Sheppard waited in the Dark Star Lounge for Bailey to arrive, it had been a little under an hour since the meeting with the council ended and Joker had already confirmed that he had the Planet's coordinates and the name of the planet though needless to say Joker wasn't to thrilled about visiting the home planet of the Krylkock.
"I can't say I don't blame him." Sheppard thought to himself, some of the other crewmembers were sitting at a nearby booth (including Jenny which surprised Sheppard because the legal drinking age for humans on the Citadel was 21) who Sheppard had already said hi too.
"Sorry I was late Sheppard, had some paperwork to do." Bailey said sitting down opposite Sheppard. "So, I here you gave quite the revelation during the Council meeting."
"I take it you mean the final fate of the Protheans?" Sheppard asked though he already knew the answer.
"Yeah, several Hanar workers have gone on strike as a result, including the porn stars." Sheppard nearly choked on his drink at the last thing he mentioned.
"Thanks, I didn't need the next five years worth of meals." Sheppard said getting a laugh out of Bailey.
"You think that's bad? Just imagine the look on the C-Sec officer's face when one of the Hanar mentioned Hanar/Elcor porn." Sheppard could've sworn he heard screams of terror coming from the crewmembers booth when Bailey mentioned that.
"I REALLY don't want to know the details." Sheppard said with a shudder.
"Neither do I." Bailey said shaking his head. "Anyway it's a good thing that you accepted my offer Sheppard, gives me a chance to tell you something."
"What's that?" Sheppard asked.
"Remember the C-Sec Requisitions officer?" Sheppard nodded. "He wants a word with you and two members of your crew, the first being Ashley Williams."
"I'll make sure she gets the message." Sheppard said. "Who else does he want to talk too?"
"He wants to talk too a Krogan on your team, what was his name again? Ah yeah, now I remember, Urdnot Drakus."
"What does he want with me?" Drakus asked walking up.
"I take it you didn't get the memo." Bailey said.
"If by that you mean I have no idea what the hell you're talking about then yes." Drakus said.
"You're a strong candidate for the Council SPECTERS." Bailey said and Sheppard nearly did a spit take whilst Drakus looked surprised, pleasantly surprised mind you.
"Ashley mentioned that a Krogan was being considered, just thought they would've gone with a younger Krogan." Drakus said sitting down when an Asari waitress came up.
"Hi, can I take your order?" The waitress asked leaning forward to show off her cleavage in hopes of getting a better tip.
"Get me the strongest stuff you've got in this joint." Drakus said.
"Well you certainly look like you can take it." The waitress commented, Zach, who was also at the crewmember's table, almost made a "take it where" joke but was shut up by a glare from Drakus.
"I'll just have the best human beer you've got." Bailey said.
"Same here." Sheppard said.
"Got it, should be coming up soon." The Asari waitress said before walking towards the crewmember's booth.
"So why does the Requisitions officer want a word with me?" Sheppard asked.
"Some new toys for you to try out, Tidoses has already received her gift from him and you're next on his list." Bailey said.
"Any idea what these "toys" are?" Bailey shook his head.
"That's light years out of my jurisdiction I'm afraid." Bailey said shaking his head. "If you want the details either ask Tidoses or find out for yourself, he has an office on the Wards opposite the interrogation room you used to interrogate Elias Kellum." Bailey said.
"I'll be sure to pay him a visit unless I bump into Tidoses." Sheppard said.
"So, about me becoming a SPECTER, what happens now?" Drakus asked as the waitress brought them there drinks.
"You'd have to ask Tidoses about that." Bailey said.
"If you're worried don't be, I'm sure with your experience and combat prowess you'd make a great SPECTER." Sheppard said and Drakus laughed.
"Feel sorry for the poor bastard they send me against first." Drakus said.
"With that attidude all they'd need to say is that they're sending you in and whoever the terrorist is would surrender almost immediately." Bailey said with a smile.
"Yeah, but that's if they're lucky enough to get a warning." Drakus said with a grin.
"Commander, would you mind talking in private?" Tidoses said walking up.
"Sure Tidoses, you two don't mind do you?" Drakus and Bailey shook their heads.
"Nah, besides it's not often that I get to talk with a Krogan Battlemaster without it being an Interrogation." Bailey said, Sheppard walked outside with Tidoses and went into the wherehouse which was closed for some privacy.
"What is it?" Sheppard asked
"I'm not usually one to involve personal matters in a mission but this is something that could affect Galactic Stability." Tidoses began pacing back and forth.
"If it affects my crew members I'll help but I'll need details." Sheppard said.
"Indeed, I asked Garrus for advice regarding this and he mentioned that you had helped him and the other members of the crew in the past." Tidoses said with a nod. "When I'm not on duty I spend my time with my family on Palaven, my father is one of the most respected diplomats in Turian society but I have received some troubling news, he is being charged with Treason and has asked me to represent him at his trial."
"You mean as an attorney?" Sheppard asked and she nodded. "I had no idea you had law training."
"I briefly entertained the idea of becoming an Attorney after retiring from Combat, I even went to a Part Time Law School on Palaven, however when I was accepted into the SPECTERS my plans changed." Tidoses said.
"I don't understand this, why doesn't your father want to hire a professional lawyer? With the amount of credits he must make he could probably afford some of the best lawyers in the Galaxy." Sheppard said confused.
"That's what I told him but this is where things get......complicated." Tidoses said. "My father is afraid that some of his co-conspirators will attempt to silence him and he wants me to protect him from any attacks and defend him in court."
"Who are his co-conspirators?" Sheppard asked.
"They are fellow diplomats from all corners of Turian space." Tidoses said shaking her head. "I'm afraid I don't know much more than that."
"I'm assuming the trial's taking place on Palaven?" Tidoses nodded. "We'll be there ASAP, but as I'm sure you understand the mission takes priority."
"Off course Commander, I'll give Joker the coordinates for Palaven as soon as we're back on duty." Tidoses said walking out of the warehouse; Sheppard followed her back to the Dark Star Lounge and rejoined Drakus and Bailey.
"Are you two getting along all right?" Sheppard asked as he sat down.
"Better than expected, Drakus and I surprisingly have a lot in common." Bailey said with a smile.
"Sheppard, sorry to delay your drink even further but I want a word, in private." Drakus said and Sheppard sighed.
"If anyone on my crew has any issues they want dealt with before the arrival of the Reapers or you have something to say in regards to the Reaper mission raise your hand now." Zach and Legion raised they're hands. "Follow me." Sheppard said leading the three of them out and back to the warehouse.
"Since you asked first Drakus you can go first." Sheppard said.
"About ten minutes after we finished our business in the Far Rim Cluster I got a message from Wrex; he's willing to lend the united Krogan forces in the battle against The Reapers, on one condition." Drakus said.
"What's the condition?" Sheppard asked.
"Mordin cures the Genophage." Drakus said simply.
"That's not going to be easy; the Genophage is an advanced bioweapon." Sheppard pointed out.
"Not to mention the Galactic ramifications surrounding such a cure." Zach chimed in.
"This unit suggests talking to Mordin about it and getting his opinion on the matter." Legion said.
"I wouldn't recommend talking to him yet, the beer he's been having has gone straight to his head." Zach said.
"I'll talk to him once he's sober and I'll get back to you Drakus when I get an answer from him." Sheppard said, Drakus nodded and returned to the nightclub. "Legion, what do you want to talk about?"
"The Geth have reached a consensus, they are willing to cooperate with the creators." Sheppard's eyes widened and Zach looked confused.
"What do you mean by Creators?" Zach asked.
"It's what the Geth call the Quarians." Sheppard answered.
"Ah, I gotcha." Zach said nodding in understanding.
"We believe that the alliance will be instrumental in the defeat of the Old Machines, and to answer your next question McKansa Zach the Old Machines are what you call The Reapers." Legion said.
"Oh, I thought we had entered a war with sentient Laptops from the early 20th century." Zach joked getting a laugh from Sheppard.
"Now if you excuse this unit, this unit will ignore the pitiful attempts at humour by McKansa Zach and return to the Normandy." Legion left the warehouse whilst Zach stood there with his jaw dropped.
"Did Legion just burn me?" Zach eventually muttered.
"You wanted to talk about something?" Sheppard asked and Zach nodded.
"Oh yeah, you remember how I talked about how the youngest McKansa sibling is on the Autism spectrum?" Sheppard nodded. "Well she's been dating this guy for a little over a year now only he's been taking advantage of her and cheating on her."
"Let me guess, she just found out?" Zach nodded. "Why does this require my attention?"
"Well she broke up with the asshole, problem is his dad's a high ranking officer in the local police department and is threatening to make life for Kate even worse unless she takes his son back." Sheppard's eyes narrowed.
"That's pretty low; I assume we're going to Edinburgh?" Zach nodded.
"One request though, don't bring Jenny, I like to limit my shotgun castrations to once per lifetime." Zach added.
"I take it so knows as well?" Sheppard asked and he nodded.
"Yeah, we had a big argument over who would be Sophie's Knight in Shining Armour that ended with a multiplayer game of Alliance Corsair, I won obviously." Zach said.
"Yeah, but that was only because of your dumb luck." Jenny said making her brother jump.
"How long have you stood there?" Sheppard asked.
"I've been standing here since Legion's wicked and accurate burn." Jenny said with a smirk. "I just knew you'd be talking to the Commander about this."
"Oh yeah, it's not like I have a massive ship with a dedicated and talented crew at my command." Zach said sarcastically. "Though having one of those would kick ass."
"I'm sure it would." Sheppard chuckled. "What's the plan when you find Sophie's ex?"
"Beat the shit out of him, scare him off and have a nice friendly chat with his daddy." Zach said cracking his knuckles.
"Then let me help, unless you want to go to prison for Aggravated Assault." Zach smiled.
"Thanks Commander, you won't regret this." Zach said with a smile.
"By the way, I've brought you some Colossus Armour; it's waiting for you in the crew's quarters." Zach's smile grew wider.
"You're the best Commander." Zach said leaving.
"You're not going with him?" Sheppard asked.
"Considering Mordin somehow got Grunt to do a Karaoke duet of YMCA?" The look on Sheppard's face was priceless.
"Seriously?" Sheppard asked.
"Dead serious, and yes Tali's recording it with her Onmi-Tool." Jenny smirked.
"I'm going back in anyway, if you want to return to the Normandy you're free to do so, just don't get Joker to take for a joyride across the Terminus Systems." Sheppard said and Jenny acted mock appalled.
"Who? Me? I learned that lesson when I took my dad's car for joyride when I was 16." Jenny joked.
"Do I even need to ask what happened to that car?" Sheppard asked.
"Not really." Jenny replied leaving the warehouse, as they did an indoctrinated Krylkock emerged from the shadows.
"Wait my pet." Harbinger's voice commanded. "Sheppard's already defeated one of us but he won't defeat another." The Krylkock nodded and vanished.