Mid-Chapter Update
A chilling scream would echo throughout the Normandy, putting many aboard on high alert.
The Normandy veterans would recognize the sound to be one of the Husk Banshees, horribly emaciated creatures made from corrupting certain Asari. The creature's screams would seem to emit from everywhere at once, the creature making use of a warping ability to travel throughout the ship unhindered. It would eventually come to the observation deck, where one Elizabeth Comstock had taken shelter along with many members of the Normandy's crew.
The elevator doors would slam open at a heavy velocity, crunching against the walls with the sound of grinding metal. The Husk asari stepped out into the room on shaking feet, looking almost akin to an old woman in the midst of arthritis. It was taller than even Bubba, its grisly grin taking in the unfortunate people around her.
It leaned forward, raising its clawed hands outward and emitting another scream. This one rocked the very foundation of the observation deck, forcing those within the room to slam their hands against their ears in pain. The scream seemed to worm itself inside their heads like an insidious insect that threatened to tear apart their minds. Elizabeth had looked serene moments before, but now she looked mildly concerned.
"Here...?" she muttered, before the Banshee suddenly warped across the room, a blue streak painting the air and tracking its rapid movement. It appeared before Elizabeth, its dead eyes staring deeply into her own. The girl's mouth hung open, looking terribly confused as to what was even happening.
Then, the Banshee suddenly turned, eyes fixing on Bubba. It swiped with its claws, slamming against his helmet hard enough to knock him backward. It seemed if he hadn't been there, Elizabeth would have been the one to take the strike.
"Everyone get back!" screamed Kaidan, glowing blue and standing at the broken elevator doors. Tossing a hand out, what appeared to be a blue sphere seemed to emit from the biotic and moved through the air to slam into the Banshee. It exploded against what seemed to be a barrier, a flash of blue and purple sparking off the impact. This pushed Elizabeth out of her stupor, who leaped back from the creature and raised her hands. A tear appeared above the galaxy map, showing a small glimpse of some kind of alternate Normandy where a chain gun was installed into the cieling. The weapon automatically sensed the danger of the Banshee and turned on it to unload a barrage of firepower. The bullets slammed into the already weakened barrier, threatening to pop it at any moment.
The final blow came from an electrical explosion, bursting the barrier and knocking the Banshee to its knees. Standing beside Kaidan, Garrus grinned as he aimed a sniper rifle at the prone Banshee, letting off a shot that whizzed through the air and popped a hole in the creature's head. Working effortlessly in tune with his fellow companion like he'd done so often before, Kaidan formed a barrier around the dead Husk as it glowed a brilliant blue, ensuring that the creature's resulting biotic explosion upon death hit no one at all. Once the danger had passed, Elizabeth closed the tear and let out a sigh. She looked more flustered than she had at any point on this journey.
"I... thank you. Good work."
***
Down in the med bay, there came a disturbance in one of the vents. Echoing the Doctor's earlier shenanigans, Junko Enoshima came crawling out the vent looking distraught.
"Oh my god, one of those things are in the vents! So, so gross! Ugh, this shit is awful!"
Arcade, having been assisting Mordin and Dawnstar, aimed his pistol at the girl and and clicked his tongue.
"Why were you hiding in the vents, anyway?" He gave the girl a disapproving glare, trying to relent on admonishing her for what he felt was downright moronic behavior. Instead, he aimed his gun at the vent opening, waiting for whatever lurked inside to crawl out. He hadn't had much experience with these creatures, but he knew it was common for the human-like Husks to crawl through small spaces such as these. Those ones were the simplest and easiest to deal with, leaving Arcade with little doubt that their precarious hold on the infirmary hadn't been compromised.
Except, when the Husk started to crawl out of the thin space, it didn't appear to be the kind Arcade was expecting at all. It slid out quickly, standing upright to aim the gun attached to its arm at Junko's head.
Arcade shooed the girl to move, but she stood frozen like a deer in the headlights. Darwinism at its best. He attempted to stop the creature's attack by popping off a shot into its head, but the attack was useless against the creature's chitinous shielding. Time seemed to stand still for a moment, Arcade's eyes widening at his miscalculation. He watched as the creature's gun glowed brighter, just about ready to deliver a killing strike on the young girl. With both Mordin and Dawnstar distracted, Arcade knew this was all on him now.
He propelled himself forward, slamming into Junko and sending her careening into one of the gurneys. He heard only the sound of the girl crying out as the creature's attack slammed into his chest and sent him flying backward. His limp body rag-dolled as it slid across the ground for a moment, his pistol flying off into a corner off the room. The wound left a gaping hole in Arcade's chest that smoldered and permeated a foul smell throughout the room.
Junko's screams grabbed the attention of Legion, who stepped out of the server room to find the chaotic scene. Having appointed itself in charge of protecting the server room, it figured those in the infirmary had the situation handled; clearly, that was not the case. As the Husk turned its attention back to Junko, Legion wasted no time by unloading a flurry of bullets into the creature's back, cutting through its armor and killing it before it could cause any more damage.
"We have the situation handled," it said. Junko only shook and sobbed in response, having curled herself into a ball in utter fear.
***
As the final Husks were cleaned up, EDI's voice emitted over the ship's intercom.
"Enemy forces are no longer detected. The Normandy is free of danger for the time being. Damage to the ship is minimal, and the Normandy will be in full operation in just a short amount of time."
In the resulting aftermath, it was learned that only a few crew members, alongside Arcade Gannon, had been killed. The crew of the Normandy grieved for their losses, but were at least relieved to know the loss could have been much greater. It was during this time that
Asgore Dreemurr was returned to the ship, determined to be
innocent. In addition, it seemed the group had suffered two more losses--
Lisa Lisa and
Joseph Joestar. Due to the nature of their deaths, it was determined they were killed by the indoctrinated traitors and not the Husks. Shepard gathered the crew to the armory where the murders had occurred.
"I've had Mordin look over the bodies. Feel free to look over the scene more directly, but he's given me the probable causes of death. Well, not that they aren't obvious." Looking down at the two bodies, Lisa Lisa looked the more garish, her body practically covered in blood.
"She has cuts all over. She died from blood loss." As for Joseph, he looked slightly more presentable, only suffering from a large wound to his chest.
"Gunfire did this. We've determined it was one of our own guns." Shepard gestured to the rack of weapons.
"The UN's given me the go to send another person up, so we're gonna have another vote. They've also told me some unfortunate news... These two were what they call agents. It seems they were the ones secretly scanning some of the crew."
~CAST LIST~
@Atomyk as Steven Cortez [Mass Effect]
@Hospes as Kofuku Ebisu [Noragami]
@Verite as Joseph "JoJo" Joestar and Lisa Lisa [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]
@Kaykay as Haruka Kaminogi and Karasu [Noein]
@Bomb as Deemo and Little Girl [Deemo]
@The Silver Paladin as Emmeryn [Fire Emblem]
@Crow as Producer Kido and Hoshi Shouko [The Idolmaster]
@Justin Charming as Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson and Elijah Mikaelson [The Vampire Diaries/The Originals]
@CCC Kouhai as Sugar [OFF]
@Archmage Jeremiah as Applejack and Applebloom [My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]
@Lizzy as Toboe [Wolf's Rain]
@Sen as Sal [Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea]
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as Big Daddy [Bioshock]
@Gwazi Magnum as The Master [Doctor Who]
@C.T. as Qrow Branwen [RWBY]
@Jeremi as Skeletor [He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]
@The Tactician as Shizuo Heiwajima [Durarara!!]
@DapperDogman as Koro-Sensei [Assassination Classroom]
@Josh M as Starman/Thom Kallor [DC Comics]
@OrlandoBloomers as Boba Fett [Star Wars]
@Sir Ni!-ck as The Tenth Doctor [Doctor Who]
@Raven as Ezekiel Jones [The Librarians] and Deathstroke/Slade Wilson [DC Comics]
@Crimson Spartan as Courier Six [Fallout]
@The Great Detective as Esper and Mastermind [Elsword]
@york as Dust and Fidget [Dust: An Elysian Tail]
@Mari as Rey [Star Wars]
@Librarian Goat as Asgore Dreemurr [Undertale]
@DBZ7 as Jonathan Joestar and Johnny Joestar [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]
@Schnee Corp Lawyer as Deadpool [Marvel Comics]
@Krieg as Bane [Nolanverse Batman]
@Gibbons as Sogiita Gunha [Raildex]
@IntrusivePenDesperateSword as "Manly" Dan Corduroy [Gravity Falls]
@T.O.M. as Broly [Dragon Ball]
@Mighty Roman as Larfleeze [DC Comics]
@Cromartie Sarkissian as Roy Harper [Arrow]
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Boba Fett - Voted out - [Role - Vanguard]
Esper & Mastermind - Killed! - [Role - Refugee]
Broly - Voted out - [Role - Reaper Signal]
Roy Harper - Killed! - [Role - Refugee]
Asgore Dreemurr - Voted out [Role - Refugee]
Lisa Lisa & Joseph Joestar -
Killed! - [Role - Agent]