Death Is Only Yesterday
Chapter: 7
Part.3 Citadel Memories
Citadel: Near the tower.
"Sniper, get down" yelled Bond in a disguised voice.
He springs into action at the same time a bang echoed in the background, James tackled Benezia to the ground. The shot sailed over their heads and hit the armed guard in the chest
"Wait, you stopped an assassin from killing Benezia," said Shepard "And she was a senior member of the council at the time."
"Yes, did" nodded Bond "At the time she was a very different person, when you encountered her and wasn't corrupted by Saren."
The shot passed through the Turian guard, he falls to the ground. Samara and the other guard ducked for cover, more shots are fired. For a brief moment James spotted a shadow figure moving away, to understand it's an assassin.
More guards have come to secure the scene, James helped Benezia up, and she looked great full for the help by a Asari Justicar. In fact, she did not recognize the Justicar who saved her, but knew of Samara and her reputation.
"If you will excuse me," said Bond in a disguised voice "I and my partner have an assassin to get,"
"My thanks for the save." Said Benezia
"We are just doing our duty," said Samara
James and Samara run off to track the assassin, whom James got a pretty good look of the assassin.
"So what happened next?" Asked Shepard
"I had a good look at the assassin," said Bond "And so, we went looking in the wards and other places in the Citadel."
The Wards
According to the database, the Wards are the "arms" of the Citadel, constitute the residential and commercial sectors of the station. Densely populated, housing millions of residents from many galactic species, he it gave James a feel like he was in Hong Kong.
Samara had told him that security does patrol the Wards. James gave a description of the assassin. A amphibian creature with yellow armor. Samara mentioned it is a Salarian and the yellow color belongs to a gang known as the Eclipse.
"Charming fellows" said Bond
"Not really," said Samara "The Eclipse operates in the Terminus system, right around Omega."
"Let's ask around" said Bond "People like them, will always have some goons to tell us to mind our own business, or we get hurt treat"
"Never gets old does it." Chuckled Samara
"No," said Bond "Never does"
James Bond has known this from experience at times. They got started by asking around the various people, some heard something and others heard rumors or don't know anything. He could people are a little intimidated by two Justicars.
The both of them have been wandering around the lower Wards a bit, out of the corner of his eye he spotted about five tough customers, three Salarians and two Turians hanging in the background, also watching their every move.
"Let's go have a drink" said Bond
"Yes, let's" said Samara
Chora's Den
According to the database this is a gentlemen's club on the station, located in the lower section of the Wards near the Markets. Its layout consists of a circular central bar, with booths placed along the perimeter of the room. It also contains a storage area and small warehouse in the back, along with a manager's office in the very rear.
James had been to many, clubs, bars, and pubs before. He could tell this place is a hive of scum and villainy. Both of them wordlessly walked in, sat at the bar and ordered two Asari ales, James didn't want to drink or eat the alien food in not knowing what effect it will have on a human.
One taste of Asari ale, it tasted like cool-aid, not bad at the five alien goons walked in and one of them a Salarian decided to act tough and tap James on the shoulder to get his attention. James sipped the drink.
"I hear Justicars are supposed to be tough" said the Salarian
"Well you not very smart, if your making a conversation like this" said Bond "You know their is an old Asari saying."
"And what would that..." He said
Without looking James threw an Asari like knife into the skull of the skinny alien, almost everyone included the four are taken by surprise by a ruthless act and the four were about to draw their weapons. Samara used her powers to throw them away.
"Don't bite off more than you can chew" said Bond
Two of the goons attacked Samara and the other two attacked James, which spilled over into a full scale bar brawl, in a way everyone is fighting everyone. Bodies and objects are thrown around, some people either ducked for cover or ran.
"You wanted action and now you got it" said Samara
"And here I thought this was going to be boring" said Bond
The bar brawl lasted for a while, until station security was called in to break it up. A lot of injuries, several deaths, and of course property damage. James and Samara kept one of the alien goons alive.
"Now my friend won't ask again" said Bond "Where is the assassin friend of yours?"
"I don't know anything" he said
"Really perhaps I wasn't convincing enough" said Bond
Samara and some onlookers watch the Asari Justicar drag the Turian to the nearby edge, then leaning him over and is frightening in fear.
"Where is the assassin, give me a name" said Bond
"Please, if I tell you" he said "Will you let me go."
"If you value your life," said Bond
"Okay, Okay" he said "His name is Maven Solius, a Salarian and you will find him hiding out at Silversun strip, in one of the Casino room. It's all I know I swear."
"Let him go" said the security chief
"Okay" said Bond then pausing "Oops"
The turian goon falls over the edge and screams a long way, before he disappears, but all was heard after that was a splat sound. The security chief sighed in knowing he will have more paperwork to do.
"I told you to let him go" said the security chief
"I did what you told me, I let him go" said Bond
"I mean on the ground" he said
"Would where he falls count as on the ground." said Bond
"You know what I mean," he said
"Well next time, my friend you should elaborate better" said Bond
Some onlookers were either chuckling or laughing at the conversation. The security chief just shook his head and now they have to secure the area. James and Samara walk away to go get the assassin.
"What happened after that," asked Shepard
"We did go to the Silversun strip and confronted the Eclipse assassin, he had two bodyguards, they were no problem, and we interrogation him for information to find out he was hired in..." Said Bond
We're coming out of the mass relay, said Joker We have arrived at the Citadel.
The Normandy comes out of the mass relay and situated in space is the Citadel.
To Be Continued?