Citadel Part 2:
Shepard along with Kaidan, Ashley, Garrus, Wrex and their new friend Tali eventually made it back to the Republic Embassy where Udina, Yularen and Anderson were waiting for them. Udina clearly had heard what had been going on and didn't look very happy about it "You're not making my life easy Shepard" he stated "Firefights in the wards, a full on assault on Chora's den? Do you have any idea..." he stopped when he saw Tali.
"Who's the Quarian Shepard?" Yularen asked
"Her name is Tali'Zorah" Shepard answered "And she has evidence that links Saren to the Geth and the attack on Eden Prime."
"Well, you better start at the beginning miss Tali" Udina stated
"We don't see many Quarians" Anderson stated "Why did you leave the Flotilla?"
"I was on my pilgrimage" Tali claimed "My rite of passage into adulthood."
"What's this pilgrimage?" Kaidan asked
Tali looked at him "Every Quarian child leaves the flotilla and returns when they saw something to prove that they are useful to the Flotilla. With our limited resources, we can only accept Quarians who can help the Flotilla survive. We look for resources like food or fuel. Or some kind of useful technology. This was why some Quarians started searching the Republic territory as they were more likely to find something useful that has not been discovered by the Quarians before."
Shepard looked at Tali "So this evidence you found, how does it link Saren to the Geth?" she asked
"During my travels, I began hearing that the Geth attacked Eden Prime" Tali stated "Because the Geth drove my people into exile and that they have never ventured beyond the veil, I was curious. I tracked a patrol of Geth to an uncharted world and I waited for one to get separated from its group. Then I disabled it and took its memory core."
Anderson looked at Tali "I thought the Geth fried their memory cores when they died with some sort of defence mechanism?" he questioned
"They do" Tali replied "But my people built the Geth so we know ways around that. If you're quick, careful and lucky, small caches of data can be saved. Most of the memory core was wiped clean but I did discover something from the Geth unit's audio banks. I'll play it for you now."
Tali activated her Omi tool and her recording played and they heard Saren talk "Eden Prime was a major victory. The beacon had brought us one step closer to finding the conduit."
"That's Saren's voice!" Anderson stated
Yularen smiled "This proves that he was involved in the attack since he spoke about a victory."
Shepard looked at Anderson "He said something about the Conduit, do you know what that means?"
"This conduit must have something to do with the beacon" Anderson claimed "It might be a piece of Prothean technology like a weapon."
Tali then spoke up "Wait, there's more" she stated "Saren wasn't alone in this recording?"
She played the audio again but after Saren spoke about the conduit, a female voice spoke up "And one step closer to the return of the Reapers."
Yularen looked at Tali "I don't recognise the other voice, the one talking about the Reapers. I don't even know what these Reapers are?"
Shepard looked at Anderson "If this beacon is linked to these Reapers then maybe they have something to do with the disappearance of the Protheans."
Tali looked at Shepard "Well from what I found in the memory core, the Reapers were a powerful machine race that existed thousands of years ago. They hunted the Protheans down to extinction and then left. At least that's what the Geth believe."
Yularen looked at Anderson "There is only one person who could tell us. The Prothean in that stasis Pod but it will take time to open it and keep the Prothean alive."
"Even so, this data proves that Saren was behind the attack on Eden Prime" Anderson stated "We have to present this to the council and sort out Saren. Maybe these Reapers don't exist and it's just a fantasy that Saren and the Geth believe."
"I've already arranged a meeting with the council, they should be ready to meet us" Udina stated "Meet me in the Council Tower."
"What about our Quarian friend?" Wrex asked
"My name is Tali!" Tali snapped and she looked at Shepard "You saw me in the alley Commander, you saw what I can do, let me come with you."
"But what about your pilgrimage?" Ashley asked
"The pilgrimage proves that we are willing to give ourselves for the Greater Good." Tali claimed "What does it say about me if I turn my back on this."
"Tali's people built the Geth" Shepard stated "Her knowledge might be useful if we come across anymore. She'll be a valuable member of the team."
"Thank you Commander" Tali stated "You won't regret this"
Udina nodded "Now we better get over to the Citadel Tower and present this evidence." He stated and then he left with Anderson and Shepard's team while Yularen remained behind.
...
They soon arrived at the Council Tower after they took the elevator up. This tower was where the council representatives would meet and talk about Galactic policies or new laws. What happened in this tower had a huge impact on most of the galaxy as the council had influence throughout the territories of all its races. Only the Republic and Terminus Systems had nothing to do with the council.
But there were only three representatives that represented the whole Citadel and they were the three most powerful races in the council space. The Asari were mainly the diplomats of the Citadel, the Salarians gather intelligence and information while the Turians provided most of the security in the Citadel Space. The Asari Councillor was Councillor Tevos, she was a diplomat and compromiser but she was willing to put the welfare of the Asari before the rest of the galaxy. The Salarian representative is Councillor Valern, he had the typical Salarian view of ending wars before they began and was always suspicious of the Republic and what they wanted. However the most aggressive towards the Republic was Councillor Sparatus, the Turian representative. He resented the Republic for being independent and also because the Republic had AIs which he viewed as a danger to the galaxy but he knew he should never anger the Republic too far as even he couldn't deny the strength of the Republic.
The three councillors stepped up to their podium while Udina stepped forward with Shepard and Anderson behind him "Ambassador Udina" Tevos spoke up "This meeting has been called in order to discuss the recent attack on Eden Prime and the accusations that one of our Spectres was behind it."
"A statement made by a man from Eden Prime is not enough" Valern stated "He could be in shock and it could have been any Turian."
Udina smirked "We now have further proof of Saren's involvement. We have an audio recording of Saren speaking about Eden Prime taken from a Geth unit."
"An Audio recording of Saren?" Sparatus questioned "Play this recording."
Udina activated the audio which Tali had given them and Saren's confession played out along with the other voice. When the recording was over, Udina looked at them "You wanted proof, there it is."
Even Sparatus couldn't deny this "This evidence is irrefutable Ambassador" he stated "Saren will be stripped of his Spectre status and all efforts will be made to answer for his crimes.
Tevos then spoke up "I recognise the other voice in that recording who was speaking with Saren" she claimed "That's Matriarch Benezia, a well respected Matriarch, what could see be doing with Saren."
"It doesn't matter" Valern claimed "They are behind this attack on a Republic colony and this situation could still escalate to war. I don't want to see that happen. But I'm also interested in these Reapers that she talked about." He looked at Shepard "What do you know of them?"
Shepard sighed "From the data file, the Geth believe that they were responsible for wiping out the Protheans. The beacon we found of Eden Prime gave me a vision of Protheans being wiped out by machines but it wasn't clear. These Reapers may not even exist but the Prothean from the Stasis Pod might know more."
"Regardless of this, Saren has betrayed the Council and attacked Republic territory and must be brought down for this" Tevos claimed "When we unlock the Prothean from the Pod then we can find answers on these Reapers."
"But how are we going to Hunt Saren down?" Valren asked "He could be on the other side of the galaxy by now."
Tevos had a thought "If Saren hadn't interrupted on Eden Prime then the joint mission would have gone better. Maybe we could do it again."
Sparatus was shocked "Wait, you mean a crew of both Citadel and Republic work together on this mission. What's stopped them from using the other as a pawn?"
Tevos looked at Shepard "This Normandy has prototype Stealth technology that can take it to places undetected. And Shepard has proven herself to be skilled at these types of missions. Maybe we should let her handle it."
Sparatus was shocked "But she's not even a Council species or even a Spectre and we can't make her one since the humans are not a council species. It's too soon anyway."
Valren had a suggestion "Why don't we assign another Spectre to work with her?"
Udina was a bit worried "We'll have to discuss that with Chancellor Mon Mothma, she'll decide whether or not we can allow another Spectre to join us." He then looked at Shepard "I'll have to discuss this in private, meet me back at the Embassy in a few hours."
"I'll see you then." Shepard stated as she walked away with the rest of her team and Anderson.
...
Shepard went to the sides to talk with her team "Well I'm glad that the council listen to our evidence" Kaidan stated
"I'm glad that we've uncovered Saren's crimes" Garrus smiled "He has a lot to answer for."
"Well we've got a few hours before we have to meet with the Ambassador" Tali stated "So what should we do? I don't know anything around here."
Wrex had a suggestion "We could see if we can find anything else from the consort." He suggested.
"The Consort?" Ashley questioned
"The Asari Sha'ira can give advice to people." Wrex stated "She may have something she can offer."
Garrus then saw something "Hey, what's that Salarian doing to the Keepers?" he questioned
Shepard turned around and saw a Salarian looked like he was scanning one of the Keepers. These Keepers were an insect race that live on the Citadel and had been here ever since the Asari had discovered the station. They operated the controls and there were laws that ordered people not to disturb them. "I think we better find out" she stated and she walked over to the Salarian.
When she got close, the Salarian jumped in shock "What!" and then he gasped in fear "Oh no. I wasn't..." he then sighed "Never mind. Is there something you want?"
Garrus looked at the Salarian "Who are you and what were you doing with the Keeper?"
The Salarian sighed "My name is Chorban but I'm not sure I should be talking about this."
"Just tell me what you are doing and you won't get in trouble" Shepard stated
Chorban sighed "Alright, I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you." He stated "I'm using a small scanner to try and gather readings on the Keepers. So far I've had mixed results, it's hard to get close to them."
"If you were just collecting data then why were you being so secretive about it?" Shepard asked
Chorban looked at him "Well technically, we're not supposed to disturb the Keepers. I don't really think my scanner disturbs then as they don't respond to my scanner but I fear the authorities would disagree. I would like to do it more openly but it's not worth getting arrested over. I'm just curious about these Keepers, they've been here longer than any of us but we know almost nothing about them."
"We could help you out" Wrex suggested "We're not afraid of the authorities."
"I'm a C-Sec officer here so I can help you get out of trouble if you get caught" Garrus added
"I appreciate the offer but I don't know who you are?" Chorban stated
"I'm Commander Shepard of the Republic" Shepard introduced herself
"Well I suppose I could use the help" Chorban stated and then he handed his Scanner over "Here, you'll need this; it's the scanner I developed. Activate it each time you find a Keeper, the data will automatically be sent to me. There are twenty-one Keepers around the Presidium and Wards. If you get all of them then I can send you extra credits and I'll also inform you of anything I find."
"I should go" Shepard stated
"Good luck Commander" Chorban stated and then Shepard and her group left. Before they left the Citadel Tower, Shepard used the scanner and managed to scan four Keepers that were in the Citadel Tower.
...
After leaving the Tower, Shepard decided to head over to the Consort's chambers and see if she could get any advice. On the way, she scanned several more Keepers; she scanned one just outside the Citadel Tower, then another near the Ward's elevator, another near the large Krogan Monument Statue and finally one outside the Consort's chambers.
The Krogan Monument was a massive statue of a Krogan which had been placed to honour the Krogan who fought during the Rachni Wars. The Rachni were an insect species that had been discovered after a team of Salarian researchers opened a Relay to an unknown system. The team was captured and the Rachni built their own ships and soon started a war of conquest. Negotiations between the Citadel and Rachni were impossible because the Rachni were a hive like species and their queens remained underground and they could reproduce fast so they had huge numbers. It was also hard since the Rachni worlds had toxic atmospheres. Eventually, the Krogan were discovered and the Salarians uplifted them to help fight the Rachni. The Turians had not been contacted at this time. After several hundred years, the Rachni were hunted into extinction and the galaxy celebrated the end of the long war. However tensions soon rose again due to the Krogan's warlike nature which would result in the start of the Krogan Rebellions. Despite the war, the Krogan monument was never removed even though some people believed that it should. The Council kept the monument saying that what the Krogan did in the Rachni wars should never be forgotten since it was an important Historical fact.
As Shepard entered the Consort's chambers, she saw an Asari assistance waiting "Hello, my name is Nelyna, the personal assistance to the Consort Sha'ira. I suppose that you're here to ask for a meeting with the Consort. You should know that the Consort has many clients but if you leave your name, she should hopefully be able to arrange a meeting with you."
"My name is Commander Jane Alice Shepard of the Republic Military" Shepard introduced herself.
Nelyna checked her computer and gasped "Well it seems that you are in luck." She stated "Normally it could take years to have a meeting but it seems that the consort wants to meet with you right now. If you just follow the corridor, you'll find her chambers and she'll want to talk."
"Well if the Consort wants to meet with you now then that means that she has something for you" Wrex stated "Like she wants you to do something."
"Well we better go see what she wants" Kaidan stated
Shepard and her team walked past some other attendants and made their way to the Consort's chambers where the Consort stood waiting "That is close enough Commander" she stated and she turned around "I have heard a great many things about you since your arrival on the Citadel."
"Wait, you know about me?" Shepard questioned
"Even here in the Citadel we've heard about the Hero of Elysium who defeated many Batarians on her own and saved an entire colony. As a war hero, I was hoping you could help me with something."
"And what is it you want my help with?" Shepard asked
"I have a friend called Septimus" Sha'ira replied "He's a retired Turian General but we've had a bit of a falling out and now he spends his days drinking in Chora's den and spreading lies about me. I was hoping you could speak to him soldier to soldier and he might listen to you and understand."
"Alright, I'll do it" Shepard stated, she didn't mind talking to another soldier as they might have stories to share. Shepard did always like hearing stories from other soldiers.
"Thank you Commander" Sha'ira replied "If you succeed, I might have something to offer you."
Shepard nodded and then left with her team.
...
To get back to Chora's Den, Shepard had to go back to the Wards and along the way, she scanned more Keepers. There was one not far from the markets and to get to the Wards, she had to take two elevators and there was a corridor in between them, she found one of the Keepers there. Soon after arriving at the Wards, there was one next to Dr Michel's office and two more in the Wards Markets.
Just as Shepard was moving back towards the Markets, she heard someone call her and she turned to see a young human female wearing a dress "Hello" the woman greeted "I'm Emily Wong. I'm an investigative journalist working here on the Citadel. Could I have a moment of your time?"
"Of course" Shepard stated "What do you need?"
"Because I'm a journalist, I try to uncover the truths of what goes on here" Wong stated "I've been hunting for evidence of corruption and organised crime here on the Citadel but there are places that I'm not allowed to go. I was hoping if you find any evidence of crime that you could bring it to me. And there has also been word on the street that you've taken down Fist. I was sure that he was a big player in anything that goes on here and I was hoping that you found something in his office."
Shepard remembered that she found the data file on Fist's body after Wrex had killed him. That must be what Emily was looking for "As a matter of fact, I did find something" Shepard stated "I found these OSDs in Fist's office. They might have the information that you're looking for."
Shepard handed over the data and Emily smiled in excitement "You got Fist's files!" she gasped "This is bigger than what I hoped. I must start looking through these files as soon as possible. Here you go Commander, you deserve this." Emily handed Shepard some credits and then she walked away.
After talking with Emily, they carried on to the Markets but just before they went down stairs, Shepard heard someone call her again and she saw a young man with blond hair "Hey, you're Commander Shepard right?" the man stated "I'm Conrad Verner, I'm a big fan of what you've done. I was hoping that I could get your autograph."
"I've never signed an autograph before but alright" Shepard stated and he signed a shirt that Conrad gave her.
"Thanks Commander" Conrad stated "And it's an honour to meet you."
After that, Shepard then walked down towards Chora's den.
...
Despite Shepard's recent assault on Chora's Den, life had returned to normal at the tavern with the staff and drinkers returning after Shepard had dealt with Fist. Many of the workers didn't seem to care about Fist being gone but now they could get on without Fist bothering them.
Shepard found the Turian she was looking for sitting and having a drink near one of the dancers. As Shepard approached him, Septimus looked at him "Commander?" he questioned "What do you want?"
"I'm here on Sha'ira's behalf" Shepard replied "Your lies are hurting her."
"Good!" Septimus growled "The lies have been killing me for days. I've seen a lot of horrible things in my time at the military. I'm not sure I should really say it, but I fought on Shanxi and I saw many of my squad killed by those Walkers that you humans have. But there is only one woman in this damn galaxy that helps me forget it."
Ashley knew what the problem was, Septimus had feelings for Sha'ira and she had rejected him "But if you feel this why about her, then why do you spread lies about her?"
"Because she rejected me!" Septimus growled "Me, Septimus Oraka, General of a Turian Fleet."
"I can see why you're upset but spreading these lies won't make it better" Shepard stated
"Look I appreciate what you're trying to do" Septimus sighed "But don't waste your time."
Shepard knew what she should do it order to make the General feel better, questions "General have you ever won a batter by moping in a bar?"
Septimus laughed "War, that's what this feels like. How did I come to this? So you think it's that easy?" he leaned back in his chair "Just straighten up an act like a general?"
"It would be more productive than sitting here" Tali stated
"Maybe you're right Commander" Septimus stated "Sha'ira's worth the effort even if she won't have me back."
Shepard smiled "This bar is no place for someone like you General" she stated
"Alright, I'll go and say sorry to her" Septimus stated "After I've had a cold shower or two. But there is one thing I must ask of you, there's an Elcor Diplomat who believes Sha'ira gave up his secrets."
"Why would he think such a thing?" Tali asked
"Because I told him" Septimus admitted "Look I just need you to convince him of the truth."
"Why would he believe me though?" Shepard asked
"Because you'll bring him proof" Septimus stated as he handed her a data pad "This data pad shows where I got the info from. Just take it to him."
"Well who am I taking this file to?" Shepard asked
"His name is Xeltan" Septimus stated "You'll find him in the Elcor embassy complaining about Sha'ira." He then picked up his drink "Well here's to soldiers acting like soldiers" he then drank his drink and stood up "Thank you Commander for talking some sense into me." He then walked away leaving Shepard and her team.
With their mission done, Shepard and her team left to go to the Embassies to speak with the Elcor before they would head back to Sha'ira.
...
Shepard and her team made their way over to the Embassies and along the way; Shepard scanned another Keeper inside the Elcor and Volus Embassy. The Volus and the Elcor shared the same Embassy on the Citadel. The Volus Ambassador was known as Din Korlack and like many Volus, he felt bitter towards the council since they had been on the Citadel the longest but had never been offered a council seat despite all the banking and finance work they did. Korlack was also known to be quite rule to many people which the Elcor Ambassador Calyn got annoyed about.
There was a second Elcor in the Embassy which Shepard assumed was the one that Septimus was talking about and so she approached him "Hello there human" Xeltan greeted "I apologize but I'm here on business and I cannot be disturbed."
"Actually your business is why I am here" Shepard stated "I'm here to talk to you about your little problem."
"Curious" Xeltan said "What do you know about the consort and her relationship to me?"
"The consort Sha'ira wasn't the one who leaked your secrets" Shepard stated "It was a Turian General called Septimus. He gave us evidence to prove it." She gave Xeltan the data pad that Septimus had given her.
"Confused." Xeltan claimed "This is difficult to understand. If the Turian could find out on his own, dismay, anyone could find out."
"Septimus is a powerful man in the Turian military" Garrus claimed "This wasn't easy for him to find."
"Relieved" Xeltan said "I suppose you are correct human. Thank you for this information. Startled realisation, I must speak with the Consort, she will be most displeased with my actions. I must go now."
"I'm sure Sha'ira will forgive you" Shepard stated "It was an honest mistake."
"Doubtful" Xeltan said as he turned around "But perhaps you are right. I can only hope so" Xeltan then left leaving Shepard alone.
"Well that went well." Kaidan stated
"So what do we do now?" Ashley requested
"We'll go back and speak with the Consort" Shepard stated "And then I think we'll come back and speak with Ambassador Udina, he should be ready by then."
...
Shepard and her team arrived back at the Consort's chambers and Sha'ira stood waiting for her and she seemed happy "Commander, I recently received a lovely note from Septimus" she stated "Thank you for speaking with him and even the Elcor has withdrawn his campaign against me."
"I'm glad to have helped you" Shepard replied
Sha'ira smiled "You're too kind Commander" she said "But I would not expect you to help me out of the kindness of your heart. I also have one more thing to give you. I offer you a gift of words which tell you who you are and who you will become. I see you; I see your uniform fits as though you were born wearing it. You are a soldier through and through. Proud, solitary, alone, but it gives you strength. It is that strength that people are drawn to. It is why you lead and why others follow without question. You will need that leadership in the battles to come."
"You have quite a gift of words Sha'ira" Shepard responded
"Thank you Commander" Sha'ira stated "Not everyone appreciates my words as much as you do. For your efforts with the Elcor Diplomat, I'm also giving you this trinket. I've had it for years but I've never been able to find out its purpose. Maybe someday in your travels you will."
"Thank you Sha'ira" Shepard replied
"And thank you for what you have done for me" Sha'ira responded "And now I must ask you to leave, I have other customers to deal with."
Kaidan looked at Shepard "We should head back to the Embassies" he stated "Udina should be ready for us now."
...
Shepard and her team soon made it back to the Embassy and saw Ambassador Udina waiting for them alongside Colonel Yularen and Captain Anderson. But there was also someone else in the room. It was a Salarian who was wearing expensive armour so he was important.
Udina turned around when he saw his door open "Commander Shepard" he greeted "I've seen that you've returned. We've just received word from Arcturus. The Senate have agreed to give you this mission and allow a new council Spectre to go with you." He then introduced the Salarian "This is Jondum Bau, he's the new Spectre assigned to serve with you."
"I've read reports about your accomplishments Commander Shepard." Bau greeted "I look forward to our missions together."
"Well he'll be a valuable member of our team" Shepard stated "So what are my new orders?"
Anderson spoke up "The Senate have decided to give command of the Normandy over to you Commander" he stated "You'll still be working for the Republic but your reports will go straight to Colonel Yularen. Spectre Bau will write the reports to the Citadel."
Yularen then spoke up "And before you start your mission to hunt down Saren, you have to head back to Arcturus. The Normandy is still running on a skeleton crew so you'll need to pick up new crew members who have been assigned to the Normandy. We still have to go through our reports on places where Saren might be heading but we'll have that information waiting for you back at Arcturus."
Udina then added something else "There is one more thing" he stated "Chancellor Mothma has given Spectre Bau access to the Senate Meeting hall, he'll be the first Council Representative allowed in that room. The situation in the Senate is tense and Chancellor Mothma believes that the Council needs to be aware of this so she wants Spectre Bau to observe a meeting which will be going through when you get back."
"Well we have our orders" Shepard stated "It's time we head back to the Normandy."
"Commander" Anderson spoke up as they began to leave alongside Bau "Good luck, I have a feeling that there will be more to this mission than we believe."
"I'll make sure that whatever Saren is planning will fail" Shepard smiled as she left.
...
Now that they had their orders, Shepard and her team went back to the Normandy with a data file that she would give to Joker to inform him of the change of Command. To get to the Landing Dock, they had to take an elevator back down to C-Sec Academy and then another one up to the Landing Dock where they boarded the Normandy. But just before Shepard boarded, she scanned another Keeper just on the Landing Dock outside the Normandy.
When they boarded the Normandy, Shepard went to the Bridge and saw Luke and Joker waiting for them. Joker looked at her "I've heard about what happened to Captain Anderson" he stated, he must have already been informed by Anderson "He survives one hundred battles and then gets taken down by backroom politics."
"This is why I followed the path of my father and became a pilot" Luke stated "My sister followed my mother's footsteps so she might become a Senator one day."
"Just watch your back Commander" Joker added "We have a new Spectre on board and if things go bad on this mission, it's your head on the chopping block."
"Saren's out there somewhere" Shepard stated "And we're going to find him and make sure he pays for what he did on Eden Prime."
"Everyone on this ship is with you Commander" Luke stated "The intercom's open, if you want to say something to the crew, now is the time."
Shepard leaned forward into the microphone and began speaking "This is Commander Shepard speaking." She said as her voice sounded all over the ship and everyone stopped working to hear what she was saying "We have our orders but first we must head back to Arcturus to pick up the rest of the crew since we're just running on a skeleton crew. But we know that Saren is after the conduit and we have to find him before he finds it. I won't lie to you but this mission isn't going to be easy. What happened on Eden Prime is just the start, Saren has an army of Geth behind him and he might attack more Republic Worlds. Saren knows that we're coming for him, when we go into the Traverse, his followers will be looking for us. But we'll be ready for them to. The Republic must stand united, not just for our own sakes for but show the rest of the galaxy that we are a proper power and not just a bunch of people who are trying to remove the Citadel Council. Saren is a threat to everyone and he must be stopped. And I promise you, we will stop him."
Joker smiled when Shepard finished her speech "Well said Commander. Captain Anderson would be proud."
Shepard sighed "I hate giving speeches" she muttered "But these speeches won't matter if we don't stop Saren so we all need to do our jobs. Get this bird into the air and set a course for Arcturus."
"Aye Aye Commander" Joker smiled as Shepard left. Joker quickly left a request to the Citadel Control who unlocked the magnetic clamps and then Joker and Luke piloted the ship away from the Normandy.
"Setting coordinates to Arcturus" Luke stated as he and Joker began placing the coordinates to Arcturus Station into the Navigator Computer after they radioed Pressly.
"Coordinates set" Joker stated "Jumping in three, two, one" then he and Luke pushed the lever and the Normandy jumped into lightspeed and vanished from sight from the Citadel.
Chapter End:
Notes: This is part 2 of the Citadel Arc, I brought in a few of the Side Quests but some more of them will be done when we return to the Citadel later. The next chapter will be set at Arcturus Station and since the station never appeared in the game except for the destroyed ruins in Mass Effect 3, the station will be my own design. I brought Spectre Bau from Mass effect 3 into this story as a Salarian follower for Shepard's team as the Salarians hardly had any use in the Mass Effect 1 storyline. I also made Shepard more doubtful of the Reapers existence at the moment as she's not fully certain if they are real or not yet. Also I need suggestions for new members of the Normandy's crew and if you have any ideas let me know but I would like non-human members so that the Normandy is more like a Republic Ship than a human ship. But I have Exams starting next week so the next chapter will be a while.
