Anger welled up in her, blue energy flickering around her fingers. One of the colonists was frozen in stasis inside, alive but unable to move or communicate. But what was inside it made her stomach drop. As Mira walked over, the smell emanating from the pod hit her and made her scrunch her nose. The Collectors brought their own husks? A soft swearing from Garrus caught her attention and saw what he was looking at. They weren’t changed humans from the colony. It was similar to the ones found on Eden Prime but different. Rounding the first corner, Mira noticed the husk lying on the ground immediately. She hoped Mordin’s countermeasure worked.
It would have been beautiful if not for the lazy black smoke drifting up into the sky and persistent whine of the Seeker swarms. The colony was idyllic with harvest gold fields and rather pleasant temperatures.
Raising her heavy pistol, she surveyed the surroundings. Mira nodded to Garrus and Grunt to flank her. They almost arrived too late as their shuttle touched down and they exited. This was a time he wished Shepard was here with him. Resting his forehead against the door, Kaidan took a deep breath. He didn’t wait to see what they did with those things as he sealed the door to the building and locked himself in. His target was in sight and as he skidded to the door of the building, Kaidan saw the first wave of aliens landing on the ground, carrying some pods. A message needed to be sent, even if it was an old S.O.S.Ī swarm zoomed around a corner and tried to tag Kaidan but he threw them away from him as he pumped his legs, as fast they would take him. The communications tower was there and the building that housed the terminals lay on the far side. Dashing from the cover, Kaidan erected his biotic barrier and went to the spaceport. He didn’t need to be caught up by those things and become helpless. The colonists that were fleeing were now standing frozen in stasis made Kaidan’s stomach churn with dread. “Well, it isn’t Cerberus.” He muttered as the ship that destroyed the Normandy landed on Horizon. “Shit!” Kaidan swore and watched from cover of a pile of crates as the superheated clouds dissipated around the ship and revealed something he hadn’t seen in over two years. When he reached the bunker, the blast doors were closed and already locked from inside. The sky was turning to fire as a ship was entering atmosphere. The lone Alliance officer and trained soldier ran like hell to the laser turret bunker, to see if he could finally smash the thing in to work. He managed to swat at one that just landed on his neck and squashed it with disgust. All around him, the bugs were stabbing at the colonists, paralyzing them. The droning was filling the air as he ran backward trying to swat away the oversized insects. Raising his rifle again, Kaidan fired off a couple of bursts at the fast approaching swarm to little effect. His gut instinct warned him of danger and immediately yelled at Lilith to get the people into shelter. Kaidan spotted the dark mass flying down on the colony and used the scope to check it out. Still some anger and trust issues in there but not horrendous. A/N: Okay, the dreaded Horizon confrontation but….here is my version.