A/N: Sorry for my the last host, I hope he wasn't too much of a bother to everyone and I hope he covered erything I wanted last chapter. Unless I want to edit something I hardly ever look back at a chapter. Any way enough with that time for what you all have been waiting for.

As the Mako pulled up to the garage door, but it did not rise as the rover pulled up. There was a strange creature folded in a similar manner to the geth when they drop from their ships or were in storage. Shepard, Tali and Revan ventured out to investigate this new anomaly. As they approached, the thing started to stand. Now fully erect they could see it, a grey, almost corpse-like, in appearance, with elongated fingers that look like claws but it had no eyes. The Force warned Revan of imminent danger, to which Revan quickly responded. Instead of letting the creature try to attack Revan shouted, "Look out!" pinning it to the wall with a Force Push. The creature could not free itself so it started to spit green goo in a desperate attempt to attack. Revan jumped back as the goo started melt away at the skyway, but not enough to threaten the structural integrity. Shepard and Tali pulled out their weapons and opened fire at the thing until it bursts into more green goo.

After the thing exploded, Tali was trying to shake herself out the scare, "That thing was not one of the colonists. No amount of infection could have done that."

HK-47, after getting in and out of the M35 so many times has found a way to make the process faster. The assassin droid was analyzing the remains of the abomination, "Analysis: The quarian meatbag is correct. This creature was not a meatbag. Hypothesis: It is possible that the Thorian, if it is indeed sentient, has processed enough genetic material of an organic meatbag and created its own."

Shepard didn't care about what it was as he ordered, "No hitting the colonists, even if the Thorian makes them fire on us. That's what the gas grenades are for."

Tali replied to him, "As you would have it, Commander Shepard."

Trossk and Esura jumped out now, and the two of them could still smell the creature. "It smells like fermented fungus or something."

Esura added, "And there's a lot more behind that door."

Wrex was still inside the Mako and was just about ready to disembark. Revan had an idea, "Wrex, don't get out just yet. We may be able to use that to our advantage. Shepard, Tali, HK, Trossk, Esura. Go to the top of that ramp and stay out of sight." Revan activated the GenoHaradan stealth unit and became invisible. "Once I unlock the gate, the things will probably awaken and rush after the Mako. As Wrex leads them away, I'll keep the door open until all of them are through then we'll clean up any that Wrex may not have finished with."

Trossk then asked, "What if the controlled colonists are here as well?"

Revan took a moment to feel the area. It was a moment but Revan found five colonists defending the elevator. "Your intuition was correct. We'll need to revise the plan."

Shepard spoke out, "Maybe not." Shepard pulled out a concussion grenade with the pesticide, "We keep the plan about drawing these things out, but you use that invisibility to get closer to the colonists to use the grenade."

Revan was feeling the weight of the round when fins popped out. "So it can be tossed like a disc or lobbed. How long is the fuse?"

"Ten seconds, unless I detonate it before that."

Revan was playing out several scenarios as to how he could do this but he figured he would stay with lobbing it, as he's more familiar with grenades like that. With everyone in position, Revan activated the switch. The colonists started to open fire at moment they saw the Mako. They saw the turret look straight at them, but Wrex was just looking; he didn't plan on going against Revan or Shepard. When the colonists started to fire, the creatures started to 'awaken'. There were only ten 'pods' but only five rose. As Wrex backed the Mako up, the creatures started to give chases, the others started to rise and follow. With all ten out, Revan swiftly entered and the garage door soon closed. The colonists seemed confused as to why the door was open for so long but they had their orders, to defend the Thorian, and Revan could feel it. Revan had slowly moved up to the barrier and activated the grenade. Revan waited for four seconds before he dropped it on the other side of the barricade and moved aside. Six seconds later the grenade went off as a puff of green exploded and the group fell unconscious.

With all of the strange creatures following the Mako and the doors shut, Shepard and the other started to slaughter them. Wrex blasted the majority of them with the Mako's cannon, killing five of them. After the group downed one, a holographic targeting reticle appeared on HK's weapon as he sniped one in the back. Interestingly enough, after it took several shots beforehand, as the blaster bolt made a clean shot through the being, the thing still exploded into green goo and mist. Even Esura's upgraded Outland rifle, after a few shots the lifeform burst. Trossk wanted to test something. "Hold up, krogan. I want to see something."

Using the Force, the Trandoshan jumped from the elevated area down to where the things were. Trossk activated his lightsaber and sliced one in two only for the two sections to burst anyway. As the last one turned to Trossk, it stood there for a moment before Trossk's Force senses alerted. Trossk jumped just in time, as the spread of green 'vomit' was wide. Trossk's jump was far enough that Wrex used the Mako's cannon to blow the thing to bits.

Revan called out to the others, "The colonists have been subdued. No casualties."

Trossk nodded, "Good news. My master was able to take down the colonists without killing them."

Wrex drove the Mako back into the garage with everyone else gathering next to the elevator. Trossk grabbed the bits of his armor he had removed and donned them again. Revan had already summoned the elevator as he waited for the others. Revan then asked his compatriot, "Trossk. We're not leaving them here. Please help me take them with us."

Trossk asked, "What about the droid? Don't we have to worry about overbearing the elevator or something?"

HK-47 was not one to admit flaws, but just this once, "Addendum: I wish to examine the remains of the creatures. See what effects my flamethrower and other weapon systems will have against them. I will return on my own once my analysis is complete."

Revan knew HK was going to do as he said, but he also knew he was probably going to say something nasty about the others. "Very well. Remember, you are only allowed to terminate these things, not the colonists."

The droid answered, "Affirmative: Of course, Master. I will continue to be on the 'defensive'." With that the red droid walked off past the garage door.

Revan dragged two of the colonists, while Trossk hung one over his shoulder and dragged the last two into the elevator. When the elevator finally reached the upper level, Trossk and Revan stayed in the elevator. "Esura, go with Shepard and his team. Help kill the abominations, and avoid hurting the colonists."

Esura didn't reply, as she pulled out a pair of Lig swords. The Kaleesh turned back and gave a slight nod to Revan. As Wrex peered out of the elevator, he muttered, "Looks clear."

Esura preferred to scout areas out for herself. She could smell more of the strange things nearby, as she crept out. As she moved towards the doorway to the stairs, a series of moaning sounds started to echo out. Suddenly three of the creatures charged out, arms flailing. Esura had caught their attention as she drew them towards the tower the geth were using as a staging area. As she did Esura started to shout in Kaleesh. Revan told Shepard, "She said, 'What are you waiting for, a formal invitation? Help me kill these things.' It's strange to hear her asking for assistance. Go ahead Shepard, we have to place these colonists somewhere."

As Revan and Trossk placed the unconscious colonists against a nearby wall, Shepard, Wrex and Tali went off to see if the primitive warrior still needed help. They came to a sight, as Esura defended herself against the three. Their claws were sharp and tough, clanging against her swords as she tried to make attacks, only to be forced into defend herself from one of the others. She would jump back every so often before one of them could use their acidic spit against her. Esura saw Shepard and rolled underneath one. With that, Esura quickly ran to Shepard's position. Esura rapidly sheathed her blades, forcing herself into a slide as she grabbed her Outland rifle. With the view clear, they opened fire on the creatures. What they may lack in defense, they made up for in endurance. Group put slug after slug into them, catching a break when they were knocked down by Tali's shotgun.

With the last of the things dead, Esura spat at the green pool of goo that remained. Trossk saw that little display, "What's the matter with you?"

"These…things! They smell of fungus. They are not even beasts. Animals kill to feed or to protect. A warrior fights to prove their worth, to show they are strong. These things… these things don't require any of that. They are like the sprites of death, killing anything their master commands." Esura's culture honored those whose deeds elevate them to the status of godhood and an early death without accomplishing a great deed was never welcome. "Careful, their claws are as tough any metal I know. That acid is tough too, glade I had my clock made from Mumuu hide."

Revan was waiting for them next to doorway. He could sense a pair of colonists waiting where Revan saved that one colonist from the geth. Revan saw Shepard and the others join him. He quietly signaled them about the two colonists waiting for them. Shepard gave him another grenade. Revan activated his stealth unit again. He was now using the same stone block the colonists. Revan used the Force and rolled the grenade around the corner and activated it. It took a few seconds before the grenade went off knocking the two unconscious.

Revan took the weapons away from the colonists and kept them. Down the stairs he saw more of the creatures hurdled up, waiting for them. Revan waited for Shepard to follow. Revan turned to Shepard as he turned his mask slightly towards the stairs. Shepard saw and nodded. Revan slowly moved forward until the first one stood up. Revan quickly returned, moving out of the line of fire. Tali took point with her shotgun, as Wrex and Shepard took her flank. Revan was beside Tali with Jurgan Kalta's assault rifle. Shepard, Wrex and Revan opened fire at the things as they tried to climb up the stairs. The combined power of Wrex and Shepard had knocked one of them over. Revan made precision shots at the downed thing, one through the head and two through the abdomen. Tali used her shotgun and it fell down the stairs. The others started open fire as well until the second one burst.

Wrex muttered moments after the second thing exploded, "Clear for the moment."

Revan turned to Shepard, he seem rather weak, but from what the others couldn't say. Revan spoke, "Shepard, take lead. Esura, Trossk and I will bring the colonists to the colony after you've secured a position. Use this comm. channel to contact us." Revan activated the omni-tool and handed the data, of which Tali caught.

As Shepard's squad approached Zhu's Hope, the colonists opened fire as more creatures started to charge. Trossk saw the commotion. He shouted, "Take cover!" As the creatures started to move out of Zhu's Hope, Trossk activated his lightsaber and tossed it. The black blade continued to stay active as it buzzed through the air. With Shepard's team out of sight, the lightsaber made a clean cut across all three creatures and made a return flight back to its owner.

With the creatures dead, Shepard tossed a grenade out towards the colonists. Shepard detonated it but his radar indicated it only knocked out three of the five. Tali couldn't help but comment about the fierce resistance they're encountering, "They definitely want to keep us from the ship. We've got to move one of those cargo blocks." Shepard tossed a second grenade waiting as the disc was above their heads, detonating the charge before it stopped flying.

Revan was keeping the others at the top of the stairs. He was starting to feel the strain of this Thorian's mind and the echoes that resonate with it. Esura and Trossk also felt the Thorian and the echoes, but unlike Revan the effects were lessen for them by the echoes that surround the planet. HK-47 had just walked in as Revan continued to keep the others back. "Statement: Master, I have returned with a proper analysis of the creatures. As expected, these things are composed of both plant and meatbag genetic material. Speculation: For the moment, I can only theorize that the Thorian uses its dead thralls for sustenance and is capable of creating these things as another form of defense." Revan didn't seem to care, as he was starting to lose his center.

Shepard found a case filled with grenades, grabbing what he needed and moving on. The door into the module was locked and there was another grouping of those creatures huddled up along the stone pathway. The radar also indicated there were two colonists waiting. Shepard saw the Ledra's elbow, the salarian merchant who was stranded on Feros along with the crashed ship and its remaining crew. Shepard tossed the grenade right at Ledra's elbow and waited for him to react from contact, as soon as the salarian and the colonist moved, Shepard detonated the gas grenade, rendering both unconscious.

Shepard and Wrex swapped their assault rifles for shotguns, moving forward to stimulate them. The squad fired of a series of Carnage blasts, one for each of the creatures. After a few rounds, the creatures burst into pools of goo. Shepard activated comm. "Revan, we've cleared this part. We're moving on to the controls." With that Revan and the others started to get the colonists down the stairs.

Shepard had Wrex and Tali hold position on the walkway as Shepard tried to locate all of the colonists. The radar indicated one along the wall of the cargo component, two behind one of the crates, and one hiding behind a crate to Shepard's right. Shepard tossed a grenade between the two crates, detonating the grenade as it passed behind the farthest crate. The gas was able to knock out the three colonists. Shepard moved up and tossed a grenade at the last colonist. The hibernating creatures started to stir when Shepard moved forward. Shepard waited for the grenade to hit the small crate and detonated, waiting to fall back after seeing the colonist fall down. Wrex had Shepard's back, firing a Carnage blast at the nearest creature. Tali was also giving cover fire to the Commander as Shepard started to fire. They got support fire from HK-47, unexpectedly from across the way, attacking two of the creatures. The blaster bolts took off the jaws before another set of bolts blazed across and shot off the arms. Shepard fired off a Carnage and knocked down another creature before it could get close. Shepard didn't believe the three of them could stop the last four that were moving closer to him. Shepard dropped a grenade onto the ground and fell back. The four creatures were on top of the grenade when it went off. The grenade acted like a high explosive, reducing the creatures into goo in seconds of contact with the gases.

Tali saw the console once used by Hana Murakami, "There's the target, Shepard. I might be able to make sense of the controls."

After messing with the controls and the module had risen, the squad started to head towards the stairs, Shepard heard a noise quickly drawing his pistol in the direction of the sound. Wrex had grabbed his assault rifle as Tali readied her shotgun. It was Fai Dan, and he was struggling with the Thorian as he walked toward them, "I tried to fight it, but it gets in your head. You can't imagine the pain. I was supposed to be a leader. These people trusted me." Fai Dan had drawn out his pistol, struggling as he continued to move forward. Shepard steadying his hand as he took aim at Fai Dan. "It wants me to stop you…but I…I won't." Fai Dan fought and for a brief moment he regained control of his body. He forced himself through the pain and put the pistol to his own head as he shouted, "I won't!"

Cina was meditating when she suddenly awoken. She felt a disturbance in the Force, someone's life had ended. Cina shouted, "T3, have you detected weapons fire?"

The little blue utility droid reported the Ebon Hawk's sensors have been buzzing from weapons fire. The last discharge happened moments ago, a single shot, about ten meters from the Hawk's location.

Cina quickly unlocked the Ebon Hawk's ramp and grabbed a hold of one of her lightsabers in hand. She rushed out to find Fai Dan's body and a pool of blood, emanating from his head. Cina could only look down in disappointment for not being able to help. Benezia grabbed the pistol she used on Noveria and T3 rolled out with her. The utility droid started to make a low humming. Revan and the others were starting to gather. "Revan…"

"Yes." Revan turned to Fai Dan's body, "I sensed it as well. I've lost my center. I've been trying to get into the Thorian's mind but it is an ancient creature, its defenses are more than a march for even the most seasoned of Jedi. I cannot continue to fight on. Cina go on in my place."

Cina nodded, "Alright Revan. Trossk, Esura, have either of you felt…different?"

Esura shook her head, read for more action. Trossk replied, "This ancient mind continues to cry out to me but the spores have not infiltrated my systems yet."

Benezia stepped forward, "I wish to travel with you." Revan's curiosity peaked, "One of my acolytes, Shiala, traveled with Saren to Feros while most went to Noveria with me."

Shepard was listening to the conversation. He asked Revan, "Are you sure we can trust her, with her condition?"

Cina assured the commander, "We're had several sessions since Noveria, we've suppressed the indoctrination and I think we've almost found how to free her mind."

Revan assured Shepard, "Cina will be with her to ensure she does not succumb to the effects of indoctrination. I will stay here, waiting for the Baynhams and the others survivors as well as watch over the infected colonists with T3." With that Shepard and the others continued on Revan told them, "May the Force be with you."

Esura looked at him and said, "Enough with the Jedi babble. Let's just kill the thing! Wait…" Esura returned to the Ebon Hawk for a moment and returned with a spear that had small barbs and at one end had been shaved down with ceremonial items tied to it.

Wrex asked, "Is that from an animal?"

The Kaleesh simply replied to the krogan, "Shoni."

A/N: I know, 'Revan could have saved him' or yada yada, personally I find Fai Dan's sacrifice has meaning, but as someone anonymously reviewed said(yes anonymous reviewing is active) 'write to suit yourself not your readers'. So I did, thank you for the advice(since I can't PM you about it and you know who you are), but I did make a poll for the particular Virmire event(if you know what VS means here then you understand), only because I think my view on the matter was a bit bias. Now Benezia has regains some control over herself, they now venture into the Thorian's lair…