Thrax was angry. The IFF they had stolen from the Reaper had been, well the humans had called it a Trojan Horse, Thrax didn't know how, or even what a horse was, but all he knew was that because of that IFF the collectors had invaded the ship and taken everyone. Thrax wasn't angry about the missing crew, in his eyes they were all Cerberus ass hats. What he was angry at was himself for not knowing a trap when he saw it. After coming back from helping Legion. Thrax argued against rewriting the geth. Manipulating something's mind to do what someone else wants. Reminded him to much of what the salariens did to his people. Although in the end Shepard had chosen to rewrite them. Once they came back they had a great shock with the entire crew gone. "Look Shepard, I say we go. We've got the crew, and the upgrades." Thrax said trying to convince Shepard to head through the Omega 4 relay.
"Agreed. We've got the resources, let's use them." Shepard said to Thrax's joy.
"Hell yeah, let's do this!" Thrax said.
"Joker get us to the Omega 4 relay. The collectors age going to find out what happens when you piss me off." Shepard said.
"Omega 4? Hell yeah let's get the crew back." Joker said over the intercom. The ride through the Omega 4 relay was bumpy as hell. Once they went through the relay they were accosted by a field of destroyed ships. After some fantastic flying they cleared the debris field and managed to destroy a probe that had managed to burn its way through the hull of the cargo hold. Shepard, Thrax and Jack had managed to destroy it. After all that they destroyed the cruiser that had harassed them. Unfortunately the explosion caused by the ship sent a shockwave that knocked ship into a pillar which forced them to land on the collector base. Right now they were getting ready to start the mission. Thrax was going with Shepard, along with Grunt, Thane and Kasumi.
"Shepard if you see me going bloodrage then get everyone out of my way." Thrax warned.
"In all the time I've known you, I've never seen you lose control." Shepard said.
"Have you ever seen a krogan battlemaster lose control? When we go into bloodrage, our biotics reach a level of power so high that even an asari matriarch can only dream of reaching." Thrax explained. They exited the ship and started to make their way through the base.
"Alright I'm in the vent. Its pretty hot in here but I'm making my way through." Tali said from inside the vent.
"You be careful kid." Thrax said.
"Ah Thrax is worried." Kasumi said with a giggle.
"Shut up thief." Thrax growled.
"Hey enough, its game time." Shepard said as he saw the collectors descend from ledges above.
Thrax decided that his shotgun wouldn't be a good decision and grabbed a group of collectors with his biotics and flung them off the side of the platform that served as a floor. He launched a few warps at the collectors that were protected by barriers and collapsed them before he would send them flying at lethal speeds.
"Shepard there's an obstruction ahead and I don't see a way around it." Tali said sounding a little frightened.
"Everyone look for a switch of some kind." Shepard instructed before he pulled a collector towards him and killed it with a well placed omni-tool blade to the face.
Thrax saw a green holographic switch and activated it. "That did it." Tali said and Thrax could see her moving ahead.
Thrax pulled one of the collector assault rifle towards him and started firing it towards the other collectors. "There's another one." Tali said.
"Their!" Thrax yelled to be heard over the fighting and pointed at the next switch. "I got it!" Kasumi said before she activated her cloak and disappeared. A few seconds later the switch activated and Thrax could see Tali move forward.
"Yeah! Come on!" Thrax said before he launched a shockwave that was powerful even for him and completely obliterated an entire group.
"What's the matter?! Can't stand the sight of your own blood?!" He roared and he wasn't sure but he thought he could see fear in there yellow eyes.
With a sweep of his arm he created a blade and used it to cut both the collectors and the cover they were using. Before he gathered his biotic energy and created a wall and threw it at the collectors, squashing any in its way. "Yeah!" Thrax roared and shot out his arm and sent out a blast of biotic energy and cleared an entire platform of collectors.
"Thrax! Doors open let's go!" He heard Shepard yell and Thrax as a parting gift launched one more giant shockwave towards the collectors before he went in and the door closing behind him.
"Yeah! Get me something else to kill!" Thrax roared.
"Come in Shepard! We need this door opened." Garrus's voice shouted over the comm.
"Tali get this door opened! Thrax when she opened the door give the biggest biotic attack you can manage. Garrus move everyone away from the door, stand to the side." Shepard ordered into the comm.
"Copy!" Was the reply.
Thrax was giddy with excitement. Once the doors opened he launched a biotic flare, its power doubled thanks to Thrax's blood rage. One biotic flare and one of the hexagonal platforms that was holding up a large group of collectors exploded. Thrax just grinned before the door shut. "Yeah!" He yelled.
He turned and he saw humans in those pods he saw on Horizon one of the humans inside started to melt he skin pealing away, until she was nothing but a large puddle of black and gray goop.
"Get these people out of there now!" Shepard yelled.
Everyone started to hit the pods trying to force them opened, once they managed to Thrax saw the elderly doctor, the cook, the two engineers, and the red-haired woman. Just when things were looking up things started going, as the human Jack once said, tits up. There were two ways to get to the central core, unfortunately one of the ways was blocked and the other was filled with those bug things the collectors use. "What about a biotic field?" Shepard said.
"I may be able to generate a biotic field capable of holding back the swarm. I wouldn't be able to take all of us however." Samara said.
"I could do it to. In theory anyone could do it." Miranda said.
"Your call Shepard who do you want?" The dark-skinned human asked.
Shepard stood still for a moment before he said "Thrax could you do it?"
"You bet your ass I could." Thrax said.
"Alright Thrax you'll hold up the barrier and Samara, Miranda and I will go with you." Shepard said.
"Let's do this!" Thrax roared.
They went into the corridor filled with the bugs and Thrax set up the barrier. "Alright ass hats stay under the barrier and keep the collectors off my ass, got it?" He said before he started moving.
Just starting off the barrier was easy to hold up he wasn't able to make the barrier strong enough to keep the bugs and the collector shots at bay. So he left it up to Shepard and the others to keep the collectors off him. Walking ahead the group saw several collectors fly ahead of them. Thrax wasn't able to use his biotics, or even his weapons without dropping the shield. "Shepard get them off me!" Thrax roared as he got into cover.
Several collectors and a Harbinger later and the group went ahead. Thrax was starting to feel the fatigue. Everyone of the swarm that hit the barrier took a small part of his strength, Thrax fought through the fatigue and kept on going. After another battle Thrax was panting. This barriers harder than he thought. Once he saw the exit he started running towards it. However he started to drop the barrier out of exhaustion and was about to drop it completely when he heard a voice say "you can do it Thrax!"
Lifting his head he said "Cary?"
"Duh. Now you keep that barrier strong and send these collector bastards to the void!" Carry's voice said.
With renewed strength Thrax stood up strong and with power surpassing even a krogan blood rage battlemaster he gathered he barrier and fired it towards the incoming collectors and seeker swarm. The blast knocked them back. The bugs splattering against the wall and most of the collectors falling off the edge of the ramp. Thrax grinned before he went through the door. Shepard started hacking the door controls and once the door was opened there was a flurry of shots going though it. Thrax pulled in Thane and Garrus, and everyone else came in.
"Is everyone alright?" Shepard asked giving everyone a once over.
"A few stray shots but other than that I think we're good." The dark human said.
"Commander the platform in front of you should take you right to the center of the base. I am also reading massive hostiles massing outside the door." EDI said.
"Pick who ever you want to go with you. The rest of us will stay here and form a defensive line." Miranda said.
"Garrus, Kasumi, your with me." Shepard said. After Shepard gave a great speech he activated the controls and he took off.
"Get ready you have less than thirty seconds." EDI said.
"Let's do this." Grunt said before he slammed his fists together.
"Hey kid, stick with Grunt, he'll look after you." Thrax said to Tali.
"I can take care of myself." Tali said.
"Yeah but one stray shot and you die." Thrax said.
"Don't worry Thrax. I'll make sure she lives through this." Grunt said.
"Whelp, take this." Thrax said before he handed Grunt his claymore.
"Your giving me your shotgun?" Grunt said in disbelief.
"I'm coming back for it. But after I use my blood rage I won't need it. Don't lose it." Thrax said.
Just then the door opened and Thrax felt himself get hit, luckily his armor took care of that. Thrax launched a shockwave at the group and mowed down multiple collectors before he let out a roar. He then pulled one close to him and slammed his head into its face before he stomped on its head. He did the same for a number of them before he shot a blast of biotic energy. Grasping several collectors he decided to use a move he learned centuries ago. Using his biotics Thrax started to rip the skin from the collectors. There was a pool of black blood underneath the collectors. Throwing them to the side to bleed out Thrax jumped up as high as he could before he brought his hands down in an overhead arc and slammed them into the ground launching a large shockwave. Thrax charged forward and using his biotics to aid him he grabbed a collector and punched through its face before he quickly turned and kicked the leg of another and snapped its neck, ducking under a vicious looking claw Thrax pulled the arm of one collector out of its socket and grabbed the claw and stabbed the collector in its top left eye. Thrax waved his arm and created a blade that cut right through a large group before he let out a loud roar. "Hey whelp!" Thrax yelled.
"What?" Grunt asked before he shot one of the red husks that exploded killing many of the regular husks. "You asked one time what fighting the rachni was like. Pretty much like this!" He yelled and grabbed two collectors by the throats and snapped them before he shot another blast of biotics.
Just then he felt a small prick and, looking down at his side saw that another one of those claws was now embedded in his side, ignoring that he killed the collector that had stabbed him and used a throw field to slam many of collectors into the nearby wall.
"Shepard says get to the Normandy!" Thane said.
"But I'm not even tired yet." Thrax complained before he snapped the neck of another collector.
"Thrax!" Grunt said.
"Fine I'll clear us a way." He said before he shot a shockwave that knocked the collectors out-of-the-way.
"Thrax you take point and clear the way Grunt you and Samara follow-up the rear." Miranda said.
Nodding Thrax started running towards the Normandy, creating three sphere of biotic energy he had the circle around him and would shoot them out when he needed to. Seeing a large group of husks ahead he launched a flare that was so powerful it disintegrated the husks that were close to the centre of the blast. "Heads up! Some of those giant husks coming on a platform!" Tali said. Thrax turned to see what she was talking about and saw three of those Sicons coming towards them on a platform. Thinking quickly Thrax summoned all his biotic energy and held the platform in place and with a loud roar of effort slammed it into a nearby wall. Panting from the effort that caused Thrax forced himself to keep running once the Normandy was in sight he hung back and made sure that everyone got on. Grabbing an assault rifle from Miranda he ushered her to the Normandy and shouted "hurry!"
Getting into cover Thrax started to lay down covering fire, mowing down any collector he saw. Once he knew that the last one was on board he climbed aboard himself and said "where's Shepard?"
"Going to get him now. You may want to keep that assault rifle handy." Joker said.
Nodding Thrax waited until Joker said to open the airlock door. Once he opened it he saw the three missing team members and saw that they looked terrible, the thief was bleeding and lost her hood, and the turian was bleeding from multiple cuts on his face, Shepard looked somewhat OK except for the fact that he was limping.
"Joker get closer!" Thrax yelled so that they could jump onto the Normandy. Garrus was the first to jump and made it no problem Thrax patted him on the back and waited for the human Kasumi. She made the jump to albeit with some difficulty. Just then an explosion from the base rocked the ship and pushed it away just as Shepard jumped. Thrax, once he saw that Shepard wouldn't make it quickly used his biotics to pull Shepard towards him, once Shepard crashed into him he screamed "get us the fuck out of here!"
Thrax saw on the monitor the huge explosion that destroyed the base and he let out a sigh of relief before he collapsed right on the floor from exhaustion.
And this is the end of ME 2 i may include the Lair of the Shadow Broker, I'm not sure yet. Leave a review on if i should. Also i would like to thank SgtTarkus for the awesome review he sent me.
He also brought up something I didn't realize and I'd like your opinions. Does Thrax seem to overpowered?
Well that's all I have to say so until next time remember read,review,follow,favorite, in that order. Jaffa3 out.