And it goes on and on and on
The story keeps on going because the fans love it. You guys love it and I will keep delivering as best as I can, live up to your expectations cause I also expect myself to give you guys something memorable, something you will return to and reread over and over again, never getting tired of it. That's a bit of a stretch but Dammit that's exactly what I'm going to do. You guys are just pelting me with praise that I'm overwhelmed and humbled. I thank you all
Also I've been doing a lot of thinking and it really has become a conflict
Who should Pete have as a pairing ?
I love the whole opposites attract business with him and Miranda, but then someone pointed out, and this makes sense, that Peter would be attracted to the shy sciency girls like Liara and Tali.
A lot of reviews and PM's told me I set it up so perfectly with Tali and Liara but….shit, I hate being conflicted
But after thinking it over and discussing things with my confidant BioshockerN7, I have decided that I will stick to my original decision. Now that I really think about it, I believe it would have been to…predictable. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of Liara or Tali being with Peter, and I know that those would have been great pairings, but I like doing something different.
Hell maybe I'll make another crossover or Two that involve Spider-man hooking up with Liara or Tali, or I'll make a few one-shots of What if? For more entertainment. So yeah, that seems reasonable enough. Yeah that's going to happen, so you'll see that soon enough
So I was also planning to do a rundown on Peter's powers, but I think I'll save that for the story
That's all I've got on my mind thus far. Go see the Jurassic World trailer if you have a life
And here is something I need to address. My grammar. I know I'm not the most WOW writer, but that's because I'm not the Kind of person who writes his ideas, feelings and experiences. I love doing this but when I tell stories, I mostly enjoy Talking about them physically from one person to another. You need to see me tell my stories to really feel and impact, cause that's my preference.
I have been practicing on improving my "craft" but if anything I might get a Beta reader to help me out. So there, hope that clarifies some problems with the grammar cause that's like the main thing I see in my reviews.
This chapter is also the start of some of the AU things I've mentioned earlier before. Just one character is all I will need to get t he ball rolling. The story will essentially follow the Mass Effect storyline but there is gonna be a lot of twists and shocking turns that will make you say "What the hell is going here?". Well, that's what I hope for. At least a reaction of 'Wow, that is cool'. Not 'Was' in pretense but "Is", as in it will remain cool and awesome on repeated rereads.
Also, Happy Holidays and happy new years, been a crazy few weeks and all with the getting presents and shit like that. Hope everyone's having a merry vacation and all with no worries, cause that's the last thing ya need.
So wrapping it all up, happy holidays again, love ya'll for reading my stories and happy new years
Rate Read and Review and as always Have Nice Day
Along Came a Spider Chapter 5: Noveria, Kinda reminds me of home
We start on everyone's Favorite Alliance ship, the Normandy-SR1, right now making its way towards the relay that will transport the ship to their next stop, Noveria.
And on said ship, two certain jokesters were exchanging stories with food snatched from the cafeteria in the pilots room
"And then, I literally walk by Ashley the moment she says 'You want me to kiss a Turian, I'll say which cheek" Spider-man said to the pilot of the Normandy, Jeff "Joker" Moreau.
The pilot instantly explodes, roaring with laughter, clutching his pained sides.
"HOLY SHIT" Joker cackled "Oh god, please tell me you have that recorded"
"No" Spider-man said sadly, when he his eyes had a glint of inspiration "But I bet there's a camera around here somewhere that must have done it for us"
On their way to Noveria, Spider-man decided to finally meet the pilot of the Normandy and the two hit it off immediately, already acting like they've known each other for years.
"So how did you get the name Joker?" Spider-man asked after the laughter died down "What, did you make fun of your instructors at flight academy or something?"
"Ha, now that would make more sense" Joker said "But it's actually ironic really. And how did you know I went to flight academy?"
Spider-man gave the man a deadpan stare that he felt "Gee whiz, I don't know. Where do pilots go to learn how to fly a ship. Do you know, Joker? Is it tank academy? Or was it that N7 program I read about?"
"Ok , ok I get it" Joker said, throwing a hand up in defeat "Asshole answer for a stupid question, I know how it works"
Spider-man grinned
"Well, to put it simply I was actually quite serious back in flight academy" Joker said reminiscently "It was a name that I got stuck with. A flight instructor gave it to me cause I always had this serious, uptight look on my face that made me look like a I had a stick up my ass"
"So you admitted to it" Spider-man said in false shock "Joker this is a big step up. Getting that stick out of your ass has done wonders for you"
"Aw shut up and let me finish" Joker said, playfully punching spider-mans arm "So after she started calling me that, the whole academy soon caught on, and the name stuck with me ever since"
"You said you were always uptight" Spider-man noted "Something happen during your time at school?"
"Ha, thought you'd never ask" Joker said, a sense of pride now obvious "I worked my ass off in my time at the academy. At the end of my tenure, I had the highest scores amongst my graduating class. Guess who had the biggest shit eating grin on their face when he saw how everyone else lost to the guy who couldn't even run a quarter mile"
"Nice" Peter said, fist bumping with Joker "Man, wish my high school ended like that. I got bullied the whole way through by some hulking gorillas"
"Sounds pleasant"
"Oh you would not believe the locker sizes, Joker" Spider-man said over dramatically "My goodness, you could fit a Krogan in there"
"I find it hard to believe that a guy like yourself got bullied in high school" Joker said dryly
"Hey, you learn something new every day" Spider-man said shrugging, gaining a look of agreement on Jeff's face.
"What was that about not running a quarter mile?" Spider-man said "What you've got a leg problem or something?"
Joker stared at Spider-man "You are way to perceptive, you know that right?"
"I get lucky sometimes" Peter said modestly
"Well, since I already like you I might as well tell you" Joker said to himself mostly "I have this disease in my legs. Brittle-bones disease. It basically makes the inside of bones from the hip down hollow. If I over exert my legs or receive some kind of impact, kiss my bones goodbye"
"Yeesh" Spider-man cringed "That's insane. Still awesome that you're the best pilot right?"
"You know it" Joker said, when he saw they were now exiting the relay to Noveria(I have no idea what I said there)
"Attention all hands, we are now approaching Noveria" Joker said into the intercoms "Best get going, Spidey"
"You know it" Spider-man said, detaching himself from the web line. He walked out from the pilots room, heading down to the lower levels of the ship to get his equipment together.
He entered the lab and approached his small work stations with all his personal belongings he brought along for the ride.
Peter grabbed a handful of web cartridges he prepared earlier on, loading them into his belt and web shooters before sliding his mask on.
"Go time" Peter said
The Normandy was now entering Noveria's atmosphere.
"Approach control, this is the SSV Normandy" Joker announced "Requesting a vector and a Berth"
The Noveria Approach control responded "Normandy, your arrival was not scheduled. Our defense grid is armed and tracking you. State your business"
"Citadel business" Joker said as-a-matter-of-fact "We've got a council Spectre aboard"
The approach control knew they couldn't argue much after that
"Landing access is granted, Normandy"
However they weren't done there
"Be advised, we will be confirming identification on arrival. If confirmation cannot be established, your vessel will be impounded"
The Normandy landed
"What a fun bunch" Joker said sarcastically to Shepard "I think I'll take my next leave here"
Shepard simply smirked at joker, now making his way towards his waiting crew. He arrived to see everyone making last minute checkups on their weapons and gear.
"Is everyone set?"
"I guess" Spider-man said, shivering slightly
"You aren't seriously considering going out there like that?" Kaidan asked.
"Well this suit has some form of cold resistance after tampering with it with a friend of mine(Stark)" Peter said "But…"
"Spider-man" Shepard said sternly "Can you operate normally in this weather"
"Yes" Spider-man said straight away with no hesitation "I've fought crime in the cold winters before, I could handle this place"
"Then let's go" Shepard said, leading the group
"So what is Noveria?" Spider-man asked no one in particular
"You could say that it's a separately funded colony" Garrus said "This planet operates on its own set of rules, as long as it doesn't overstep its boundaries given by the Citadel"
"Hmph, I bet it's already done that more than they can keep track off" Ashley wryly commented
"Where do they even get all their money?" Peter asked
"Noveria gets funded from a variety of tech corporations" Liara answered this time "These corporations pay the multiple stations here on Noveria to develop new technology for their companies with no one watching over them"
"Huh, sounds like corruption candy land down here" Peter quipped as they rounded about a corner, now walking towards a group of guards waiting for them, guns out and all.
"That's far enough" The lead brunette said with some intimidation
"We're not here to cause problems" Shepard said throwing his hands up in a gesture of 'surrender'. Though Spider-man and several others noted the underlying steel tone.
"This is an unscheduled arrival" The guard said with aggression "I need your credentials"
Shepard on the other hand wasn't so intimidated
"You First" He shot back
"OH SNAP" Spider-man said dramatically, gaining a laugh out of Garrus and Wrex.
The brunette glared at the colorful individual in the bunch while her partner said angrily
"We're the law here. Show Some respect"
"I'm Captain Maeko Matsuo, Elanus Risk Control services"
"I'm A Spectre" Shepard said "My name is Shepard"
"A load of horse crap ma'am" Maeko's blond partner said with obvious disbelief
"Ah, I wouldn't say that if I were you" Garrus said wittingly, like and older sibling to a younger
The blond narrowed her eyes at the Turian, throwing him a look of disdain
"We will need to confirm that" Maeko said regardless "Also, I must advise you that firearms are not permitted on Noveria"
"Sergeant Stirling, secure their weapons" The captain ordered
It all happened in an instant, everyone had their guns pointed at each other, biotics flared. A second later, Spider-man instinctively shot out web strands and snatched away the guns from Stirling and the Turian on Maeko's right. the move stunned the two, giving spider-man the chance to easily to take the guns.
"Oh, I'm sorry" Spider-man said, tauntingly waving the guns in his hands "Wasn't this what you guys were supposed to do"
"We seriously gonna let these Pyjaks take our weapons Shepard?" Wrex grilled, keeping his pistol leveled at the now disarmed guards.
Before anything else could happen, someone was smart enough to intervene through the comms
"Captain Matsuo! Stand down" The newcomer ordered "We confirmed their identity. Spectres are authorized to carry weapons here, Captain"
A moment later Maeko conceded
"You may proceed, Spectre" The captain said neutrally, yet there was obvious spit in her tone "I hope the rest of your visit will be less confrontational. Parasini-San will meet you upstairs"
"Give us back our guns" Stirling said snappily
"Spider-man" Shepard said expectantly
"Ah, but these were supposed to be souvenirs" Spider-man whined playfully, casually tossing the guns back.
The Turian and human actually fumbled with their weapons, giving the vigilante blaring glares.
Spider-man just gave them a cheeky pose stating 'Nothing you could do about it'.
"Get out of here" Stirling growled
"Don't mind if we do" Shepard said now entering the built-in mountain compound with the crew right behind him.
Spider-man gave one last mocking wave before catching up to the others. They walked up some stairs and arrived at the front desk.
This time, the team was greeted much more cordially by the lady behind the counter. Her eyes did linger on the bizarre one of the group before addressing Shepard.
"I am Gianna Parasini, Assistant to administrator Anoleis" Gianna introduced herself "We apologize for the incident in the docking bay"
"I Appreciate the help" Shepard said earnestly "Though it could have gone better"
"I completely understand" Parasini stated "But you have to understand that the Captain was just doing her job. One of my duties, on the other hand, is the orientation of new arrivals. Do you have any questions?"
"Pretty heavy security for such a small port" Shepard noted
"The Executive Board does everything in its power to protect the privacy of our client corporations"
"WOW" Spider-man couldn't help himself "Talk about Déjà-vu"
"Spider-man?" Liara gave him a questioning look
"Sorry" Spider-man said quickly "I'll explain later"
Parasini seemed to now gaze intently at the brightly dressed superhero
"Now I recognize you" Parasini said with realization "I have to say, I never would have imagined that I would meet the legendary Spider-man"
Spider-man actually blushed, scratching his sheepishly
"Legendary?" Peter said bashfully "Aw shucks I haven't even done much"
"Ugh" Ashley rolled her eyes "Can we please focus on the mission"
"She's right" Shepard agreed "Even if there are private corporations here hiding information, I can't let that impede our investigation"
"Tread lightly" Gianna warned "The board can bury in litigation. You'd need an Asari lawyer to the case through"
"Has anyone unusual passed here recently?" Shepard asked
"Unusual?" Gianna briefly pondered "An Asari Matriarch passed through a few days ago. Lady Benezia"
At that, Liara's eyes widened and she began to tremble slightly
"She's here?" Liara murmured
Shepard wanted to see to Liara but thankfully Spider-man placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Giving Peter an appreciative nod, Shepard turned back to Gianna.
"Can I speak with her?"
"Benezia left for the peak 15 research complex days ago" Parasini informed "To the best of my knowledge, she's still there"
"Could you tell me how to get there?"
"You'll need to ask administrator Anoleis for clearance to leave this port" Gianna explained
"Where can we find the administrator?" Liara asked this time
"His office is on the main level" Gianna said "Left at the top of the elevator"
"Understood" Shepard said. He asked politely "Can we go now?"
Gianna reciprocated "Of course. If you need any help, you can ask me at the administrator's office"
Parasini turned and left, leaving the team.
"She's here" Liara's voice was shaky "I can't believe it"
"I know" Liara now spoke to Shepard "You have a lot of questions for me Shepard right now"
"No" Shepard interrupted "You're a part of the team Liara. I trust you just like I trust everyone on the team. Even if I don't know everything about this team, you all willingly asked and chose to come along for this mission"
The group actually felt more motivated by these simple words.
'Yup" Peter thought fondly 'Just like Captain America'
"Thank you Shepard" Liara said earnestly "That means a great deal to me"
"Alright people, let's keep moving"
Everyone continued down a staircase and rounded about on an elevator. They all piled in with Spider-man sticking to the ceiling for space for the others.
"Welcome to Port Hanshan" A VI said in the elevator "The Galaxy's most respected site for independent scientific research and development"
"Huh, generic much?" Garrus said, glancing up at Peter who nodded in agreement
"For your own safety, and to protect the privacy of others, you are required to obey any directions given by our security personnel. If you have questions or concerns, our friendly administrative staff is always available. Thank you, and enjoy your stay"
"Friendly?" Wrex 'Hmphed' "Yeah, real friendly"
"So Shepard, What's the first step?" Ashley asked
"This administrator is obviously the head honcho of this facility" Shepard said intelligently "I'll see what I can scrounge out from him. Liara, Kaidan, you two are with me. The rest of you, fan out and see what else you could find out about this place. Don't want any screwballs catching wind of our op here. There could some Lackeys that report to Saren here"
"Yes Sir" Was what everyone said
"OH and Tali, Ashley" Shepard called back "Keep an eye on Wrex, Garrus and Peter. Especially Peter"
"What is that supposed to mean?" Peter whined
Shepard just grinned, while Ashley tugged and began pulling away Spider-man by the arm.
Ashley, Tali, Wrex, Garrus and Peter all piled into the slow as hell elevator once more, going up this time in a more populated area.
"So we go from tracking Saren, to tracking Benezia and then we arrive at a bar" Garrus said
"Seems about right" Peter said, shrugging casually
"You say things like that a lot" Tali said to the arachnid hero "Why exactly? Do you always expect something odd"
"It's all a matter of perspective Tali" Spider-man explained 'I've lived a weird life and I have learned to take the odd twist and turns in stride. Trust me when I say this, you are all gonna see some weird shit in the future if you keep hanging out with me"
"Is it wrong to say that I want to see this strangeness" Tali said
"Nah, everyone wants to see odd new things" Peter said "Though you might not like what you find sometimes"
"Excuse me" a feminine voice said as they came out from the hallway.
The group looked to their left as an Asari came up to speak with them. More specifically, Spider-man.
"May I ask a bit of your time" She said slowly
"Uh" Spider-man was unsure of what to do hear. He looked to his teammates who just gave him the look of 'We don't know what to do either'.
"Sure?" Spider-man said uneasily "Uh, Who are you?"
"My name is Mallene Calis" The Asari said kindly "The Male Human at the hotel bar. He is a sales rep for Binary Helix. His name is Rafael Vargas. I need you to speak with him"
"…"
"What?" Spider-man uttered "Wait, why are you even asking me? I'm a complete stranger Do you even know who I am?"
"Yes, you are very strange" The Asari, twisting the words "And on your contrary, you are quite well known here, dull stone. As a matter of fact your name and actions are becoming quite famous, Spider-man"
Spider-man just stared, dumbfounded. The rest of the group was equally surprised.
"How is he famous exactly?" Ashley asked, pointing to him
"I keep myself up to date on news worthy subjects" Calis said "This entire facility does as a matter of fact. For the past several months, Spider-man has made quite the impact on the Citadel. That makes you ideal for my job since you are becoming a known quantity. Or so Vargas will think. Since the news projects you as a vigilante, he might think you are here to investigate his companies dirty laundry considering you are also accompanied by a C-sec officer"
"What the Hell" Peter said "What don't you know? And first of all I know nothing of this, what'd you call it? Binary Helix? What would I even say to this Vargas guy anyway? And second of all, why would a random guy talk to any guy in tight red and blue spandex?"
"Well allow me to explain my position here" Calis said evenly "I represent the Aramali city council on Thessia. Our town is known for its biotic amp crafters"
"Then why are you interested in Helix?" Ashley spoke up "I heard they do Genetics work"
"Much of BH's work relates to biotics. There are rumors that the Noveria branch has flown in Asari biotics. Powerful ones. Commandos to be specific. We want to assess any potential risk to Asari copyrights"
"Wait, what?" Spider-man was now thoroughly confused "Ok I'm completely lost here now. What's my role in all this?"
"I wish for you to be a distraction" Calis said "Speak with him, barter him. I will give you a device that will crack into his personal wireless network. It will upload a variety of monitoring viruses. They will infiltrate Binary Helix when he logs onto their intranet"
"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa" Garrus said, now serious "This is sounding extremely illegal now. I may not agree with a lot of things the law has done but my job is to still enforce"
"Yeah, and I for one am not really in the mood here to be involved with some kind of 'legal issues' over copyright crap" Ashley remarked
"Not worth my time" Wrex grunted
"And I'd rather myself not get involved" Tali said, adding in her two cents
Spider-man finished up "I guess you see where we stand"
"Very well, I shall be on my way" Calis said coolly, leaving the five
Once she was out of ear shot, Spider-man spoke up
"Geez, we've only been here for half an hour and already, jerk guards, bureaucrats and corrupt competition"
"Welcome to Noveria" Said a dry voice
The group turned to see Shepard, Liara and Kaidan had rejoined them.
"Commander" Ashley greeted
"So what'd you find Shepard?" Wrex inquired "Anything to shoot at, I hope"
"Anoleis isn't in his office" Shepard answered "So we'll have to find another way to get to peak 15. You guys seem a bit….frazzled?"
"Just some Asari hotshot trying pawn off her dirty work on us" Ashley grumbled "Well, more specifically Spider-man"
"Tell me about it later" Shepard said, already walking "We've still got a lot of work to do"
"You all seem stressed out" A Turian sitting alone at a table commented "Take a seat, drink, take a break from your worries"
"That's actually sounding pretty good right about now" Wrex stated "Excuse me"
"I could use one as well right about now" Ashley agreed
"Same here" Kaidan said. Garrus wordlessly joined them leaving Peter, Liara, Tali and Shepard with the Turian.
"You have a very unusual crew" The Turian wryly stated
"That's…an understatement" Tali said
"So who might you be, stranger?" Shepard finally asked
"Lorik Qui'in" The Turian said "For the moment, I am the manager of the synthetics insight office"
"For the moment?" Shepard noted
"Mr. Anoleis closed my office" Lorik said bitterly "He claims to be investigating reports of my corruption. The administrator is an interesting man. He has become quite wealthy since he took direct control of rents"
"Where have I seen this before" Spider-man murmured, thinking of the organized crime back in Manhattan
"I'm sensing there's an obvious connection there" Shepard said
"Indeed" Lorik said tersely "I acquired evidence of Anoleis' actions. His hired goons are ransacking my office to find it"
'Yup, just like the kingpin' Spider-man compared in his thoughts
"I suspect your goal lies outside this port" Lorik keenly pointed out "Mr. Anoleis would be disinclined to let you wander"
"We do need to get into the garage, Shepard" Liara said to the commander
"If you recover the evidence from my office, I will give you my garage pass, as well as a sum of credits"
"How'd you get a pass?" Spider-man inquired
"I am a manager" Lorik explained "Most executives on Noveria are free to come and go as they will"
"You have a plan?' Shepard asked
"I do" Lorik said, a bit enigmatically "However there is one other-What is that charming human expression? 'Fly in the lotion?' Violence against Mr. Anoleis' thugs may be necessary. He has members of Hanshan's security team searching my offices. He's paying them under the table. Ms. Matsuo, the head of security, is unaware of the outside employment"
"So they're crooks" Shepard said with disdain "Alright, I'll focus on getting your evidence. Though I won't make any promises on avoiding a confrontation with these guys"
"When we're done here, I gotta tell you a similar story Shepard' Spider-man said jokingly "Trust me, you're gonna love it"
"Glad to know you're doing this" Lorik said, handing something to Shepard "Here is my pass that'll get you into our offices. It will activate the elevator. You can find the evidence on my office computer. This OSD contains an encryption key to access it. Slide it into the drive and it will auto execute"
Lorik added one last bit "Oh and do try to keep the bloodstains off the carpet, would you?"
"So Shepard" Spider-man said, jumping from foot to foot "We gonna bust some corrupt politics"
"I am" Shepard said "As well as Liara, Ashley and Wrex. You on the other hand are staying down here"
"AW" Spider-man playfully deflated "Why?"
"I don't want to attract to much attention for the moment" Shepard dryly stated "Especially with someone wandering around with a bright red and blue jump suit"
"What do you have against the suit?"
"Nothing" Shepard chuckled "It's just when you're travelling with a crew composed of three humans, one vigilante, a Quarian, A Turian, a Krogan and an Asari, it's bound to attract some form of unwanted attention"
Spider-man sighed in defeat "I guess"
Shepard gave the web head a friendly smirk, before calling over Wrex and Ashley, departing to Loriks office.
"Come on Peter, cheer up" Tali said, patting Peter on his shoulder "I'll treat to some drinks"
"Ah thanks Tali" Spider-man "Never really had the chance to drink with friends before"
The duo walked over to the bar and saw Kaidan and Garrus idly chatting, drinks in hand.
"I mean, I thought I had him, but turns out he was just faking it" Garrus said, taking a sip of his drink
"That reminds of that one time I had to take out these thugs in the terminus system" Kaidan recalled
"Hey guys" Peter said, getting the attention of the two
"So you guys got left behind" Garrus, stating the obvious
"Shepard had his reason, more or less" Tali said with a shrug
"Well we appreciate the company" Kaidan said honestly "Come on Spidey, let's test your limit"
Spider-man let out a dark chuckle "Oh man you are not gonna like it"
The four sat down and began simply talking about random subjects. Their likes, what they eat, what they like to do in their spare time before they joined the Normandy.
"I do remember this one guy that got away" Garrus said reminiscently
"There's always a guy that gets away, Garrus" Spider-man said, his mask up to his nose at the moment "For you at least. For me…. I've lost count"
"So who is this guy that got away?" Tali asked curiously
"His name is Saleon" Garrus said with a bit of a slur
"Sounds like a real stand up guy" Kaidan joked
"Oh you have no idea" Garrus said
"Hey lady"
Tali blinked and looked to the side opposite to her comrades. While the trio talked, Tali was distracted by a blond human male who caught her attention.
"Hey there pretty lady" The blond said smoothly "What's a beauty like you doing on a cold wasteland like Noveria?"
Tali actually blushed a bit "Uh, excuse me?"
"Oh, my apologies" The blond said quickly "Names Eddie Brock"
"Tali'Zorah" The Quarian said meekly
"Tali" Eddie said, intentionally rolling the name off his tongue "Beautiful name for a beautiful lady"
"Oh" Now Tali was extremely flustered. No one had ever said anything like that to her, ever before.
"Thank you" Tali said weakly
"I should be thanking whatever divine power is out there for allowing me to meet such a catch such as yourself" Eddie Brock said with a handsome grin
Tali was now beginning to feel her cheeks heat up to the point of steam blowing out of her ears.
Meanwhile, right next to Tali
"I do remember this one con artists we busted a month ago" Spider-man said fondly
"Con artist?" Kaidan leaned in with intrigue
"Yeah, ever seen that movie, the Wolf of Wall street?" Peter said with fondness
"Ha, yeah I love that movie" Kaidan laughed
"When Peter showed it to me, I understood why he kept referencing the film" Garrus said "This guy thought he could get away with stealing other people' money by selling them fake stocks and merchandise and he kept everything to himself"
"Yeah we busted him in just a few days" Peter said with a surge of accomplishment "Turns out he wasn't as smart as Jordan"
"Huh" Kaidan chugged down the rest of his beer, finishing with a nice 'ah' "So what happened to him afterward?"
"Well, Garrus brought him in" Peter said, playing around with his bottle "Then I heard be bribed his way out of prison somehow or something like that and made his way off the Citadel"
"Ticked me off really" Garrus gritted out "But then again he wasn't anyone serious like Saleon. Swindling money isn't uncommon"
"What was this guy's name?" Kaidan asked
"His name was…"
Was all Peter said until he saw the blond guy making advances on Tali. His mind went a bit on overdrive to see if that face was familiar.
"Peter?" Garrus said, when he looked to where Peter was staring,
Soon his expression changed
"Uh…Guys?" Kaidan was a bit concerned with the changed demeanor of the two of the most laid back dudes he'd met.
"TALI GET AWAY FROM HIM" Spider-man said aloud, pulling his mask down
"Wha?"
"AH Shit" Eddie Brock exclaimed "What are you two assholes doing here?"
"Now that is an interesting question" Garrus said, slowly getting up out of his seat "We're here on an important mission. Tell us Brock, what brings you to Noveria?"
"Garrus, Peter" Tali glanced back and forth between the two on her sides glaring at the blond "What is going on here? Do you know him?"
"Oh yeah we do" Spider-man said light heartedly "Eddie is an old friend of ours from t he Citadel"
"The best kind of old friend for any C-sec officer or vigilante" Garrus added "A criminal"
"What?"
"This punk's a con artist" Garrus revealed getting a growl out of Brock which was silenced by the looks he received from both Garrus and Peter.
"Wait a second" Kaidan came up from behind, his face dawning with realization "This is the guy you busted back on the Citadel, isn't it?"
"Busted?!" Now Tali was alarmed
"Yeah Tali, this guy is just a common criminal" Spider-man said
"Hey, criminal is such an ugly word" Eddie said, pressing a button on his bracelet behind his back "I see myself as a business man"
"That swindles money off everyday people and sells them bullshit" Garrus retorted "Sure that's practically every company out there, but at least they're doing it legally"
"You Boshtet" Tali said now enraged
"Easy Tali" Peter placed a hand on her shoulder to hold her back "Don't kill him just yet"
His Spider sense blared.
He shot two web lines, the lines connecting to Kaidan and Garrus's chests. He tugged them down and grabbed Tali close, back flipping way as bullets sailed in between the two on the floor and the two in the air.
Spider-man landed gracefully, helping Tali remain standing as she was now blushing like crazy while trying to hold in her lunch.
"Get them" Eddie shouted while beginning to flee.
People began to scatter in fear as the hired thugs Eddie called upon opened fir upon Spider-man's group. Kaidan instinctively threw a table to its side for make shift cover for him and Garrus. Peter did the same for himself and Tali.
"Who the hell are these guys?!" Kaidan shouted over the gunfire.
"Obviously Eddie Brocks lackeys" Garrus answered, standing up for a quick headshot before ducking down again.
"So what, this guy is like an old enemy of yours" Tali said, leaning out from the tables side to fire at the crooks
"More like an old annoyance" Spider-man said, getting ready to jump "Excuse me"
Spider-man leapt over the table and twirled in the air, bending his body and limbs to avoid the gunfire.
'Alright, five guys left' Peter quickly analyzed
He shot a web at one of the men, puling himself right into the guy. Peter landed with his feet on the man's chest, bringing him down hard onto the floor. He wasted no time, jumping back up again to do a spilt kick to the two men to his sides, knocking them out as well.
"Shit, shoot that son of a bitch" One of the last remaining two shouted
"Now that's just rude" Spider-man quipped "My mother was a lovely person"
Spider-man did a matrix like dodge
"Woo, Neo style" Spider-man joked, using his web shooters to pull the duo in and secure them quickly.
"What is going on here?!" A female voice demanded
Captain Matsuo arrived on the scene along with several other ERC guards.
"Hey there Cap" Peter greeted casually, hefting up the five captured thugs and tossed them towards her feet
"Five troublemakers on the house" Spider-man said like the owner of a restaurant to some good friends he knows
"What?" Matsuo was completely confused
"These thugs attacked us" Garrus spoke up, coming out from his cover along with Kaidan and Tali.
"Some Blond human Boshtet sicked them on us" Tali said with disdain, going up to kick one of tied men right in the ass, getting grunt of pain out of the man.
"These thugs attacked you?" Matsuo seemed skeptical
"It's true" said a familiar voice
Everyone turned to see Lorik sitting at his table, completely unaffected by the brief firefight that just occurred.
"Were you just sitting there the whole time?' Kaidan asked incredulously
"You have a witness" Lorik pointed out "Captain Matsuo, I saw those men engage these four unannounced and they caught them completely unaware. When the skirmish occurred, a blond human male fled the scene"
Matsuo stared at the Turian intently to see any signs of treachery and saw none.
"Alright" Matsuo relented "Cuff 'em and take them away"
"Ma'am" A Turian said "This substance won't come off"
"Oh yeah" Peter spoke up "My webbing will last an hour or so until it dissolves. More than enough time to take these guys away"
Matsuo, surprisingly, gave the web head a slight appreciative look.
"Let's go people" Matsuo said. The captain and her ERC guards left the area.
"Thanks" Kaidan said to the Turian
"Couldn't allow a misunderstanding to occur" Lorik said truthfully "Already had that happened to me"
"Then you might be able to help us" Said yet another familiar voice
"Commander" Garrus greeted
Shepard directed his attention to Tali instead "What happened Tali? I thought you had the situation with these three under control"
"It wasn't their fault commander" Tali said "Just a Boshtet deciding to screw with us"
Shepard arched an eyebrow "I'll take your word for it"
"Looks like we all got our fair share of action" Wrex said, grinning
"You know it big man" Spider-man said boastfully, bumping fists with the Krogan
"Lorik" Shepard tuned out the conversation amongst his crew to speak with the Turian
"Always a pleasure, Spectre" Lorik greeted cordially "Any news on that matter I asked you to look into?"
"I finished the job" Shepard responded "But an internal affair investigator contacted me. She wants you to testify against Anoleis"
"Whoa, Internal Affair investigator?" Garrus' interest, as well Pete's, Kaidan's and Tali's was peaked
"I'll explain" Ashley said taking the four aside so Shepard could speak with Lorik undisturbed
"So Ashley" Kaidan spoke first "What did you guys discover?"
"Turns out Anoleis is just another corrupt businessman"
"Knew there was someone like that here" Spider-man said, a sense of accomplishment evident
"I thought that was how things were done here on Noveria" Tali said
"Nope" Ashley said shaking, her head "Self interest is allowed so long as it doesn't interfere with attracting other customers so there could be more profit all around"
"I heard Shepard say he wants Lorik to testify against this crook" Garrus said
"Yes, it will give a larger scope to the whole thing and bring down Anoleis for good" Ashley said
"Sounds like Shepards helping a lot of people by doing that" Kaidan said
"That's what I said" Ashley said
"So what?" Spider-man said, trying to piece something in his mind "We do this and we get a garage pass to continue the mission?"
"Exactly" Shepard entered the conversation "We've got Lorik's cooperation. Now I just need to speak with Parasini and we get our garage pass"
"Wait, what? The woman from the front desk? She's the investigator? Wow, she really knows how to seem unassuming" Peter said in befuddlement and amazement
"Come on, we're going to tell her the good news" Shepard said "Then we head off to Peak 15"
"Right away Captain" Spider-man said in an over dramatic pose
"Come on" Shepard said to the others "We can't waste any more time"
The Normandy crew quickly departed the area, going from the elevator all the way to Parasnini's office.
The moment they entered, the investigator went right to business.
"Spectre" Parasini said in complete seriousness "Have you given any more consideration to my offer?"
"It took some persuasion, but Qui'in has agreed to testify" Shepard confirmed
Parasini sighed in relief "That's a world of stress off my back. I'll take the evidence for safe transport"
Shepard handed the evidence over to Parasini.
"Huh" Parasini said with intrigue "I didn't think you'd help me. Being a Spectre and all. I guess some of you can be all right"
"It's a common misconception" Spider-man said nonchalantly, elbow resting on Shepards shoulder "Heroes tend to get the bad rep, even after all the good they do"
"I guess being a smartass is a common trait as well"
"Doesn't this help you?" Shepard said, not offended but curios "You don't seem particularly happy"
"I'm ecstatic right now" Parasini said truthfully "But right now, I just feel like a long day of work is ending"
"I think we can all relate and respect that" Peter said throwing her a thumbs up. Everyone nodded in agreement and Parasini sent them an appreciative look.
"Thank you all for today" Parasini said, grateful and all "While you were working on Qui'in, I got you a garage pass. Be Careful up there"
"Thanks" Shepard said
"Don't mention it" Parasini said "Now if you will all excuse me, I have an arrest to make. Wish I had time to change into something easy to move in. I hate skirts"
Ten seconds later
"THIS IS AN OUTRAGE"
"Wow, this is just like home" Spider-man joked, rubbing a gloved pinkie over his masked ear "The criminal tough guys moan over the fact that they got caught"
"They always do Spidey" Garrus remarked, smirking as Anoleis was taken away "Gotta admit, feels good to bust a crime lord up"
"Get used to it" Spider-man said, nudging his friend "I could use a sidekick when it comes to these kind of things"
"Sidekick?" Garrus laughed mockingly "I believe you should be referring to yourself"
"Eh, I'm a self-made MAN. One hundred percent macho heroic persona and all"
"Hmph, that's debatable" Wrex said with a snigger
"Oh I don't need from you Crocodile Dundee"
"Seriously?" Kaidan now had his own taunting grin "That's the best you could come up with?"
"Hey it's a classic" Spider-man argued
"Can't argue with that" Shepard agreed "Still, you could think of better material"
"Hey, we've only known each other for a few weeks" Spider-man argued playfully "Give it another year or so, then criticize my work"
"To late for that bug boy" Ashley quipped
"Oh and that's another thing"
"Aren't Spider's a type of arachnid?" Liara said innocently
"Liara" It was Tali who said this "You have a lot to learn on humiliating your friends and teammates"
"What she said" Ashley said whole heartedly
"Alright team" Shepard said, smirking at the light hearted atmosphere "We can wail on Spider-man on the way to Peak 15"
Ten minutes later
"Can we please" Spider-man bashed a Geth head in "PLEASE have at least one hour where we're not getting shot at by our enemies. Like come on"
"I have to agree with Peter on this one" Kaidan said throwing a Biotic warp at several Geth "The consistency is starting to get annoying"
"We have to deal with these kinds of things Lieutenant" Shepard shouted over the commotion "Spider-man, take out those destroyers"
"AYE AYE" Spider-man said, swinging full force into a cluster of destroyers
"Leave some for me, Web-head" Wrex yelled, running right at the group as well
"Hey I'll take all the help I can get" Peter said smashing two Geth together into smithereens
Wrex used a biotic singularity to get a clear shot at the destroyer he caught.
"Man, I wish I had Biotics" Spider-man said, landing beside the Krogan
"You wish you had this?" Wrex said with disbelief "You can destroy a Geth armature with just a kick, and you want Biotics?"
Spider-man paused "Yeah but I'm a Star Wars fan. It'll be just like having the force"
"Try not to argue with him to much Wrex" Garrus said sagely "He'll have a counter argument for almost anything you have to say"
"For once Turian, I find myself agreeing with you"
So yet another abrupt ending, Why? Cause I felt it would be appropriate.
Anyway this chapter came out 12/30/14 so that means new years is the day after so Happy new year's everybody, hope ya'll had a good holiday and year overall.
And for those of you reading this a year after that and a year after that and a year after that, the same goes out to you as well.
I have some CRAZY plans coming up for this crossover. It will still follow the basis of the Mass Effect saga but there will be changes here and there as well as some twists along the way.
You've seen Eddie Brock be introduced and as you can tell, Spider-man has never met an Eddie Brock in his universe….so yeah, that's all there is say.
And I will get one thing out of the way first.
When you compare the length of Mass Effect 1 to 2 & 3, Mass Effect 1 is relatively short in comparison. I am not doing any of the side missions save for Tali's, Wrex's, Garrus's and my own Spider-man side-mission. So don't be surprised if the first story of Mass Effect one feels rushed cause it's not. It's just gonna be shorter compared to others. Hell you can cover Garrus's side mission in literally five minutes. Trust me I've done it and seen it happen with others before.
….I think that's all for now. Yeah I said everything I needed to say for this time
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