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originally posted in:The New Dojo
Edited by A Stormy Dio:
4/14/2017 2:16:52 AM
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[i]"Undertaking"[/i]
[i]Unknown Location...[/i]
A lone engineer walked up to some massive machine. Tucked away in the growing ruins of an old church, laid the mainframe for one of the most despised beings within known Alliance space. His name? The Illusive Man. And he'd became an AI...who'd rather want to keep things quiet.
That lone engineer happened to be a quarian, who had proceeded to upload as much as he could use, looking up at the man.
"Illusive Man; we've gotten reports of victories on Harmony, Demeter, and Terra Nova, sir. Mrs. Brooks is...well, on the defensive." He replied, the Illusive Man poping out as some AI reformed as some holographic human.
"Good. As in return...the crew of the Deimos have managed to gain success in gaining three of the Shepard's. Unfortunately, they haven't recovered [i]her[/i] just yet." He replied, the Quarian simply looking down in response.
"Damn it. Do you at least know where she could be?" He replied, the Illusive Man nodding in response.
"Yes; and I believe I know exactly who to trust. Problem is, their enemy isn't Cerberus, or some mercenary faction...no...it's something much more dangerous." He responds, a smile creeping up his face.
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[i]Bang! Bang! Bang! [/i] Something woke up Val, as she carefully snuck passed her adopted child Maya, and proceeded to open the hatch to the ship. A Cerberus operative laid in wait, a simple Assault Trooper, in normal Cerberus gear. Someone, however, was watching this entire ordeal...it was up to them what they wanted to do...
[spoiler]Open to Roy. BTW, you're that person watching the two.[/spoiler]
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Glitch, being the creepy little thing she was, had either heard the bangs or been watching the ship. Therefore, as soon as she was Vel exit the hatch straight into the Cerberus trooper, she fired her assault rifle into the air to scare the both of them
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"Gah!" The trooper replied, stumbling back to the ground. Val simply shamed, looking around for whoever was there. She pulled the Cerberus trooper up and dashed inside the Deimos, telling the Cerberus troop...well, something.
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Glitch, being the little bugger, quickly exited the canopy and climbed up onto the ship, pulling at the hatch
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Opening it, strangely, didn't set off any alarms . She would've entered the very small cargo bay they had.
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She indeed did enter, dropping down onto the ground and cloaking herself as she did so.
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The ship was...for the most part, empty. The snoring of a child was heard in the living quarters. A drunk Cryark laid unconscious on a north. Riley was fast asleep on the galaxy map, some Asari-Turian show on the air. The sound of talking seemed to come from the engine room. A few loose datapad nearby contained credits, most likely from odd-end jobs. [spoiler]Grabbing the credits won't affect Loyalty ratings.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler].... Nah. They're friends [/spoiler] Glitch ignored the data pads, moving towards what was the engine room. She perked her ears up as she moved in an attempt to hear better
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"...wait, why go into there?" Val could be heard asking. "One of your former crewmates has pleaded to rescue his daughter, and had been willing to fully support Cerberus in hopes of getting to you." The Assault Trooper could be heard saying. "Why not the Alliance? Why go to the Illusive Man for support, of all people?" Val responded. "The Illusive Man wishes to support the Dojo in hopes of returning Cerberus to good terms with the other species, and the Alliance." The Assault Trooper could be heard replying. "He's already starting with the Quarians on Rannoch. We just need you to go and rescue her." The door to the engine room was not locked, but required a bypass. A hacker such as Glitch could easily hack her way through this.
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She decided against it, leaning her ear against the wall to hear what they were saying better
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"Alright. Should we warn the Quarians about this? Or the Geth?" Val asked. "The Illusive Man is against the idea of warning the Admirals about this. He wants the technology to himself, allowing Cerberus to utilize Xen's tech aboard the ship. As for the Geth, they've already sent multiple ships to investigate the crash site." The trooper replied. "Where exactly is this crash site?" The sound of a hologram opened up, most likely of a galaxy map. "Deep in the Titan Nebula, on the Quarian colony of Merida. They're communications were jammed and the trajectory of the crash site lands them right in that area." The trooper replied. "Who should I bring with me?" Val asked. "Mr. Tallios could be of use considering the turians and quarians are on good terms. Your N7 friend is also recommended, as she could possibly allow authority only less than the Admirals themselves. We...also called Operative Minx and the Illusive Man's agent to help your mission." He says.
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"What the hell..." Glitch commented, moving to the door and bypassing it
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The door opened...and the barrel of a M-6 Carnifex landed on Glitch's nose. The Cerberus Assault Trooper simply looked confused at the entire thing. "Glitch, huh?" Val replied, lowering her gun. "Heard about you."
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"Howdy..." Glitch said, looking up at Vel from her crouched position. "How ya doing?" She asked, smiling her signature goody two shoes smile
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"Is she going to be a problem?" The Assault Trooper asked Valeria, who looked to Glitch. "No...she's just creeping around. Wanna join us or somethin'?" Val replied, the assault trooper almost dumbfounded for some reason.
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"Saving someone in the name of helping Cerberus? Why exactly?"
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"This isn't the Cerberus that did what they did on Demeter...or Terra Nova fro that matter. They're the Cerberus that's trying to clear their name by killing Brooks and her Cerberus. So...technically, they're trying to fix what Brooks screwed up. Plus, the Illusive Man has good intentions from what I see." Val replies, placing the gun away. "The Illusive Man has watched all of you since Brooks appeared on Horizon. He's helped you in ways you haven't even expected." The trooper said afterwards.
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"Well then you can count me and the crew in. Whatever we can do to help."
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"Right...we're leaving in about a day. Merrick and Silsia are too busy checking on their homes for any Cerberus activity to join us. Though...now that I think about it..." Val had replied, walking over back to the galaxy map.
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"Noble, Ghost, Serendipity, and Scorch are out on a mission. So it'll just be me. Maybe Talath."
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"Alright, then...you wanna sleep here?" She asks, as the trooper went ahead of the two and left the ship.
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"You guys got any room?"
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"Yeah. Living quarters are nearby." She replies. "I'm going there anyways to get some sleep."
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"Lead the way...." Glitch commented, looking around the engineering Bay
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"Sure..." Val replied, looking toward the drunk Turian in the room. "Oh god, they've were watching a marathon of "The Mercenary Ring, weren't they?" Glitch could hear Val respond to herself, as she turned off the show, the galaxy map reverting back to showing the galaxy.
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"You can watch movies on a Galactic map? I didn't know that! Certainly interesting..." Glitch commented, getting up to her feet and stretching
