Symbiosis 1/?
anonymous
June 22 2012, 15:57:33 UTC
"Commander, scans indicate a possible dust storm forming in the area" The pilot's voice crackled over the shuttle's speakers. "Shall we abort landing and return to the Normandy?"
Shit. Just what we needed.
"No, if we don't land now it might be too late to come back later" Shepard sighed. "We'll just have to hurry up, finish this damned mission and get our asses out as quickly as possible."
"Understood, Commander."
The speakers shut off and the noise of the engine's hum filled the cabin again.
"That is... unfortunate" Thane remarked.
"Yeah. Let's just hope that the only reason communications from the mine stopped is some relay burning out, nothing more" Shepard said, shaking her head as if even she didn't believe herself.
"We can't be that lucky" Garrus snorted, shooting an amused smirk at her.
She smiled at him then leaned back against the shuttle's wall, crossing her arms in front of her chest. Sitting across from her teammates she watched with pride and affection as they checked their weapons with cool confidence.
Symbiosis 2/?
anonymous
June 22 2012, 16:06:45 UTC
They landed on a barren patch of land close to a ravine, across from the mine. The facility was cut into the side of a mountain, a long bridge and dozens of steps connecting it to the other side. The planet was dry and desolate, with scarce vegetation clinging to life here and there in small clusters.
The team made its way across the bridge, looking out for any sign of trouble, and when they found none they descended the stairs. The entrance door had been locked with some encryption. Shepard hacked the code and they entered with their guns at the ready. The hallway was empty and clean except for some blood smeared on a wall close to a doorway.
"That's not good" Garrus remarked.
"Shit. Something did happen here. Keep your eyes open" Shepard barked as she continued on, all senses on full alert, the hair on the back of her neck standing up.
There was still no sign of life in the next room but plenty of blood on the floor and the walls and spent heat sinks scattered all over.
Thane noticed a PDA on the floor, picked it up and handed
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Symbiosis 3/?
anonymous
June 23 2012, 18:09:40 UTC
They searched several more rooms but all they found were a few more bodies, some work logs and a couple of credit chits. Until they came to a big storage area and heard somebody screaming at the top of his lungs.
"Dammit, Rakus, if your men are so incompetent that they can't even stop a few intruders, go do it yourself! We don't have time to fart around here, you idiots! We have to get to that fuckin' cave before the storm hits. Where's that fuckin' map?!"
"Nice guy" Garrus said in a low voice.
"He must be the mercs' leader" Shepard whispered as they sneaked behind some crates and got into position. Once settled down, she switched to her beloved Widow. "All right, Garrus, you take the Trooper on the left. Thane, you've got the one in the middle. And I'm going to have fun with the one on the right. Then we'll deal with the rest. On my mark..."
They readied their rifles, focused on their targets and held their breath... "Mark!"
A loud bang shattered the air, three heads exploded and there were three less mercs to worry about.
Symbiosis 4/?
anonymous
June 24 2012, 01:05:59 UTC
The cave was still some way off in the distance when the wind picked up and dry soil and dead plants started to swirl around in the air. Soon it started to take more and more effort to walk as the strong air currents buffeted them. Even Garrus, despite his bigger bulk, had trouble walking straight. Before long small particles of dirt and sand covered their bodies and it was getting difficult to see where they were going.
"What happened to we'll get our asses out as quickly as possible?" Garrus yelled through the wind.
"It's too late to turn back now, we're almost there!" Shepard yelled back.
Holding onto one another they struggled on, trying not to get too much of the dust into their mouths and eyes, and when they finally reached the cave they staggered in, coughing and wheezing, covered in dirt.
Slowly they caught their breath and started to look around
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forming in the area" The pilot's voice crackled over the shuttle's
speakers. "Shall we abort landing and return to the Normandy?"
Shit. Just what we
needed.
"No, if we don't land now it might be too late to come
back later" Shepard sighed. "We'll just have to hurry up, finish this
damned mission and get our asses out as quickly as possible."
"Understood, Commander."
The speakers shut off and the noise of the engine's hum
filled the cabin again.
"That is... unfortunate" Thane remarked.
"Yeah. Let's just hope that the only reason
communications from the mine stopped is some relay burning out, nothing
more" Shepard said, shaking her head as if even she didn't believe herself.
"We can't be that lucky" Garrus snorted, shooting
an amused smirk at her.
She smiled at him then leaned back against the shuttle's
wall, crossing her arms in front of her chest. Sitting across from her teammates
she watched with pride and affection as they checked their weapons with cool
confidence.
She ( ... )
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across from the mine. The facility was cut into the side of a mountain, a long
bridge and dozens of steps connecting it to the other side. The planet was dry
and desolate, with scarce vegetation clinging to life here and there in small
clusters.
The team made its way across the bridge, looking out for
any sign of trouble, and when they found none they descended the stairs. The
entrance door had been locked with
some encryption. Shepard hacked the code and they entered with their guns at the
ready. The hallway was empty and clean except for some blood smeared on a wall
close to a doorway.
"That's not good" Garrus remarked.
"Shit. Something did happen here. Keep your eyes
open" Shepard barked as she continued on, all senses on full alert, the
hair on the back of her neck standing up.
There was still no sign of life in the next room but plenty
of blood on the floor and the walls and spent heat sinks scattered all over.
Thane noticed a PDA on the floor, picked it up and handed ( ... )
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few more bodies, some work logs and a couple of credit chits. Until they came to
a big storage area and heard somebody screaming at the top of his lungs.
"Dammit, Rakus, if your men are so incompetent that
they can't even stop a few intruders, go do it yourself! We don't have time to
fart around here, you idiots! We have to get to that fuckin' cave before the
storm hits. Where's that fuckin' map?!"
"Nice guy" Garrus said in a low voice.
"He must be the mercs' leader" Shepard whispered
as they sneaked behind some crates and got into position. Once settled down, she
switched to her beloved Widow. "All right, Garrus, you take the Trooper on
the left. Thane, you've got the one in the middle. And I'm going to have fun
with the one on the right. Then we'll deal with the rest. On my mark..."
They readied their rifles, focused on their targets and
held their breath... "Mark!"
A loud bang shattered the air, three heads exploded and
there were three less mercs to worry about.
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Looking forward to the rest, don't leave us hanging for too long :)
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I have limited opportunities to write but I'll do my best. I'm already working on the next chapter and hopefully it will be up soon. :)
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The cave was still some way off in the distance when the
wind picked up and dry soil and dead plants started to swirl around in the air.
Soon it started to take more and more effort to walk as the strong air currents
buffeted them. Even Garrus, despite his bigger bulk, had trouble walking
straight. Before long small particles of dirt and sand covered their bodies and
it was getting difficult to see where they were going.
"What happened to we'll
get our asses out as quickly as possible?" Garrus yelled through the
wind.
"It's too late to turn back now, we're almost
there!" Shepard yelled back.
Holding onto one another they struggled on, trying not to
get too much of the dust into their mouths and eyes, and when they finally
reached the cave they staggered in, coughing and wheezing, covered in dirt.
Slowly they caught their breath and started to look around ( ... )
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Eeeeeep can't wait for the rest!
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Hi curious Anon! *waves* Good idea, I'm going to add a note about it there. Glad you came over! :)
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This is awesome! Excuse me - *squeezes in to sit*
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