Kyon watched Tali enter Chora's Den after deciding it was best for him to wait a few minutes before he going inside. He looked around, and saw an empty booth near the office... and a giant lizard looking thing. Kyon turned on his earpieace so that he could listen to Tali and Fist's conversation.
"I heard you have data on Saren," Fist's voice announced, his voice being overly commanding and layered with his unintellectual personality. Kyon could tell that this man was driven by money, and that he would do anything for the right price. He leaned away from the lizard alien, hiding his earpiece as he pressed it into his ear to understand them more clearly
Kyon knew that Tali would be nervous and wasn't surprised when he heard her stutter, "Y...Yes," She then put on an air of calmness "I have the data, and I will trade it for a safe place to hide," she told the gangster.
"Give me the data, and I'll make sure you are taken care of." Kyon didn't like how he phrased that last
"No, I want to meet with the Shadow Broker directly."
"I don't work for the shadow broker,"
"Dr. Michelle told me otherwise," Kyon hoped that Tali telling Fist that it was Dr. Michelle who told them to come to him, would bite them in the ass, or harm the doctor. "Now get me a meeting with the shadow broker,"
"Fine," Fist says, "but it won't be easy to do, we'll meet you in an alley in an hour,"
Kyon watched Tali exit Fist's office, then walk out of Chora's Den. After a few minutes, Kyon stood up, and followed her. She sat on a bench next to the markets, and looked up when she heard him approach "So what do you think?" she asked as Kyon sits on the bench facing the opposite way as her.
"I think he can't be trusted," Kyon answered truthfully, "a dark alley, in a place where no one comes, a set up for sure."
"What if it isn't a lie?" Tali asked, "We can't just walk out on the trade."
"I know," Kyon said pensively, "I'll go scout the place out," he told her, "try to act natural."
Fist ordered one of his men to lock the door, then turned on the holographic projector. A life-sized image of Saren appeared in front of him"Saren I found the Quarian," Fist says, "I'm arranging a meeting with her in one hour."
"Good," Saren says, "make sure there is no path to her," he ordered fist, "if anyone finds out, you are not going to like the consequences."
Fist gulped, "Sure thing," he replied to Saren then turned off the holographic projector, "You heard him," He looked at one of his lieutenants, "Grab some men, and go take care of Doctor Michelle."
The man nodded and walked into the hall outside of the office to grab some weapons.
Shepard had just gotten out of the meeting with the council when Anderson and Udina pointed her to Harkin, telling her that to see if he knew where the detective assigned the Saren case was. She took her team to the nearest Rapid Transit terminal, and took a cab to the Wards towards Chora's Den.
Once there they saw two Krogan arguing over something, about a guy named Fist, "What was that?" Kaiden asks.
"I don't know," Ashley responds, "let's just try not to get caught in the middle of it."
Shepard grunted as she moved over to a C-sec officer, and asked, "You Harkin?"
"Why do you want to know?" It was evident that Harkin was drunk, and he shook his head. He smiled lewdly at Shepard, "Ah, you are military. You know I could've been one of you, but I chose to be C-sec instead. Why don't you sit that fine ass down, and stay a while." Harkin patted his lap, it was obvious that he was desperate, and Shepard hid her disgust of the man for the time being.
She stepped forward, and sat down next to Harkin, "Mr. Harkin, I just need to know one thing..." She told him, sliding her hand up his leg. "Where is Garrus Vakarian?" She grabbed his scrotum, and gave it a firm tug. The man started squirming in her grasp, and she smiled sadistically.
Kyon had scouted out the Alley way that Tali was supposed to meet the Shadow broker, and went back to the market place, "It is a narrow long hallway," Kyon tells Tali as he sits down on the bench next to her, "would be hard to escape it you weren't prepared, and alone."
"Lucky for me I'm not alone," Tali says, "and we'll be ready."
"Right," Kyon agreed as he brought up a map of the area on the Omni-tool, a very handy function once you get used to the holographic display, "There is a catwalk right here that would give me a good vantage point over the entire area, but it's open and if they look up, they'll see me."
Tali looks at the map, "I see how that would be a problem," she says, "what if you hid in one of the crates right here?" she asks.
"I could do that," Kyon says, "but if they sit on it then I won't be of any use until they stand up," he looks at the map again, "I also won't be at any use at a range," Kyon thought aloud, placing a hand on the shotgun Tali gave him "so that puts behind these crates out of the discussion."
"Yeah," Tali says, "and if you try to hide here you are out in the open," she says.
"Your call," Kyon says, "in the crate or on the catwalk?"
After Shepard beat the up Harkin, and threw him into a gutter, she took her team to the clinic. She heard shouting on the other side of the door, and took out her pistol, "Ashley I'll open the door, and throw a warp, you lay down covering fire as long as the Dr. isn't in the way, Kaiden as soon as the warp hits I want you to use a throw."
"Aye, Aye," they responded. Shepard readied herself to open the door, but then she hears gunfire. Cursing she opens it almost instantly to see Dr. Michelle on the floor and Garrus in a fire fight with the Mercs. Shepard throws a warp and Ashley lays down covering fire.
As soon as the Warp made contact with the merc she was aiming at, Kaiden uses a throw, the two biotic attacks created a biotic explosion knocking the other mercs back, "Is the doctor all right?" Shepard asked the Turian as he put his talons on her neck to check for a pulse. He shakes his head, signifying her death, "Damn it!" She shouted, then she hears a groan, and looks over to see that one of the mercenaries was still alive.
The leader of the Fist's lackies was on the floor, amazingly unharmed as Shepard picks him up by the collar and pins him against the wall, "I ain't telling you anything!" he yells as Shepard puts her pistol into his face.
"You'll tell me why you killed the doctor," Shepard says in a low and threatening voice, "or I'll shoot you one limb at a time, starting with the most important one," she moves the pistol in between his crotch.
The man's eyes widen as she threatens his testes, "I'll talk!" he shouts, his voice cracking as she presses the gun's barrel firmly against them.
"Then start talking," she says, "you have 5 seconds before the three inches you have are gone."
"We were sent here to make sure she didn't tell anyone about the quarian," he says frantically.
"Why were you ordered to kill her?" Shepard asked giving him a little scare by shooting the gun just below his crotch.
"The quarian had information that proved Saren was a traitor!" the man squeaked.
"Who do you work for?" she asked.
"Fist!" he the man spits out.
Garrus speaks up, "Fist works for the shadow broker,"
"Not anymore," the man told them, "Saren offered more money than the shadow broker, and he took the offer."
"Fist must be an idiot to betray the shadow broker," Garrus says, "do you know where he sent the quarian?"
"No," the man says obviously outliving his usefulness.
"Then you are no longer needed," Shepard said putting the pistol to the man's temple. She pulled the trigger, killing him instantly, "Let's pay this Fist a visit," she says as she let's the man's body crumple to the floor.
"Wait, Shepard let me come with you," Garrus said holding out his hand to stop them.
"Why do you want to come?" Shepard asked, her eyebrow shooting up.
"If you're taking down Saren I want in," he answered, "I don't care if he is a fellow turian, if he has broken the law I'm taking him down." It was obvious he was pissed that doctor Michelle was dead, and he wanted some payback.
"Welcome aboard," Shepard says getting a displeased look from Ashley.
"I think we'll need more fire power if we are going to take down the Den," Kaiden commented, "Don't get me wrong, having Shepard here is like bringing a one man army, but we don't know the terrain."
"What about that Krogan bounty hunter?" Ashley asked, somewhat hesitantly.
"His name is Wrex," Garrus replied, "and he's at the C-sec academy right now,"
"A Krogan may be useful," Shepard said, "To C-sec," she walked out of the clinic, and to the nearest Rapid transit terminal,
Making up for the short chapters at the beginning with this one, and chances are that they are just going to get longer as we go on, so hang with me guys. Thank you all for following and favoriting, it means a lot that so many people like this story. Leave some reviews so I can attempt to get better at writing, or drop some ideas for cool things that you would like to see. I have a strange knack for creating items from other universes using ME physics and explaining them in a way that makes sense.
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