Leena's POV

"I got a bad feeling about this," Cy said from my shoulder as we got closer to the archives.

"You really need to quote something else besides Star Wars" Saren suggested.

Cy gave the older turian a metal-clawed finger and I gave the Metal Dragon a smack on the snout. My jaw then dropped when we finally arrived at the archives.

"Holy shit" was my response.

"Big place" Garrus added.

"Shepard, what do you think your clone is looking for in here?" Tali questioned over the commlink.

"At this point anything is possible" the Commander replied.

"Saren got any guesses?"

"I'm just as clueless"

Noire growled and swished her tail in agitation from her bonded partner's shoulder.

"I think we're being led into a trap" she stated.

Saren calmed her down by stroking her head before we continued the hunt for Shepard's clone.

"I still can't believe some of those mercs wanted to score a date with you" my husband muttered.

"Babe drop your possessive side for now we need to focus" I advised my Archangel.

Since the place was so damn big Shepard had Glyph to go and find his clone. The drone took off deep into the archives while our group continued until some of the clone's mercs found us. As we fired our rounds at them Shepard's clone ordered for us to be taken down.

Noire snarled before she took flight with Cypher and together the two of them were quick to finish them off before Tali suggested we hop onto a platform that could be lowered. The platform lowered us to where an empty vault was waiting for us.

Brooks suggested we go inside it and we did but not without being cautious. As the vault took us where we needed to go I had the same feeling Noire and Cypher felt. When we stepped out of the vault Glyph found us and said Shepard's clone was nearby.

While trying to find the bastard some more of the mercs showed up and it was another gunfight to deal with. Over the link, the clone bitched.

"That clone is an asshole" Saren spat.

"Agreed!" I shouted at the older turian as I shot down a merc via his shoulder. Eventually, the coast was clear and we followed Shepard toward the targeted destination. When we found more mercs Cypher and Noire had the pleasure of burning the jerks down so we could find Shepard's clone faster.

"Hey, these bastards got us pinned down!" Rue shouted through the commlink.

"We're on our way Little Wolf" Saren reassured his wife and the turian Spectre looked to Noire. "Go help them"

"Gladly" the black dragoness agreed before flying off to find the other squad.

I had Cypher also go aid the other squads too. Shepard killed one merc who tried to sneak up on the others before he told us to go on ahead. I hauled ass up the ladder first with Saren following.

"Now they're just fighting dirty!" Garrus added before he followed us.

We joined the others and as Shepard began to call for back up we all shot down the f**kers below us that didn't get scorched by Cypher and Noire.

"And that's when the universe ran out of ammunition," Garrus said trying to be funny.

"Babe try to be a comedian another time" as Shepard joined us.

"The other me can't be far, let's keep up the pressure and try to surround him"

"I still feel a trap is imminent Commander," Noire remarked as she returned to Saren's shoulder.

As we looked for Shepard's clone we passed several holograms dating back to who knows when. Hell, we even saw Saren in one of the holograms before dealing with another group of those damn mercs. During of the other gunfights Glyph even tried to reason with the clone's men to surrender but that only earned a snort from me and Cy.

The stupid drone muttered some more nonsense before Shepard barked at the drone to find his clone instead of it screwing around. We dealt with a few more gunfire exchanges and lost contact with Team Mako and Hammerhead and that worried Saren since Rue was with Team Mako.

Brooks then came over the commlink saying she needed help. She told us her location and we rushed to said room until we found ourselves trapped behind two blue force fields.

"I freaking knew this would happen" Noire growled. "But did anyone listen to me? Of course not"

"This isn't good" Garrus chimed in.

"No shit babe"

"Brooks the vault sealed us in!" Shepard notified the Analyst over the commlink.

"Saren can you see an override?" I inquired.

"I'm not seeing one" the turian Spectre responded.

Shepard tried to get in touch with the other squads but it was to no avail.

"The short answer is no, they can't hear you"

We all whirled around to see Shepard's f**king clone. Shepard tried firing rounds on the force fields but that did nothing and we were screwed.

"Others will know about this, the Alliance will stop you"

Shepard's clone chuckled before asking.

"What do you think Staff Analyst Brooks? Will the Alliance stop us?"

"I wouldn't know because I don't actually work for them" Brooks replied casually and she leaned against the clone as though we were buddies.

"WHAT THE F**K?!" Cypher and I roared.

Saren and Noire growled while Garrus mumbled.

"Crap"

"Who the hell are you? And do you really think I won't track you down?"

"My name doesn't matter, I never kept the same one for more than a few days" Brooks explained to us. "And if the Illusive Man hasn't found me yet, you never will"

"Your Cerberus" Saren hissed.

"Was" Brooks corrected the turian. "Mr. Illusive and I didn't see eye to eye, he's indoctrinated, whereas I prefer the whispers in my head to be my own"

"Why not come to me? We could have worked together"

"In a way we did," Brooks told Shepard. "I'm the one who put together all those dossiers on your suicide mission for the Collector Base, the salarian doctor, the justiciar, the turian"

Brooks then eyed Garrus and Saren had to hold me back because the bitch was sexually eyeballing my husband.

"Nice to have finally met you Archangel"

"Get your damn eyes off of my husband you bitch!"

Brooks smirked before continuing on.

"They were all mistakes, we were a pro-human group who started looking for aliens for help, so I bided my time, and when I found another you who agreed"

Brooks nodded at Shepard's clone at that remark.

"I woke him up"

It turned out it had been Brooks who killed Khan. After some more bullshit talk, Shepard had enough.

"You two may think your clever, and yeah you were, just a bit but being clever enough doesn't beat a bullet, and yeah maybe we're trapped in here but don't get comfortable because that bull's eye on your back is getting bigger by the second"

Before leaving with Brooks, Shepard's clone turned to us.

"I should go"

The vault we were in moved and soon we were locked inside it.

"Are you effin kidding me?" I swore.

"This is embarrassing" Saren added.

"Like I said all of you should have heeded my warning"

Noire shook her head while Cy was doing his best not to get claustrophobic. He hated being confined in something.

"He said "I should go" do I really sound like that?"

"Yep pretty much" I confirmed to the Commander.

"Crazy thought but maybe we should be worrying about the impregnable vault we've been sealed inside forever"

"How come nobody told me this before? I'm open to feedback here, maybe it's I should Go, "I" should go"

"Shepard please why aren't you more worried about this?"

"Shh! I hear something!" Cy interrupted us.

The silver Metal Dragon then flew to the door of the vault. He then grinned before advising us all to back up. Suddenly the vault door was opened and flapping her wings to keep being airborne was Shale. She was in her larger form and she spat out the vault door.

"I had a feeling you would need my help again Little Brother" the dragoness greeted her sibling.

"Nice timing sis" Cy praised his sister as he and Noire flew out of the vault and took to their larger forms.

As we climbed on both Cypher and Noire's back Shepard told Glyph to find the others. It was time to get the Normandy before that asshole took it.