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Before anything else John needed to know how this kid knows so much.
“Listen..before I agree to anything I need to know how you know so much?”
She frowned slightly and looked down and then gesturing around her. “I'm pretty sure you’ve noticed that this is an old Cerberus lab..” At Johns unhappy nod she continues.
“Well...Cerberus had a lot of different projects..one of them being finding proof of an older Alien threat..and what they found was hell.” Standing up, she runs to a corner and grabs a small looking tablet and then returns to her seat. Handing it to him she points at several files.
“Just look. In it you’ll find all these weird words and translations and even descriptions of a race that came either before or around the same time as the reapers.”
Frowning John looks it through trying to take in all the information. This..this is not good.
“From what this says they look human?” At her nod his frown only deepens. If that’s true then they would be able to infiltrate places with no problem. Who knows how long this has been going on. They could be in some of the highest positions which means the probability of them getting to the new council is pretty damn high.
“Dammit..”With a huff he tossed the tablet to the girl and ran a hand down his face. This was gonna be a mess. He looked back over to the kid and sighed.
“Alright.”
Looking up with wide eyes a grin slowly appeared on her features. “Really?! You’ll help!?”
With a chuckle John gave a nod and stood up. “Yeah. It’s the least I could do since you did bring me back from the dead after all.”
With an excited shout she quickly jumped from her chair and ran to a pad and placed her hand on it. After a series of beeps a door opened to reveal a room with some familiar looking clothes. In slight shock John walked over and picked up a familiar looking jacket.
“I made sure to have these ready. They might fit a little off but i think it should be good enough for now.” Smiling she turned her back to him. “You can go ahead and change i’ll get everything ready.”
And with that the doors closed behind her and John was left alone. He couldn't help but linger as he changed, each item bringing back memories, some good some bad most involving Kaidan and a night to remember during shore leave.
Once he finished he caught sight of his own reflection and looked at it a bit surprised. Whatever this kid had done, it made him look at least 5 years younger..hell most of his scars were gone, one thing that was unforgettable though are his eyes. A piercing blue that few could recreate..a blue similar..he quickly shakes off that though and heads to open the door.
What meets him is a practically destroyed lab and his young savior standing with 5 bags filled with who knows what. Looking at her with a raised brow she gives a shrug.
“This place had a lot of important and dangerous info stored here. Now that were leaving we can’t just leave it for anyone to get a hold of! Besides i have everything right here.” With a grin she taps a finger against the small tablet from earlier and then points a finger at John.
“And before you even think of trying to leave me behind it’s not happening! I am the only one who has any sense of knowledge on how to handle these guys and I won't take no for an answer!” She crosses her arms stubbornly and stares him down. Letting out a laugh John picks up three of her bags before waiting for her to lead the way.
“So long as you duck when i say duck we should be fine.” The stubbornness was so familiar to him, he couldnt put his finger on it.
With another smile she gives a nod grabbing the last two bags. “Great! Let's get going then! There is still one ship that works and I made sure to get rid of the Cerberus logo so we don't raise any suspicion.” And with that they were off..