Citadel Part 1 Arriving and a Operative snagged

-Citadel-

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"You should be fine Commander. I will see you later with everyone else." Dr.Chakwas headed to the hospital with the others. The more critical patients anyway from Eden Prime that were recovered.

"Later doc." Leo watched her leave and couldnt help to feel aroused. "Damn that is just a nice piece of ass. Make so many younger women be ashamed of themselves. Already popped out a few kids to. Such an exam... Ow!"

*Whack!* He turned around to see Jane had hit him.

"Show a little respect."

"You are absolutely right. That was to common." Leo gave her a grin. "What I should have said, that is a very beautiful woman. My apologies. She is not some gutter trash slut or an Asari during her wild years."

"Wow, you really are a pig." Ashley said.

"Of the filthiest sort." Leo gave her a bow before turning away. Spiritual energy gathering around him in droves. 'The Citadel is a Champion Cultivator's wet dream! To bad, I don't cultivate Blood!'

With the continuos death that all took place on the Citadel, a lot of races have died here. Souls would be a great gathering type as well.

"Commander Leo, my husband would like to meet you." Nirali said.

"Well dang. Time to act all proper now." Leo gave a mock smile. "Lead the way."

"Why now?" Someone said from behind.

"She is a married woman. A very devoted one to. Treating like any of you is just disrespectful? Leo rolled his eyes as if what he said was normal. He and Jenkins walked down the ramp with Nirali. "Good luck with getting screwed by the Council!"

"That is not funny!" Jane said angrily. Anderson came up behind them. "Haaa, what is the problem now?"

"Something the matter?" Anderson looked a little off-put. Especially with the face of the crew.

"No sir. We are ready to go." Jane said. They were off to meet with the council.

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A few hours later-

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Leaving the hospital with a clean bill of health was worthwhile. Finding out that Dr.Chandra was reassigned to the Normandy sucked, however. Dr.Chakwas and herself hit it off making it even worse. Darryl would be in recovery for a few weeks if not months. No surgery which he was happy for.

Nirali was happy to get the transfer to the Citadel attachment. Her husband couldn't stop thanking Leo and Jenkins. It made Jenkins really proud of serving. Leo just kept a smile on his face. They parted ways then and there.

Deciding to keep in touch of course. Nirali was a contract signer after all. She would work on gathering various intel and correspond with the A.I. who she believed to be Leo of course.

"So what now?" Jenkins asked.

"Hmm, now we go and.. Party or.. Play hero maybe? I do not know. There has to be a place you always wanted to go to on the Citadel right?"

"Chora's Den." Jenkins answered with a straight face.

"Bet!" Leo leads the way. On the way, he received a call from Jane. He ignored it. 2 minutes later, Jenkins received the call. Leo moved in front of him out the way. "Do not tell her you know where I am."

"Umm." Jenkins answered it. "Commander Shepard, what can I do for you."

"Have you seen my brother? The council shut us down like he said they would. Saren did not make it easy for us. Anderson wants us to find a way to get some proof to expose him." Jenkins had a lopsided grin on his face. He chuckled loud enough for Jane to hear it. "Corporal Jenkins, where is my brother!?"

Nihlus had ordered them to keep quiet about his condition. Slipping off somewhere the moment the Normandy docked.

"Umm yah see.. Actually I have no idea." Jenkins looked over and saw Leo was nowhere in sight. "He ran off somewhere Commander."

"Of all the nerve! I am gonna chew him out! The galaxy is at stake and he is running around doing who knows what!" Jane was beside herself. She was starting to see why it was difficult to find any info on her brother's activities over the years. That and the A.I. kept messing with her attempts. 'Gonna have to shake down that lead with C-Sec on my own then.'

"Well, he might have gone to Chora's den..." Jenkins felt bad. But Jane looked really pissed. 'Sorry, Leo. Should not be that bad.'

Leo ran into someone he didn't expect to. But then again, the memories triggered a nice little surprise for him at times. A young caramel-skinned woman who was doing her best to not be spotted by anyone.

Which she succeeded in. No different than anyone else really. Except for the fact she was a Cerebrus Operative still. Should be before the time she leaves Cerberus. Which should be in another year or so.

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Maya Brooks-

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"The sweet, sweet, ass of a Cerberus undercover super-bitch. Oh, my burning stars." Leo said coming up to Maya. "Do tell me you are here to join me? What I wouldn't give to show you the Havanna Nights."

"Pass you Rat." Maya said angrily. She looked around to see if anyone heard him. Seeing his Omni-tool shining let her know he did something again. "Come on Leo, not funny."

"You are right. But it helps sell your undercover. Genuine anger works best. I can defintely play the jilted lover asshole." He wrapped Maya in an embrace. She fought a little before relenting. "Need help or nah?"

"Give me that scrambler in your omni-tool and we have a deal." Maya never broke eye contact with him. Leo typed away sending the file over. Which she thought he wouldn't do. "Thanks. Heard a lot of things about you lately. As well as your sister. She was tapped for Spectre status. But not you."

"Yup." Leo moved his hand back to the nape of her neck. A light caress that caused her to flinch. Touching the mark that was there. "What happened?" Leo stopped playing around and showed general concern. "Disagreement with a few people again?"

"Disagreement with an Operative." Maya said lowly. Showing a smile sign of weakness. Something she hated to do. "You know about my past and a little to much. Can I trust you?"

"Yes." Leo said. He clicked his Omni-Tool sending a digital contract over. "Read this, agree to this and I can help you further." Maya skimmed then read it again. Shaking a little in anger. 'Yah know, I really hope things do not become to.. crazy. Yeah, that is the word for it.'

A.I.- It will be fine. A perfect candidate to help with things. She is also as smart as Miranda. Well, just a little under. But all of it earned through hard work. She will be fine mentally.

"Holy shit!" Maya said. Breaking her British accent a little. She signed. Causing a little energy to seep into Leo. Which he was in desperate need of. He spent to much time running through the information given by his brother Maxmillion. "So.. I am defintely taking that Sabbatical."

Maya typed away on some things. Her fingers almost dancing on the Omni-tool. The A.I. sent her some info that would help her tie things over with the Illusive Man. As well as make her work easier to move around. A simple message to pull strings to get her assigned the Normandy and she would be finished.

The power of money and connections is dangerous. Even more so to the regular person.

"The ShadowBroker's operative Maya.. she is alive. Well retired now." Maya said quietly. "The first person I killed, alive all this time. Your Employer is dangerous. Very dangerous. I am going to send word to her. It may not be the smartest thing to do, but I am going to do it."

"Ok." Leo gave her time to herself. Hitting his Omni-tool to review some data. His back turned to Brooks. Which was a dumb move. But built trust between them. The A.I. would notify him of anything like an attack. 'Jack is a pain in the ass to get. But already had the groundwork down. No sense in letting that go to waste. But at least she joined. Zaed will do better with time. And Kasumi is good enough tech-wise. Need my own ship.'

A.I.- Working on it. Well not really. Working on making sure you do not die. You need a much higher cultivation to do whatever you want. The upgrades you have designed are defintely worthwhile, however.

'Yeah. But need more stuff and guinea pigs. Which I think I have a lead on.'

"Good to go." Maya said. "Credentials all ready and the Normandy Officers were made aware. A special attachment that answers only to you. And the "brass" of course. But they will not intrude much, as long as Cerebrus gets what it wants. A few Xenos are on board I hear."

"Will it be an issue?"

"No. Not that much of a Xeno hater. About the same for everyone else. Specifically, human slavers forcing children to mine." Maya said with a little venom. "So small amounts."

"Yeah.. small." Leo smirked. "Everything here is not the main goal." His voice turned serious leaning into her. Maya looked at him unflinching. "The target is the "Initiative Project" and its people. All of our work will really be done there. Research and colonizing the planets. Habitat 7 will be a failure to them when we arrive. But perfect for us. As well as a lot of other planets."

"It will not be ready for 3 years or so." Maya said. The contract gave her a little insight in what awaited them there. It was up to her to get resources to the Cerebrus attachment with out causing a panic. Just citing to be insightful in a way. "I know just who to make sure the operatives involved already kick things up more... safely."

"Sooo, Chora's Den to have some fun and a few drinks?"

"Umm, I will go and get some things." Maya backed away from him. Giving an appraising eye. "The Normandy is just so small. So need to make sure I have some things besides the standard stuff. Catch ya later, Commander."

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A few other People-

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Searching the Citadel a little, Leo made sure to check his omni-tool over while practicing his spiritual sense. Picking up who was strong biotically and physically in a way. A few people of note happened to be a Hanar.

The big jellyfish type thing seemed to be able to detect him. His mental defenses would have to be honed to prevent that from happening again. Heading to the multiple stores, he did a few purchases for later. Buying metals and different chemicals.

When asked if he needed it shipped he declined. Carrying the boxes until he reached a secured place. Checking to make sure none was nearby as well as security and the Keeper's were not present, he tucked it away into his Internal Space. The cases were left on the outside of course.

The Internal Space was a small area inside his soul scape. It allowed him to bring in physical material. Currently only 30 feet wide or so. As he rose in rank, it would be easier to increase the size.

"Ok now to.." Leo stopped as his Omni-tool went off again. "..well nice." Clicking it, he was happy for the two on the line. Kasumi Goto and Zaed Masani were checking in. Both people the A.I. recruited for him. Leo would ask later about the details. Currently, it did not matter. A brief conversation and they disconnected. "Ok, what about the other person you talked about?"

A.I.- You need to remember to talk to me mentally Leo. AS for the other person, they are currently dealing with some trouble. I suggest heading to Chora's Den like you originally were.

'Right right.' Leo frowned at having forgot so quickly. It was a good thing he was looking at his Omni-tool currently. So not that bad if someone managed to sneak up on him. 'Maybe a good ole drink will make things better for me.'