Chapter 2:Deploying the Big F-ing Bomb

The shuttle shudders from the rain and wind as we fly above the jungle planet, in the window I see the building and watch as Jack tenses. "See the landing pad, had to be on the roof, or the plants would over run it in a few hours."

"Shepard, I picking up thermal signatures everywhere, except at your landing zone." EDI reported.

"Something is distorting the sensors."

"This was a secret Cerberus facility." Miranda said.

"Yeah, built their equipment to last. Assholes. It was a mistake coming back here Shepard."

"Get ahold of yourself. It'll be okay."

"I'm fine. Okay. Let's get on the ground."

The shuttle slowly descends to the ground and the five of us exited. We ran off the platform to get out of the rain faster. We entered a room full of empty crates, Jack said this is where they brought the kids in. Miranda and I look at each other snarling in disgust, I hear something in the next room and it's a recorded message from a guard. Turning it off Miranda commented that they must've gone rogue, and Jack replied that they didn't say what they were doing. I look over at Kasumi and nodded, which she returned and disappeared. "Come on everyone, let's go." I ordered.

It was quiet, too quiet, and with my luck something was bound to go wrong. Of course it did, and it happened after we entered the morgue. We were attacked by a bunch of vorcha and a krogan, great Blood Pack, fuck my life. Luckily between us four biotics it was quick work. Once they were all dead we looked around, Samara had bowed her head, and I could see her hands shaking. "Samara, are you okay?" I asked.

"No, I'm not. How can people do this to their young, how could he allow this to happen?" She replied, her fists clenched tight. I walk over to her and rest my hand on her shoulder.

"I don't Samara, but I can tell you, he will not live long enough to regret it. So calm yourself, we still got a bomb to set up." she breathed deeply and nodded. I nod back and walk to the door. We kill more vorcha and a couple varren, when we come across another message.

"He's wrong, I started the riot."

"There may have been something going on that you didn't see."

"The guards attacked me, the kids, hell the automated systems attacked me. That doesn't leave a lot for interpretation."

I just nodded and we moved on, we entered a room that seemed to be a lab, with two more messages that we able to hear. When they mentioned Ascension Jack commented on it. I explained to her that it was an Alliance school for biotic kids. We pressed on until we came across three krogan and a couple of vocha, the bigger krogan was on the comm talking to someone named Aresh. I tried to talk to him, but suddenly I smelt something and it caused my head to feel like it was on fire. I clutched my hands on my head and screamed. "Ari, what's wrong?" Miranda yelled, as she watched me lose control of myself. It was Ardi-Yakshi pheromones, and a lot of it, I start clawing of my chest piece. My fingers are burning I have to get out of my armour, "Ari?" Miranda yelled.

I look at her, "You have to get everyone back, this place is doused with pheromones, I can't hold her in."

"What are you talking about, what pheromones?" Jack asked.

"Ardi-Yakshi." I growled as I felt my short hair start defying gravity. I finally got the top half of my armour and under shirt off leaving me in my special bra, which was a specially designed band of fabric that changed when I did, so it wouldn't rip. My nails start to extend into claws and my eyes begin to water, telling me that they're going completely black.

"Jack, Samara go back through the door slowly, it's best that we get out of her way."

"What's happening to her?" I hear Samara ask, as Miranda guides back through the door.

"I'll explain later, just keep quiet and stay as still as possible." Miranda said, she and Jack were on the right side of the door, while Samara took the left. I felt a barrier erect behind my kneeling body. A few minutes later the pain stops and I look at the krogan with an evil grin. He looked like he was going to piss himself as he sensed my darker aura fill the room. Quicker than he could make an order I had a vorcha in each hand squeezing harder and harder, until both of their heads popped off. Then I sent out two warps at the two krogan warriors that hits them so hard that one hit the wall behind him and exploded into nothing but a pile of mutilated flesh and armour, while the other was sent into the window and out into the jungle below. The only one left was the big guy, taunting him I raised my hand, palm facing myself in the universal sign of 'Bring it on'. He growled at me and charged at me, sidestepping him, I watched as he ran into the barrier and bounce off it like it was a rubber wall. Roaring as he turned around he tried to send his own warp at me, expecting me to dodge it, but to his horror I caught in my clawed hands and made it disappear. Then before he could react I charged at him, I dug my claws into his neck and with all my strength I tore his head from his body with a roar of my own. Dropping his head I looked at the barrier, looking at my crew, I could see the horror on old Samara's face, Jack had a demented look of glee, and Miranda hadn't even watched as she making something. It was a mask, probably for me to put on so I can change back.

I walked up to the barrier and waited for her to notice me, she turned around and made a small hole in the barrier, throwing the mask through and sealed it once more. Kneeling I picked it up and placed it over my mouth and nose, I sat down with my legs crossed in a meditative pose taking long deep breaths. Without the constant assault of the pheromones I could guide my other self back into her part of my mind. Slowly I watched as my claws shrank back into my pale white and deep blue hands. Then my hair danced its way flat against my head, and my skin changed from its scaly appearance to smooth human skin. I tilted my head side to side making it pop as I stood and put my armour back on using my shirt to clean off the blood. When I was finished Miranda released the barrier and slowly made her way to my side. I turned to look at her calculating gaze, she nodded and turned to the others and nodded again. Samara and Jack slowly made their way to us, cautious of me. "It's okay, guys. I'm back to normal, or well my normal anyways."

"What the hell was that?" Jack asked.

"I tell the both of you later, let's go put that bomb in your cell." I replied quietly. They let it drop as we walked through the other door and finally to Jack's cell. I hear something get knocked over and Jack drew out her pistol.

"Alright, come out we know you're here." A man with a beard a civilian cloths step from behind the desk. "Who the hell are you?" Jack asked.

"My name is Aresh and your braking into my home. I know you Subject Zero."

"My name is Jack, and how do you know me?"

"We all knew your face Jack, they inflicted horrors on us so their experiments wouldn't kill you." We continue talking to him until he said he was restarting Teltin. Jack knocked him over and pointed her gun at his head. I convinced her to let him go.

"Let me look around for a moment?" Jack asked and I signaled for Miranda and Samara to wait outside the room.

I heard an alert on my omni-tool, looking down it was a message from Kasumi tell me that she found what I was looking for. Sending her a thank you, I closed my omni-tool. I looked up and Jack looked back at me, she looks so much like her mother, my aunt, that it nearly brings tears to my eyes, but I was able to force them back. "I'm done Shepard let's place the bomb and get out of here." I nodded and signaled Miranda to bring the bomb. The four of us guided it to the center of the cell then made our way back to the shuttle where Kasumi waited for us inside. I hand the detonator to Jack after we take off, after twenty minutes she starts flipping the cover up and down, up and down. Ten minutes later I look at her and she looks back as she flips it open and hits the button, I nod and bang on the door telling the pilot to go faster. We hear the explosion as the shockwave heads straight for us. I can see the glow of it in the window, then the Kodiak shudders from the shock wave jostling us in our seats. I help Miranda back into her seat and Samara helps Kasumi back into hers. Jack adjusts more comfortably in her seat and we head back to the Normandy.

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