Sorry for the delay folks but here it is everybody Chapter 7 of JW

"Hm, leg braces but no bones are currently broken and yet knees and other joints seem swollen with skin showing signs of repetitive bruising. Osteogenesis imperfecta or Vrolik Syndrome but more commonly known as brittle bones disease. Can be fatal if born with it, you are lucky. No cure known as of yet but percentage of galactic population with disease is so sparse a study has never been implemented. A challenge. Will look into it. After completion of Collector seeker swarm research of course."

"Uhhh, ummm, right. I'm sure you can find the lab. Big sign, can't miss it."

"Sounds like you met our newest recruit," came Shepard's voice over her suit's radio. "He's a genius you know."

"Salarian, genius, deadly, and master of run-on sentences," the pilot added.

"Just got done with Aria. Seems like this Archangel pissed off the local merc groups enough that they're teaming up to take him down."

"Aw, and who says we can't all get along?" Joker asked sarcastically. "How do you plan on getting in?"

Shepard chuckled. "I've signed up with the mercs to be sniper fodder."

"Comforting," Joker replied as he flicked through the file. "What did Aria contribute besides what we already know?"

"Already knew he was a turian and a crack sniper. Started attacking mercs with a heaping helping of vigilantism, which attracted a small team. Currently holed up at his base funneling mercs through the only entrance," Shepard relayed.

"Aside from the last part, he sounds like a turian Shepard," the pilot teased.

"Me?" the commander queried as she boarded a transport. "I suppose. But I wasn't a vigilante. Alliance, Spectre, what am I now?"

"I won't even suggest Cerberus Operative."

"No."

"Commander Shepard will do."

"Thanks Joker. We're here."

"One question: How is Archangel gonna know you're there to help?" the pilot enquired.

"Simple. When I start shooting mercs in the back," she said, as she cocked her pistol.

"Hot."

Shepard was of course the first to hop over the wall and duck into cover as some other fodder's head exploded. At the crack of each sniper round Shepard and her teamed bolted to the next available piece of cover. Peaking out, Shepard spotted a grunt at the entrance of the base and quickly gunned him down. Sniper fire sounded out but this time it was Shepard's feed that cut out.

Joker almost snapped his shinbone as he shot out of his seat. "Shepard!"

The commander groaned, "Concussive rounds? It appears we are moving too slowly for him."

"Let's not disappoint him then," Miranda said as she helped up Shepard.

Ducking into the base and up the stairs Joker watched as Shepard finally laid eyes on the turian sniper. "Bet you it's Garrus," Joker wagered.

"You're on." Shepard replied. "Archangel?"

The turian held up a talon to signal Shepard to wait before firing at the last piece of meat standing on the bridge. Standing, the turian rested his rifle on a stack of crates before taking a seat himself a removing his helmet.

"Oh come on!"

"Score! Joker one, Shepard zero."

"You sound disappointed to see me Commander."

"Just surprised is all, good to see you Garrus," Shepard replied.

"Heard you were dead ma'am," he noted as he began to clean his rifle.

"I was. Feeling better now. No thanks to you, can't believe you shot me," she said, checking her helmet.

"Concussive rounds. Not deadly. Had to keep you moving."

"Well I'm here," Shepard motioned. "Now how about getting out?"

Garrus trained his rifle at the bridge and motioned Shepard to take a look. "The funnel effect works both ways, but it's the only way out. Scouts, Eclipse I think."

Shepard chuckled and fired a round through the head of a mech. "More than scouts, but one less now," she said before handing the rifle back. "Ready to spill some merc blood?"

"Glad to see you haven't changed. I'll stay up here a cover you while you do what you do best," Garrus said before placing his helmet back on.

With that, Shepard jumped ledge and landed with a thud back on the bridge. With rapid-fire support from Shepard and Miranda and Jacob lifting targets for free shots by Garrus, the foursome made quick work of the Eclipse mercs. At least, until an enormous YMIR mech was lifted over the ledge accompanied by Jaroth. "Let's conserve some ammo!" Shepard shouted over the din. "Push it over the ledge! Garrus keep it and Jaroth off of us." A round impacted into the mech's armor in response. As the team enacted Shepard's plan the giant mech slowly inched towards the edge of the bridge.

"Jaroth is done," came Garrus's voice over the radio.

After what seemed like an eternity, the mech was finally on the cusp of the bridge. "Shepard, I'm overheated," Jacob noted. Miranda nodded in agreement.

"Shit me too," Shepard said. Another shot rang out and the impact forced the mech into the abyss below. "And splat."

"Get back here Shepard, they've dug through the collapsed tunnels. Need you to close the blast doors. Leave me that pull-o-matic man beast of yours and I'll be fine," Garrus hailed.

This time it was the Blood Pack with varren, krogan and vorcha advancing through the tunnels. "Uploading Jacob's and Garrus's vitals to your HUD ma'am," Joker inserted quickly between firefights.

With the last of the blast doors closed Shepard and Miranda hurried back to their comrades back upstairs. Upon arrival, Garrus was locked up rifle to shotgun with a massive krogan with Jacob struggling to get a clean shot. With a roar, the krogan reared back and slammed his weapon so hard that it snapped Garrus's rifle in half. Thinking quickly, the turian sidestepped and allowed the krogan's momentum to send him over the ledge and onto the bridge below. In moments, Shepard and Miranda aimed over the edge and emptied their weapons into the beast.

"Good timing as always Shepard. That was my favorite rifle," Garrus said sadly. "The one you got me."

"Aw. We'll get you a new one."

"Hostile aircraft inbound," Joker warned.

On cue an aircraft bearing the Blue Suns logo rose into view of the bay window and opened fire. Everybody dove into cover, except for Garrus. Joker watched through his fingers as Garrus's HUD view filled with his own blood before crashing into the floor. "Garrus!" Shepard shouted.

"Ma'am he's alive but you need to get him out of there and quickly," the pilot warned.

"Use the Cain!" Jacob shouted.

Taking the enormous weapon from her back and began charging the device.

"Only got one shot at this Shepard," Joker warned.

"Only need one," Shepard breathed before spinning out from cover and releasing a volley.

There was a blinding light over all of the feeds, and everybody's shields dropped. When the light faded and the smoke cleared, the gunship was nowhere to be found. Miranda and Jacob were coughing to try and clear their lungs before they saw Shepard calmly surveying the damage while blowing the smoke rising from the mammoth weapon.

"Hot."

So how did I do? I like this mission a lot so I hope this goes over well. Review por favor.