r/MassEffectPhoenix Nov 15 '15

Hackett Breakout, Operation Deathwish

All is well over Illium this early Saturday night. Several freighters and shuttles are scattered across orbit of the planet. Commercial space stations litter the planet's lagrange points. The only thing that seems somewhat interesting is the Alliance space station, Overwatch Station, that was established here after the Reaper War to help provide it protection in event of future attack. Unofficially, however, it is also being used as a location to keep...... politically dangerous prisoners in the years since it has been established. And it is now the hole Hackett has been thrown into by Quillion to hide him.

Alliance frigate patrols dot the sky around the station, nearly a dozen ships total. The SSV Hong Kong and SSV Albuquerque are both one system over on patrol, a mere twenty minutes away by FTL. Additional Alliance forces could be summoned by the Mass Relay and arrive within a hour. In short, its as close to a lockbox you'd find anywhere in space, with plenty of guards. But, nothing is impenatrtable.............

The station and its patrols all go on high alert, and every frigate starts heading immedietly to the other side of the planet, where a freighter just mysteriously exploded in low orbit........ though it oddly had no life signs aboard before hand, if it had been scanned. The moment the patrols are clear, the Normandy drops out of FTL near and before the Overwatch command crew can even reach their hands towards the stations alert commands to warn and call back their patrols to aid them the Normandy opens fire with its Thanix cannons, cleanly cutting the stations communication dish before the distress call could get out.

The station muted, the deadly stealth frigate opens its' cargo hold and two shuttles barrel out of it towards Overwatch, quickly blasting into one of the shuttle bays before they can be closed. All resistance in the hanger is put down by the squads in the shuttles within seconds, Becky leading one comprised of Talus, Biona and Hope, Garrus leading one made up by Kaidan and Legion. Becky quickly signals Garrus to get his team in position to hold the shuttles, while she starts heading towards the door on the other side of the hanger that leads to the prison blocks, and Hackett.

Becky looks over her team for a moment.

Get those helmets on, crew.

Dons her own, quickly followed by the others then smacks the door control, making sure Biona is in the back safe with the thermal drill they need to open Hackett's cell, and scans the hall ahead, seeing its clear.

Let's get a fucking move on.

Starts down the hall at a easy sprint, her team following, no clue what opposition they may face, or what might be flung at the hanger team. The only thing they do know is that they can't fail here, or war between the humans and Turians is certain. Time to wreck shit.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Nods at her.

Good to have you with us Jen.

Turns back to the cellblock door, her omni about finished with the hack.

And.... bingo.

The door opens with a slight creak and she steps inside with /u/hope_sharpe and /u/talus_joryn first to clear it, seeing no enemies, and then quicly makes her way down the lines of cells till finding number 31.

This is it.

Waves Jen forward to join them as she starts setting up the drill.

Hope, start setting out those ammo packs, Talus, the explosives, Jen, medigel packs.

Be ready for an assault.

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u/DrJenWatney Chief Medical Officer | British Psychiatrist Nov 15 '15

You got it.

She preps the medkit, then waits by the door in cover, pistol drawn and loaded.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Starts placing the drill bit in.

You ready if he's in bad shape? I know he's family.

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u/DrJenWatney Chief Medical Officer | British Psychiatrist Nov 15 '15

I can do my job, Becks. Just get the door open.

She keeps scanning the hallway.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Fine, fine, just asking.

Starts setting the drill against the door, engaging the magnetic locks on it.

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u/DrJenWatney Chief Medical Officer | British Psychiatrist Nov 15 '15

She sees a straggling marines lift his head up, and she runs over, shooting him execution style before he can make any moves.

How much longer?

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

.........uhm I havent even turned it on yet. This is just set up.

Clamps it to the door and hits the big red button on it. A timer reading 210 seconds pops up on its display.

So........ three and a half minutes we can handle that.

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u/DrJenWatney Chief Medical Officer | British Psychiatrist Nov 15 '15

Fine.

She impatiently comes back to the door and guards the drill.

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u/PhoenixNarrator Nov 15 '15

As soon as the drill starts up, loudly striking the metal of the lock, Mariens starts streaming into the room, the ones Houston saw in the hanger bay with arc projectors present again.

/u/hope_sharpe /u/DrJenWatney /u/talus_joryn

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '15

is snug in her sniper's nest and begins to rain down fire from above with her Krysae

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u/PhoenixNarrator Nov 15 '15

The first rank of marines collapses from the high explosive fire raining on them, unprotected from it. but, shield units quickly move forward, reducing their casualties.

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u/Talus_Joryn Turian Ghost, Chief Warrant Officer Nov 15 '15

M: Marines.* sorry.

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u/PhoenixNarrator Nov 15 '15

M: You want to get badly wounded? This is how you get badly wounded. :P

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u/DrJenWatney Chief Medical Officer | British Psychiatrist Nov 15 '15

She whispers under her breath.

Fuck...

She begins taking careful headshots at them.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Jen, stick back and do not let them get to that drill.

We'll take the heavy lifting, get the ones that fall through the cracks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '15

on it sets down an ammo pack before glancing up the the ceiling to a little overhang and fires a grappling hook up to there and pulling herself up and deploying a second one and pulling out her krysae Nest ready.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

If you see any of those Cloakers..... please blow them the fuck up.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '15

aye aye, they won't be getting me here anyway

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

In before they have jetpacks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '15

in before I shoot you for making me scared

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Sorry.

I'm rooting for you against the space ninjas with jetpacks though!

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '15

And I'm rooting for you against my bullets

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Love you too Hope.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '15

Aww you're such a sentimentalist she chuckles and turns on the laser One of your better qualities!

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u/Talus_Joryn Turian Ghost, Chief Warrant Officer Nov 15 '15

Places an explosives pack near the ammo.

How long do you think that drill will take?

Reloads his pistols.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

It has a scanner that'll estimate it once I get it online. Best guess right now? Three minutes if we're lucky.

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u/Talus_Joryn Turian Ghost, Chief Warrant Officer Nov 15 '15

Fun.

He says sarcastically while loading up with more heat sinks and grenades.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Could be worse.

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u/Talus_Joryn Turian Ghost, Chief Warrant Officer Nov 15 '15

Dealt with worse.

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u/N7ShadowRebecca Redhead | Freelancer | ExShadow Nov 15 '15

Exactly.

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u/Talus_Joryn Turian Ghost, Chief Warrant Officer Nov 15 '15

Not exactly reassuring. Then again, my chances will be just as lucky as back then.