Mass Effect: Runner-Up's

[RobotNixon]

Since nothing is going to happen in the warehouse until Spiney shows up,
I guess I'll explore other aspects. Bear with me while I think of something.

[Generalno1]

Gerdon walked through the white corridors, he did'nt remember this place very well, seeing as it's been a while since he's been here. His father's friend was there to see him.
"Gerdon! good to see you!"
"Same here, how are things?"
"Same old, the council's "debating", but nothing here on the Citadel itself. What about you?"
"Special task forces sent on leave here for a few days, my next assignment is getting ready"
"Say no more, i understand the buisness you're in, would you like some-"
The com lights up "Sir, i have news for you"
"Quick Gerdon!, i can't be seen with-"
Gerdon was gone
"Sir, there's been some trouble, you're needed at the council"
"very well, I'll be there shortly"
The Asari leaves the room
Gerdon comes out of his hidhing place "I'll leave you to it"
"Thank you Gerdon, I'll meet up with you tonight"
Gerdon left the Presidum and took a Taxi to a bar in Zakera ward.
He ordered a drink, and sat down, he noticed a Quarian and A turian talking near him, they seemed to be tense about something. He did'nt much care, but when he over heard the word "topsecret" he listened in.

[Spiney]

Spoiler:

I haven't posted because I have no what to write. I don't see how a Geth container could make it out of a warehouse in the Citadel without attracting some sort of attention. Plus Irodax's ship is most likely some distance from the warehouse. One of you should try to confront me or call for backup or something.

[Generalno1]

Spoiler:

I could do that, Spec op forces would be interested in Geth for sure, but how do i find out?

[RobotNixon]

Reagan decided to bite the bullet, seeing as how potentially the most important moment of his career was about to come to a head.
Raising his Assault rifle and clicking through his visor settings, he found the various positions of the Krogan's tertiary organs.

"It'll hurt, but it won't kill." He winced, dreading the fact that he might have fight the big guy if things got ugly.
He slowly rose and proceeded forward, wary of the Krogan's 270 degrees of vision.
"C-SEC, drop your weapon and disable your omni tool."
Then Reagan remembered the blip on his motion tracker.
"Don't try anything funny, there's a Turian about 50 yards back with a sniper rifle trained on your right eyeball."

Officer Reagan was taking a risk by bluffing like this, but he assumed that whoever it was wasn't some small time thug.
And he knew the Turians liked to stand back and fight from a distance if they could.
Additionally, since the stalker probably wasn't a small-time crook, he wasn't after Reagan. Hopefully.
"Drop the cargo pod as well. I'm a biotic, if you need more incentive." He wasn't bluffing about that part,
but he had to leave his biotic amp back at the Tayseri Ward C-SEC Station to maintain his cover.

Reagan waited, hoping the Turian to his rear was a friendly and the Krogan in front of him would see reason.
He then opened a police channel and tried to signal for backup, and when that failed he
increased the local band to see if he could grab the Turian's attention.

"Hey, you there, the human in front of you is a C-SEC officer. Don't shoot, and identify yourself." He whispered.
"You don't seem to be C-SEC, but I'm deputizing you anyway. If you don't have a sniper rifle, I suggest you find one fast."

Reagan stood in a battle ready stance, assault rifle aimed at the Krogan's second heart, and sweat gathering on his brow.

[Spiney]

"Alright, Alright." Irodax muttered. He openly showed the human he was disabling his Omni-tool. As he did this glanced at the area diagnostics. The man's Assault rifle would probably take his shields down but only from a long, concentrated burst. He couldn't track the high-energy core of a sniper rifle but it would go right through his shields. With that he powered down the Omni-tool but kept the pins on his Prosthetic arm ready to re-activate it. Unwilling to start a fight with C-sec and get the entire Citadel on his hide he dropped his pistol and sub-machine gun. "What now human. You gonna arrest me?"

[Leyyuce]

Gane clenched his teeth as the message came through to him, but he realized the oppurtunity to ally himself with this other man was the only real option at this point. Thinking through the situation further, he realized this was a hugely fortunate advantage, given circumstances. He sidestepped away from his position, contemplating the most likely place to find a sniper rifle. As criminal acts were common in the warehouses, he judged a weapons cache could be located nearby, and, acting on this notion, he moved to a small side room to his left. Gane entered with his weapon at the ready, swiftly trotting to a stack of canisters nearby a small desk, laden with video consoles. The room was in disarray, as if someone had left in a hurry; assumably once gunfire erupted. Gane promptly located a cheap rifle situated in the corner, immediately snatching it up and charging back towards his previous location. He took up a careful position, kneeling to improve his accuracy, sights lined up on the Krogan's massive, yet unprotected head. He waited patiently for either party to act.

[RobotNixon]

"All right then, I'm gonna be straight with you." He paused , noting the Krogan's prosthetic arm and partially shut-down omni-tool.
A pang of relief came across his visor as he noted that the Turian was cooperating with him.
"You killed five guys back there. No one I liked or admired, but you aren't any more above the law than they were."
Reagan tensed, wishing he had an amp so he could throw up a biotic barrier.

"I'm going to ask you again, shut down your omni tool, and kick the guns over to me."

As he waited for the Krogan to comply, Regan took a moment to examine the casket in greater detail.
It was distinctly alien, built with an almost mathematical precision.
Swooping curves panned out into infinitesimally sharp edges,
but they strangely seemed no more dangerous than a rubber seal.

Suddenly a shot rang out from behind the Gane's position, and Reagan's priorities shifted.
"Looks like Tortuga's boys were more loyal than I thought."
He ducked down behind a crate, and beckoned Irodax to do the same.

"Tell you what, you help me and my buddy up there get out of here alive,
and I'll make sure you get the cash bounty for Tortuga."

A sniper round struck the crate behind him.
"And a full pardon!"

[Spiney]

Spoiler:

Irodax already dropped his weapons and deactivated his Omni-tool. But what the hey.

Irodax reacted quickly to the turn of events, ducking after a few rounds ricocheted of his shields. Getting out of this alive was his only option to not be persecuted. He grabbed his weapons and roadie-run'd behind a crate close to the Human. "I guess we need to co-operate here." He shouted to him, blind firing with his pistol. "Perhaps I could get you name to make this less stressful than it already is?"

[RobotNixon]

Spoiler:

Irodax already dropped his weapons and deactivated his Omni-tool. But what the hey.

Yeah, but Regan knew it was ready to be restarted at a moments notice.
And I realized the weapons were on the ground, but they were on the ground right next to you.

But its all a mute argument now.

"Name's..." He hesitated as a bullet ripped over his head.
"Reagan, Officer Reagan Toll. And as for the Turian up there, no idea. Met you before I met him."
The Officer took aim at a propane tank and let out a shot, sending a couple of mercenaries flying.
"Didn't know we still used propane."

Reagan sat up and provided covering fire to allow Gane to make back to their position.

[Veck]

Spoiler:

Hope you guys don't mind if I join in here.

Kayla moved up into a large storage area, and was instantly pelted with gubfire from mercenaries. She dived behind the nearest bit of cover on the walkway she could find, and began returning fire. She pulled out her sniper, and stayed behind cover until the mercs lost interest in her. Quickly, she darted up and allowed her sights to meet the head of one of the mercs. She fired, and killed him instantly. Before she flung herself behind cover again, she spotted a C-Sec officer fighting alongside a Krogan. Was this Harkin, the corrupt officer she'd been told to seek out?

[RobotNixon]

Reagan noticed the young woman out of the coner of his eye.

"HEY! Who the hell are you!" He shouted over the maelstrom of lead and explosions.

The 26 year old sighed and resigned himself to the fact that it was pointless to tell her to leave.

"Make youself useful, cover that turian up there until I can get my rifle unjammed.
If you lay off for more than a few seconds hes as good as dead."
Reagan retrieved a multitool from his belt and got to work freeing a tungsten round from it's
position inside the barrel of the weapon.

[Veck]

Spoiler:

I hope I didn't intrude when U shouldn't have.

"On it!" Kayla called out to the officer as she moved towards the Turian. He was one his own against the mercs, and heavily supressed.
"Why hello there!" she smirked in between dodging bullets as she approached him. "Looks like you got yourself in a bit of a mess. Time to turn that around."

[RobotNixon]

Reagan sat with his mouth agape and slightly astonished as he watched the woman walk
towards the turian's position rather than supply covering fire from the nearby crates like he had intended.
He redoubled his efforts in getting the Mattlock unjammed so he could bring it to bear before things went from bad to worse.

[Veck]

Spoiler:

Oops. Forget I said that.

"On it!" Kayla called out to the cop. She looked out from behind cover, and began firing on the mercs attacking the Turian.

[RobotNixon]

Reagan felt dizzy, and couldn't help but feeling like the very fabric of the universe had shifted 5 meters to the right.

Spoiler:

That was a joke.

[Spiney]

Irodax kept peeking in and out of cover firing shots from his Pistol managing to take the heads off a few foes. He didn't pause for when a human female walked towards Gane. He thought it was odd, but he didn't understand Humans. After a few more foes had fallen he moved closer and took out his SMG, short bursts at the enemy.

Spoiler:

What's up with Regan Nixon?

[RobotNixon]

Spoiler:

What's up with Regan Nixon?

It was a joke alluding to Veck's attempt to take back his post.

[Duh]

Spoiler:

Mass Effect pwns! Is it too late for me to join?

[Generalno1]

Spoiler:

If you do join, could you do something about my end of the story? Matt isn't on, And i want to ..do something

[Hydranakus]

Name: Zeke
Age: **Classified**
Species: Human
Height: **Classified**
Weight: **Classified**
Extent of Cybernetic and Genetic Enhancement: Has extensive cybernetics implanted throughout his body. It is hard to distinguish how much of his body is actually human anymore.
Education Level: --Acessing files related to N7 Aliance Military within CERBERUS is prohibited, and will result in legal proceedings!--
Extent of Biotic Powers: None Known
Specialization: --Spec-Ops Commando, Sector BLACK Technition--
Personal History: **ACCESS DENIED** **CEASE AND DESIST IMIDIATLEY**


A injured human is drifting near to Cidatal station..

**WARNING** **WARNING**
OXYGEN LEVEL DOWN TO 15%
COMBAT ARMOUR EMERGENCY RESCUE BEACON HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
COMPUTING NEAREST SAFE DESTINATION
DESTINATION FOUND: CIDATAL STATION- 2KM
**WARNING** **WARNING**

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**ATTENTION** **ATTENTION**
SHIP APPROACHING: ALPHA NEXUS
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[Leyyuce]

Gane charged from cover as the gunfire from his enemies grew more intense. He made no attempt to fire back, only to move as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, they were closer than he had thought. His concentration lapsed as he spotted an unknown woman holding a sniper rifle, firing at the thugs behind him, and he took too long to reach the next piece of cover. As he slid on his side towards a small control console, a group of enemies locked in on him with their weapons, and he was consequently sprayed with a burst of assault rifle fire. Blood sprayed onto the ground and onto his face and hands, but he ignored the shock and once again broke from cover, finally reaching the unlikely pair of human and Krogan. He dove behind cover, near Reagan. He gritted his teeth as the first real wave of pain set in, but immediately began to reload the now-blood spattered rifle he had located.

[RobotNixon]

"You're really damn lucky I'm an Eagle Scout you son of a b!tch."
Although his knowledge of first aid on humans was substantial,
Reagan wasn't exactly an expert of xenobiology.
He decided it was best to follow the Hippocratic oath.
"First, do no harm..."

Truth be told, he had no way of telling how injured Gane was.
"How bad are you? There's a medical crate full of MediGel to your left, by that hovering refrigerator."

He gestured towards the refrigerated casket containing the Geth.

Officer Regan immediately went back to work with his Mattlock Heavy Rifle.

Spoiler:

I'll try to end this encounter as soon as possible.
Just waiting for the right moment.

Also, if you still want to join you're more than welcome.

[Hydranakus]

Name: Zeke
Age: **Classified**
Species: Human
Height: **Classified**
Weight: **Classified**
Extent of Cybernetic and Genetic Enhancement: Has extensive cybernetics implanted throughout his body. It is hard to distinguish how much of his body is actually human anymore.
Education Level: --Acessing files related to N7 Aliance Military within CERBERUS is prohibited, and will result in legal proceedings!--
Extent of Biotic Powers: None Known
Specialization: --Spec-Ops Commando, Sector BLACK Technition--
Personal History: **ACCESS DENIED** **CEASE AND DESIST IMIDIATLEY**


A injured human is drifting near to Cidatal station..

**WARNING** **WARNING**
OXYGEN LEVEL DOWN TO 15%
COMBAT ARMOUR EMERGENCY RESCUE BEACON HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
COMPUTING NEAREST SAFE DESTINATION
DESTINATION FOUND: CIDATAL STATION- 2KM
**WARNING** **WARNING**

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**ATTENTION** **ATTENTION**
SHIP APPROACHING: ALPHA NEXUS
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Cidatal Station, this is Alpha Nexus.
We have picked up the drifter and are coming back home.
Request imediate medical attention.
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Alpha Nexus, this is Cidatal Station.
Aknoledge medical request, a medic will be awaiting your arrival in the C-Sec docking ring.
Cidatal Station out...


Three days have passed since the stranger was picked up and brought to Dr. Micheal's med-lab.
Two C-Sec officers have been put on security detail untill the patient awakens, not just for his safety, but also to question why he was drifting in open space...

[RobotNixon]

Spoiler:

If you do join, could you do something about my end of the story? Matt isn't on, And i want to ..do something

Spoiler:

You're about to go see Hydra's character in the hospital.

As Gerdon exited his old friend's office, a low ranking Asari diplomat approached him.

"Life is a circle." She whispered, inconspicuously handing him a OSD as she bumped into him.

She walked past him, and within a few seconds she was gone.

Perhaps Gerdon should take a look at the disc on his omni tool.