Adrift in space there rested a ship hidden amongst the shadow of a small moon. The Normandy slowly approached the vessel as its name on the side became more clear as the lights illuminated a single word written on the side. 'Purgatory'. The Normandy's shuttle bay opened, and a small ship moved out to dock with the prison. It cautiously moved to the far side as scorch marks became more visible over their quick pass over. Geoff reviewed the dossier as the ship slowly began its docking procedure. He glanced over the margins that indicated 'Funds paid' , 'subject zero' and 'Jack' as to who this person is, was a mystery. John leaned forward to look at the krogan sitting at the back. He paused to view the beast as it prepared its shotgun. "Grunt We are only retrieving the specimen….. alive. Only attack when we give the order." Grunt looked up with eyes that could cut a bulkhead and added "Understood" Garrus sat quietly in his seat before adding "I got fifty credits says he tears apart some unlucky simp. If this goes south." John leaned back to look at Garrus smirking as if trying to egg him on. John smiled and whispered "Deal." Geoff looked out the window and noticed the shuttle landing in the hanger "We are here." The doors opened as the team moved out into a room with three security guards dressed in black. One of the guards had a blue stripe on its right shoulder, he moved forward "Your weapons will have to be left here at the door. Guns are not allowed in the facility." Grunt let out a grumble as he moved forward rushing the man, raising a fist he drilled him in the face which sent him flying backwards towards the remaining guards. "JUST TRY IT!" He roared. The guards moved forward calling orders to the other guards on the other side of the door. Geoff rushed to Grunt "stand down grunt its there house we can play by their rules." "No Fun" Grunt huffed. "That won't be necessary, I'm sure we can accommodate a few armed guests." Geoff turned around to see a turin in blue and grey armour enter the room he waved the guards to stand down and returned his attention to Geoff. "Im Warden Kuril. We have not yet received the funds for the prisoner so if we make our way to the waiting room. We can take a slight tour while we wait." Geouuf gestured for the warden to lead the way as the group began to follow. Garrus nugged John slightly and whispered "heh you owe me fifty credits." John smirked and silently carried on.
The Facility was large with small compartments filled with convicts as they passed through the hall the warden talked as if proud of his facility. Grunt moved silently as he watched the people in the pods bounce and scream. "Heh like pjaks." He murmured to himself. The warden paid little to no mind to the krogan as it waddled behind the group. John and Garrus examined the halls as they passed through, silently they examined the guards as they evaluated the facility. "I Need to check to see if the funds are received." Kuril stopped at the end of the hall. He pointed down another corridor and added "If you go down here there is a room where you can pick up Jack." they wandered down the hall till they came to a room that appeared to be a waiting room. Geoff moved to the center of the room as Garrus said "Think they might stiff us for more money." John turned to face him and added "If they did we have a Krogan as backup." Grunt slammed his fist into his palm with excitement as he added "Let them come." A door at the back of the room opened up revealing nothing inside "Im sorry but I cannot let a valuable asset like you get away. This is your cell." Geoff looked up at the camera on the adjacent side of the room. He smirked and raised his hand revealing only his middle finger. The warden pulled from the monitor "How quaint." he murmured as he reached for the comms "Guards we have four escapees in the waiting room. Get them!"
Garrus quickly pushed a table onto its side and sighted up as Geoff and John hd behind nearby couches."John I'm gonna want that fifty now." garrus shouted as the door began to buzz. John quickly fired back "How about double or nothing." Grunt moved to the center of the room with his shotgun in hand, he let out a tremendous roar and charged the door. The door flung open as the Krogan burst through slamming several guards to the ground. Grunt fired at them as they attempted to either get off the ground or cause damage to the brute. Geoff quickly activated his omni tool and searched the ship's schematics for Jack's holding cell. "Level three " he shouted "Looks like the max wing." John moved to his brother eyeing the map in front of him "Let's split up, you and Garrus will head to the observation room. Me and Grunt will Join you there In a bit." Garrus moved toward the door and shouted "let's move!" Geoff and Garrus rushed down the hall towards the elevator. John was left alone with the wall of muscle behind him. "Ready for some target practice" John bellowed. Grunt laughed hysterically and added "Let's show them what little hope they have." the two marched down the hall as guards moved in on their position.
Garrus and Geoff moved slowly through the halls to avoid the guards as they could hear the ruckus caused by the others. They eventually made it into a large room overseeing a small hanger. Geoff moved to the console at the center of the room and began to type. Garrus looked out the window to see that a series of tubes entered the floor and four Ymir mechs where stationed around them. "Must be the place." He neutered silently as he continued to scan the room. Geoff paused to read the info that began to display on the screen. "Subject zero aka Jack Is a biotic human considered to be the strongest alive." Garrus walked over to read the data as well as the doors behind them suddenly flung open and the two drew their guns. They were relieved to only find John and Grunt entering the room. "What?" John replied, "The check is in the mail, don't worry." Garrus looked at the console as it added the options to release. Geoff looked around the room at his friends and activated the cell.
The cells in the room began to release pressure as the mechs activated and began to deploy. A Cilindar rose from the floor revealing a woman covered in tattoos and wearing black pants and sports bra. As the gas settled the four of them looked into the room
"That's Jack?"
Garrus uttered confused as to the sight he was seeing. Jack suddenly sprung to life ripping off her restraints like fly paper she fell to the ground. Catching her breath she looked up at the mechs. Biotic energy coursed off her body as she charged the mechs causing a massive explosion rocking the ship and sending it into red alert. "Ha…. I like her." Grunt uttered as Geoff and John Looked in his direction somewhat uncertain by what he meant by his comment. "We better catch up to her before she gets blown into space." They made their way down to the room as they found the mechs in pieces all over the place. "Im Guessing she went through here." Garrus pointed out to the team as they found a massive hole in the wall. Geoff moved toward the hole as a voice rang through the comms 'Alert subject zero is loose. Warning subject zero has escaped.'' They quickly moved through the wreckage as they found more and more holes where Jack had made her mark. As they moved toward the last one, gun fire paused their approach. "Shepard I could have sold you and lived like a king." Geoff moved to a nearby wall for cover as the team disappeared to cover. Geoff looked over at a nearby ledge where Warden Kuril stood waiting atop his mound like a hunter on safari. "I can always recapture Jack. Sadly you won't be around for that." Kuril barked as he began to shoot at anything that moved. Geoff Looked around for an advantage as he noticed that Kuril was at an advantage, His eye twitched as he reached into his pocket and removed a few grenades from his belt. Geoff quickly threw the grenades in the air towards Kuril. Kuril smirked as he shot the grenades out of the air resulting in shrapnel to rain down to the ground. A large Blue barrier flashed, stopping the debris from hitting Kuril as he continued to fire wildly at his prey. John looked around the room to find a source for the barrier but could not see from his current vantage point. Grunt grew impatient as he hid behind a large block in the middle of the room. Clutching his weapon he reared up and continued to shoot at Kuril. Geoff looked over towards the angry Krogan and his futile attempts to take down his target. A small gleam of light peaked out of a pillar on the far side of the room. Quickly he rose from the barricade and began to shoot at the pillar. Playing a hunch he guessed correct and the barrier suddenly broke. Kuril took a step back as the lumbering beast charged forward driving its massive shoulder into his gut. A loud wail could be heard as he was sent flying to the ground. Crashing to the ground Kuril quickly crawled toward his rifle which laid several feet away. Grunt paused for a second as Geoff approached him from the side. Geoff stared down at the turian as he slowly approached him. "I thank you for your business." Geoff muttered as he drew his pistol and began to fire a few rounds into Kurils neck. His body hit the floor with a sudden thud as blood pooled out of his body. Geoff quickly shook his head as he looked around to find his friends in one piece. John froze at the sight he had witnessed, cautious of his brother's mental status he pressed on "We better find Jack." he urged as they ran down the hall toward the airlock.
Jack ruched toward the dock as fast as she could firing blasts of biotic energy, which sent guards and mercs flying around. She reached the window overviewing the ship. She came to a complete halt as a symbol on the ship's forward panel caught her attention. "Cerberus." she exclaimed as it drove her into an angry fit. A guard slowly sneaks up on her as she was unaware of him. Geoff whipped around the corner to find the guard preparing to strike. Quickly he drew his pistol and fired at the guard sending the bullet into the back of his skull sending him to the floor. Jack sharply turned around to find Geoff and his team closing in. She glared intently at them As she clenched her fists "That's far enough" she ordered as they came to a stop. "I don't know what Cerberus wants with me. You are gonna get me off this station." She added with a slight twitch in her hands causing a light blue glow to occur." Geoff took a step back and kept his eye on her "We need your assistance with a dangerous mission." Jack let out a small chuckle as she crossed her arms and added "I don't care about your mission. But I will help you on one condition." Geoff's interest became peeked and he added "what's the condition." Jack looked at the ship and added "Cerberus must have some files on me. I want to see what dirt they have on me. Then I will help you." Geoff looked at his brother to see that he was nodding in approval. He turned his attention to the very angry biotic waiting for a response. He let out a sigh and said "You got it." Jack headed for the ship's door as she bellowed "Don't cross me Sheppard!...you better keep your word." Geoff paused at the entrance as Grunt and Garrus passed by, John patted his brother on the shoulder and said "what's wrong." Geoff looked his brother in the eye as sweat ran down his brow "Miranda is not gonna like this." he quietly murmured to his brother. John looked over at the team as they began to enter the ship, watching Jack carefully as she strode her way inside. "I'll talk to Miranda" he remarked as Geoff froze at the idea. John looked him in the eye and added "It's about time I had a little chat with her anyway."
