A/N I just wanted to quickly say thank you to people who have been reviewing my story since I started, always nice to get the support and criticism from those (even if they are terrifying to have show up in the email from time to time).
Citadel
C-Sec Academy
Kayla looked around at the group around her, "Ok, were not all going to fit in this elevator at once so, Vasir and Garrus, would you two be so kind as to escort me down to the docking bay?" she asked.
Kaiden looked at Kayla in shock, "Are you sure that's wise Commander?" he began to ask as she narrowed her eyes towards him, "I mean, the Krogan is one thing, but Turians and Asari are full fledged council races and one of them is a Spectre, can you really trust them to not do anything when your on your own?"
Kayla shook her head, "That is what I intend to find out Major." she replied, "As for the rest of you, we will wait at the elevator before we meet Anderson and Udina."
With that; Kayla, Vasir, and Garrus entered the elevator. As it slowly descended, Kayla faced her new companions, "So, why do you two want to get at Saren?" she asked.
"As you heard Sparatus say, he is a disgrace to the Turians and a murderer, I want to see justice done." Garrus answered with conviction.
Vasir shrugged, "I'm not as idealistic as the Turian here but, fundamentally, I was ordered" she said, "Personally, I was curious and that is all you will get for my reasons for now."
As the elevator came to a stop Kayla and her companions stepped off the elevator and waited for everyone else, "Also I trust neither of you will have a problem working with an Imperial/Quarian crew or taking orders from either an Imperial Commander or Wraith?" she questioned.
Vasir raised a brow, "A Wraith huh?" she muttered, "Interesting."
Garrus shrugged, "So long as I can catch the bad guys, I'll follow whatever orders you have Shepard."
Vasir nodded, "If your orders are good and don't make me betray the Council, then I will follow your lead, Commander."
Kayla nodded in understanding as the rest of her new crewmates came out from the elevator. They made there way over to the docking tube attached to the Normandy and found Udina and Anderson awaiting them.
Udina walked up to Kayla, "Congratulations are in order Commander." he said, "High Command has decided that we need a higher ranked soldier to stay on the Citadel to co-ordinate between the Council and the Normandy."
Anderson nodded, "To that end, I will be staying behind" he said, "The Normandy and her crew are now yours to command as you see fit Commander."
Kayla gaped at Anderson in shock for a moment, "Umm, sir, not to be ungrateful but are you sure about this?"
Anderson shook his head, "This isn't how I wanted my career to go, a damn desk job," he complained, "But it is what the Empire needs and that is what matters, just make sure to stop Saren and it will all be worth it soldier."
Kayla saluted Anderson, "Sir, yes sir!"
Kayla signaled for her new crewmates to head into the Normandy, with Kaiden leading them so as not to cause a panic, "Try not to cause me too many political headaches, Commander." she heard Udina say.
Kayla turned her head towards Udina, "No promises, ambassador." she replied as she headed into the Normandy.
Normandy
Chiron approached Doctor Chakwas, "Come on Doc, can't I at least wonder the ship now?" he asked, "The Commander should be back sometime soon and I want to know what our next step is."
Chakwas thought to herself for a moment before nodding, "Very well, but if you have any issues come here right away." she said.
Chiron all but ran out of the med bay and began to head up the stairs to the CIC. As he was heading up however, he nearly ran into a large Krogan in red armor. As he stepped aside to allow the Krogan to pass, he noticed several other aliens following the Krogan down to the engineering and storage sections of the Normandy. Most notably was an Asari with the Spectre symbol on her shoulder.
As Vasir noticed the Wraith uniform the man was wearing, neither of them allowed the other out of their sight until Vasir was in the elevator.
Chiron, continued up the stair to the CIC, intent on finding Kayla. As he arrived at the Galaxy map, he heard her over the intercom, "Anderson has transferred this ship to my command, anyone who has a problem with that, should leave now." she began, "Those who wish to stay, know this, we are about to undertake the most important mission any of us have ever taken before."
"Saren is a threat, not only to the Empire but to the Galaxy as a whole, to that end, the Council has sent the aid of one of it's Spectres in tracking and killing this rogue operative, as well as a Turian who volunteered to help us hunt down Saren." she said, "The Empire must show that we are willing to put aside petty differences for the greater good of the Galaxy and as such, I expect every soldier on this vessel, to treat each other with the respect that their rank and skill deserve, that is all." Kayla finished as Chiron came up behind her.
"You always were one for dramatic speeches Commander." he muttered
Kayla chuckled, "If it works, it works."
Chiron shook his head slowly, "Anyways, please tell me that you have people keeping an eye on the Spectre at least." he said.
Kayla sighed, "Did you not here the speech Chiron?" she replied, "We are going to give these allies a chance, until they prove that they are unreliable."
Chiron shrugged, "If you say so Commander." he said, "What is our next move?"
Kayla began to move towards the Galaxy Map, "We have information that our colony on Feros is under Geth attack." she said as some of the Quarian members of the crew flinched at the word Geth, "We should head there and try to save who we can."
Chiron nodded, "Very well, I'll go visit our new guests to see how they are acclimating then." he said, "You know, work on my social skills."
Chiron gave Kayla a slight grin as he headed down to the Engineering and storage sections. As Chiron exited the elevator he headed for the Krogan standing near the weapons lockers, "Name?" he asked.
The Krogan looked at him for a moment, "Wrex." he replied.
Chiron looked him up and down, "Why?" he asked.
"I sense some tough fights coming your way, should be fun." Wrex replied.
"Simple, I like it." Chiron replied as he walked over towards the Turian admiring the Mako.
"Think you could improve it?" he asked the Turian.
The Turian kept staring intently at the Mako, "Hmm, perhaps if we could update the suspensions and of course the gun would need cali.." The Turian stopped as he noticed who was asking the question, "Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it but, if you all wouldn't mind, I could definitely make a few improvements to this beauty."
Chiron shrugged, "As long as you run everything by the Commander I don't have a problem with it." he said.
Garrus sighed in relief as he stuck out his hand, "Garrus Vakarian."
Chiron stared at the hand for a moment before awkwardly shaking it, "Chiron." he replied as he turned to greet another member. As he looked around he noticed the Asari standing in a shadowed corner, staring at him. He gave a discreet nod in her direction before heading into engineering.
As he entered engineering, he spotted the young Quarian he saw earlier working at one of the consoles, "Always good to have another Quarian on board," he said to her as he came up from behind.
The Quarian jumped in surprise before calming her self down, "Oh, um, ya it is nice to be on a ship this advanced." she said, "I was actually kind of surprised that there were so many Quarian's working on board the Normandy."
Chiron nodded, "Normally, there probably wouldn't be, but this ship was co-designed with the Migrant Fleet and your Admiralty wanted some Quarians on board to monitor how it runs during normal missions."
"Keelah, I didn't realize that rumor was actually true." the Quarian murmured, "I thought it was just wishful thinking for the most part, we haven't been on friendly terms with other races in a very long time."
Chiron nodded, "Indeed, it is a shame really, Quarians are brilliant engineers, but hey, where the Citadel loses and ally we gain one." he smiled towards her, "So what do we call you then."
"Call me Tali." she said.
"Chiron." Chiron responded, as he turned to walk out he heard Kayla over the intercom, "We will be landing at Feros in fifteen minutes, this is your show Chiron so pick your team and get ready to head out."
Chiron sighed, "Hey, Tali, you up for some Geth killing?"
Tali nodded, "Always."
Chiron smiled, "Great now, I should probably take the Spectre, so that she isn't left alone on the ship." he muttered to himself.
"Good to know you think so highly of me Wraith." he heard the Asari say from behind.
Chiron sighed as he turned to address her, "Alright, we have a mission to do, you up for completing it, Spectre?"
Vasir shrugged, "Sure, I'm getting bored just standing around." she replied, "And by the way, my name is Tela Vasir, try using it sometime."
Feros
Docking Port
"Hmm, I'm not seeing any docking authorities here." Vasir noted.
Chiron nodded, "Yes, that's not a good sign, let's hope that we are here in time."
As they walked down the walkway they were stopped by a colonist, "Are... are you here to kill the Geth?" he asked. Before they could answer the man was shot by a sniper round as a group of Geth appeared, "Take cover and fire when you have a clear opening." Chiron ordered.
Vasir and Tali began to take pot shots at the Geth. Chiron aimed a singularity at the group of Geth on the left. As he began picking off the suspended Geth he noticed Vasir stand up as her biotics flared. Before he could say anything, she had charged the Geth on the right with an explosive burst of biotic energy, killing the first Geth instantly and stunning the other two long enough for her to shoot the heads off of with her shotgun.
"Not a bad trick Vasir." Chiron complimented.
Vasir muttered a, "Thanks" as they headed further towards the colony.
As they approached a room with what looked to be stairs, leading up and out of the Port, they noticed their radar systems being scrambled.
"Geth Hoppers!" Tali shouted as one of the agile synthetics appeared on a nearby wall.
"Hack one of them Tali, let's see if we can get these things to slow down for a bit." Chiron ordered.
Tali quickly typed in a program to override the Geth's control systems allowing her limited access to the Geth's systems. She had it begin targeting the other Hopper in the room and had it shoot it down from behind. Afterwards she had it land in front of them just as she lost control.
Before it could leap away from them, Chiron shot it in it's optics center with his pistol, "Good job Tali."
The squad continued up the stair case, as they reached the top they found themselves looking out towards what remained of the colony.
"Stop right there" said a soldier from behind a barricade.
Chiron stepped forward, "I am Wraith Chiron, in the Emperor's name I demand passage for myself and my compatriots."
The soldier stepped up and saluted, "Of..ofcourse sir, I meant no disrespect." she said, "Please we need your help sir, if we lose to many more people, we wont be able to defend this colony anymore."
Chiron nodded, "Who's the leader here?" he asked.
The soldier looked momentarily confused, "I... I suppose that would be Fai Dan, you can find him at the front of the colony, preparing for the next wave of Geth attackers."
Chiron and his squad nodded and headed towards where Fai Dan was holed up.
The group finally reached Fai Dan, as Chiron stepped forward he addressed the colony's leader, "Fai Dan?" he asked.
Fai Dan nodded, "Yes, are you here to help us fight off the Geth?"
Chiron nodded, "Do you know why they are here?"
The woman standing next to Fai Dan spoke up, "You see Dan, they are only here to help themselves not us."
Fai Dan glared at the woman for a moment before turning back to Chiron, "Ignore her Commander, we will take any help we can get." he said, "but to answer your question, no, we have no idea as to why they would be here."
"We also can't afford to speculate right now, there is a Geth strike force coming any second now." Fai Dan said, "Please, if you head through the corridor ahead of us, you should be able to stop them before they can attack the colony."
Chiron sighed before nodding, "Very well, lets move out to take some of the pressure off of the colony." he ordered.
As the squad moved forward through the corridor, they met some Geth resistance, following the troopers to a garage like clearing. They killed the Geth in the immediate area but as they began looking around, they heard more Geth dropping from above, "Drop ship!" Tali shouted as it began to move away towards a large building in the distance.
As the squad finished off the last of the Geth, Chiron kicked one of the dead Geth, "I suppose we should return to tell Fai Dan that the immediate threat is gone and maybe find out more about why the Geth would want to come here." Chiron said
Tali and Vasir nodded as the three of them headed out towards the colony.
A/N Alright so the Normandy portion took longer than I intended, I'll try to release the second part of Feros tomorrow, if possible.
