They decided to charge into the building that Thane was supposed to be infiltrating. It was actually a set of towers that were under construction. Shepard had to meet up with an asari that went by the name of Seryna to get to the building. It was agreed for the hive mind to follow along in other cars. Or by the rooftops of other buildings. It was also patrolled by an asari mercenary band known as the Eclipse. The building was owned by another asari by the name of Nassana. Shepard recognized the name easily. He wasn't pleased.

The same asari that set me up to kill her sister to remove unwanted business ends. He sighed and shook his head. Garrus and Zaeed were with him in the back seat. As they listened in on what was going on, the viral mind was moving in cloaked transport ships. The drones were jumping from car to car to help keep up to add more support.

"Maybe I should have brought my micro bikini…" Agatha mused aloud in the transport ship they had initially arrived in. She easily saw the drones racing each other to get to their location.

"Fuck. You," Alex growled next to her. "You'd be pregnant by the time we got there."

"Oh, I'm just thinking of racing a few of my daughters on the way back," she grinned wickedly. She barked out laughing at the smoldering glare he gave her now, but she knew he was horny as all hell about the whole thing.

"Bitch!" he growled and pulled her close to kiss her thoroughly. "Raped on the way back. Guaranteed. Count on it."

"I'd expect no less," she murmured and let him kiss her again. "So, where are we going?"

"We are going to a place called the Dantius Towers. Still under construction, but they are functioning to a point. The place is owned by an asari. Not one of the good kinds, either, from what various memories can show us," Nick said from where it lounged. Spike snorted and sighed with boredom. Agatha let her tendriled hair come alive to give it some caressing strokes of affection. That got it to sigh again and roll onto its back with contentment. When Zomok wanted attention, the same loving strokes were given over to placate it. Alex looked over at Spike and started laughing.

"I'm waiting for it to start jerking a leg if you scratch it the right way," Alex snickered.

"It's not a dog! Mr. Fluffster is my traveling companion. Aren't you?" she crooned to hear it groan with a form of agreement.

"My Empress, we are approaching the building. What did you want to do?" the drone of Olympus asked from where it guided the small ship at the helm.

"Alex?" she smiled at him.

"Hmm? Oh. Let's park on the roof. We have enough drones inside to tell us when to make an entrance, right? Or to at least monitor?" Alex asked.

"Fifty drones just entered the building in a cloaked guise. Three are on the bridge that attaches the towers together. It's just a matter of waiting now," Nick chuckled.

"And we have our entourage clinging to the outside of our ship, too," Alex nodded. "Good."

"What do we know about this asari woman?" she asked.

"She kills whoever gets in her way," Alex shrugged. "Kinda like me. But, I'm only messy about it when I have to be. She just…gets paranoid."

"Pathetic," she mumbled. Then she sighed and said, "I am getting hungry."

"We'll feed you when we land on the roof," he nodded and let her snuggle against him. Then he paused at an idea. "So…this place is run by an asari bitch?"

"From what we can see," Nick nodded.

"Hera. We should catch her," he grinned wickedly. "Remember your idea?"

"Oh? Hmm. Maybe we can bring her back after she gets killed?" she mused.

"It will be easy to induce a coma," Nick nodded. "Keep the body fed and locked down. Hypnos and Mordin can work on that."

"Good. Keep an eye on the bitch's corpse. If we find others, they can join her," Alex grinned. "If most of the asari mercs are powerful, then why not?"

"Even commandos can be corrupted," Agatha sighed and shook her head. "Of course, we only want to keep the strongest ones that have the best in natural biotics. If this bitch has nothing, then we don't need her."

"All asari are powerful. They just need to be trained the right way," Nick snorted. "Their blood still has what we need. We just filter out the shit."

"That we do," Alex nodded with complete agreement. Agatha giggled and felt the ship land rather gently on the roof. The drones already took care of any sensors that may have compromised them. "Are we on the second building? Or the first one?"

"The second one. We'll wait for a bit here. If that bitch is in the penthouse, we are right above her," Alex snickered darkly. "As much as I want to crash in and spoil the fun, let's let Shepard get his licks in first. He needs it."

"You know Garrus would be pissed if he doesn't get at least one kill shot in. Even two," Nick chuckled and helped feed Agatha.

"Another thing I need to tell you," Alex said and muttered a bit huskily in her ear. "The clones of Leopold. They are starting up."

"I'm killing five of them," she said in such a cold tone that he could only grin.

"I was thinking of using new biotic tech on them in various ways," he whispered in her ear.

"One needs to be killed off in cold blood," she said with a harder edge in her tone.

"We can do that. And…here's something else to think about. Gemma likes dragons. The drell kinda look like them. Don't they?" he laughed lightly. Now she looked at him with complete surprise.

"They are of a reptilian form of race. Their skin is known to be a bit poisonous to some. Even causes hallucinogens if left close for too long. Some people spike drinks with it. They need really arid environments, though. They can get sick, if they lived in humidity for too long. Maybe we can set up a small section where Evren is on Olympus for any of them. Evren needs a desert to really grow in. They can help tend to it," Nick mused aloud. Agatha was rather pleased at the idea, and the idea was now given over to the hive link. Drones were now constructing housing in Evren's location on Olympus.

"Zomok can live pretty much anywhere else. Shouldn't be an issue," Alex said. Zomok chirred curiously at him from where it stood behind them all on the small ship.

"My Empress," Kim said and displayed a random assortment of various edibles for her. With Agatha being neatly pampered, John was making his way through the building. He had saved a salarian worker before he died from being shot by defense drones, and he was busy taking out any other mercenary guards that were in the way. If he found any other salarian workers, he was able to show that he was there to help, too. With each room he cleared, a drone was nearby to gather up any asari wounded to fully take them out of the fight for hive use. It was Zaeed that caught a body being dragged off.

"Hey! Who's movin' the corpse?" he frowned.

"What?" Garrus asked and looked behind him. "Oh. It's a drone?"

"We will be collecting blood from the enemy," a lesser drone of Nick said when it walked over. "What better way to get it than from those who tried to kill us?"

"What will you use it for?" John asked.

"Possible biotic enhancements. If you wanted to see what can be done for you, we can assist with that," the drone nodded. Now Garrus was intrigued. John rose a brow at this. Zaeed was also thoughtful.

"No innocents, right?" John asked.

"No," the drone nodded with agreement.

"We were hoping to collect the main asari in charge, if that one proved hostile," a lesser version of Kim said when it walked over. John bit back a small cough to hide a laugh.

"Not sure. That one is pretty high up, if memory serves correct. I'd go with a vial of blood instead," Garrus advised. "It may be safer."

"He's right," John nodded.

"We will take what you have said into consideration," the lesser version of Nick nodded.

:He may have a point. Drain the bitch dry after everyone leaves.: Alex ordered.

:Will do!: Lelantos grinned and ordered his drones to do just that. He had ten of them waiting in the main penthouse, anyways. The drones also saw the drell assassin moving about and killing any mercs that got too close to innocent bystanders. He was a bit of an 'honorable' assassin.

:I wanna become his best friend.: Hermanubis chimed in.

:Why?: Sigyn asked.

:He kills like I do.: the breeder snickered.

:No.: Alex smirked at him. :You kill like someone with their head up their ass. When he kills someone, it's as though he's holding a glass of champagne and refuses to spill a drop. He is WAY more professional than you. Fuck. Maybe he'll teach you a thing or two.:

Sigyn died laughing in the link at her brother's outburst. Even Agatha was nearly in tears from it. Now that the breeder male was put in his place and pouting, Alex refocused on what the drones were able to tell him.

"Did you come here to kill me?" the asari woman behind the massive desk console asked when Shepard walked into the main penthouse room. "Just name your price, or tell me how much you were paid, and I'll double it for you to walk away. I mean it."

"I'm not here to kill you. I'm looking for someone. And, I think it's the same one trying to kill you. Just trust me, Nassana," Shepard said. She didn't buy it and had her remaining Eclipse on watch.

"So, you expect me to believe all that after you barge in and kill my mercenaries? Seriously? If anything, I would have thought it was one of my sisters. Much less you. A shame to meet again this way," she muttered and shook her head. The blue-skinned asari was wearing a dark brown gown with red stitching all over. It was rather high-class, but it wasn't bullet proof.

"I'm only looking for someone," Shepard said again with an eye roll.

"If he wasn't, then you'd already be dead," Garrus smirked. Zaeed cracked a grin, but remained wary, too. Then Shepard glanced up when he heard something moving about in the ducts.

:That's the assassin. Do not reveal yourselves.: Alex warned the drones. After the agreement given, they watched the drell assassin neatly jump down from the ventilation duct and snap the neck of a mercenary. Then he point-blank shot down the other two mercs in the room before doing the same to Nassana in her belly. The type of gun he used didn't even spill blood. It simply crushed up her insides with a heavy biotic pulse. It easily did the job, as she started gasping for air in pain. He lay her down gently over her console and crossed her hands over her chest. Then the drell began to pray.

"Are you Thane?" Shepard asked. "I was hoping to talk to you."

"Please do not interrupt my prayers for the wicked," the drell said calmly.

"For her? I don't think that's necessary," Shepard said.

"No. For me," Thane nodded. "I was a bit curious to see how far you'd go to find me. Look at all of the destruction and chaos when you walked in. I prefer silence and stealth. Anyways, here I am."

"I can see that," Shepard nodded. "And…you were expecting me?"

"When you walked in, there was gunfire and explosions. You fought through the guards. As for me, I don't like to be seen. If I fight through the guards, then I did something wrong," Thane seemed to smirk. Garrus suddenly turned around to mutter softly to something. Shepard looked over with curiosity.

"Sorry. I got a message that my kids want to meet him. I said no," the turian grunted.

"Yeah. Let's not have the freak show come around," Zaeed smirked with a short laugh.

"Okay, now you know that Khonsu is going to pay you a visit. You're screwed," Garrus sighed.

"I don't need that perverted freak around me!" Zaeed scowled.

"Stop it!" John muttered sharply. Thane looked at them a bit oddly. "Sorry. I had to find you. I need you for a mission. Have you heard of the Collectors?"

"Only by reputation," Thane admitted.

"If you've heard of the attack on Freedom's Progress, well…that was the Collectors. Their handiwork. They're abducting humans. I want to go after them," he said calmly.

"Really? That means going through the Omega Four relay. No ship has ever returned from there," he frowned with indecision.

"Well…they also said I couldn't get to Ilos, either," he chuckled.

"Ah. Very true," Thane nodded with understanding. "This was supposed to be my last job. You see…I'm dying. A bit of a sickness. But, I don't care about that. My mortality doesn't concern me. The abduction of the colonists does."

"Ah…dying? Is there anything I can help with that?" he had to ask. Garrus and Zaeed glanced at each other with small frowns.

"It's not contagious, and it won't hinder my fighting ability. That's not an issue. But, if you want to know more, we'll chat later on your ship. I'll join you. No charge," Thane said and moved to shake Shepard's hand. "It will be an honor to help you."

"Of course," Shepard smiled. "Is there anything else you need?"

"I just want to make the universe a little bit brighter before I die. That's all I need," the drell said.

:We should see if he wants to try being cured.: Agatha said in the link. :If it's an illness, I do have to wonder if my blood would help him.:

:All in due time, Mother.: Hypnos chuckled.

:Of course.: she seemed to sigh. :Do you think we have time to get the asari while we are here? The other recruit?:

:I think so. Let's ask Shepard. One of you uncloak.: Alex ordered. A lesser version of Nick dropped the cloaking and walked up to Shepard. Thane took a step back with a rare form of shock.

"We are on the same side. We work with Commander Shepard," it nodded. While Thane digested this, the drone was keen to take a full note of what the drell looked like. The sides of his face and neck appeared to have horizontal lines, almost like scales, going down his body from there. The front of his face appeared to have scale-like plates. It almost appeared to look like a mask. His eyes appeared to look black, and two different sets of eye lids were there. One was a thin membrane that blinked sideways to remove dust. Then his eyes blinked from both up and down areas to meet in the center. The top of his head looked like a rather elaborate crest.

:He is rather handsome. But, I'm not sure if I want Gemma to meet with him.: Agatha chuckled.

:Why shouldn't I meet him?: Gemma seemed to pout.

:We don't know how he would react to us. For one.: Alex grunted out. :Stay away from him until he knows us better. Then we will see.:

:Yes, Dad.: she sighed.

:There are plenty of other ones out there.: Agatha said gently.

:I know. But…I want him.: she said softly.

:What?: Alex asked with a bit mirth. :Why?:

:Well, it's like how Orion felt with Mellony. He just knew on seeing her. You know?: she tried to explain. Agatha was a bit amused at all of this.

:Mother, let her try. Trust me!: Alya giggled.

:It's me that needs the convincing. But, fine. First off, we have to see how he will accept us. Then we'll see if he likes talking to you. Okay?: Alex said carefully. Gemma agreed in full at that.

"Do we still plan to pick up the other recruit?" the drone asked John.

"Yes. We can still make good time with it, if we go now," he nodded.

"Okay, so, here's the next question," Garrus said to Shepard. "How are we getting out of here?"

"We can walk out like we own the place. Right?" Zaeed grinned.

"I think we can. Oh, where are Alex and Agatha?"

"Our Emperor and Empress are on the roof of this tower," the drone said.

"They're above us?! How in the hell did that ship do it?" Garrus asked.

"It evolved," the drone nodded. Thane was clearly trying to understand what was going on.

"Have you heard of the new race that's recently come about?" Shepard asked.

"I don't think so…" Thane frowned.

"Okay. We'll walk out with the scenic route, and I'll fill you in about them. It's important. Considering that there's likely…how many of you here?"

"Ten of us in this room right now. We could have destroyed the threat, but our Emperor said not to," the drone responded. Thane looked at it like it was joking.

"Ten of you?" the drell had to ask. Then he paused when the other drones simply uncloaked to show him. "I see…"

"Our Empress would like to look into your affliction. She may be able to help you," the drone said in a rather serious way. Now Thane was in complete disbelief.

"She can…cure…?!" the drell asked with a form of wary tension.

"We'll talk on the way back," Shepard said.

"Yes. Let's talk," Thane muttered out softly. Now that the drell was getting a slight history lesson of a new race, Alex was monitoring the drones on the blood removal from the dead asari. Other corpses were removed skillfully, and one asari Eclipse member was found knocked unconscious. She was going to be the first one to be used for the blood farm.

:My Emperor. Let my ship, Valhalla, house the blood.: Oceanus said calmly in the link.

:Why your ship?: Alex asked.

:Because it's fast. Like me. If someone finds out, I can get to safety. This way, Olympus is safe. It is best to spread out our resources. Just a bit.: he explained. Alex was skeptical before getting agreeable vibes from other Kings.

:Very true. Okay. Valhalla, start creating a factory. Let Hypnos direct the drones, if he needs to. Got it?: Alex ordered out to the ship.

:YES, MY EMPEROR. I SHALL DO AS YOU COMMAND.: the ship agreed. In the transport ship on top of the tower, Agatha was just a bit perplexed about a few things. Alex nudged her lightly.

"I'm just worried over things," she mumbled and rested against him.

"Like what?" he asked.

"Oh, like my missing part. Cronus trying to be a badass for no reason. Well, partly no reason, anyways. Gaining a proper foothold in this galaxy…" she named off a few things. He sighed and hugged her to him. He knew what she needed.

"We'll pay a visit to Aite as a bit of downtime after this other recruit. Okay?" he said.

"Zeus, we can't do that," she frowned. "I want to…but…"

"But what?" he frowned.

"We have too much shit to do now," she winced. He only nodded and ran a hand over her side. "We can't rest much less stop to take a shit."

"As if we could do that anyways," he grinned and got poked slightly.

"You know what I mean," she mumbled.

"I have an idea," Nick said. "You need some distractions. I don't think we brought any puzzles, but…we did bring this…"

"Hmm?" Alex glanced over. Then he grinned at the sight of the jar of dark chocolate body paint. That got Agatha blushing a bright crimson. "Thanks. Let me know when we get to our next destination."

"Of course, my Liege," Nick grinned.

"Going to make a meal out of me?" she teased.

"Only the parts I know I'm going to eat," he muttered and began to make quick use of it to shut her up. Zomok chittered a bit and looked out one of the windows as the ship jumped into the air and took off while still cloaked. The Olympus drone was monitoring the resources needed to maintain the cloaking, and it was very pleased. The ship can easily stay cloaked for another full day, if it had to. Now it directed the ship to follow where Shepard was being taken to next. The hive mind would wait patiently in the side-lines to help out their allies the moment they were called on.

*Author's Note*

Holy crap! Another chapter! It's been a bit slow at work, so I was able to do some extra time on the story. And, I fully revamped the original Prototype story! Anyways, here it is, enjoy, and another chapter is already in the works! Not sure when I'll get it out, but it's going! :D