Yo everyone it's me Kazama here with a new chapter. Sorry about it being posted later than usual, but my job is kicking me around a bit. Pulling twelve hour shifts back to back is tiring after all. Still I get paid overtime for it so it counts for something. However this chapter will slowly introduce some more familiar characters. I remove some bad archetypes and usual tropes in the story. Well you soon see, however there is one thing I have debated on the most here.

The introduction of Shepard in this story has made be a bit wary. Establish OC as a main character is always hard to pull off when they expect a cool Shepard to come around the corner. So I would like to ask your opinion, should Shepard be in this story with a strong precense. Be like the characters in the background of a story like One piece. Personally I can do both if I wanted to.

Oh, also a shout out to the MythianTechCorp, colinwerman, and Nikam13 for the reviews. It really helps me forward with the story. Thank everyone else for the favorites and alerts so far. Hope you all had a nice day, see you later. Kazama out!

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The blonde sighed as she looked herself in the mirror now. Her graduation uniform from C-Sec was her work clothes at one time. Making an impression in front of a crowd no less the galactic community was daunting.

A fashion designer from Armali Council managed to set her up with business clothes for Spectre missions in general. She wore a beautiful white silk based shirt, and it was created using silk from a native creature on Thessia. The animal evolved like the Asari did when exposed to element zero made her clothes heavily resistant to tears and biotic already. They managed to incorporate palladium wiring as well new high resistant polymer to make it. They made it bulletproof and very comfortable to wear. The same can be said for the underwear as well. She refused the Asari designed and opted for a more human-based one.

She wore a black and silver lined jacket with buttons now.

Silver Spectre symbol appeared on the back of the jacket itself, as it could be hidden with tech to conceal it. All thanks to nanomachines she made to do it.

Instead of the pleated skirt, she opted for a regular mini-skirt to go with it. It matches well with black and silver thigh-high boots as it had glowing dark purple lights around it.

It indicated it had sensors and emitters to them as well the ability to repulse people. It used an advanced biotic module to help redirect throws into kicks in mind or jump too high places. She had them develop them herself for her usage in mind. She managed to visit their shop in person to install it.

The leather came from Thessia, and the palladium was there with ceramic plating. Polymer acted insulator filled with tech in mind. They can implement Medi-gel, barriers, and nanomachines to repair the suit she was wearing.

The dress shirt in mind, but what really elevator was the jacket — implementing nanomachines to become hard to physical intrusions. It could help stop lethal shotgun blows and sniper rounds.

One of the added features to it was the experimental tech upgrade Armali, and the STG made as well that made an incentive to wear.

Tech Armor, was mainly hard light tech combine with Omni-gel to suspend armor for extra defense. Biotics can achieve maximum deflection thanks to their mass effect fields. Plus it can be denotated forcefully by attacks or via a mental command to hurt nearby enemies.

Someone gave some instructions on its usage, but overall it was used when there was no cover at all. Full-time usage usually drains fast under massive assault, and the armor will fade. Plus it didn't supplement real armor in mind. However, the only benefit is the fact that the blonde Spectre didn't have to wear a helmet all the time.

She slipped her sunglasses in her coat pocket now as she slid her dog tags and badge underneath.

She double checked her light makeup now. She framed her two bags across her head and the tuft of hair right. She made a simple ponytail using a simple black silk tie.

She walked out of her bedroom now as she saw Rov-r holding her belt up now. She strapped on her old holster and double checked for the Paralyzer and Paladin now.

She made sure to double check her other equipment and her evidence in mind for this meeting. However, the first thing she needed to do was meet Dr. Ravanna's team at dock 11.

She headed over to elevator as Rov-r followed now as she made her way down to the cargo bay. It took a moment to reach as she stepped out as the first thing she noticed was the device sitting there now.

"I hope this passes her expectations; otherwise this deal I want won't make it," Yoko muttered now as she felt her ship lurch now as it finally landed. The ramp lowered as she activated the hover transport for the device. Yoko walked down the ramp as it traveled along with her. She saw the scientists waiting for their with heavily armed C-Sec guards now.

She saw several drones from the reporters flashing from afar now.

She saw Udina sitting in the far back with a smile on his face.

No doubt he caught wind of her bringing it back thanks to the Council.

She suppressed a frown as she flipped her sunglasses on her face. It helped with the multitude of blinding lights going off now.

She saw the Asari doctor walking up to it now. "Dr. Ravanna, I managed to repair the beacon, but you have the final say if it's good," Yoko told her as the Asari nodded her head. As her team scours the device as they performed checks to it.

No doubt the team was eager to see if it worked as it took them fifteen minutes to look over it before the doctor pushed the button. She managed to clear people out of the way of it now. The crowd watched in awe as they saw it glow brightly, as they managed to shut it down now.

Dr. Ravanna turned towards her. "Nanomachines huh, that's a first and good Dr. Yoko Minamoto. The databank holding it's information is still intact. However, we will need to move for security purposes. The Council will know the deal is good." she assured the blonde as she nodded her head now.

Dr. Ravanna motioned the team and C-Sec to escort it out now. She saw Udina walking up to her shaking her hands proudly.

"Thank god you are here to answer my prayers." Udina greeted her now.

"I wasn't expecting this," Yoko muttered as they walked along now.

"True, my apology Yoko. However, we needed good news above all else. You can't imagine how many texts, emails, video, chats, and personal meetings I have had since the Eden Prime Geth attack." Udina told her now. "Thank goodness you know how to dress up rather than in that mech armor of yours."

"It's comfortable and safe for those special occasions." she joked around with him. It took her a moment to become serious "Still I have a report to make within the hour."

Udina nodded. "I will make it quick then," he told her as the two started answering questions for the reporters.

...

Yoko sighed as she saw the scanner washed over her now. It was a high-tech biological scanner the STG made. It could identify the mods, gene therapy, and tech you had on anyone. She just made through the security checkpoint earlier where they patted her down.

Stepping through the Council cabinet room was always a big deal whether you were a Spectre or not.

She saw the thought barrier drop as the doors opened up allowing her to step through now.

As the three Councilors sat at a round table as hot of display screens littered the room.

"Spectre Yoko Minamoto, reporting for duty as requested," she announced herself as she sat attention. The three finally looked up now.

"So what news did you bring Spectre. Innocent of guilty?" Sparatus asked her now.

"It's best I walk you through it all, but I don't have a true answer on why," Yoko told them as she did her best to walk through the chain of events.

Sparatus mandibles twitched now. "How did it come to this?" Sparatus asked her now.

"Well, all things considered, he had too much freedom to do as pleased. As long he got the job done, no questions asked. Sometimes the method does matter in my book. It can mean war or a possible fact we screwed up. My theory regarding the Camala incident in 2165 might point to how he can facilitate talking to Geth so openly."

"The AI research Dr. Shu Qian was looking into or obsessed." Tevos started to remember the event.

Yoko nodded her head now. "Saren must have used the data to get an army of synthetics at his beck and call. However, why would you need an army and why did they call him Prophet is my question." Yoko reasoned now.

Valern sighed as he crossed his arms now. "We are missing some context here on what's going on." Valern pointed out now.

"He is guilty, and we need to seize his assets and revoke his status before an incident occurs again." Sparatus voiced openly.

Valern nodded his head now. "First things first before we do that we inquire where he is for the most part. We will use the hearing as a means of tracking him down first. Hopefully, to a location we can go, if not I will deploy the STG. Our analysts will take to look through his Spectre authorizations and account. We can use the excuse of the fact is someone has Nihlus codes to the branch."

"We have a security breach and that we shut down any attempt of learning what's going on. However, the news of the beacon will get out." Tevos reminded Valern now.

"No matter, Yoko only went there to repair it, and we can always say the data was corrupted," Valern voiced now.

"You believe he will run on us?" Sparatus asked Valern now.

"Saren knows the game quite well, and if we move prematurely, he will know what's up. Then he will run to a place where we can't easily strike and then move forward to sell secrets to our enemies. Separatists, Lythensi, clanless Asari, pirates, mercenary gangs, and terrorists alike will attack us. He can easily delay the hunt and use the Geth to push the Alliance back." Valern explained.

"Then we need to follow up with inquiries into what he is doing and who is working with him. We will need to check on Avintus Rix, and several others on the allegiance are," Tevos told them.

Sparatus turned towards the blonde now. "That means you have more work to do Spectre. We need to follow up and see where Saren has gone and what he has been doing in the last eighteen years. Furthermore, we need to know of a motive on why and who is working with," Sparatus ordered her. "Leave nothing to chance even if you have to the Shadow Broker's services."

"Conduct an internal investigation her on the Citadel?" Yoko asked them now.

"Yes, we follow through with our own, but we have word that C-Sec detective Garrus Vakarian is chasing down a big lead. Logic dictates anyone running from a Spectre would come here to the Citadel. See what this lead is and act on it. If you have to use your Spectre status do so, no one takes authority on this but you." Valern added as the blonde nodded her head now.

"What are the chances of the Alliance trying to conduct their investigation? Will it conflict with mine?" Yoko asked next now.

Tevos nodded her head. "Well if the hearing doesn't go in their favor, it's most likely they will. Captain Anderson forwarded the case to Udina." Tevos answered the blonde's question now.

Yoko nodded her head now. "Then I will pay a visit to my banker first and then go see my old boss. However, will the database and Spectre authorizations be done for a while? I imagine it will take time to relocate assets and safeguard our people."

Sparatus nodded his head now. "Of course, we have to plan some things out to ensure this doesn't happen again. You will have to use actual physical to prove who you are." Sparatus relayed the last of information now as Yoko politely dismissed herself from the cabinet.

She made her way out of the council chamber thinking of her next actions.

The simplest thing to do was the fact was to follow the money.

It would take time for Dr. Ravanna to clear anyone to see the beacon after all.

One thing she did know with her interactions with the Spectre in the years was the fact he did banking with her bank. Barla Von being a genius in economics was known to everyone. Hell, he taught her all the things she needed as she was young. He showed her to have discipline with her money and learn to stretch it far. By being self-sufficient and kick-starting your projects, you save tons of credits on it. Corporations in general, take so much from you, you don't end up making much as you should.

She even learned how to invest in a stock when she was young. Learn to be adaptable with her capital rather than be complacent with it. If it's a net gain than there is nothing to worry about it.

Try to find a workaround to help improve it in some way — funding armed transport ships for Eden Prime to sell tons of foodstuffs to everywhere else in the galaxy.

She stopped as she looked at a scene before as she walked down the steps now.

She saw a Salarian was waving an Omni-tool under a keeper now as it worked on a terminal now. She shook her head with a smile as she walked up to him. He didn't know her at all with it.

"So trying to scan the keepers?" she asked him now. The Salarian slightly jumped as he moved back a little. He now stood up wiping his head for a moment now.

"It's not illegal right..." he stopped for a moment now. "Dr. Minamoto?"

"That's me," Yoko answered him. "Don't worry people are always curious about the keepers'."

The Salarian sighed now in relief. "Thanks, I thought you were going to report me to C-Sec." he muttered now.

"Well, if it disintegrated here and melted the floor, I would have to call them, but it's okay. Your name?"

"Chorban, I am just enthusiast who likes the studying keepers. I am just testing out a new medical scanner to see if works on the keepers."

Yoko crossed her arms now. "Testing a new experimental scanner called Bio X right? It's part of the Citadel and STG plan on creating advanced scanners for C-Sec usage on incoming visitors. I will assume that the Omni-tool version wasn't coming out at all yet."

Chorban shifted now. "You are sharp..."

"I have to be, but if you plan on field testing a product you will do your best to talk to your boss first."

"I doubt our boss would like to know that I am using it on Keepers."

"No worries, I will vouch for you Chorban, because I am interested in using such a medical scanner myself. Faster diagnosis on a patient would help up my game," she reassured him now.

"You will help me?" Chorban asked her as she nodded her head.

"I work for the Special Tactics and Reconnaissance branch as a consultant." she helped made contact with Chorban's boss now as it took a few minutes to explain the situation itself. She ended the chat itself as Chorban sighed.

"I am getting a promotion...?" He asked the blonde.

"It seemed so, and furthermore it will help support your study of them. However, I will implement the device in Rov-r," she told him as she noticed her drone buzzing through the air now. Chorban held up the scanner now as the drone grabbed it with its arms.

As it quickly replaced it with its old unit as it gave to Chorban now. Yoko tapped on her Omni-tool to direct her drone to scan it. As it went around the keeper as she soon projected 3D scan now.

"It's inclusive since it doesn't have references on how their organs work." Chorban pointed out to her now.

"Not entirely, there is one thing here I can see from a first look. This Keeper has nanomachines in its body and several mechanical augmentations. Rov-r is good a scanning tech after all. I will have to assume there is a place on the Citadel where there that grows them."

"Bioengineered helper?" Chorban speculated. "That would make sense after all a lot of Prothean tech is biotech after all. Instead of having pure synthetics workers that can hack or go beyond their programming. They merely program it in and with fail-safe hence why we touch it with ease."

"Good theory, but I will assume I will need more than just one to scan right?"

"Of course, I will need to study a good twenty of them or forty," Chorban told her now.

Yoko tapped on her Omni-tool now. "Well, I let you have control of Rov-r for now then Chorban in good faith. Since I own Rov-r, it will not stop you from collecting data. If something does come up give me a call okay." Yoko told him.

He nodded his head now. "Thank you, and I will make sure your drone comes back to you. I can't wait to see what I find, thank you, Dr. Minamoto, for understanding my passion. When I get the data, I need I will make sure to upgrade the scanner for you. That way you can get the final product before anyone else as well the extra copy." Chorban happily told her now as he quickly ran off with Rov-r excitedly.

She gave a soft smile too. "It reminded me when I was little; I always wanted to know what are they as well," she muttered as she made her out of the tower now.

She noticed her old boss coming up the elevator now as he serious face on him.

"Yo boss man, you look tired?" she greeted him casually.

"Last time I check you worked mostly for yourself Yoko, but I assume the Council put you on the case?" Pallin greeted him.

She nodded his head now as she activated a device to create a sound barrier. It prevented others from hearing them outside a particular area and vice-versa "Of course, he is guilty, but there are several factors here the Council needs to address." she informed him now.

"Knew the bastard was dirty and this is what happens when power gets to your head. Be a reminder to yourself just because you have, doesn't mean you can wield it for anything." Pallin lectured as she nodded her head.

"True, but the fact is we have no motive, accomplices, and he knows everything about their governments. So this places us in a bad position, in one moment he can easily leak out information on where the branch presides. Sell technology that is cutting edge to our enemies and send everything into chaos. Implications of criminals, pirates, slavers, clanless Asari, Lythensi, Cerberus, and Separatists can easily get out of control."

"So they are making plans to corner him off by capturing him or eliminating him whether he knows it or not." Pallin finished as Yoko nodded her head. "I will admit this places us in a bad position, but a race of a whole. It will make people question if we have the right to lead C-Sec and the military operations."

"Just because of one person?" Yoko asked him. "He doesn't make up the population."

Pallin sighed now. "True, but Saren has been very outspoken and considered an icon for my people. You are an icon to your people; having an image is compelling after all you would know it since all about since you helped with politics. Being the Ambassador's golden girl and fixing the beacon has created a big buzz in the galactic community. It's showing how capable humanity is they put their mind to it."

"You would think Udina would put for more humans in C-Sec do you?" Yoko asked her now.

"More people with connections to other people is what I'm worrying about Yoko. You managed to convince Harkin to move to the private sector was a great blessing to me. Harkin is happy, and I'm glad I don't deal with him anymore."

"I'm sensing there might be a problem here that I don't see," Yoko muttered now.

"We dropped the ball terribly, and one my fellow Turian officers working customs found two Quarians stowed away on a ship. Instead of listening to them, he cut them loose and set them for deportation. One of them had information on Saren. Next, you know a Turian by the name of Jacobus shoots into the open crowd on Zakera Ward junction.

"My god..."

"Yes, it was a mess, many civilians were dead thanks to an assault rifle. What's worse Jacobus had polonium rounds, so the amount of wounded went through the roof. We don't know how he got those rounds, but one glancing hit can severely cripple a Quarian."

"One shot to the body itself they can die in minutes without medical attention." she finished now.

"Exactly, Keenah Breizh was found dead in a Keeper Tunnel along with Jacobus. Tali'Zorah nar Rayya tricked him into running into the incinerator room."

"Where is she?" Yoko inquired now.

"I had Garrus working on that problem, but she disappeared, and there is no record of any Quarian in any hospital or clinic."

"No doubt wanting to protect their patient, but the odds for Tali'Zorah went up. Every doctor on Zakera Ward has to learn how to deal with Volus since they a majority live there with Elcor and Hanar."

"My thoughts exactly and since we haven't found a body yet. I will assume Zorah is in hiding for her life. However, this presents another problem."

"Another one besides being sued if she makes it."

"She is the daughter of Fleet Admiral Rael'Zorah; he has run-ins with us in the past with the Citadel. A fleet large as his, despite run down they can pose a problem."

"Sort of..." Yoko muttered now

"I will assume my information is incorrect?" Pallin asked her now.

"I met with Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib Qwib before, and he runs the civilian Fleet. He has dealings with my dad on several things, and he helps sponsors a lot of Quarians with jobs along with education and health. It doesn't hurt with having a good payout as well, what are the significant things the civilian fleet is doing. Is turning their old crappy ships into Heavy Carriers to live on unlike their older ships and for the original ships a complete rehaul."

"What about the rest of the Fleet?" Pallin asked her now.

"Well besides the Patrol Fleet lead by Shala'Raan vas Tonbay they have the worst ships in the Fleet. Everything in the Fleet Admiral's Fleet is actually up to date. The Heavy Fleet lead by Han'Gerrel vas Neema is up to date as well. Science or special projects are lead by Admiral Daro'Xen vas Moreh is up to date with technology."

Pallin sighed now. "Pray to tell me how is this possible?"

"Volus has had to deal with the Quarians for quite some time remember; they aren't good space miners after all. Fixing the automated process would be hard after all. Quarians offering a trade for their services to repair ships is a thing after all. I doubt their expert engineers that would fix a pirate a pirate ship remember. You have to remember they have survived 300 years living on a vessel and they care less for the rules. Especially if they get they kicked around after all." Yoko pointed out to him.

"True, and that's why I assume many don't want to deal with the Fleet itself."

"The Council is always interested in their movements, but they keep a tight lid on that. The only thing I know about is the fact the civilian fleet over the years has a had chance of working in Human space a lot. Lately has a had a chance of applying their trade on the planet Anhur. Some of setting up tech business and getting a chance to promote art, music, and dancing."

"I will assume the Alliance has dealt with them as well?" Pallin asked her now.

"Of course, from what I heard the Alliance reached out to the Quarian people on how to integrate tech. So far it has helped jump them centuries of catching up to decades. No doubt trading raw resources for the help as the Alliance has no negative opinions on them."

"No doubt they wanted to place their best foot forward with a race with no wrong opinions about them after all," Pallin muttered.

"So where is Garrus?" Yoko asked him now.

"Knowing him he would come in asking for more time and try to be secretive about his findings. So I wouldn't count on him helping you on finding evidence on Saren."

Yoko sighed now as she took out her badge. She quickly inputted a series of commands."Very well, I will authorize C-Sec to carry covert operations against Saren. As well as review his files before it closes down, but it doesn't leave your hand's sir."

Pallin looked at the information coming in now. "Good news to hear then and I can get Garrus onboard with this. It's been hard to reign in his trigger happy sprees. Good luck with the hunt itself on finding more information on Saren."

"I know I will need it. Saren has been at this game for 24 years unlike my five years being a Spectre."

...

"Welcome to Barla banking Dr. Minamoto." an Asari greeter welcomed her in.

"Thank you and hello to you as well." Yoko greeted her now. She stood in the bank now as she everyone exchanging currency.

"Mr. Von would like to have some personal words with you regarding something private. Please follow me." Asari Matron guided her to his office now.

"Is there something wrong?" Yoko asked him now.

"I assume such a doctor, but he knows you a problem solver after all." She told her as it allowed her into Barla's office. Barla was sitting down now behind his desk now.

He looked up at the blonde breathing for a moment. "Ah Yoko, excellent timing, I wanted to talk to you about several things."

"About my sudden dip into my account to make actual defenses for the Geth and rebuilding Harmony?" Yoko told him now.

"We will get to that in a moment, please sit down," Barla told her as the Matron left the room now.

Yoko sat down in the chair now as the Volus brought up some information. "You are being refunded your money for these projects."

"Refunded why?" Yoko asked him now.

"The Council has paid them as part of reparations bill and future projects planned as part of the deal you set up. So you have don't have to worry about that issue anymore." Barla informed her as her information updated now.

"Why the sudden change of them paying for it?" Yoko inquired now. "I just had a meeting with them not too long ago."

"Well, it's no doubt they are grateful for having an intact beacon with no corrupted data."

Yoko shook her head now. "Security isn't doing their job..." she muttered now.

"A working beacon with its data intact isn't something anyone can ignore. However, my employer needs to have a word with you." Barla informed her now as he tapped on a console on his computer. As a series of pictures showed up showing dead people now.

"Homicide cases?" she asked him now as she noticed it was C-Sec affiliated cases.

"In the last week, I have had all my colleagues in my line of work killed off one by one by a specific individual. You either joined him or die, all 100 agents here on Citadel whatever assets and information they had were taken by force by Fist.

"John Wright, the owner of Chora's Den Harkin, loves visiting. So you got a rogue agent as well." Yoko muttered now.

"True, and Saren and Fist are partners now. Saren has managed a way to cripple the Broker's operations here on the Citadel by turning Fist against us. A few days no a little over a week ago.

"A Quarian came in with information on Saren." Yoko finished now as Barla sighed as he took a moment to breathe.

"Well you are quite informed, and it's good to see you don't rely on our services. However yes, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya came to a friend of mine for help. He directed her to me, and I set it up a deal. Saren wanted the information she had suppressed, and the Quarian let go."

"Essentially you paid and protected her and bury the information she had without fuss. No one would believe an individual such as her." Yoko pointed out as she knew this scheme. A reporter or a lawyer bought off would do that for another client in particular.

"Yes, that was the deal we made with her; however Saren undermined it entirely. He knew the Broker would file it away in the archive as blackmail."

"I am assuming what she had was something that something to his operations." Yoko guessed.

"She found a way to hack an actual Geth for data," Barla informed her now as the blonde straightened up now.

"Really?" she asked him now.

Barla nodded his head now. "She had the Geth module in hand and their actual program to showcase this to me."

"Then you sent her off to Fist for protection until you had the module verified by an expert if it's true."

"Exactly, before the deal was made she ran, Fist sent of Saren's men to collect it. However, she wasn't there at all, but she thinks the deal will go on."

"Only an idiot or a desperate person will believe that this deal will go on," Yoko pointed out to Barla now.

"Desperate because C-Sec declined her and this is her only chance to get away from this all. However, the people she will be meeting won't be ours it will be Saren's.

"With her all alone on the Citadel, she had no one to trust making it hard to stay in place," she added now.

"This is where you come in Yoko; I need you to hunt her down personally. I can't rely on C-Sec for the job, and I can't rely on agents the Broker sends to deal with this problem. Urdnot Wrex failed to deal with Fist before is escalated in time."

"A lot of ground to cover," Yoko muttered now.

"Not quite, I can at least narrow it down to the Zakera Ward, but Fist no doubt knows she can't go far as well."

Yoko sighed now as she gave some more thought to the situation. "Who treated her then?"

"Dr. Chloe Michel," Barla answered now.

"Okay, odds are she would turn to the person treating her for a job. Then I will have a personal chat with her to see if anything turns up." Yoko told him now.

"I would be careful Yoko; Fist thinks he is a kingpin now. He knows your background the most will move to capture or kill you on site. More of the former than the latter. You have experience in changing faces after all." Barla warned her now.

"Just great, now a delusional thug is after me as well. Do I have to deal with him so I can find my material witness?"

"If you keep facing resistance you will have to," Barla answered her now.

Yoko sighed now. "Well since I am here we can review my stock profile and accounts personally. I have a feeling I need to discuss it before heading out to the Citadel again."

"Of course, we have several things to talk about in particular. I have other clients that want you to invest in their companies. I also have Steven Armstrong a CEO here to see you. In this is about the N7 armor they were making for the female soldiers."

"I decline that offer, boob plated armor is for idiots," she remembered the first offer in general.

"Don't decline it for a dislike this time around; they managed to tweak it to your tastes after all. Besides that more money and connections never hurt to have after all. The most likely scenario is the fact you will be forced to hunt Saren down."

"My luck..." Yoko muttered now.

...

Zakera Ward presidium Junction

The elevator opened as the blonde stepped out of it now. As she looked around now. Often people would be too lazy to walk around the Citadel. Automated trains, elevators, and vehicles made it easier to traverse it.

Each of the methods allowed a person to track you easily or sabotage if they were creative enough. She couldn't put it past Fist to have some smart people to do something like that. That many dead Broker agents were no flukes after all. Since she knew all the alternative ways of getting around the Citadel and emergency passages it made it all the easier.

This passageway placed her on the lower market of the junction, and it was an excellent place to get off. If Fist had eyes on the clinic, he would no doubt have eyes watching her.

However, she had a plan in mind to slowly creep up to the clinic. Identify any threats and deal with accordingly, hopefully.

She made her way up the stairs now as she placed her sunglasses over the head. She activated the VISR program now as she put her hands in her pockets now. She walked in stride now to her destination.

*BOOM*

A thundercrack echo throughout the wards. As it made her stagger now as her shields flickered now flickered from it as he shields dropped for a moment. As she quickly activated her tech armor as people ran about in fear.

She took out her pistol to try and return fire now. However, the crowd was blocking her shot now.

She saw seven men running up in armor with assault rifles in hand now. They took up a military firing stance. She created a biotic barrier to block it now.

"Fire." one of them muttered now as the rounds were slipping through the barrier now. She felt the bullets hit the tech armor now as she dropped a biotic barrier to dodge.

"Fucking warp rounds," she muttered as she dodged and weaved through rounds. She was dashing side to side with biotics now. A sniper rifle hit making her stagger a bit as she noticed the mercenaries' assault rifle overheating.

She sprung into action and fired down the corridor shooting dropping two men. She ran forward now activating a program on her Omni-tool with her fingers now.

Three shurikens with eight-sided stars now as she rolled forward getting behind a pillar now. Her shields were recharging again as she smirked now as the shuriken she made.

The monomolecular sword is a cool idea, but not optimal in most gunfights. These shurikens were good for those fights along with the use of biotics.

Yoko felt her barrier slowly come back up, but with tech armor up it was making it slower. She heard the alarm for the assault rifles end as she reached into her pouch pulling a small drone. She activated tossing it forward now as it spawned a hologram of herself, she made sure to keep it out of the line of sight.

The advanced sensors on it help create a solid hologram, unlike the decoy program. Instead of giving it electricity or the traditional slugs, it fired hard-light rounds from the gun. All of this was capable via a neural link and the VISR program she had so she can control its actions

Yoko directed it to run out to the other pillar using a mere thought with the VISR program now.

She heard the sniper clipped the hologram barely as gunfire erupted again towards it.

She spun out from the pillar now as the drone managed to kill two of men with ease. Hard light technology wasn't something mass effect shields weren't going to stop at all. She tossed one shuriken downrange as she used her biotics to slow it down. She flicked one off angle to hit it now as the two bounced off each other, the two shurikens hit them square in their chest.

She threw the last one hitting in his forward killing him now square in his chest now as she ran forward as her drone tagged the last man killing him with a few well placed shot to the chest.

Yoko ran forward at full speed as she used her biotics to recall her drone forcefully and holstered her pistol.

She saw the Asari in the distance wielding a modified Mantis rifle. She saw her aim again as she lined up a shot. She fired a slug at the blonde, but the tech armor took the blow.

Yoko turned off the tech armor now to make it harder to be seen by the sniper.

The Asari looked frustrated now as she inserted another thermal clip in the gun now. Yoko dodged the next hasty shot as the Asari quickly reloaded again. Next shot came as the blonde Spectre slid under the gunshot. As she Asari dropped the rifle now and threw a warp at her.

Yoko rolled forward again barely dodging the warp now. She used all her body strength to vault off the ground and into a dropkick. She kicked the Asari in the chest and sent her sprawling back now.

The two quickly rolled to their feet now as the Asari pulled out a shotgun to fire at the blonde Spectre. Yoko batted it down with her arm as the round hit the ground now. She head-butted the Asari stunning her now. Yoko slammed her fist into her throat making Asari mercenary bend over. She was now unable to use her biotics for the moment now. The Asari pulled back trying to reach for her pistol as Yoko collected air with dark matter and compressed it, she blasted the Asari air blast knocking her against the far wall.

Yoko sighed now as she noticed the Asari slumping unconscious to the wall. Yoko walked over to the pistol and kicked it away from her body.

"You are lucky I didn't want you dead from the start," Yoko muttered now as she proceeded to handcuff her now. She made sure to remove the Omni-tool and bio-amp as well as check for other devices. She added a neural inhibitor collar to prevent any use of biotics from her.

The blonde pocketed the amp and hacked into the Omni-tool to check the messages now.

"Special Agent of the Reconnaissance Branch Yoko Minamoto is Alpha priority target. Do not treat her with kid gloves she is designated a hyper-lethal combatant and excels in close range combat and biotics the most. She is no slouch in other weapon disciplines — nothing you can't exploit by first glance and his highly adaptable.

She is an expert in capturing so delete any evidence you have of my messages. Note use surprise attacks only and make sure her armor isn't on.

Fist"

Yoko sighed now. "Very descriptive warning, but these are idiots after all," she muttered slipping the Omni-tool away in her pouch. "Might as well give STG a call."

...

The blonde sighed as the incident was over and Dr. Michel didn't know a thing about her Quarian material witness. Overall she tried to keep her business out of Tali's affairs for safety concern. However, the information she did gather from her was the fact she got data from a Geth unit. It collaborated Barla Von's testimony.

However, Garrus got there first and got Lt. Commander Alan Jay Shepard and his team involved in this hunt. Obvious thing they would chase down Fist for answers.

However, they forget that Saren wasn't dumb at, as he graduated from the Academy on the Citadel with high honors.

Since the Krogan Mercenary Urdnot Wrex has destroyed his best hideouts, he was forced to barricade himself at Chora's Den. If you take into account he hasn't run by now shows how burned he was an agent.

At best Saren would let him die and let his men scour the Citadel for her. No doubt was thinking he would win and keep his Spectre status. It would make anything he was searching for even more comfortable with the resources at hand.

However, there was one thing that stood out to her quickly despite her battle in the junction area.

This Asari Commando was heavily equipped and trained for battle. Someone with her skill set would or could take her out if she was careless. The one fatal mistake she made was the fact she used a Mantis rifle, which did poor against shields.

She wasn't counting on her wearing shields; the rifle excelled in punching armor and soft targets. Terminus Systems did have shielding tech, but it was expensive to upkeep in mind. Recharging and buying power cells was tedious, and ones with money can do so.

Many relied on using advanced body armor to stop bullets like the old days. Commando thinking that the blonde was wearing regular clothes would do the trick.

However, it was far from the truth as she watched from behind an observation glass as an STG officer was applying his trade to the commando in question. She had STG covertly dispose of the dead bodies and fake her death to throw off everyone looking for her.

She watched the agent in question come in now as he had a frown on his face.

"Agent Wiks? Something wrong?" Yoko asked him now.

"Padok will do fine Spectre Minamoto, but we have an issue. That Commando in question you brought in works for someone."

"Saren?" Yoko guessed now.

Padok nodded his head now. "Matriarch Benezia, this Commando's education, training, and health was governed by her. She was supposed to be a next-generation guard to Dr. Liara T'Soni; however, the Benezia's daughter rejected it all."

"Benezia sends an assassin after me? Benezia helped negotiated the ceasefire for the First Contact War? I met her during my award ceremony years ago. Why would she of all people go evil? It doesn't make any sense in what you are saying?" Yoko sounded bewildered by the news.

"It's not a mistake Yoko, and furthermore Benezia and Saren were using each other's influence and power to shape galactic events. Two of them were courting each other for quite some time."

"Jesus Christ..." Yoko muttered. "A lot of Asari Spectres respect her."

Padok sighed as he nodded his head. "I know, which makes this whole prospect complicated. Even if Saren was declared rogue of all things if Benezia hadn't shown up on our radar. She could have easily reported our progress back to him. However, fortune smiles upon you though."

"Such as?" Yoko asked her.

"Fist, he botched the deal with the Quarian. The initial meeting with the Quarian didn't go well. Since Fist went into hiding from the Krogan, he failed to join the trade. The Quarian responded in defense by using improvised tech mine and Omni-grenade to take down her assailants. Omni-tool made quick work of the rest."

"So she scavenged what they had, and she is living off it. Smart." Yoko said as another agent handed Padok some information now.

"I got something to do now Yoko if you excuse me," Padok told her now as she nodded her head.

"I will be sure to transfer the credits before I leave and thank you Padok." Yoko thanked as he nodded his head as he quickly left. She noticed the group of agents moving about now. Yoko saw they brought in unconscious C-Sec agents now — no doubt the traitors that were telegraphing Garrus's movements. She made her way to the secretary desk to pay her fee for the quick interrogation and clean up. She needed to head to her office at the Presidium Junction now.

…

Yoko stepped out of her sky car now as she finally made it over to the Presidium junction. The best way she could describe it was a multicultural Nakano Broadway. It had classy elements of the Presidium, but the lively like the five wards

People sold art, models, electronic magazine articles, games, etc. A lot of the things sold in Shin Akiba appeared as well. People sold or traded their goods on the second and third level of the mall for the sake of convenience. The ground level was different as it sold clothes, shoes, tidbits, and second-hand goods.

The basement of the place was a bulk sell trade of food or buying specialty food in question.

There was also a tram area that allowed people to head to the different arms of the Citadel. The station had several businesses there as well ranging from pharmacies to fashion boutiques.

The fourth floor in question was a bit different as there was a place for administration, security, C-Sec post, and several private businesses. One of them was hers after all. However, she would visit the shops later for the time being.

She needed access to her supercomputer in her office. It had direct access to the branch and C-Sec computers. It wasn't traceable, as she had to set up a lot of security to ensure no one could break in or use it. They needed a direct DNA sample and her badge to use her computer.

"Hey Dr. Minamoto?" a voice called out to her as she noticed it belong to a female Quarian named Halu. She was a Quarian who born from exile Quarian in mind. She owned a shop on the first floor called Wayfarer. It catered in helping custom tapestries, suits, and other small goods. Her father ran a shop in the second shop providing for repairing and custom tech work. Her mother helped with the clothing store in general.

"Yo, it's been some time Halu." Yoko greeted her now.

"It has, and I saw the news earlier. Good job of delivering the beacon?" Halu looked around now before turning towards her. "Did you find anything worthwhile of replicating?"

"My dreamcatcher and QEC tech are very close in regards to the device, but it's more bio-related. I can recreate it, but it will take some. However, the power source in question is something you can get behind at least. Well if you like doses of radiation coming from it." Yoko answered now.

Halu sighed. "Figures, Protheans never build anything practical that anyone can use. I have the tapestry you ordered ready, and I have someone that wants to meet you. I found her a little the other day." Halu explained as she motioned the blonde to follow her now as she did so.

As the blonde came to the stall in the room as Halu made it around now. "Hey Tali, can you bring out the tapestry in a box for me. Dr. Minamoto is here."

"Tali?" Yoko inquired now.

Halu hopped on her the balls of her feet. "A temporary worker, well since Tali had no place to stay. We invited her to our home since it had first-rate clean room protocols. I found the other day unable to purchase for herself; however, she is a wizard in technology. Tali even helps my father at his shop upstairs," Halu explained to her.

The blonde couldn't believe her luck of all things; however, Tali was in the area after all. Since Quarians favor more of vegetable diet, it makes sense they hit up the same places. Not very many people produced goods for Quarians, well if you weren't a Quarian."

She noticed the Quarian in the back wearing a pilgrim suit in nature. She saw the small upgrades, hexagon across its surface indicated better suit protection. It also had a way of attaching external plating to it now to make it combat ready. No doubt all the internal mechanism and medical devices were upgraded as well.

Halu hugged Tali. "This is wonderful Tali; you finally get the help you needed. Dr. Minamoto is busy a lot, but she knows Councilor Tevos personally. Even asked our store to make her a gift for her birthday once." Halu explained now as Tali set the box down on the table now.

"Do you? I mean..."

"Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, I already know your name after all. My case in question was to search for you. Weirdly enough I find you without looking."

"Case?" Halu asked her now as the two turned towards the blonde.

"I can't say much in public Halu, but there is a rogue Spectre out there. It's caused a shake-up so severely it rippled the branch internally." Yoko told her now.

"Branch?" Tali muttered getting defensively.

"Well I will explain more in my office, but know I know your problem. We will also need to make arrangements to Keenah'Breizh." Yoko tried assuring her now as she saw Tali's shoulder's sink.

"You have his body?" Tali asked her now as the blonde nodded her head.

"C-Sec has it, but I have proper authority to keep him in the morgue for now. Thank you Halu for picking her up before someone came along." Yoko thanked her now.

Halu looked confused. "How much trouble is she in?" Halu asked now.

"Enough to get your family killed if you were unlucky. No one thinks to look here of all places for Tali. Junction has high security, and most often people without the proper credentials don't make it this far." Yoko pointed out now as she paid for the tapestry now.

"Wait, let me show it to you," Halu suggested as she took it out the box now. It showed historical mural of her life so far. "We made it using the most beautiful silk, gold, silver, and plastics available."

"I can see that and thank you. I have something to put in that art room back at home." Yoko told her as Halu folded it up now and placed in the box now.

"Thanks for shopping with us and Tali trust her. She isn't someone that can be bought off by anyone or threatened."

Tali nodded her head. "Okay, I will trust your judgment Halu, and goodbye. Thank you for everything." Tali told her as the two hugged each other goodbye now. As the blonde soon motioned Tali to follow her now as the Quarian twiddled her fingers now.

"Do..."

"I am Mult-trillionaire women, and I have no interest in working with people who hurt innocent people Tali. Eden Prime was a place I invested in heavily and love going there." Yoko informed her now as she lifted her sunglasses. She looked over to Tali. "Even if you had no information at all, I make it mission to right wrongs after all. That C-Sec officer that ignored you will pay for his blatant racism."

Tali stopped twiddling her fingers now. "Really?"

Yoko nodded her head as they went a flight of stairs now. "Of course, Pallin may not have liked humans at first until I came along and changed his mind. I know it didn't affect his performance, but he knows he needs bodies out here."

A few minutes to reach their designation now as Tali noticed the place now. Tali saw personal art uploaded on an electronic portrait sign instead of neon lights.

"You don't have a usual sign like most people." Tali pointed out now as Yoko smiled.

"Well, there is a reason for that you know? How can you stand out from so many shops if they look the same? If you don't have a brand name that sticks out you can't make it far owning a shop on the Citadel. So everyone does their best to make the best impressions they can with their customers. Junction, unlike the Presidium Commons, is more inviting to crowds of people especially tourists. I find it quite charming I can make it off this sign.

"Though the people that registered me in the system forced me to use Minamoto Freelance Agency. I would call it Nexus; it would cater to the fact I can investigate crimes, do personal artwork, medical work, consult, and offer some tech support. Time to time I sell things I make in this machine to buy. However, it gets sold out quickly, so the prices on it are quite high for standard vendor machines.

"What do you need it for?" Tali asked her now as she noticed the machine in front of the building.

"Well to help pay for this space for me as well go forward into helping those in need," Yoko explained as she went through her security protocols now. As the door finally opened as it let the two in now as the lights came on.

Tali noticed the well-furnished office with a desk holding a supercomputer.

"It's so big in here," Tali muttered in awe as Yoko nodded her head with satisfaction.

"Sometimes I let myself go, but I have a bit of everything here." Yoko gestured to the right. "To the right of the room is everything an an apartment needs to house one person. Sometimes it gets too late, and I get too tired to go back home." Yoko blushed as she began setting the tapestry on one of the barren walls.

"To the left?" Tali asked her now.

"A tech lab with a medical bay combined. I got all the top of line equipment and supplies on hand there. So as you see, I can do a bit of everything. Besides that, the people who set it up appealed to my interests for me. Take a seat for me, while I grab a few things." Yoko suggested as she heads to mini-fridge to grab a few things.

Tali sat down at on the couch as the blonde came over to the table to sit in the recliner. She used biotics to assemble everything now as she had can of dextro-based Tupari there. As well a plate full of small sweet buns now that in a clean container now.

"I eat..."

"Normally paste, but these are small enough to fit in your induction port with ease. I use natural berries and small nuts that come from Volus farmer downstairs that sell real Quarian food. He sells a lot of Turians in general who want something different. He owns a plot on a former Dextro colony longed after your people left Council space. Yes, it has a medical grade scrubbing program for germs. At times I offer them to Halu when she visits me."

Yoko popped open a can of Grape soda now as she sat back now. She took out a datapad in the chair to write now. She activated the 3D camera to record the interview now. Tali took her time to eat and drink a bit now.

"Okay, before we begin let me state this Tali? This agency is my side job; this hides my real job in question." Yoko told her now.

Quarian cocked her head now. "Are you a spy for the Shadow Broker?" Tali asked her now.

Yoko giggled as she shook her head now as she took out her badge. As it the virtual intelligence spoke.

"This is Dr. Yoko Minamoto, an agent of Special Tactics and Reconnaissance branch. Employed and certified by the Council as the first human Spectre," it spoke as Tali's eyes widened now as the blonde smirked like a fox.

"You're a Spectre?" Tali asked her now.

Yoko nodded her head now. "Of course, people are surprised by the fact when I do tell them. However let's cut the chase Tali, I have tasked by the Council to find evidence of any collaborators or proof of his crimes so far. Covertly I already found evidence of him attacking Eden Prime and killing his former student Nihlus." Yoko informed the Quarian as she put her badge up now.

"Then my evidence..."

"Don't say it's not worth risk Tali? I only know enough about Eden Prime. I don't understand why Saren would do it, but your evidence might reveal why? Can you please share with me in what you got so far?" Yoko asked her now.

Tali nodded her head now. "I have an audio recording I managed to salvage from a Geth unit as well some data," Tali informed as she played it now.

She heard the audio recording start now.

"They found a beacon on Eden Prime, an intact one." a feminine voice spoke now.

"Good, but also bad Benezia, if it's tact it may hold a different message from the one we have. It may give me a clearer picture of where we can open the relay again.

"It's only a matter of time until the Reapers return."

"However we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves Eden Prime's defenses are no joke. Militia and private orbital defense platforms are no joke. The fleet of 20 ships that were made by Akatsuki is more dangerous than any typical Alliance ship. We will need to pull them away from the Colony."

"Pull them to Fehl Prime the sister colony and hire the Blood Pack to launch the assault. Declare it an emergency they can't ignore." Benezia told him.

The audio recording ended as Yoko frowned now as she saw her datapad recording it now.

"Well that's not good, can you connect to my database Tali so I can verify the authenticity of it. I also need to run a voice analysis on the second one." Yoko told her now.

"Sure." Tali agreed as she connected to as the blonde worked on her datapad for a moment now.

"It's excellent. Still..."

A chime from her intercom turned on now. "Dr. Minamoto?" a voice called out now.

"I am busy, and I am with a client," Yoko announced now.

"Ma'am, it's emergency that needs full attention." a voice called out now.

"Just hack the door or blow it down." a gruff older voice was heard now.

The blonde stood up now putting her things to the side now. She focused her biotics as she made her way to her now.

"We can't do that Wrex? Besides that this door is better than Fist's door hands down. It's made to handle explosives of all kinds since it's high-grade ship plating armor. Furthermore, it travels all along the wall, and she has an internal barrier system to keep people out if she demands it." she heard the familiar voice now.

She opened the door as she saw three humans, Garrus, and Krogan sitting there.

"I am doing something important here, go away," Yoko ordered them. One with N7 armor spoke up now as he took off his helmet revealing his shaved black hair and blue eyes.

"Our apology, but..." he stopped as he noticed the Quarian sitting down eating now. "Garrus..."

Garrus sighed now. "A female Quarian, why I am not surprised that Minamoto found her first," Garrus muttered now.

"She is with me, and no you can't interrogate her like you do Dr. Michel and Mr. Powell back on Eden Prime," Yoko told them now.

"The evidence..." one of them spoke.

"Will reach C-Sec's hands and Udina's hand in the next few hours. However, I am setting up the deal itself for exchange the data. Unless you want to pay for all the expenses yourself." Yoko told them.

"Can we have a sit down with her for a moment?" N7 asked her now.

"Only in the presence of Executor Pallin and no more. I will not have her, and my credibility shot thanks to your involvement." Yoko demanded now.

"Fair enough. By the way, it's Lt., Commander Alan Jay Shepard." he introduced himself now.

"I will escort her there personally after I wrap up a few things. Until then chill out for the moment." Yoko told them as she closed the door now.

Krogan chuckled. "You didn't even have time to set your foot in the door." he chuckled now.

"Of course, when Minamoto runs something herself she aims to complete the best way possible," Garrus muttered now.

The woman in the group looked at him now. "You sound mad Vakarian that a woman got one over you." she scolded him at his tone.

"Ever since my C-Sec days, I cannot fathom why she would work with people. At first, she was working to abuse the system, but that theory was proven wrong. However, people called her the ace in C-Sec, people came to her to solve problems. Then all of a sudden she quits and go solo doing a combination of jobs. Hell, most often she doesn't work in this office of hers. She owns it along with the house and dock of hers." Garrus pointed out now.

"You think she is still manipulating the system for her benefit?" Shepard asked him.

Garrus sighed now. "I think so, no one that rich donates that much money and then recovers so much of it quickly. I think she is running some lucrative side jobs."

"Let me guess people pass you off on that theory as well." the other male in the group spoke up now.

"Yeah, but let's wait on her to leave in case more of Saren's men showed up. Yoko ran into a hit squad earlier trying to visit Dr. Michel for answers." Garrus told them now.

"Well, I'm going off to get paid then, catch you later Shepard," Krogan told him as Shepard nodded his head now. He let the big Krogan go far as he turned to Garrus.

"In my book, I am assuming you don't want to face the Executor face to face alone." Shepard pointed out to him now.

Garrus shrugged now. "True," he admitted now.