The Normandy arrived at Korlus, a desolate planet in the Imir system. Roughly referred to as the recycling dump of the universe. The ship settled around the upper atmosphere as the hanger bay opened and a small ship headed down to the surface. The shuttle drifted swiftly and silently to the ground as to not alert suspicion from any ground forces. The doors opened as the three men hopped out and headed for a nearby cover. Garrus moved to a nearby ridge and shouldered his rifle, as he sighted up. He began to scan a large complex taking note of the merchs walking around. He moved back down the ridge to the others waiting at the bottom. John and Geoff waited as they checked their gear. "We got half a dozen blue suns down there in the complex." Garrus said as he approached his friends. John reached out and patted Garrus on the shoulder and added "Our warlord must be inside." Geoff looked up and added "We make for the complex. Hopefully unseen." They made their way down to a nearby scrap yard. They moved through the rubble quietly so as to not raise any alarms. A voice echoed across the valley screaming orders over an intercom.
Geoff Moved slowly keeping an eye on his omni tool which scanned for the krogan. John moved close behind ready for the upcoming trials that awaited them. As they pressed on, a series of loud noises and gunfire could be heard up ahead. As they drew closer a body flew past them slamming into a nearby wall. The body at a glance appeared to only be a Blue suns grunt. They quickly turned the corner to find several krogan dead on the ground and one standing behind some cover. "Above us!" Garrus shouted as he began shooting at the blue suns troops that had remained. Geoff and John exchanged a quick glance and began shooting. The lone krogan leaned against the ruble watching them as they dispatched the merchs. John quickly scanned the area for other merchs, he raised a hand and shouted "Clear?"
"Clear" Garrus replied.
Geoff moved closer to the Krogan keeping his weapon at his side and a fair distance incase of a sudden outburst. The Krogan shuffled silently as it played with its hands. Geoff looked at the Krogan and cautiously asked "Are you Okeer?" The krogan shook its head from side to side as it looked at them and said "Okeer is up with tank mother.'' The krogan moved to a nearby panel. It reached out grabbing hold of the panel, lifting it off the ground. With a generous heave it flung the panel to the ground. "This way you must go to tank mother. I must stay here. Until I am called." Geoff drew a puzzled look on his face and pressed on through the corridor ahead. John and Garrus watched the krogan wander off for a brief second before proceeding. Several small skirmishes later they found themselves at a large facility. The voice that echoed over the comms drew louder and louder, As they entered the base and gradually rose through the floors. Geoff moved through the rooms until he found a desk where an asari tried to hide behind. He moved closer to get a look at her to see if she was ok. She looked up and with a not very surprised tone she exclaimed "Oh its just you sheppard." she stood up as John and Garrus entered the room. Garrus looked at the asari for a second and said "hey you're the one that helped us on virmire." she looked at Garrus "The name is Rana. At the very least you could have remembered that." Rana returned her attention to Geoff and added "I escaped and well ended up here. I'm trying to help Okeer with curing the Genophage." Geoff raised a hand to add something but was interrupted as Rana further added "Okeer is inside. Jedore is the one screaming over the Comms. I'm gonna run before you blow this place up or something." She quickly pressed a button which opened a nearby door as she ran past John as quick as she could. Geoff shrugged and "Well I guess that's one way to open a door." John smirked at the attempt at comedy and the three pressed on through the door.
They passed into the next room to find what appeared to be lab equipment and tanks filled with fluid. They entered the room to find no guards and many of the tanks were empty. "Ah Shepard." A voice rang from the far side of the room. A large krogan moved across the room. Geoff looked at the krogan "are you the warlord Okeer?" the krogan nodded with a smile that could scare a pyjak out of the room. "Shepard the man who defeated Saren's pale horde." Okeer turned to face a window "Jidore wanted me to build her an army, but she grew more impatient." John looked over his shoulder to find a large tank with what appeared to be a sleeping Krogan still Inside. Okeer moved to the tank and added "I only required to make one pure soldier, with it I will inflict upon the genophage the greatest insult any enemy can suffer." he turned to face Geoff and added "To be Ignored." Geoff looked at the tank and asked "Do you have info on the collectors." Okeer smirked and said "Indeed perhaps I could barter passage, but my prototype is non negotiable." Jedore's voice echoed through the comms "this project is scrubbed flush the tanks" Okeer watched as the valves above each tank began to open releasing gas. Okeer moved to the prototype and began to work on a nearby console, he paused to turn his attention to Geoff and barked "You want information on the collectors. Then deal with Jedore, I will stay and salvage what I can." John patted his brother on the shoulder as they turned to head down a nearby set of stairs to deal with the Blue suns. The three cautiously approached the door at the bottom. Jedores voice could be heard in the next room, bellowing orders to the merchs messing around with the tanks strewn about the place. Garrus moved to a nearby crate readying his rifle for a shot. Geoff and John moved ahead to get a closer look at the target. Jedore stood on the other side of the room with a large weapon on her back. Garrus sighted his target and prepared to fire. A nearby mech pile of what appeared to be ruble started to move as a YMIR mech began to active. Jedore turned to look around as she responded to the mech's activation. She yelled "Find the intruders and deal with them." she reached behind her and activated the weapon on her back which appeared to be a rocket launcher. Geoff looked over at his brother and said "I'll deal with Jedore, you and Garrus deal with the mech." John smirked and added "What about the other merchs?" Geoff looked around the room quickly and said "Last one to finish buys a bottle of ice brandy." John let out a small chuckle as the two raised thiers rifles and exclaimed
"Deal!"
The two opened fire as the merches fell and desperately returned fire. Bullets and missiles flew as Garrus continued to provide cover from behind. He sniped the missiles as they flew through the air. The Mech slowly approached him from the side as it prepared to fire. Garrus quickly slid to the side unloading several rounds into its head until it collapsed to the ground. Jedore stood alone in a room of debris and bodies. Geoff moved from cover keeping an eye down his sights and on target. John kept to cover ready for her to strike. Jedore quickly fired her rockets Garrus returned to cover quickly dodging a nearby blast. John opened fire continuing his assault Geoff reached behind him pulling a small disk from his pocket. He pressed a small button on its side and threw it in the direction of a series of tanks behind Jedore. The tanks suddenly exploded sending Jedore flying to the ground. Jedore rose to her feet as Geoff approached her, meeting her with only a rifle. She stared down the barrel as she contemplated her next move, she slowly drew a small blade from her belt. She pounced to try and land a fatal blow on Geoff but was met with an abrupt crash to the floor. Geoff turned around quickly to find Garrus and a smoking barrel. Geoff nodded with appreciation as he added "Lets head back up to Okeer."
They approached the lab to find okeer laying on the ground in front of the prototype's tank. They quickly approached the krogan to find that he was no longer alive. A nearby console began to play a recording as Geoff approached. The recording appeared to be Okeer, he said "This prototype is the pinnacle of my work, all my knowledge was put into making this pure krogan…..this …..Grunt." Geoff looked at John as if searching for an answer. John looked at the tank and said "A krogan might come in handy. We should take this up to the Normandy." Geoff nodded in agreement and called Joker for a pickup.
The Normandy broke from the gravity of Korlus as its engines burned a bright blue, the ship turned slightly to the right as the engines whirred bolting forward into hyperspace. John and Geoff exited the elevator and headed for a storage room near the back of the ship next to the hanger bay. They entered the small room as the tank sat at the back against the wall waiting, as the glow of the tank illuminated nearby objects. Geoff stared at the lumbering Krogan sleeping, completely unaware of the world around it. John moved the pistol on his belt to behind him as if to hide it from the giant. Geoff watched his brother take the extra precaution and curiously asked "Should we open the tank?" John looked his younger brother in the eye "Well… chances are he could be useful. I think it would be better we had him then Cerberus." Geoff nodded in agreement at the comment and looking up slightly he said
"EDI let's crack this tank open."
"Affirmative Shepard" EDI quickly replied
The machine began to beep as fluid drained, cables snapped off the beast's body as the doors opened. The lumbering mass hit the floor with a thud and the Krogan coughed fluid on the floor. The beast looked around as if to get a sense of where it was as it blinked heavily to clear its vision. Without warning the krogan burst forward shoulder checking John to the ground, it raised an arm proceeding to pin Geoff to the wall behind him. The Krogan stared at Geoff with his big black eye and said "Human..Male...Before you die I need a name." Geoff wriggled a bit to allow oxygen to enter his lungs as he managed to reply "I'm Commander Geoff Shepard. I don't take threats likely" The Krogan shook its head unapproving of the response "Not your name. Mine. I'm trained but the tank…..Okeer did not make connection." Geoff looked puzzled as the beast continued "The warlord legacy Grunt….Grunt… the last... it has no meaning it'll do." John rolled on the floor gasping for air he noticed his brother pinned by the beast, he reached for his gun to find that it was not there. Scanning the ground he quickly noticed the weapon was nowhere to be found. Grunt continued to add "I am Grunt If you wish to command me you better be strong. Your enemies must be strong." Geoff managed to get a good hold of the tree trunk of an arm pinning him to the wall and said "Our enemies are strong, I assure you you wont be dissapointed." Geoff smiled and added "We have a strong crew and you would make it stronger." Grunt paused to think for a second as Geoff finally found footing on the floor. "That is acceptable…..I will fight for you shepard." Grunt finally replied Geoff "moved his hand forward and added "I'm glad you see it my way." Grunt felt something tap his chest as he looked down to find a pistol aimed at him." Grunt let go of his commander as he let out a small chuckle "Offer one hand, but arm the other. Wise move sheppard." he turned to head deeper into the room. John moved closer to check on his brother. "Well glad to see that he is on our side." John murmured to Geoff as he checked him for injury. "We are About ten minutes out from our destination. Just thought I would let you know." Joker rang through comms alerting Geoff. Geoof turned to head out the door as John grabbed his arm. Geoff turned sharply and said "What is it?" John held out a hand "can I Have my gun back now." he said, smirking. Geoff smiled and tossed the gun back at his brother as the two headed for the elevator "That was a nice pull you did there" John quipped Geoff smiled as he said "Not as nice as the prison we are about to break into." John paused as the doors closed slowly, he turned to face his brother smiling and added
"which Prison?"