by dinoman666 » Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:44 am
It wasn't long before the story was revealed through a combination of the Captain's log and the navigation log: this freighter, the MSV Cornucopia, had been out dangerously close to the Perseus Veil. Apparently they had discovered some sort of alien artifact. Believing it was Forerunner, they had brought it aboard their ship to sell later, only to have the device somehow "brainwash" the crew. The ship had plotted a course straight into the Perseus Veil, as if it wanted the Geth to find them. The ship was never heard of again... until now.
The formerly locked door slid open, and a single Collector silently emerged, pushing the crates out of the way and standing to the side. A chorus of moans echoed from the darkened passageways beyond, and a swarm of humanoid creatures, semi-organic, semi-mechanical, poured forth, winding their way through the mazelike cargo area, climbing over obstacles and charging haphazardly at the squads...
"Heroes have morals. Villains have work ethic."
-Megatron