Hey, Users is up once again and to answer some questions from the fan mail department.
Question 1: Are you going to add any more Users?
Answer 1: No, the Users are like the three amigos. There are three… at least in the first book.
Question 2: Will there be a second book and when will it come out?
Answer 2: Yes, on December 23.
Question 3: Why didn't you update last week?
Answer 3: I did. I put out an updated chapter one. The beginning has been extended on and expanded. If you checked my page, I keep it updated on what the latest chapter is going to be.
That's it for questions. Now, I would just like to thank each and every reader. Whether you came in the beginning or just entered with a later chapter update. Thank you, I was ready to quit by chapter 3 but you guys gave me the inspiration to keep going. My only request is that you keep reading and tell me if you don't think a chapter is up to par with the other or if it just blew your mind, it has been a few chapters since I have gotten feedback so if you could just take a second after your done reading to review you would have my thanks. Without further a due, CHAPTER 20!
Cody:
Cody clenched his teeth as the Mako fell toward the asteroid at a rapid speed. He was gripping the edge of his seat and looked out the window as the ground rushed to meet them. Cody looked from the window to Liara who was acting the same way he was. Then, he saw Wrex with his arms crossed and eyes closed, keeping a cool head.
Cody looked over to Danny who was trying to get a hold on the new bottle of scotch he had stolen from Kaiden. Cody saw the bottle fly from Danny's reach over to Ty who was raising his arms having the time of his life. Crazy bastard always loved rollercoasters.
Cody watched Ty's hands quickly fly to the key board and began hitting buttons. This caused their landing to slow and they hit the ground with a thud. After the came to a full stop, Ty turned to the group.
"Alright boys and girl, how are we going to do this?"
Cody raised his hand and began to speak, "I suggest Liara gets on her knees and we each pick a-"
Wrex punched Cody in the stomach, "Shut it weakling, as for a plan… we should stick together. If we get split up, things will go wrong. Together, we will be more equipped to handle situations we get ourselves into."
Everyone stared at Wrex and Danny spoke first, "Holly shit, Wrex has a brain."
Wrex gave a chuckle, "I also have a fist. Would you like to have an encounter to prove that?"
Ty stood up and everyone went silent, "Alright, this isn't going to be a repeat of last time for two reasons. One, we all are prepared and two-"
"You have me to watch your back instead of a scrawny Turian."
"Shut it Wrex, two because we have him", Ty pointed to Cody.
Cody scratched his head, "Uh, why am I a reason for success?"
Ty pinched the bridge of his nose, "Because you are the only one of us that can use a sniper."
Cody looked on the back of the onyx armor he wore and saw the sniper. Then he looked to everyone else and saw that they all had one to. "Uh, you all have snipers."
Ty sat back in his seat and began driving, "We can't use them properly, you are the only soldier here. I am an engineer but can use assault rifles, Danny is a sentinel and can do the same as me, Wrex is a Vanguard, and Liara is an adept. None of us have the proper training like you do."
Cody sat back in his seat and wondered what Ty's plan would be. He let his other senses null and focused on hearing. He heard the roar of the engine and the wheels as they crushed rocks beneath them. He continued to listen until he heard Ty talking to someone. Cody focused on Ty's voice and tried to make out what was going on.
"No, I am sure this will work… we have Liara and Wrex for back up… Oh, bring that up… our chances are how low… wow, that's not good… you think?... Okay, sounds good to me."
It took Cody a second to realize it but Ty was talking to his armor. He called the thing Andrew. Whatever it was called it gave Cody an uneasy feeling. Something living inside your head just didn't seem right.
Cody had to push the thought out of his head as he clutched the seat for dear life. The Mako was going up a ninety degree cliff and Cody almost fell from his seat. The climb took forever and was slow.
They got to the top and Ty looked back at Cody, "Alright, this is your get off point."
Cody breathed a sigh of relief and began to get up but stopped. He looked down at his hands and saw they were white knuckled and gripping the seat. Cody looked up to Ty and smiled, Ty shook his head.
"Wrex, would you-"
Ty was cut off as Wrex reached over and yanked Cody's hands free. Ty gave a nod to Wrex and then looked over to Cody. Cody got up walked over to the door. He looked back at Ty, "I hope you know what you're doing."
Danny:
Danny sat in the back of the Mako ready with his rifle. Ty said the plan was to infiltrate the base as fast and loud as possible. The more people they took out at this engine the less at the next ones.
Suddenly the Mako hit a bump and flew into the air. Ty looked back and gave Danny a nod. Danny opened the back of the Mako and jumped out in midair. He fell slowly and took pot shots at the batarian forces as he did.
Danny hit the ground and things got loud, the Mako was swerving and plowing through the forces but it was up to Danny to make some noise. Danny pulled out his pistol and gave a moment of thought. Once he decided on the right weapon he was off.
Danny ran toward a group of batarians with his new gravibomb pointed at the enemy. He fired one shot and blew the forces away. Unfortunately, the gravibomb had a side effect. The force from the blast knocked him off his feet and allowed the remaining forces to get some shots in on him.
Danny's shields broke and he was defenseless. The area he was in had no cover on top of the Mako being gone. Danny readied himself to be killed when batarians began dropping like flies. Sniper support to save the day.
With the help of Cody, Danny was able to take care of the remaining forces and called Ty, "Hey, what happened to you guys?"
Ty came in with some static, "I figured that you and Cody could handle those guys. So, I dropped Liara and Wrex off at another engine. I'll be back in a second."
"Shit, you change plans like my old girl changed her ringtones. A lot."
"Well, fuck off. We need to do this quick."
Danny smiled for a second, "Got plans with Tali again?"
"Like I said, fuck off."
Danny threw his weapon on his back and walked over to the door of the engine compound. He got there and was suddenly over taken by a wave of exhaustion. Danny leaned against the door and slid down until he was sitting. The gravibomb took more out of him than he figured.
Danny just sat back and rested for a moment when he heard a humming coming from behind the door. Danny got up and hit the button to open hit. He pulled his assault rifle up and prepared to fire but stopped when he saw something that didn't belong.
Red and orange armor? Blue T for a face? A cannon for an arm? "Samus?"
That was the only word that Danny spoke as a blast hit him square in the chest sending him flying backwards. Danny landed on his back and was dazed for a moment. Once his eyes reset he looked up and saw Samus walking toward him.
Danny quickly got up and reached for the gravibomb. When he didn't feel anything he looked back and saw it lying on the ground about ten feet away. Danny quickly ran over and dived to grab it. Once it was in his hand he turned and took a shot at Samus.
Samus saw the shot coming and jumped into the air. She was immediately propelled by the shot and morphed into her ball form. She then adjusted in the air and came right down on Danny.
Danny dodged backward and Samus missed him by mere inches. Danny thought he had a chance to attack when the ball bounce and nailed him in the chest. Danny flew once again backwards and prepared to hit the ground.
When he didn't hit ground but instead adjusted course he opened his eyes. He saw Ty holding him by his collar and he looked over to Samus. She was stuck to the front of the Mako as it rammed into the engine complex.
Danny looked to Ty to say something but he couldn't say anything. He couldn't even breath. Danny realized that he had a suit puncture and was losing air. Danny grabbed Ty's shoulder and shook it hard. They hit ground and Ty looked over at Danny and put his hand to Danny's helmet.
Danny felt a chill was over him followed by the ability to breath, "Ty! What the hell is Samus doing here?"
Ty shook his head, "I don't know but she is dead now and-"
Ty cut himself off when he saw the Mako move away from the wall. Ty and Danny saw Samus stumble out from behind it with her suit leaking air and damaged. She put her hand on her helmet and ripped it off.
Danny smiled, "Ha, she took off her helmet. Now, she can't breath!"
The rest of Samus's armor fell off and she stood at the other end of the field in her blue jump suit. Danny thought she would fall over dead any second but gaped in awe when she took a deep breath and then ran toward them.
Ty:
I stood my ground as Samus came barreling toward us. I held my ground and Danny just passed out. There was no way I could let Samus get close to him. I cracked my neck and then took off toward her.
It was a bad idea I admit it, she was a trained mercenary. I was a guy that was down on his luck and stuck in college. Obviously she had the upper hand.
I pulled my glaive off my back and tossed it at her. She dodged it and gave it a kick as it was passing her. I saw the glaive fly off into the blackness of space and looked back in time to see Samus pull her paralyzer out.
She hit me with a charged shot and I couldn't move. I fell to the ground and felt a surge of electricity leave my body. Once my eyes refocused, I was lifted in to the air. I grabbed the hand that was choking me and tried to pull it off but Samus was to strong.
I began to feel strangulation setting in and my head began to feel light. I started losing my senses one by one, slowly dulling to the point of death. My eyes began to roll up when Samus got shot through the arm.
She dropped me and looked up the cliff. While she was distracted, I gave her a shot to the kidneys and got up. She got up quickly and we began fist fighting. I just let go and felt Drew take over.
"Ty, we have spotted several weaknesses in Samus's form. Permission to exploit?"
"Granted."
Well, that's it for this week. Next chapter will come out in two weeks on Friday the 21st. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and if you could please take a second to just leave a review for me I would really appreciate it. I want to make it to 36 reviews by the 21st.
Real quick, I wanted to suggest a really good fic for you guys. If you haven't read Dark Jewel by Sergius the Great, check it out. It is a good laugh and put's a spin on the usual ME 2. Give it a look see and tell him what you think.