Previously…

They stayed in this little standoff for a few more moments until Jacob shifted. Jacob's movement caught the man's eyes, or yet Jacob's shotgun caught the man's eyes. Shepard noticed this and noticed that the man dropped ever so slightly lower to the ground,

"Oh, Shi-"

Was all Commander Shepard could get out before the man sprang past her and right at Jacob.

"Bow to my weaponry!" The man called out as a sword, his katana, appeared in his hands and was aimed right for Jacob's heart.

Jacob, being a seasoned soldier, was able to dodge to the right, and out of the way before the sword hit its mark. He wasn't, however, fast enough to not get hit completely; the sword had slashed Jacob's left shoulder. The cut wasn't life threatening, but the cut was long. It stretched about nine inches. Because Jacob knew the mission he didn't fire his shotgun. He didn't like being attacked, but he hated the Collectors even more. Jacob, who didn't really have time to survey his surrounding area before he was attacked didn't know how close he was to a group of barrels; when he dodged right he dodged right into the barrels. His head cracked loud enough to be heard.

The attacker, seeing an opportunity, took off. He ran down the street—he bumped, jumped over, and evaded the numerous people that crowded the street. Shepard didn't go after him. She went to Jacob. Garrus commented,

"He's getting away Shepard."

Shepard, who was helping Jacob to his feet said, "I know Garrus. Believe me, I know."

Shepard, after helping Jacob to his feet, steadied him as he began to wobble. She sighed in annoyance, "Garrus, hail a cab. We are leaving."

"Wait what? Why Shepard he's not that far we could still catch him." Garrus said making his sniper scope zoom in closer on the retreating form of the man they were here to acquire.

Shepard, after ordering Jacob to sit on one of the barrels, walked up and stomped on Garrus' foot, "Jacob obviously isn't up for a chase, and I will, and I repeat, will not go after someone who has a bounty that high with just the two of us."

Garrus lowered his weapon, 'What crawled up her…wait, never mind', "Gotcha Shepard. So who are we bringing? Mordin?"

Shepard shook her head, "Needed on the Normandy more than here."

Garrus hailed a cab, "Jack?"

Shepard helped Garrus get Jacob into the cab, "No, too eager to kill stuff."

Garrus nodded as he got in the cab, "Then Miranda? She's the only one, as much as I hate to say, left."

Shepard sighed as she got into the cab, and after she closed the door and told the pilot the destination was docking, "Yep. The Cerberus informant herself." After a few moments, "You think she's fast enough to dodge a sword?"

Garrus didn't get it for a moment, but after a minute or so he laughed. The sudden laugh startled the pilot and he swerved to the right, barely missing a security shuttle. The shuttle didn't stop, but the cab pilot was cursing at Garrus in his native language. Garrus tried to calm the man, but he yelled at Garrus all the way to docking. All the while Shepard was smiling and thinking, 'It's nice to watch someone else get yelled at', and as the cab got closer to the destination she contacted Joker,

"Joker."

"Yeah, Shepard?"

"Have Miranda meet me at docking."

"I'll try, but…"

"But what Joker?"

"She's kinda in an argument right now."

Shepard sighed and put her forehead against the glass of the cab's door, "With who and what for?"

"Garner, and because he dug up about fifteen of her cameras that she had hidden throughout the Normandy."

"Ha," Shepard smiled and mentally thanked the cook, "well, tell her it's an order. We met Ghost."

"Really? What's he like? Is he tall? I bet he's short…"

"Joker."

"Yes Commander?"

"Now please."

"Right away, Commander."

When the man ran, he didn't run from fear, but from excitement; the woman was the dead Specter Shepard. And who, if anyone, could provide a better challenge then Shepard? But first he needed to speak with the Asari information broker. He made his way to an almost empty street before he hailed a cab. When the cab lowered itself to pick him up he threw a large bag of credits onto the floor in front of him—this also made the man an oddball of society because no one carried around actual credits anymore—and pointed in the general area of the marketplace. The man seemed to understand because he went to the marketplace.

The ride took about five minutes, and when he finally reached the destination he jumped out of the cab and made his way—as quickly and as inconspicuously as possible for a man in a purple outfit—to the information broker. He stopped short, and ducked behind a corner when he saw who was coming out of the info broker's office; Shepard. He thought about his options.

Ghost and run her through on his katana.

Try to follow her and shoot her in the head.

Try a diplomatic approach.

All three options were available, but the last one seemed like the odd one out. For now he would follow and observe. She would provide a challenge and he would not let anyone else kill her.

"Shepard, I must say; I didn't expect you to ask for my help."

Shepard shrugged, "What can I say Miranda? Miracles happen."

Miranda and Shepard had been continuing their meaningless babble for some time; since they left Liara's office. Shepard decided that she would go after the Justicar before attempting to get Ghost again. So now Garrus, Miranda, and herself were on their way to speak to a security officer that knew where the Justicar would be.

~She needs help, but why? / There is much hostility/dissension within ~

Shepard, after speaking with the security officer knew where to go to find the Justicar; the commercial spaceport and she knew it might be as tough as it was when she went for Ghost. How ironic that she was being hunted by the person she hunted just a little while before.

"So this Justicar is supposed to be an amazing biotic right?" Garrus asked the air, not really expecting an answer.

Miranda thought she would be nice today, "Yes Garrus, Justicars are famous for being among the most powerful biotic users from the Asari people."

Garrus looked around himself, "What is that?" his odd, out of the blue question got just as odd looks from his companions, "it's like a buzzing noise."

Shepard chuckled and lightly punched Garrus on the shoulder, "A Turian with a funny bone, how rare."

Miranda sighed in annoyance, "I'll remember that when you run out of heat sinks, Vakarian."

~A Justicar here?/ Wonder how Lilith is now/ One hundred options~

After a small search Shepard and company—even the one not in Shepard's company—found the Justicar tearing a group of Eclipse mercenaries apart. She, using her biotics, threw a merc down and proceeded to kill her when she didn't answer the Justicar's questions.

"She was unarmed!" Shepard was mad, and she said what was on her mind when she was mad.

"Her usefulness ended when she could not tell me what I needed. Also, she was a mercenary. A criminal. By my code I couldn't let her live." The Justicar replied with a monotone voice.

Shepard was flabbergasted. Even she has never killed an unarmed enemy. She was going to ask what code the Justicar was talking about, but was interrupted by the officer that had helped them find the Justicar,

"Excuse me, Commander…" she turned to the Justicar, "…But my superiors want me to bring you in."

"I respect you duty officer, and I will allow myself to be detained. However, after a day has passed my code demands I resume my mission. Through any means necessary."

The officer, Anaya Shepard recalled, replied, "Well then… Hopefully… Shepard can get whatever it is that you are trying to do done."

Anaya looked, almost pleadingly, at Shepard, who said, "Give me the details…"

The Justicar turned to Shepard and gave her a data pad, "All the information is here. I just need the name."

As the officer and the Justicar were leaving Shepard called out, "If I find what you need will you help me in my mission?"

The Justicar raised her right hand, "Speak to me after you have the name of the ship." and continued to follow Anaya.

Shepard sighed heavily, "Liara wasn't nearly as hard to get on my team."

Shepard and company then proceeded toward where the information they needed would be; an Eclipse mercenary base.

~Why is she needed…/ Mission might be difficult/ Ha! A new challenge!~