Ghost in the Citadel Ch. 2

Liara sprints through the ancient city, diving through cracks, fissures, and holes with nary a backwards glance. The ease with which the Asari moves surprises the girl, as the casual nature in which she spins around leaps up and throws the largest singularity she had ever seen at the advancing Vex.

"Well," Ghost says as she dives behind cover to avoid the flying streams of red death, "At least we know what type of guardian you are!"

Liara almost asks what he means, and is only stopped from doing so by the sudden appearance of a Vex directly in front of her. With a yelp she lashes out, and with a biotically enhanced punch, vaporizes the deadly machine. With a gasp she feels energy she hadn't even realized she lost surge back into her as she takes aim once more, placing three shots into the eyes of three Vex.

She swings her gun around, but fails to spot any of the red eyed monsters coming at her, or anywhere near her.

Ghost flashes into existence behind her, "Vex signatures are… retreating?"

"Retreating?" Liara turns to her cube shaped friend in shock, and the little glowing box bobs up and down in a nod, "Why?"

"Scanning," He says as he erupts into a sphere of light. The little ball that makes up his eyes whirling around for a second before focusing on her, "Picking up three Guardian Signatures! The Vex are trying to head them off!"

"Where?" Liara presses.

"Approaching, about two miles out," Ghost tells her.

"Miles?" Liara asks

Ghost fixes her with a look, and zooms up to her faceplate and asks, "Is that what you're focusing on?"

Liara shrugs, not sure how to respond. Deciding to forgo the argument she instead asks, "How far to my friends?"

Ghost zooms back to a more sedate distance and looks around, then zooms to an almost imperceptible fissure, "They're in here!"