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Mass Effect: The Helldiver Saga, The Collector War	By : Veyron722skyhook Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 6240 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Hello, everyone! I'm back!
Just come back from a really great holiday. In addition to having a great time, I have used my two week absence well.
I've already finished 3 chapters and have half finished a 4th.
I'll upload the next one tomorrow so that I can give this one time to get read and commented on.
Happy reading! It's good to be back!

Chapter 14
The Justicar
As the cab slowly touched, the Helldiver stepped out. Surprisingly, the spaceport didn't look busy at all. In fact, there were several police officers around the area and one of the areas was sealed off.
Austin noticed a Volus being escorted by two Turian guards. However a purple Asari officer stopped him.
"Where do you think you're going?" she asked sternly.
The Volus turned to face the Asari, who Austin's suit identified as Detective Anaya.
"I'm taking my goods to Omega, Detective." He said.
"You're not going anywhere, merchant! Not until I solve this murder." Said Anaya.
"I had nothing to do with that. It was those mercenary thugs you can't seem to get rid of." Said the Volus.
"The victim was your business partner, and I'm not ruling you out. I'll let you know when you can leave." Said Anaya.
"What about that Justicar that just showed up? Everyone says she might go crazy and start killing. I need to leave." Said the Volus nervously.
"She'll only kill the unjust, so I'm sure you have nothing to worry about, Pitne For." Said Anaya. "Find me in the station if you need me."
"Looks like she's the person to ask where Samara is." Said Alaara.
The group went into the station and found Anaya at her desk. She was very surprised to see four Helldivers here.
"First a Justicar, now Helldivers? Seems everyone's after the Eclipse." She said.
"Don't worry, detective. We're not here to cause you any more problems." Said Austin calmly.
"And yet you brought guns. Try not to use those in my district by the way. What can I do for you…?" she asked, asking for their name in the process.
"Major Shepard of Alpha Squad. I'm looking for an Asari Justicar named Samara. I'm told she's here right now." Said Austin as he sat down on the chair in front of Anaya's desk.
"If you've got a score to settle with Samara, take it somewhere else! I've got more than enough trouble here already." Said Anaya.
"We not here to cause trouble for you. We need to recruit Samara for our mission. As soon as we've done that we'll be on our way." Said Austin.
"Justicar's usually work alone. But they are drawn to impossible causes." Said Anaya.
"Convenient." Said Sandra.
"If you getting her out of my district, I'll get you to her ASAP. She's at the crime scene." Said Anaya.
"You're awfully anxious to get Samara out of your district." Austin inquired.
"My bosses want me to detain her. They're worried she'll cause some kind of cross-species incident. But her Justicar Code won't let her be taken into custody. If I try it, she'll have to kill me. I have no interest in dying, so if you lure her away with some big noble cause before I have to carry out my orders, I'm thrilled to help you." Anaya explained.
"You superiors are sending you to certain death for no good reason. You have a right to disobey." Said Austin.
"We can disobey suicidal orders? Why wasn't I told?" Alaara joked.
"Most of the time, I'm not being stupid about it. I can't say the same for Anaya's superiors." Said Austin.
"I'm a cop, and I know my duty. I've been ordered to detain her and I will – unless I can get her to leave my district first." Said Anaya.
"Then how do we get to the crime scene?" Austin asked.
"It's around the corner – go outside, take a left. Look for the police line. I'll send word to let you in. Be careful – the Eclipse mercs have been all over those back alleys lately." Anaya pointed out.
"We'd better get moving then." Said Austin as he stood up from the chair.
"Good luck." Said Anaya.
"We'd better find Samara before the detective goes after her." Said Sandra.
With no time to lose, the Helldivers immediately left the station and headed for the crime scene. The two Asari guards took notice of them.
"Anaya told us to let you through. Watch yourselves. There's merc activity back there, we're waiting on backup." Said the Guard.
Austin nodded in acknowledgement to them and the group went in. Once they'd cleared the police line, they drew their weapons.
"Keep an eye out. Eclipse are very good at hiding." Said Alaara.
All the area was really just a load of massive corridors with loads of cargo crates in them. True to what Alaara had said though, it was the perfect place for an ambush. As a result of this, everyone remained on their guard.
As they rounded a corner, they could overhear several Eclipse mercs. All of the Helldivers immediately cloaked and looked around the corner. There where three mercs and three assault mechs. Nothing they couldn't handle.
"Get the rest of bravo squad prepped. Beta squad went after that Justicar twenty minutes ago, and they've gone dark." Said the leader.
"Mark 'em and drop 'em." Said Austin quietly.
Just like the move that Alpha Squad had done on Horizon with the Collectors, the Helldivers each took a target and lined up the shot. Austin in particular was making sure his was lined up just right. If he got it perfect, he'd be able to take out two targets in one shot.
Everyone took a deep breath and waited for the Major to give them the signal.
"Fire!" he whispered.
Almost instantly, all the Asari fell and one of the mechs also lost a head as the group fired at exactly the same time. The mechs reacted to the threat, but several plasma shots made quick work of them.
The door that the Eclipse squad had been stood in front of looked like the last one to go through before they reached Samara. They could also hear fighting coming from the other side.
The door opened and almost immediately, an unfortunate Eclipse Asari was suddenly smashed against the doorway. On one of the upper levels was the leader of this squad. She had her gun pointed at an unseen target.
"Those where my best troops." She said as she seemed to shiver nervously. Then her target came into view.
Stood in front of the Eclipse Asari was another Asari. This one however was vastly different.
The Justicar, Samara, had a somewhat very wise look about her. No one needed to guess that she was definitely around 700. She was dressed from head to toe in a red sort of armour with a few black bits on her legs and places where she didn't need armour. Her forehead also had some kind of crown decoration on it. Due to her age, Samara's skin pigment seemed slightly paler than normal Asari. She was definitely a very light blue compared to Alaara and Liara. To be absolutely honest though, that was not the most noticeable part about Samara. The part of the armour on her chest was cut away in a v shaper. Not only did it show a lot of skin, but it also showed a lot of cleavage. Even without the exposure, Austin guessed that Samara's cup size had to be at least twice the size of Liara's. Perhaps they where even larger than that. Austin quickly had to remind himself to stay focused as he shifted his gaze back to the Justicar's face rather than staring at her rack or her arousingly large behind, which the suit did a poor job of trying to size down.
"Tell me what I need to know and I will be gone from here. Where did you send her?" she said as she paced back and forth slowly in front of the Eclipse merc. As expected, Samara's voice had a very gentle and wise tone. At the same time though, it was also forceful and demanding. Samara might look all elegant and gorgeous and might give young males the wrong impression, with her sexy attire. But as Austin knew, a book should never be judged by it's cover.
Austin still felt as though the outfit was a bit much. Did Samara even know she was showing that much cleavage?
"What is it with Asari and their cleavage display?" he asked in his head. "Not that I'm complaining about it." He quickly added.
But Austin banished these thoughts as he quickly snapped himself back to reality and focused on Samara pacing back and forth in front of the merc. She was still glowing with biotics and looked ready for another fight. She had after all just dispatched this merc's squad.
"You think I'd betray her? She would hurt me in ways you can't imagine." Said the merc.
Still Samara continued pacing. Her composure remained unchanged, calm and peaceful. At the same time though, she would not leave until she got an answer. She was one of those strong and silent types. Austin sometimes liked people like that.
"The name of the ship! Your life hangs on the answer, Lieutenant." Said Samara sternly. Despite the calmness in the Justicar's voice, it now seemed that her patience wouldn't last long. Her biotics glowed just a little bit brighter.
"You can kill me, but one of us will take you down, Justicar!" said the merc as she pointed her gun at Samara.
Samara however instantly reacted and threw up her hand. The merc was enveloped by biotics and Samara instantly threw her right out of the window and onto ground level. As the merc struggled to get back up, Samara then jumped down. As she did, she used her biotics to slow her decent and then landed gracefully on the ground. The merc could only watch now as the Justicar slowly walked up to her.
"What was the name of the ship she left on?" Samara repeated as she placed her high heeled foot on the mercs neck.
"Go to hell!" the merc spluttered.
Samara's composure didn't change, but it was obvious now, that she would not be getting anything out of this merc, no matter what she tried. There was only one thing she could do now.
"Find peace in the embrace of the goddess." She said as she twisted her foot violently and the mercs neck snapped.
Having seen the entire thing, Austin and his teammates ventured a bit closer. Samara took notice of them as they came into her sight. She was rather surprised to see four Helldivers, especially two of her own species. It was easy to tell from Alaara's paint job which was designed to look like her skin and Liara's biotic armour appearance.
"My name is Samara, a servant of the Justicar code. My quarrel is with these Eclipse sisters, but I see 4 well armed Helldivers before me. Are we friend or foe?" she asked.
"That merc was wounded and helpless! Do you just kill anyone who won't help you?" Austin asked, a bit surprised that Samara had killed that Eclipse merc so casually.
"If my cause is important enough, yes. Are you different?" Samara asked back.
"I've killed enemies, but always with good reason." Austin replied.
"I answer to a code that is clearly defined. If my actions are true to that code, I am just. If they are not, I am unjust. I don't pretend that it is a simple matter or that it seems right to everyone. But I sleep well at night, and that is more than most can say. How may I be of service to you?" said Samara.
"I'm going up against suicidal odds and I need the best. That's you." Said Austin.
"I sense the truth in what you say and it humbles me. But I seek an incredibly dangerous fugitive. I cornered her here, but the Eclipse sisters smuggle her off-world. I must find the name of the ship she left on before the trail goes cold." Samara explained.
"I wish you were willing to go with the Helldiver, Justicar. I've been ordered to take you into custody if you won't leave." Said a voice. It was Anaya.
"You risk a great deal by following your orders detective. Fortunately, I will not have to resist. My code obligates me to cooperate with you for one day. After that, I must return to my investigation." Said Samara.
"I won't be able to release you that soon." Said Anaya worriedly.
"You won't be able to stop me." Said Samara.
"There must be some way we can all get what we need." Said Austin, trying to diffuse the situation.
"I see a way. While I am in custody, you find the name of that ship. Do that and I will join you, then the code will be satisfied." Said Samara.
"Do you have any leads?" Austin asked.
"The Volus merchant, Pitne For, is tied to this. Eclipse mercs are preparing to kill him. Get the truth out of him. He may know a way into the Eclipse base." Said Samara.
"Their base? I don't know about this." Said Alaara hesitantly.
"It's not like they'll recognize, darling. You haven't been with them for nearly a hundred years now. Besides, it's no secret that you where an Eclipse merc. No need to still be ashamed of it." Said Sandra reassuringly as she patted her wife on the back.
"Still… I worry if some familiar faces are still here." Said Alaara. "If they still have their old leaders, it won't be easy for us. They're crazy and their violence knows no limits."
"Your friends have your back, Alaara. We'll do alright. Besides, we only need a ship name. If we're lucky, we can probably avoid a bloodbath." Said Austin.

Everyone returned to the spaceport with Samara accompanying Anaya back to the station. Austin quickly spotted Pitne For and the group walked up to him.
"Hello Arkane Clan. What can I do for you?" he asked.
"Why are the mercs after you?" Austin asked, deciding to go straight to the point.
"I know nothing about any mercenaries, Arkane Clan. I'm merely an innocent merchant-"
But Pitne was quickly interrupted when Austin's plasma cannon activated and it's targeting laser pointed right at him.
"Oh dear! Please put that away! I'll be cooperative, I swear!" he said quickly.
"Tell me everything." Said Austin sternly as his plasma cannon stood down.
"I smuggled a chemical onto Illium that boosts biotic powers in combat." Pitne explained.
"Red Sand?" Alaara asked.
"How did you know that?" Pitne asked, surprised.
"We've had a lot of run ins with red sand dealers. We used to use the compound ourselves even." Alaara replied.
"Then you probably also know that it is toxic. I may have, um, forgotten, to mention that to the Eclipse. So they are perturbed and want to kill me." Said Pitne.
"We need to get into the merc base. You're gonna help us." Said Austin sternly.
"I do have a pass card they issued me to bring my goods in. Well, I had to return that one, but I happened to make a copy." Said Pitne.
The Volus noticed Austin cracking his knuckles and didn't need to be told twice.
"Take it. Be careful – each Eclipse sister commits -" he said, but Alaara interrupted him.
"Murder to earn her uniform. We know." Said the Asari.

Oddly enough, the entrance to the Eclipse base was dangerously close to Anya's station. If the Eclipse ever planned on assassinations, no one would ever see them coming. Austin had planned for the group to sneak in, remain cloaked while in the base, find the ship name and get out of there. That plan however sort of backfired when a mech instantly greeted them as the elevator doors opened. Recognizing immediately that the three Helldivers in front of it weren't Eclipse, the mech sounded an alert just as Austin sliced it's head off with his omni blade.
A small band of Eclipse sisters that had been in room just outside immediately reacted and started firing on the intruders. As they did however though, Austin couldn't help but notice that one of them was retreating and running away from them. Right now though, that was the least of Austin's concerns. He was more concerned about the Eclipse mercs that where actually fighting them.
To complicate matters further, the entire room was full of several fragile containers that Austin, Alaara & Sandra all knew contained the Red Sand compound. True this compound boots biotic powers greatly, but it's toxicity had provided an awful lot of problems for the Helldivers that used them. Some had suffered permanent skin damage, others had become addicted to the Red Sand since it was rather addictive to biotics, and not just on a power level. The compound also did nasty things to the brain from prolonged exposure.
The Eclipse mercs where even worse as they smashed several of the containers near them and used the Red Sand to boost their biotics. Fortunately, Alaara and Liara had canisters of Blue Sand which was just as powerful as Red Sand but was not toxic or addictive. Rather embarrassingly, Alaara it seemed had also found ways of increasing biotic sex.
Austin fired several shots at more of the Red Sand canisters in hope that the concentrated exposure would kill the mercs. To his relief, it worked for most of them, but the others weren't as exposed as the ones Austin had just killed so he had to leave those to the two Asari. Alaara in particular was making clever work of the Blue Sand and used it to fling one of the mercs over the edge. Liara was resorting more to defence and was providing Austin with a bit more cover from one of the Eclipse rocket troopers.
Finally, Austin managed to get close enough so that the rocket trooper forgot about Liara and concentrated on him. Liara used this to her advantage and threw a massive warp at the trooper which caused the merc to fly into a explosive canister which exploded upon impact.
With the room clear, Austin and the others went back to their original plan of sneaking through the base. Just as Austin cloaked though, he could hear a whisper coming from the door leading to another room.
"Oh, Goddess! Oh, Goddess, don't let them see me. If they do see me, don't let them kill me. What am I doing here?" said the whisper.
"Hold up! Let's check it out." Austin whispered.
The door opened and the group went in with their guns ready. At first, it didn't look as though anyone was in here, but their suit computers quickly highlighted the increase in heartbeat and breathing.
"Come out! We know you're there!" said Austin forcefully.
Reluctantly, a very young Eclipse Asari came out from behind a computer terminal. She reached for her SMG as she did so. Austin and the others pointed their own plasma cannons at her.
"Wait! Stop! I didn't fire my weapon once. I pretended to because the other Eclipse sisters where watching, but I didn't really shoot!" she said hastily as she stood up and came out of her hiding spot.
"Your wearing an Eclipse uniform! You expect us to believe you?!" said Alaara harshly.
"I'm not one of them! I'm new! I thought being Elnora the mercenary would be cool… but I didn't know what they were really like!" said the Asari as she hastily reached for her SMG.
For a moment, she pointed it at them. Austin and the others didn't do anything, but they didn't stand down either.
Then Alaara used her scans to analyse Elnora better. She was lying. The suit was showing the usual traits that a body showed when a person was lying.
"You're lying! You think Helldivers are blind?! Besides, chances are you killed someone for that uniform!" she said.
That was enough to convince Austin.
"You chose your side, Elnora: And you lost." Said Austin as his plasma cannon activated and pointed at Elnora.
"Screw that, bastard! And screw you!" said Elnora.
She fired one shot but that didn't do any damage at all. All the group immediately returned fire tenfold and Elnora was dissolved into nothing, screaming as the plasma burned away her uniform, and then her skin.

Getting through the rest of the Eclipse base proved to be much less violent. Helldivers where trained to operate stealth missions, and this was a perfect example. As the group cleared a massive loading area that had a gunship docked there, they took a moment to relax. It was tense sneaking through the rooms without the mercs potting them so all their hearts had pounding rather hard in their chests, nervous of what would happen if one of them was spotted.
As they took a moment to get their breath back, Austin noticed an audio log that looked recent. He decided to have a look and activated it.
"Well, it's official. Little baby Elnora is now finally a fully fledged Eclipse merc. I earned my uniform last night when I killed that ridiculous Volus. A close exploding rounds. Blew the little bastards suit wide open! I can't wait to see some real action. Next time I go home, my friends are gonna be so jealous!" it said in Elnora's voice.
"I knew it! Good thing we took her out!" said Sandra.
"Detective Anaya would be interested in this." Said Liara.
"Definitely." Austin agreed.

After sneaking through yet more rooms filled with Eclipse sisters, the group finally came to another empty room and took the moment to relax. Alaara even gave Sandra a playful spank, but Austin told them to behave themselves.
Liara then noticed a datapad on a nearby table. As she read it, her eyes went wide.
"Austin, you may want to take a look at this." She said as she threw the datapad to Austin and he caught it.
"This looks like a shipping manifest. It shows that Pitne For sold 2000 units of Minagen X3 to the Eclipse. Along with 600 units of red sand." Said Austin as he examined the datapad.
"This isn't the information Samara needs, but it proves that the Volus is a criminal." Said Liara. "Detective Anaya would be interested in this."
"Maybe, but we've got to keep moving." Said Austin.
The next room was just a hallway, but it wasn't empty. Inside the hallway was a Volus stood in front of a café machine. He turned around, almost drunk like and bumped into Austin causing him to stagger back a bit. The Volus however regained his composure, but it looked as though he wasn't in his right set of mind.
"I am a biotic god! I think things – and they happen! Fear me, lesser creatures, for I am biotics made flesh!" he said as he glowed brightly with quite a few unstable biotics.
"I don't know what drugs you're on, but stay back and I won't shoot you." Said Austin.
"You will regret your scandalous words! I am a great wind that will sweep all before me like a… a great wind. A great biotic wind! Yes, the Asari injecting so many drugs into me was terrifying. But then I began to smell my greatness!" said the Volus.
"Probably not all he smelt." Sandra joked, making sure her helmet was sealed properly in the process.
"You may laugh when I fall over, but they don't know what I know in my head – that I know that I am amazingly powerful. Fear me!" the Volus continued.
"Are you part of Pitne For's trade group?" Austin asked as his suit's computer identified him as Niftu Cal.
"When I was mortal, I worked for Pitne. Poor soul is probably terrified that I have not returned." Niftu replied.
"He hasn't reported your disappearance. Probably so his departure won't get delayed." Said Liara.
"When the chips are down, even your friends will screw you for and extra cred." Said Alaara.
"Bah! I will wreak a just revenge upon his people! But first… the leader of these mercenaries is in the next room. I shall toss Wasea about like a rag doll!" said Niftu confidently.
"Wasea?!" said Alaara in shock.
"Does that name mean anything to you, Alaara?" Austin asked, concerned at Alaara's look of almost shear fright.
"She's one of the most feared, Asari in the Eclipse. She's addicted to red sand and it makes her crazy. Abusive also. Cruelty I had to witness first hand. She was… my mentor." Said Alaara, once again sounding ashamed of her Eclipse training.
"Why didn't you say anything, love?" Alaara asked comfortingly, surprised that her wife hadn't mentioned how she had cruelly abused during her training as an Eclipse.
"Wasea always gives me nightmares of her cruelty. Plus, I had no idea she was still here." Said Alaara. "She's as bad as the Eclipse can make Asari."
"It matters not. She will fall before my might!" said Niftu.
"Shepard, he couldn't tie his bootlaces, much less fight." Said Sandra.
"I will tear her apart! My biotics are unstoppable!" Niftu repeated.
"Wasea will tear you apart. Take a nap – you'll feel better." Said Austin.
"Are you mad? I'm unstoppable! Feasting on her biotic-rich blood will be the last step of my ascension to godhood!" said Niftu, and before Austin could do anything to stop him, he ran for the door.
"He's a goner." Said Alaara.
"We should at least try to help him." Said Austin.
The group quickly chased the Volus through the door.
The large room was full of hundreds of Red Sand canisters. There was a desk at the far end of the room. Stood behind that desk was an Asari. She was wearing a Partisan armour and had large red facial tattoos. Just the sight of her chilled Austin. He could only dread to imagine what this Asari was capable of, let alone what she had done to Alaara.
Niftu got Wasea's attention threw a biotic warp at her. The warp however was so small that it merely just gave the Asari's head a small push. This however seemed to make Wasea very angry and she flung an absolutely massive warp at the Volus. Rather surprisingly though, Niftu put up a biotic shield which blocked Wasea's attack. As the Asari readied for another attack, Niftu spoke.
"Enough! You are beneath me! I am a biotic god, Wasea! And I will not be bullied by-"
But Niftu was interrupted as he was completely enveloped by Wasea's biotics, flung up into the air and smashed into the ground. Wasea then lifted him up again temporarily and smashed him twice into the ground again before finally letting him go. Niftu dropped at Sandra's feet, who dragged him to safety.
"Puny god!" Wasea muttered as she went back to her work.
Wasea meanwhile had noticed the Helldivers who had followed after the Volus whom she had just beaten into submission. From the looks of things though, Niftu was okay. Volus suits where very tough little things.
Wasea still didn't seem worried at all by the presence of the Helldivers as she casually held a datapad in her left hand and sipped a drink in the other. She spoke again as she downed the drink.
"Everything's gone to hell since we smuggled that filthy creature off-world. First a Justicar shows up, now you." She said. Her voice was very cold.
Wasea then glowed brightly again with biotics and picked up one of the nearby red sand canisters with her biotics.
"At least I can take pleasure in turning you head into a pulpy mass!" she shouted as she threw the canister at them.
Austin and Liara jumped out of the way, but Alaara stood her ground. Surprisingly she even smashed the canister with her arm just before it hit her.
"Over my dead body… mentor." She said coldly.
Wasea's expression turned to surprise as she recognised Alaara's voice.
"Well well well, look who finally decided to come crawling back to me. Why are you here traitor?" she replied.
"I'm gonna do what I should've done long ago, you bitch!" Alaara shouted back.
Sandra was quick to join in as well and a massive battle broke out with the Eclipse mercs fighting Austin and Liara and Wasea fighting Alaara and Sandra.
Sandra didn't have biotics since she was mostly a comm specialist, but her skills with a gun did at least give Wasea something else to worry about. Despite the Blue Sand though, Alaara was struggling. Wasea had taught her nearly everything she knew and she knew a lot of Alaara's moves and tricks. Some of Alaara's new Helldiver abilities where working to her advantage and Wasea was starting to get a little angry at Alaara not faltering.
Eventually, Wasea began to feel her biotics weakening and she started smashing more and more Red Sand canisters on the floor hear her feet so that she could boost her powers back up. Alaara could tell however that Wasea was starting to feel the pain. The concentrated exposure to so much of the compound was slowly starting to damage her skin tissue.
Austin and Liara meanwhile were using both their strengths to kill the other Eclipse mercs who where trying to help their captain. Austin used all his soldier and Helldiver training to shot the mercs, while Liara used her immensely powerful biotics to cut off the more out of range mercs.
Alaara meanwhile had thought up an idea. As she held back a constant warp attack from Wasea, who was doing her best to hide the fact that she was in a lot of pain now. Alaara charged up her strongest biotic throw and hurled the canister at Wasea. The Captain noticed the canister only just too late and it hit her right in the forehead, knocking her out cold.
The Helldivers waited for all the Red Sand to clear and dissipate before continuing. Wasea was out cold but still alive. Austin had thought she would just be executed there, but Alaara and Sandra had said that they had plans for the Asari bitch.
Austin walked up to Wasea's desk and picked up the datapad she'd be holding earlier.
"There's a Justicar here! Probably looking for the one we sent off on the AML Demeter. I was happy to see her go; she chilled me to the bone. I just hope this Justicar doesn't mess up my operation." it read.
"That must be the ship Samara was looking for." Said Sandra.
"Should we head back to the police station and give her the name?" Liara asked.
"Let's give her the name and keep moving." Said Austin. "Bring the Volus with us. He should come around soon."

It felt nice to be back at the spaceport. Just as they neared Anaya's office, Niftu Cal regained consciousness. As Sandra put him down, he didn't stagger at all. It looked like the drugs had worn off now.
"I don't know what they put in me, but I thought I was… well, you saw. Anyway, thank you Shepard." He said thankfully.
Austin simply nodded to Niftu and allowed the Volus to be on his way.
Samara was sat near Anya's desk and was meditating. Anaya had a look of pleasure and relief on her face when she saw Austin and Liara return. Alaara and Sandra had gone back to the Normandy early with Wasea in tow.
Samara opened her eyes as she sensed Austin's presence.
"I've got the name of the ship. Your fugitive left here two days ago on the AML Demeter." Said Austin.
"Shepard, you impress me. You fulfilled your part of the bargain, and I will fulfil mine." Samara smiled. The Justicar smiled and hopped down from where she'd been meditating. She then turned to face Anaya. "I am ready to leave immediately, if that will satisfy your superiors, Detective?"
"You're free to go, Justicar. It has been an honor having you in my station. And it's nice you didn't kill me too." Anaya smiled.
"The Normandy is docked near the main trading floor. We'll meet you aboard." Said Austin.
"I must be sworn to your service, so that I am never forced to choose between your orders and the Code." Said Samara. The Justicar then suddenly glowed with biotics and knelt down. Austin resisted the tempting urge to look down Samara's cleavage as she did so.
"By the code, I will serve you, Shepard. Your choice are my choices, your morals are my morals. Your wishes are my code." Said Samara. Her biotics then pulsed and her eyes glowed brightly as she stood back up.
"I never thought I'd see a Justicar swear an oath like that." Said Anaya, amazed.
"If you make em do anything dishonourable, I may need to kill you when I am released from my oath." Samara advised.
"I can see that this is a very important act, Samara. Thank you." Said Austin kindly as he bowed his head. He knew a thing or two about Justicars and knew to be very respectful in their presence.
"Truly, the life of a Justicar can get lonely. I admit, I am looking forward to serving with the company of honourable heroes. Shall we return to your ship?" Samara smiled.
"Not yet. I need to speak to Anaya quickly." Said Austin.
Anya nodded and sat back down at her desk.
"Thanks for getting Samara out of my district. I can tell my granddaughters about meeting a Justicar. And you've just upped my chances of living long enough to have grandkids." She said gratefully.
"We found out who killed the Volus merchant." Said Austin as he handed a datapad that contained Elnora's recording to Anaya.
"Let's see what you've got there." Said the detective.
There was a long pause as she read the datapad's content.
"Interesting, but I can't verify it. It would be inadmissible." She said.
"I vouch for Shepard and any evidence he brings forward." Said Samara.
"I accept the judgement of the Justicar. Thanks, Shepard. I wasn't sure about trusting a Helldiver - and a human, at that. But you came through. Never heard of this Elnora. Sounds like she was just starting her career. Good thing you cut it short." Anaya smiled.
Austin nodded in acknowledgement of Anaya's thanks.
"Okay, enough with all the congratulations, I've still got a spiralling crime rate." Said Anaya.
"You may also want to look at this. It proves that Pitne For smuggled in red and illegal weapons tech." said Austin as he handed Anya the shipping manifest thy had found earlier.
"I'll send in some officers to arrest him and his cohorts. This is a bog help, Shepard. I can't do much to thank you, but we do have a small discretionary bounty fund. Take this." Said Anaya as she handed Austin a sum of credits that the Helldiver placed in one of the pouches on his belt.

Austin, Alaara and Liara had assembled in the comm room to give Samara a proper greeting and welcome on the Normandy. It really was an honour to work with a Justicar. Especially one like Samara. There was something about her that made her very likeable.
"Welcome to the Normandy, Justicar. It's a real honor to have you on this team. With your skills, we think you'll be an excellent addition." Said Alaara as she shook Samara's hand in greeting and bowed her head.
"Thank you. I too am honoured to be a part of your mission. I have hard many impressive stories about the Helldivers. I am deeply honoured and excited to be working along such fine warriors." Said Samara warmly.
"The honour is all mine, Samara. I've seen your biotic powers at work. They're almost unmatched." Said Austin.
"We still don't know what we'll find when we assault the Collector home world." Said Liara.
"I will be prepared for whatever we encounter." Said Samara calmly.
"So, where shall we put you?" Austin asked.
"A room that looks out on the great empty void of space would be most comforting." Samara replied.
"Well, the observation room on deck three is currently vacant. Would that be appropriate?" Alaara suggested.
"Yes, that will be fine. Thank you. I must meditate on the day's events." Said Samara.
Samara left and Alaara and Liara went back to their posts. Austin decided to let Samara settle in before he talked with her. It then occurred to him that he hadn't talked with Kelly lately and decided to rectify that.
He found her at her usual spot right beside the galaxy map.
"There is nothing more absolute than the oath of an Asari Justicar. You did well getting Samara on our side. She is so elegant and gorgeous. Too bad her manner is just so… cold." She said.
"Maybe, but I didn't recruit her for her looks. The Normandy already has plenty of beautiful women. You in particular, Kelly." Said Austin, trying not to sound like he was flirting with her.
"Oh, Shepard. I wish there were time to get to know you better." Kelly laughed.
"Well, now that you mention it. Why don't you join me in my cabin for a meal? It would give us the chance to talk." Austin suggested.
"That sounds wonderful. I've been hoping for some private time with you. Lead the way." Said Kelly.
Austin led Kelly into the elevator and he pressed the button for his cabin. He admitted he was looking forward to this. It would be nice for him and Kelly to get to know one another better.

There we are!
Sorry for the Avengers reference. I couldn't help it, that scene just worked well with this.
Next one will be uploaded tomorrow.
Fair warning in advance, Chapter 15 will contain a lot of sex. I was in a very crazy mood when I wrote that one and I went a bit mad with it. Anyway, i hope you enjoyed this one, see you tomorrow.
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Mass Effect: The Helldiver Saga, The Collector War