"And you still have this information now?" asked Nick, as Tali landed on the citadel and passed about a three hour long security checkpoint. "Yes, I'm hoping to sell the information to an information broker." She said to the leader of the Red lantern corps, and also her lover. "This is troubling news, send a copy of the message you found to Barla von. I'm sure he'll find someone of authority to give it to as well." He said with a look of concern on his face.

"Just…just be careful sweetheart, I hate to see you get hurt." Nick said with genuine love and concern, to which Tali gave a slight pause, shocked that he would show affection on an accidental unsecure line due to power shortage of her ring, before answering. "I love you to. And don't worry, I'm a big girl now, if there is any trouble I'll call." She said, before ending the call. And calling someone else.

"Ah Tali (Gasp) what makes you call (gasp) is there something you need. (Gasp)" Said the volus known as Barla Von answered the holo-call. "I recently received some information, I'm going to find someone to give it to. I'm sending you a copy of it, can I trust you to give it to someone we can trust." Tali asked, to which Barla said it would be no problem and sent the audio recording, "(Gasp) by the way I think (Gasp) you should know that Garrus (Gasp) and Wrex are on board the Citadel." He said before the call ended abruptly.

As she put her ring hand down, she was immediately met with another batch of C-sec police. "I'm sorry to interrupt your business as a Red Lantern and all that, but this is just a security protocol we get from the chief to check all Quarians coming through here. So, state your business." Said the Human C-sec officer as he clicked a holo-pen and began writing a report.

Tali only let out an irritated Growl that sounded like 'GAAH!' and that was the most she could vent out without getting arrested.

(On the Normandy)

We see an unconscious commander Shepard slowly opening his eyes as he heard, "Doctor Chakwas…Doctor Chakwas I think he's waking up." Said a female voice, when his eyes were open fully he saw that the gunnery chief was there by his bed side. He sat up and began rubbing his eyes.

"Commander…are you alright. How do you feel?" asked the somewhat elderly medic, to which the commander bluntly said. "Does 'like shit' count as an answer." The Chief and doctor had a good laugh at that before things turned serious again. "I'm sorry, it was that beacon. I must of activated some security field when I approached it, and it sucked me in. you pushed me out of the way." Ashley explained, to which Shepard gave a genuine smile before saying.

"You had no idea what would happen." She smiled slightly, and Doctor Chakwas explained that the beacon exploded due to a self-destruct system, she asked Shepard if he could give an idea of what the beacon did. When all he said were visions and nothing else, she mentioned writing a report when Anderson walked in.

"Ah commander, good to see you in the land of the living again." Anderson said happily, he looked towards the Marine and the Doctor. "I'm afraid I need to talk with the commander alone." They nodded and walked out the door.

"So, how're you feeling Commander?" Anderson asked, Shepard placed a fist in his hand and growled. "Intel dropped the bomb sir! We had no idea what we were getting into down there!" Anderson, while shocked slightly at his outburst, understood his situation. "It's never easy having good men and women die under your Command, especially the young ones." Anderson concluded, "But that's never stopped us before, right now we need to worry on other things. The beacon is destroyed, Nihlus is dead, and worst of all is that the Geth are attacking." Anderson listed. "And they're under the command of Saren, and if that means anything it means he's gone rouge."

After an hour and a half a talking and planning their next move, Anderson told Shepard to meet with Joker in the cockpit because they were docking with the citadel.

Five minutes of walking later, "Hey Commander just in time, we're just about to dock." He said and the citadel came into view. So, let the glory of politics begin

(Back with Tali)

A raging fire fight in the wards between Tali on low power, and about five of the Turians Thugs. "DIE SUIT RAT!" said one of the Turian thugs as he shot a polonium round in my arm before I was able to take cover. "Warning: Power level at ten percent, please recharge immediately!" the Ring blared at Tali.

So before anyone could think Tali shoots out of her cover and fires a large plasma blast that knocks them all out. She looked at her ring as it began to flicker, losing its charge fast. Looking at her hurt arm, she knew it would get infected soon so she began looking for a clinic. She found one and tried to fly to it, she almost made it but landed on her side in front of an Asari and her childlooking in terror at the Red Lantern.

The young Asari lurched herself from her mother's grasp and ran towards the Quarian. "Please…I'm wounded…need a doctor…right there." Tali pointed, at the clinic. The Young Asari understood, and lifted her up and asked her mother for help. Still shocked at the Situation, went ahead anyway and helped her daughter carry the Red Lantern into Dr. Mitchells Clinic.

The doors open and Doctor Mitchell was about to greet them in the usual manner, had she not seen the Quarian in the Asari arms. "My god! What the hell happened to you?" the doctor said in her British accent. Tali only gave a tired groan in response. Doctor Mitchell laid Tali down on a bed and began giving her dextro Anti-biotics, to help fight the infection.

"That should help, can you tell me what happened." Doctor Mitchell asked in a worried tone. "I have…important information…got in firefight for it…my rings power is almost low, my battery is on my belt, can you get it." Tali asked tiredly, the Doctor nodded and found the said battery on her belt and placed it next to her.

Tali raised her hand and recited the Oath, well most of it.

"Power…Crimson red, Can lead…soul away from…dread

And heal…deepest wounds of hate

Let no one else…decide your fate…"

And from there she passed out for the next hour or so.

(With Garrus now)

"Sir with all due respect, the investigation for Sarens case should not take a few hours, more like a few days." Said an irritated Garrus, as Executive Pallin held his face in his hand. "Garrus I know you mean well, and that this is also Red lantern business, but as you know all his files are classified." Explained Pallin.

"Well then, just give some more time. Stall the council!" Garrus said in desperation, Executive pallin gave a dumbfounded look in response. "Stall the council? I'm sorry Garrus, but your investigation is over." Pallin said as he just walked away. Garrus sighed in irritation, "Having a hard time." Said someone, Garrus looked to the side to see someone he knew very well.

"Ah Commander, I didn't see you there. Yeah, I was investigating Saren, or was trying to but all his files are classified." Garrus explained, they didn't get to chat for very long as one of the soldiers accompanying him told him they needed to head to the Council. "Well, good luck commander, hopefully they'll listen to you." He said as they parted ways.

As Garrus walked down the steps and exited Citadel tower, he started to get a call from someone. "Garrus, where the hell have you been? We've been getting a distress signal for the past three hours." Said the red hologram of Wrex, surprising Garrus. "I'm sorry, I haven't had time, and also the fact that I never got a distress signal!" Garrus roared irritably, Wrex didn't flinch but was surprised at his outburst, seeing him flare up in red energy.

With a sigh, he calmed down before saying, "Sorry about that, I've been getting a lot of crap today. Anyway where's the signal coming from." Garrus asked, Wrex shrugged before replying. "The last thing I got was that it was from the wards, it might be best if you go check it out because I still got a job to do." With a nod of understanding, he took off from the tower and towards the wards.

(Back with Tali)

In a backroom of a local bar, known as Choras Den, Tali and a man named Fist were making a deal. "So I meet the shadow broker in the Alley you picked out, then I'll sell the information to him in exchange for a place to hide." Tali asked, she was desperate at this point to find someplace to hide, until the heat on her went down.

Fist smiled in an evil way, he already betrayed the Shadow broker and was working with Saren, but Tali didn't know that. "Yes, just meet him at these coordinates within an hour or two and he'll be there." He said, Tali was just about to walk out of the room when turned around and held him up suddenly by a giant bird claw construct.

"By Keelah I swear, if I find out that this is a set up!" she threatened as the claw slowly and painfully squeezed Fist. "AH! It's not a set up I swear, please let me go!" he whimpered as Tali let the construct disappear, Fist falling down in the process.

Tali walked out without a care in the world, not knowing that instead of the shadow broker, she'll be meeting Saren's Assassins instead.

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A/N: so this chapter was fun to write, I skipped some parts of dialog because I didn't think it was necessary too. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Be sure to review fav and follow.