Paths to Vengeance
Chapter 15 Fate
Authors notes I don't own Mass Effect Bioware does and this fic is a slight crossover with the film War, just so you all know.
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Well that's enough of an authors note on with chapter 15.
The Normandy
As Commander John Shepard walked through deck 3 after he talked to Garrus about upgrading the main weapons he was still raging about the decision the Citadel Council made to do nothing about the Collectors as the attacks were going on in the Terminus Systems and not in Citadel Space and to make matters worse the Council with the exception of Anderson believed the Reapers were a myth and that the Reaper Sovereign was a Geth ship despite all the evidence that it was not a Geth ship.
That was 1 reason why he hated most politicians even ambassador Donald Udina told Shepard and Anderson that he privately didn't believe in the Reapers but if there was a link proven between their attacks on human colonies and the Reapers then he'd believe them. Shepard only hoped he could find the proof he needed to get the Councils help.
As he went to the rec room to get rid of these frustrations and when he entered he saw Rogue was there doing some push-ups. And Shepard went to the weights as Rogue asked "Do you need a spotter there Shepard, some of those look very heavy for humans?".
Shepard nodded and Rogue walked over to help out if needed and as a silence descended over the room Rogue said "I take it the meeting with the Council didn't go well did it Shepard?".
Shepard merely replied "They are sticking their heads in the sand just like they did when I was after Saren before I was taken out in that attack by the Collectors. We don't need their help, I don't want to admit it but Cerberus are a necessary evil they are the only ones who are doing anything about The Reapers and they are funding us which is more then the Council ever did, all they did was criticise me and everything I ever done during my mission against Saren, especially Valern, I swear he just hated me because I was human. But I still hate Cerberus just as much as you do Rogue. The reason I hate them is because years ago my military unit was lured to Akuze and all but myself and another soldier named Tombs survived, Cerberus arranged it so they could study the affects of the Thresher Maws there against humans. So tell me, why do you hate Cerberus so much right now Rogue?".
The assassin only said "They betrayed me and I'll them pay for that if it's the last thing I do, now if you I could kill the Council for you Shepard for free".
Shepard knew the man was joking but he hid the disgust at what the man just said. And Shepard told Rogue that he was to accompany him, Zaeed, Jack and Garrus to Zoyra to help Zaeed deal with Vido Santiago. Rogue only nodded as he told Shepard that whole they were on Omega getting some upgrades for the engines that Rogue had something he needed to take care of before they got to Zorya.
Razib Prime apartment complex
As a human man with his arms full of shopping entered his apartment he put the shopping bags on the ground next to his feet as he locked the door with the security software by entering the 4 different passwords needed to both open and close the door he had installed and once the door was fully sealed, the man picked up the food and drink as he went to the kitchen table.
Suddenly a man in armour appeared on the room with a gun pointed at him as he said "Welcome home doctor Tanizaki".
Tanizaki dropped the shopping and turned around to run when Danny and Jeremy entered the apartment with loaded pistols as Jeremy said "Don't you worry doctor, we are not here to hurt you. We just want to talk".
After the doctor got a drink of scotch he said "Look Spectre Crawford, I don't know anything at all so why are you all here?".
Danny smirked as he said "Oh come on Doc do you really expect us to believe that lie, please explain to me why 1 of the best plastic surgeons in the entire galaxy is hiding out right on the borders of Batarian territory. What are you a fucking war criminal?".
As Tanizaki did not say a word Jeremy said "Look if I was you I'd be on the Citadel rolling in the money. So come on tell us the truth?".
Crawford then said "Look frankly I don't care about whatever laws you have broken, all I need you to do is identify this man?".
Crawford handed Tanizaki an OSD with Rogues face on it. Jeremy looked at the doctor as he said "We know what happened to the other 3 plastic surgeons, we know that you could be next on his hit list Tanizaki. We can protect you".
Tanizaki interrupted as he said with fear in his voice "You don't know him. Protect me? You can't protect me. You cant stop him. You found me here, he can find me here just as easily as you did and much faster!".
Crawford leaned forward and only said "I can stop him. Now all I need from you Tanizaki is a yes or a no. Is this Rogue?".
As Tanizaki looked at the image with fear as his hands shook he looked at Crawford out of the corner of his eye and Crawford grabbed Tanizaki by his shirt and yelled out "Is this Rogue?".
Tanizaki with fear still in his voice answered "We used to get, commissioned by the Systems Alliance military, back when he worked for them all those years ago. We done a lot of surgeries on him. We changed his face so many times".
Tanizaki took a deep breath before he continued by saying "He came to me 3 years ago. His face was the worst I'd ever seen, it was nearly torn off. I did what I could. I repaired nerve tissue, the muscle, I reconstructed the facial bones. I never saw him again after that, and this is what I made him look like".
After he was done Danny said "Look Tanizaki we are going to take you with us. We're going to protect you understand?".
Tanizaki nodded as Jeremy said "Why don't you go get some stuff together and we'll go".
Tanizaki nodded and went to the bedroom as Crawford ordered Danny to get the car and bring it here and when he left Crawford looked at the image of Rogue as he said curiously "Do you believe in fate Jeremy?".
Jeremy was surprised at the sudden question and asked "Fate?". Crawford nodded and clarified what he meant by saying "Yeah that no matter what you do, your future as already been decided?".
Jeremy only truthfully answered "I don't know about that John. I always thought you future was decided based on the choices you make in life".
Crawford simply looked at the image on the OSD and knew what his future was, it was to kill Rogue.
Suddenly a gunshot was heard form the bedroom and as Crawford and Jeremy entered they saw Doctor Tanizaki dead with a gun in his hands.
Omega Gecerto District Aria T'Loaks territory
As the brother of Aria's second in command Grizz. Raducu was drinking a bottle of Turian ale outside the local bar and diner he told his friends his anger at how he was treated by Aria's new best friend the assassin Rogue and as Raducu's friends told the angry young Turian to calm down, his bad mood got worse as he and his friends saw a Blue Suns member come by them on an airbike and stopped in front of them.
The angry Turian youths couldn't see who this member of the Blue Suns was due to fact his helmet was on but as the merc revved up his bike and drove as he yelled out a Turian curse word Raducu threw his bottle of booze away as he yelled out "Fucking Blue Sun, lets go!".
Raducu and his friends got on their own airbike's and went after the Blue Sun merc determined to teach him a lesson. And As they chased the mercenary down they knew full well that they were near Blue Suns territory.
The Blue Sun merc headed to Fortunes Den a popular gambling spot for Blue Sun members and as he saw some Blue Sun members smoking outside he drove by yelling out "Aria's people are coming!".
The merc drove off to safety as the Batarian Blue Suns members attacked the Truian's as soon as they arrived and as both sides got into an all out brawl. The merc drove back on his bike and had his gun out as he opened fire on everyone in the brawl and killed them.
Raducu seeing this ran into an abandoned warehouse nearby hoping to get away and as he headed to the exit on the other side of the building he opened the door and was hit in the face by a Blue Suns helmet.
As Raducu fell to the ground he saw who the merc was, it wasn't a member of the Blue Suns, it was Rogue. Raducu then said "You fucking bastard!, I knew we should never have trusted you".
And as Raducu tired to back up to get away Rogue stomped on his knee and broke his leg with his Blue Suns Armour on and kicked the Turian in the back twice as he took out a dagger and slit Raducu's throat.
Rogue then carved the symbol of the Eclipse gang into Raducu's flesh before he walked off as he took out all the Blue Suns who tried to get in his way.
Authors notes well that's chapter 15 completed please let me know what you think of it read and review no flames though ok.