Mass Effect : Paragon Lost Page #3

reason for locking down your lab.

That they declined to share with

their own security detail? Spare me.

Roger that... Its Captain Toni.

He wants to see us ASAP.

I can help you with your work, Treeya, just-

Really? So suddenly youre an archaeologist?

You dontt know anything about it.

Why, cause Imm a grunt? Try me.

vega! The boys in Control are picking

up some kind of anomalous signal

out of Sector Nine, near the old ruins.

I knew that something seemed off...

Whatever it is out there, Doctor, its playing

hell with our long-range communications.

Might be one of your relics. Might not be.

Either way, I need it gone.

Understood, Captain. Well take care of it.

I want you all combat-ready, in case there

are any hostiles who wanna get cute...

And last bit of bad news, our APC

is down for a suspension overhaul,

so it looks like youll have to

double-time it out there on foot.

Had a volus pay me in trade a

while back with a used Mako.

What say we give it a test-drive?

Treeya, you and Messner

are with Milque back there.

Mason, you be ready to

back us up with the Mako.

Roger that.

Lets go, Delta Squad!

Cut south and flank the signal point.

Nicky, find a good spot for

Milque to set up his sniper rifle.

Scanning the area.

- Hill looks good.

- Hill looks good...

- Smart-ass.

- I just said that.

- Hill it is!

- Hill it is!

Nicky... youre with me... Werre going

up the middle for a closer look.

Yes, sir!

Whatve you got for me?

I dont know what it is, but...

...Captain Toni wasnt kidding

about the interference!

Bounce your scan over

to the doctors omni-tool.

On it.

Is this one of your relics, Treeya?

I cant make it out very clearly in the image...

...but the object is not native to

this system, Im sure of that much.

Never seen anything like it before.

Didnt fall out of the sky, either.

That craterss too small for a re-entry impact.

But hey, look on the bright side-

at least its not taking potshots at us.

Wherever it came from, its emitting

a powerful wide-frequency burst:

no question its whatss

jamming our communications.

I think its done enough jamming for one day.

Boom time?

No! You cant just destroy an artifact

because you dontt understand it! Stop!

- Whoa, hold it there, Doc.

That last steps a doozy.

Graceful.

Sorry, Treeya, but this isnt

an archaeology expedition.

Command sent us here with orders to take

out a potential threat, not study history.

One more step and

she wouldve been history.

What was that, Milque?

Nothing! Its nothing...

The Makos the other way.

Where are you going?

I can still figure out where it came from.

Ive never seen anyplace like this.

Brutes like you could never hope to

appreciate it. Just dont touch anything.

Wow... Still running after, what...

five thousand years or something?

Five? Thats nothing. More like

seventy thousand, at the very least.

Seventy thousand?!

- That shouldnt surprise you.

After all, the Protheans are long gone,

but the mass relays they built are still

the cornerstone of intergalactic travel.

True enough, but flying

into a relay is a pretty simple task...

What youre doing... is actively

interacting with this device!

Just think of it...

Civilization as we know it

depends entirely on the

mass effect fields created

by the exposure of Element

zero to electrical current.

Transportation... Communication...

Even those weapons of which youre so fond.

It is handy, Ill give ya that...

So what went wrong?

If these Protheans were so powerful,

what happened to them?

Fifty thousand years ago,

they simply vanished...

For better or worse, Lieutenant...

that questions become my lifess work...

My mentor Liara TSoniss made great strides

towards solving it-maybe she can help.

Dr. Nuwani. Its good to see you.

You as well, Dr. TSoni.

I found an unknown object

in the ruins on Fehl Prime

and wanted to get your input.

Is it my imagination,

or do they all look alike?

Hmm...

Well, its not Prothean,

I can tell you that...

In fact, it doesnt match

anything Ivve ever seen.

Based on the cursory

inspection Ive given it so far,

these are some very advanced bio-mechanics.

This could be Reaper tech.

Theyre an ancient race of sentient starships

whove marked all other

intelligent life for destruction...

Hence their attack on the Citadel.

Uh, hold up-that ship went for

the Alliances jugular because it wanted to?

Dont tell me you believe that!

With all due respect, Dr. TSoni, that ship

was nothing more than a dreadnaught

piloted by a rogue Spectre agent.

I saw it, Treeya. I heard it speak.

Whats more, I am sure that

the Reapers are responsible

for the Prothean disappearance

fifty thousand years ago.

And now after the information-

Dr. TSoni?

Nicky. Find that signal.

So talking starships ate

your space mechanics...

You buy any of that?

I wouldnt wait on that signal...

Itss long gone.

I respect Dr. TSoni and her

contributions to the field,

but the fact remains that

none of the major civilizations

have any record of the Reapers existence.

The truth is, shes become

obsessed with them-

to the detriment of her career

and her professional reputation.

She has been regarded as little

more than a... conspiracy theorist

ever since she ran off with

your Commander Shepard.

Hold on! You mean she actually

knew Shepard personally?!

Hey! Careful!

Finally, they got something

to talk about... Way to go.

Delta Squadron! Come in, over!

Say again? Its no good. Werre getting

that interference again. Except...

Except what?

Back to the colony! Now!

Move it, people!

Go! Everyone, get to the vault!

Im sorry, I have my orders!

I cant let you in without

proper authorization!

So youre just

gonna let us die out here?

Well, I say... screw that!

There... I got multiple targets.

Whoa-what the heck are those things?

Looks like theyre all carrying weapons...

Great, so I guess we can

rule out a sociaI visit...

I dont see any of the colonists...

Oh, sh*t... Get down!

You ever seen these things before?

No, never... Though that

ship appears to be based

on the same technology

as the object we found.

Alright-then until we

know whats going on here,

we assume theyre hostile.

We go in stealth for recon,

through the sinkhole,

below their sight lines. Clear?

vega, maybe someone

should stay back on lookout?

Someones gotta watch the Mako.

Right-more like

someones gotta grow a pair.

Just sayin.

Come on.

Watch your step.

Wheres vega and Treeya?

Still over there.

Great, so they can fly...

Suddenly, Im missin the Blood Pack...

Come on.

Man, theres swarms of eem up there...

So where do you think

all the colonists went?

Stay here!

Hey... Can you hear me?

Hes got a pulse... Itss like hesss been...

...paralyzed...

What the hell...?

Theres no visible signs of battle...

Lets go!

Hold up.

Okay, were close, but werre

about to lose our overhead cover.

Well be easy to spot if we move as a group.

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