Memories: A big trouble, a Carrier kind of trouble, 2171

I was in Omega, this time peacefully. I saw Faesa looking some messages in the computer. She was waiting for a confirmation. If the rumor of the ship Anqmaar turns out to be true, we were going after it. I wanted more time with her, but I knew, if we acquire it, she would return to the Fleet. She looked at me, saying:

"Samuel, I got the message." She didn't have to say nothing more.

"We are going then."

Inside the UTT, Faesa showed the blue prints of the Anqmaar. It was enormous and it was going to be filled with Geth. We had a plan, not an easy one, but we were still discussing the details.

"Okay, we go inside that way, if they don't start the engines. It is too risky." This time Matt had a point.

"Faesa, there has to be another way." I was worried too.

"The only problem is, there is no other way. If we try to blow our way in the Geth will know we are there. This time, your way is the right way, infiltrate is the best option." Matt once again protested.

"But you have to agree with me, if the ship turns on, we will be ashes in an instant. We have to find other way in." Matias had a point once again, but we had no choice.

"She is right, infiltrate is the best option. Once inside we avoid all contact, then the safety EMP will disable all Geth." Faesa knew more than me on the Geth, she knew what to do once inside.

"It's likely the Geth will be in front of the hubs, waiting for something to wake them. If we go carefully, we can avoid unnecessary fights, or else we have to fight in every room and destroy every hub. One of us has to reach the Data Core, configure new passwords for the central elevator. One goes through the elevator to the Captain's Cabin, there the EMP will be waiting for activation. The other has to fix the Drive Core, to escape the Perseus Veil, after the EMP, so the fixing has to be fast. We can do it". The plan, in few words.

"So, I guess everyone know what to do." This was going to be hard.

We reached the Perseus Veil. The Anqmaar was in the asteroid belt. This would provide cover for our approach, but also was going to make the escape problematic. One other part of the plan Faesa did not mention was how to recover my ship. The only one with time to do it was Matt. But he had to be fast, going to one end to another of a big Carrier. I had to trust that Matt could do it.

I was piloting to the entry point, no signs of Geth activities. I and Matt suited in our Alliance armors. When the door opened we saw the thrusters. No other way, we jumped. There was no turning back now.

We were luck to fit in the ducts, even if it is the ducts of a Carrier. We reached the entry point, a maintenance opening, where one unfortunate worker would also enter the ducts. In the other side there were only more ducts and cables, and different paths. We got separated, everyone going your way.

I walked the narrow path for some time. If the map was right, I was below the Engines. Matias and Faesa had a longer way to go. I opened the hatch, it was dark, but I was seeing a green light on the floor. These would wake the Geth if I touched it, so I had to be very careful.

The Drive Core was close, but I had to activate it after the detonation of the EMP. So I had to wait. Everything was good, but after several minutes, the lights on the floor turned red. I could listen to the sound of Geth, and the in the comm was Faesa yelling.

"I was wrong, there is a Geth Server inside here, the whole ship awakened!" This was bad.

"Matt, you changed the password?"

"Yes, I changed the numbers, Faesa can use the elevator." Now he had to escape.

"Cloak up, don't fight anything. We meet you in the Relay."

"I will be waiting." He sounded sure we would make it.

"Faesa, are you in the elevator?" I was hearing gunshots.

"I'm on my way, there is too many Geths." I heard more gunshots, this time they were aiming for me.

I had to defend my position. The Shiny was good for that. I had to be careful, in no time I was going to be out of ammo. The more Geth I killed more showed up. I had to rely on my tech powers to destroy many Geths with a single hit. I was getting cornered, so I was on the move all time.

Faesa was taking too long to activate the EMP. And I was just shooting down Geth after Geth. In short time I was out of thermal clips. So I began shooting with my M-9 Tempest. With less stopping power, I had to shoot more times to destroy a Geth.

Once again, out of thermal clips. And the Geth were getting fearless, going out of cover trying to kill me. I still had my Predator. I had to economize, so I was aiming very carefully. It was working for some time, before I got out of clips again. Cryo was slowing down them, but they were coming and coming.

I was sure I was finished, when I heard a blast sound.