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Wolf Effect

Ch 12. Let's hurry the f### up!

Location: citadel docking bay, Normandy

Anthony's POV

I walked up to the ship to see Nihlus & he was where Anderson & Udina would be at which surprised me so I walked up to him as he spotted me along with Ashley, Wrex, Garrus, Prime, Ruby, & Halsey as he spoke "Ah there you are. I was worried I wouldn't be able to catch up to you Spartans"

I was confused by this & said "What do you mean & shouldn't you be resting instead of getting back on the field?"

"Well I won't be back on the field since I'll just be stationed on the Normandy but I will be monitoring you & your AI's since the council seems to be interested in them & may lift the ban" I couldn't believe what I was hearing & I'm sure Tali was on the same boat as me

Prime asked "So your going to be checking up on us including our AI's?" Nihlus nods "Alright then but does that mean the Council will give the Quarians back their embassy too?" Tali looked at Prime

Nihlus went ahead & said "The council is deciding on that matter but so far I doubt that they will open it back up but who knows right?" I nod then walked towards the Normandy with everyone as we went in & waited for Shepard to get her Spectre status so we could go

-30 minutes later-

I was sitting in the cargo bay with the Mako & I could see Prime & Ashley talking & working on some of the weapons they had but I exclusively forbid him & the rest of Wolfpack to share our tech with them until either myself, Halsey, a higher member of the UNSC, Swords of Shanghelios, or a emergency situation

Then I saw Wrex standing by the lockers checking his shotgun, Garrus is working on the Make which I could tell he was calibrating, then I decided that I would get up & head over to the engineering deck

I walked in to see that Ratchet & Tali are working on the slipspace drive which I was impressed but I was also peeved that Ratchet ignored my orders but this could help Tali & her people along with her pilgrimage as well "I'm guessing you two have already met?"

Tali & Ratchet looked at me then Tali said "Yes & I'm amazed by the Normandy's engines & this second engine which I'm still trying to figure out" I smiled behind my helmet but I guess she didn't know she was helping Ratchet with the slipspace drive plus she seems to be more minded so I'll probably inform her about the slipspace drive

I cleared my throat & said "Well what you & Ratchet are working on is a slipspace drive which is our own FTL & it's so much more better then using Element zero & the relays"

Tali went ahead & asked "Slipspace? What is it & how does it work?" Ratchet whistled happily as his tentacle arms wiggled a little bit my guess is that he wants to work on some of the other new tech

Ghost materialized & explained "Is a collective term for the eleven non-visible infinitesimal dimensions used for faster-than-light travel. Making a transition from one place to another via slipspace is known as a 'slip' or 'jump'. Slipspace is a tangle of intertwined spacial dimensions, comparably similar to a wadded up piece of paper, which lie underneath the three conventional spatial dimensions of the universe. Because of this tangle of intertwined dimensions, objects in slipspace often group together in mass transit." I was kinda getting tired but Tali was listing to every word she was saying

Tali went ahead & said "So in a way it's kinda like teleportation?" I smiled & shook my head

"Not exactly, you see Slipspace is basically our FTL which in a way allows us to travel but depending on the tier tech level of the Slipspace drive then you could be, the lower the number, the higher your tech level is" I explained this to her as her full focus was on me

She went ahead & spoke "Can you tell me the tier levels?" Ok I was both smiling & blushing because for one she's one of my favorite ME characters & two I may have a crush on her

I went ahead & said "Well there are 7 tiers. Tier level 7 is the lowest & tier level 0 is the highest. 7 is Pre-Industrial, 6 is Industrial Age, 5 is atomic age, 4 is Space age, 3 is space-faring, 2 is interstellar, 1 is world builders, & 0 is Transsentient. Now to my opinion the tech I'm looking at is most likely a tier level 4 since everyone enjoys using Relays"

Tali was probably glaring at me then said "Then what tier level is this UNSC at?"

"Tier level 2 while there are two other races that went extinct & one of those that were tier level 1 was the Forerunners & tier level 0 which is only a theory belonged to a very ancient race called Precursors"

After I explained to her about the UNSC tier level she asked "What about him?" She pointed to ratchet

Ghost answered that "He's probably tier level 1 since they were made by the forerunners"

She looked at him "Tier level 1. Keelah"

I smiled "Well if you want then you would like to know a little about Huragoks?" She looked directly at me & nodded quickly

But before I could answer I heard Shepard come in on the coms & I could only guess was her speech & after that would be Joker calling everyone up

Location: Therum, Dig site

Liara's POV

I look through the data in my Omi-tool as I'm going through the amount of data that we found & I was walking over to one of my staff as they have found 2 cryo pods of some kind with vitals & I was excited & I was hoping to the goddess that they would be Protheans

But what really got me interested was the symbols on them which is unlike anything I have never seen & we are putting the pods on a Prothean elevator

"Dr. T'soni? We found a few crates full of weapons. What do you want us to do with them?" I looked at one of the staff which was a young intern

"Go ahead & set them next to the elevator, we'll take a look when-" then I felt a tremor & looked around & I said "What was that?"

The intern said "I'll go check it out" he went up to the entrance but when he reached the mouth of the entrance he was shot at & fell off the railing & landed on the ground dead

I looked back up to see his killers, the Geth are here so quickly I went to a console & accidentally pressed something which erected a barrier between me & the Geth but I was then suspended in the air as I was now trapped but at the same time I am safe for the time being & could only hope that my rescue came quickly

Location: Therum, Surface

First person POV

I witnessed a army of machines come down & attack the aliens that used to be here but now I have found what I need & I am in need of more Knights

I look at one of my knights as this one was glowing orange as these reclaimers call it, I motion my knights to move in & start eradicating those machines & to compose any organics that they encounter to help create more Knights

"We will uphold the mantle of responsibility & the universe will witness the return of the Forerunners" I spoke then turned to see my ship as I then have myself teleported into my ship

Location: Normandy, Cargo bay

Prime's POV

I was looking through the info that Anthony sent me on a new type of mod for the weapons & I was working with Ashely which was awesome but I was in my armor while she wasn't except her system alliance clothing & we just got done with talking to Shepard on our plan & agreed to try & find Liara first

"So Austin, whatcha working on?" I looked to see Ashely with her arms at her side as she looks at me

I answered "Just something that Anthony wanted me to work on, plus I figured that might give you a advantage" I opened up my Omi-tool & showed her the list of what mods Anthony requested me to gather & instructions on what to do

She looked it over then said "You do know that this could take a while plus would most likely be illegal"

I smiled then replied "True but we do have 2 Spectre's onboard that will no doubt approve this" I could see her smile

"So what kind of gun are you two lovebirds working on?" Me & Ash look to see Garrus right by us & we both blushed but thank god for me wearing a helmet

Ash spoke up "W-we haven't really decided yet" I nodded in response as I guessed Anthony didn't think that through

"Well I might be able to help you two out but I'll need to see the what kind of weapon your looking to make" I went ahead & gave Sierra a go on sending the info to Garrus then his Omi-took pinged then he opened it up to see it then said "All of this is pretty much illegal, but Saren won't be playing by the rules & since we can get a Spectre to give us permission" I could instantly tell that the three of us would be quick friends

Location: Normandy Mess hall

Shepard's POV

I was looking over the Intel we got & I was hoping to find some sort of lead that could get us to T'soni or at least be able to find the conduit before Saren

Then I noticed Kaiden & I could tell he was gonna ask me out again which I swear to god I will break his arms if we didn't knew each other since alliance training

Then he went ahead & said "So find anything that might help us out?"

I shook my head "No.. Just some systems to check out including the countless planets we'll have to search through. I really hope we find her before something happens"

"Don't worry I'm sure we'll find her, but I want to ask if you-" before he could finish his sentence another voice spoke up

"Hey Shepard, hey Alenko, what's up?" Me & Kaiden turned to look & we both see Anthony out of his armor & into a large shirt & jeans which seem to be large for anyone except him but he was 6 ft 8 from my guess, he had dark blonde hair which looks like brown, blue eyes, I could see what looked like scars on his arms that stopped at his collar bone but it was difficult to see

Kaiden went ahead & said "Nothing much, just checking up on the progress" I was still looking at him & I was kinda at awe seeing him

Anthony noticed my stare then said "Hey Shep you ok? You've been looking at me like I was your high school crush?"

I blushed then shook my head & said "I'm alright, just trying to get used to you not wearing the armor"

He smiled then sat down next to me "Well it's alright, but now me & my team are getting along with everyone here & Tali seems to be more open now then usual"

We all heard a shotgun blast & Tony was sent flying then slide up to Chakwas's door as we then turn to look & see that Wrex was standing their & said "What? He wanted to see how powerful the shotgun was so I showed him"

I turned to look at Tony as he got up laughing with his arms up then said "That. was. awesome!"

Anthony was laughing as well "Nice job you dingbat, your officially the craziest person onboard" he just flipped him off as I then see him & Wrex head back down to the cargo bay

Kaiden went ahead & asked "Are you guys insane or is that normal?" Anthony smiled

"We're normal in our own special way but we got a system set up. I'm the official leader of the team, Ruby is second & she's kinda like the sadistic person which you witness, Tony is our demo man, finally Prime is... Actually I don't really know what we have him for but he helps out plus his sword is a big help"

I smiled & said "Sounds like you guys know each other perfectly, when did you all become Spartans?"

Anthony answered "14 years old" Kaiden & I were surprised to hear but I was gonna call bullshit until he continued "We were recruited at the age of 6 then became Spartans at 14 since the training is brutal, tough, dangerous, etc. hell not a lot of kids made it through either during training or when they became Spartans so if you survive all of that then you can be a Spartan" I was shocked to hear this & I was even more shocked on how he was still sane

Kaiden went ahead & questioned him "How many of you were there?"

Anthony was about to answer but was beat by Halsey as she said "75 were the original number of subjects we had, now only 33 made it through 12 were washed out & 30 died during the Spartan II program" all 3 of us look at Halsey as she had a calm look

Anthony responded to this & said "True but me & my squad made it through along with the others but I wonder if we can start up a Spartan V program & this time with how you want to do it"

Halsey looked at him & said "Depends if we can find any suitable candidates & the augmentations will provide the results I want"

Halsey then walked away then I asked "Guessing you two know each other well?"

"More then you know. Hell every Spartan II that's alive owes a great debt to her & she treats us like her children" I heard Anthony respond

Kaiden asked "But what about the others? Weren't there others involved if you-"

Anthony glared at him a little then relaxed & said "III's she dislikes because she wasn't apart of it & the UNSC went behind her back & the IV's are pretty much like undisciplined children versions of the II's but they each shown that they were Spartans & I should know since I worked with them"

I went ahead & asked "So which ones did you work with?" I was hoping to learn a little more about him

He smiled then said "they were called Noble. I was their new Six & man I missed them, I fought along with them & they were family to me along with 117 & my team"

I smiled softly as he then looks at me & says "You should eat before Ruby gets here because she has been known to be a mother of the pack"

Kaiden then asks "How?" Anthony shivered slightly

"Because she will give you the look & will either speak calmly or she will tell you when she slowly pulls out her sword & you do not want to piss her off because I know about 17 guys that tried to make a move on her & she took away the part that made them men" he shivers then calms himself as I soon noticed Kaiden crossed his legs then he looks at me

"Can we hurry up before I something bad happens" me & Anthony laughed a little at how scared Kaiden was of Ruby

I went ahead & told him "Go check your gear or something & I'll let you know when we're close" he nods then gets up & quickly head to his quarters

Soon the door closes Anthony turns to look at me & says "He tried to ask you out didn't he?"

I looked at him & said "How the hell did you know that? Wait I want to know, how you knew that?"

"I do have a AI Shepard & don't worry she's respectful of people's privacy" I heard Anthony explained but he also reassured me that she wouldn't start gossiping about it but then he asked "But I was wondering if you wanted to hangout sometime or train?"

I was expecting someone to try & ask me out since most guys just want me for either my looks, service history, or just really desperate but Anthony didn't act that way but I went ahead & said "Sure, besides if it helps keep Kaiden from asking me out then of course"

Anthony seemed to smile & I could see him turning red a little & decided I should give a little tease as I continued "but this isn't just to try & get in bed with me?" I smirked as I nearly burst out laughing

He replied "Shepard! I am a sniper! Not a CQB & that means I am bloody patient & analyze the situation & objective before I try anything"

"So your just trying to figure out how your gonna get in my pants is that it" I was grinning as he was blushing even more

He then groans & sets his face down on the table & said "Why is it that every time I talk to someone I get abused." I laughed & pat his back

"Well you seem fun to hang around but I was just kidding & I'll accept your offer" that seemed to perk his head up as he seemed to calm down then smile

He went ahead & said "Cool. Now just need to find out when is a good time to hangout or train then we'll be all set. Now if you want I could have my teams AI's work on finding T'soni"

"That would be great, but I do have some assignments that we can do depending on how long your AI's take to find her" I answered him & he seemed to be happy about it & I was curious about something so I asked "How old are you anyways?"

Anthony seemed a little perplexed about the question but answered "27"