Firearms snapped at the ready the moment Cole's voice sounded through the radio, warning his teammates of the approaching danger. Reese's fingers twitched into place, ready to pull the trigger. During their preparation period, prior to getting herself entangled in Cole's arms, Reese had outfitted one of her new pistols with cryogenic rounds. Moderately effective at applying permanent damage to an enemy's armor, Reese's cryogenic ammunition had the capability of flash-freezing anyone and anything for a brief moment, rendering them susceptible to lethal damage from even the most basic slug. Even with her surgical enhancements, Reese had little time to utilize her special ammunition before Cole had neutralized the first enemy, then brought the second down with an impressively accurate head shot. Both geth platforms crumpled to the floor in a heap of convulsing metallic parts, head lamps flickering desperately before finally blinking out.<br/><br/>"Nice work, Vanes," Reese complimented, offering her lieutenant a quick nod before creeping toward the destroyed geth troopers, broken and shattered in a puddle of their own fluids. She looked down at the nonfunctional bodies, helmet and visor hiding the frown that began to sprout on her face. "If the geth are already grappling with hostiles on their station, we must assume they're going to be even more aggressive than usual. They may believe we're allied with whoever has infiltrated, which means we could be facing more than one enemy here. Be on your guard."<br/><br/>The commander brought up her pistol once more, instructing her team to get on point again with a firm jerk of her head. "On me. Talyet, no wandering this time. You and Faust stay back, you understand me?"<br/><br/>"Yes, ma'am," the drell replied, his rough voice conveying a seriousness foreign to the alien's playful lips.<br/><br/>"Cole, I like your plan," she continued, carefully taking a few steps forward in the direction of a door leading to... who knew what. "If we can find a terminal, not only can we get a preliminary VI scan that'll dismantle the geth security systems, we'll be able to transmit any data back to AIDEN. If anyone can give us a solid idea of what the hell is going on here, he can."<br/><br/>The five continued their exploration, heading into the next chamber through the heavy sliding door. The emptiness and eerie silence did not seem to follow them as they pushed forward, as unlike the initial boarding area, this room seemed to be alight with warmth from various purring hubs housing offline geth platforms. The blue glow of the former room had given way to a bright, aggressive red, but this change did not seem to mean much here.<br/><br/>"Team, spread out, see if any one can find a terminal in here somewhere. If nothing, we'll move on to the next location. Be slow and be quiet." Her eyes darted to a "sleeping" geth prime unit attached to what looked to be a dead hub. No lights, no sound came from the machine, but this did little to settle her suspicions. The platform stood at an intimidating twelve feet, encased in ghostly white armor. She remembered seeing a platoon of prime platforms unleashed upon the Citadel presidium during the geth attack, recalled how quickly they moved despite their size, how devastating they could be in battle as they swept through the presidium with their pulse rifles, demolishing everything in sight. Their reinforced shielding and resistance to biotics and hacking made them terrifying enemies, and even Reese worried about her team's safety should the unit awaken.<br/><br/>"Team, sound off. What do we got?"