Dr. Chakwas sat in her office as the doors flung open and John stormed in with Garrus and Grunt carrying Geoff into the room. Upon first glance Geoff appeared to be unconscious. "Over there on the table. Please" She said calmly as Grunt hoisted the body onto the table. John stood near the door as he said "Why don't you two get something to eat? I Need to speak with the doctor." Grunt turned and said "Good. I'm starving." Garrus looked over at Grunt and said " At this rate you could probably eat the hull off the ship." Grunt laughed "HA! Let's find out" He rushed out the door and headed toward the mess. Garrus Moved to the door and said "I'd better warn the cook." and he headed after Grunt. The doors closed behind him as he saw the doctor tending to his brother. John watched silently as she began to scan the body. Before either of them could say anything the door flung open
Mordin marched into the medbay and without a moment he began his scanning "Just as I feared. Out cold. Synaptic pathways still functioning, breathing stable, no signs of blunt force trauma. Internal contingent. No. no. no." Mordin Muttered to himself as Dr. Chakwas Waved her hands She exclaimed "This man is my patient, not a lab experiment!" Mordin looked surprised and said"Completely aware of parameters, did not mean to overstep. Had a monitor on Geoff after he left for the mission to tuchanka. John looked puzzled and asked "What monitor are you talking about?" Mordin smiled as if pleased and added "I hid a scanner in his armour, no real danger, needed synaptic reading." JOhn took a step towards Mordin "You could have mentioned that" he added as his tone began to rise. Mordin's eyes opened as he was shocked to get the response he had received and added "Needed further data. Also Dr. Chakwas could provide blood and tissue samples for analysis." "Thats all good I could have sent you the data to your terminal upon John's approval." Dr Chakwas said as she patiently waited for the two to stop. "But, I have to ask what is this all about?" she added with a concern that increased the tension in the room. John paused to look at the doctor and provided no answer but a slight nod of confirmation to her earlier request.
A round bulb of light shined from across the room as light projected from it, taking the shape of a sphere "John I have an urgent request from Jack she seems…...anxious." Edi said with calm precision. John looked over and said "Ill meet her in the cargo hold." Edi flickered "Understood" as she switched off from the display. John turned to Mordin and calmly added " Please keep me Informed of your findings." Mordin nodded and said "Of course John." Dr Chakwas added "Ill keep him sedated until we can figure out whats wrong" John nodded and said "Keep me posted.". John left the room and headed for the elevator. As he walked he mumbled "the last thing I need is a pissed off biotic on this ship". He reached the engineering deck as it overlooked the hanger bay he turned to see a staircase that led down to the cargo hold.. As he headed for the stairs he could hear the sound of Grunt snoring from his room down the hall. "Definitely a Krogan alright" he muttered to himself as he headed down the stairs. The light began to dim as he headed further down until he met the end of the corridor . He could smell the faint smell of fuel pumping through pipes and steam releasing from the occasional vent. At the far end he saw Jack sitting on her cot. He slowly approached as he did not what her to attack.
Jack suddenly sprung to her feet, quickly she began pacing, staring at the ground as if looking for something she had lost. As she turned she looked up to find John staring at her with his arms crossed and a concerned look on his face. Jack met his gaze "I have these thoughts running through my head like bugs." she blurted as she found her cot and began to slowly sit down again. John slowly approached and began to find data pads strewn about the floor. He paused for a second and added "did you find anything useful?" Jack rose her head and this time with a smile she said "Cerberus were the ones that raised me in a facility on Pragia I want to go there and Blow it up"
" it will help you keep focused" he replied as Jack appeared to slowly relax a bit. John turned towards the stairs and began to head up as he added "Just make sure that its a big hole." Jack let out a small laugh as she laid down to rest her eyes.
The Normandy arrived in the dakka system as the glow of the nearby sun warmed the hull John and Garrus waited athe the docking bay by the shuttle. John leaned against the shuttle as Garrus sat on a nearby crate checking his rifle as they waited for Jack to arrive. "You think Geoff is alright?" Garrus cautiously asked. John looked over at his friend who was eyeing him looking for a solid answer. John shook his head and let out a sigh "I'm not too sure what to think Garrus." he said with a faint glimmer of uncertainty in his tone. Garrus lowered his rifle and said "Dr Chakwas and Mordin should be able to figure out what's wrong with him. Hopefully soon." The doors at the far end of the room opened up as Jack stormed into the room she rushed towards the ship not saying a word. "John watched her approach "Its about time we almost left without you." he remarked. Jack made no comment as she entered the shuttle. Garrus' jaw dropped slightly as he said "wow no comment this is serious." he moved into the shuttle and sat down. The shuttle doors closed as they began to leave the hanger and headed down to paragia.
Jack slowly grew anxious as they approached the planet. She looked out the window and noticed the familiar vegetation that grew across the surface. Rain began to shroud the ship as they descended. A small structure was visible near the ground with a small landing pad peeking out of the vegetation. She shifted in her seat as the shuttle touched down on the pad . John rose to his feet, as the shuttle doors flung open. Garrus hopped out and began to look around. John turned to face Jack and whispered "are you sure you want to do this?" Jack suddenly snapped out of her hesitation and with a huff she hoped out of the shuttle to join Garrus. John followed as they began to enter the facility.
Upon entering the facility the lights barely worked as they noticed debris and plant life throughout the halls. Lights flickered as they could smell the stale air that filled the area. John moved towards a window that overlooked some kind of courtyard; he noticed the large crates and what appeared to be blast markings on neighboring walls. "This is where they let the others play." Jack spoke up rather quietly. John turned slightly to acknowledge her statement when she added " On the other side is where they kept me. I want to plant the bomb there." John nodded slightly. "Over here, we have company." Garrus whispered towards the two. As Jack and John moved closer to where Garrus was crouched, they could hear the faint sound of what appeared to be a small squad in the next room. Garrus peaked inside and muttered " I count five Vorcha and maybe three krogan. All blood pack." Jack grew restless as she drew her shotgun and charged in. John and Garrus quickly rushed in to provide support as the Krogan leader on the far side of the room shouted "Kill these pests!" Jack raised her hands releasing a massive shockwave of biotic energy that rippled through the ground causing nearby tanks to explode. Garrus moved quickly, sighting up his rifle and began sniping the Vorcha quickly as they struggled to get back up. The Krogan charged towards Jack with murderous intent in its eyes, when John rushed the behemoth and managed to tackle the lumbering beast to the ground. John continued to slam his fists into the krogans massive jaw as Jack noticed the Leader and another krogan began their assault. Jack raised her hands quickly as she pushed out enough energy to create a barrier. Shots began to deflect on the barrier as John finished off the krogan on the ground. Jack held her ground as John returned to his feet and drew his rifle. John rushed around the side where the barrier had a gap with a nearby crate and began returning fire. The Krogan leader grabbed his subordinate and drew him in closer using him as a shield.
"Coward!" Jack shouted as she dropped the barrier and drew in the biotic energy creating a massive singularity in the palms of her hands. Her eyes glowed a bright blue as she wound up her attack. With a quick toos she threw it across the room, as the singularity struck the floor it began to draw in the two krogan towards it. Garrus used the opportunity to carefully drop the krogan leader's shields. Jack launched herself into the air as she barreled toward the krogan, she drove her fist into the beast's chest sending him hurtling towards the wall. The krogan hit the wall with a loud crash. He fell lifeless to the ground, he laid there as blood dripped from its mouth.
Jack moved towards a nearby door as Garrus and John crossed the room to meet her. Jack pointed down the hall "this way. I want to plant the bomb over here." She then quickly headed through the door. Garrus rolled his eyes slightly and proceeded to follow Jack. John surveyed the room quickly for survivors then followed behind. Jack began to slow down as she approached what appeared to be a large splatter pattern on a wall. "This is where I killed my first man." She then moved towards the room as the doors opened she scanned the room. Quickly Jack drew der pistol and shouted "Common out! We know you're here." A man crawled out from behind a knocked over table and began to cautiously approach. He was a thin scraggly man who could not keep his eye off jack. Sweat began to drp from his forehead as he took a deep breath and said "Jack Is that you?"
"Who are you? and do you know me?" Jack replied as she tensed her arm. The man stood in place as John moved closer to Jack. the man kept focused on Jack as he replied. "My name is Aresh. I was also one of the orphans that was raised in this facility. and everyone knew about you Jack." Aresh took a step away as he continued. "Im planning on rebuilding this facility, and continuing there research." Jack suddenly flicked her wrist sending Aresh to his knees she moved in close holding the gun to Aresh's head. John suddenly moved forward, grabbing Jack's pistol and moving it to the side.
"What are you doing Jack?" He asked as added "you can't just kill him for what he has not done." Jack removed John's hand and said "I can't let him restart the facility." John looked over at Aresh and said "Let him live he has nowhere to go he's not worth killing." Jack looked agt John and after a few seconds knew that he was right. She lowered her gun and said "Get out of here Aresh before I change my mind." Aresh Quickly without hesitating ran out of the door. Jack lowered her gun and began to wander around the room somewhat remorseful as if she had lost an old friend. She seemed quite fond of the desk in the corner. John stayed in the middle of the room Garrus moved to the entrance as he held a hand to his comms and signaled the Normandy for a pickup. Jack turned to to face John and said "Lets plant the bomb and get out of here."
Moments later the shuttle lifted from the facility and began rushing across the landscape. John and Garrus sat on the bench near the front of the ship as the sound of metal clicked in the room. Jack sat hunched over as she seemed rather uneasy she continued to flick the lid to the detonator as she thought silently. She looked up at John and gave a slight nod. As she readied herself. John nodded silently and proceeded to bang his hand on the cockpit door to signal that the shuttle move faster. Jack pressed the button to the detonator. The explosion shook the air as the shuttle began to feel the shock of the blast. Jack calmly sat in her seat as the shuttle made its way back to the Normandy.
John immediately headed for med bay to check on his brother as he was intercepted by Miranda by the elevators. "Hello John" she said with a cheerful grin. John s stared at Miranda as he added "I need to see my brother for a moment." Miranda reached out and grabbed his arm and said "He is stable, and still unconscious. but we need to head to Illium." John focused his attention but seemed puzzled. "Why Illium?" he asked. Miranda let go of his arm and added "Two of the dossiers will be on illium at the same time. As we also got a message from someone on there who can help us find them." John nodded and said "Ok I'll go up and tell Joker to head for Illium." MIranda grabbed John by the arm again and said "I'll keep an eye on your brother." John smiled and nodded as he stared into Miranda's eyes and Said "I would like that. Mordin and Dr Chakwas are doing what they can." Miranda nodded and headed for the Med Bay. John began his way back to the bridge as he felt an uneasy feeling in his gut.
