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Huh.
Hmm.
Oh.
Mm-hmm.
Stealing an Alliance ship. Risky stuff.
But I'm right behind you, Shepard. It's the least I can do.
I hope you know what you're doing, Shepard.
Sometimes crazy is the best way to go.
I just hope they don't catch us before we get our hands on Saren.
You'll get us through, Shepard.
I'd just hate to get stopped now.
With you, anything's possible.
I hope you're right.
Commander. Things got heated back on Virmire...
You did what you had to do. I respect your choice.
It wasn't an easy choice. Don't make me regret it.
Just make sure it was worth it.
Saren has to pay for what he's done.
He'll do more than just answer if I have anything to say about it.
I like the sound of that.
No sign of pursuit. That's good.
Shepard. What can I do for you?
Nice ship you've got, Shepard.
What can I do for you?
There's no story.
Go ask the quarian if you want stories.
Well, there was this one time the turians almost wiped out our entire race. That was fun.
It's not the same.
So your people were infected with a genetic mutation?
An infection that makes only a few in a thousand children survive birth?
And I suppose it's destroying your entire species?
I don't expect you to understand, but don't compare humanity's fate with the krogan.
Your ignorance doesn't upset me, Shepard.
As for the krogan, I gave up on them long ago.
The genophage infected us, but it's not what's killing us.
Ask the salarians if you want details. They made it.
All I know: it makes breeding nearly impossible. Thousands die in stillbirth, and most never get that far.
Every krogan is infected. Every one. And no one's rushing to find a cure.
When was the last time you saw a krogan scientist?
You ask a krogan: would he rather find a cure for the genophage or fight for credits? He'll choose fighting every time.
It's just who we are, Shepard. I can't change that. Nobody can.
We're sure not getting any stronger.
We're too spread out. None of us are interested in staying in our own system.
But they go to colonize new worlds.
We're not settlers. We're warriors. We want to fight.
So we leave. Hire ourselves out. And most of us never go back.
Shepard.
Suit yourself.
So, we've got Saren on the run.
Good? He's rotten. To the core.
I could tell as soon as I met him.
I would've if I'd thought it was important.
This was a while ago. A bunch of mercs were bragging about a job out near the edges of the Terminus Systems.
They said it paid well and the boss was never around to ride them.
They said he was looking for more men, too. So, I checked it out.
It wasn't that open. And he only showed his face once.
We'd been raiding ships in the area for months when we took out this massive cargo freighter. Our biggest haul yet.
I was on board checking bodies for valuables, looking for some extra credits. That's when I saw him.
I don't know what he wanted. He was just moving through the ship. Watching.
Couple of the mercs called him by name, but he never spoke to them. Never spoke to anyone.
I had a really bad feeling about him, so I got the hell out. Didn't even wait to get paid.
It was a volus trading vessel. Big one, lots of guards. But they were no match for us.
I don't know. All I saw on that ship was food and medical supplies. There were some basic weapons, but nothing big.
If there was anything of value on that ship, I didn't see it.
That's why I didn't mention it sooner.
Yeah. Didn't even know who he was. Still wouldn't if I hadn't joined up with you.
But my instincts were right.
Every other merc on that mission turned up dead within a week. Every damn one.
What do you want, Shepard?
Lots of reasons.
Such as... I needed to get out of our system. I needed to eat. I needed to survive.
I tried to help. That's why I had to leave.
I was betrayed.
I was head of a small tribe. We were trying to restore order after the war, but the other tribes were against us.
They followed Jarrod, one of the few warlords who survived the war with the turians. But he was old, and so were his ideas.
He wanted to continue the war. He wanted us to fight: turians, salarians, each other. It didn't matter who as long as we were fighting.
I just wanted Jarrod to shut up. To stop his ranting. I wanted him to stop leading the tribes astray. But he couldn't understand how much things had changed.
We didn't have the numbers to go to war. Even if we did, the genophage made sure we couldn't replenish our numbers fast enough.
I told them all to forget about war. We needed to focus on breeding. At least for one generation.
And for a while, we were getting through. Some of the tribes started coming around.
No. He didn't. He arranged a Crush with the tribes. A meeting on neutral ground. He wanted to talk.
We met at the Hollows, near the graves of our ancestors. The skulls of our dead laid bare to remind us where we come from, and where we all go.
It's as sacred as any krogan place can be. Violence is forbidden.
I did. But when your father invites you to a Crush... well, there are some laws even we hold sacred.
He was. Until that day.
We talked. But we didn't get anywhere. When it was clear that I wouldn't join him, he gave the signal.
His men leapt from the graves of our ancestors like krogan undead! The few that were loyal to me died quickly.
I escaped with my life. But not before I sank my dagger deep into my father's chest.
That... is why I left. And that's why I'll never go back.
No. Now that I have my family's armor again, there's nothing left for me.
You trying to make me cry, Shepard?
I've got some unfinished business with my family. But that's all.
[sigh] Before I left, I made an oath to my father's father.
I swore to recover my family's battle armor. It was taken from him after the uprising.
Let me see.
Damn, this is it. Hard to believe my ancestors wore this piece of crap. But at least it's back where it belongs.
Thanks, Shepard. I might be starting to like you after all.
Huh. Just 'cause I like you doesn't mean I wouldn't kill you.
It's a relic; useless, really. But it was worn by five generations of my family before the war. It's rightfully mine.
Originally, it was taken by the turian military. We weren't allowed armor or weapons after the war.
Now, it's in the hands of Tonn Actus. A turian scum who collects relics from the war. He's made millions selling krogan artifacts that were stolen from my people.
He's got several bases where he stores his goods. All fortified and guarded. I just don't know which base has my family's armor.
I'll upload the data to your nav system. But, Commander, I want to be there when you find him.
I already told you, Shepard. I promised to find my family's armor. Other than that, there's nothing left for me there.
I'm a fighter. It's what I do.
What the hell do you want me to do about it, Shepard?
I'm tired of sticking my ass on the line and getting nothing for it.
I decided killing for credits was better than killing for a lost cause.
I gave up on fighting for a lost cause.
I'm not like you, Shepard. I'm no hero.
I'm no hero, Shepard.
Bottom line: killing for credits simplifies things.
And that's why I joined. So I wouldn't have to deal with them.
I try not to.
But there's a lot of krogan mercs out there. I'm always running into them.
Half the time I'm being paid to kill them. But that's just part of the job. You don't get to pick who your enemies are.
Long enough. I took my first contract right after I left my home system.
It's good work if it doesn't kill you.
Sure. You get to see the galaxy on someone else's credits and most days end with a good fight.
I've tried more organized fighting. Private armies and such. But it gets too messy.
I fight best on my own. Or in very small groups. I don't like people relying on me, and I bloody well don't like relying on them.
Never a dull moment with you, Shepard.
Saving the galaxy from certain destruction? No.
But I've had my share of adventures.
A few. I remember one time I was hired by a volus diplomat.
What an ass.
Time to time? If it wasn't for politicians, I'd be out of work. They're always looking for ways to get ahead. This one was no different.
He wanted me to erase his past. Get rid of an old friend who knew too much.
Huh. His "old friend" turned out to be an asari commando.
What? No. Aleena and I were old friends. Sort of.
We met when we were both contracted to kill the same turian. Neither of us wanted the other one to get him first.
We spent more time fighting each other than tracking that turian.
I wouldn't say it's unusual. Mercs come in all shapes.
It was a tie.
I brought back his head; she got the rest of him. As far as I know, we both got paid.
Anyway. When I told Aleena about the diplomat's contract, she and I had a good laugh about it.
Well, I wasn't going to lose the contract, but I respected Aleena. In the end, I let her pick the location where we'd fight.
She chose some old salarian space station overrun with mercs and smugglers. That way we didn't have to worry about hurting any innocent bystanders.
Huh. She was always a bit of a softy.
What didn't happen? For two days, I chased her through that station. Used my entire store of ammunition. Had to kill a bunch of mercs and use their crap weapons.
By the third day, the station was barely holding together. The mercs were dead or gone, life support was failing. But I had her.
She'd locked herself in the medlabs. She was trying to patch herself up. Damn tough, that one.
Then, just when I thought I had her, the station's core went critical. Barely made it back to my ship in time.
I watched the station from a distance. I never saw her leave. And when that place blew... there was nothing left larger than a turian's right nut.
So, I headed back to the diplomat to give him the good news and collect my pay. But before I got halfway there, Aleena sent me a message: "Better luck next time."
Now, I'm not superstitious, but if someone can survive that, well... they deserve to live. At least for a bit longer.
I told him the truth.
Aleena was still alive, and she was really pissed.
I told him if he wanted to live, he'd need me around to protect him.
[laughs] He kept me on as his personal guard until he died. Natural causes.
Easiest job I ever had. A little boring, but credits are credits.
I've had enough of this place.
I'm ready to move on.
Yeah?
What is it?
I'm ready.
This place has seen better days.
Colony's tougher than it looks.
The Thorian and the geth made a real mess here.
Let's go.
Ready when you are.
Where to?
Got your back.
I hate the cold.
What do the geth want with this place?
What are we still doing here?
So this is where Saren's been hiding.
Those salarians were tougher than I expected.
I'm coming.
Right behind you.
Damn geth are everywhere.
Strange place.
Saren's close. I can feel it.
We've almost got him.
This doctor's got himself into some serious trouble.
If you're too weak to hunt, you don't deserve the kill.
This is the place. My armor's here somewhere.
I know who runs this place.
No, but I was planning to come here before you and I met.
This place belongs to a turian scum named Tonn Actus.
It's a long story, but he's got something that belongs to me.
Right behind you.
Family armor. It's been with us for over five generations.
Turian military took it from my father's father after the war.
Somehow this ass wound up with it. I want it back.
That's the scum. Let's finish him.
This is it.
My armor. This is what I was looking for.
I can't believe my ancestors ever wore this piece of crap, but at least I've got it back
I might just be starting to like you, Shepard.
I'm a little busy here!
Not now, Shepard!
Saren's so close, I can smell him!
Time to settle some old scores.
I'm going to rip him apart with my bare hands.
Gravity's not too strong here, Shepard. If you ever get a chance to blast your target off into space, do it. Just watch 'em float away.
You'd sacrifice human lives to save the Council? What have they ever done for your kind?
This is bigger than humanity. Sovereign's a threat to every organic species in the galaxy!
That's why you can't throw away reinforcements trying to save the Council. Hold them back until the Citadel arms open up and the human fleet can go after Sovereign!
I hope the Council appreciates this.
Sacrifice the Council to win the battle. A good plan, but only if it works.
Quick! Open the station's arms. Maybe the fleet can take Sovereign down before he regains control of the station!
See if you can open a communications channel.
He's dead.
Ah, we could have saved time by beating him into cooperation.
Yes we could. You think he lifts anything heavier than stacks of hardcopy?
Yes, of course he is.
You let asari who can kill you with their brains run around, but give us flak about guns?
Every time I come here, there's a damn blizzard.
These people will smile to your face while they stab you in the back.
I used to get a lot of freelance business here. Fastest way to climb the corporate ladder is to eliminate the guy above you.
Saren's flunky? Where?
You're breaking the law for bribe money. You know what we do to dirty cops on my world?
If these "executives" don't blame Anoleis for provoking this, they're fools. You should eat them.
I don't get how a clothed female can be more attractive than a naked one.
Sure they are.
You have no idea.
Don't try it.
Don't come crying to me when they slice your gut open.
Why not?
The asari bitch came with a bunch of cargo. They were probably packed in those.
You're right. They're actually going to let me eat you.
So that's what the asari had in the crates.
I hate the cold.
I need to get my blood flowing. Find me something to kill!
Turn off the heat, and hope the cold puts whatever you've unleashed to sleep.
Ambush in the rear!
What moron installed these turrets facing backwards?
They want to keep their people in as much as they want to keep others out.
So whack it and turn this thing on.
Probably debris. Don't have a panic attack. I'll protect you.
Among my people, a suicide's body would be left for scavengers. The nathak will get to him eventually.
They're locked in.
Damned if I know. But someone on this mountain does.
Don't screw with me. They can't be rachni.
Answer the question.
She was a huntress working for the Matriarch. A group of geth were with her.
This is going to be a fun conversation.
We're not gonna die, bitch.
There are acid tanks rigged up on that thing. Set them off. Millions of my ancestors died to put these things down. Don't let them come back.
What's the matter? Are the asari looking for a new species to cuddle up with?
You want to learn about genocide, Vakarian? I'll take you to a krogan obstetrician's office.
Our mandate is "whatever's necessary." If you don't have the guts to follow through, quit.
Are you stupid? Your people didn't fight these bastards, so maybe you don't get it!
Do what you want. My people will clean up this mess later. Just like we did for the salarians.
Great. Bugs are writing songs about you. Mark my words. You'll regret this.
Let me guess. Saren, the Spectre?
Damn salarians. Just love to play with bugs.
We'll see about that, bitch.
Huh. The asari garroted the guard. No witnesses.
Hmph. Just a pleasant afternoon in the sun for a krogan.
Shut up. Last thing I need is some virtual wench questioning my fitness.
No. They're more dangerous.
How is that possible?
It was the solution to the krogan problem.
Destroyed? I don't think so. Our people are dying. This cure can save them.
We are not a mistake!
There's the artillery, Shepard.
That's a big gun. Hope we can find the off button.
There's the camp.
That an alarm hub? Might take the heat off.
Got an alarm hub over there. Could be handy if things go south.
We need to shut down the alarms!
Ready to go, Shepard.
That's it. Nothing between us and the salarian camp now.
If we're doing this, then let's go.
I'm going to tear this place a new one.
Saren's base will be nothing but dust when I'm done.
I'm ready, Shepard. Just say the word.
This isn't right, Shepard. If there's a cure for the genophage, we can't destroy it.
Really? Saren created a cure for my people. You want to destroy it.
Help me out here, Shepard. The lines between friend and foe are getting a little blurry from where I stand.
Indulge me.
That's a chance we should be willing to take. This is the fate of my entire people we're talking about.
Don't push me, Shepard. I followed you because I wanted to fight for something more than credits.
I've been loyal to you so far. Hell, you did more for me than my family ever did.
But if I'm going to keep following you, I need to know we're doing it for the right reasons.
If you can't give me a better reason than this to destroy the hopes of my people, then I'm done with you.
So that's it. All this time, and that's all I get from you?
Well. It's your decision, Commander.
Go on then. Don't let me get in your way.
How can you not see what this means to the krogan?
This base can't be destroyed. I won't allow it!
No more talk, Shepard. I've got to do this my way.
You bastard.
You bitch.
No. We were tools for the Council once. To thank us for wiping out the rachni, they neutered us all. I doubt Saren will be as generous.
All right, Shepard. You've made your point. I don't like this, but I trust you enough to follow your lead.
Just one thing. When we find Saren, I want his head.
This is my kind of vacation: lots of scenery, and lots of killing!
Ready to go, Shepard.
Geth flyer. Looks like its stuck refueling.
Saren needs to pay for what he's done to my people.
I'm going to tear this whole place down!
Saren will receive his proper reward when we find him.
I like the way you think, Shepard.
Something's not right here, Shepard.
Are you sure? We should at least end this... state they are in.
They should be dead. That's the only mercy left to them.
I'm all for it. Every second like that must be torture. I know I'd sooner be dead.
I've never agreed more, Shepard. It's what I would want.
This is no way to treat a prisoner. Kill them, sure, but to leave them like this....
I get the feeling something bad is about to happen.
The Protheans vanished 50,000 years ago. You couldn't have been there. It's impossible!
Cycle? What cycle?
Commander, look over here. It's another beacon. Like the one on Eden Prime.
We've got access to base security. Should be able to cut the alarms from here. Might even be able to trigger alarms on the far side of the base.
It'll clear the guards out for us, but they might be too much for the salarian teams to handle.
Let's get the job done, Shepard. I don't want to look at this crap any longer than I have to.
That turret could punch some nasty holes in the Normandy.
Damn. Geth are sending in reinforcements.
Look out. The bastards followed us up.
Only a fool punches a nathak in the mouth. We should sneak around and pull its tail.
Not so fast, Shepard. You sure she's on our side? Her mother's working with Saren.
Any idea how we get out of this place?
Nothing but rocks, dirt, and lava. Reminds me of home.
Fifty degrees hotter and I might start to feel uncomfortable. How are you mammals doing, Shepard?
Lot of dark corners in here.
Sterile white. Protheans sure build things homey.
Think this would work if I kicked it?
What the hell was that?
If I die in here, I'll kill him.
There's something in the air here; death is on the wind. It's a good place for killing.
A lot of people died here long ago. Now it's time for a lot of geth to join them.
Saren found some way to open it. There must be some kind of security override somewhere in this complex.
Looks like we've got power. Now we just need to find the security override.
Looks like shutting down the security system wasn't enough. We'll have to restore the power if we want this door to open.
Good idea. The firepower will come in handy.
Those armatures out there look like they're up and running again.
Unless he's already found it. Then we're just walking into a trap.
This place still has power. It must be running off its own generator.
What is this? Some kind of defense bunker?
What do you think the geth are doing with those armatures?
I just hope they don't suddenly become active again.
That thing wasn't flashing before. What's going on?
It's a massacre out there! The armatures are wiping out the geth!
Hold on... something's happening.
Sounds like some kind of message. But I don't recognize the language.
What's it saying? Can you make out anything useful?
Hey! Try to remember why we're here. Saren, the Conduit, the fate of the entire known galaxy?
I thought Saren would have set some kind of trap or ambush for us. They must have been in too much of a hurry.
Or we just haven't run into it yet.
What are all those things on the wall? Some kind of containers?
They look like stasis pods. The Protheans probably tried to keep themselves alive through cryogenic freezing.
Something must have gone wrong, though. This bunker became their tomb. The pods are dead... and so is anyone inside.
All of them? There must be hundreds of those pods.
What was Saren expecting to find here? There's nothing left but corpses.
I don't think Saren's behind this.
What's happening?
It's a trap! Saren must have set an ambush!
Looks like some kind of VI program. Pretty badly damaged.
The Conduit's not a weapon. It's a back door onto the Citadel!
I bet they didn't tell the "non-essential" staff about this contingency.
Wait. Where's the Citadel's master control unit? I've never heard of anything like that.
Nothing's happening. Downloading that data file must have burned the system out.
Hang on. Things are going to get a little rough!
We don't have time to admire the view. We have to get through that relay... and these geth aren't going to make it easy on us.
Ilos? Never heard of it.
The relay's in the Terminus Systems. They're not fond of Alliance ships over there. Or Spectres.
And her biotics will come in handy when the fighting starts.
You need food. And sleep. You asari aren't as hardy as my people. You need to see the ship's doctor.
Never heard of it.
We can't follow him! That relay's inside the Terminus Systems. They're not fond of Alliance ships over there. Or Spectres.
There's another asari. The Matriarch's daughter. Liara T'soni.
There's another asari. The Matriarch's daughter. Liara T'Soni.
Never heard of it.
But how are we going to find him? Or the Conduit?
It's deserted.
Could be answers at the excavation site.
Whatever they found, it's long gone now.
This is the surveillance drone. But where's the data module?
Guess we're doing this the hard way.
He dropped the data module!
Nice shot.
That machine's keeping him alive.
Brain dead. He's just an empty shell.
Whatever you say, Shepard.
Your call, Shepard. But I'd wait until we know more about what's going on before I did anything.
It's your call, Shepard. But he deserves an honorable death... not this.
You did the right thing, Shepard.
Empty.
Someone shut this place down. Only basic life support is still running.
That was no accident. The whole place could be a trap.
Hear that? We're not alone.
Watch out!
Will the rachni come back?
Right.
This is a familiar story. A failed experiment with the rachni. Nice to see humans are consistently stupid.
Cerberus. I've about had it with those guys.
Cerberus? Is that a corporation?
You wanted your sister dead?
Obviously.
Damn. Let's move!
That's all of them. We're in control now.
Noise from the door. Could be the engineering staff. I'd blow it open to be safe.
We've got fourty-five minutes. Make them count.
Half hour to the red line.
We've got fifteen minutes.
In two minutes we're dead.
One minute, Shepard. I'm not dying on this rock!
Hmph. I thought one of these outposts would be a major base of operations.
Hold up. This receiver's picking up some kind of transmission. Based on the signal strength, I'd say it's coming from inside this star cluster.
The main geth base. Use the signal to lock onto its location and go take it out!
Three more of these outposts left to clear out? This should be fun!
That's number two. Let's hit the next base!
Just one outpost left. I'm going to miss slaughtering geth like this.
Logs say the ship was out near the Perseus Veil. Looks like they found some alien artifact.
They brought it on board and then... this is weird, Shepard. They plotted a course straight into the Perseus Veil. Like they wanted the geth to find them.
The entries don't make a lot of sense after that. It's like the captain's mind was falling apart. It doesn't say anything about how they got back into our territory.
Husks. Ship's probably crawling with them.
No need to worry about survivors, then.
The geth turned them into husks and left the ship where someone would find it. Trying to show us what happens to organics dumb enough to enter the Veil.
Looks deserted.
I've got a bad feeling about this...
Now we know what happened to the colonists.
These logs place the blame for this on a group called Cerberus, whoever they are.
Cerberus. Should've known they were behind this.
Careful, Shepard. I've got a bad feeling about this.
Geth! It's a trap!
There's nothing here for us. Let's go.
Hack the door open. They won't stand a chance against us!
Your pilot can get Alliance Command to pick Major Kyle up. But I think this is a bad idea.
Shepard was at Akuze. That's all the proof she needs.
That was a detonator. Someone just screwed us.
This smells.
Right.
Alliance soldiers. Looks like they were lured here by the distress beacon.
Looks like these men were under Admiral Kahoku's command. He'd want to know what happened here.
Looks like Cerberus has other bases on this world, Shepard.
Let's head to that next base, Shepard. This is my kind of mission!
Over there. It's Kahoku.
I guess Cerberus found him after all.
Time to get Kahoku some payback.
You've got impressive biotic power. Humans should never have switched to the weaker L3 implants.
You don't stop using a gun just because the kickback has a little sting.
Your biotics are coming along nicely. In the last fight, it looked like you even surprised yourself.
Feeling mortal, Alenko?
This about normal for a human soldier's tour of duty, Williams?
You handle yourself well, Williams. It's surprising. Krogan women have to stay home to try to reproduce.
Didn't say I was disappointed. I could get used to killing with women around. Gives the fight a different flavor.
Let them stay ignorant. If our mission reaches the point where these people need to worry about the geth, we've already lost.
So, how about it, Garrus? Is this better than C-Sec?
There may just be hope for you yet, turian.
Must be hard for you, Garrus, knowing that the person behind all this death and destruction is a turian Spectre.
Glad to hear it. I was losing sleep over the prospect of people not loving the turians.
Only an idiot hopes for combat while flying in a stealth ship.
This isn't a strategy simulation. If those new tactics don't work, we're salvage.
You don't get it. For all your talk of honor and pride, the turians never had to test their principles in a real struggle.
Anyone who fights us is either stupid or on Saren's payroll. Killing the latter is business. Killing the former is a favor to the universe.
Right. Because you humans have a wide range of cultures and attitudes, but krogan all think and act exactly alike.
Done.
The genophage is a lot easier to swallow when all krogan are savage monsters, isn't it?
Why don't you head back to the Normandy, kid? If you stay here in the real world, you might have to learn something.
When you're young, you go looking for every fight you can. You get older, you realize that the best fights will find you.
So tell me, who'd win in a fight between you and Shepard?
You can't? That's why Shepard's your superior officer. And that's why Shepard would win.
Yes.
So was Saren. Think about it.
So you've spent your entire adult life just studying old Prothean junk?
It's good for you. A nice explosion every now and then keeps the mind sharp.
Your biotics are pretty powerful. Are all asari that strong?
All that power, and some asari don't use it? You could've conquered the galaxy if you'd wanted to.
Being in the city must feel good after digging through rocks at that Prothean ruin.
I'm surprised. I've never met an asari who didn't prefer clean clothes and a hot bath.
You quarians messed up the whole galaxy when you let the geth break free. Do your people ever talk about it?
All the time.
What's with the helmets, Tali? Are all quarians shy, or do you not believe in letting outsiders see your faces?
Naturally. Anything that isn't constantly challenged grows weak.
Some people back there didn't like you, Tali.
Perspective is a wonderful thing. Wait until their homeworld gets wiped out.
When you're young, you go looking for every fight you can. You get older, you realize the best fights will find you.
Don't congratulate yourself too much. All this time you were hunting for evidence, Saren was moving forward with his plan.
You know, Saren would already be in custody if you'd gone straight to the Council with your information.
Don't get your hopes up. The only thing we can depend on right now is ourselves.
Keep it moving. I've got no intention of ending up like them.
I'll take a tough fight over tunnels. In a tunnel, they always know where you are.
I get the feeling they're not used to seeing krogan walking around up here.
I could use a snack. Think there's any fish out in that lake?
Tranquil. Calm. Relaxing. Wake me when this is over.
You won't have to put up with us for much longer, turian. My people will die out soon enough, thanks to you.
And the turians made sure to finish it.
This statue represents what the krogan used to be: a proud and fierce nation. Now we're just brutes for hire to the highest bidder. We've forgotten our roots.
I'll take that as a compliment.
At least you still live. In another two hundred years, this statue might be the only evidence my people ever existed.
I was never a fan of this statue. The krogan monument just seems more impressive to me.
Don't lie to me! I can smell your fear a mile away.
Don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining. I've known plenty of dirty C-Sec agents.
What about her? The quarian?
Glad to see some humans growing a backbone.
My business is whatever I say it is.
Whatever.
Because they have bigger guns?
I like the way you think.
Shepard's actions speak for themselves.
Finally. Let's take a look inside.
Or not.
Every time I visit the Citadel, C-Sec brings me here for a friendly chat.
If C-Sec were better at its job, there'd be no need for bounty hunters like me.
A private docking bay. Wonder how much the Alliance had to shell out for this?
We were trying to help her.
You C-Sec grunts are always trying to play the angles.
You just want us to buy the weapons? That's it?
You lied to us about the keeper data.
Too late, volus. You had your chance.
Do I know you, human?
Shepard? Commander Shepard? I've heard a lot about you.
Now I recognize you. Commander Shepard, from the Alliance. I've heard a lot about you.
We're both warriors, Shepard. Out of respect, I'll give you fair warning. I'm going to kill Fist.
My people have a saying: Seek the enemy of your enemy, and you will find a friend.
Let's go. I hate to keep Fist waiting.
Yes, human?
Barla Von is a wise man. We may share a common goal, human.
Hah! I like you, Shepard.
I've been hired to kill the owner of Chora's Den. A man named Fist. He did something very foolish.
He betrayed the Shadow Broker.
A quarian showed up here on the Citadel. She was on the run. She wanted to trade information for a safe place to hide, so she went to Fist.
He promised to arrange a meeting between her and the Shadow Broker. Instead, he contacted Saren.
Well, the quarian has something that connects Saren to the geth. He paid Fist a small fortune for her.
He's just greedy. Saren paid him a small fortune for the quarian. He had to. She has evidence connecting him to the geth.
Last I heard, Fist still had her. Probably somewhere inside his club. You help me kill Fist, she's all yours.
Can't tell you much. All I got was a coded message with the details of the job. Standard procedure.
He was here just before you showed up. Said he was going to follow up a lead on his investigation. Wanted to speak to the doctor at the med clinic.
I don't take orders from you.
You should warn Fist. I will kill him.
I want you to try.
You. Human. You the one they call Shepard?
The name's Wrex. The Shadow Broker paid me a lot of money to get rid of Fist. Only you got there first.
When I get paid to do a job, I finish it. Alone.
But I didn't finish this job, Shepard. You did. So the payment is yours.
I won't take credit for someone else's work. I transferred the payment into your account.
I liked the way you handled Fist. Now I hear you're going after Saren. I was thinking I should come along.
Figured I'd see you again. You want me to come with you?
I'm not in this for the money. I want to be where the action is.
There's a storm coming. And you and Saren are right in the middle of it.
Those aren't krogan! They're servants. They grovel at Saren's feet to lick his boots, trading their freedom for promises of wealth and power.
My people were a proud species once. Some of us still remember that. I won't bow down to Saren like the others.
I don't cause problems; I solve them. You go after Saren, you'll be glad I'm around.
You know where to find me if you change your mind.
Your loss. If you change your mind, come look me up. I'll be over in Chora's Den.
Smart move, Shepard.
There are a few unlicensed vendors who operate out of the markets here. Sometimes they have good stuff for sale.
First time I was here, I dropped a bundle in the casino. Heh. Got so mad, I put my fist through one of the machines.
People always complain that the wards are too crowded. But I never have any problem; everybody gives me plenty of space.
Hmph. Places like this always want to hire krogan bouncers. It's like we're a status symbol for them.
Fist had a good thing going here. Too bad he got greedy.
Change of plans.
Quit stalling. Your friend Jahleed told us about you.
What do we do about the lying volus?
You ever heard of someone named Banes?
He's no use to you now. Let me kill him.
Face to face? Impossible! Even I was hired through an agent.
The Shadow Broker paid me to kill him. I don't leave jobs half done.
He was the only contract I had left. And don't we have something more pressing to worry about?
How many people died because of him? He brought this on himself. Besides, we have more pressing concerns.
It would've been quicker to just kill them.
Looks like you have a fan.
The one I told you about, Shepard.
That looks about right.
Tough girl.
Ha! You've never been, have you, boy?
And yet here you are, cheater.
This is the great turian general? How did your kind ever defeat us?
It's better than sitting on your ass all day.
Why's that?
What the hell was that about?
Someone rigged this machine to funnel credits their way. I'll trace it.
Looks like a relay. I'll trace the new signal.
Another relay. The new signal is aimed at the Presidium.
Fist knows we're coming.
What are you waiting for? I'm standing right here.
This is Fist's only chance. If he's smart, he'll take it.
This story is just beginning.
Out of my way, humans. I have no quarrel with you.
Not a lot of security here. Not that you can see, anyway. Ten to one there's a sniper tracking our every step.
I've always wondered if the turians released the genophage on their own, or if the Council secretly encouraged them.
Maybe if they'd listened, we wouldn't be here now.
That's a restricted area patrolled by armed guards. How are you going to get in?
He won't just stand by while you use his computer.
The ambassador won't forgive this, Captain. You'll be charged with treason, a capital offense.
Hmph! Bastard didn't even thank you.
The bastard's selling you out!
Let's get moving.
No sense standing around.
Let's go.
This place has seen better days.
Colony's tougher than it looks.
Let's go. He can't help us.
Look out!
This transmitter belongs to the geth.
Destroy that thing or they'll keep coming.
Blow that damn thing up or we're all dead!
'Bout time. Thought they'd never stop.
We shouldn't head out on foot.
Doesn't look like it's on yet. We should keep looking.
You don't go down the stairs to reach a tower, Shepard. We're going the wrong way.
I like a fight in the tunnels as much as anyone, but just so you know, the tower is back upstairs.
Careful. Smells like a slaughterhouse. Organic preds, not geth.
We need to kill this thing. Fast.
And people call me ugly.
Typical asari meddling. About time it bit you in the ass.
That can't be good, whatever it is.
That hurt it. I can tell. A few more of those and it's in trouble.
All this rubble makes good cover for snipers.
These ruins are crawling with vermin -- organic and synthetic.
If we must consider it, drop it in a concussion grenade.
We should deal with the geth first.
Forget them. We need to find the geth.
Well, we won't be surprising them.
Time to clean this place out.
What is this place? Almost looks like the geth built themselves some kind of church.
Whatever. I ain't here to learn their customs.
Looks like they're using these claws to anchor that ship to the side of the building.
We need a way to give it a kick. Let's check the other claws. Damned things can't be perfect.
I like their docking style, but how do we cut the power if it's coming from the ship?
It's no armory, but tear up even one claw and that ship is gone.
This was my kind of mission. Kill a bunch of geth, and end things off with a huge crash!
What's a Thorian?
What are they up to? There's no point to this unless they are looking for something.
The geth are quick to move in.
Whatever. I ain't here to "learn their customs."
That's why they were acting so strange.
We've got to drop that shield and get back to the outpost.