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Chapter 25: Last Line of Defense

Kyson's POV

"Hey Kyson, still going casual?" asked Garrus as he showed up in the hanger bay. Kyson looked to his friend. Kyson had opted to stay in his black leather jacket with utility belt rig.

"I have seen Kyson fight with his armor. If he had worn it down on Tuchanka, he would be dead" said Kerris with a dark tone. Garrus looked between Kerris and Kyson. Both had troubling looks upon their faces. Kyson took a deep breath.

"So anyone know why we are all down here?" asked Kyson loudly changing the topic. The whole team was assembled ready to go. Javik was being busy with his anti-social self while James talked with Cortez. EDI was talking with Liara and Teagann. Teagann looked very pissed about something. Luke was with Beni. Both were suited up ready to go. It was Beni who heard him so she walked over with a sour expression he had never seen before.

"Cerberus is trying to take over the Citadel. Joker couldn't get ahold of anyone in the control tower" said Beni. Kyson felt his jaw drop.

"Where the hell is C-Sec…never mind, when seconds count, the authorities are minutes away as always" said Kyson as he checked over his shotguns.

"Listen up everyone!" boomed Shepard as he walked out of the elevator. All eyes trained on him instantly.

"We are taking both shuttles. Garrus will be leading the secondary team consisting of Teagann, Kyson, Kerris and James. Everyone else will be with me. Cortez will lead us in while Garrus's team provides any cover fire necessary. Just got a clip from C-Sec. They are over run so we are going straight for the headquarters" said John as he opened the bay door. Kyson watched as the atmosphere-shield did its job in the vacuum of space. They were almost to the docks.

"I can meet up with you. I have my own route I wish to take" said Kerris. John looked at the Quarian with a questioning look.

"How?" asked John. Kerris' visor automatically wrapped around the Quarian's head.

"Like this" said Kerris as he ran straight out of the Normandy activating the thrusters in his legs.

"Damn, that has to be fun" said Joker over the comm.

"Move out!" shouted John as they all went to the appointed Kodiaks. Garrus opened up the reserve Kodiak only to pause. Kyson nearly ran head long into the Turian.

"Let's go!" snapped Kyson only to pause himself. There was a turret mounted inside the crew bay. Kyson let out a low whistle. The two shuttles made their way in double time to the Citadel. So far there was no resistance.

"I have given you a way point for a service entrance to the Presidium. I already have the outer door open" said Kerris over the comm. Kyson was busy sitting in the back of the Kodiak waiting for the action to start. He was busy looking at the turret. It could retract so it could fire out the opposite side if need be.

"Good work Kerris" said John as the two personnel craft made their way. No sooner had they entered the service entrance when the outer door shut beginning a pressurization process.

"We are in the presidium" said Garrus from the cockpit. Kyson got up and opened his door while pointing for Vega to do the same on his side. What Kyson saw he wasn't ready for. All over the commons below them, fire fights could be heard as bright flashes from gunfire could be seen. Kyson looked back to Vega.

"Well, the people here can't avoid the war any longer can they?" asked Kyson. James had a hard expression on his face as the soldier tensed on his shotgun. Kyson leaned out of the Kodiak to see John's shuttle up ahead. They made a few turns in another service tunnel leading to C-Sec. They hadn't made it three hundred meters when more echoes of gunfire erupted. As the landing pads came into view Kyson saw Citadel Security officers in for the fight of their lives. Cerberus troops were flooding in from every angle.

"Everyone on the ground now!" said John who had already landed by the time Kyson had gotten their. Kyson had an idea as he watched four officers taken down by a grenade. He had spotted four Turrets set up as well. He activated his Omni-tools, sending out two mini-turrets of his own before hopping on the big one in the Kodiak.

"John! We got you some cover fire!" shouted Kyson as he armed the turret. He pulled the rack back cycling a new thermal clip into the heavy turret. Teagann came out of the cockpit to stand next to James. Garrus set the two down as they covered each other grouping up with the main team.

"Garrus! Take us Higher!" shouted Kyson who was partially out of the Kodiak checking the controls. Cerberus saw what was going on. Several rounds flew past Kyson and out the other side.

"Fuck you too!" he screamed as he opened up. The turret rolled as he shredded the entire left side of the landing area. More fire began to concentrate on him from the right so he cycled another heat sink as he let loose once again.

"Get some!" shouted Vega over the comm as Kyson kept hammering the defenseless Cerberus forces.

"Clear!" said John. Kyson stopped firing while Garrus set the Kodiak down.

"I get the next round on the turret" said Garrus as they hopped out of the shuttle.

"You got it" said Kyson who had his shottys out. They caught up with Shepard who was helping an officer off the floor. Kyson recognized him instantly.

"Commander Bailey, what happened?" asked Garrus with a hard edge in his voice; Kyson looked at his friend who seemed pissed. Kyson could only imagine the amount of friends he left behind in C-Sec after joining Shepard. Then the Turian went vigilante on Omega for a whole two years.

"Cerberus hit us with a full frontal assault! Agh damn it…all comms are down so all of C-Sec is flying blind" said the Citadel Security Commander. Kyson saw that the wound Bailey had was only a graze. He would make it. Bailey was helped up by John.

"Here, let me get the door…long as I don't get my ass shot off this time" grumbled the blond Commander. Kyson stayed by the door as the team headed through. Garrus stayed with him to check for any more Cerberus.

"Thank you Cerberus! Full access to the Presidium. I'm going to set up a new channel so we can keep up via Omni-tool" said Bailey.

"Any idea if the Councilors are safe?" asked Shepard sounding very worried.

"No idea. But it shows that their transponders are on the move" said Bailey.

"Where is Valern?" asked Liara.

"He was going to be meeting with the executor, the only reason he would do that if he was about to fry a big fish high up the ranks" said Bailey as he checked more Cerberus channels.

"Ah, Councilor Valern got a message off. It says 'be on guard, betrayal from within is high!' that sounds bad Shepard" said the C-Sec officer.

"That's because he suspected Udina. Do you think he could have this kind of pull?" asked John. Bailey looked at him with a scowl.

"I don't know, but Valern will know. I found his transponder. He is at the executor's office now" said Bailey.

"Right, Thane, did you get all of that?" asked John. Kyson turned his head to listen more closely.

"I did. I'll make my way there now" said the Drell.

"Good. I'm sending Garrus and his team your way as an intercept. They can clear out a third avenue just in case" said John.

"Understood" was all Thane said. Kyson could hear over the comm that Thane was winded. The crippling Kepral's Syndrome was catching up with him. Kyson stood ready to move. John nodded to Garrus who grinned.

"Fifty creds to which team gets there first" said Garrus who wasted no time in bounding off to the hall on the right. Kyson just shook his head following his friend. Teagann laughed with Vega as they bolted right along. They had made it through three rooms without incident.

"We so got this!" said Vega.

"Damn straight" replied Teagann. Kyson was taking point when he reached the next door. He scanned the room ahead.

"We have ten troopers ahead. One turret with an engineer…several Guardians" he said. Garrus had everyone form up for a breach. Kyson along with Vega would use their shottys up front while Garrus and Teagann took out the farther targets. Garrus counted down leading to a successful battle. Once the fire died down, they checked the room.

"Damn it" mumbled the Turian.

"What's up?" asked Kyson. Garrus had gone to one of the offices only to find seven bodies.

"They were lined up…then executed. Shepard you seeing this?" asked Garrus. Kyson looked around, he was right. The officers had all been dispatched cleanly.

"Yeah, same on our end; Cerberus just loves their sleeper agents" said John.

"We need to kill the Illusive Man ASAP" said Luke angrily.

"You have any run-ins with him lately dad?" asked Kyson.

"No, but I just found one of my buddies who survived the Skyllian Blitz shot in the back of the head" said Luke. Kyson looked to Garrus who had fire in his eyes.

"I'm sorry dad…" said Kyson somberly. Loosing people you know…Just focus Kyson.

"Come on, let's get these assholes" said Beni bringing everyone back. Garrus growled a bit as he pressed forward. They came up to another room but instead of breaching again Garrus just strode on in.

"Richfield! Lamont! You still alive?" shouted Garrus as he swept the room with his Mattock.

"SHHhhhhhh! Quiet Scars!" Vega shushed.

"Between the gunfire and explosions, I doubt my voice is going to alarm them" snapped Garrus. James looked to Kyson who shrugged. Garrus looked at the dead bodies around the hall. As he reached the last one he let out a sigh of relief.

"Find something?" asked Teagann laying a hand on the Turians shoulder.

"No, good for my friends Richfield and Lamont…not so good for the others" said Garrus angrily. Kyson watched as Garrus looked more and more agitated. The more bodies they found the more Garrus would punch a wall or fire more rounds than necessary into a trooper while screaming like a demon. Kyson understood though. This was home turf for Garrus. His very core had been attacked.

The team reached one last door. Kyson scanned this one finding it empty.

"This is the Executors offices" said Garrus. Kyson nodded as he gave the clear. The team ran through ready for trouble. Kyson caught a flicker of movement to his left. He swung his shots over tensing on the triggers. Shit! Kyson screamed in his mind. He almost shot Javik. John's team had arrived at the same time.

"Do it Human. See what happens" said Javik. Kyson lowered his guns.

"Ain't gonna give you an excuse" said Kyson. Kyson grunted as he lit a cigg walking around the lounge looking for any signs of the Councilor. No one was present.

"Nothing up here" said John. Kyson looked up to the Executors office.

"So where is the Executor?" he asked.

"Dead, along with two body guards" said John who was pacing in front of the window. Kyson shook his head. The Councilor could be anywhere at this point. So, he rejoined everyone at the base of the stairs. Kyson waited for Shepard to come back down but he heard something move in behind him. As he turned around, he saw the Salarian councilor drop his tactical cloak.

"Ah good timing. I had to make sure you weren't here to kill me first" said Councilor Valern as he made his way into the center of the room.

"I can understand that" said Teagann. Kyson took two steps forward but stopped. Another man dropped his cloak as well. Kyson raised his gun, for the guy had a sword strapped to his back…with a Cerberus emblem on his armor. A loud bang sounded along with the sound of shattering glass. John landed right next to Kyson as the whole team started to surround this new assailant. Kyson looked at the man with the sword. He was of Asian descent with an odd looking visor covering his eyes.

"Shepard! He is here to kill me along with the rest of the Council! Udina is behind all of this! You must stop them!" hissed Councilor Valern as the Asian man powered up some odd energy in his left hand. Kyson swore under his breath. He couldn't get a shot.

"Don't even think about it. We have you surrounded and outnumbered" said John as he took a step forward. The Asian man smirked.

"That remains to be seen" said the Cerberus swordsman.

"It's nine on one. You can't possibly win this" said Shepard with a smirk of his own. Kyson could see his crewmates slowly shuffling into position.

"No, now it's getting fun…" said the swordsman. Kyson heard the sound of metal scrapping. He stole a glance at his sister who was slowly bringing out her own sword. She had an intense glare that told him she knew this guy somehow.

"He's mine" she growled. But Teagann never had the chance to move. From behind the Asian man, Thane appeared in a blink of an eye. The Drell lashed out causing the swordsman to duck. Kyson was amazed. The bastard had to of had a sixth sense. It was all Teagann needed. She ran into the fray as Valern took the opportunity to escape. Kyson tried to line up a shot but all he could do was watch.

Thane landed two heavy blows to the man's head only to be shirked off with a kick to the chest. Thane recovered only for Teagann to take up the effort. She screamed as she tried to slash one of the man's arms but to her unfortunate surprise, a sword met hers. The Asian man growled deeply as he vaulted backwards right as Thane went in for another punch but all he found was empty air.

Teagann had been thrown off balance. She tried to find the guy but he was nowhere to be found. Thane though, knew such tactics. He brought out his pistol as he seemed to run at empty air. The swordsman dropped his cloak as he swung at Thane with all of his might. The Drell used his pistol to deflect the sword as he slid on his knees. Kyson could hear the sword hum right over Thanes face as he slid clear. Teagann ran up for another attack. She was halted by a square punch to the face and the man's sword piercing through her left arm. She cried in agony as the man pulled the blade out kicking her in the kidney as he turned back on Thane.

"Teagann!" Shouted Garrus. Teagann was bleeding profusely on the ground as she tried to crawl away. Everyone could hear her struggling. Thane balled his fist and with a roar that filled the room. He used his biotics to throw the swordsman into the air. A clanging sound could be heard as the sword fell from his hands. Kyson was able to get next to Thane while Garrus ran after Teagann.

"He's mine" said Thane softly before he ran at the recovering man. Kyson watched as Thane jumped into the air with his fist charged with biotics. The Cerberus operative was a dead man. Until Thane stopped suddenly. Kyson was now staring at the point end of a sword sticking out of the back of Thane.

"No! Thane!" shouted John as he ran after the swordsman. Kyson unloaded his shottys but the guys shields were too strong to matter. The Asian man passed Teagann but as a parting gift he kicked Garrus away only to slash Teagann's thigh open as he passed. She howled in pain as Garrus fired after him. But it was John who ran. He fired at the bastard the entire way. Kyson was about to take chase when he saw Thane back on his feet; blood spilled form his wound as he ran after Shepard.

John had the man pinned at the landing pad for the office. He looked as if he was about to jump when a something fired right past Kyson hitting the man in the chest knocking him off. Kyson looked behind him to see Kerris with his odd looking rifle with a scowl on his face. The team ran down to Shepard to find the man smiling as he held what looked to be a harpoon in his hand. Then the sky car that had been waiting below the edge flew off.

"Damn it to hell!" screamed Shepard as he turned to Thane.

"How bad is it?" asked John. Kyson saw Thane sitting on the ground in a pool of blood.

"I have time. Go, catch him" said Thane with a grunt of pain. John nodded. He looked up at those assembled.

"Luke, you are in charge on this end. Get Thane and Teagann to the hospital now! Kyson, Kerris, on me" snapped John who was furious. Kyson nodded as Kerris reloaded his harpoon gun. John ran to another sky car. In seconds they were in the air.

"My harpoon has a tracker in it" said Kerris from the back seat. Kyson was riding shotgun so he brought up the tracker. John growled as he spurred the car faster through the air. Kyson turned back to look at Kerris.

"Where the hell did you go?" he asked.

"No one was kind enough to pick me up. So it took time. I did kill about a hundred Cerberus assholes along the way if it's any conciliation" snapped Kerris.

"Not now you two!" shouted John. Kyson looked at the Commander who was frowning deeply. Kyson stayed quiet as he looked for the tracker.

"What the…it says he's…" Kyson didn't get to finish his sentence as the Asian man dropped out of the air. He landed on the nose of their car with his sword out and that same evil smirk.

"Ah shit!" swore John as he took out his pistol. The man began to run along the top of the car as John fired through the shield. John had missed.

"Take the controls!" shouted Shepard as he opened up the car. Kyson began to take control holding steady. He could hear gunshots but a sudden surge in the power followed by a shutter caused Kyson to bang his head into the window. Warnings started to blare as the sky car started to loose altitude. Kyson glanced to his right to see another car pull up. When it opened its visor his heart stopped. It was a woman with blond hair and a suit that looked like one he had seen months ago. The man jumped into the car and flew off. John cursed as he climbed back in.

"Who fucking stabs a car with a sword!" he yelled. Kyson ignored him. He tried balancing out the thrusters but they were still going down.

"This is not good! Not good!" said Kerris in the back. Kyson couldn't pull up. They were headed right for a store front.

"No!" he shouted as he threw his arms up. A loud bang jolted through his seat as he was bucked into the visor. He was luck that he was thrown forward so his back hit and not his skull.

"That was fun, let's do it again!" said Kerris as he opened up the car. Kyson and John both groaned as they climbed out.

"Shepard! My tracker says you stopped moving" said Bailey over the comm.

"I'm on foot now" said John as he looked around. Kyson stretched out his back, there were going to be bruises for sure.

"Okay, let's get that bastard!" said John as he pushed forward. Kyson took point.

"Hey John, that person in the other car…the blond woman, did she seem…nah couldn't be" Kyson stopped as he spotted a Cerberus drop ship coming in.

"What was that?" asked John as the three men took cover. Kyson could have sworn he saw Samantha…the one who had stabbed him eight months ago.

"It's nothing" said Kyson as he did a scan.

"I see Cerberus troops I have never seen before" said Kerris as he fired his rifle. Kyson looked over the store counter he was behind. Kerris had scored the first hit. A body was pinned against a tree with another harpoon in it.

"Where did you get that thing?" asked John as he started to take out troopers.

"I made it. It's half Geth, half Batarian" said Kerris who shot yet another guy who was holding a riot shield.

"But seriously, we have a problem. New type of Cerberus operatives are closing in" said Kerris. Kyson did a scan. Sure enough he was right.

"I don't see anything" said John who was still busy.

"They are cloaked. I got this" said Kyson. He put his right shotgun away and brought out his hammer. Kyson snuck out the back of the store. He kept the scan running for it picked up what looked to be cloaked women.

"Shepard be careful, I pulled up more info Cerberus left behind. Those new guys, they are called Phantoms. They are biotics with swords" said Bailey. Kyson groaned.

"Kyson, you don't think…I bet Samantha trained them" said John over the comm. Kyson ignored him. He was sneaking up on one at that moment. The cloaked woman was busy waiting for an opening to charge the store front. Kyson adjusted his hammer in his hands.

"I don't think so" said Kyson calmly. The woman nearly jumped out of her skin as she reached for her sword. Kyson plunged the hammer into her skull causing the soft recon hood she was wearing to rip. Blood oozed from her misshapen skull as the hood she was wearing was the only thing keeping her skull intact.

"Kyson, you have two more coming up on you" said Kerris. Kyson looked down the street to see one blasted away by Kerris. But the other ran right at Kyson. She had one of her hands out. Kyson aimed his Wraith at her letting loose. The Phantom dodged both rounds before releasing some sort of energy in her hand. Kyson jumped as he was shocked from his shields collapsing.

"Fuck" he grunted as he charged at the woman. She kicked him in the shin but as he went down he drove the pick end of the hammer into her collar bone. Like a hooked fish, she went down with him as he ripped the sword out of her hand.

"Bet you weren't trained for that" he said as he took his other Wraith. He pressed it to her chest as he blew her apart. Cerberus deserved no quarter in his eyes. So they would get none. John jogged up to him.

"Let's move" he said. The men made their way further down the street. They had to detour through another service channel before coming to another store front. Kyson looked at the sign above the shop.

"Snap, Crackle, and Shock? John, that has to be franchise infringement…" said Kyson as he pressed forward.

"I know right? Ever hear of them Kerris?" asked John. The Quarian looked at the store.

"I have. They are Asari based. They thought it would attract more Human customers" said Kerris. Kyson would have cracked a few jokes, but his thoughts drifted back to Thane and his sister. Both had to be in critical.

"Kyson! Look out!" shouted a voice from a second story shop. Kyson looked up to see a Boomer and Miranda looking down at him.

"What the hell are you two doing here?" asked Kyson. Miranda looked terrified while Boomer yelled something while pointing down the street. Kyson turned in time to see a woman charging him. Kyson went cold again. No! She is dead! This is not real…Kyson was watching Samantha who he had killed back on Illium those months ago. She had her lips back in a feral snarl as she barreled at him with her sword. Kyson turned dumbfounded.

"Now you die!" screamed Samantha as she closed in. Kyson calmly remembered Thane's move earlier. He used his Wraith in his left hand to deflect her sword. He brought his hammer down with such force that Samantha's skull folded before exploding with bloody geysers. Two thuds could be heard as Boomer and Miranda jumped down from the second story shop. Boomer slapped him on the shoulder as Kyson just stood there staring Samantha's corpse.

"Dude! How did you move that fast bro?" asked Boomer in shock. Kyson just shook his head slowly. He couldn't believe it. Samantha had still been alive this whole time. Now he understood, Kerris had not been lying. He hadn't killed Tali. Samantha did. Samantha had sworn to him that she would make Tali suffer before killing her. Kerris had only used it as a taunt.

"Kyson snap out of it" said John who was standing in front of him. Kyson looked up at John whose gaze was searching his for an idea of what was going on in his head.

"Tali…she…can rest now" said Kyson who was choking on his own words. John looked at Samantha before looking at Miranda.

"Did you know about this?" he asked sternly.

"That she was still alive? Yes but only for the past two days. She set us up. Look it's a long story but we don't have time. Kai Leng is after the Councilors" said Miranda quickly.

"Asian man with a sword?" asked John. Boomer nodded.

"That's him" said the powerful biotic.

"Alright, the elevator is just ahead. If we move quick Bailey says we can cut him off" said John as he walked away.

"Ah…then I should go" said Kerris. John stopped to look at the Quarian.

"The Council along with…well everyone wants me taken dead or alive" said Kerris with a wry smile.

"I may have diplomatic immunity with the Alliance, but being ex Cerberus, this is the worst time for me to be seen by the Council as well" said Miranda. Kyson had both of his Wraiths out.

"Fine, John. Let's finish this then" said Kyson. John nodded as the groups parted ways. But Boomer ran along with Kyson and Shepard.

As the three made it to the elevator lobby they caught a glimpse of Kai Leng. He smirked as he got into the elevator with four more phantom operatives guarding him. Then the door closed. He was gone.

"I think you need a new skill set with you. How about a biotic bomb?" asked Boomer as they made it to the elevator shaft. Kyson opened the door only to find the elevator a floor below them.

"The assassin has taken out the elevator Shepard. Let me see what I can do" said Bailey over the comm. The team jumped on to the top of the elevator.

"Glad to have you Justin" said John as he looked up.

"Hold on tight! I'm going to fly your elevator on up" said Bailey. Kyson braced his legs as the elevator gave a giant jolt sending his gut to the floor. Wind howled as the elevator screamed upwards.

"Fastest elevator ride ever!" shouted Boomer over the howling winds. All the team had for back lighting were two power cells on top of the elevator and small blue service lights that flew past them.

"Bailey, how far behind the councilors are we?" asked John.

"Not far…shit incoming!" said Bailey. Kyson looked up to see an elevator slowing its ascent to match theirs.

"Take out the power!" said Bailey. Boomer stepped up to the edge of their elevator. With a yell he reached out with what looked like to biotic whips. Kyson watched as Boomer ripped out the two power feeds causing the elevator to drop away.

"Ha! Suck it!" laughed Boomer.

"I'm slowing him down" said Bailey. Kyson heard more screeching from behind him. Another elevator was coming for them but this time from below. Kyson aimed his shotguns for the power feeds but a phantom jumped over at them. Kyson fired once crushing its biotic barrier. It used an electronic shield but it was no use. John had cloaked himself. With a wild roar John cut down the phantom with his Omni-blade.

"Shepard bad news" said Bailey.

"Is there any other kind?" asked John.

"The assassin has overridden my controls and is making his way up still. There is nothing I can do" said Bailey in frustration. Kyson felt their elevator slowing down as it matched another that had come into view.

"This is it! Jump!" shouted John. The team vaulted over the gap to the other elevator. Kyson landed but dared not roll for he would most likely fall of the other side.

"Okay…we got here first" said Shepard with a sigh as the elevator stopped. Kyson nodded.

"Assassin!" shouted a voice from inside the elevator. Kyson knew what that meant. Kyson dove towards the perimeter of the elevator as bullets began to pierce holes through the roof. Kyson swore as he heard people running. Boomer already had the service hatch open once the guard stopped shooting.

Shepard dropped down followed by Kyson then Boomer. They ran after the Councilors as they ran out into the open presidium. The first thing Kyson noticed was a heavy pistol pointed at his face.

"Ash?" asked an astounded John.

"Shepard?" said Ashley Williams with a confused look.

"We have to get out of here! Cerberus is here to kill us!" said Councilor Udina who had a sour look that always graced his face.

"Shepard what are you doing here?" asked Ashley with a worried look. Kyson checked to make sure the other two Councilors were in one piece. The Asari looked troubled while the Turian remained stoic, not that it was hard for Turians to do so with their plate like skin.

"Udina is behind this! Ash, you have to believe me" said John keeping his tone even. Kyson saw Ashley's eyes scan all of them.

"I…I don't know. After you worked with Cerberus…" she stammered.

"Enough of this, we don't have time to debate this. We have a Cerberus assassin trying to kill us. I'm calling for backup" said Udina as he went over to a Taxi Terminal. Kyson switched his two shotguns to aim at Udina only for Ashley to train her pistol on him again.

"You know me Ash…" said John as he lowered his gun. He pushed Boomers gun down along with Kyson's. The engineer glared at Udina who had been leering at him.

"We have neglected to listen to Shepard before. Nothing good came of it…" said the Asari Councilor as she turned to Udina.

"Step away from that terminal" said the Asari angrily. Kyson watched as Ashley weighed something in her mind.

"I'm going to regret this" she said with a pained expression. Ashley turned to point the Gun at Udina.

"No, you won't" said John.

"To hell with this!" snarled Udina as he brought out a pistol of his own. He shoved the Asari councilor to the ground as he trained the pistol on her.

"Gun!" shouted Ashley. Kyson brought up his shotguns again. But before he could pull the triggers, Ashley shot Udina in the chest dropping him. Then, silence except for Ashley's heavy breathing.

"Shepard…thank you, and you Commander Williams for saving our lives. This is twice now" said the Turian Councilor. Both council Specters looked at each other before nodding.

"Just doing our jobs" said John. Kyson walked over to Udina's body and began to hack his Omni-tool. He started sifting through reports from Cerberus troop movements directly coordinated by the dead Councilor.

"Heads up!" shouted John. Kyson looked up to see the door to the elevators being cut open. Kyson ground his teeth expecting Leng to burst through. But as the doors opened, Bailey followed by several C-Sec officers came through. Kyson swore. Leng was gone.

"Well, that was a fun little outing" said Boomer as he walked up to Kyson. The commander was busy talking with everyone else so Kyson lit a cigg.

"No shit" he said. Boomer looked at him with a dark look Kyson had never seen on the always happy biotics face.

"We need to talk" was all he said before he walked off.

-One Hour Later-

Kyson was waiting with Shepard in the Embassies. Udina's office had been sectioned off for a full scale investigation of his actions against the galaxy. C-Sec was cleaning up the rest of the Cerberus resistance but they wouldn't last long. They no longer had surprise on their side and they were only there for the council. Not an occupation.

"Come on in Commander" said Bailey as he opened the door to his office for them. Shepard thumbed at Kyson and Bailey nodded.

"Sure, he was there for the whole thing so if you vouch he can listen" said the C-Sec Commander. As they walked into the office Bailey brought out a bottle of Scotch. He poured three glasses handing them out.

"That assassin is a slippery bastard. He had a program that wiped out every image of him on the Citadel. I hate to say it, but he is long gone by now" said Bailey as he took a sip of his drink. Kyson frowned as he nursed his drink. It was thirty year old Scotch to boot.

"How is the rest of the sweep going?" asked John.

"We are mopping up the tunnels now. Your friend by the way, the one who saved Valern. He's being called a hero" said Bailey.

"He's a good man" said Kyson. Bailey nodded.

"He is. You know him?" asked Bailey.

"Yeah, he was the one who bailed me out of your precinct on Zakera Ward. You busted me for Hover boarding in an illegal zone…" said Kyson before taking another sip.

"Hey, I remember you. No offense, but I thought you were just another punk causing trouble" said Bailey with a smile.

"None taken. Thanks for the drink" said Kyson.

"No problem. But you two might want to check in with him up in the hospital. The woman who got cut up is in bad shape as well" said Bailey. John looked at Kyson.

"Thanks. We'll do that. We'll stay in touch, and thanks again Bailey" said John.

"Any time, I hope those two pull through" said Bailey as they left. Both men were silent as they walked to the elevator. Kyson saw bullet holes all over the walls from the attack along with bodies lining the back wall. People were nervous as they looked for more troopers to pop out at any second.

Once at the hospital the real numbers started to show up. Person after person was lined up with wounds from gunfire waiting to be seen. Nurses were running around trying to keep fresh bandages on the wounds.

"Supplies were already low to begin with…" commented Kyson. John grunted. As they made their way back Kyson pulled a doctor aside.

"I'm looking for a Teagann Sorley" he said. The Doctor pointed to a room to his side. Kyson thanked the doctor.

"I'll check on Thane in a few" said Kyson. John nodded.

"Let me know how she's doing" he said before walking off. Kyson sighed as the painful moans of the maimed or dying filled his senses. Antiseptic filled his nostrils as he headed to his sisters room. He opened the door to find Garrus sitting next to a gurney. He walked in slowly for Garrus looked like he was asleep.

"Quiet. He has been like that for over an hour" said a voice in the far corner of the room. Kyson looked over to see Kerris staring out of the window. It was the same one Kerris had thrown him out of.

"What are you doing here?" asked Kyson quietly as he glanced at his sister's unconscious form with Garrus clutching her hands in his. The Turian was asleep.

"Keeping watch, your sister is brave Kyson" said Kerris with respect. Kyson glanced at the Quarian. He was looking over the Presidium with a cold demeanor.

"I guess I should thank you then" he said.

"You could" said Kerris. Kyson sighed.

"If you are so high on people's shit lists, why risk staying here?" asked Kyson. Kerris shrugged.

"It does not matter. The Council has already tried taking me to trial once. I broke free. Besides, I have a program that wipes me from every feed on this station" said Kerris. Kyson gave Kerris a harsh look.

"So did Leng…" said Kyson as he reached for one of his shotguns.

"Calm down. Such a program is very common. Mine, much like this 'Kia Leng's' is just very thorough. Most get scrambled by C-sec within a few seconds" said Kerris. Kyson relaxed his shotgun back into its holster. He took a deep breath before looking at his sister. She looked very pale, even for Irish descent. She had lost a lot of blood.

"How is she?" he asked. Kerris stayed quiet.

"Answer me" he half growled. Garrus raised his head then to look at Kyson and Kerris. The Turian looked down at Teagann with an almost surprised expression. Kyson would bet that Garrus was hoping it was a dream.

"How long have you been here Kyson?" asked Garrus. Kyson walked up to the bed.

"Not long" he said. Kyson could see Teagann was breathing weakly. Her body was having a hard time recovering from the blood loss.

"They…they said that we took longer than we should have getting her here. We tried sealing the wound with Omni-gel but there wasn't enough. She hasn't woken up since we tried to move her" said Garrus. Kyson could hear the despair in his voice. Kyson laid a hand on his friend's boney shoulder.

"Kyson…I don't know what I'll do without her" said Garrus as he closed his eyes. The Turian lowered his head to it touched his hands clasped with Teagann's. Kyson looked at his sister with a heavy heart. He had seen enough accidents in construction to know that sometimes the body just couldn't stand the trauma.

"She's a Sorley. We are damn near immortal Garrus" said Kyson with a wry grin. He was hoping to get the smallest of chuckles from his friend. All he was met with was silence. Kyson gave one more reassuring squeeze on his buddies shoulder before walking out. Kerris followed him. Kyson looked to see where Thane's room was but Shepard walked out at that moment. Kyson knew from the Commanders face that Thane was gone. Kyson watched as Shepard walked towards them. He no longer had that same strong stride as before. He looked diminished.

"Commander" said Kerris in greeting. John nodded but shook his head at Kyson.

"Thane was a hero John. He will always be remembered as one" said Kyson sadly. John turned away to look back at the room. No words could express the sorrow he felt for his friend.

"Out of the way!" shouted a doctor who shoved Kyson from his sister's door. Three more people showed up with the female doctor.

"Dr. Michel!" shouted John with a horrified look. Kyson peered in to see Garrus ripping the sheets off Teagann's bed. He could see her leg sliced down the length of her thigh with some of her femur showing.

"The sutures didn't hold! Neither did the Medi-bonds!" shouted Garrus right before the door was closed on them. Blood had been flowing freely from his sister's leg. Kyson felt sick on his stomach. He turned to John. He looked like he was going to throw up.

"Both of you, sit and wait" said Kerris sharply. Both men numbly sat at some chairs. Kyson couldn't bear to lose his sister. Thane was hard enough and Garrus. Garrus would be crushed, much like he had been. Kyson looked at John who was staring blankly at the wall.

A/N

Okay, so there is one chapter left in this first part of my Entropy series. I have it ready for next weekend but might post it during the middle of the week I have yet to decide. Thank you so very much for the support guys.

Also, thank you Dracconnis for the recs. I might do a true (First Person) viewpoint in the future for some fun.

Review as you will as always and all the details about the new story (Entropy par II: Homeward) will be given :)