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7/7 2185

Omega

Conrad stepped of the shuttle. He had just changed into some armor that showed a bit more dignity than the Blue Suns could offer. Omega was the same shithole it had always been, and he realized that nothing would ever change in that regard. But, at Aria's side, it could also be his little kingdom. He quickly got up to speed regarding important events that had happened while he was on his little vacation.

Seems Romanov had done another favor for him, when he weakened all the influence the other Merc groups had on the rock known as Omega. If he didn't know any better, he would consider him a pal. But, somethings were unforgivable, and considering Mads' nephew (Who might as well have been named Judas) was out of range, he had to settle for the next best thing.

But not now, there were more pressing matters to attend to. That's why he had come to Omega. While he had survived Purgatory, he needed to keep a low profile... For now. While his love affair with Aria would take up some of his time, he needed her for another job: Information.

Vido Santiago and Elias Kelham, two people he needed to find. He had plans for them. Elias betrayed him, lured him out with the help of Vido and got himself taken in custody of C-sec. To add salt to injury, Vido had been given the responsibility of locking up Conrad. Snakes... That was what they were. Conrad had given Elias everything, and all of a sudden he wanted to try out the crown for size.

But now... He needed to see Aria. He had equipped a hood to mask himself from the crowds. He was a known face on Omega. He stepped up to Afterlife; the bouncer looked at him confused when he skipped the line that was always huge. He stopped him just before he entered.

"And what makes you think you are so damn special?" The bouncer asked while holding Conrad back.

Conrad quickly loosened the otherwise tight grip on him and grabbed the bouncer by the throat. Conrad pulled up his hood just enough for the bouncer to see his eyes. And he knew, or maybe he didn't, but he understood that Conrad wasn't one you should fuck with. Needless to say, Conrad got in.

He quickly found his way through the crowded night club. It was as lively as ever, no one took notice of him as he slipped through the people having a good time. Pretty much nothing had changed. It always stayed the same, and that was fine. But, soon enough most would be branded with his name as well.

He came to the guard staying at the base of the stairs leading up to Aria's famous leather couch. The guard looked dismissive at Conrad, clearly not impressed.

"Sorry, Robin Hood. Aria is not taking in guests right now. Not that a low life like you could get in anyway." The guard explained.

Conrad let out a sigh. He then kicked the guard in the shin, and before the guard had even recovered, Conrad grabbed his throat and brought the guard face-to-face with him. "I think you will find her... quite receiving right now." He replied as he tighten his grip around the throat of the guard.

The guard was grasping for air, he was almost on the verge of passing out. Then, Conrad loosened his grip, giving the guard some much needed air.

"Y-Yes sir." He replies.

The Guard stepped aside, allowing Conrad free passage up to the area where Aria was. He walked up the stairs, and entered the chamber. She was sitting at the couch, making herself busy reading a report. Being the ruler of Omega was a hard job, even for someone like her.

She didn't notice him at first, he had moved with silent steps to make this a surprise for her. When she finally did notice him, she didn't know that it was him. "What do I pay you guys for?" She asked, even though none of her guards could hear her.

Conrad pulled down his hood, and her expression changed in a matter of a second. She was speechless for a moment. She had read reports of the destruction of Purgatory; she figured he was dead, killed alongside all the other prisoners. She hated to admit it, but she was very happy to see him again.

"What's this? The queen of Omega at a loss for words?" He asked with a smirk as he moved closer.

"Leave us." She ordered to the guards in the room. They quickly did as ordered, they knew better than to question her. As soon as they left, she spoke up again.

"Didn't expect you to come back." She stated. That was the truth.

"You didn't honestly believe I would turn my back on everything I had built?" He asked as he paced around a bit.

"Guess I should have known you were too hard to kill." She answered as walked over to him.

He smiled at her, and then almost jumped at her to lock her in a hungry kiss. She accepted the kiss, and a battle for dominance started between their tongues. She didn't even notice he brought her closer to the couch, until he almost threw them both on it.

His hands were on her, trying to find the zipper on her suit, only to have her stop him. "We can't do it here." She said.

"I don't mind a few souls looking on." he wittily replied.

"Well... I do. Let's go to my apartment." She suggested. Since this was such a big deal for her, he agreed to do it.

Several hours of intimate experiences later.

They were both on Aria's queen bed. They had caught up on lost time, considering his absence from her. Conrad stared at the celling; he was mentally planning what needed to be done. This was his time to shine, and he needed to make sure he did it correctly.

"So... What are you planning to do?" Aria asked from her side in the bed.

"I need to get back in the game. I need to take out those cocksuckers who betrayed me." Conrad answered as he sat up in the bed.

"Vido Santiago?" She asked.

"Him and Elias Kelham. Both shall suffer." He took a pause. "I need information. Where to find them and so on." He requested.

" Elias Kelham has taken over the day-to-day operations on the Citadel, and is a huge pain in my ass. Vido has taken the remainder of his gang out to Zorya and captured a refinery. He is weak; he has lost almost all power." Aria explained.

"Then I know where to go first. Vido is a dead man."

"I heard rumors Zaeed is going after him as well."

"I should have figured as much. I'll be the one to have the pleasure of killing Vido however."

Conrad equipped his armor. Aria tried to persuade him to stay in bed with her. But he didn't have time to waste. He had to round up as many people he could.

15/7 2185

Zorya

The tropical climate on the planet of Zirya was not desirable for Mads. He had decided to tackle the favor for Zaeed now, rather than later. He brought Garrus alongside with him, since Mads figured Tali needed time to settle in. He had wanted to speak with her one-on-one since she got back on board, but he fought himself on what to say.

He had spent a lot of nights trying to figure out what he wanted, and trying to understand if she wanted the same thing. He wasn't sure, and he wasn't sure he ever would be. Tali had snuck up on him, she had opened up a place inside his heart and made a home for herself in there. And Mads never realized it, not until now.

He snapped back into reality as Garrus called out to him. "Hey Romanov!"

"What?" Mads asked.

"This Pyjak kinda looks like you!" Garrus joked as they walked through the dense forest.

"You-" Before Mads could make a comeback, their radio switched on. Zaeed had found the Blue Sons' frequency.

"A shuttle just landed. Go check it out." The voice ordered. It was most likely that Vido fellow.

"Seems like they already know we are here." Zaeed remarked.

"Yeah, let's get moving." Mads ordered.

It wasn't long before they encountered some Mercs, just roaming around. They exchanged fire with them, but the blue suns were just nowhere near as skilled as the trio. Vido's voice kept on barking orders through the comms. He began to sound more and more angry, and a bit desperate. Perhaps he knew who was coming after him.

They came to the gate house, they place Vido mentioned. They had to pass it anyhow, perhaps it would be as easy as shooting him there. Probably not. They could see him on the catwalk, looking down at them with a very smug look on his face.

"Zaeed. It's been too long. I trust the glass eye isn't giving you too much trouble?" Vido asked.

"You back-stabbing prick." Zaeed replied as he placed his hand on the handle of his rifle, ready to equip it.

"Don't act foolish, Zaeed. I got the high ground and an army of Mercs at my side, ready to kill and die at my command." Vido remarked. Zaeed scanned the room for an opportunity.

"Go ahead, Zaeed. Sign your own death warrant like the dumb cunt you are." Vido taunted more.

Zaeed seemed to know what he was doing as he stormed forward. He fired several shots up at the catwalk, yet only hitting the valve behind Vido. "What's this? Have you gone near-sighted old friend?" Vido asked mockingly.

"Die you piece of shit!" Zaeed yelled as he shot the valve once more. It exploded, but didn't take out Vido.

The explosion set of a chain reaction. Pressure was building up, and it became clear that the whole place would blow if they didn't do anything. Zaeed kept on building up the pressure on the valves, they exploded and took out the remaining Blue Suns.

"YOU BIG IDIOT!" Mads shouted at Zaeed. Zaeed simply looked back at Mads with a confused look in his face.

"What the hell is your problem?" Zaeed asked.

Mads landed a punch on Zaeed, a bit more force and he would have broken his jaw. But this should serve as a warning. "This was supposed to be a simple mission, yet you seem to be incapable of such an action!" Mads fired back.

Mads started walking off. "Where are you going?" Zaeed asked.

"I'm going to fix the problem you created!" Mads replied as he kept on walking.

Vido realized they must be right behind him. He kept on running, hoping to catch his ship in time. His men kept on walking into the meat grinder as he ran the other way. He ordered a small guard to escort him to his ship. He smirked when he got the update that they were far behind; they had tried to save the workers.

Dumbass Vido thought. He could see his ship and almost felt home-free. That was until all his guards were killed off in a matter of seconds. Before he could even react, he was shot in his thigh. He fell on the ground and grunted in pain.

He looked up, and was horrified at what he saw. Him. But it was impossible! He was dead! Vido tried to drag himself backwards. To be honest, he didn't know what was more horrifying. Facing Zaeed, or facing... Him.

"Where are you going Vido?" Conrad asked with a laugh as he saw Vido's attempt at fleeing.

"Come on Rorke! You know it wasn't personal!" Vido replied as he continued to try and escape.

"That's doesn't change what happened. Does it?" Rorke asked further. He didn't get any form of answer. "Bring him to me." He ordered to his guards, who quickly did as asked.

Vido kept winching in pain as they brought him before Conrad, who simply stood with close to no emotions in his face.

"Please..." Vido pleaded, tears forming in his eyes.

"Shhhh..." Conrad said to calm him down. "You didn't want to see that I was going to be the leader of the Terminus... That's okay." Conrad continued in a calm voice.

"If you don't want to see, then I'll take away your ability to do so." Conrad promised as he laid his hands on Vido's head. He then began jamming his thumbs into Vido's eyes. Blood ran down Vido's cheeks as he screamed at the top of his lungs, trying his hardest to get free of Conrad's guards' grip.

Finally, Conrad released him from his grip and Vido fell to the ground. Still screaming in pain, both for the pain in his leg, but also screaming for his sudden loss of vision.

Conrad had made sure to have his people record the whole ordeal, it needed to be announced to the wider galaxy.

Mads, Garrus and Zaeed had saved the refinery from blowing up. Zaeed had, of course, been angry at Mads for their diversion from the main goal. They were nearing the landing pad, where they figured Vido's ship would be and hopefully Vido himself. What they found was surprising, and Mads hadn't counted on it.

Mads made eye contact with Conrad as he was jamming out the eyes of Vido. Zaeed had mixed feelings, he had hoped to be the one to kill Vido, but at least he wouldn't be out there much longer. Mads knew it would be dangerous with Conrad on the loose, he had hoped he died on the prison ship alongside all the other scumbags. Mads should have known he would have survived.

Mads quickly unholstered his 44. Magnum and took aim. He was ready to kill Conrad in that moment; at least he wouldn't be a problem going forward. Conrad reacted as fast as Mads. He used Vido as his meat shield against the bullets.

Vido cried out as the first bullets hit him in back. He died after the third, yet Mads kept on going. Zaeed and Garrus helped Mads in trying to bring down Conrad. Garrus didn't know who it was, but if Mads was shooting at him, he must be pretty bad. Zaeed knew, and he knew he had to be put down.

As all three stopped to reload, Conrad made a run for it. They all quickly ran after him, hoping to end this here and now. They meatheads he had brought along slowed them down, but they were still hot on his tail.

It didn't matter in the end. He got on his ship and flew away. They kept on shooting the vessel, but it had a very limited effect. Zaeed kept on going, not wanting to stop.

"Knock it out Zaeed. He's gone." Mads stated as he sat down on a rock.

"Goddamn Rorke! He was always a pain in the ass." Zaeed remarked as he kicked some dirt around.

"Tell me about it." Mads replied as he opened the chamber to his 44. Magnum and reloaded with one of his speed loaders.

"At least Vido is gone. That dumb son of a bitch. Thanks for taking care of him." Zaeed thanked.

"No problem, let's get back to the ship." Mads suggested.

Both Garrus and Zaeed nodded in agreement.

15/7 2185

Captain's cabin.

Mads had his feet kicked up on his desk, currently sitting with a drink in one hand and a smoke in the other. He was listing to some relaxing music. He had finished his report for the day. While today's events weren't the desired, he had earned Zaeed's loyalty when he killed Vido. There was however, a new problem. Conrad Rorke had put the Blue Suns in their place; it was only a matter of time before he came for the rest.

In a couple of days, he had to help Kasumi with her mission. He had enough to do, because after that he was going to Illium. Picking up a Justicar and an assassin. Seemed like child's play. He also had to figure out what to do with Tali. He was a loss, he simply didn't know what to do, and it was tearing him apart. He was the type to always have a plan ready at hand.

He would have to sleep on it.

18/7 2185

Sky car, on route to Bekenstein

"Human fashion nowadays is really weird." Mads remarked as he tried to adjust the suit given to him by Kasumi.

"What do you mean by that?" Kasumi asked as she looked over at Mads with a confused look.

"Well... Nothing. Forget it." Mads replied quickly.

Kasumi continued looked at him for a few more moments, until shaking her head.

"You should quit whining. You look great in it." Kasumi reassured him.

"I feel like a fucking penguin in this." Mads commented.

"We're here." Kasumi said to change subject as she landed the sky car. "You remember your story?"

"Yeah. Solomon Gunn, I run a small band of Mercs Terminus, yada yada yada." Mads replied, still thinking this was a stupid idea.

"You better take it seriously."

"I just hope that this gray box is worth it."

"It is, trust me."

Mads sighed as he stepped out of the sky car. Now, they had to get all the stuff done to get inside the vault. At any rate, it was a pretty cool house the man owned. Donovan Hock, a dangerous man. Sergei would be happy to see him go, that much was certain.

An hour later, and they had gathered all the information they needed to open the vault. The amount of security Donovan Hock had put into the place, made Mads wonder what things was hidden inside. When they entered the vault, he got a chance to see it all first-hand. Mads had armored up, snapping his belt on with the 44. Magnum was one of the best feelings out there.

"Jesus fucking Christ. Is that the head of the statue of Liberty?" Mads asked in disbelief as he saw the giant head.

"Yup, don't know how he got his hands on it." Kasumi replied while still trying to find the gray box.

"That thing belongs in a museum, or rather where it once was. God damn..." Mads remarked as he eyed it. He had read about it, some terrorists had blown it up. A damn shame.

They finally found the gray box after seeing all the other priceless things in there. God damn, where did he get all that stuff?

Then, his ugly head appeared on the big screen. He had a dialog with Kasumi, they talked back and forth. Borderline? He wanted what was in the gray box. Mads needed to change the subject, he pulled out his 44. Magnum and shot one of the statues, which was probably priceless.

"NO!" Donovan yelled as he watched it crumble.

"Sorry. You were saying?" Mads asked with a witty smile.

Then, Kasumi got access, just as Donovan ordered his men to kill them. Donovan had hired Eclipse Mercs to take them on, led by Chief Roe. She was killed rather fast by a single bullet to the head by the AK. Some people nowadays should learn to wear helmets.

They killed off the rest, but then the alarm sounded. They should have known. Every Merc nearby was coming for them, and there was quite a lot of them too. Mads was quite annoyed that it was only him and Kasumi here; he could use the support of the others. But still, they worked well together. Kasumi was actually really good in open combat, despite her reputation as a thief.

There was also a lot of Mechs, the big ones. They fell too. Mads wondered what Donovan would throw at them next. The man had a fucking arsenal in here, but that was to be expected of someone with his job. Donovan kept on mocking them over the comms, trying to stall them.

Then, they came to an open area. They thought they had survived the worst of it. That was until Donovan appeared in his own gunship. He was going to kill them, that was his plan. "Kasumi! You distract him!" Mads ordered. Kasumi nodded in approval.

Mads grabbed a rocket launcher, and began to pry away at his shields. They amount of Mercs trying to kill them while he was fighting Donovan didn't help in any way. It felt like hours, they kept on trying to take him down. That was until Kasumi took the chance and made (What was probably some of the best parkour Mads had ever seen) to jump on Donovan's gunship. She hacked it, causing it to lose it shields. She jumped off in the last minute.

Now, it was only a matter of unloading on the bastard. Then, the gunship's health dropped to an all-time low. Mads took the chance and unholstered his 44. Magnum and took the last shot. He looked Donovan straight in the eye as he took his shot. The gunship couldn't handle anymore, and crashed down into the earth.

The shuttle came for them shortly thereafter. Mads and Kasumi sat down. Kasumi was busy eyeing the gray box in her hands. Kasumi then showed Mads the contents of the gray box. It was clear that she loved him, and that he loved her. But the information was simply too dangerous to be left lying around.

"Look, Kasumi... I know what you are thinking." Mads started.

"I can't... I won't..." She replied with a weak voice.

"Kasumi, even he wanted you to destroy it." Mads argued. She began to sob a little bit, and he could understand why.

He gave her a hug to calm her down. "Make the right choice, Kasumi." Mads suggested.

She did calm down. She wiped the tears from her eyes, she took a moment to get her voice back. "I will." She replied with a smile.