Serpent Nebula, Widow System, the Citadel, Zakera Ward , Shin Akiba Commercial District, October 16, 2196
Miranda and I ran through the crowded hallways of Shin Akiba after the man that put a bullet in my belly. I spun around a startled passerby. My heart pumped in my ears. Blood surged through my veins. It felt good to be back in action after days stuck in a hospital bed.
"Hey Miri remind me again why we are doing this?" I asked as I dodged a salarian with an armload of packages. The salarian let out a high pitch scream as he tossed the boxes in the air.
"For god's sake Theo, he shot you!" said Miranda.
I dodged the edge of a electronics kiosk, "I know...but running down suspects is C-Sec job...not to mention defusing booby traps!"
"I didn't know the place was wired!" she said a few steps ahead.
"I noticed!"
"I notified them. They are locking the level down," she said.
Our quarry turned the corner. A large crowd gathered in a semi-circle around a shuttle station. He held a young woman hostage with gun to her head.
"I want a shuttle out of the ward and safe passage to the relay, now," he demanded. Thick beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks.
I whispered into Miranda's ear, "Can you push her aside with your biotics."
"I'll need an opening," she said.
I cloaked, "One opening coming right up."
Miranda stepped in front of the crowd, sub-machine gun on her left hand trained on the assassin.
"Step off, lady," said the assassin.
"You kill her, I kill you," said Miranda.
The assassins eyes widened, "You're bluffing."
I creept to the assassin's right side, "No, she is not."
"What?" blurted the assassin.
Miranda shoved the hostage free with her biotics. I grabbed and twisted the assassins wrist with my right hand followed by a kick to the knee. My left hand omni-blade came down his neck. It sparked millimeters from his skin.
"You're done son," I said.
Miranda took the young woman aside and handed her a cup of hot tea. C-Sec showed up a minute later to secure the prisoner.
