Unseen: Mass Effect FanFiction (ReWritten)

Chapter 35

The following day, everyone gathered at Mina and Garrus's apartment one last time.

"You should get a bigger place," Wrex was saying, stuffing his face.

"We plan to," Garrus growled, smacking his hands away from the snacks.

"Let's go through this one more time," Nihlus said. "Solana, Garrus, and I will attend the Council Ball. Once the Ball is in full swing, Wrex and his hired buddies will crash the party.

"They will cause a scene, Garrus and I will step in and talk them down. At this time, Garrus will use this opportunity to accompany our guests out."

"Why can't I cause a commotion and have Garrus slip out?" Wrex questioned.

"That would raise too many questions," Nihlus replied. "Once Garrus leaves, Solana and I will calm the crowd and resume the part. Garrus will meet Mina nearby and head toward the Citadel Tower.

"The Tower should have normal security, with most of Citadel Security focused on the Ball. With Wrex's interference, Security will be watching closely, leaving the Tower with minimal security."

"If everything goes well," Nihlus continued. "We'll meet up on my ship and take off. If things don't go well and one of us is captured, we'll still meet at my ship. We'll assess the situation and make a plan afterwards. Any questions?"

"Sounds good," Wrex said, standing up. "I'll go speak to my buddies, you won't be seeing me until the day of the Ball. Take care."

Wrex said goodbye and left.

"I need to head out," Soalan said, standing up. "The Clinic needs me to take care of a few shifts before the Ball."

"I'm going to," Nihlus said, standing. "Call me if you need me."

Once everyone went on their way, Garrus received a notification on his Omni-Tool.

"Mina," Garrus said. "I'm going to head out too. I got pinged by Councillor Sparatus to stop by. I'm going to see what he needs."

"Be careful," Mina cautioned.

Garrus leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "I'll be back."

Mina waved goodbye and went to heat up some food.

'Should we go and take a look at the Citadel Tower?' SAM questioned.

'I don't want to risk it,' Mina replied, taking her plate to the table. 'Aren't you able to take a look from here?'

'How about the upper walkways?' SAM suggested. 'Not many humans or other species go up there. I can access the panels from up there.'

'Alright, one quick look,' Mina agreed.

She quickly ate and got ready to leave. She wrote a quick message to Garrus and made her way toward the upper walkways. SAM was right, there was hardly anyone up here. Mina felt that only the worst of the criminals used these walkways.

She couldn't afford to get careless; she quickly activated her cloaking.

'If you see something or someone out of place, let me know,' Mina said as she began her walk.

'Would you also want me to warn you of all the shady aliens that are around?' SAM asked sarcastically.

Mina rolled her eyes and continued looking around.

'Is the scan picking up anything?' She asked as she rounded another corner. 'I don't want to be seen up here.'

'There's nothing on my- hold on,' SAM said. 'There's an area up ahead I can access the security server from.'