"I take it you got the data I sent you?" Shepard asked the council, he was briefing them on the events on Palaven in the Citadel Tower.
"We did Shepard, thank you." Anderson said. "It's a good thing you proved that captain wasn't a real military officer as the implications of killing him, regardless of his morals, would have been disastrous for humanity."
"Whilst the Turian Government greatly mourns the death of Mirsali they are now willing to lend their forces in the Reaper battle, and rest assured that the Krogans, the associates and that doctor will be convicted and sentenced to death." Shepard blinked in surprise.
"That's the first I heard about it." Shepard asked.
"The doctor in charge of maintaining Mirsali's health, a Dr. Quyten Morlus, pronounced the Cause Of Death as a heart attack, we were suspicious for two reasons, the same doctor said that he was going to make it and his heart wasn't affected by Eridus' attack and that he was in excellent psysical condition so we had your associates Dr. Helen Chakwas and Dr. Mordin Solus conduct an autopsy, they found that the real cause of death that the heart had been sliced open causing fatal internal bleeding." The Turian councillor elaborated.
"I'm assuming that it was sliced open with a surgical knife?" Shepard asked.
"Indeed." The Turian councillor confirmed.
"This wasn't just some random attack; it was planned well in advance." Shepard realised.
"Indeed it was Commander, bribing the guards to let the first assassin into the building, bribing the doctor to ensure that Mirsali wouldn't live to see the trial, it was very well orchestrated." The Asari councillor agreed.
"What about the patrols around the Far Rim cluster?" Shepard asked.
"They haven't found much yet but they have found one thing, thanks to Dr. Matthew's research, the sun in that system is on life support so to speak." Anderson said.
"It's about to die? How long does it have?" Shepard asked.
"We can only estimate at the moment but all signs point to it dying in around 6 weeks." The Salarian councillor said.
"And this maybe the Reaper's last chance." Shepard said.
"Indeed, the Reapers will be arriving soon and we need your team loyal before then." Anderson said.
"We'll sort out getting the rest of the council races to assist Commander, but you still need to get the situation on Earth resolved."
"Not to mention the Krogan and Quarian situations." Shepard said having mentioned them in his report. "Earth's my next stop, then Tuchanka and finally the Migrant Fleet."
"Good, keep us noted on any developments." Anderson said.
"Sure, just as long as you do the same for me." Shepard said.
"Of course, Commander we'll be in touch." The Asari councillor said as Shepard turned around and was greeted by Drakus and Tidoses who had accompanied him.
"Sooner we get the business on Earth done the better." Drakus said.
"I couldn't agree more." Shepard agreed.
"Personally speaking, I'm glad that dumbass known as Wrache will never be let out of prison, he was the weak link in my Krant during the rebellions, both in skill and intelligence." Drakus added as they went up to the Rapid Transit.
"Didn't you say they where loyal to your dad for years?" Shepard asked Tidoses.
"Yeah, but I guess you can't trust Krogans to be loyal to anything but they're next paycheck, no offence Drakus." Tidoses quickly added.
"None taken." Drakus said.
"Wrache said that you taught him everything you knew." Shepard said.
"Yeah, I took him under my wing but only because he was the weaklink." Drakus said.
"A unit's as strong as its weakest link." Tidoses agreed.
"Exactly." Drakus said as they returned to the Normandy.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome aboard Commander Shepard, Tidoses "strangly hot for a Turian" Mirani and the big old smelly Krogan......"
"Yeah, the big old smelly Krogan who will kick your ass if you even think about finish that sentence." Drakus warned.
"But.....but I have Vrollik's Syndrome, my bones are hollow." Joker stammered.
"Good, that'll make my job a lot easier." Drakus said.
"Shutting up." Joker said quickly.
"Joker, plot a course for Earth." Shepard said.
"Got it Commander, we should be there in three hours." Joker said.
"When we get there I want you to land at New York Spaceport, everyone will be on this mission." Shepard said.
"Got it Commander." Joker said as the ship entered the Mass Relay and heading towards Earth. He heard a yawn and turned to see a bored looking Garrus.
"Hello Commander, I take it the meeting with the council went well?" Garrus asked.
"Well enough, turns out the doctor lied about the Cause Of Death and had caused the death of Mirsali himself." Shepard said. "So how was Elcor Hamlet?" Shepard asked, the rest of the crew had opted to see Elcor Hamlet whilst Shepard was at the meeting for some reason and had just gotten back.
"As Jenny would say, boring as all hell, that's going to be the last time; I go with a suggestion from Mordin that doesn't involve upgrades for the Normandy." Garrus said shaking his head. "I wanted to see the movie they based on the Citadel attack followed by the Blasto movie but nooooooo, apparently plays by Elcor are better than movies." Shepard couldn't help but smile at Garrus' mini rant.
"You do know the play was directed by a human right?" Shepard asked.
"Whatever, it was still boring, and everyone except Mordin agrees, I think Zach set the record for loudest snoring in that theatre."
"I DON'T SNORE!" Zach yelled from across the CIC.
"Yeah right, and I'm the star of a Hanar porno movie." Garrus shouted back shutting Zach up. "Where's our next stop Commander?"
"Earth, we'll be putting an end to the Husk attacks in New York before doing favours of Zach and Paul." Shepard explained.
"Good, it's really affected the human members of the crew, obviously not in a good way." Garrus said.
"Be ready for action, everyone's coming along for this mission." Shepard instructed.
"You know where to find me when we reach Earth." Garrus said walking off towards the elevator.
"Joker, let me know when we arrive on Earth." Shepard instructed.
"I will Commander." Joker said.
"I'll be with Grunt down in engineering Commander, if you want me then all you need to do is look down there." Drakus said walking off.
"I'll return to my post as well Shepard." Tidoses replied walking off passing by Liara as she did, Liara walked up to Shepard.
"Shepard, I have found some huge news." Liara said.
"You finally found out who out of the male councillors has the hots for the Asari councillor?" Joker chimed in.
"No, it's not that huge, even bigger in fact." Liara replied after rolling her eyes. "I have found the identity of the Shadow Broker." Shepard's eyes widened and he was sure that if Joker was drinking he would've done a spit take.
"Are you certain? People have been trying to deduce the Shadow Broker's identity for years, even centuries." Shepard pointed out.
"I'm certain, I double checked the data I got over and over again and it is accurate." Liara said.
"So, are you going to reveal who he is or keep us in suspense?" Joker asked.
"Off course, the Shadow Broker's real name is......"
