Finally shard stopped sparkle blue-black stains with greyish reflections, dim. Anne shook her head and quietly said something.
- What? - Said Damir, including protection field.
- The truth is out there. - Louder Anne said, taking out of the hands of Alla vessel with water and draining it a few sips. - He was trying to make me a doll, a puppet, but I felt - he is weak, he is scared, he is confused and it ... it almost alone. Their ... if there are several, them there is very little. It is not one, but very few of them and I felt - they are afraid that they will be detected through us Reapers. - Anne looked at Saren. - Thank you, you kept me firmly but very gently. I was calm and confident that you hold me ... from stupid.
- May be. - Saren pried his arms, nodding Nihlus, to do the same, straightened. - I think you should transfer to the seat. And I bear you, Ann. - Turian picked up the girl in his arms, sitting in a chair. - That would be better.
- Thank you. I ... I have to tell you, Captain. - Anne looked at Shepard. - Leviathan ... he is very angry and now he really wants to kill you. He feels in you a great danger and a threat to its existence. He is sure that you will find it. He is very angry at you.
- Who I was just not me angry. - Shepard said. - Olivi?
- Coordinates confirmed commander. - Olivia came to communicate to the audio-speaker PHONES Shepard. - Despoyna. And as far as I understand, this is the last planet where Leviathans can still keep the defense from the Reapers effectively and for a long time. This Leviathan, which tried to subdue Ann ... It is not for nothing is very angry. They really have nowhere to retreat. These forward now?
- Do not. Later.
- Acknowledged, Commander. - Olivia disappeared from the airwaves, quiet switching channels.
- I ... I'd like to help you, Captain. - Ann looked up at the standing at the laboratory bench Shepard. - And she would like to take part in the search for Leviathan. And also - to find my father and Dr. Garneau. You take it, is not it?
- Yes. - Shepard nodded. - That is what we are going to do, Anna-Lisa. That's it.
- You know my full name? - Amazed girl.
- It was not difficult to clarify. - Svetlana nodded. - Alla?
- Anne normal. The lesser rate than before the contact, but in a very decent rate.
- Open the lab, all immersed, and fly away to the pier to board the frigate, cruiser. - Ordered Shepard talks with turians. - Lab closed, put under protection. - Captain slammed instrumentron. - C-Sec and Spectres I warned - they will take control of the lab.
In preparation for departure It took less than twenty minutes and passbus started with the lawn when Shepard was the last time looking round the closed shutters windows and doors lab, jumped into the car interior door aperture.
Sitting in a chair, Shepard thought Thorian as life form discovered on Ferose, by its very existence provides an opportunity very peculiar understanding of the cycle of life, being really alien species for this cycle of life. Unlike traditional forms of intelligent life, Thorian not use for their needs the mass relay, the same relays, therefore, it is possible Protheans did not pay much attention to Thorian. Thorian for their needs using organic instruments, rather than the usual metallic technology. Leviathans, predicting the development of the Reapers as his creatures, were quite limited in their ability because there could only act within the limits of technologies becoming available and Reapers. Thorian, as demonstrated by meeting with the colonists in the basement of the tower, "Zhu's Hope" I am using pain to control their victims, to enable it to perform many delicate operations, just as people using their hands and fingers in every possible way to avoid awkward positions of the joints, muscles and ligaments - in fact any such an awkward situation almost always causes pain. Reapers are doing, it is possible the same through a slightly different process called indoctrination and ideological is a practical treatment of the subject. Leviathans as Reapers creators had to use similar technology, even more developed, but similar. Consequently, when a direct meeting with the Leviathan on Despoyne under attack would be the mentality of members of the landing party. fully avoid uncomfortable positions for the joints, muscles and ligaments - in fact any such an awkward situation almost always causes pain. Reapers are doing, it is possible the same through a slightly different process called indoctrination and ideological is a practical treatment of the subject. Leviathans as Reapers creators had to use similar technology, even more developed, but similar. Consequently, when a direct meeting with the Leviathan on Despoyne under attack would be the mentality of members of the landing party. fully avoid uncomfortable positions for the joints, muscles and ligaments - in fact any such an awkward situation almost always causes pain. Reapers are doing, it is possible the same through a slightly different process called indoctrination and ideological is a practical treatment of the subject. Leviathans as Reapers creators had to use similar technology, even more developed, but similar. Consequently, when a direct meeting with the Leviathan on Despoyne under attack would be the mentality of members of the landing party. Leviathans as Reapers creators had to use similar technology, even more developed, but similar. Consequently, when a direct meeting with the Leviathan on Despoyne under attack would be the mentality of members of the landing party. Leviathans as Reapers creators had to use similar technology, even more developed, but similar. Consequently, when a direct meeting with the Leviathan on Despoyne under attack would be the mentality of members of the landing party.
Think about it, Shepard looked in the direction of Svetlana. She caught his eye, then shook her head. "Do not agree to stay on board -. The captain thought -.... I do not agree I'm sure that is required to keep me company when dealing with Leviathan Risks Light risks and themselves and children How do I it convince And if to convince not succeed, and it is not.? agree? And if its absence there, in contact, would not achieve the desired for us, reasonable current cycle of organic, the result? ".
- Commander. - Cabin exec immediately upon arrival at the landing party to the frigate entered Presley. - What are our next steps? - XO filed Shepard reader reports. - "Volga" gave a signal of readiness to follow one of the three famous destinations. Ann Bryson placed on the "Volga" in sickbay. Alla engaged in its restoration.
- I think it would be better if we decide to first question the cruiser, Charles. - Shepard got up from the bed, checking the locks on the suit. - Dr. Garneau according to recent data makes Synthetic, and I also have serious doubts .... It is better to take what is guaranteed to be the case. And for some reason it seems that Garneau - Dummy. It would be important if Anne did not agree to enter into contact with the Leviathan, I did not agree to serve as "an anchor." Then we could give up on his quest for both ships. Both. And now ... Now we need to reassure Anne, to understand the fate of her father. Command course coordinates transferred Miralem. At least something will solve. Time remains for maneuver smaller.
- Yes, commander. - Presley starpomovskoy came out of the cabin.
- John, I received information from Alla. Anne is pobudet her in sickbay. It has already begun to recover from the effects of the Leviathan. I know, Presley had already conveyed a message about the course. Keep. "Volga" leaves behind. Citadel has already warned that we're leaving. Where - they do not know. They do not know what it is. The coordinates of the new. Private Area. Running time my pilots estimated at fifteen hours.
- My too light. Come on accelerators?
- Keep. So we can get to the area of the drift of the cruiser. During this time, Anne will receive medical treatment Alla, and if there ... if there we find the bodies ... It is easier to accept. At least - at least some certainty.
- Welcome. Before connection. - Shepard has received instrumentron data from pilots and from Presley. - So long, light. Kisses.
- I love you too, John. Before connection. - Svetlana switched channels, her voice disappeared from the speaker PHONES Speaker.
Recharging weapons and suit checking system, John wondered how Svetlana refers to it. Yes, he formally became the de
facto commander of the frigate, cruiser. All normandovtsy used to almost instantly call him not only as "the commander", and it came out at them not as an example more natural than when they called Anderson.
David did not come out of his cabin. It took too much time. It is possible, he needed more time to come to terms with its new status. And ... Svetlana Svetlana is happy: now the squad is saved, now both ship - and close together. And yet there is no more threat of separation. But that's the risk Svetlana there on Despoyne, Shepard is still hated, even though he knew that if there next to him, in this ocean there is no light - there will be a full contact with the Leviathans.
We had to carefully prepare for the visit to Despoynu, and is between the troops and stood Despoynoy both points, avoid working out that it was impossible - place cruiser drift Dr. Bryson and the asteroid, which lost the trail of Dr. Garneau. Both points were subject to attendance and handling forces detachment. Both points. It was only after they could decide to throw in the squadron Despoynu, at least in orbit.
All of a dozen hours on board the ship was a preparation for the visit to Despoynu. Few otryadovtsev believed it would be possible to do an easy option. Chakwas its part prepared its recommendations on the basis of data, systematized Synthetic Corps and collected as a result of contact with the Leviathan.
Leviathan. Drifting cruiser "Swanson". The consequences of the massacre
Dr. Bryson worked at his console in the main lab cruiser "Swanson". Here it was all very familiar, nothing is required to be distracted from work. Fingers scientist accustomed to press keys, view slid along the lines of numbers and letters. Normal operation. Somewhere routine, somewhere just necessary.
- All the data should be compared with earlier had come. Then - to update the map, contact with field research groups and get them to additional reports. - He said, no one of those present at the laboratory scientists are not particularly appealing, but knowing - all they heard his words and do as they should. - Where is Dr. Hadley?
- Out, said that just five minutes, sir. - Said one of the technicians.
- Okay. - Bryson finished typing text, press the Enter key, looking at the screen, make sure the text is saved, moved away from the keyboard. - Work.
- Yes, sir. - I responded to the standing behind the nearest Bryson assistant console.
Bryson walked around the lab, watching the way his colleagues work. Some researchers were employed in the composition of the field teams on the planet. Magavid ... that there was such that led the Alliance to react and ask directions to a scientist from the structure headed by him, Dr. Bryson, "Aurora". Vesti not, perhaps, so far and report nothing. Check rumors, legends, fantasies about Reapers - it is certainly a necessary and good, especially since the Alliance evil - the poor pay for it. It provides a no, but the equipment, allows access to the data. Few people today believe in the Reapers, but if this alliance was interested if he created the group and put him Dr. Bryson, direct it, so already there are those for whom the problem of the Reapers is not idle fantasy and folly. When he started to work in this group, he did not particularly believe in the reality of the Reapers. It happens often.
And then ... Then it turned out harder and bigger. Now Bryson could feel that he was behind. Behind, it loses speed, losing the opportunity to be at the right level. Behind not only he is behind the whole group "Aurora". All. Because the dedicated effort, money, resources for such problems was not enough. After all, I had to check almost any information, which is first of all - time costs. Time and resources. Recorded a lot, and distance - space. And everything is very expensive. Highly.
It seems that the Alliance did not know where to fit, when I started this job, when he created the "Aurora". Maybe it would be better never to touch this topic? We lived like a reasonable organics without knowledge of the Reapers, including whether their legend characters, or even pure fiction, horror stories? Lived and bad. And now ... To live with such information difficult. Especially, when it became clear that for the Reapers is the one who is quite capable of destroying the Reapers. And we have more and they do. And it is this unknown factor was even more serious and complicated. Again, not enough resources. If we Reapers were complex, this unknown factor - very difficult. And without understanding, without studying it to be impossible to approach Reapers. And to cope with the Reapers, too, can not be. Motives Reapers their tactics ... Yes, everything looked completely different, avrorovtsy barely hooked problem of so-called "Leviathan". Quite differently. And it is extremely complicated and the task group and its work. Bryson felt that further progress will be more difficult.
Dr. Bryson had always known that his ulterior motive was appointed team leader. When someone of reasonable too zealously argued that something does not exist, Bryson took this statement as a challenge and did everything to prove otherwise. Most often, it was possible to do. At the cost of time and effort, but failed. Reapers also considered non-existent. Never existed in this reality. And Bryson just always wanted to find the truth. Only the whole truth and nothing but the truth. As known in the judicial oath the witness - the whole truth. Not the truth - the truth.
Up to 2048, people generally believed that intelligent life in the galaxy does not. Then he had a very serious and quick to make sure of the opposite. Make sure - and off they'd go. More and more races, intelligent races became known to mankind. And every time these races loomed something much more powerful and serious than even turians with asari and salarians. That "something" turned out to be the Reapers. Too few of them knew too little in them to believe. And Bryson, too, did not believe in what the Reapers - a myth. And then ... then he was invited and given the opportunity to not believing, check. Proveryatt not mind - really. Since then he works. As soon as the myth of the Reapers to him, Bryson turned into reality, everything changed around. Bryson himself could no longer look at the world the same way again. I do not get to watch. Yes, perhaps the most intelligent of organic and continued to calculate the Reapers in the rank of the characters of the ancient epics and legends, but Bryson they were not only the stories of the characters for the night. They, the Reapers, was history and Bryson believed that studying the story, the story of the very real beings, albeit very specific, you can find them, the Reapers, weaknesses and strike at these weak points.
On duty, Bryson knew about Prothean lighthouses. I knew a little, but what he knew, prompted him to pay more attention to where and under what circumstances the lighthouse is located. Few reasonable survived at least after contact with these artifacts. And those who survived ... are truly insane. And they said, sometimes that ... We talked about some of intelligent machines, attacking worlds. We talked about the visions. We talked about a lot of strange and not understandable. We talked about the incursions of a global invasion, persistently called the Harvest. The myth of the harvest, carried out by some Reapers, was repeated in the mouth of the set affected by contact with the beacons of organic with frightening regularity. And the myth of the Reapers ceased to be a myth.
The task of the group was not to persuade victims. Researchers have just listened to them, we removed the objective, including medical records, and then - just set about their work. Do not inform anyone except a very limited number of people from the Alliance.
And now that they have received new information when it started treatment, it became clear that cease to be myth and Leviathans. And understanding them ... you can not just hope to defeat, but defeat the Reapers, do not let them spend the next harvest, which will become the victims of the current races of the galaxy, including mankind.
Bryson heard the sound of automatic weapons charges queue, marveled at how the sound is continuous. And then he saw in the opening of Dr. Hadley with an automatic rifle, and realized that it was Hadley shot there. The sound was not part of a feature film. It was reality. The last thing to remember Bryson were cold eyes Hadley, his fixed stare which have stood on it to Dr. Bryson. No shots, or how the charges shred his body, Dr. Bryson has not heard and felt.
- Commander, Cruiser Brand detected. "Swanson". This he confirmed. - The relationship came Jeff Moreau. - All signs on board did not remain alive. Drift. Not the couple, of course, the trucks, but will have to run.
- It is, Jeff. - Shepard pulled from stores to recharge shturmvintovke, pressed the sensor and sent a message to members of the landing party. - I gather a group and walk on board.
- Of course, sir. - Moreau responded. - But then Bryson daughter interrupts channels. Unite?
- Connect, Jeff. - Sighed the captain. - Yes, Ann.
- Captain, I have learned this cruiser. This - my father's ship. And I feel that it is there! At least his body - there! I ask you to! Svetlana and Allah does not want me to go down on the side of the ship, but I have to be there! Do not get me wrong though, you! - Ann's voice broke on the screeching, but at this moment Shepard is very well aware of her condition and her feelings.
- Svetlana, Alla ...
- John, only if ... - Svetlana broke off, realizing that Shepard is ready to respond. And the captain really answered, catching a break:
- The entire group will light. We comb the cruiser from bow to stern. Olivia has already given us a map placing corpses. There are so many, but at least we now know where they are located and will not be in vain to comb all the rooms and corners of the huge ship.
- Ann has not yet fully recovered, Shepard. - Chimed in Alla. - So keep it under control, and next to him. Svetlana ordered - it will go three paratroopers group protection. They also will assist you in checking and clarifying the circumstances. Shuttle ready for launch. Anne already goes to him.
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