Chapter 9

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This will be a massive crossover. So your input or suggestions are welcomed.

Kurumu was the first to strike as she dashed forward and slashed Liara on the shoulder.

Liara cried out in pain as she quickly threw a blast at Kurumu who dodged it.

"Your a little slow Liara, I'm surprised." I said chuckling. Liara shot a glare at me before turning her attention back to Kurumu. Truth is I was more surprised than she was. I was certain that the Biotic would've dodged that for sure.

I turned my attention to the two Miranda's just as they began to clash.

Shepard's Miranda fired her SMG at My Miranda who brought her blades up deflecting the shots. Miranda ducked just in time as the blade sliced the terminal in half that she was standing in front of.

Miranda rolled and got up running while firing her SMG back at Miranda.

Miranda smiled and dashed with inhuman speed. Miranda turned to fire a blast of Biotic energy but she was hit in the chest by My Miranda. She was slammed hard against the wall causing a huge dent.

I shifted my focus to Shepard and Alice who were circling each other like birds of prey.

Shepard fired her AR and Alice dodged to the side and with a quick swipe cut the AR in half. Shepard dropped the destroyed gun and brought her SMG out in one fluid motion. She fired at Alice who dodged again and swung her lightsaber.

Shepard ducked and fired at Alice who barely managed to deflect the shot.

I realized that out of the three women Alice had the least experience fighting and it was showing as she now started to back pedal as Shepard had brought another SMG and was advancing on Alice while at the same time ducking and dodging Alice's slashes.

That's when Alice did something that surprised me, she threw her lightsaber at Shepard.

Shepard ducked and felt a few hairs get singed off of her head. She turned back to Alice.

"That was stupid throwing away your only weapon." Shepard said aiming the SMG's at her.

Alice smirked "Who said I was throwing it away?"

Shepard's eyes widened as she quickly ducked narrowly avoiding getting her head sliced off by the lightsaber but her SMG's were cut in half.

Shepard dropped them while bringing out her pistol. She quickly aimed it at Alice only to see that she had vanished. Shepard gazed around when she felt someone grab the collar of her armor.

"It's over." Alice whispered in Shepard's ear as she picked Shepard up with no effort at all and slammed her into the wall knocking Shepard out.

Issac turned to me "They did well" He said.

I nodded "Indeed they did, but we still have one more to watch" I said turning my attention to Kurumu. Out of the corner of my eye Alice grabbed one of Shepard's feet and started to drag her in my direction while leaving a trail of blood.

Liara fired a singularity at Kurumu who dodged it "Idiot, you think that can hurt me..." She didn't get to finish as her eyes widened in surprise and she was pulled into the singularity.

She screamed as the rotation increased before detonating and throwing her against the wall.

With speed that surprised me Liara had a knife in her hand and her hand around Kurumu's throat in no time. As Liara raised the knife up I decided to end it.

Kurumu's eyes widened as the knife was thrust towards her face only to have me grab Liara's wrist.

Liara whipped her head at me as she grunted trying to free her hand. "Come now my dear, I can't have you killing one of my people." I said as I grabbed her around the waist and lifted her up. She thrashed wildly as her feet dangled off the ground.

I carried her over to the middle of the room where an unconscious Shepard lay. I was glad to see that Shepard wasn't dead. I glanced over to the wall where a very battered Miranda was out cold. My Miranda dragged her over as well.

"What do you want from us?" Liara gasped as she tried getting free once again.

I chuckled "Them, not so much" I said gesturing towards Shepard and Miranda.

Liara's eyes widened in realization. "You.. you want me, Why?" She asked.

"I need someone to become the new Shadow Broker, while you would have taken his place anyway I'm simply insuring that you'll work for me now." I said smiling.

"I'll never work for you." She gasped and she managed to jerk one hand free. She quickly brought it up to my helmet and placed it against the side.

"Embrace Eternity" She yelled as her eyes went black. I merely chuckled.

Her eyes quickly changed back to normal "How? That's impossible to block." She said.

I chuckled "I have many things that protect me." I said tapping my helmet slightly.

"Now, I think it's time for you to join the Empire." I said grabbing her face and forcing her mouth open. I jammed my hand into her mouth as her eyes showed pure horror as she felt the nanites slide down her throat. I let go and she dropped to the ground gagging.

She collapsed to the floor and laid there unmoving for a few minutes before she slowly got to her knees. Her head snapped up towards me and I could see the anger in her eyes as she tried to fight the nanites.

"What... have... you done to me." She gasped as she crawled over towards me.

I smiled feel"While your personality and memories will stay in tack, you'll serve me now. And just so you know I like to give my servants a little bit of free will. But I must warn you, should you try to even think of betraying me you'll feel pain like no other." I said growling as my eyes flashed.

She came to a stop near my feet and kowtowed. I smiled "Very good my dear, now get to your feet." I said.

She did as I asked and when she got to her feet I could see that she was crying. I lifted a finger and wiped away the tear.

"You won't understand it now, but what I'm giving you will give you what you truly desire. An understanding of the Protheans and Reapers that no one has ever known." I said.

I saw a spark in her eye and I quietly smiled. Sometimes I just knew the right things to say to hook a person.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"I can give you access to Prothean dig sites, Protean Cities that no one has come across yet." I said.

She gave me a skeptical look "How could do all of this? How could you even know?" She asked.

I chuckled as I gestured towards the Shadow Brokers various consoles. "These hold power that with just but one small bit of data could cause a war on the intergalactic scale. Now just think of the knowledge that the broker knew about the Protheans. Not to mention the fact that I'll give you full credit to anything you discover. I'll also send some Replicators to help you find various technologies that we can use." I said.

I could tell by the look on her face. The scientist in her was excited at the prospect. But she gave me another skeptical look "How can I trust you?" She asked.

I chuckled "You can't, but know this. I never harm those that serve me well." I said gesturing towards the four horsemen.

All four nodded in agreement at my statement. Liara looked towards Shepard and Miranda before looking up at me. I could see the uncertainty but the scientist in her won over.

She looked down than up at me once again and extended a hand "Very well, I accept." She said shaking hands with me.

I smiled "I'm glad to have you join us my dear."

She turned back towards two unconscious women "What about them?" She asked biting her bottom lip.

"They won't be harmed, I give you my word." I said. It was only a half truth really. I had plans for the both of them.

"Take them to the shuttle, I'll be there shortly." I said gesturing to Kurumu and Alice. Both women nodded and picked up the unconscious duo.

I turned back to Liara "Now my dear, To show you that I reward those who serve me well. I'm giving you something as an act of good faith on my part." I said.

The door on the far wall opened and Feron stepped out. Liara's eyes widened than she quickly ran over to him and embraced him in a tight hug.

"Feron, I'm so glad to see you." She said stepping back and wiping tears from her eyes.

She turned to me "Thank you Emperor, Feron is a close friend. Thank you" She said.

I smiled "Your quite welcome. Now, However I must depart this ship. I have some business to take care of. I will return soon when the replicators are done with their task." I said turning towards the door. As I got near it however I paused and looked back "And just remember what I said about betraying me." With that I turned and left the room with her staring at my back.

I made my way through several corridors before I came to a hanger. Issac and Miranda were busy working on something with the shuttle. Alice saw me enter and quickly made her way over to me.

"Shepard and Miranda are in the shuttle as you requested." She said falling into step beside me.

I nodded. "Anything else you need?" She asked.

I shook my head "Nothing at the moment sis, though I'll warn you now. Things will become very interesting soon." I said chuckling.

She sighed "Would you please retract your helmet so I can talk to you face to face. That voice is only good when your trying to scare people" She said folding her hands over her chest.

I couldn't help it and started to laugh as my helmet retracted from my face. "Very well sis." I said stepping up to the shuttle.

Kurumu stepped out to greet me. She dropped to her knee quickly and brought her fist up to her left shoulder. "Is there anything thing you need my Emperor?" She asked staring at the floor.

I smiled "Fetch me a milkshake."

She looked up at me confused "I'm sorry my Emperor, but what is a milkshake?" She asked.

"Never mind" I said chuckling and stepping past her. She continued to stare at me with a confused look on her face.

I glanced to one side and saw that Shepard and Miranda were both tied up. And to my delight Shepard was beginning to stir.

"Welcome back to the land of the living Shepard." I said taking a seat across from her.

She groaned as she looked left than right as her eyes tried to focus. "Over here Shepard." I said and her gaze quickly locked onto me.

"Your Human?" She said her voice showing surprise.

I chuckled "Yes I am."

"Who are you and why are you doing this?" She asked as she tried to struggle with the bindings but it was no use. They were made with a replicator alloy that couldn't be broken unless you had the strength of a hundred men. And even though Shepard had great strength thanks to her cybernetics I highly doubted that she was capable of breaking these.

I chuckled and was about to speak Kurumu slapped her across the face hard causing her to cry out in pain.

"He is your Emperor wench, remember that." Kurumu growled.

I shot a glare at her and she quickly dropped to her knees and kowtowed quickly. "Forgive me my Emperor, I grew angry at her disrespect for you my lord." She cried.

I forced myself to calm down. I couldn't really be angry at her, she was only protecting her master.

"Rise." I said. She looked up at me with tear stained cheeks.

"Forgive me master." She said making her way over to me.

"It is quite alright." I said turning my attention back to Shepard who had a nice sized bruise showing already.

"I believe you asked who I am. I am your Emperor, and you shall serve me from now on." I said smiling.

She spat some blood on the floor. "I'll never serve you."

I chuckled "You act as if you have a choice."

I got to my feet and stepped over to her. She quickly tried to scramble away but only managed to flip herself onto her stomach. I reached down and with little effort picked her up by her hair. She cried out in pain. I grabbed her face and twisted it to look at me. She had a look of pure rage etched onto her face.

"Now, Open wide."I said grabbing her mouth rough and forcing it open. She struggled hard and I quickly shoved my hand into her mouth causing her to gag.

I withdrew my hand as she collapsed to the floor unmoving. I turned my attention to Miranda who had awakened and was watching the scene with horror.

"No, Please. I'll do anything you ask." She cried as she tried to jerk free. I grabbed her and did the same and let her go. She too collapsed onto the floor and laid there.

I sat back down and waited to the process to be complete. "We will soon have a few more allies my dear." I said to Kurumu as she sat down next to me.

…...

Joker yawned as he leaned back in his seat. He was trying to keep his hed straight. They lost contact with Shepard about two hours ago and were in the process of prepping another team to go in when an incoming signal caused Joker to sit up quick.

"This is Shepard, Were returning to the Ship. The Broker has been taken care of." The transmission cut out.

Joker glanced at EDI's orb "Does the Commander sound weird to you?" He asked the AI.

"Shepard's voice sound different than normal, but her voice patterns indicate that is her that sent the transmission." The AI said.

Joker frowned and sat back in his chair. "I think I'll send Jacob and Jack to the hanger just in case." He said bringing up the com and quickly sending them to the hanger.

….

Jacob and Jack stood outside the shuttle as it landed. Off to the right was Tali and Garrus who were busy fixing something on the Hammerhead.

The door opened revealing Shepard standing there. "Commander We.." He didn't get to finish as she launched a Biotic blast at him sending him flying across the hanger and smashing into the bulkhead making a dent and knocking him out in the process.

Jack quickly dodged as Shepard shot a blast at her. She quickly powered up. She noticed Garrus pick up his AR and Tali grab her shotgun. The Duo quickly dropped into some cover nearby.

"What the fucks going on Shepard?" Jack growled. Shepard smiled and sent another blast at Jack who barely managed to dodge it. Unfortunately the blast hit the crate that Garrus was hiding behind and he was knocked off his feet as the crate exploded into thousands of tiny splinters. Tali quickly grabbed his collar as he tried to struggle to his knees. She helped him get behind the crate she was hiding behind.

Jack sent a blast at Shepard and to her surprise another Biotic attack intercepted it and causing a small explosion to rock the shuttle and those around it.

Jack turned towards the shuttle door to see Miranda glowing blue and staring at her.

"I fucking knew it. Cerberus was in on this weren't they?" She growled.

Miranda stepped down the stairs and joined Shepard. Jack gathered her energy and was about to fire another blast when something out of a horror movie caused her to step back. At the shuttle door was a person dressed head to toe in armor that was black as night.

"Now Now Jack, That's not a nice way to welcome guests." I said chuckling as I stepped out into the hanger. Kurumu and Alice stepped out behind me. I had left Issac and Miranda on the base to oversee the upgrades and repairs.

"Who the fuck are you?" Jack growled as she gathered Biotic energy around her. Shepard and Miranda quickly stepped in front of me but I placed a hand on each of their shoulders. "It's quite alright." I said pushing the two to the side.

"I am your Emperor, you all shall obey me." I said chuckling evilly.

Jack fired a shockwave at me. I smiled as I held out my hand. To Jacks surprise and Tali's and Garrus. The shockwave hit me and nothing happened.

"What the fuck?" Jack said surprised.

"You'll have to do way more than that subject zero." I said chuckling. She growled and started to glow again as she gathered energy for another attack but I held up my hand causing her to stop.

"I grow bored of this" I turned to my right "Alice, will you show Jack what its like to fight against the Empire." I said smiling.

Alice smiled a truly evil smile that made me shutter inwardly "As you command my brother." She said igniting her lightsaber.

Jack stared at the lightsaber with several different emotions running across her face ranging from confusion, fear, to pure hatred.

Jack fired a blast but Alice simply stepped to the side. Jacks eyes widened in shock. Alice smiled "Mine turn." She said dashing towards Jack at inhuman speed.

I made my way over towards the crate that Garrus and Tali were hiding behind. Garrus popped up aimed his AR at me. Before he could pull the trigger however Kurumu appeared out of nowhere and sliced it in half with her claws.

Garrus gasped and stumbled back tripping over his feet in the process and slamming onto the ground hard as Tali brought her shotgun to bear at Kurumu but to Tali's surprise Kurumu had vanished.

I chuckled "She's fast isn't she?"

Tali's started to move when she felt someone kick her in the back and she was launched over the crate and landed hard on the floor in front of me. I looked up to see Kurumu standing there smirking.

I looked back down at Tali who had rolled over onto her back groaning. I reached down causing her to shuffle back a few feet. I held out my hand causing her to stop and tilt her head to the side in confusion.

"Tali, Let me ask you something. Wouldn't you like to live outside of that suit?" I asked her.

This caused her to snap her head up towards me. "What do you mean?" She asked.

"Take my hand and I'll explain." I said. She stared at my hand for a moment. I couldn't really tell what emotions were going on thanks to that blasted mask of hers.

After several long moments she took my hand and I helped her to her feet.

"Excellent, Now. As you might have noticed I have several advanced technologies at my disposal. One of them can cure your immune system. For you and your people." I said.

Her body language showed surprise than slightly changed to a more guarded disposition. "I assume that even if your telling the truth there's a catch right?" She asked.

Garrus seemed to take this moment to pop up "Tali, you can't be seriously considering this." He gasped.

Tali glanced at him than back to me "If he can cure me Garrus... It's worth almost any risk." She said.

"I won't lie to you, there is a catch" I said. She nodded "What is it?" She asked.

I smiled "I want you to come with me, stand by my side like my those with me today. What say you?"

She glanced towards the floor as her hands twisted together repeatedly. She looked at Garrus who had a pleading look on his face. Her head looked first towards the floor than up at me.

"I accept." She said.

"NO!" Garrus yelled as he jumped over to crate. Kurumu slammed into him knocking him into the side of the shuttle.

"Don't harm him please." Tali gasped as she grabbed my hand.

"Don't worry, Kurumu won't kill him unless I instruct her to." I said nodding to the succubus who was standing over Garrus's prone form.

Tali nodded and turned back to me "What do I have to do?" She asked. I could tell by her voice that she was extremely frightened.

"Extend out your arm." I said.

Normally I would have simply forced the issue but Tali was different. I had always liked her in the game. Her personality was one of my favorites. I wanted to her to do this without much force on my part. I wanted her to want this herself.

"There will be some pain" I said as small needles sprang up on my fingers. She gasped and started to move her arm back when I grabbed her arm causing the needles to puncture through her suit and into her flesh. She cried out and dropped to her knees.

I heard a crash and turned to see Jack laying unconscious in a pile of crates with several gashes across her body. Alice walked over to me and shut off her lightsaber without so much as a word.

"You seem to have an interesting taste in women brother" She said smiling. I scoffed and picked the now unconscious Quarian up in my arms.

A portal opened and swarms of Replicators started pouring out of it. Once the y stopped coming I stepped up to the portal. I turned back to Alice "I'll leave you two here to oversee the assimilation process. Let me know once EDI's been taken over and the crew have been taken alive. See to Jack as well. She'll be useful in the future." I said. Alice nodded as I stepped through the portal.

…..

Tali groaned and rolled over onto her stomach. She stretched her arms over head as she felt something really smooth in between her fingers. She yawned and inhaled the sent of something flowery that she was sleep on.

Her eyes snapped open and she quickly sat up bringing her hands to her face. She panicked when she realized she didn't have her suit on. She looked around and noticed that she was in a rather large bed that had several elaborate paintings and decorations on the wall.

She jumped out of the bed and nearly did a face plant as her feet slipped on the marble surface. She saw what looked like a door and quickly ran towards it. She grabbed the hand and jerked it open causing her to tumbled out into a blinding light.

She held her hand over her eyes as the brightness slowly started to fade away and she realized that she was outside. She gasped as she realized she was staring up at a blue sky for the first time without the filtered glass of her face mask. She looked down as she saw several thousand people moving about. Several large towers loomed all around. On the street level were common merchants several different products ranging from produce to tools.

"I take it you like the view?" A voice said behind her. She spun around causing her black braided hair to smack her on the check sharply. She winced and reminded herself that she needed a haircut. Her violet eyes narrowed at the man standing in front of her. He smiled causing his blood red eyes to give a very sinister look.

She glanced down at her pale grayish brown hands than back up at him "Who are you?" She asked.

I laughed "Didn't I give introductions already?" I said causing her to gasp and clasp her hand over her mouth.

"Your him aren't you, the one in the black armor." She said removing the hand from her face.

"If you mean your Emperor, than yes." I said stepping up next to her on the balcony.

"Is this your Empire?" She asked turning to look at the city.

"Yes, It is small now but soon it will grow large beyond anyone's imagination. My Empire will not only cover this Universe but several." I said smiling.

"How did you cure me?" She asked.

"Like I said, I have advanced technology." I said.

She nodded momentarily staring at the city before turning back to me "What part will I play in all of this?" She asked.

I turned to face her "Like I said before. You'll stay by my side and I shall give your people a homeworld. A place to call home." I said.

Her head drifted down in thought than she looked back up at me. "Very well, what do I need to do first?" She asked.

I chuckled "How bout put on some clothes first, than well go down to the throne room and I'll introduce you to my wife and adopted daughters."

Tali's face flushed and she looked down. She cursed as she realized that she was only wearing a nightgown with nothing underneath.

"I shall leave you to get dressed." I said walking out the door and shutting it behind me.

Tali sighed. She prayed to Keelah that she was doing the right thing.

A/N: Wow, Longgggggg chapter lol. But I had so much fun writing it. I also wanted to say my updates my come more frequently for the next month. It's not a promise but well see what I can do. Till next time.