originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Give...me...the gun." Noble had heard Ashley slur out. Her original white eyes were more brownish. Maybe she could be more...trustworthy. Or not.
"You know what happens to your friends if you kill our leader, right?" The Phantom asked.
[spoiler]-Trust Ashley and give her your gun (secretly)
-Don't take that chance[/spoiler]
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[b]He slowly handed it to her, making sure it seemed as though she was going to get the best of him. At the same time, his other hand reached for a second handgun, and this hand was hidden behind her back [/b]
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She took the handgun slowly. "Now pretend that you're going to shoot me, but don't pull the trigger." She whispered, as the Phantom steadily watched Serendipity and Kasumi. "Where's the rest of them?" She asks.
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"Shut up! I don't give a shit about that Little rat that calls her a thief," [b]He placed the handgun on the back of Ash's head, his finger on the Trigger [/b] "But I'm sure you probably care for this one right? Given you're trying to help her and all."
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"Um...yeah. So what? Maya considers her an asset; she's expendable." The Phantpm replies, smugly. "They stuck a little chip on my right ear. Take it off, and then pull the trigger on the Nemesis." Ashley whispers, her eyes closed so the Phantom wouldn't be able to see her eyes.
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[b]He did so, pulling the chip out at a very slow pace to insure they did not become suspicious. After it was off, he slowly aimed the handgun at the Nemesis and fired [/b]
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"What the hell?! Ashley, Proje-" the Phantom was cut off by two shots of the head, courtesy of Ashley, who sat there with Noble's gun in her hands. "Thanks. Owe ya something." She says, Kasumi looking in...a small bit of shock, really.
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Noble: "Just don't go crazy or whatever." [b]He looked over at Kasumi and Serendipity, more concerned about them [/b] Noble: "You two alright? I didn't mean what I said, Kasumi."
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"Duly noted. Unless Cerberus somehow made me a robot, I don't exactly think that I'm possessed, sir." Ashley had responded, saluting. "I'm fine. A few scratches at least, but alright. Where's the rest of them?" Kashmir asked, brushing herself out.
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[quote]Kashmir[/quote] Noble: "Don't call me sir. Noble will do finely. The Turian over there is Serendipity. The others must be at the bridge, hopefully."
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"Yes, Noble." She replies, as Kasumi uses her Omni-tool to lead them to...well, the bridge.
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[b]Upon arrival, they see Scorch sitting in a chair with his feet kicked up onto a console. Talath is leaning against a wall, and Ghost is watching over the blonde woman he had knocked unconscious [/b] Scorch: "Bout time." Noble: "No thanks to you bums."
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"Well...it certantlu feels like old times, isn't it?" Ash asked, an eyebrow raised to the group. "You know, it could really be worse. The amount of elcor I've seen that could somehow sing worse than vorcha still scares me...so about those missiles..." Kasumi had said, seeing what she could do.
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Scorch: "Gonna use em to take down the dreadnought sweetheart. Don't get any ideas."
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Edited by A Stormy Dio: 3/18/2017 3:14:37 AM"Well, this 'sweetheart' happens to already have a boyfriend, thank you very much. One of the missiles is jammed, so it'll be able to redirect at least one missile to the dreadnought." Kasumi had explained, hacking away at the console. Although, having the Batarians as potential allies.... [spoiler]-Allow Kasumi to redirect the missiles toward the Batarian Dreadnought, destroying it. (+30 Sword, +30 Shield, +40 Hammer, +25 Alliance Loyalty) -Steal the console from Kasumi and redirect the missiles to Scott, allowing control of the Batarian dreadnought. (+100 Hammer, +50 Hegemony Loyalty)[/spoiler]
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Ghost: "Let's all slow down for a second. There's no reason to attack." Scorch: "Huh?" [b]Ghost pulled Kasumi away, and stood In front of the console, preventing access [/b] Ghost: "Do you guys not see how Cerberus betrayed the Batarians? This could be our chance to turn the tides! Get an ally on the inside." Noble: "But how can we trust them? Cerberus will surely Try to convince The Batarians it was us..." Serendipity: "Evidence. We use evidence. How can one crew eliminate a [i]whole[/i] ship." Ghost: "Than we'll hold it to a vote. All those in favor of saving the Batarians?" [b]Serendipity, Ghost and Talath raised their hands. [/b] Ghost: "Those against?" [b]Scorch and Noble raised their hands and Ghost looked to Kasumi and Ash, still watching the console to make sure no one tried anything [/b]
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"So...you're willing to sacrifice human lives...for people who killed our ancestors during the Skyllian Blitz? I oppose. Even if Cerberus took them down, they need to get sent back down to hell." Ashley had said, leaving Kashmir to think about it. "So...an entire Alliance city...or the Batarians. That's a bit...hard, for once in my life." She explains.
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Ghost: "History does not always define who we may become." Serendipity: "We could also try contacting the Dreadnought, speaking to them to help save the alliance area."
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"That's kinda what I was thinking. Open a comm link." Kasumi explained, rushing to the console to allow the dreadnought to retreat. "I better hope me coming back from the dead was worth it." Ghost had heard Ashley mumble.
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Ghost: "Yeah, I guess we'll see about that Ashley. As of right now, we're trying to save innocents on two different fronts, so I'd say it was worth it." [b]Scorch was baffled, rising up to his feet [/b] Scorch: "You can't be serious about this." Serendipity: "We are. Kasumi, how's it coming?"
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"Well, they are arrogant. It'll take just a few minutes." Kasumi replied, using the console.
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Ghost: "Just... Do your best okay? If it fails, it's on me." Scorch: "It damn well should be on you."
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"Annddd....connected!" She replies, as an image of a batarian showed up. He seemed pissed. "What the f*** happened to my men?" The Batavian arrogantly asked.
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Ghost: "I'll tell it to straight. Cerberus happened. They betrayed your men and killed them all."
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"And why should we just trust you, human? How do we know you just aren't some merc on a paycheck?" The Batarian asked arrogantly.
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Ghost: "I'm sure you know who we have here." [b]The Mandalorian gestured to Ash [/b] Ghost: "If we were Mercs on a paycheck she'd be dead."