Need to Know 19/? (Miranda/Ashley)
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October 15 2014, 12:11:43 UTC
Ashley grabbed him by the elbow and dragged him along, weapon drawn, checking their surroundings as she lead them towards the Council chambers.
“Who the hell are they?” Ashley muttered as the sounds of battle continued. Udina tried to remain calm, his eyes darting around. “It… it sounded like… Cerberus…” he said and Ashley couldn’t decide if his tone was reluctant or incredulous.
Before they could discuss the subject, they reached the elevator leading to the Chambers, where a squad of C-Sec was already forming a defensive perimeter.
Things went quickly from there. Ashley took over the command and they went to find the other Counciors. Only the asari and the turian were in the chambers, while the salarian was nowhere to be found. Nobody knew where she was, she even sent away her security detail. Ashley found that more than suspicious but that was a problem for an other time. “Listen up,” Ashley said to the guards, but her gaze included the Councilors, too. “We need to get to a shuttle bay and secure the Councilors. Do you have any radio contact with C-Sec?”
One of the uniforms, a turian tapped his comm piece, and listened for a few seconds, nodding to Ashley. “Yes, Spectre. Comms are scarce, they are scrambling most frequencies. It seems it’s… it’s Cerberus. Took out the comms tower and took over C-Sec HQ.”
Ashley hissed, looking around with narrowed eyes, gritting her teeth nervously. It was quite the sudden change from following orders in the Alliance ranks to organizing a VIP security escort through unknown, invaded territory on her first day on the job.
“Fine,” she sighed, looking at the C-Sec squad, who were a bit disheveled by the surprise attack but after Sovereign, they were harder to shake up. “They are probably on the way here to grab the Council. Form a tight escort and follow my lead. We take a longer route to the shuttle station. Come on!”
They started their trek along the Presidium, avoiding the open spaces and the obvious paths, choosing to go through stores, offices and back alleys. It was close quarters, but the chances of surprise was lower, and it was at least familiar surroundings from her training.
They tried to raise Councilor Esheel on the comms, but neither her, nor her escort responded. She ordered one of the C-Sec guards to try to reach her every few minutes without giving away their position.
It was a long and nerve-wrecking trek through the Presidium, with panicking diplomats and civilians everywhere. They passed a few groups of people huddled in diners and offices. It felt like a warzone with the sounds of fighting growing louder as Ashley led her team further on, and she found herself excited, her trigger finger itching. She should have felt guilty about enjoying the danger, but this was what she was trained for.
They didn’t have to wait long for the first skirmish, a bunch of Cerberus troops bursting out of a passageway from the Wards. It was over quickly, only a sword-wielding biotic giving her a pause before cutting it down, the ridiculous, ancient weapon useless in tight spaces.
They radioed ahead, trying to rally some C-Sec units to secure their route to the shuttle dock, but the defenders were thrown into chaos. There was another group of Cerberus commandos engaged in battle with some trapped C-Sec at a security post. Ashley’s team caught them by surprise, hitting them from behind. The surviving C-Sec guards joined their ranks, giving Ashley more options to set up a front and rear guard.
And then, inevitably, they ran into a group that was too big and well-organized for them to handle. They quickly got themselves pinned down in a food court, and Ashley finally had to make the decision to leave C-Sec to hold the fort until she could slip out with the disheveled Councilors and one lonely turian C-Sec sergeant in tow.
“Who the hell are they?” Ashley muttered as the sounds of battle continued.
Udina tried to remain calm, his eyes darting around.
“It… it sounded like… Cerberus…” he said and Ashley couldn’t decide if his tone was reluctant or incredulous.
Before they could discuss the subject, they reached the elevator leading to the Chambers, where a squad of C-Sec was already forming a defensive perimeter.
Things went quickly from there. Ashley took over the command and they went to find the other Counciors. Only the asari and the turian were in the chambers, while the salarian was nowhere to be found. Nobody knew where she was, she even sent away her security detail. Ashley found that more than suspicious but that was a problem for an other time.
“Listen up,” Ashley said to the guards, but her gaze included the Councilors, too. “We need to get to a shuttle bay and secure the Councilors. Do you have any radio contact with C-Sec?”
One of the uniforms, a turian tapped his comm piece, and listened for a few seconds, nodding to Ashley.
“Yes, Spectre. Comms are scarce, they are scrambling most frequencies. It seems it’s… it’s Cerberus. Took out the comms tower and took over C-Sec HQ.”
Ashley hissed, looking around with narrowed eyes, gritting her teeth nervously. It was quite the sudden change from following orders in the Alliance ranks to organizing a VIP security escort through unknown, invaded territory on her first day on the job.
“Fine,” she sighed, looking at the C-Sec squad, who were a bit disheveled by the surprise attack but after Sovereign, they were harder to shake up. “They are probably on the way here to grab the Council. Form a tight escort and follow my lead. We take a longer route to the shuttle station. Come on!”
They started their trek along the Presidium, avoiding the open spaces and the obvious paths, choosing to go through stores, offices and back alleys. It was close quarters, but the chances of surprise was lower, and it was at least familiar surroundings from her training.
They tried to raise Councilor Esheel on the comms, but neither her, nor her escort responded. She ordered one of the C-Sec guards to try to reach her every few minutes without giving away their position.
It was a long and nerve-wrecking trek through the Presidium, with panicking diplomats and civilians everywhere. They passed a few groups of people huddled in diners and offices. It felt like a warzone with the sounds of fighting growing louder as Ashley led her team further on, and she found herself excited, her trigger finger itching. She should have felt guilty about enjoying the danger, but this was what she was trained for.
They didn’t have to wait long for the first skirmish, a bunch of Cerberus troops bursting out of a passageway from the Wards. It was over quickly, only a sword-wielding biotic giving her a pause before cutting it down, the ridiculous, ancient weapon useless in tight spaces.
They radioed ahead, trying to rally some C-Sec units to secure their route to the shuttle dock, but the defenders were thrown into chaos. There was another group of Cerberus commandos engaged in battle with some trapped C-Sec at a security post. Ashley’s team caught them by surprise, hitting them from behind. The surviving C-Sec guards joined their ranks, giving Ashley more options to set up a front and rear guard.
And then, inevitably, they ran into a group that was too big and well-organized for them to handle. They quickly got themselves pinned down in a food court, and Ashley finally had to make the decision to leave C-Sec to hold the fort until she could slip out with the disheveled Councilors and one lonely turian C-Sec sergeant in tow.
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