Chapter :3 Through the fire and flame
(Shepard's POV)
Eli and the rest of the Shane gang were off practicing with their "slugs" as they called them. the gang procured me some clothing it was strange looking boasting black "duelling" gloves a white Tshirt with an armoured shoulder and jeans. I was fine tuning the rifle and pistol I cobbled together with the help of that Kord guy. He might be the size of a Krogan but he's got the mechanical experience of a Quarian I was snapped out of my thoughts by a sharp pain in my temples. The implants where acting up again, third time today the crucible's blast screwed them up. Going back to my rifle I found the problem with the firing mechanism. I applied some oil tightened the screws and it was back in working order "dam haven't had to do this in years last time was when we still waited for weapons to cool off" I said jokingly it was actually during the skyllian blitz. I gave a moment of silence for my lost comrades then finished with the rifle then moved on to the pistol put a suppresser on it just in case. I put the pistol in the hollowed out area of the case and took apart the rifle and snapped them in to there places. This would have taken far too long if my omni-tool was broken luckily it wasn't. I heard the door open and the gang came back in.
(Kord's POV)
"I still don't like this Eli you remember what happened with Twist" I said hesitantly
Eli turned around told me the facts "first he fell out of a hole through the air then he realized he might not be in his universe he's been through enough and if he is working for Blakk we take him Down simple"
"Yea I know but he keeps giving strange answers to my questions like he knows something I don't" I said only to be interrupted by Shepard at the door
"So Kord you want straight answers I'll give you some" he said
"Well okay um what are the reapers exactly?" I asked
"They're a race hyper advanced machines the come every fifty thousand years to harvest advanced space faring species then they vanish. next" Shepard said
"What about other species?" Trixie asked
"Well there's the Quarians,the geth,the krogan,the drell,hanar, Batarian,asari,salarian , Turian,elcor,and volus might be some I missed but there are a lot of races" Shepard said "no more questions we received a distress call while you were out training here"
The screen crackled and stated playing it's message "Help me Eli,Kord,Trixie I'm being held at lands end cavern I snuck in here to send this message but" she got cut off by the door opening "no no help" the woman yelped before the message cut to static
"Lands end that's way to far out maybe there's someone closer who can do it" Trixie started
"No no trade offs she asked for us by name" Eli replied
"Shepard this isn't fake right?" Kord asked
"I don't know my optical implants have been rather touchy lately doesn't seem fake but just in case stay on guard when we get there" Shepard replied simply
"Well let's saddle up" yelled Eli