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Wolf Effect

Ch 15. Friend or Foe

Location: Normandy com room

Anthony's POV

"We almost died out there & your pilot is making jokes?" Liara asked & I chuckled softly

"He saved our asses & risked the ship. That & I think it's his own way of coping" I replied

Liara then said "I see. It must be a human thing. I don't have a lot of experience dealing with your species, commander"

I smiled "That's her over there. I'm just the guy that gets shot at & used as a ragdoll" I chuckled a little

Then I thought about what happened today & I was excited that not only did we get Liara out safely but we found Johnson & Forge! I can't believe it & now the commander is gonna go ahead & do some assignments she has & also report to the council but Nihlus is also wanting to talk to Wolfpack about the mission since he seems a little on edge about us not contacting him & our AI's have been keeping track of the credits we've been gathering along with the armies of ships, weapons, & Spectre factories

I was so wrapped up in my own mine that I heard Shepard say "How old are you exactly?" I just went ahead & played quiet along with the rest of Wolfpack excluding Johnson & Forge as they are being briefed & examine by Chakwas, Halsey, & Ratchet

Liara replied "I hate to admit it but I'm only 106"

Ashley said "Damn! I hope I look that good when I'm your age"

Then I heard Prime say "What are you talking about. Your good looking no matter what age" i stared at Prime & Ashely as I can see that she blushed slightly

I motioned for Ruby to smack him & she did so by hitting him in the back which was both a good job & shut up smack on the back

Ghost went ahead & spoke through my helmet "Well you must still be in your maiden stage correct?" Liara looked right at me in surprised

She then asked "Yes? But how did you know & I thought you were a male?"

Ghost came into view & said "He's a guy & I'm the girl that keeps this guy in check along with The others" she smirked & Liara was shocked by the fact I have a AI in my head & that there are also more AI's

She then asked again "But I thought AI's-"

"They would be still if the council didn't decide to give them a chance once we came into contact with Wolfpack" everyone turned to see Nihlus walking in as he continued "Right now they are being allowed for now & I'm supposed to be keeping a eye on them & let the council know if the ban should be lifted or not"

I was having trouble holding my laughter with how shocked Liara was on hearing the news but Shepard called out "Alright let's get back on track"

Liara nodded then said "right. Of course. Because of my youth other Asari, scholars would dismiss my theories not what happened to the Protheans."

Shepard went ahead & spoke about her theory "Myself & Anthony have a theory about what happened to the Protheans"

I instantly knew what she was gonna say & I stopped her "Just listen because I know about how they weren't the first & there is a cycle of destruction that goes on with each race"

She was shocked again then asked "How did you know? I thought I was the very first to know about this?"

"Because Ghost along with the other AI's have been poking around & saw how the Protheans went extinct 50,000 years ago then another 100,000 years ago & so on, so forth. This cycle goes on every 50,000 years, correct?" She nods in confirmation "Well within that time frame any race can have more then enough time to evolve & adapt" after I explained I think everyone was a little suspicious about how I knew so much about the Protheans extinction

Shepard just went ahead & said "They were wiped out by a race of sentient machines. The reapers"

Liara questioned "The- the Reapers? But I never heard of- how do you know of this? What evidence do you have?"

Tony went ahead & answered for me & Shepard "There was a damaged Prothean Beacon on Eden Prime where Shepard found us & where Saren trained to kill Nihlus" I could guess that Nihlus had a little grudge & remembers about how close Saren was "It burned a vision into both of their brains. Hell our AI's are having trouble trying to figure it out & they live in our heads 90 percent of the time" he laughed a little while got me to smile & I noticed Tali giggled a bit but thankfully nobody else noticed her except me & Ruby but that also meant I would have a very fun time teasing him or pairing them up

Liara was surprised then said "Visions? Yes... That makes sense. Beacons were designed to transmit information directly into the mind of the user. Finding one that still works is extremely rare. No wonder the Geth attacked Eden prime. The chance to acquire a Working Beacon, even a badly damage one is worth almost any risk. But the Beacons were only programmed to interact with Prothean physiology. Whatever information you both received would have been confused, unclear."

I yawned then said "We're just lucky that thing didn't destroy our minds or something because I like my mind the way it is"

Liara looked at me & Shepard & said "You two must be remarkably strong willed.. Or at least you are Commander"

That perked my head up but I didn't say anything as I glared at a laughing Prime then Kaiden said "This isn't helping us find Saren"

Johnson spoke up "Noir whatever the hell this conduit is" he leaned against the wall

Ghost popped out then said "Well since Liara is gonna be sticking with us & she is a excellent Biotic" she saw Wrex nod in approval

Shepard smiled then said "It'll be good to have you on the team Liara"

Ruby spoke before Liara said anything "You should also go check up with Chakwas & Ratchet because you look like you haven't taken a break"

Liara was gonna respond but Forge walked up to her & said "I'll escort you down there so you don't get lost" she nods as we all heard dismiss everyone & that Joker letting Shepard know that the mission report is filled out & if she wanted to speak to them

I walked right next to her & she said "Patch them through Joker"

Then we saw the councilors as the Asari councilor now identified as Tevos said "We received your report, commander. I understand that Dr. T'Soni is on the Normandy"

Then the Turian councilor now identified as Sparatus spoke "I assume your taking the necessary security precautions?" Oh I really want to punch him in the face right now but I kept a firm restraint on myself

Shepard answered "Liara's on our side. The Geth tried to kill her."

I spoke up "Never the less we can assume that her mother either doesn't know or we know nothing about her so for now she'll be onboard to assist the commander & my team on any Prothean problems. The mission was also a success."

Then Sparatus replied "Apart from the utter destruction of a major Prothean ruin. Was that really necessary Shepard?"

I answered "Sir. Those ruins were crawling with hostiles & we got very lucky"

The Salarian councilor now Valern said "Yes we heard & we would like to know more about this Ur-Didact & we would like you to hand over these crawlers you captured"

Shepard respond "Sorry councilor but you won't be getting anything for right now since him & his team need to assess what happened"

I shook my head "It's fine but you will only know is that the Didact was a brilliant military leader during the final days of the Forerunners & created the Prometheans but was then locked away for nearly converting all of humanity into his army"

I could see their shocks & concerns but I was feeling a little dizzy then they logged off as Shepard placed a hand on my shoulder as I turn to look at her as she said "How are you holding up?"

I walked over to a chair then took a seat & said "Worried. If the Didact is here then this mission just got a lot more complicated"

Location: Normandy Cargo bay

Tony's POV

I was finally able to get Tali to help me with the Spectre but I did also let her know that if things go bad then she's free to blast it to pieces as we finished building the Spectre "Done. Now that took awhile to make" I said & I could guess Tali nodded in agreement

She then said "So we got your Mech built, now the real challenge is seeing if it works, right?"

"Yup! Now let's turn it on & make sure to have your shotgun ready" I heard her get her Shotgun out

She then said "Alright but just be careful you Boo'shet" I smiled & chuckled as I turned it on as it stood up & looked around but the color paint I applied was basically White

The Spectre then said "Designation: Spyglass. Now online. Hello."

I said "Hello Spyglass. My name is Tony or Agent Illinois as everyone calls me that"

Spyglass then said "I do not recognize User: Agent Illinois. I do however recognize Spartan 619 & Tali'Zorah nar Rayya." I was a little pissed at this but then I looked at Tali

She lowered her Shotgun then said "How do you know our names?"

Spyglass then answered "Spartan 115 gave me the authorization to view the crew of the Normandy's information including any non classified information"

Tali & I looked at each other then I said "So what are your parameters?"

Spyglass said "My functions are: logistics, navigation, deployment, and communication. Provide tactical information during mission briefings, and informs ground troops of mission progress. I am also tasks of mission status, troop deployment for all UNSC & Sword of Shanghelios. I have also been tasked to command any ships or fleets that is given to myself by a high ranking captain, Admiral, shipmaster or higher"

Tali was a little impressed by Spyglass but before any of us said anything I heard Anthony say "Ow! SON OF A BITCH!" Tali & me both saw Anthony getting bitten by a crawler as Shepard was also there & she was covering her mouth trying not to laugh but me & Tali laughed & I could tell we were gonna have a very fun time

Location: Unkown, cell

First person POV

I felt light headed but also sore as I got up & noticed that my weapons are missing but I was also missing my armor but I was thankful I had my clothes on

I love you looked around my surroundings & saw that I was in a prison cell of some kind & there wasn't a guard on sight which gave me the time to try & escape

Good thing I knew a thing or two about stealth & also hide to be prepared as I looked at myself to see that I was wearing a black sports bra, jeans, & a old jacket from Reach that had some wear & tear but was still good

I checked my pockets to find nothing then I remembered another spot as I checked in my sports bra & took out a energy dagger & turned it on as I quickly started making a hole out of my cell but I kept my ears open for anyone

I was about one third away until I heard some heavy feet coming my way as I turned it off quickly & hid it back in my sports bra & laid on the ground pretending to be passed out as I soon heard the guard say "Hmm, seems like the humans demons are much more weaker then I thought" the guard then walked away as I heard his steps go quietly as I got back up & resumed on making a hole

Once I was through I kicked the hole down & it slammed on the ground making a loud noise which I guessed would alert anyone on the ship, I quickly made my way to the armory where I would find my gear but I also had to find out how I'm gonna get out of here

As I was thinking I noticed I was right at the armory which I thought would be longer but I opened the door & came face to face with a Spec-ops Elite & before he could react I drive the dagger into his throat & tackled him to the ground & closing the door & soon found his body went limp as I can confirm it was dead but so was my energy dagger

I cursed out loud "Damn it to hell, that was my favorite one" I was now looking for my head as I came across my armor which was the deadeye variation along with my weapons as I got my armor back on

-40 minutes later-

I finally got everything back on & my weapons as I checked my HUD to see everything was good then I decided to start heading towards the hangar but that would prove to me that not everything is as simple as it is when I saw a Grunt

This Grunt was right by a alarm on the ship & it was defenseless but I got my Magnum out & pointed at the Grunt & I said "Don't you even think about it"

This grunt was deciding to do it or not but then I saw it go for the alarm but I fired a shot in the head killing it but that didn't do anything except allow its body to fall towards the alarm as I started running toward the hangar quickly as I then heard the ship go in high alert & I replaced my pistol for my Spiker

As soon as I saw a patrol come in & we're about to target me if I didn't fire my Spiker getting them into cover but that gave me the opening I needed to make my escape to the hangar as I first set up a Sentry to keep them suppressed then I used my hologram to let them think that was me as I activated my active camouflage & ran pass them

I didn't know how long I was running but soon I found myself at the hangar but I soon was under fire & for behind a Wraith tank & looked around for a vehicle to use to escape

I kept looking but I was thrown off as a brute came in with a brute shot & fired at the tank I'm hiding behind & before I could fire my Spiker I found a Seraph perfect to get out of here but then the tank got blown to pieces & I was now out in the open & I saw the Brute along with 4 Hunters, 7 Elites, 40 Grunts, 30 Drones, & 36 Jackals as they all aimed right at me but as quickly as they aimed at me I disappeared from their view

I sneaked my way over to the ship & I climbed in & looked around as I was confused on how all this works but I had to give it a try as I pressed random buttons until I found the one that turned this thing on but when I pressed another it launched me right out of the ship & I could see 2 fleets of covenant but I had to get the hell out of here & into friendly UNSC territory as I pressed another button taking me to god knows where


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