Mass Effect RPG - Part 1

[Kairu]

Faria: "It is only logical for us to assist each other in the same goal. Keep in mind, aside from killing innocent people, very little stands in my way in terms of fulfilling my Oath." Faria fired up her biotics and jumped the catwalk, using her abilities to slow her descent and land safely. Uli caught sight of the Justicar and turned the mech to face her. With the gangs out of the way, Faria was the only real potential threat. Faria: "Wait! I'm on your side! I am joining this raid to eliminate the Eclipse as a threat." Uli then radioed Alex. Uli: "All forces are dispatched, the mech is still in fairly good condition, shields recharging, and there's an Asari saying she's joining us?"

[Naked Crook]

Alex watched as Faria jumped off the catwalk, slowly hovering downwards with the help of her biotics. Alex sighed, as he turned, and began to walk further down the catwalk, heading for a set of stairs. As Alex walked, he could hear Uli contact him over the comm. Alex:Good job on the mech. I had my doubts but you proved me wrong. Alex paused. Alex: As for the Justicar...yes. She will be joining us. This is unexpected, I know, but she is after the Salarian, and I will not turn down an extra gun that can also warp biotics. She will prove useful in helping us breech that door, and she may prove useful beyond any operation on Omega. Justicars tend to have a lot of experience and knowledge...and that is an asset that can prove to eventually be very useful. Alex found a set of stairs, as he started to go down. Alex: I am heading down to you now. Get the shields on that mech as high as they can go. When I arrive, I want you to be ready to turn the mech on the door. I plan on using that mech to punch a hole right into the facility...or warehouse...or whatever that building is that the Salarian is hiding in. As Alex spoke, he had activated his Omni Tool, and he was skimming the intel that Cerberus had on The Justicar Order. Alex: Also...do not worry about The Justicar...I can handle her. I know a thing or two about their order, and I may have a trump card that could prove useful. Leave everything to me. I can be very good at micro managing. Alex closed the comm line. As he did, Navere looked at Faria, and then Uli, and then back at Faria. Navere: A Justicar... Navere paused. Navere: Aside from the whole "code",,,what is your issue with The Eclipse? Did they do something extra deserving of the Justicar Order's attention?

[Kairu]

Uli: "You got it, Operative." Uli began to fiddle more with his omni-tool and his current hacking status, prepping to overcharge the mech's shields and weapons. He ignored the women as they talked. Faria: "The Eclipse gang has been a problem on Omega for some time. I was able to tap into the station's live feeds and saw parts of the exchange between the Eclipse and the two other gangs. If the other gangs showed up and expected a fight, there is something going on that does need a Justicar's attention. My personal... dealings... with the Eclipse gang has made me the most obvious choice for the matter." Meanwhile: Inside the bunker, Lesan was already seeing results from the transformations. The Humans were being converted to a synthetic looking, organic-cyborg half breed that appeared to have decreasing brain functions. Noticing the lowering brain activity, Spectral began preparing for the worst. Spectral: "I want five full teams of soldiers down here as soon as possible!" About two minutes later, the teams were standing in front of Spectral. Spectral: "I want all of you to take a defensive formation around the test subjects, safeties off." Soldier: "Are you expecting things to go wrong?" Spectral: "I'm only preparing us for the worst case scenario. Line your men up and be ready, just in case." The Eclipse soldiers prepared themselves and stood in a tight formation, weapons ready. When the readings stabilized and plateaued, Spectral assumed the conversion process had finished. The scientist looked up at Spectral and who nodded, giving the 'go ahead'. Each fang began to lower and when they came to a stop, the bio-synthetic bodies rolled off and onto the floor. One by one, each of them got up, gazing around in a mindless state. Each Eclipse soldier held up their guns, ready to fire at the one wrong move. The cyborgs looked around, their blue gaze seeming to assess the surroundings. All of them then charged forward at the defensive line. The line of soldiers open fired. When one of them got close, it let off an EM pulse, killing the other non-Reaper tech in the immediate area. Spectral tackled the subject, beating it's head in. Spectral: "Get another set of test subjects prepared! Have our engineers try and fabricate a device that can allow us to control these..." Spectral took a moment to try and figure out a name for the results. Spectral: "These husks!" Spectral then stormed off deeper in the facility.

[Hells Sniper]

Gates, Hardenburg, and Harris all took a ride up the elevator and towards the bridge. Linda was standing there, behind the pilot. Gates approached her. Gates: Ma'am? Linda turned and smiled, she began to walk towards the her office, gesturing the others to follow. Linda: We tracked the operative to Omega, some of our operatives have reported seeing the operative with a female Turian and a male Quarian. We know the operative has done business with the Turian before, but the Quarian is knew. Harris began to speak. Harris: Ma'am, what do we know exactly? Linda turned and faced the three operatives. Linda: At the moment, we have no idea why the operative is on Omega, or why he is working with the Turian again, or the Quarian. That's where you come in, you offer the intel in return, he tells you what he's doing on Omega. Linda paused and started walking again, entering her office. Linda: If there is one thing a Cerberus operative will never refuse, it's intel that could save human lives. Linda turned to them and looked at the three operatives standing in front of her. Linda: Your objective, find the Operative, give him the intel, and find out what is going on at Omega. Reports indicate that the Eclipse gang has started an all out war against the other gangs, and are taking human captives. I want it stopped. Gates nodded. Gates: How much leeway are we given? Linda smirked and pressed a few buttons on a PDA. Linda: As of right now, all three of you are given full discretion, do whatever is necessary to find out why Omega is being torn apart. We won't be able to dock, so you'll be taking one of our unmarked transports. Why you're at it, get rid of any Alliance markings on your armor, I don't want this tracked back to us. Gates nodded. Linda: If we succeed with this, we can prove to the alliance that a special program with our Operatives, one where you act more as spies than soldiers, is needed. Understood? Gates: Crystal, ma'am. Linda nodded. Linda: You have three minutes.

[Kairu]

Deeper in the facility, Spectral had activated one of the long dormant communications console and began to communicate with his second-in-command, Corellix Vyus, a Turian that had spent most of her life on Omega and knew much about the station's operating systems. Spectral: "Vyus, what's your status?" Vyus: "Sir, we have already broke through the first few encrypted layers. So far, Omega's primary operating system hasn't put up much of a fight. We've managed to gain control of basic functions over many of the secondary and auxiliary systems." Spectral: "Are we combat ready?" Vyus: "No. We haven't even begun tapping into the critical systems." Spectral: "Get us there. Word is surely spreading and eventually unwanted visitors will be coming to us. The Citadel races may have been actively been staying out of the Terminus Systems, but I wouldn't put it past the Alliance and Cerberus to try and seize an opportunity. With enough shove, the Council may even get off their asses and come after us." Vyus: "Yes Sir, combat systems will be our next goal. How are things down there?" Spectral: "We've completed our first batch of test subjects, and needless to say, it doesn't seem as promising. The results have turned the Humans into husk-like creatures that appear to be both organic and synthetic." Vyus: "It sounds like a good result, what's the hitch?" Spectral: "We had no control over them. I've assigned our engineers to begin fabrication of an implant device to enable control." Vyus: "Very good, Sir. I will inform you when we've completed our tasks. Vyus out." The comm went dead and an Eclipse scientist approached Spectral. Scientist: "Sir, we've been reviewing the test results and we may have found a solution to our control problem." The scientist relinquished his datapad to Spectral and the Salarian leader began to review the results. Scientist: "It seems that these husks also serve as individual communication relays. Each one outfitted to extend comm lines." Spectral: "Interesting... so all we'd need to do is inject a code or program into the husk's neural activity and we should, in theory, have control over them. Begin work on developing this code. The sooner we get the results working, the sooner we can spare our own men." Scientist: "Yes Sir." The scientist walked off back to his work area with the husks and the test subjects, leaving Spectral to his lonesome. Spectral activated more of the systems and consoles in the base, including the external livefeeds. He quickly scanned each monitor and saw the Cerberus gang outside with the hacked YMIR mech. Spectral then activated the intercoms outside the bulkhead door. Spectral: "So... the Quarian wants his precious device back, eh? As much as I'd like to turn it over, I'm not quite through with it yet. I still have many questions about it and I frankly don't trust you to let me continue observing it. No worries though, I won't let anything happen to it. As for the rest of you, I don't who you are or what you're doing with the Quarian, but let it be clear. This device that I discovered and took from the Migrant Fleet... it's something larger than all of us. I have found the path to salvation and you will not stop me from obtaining my goals. We were fools when this device was discovered. We believed it to be Prothean, but that's where we were wrong. There's something more terrifying and exhilarating about this device... it's Reaper tech. The true supreme Gods of the galaxy. The Reapers will return and they will elevate us to our next evolutionary step."

[Naked Crook]

Alex had started to approach the group. As he did, he could hear Spectral's voice over the intercom. Alex listened to what Spectral had to say. Alex was unsure if Spectral could hear him or not, so Alex did not even waste his breath. He simply looked at the speaker, drew his M7 Paladin, and pulled the trigger, destroying the speaker. Alex then scanned his eyes above the door, and spotted a camera looking right at him and the others. Alex then adjusted his aim, and shot the camera, destroying it. Navere: Alex...why are you doing that? Alex turned his head to Navere, and grinned. Alex: I am making one thing universally understood... Alex held his gun up. Alex: I am telling the Salarian...that THIS gun...is my voice, my bullets...are my advocates. I do not mince words with people like him. I never have, and I never will. Alex then turned his head to look at Uli. Alex: Uli...use the mech to knock that door down. Alex paused. Alex: Navere...create a biotic field around yourself and Uli...and do your best to shield him from gunfire as he is controlling the mech. I want the mech front and center, and I want it doing as much damage as possible. If you feel that we are about to lose the mech...I want it to go out in a blade of glory. Kill as many of these Eclipse assholes as you can. If and when you lose the mech, you two should do whatever you have to do to either secure your position, and regroup with either myself or the Justicar. Alex turned and looked at Faria. Alex: Justicar...you and I will try and flank while the mech has the attention of the Eclipse. We do what we can to thin the herd, and buy the mech as much life as possible. Alex paused. Alex: Our goal...is to kill the Salarian. Anything short of that is unacceptable. We will deal with the spoils of war after the dust settles. Clear? Navere nodded. Navere: Perfectly clear...

[Kairu]

Uli: "I'm assuming I don't have the choice otherwise." Uli then turned the hacked mech at the large bulkhead door and open fired with everything it could, rockets, MACs, and its machine guns to barrage the door. Uli peaked and observed how little the damage was to the door and began observing for any weak points. From the inside, Spectral observed Uli's attempt to break into the fortress. He then observed the consoles and pressed a button. Outside, four turrets deployed in front of the bulkhead door and began firing on the YMIR mech. In addition, Spectral then deployed two more YMIRs and six LOKI mechs to reinforce the defensive line.

[Hells Sniper]

Gates, Harris, and Hardenburg all made their way to the transport. It was only a matter of time before they were given clearance to dock with Omega. On the way there, Hardenburg and Harris traded out their Alliance armor with unmarked armor. That way they could just pretend to be a band of misfits to anyone on Omega, but if needed, Gates could prove his Alliance-connections through a little show with his omni-tool. The three entered the transport. Gates: Harris, you know how to fly, right? Harris nodded and entered the pilots seat. Hardenburg took a seat, while Gates hung onto the bar overhead. Moments later, Linda's voice filled the transport. Linda: You three are clear to go. I will send you our coordinates so you can return to us when necessary. Inform me of anything major. Gates: You heard her Harris, let's get a move on. Harris nodded and in a few seconds they were headed towards Omega. Gates turned to Hardenburg. Gates: So, LT. What's your story? Grace: Born on Earth, military-bred family. Went in at eighteen. Had a surprising ability for biotics, been trainig with it ever since. Harris laughed in the cockpit and Gates turned to cock an eyebrow. Harris: No offense Grace, but your "surprising ability for biotics" saved the lives of fifty Alliance soldiers, including myself. So, it's a bit more than that. Gates turned back to Grace and smirked. Gates: That true? Grace nodded. Grace: It was a long time ago, but once I did that, that douche wouldn't leave my side. Gates and Harris both laughed. Harris: A demolitions expert and a biotic expert together! Shit, that team is going places. Gates smiled and nodded. Gates: Well, I can agree on that. Gates turned to the cockpit when he heard the radio spike with transmission from Omega. Gates: What's going on, Harris? Harris pressed a few buttons and lifted his hand to his ear. Harris: Omega is in full anarchy, sir. Humans are getting captured, gangs are killing each other, and residential homes are being ransacked. If we dock, we dock fighting. Gates nodded. Gates: Dock us. Grace, get ready, repel anyone near this transport when we dock. I'll cover you and give Harris time to get ready for a fight. Grace nodded and stood, flaring her biotics. Harris: 60 seconds.

[Naked Crook]

Alex drew his M7 Paladin, as he took a few steps back. Alex: Shit...we have more mechs! As Alex backed up, he took aim at the Loki mechs as they began to deploy. Alex did not wait for them to fully deploy before he shot them. Alex destroyed three of the Loki mechs, before he was forced to fall back to cover. Alex: We need to do get by those mechs and turrets! We need a way to neutralize those YMIR mechs! Alex activated his Omni-Tool, and initialized his incendiary rounds for his weapon. Navere started to back up, as she did her best to keep the biotic field up around herself and Uli. Navere: Uli...get back...find cover...I won't be able to hold this biotic field for long against those mechs. Navere winced. Navere: Alex...I need cover! Take aim on those sentry turrets...take them down! Alex looked out to his side, as he saw Navere backing up. He then peeked out of his cover, as he caught a glimps of the sentry turrets that had deployed. Alex saw that the two YMIR mechs were still busy shooting at the one that Uli had managed to hack, so he had a pretty unobstructed shot of the entry turrets. Alex took aim at the closest turret, as he began to fire, each round from his M7 Paladin cutting through the armor on the turret, damaging it more and more with each shot. Before Alex had exhausted his entire 6 round thermal clip, the first turret that he had taken aim at, ceased to function. Alex: One down...

[Kairu]

Uli backed up, keeping his connection fairly strong with the hacked YMIR. He turned the mech on the three turrets, buying up available time, leaving the two remaining YMIR mechs and the other three LOKI mechs. Faria had decided to challenge one of the mechs. Faria poked out of cover and used singularity on the LOKI mechs and caused them to stumble. With the LOKI mechs affected by the singularity, she then casted a warp field and detonated all of the LOKIs at once. Uli prepped the hostile YMIRs by first disrupting their abilities and weapons, then causing their systems to overheat. Uli: "The large mechs are vulnerable for about a minute, go!" Uli turned his hacked YMIR on one of the others and began using it to weaken the closer one. Faria used warp on the other one, weakening its armor and structural integrity. She then enhanced her SMG rounds with warp to keep the effect going, as she unloaded her clip. Inside the bunker, the scientists had quickly finished their instruction code for the husks. Spectral's earpiece then activated with the scientist from before addressing him. Scientist: "Sir, we've finished the code. We're uploading it into the device's conversion processes." Spectral: "Very good. Get the current subjects ready and prep for a demo. The outsiders are threatening to breach the facility. Get as much done as you can and be ready to move the equipment, if necessary. It's only a matter of time before they get in." Scientist: "Yes Sir, the updated current conversion process is nearly complete." Spectral: "I will be up there momentarily." One of the consoles in front of Spectral lit up, waiting for a confirmation. Spectral pressed a button and his executive officer spoke. Vyus: "Sir, we've hacked into the combat systems of Omega. We're running diagnostics on the weapons, shields, and power grid." Spectral: "Be ready for combat. Let any remaining shuttles and transports dock and then lock down the station." Vyus: "Is it a good idea to let people enter?" Spectral: "It will provide us with more test subjects." Vyus: "That's a valid point, Sir. I did not think of that." Spectral: "That's why I'm the boss. Keep me informed when you're ready." Vyus: "Yes Sir, Vyus out." Spectral then checked the livefeeds and saw the battle tipping in the favor of the Outsiders. He grumbled, but left to inspect the new batch of husks. When he arrived, the first set of husks were standing around, not becoming hostile. A smile spread across Spectral's face as he knew that weaponizing the husks would be the next step. Spectral: "Am I correct to assume that the code was a success?" Scientist: "Yes, neural activity appears to be stable. No anomalous readings or anything." Spectral: "Get another set ready. Double up the number. I want results quantity. Should the outsiders decide to break through, I want to unleash our success on them and see how they fair in combat." Scientist: "Alone, they're hardly a threat. I will begin preparations to double up the number and then see how it handles." Spectral: "Get it done." Spectral remained and began observing the readings of the newly converted husks.