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Mass Effect 3: Hunt for Shepard	By : ichigokage Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 2109 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Ch. 2: Retrieve Shepard 2.0
Garrus made his way to the Normandy's cockpit, making sure everything was going smoothly after the upgrades they were able to make on Pritel. "So, Joker, we're all set?" he asked, crossing his arms and looking into the emptiness of space.
"Yup, were just outside the Decoris system, the planet we're lookin for is Sanctum." Joker reported, pushing a few buttons and pulling up the specs on the Normandy. "Good thing Shepard had us make repairs while on leave. My baby's almost back to normal." the man beamed.
"Sanctum? That sounds familiar." Garrus pondered, a finger to his chin as the Decoris system came into view.
"It should. That was the planet where we found the false signal the Blue Suns would send merchant ships to raid them, Commander Vakarian." EDI chirped, catching the Turian's curiosity.
"Why would Cerberus put a cloning facility where mercs could easily just pillage the whole damn place?" he wondered out loud, mandibles close to his jaw in concentration.
"Actually, Garrus, the facility is near a mile underground, the entrance locked unless you happen to know the password, which I do. I think the team to go in should be you, me, Kasumi, Grunt and hopefully Mordin." Miranda explained, pulling up a schematic of the facility.
Garrus examined the digital blueprint, observant eyes mapping the whole place out in his mind. "Not a bad idea. What kind of resistance do you predict us running into, Miranda?" he asked, wanting to work out a plan in advance.
"More then likely just security mechs. The place has pretty much been abandoned after we recovered Shepard's body 3 years ago now. Ana will probably still be in her tank." she added.
Garrus titled his head ever so slightly, he knew humans only shortened each other's names if there was some type of attachment to said human. 'There has to be more to this then Miranda's letting on.' he told himself but pushed it out of his mind. "If we run into heavy mechs, perhaps Kasumi could reprogram a few to help transport the tank. Grunt more then likely can't more the whole thing himself." he suggested.
Miranda nodded with a smile on her face. "Also, she can wipe us from security banks, making it seem like we were never there, besides the missing clone. If it goes perfect, she may even be able to disable all the mechs."
"If we're just moving the tank, maybe Mordin should just wait here, him and Chakwas could get the lab ready to examine her."
"Probably better, she should get out of the tank and looked at as soon as possible. We'll be ready to go on your command, Garrus." she told the Turian, who dismissed her with a nod.
Garrus gave the group their orders, Mordin and Chakwas left immediately to set up the Med-bay to handle the situation, Legion helped move equipment.
Jack, Thane and Zaeed would be ground support should any remaining Blue Suns interfere. "Stay in contact, Thane, we may have enough problems should those mechs wake up." Garrus told the Drell assassin.
"Of course, none will reach the base." Thane pledged, bowing his head respectfully to his new commander.
The two squads packed into the Hammerhead, Thane's on one side, Garrus' on the other. Zaeed sat closest to the door, one of the Cubans Angelique got him between his scarred lips. Everyone noticed the mercenary's sour mood after she left. He wasn't even being a smartass anymore, just staying quiet.
Kelly told Garrus that she found a room where they could keep the girl, almost the size of Shepard's quarters. Garrus had a cot moved to the Main Batteries, still trying to adjust to his new role.
Angel obviously had faith in him. He led the second team through the Collector mission and everyone survived. He took a few deep breaths as the Hammerhead's doors opened. Miranda led them to the facility which looked like an abandoned factory.
She explained that Cerberus wanted the underground facility to never be discovered, so, the entrance was in the bowels of the factory. Thane, Jack and Zaeed were posted at strategic points around the factory's entrance, not to draw too much attention to the party.
Garrus along with Miranda, Kasumi and Grunt entered, after the master thief disabled the security with ease. "I could do this in my sleep." she grinned, rejoining her squad.
Grunt had been on edge, his battlemaster was gone. Would he have to pledge his loyalty to some copy? The Krogan ground his teeth and narrowed his ice blue eyes at the thought. Shepard had no equal. He knew this fact firsthand.
Miranda led the group down the very bottom basement floor where the cloning facility would be. The was a huge heavy mech guarding the door, a large metal door, the door open and the mech disabled. Miranda's eyes glared at the scene. "Someone's here." she whispered to her companions and drawing her Carnifex heavy pistol. Yes, the Phalanx was stronger, but she preferred the Carnifex.
Garrus readied his Mantis sniper rifle while Grunt pulled out his custom shotgun Shepard helped him make and Kasumi unholstered her Kassa Submachine gun. She loved taking such a rare weapon from her last break-in with who was now a very close friend of hers.
Moving passed the deactivated mech, Grunt leading the way to charge whoever dared stand in their path. He loved charging a victim then blasting them away with his shotgun, a deadly combo with his Krogan strength.
Not to mention, Krogan eyes can see in the dark better then a human and even a Turian.
His eyes darted around, his nostrils flaring, trying to find the intruder before it found them. He'd been itching for a fight. Sure he liked the vacation, but he was a Krogan through and through.
Kasumi cloaked herself, ready to take anyone the token Krogan didn't hit by surprise. "I don't smell anything here. Whoever was here, they're long gone." Grunt told the group. Kasumi stayed cloaked.
"They probably couldn't find the secret entrance, what one would normally see as a dungeon, only certain people can find the door." she smirked, walking up to the far wall of the concrete room.
The trio watched as she ran her hand along the wall, her smirk growing as she felt what she was looking for. She pushed a very small part of the wall in, a secret button that was now a glowing Cerberus symbol.
The wall opened enough for them to fit through, a hidden corridor. It went straight into the cloning facility. They were now in a large control room, several consoles lined the wall in front of them, allowing them to see into a large chamber with several tanks lining the walkway.
Miranda walked up to the door that separated the control room from the tanks and input a PIN code, opening the door, it was noticeably colder in the chamber.
'Why must it always be cold?' Garrus groaned in his head as he followed Miranda, who was heading towards the one tank that was at the end of the catwalk. Grunt took note that this tank was smaller then his.
Pulling up her Omni-tool, Miranda smiled, "This is her. Since she took to Shepard's DNA easier then the others, she was the one they…used the most." Garrus noticed the sadness in her tone at the time. He couldn't blame her, experimenting and genetically altering anyone let alone a child was sick.
"After we disconnect her from the life support tube that are attached to the tank, we have an hour to get her to the Normandy. So, I suggest taking the emergency service elevator, its much faster then retracing our steps trough the factory." Miranda told Garrus, punching in a few keys, getting the tank ready for detachment.
"Understood. Grunt, can you move this thing by yourself, I'll help if needed." Garrus asked, looking to the young Krogan.
"Of course. Besides, there's wheels on it, the tank'll do most of the work." Grunt pointed out, moving to the back of the tank. Each of them were curious as to how this clone would look, metal plating surrounded the entire tank. But that would have to wait, it was time to depart.
Miranda separated the last of the tubes, a bubbling sound heard from the tank. "Let's move, we don't have much time!" she announced, Grunt grabbing the bars on the side of the tank and quickly sliding it in front of him.
Garrus put a finger to his visor, connecting to Thane. "Thane, we've got her, Miranda will send you the coordinates where to bring the Hammerhead, pass them along to Joker immediately." Garrus ordered, running along after the Krogan who was taking his orders very seriously.
"Understood." was all Thane said.
Thankfully, there had been no Blue Suns mercs, much to the chagrin of Jack and Zaeed. "We have new orders." the Drell began after receiving the coordinates to pick the squad up and then passed them along to the Normandy.
The two resident psychopaths just nodded and hopped in the Hammerhead. They came upon a clearing that looked plain enough. Jack noticed a dip near the center of the field.
Suddenly, a hissing sound invaded the air and the grass parted to show a lift coming to the surface along with Garrus' group and a mid-size tank. "Is everything ready, Professor?" Thane asked on his headset.
"Yes, just finished. Anxiously awaiting arrival." the Salarian chirped, some excitement in his voice.
The group quickly loaded the tank and made the Hammerhead speed off to the Normandy. Time was of the essence.
Right when they arrived on the Crew Deck, Mordin and Dr. Chakwas were awaiting them. "Good, now must hurry. Extract clone from tank. Evaluate health." Mordin spoke quickly, Chakwas directing Grunt to the Med-Bay where they could sustain the girl while they acclimated her to her new environment.
"Much work to do. But challenge should be entertaining!" Mordin babbled as he and the doctor plugged her into the ship's network, filtering every type of vitamin and mineral she would need.
Miranda stayed with the doctors to monitor Anastasiya's progress. They had barely made it in time. Miranda sighed in relief, she wanted Ana alive. After all, she overlooked her growth personally. In a way, she was Ana's caretaker since Ana was 15.
'I can't wait to get you out of this tank, Ana. In way, I guess I see you as a daughter. After how you came to Cerberus, I wanted to care for you. Hopefully I can do right by you.' she thought to herself as she took notes of her heart rate and blood pressure.
"Clone will be hungry. Inform Rupert to make big meal." Mordin noticed her vitals out of the corner of his eye. "Time to act. She wants out now." he added, fingers moving quickly as Chakwas grabbed a thick blanket, ready to receive the clone, almost as if they were delivering a baby.
The tank was titled to where Ana would slide out into Chakwas' arms and into a warm blanket until the could get her an outfit. Mordin activated the tank, allowing it to drain.
After all the liquid was drained from the tank, a hatch opened the bottom of the tank to the world.
A wet pale body slid into the blanket and Dr. Chakwas quickly wrapped her in a bundle. Miranda grabbed a towel and began patting Ana's face dry.
Dr. Chakwas went pale as she looked over the young girl. "Problem, doctor?" Mordin asked, noticing her shocked appearance.
"Its almost scary…this girl is a spitting image of our Commander Shepard…" she gasped softly.
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