Chapter Three.
Big Daddy.
Exiting the room they woke up and were attacked in, Shepard, Samara and Jack all held their weapons taught and their eyes open. They were in a strange place and had no idea what was going on. Knowledge was power, and right now they had absolutely none.
T hey emerged into a hallway. The walls were leaking and there was trash and suitcases and various belongings strewn everywhere. It looked as though people had packed up and were ready to go somewhere but got attacked as there were blood stains as well. But, no bodies.
Shepard stopped suddenly, holding her fist yo signaling the others to stop. Shepard heard some shuffling and then there were gun shots. All three women immeadiatly moved for cover around the opening in the direction the shots were coming from. Just as Shepard was going to peer around the corner, a body flew right by them and smacked into the nearby wall and fell to the ground motionless.
Everything went silent. Shepard looked at the body confirming it was dead. There was a sound of heavy footsteps moving towards them followed by a...humming noise? Sheapard was confused. Humming noises were heading towards them. Coming out of the opening was a young girl. She looked no older than five or six. Shepard blinked looking at the young girl. It didn't take long for the little girl to notice Shepard either.
Relaxing her weapons, SHepard bent down to eye-level. " Are you alright?" She asked the young child. The child didn't say anything and just stared at SHepard taking a hesitant step back. Shepard noticed the girls eyes were glowing yellow and she held a syringe with red liquid in it. " It's okay, you're safe now. Come with me." Shepard said holding out her hand to the young girl. Unexpectedly the young girl let out a piercing scream.
"DADDY!" She screamed.
Shepard pulled her hand back shocked y the girls screams.
"Wow Shep, you have a way with kids." Jack said with a smirk, witnessing the screaming child. But the smirk soon faded at the sound of heavy footsteps heading their way. Looking through the opening Jack saw something big heading their way. It wasn't too long after, that Shepard and Samara saw it a well. What looked similar to that other creature behind the glass was charging at them.
"Move!" Shepard shouted grabbing the little girl and running for cover, the girl screaminig in her arms. The giant machine thing charged into the room and began firing at them. It held some sort of chain gun. SHepard ducked behind some counter holding the girl in one hand and her pistol in the other.
Jack and Samara were already firing their weapons at the monster. They're bullets were refelecting off its hard armor, but some were penetrating in the soft areas. Shepard switched her ammo to disruptor ammo and leaned out of cover firing several shots at the brute. It semed to shock him for a moment, but it wasn't enough to take him down.
"Hit it with everything you've got!" Shepard yelled to her teammates. Jack and Samara nodded.
Peering out of cover, Samara used her Reave ability.
"Find peace in the embrace of the Goddess." she said as her ability began to suck life out of the monster and transfer it to her.
Jack raised her hands and used her shockwave ability, knocking the monster off its feet and then pumped a few shots of her shredder rounds into him. " Take that freak!" she said with a smirk.
Finally, Shepard switched her ammo to incindiary and moved out of cover, emptying a clip into the beast. It didn't burn away like most targets, but it was effective. With a final sound from the monster, it fell to the gorund with a large thud shaking the area slightly.
Letting out a sigh, Shepard stood up and held her gun to her side. The little girl in her arms squirmed free and out of Shepard's grip. Running towards the now dead body, the girl started crying. Shepard, Samara and Jack watched awkwardly as the little girl cried over the monster.
"It was a terrifying monster, well armed and deadly, yet she cries over his death." she said analyzing the situation.
"I wonder where her dad is. Isn't that who she screamed for?" Jack asked.
" I think, this was her father. Or at least who she called ' daddy '. " Samara said looking down at the monster.
"That? But it doesn't even look human." Jack said looking at the thing.
"Well, it appears as though it very well could be. Look, there are attatchments to where the helmet is. There's a person under there." Samara said pointing out the notches on the now burnt suit.
" Who the fuck walks around in a metal suit?" Jack said.
Shepard holstered her gun for the time being and put on hand on her hip. " Well, whatever the case, we can't just leave the little girl here." She said watching the child.
"There's something wrong about this kid." Jack said crouching down beside the crying girl. " Her eyes are glowing and there's a scary undertone to her voice." Jack added.
"It's wrong if we just leave the poor girl unprotected in this place." Samara said softly. " Afterall, I am a Justicar and there is no justice in leaving an unprotected child in a dangerous environment. " She said.
"We take her with us." Shepard decided. " Until we can get her somwhere safe." The other two females nodded." Samara, see if you can carry her on your back. I have far too many weapons on mine to carry her." Shepard ordered.
Nodding Samara bent down in front of the young girl. " Do not cry young one. Come with us and you'll be safe." Samara said outstretching a blue hand to her. The little girl took a step back. Samara frowned and then tried again. " We will protect you. It's not safe here." she said softly.
The little girl sniffled and then wiped her tears away. " Will you protect me from the bad guys?" she asked in her little voice.
Samara smiled and then nodded. " Yes, we'll make sure no harm comes to you. " she reassured the child. The little girl smiled and then placed her hand in Samara's. Samara lifted the child onto her back where she held on and seemed quite comfortable.
" Alright, let's move on. " Shepard said as the others followed her.