Hero's Bane

C-Sec usually controls security on the Citadel, but, with all the destruction, C-Sec is not able to cover every corner. This gave criminals the opportunity to create illegal fight clubs. Bidders and the victors of the fights are able to earn a substantial amount of credits…credits Wrex could use. The Krogan stood on an elevated platform, wrestling with another Krogan. The two opponents continued shoving each other, hoping to force another to the ground. Seeing this shoving match was a near stalemate, Wrex elbowed the other Krogan's head, forcing his opponents to the ground. Wrex forced his opponent back up and slammed his fist into the other Krogan's face. Before Wrex's opponent could hit the ground, the battlemaster slammed the other Krogan's face into his knee! Wrex dragged the other Krogan back up and began pummeling his opponent mercilessly.

Ten minutes later, Wrex was leaving the arena after receiving a nice amount of credits.

"Hey!" a voice called. Wrex turned around and saw the Salarian sponsor of the fight club walk up to him. "What was that?"

"What?" Wrex asked flatly. "I came in and fought the guy."

"Fought the guy? You nearly killed him!"

"He won't be the only one I nearly killed if you don't get out of my face," Wrex growled. The Salarian took a step back as Wrex loomed over him.

"Get out of here," the Salarian snapped. "And, don't come back." The sponsor turned and stormed off.

Garrus fell into the chair at his desk in exhaustion. He remembered his argument with the Council yesterday, trying to find some way to convince them to continue the search for the Reapers. Shepard would know how to convince them…if he was here. Garrus should not have taken the time to resign from C-Sec; he should have been on the Normandy. If he was on the Normandy, Shepard might still be alive.

Garrus could not keep thinking about how he could have changed what happened on the Normandy, but he could not stop. He picked up a data pad and began reading the latest C-Sec cases. It was the only way he could stop thinking about Shepard.

In the past two days, a number of people, from all species, have been disappearing: Human, Asari, Turian, and Krogan on the Citadel were vanishing. Rumors even said that the Vorcha on Omega were disappearing. Every time someone disappeared, a Quarian was seen stalking them. Though the Vorcha were out of C-Sec jurisdiction, the other missing people were not. Who was this Quarian? Tali would probably know, but he did not want to trouble the young girl with some stupid C-Sec case.

Garrus looked up when he heard arguing down the hall. The Turian got up and made his way to the hall where he could hear the argument. From the corner of the hall, Garrus could see a young Turian arguing with a pair of Krogan. One of the Krogan shoved the Turian back. The Turian stumbled back to his feet and threw his fists up, ready to fight. The two Krogan simply laughed when they saw the Turian try to fight back. Garrus could tell this would probably get ugly. He could just simply yell for the Krogan to back off, but, even through civilians are not allowed to have guns on the Citadel, an unarmed Krogan was unlikely.

"Hey!" Garrus yelled, drawing his gun and walking up to the three men. "Is there a problem here?" The two Krogan leered at Garrus. Ever since the Genophage, Krogans never liked Turians.

"Just trying to teach this guy a lesson," one of the Krogans said.

"I'm going to have to ask you two to leave."

"Or what?" the Krogan asked fiercely as the two turned and faced Garrus. "In case you didn't notice, there are two of us."

"And, in case you didn't notice, I have a gun," Garrus reminded. The two Krogans exchanged glances.

"Whatever," he said turning and leaving. His friend quietly followed. Once they were gone, Garrus turned to face the other Turian.

"Thanks," the Turian said.

"What are you thinking?!" Garrus exclaimed. "Picking a fight with a Krogan?"

"I didn't start it!" the Turian protested.

"Maybe, but they would definitely would have ended it," Garrus growled. He groaned in annoyance. "What's your name, kid?"

"Lantar…Lantar Sidonis"

"What are you doing here?" Garrus asked.

"I came to see if I could help repair the Citadel."

"If you want to help, see a C-Sec officer."

"Wait a minute, you're Garrus Vakarian."

"Yeah?"

"I thought you were C-Sec."

"I'm retired," Garrus explained.

"Ok," Sidonis said.

"And try not to get into any more trouble," Garrus said, turning and leaving. "Excuse me," Garrus said as he brushed past a Quarian. Garrus plopped back down in his chair and began looking at his data pad again.

Bane strolled down the hall with a smile on his face. This Turian has no idea what is about to happen. Bane watched as Sidonis turned the corner and out of sight. Too easy. Bane turned the corner, expecting to see Sidnois, but instead he saw nothing. He was standing in an empty alley and Sidonis was nowhere to be seen. Bane quietly drew his pistol out of his trench coat as he began to look around.

"Freeze," a voice said behind him. Bane turned around and saw Garrus cock a pistol a few feet from him. "Looks like I caught you this time, bounty hunter." Bane simply chuckled at the sight and realization of what happened. Garrus must have realized who the Quarian he brushed past was and warned Sidonis.

"You're not the Turian I expected to meet," Bane chuckled. Suddenly, with a loud crack, a grappling hook shot out of the top of Bane's wrist and entangled itself on the barrel of Garrus's gun. With a yank, Bane's grappling hook tore the pistol out of Garrus's hands. The Turian immediately jumped behind a pile of boxes at Bane opened fire on Garrus! Garrus began crawling across the ground as debris began to fly across Garrus's head. Garrus recognized the scope-mounted handgun Bane was wielding.

He did not know what it was called, but he did know that it had been banned because it violated at least sixteen weapons treaties.

"Sidonis, Now!" Garrus shouted. Suddenly, Sidonis appeared from behind a corner with a handgun and began firing at the bounty hunter, who fired back. Sidonis must have volunteered to help Garrus to take this bounty hunter down. Sidonis's appearance gave Garrus just enough time to leap out from behind the boxes and grab his handgun. Bane disappeared behind a pile of boxes as soon as he saw Garrus grab his gun. Bane had no time for this, but he was not leaving without the Turian he promised to provide. Garrus looked around the boxes and saw Bane sprinting away!

"Come on!" Garrus yelled to Sidonis they ran after the bounty hunter. Garrus has never seen anyone run so fast. Bane practically flew down the hall as the two Turians tried to keep up. Finally, some hope of stopping this bounty hunter; a Turian C-Sec officer was patrolling the hall in front of them.

"Stop!" Garrus yelled to Bane, loud enough for the officer to hear. Everyone in c-Sec knew Garrus Vakarian and knew that if he was pursuing someone, there was a good reason.

"Freeze!" the C-Sec officer yelled, pointing his handgun at Bane, but it was too late. With a flash of speed, Bane grabbed the gun pointed it at the ceiling just as the officer pulled the trigger. The bullet uselessly hit the ceiling as Bane yanked the gun out of the C-Sec's officer's hands and threw the Turian into Garrus. As Garrus and the other officer fell to the ground, Bane shot his grappling hook, entangled it on Sidonis's gun, and yanked it out of his hands. Garrus leapt to his feet, hoping to get a clear shot at Bane, but, as soon as Garrus got to his feet, Bane kicked the gun out of Garrus's hand and kicked him to the ground. The other C-Sec officer got to his feet, but Bane slammed the handle of his handgun into the officer's head, knocking him unconscious. Bane spotted an elevator a few feet from where he was and dragged the C-Sec officer into it and stepped in. Garrus jumped back up, grabbed his gun, and pointed it at Bane, but the bounty hunter now held the unconscious C-Sec officer in front of him, like a shield, and had his gun to the officer's head. There was still a target, Bane's head.

"I would not try it, if I were you," Bane warned. Garrus had a shot at a small portion of Bane's head. He had the shot, he could take it, but he did not. What if he hit the officer? Garrus felt the gun slowly shake in his hand as he tried to line it up with his target. It was too risky. Garrus was unable to hit a target on the firing range. He cannot hit the bounty hunter without hitting the C-Sec officer.

"Wise choice," Bane said in his hollow voice. "Agent Vakarian, I bid you and your friend a most respectful farewell." Garrus furiously watched the bounty hunter escape as the doors to the elevator hissed closed.

"You alright, kid?" Garrus asked Sidonis.

"Yeah," Sidonis replied. "I'm fine."