Chapter:4 The master of the games
(Shepard's POV)
We had been riding for hours before we reached lands end it was a lot like the badlands of Rannoch and less like Tuchunka which I was expecting "Tali" I sighed just loud enough the Kord heard me
"Ah who?" Kord asked
"Hmm? oh just an old friend this place just reminds me of her" I deflected the question about my lover
"Ok bro whatever you say" replied Kord
"You love her don't you?" Eli asked out of no where
"Yeah, yeah I do" I said not needing to ask who "but when this is over I'll see her again" I said looking on the bright side
30 minutes later
"Well here we are be on guard" I whispered
"Yeah be prepared for a fight" Eli continued for me
We opened the door to the shack to find only the camera with the distress call on it
"This is definitely the place" Trixie started
"But where is the distressed damsel" Pronto whined
"Right here" said a voice from a door as a strange man jumped out from it"but I'm not a damsel and I'm certainly not in distress" he continued
"Ambush!" Eli yelled "if your working for Blakk you must be new"
"he's next weeks contestant you are the game today" the stranger said
"Who are you?" Eli asked
"Me? I am the master of the games and what's really cool about my games is you don't lose points when you fail you lose everything l" he said in a psychotic voice
"To hell with this fire!" I yelled as I put three shots into him before I realized
"A hologram" Kord stated
"Shit" I cursed
"Did you really think it would make it that easy for you your playing against the best brain in the cavern" he said as he grabbed a holographic brain and kissed it "what a specimen you should consider it A badge of honor that I choose you as opponents"
"If you're so great how come we never heard of ya?" Kord asked
"Because the looser of my games can't talk" he yelled psychotically
"We can't lose because we aren't playing we're leaving" Eli said as he started toward the door only for the room to flip
"And I thought this would be boring" I said jokingly
"Shut up Shepard" Trixie snapped
"Oh come on by my standards this is fun taking down morons like this guy making everything safer" I continued
"Now how did you get up there I'll get you down in just a second" the game master said as he pushed a blue button that straightened the room "now which one was it eenie ,meenie, miney' moe" he pushed a big red button and the far wall started pushing in
"Oh no I seem to have pressed the squishier button oh dear I don't have the override password quick do nothing I'm going to find help"The game master said as he disappeared into the console
"Got'a do something soon or what you're doing to be turned into a shane gang cube" Kord said
"You think?!" Pronto yelled
Eli and Kord fired some slugs at the wall but the holes instantly sealed up
"yeah about that help it doesn't look like anyones around but I did find a DJ yo yo yo MC mixMaster game master in the house I was thinking of busting out sweet beat for you hip cat to get thin to". Game master psychotically said
"Smooth jazz? I hate smooth jazz!" Kord yelled
"The worst part about this is that ass hole is trying to act funny" I said
"Trixie fire a Rammstone at the wall Joules will short out the motor" Eli yelled
It worked and we ran out
"Joules?" Eli yelled
"bludgeon?" Kord called
"Calling all slugs" Trixie said
"Ah there" pronto pointed around the corner
They turned out to just be more holograms
"Ooh Wasn't that exciting and that was only your first challenge" Game master said
"And our last gamer guy just give us our slugs and we'll call it a draw" Eli stated
"I've gone through considerable trouble and expenses to match wits with you I only chose the best and my research says three of you are" he said "I didn't bother researching the Molenoid or the man with no slugs"
"Big mistake you bloody wanker" I said
"My rules are simple any slug you use I take survive my challenges and you'll see them at the end" he stated matter of factly
"Eli we could lose all our slugs" Trixie started
"We are leaving the Joules and the others" Eli protested
"That's the spirit" the game master loudly said "now lady and gents step right up for your next challenge!" He continued like he was A game show host "pull the lever and win a prize"
Eli stepped up to the lever and pulled with all my might
"Round and round it goes and where it stops is a where you go" Game master said an all too happy voice "please don't land on freedom please don't land on freedom" it landed right next to freedom "ohh that was really really intense let's see what you won"