Recap: "Don't worry Anderson, I'll give him a good kick to the crotch for you when I see him." Shepard said. Anderson smirked at Shepard and nodded as he left. After Anderson went down the elevator, Shepard walked toward the Normandy, ready to begin his mission.
Now
Shepard had let the decontamination process run its course. Right now he was thinking of how to address the crew since he was now in command of the Normandy. If he had to be honest, he was a little nervous. The only other crew he had was Isaac and he controlled mechs to help keep things running on the Judgement. A beep had brought him out of his thoughts when the decontamination process had finished. He was still clad in his Colossus armor when he walked in. He immediately went right to Joker.
"Hey Joker." Shepard greeted. Joker turned to him.
"Hey Shepard, I heard what happened to Captain Anderson. Survives a hundred battles, and then gets taken out by backroom politics." Joker said a little glum. Shepard couldn't blame him. He kind of wished Anderson were here too. That was when Joker spoke again.
"Watch your back Shepard cause if this mission goes bad, your next on their chopping block." Joker said warning him. Shepard knew he was right about that. That was how politics worked. They can swallow you up and you won't be seen every again. Then Shepard smirked.
"Well, I won't make it easy on them if that happens. They'll have to catch me first." Shepard said grinning. Joker looked at him shocked.
"You think you can out run the Council?" Joker asked incredulous.
"Yea, if the Shadow Broker couldn't find out who I was until I let him, they damn well won't catch me until its too late." Shepard said. Joker looked at him shocked until he finally got his bearings.
"I have to admit Joker, I kinda feel like I'm stealing Anderson's ship." Shepard said a little nervous at what the crew's reaction is to him.
"Don't worry Shepard. While you may not know all of us, we definitely know you. Everyone here is behind you 100%." Joker said. That reaction relieved Shepard a lot.
"Thanks Joker." Shepard said as he started to walk away. He only got 2 steps until Joker stopped him.
"Uh Shepard, I think that before we lift off you should say a few words to the crew on the intercom. It's open right now." Joker said pointing to the mic.
"Yea, your right about that. I really should say something." Shepard said as he walked back toward the intercom. He thought of what to say and then cleared his throat.
"This is Shepard speaking, but most of you may know me as Ghost. I'll be honest, many of you know me, but sadly I have only had the privilege of speaking to a few of you. We have our orders: find Saren before he finds the Conduit. I do not expect this mission to be easy, and neither should you. For too long our species has stood apart from the others. Now it's time for us to step up and do our part for the rest of the galaxy! Time to show them what humans are made of! Our enemy knows we are coming. When we go into the Traverse, Saren's followers will be waiting for us. But we'll be ready for them, too. Humanity needs to do this. Not just for our own sake, but for the sake of every other species in Citadel Space. Saren must be stopped, and I promise you all... we will stop him!" Shepard said finishing his speech. He then heard the sound of clapping and whistles from everyone in the CIC. He looked back to see everyone was in agreement with him. Smiling he looked back at Joker.
"Well said, Shepard. Captain would be proud." Joker said smiling at him with respect.
"Anderson gave up everything so we could have this chance. Let's not waste it shall we." Shepard said smiling back.
"Yes Sir!" Joker said with a nod.
"Joker, plot a course to the Artemis Tau Cluster. We might find a potential link to Saren there." Shepard said as he walked away.
"You got it." Joker responded back. Shepard made his way over to the lower level while receiving appraising nods from the crew before he realized something. He quickly turned to Pressly.
"Hey uh Pressly?" Shepard asked a little embarrassed.
"Yes Sir?" Pressly said curious as to what Shepard needed to know.
"Um Where do I sleep?" Shepard asked a little sheepish about the subject. Pressly gave a raised eyebrow at the question.
"Have you ever served on a warship before? I know you owned a ship." He asked Shepard.
"I never served on a warship no." Shepard responded shaking his head.
"Well where did you sleep on your previous ship?" Pressly asked, oddly reminded at how Shepard looked like a kid with how he answered.
"In the med-bay, but I don't think Chakwas would let me sleep there unless I was injured." Shepard said. Pressly just looked at him as if he couldn't figure him out.
"You're telling me that you didn't sleep in the crew quarters of your ship and instead slept in your med-bay?" Pressly asked in a deadpanned voice.
"Yes, because if I ever got attacked by someone and I was injured in the process, I would be where I would need to be immediately." Shepard said thinking it was reasonable.
"Well, what if someone was already in there?" Pressly asked as if he was talking to a child.
"Then I would be sleeping in the pilot's chair, but I think Joker would kill me if I did that." Shepard said just knowing Joker would blow a gasket if that ever happened hear. He was sure he was right when he saw Pressly nod at that answer.
"Well Shepard since you are in command of the Normandy, you have the Captain's private quarters." Pressly said giving Shepard directions to where it was. Shepard nodded in thanks as he made his way to his new room. He had to admit it was nice as far military goes. He was about to take his armor off when he thought of something. Quickly moving around, he scanned the room with his omni-tool and found 2 bugs. He quickly opened them up and tried find where it was sending info too, but they self-destructed stopping from finding out who was watching. He had a pretty good idea of who was watching from the expensive and black looking one. Shepard grumbled 'shadow broker' as he looked at it. Then he was wondering who the second one belong to. The only indication of any organization it belonged to was the symbol of a narrow hexagon with 2 things that looked to be holding it. Shepard pondered it for awhile until Isaac brought him out to reality again.
"Wow, this place is stale." Isaac commented after taking a once over around the room.
"Well, it is a military craft after all." Shepard said back.
"True, but that is no excuse." Isaac retorted.
"Fair enough." Shepard said with no real fight in his voice as he changed out his armor and into his pitch black fatigues.
"Hey Isaac?"
"Yes, Shepard?"
"Are there any planets with any major prothean ruins in the Artemis Tau Cluster?" Shepard asked thinking he could narrow his search down a little.
"Let me see... Yea, only one worth mentioning is Therum in the Knossos System. Does that help?" Isaac asked.
"A bunch! Thanks Isaac." Shepard said as he made his way to the door.
"No problem Shepard." Isaac responded then quieting down when Shepard stepped through the door.
"Think it's time I have a chat with the crew." Shepard said thinking about who he should talk to first. He then looked around and noticed the elevator. He decided he might as well try it out and see where it goes.
A few minutes later
'Can this thing go any slower?!' Shepard thought driven mad by how slow the elevator was going. Finally the elevator stopped. He waited for a minute.
'Seriously!' Shepard thought thinking he should use his power strike on the damn door when finally opened.
'Thank God!' Shepard thought relieved that it opened. He then walked out and noticed Ashley, Wrex and Garrus were in the shuttle bay. He first walked over to Wrex and decided to talk with him.
"Nice ship you've got, Shepard. What can I do for you?" Wrex said as Shepard walked in front of him.
"What's your story Wrex?" Shepard asked knowing a krogan as old as Wrex had to have a few stories.
"There's no story. Go ask the quarian or turian if you want stories." Wrex said with a deadpanned face.
"Come on, you krogan live for centuries. Don't tell me you haven't had a few interesting adventures." Shepard said smirking. Wrex looked back him with an annoyed expression.
"Well there was this one time that the turians almost wiped out my entire race. That was fun." Wrex said with sarcasm. Shepard couldn't help but wince at that.
"Yeah I heard about that. I also heard that they tried to do something similar to the humans during First Contact." Shepard said.
"It's not the same." Wrex with a sharp tone.
"How is it different?" Shepard asked with a raised brow.
"Are your people infected with a genetic mutation? An infection that makes only a few in a thousand children survive birth? And I suppose it's destroying your species?" Wrex said, eyes boring into Shepard.
"Damn, your right. For what it's worth I'm sorry." Shepard said feeling a little ashamed at his ignorance. Wrex, seeing his expression, sighed.
"I don't expect you to understand, but don't compare humanity's fate with the krogan." Wrex said.
"Hey, I said sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." Shepard retorted.
"Your ignorance doesn't upset me, Shepard. As for the krogan, I gave up on them a long time ago. The genophage infected us, but it isn't killing us." Wrex said looking down at the floor.
"Hey, I've always been curious about the genophage. What can you tell me about it?" Shepard asked.
"Ask the salarians for details. They made it. All I know is it makes breeding impossible. Thousands die in stillbirth, and most never get that far." Shepard knew that the genophage was bad, but he hadn't thought it would be that bad.
"Jesus Wrex that's... that's a fate worse than death." Shepard said nearly speechless at the implications. Wrex could only nod at his assessment.
"Every krogan is infected. Every one, and no one is rushing to find a cure." Wrex continued. Shepard stared at him shocked.
"The genophage won't last forever right? I mean I know the Council can be a bunch of jackasses, but they wouldn't let a race die, would they?" Shepard asked looking at Wrex. Shepard just couldn't see himself do that to any race, let alone the Council. If the batarians were going to go extinct, Shepard wouldn't let his hatred for the slavers blind him from the bigger picture. He would have helped. He saw Wrex shrug at his question in response.
"I honestly don't know, Shepard. I'm not going to hold my breath for it though." Wrex said to him. Shepard could understand that well enough.
"Why don't the krogan try to find a cure?" Shepard asked hoping that the krogan were at least trying.
"When was the last time you saw a krogan scientist?" Wrex asked him rhetorically with a raised eyebrow.
"Never." Shepard said with his head down a little.
"You ask a krogan if would rather find a cure for the genophage or fight for credits? He'll choose fighting every time. It's just who we are Shepard. I can't change that. Nobody can." Wrex said explaining things to Shepard.
"Only if you give up trying." Shepard said looking at Wrex right in the eyes. Wrex looked right back at Shepard and was silent for a little while with an unreadable expression. He then humphed at Shepard and turned his head away.
"Are your people really dying?" Shepard asked. Wrex turned right back at him when he asked that.
"We're sure not getting any stronger. We're to spread out. None of us are interested in staying in our home system." Wrex said as he paced back in forth.
"I don't understand, lots of species have left their homes and prospered." Shepard asked Wrex confused.
"But they go to colonize new worlds. We're not settlers, we're warriors and we fight. So instead we leave. Hire ourselves out and most never go back." Wrex said with a solemn voice.
"Well so long Wrex." Shepard said as a goodbye.
"Shepard." Wrex returned. Shepard was now walking toward Ashley thinking she could use a good talk. Plus this might be his chance to get to know her. As he walked over he could see that she was working maintenance on the guns. When he got close enough she started the conversation.
"Sir." Ashley said in a formal tone. Shepard couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her.
"No need for that Ashley. I have no real military rank nor do I care for such things. Just call me Shepard."
"Uh okay then Shepard." She said.
"So how do you like things here on the Normandy?" Shepard asked hoping she was okay.
"It's fine serving on a warship." She retorted.
"Okay, I was hoping that if you want to, and its cool if you don't, talk about Eden Prime." Shepard said thinking that she could need someone to vent to. He noticed that her stoic expression cracked into a saddened one.
"To be honest? I kind of wished you got there sooner, Shepard." Ash said after a minute. Shepard only nodded his head feeling like it was his fault at what she was feeling.
"No offense, I appreciate the rescue. I just wish..." She continued while looking to the side.
"That I had been able to save the rest of your team." Shepard finished for her with an understanding tone.
"Yes. If I had been more alert, we wouldn't have been cut down by an ambush." She said chastising herself.
"Listen, you didn't know it was geth in the first place. They are perfect ambushers: they don't move, make noise or even breath." Shepard said trying to lighten it up.
"Shepard, they have flashlight heads and don't worry, I'll make sure it doesn't happen again." she said with a serious voice.
"Well okay I guess. Do you want to talk, you know one-to-one?" Shepard said hoping to steer the conversation in a new direction.
"I'm sorry Shepard, I have things that I need to get squared away. I wouldn't mind talking more later though." Ash said.
"Well okay then. Talk to ya later Ash." Shepard said as he began to walk away.
"Shepard wait." He heard Ash say. He turned back to her
"Yes?"
"Did you mean what you said? At the bar during your stay on Eden Prime, about my grandfather?" Ash asked with a little apprehension.
"Yes. To me he was a real leader. Someone who looks forward at the challenges in front of them, but knows to also look behind to see who follows them is a real leader to me. Your grandfather did both. He's a real hero." Shepard said as he walked away once more toward Garrus. He could have sworn he heard Ash whisper 'Thank You' as moved. He had met up with Garrus who was in front of a Mako.
"Hello Garrus." Shepard said as Garrus looked up at him.
"Hello Shepard, I wanted to thank you for bringing me on board. I knew working with a spectre would be better than life at c-sec." Garrus said back.
"Have you worked with a spectre before?"
"Well no, but I do know what they're like. Spectre's make their own rules. Basically you are free to handle things your way." Garrus said explaining the marginal view of spectre's.
"Well what's it like in c-sec?" Shepard asked. He was curious with how cops acted. On Omega, the closest thing they had for a cop was one of Aria's thugs and him. There was a huge gap between him and the former though with how they handled things. For the thug as long as it wasn't to disruptive in the club and it in no real way affected Aria, then it wasn't his problem. If the thug stepped in he could be bribed off. For Shepard, as Ghost, he would stun and drug both people involved to find out what happened. If it was self defense and depending on the assailant, Shepard would let the innocent go and scare the hell out of the other. If it was both, he scared them both. He noticed Garrus was starting to talk as he reminisced about old times.
"At c-sec? Your buried in rules, the damn bureaucrats are always on your back." Garrus said with the turian equivalent of a scowl.
"Well I can understand a little, but you know the rules are there for a reason." Shepard said having a feeling that Garrus is looking for a chance to break past the rules.
"Maybe, but sometimes it feels like the rules are only there to stop from doing my work. If I'm taking down a suspect, it shouldn't matter how I do it, as long as I do it." Garrus said. Now that set off some alarm bells in Shepard's head. Sure he had done some bad things to slavers and pirates in the past, but he tried to never let any innocents get caught in the crossfire and if he did, he would find away to get them out of it. The way Garrus was thinking involved that. He was going to have to nip that in the bud.
"But c-sec wants it done their way: Protocol and Procedure come first. That's why I left." Garrus continued on. Okay time to put a stop to that train of thought.
"So you just quit because you didn't like the way they did things?" Shepard asked trying to steer Garrus into a more decent way of thinking.
"There's more to it than that. It didn't start out bad, but as I rose up in ranks, I got more and more saddled with red tape." Okay this is where things started.
"C-sec's handling of Saren was typical. I just couldn't take it anymore. I hate leaving..." Garrus said as he seemed to be reflecting on his choices. 'Good that means he can still be brought back' Shepard surmised as he studied Garrus' movements.
"Well, I hope you made the right choice. I would hate for you to regret it later." Shepard said still trying to gouge Garrus' personality.
"Well, that's sort of why I teamed up with you. It's a chance for me to get off the Citadel and see how things are done outside of c-sec. Either way, I plan to make the most of it." Garrus said. 'So he is eager and willing to learn huh? I can work with that.' Shepard thought to himself smiling.
"And without c-sec HQ looking over my shoulder, well, maybe I can get the job done my way for a change." Garrus said smirking in anticipation. And now Shepard's smile disappeared.
"Look Garrus, I'm all for using some unorthodox tactics when it comes to the bad guys, but if getting the job done means endangering innocent people, then forget it. We get it done the right way, not the fast way. Understand?" Shepard lectured. Garrus' eyes went wide at that.
"I wasn't trying to- yes. I understand, Shepard." Garrus said realizing what he had implied.
"Okay well then, see you Garrus. I'm going to talk with Tali now." Shepard said as he turned toward the cargo bay waving back. As Shepard made his way in he saw an older man in formal suit walking toward him. Then stuck his hand out and Shepard shook his hand.
"Hello, Sir. I'm Chief Engineer Adams. I keep the engine going with my team." Adams said.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Adams. The name's Shepard, or Ghost if you prefer." Shepard said being polite.
"Likewise Sir. Uh hey, you know the quarian? Tali? She's been spending all her time down here asking about our engines." Adams said looking at Shepard with an inquisitive look.
"Is there a problem?" Shepard asked, hoping there wasn't one.
"What? No! She's amazing! I wish my guys were half as smart as she is. Give her a month on board and she'll know more about the engines then I do!" Shepard released a breath he had been holding in. It was good that one of the major crewman had high praise for one of the new members.
"She's got a real knack for technology, that one. I can see why you brought along." Adams continued on, oblivious to Shepard's relief.
"I figure she would be a real asset to the team." Shepard responded.
"You have an eye for talent, Shepard. But I guess your not down here for a conversations huh?" Adams said.
"Actually, I'm getting to know the crew. Figured that if I'm it's captain, temporary or otherwise, I should make an effort in knowing my crew." Shepard explained.
"Well, what do you want to talk about?" Adams asked gently smiling at Shepard's effort to get know everyone.
"Well uh how about the Normandy? What do you know about her?" Shepard asked trying to break the ice.
"She's the best ship I ever served on. Probably the fastest vessel ever designed and she's the only using the Tantalus drive core." Adams said.
"What's so special about the drive core?" Shepard asked curious.
"Proportionally, it's about twice the size of any other vessel. Not only are we faster, but we can run at FTL speeds longer before we have to discharge the core." Adams explained.
"What about the stealth system?" Shepard asked.
"You can't hide a ship out in space. They emit too much heat and radiation. Too easy for sensors to pick up. Unless you find a way to capture those emissions." Adams explained. Shepard realized the secret. The plans the batarian's stole all those years ago were the same plans that were now instilled into the Normandy.
"So our stealth system traps the energy we give off in storage sinks built into the ship itself. No emissions to give away our location. Eventually the sinks have to be vented. More than a few hours silent running and they overheat. Cook us inside our own hull." Adams continued to explain.
"So there is no way for anyone to detect us?" Shepard asked trying to get to know.
"A visual scan can still pick us up. Anyone looking out a window could see us as plain as day, but you have a to be pretty close to get an actual visual out in space." Adams continued on. Shepard nodded in understanding.
"Go on." Shepard said.
"As long as the stealth systems are engaged, they can't see us. Not unless we accelerate to FTL." Adams explained.
"Why doesn't it work with faster than light travel?" Shepard asked.
(You know what? I'm skipping this!)
"Well thanks for the info Adams. See ya." Shepard said as he walked toward Tali. He finally got to her when she started talking to him.
"Your ship's amazing Shepard! I've never seen a drive core like this before. I can't believe they were able to fit it into a ship this small." Tali said all giddy.
"Yeah I can understand why." Shepard said agreeing with her.
"I'm starting to understand why you humans have been so successful. I had no idea Alliance vessels were so advanced!" Tali continued on.
"From what I understand the Normandy is a prototype. Cutting edge technology." Shepard said trying to make conversation.
"(Giggles) A month ago, I was patching a makeshift fuel line into a converted tug ship in the flotilla. Now I'm on board one of the most advanced vessels in Citadel space." Tali said. Unlike everyone else, Shepard could see her expressions through her mask. So he could see the beautiful smile on her face.
"I have to thank you again for bringing me along. Traveling on a vessel like this is a dream come true for me." Tali said happily.
"Well it's nice to see you smiling and happy Tali." Shepard then saw her get embarrassed at his words even blushing.
"Thank you, Shepard." Tali said shyly rubbing her fingers together.
"So, I had no idea you found ship tech so interesting." Shepard said after a long silence.
"It comes with being a quarian. The Migrant Fleet is the key to the survival of my people. Ships are our most valuable resource. Sadly we don't have anything like this. We make do with cast-offs and second-hand equipment. We just try to keep them running for as long as we can. Some of our fleets larger vessels date back to our original flight from the geth." Tali explained to him. Now Shepard was looking at her shocked.
"If your fleet is using ships that are 3 centuries old, you're going to have to teach me how make it last." Shepard said wanting to learn more.
"(Giggles) I'm afraid any lessons I can give you on ships would be unnecessary, unless its with hacking. Anyway, our ships are constantly being repaired, modified and refitted. They aren't pretty, but they work. Mostly." Tali told him. 'Well nothing's perfect, I'll take what I can get.' Shepard thought to himself.
"We've tried to make ourselves as independent as possible on the flotilla. Grow our own food, mine and process our own fuel." Tali listed off.
"The more you talk about it the more I admire you and your people." Shepard said smiling. He saw a brief smile cross her face and then vanished.
"But some things we just can't make on our own. A patch to maintain the hull integrity requires raw materials we just don't have. That's why our Pilgrimages are so important." Tali told him. Shepard then realized that the Pilgrimage was more than a right of passage, it was a means of keeping the Fleet running as well.
"Well Tali, tell me more about your people and the Pilgrimage." Shepard said. And so Tali told him everything ranging from her people's government to her pilgrimage. All in all he found it very informative to say the least. By the end of it he had a new found respect for the quarian people.
"Well Tali thank you for talking with me. It was nice having a conversation with you." Shepard said as he walked away.
"See you later, Shepard." Tali said as she got back to work. Shepard then walked toward the med-bay, taking the elevator (From Hell) back up. When he entered, he met with Doctor Chakwas.
"Hey crazy lady!" Wrong thing to say. Especially when she pulled out the scalpel and lemon juice needle.
"It was a joke! Come on!" Shepard said in hysterics. She put the things away with that.
"Shepard could you come over here? You need to see something." Chakwas said seriously.
"If it's a baby thermometer forget it." Shepard said keeping his distance. She gave him a glare in turn.
"No it's your blood work I took when you were unconscious you numb skull! Now look at it!" She ordered. He walked over to the monitor and noticed the differences in his DNA.
"What is that?" Shepard asked in a whisper.
"Genetic modifications and I'm guessing you didn't know until now?" Chakwas asked him.
"I always had suspicions that this might be the case but I didn't really expect it. Do you know when this happened?" Shepard asked trying to figure this out.
"From what I can tell, it was present when you were a baby." Chakwas said quietly. Shepard froze at that. 'Did mom know? What does all this mean? No, no I can't let this compromise who I am. It has been with me since I was a baby so its no big deal. But how did it get there? Who put it there?' All these things were zooming around in his head until Chakwas snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Do you think your parents could have something to do with it? If this was illegal genetic modification then one of them might know." Chakwas said.
"Well we can't ask mom since she's been dead for 18 years now." Shepard said dryly. Chakwas flinched at what he said. She was mentally kicking herself for bringing that up.
"What of your father?" She asked hoping it wasn't a sore subject.
"Never met him. From what mom told me when I was little, he wasn't worth meeting." Shepard said in a dead tone. Now Chakwas mentally beating the hell out of herself. Of course the Ghost of the Terminus would have serious issues. Any one who goes up against a criminal organization alone willingly would!
"Sorry Shepard." Chakwas apologized. He looked at her seeing her saddened expression.
"Look you didn't know, so there is nothing to feel guilty about. See ya around." Shepard said as he walked out. 'What am I?' He thought to himself. He then made his way up the stairs and over to the CIC where he moved toward the cockpit to talk to Joker. When he finally arrived he spoke with Joker.
"Hey Joker, are we there yet?" Shepard asked still reeling from the DNA bombshell.
"We are coming up to the cluster in a few minutes. Do you know the system or planet we should go to? You know so we don't spend all week looking through system after system, planet after planet?" Joker said.
"Yeah, Therum in the Knossos System." Shepard said in a tired voice.
"Oh you got both? Well awesome, now if only we knew where on the planet we should be looking at." Joker said.
"Any part of the planet that has a big amount of prothean ruins." Shepard said.
"You have an answer for everything don't you?" Joker said smirking.
"I wish I did." Shepard said. Sensing something was wrong with Shepard Joker turned around to see Shepard looking as if he had one hell of a rough night.
"God, Shepard what happened? Did you get into a fight with that krogan we have on board, whats his name? Wrex!" Joker said worrying about Shepard.
"No, just got some shell shocking news. Nothing to worry about. I'm going to go meet up with the team." Shepard said walking away. Joker looked on worrying about what could have affected Shepard like that.
A Few Minutes Later
Shepard and the ground team were now in the shuttle bay with Shepard right beside the crate he had brought on board and everyone else was in front of him.
"Okay everyone, while we were on the Citadel I noticed that even though we have decent armor and weapons, Saren and his minions would still outclass us. So I took the liberty of buying all of us Colossus armor X-series. As well as modifications that improve our shield generators, shield recovery, toxin resistance, and even heal us while in a fight. For those of us who use omni-tools I bought several Savant omni-tools, also X-series. For our biotics, I bought several Bio-Amps also Savants X-series. As for weapons, apparently you need to be a certified spectre to use these otherwise you could be arrested on sight. But I can give you my old weapons which are also X-series. They all have the mods that allow them to shoot more and with greater accuracy, as a bonus they are all equipped with the highest quality tungsten rounds I could my hands on. My own weapons have the same modifications. Now Ash you get my Kovlayov assault rifle. Kaidan, my Karpov pistol. Garrus, my Volkov sniper rifle. Wrex and Tali, both of my Sokolov shotguns. I know these weapons will help you greatly on this mission. With that please equip yourselves." After he said all of that, everyone made their way over to the now open crate getting their armor, omni-tools, bio-amps and whatever modifications they preferred to use. By the end of it Shepard and his team where all in Colossus X-series armed to the teeth. Joker called in over the intercom saying that they were now approaching the drop point and that they should all get ready.
"Alright people, into the mako! Let's go move it!" Shepard ordered as he felt the ship shutter from entering the atmosphere. With the last one in he jumped into the drivers seat and prepared to do his first real combat drop.
Whew! Tell me what you think of the story so far ! If you have any ideas send them over. Any flames go ahead.