Spectre 117 (Halo & Mass Effect Story)

Chapter 9: One Final Effort...

(Authors note: I added in my Spartan oc cause I want to test out how Chief will deal with a Spartan-IV.)

(Disclamier: I do not own Halo or Mass Effect.)

00:15 Hours, February 25th, 2683
Kithoi Ward Level 20
Citadel
Widow System, Serpent Nebula

"Looks like Fist shut the place down." Garrus noted as the eight soldier squad approached the bar on the lower wards.

The Turian seemed to be right. The neon Asari bolted to the wall, usually inviting passers-by, was now dark, signifying the bar was closed.

"I had a feeling Fist would know we're coming." Wrex added.

Indeed, it made sense to the spartan. Mercenary hired to kill him, his men failing to report in, Fist could put two and two together.

"Then it looks like we need to hit back hard. This could be our only chance at stopping Saren." Joe replied.

"Echo. You and the others were in here earlier. Give me a layout." Chief said.

"Circular room just beyond that door, with the bar itself in the center." Echo said, pointing at the door. "We saw a door leading to the offices, but we weren't able to investigate beyond that."

"Didn't seem like a very defensible position." Fives added. "We can take them."

"Don't be so sure." Wrex corrected. "I've raided night clubs before. If a crime lord's got enough guys and guns, he can turn it into a fortress."

Chief turned to Fives. He pointed to him, and then to the door; They had point. Fives nodded and jogged over to the door, the SPARTAN-II not far behind, each one taking position beside the doorway.

The other six lined up along the wall next to Fives. The plan was simple; once they breached the door, Fives and Chief would head in first, followed by Echo, Wrex, Joe, Garrus, Kaiden, and Ashley. In that order.

Fives hit the open button on the door. The button just turned red and made a buzzing noise. Fives curled an eyebrow and tried again. Another buzzing noise.

"Dammit, it's locked." Fives snapped.

"Can we blow it?" Chief asked.

"Doubtful." Garrus said. "All we have are grenades. These Citadel doors are tough. It'll take more than a standard-issue fragmentation grenade to bring it down."

"We need to bring in something heavier." Joe said.

"We don't have time. We need to secure that Quarian now." Chief said.

"Alright. Maybe I can hack it." Echo said as he walked over to the door. He activated his omni-tool and started pressing buttons. He became increasingly frustrated when he found he couldn't hack it. "The hell? It's just a door."

"Let me try." Garrus said as he walked over to the door, activating his own omni-tool. He tapped it a few times before realizing what the problem was. "Son of a bitch, it's a Gatekeeper 7.14 security program. This is the kind of security program you only see in corporate offices. What's it doing in a place like this?"

"Shadow Broker's got deep pockets." Wrex elaborated. "Fist has a cushion position than most criminals."

"Can it be hacked?" Chief asked.

"Only if you've got a super-computer for a brain." Joe replied.

Little did Garrus and Joe know, that sentence gave a certain A.I. the chance to show off a new trick she had been working on...