Mass Effect Project Renegade
Chapter 30: Omega
Jack approached CIC, overlooking the Galactic map, Kelly handed him the data pad of incoming messages. Jack was about to open up the message on his data-pad from the report on Purgatory's station, but was interrupted when he saw Tali come out from the elevator shotgun in hand, while observing her Omni-tool.
Jack handed the data-pad back to Kelly, while approaching Tali.
"Hey…" said Jack placing his hands on her shoulders.
Tali just gazed at the floor giving a slight shrug.
"Whenever you're ready to talk Tali, I'll be here."
Jack, (Jack), Tali, Bethora, Zoey, and Leng departed from the Normandy to the station of Omega.
The crew made their way through the docking corridor, with Tali lagging behind, Zoey took notice of this and approached Jack.
"Hey Shepard… How's Tali?"
Jack turned his head towards Tali, who noticed she was lagging behind the group.
"She… Just needs time to recover from the shock."
A Salarian was about to greet them but Jack pushed him out of the way, while approaching another crewmember listed on the dossiers. The Mercenary was stomping on a Batarian.
"I said don't move Jack Ass!"
Jack approached the Mercenary.
"Zaeed Massani?"
Zaeed stopped what he was doing turning his attention to the crew.
"Yeah, and you must be Shepard?"
"Do you know the mission?"
Zaeed kicked the Batarian to stun him on the ground.
"I did my research… this mission doesn't sound too good, and something that we might not come back from this…. Though your Elusive Man said you would help me with a job, that he gave me intel on…. Once I read the info, I signed myself on to your mission so you could help me with the contract."
"Well if the Illusive Man promised that I would help you finish your contract, then I'll get it done."
Zaeed's expression turned to a smile for a second giving Jack a strong hand shake.
"Excellent, the sooner we get that out of the way, the sooner we can concentrate on being God damn Heroes."
Jack signaled to the direction of the Normandy.
"Normandy's docked right behind us, make yourself at home Zaeed."
Zaeed pointed his fire arm at the Batarian at the ground, signaling him to get up, however the Batarian fugitive tried to make a run for it, leaving Zaeed to discharged his weapon at the Batarian causing him to drop to the ground.
"Will do, just let me turn this thing in before it starts to stink."
Jack and the others made their way through Omega to meet Aria, along the way Jack approached a group of Batarian Thugs.
"What are you looking at?"
Jack grabbed the Batarian by the neck.
"A Batarian's day that I'm about to ruin."
The Batarian wanted to back off.
"Uh – I look I'm not looking for any trouble."
Jack still held his neck.
"Maybe I am?! Maybe you better leave before I find you some?"
Jack threw the Batarian in to his gang, the three of them made a break for it. The Bar Purgatory was loud with deafening music and active parties throughout the large room.
The crew made their way to the second floor to meet Aria for the contacts on the Dossiers. Jack was about to approach Aria, but she noticed the incoming group.
"That's close enough."
The crew immediately drew their weapons on the guards who were surrounding them.
"You want to talk to me, you get a scan first."
Gorrack tried to scan Shepard, but was getting really strange readings.
"Uh…."
Aria just turned to Gorrack.
"What's the problem?"
Gorrack just rubbed the back of his neck.
"The scanner is off the charts on him, I don't know what to make of it."
Aria rolled her eyes signaling the crew to approach.
"So Shepard what can I do for you?"
Aria sat herself on her couch while Jack just stood in front of her.
"I heard you know where I might be able to find people on your station."
Aria just took a drink from her glass.
"That depends on the people…. Who are they?"
Jack looked at the Dossiers before turning his gaze back at Aria.
"Archangel and Doctor Mordin Solus."
"Yeah I know them, especially Solus… I like him, he's willing to heal you as he is to shoot you, he's located in the lower sector, though it's under quarantine because of an outbreak…. As for Archangel he's playing vigilante pissing off the Mercenary Gangs in the area, from what I heard he doesn't have much time. "
Jack didn't realize the situation on Omega, the two dossiers could be dead.
"Sounds like I don't have much time."
Aria gave Jack an alluring smile.
"You got all the time in the world, however I'm unsure of the people you're tracking down."
The crew made their way down to the first floor, but before the crew could leave Purgatory, Jack took notice to someone familiar.
"Nick?"
Major Nick looked at Jack with a drunken glare.
"You again? Why do you keep haunting my hallucinations?"
Jack sighed signaling the bartender.
"Yeah your most expensive drink on the menu."
The Turian Bartender handed him a bottle of sky driver.
Jack examined the bottle, before breaking it on Nick's head. Feeling the effect of the pain, Nick snapped out of it.
"Jesus, that bottle had to be like 5,000 credits! Wait you're alive?! You went crashing down with your ship, how the Fuck do you survive something like that?"
"I got better, now look it seems like your unemployed so, I'm going to need your help with a mission if you're interested."
Nick looked at his glass, than at Jack.
"Yeah sure just give me a minute…"
Jack handed Nick the coordinates to the Normandy.
The crew left the bar while approaching a crossroad. Jack wondered who to save first? Arcangel, or Mordin Solus? Which one needed the help first?
Okay so first review decides who Jack goes after first you decide.