Aku-Soku-San

Chapter 85 – Infiltration "Garrus?" Shepard's voice was calling him. "Garrus, are you okay?""Yeah," he muttered, trying to sit up. "I really should stop hitting my head."It was wonderful to hear Shepard's relieved laughter."You gave me quite a scare when you didn't respond to the request to check in through the radio," she said, sitting next to him on the floor."Is everyone all right?" Garrus checked."They are fine," Shepard assured him. "Our shuttle pilot got a bit banged up, but he'll heal. Broke his leg. Mordin is looking after him now. Are you fit to fight?""Sure," Garrus said as they stood up. "What's the plan?""I don't know yet," She...

Chapter 74 - In Memoriam "I think there is what is left of the CIC," Tali said, pointing to a large pile of wreckage. "It looks like the old galaxy map."Shepard and Garrus turned to look and they had to agree with the quarian. Tentatively they headed that way, as the structure appeared to be rather unstable, but it did not collapse on them after all. Making her way around the remains of the command podium, Shepard suddenly saw something interesting."Oh, look," she said, turning back to her companions, holding a datapad in one hand and dog tags in the other. "Pressly's tags and his journal. It still appears to be functional."The commander t...

Chapter 72 - Closer to home Couple of hours later EDI's white orb appeared above the contact platform."Officer Vakarian," the AI greeted. "Professor Solus wishes to speak with you in the tech lab. Medical matters.""On my way, EDI," Garrus replied, wondering what it was all about. Doctor Chakwas had only recently changed his bandages and said that his healing was progressing nicely." Maybe he has heard from Helos Institute ," Garrus thought. " Maybe he doesn't want to let EDI to report to Shepard that we handed over the Collector samples for their research ."He had not heard from the salarian medical organization since he and Mordin had sen...