges it. "But you have much to learn still." Benzia says as she uses a biotic pull this time tripping Liara up as Benzia then uses a biotic slam on Liara who lands hard on the ground
"Who are you what did you do with the Benzia I knew." Liara says as she staggers back up to throw a biotic push at Benzia who easily dodges then use a biotic push making Liara hit her back against a crate
As Liara tries to get back up the pain keeps her form it, then Benzia pushes her boot up against Liara's face as Liara tried to push Benzia back but with no success.
"I disappointed in you Liara, I thought by this age you would have improved much more. But I guess you haven't." Benzia says as she and Liara can hear the other fight going on
"It seems like your friends are having a hard time themselves don't worry they will be joining you soon after I kill you." Benzia says with no emotion in her voice
"Are you set on killing me…YOU ARE NOT THE BENZIA I KNEW!" Liara yells only for Benzia to push her boot harder against Liara's face as Liara screams a little in pain
"No I am not that weakling I once was, I am a stronger Benzia and you my dear child are a disappointment." Benzia says
"If that the case then let me show you how wrong you….ARE!" Liara yells as a biotic blast erupts form her sending Benzia back against the stairs on the walk way they were fighting on.
"I see you were just playing with me…fine then show me what you got my child." Benzia say a she is pushed back further by a fist connecting with her face from Liara's biotic enhanced punch shedding some blood form her lip "But how, this biotic layer I've used on myself should keep me safe from any harm."
"Like I said mother I haven't shown you the brink of what I've learned." Liara says as she runs up to her mother with a biotic fist.
- Meanwhile with the Exodus fight-
"DAMN!" Yang yells as she is sent back again by Exodus who was now having to deal with blocking Ruby's attacks from Crescent rose while she used her speed semblance to keep out of harm's way
"Yang are you alright?" Blake asked as she laid on the ground in pain as her aura is drained up as she only had two clips left of ammo
"I should ask you that…Blake." Yang said as she coughed a little from the hits she's been receiving as her aura is drained as well.
"All in all we need a plan to take this thing down quickly." Weiss responds as her leg is a little bloody with her aura drained as well, while Zwei licks a cut wound on his side sitting next to Weiss
"Well we need to do it quick because I don't know how long Ruby can keep that monster distracted." Elizabeth said as a bit of blood was flowing down her face and her armor was a little dented in the chest area
As if by unluckiness Ruby while she was trying to get a good hit on Exodus had her right arm was caught mind air. As Ruby struggles Exodus tightens it grip hard on Ruby's right arm a she screams in pain and is thrown against the ground hard right in front of everyone.
"RUBY!" Yang yells in fear of her sister's life as she, Elizabeth and Blake try to move to her but are push back against the wall behind Weiss as they groan in pain.
Weiss then tries to get up but falls on the ground a few inches away from Ruby but also without anyone noticing an unrefined dust crystal fell out of her pocket right in between her and Ruby.
-"I…can't let her die….I can't lose her….I CANT LOSE THE ONE PERSON I'VE TRULY FALLEN FOR!"- Weiss mentally screams to herself as she tried to move closer but couldn't as she watch in horror as the Exodus slowly walked towards them ready to kill them all. As Weiss was trying to get up again with all her strength she see Ruby Turn her head to Weiss as tears flow down her eyes and is lipping words that Weiss could immediately read which made here heart break as she read them
"Weiss…I love you….I wish we could have been something…." Was what Weiss read from Ruby's lip reading as the footsteps of Exodus where becoming louder and the screams of Yang, Blake, Elizabeth and even Zwei who was barking could be hear but became faint as Weiss was able to reach and hold Ruby's hand with her own while time slowed down for them.
"Ruby….I love you too….lets be something…. just for these last moments." Weiss lipped back as Ruby smiled bigger and tear ran down both hers and Ruby's face
"Okay…. and if we die ….In the next life I'll find you again." Ruby lipped back as the foots steps of Exodus where no much closer as Weiss got closer to Ruby
"Yes…and if we die again…we'll find each other over again forever..." Weiss lipped back as the foot steep where dangerous close and the scream of the rest could increased
"And ever because…" Ruby lipped back as the footsteps stopped and a roar could be heard signaling what was going to happen next and in that moment Weiss and Ruby where now close enough as in their final moment they locked their lips together and with that doing their first and final kiss together as a couple and one last though was going through their mind and in some way they heard it from each other.
"We were meant to be together…" and with that Ruby and Weiss kept their lips locked waiting for the killing strike but it didn't happen a few seconds past and Ruby and Weiss open their eyes to see Exodus stop with it's claws a few inches away from them with a look of fear in its eyes.
This shocked them both wondering what just happened and why, but they got their answer right under them as a faint glow began to grow. Ruby and Weiss look down to see the unrefined dust crystal glowing and then they look back to see Exodus backing away in a panic and with that and ideal formed with the two lovers. Weiss stood up as she held the glowing unrefined dust crystal in her had with Ruby supporting her up as they found a new formed strength to move. As the two walked closer Exodus was backing up while whining in fear until it hits a dead end at one the corners.
"Neither of us can figure out why… but you don't seem to like this do you?" Ruby says as Exodus begins to beg a little for it's life
"Well then….HAVE YOUR TATSE!" Weiss yells as she throws the glowing unfriend crystal at Exodus which then somehow dissolves into Exodus chest as it then start to thrash around in agony while it dissolves then it exploded sending the girls back and the four Asari commando bodies from it sending three of the bodies into corners of the area as the last one lands right in front of the Rachni queens holding tank and with that Exodus was defeated.
-Liara's and Benzia thirty seconds earlier-
"You can't defeat me child I am-" Benzia yelled as she was now fist fighting with Liara in front of the Rachni queens holding tank but as she said that he power suddenly drained. "NO THEY COUDLNT HAVE!" Benzia yelled for the first time as she saw a Asari commando dead body land in front of her –"They must have beaten Exodus which means I'm-"- Benzia though but was cut off as Liara did one final punch knocking Benzia out cold.
"Holy…crap…I did it…what's with the dead Asari commando though?" Liara asked as she then suddenly remembered the others and ran to their area hoping they were alive still.
-Hot labs Presents time-
"What…what did they do right now." Yang said as she had just witness Ruby and Weiss beat that monster
"I…I don't know Yang." Blake replied as she was looking at Weiss and Ruby who were getting back up
"Whatever they did…it worked well." Elizabeth said as Zwei barks in agreement while Ruby and Weiss walked up to them
"Are you okay girls?" Ruby asked giving a pained smirk
"Yep, I think we'll live." Elizabeth replied back as Blake and Yang smile wearily
"Good ...wait what about Liara?" Weiss said as they all remembered Liara was fighting Benzia
"Who you mean me?" Liara said as she ran up to the group. "Looks like you all had a rough time?" Liara said
"Same could be said about you Liara." Blake says back
"ARFF" Zwei barks
"For once I agree with you." Blake says as she smile and surprisingly pets the dogs head "But I think my bow is ruined." She said as she took off her bow that was torn to near shreds
"Well to be honest Blake… I think cat ears look a lot better on you." Elizabeth says
"So don't get a new bow…wouldn't that…cause issues with the council." Blake replied back
"Blake they council can kiss my ass on that, they have to just deal with it." Elizabeth said as she slowly got back up and offered her and Yang and hand up which they took.
"Besides, I think it's time to show the council who you really are Blake." Elizabeth said as she lifted the Blake and Yang up and then knelt down and held Zwei in her arms "You know what I mean right?"
"Yeah I guess so …. Might as well now and not get on the council bad side later." Blake said back
"That the spirt Blakey and well will be there for you when they question you about it." Yang says as she hugs her girlfriend softly
"Thanks." Blake said "But can I ask what did you two do to defeat that thing?" She asked Ruby and Weiss
"We just used an unrefined piece of dust I had in my pocket, which is weird because I don't remember having it in there…." Weiss answers trying to figure out how it got there in the first place
"That's cool but how is that possible?" Yang asks
"We don't know." Weiss and Ruby replied together
Then an awkward silence happened for a few seconds but Ruby broke the ice.
"How about we go check on that Rachni queen now." Ruby said
"Yep." Everyone else responded while Zwei barked and began to make their way slowly up to the Rachni queen since it was a short walk
- A few moments later-
Once the girls reached the Rachni Queens tank they notice dead Asari commando, Benzia who was on the ground knock out cold and the Rachni queen in her holding chamber.
"So I guess you didn't kill her then Liara?" Elizabeth asked
"No…even though she tried to kill us…she was still my mother in a way." Liara replied
"That's good you didn't I don't you could forgive yourself if you did." Yang said as she patted Liara on the back
"Good or not what will happen when she wakes up?" Weiss said as everyone else began to wonder the same thing
"We'll worry about that once it happens, right now the better question is-" Blake said but was cut off as the Rachni queen screeched "what are we going to do about the queen?" she finished as she cover her cat ears
"I don't know Blake, I just don't know." Elizabeth replied as she tried to think of what to do with the Rachni Queen
"You…you might want to put that on hold." Weiss said a little nervously
"Whys that Weiss?" Ruby asked
"Because I think some is waking up." Weiss replied back as she pointed to Benzia who was starting to get back up groaning in pain as Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Blake and Zwei get ready to attack if need as Elizabeth, and Liara were still pretty injured
"Wait…I….I will not attack you…but I will thank you." Benzia said confusing everyone
"What?" Ruby asked as she raised an eyebrow
"I have to agree….What?" Elizabeth says as she raises an eyebrow too
"You all must listen to me, Saren still whispers in my mind, I can only fight it for so long but the indoctrination is much too powerful for me to withstand for a long period of time." Benzia says
"If that's true then why can you break free of Sarens control now?" Blake ask as she narrows her eyes
"I sealed a part of my mind away from the indoctrination, saving it for the time I can help destroyed him but it will not last." Benzia answered her eye twitch a little in pain
"So you'll turn back to that witch soon then?" Yang asked with a little bit of pity for the woman because this Benzia already sounded a lot kinder and the look on Liara's face made it harder not to feel bad
"Yes but it will not be of my will child." Benzia answered as her she rubs her forehead in more pain
"How could that be though, how could you not hurt us by your will?" Weiss asks confused by the statement
"People are not themselves when around Saren, you begin to idolize him then worship him like a god like a mindless drone." Benzia said as her nose bleed a little from her fighting the whisper in her head "The key is Sovereign his flagship, a dreadnought of size and immense power.
"Sovereign not like any ship is it mother, where did it come from?" Liara asked her mother as she knew this was probably the only time she would be able to speak with her like she used too.
"I afraid I do not know my daughter, it is not a construct from any species even the Geth as it far more advanced. The longer people stay aboard that thing the quicker it becomes to be indoctrinated, I myself believe I was strong enough to withstand it but in the end I became Sarens slave." Benzia answer as blood dripped from her mouth a little.
"Are you okay mother!" Liara asks in a panic
"Yes I am child, but I do not know how much longer I can keep fighting the whisper." Benzia said
"Alright then, where is Kianna graves heading and why did Saren send you and her here in the first place." Elizabeth asked quickly
"I do not know where Kianna goes though I am worried as her mind seems to be in a mess, and as for why me and her where sent was to find the location of the Mu Relay as it's location was lost to us thousands of years ago." Benzia answers as her blood begin to drip out more from her mouth
"But how is something like that lost?" Yang asked confused
"Four thousand years ago a star went super nova, the shockwave propelled the relay out of its original system but did not destroy it. The precise vector and speed is impossible to determine as a millennia past the nebula that the nova created enveloped the relay. It is difficult to find any cold abject in space especially if it is in hot dust and radiation." Benzia answered as she kept fighting the whisper but it was become much harder now for her
"I'm guessing then someone found its location here on Noveria right?" Ruby asked
"Two thousand year ago the Rachni occupied that region of the galaxy, they had discovered that relay. The Rachni can share memories across generation and the Queens inherits the knowledge of their mothers, I took the memories from her….I was not gentle." Benzia said as she was starting to bleed more from her nose.
"So they founded it then?" Liara asked as she became more sadden by her mother's internal conflict at the moment
"Yes they search with much patients, they are territorial creature after all and driven by the need to close any way into their systems." Benzia answered
"Why does he need the relay then and what is Kianna planning to do?" Yang asked as she began to feel much more heartbroken seeing Liara at the moment
"Saren thinks it will lead him to the conduit, I would tell you more but Saren did not share anymore on the subject and as of the child Kianna she said nothing about her plans but with her mind the way it is the result will not be good." Benzia says as she starts to sweat now fighting till she can't anymore from the whisper clawing into her mind
"Is there anything else you can do to help us you can make up for the past right now." Elizabeth said sympathetically as she patted Liara on the back for comfort as Liara began to tear up a little
"I was not strong enough…. here I put the date onto an OSD please take it."
"Knowing the location of the relay won't be enough though, when need to know where to go from there." Weiss said
"That is correct young one but I will not be able to help you with that since I was never told too but I had transmitted the data to him." Benzia said as blood began to drip from her right eye
"I know this you may not be able to answer but is there anything else you can tell us that may help?" Elizabeth asked as she held Liara comforting her
"Yes….I believe there is…when I-I…. was with Kianna one day I remembered something… she said it was….a source…a source of…of-"Benzia said but was cut short as a steel blade stabbed straight through her chest, as Benzia laid on the ground dying now Liara ran up to her while everyone else was shocked what just happened and Elizabeth quickly pulled her pistol our to find who did that but with no luck
"MOM…please…d-don't…die…" Liara said as she began to cry
"It's okay Liara….I'm happy to have seen you again…. Remember my darling daughter….I'll always be proud of you…. no light…they said…." Benzia whispered to Liara as she now laid dead while Liara began crying her eyes out.
The rest of the group the knelt down to Liara and hugged her while letting her cry her eyes out. Ruby and Yang hugged Liara the hardest as they both also knew what it felt like to lose your mother.
-Mean while at the Rift station Trams-
As the Tram where silent the masked female figure stood there waiting, then she heard a beep truing around to see a samll drone fly to her.
"Is she dead Vik?" The female figure asked the drone which beeped twice
"Good, at least now one problem is out of the way, but I must wait to kill the rest. I hope Master Sovereign will not be angry with me for killing Benzia she was as good as dead anyways." The figure said out loud as her drone made a low beep
"Yes I know Vik, here go back inside and rest up you earned it." The figure told the drone as her back opened up showing a small metal compartmented the drone could landed into. "Now I should take my leave before any more trouble happens, but I will be seeing them soon and most importantly seeing those two again." The figure smiled as the Tram came up as she entered it but cloaked herself and while the Tram began to move a faint laughing could be heard.
-Hot Labs one minute later-
As the girls got back up after comforting Liara, they all knew they still had one problem left
"So like I asked before, what should we do with her?" Blake said as they all looked at the Rachni Queen
"I don't know we could kill her, but then again would that make us murders?" Elizabeth asked but was startled along with everyone else as the Asari Commando's body they saw earlier began to rise up.
"ZOMBIE!" Yang yells as she and everyone else where ready to attack
"No, stop… I mean…. no harm." The body said with voice that sounded like millions at the same time
"Okay I say it again…what?" Ruby said as she looked at the body with a wary gaze
"This is way too trippy." Weiss said with a deadpan look
"ARFF!" Zwei bark only for Blake to nod her head to him in agreement
"Seriously how can you understand Zwei?" Weiss asked while Blake just shrugged
"Girl lets focus on the fact were literally looking at a Zombie right now." Elizabeth said as she keep her eye on the body in front of her "How are you alive?" she ask
"This one is…..not alive, this one serves as our voice…we cannot sing, not in these low spaces….your music are colorless." The dead body said
"Wait a minute that's the Rachni Queen doing that with the body." Blake said putting the piece together
"Well that's just great… nightmare fuel is what this is." Yang mumbled
"What I want to know is what she means by music's and colors?" Ruby said scratching her head in confusion
Your way of speaking is strange and flat, it does not color the air. When we speak, one moves all." The Rachni Queen explained
"Oh this is going on my top five weirdest conversation….this being number one." Yang said as she crosses her arms
"I agree with you on that Yang." Weiss said as she rubbed her forehead
"We are the mother…we sing for those left behind. The children you…thought silenced." The Rachni Queen explains
"How are you speaking through her?" Elizabeth asks
"Our Kind sing through touching of thought….we pluck strings…and the other understands. She is weak to urging…. She had color…we have no names for. But she is ending, her music is….bittersweet. It is beautiful." The Queen answered
"Okay this is getting to be too much for me, feel like I'm in a horror flick." Ruby said as she rubbed her eyes
"Agreed." Yang, Weiss, Blake, Liara and Elizabeth said in unison while Zwei did a quite bark
"The children we birthed were stolen from us….before they could learn to sing. They are lost…to silence." The Queen said
"You're saying we have kill them aren't you." Liara said
"Correct….end their suffering, they cannot be saved….they will cause harm as they are." The Queen answered Liara
"I don't understand, why are your children killing people?" Elizabeth asked becoming a little frustrated with trying to figure out what was going on
"These needle men stole our eggs…. they tried to turn our young into beast of war, claws with no song of their own. Our elder are comfortable with silence… but the children only fear … if no one sings to them…fear shatters the mind" The Queen said with a tone of irritation
"That would make a lot of sense, a child that is taken from their parent and left alone for many years will not come out a sane person…more like a monster." Blake said with anger in her voice
"That pretty messed up, now I want burn this place down to ground after hearing this." Yang said also not very happy with Peak 15
"I'll help you both out on that, would love to hurts some of these so called 'SCIENTIST' here." Weiss said pretty pissed at the people of this place.
"This place is just getting worse, first Bio weapons…now forcing young to kill….I don't like this place at all." Ruby said with a sad tone
"Are you sure they can't be saved at all?" Elizabeth asks as she was kind of set off that she was pretty much killing what was the equivalent children, though in self-defense it was still kind of offsetting to her.
"It is lamentable, but necessary…do what you must, But before…you deal with our children….we stand before you. Will shall you sing…will you resale us or…are we destined to fade away once more?" The Queen asked Elizabeth
"If you were allow to live what would you do, start attacking other races again?" Elizabeth asked
"No…we…I do not know what happened in the war. We only heard…discordance, songs the color of oily shadows. We would seek a hidden place to teach our children…harmony. If they understand… perhaps we would return." The Queen answered Elizabeth
"This is a lot to ask of me…what do the rest of you think." Elizabeth asked as Ruby, Yang, Liara and Blake began to think it over.
"If you think about it Elizabeth the Rachni are technically an extinct species… if they were to be allowed to live well it could usher in another ally or enemy in the future that much can be said either way it's a gamble." Liara said
" I have to agree with Liara on this the event that will take place can't really be predicted, though if you want my honest opinion I'd say let them live." Weiss said
"I seconded that, sure their ancestor may have done violent action but the Queen here shouldn't be killed because of that." Blake said
"I see what about you Ruby and Yang?" Elizabeth asked as she noticed it took Ruby and Yang a little longer to think about it
"We have to agree with the rest, our mom taught us when me and Ruby were little that everyone deserves a second chance no matter what they did or someone related to them did." Yang said
"Yep and that they shouldn't be punished for it like Blake said, if the Rachni Queen here is willing to change and start and new course for her specie then me and Yang say let them live." Ruby said happily
"Well then you hear the vote, your good to live…I hope it goes well for you and I'm sorry we can't save your children here." Elizabeth said as she walked up to the resale on the cage
"It is okay…you are doing them a kindness… and thank you for this chance….we will never forget your actions today….but before you let me go may I say something…to these girls." The Queen asked as Elizabeth just nodded and stepped back as the girls walked up
"What is it you would like to tell us?" Ruby asked politely
"Like Benzia told you earlier…. my kind can share memories across the generation that also includes colors and songs… I see your colors and songs they are….unique yet familiar…. I may not be able to tell the future….but I can already see, that you four will change this place….in ways unlike any other…. But take my waring, there are forces that will and are already hunting you…. but I know you four will prevail in the end and bring with it peace…for all." The Queen said as the Asari body dropped dead like it was before, Elizabeth walks past the girls and presses down the release button. The Queen begins to leave but turns around with one last look then makes her way out.
"So….let's get to hot labs." Elizabeth says smirking as the girls, Liara and Zwei all begin to make their way toward the nesting ground of the insane Rachni and finish their business here for good.
-Hot Labs the nesting ground-
As the group stops at the Elevator Elizabeth can't help but ask the girls something
"Girls are you okay you all seem distracted?" Elizabeth asks concerned
"What… oh Yeah totally Elizabeth where just a little tired from this mission you know…and our wounds are healing up still so it take a lot of energy out of us right girls." Ruby says ("Unique yet familiar") –"what did the Queen mean by that?"- Ruby thinks as that phrase loops in her head
"Oh yah totally Elizabeth don't worry about us." Yang says as she give her a thumbs up (There are forces that will and are already hunting you) -"Hunt us will they, I won't them near Weiss, Ruby, Blake or anyone else in the crew."- Yang thinks to herself as she clenches her fist
"Yes we are fine beside like Ruby said were just tired." Blake says as her ears twitch a little ("I may not be able to tell the future….but I can already see, that you four will change this place….in ways unlike any other") -"How can me, Ruby, Weiss and Yang change this place… we're just people."- Blake thinks to herself as her ears twitch not use to being exposed
"Agreed now we should probably make are way up to the hot lab's nesting grounds before it's too late." Weiss says ("but I know you four will prevail in the end and bring with it peace…for all.") –"There's no way we could, just the four of us…but what if we will…. this is all too confusing for me at the moment"- Weiss thinks to herself as she sighs a little in frustration
"Alright then let's get in then." Elizabeth says as her with Liara who is holding Zwei and distracted Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake go inside the elevator to the hot labs.
-Hot labs a few moments later-
As the Elevator rose the girls shook their thoughts off and prepared for what was coming next as they expected an ambush by the insane Rachni but as the elevator stopped and the door open all that was there was an older man sitting in a chair, the group walks over to the man as he looks up at them and takes a deep breath.
"Are you here to secure the situation?" the man asks with a Russian accent
"We are here to do that mister…?" Elizabeth asked
"Yaroslev Tartakovsky…you must listen to me, if we do not contain our mistake…they will drop bombs from the battle station. You understand?" Yaroslev asks as the groups eyes widen at what he said
"You…you let these things out?" Ruby asks in disbelief
"Ehh… I am only following the ord-" Yaroslev says in his defense but Yang pick him up by the collar in anger as she pull her fist back
"YEAH WELL NICE GOING JACKASS, BECAUSE OF YOU A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEAD!" Yang yells as her eyes turn red and she is about to punch him but is stopped when Elizabeth puts her hand gently giving her a motherly look that just said 'Don't your better than this'.A few moments Yang calms down and drops the man back in his seat and walks back in the group
"You're lucky…" Was all Blake and Weiss whispered as Ruby just look at the man disapprovingly
"I apologize for that what where you going to say?" Elizabeth asked as Yaroslev regains his composure
"Yes. As I was going to say… Binary Helix found and egg. It was on a derelict ship, thousands of years drifting. This was a Rachni ship and inside they found many eggs in cryogenic suspension
"An egg that was a thousand years old hatched? "Blake asked in disbelief as Zwei whined a little
"Yes, very tough to be so long frozen that it survived the centuries…this is miraculous" Yaroslev answers Blake not even really noticing the cat ear on her
"Not really sure if this can be thought of as a miracle sir." Weiss says with venom in her voice
"Binary Helix had planned to mass- produce them, create an army. But when they get here…they find this egg is not common it was a Queen, after she lays eggs they moved her to Rift station. They are thinking that without her they can raise the babies to be obedient." Yaroslev explains
"Wait a minute, don't you need a male to get the eggs?" Elizabeth asked as the other noticed that little missing detail
"Queens are born carrying the genetic code of their fathers, eggs are carried away from the colony to hatch alone. Queens can lay eggs in hours and have a colony in days. This is how they spread so quickly." Yaroslev answered
"Wow no kidding and here you were wanting to clone them and I guess separating them from their mother didn't work out for guys did it?" Blake said as she crossed her arms in anger along with Yang who was giving the man a glare
"Ehh… this was exactly the wrong thing to do, I am thinking without a queen Rachni do not develop properly. Her mind is shaping theirs, these Rachni are uncontrollable." Yaroslev says as he avoids eye contact with the group
"That what happens when kid are taken away from their mom or have their mother taken away from them." Ruby says with a sad bit also upset tone
"So if we brought the queen here we could save them?" Elizabeth asked as she knew it was a dumb question to ask since they let the queen go already and agreed to end the suffering of the Rachni. –"I know that is stupid to ask but damnit I don't want to kill what is pretty much insane children."- She thought to herself
"No I am afraid that twill not work, these Rachni are beyond saving at this point. It is a sad thing but the must be euthanized. I am thinking the neutron purge must be set off." Yaroslev says
"What's a Neutron Purge?" Liara asks after being quite for the most part of this conversation and still holding Zwei in her arms
"It creates burst of neutrons radiation, kills everything within this station. Things beyond get genetic damage of varying degrees." Yaroslev explains to the group
"Then how do we set it off?" Elizabeth ask
"Arming the controls are nearby, all you need to do is insert the key. Then I will give Mira the destruct co-UHHH!" Yaroslev screams as a Rachni impales the man through his chest with it tentacle like appendage and throw him a few feet away from the group as it turns it attention to them.
As the Rachni is about to attack it's knocked down by an angry Yang who punches it repeatedly in the face until it goes limp, Yang then lest out yell of anger and yells "WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO DIE AROUND US!" as she falls on her knees on the ground taking a deep breath
Ruby, Weiss and Blake look at Yang with understanding glances as they too have been getting a little sick with all the nameless and few named people that have been kill around them since this all started. Liara just sighs as she can understand how the girl feel to and extent since she only join up with them a short while ago, Zwei just Whines as he look at Yang not liking her feeling this way. Elizabeth walked up behind Yang knelt down and hugged her tightly for a few second until Yang turns around hugging Elizabeth back while crying into her chest.
"I know how you feel Yang, I don't like it either but it will happen and for all those deaths that happen it will just give us more of reason to stop Saren and Kianna plans so millions won't die." Elizabeth said as to Ruby's, Weiss and Blake's suspire she was stroking Yang's hair as a way of comforting the blond as her crying stopped a few seconds later
As Yang stops crying she looks up at Elizabeth who giving her a gentle smile and for a split second once more she saw her and Ruby's mother in place of Elizabeth.
"Yeah thanks Elizabeth." Yang says as she and Elizabeth get back up and the group walks over to Yang give her hugs too and in Zwei's case a lick on the face.
After that Yang looks over to the now dead Yaroslev as she kneels down to him and look through his right pocket pulling out a paper that had the code to the Neutron Purge. Yang then straightens the man's body out flat on his back, closes his still open eyes and crosses his arm together on his chest like in a funeral, because even though she didn't know the man at all and he had made a pretty bad impression of himself she believe that even a person like him didn't deserve to die like that. Yang walks back to the group and looks at them as they smile in approval.
"Let's finish this." Yang said as she and the rest walked to the back room where one of Mira's terminals would be at.
Once the group is in the room Yang gives the code to Ruby. "Since you're the one she will listen too, you'll have to give her the code." Yang explained as Ruby nodded then activated the Terminal
"Connecting, I have full access to the facility I am at your disposal." The V.I Mira says
"Mira can you tell us how many Rachni are here at the moment?" Ruby asked
"I'm sorry, the sensor network is too damaged to provide an accurate count." The V.I Mira answered
"Can you give us your best guess?" Ruby asked
"Guessing is beyond my design parameters commander." The V.I Mira answered back to Ruby
"Okay then tell us the status of facility then?" Ruby asked getting a little frustrated with lack of answers
"Containment breach in laboratory Pod Gamma. The neutron purge system is functional, but has not been armed." The V.I answered
"Well I guess that's going to change in a second." Yang joke a little getting a giggle from the whole group and a bark form Zwei
"Alright then Mira active the Neutron Purge." Ruby said
"I'm sorry but I cannot do that without proper code authorization." The V.I Mira replied back as Ruby pull out the paper with the code on it
"Code input: 875-020-079. Code Omega local execution." Ruby said surprising herself she said that sentence so easily
"Verified. Code Omega execution in 120 seconds." The V.I Mira said before logging off the terminal
"I think that's our que to leave." Weiss says as she and the rest of the group book it out of the room to get to the elevator only to be stopped a few feet by three Rachni
"Oh come on cant we just have ab break?" Blake says annoyed
"Don't worry we don't have to fight them, we just need get past them." Elizabeth says
"Right." Ruby says as she takes Zwei out of Liara's hands and puts him down." Zwei….tackle." Ruby simply says before Zwei charges one of the three Rachni with a head but sending it into a wall hard
As the two other Rachni are about to attack Zwei who was inform of them, one is pushed by a double biotic push form Liara and Elizabeth. The other one is kicked in the face by Yang who jumps off, Blake who does the same, Ruby who picks up Zwei and does the same as Yang and Blake and Weiss who jumps over the Rachni with a glyph then uses another Glyph to send the Rachni into the wall into other direction. The whole group then runs into the elevator closes the doors and waits for a few seconds before they open again in the trams station. The group then runs out of the elevator as the doors close behind them.
"Did it work?" Liara asked as suddenly a boom could be heard with a slight vibration under their feet
"That would be a yes blue." Yang says jokingly
"Well jokes aside we did it…. so good job everyone." Elizabeth says as she takes a deep breath
"Should we check on the survivors in the camp?" Ruby asked
"No, they're safe now with the Rachni gone. Once we get back to Port Hanshan I'll tell captain Matsuo to send some help to get the survivor out of here." Elizabeth says as the rest of the group just nod in agreement
Ruby who was holding Zwei, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Elizabeth and Liara then walked into the station to see a Tram already there. Elizabeth and Liara sit on one side of the Tram while Blake and Yang sat on the other side resting on each other with Weiss and Ruby who had put Zwei down next to her resting on each other as well on the same side. A few seconds go by and the tram begins to move.
"Well I guess we'll be having to explain a lot to the council and in our debriefing with the rest of the team huh?" Elizabeth says
"You mean like me being a different spices that just so happen to share a similar appearance to humans." Blake said smirking as she laid her head on Yang shoulder as Yang wrapped her arm around Blake and was scratching her cat ears gently
"Yep that one, also the information about the Mu Relay and the fact we let a Rachni Queen free." Elizabeth said
"Well deal that later right now let just get a quick rest we deserve it especially the two lovers next to us." Yang said happily as she pointed to Ruby and Weiss who were whispering to each other while holding one another's hands which brought a smile to Liara's, Elizabeth's, Yang's and Blake's face but also made them wonder what they were whispering about.
"So…Weiss does this mean you and I can be…"Ruby whispered into Weiss ears
"Yes we can be…I want to be how about you?" Weiss whispers back
"You know I do…I love you." Ruby whispers happily
"Good then." Weiss whisper back as she give a kiss on the lips to Ruby then stops "Then you'll have to make an honest woman out of me when where older like Yang said." Weiss joked getting a giggle out of Ruby as she and Weiss both decide to take a quick nap.
A few minutes pass and Elizabeth looks around to see Liara resting, Zwei resting, Blake and Yang resting with each other and Weiss and Ruby resting with each other. Elizabeth can't help but smile at the peacefulness now and when Elizabeth looks at both Ruby and Yang she can't help but smile and mumble…. "Those are my girls." and with that Elizabeth take a well-deserved quick nap with a smile across her face.
-Unknown Planet: Unknown time-
"COME ON KEEP IT UP WE NEED TO MAKE SOME PROGESS ON THE FIST DAY!" Kianna yells as Geth and Grimm workers are trying to break through a very well-fortified door
"Mistress, Saren wants to have a word with you." Kianna's A.I Wallace says
"Tell him I'm busy at the moment." Kianna replied
"What if he asks what your busy with?" Wallace asks
"Then tell him and I want you to quote me on this…. NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUISSNESS YOU WASHED OUT OLD SPECTRE!" Kianna yells
"Recorded mistress, how goes the progress though." Wallace asks
"Oh thank you Wallace and good for a start but we need to cut through this barrier here it seem to be made of similar metal to the ones used on Remnant but of different origin…strange but oh well we still have time before anyone finds us." Kianna says as she barks more orders at the Geth and Grimm workers while unknown to her a lone drone was watching them and sending a signal to its owner.
-Unknown ship: Unknown system-
"Can't believe she didn't check for any bugs on her ship, for being so smart she is very naive at times too, and those girls better be grateful to me that I dropped that little piece of unrefined dust in miss Schnee's pocket" The female figure said as she was now sitting in her cock pit of her ship that was clocked at the moment
The female figure was now out of her uniform and in nothing more than white tank top and black short – shorts. She was thin, had a very supermodel like body but with red lines under her eyes and one under her lip, she was tanned skinned, had bright red eyes, raven black hair and two fangs that poke out a little under her upper lip with two black wolf ears that poke out of her the top of her head.
"Oh well, doesn't matter if they know I did it and I'll just wait before I send the coordinates to this place to the Normandy, maybe by that time miss graves will be through the door and I'll be able to get whatever power sources she talking about and give it to my master, then I'll kill my two little preys along with their friends and Kianna which will eliminate many more problems." The Female figure said as she just sits in the cock pit and waits for the right time to attack like a good wolf always does.
Soooo ...how did you all liked this chapter as a whole and the snippet of info I gave more on Kianna as a person and the female figure let me know in the PM or Review in anyway form of criticism because your feedback helps me make the story better so until the next chapter enjoy and have nice day see you all then :D
