It's up, at last Yay! Sorry it took so long, been super busy. Please tell me what you think!
She watched her bond mate from afar, her icy blue eyes never leaving the sight of Shepard as she stood obediently in front of Smith, listening with a passive expression as the bastard barked ordered into his omni-tool.
The smarmy bastard was planning something big.
"We are almost in position Vega" Garrus's sounded in her ear, the vibrating tones of his voice seeming even more distorted over the radio. James kneeled beside her, his own eyes focused on the man that currently stood next to his Commander, Smith's arm resting confidently on her shoulder, a smug smile on his face.
"On my order." He whispered, the fire in his eyes intensifying as Smith unknowingly looked his way, the whites of his teeth showing behind his arrogant smirk. He stopped shouting into his Omni-tool and turned to Shepard, placing hands on her shoulders and leaning in a little too close for Liara's liking.
"Now is your time to shine Commander." Liara heard him say. "You will use your Spectre authority to authorise the team of solders I have coming onto the Citadel, and you will join them as the massacre every living thing on this god forsaken station." Liara couldn't help but gasp at his words.
"The galaxy will soon learn to fear Cerberus once more and humanity will either join us or die. And you, you will be the poster child for this little revolution of ours. Do you understand?" Smith asked. Liara watched as Shepard turned her gaze to meet his eye, her face expressionless as she answered.
"Yes sir."
Liara resisted the urge to rip this man apart at a molecular level right where he stood.
"Good. Let's get started."
Without a moment's hesitation, Selena moved towards the terminal at the far end of the room, James sudden intake of breath did not go unnoticed by Liara.
"Fuck, Tali cut the power now!" He yelled Into his radio.
"Whoa hold it Vega, we are not in position yet." Garrus voice replied.
"Just do it!"
In an instant, the room went dark, the lights flickering on and off as the basement systems powered down, for a moment the whole room was silent, until Smith finally broke the silence.
"I was wandering when you would get here. The Normandy team…here to rescue their fearless Commander." He shouted, Liara could see him through the darkness, looking up towards the many walkways above him. "I am very sorry to say that you are too late…" he chuckled. "Actually, I am not sorry at all."
James watched him through the sights of his rifle. A deep anger boiling in the pit of his stomach. He took a deep breath before moving his sights to his Commander, his finger twitching on the trigger. He hoped these knock out darts would work.
"There is no use hiding. I am sure Shepard taught you better than that…or has she trained an army of cowards?"
James took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. He watched as the dart connected with his Commander, the large needle sinking deep into her chest, just above her heart, he watched as she looked down at the offending object, watched as she pulled it from her skin, then watched in horror as her pale lifeless eyes moved up towards the walkway, glaring directly at him.
"Shit."
Smith chuckled once more before moving to sit at a desk in the corner.
"Kill them quickly, we have work to do."
In an instant, Shepard shot off, heading towards their position.
"Fuck. Move now!" James shouted, quickly getting to his feet and rushing for the stairs. In an instant he felt himself flying through the air, his body surrounded by blue energy as his body hit the floor. Suddenly he felt hands grab him, small strong digits wrapping round his neck and squeezing tightly. He felt his head slam against the wall and his vision swam and blurred. Then suddenly, he was flying through the air again, crashing through wooden crates. His vision suddenly going black.
Miranda watched as Shepard made quick work of the hulking marine that dared standing in her way, the woman's lifeless eyes scanning the area for further 'intruders.' She could see the faint blue of Liara's skin as the young Asari fled behind some crates, the glow of her biotics barely visible through the dim.
""What do we do now. That tranquillizer had enough juice in it to take down an Elcor." Garrus's angry vibrating tones made Miranda shiver. She scanned the area, searching for the blue eyed man. The man stood by the far wall, a wicked grin seeming to permanently scar his features.
"Keep Shepard busy." Miranda said, her body suddenly glowing blue. "I am going to go talk with an old friend."
Miranda could hear the Turian growl as he shot off towards his Commander, his weapon raised protectively in front of him.
Miranda focused her biotics, took a deep breath then threw a warp towards Smith. She smiled as the smug bastard's body hit the wall he was leaning against like a ragdoll. He yelped, surprised as his body suddenly slammed to the floor. Lawson was above him in a flash, two hands holding him down, her first glowing a fierce blue as she glared down at him.
"There is not where left to run Smith. Tell me how I stop her!"
The man chuckled, it was a wet gurgled sound that made Miranda's skin crawl.
"You already know the only way to stop her Lawson. You are just too much of a coward to do it. I guess the Commander turned out to be more than just your little pet project. "
Miranda frowned.
"Don't act like you're the innocent party in all this Lawson. You know how to stop her. How to kill the virus that has taken over her brain, how to kill the short out the control chip before it kills her for not doing what's she is told…you just don't want to do it."
Hearing a loud crash at the far end of the room, Miranda turned her head, staring in horror as Garrus clutched his side, blue blood seeping from his armour. It was then Shepard turned towards Liara, knocking the Asari to the floor with a vicious backhand.
Realisation hit Miranda like a three hundred pound charging Krogan. She knew what she had to do. Letting go of Smith, she clenched her fist.
"Shepard!" Miranda screamed, Selena turned to her, her body glowing.
"You can't let Smith win. You have to fight whatever his done to you. I know deep down you are trying to fight it, but you need to try harder."
Shepard tilted her head slightly, much like a dog would as they listened to their owner. She gracefully lifted one glowing hand, a large container behind her lifting with it. Miranda's eyes widened as she saw the container hurtle towards her, exploding as it hit the ground in front of her and throwing her back.
Shepard turned towards the only intruder left in the room, upholstering the pistol from her belt.
Liara watched in horror as her bond mate approached her, a pistol held tightly in her hand as she confidently stepped through the destruction she had caused, her face emotionless as Liara attempted to crawl away. She dragged herself to a sitting position against the wall. She had trapped herself. Shepard stopped in front of her, her pale eyes staring down at her with a vacant expression.
"Selena please. This is not you. Fight it." Liara pleaded, tears forming in the corners of her eyes as she pushed herself against the wall, her hand raising in a feeble effort to protect herself as Shepard raised the pistol. For some reason, she had yet to pull the trigger. "You have to remember who you are. Remember everything you have done, all the good you have achieved. You are not this monster Cerberus has turned you in to." Liara continued to plead, the tears now staining her dirty face with wet silver trails. She watched as the weapon in Shepard's hand wavered, the humans face softening as there was a suddenly flash of vibrant green in her eyes. The green they used to be. Selena blinked, once, twice, three times, lowering the gun slowly to her side. She seemed confused, haunted.
"Selena?" Liara whispered, daring to move closer. She shrunk back in to the wall when Shepard suddenly yelled in pain, her unarmed hand moving to grab the side of her head as she threw her head violently back. The action only lasted a few seconds and suddenly, the hard expression was back, her eyes once again replaced by the pale, dead green.
She raised her weapon quickly, ready to pull the trigger. Liara closed her eyes tightly, turning her head away from the weapon. An explosion of biotics made her jump, peering through closed lids just in time to watch as her bond mate was knocked off her feet, the weapon being ripped from her grasp as she landed heavily on the floor few feet away. As soon as she hit the floor, Shepard rolled to her feet, preparing to charge at her attacker, another bolt of blue energy knocked her down the stairs, sending her sprawling unceremoniously across the floor.
Liara moved her head in the direction of the attack, her eyes going wide as she spotted Miranda, panting heavily as she leaned on the wall for support. The human woman had a stream of blood running from her nose, a common side-effect when human biotics exerted themselves. Liara got shakily to her feet, making her way towards her.
"Are you alight?" Liara asked, Miranda nodded silently, still trying to catch her breath.
"We need to stop her."
"How?"
Miranda glanced towards the stairs, squinting at a figure stalked towards them yet again. Glowing blue. Miranda eyed the water that splattered the floor, then glanced up at the electric cables above. She sighed, looking to Liara.
"I'm sorry. But it has to be done."
With a grunt of effort, Miranda used what was left of her biotics to pull down the ceiling Shepard was under, the cables sparking as they fell to the floor. In an instant Shepard was stopped in her tracks, light blue coils of electricity curling around her body like snakes. The Commander screamed before falling to the floor, her body still as it lay smoking amidst the rubble.
"No!" Liara shouted, running to Shepard's side. She fell to her knees. Her mouth open in disbelieve as she stared down at Selena. Miranda slowly dropped to the other side of Shepard.
"What have you done?" Liara shouted. "There had to be another way!" Miranda didn't seem to hear the Asari as she shouted. Instead, she seemed to be counting.
Miranda lifted the cable gently, still counting.
She hovered the cable over Shepard's heart. Still counting.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, still counting.
In one fluid movement, Miranda slammed the shimmering cable into Selena's chest. The human's body convulsing.
She did it again and again…Still counting.
Garrus hovered over them, holding his side and Miranda once again placed the cable over the Commanders heart, worry evident in her eyes.
"3...2…1." Again, Shepard's body convulsed as the current ran through it and her eyes suddenly opened, horrid gasps for breath following as she struggled to breathe, the colour returned to her eyes as she glanced round, a small trail of blood falling from her mouth.
"Commander. Calm down, take deep breaths…you're going to be fine." Miranda said softly, placing a hand on the woman's shoulder.
Liara ran a hand through Selena's hair, a small smile painting her lips. Selena looked up at her, her eyes haunted, before closing them and failing into a troubled unconsciousness.
It took a while, but the chapter is up! Sorry it took so long, I have not had a moment to myself these past couple of months. Uni, Work and more Uni! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, more chapters up soon. R and R!