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Wolf Effect
Ch 11. All aboard
Location: Citadel embassies
Third person POV
Anderson, Udina, & Dr. Halsey were discussing something until the door opened to show that Wolfpack & Shepard's squad arrived
Wolfpack spotted Halsey & stood at attention as she waved them off let them know to be at ease since she understood that her Spartans needed someone to help keep them in line but she given the job over to Shepard since she seemed the more obvious choice
The two newest members to the team look around & the newest most recent member of the squad kept her eyes on the Spartans as she was being cautious but was also curious about them
Udina walks up to them & says "You aren't making my life easy Shepard. Firefights in the wards, an all out assault on Chora's Den. Do you know how many peopleā¦" he pauses as he sees Tali & asks "Who's this? A Quarian? What are you up to?" He looks at Shepard & her group
Austin replies "We're here to make your day, ambassador. She has info on Saren & the Geth"
Halsey seemed intrigued then looks at Tali & asks "What is your name?"
Tali looks at Halsey & replies "Tali, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya"
Udina then asked "We don't see any Quarians leave their flotilla, why did you leave you?" Tony looked at him like he was crazy
Before Talk could reply A disembodied voice spoke "You were on your pilgrimage right? Where you go into adulthood?"
Tali looked around then said "uh yes? Who said that?" She continued to look until she looked at Anthony as his AI appeared standing on his shoulders
"I did of course & you-" Tali pulled out her shotgun & shot him as he fell to the ground "-Have my sympathy? Wow didn't see that one coming"
Anthony groans in pain as he sits up "Why is it that every time I just meet somebody I get shot" he looks at Tali as her body language shows that she's hostile
Tony raised his hands up & walks towards Tali slowly "Tali calm down & let us explain, ok?" She then points her shotgun at him
"Why should I trust you! Who else have those, things with them" Tali questioned him
Tony looked at her & said "Me, him, Wolf-2 & Wolf-4 have them & they a vital to us for many things & we understand how much you distrust AI's-"
Tali interrupts him "That's a understatement & how do I know that you aren't a machine"
Anthony stood up to full height & quickly kicks the shotgun out of her hands then grabs it as he looks at her & speaks "Because we're soldiers. Now I don't care what your reasons are for not liking AI's, but that's going to end. Now."
He shoves the shotgun back into her hands then continues "Are you going to tell us or do we have to do this on our own?" Tali was tense & Shepard was confused but felt her spine tingle from how he reacted to being called a machine
Tali finally calms down then holsters her shotgun & pulls up her Omi-Tool "Well... During my travels I began hearing reports of Geth. Since they drove my people to exile. The Geth have never ventured beyond the Veil. I was curious. I tracked a patrol of Geth to a uncharted world. I waited for one to become separated from its unit. Then I disabled it & removed it's memory core."
Anderson seemed impressed then asked "I thought the Geth fried their memory cores when they died? Some kind of defense mechanism"
Shepard went ahead & asked "How did you manage to persevere the memory core?" Halsey was curious about how the young Quarian persevered the core & listened
Tali answered "My people created the Geth. If your quick, careful, & lucky small caches of data can sometimes be saved"
Ghost smiled then said "That was some luck & I should know since Wolf-1 survived a shotgun at point blank range" Tali eyed Ghost but was difficult to see through her visor but from her body language it was obvious
Tali resumes her story "Most of the core was wiped clean. But I salvaged something from its audio banks" she then goes through her Omi-tool & activates a recording
{Eden Prime was a major victory. The beacon has brought us one step closer to finding the conduit} Anderson & Wolfpack recognized the voice as Anthony points out "Mother fucking Saren. I knew he was involved & worse he even lied about it. Next time I see him I'm gonna-"
Shepard asked "He said that Eden prime brought him one step closer to finding the conduit. Any ideas what that means?"
Ruby went ahead & blurted out "How about we check to see what else the fucking recording says before we go & decide on what the hell it is & which one of my dingbat brothers calls dibs" the AI's were holding back a laugh trying not to draw any attention to themselves & Halsey smiled
Tali continued playing the recording & said "For the record you are the oddest group of people I have ever met but anyways Saren wasn't working alone" she continued the audio
{Eden Prime was a major victory. The beacon has brought us one step closer to finding the conduit} {and one step closer to the return of the reapers. But what about the armored humans?} {They are nothing but a minor nuisance but I want that Doctor & the alien alive}
Wolfpack tensed up along with Halsey as Udina spoke "I don't recognize that other voice. The one talking about reapers."
Shepard asked "Reapers? Are they some kind of new alien species?" Everyone turned to look at Tali to see what she knew except for Wolfpack as they seemed to be looking around cautiously
Tali answered "According to the memory core, the reapers were a hyper advance machine race that existed 50,000 years ago"
Austin spoke up "Just like the Protheans right?" Tali seems to nod at this confirmation as Anthony seemed to be deep In thought
Tali continued "The reapers hunted the Protheans to total extinction, then they vanished. At least that's what the Geth believe"
Halsey spoke "These machines might be a threat if this Saren finds them or it could be something else? But that would confirm what that vision was for Shepard & Anthony. That beacon must of been a message in their language"
Anthony replied "That sounds about right, but that doesn't explain the other images" Shepard nodded in response
Tony went ahead & said "So the Geth are following Saren because he's their messiah on bringing the reapers back. Just fucking great more zealots!" He sighs in frustration
Shepard went ahead & said "the reapers are a threat to every species in citadel space. We have to tell them"
Austin added in "We also have hard evidence on Saren being linked to the Geth & Eden Prime so what else is better then that"
Udina replies "The Spartan is right. We need to present this to the council right away"
Kaiden then ask "What about her? The Quarian?"
Anthony replies "Tali's coming with us, plus it'll be beneficial for everyone because we get help & she gets to complete her pilgrimage" Tali seemed surprised then asks
"Wait just like that? After I shot you & insulted you?" He nods as she said "You are either very lucky or very stupid. I'm hoping it's just stupid" he smiled behind his helmet but Tali knew he was smiling do to his body language
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