Another Planetside lore that needs fixing or expanding. Nanites and death. When soldiers die out of Auraxis their consciousness gets picked up by nearby nanite respawning or memory storage. For memory storage, medics and Max suits, as well as just a big PC box with an antenna. For respawning Galaxies, Sunderers and everything that has a nanite respawn tube, basically if a guy has a cart with a respawn tube on it, it works. The range on these things varies on the location and environment. If everything in the system gets blown up, of course the people there will die.
Things to note from the last story, well it's my first story, and it's more complicated than expected. I will do the entire Mass Effect 2 timeline, and we won't be following Shepard all the time, unless it's related to our new arivals. And I am not a native English speaker, I am doing my best but expect errors. I want to write other stories, mainly crossovers with a more goofy lore and not so serious characters. Full metal alchemist one off and Team Fortress x A lot of things. I have a lot of things I wanted to see by the fanfic community but no one actually doing it on whatever Wattap Here AOO just missed opportunities. I really can't be a one-man writing machine and a lot of the things like this are niche, so I will do what I can. Also to avoid burnout I might do in bettwen connected to the Univers stories like Mass effect paragon lost and other sort of in the same place in the same time events.
PS: I own nothing and next chapter is coming sometime next month because all the lore gaps and macguffins are making my head hurt.
Auraxis-Oshur Continent: Current General Assembly and very Militarized DMZ. A day before Shepard's investigation.
In the assembly on round table that goes up level after level, hundreds of representatives are having shouting matches over cease fire violations, old grudges to just petty who is better arguments. In the bottom level of all the roes, 9 representative of all 3 factions sit waiting for the others to vent out their anger before going over important matters.
Terran Republic representatives leader Wolfgang Zimmermann, a serious old man with Sideburns and mustache wearing a Carabinieri formal uniform. Everything he does is in a calculated manner, and he almost appears as having no emotion no medals cover his chest or markings to indicate his importance, only a golden aiguillette that goes on his uniform. His officer cap covers most of his eyes, but they are still visible, just cast in a shadow.
Wolfgang Zimmermann:" Ladies and Gentlemen, we appreciate your as always judicious way of solving the many problems we have amongst our selves and in our territories, but upon recent revelations we must postpone these matters. "
Vanu Sovereignty representative leader Seo Ano. Her face is covered with a dome visor that has a Cyan circle turning in multiple directions, almost like a lock. From time to time, what looks like a text box might appear in multiple locations for seconds before vanishing in to flashing pixels. Her cybernetic and heavy armor is barely covered by what looks like a Rain cloak, she has Cyan batteries popping out from time to time to vent. Furthermore, her armor looks like decades old with old markings and scratches still visible even with the good care and shine it has. Her height is normal, but her intimidation makes her appear huge compared to others.
Seo Ano:" Sir Zimmermann is correct, one of our expedition fleets has discovered a planet with what looks like a colony in a nearby system. Further, more droid like creature resembling humans and having writing in English attacked our explorers. After clearing every house, finding no life signs or combat signs in a what looked like a spear part's shed, they found an alien that was obviously traumatized even with the unknown language it used. He did not acknowledge or attempt to communicated with the soldiers."
Wolfgang Zimmermann:" Needless to say, whatever traumatized, that poor thing must have taken everyone. The concerning part is it's obviously not an evacuation they left everything behind, but there was also no signs of fighting or push back or just even life. Making whatever took them a security threat. Needless to say, we have launched probes in the nearby nebula, hoping to find answers to our question and to monitor the area. "
New Conglomerate Director and elected Assembly President by seniority and rank, for the New Conglomerate, Élise Le Sueur. Most of her is already robot, with only her face arms and shoulders not having any augmentations or replacements. Her legs replaced. They look like the alien's legs inverted, except more wire like and adjusted for jumping. Wearing a black dress with sleeves with the NC logo on it.
Élise Le Sueur:" There is also information from our telescopic satellites that an asteroid in an asteroid ring has inorganic red lighting and a spike like structure protruding. For that system, I recommend sending a small task force from each of us to investigate the anomaly and potentially make actual first contact. We already have trained linguists in our military that can go in and try to establish communications."
Wolfgang Zimmermann:" Let's put this to a vote and leave to our headquarters to arrange the mission."
Lights blinked around the tables as they voted and in a screen in the middle of the room it displayed 278 representatives Yes 22 representatives no.
Wolfgang Zimmermann:" With that we adjourn."
Auraxis-Oshur Continent: Far South East section of the Assembly building. Vanu headquarters.
A dark purple room with a long table hovering from the ground stands in the middle with 100 seats. A fading window that look outside but don't let light in covers most of the wall at the end of the room. The room is mainly lit by Cyan logos of the VS and the spaces between corners and pillars.
Seo Ano is with Captain Ha-Yoon and newly promoted sgt. Nam and respawned sgt. Feiyu. Also in a max suit, first sgt. Jovany Ezequiel, who will be leading the mission.
Seo Ano:" Is there any indication in your encounter that this alien might be vanu?"
Ha-Yoon:" There was no indication of the case, but his mask design and color does fit the archeological digs here. We should try to find them and track them to potentially their home planet for further analysis. "
Seo Ano:" As you might have guessed, this mission is not about first contact. Both TR and NC as well as we have interest. Our interest is in acquiring any technology and information, as well as finding any Vanu. You will break off from the formation and infiltrate the station from the lower parts and avoid any main area or dock. I want you to use the cloaking technology as much as you can so that you won't be spotted. Any questions?"
Nam:" Should we kill if we are spotted, so to not leave evidence? "
Seo Ano:" I will leave that decision to you, we don't know anything about them, we know they are human like, so blending in should be possible "
Ha-Yoon:" I suggest any star charts maps to be the priority the colony we found was obviously by humans, it's extremely unlikely any alien species has the same languages or living quarters. We might be closer to earth than we expected, a local system around Proxima Centauri b, c, or d them having habitable planets. It's interesting that our telescopes haven't seen Auraxis before, but space is complicated and light travels slowly."
Seo Ano:" Earth should still be controlled by the original TR, I don't know how they will welcome us back looking like this. But all the progress we have made and all the lives we have saved with this technology should reach them. "
Having fought a seemingly endless war all her regrets doubt and fear surface wondering did they do the right thing.
Seo Ano:" We sacrificed everything to advance the human race, let's hope we won't be shunned for it. The day might be near that history will judge us. "
Solemnly, thinking of the consequences, she dismisses the meeting.
Seo Ano:" Ha-Yoon get back to your ship, the rest of you're leaving immediately"
Auraxis-Oshur Continent: Far South West section of the Assembly building. New Conglomerate headquarters.
A huge polished wooden table sits in the middle of the room, unlike on the Vanu side. On the other side of the room, a wooden desk sits close to the big window that actually lets light in together with lights on the roof, making the room completely lit. Trophies, guns and expensive ceramics are placed all across the room. At the desk with 3 other people sits Élise Le Sueur on the other side smoking a black cigarette.
Le Sueur:" Alright, I am going to cut it short, go there and find out how we can start trading there and spread our influence. We need information the wider conglomerate has a lot of questions and ideas, and we need answers. PMC leaders and groups are already going crazy, ready to burst the doors to an unsuspecting system with hundreds of ships. They aren't going to do anything but imagine a giant armored force armed and filled to the brim by trigger-happy lunatics that's an incident in the making.
First sgt. Nelson Lopez:" And what am I supposed to do, go there and learn alien, besides aren't there more persuasive diplomats than me "
Le Sueur: The VS and TR will start blowing things and stabbing people the moment they land, you go their being all Nobel warning them. For the linguistics side of things this here is Julieta Carbonero. She specializes in language learning and communications, she will do all the talking. "
A young looking girl shaking behind an Infiltration suit mask awkwardly waves and starts.
Julieta Carbonero:" Nice to meet you all, I am a Senior from the university of..." Shouting and interrupting her.
Nelson Lopez:" You brought me a god dam collage student. If you wanted to kill me, a bullet would have sufficed! Does she know how that Infiltrator gear she is wearing even works! "
Le Sueur:" You might be aware that most of the scientists and qualified people when to the cultists or are already contracted and protected by the TR, this is all you get. Even if you fail with the first contact, a team of infiltrators will be around you, gathering all the information we need to assess the situation. "
sgt. Frank Beech:" So essentially it's a coin flip huh? "
Le Sueur:" In one way, yes, in another traders, criminals, pirates will take interest, and we can get all the information we need from that, so... It's more like we are playing the long game "
Nelson Lopez:" After this mission, you bet I am taking my bags and leaving the NC army . " Dashes out, Frank Beech close to follow.
Julieta Carbonero:" Do I follow them ?"
Le Sueur:" What do you think, girl, YES! "
With that, the room empties, the silence breaking only by the shutting door.
Auraxis-Oshur Continent: Far North section of the Assembly building. Terren Republic headquarters.
A dim room lit only by the outside light and turned off for the day, low lamps. Instead of a table, a red carpet runs through the room with the TR logo on it on the right and left side elegant benches and at the end of the room a table with maps documents and a microphone.
Pacing trough the room with 4 soldiers siting around him Wolfgang Zimmermann.
Zimmermann:" Things have gotten interesting, you have to blind as a bad to not recognize that was a human colony. The most concerning part of it, it was abducted. By what or who I don't know. But that rock we have on satellite holds the answers because it's a station. Go there, blast a hole, go through a tunnel do whatever to get in and grab any information and people you can for interrogation. "
sgt.Carl Mörner:" What if that and the situation it's self is not that symple? "
Zimmermann:" It never is. Do what you can and establish a fortified position. That's why I have you here as an engineer Turrets choke points and time will be your most precious resource"
sgt.Erik Harvey:" Why are we using such drastic measures, and not just trying to talk. "
Zimmermann:" I have no proof of it yet, but there is something very off about the events from that colony. There is no evacuation, no push back, and no TR patrols or fleets. Whoever is leading the TR on Earth has shown a dangerous amount of incompetence and willingness to ignore their people being abducted. Unlike our colleagues, I won't be so ignorant. "
Liberator Piolet:" And why am I here ?"
Zimmermann:" Our calculations suggest that the station is as big as a city. You can fit there almost certainly logistically, not having open space to fly in and out is impossible. And with that, your gunship will clear a perfect landing zone. "
first sgt.Scott Green:" Aye aye captain quick shock and awe, it will be done."
Zimmermann:" Dismissed! "
Auraxis orbit: Ha-Yoon's Bastion
A desk on the Bridge starts sounding a quiet around, heard only by its operator. The satellite they placed on the abandoned colony has detected an object entering orbit and going into the planet.
Cammera operator:" Captain, we have movement by looks like a circle with some wings diving. Very ill maintained. "
Ha-Yoon:" Nothing to dash to the exploration fleet's rescue or intercept, that's good. "
As a small crowd forms of deck crew officer and security personal. A group of aliens in purple and grayed out colors get out. The crew, in shock, started pulling out Vanu archeological records. They wore the same colors as them, but their ship and gear's maintenance looks reused old and ill-fitting, almost like some parts are passed down. "
Officer:" They both match and don't match all the known records we have of Vanu and by the looks of things they aren't in a good position."
Officer 2:" Considering Auraxis is full of ruins, they might have been driven off by something or a plague might have forced them out and locked them in to hazmat suits"
Officer 3:" Possibility of the nanites being the cause of them atrophying all immune systems and dying out? "
Cammera operator:" Another signature entering. Looks like. A car ? "
Shocked, the satellite started following the new arrival, piquing their interest. They changed to a camera on the big doors. Main entrances and key location like the alien are the only places they expected to have any interest, as the shuttle landed, 3 Humans walked out and started speaking English. Recorders notebooks together with data recorders plugged in to the computer start recording every word and move. They learned this is not the first time a colony has disappeared.
Ha-Yoon: " Looks our engagement is twisting their analysis of the situation."
As they look at their laser marks and some of the NC cover fire. They move out of the camera view, changing back to satellite . The two groups move in the same direction.
Cammera operator:" They are going to cross with the other group."
Everyone leans in, in anticipation to find are they friend or foe already radio operators getting ready to send information to the exploration fleet. Only to be disappointed by everyone entering a building.
Everyone:" damn it. " "aww. " "why didn't we place more ."
As time passes, they finally leave the house and move in two directions, the 3 Humans go directly while the other circle around, drawing a lot of the robots to them. Closing in on the big door, another camera starts picking up audio. The aliens squad got ambushed by a reconstructed big robot and flying tripods.
Officer:" That guy might be crazy, but he sure is resourceful "
The alien is heard talking about something. On the other side of the gate, the 3 humans answer.
Miranda "We should have expected this."
Jacob "Come on! We can still catch them."
Miranda " They did want to get to Veetor first. "
After some more chatter and very basic tactics and maneuvering by both sides.
Jacob " That mech's got heavy armor plating. Those Quariens never stood a chance."
Ha-Yoon: " Write this on all records, the Vanu aliens prefer to be called Quariens. "
After checking in on the wounded Quariens whatever they are Vanu or not, they are allies to humanity, they wouldn't let anyone go into Human space unsanctioned or untracked and then work together.
Officer:" By their ability to coordinate and also understand each other, they might have become one of our greatest allies."
Guard:" And by the looks of it, we are in a military alliance with same weapons easing off logistics and same combat tactics and radios. That suggests some heavy standardization. "
Ha-Yoon: " That is true, even with hundreds of years of war with the NC and TR, we can't cooperate and learn from each other. "
With the humans going into the shed where the alien is, nothing interesting happens until a glowing glove shuts down the screens and makes him stand up. After some back and forward, only understanding one side, a few words stand out. Collectors, swarm, Illusive man. All just confusing without context. The one of them asks about the combat signs, and he plays the VS and NC destroying the mechs.
Shepard " Who are these people? "
Miranda "Space pirates or mercenaries ?"
Ha-Yoon: " How are they not aware of us ? And really pirates and mercenaries, how can they imagine them having military grade gear."
Officer:" Considering it has been centuries, we might be an archeological dig to them."
After some back and forward.
Miranda " Your people tried to betray us once already. If we give him to you, we'll never get the intel we need. "
Shepard " You don't have to take Veetor and go. We could work together. Just like old times." -" He's traumatized and need medical care. Tali will give us the omni tool data and take him to the flotilla."-" You don't have to take Veetor and go. We could work together. Just like old times."
Everyone walks out of camera view and the satellite shows only them regrouping and their ships moving to pick them up
Guard:" Judging by the markings Shepard and Tali the Quarien have served together in the Terran Military and have different marking compared to the 2 that talk all about this Illusive man. And are really ill equipped no armor or anything. "
Officer:" Guessing Omni tool is the glove, interesting."
Ha-Yoon: " And by the looks of things they aren't so friendly as the Tali and Shepard. "
Ordering Ha-Yoon: " Alright, get back to your stations. Audio operators send this to the Expedition Fleet." " We have discovered that Humans in fact owned the colony. They do speak English and were abducted by a Swarm commonly called collectors, they look like roaches and have no mouth and 4 glowing eyes. Also, the alien we have found is a species called Quarien who might be in a military alliance with Humanity considering their tactics weapons and standardization. As well as their freedom to travel around Human space unbothered. They also understood each other even when they spoke different languages, making us suspect it's very common in the interactions between our species. "-"All done, send it."
Expedition fleed close to the Omega sytem: Interstellar space
Three Bastions VS,NC and TR all line up and stay out of range of the system its self. Now in View behind 2 Gas giants and an Asteroid belt. Massive Rail guns stand in open space, one red, the other blue. The Bastions are full to the brink with Infantry, Galaxies, tanks and Fighters for no reason other than to show superiority amongst themselves. Only 1 Galaxy with 11 troops each will go to the now visible station. The actually assigned admiral is Torstein Sorbo from the TR. He is no longer a man in body, almost everything human looking about him replaced. One of the few old Admirals from Earth, he was chosen for that reason. In front of him is a screen with the other 2 Captains.
Sorbo:" I assume you received the message and have briefed our operatives"
NC Captain:" Did it immediately, this is very good new friends in a massive galaxy. Ordered them to assist any Quariens they encounter."
VS Captain:" It helps our diplomatic endeavors to already have our species known. "
Sorbo:" Yes, in some ways it does help. Anyway, I proceed as planned. "
Sorbo immediately closed the channel and opened a new one to the galaxy, launching the station.
Sorbo:" Listen up plan stays the same except for some changes, see that run down section with Ventilation shafts and no windows" Opens a live camera screen. "No one shouldn't be crazy enough to be in the ventilation shafts and rooms go there go to the ventilation center and gather your bearings this mission is no longer a raid but a very aggressive infiltration mission. Blow a hole ventilation should be open for all the vapor to get out. No, I don't know how they keep all the oxygen, so keep your masks on. Cameras will pick you up and security will be on its way, so work fast."
Communication cuts off as 3 galaxies and a Liberator exit their ships. Closing in, they break off the VS Galaxy cloaked and moves through the asteroid belt. The TR ships go head on at full speed while the NC Galaxy is trying to find a landing zone or entrance.
Open space Omega system: VS side.
Going through the asteroid belt. The galaxy has Nam and Feiyu leading infiltrator teams with first sgt Ezequiel in a max suit (Max suits make you basically as tall as a space marine 40k.) armed with 2 VM5 increased accuracy plasma guns. The galaxy arrives at the bottom ring of the station near what looks like garage doors. The pilot opens the back ramp and all except 2 infiltrators and Ezequiel cloak. The infiltrators started burning a square hole trough.
On the other side, Mordin's assistant, Daneil is held at gun point by batarians. Seeing the commotion, they grab him as a meat shield as his 2 batarians stand on the left and right side of the forming hole. The glass and shutters drop on the floor and from the hole Ezequiel and the infiltrators with SMGs walk in.
Batarians:" What the hell are you ? Geth? We know about your plan to spread the plague, we found the viles in his bag. "
Daniel:" No, I don't know these people and in the viles it's the cure, Please believe me. "
Ezequiel grabbed one of his guns under his arm and made the universal sign of peace and started using sign language, trying to say we come in peace.
Batarians:"What the hell are you plaing are you deff?!" He pushes his gun to daniel's skull. " I want answers now! "
Ezequiel:" Things escalated a bit too much, dispose of them."
Batarians:" Wha.." A sharp pain in his chest, together with him going limp and pushed to the side, interrupted him. He looks behind him and from thin air a human - like geth materialized with a bloody knife in his hand.
The other Baterians had the same happen, as the room was filled with the VS and all doors were covered.
Daniel:" All of you have tactical cloaks ? Who are you, what do you want from me? "
Towards his men, Ezequiel:" Fix the hole and Nam, have your squad cover the other side of the doors "
They nod and disappear again. The doors only open and close after that.
Ezequiel:" And for you, you were just in the right place at the right time. "
Daniel:" So this is all a coincidence. So I can go ? "
Ezequiel:" Not exactly, we need information. How did you communicate with these aliens. "
Daniel:" Everyone has translators on clothing implants suits and more. How are you not aware of this ?"
Ezequiel:" Interesting. Can you find the translators on these alien's bodies. "
Daniel:" Sure? " A out of fear and feeling forced, Daniel searches through the Batarian's bodies and hands over the translators. "Am I free to go now? "
Ezequiel:" Not exactly, what does your X-05 designation mean, and why is your badge full of gibberish where is your unit? "
Daniel:" Unit no, I am a medical worker at Mordin's clinic. "
Ezequiel:" Perhaps you will need a escort, by the looks of things it's dangerous. "
Daniel:" Do I have a choice? "
Ezequiel:" No, you don't lead the way. "
Flollowing Daniel the corridors and open space are only lit by the emergency light and burning body piles.
Ezequiel:" You have a plague? You know, burning the bodies in an enclosed space just spreads it? "
Daniel:" Yes, we don't know where it came from, but Mordis has an idea. And it's the Blue suns idea to burn the bodies, so they don't rot, but it looks like the Blood packed managed to capture this zone. "
Moving through the station, gun shots ring out. That's close to the Clinic.
Ezequiel:" Place a motion spotter and get ready " Ezequiel leads the way and everyone else cloaks moving in to flank or standing behind with sniper rifles
On the other side, creatures between gargoyles and vampires stand commanded by a Rhino looking creatures. They were in a gun fight between 3 humans. Ezequiel walked out in the open slowly and started shooting, not aiming, just leading his shots to targets. The snipers behind him pick off targets in cover. The humans on the other side start advancing cover after cover, while Ezequiel takes the brunt of the fire from these creatures, only flinching sometimes.
Feiyu's Infiltrator team armed with smgs decloaked next to the red armored giants at started unloading on their smgs at first Giant shot an Infiltrator with his shotgun, his shield taking the brunt of the attack, pushing him back. The other punched another Infiltrator, grabbed his comrade next to him and slammed him at a wall. Seeing them in trouble, the 3 concentrate on the giant with a shotgun, killing him. This allows Feiyu to go to the giant beating his men and shove his Knife in to his Glowing Eye socket, making him recoil in pain. This allowed them to pick back their guns and concentrate their fire, killing him and making a lot of his armor melt or having a red glow from the heat of the lasers. A smoking corps.
Ezequiel and Nam pick off any stragglers and regroup to meet their helpers. Taking his chance, Daniel rushes to the side of the 3.
Mass Effect Pov:
Taking out the Vorcha and Krogan Mordin's assistant runs at their side.
Daniel:" Mordin sent you, right? "
Shepard:" Yes, who are these people?"
Daniel:" I don't know, they drilled a hole from space and asked the most basic questions like how do you talk with aliens. After that, they told me to lead them here, not answering anything. "
Shepard:" Are they dangerous?"
Daniel:" They saved my life, at least to me, they aren't. But all of them have tactical cloaks and, as you saw, laser weapons that don't lose their energy and if I had to guess what that giant is firing plasma too it's impossible, but they are doing it."
Jacob:" Commander, remember the recording from freedom's progress, they had the same gear and weapons."
Miranda:" Also, them being involved with another event connected to the Collectors is concerning."
When they told their opinions, the Giant leading the group of 11 walks forward to Shepard.
Ezequiel:" Nice to meet you, you can call me Ezequiel for now. "
Shepard:" Ezequiel, huh? What brought you to the station."
A bit awkward and unsure of his words, Ezequiel:" Information we got a bit lost. Where are we ?"
Shepard:" Next you will ask which part of the galaxy this is"
That was only met with silence.
Shepard:" You're on Omega in a quarantine zone, And that was the lousiest excuse I have ever heard "
Shepard:" Who do you work for. "
Ezequiel:" Humanity."
Sheperd:" I was a spekter in the alliance and I don't know anything about you why is that"
Ezequiel:"I don't think I have a answer that you will like."
Shepard:" Is that a treat ?"
Ezequiel:" Just a fact."
Shepard:" Don't make any trouble" starts to walk off as Ezequiel asks
Ezequiel:" Does your field hospital need security? We could provide some while my men get some medical attention. One of these creatures hit two of my men quite hard, they could have trauma."
Shepard:" You could ask Mordin inside, he organized everything. "
Danniel:" ar..are you sure." Looks at them afraid, " Ok, I guess I can introduce them."
Ezequiel:" Lead the way."
Danniel:" Also these are the viles containing the cure, you should hurry. They just turned off the ventilation, they will suffocate everyone if the plague doesn't get most first."
Shepard grabbed the viles and continued on it's way.
Open space Omega system: TR side.
Dashing straight to their target, the TR have Carl Mörner Leading an Engineering team and Erik Harvey a heavy assault team getting ready to clear rooms and build def fences at the same time. Organizing this whole operation and giving the final word from now on Scott Green. In a MAX suit equipped with a Mercy rotary Cannon on one hand and an Onslaught Gatling gun on the other. A boom is heard, and the galaxy starts shaking from the heavy turns the pilot is taking through the giant ventilation tubes. After a couple of seconds, a voice starts speaking.
Galaxy Piolet:" I have some bad news. Oxygen levels just started dropping and the vents stopped working."
After going deep enough and the Liberator Pilot Deciding it's far enough, they slowed down to hover speed and blew a hole going down and started descending.
Galaxy Piolet:" You gota see this lads."
The back ramp opens, and the giant city was in view. Spires from the ceiling and floor as apartments and shops signs with commercials and steaming pipes all over the place. There is almost no color on the building themselves except the Neon Signs and lights. The Station had its red emergency lights on and all the ventilation fans they saw were offline. Seeing so many lives at stake, Scott Green knew that thousands would die if the station doesn't go back online.
Scott Green:" Piolets follow the pipes to the Ventilation control center. We need to save these people. I want the Liberator to go first see if the force there is hostile or if it's a malfunction, if they fire you can return fire."
Following the pipes, the Liberator dived, and the galaxy kept a distance. Finally arriving at a place with a big holographic sign Ventilation Center, the liberator slowly moved near the building. The Blood pack down shooting at everything, only taking a moment from the surprise of a gunship, they fired rockets. Unfortunately for them, the rockets were really slow, the gunship just taking a small left turn and allowing the gunner to destroy anyone sitting on the second level of the building. The blood pack jumped down to the lower level and tried to go deeper in to the facilities and out of view of the gunship.
The galaxy dived down to the first level and deployed on the first level, deploying everyone and catching the Blood pack off guard.
Scott Green:" Smoke them out of there."
The heavy assault threw their grenades and anyone who didn't jump out of cover had become in to a sorry puff of smoke. The ones that jumped out were knifed or gunned down by the charging heavy assault. The Engineer crew started placing automatic turrets, mines, and shield barriers. Scott Green in his max suit kicked in the Ventilation Center door and began the Onslaught, for any Krogan that didn't fall, conventionaly the Mercy cannon quickly mopped them up.
Scott Green:" Mörner Figure out how to start this dump. Harvey, your team will clear the second level with me. Look alive and let's go. "
Outside there are already a couple of dead bodies that tried to go into the facility, a couple of Vorch squads are pinned down by the gunship and turrets unable to move. The crew of the galaxy left the ship and are preparing to flank them. As they approached their Flank, the Heavy assaults got out of the building, pushing them out and allowing them to pick them off one by one and not allow any stragglers. They went to first sgt Green immediately to report.
Galaxy Piolet:" If we continued to be on the ship, we were begging for a rocket"
Scott Green:" Understood, get in."
Inside Carl Mörner is in a room with a holographic screen of the 6 turbines. He is trying to figure out how to use the Alien keyboard to turn them on.
Carl Mörner:" Ok, I am done with this." He pulls out a knife and pops open the councile and exposes all the wires.
TR Engi:" Are you crazy? You are going to hot wire the facility?"
Carl Mörner:" I can be here for hours as people fall and die. I don't know these computers at all, but wires are universal. This will either be the dumbest or the coolest thing I will ever do. "
He starts with the thickest wires, finally afters a couple of cuts and flashes the turbine on the green.
Carl Mörner:" I am a Genius! To the other room!"
The corridors deck and whole facility has become littered by corpses of Krogan Vorcha and their body parts. The TR were generous in their use of explosives and indiscriminate fire, damaging the walls themselves even more than they already were. Defeated, the Blood pack members hide in rooms next to the facility. That cover won't help them for long, as sgt Green is slowly clearing every corner and room, taking his time so not to miss anything.
Mass Effect Pov:
Shepard and his group were almost to the center. They were hearing a gun fight and explosions. The ground was shaking. When they entered the last room until they arrived at the facility, Vorche covered the door on the other side.
Blood pack Boom-squad:" Collectors want plague, you work for doctor! Kill them !"
Shepard was pinned down, but was still taking down blood pack members and advancing. Suddenly, the door flew off the hinges by a kick and grenades flew in. The giant figure didn't take cover. He only waited for the explosions, to walk in and gun down any survivors behind him, 5 heavily armored individuals with machine guns and blazing red eyes wore gas masks and scanned the area.
Shepard walked towards him, hands sup :" We aren't with them."
Scott Green:" Who the hell are you, what is your unit."
Shepard:" We don't have a unit, we are with Mordin."
Scott Green:"Am I supposed to know who Mordin is? You look military rank and name now."
Shepard:" I am Shepard formally a commander and specter. We are here to distribute a cure through the ventilation system for the plague."
Scott Green:" Alright soldier, I don't know what a specter is, but this facility is on death doors. My boys managed to turn on the turbines, you should be, thankfully your incompetence hasn't killed you yet. Now report to sgt Mörner of the engi team for that cure of yours. I will make sure the TR on Earth hear of your incompetence !"
They passed Shepard and continued to clear rooms.
Miranda:" Well that happened ."
Jacob:" I have no idea who these guts are or what they are talking about, TR? Is that an abbreviation of something?
Shepard:" And why were they talking that they will report me to Earth, don't they know I am beholden to the council and the Alliance members there? "
They walked down the deck on the second floor. A gunship was flying around, patrolling for any survivors. The deck its self is full of Vorcha body parts and the occasional Krogan with giant holes in his armor.
Jacob:" I wouldn't get on these guy's bad side."
Going to the Entrance of the Ventilation, Center turrets turned to them, scanned them and flashed green, continuing there are scan. Shepard walked in and the Centar was already being made in to a makeshift fort, shield walls mines and Turrets made the place impossible to directly attack. One of the strange soldiers walked to them.
Carl Mörner:" sgt Mörner (salute) Engineering team, I hear you have some sort of cure. Could you tell me what this cure if fore and could you allow me to check it isn't poison."
Shepard:" It's a cure for the district plague that is lethal and effects all races except Humans and Vorcha. I can give you a vile to check, but how am I sure you won't tamper with it "
Carl Mörner:" Understood, I assume Vorcha are these Vampire creatures. Well considering their aggression and your cooperation, I will turn a blind eye this time. Don't get used to it. You are free to do what you were tasked. And also I was radioed that First sgt Green wants to talk to you. You met him upstairs."
Shepard went to the council placed the cure and continued to meet Green.
Scott Green:" Soldier! I want to know more about Mordin."
Shepard:" He's a Salarian that runs a clinic. He helps people and made the cure for this district."
Scott Green:" Could you perhaps introduce us to him. We would like to get some information from this station. You could count it as repayment for not asking questions for that cure or arresting you."
Shepard:" Sure, but I don't guarantee anything."
Jacob:" This day just keeps getting weirder."
With that, Shepard's mission ends, and he goes to recruit Mordin.
Open space Omega system: NC side.
Flying around the station trying to find anything resembling a hanger or an entrance.
NC Piolet:" I have been going around this place for half a hour already."
Lopez:" Just keep your eye on anything, this mission is already ridicules."
Flying around again over the station, the pilot, sees a blue Gunship flying trough. Sighing in relief he follows him in to a very narrow opening.
NC Piolet:" We are in boys. "
Cheers finally are heard from the back. As they head in. They see a white building and a bridge with people charging on if with 1 sniper holding them off.
Mass Effect Pov:
Tarag:" Some idiots are following us, take them out, I am not taking any chances."
Tarag's gunner turns around and lights up the cockpit of the Galaxy making it burst in to flames.
to be continued.
