Chapter 2 is here everybody!
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Chapter 2
The Plague and the Doctor pt 1
Minutes later outside of the Afterlife, Ben had been talking to the team about what they wanted from him. Ben began to speak.
"So this 'Illusive Man' brought you here to recruit me?" Ben asked trying to absorb the new information that he was given.
"That's correct." The beautiful dark haired woman said with a British accent (to Ben she sounded British, but he was not entirely sure). Ben noticed that she seemed a bit aggravated, but he didn't really care.
Maybe Paradox talked him into requiting him in the team, but that was just a theory.
"So, who are you guys?" Ben asked the three individuals in front of him. Shepard walked up to him and spoke first.
"I'm Commander Shepard," Shepard introduced herself and then turned to her two allies, "And these two here are Miranda Lawson and Jacob Taylor. Welcome to the team Ben Tennyson."
She held out her hand, which Ben gladly shook. "No problem, just glad I could help you guys out. So what's the mission?"
Shepard's face became serious and asked, "Do you know about the Collectors?"
Ben was shocked to hear that name, Paradox did say something about the Collectors before he got here. Ben nodded.
"I only heard the name, but that's pretty much it." Ben said honestly to the red headed woman. The woman known as Miranda walked up and spoke.
"Our Organization has discovered that the Collectors are are harvesting humans in colonies in the Terminus systems. Hundreds and thousands have already disappeared. If we don't stop them soon, all humanity will be in the brink of extinction."
Ben face was shocked by this, so these were the Collectors that Paradox told him about.
He wasn't going to let that happen. But then Ben's face looked over at Miranda.
"What Organization are you talking about?" Ben asked curious.
"Cerberus." Shepard said simply.
Cerberus? Why did that name sound familiar? But that wasn't really that important right now. Ben then showed a confident smirk.
"Okay, so what's the plan?" Ben asked with look of determination, "Whatever it is, I can handle it!"
'This kid has a lot of spunk.' Shepard thought with a grin.
"We are putting a special team of the best in the galaxy, and three of them happen to be located here, including you. Now we have the other two left, Aria had just given us that information just now." Shepard explained to the teenaged hero.
"And now we have to look for them and recruit them too?" Ben asked the beautiful red haired commander, Shepard nodded.
"Sounds easy enough." Ben said with a cocky grin on his face, Miranda didn't like this kids attitude at all.
"But we have to split up into two groups." Shepard said, "Me and Jacob will look for Archangel, Ben, Miranda, you will look for Mordin Solus!"
"Commander, you can't be serious!" The Cerberus operative said in shock, "You can't just split us up! And furthermore, you cannot assign me to this kid as back-up!"
Ben was annoyed by this woman's comment and said, "I'm not a kid!"
"Whatever." Miranda said with a glare.
"I'm pretty sure that Ben can be a reliable partner for you," Shepard said. "Besides, he can help our cause."
Miranda was not happy about this at all. But she had no say in the matter.
Shepard then turned to Jacob, "Jacob, lets go sign up for the hunt for Archangel."
"Yes, Commander," Jacob said as he followed the woman to the location to sign up, Miranda Lawson sighed annoyed and turned to Ben and looked him dead in the eyes.
"If the Commander assigned me to you, I guess I have no say in the matter, but remember, if you waste my time with any recklessness and goofing off, I'll leave you behind. Is that clear?" She said with a serious tone.
"Crystal!" Ben said with a cocky grin, Miranda then turned around.
"Good, now lets go." Lawson said as she stormed off with Ben catching up to her, But he couldn't help but stare at her amazing...assets, he tried not to stare, but it was kind of hard not to.
'How the heck can she fight wearing that?!' Ben thought blushing in a crimson color.
)B10 OE(
Ben sighed, he had been partnered up with the Cerberus operative to find some doctor that went by the name Mordin Solus or something, he didn't really know what this guy was like, but he had no say in the matter. He looked at the woman in front of him, he couldn't help but be attracted to her, she was beautiful of course, but the fact that she was so serious and dangerous made it kind of hard to talk to her. But Ben decided to break the tension.
"So," Ben started, trying to make a conversation with the Cerberus operative, "You're a Biotic?"
"Yes." Lawson replied simply, not even sparing him a glance. Ben rubbed the back of his head.
"That's pretty cool," Ben said with a grin on his face.
'Is that the best you can come up with?!' Ben thought mentally punching himself. Ben then came back to reality and caught up to the catsuit-wearing woman.
"So who is this Mordin Solus guy we are looking for?" Ben asked confused by who or what this person was. Miranda was about to explain.
"Solus is a salarian doctor, he's regarded highly in the medical field. We need his help to develop a countermeasure to protect us from the Collectors' seeker swarms." Miranda explained to the Omnitrix wielder. She actually looked at Ben this time (Ben was jumping with glee in the inside), Ben then became serious.
"And what about these Collectors?" Ben questioned trying to get more information on these strange beings, "What do they look like?"
Miranda began, "The Collectors are an Insect-like race with very advance technology. They abduct the colonist by sending swarms of insects that can paralyze any human they come in contact with, allowing the Collectors to come in and take them without resistance."
Ben was shocked by what he just heard. Whoever they are, they are not to be taken lightly.
"Why are they doing this? There has to be a reason, right?" Ben questioned with a bit of outrage in his voice.
"They are working with the Reapers." Miranda said simply. It made Ben tense just hearing that name.
"They sound real friendly." Ben with not liking to sound of those guys or whatever they were. Ben had faced many foes in his life time, so he wasn't really intimidated.
Miranda nodded as they both turned to the corner, "They're a hyper-advanced race that wiped out the Protheans fifty thousand years ago."
Ben looked at her and asked, "But didn't they vanish or something?"
"No." Miranda started, "The Reapers were thorough. They erased all knowledge of their existence and annihilated all sentient life in the galaxy. Then they escaped into dark space. Now they are trying to return to destroy us all."
"So we have to stop the Collectors first, then the Reapers?" Ben guessed with his hand on his chin.
"Exactly."
The seventeen year old Ben Tennyson was finally beginning to understand everything a bit better now now, this must be why he was sent to this universe in the first place. Ben had saved his own galaxy (and universe) multiple time. Guess it was time to save a new one.
)B10 OE(
As Ben and Miranda were now going down the Corridor, they spotted a turian with an assault rifle arguing with a very pissed off looking human woman over something.
"This is it." The raven haired beauty said as she looked at Ben, "Stay quiet and let me do all the talking."
Ben just sighed, but he decided to follow her over to the angry human woman and pissed turian.
"I told you to get lost, lady!" The turian guard yelled at the woman, trying his best not to start a scene.
"I'm human, you ass!" The woman retorted back, "Humans can't get the plague. Now let me in so I can get my stuff before looters get it!"
"This plague affects every other race out there! We're not taking any chances! Nobody gets in until the plague runs its course, or that salarian doctor cures it," The turian guard explained to the woman.
Both Ben and Miranda both shared a glance. This was definitely the place. The duo approached the turian guard, Ben stood by Miranda as she spoke first.
"We have an important business here, and we're not going to simply walk away," She warned the turian guard. Ben frowned and face palmed. What was she trying to do? Start a fight or something?
"Is that so?" The turian asked mockingly, he took a step closer and got up in Miranda's face, "Do yourself a favor, babe: Go back to pole dancing, you're obviously dressed for it."
Ben tried to hold back his laughter from the comment, but saw that Miranda's fists clenched up, biotic aura flaring up around her hands. Ben knew what would happen if you assaulted any of Aria's men, so Ben decided to get between them.
"Sorry about that," Ben apologized, putting the Tennyson charm into action, "My colleague can be bit... headstrong at times. I'll talk to her."
The turian just grunted, allowing Ben to take a few steps back from him, while holding Miranda by her arm, she spoke, "What on earth do you think you are doing?"
Ben frowned and said, "Look, I know that we're in a hurry here, but starting a fight with Aria is not going to get us in any faster, right?"
Miranda glared dangerously at the teen super hero, but Ben was not intimidated in the slightest. Gwen's glare was far more scarier.
"I'll handle it." Ben assured the beautiful Cerberus agent, turning and walking over to the turian guard.
"Hey," Ben began, "We're looking for Mordin Solus, It's really important."
"The salarian doctor?" The turian asked, shocked. "That crazy bastard opened up a clinic a few months ago to help plague victims. But our orders are to wait until either the plague runs its course or the Blue Suns kill everyone. Then we go in and clean up."
Ben felt his temper flare up when the turian mentioned the deaths of innocents so casually, but he held in his tongue. They were on a mission, after all.
"From what I can tell, you're stuck guarding a door over and over until this problem is solved, which could take a few weeks," Ben observed. "Me and my lady friend here can help solve that problem. This isn't the first time I've handled a situation no one else can solve."
The turian rubbed his chin in thought, while Miranda face palmed at the events she had just witnessed. If this actually worked, she would be nothing short of amazed. And maybe a little embarrassed.
After a few moments, the turian shrugged. "You think you can straighten this whole thing out, why not?"
Miranda's eyes just widened in complete shock, and her jaw most likely would have dropped if she didn't have such rigid self-control. But she was still stunned. All this boy did was ask nicely, and suddenly they're in? That wasn't how things on Omega usually worked.
"I'll radio ahead, let 'em know you're coming," the turian offered as he unlocked the door behind him, allowing Ben and Miranda entrance into the district. "Just remember; we're not letting you back out until the plague has run its course. Got it?"
"Yep! What else can you tell me about the plague, anyway?" Ben questioned, wanting a little more info before heading into a dangerous area.
"Well, it affects multiple species. Turians, salarians, even the krogan. It starts off as a simple cough, but that degenerates into spitting up blood. Eventually you bleed from the eyes, ears, pretty much every hole you have in your body. Not a pretty way to go."
At that moment, Miranda walked back up and stood next to Ben. "How is that possible? Turians have a different DNA base than most other species, except for quarians."
The turian guard just shrugged. "No idea. All I know is that anyone can contract it except humans and vorcha."
"Which is why the area is quarantined?" Ben guessed.
The turian guard nodded. "Aria's orders."
"But if it's crossing species barriers, it can't be a natural occurrence," Miranda theorized.
"Exactly," the turian agreed. "Somebody just engineered it and let it loose on Omega. And since humans are unaffected, most the people assume it was made by them."
Ben frowned and became serious. "What about the vorcha? They're immune too, right?"
"Vorcha are immune to any and all disease," Miranda explained.
Ben nodded in understanding and turned back to the guard. "Thanks for letting us in. We'll have this district straightened out before you know it."
The woman that had been arguing with the turian earlier, and who had been listening in on the conversation, sighed in annoyance, threw her arms up in exasperation, and stormed off.
"Ladies first," the young Omnitrix wielder offered with a smile, gesturing toward the door. Miranda rolled her eyes and began walking, the seventeen year old right behind her. This was going to be interesting.
Sorry for the short chapter, but I'm just trying to get the story started.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'm also using Judge Royce story as a base and copying how he did it, but with a few more girls going into Ben's harem. I hope enjoyed this.
See you in the next chapter.