Mass Effect : Paragon Lost Page #4

All of you stay here while I check it out.

Im coming with you!

Wait! Treeya!

vega...

Cllate.

I told you to stay.

Fine.

Mommy! Help!

April! Weve gotta

keep running, baby!

Mommy!

No...

Christine...? Damn it!

April? No... No, no, no, no, no, no!

You gotta hang on for me there, soldier...

Ill find a way to save you... Yo prometo...

Are they...?

No... Just paralyzed, like the others.

Theyre coming... This way!

What are they doing?

We go out there now,

we just get ourselves killed.

Therell be a chance to help them...

But we have got to be smart.

Lets get back to the squad...

We saw em carrying

people off in those pod things.

Question is, what for?

Gotta be for some kinda

experiments or somethin, ya think?

Yeah, or maybe for food.

Or maybe not.

I dont give a damn what their reasons are.

AII I care about now is

getting everyone back safely.

Lets save the "whyss" for later and

start coming up with a plan of attack.

For starters, how bout we get

ahold of some bigger guns?

Yo, Nicky.

Yes, sir.

Check our stores: see what

weve got that can take on that ship.

Well, not to interrupt, but...

is that big cannon just for show?

Right. Heres the plan.

We make our way to the top of the

security tower to activate the turret.

But well need a diversion

while itss powering up.

Flyboy, you light up the fuel

stores to draw em away from us,

then you run like hell. Got it?

Sh*t, Im gonna quit for reaI this time.

The rest of us will move up

along the maintenance scaffolds.

Milque, Im counting on

you to watch our backs.

Mm-hmm...

Just once, I wish someone would

watch my back for a change...

I cant even count all these damn things!

Essex, Kamille-you two

stand here and stay guard.

Alright, lets move!

Lead the way, chief.

Hey. What do ya know? Were finally alone.

Dont you ever quit?

Now, we can get this thing online, right?

Absolutely. Thats the easy part.

Problems gonna be waiting

for the cannon to fully charge.

Its probably a good idea to stay

away from the windows right now.

Whats happening

to our people, Lieutenant?

Hold on... We can track their

omnis to see where theyve been taken.

Okay, here it is. Looks likes the hostiles

have em split into two groups...

So theyre being

stowed for transport? But why?

Cannon fifty percent charged.

Ahh...! This is taking way too long.

Any way to speed things up?

Im doing what I can, sir.

Yeah, well, its not enough.

The bugs are gonna start

heading back this way any second.

Can we activate the turret

with the charge weve got?

Well, theoretically, but theres no way of

knowing whether or not itlll do any damage.

Wouldnt decreased destructive

power be ideaI in this situation?

We want to minimize the risk

to the colonists on board, yes?

Good point. Well fire with whatss built up.

Looks like theyve got it ready.

Sure took em long enough.

Alright. The turrets in position.

Awaiting your order.

Fire!

Our shots been deflected!

Son of a...! Damn it!

Enemy drones en route, sir!

Go! All of you! Nicky, stay with Messner!

Yes, sir!

Treeya... Hey, snap out of it!

Lets go! Treeya!

Dios mio...

Sh*t, thats not good...

Aah!

- Mason!

- Yeah, you can thank me later.

Now how bout we get the hell outta here?

Hang on to me!

We made it...

Not yet.

Come on... Jump!

vega!

vega! Treeya! Over here!

Almost there! You got it!

You better get her inside.

Im out!

Guns are no good

against these swarms anyway!

Get below with the others!

Gah!

Kamille!

Whats the hold-up, Nicky?!

Get the door closed!

Almost there!

Hurry!

Son of a b*tch-they just keep coming!

Comin through!

Ill be damned...

I think that oughta buy us some time...

How we doin on the door, Nicky?

All over it, sir... Im sealing it up now.

Everybody, inside!

Where the hells Kammy?

Im sorry, man. They got her.

What?! How?! I thought you

were supposed to have her back!

Oh, sh*t!

Whats going on?

Little ones, crawling through

the gaps! Theyre inside!

Just go, Mason! Move it! Guns dont

work on these little bastards!

Ill have to use my biotics

to hold eem back!

Doors closing, people!

Stand clear of the hatch!

Come on, you two, stop screwin around!

Essex, you dumbass! Get in here!

Youre steppin all over my big moment!

Cmon, man... Just trying

to look cooI before I die...

Alliance Command, this is FehI Prime...

The colony is under attack...

Repeat, the colony is under attack...

Alliance Command, do you co-

Hows Essex?

He got stung, but, hes alive...

Its only a matter of time before

they figure out where we are.

Im with the doc.

Werre sittin ducks in this place.

Here... I say we get to the

shuttle and break for orbit.

Now youre talking. We can send

out a distress call to Alliance

once were clear of the jamming signaI.

Uh, sir. Are you seeing what Im seeing?

Son of a b*tch...

Youre kidding me, right?

You should

have waited, Lieutenant.

"Should have waited"? For what?

The cannon was only at

half power when he fired on their ship.

That true?

Our only shot, and you blew it?

It was my fault.

I made the call... I was just trying

to minimize any collateraI damage.

"CollateraI damage"?!

What the hell you call all this, man?!

We lost Kamille out there!

I know! But I havent given up on

Kamille yet-or any of our people!

We fight smart, we fight together,

and we will get them back! Whos with me?!

I am, sir... Were Marines, itss what we do.

Now, if Essex is still alive out there,

then Im goin out to get him.

Ill help.

Hows he holding up, Nicky?

Theres been no trauma to his

circulatory or respiratory systems...

And no sign of

neurologicaI impairment.

He just cant move.

Well get you back on your feet, Essex.

You just hang in there.

Not like hes got a choice...

Entire colonies vanishing overnight...

I thought it was just

a silly rumor... but now...

The Alliance must not have known

what sort of foe they were up against...

I mean, they certainly didnt prepare

any of us for this contingency.

They lacked the proper intel...

It looks as though they did know about

the bugs and their paralytic sting,

but Im not seeing anything on file about

those humanoid raiders or their ship.

Wait... Theres a note at

the bottom of this report...

Something about work having been

done on a potentiaI antidote...?

Good catch... Keep poking around...

If they perfected a cure, I want to track

it down and stick Essex with it ASAP.

- vega!

- Whatd you find?

A file on our new friend.

Hes one of the reasons securityss

been beefed up around here.

According to the Alliance,

Messners been spying on us

and reporting back to his

employer... AKA Cerberus.

- What?!

- Well, this is awkward.

Wait, what is Cerberus?

A bunch of damn human supremacists!

Says you...

Pendejo!

Temper, temper...!

They think humans should be top dog

in the galaxy, and do whatever it takes

to make that happen, no matter

who gets caught in the crossfire!

You get that from a leaflet, vega...?

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