The space odyssey of the snow leopard

Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Escape from the Citadel



Liara and I got out of my ship when some people approached us.

"These are the ones who will take the cargo, could you open the cargo compartment." I nodded and asked my wife to open it.

"You, this is your first time at the Citadel, do you want me to become your guide?" I shook my head

"No, you need to mind your own business, I'll take a walk a little and maybe return to Omega station."

"I strongly recommend that you be careful if you are going to do any further business with Arya..."

I waved my hand

"I know I'll manage somehow," I said as I left.

Having reached the elevator, I began to think about where I should go, as far as I remember, there is an entertainment area below, where Shepard's apartment was in part 3. But since I still have no money, I won't go there, well, I have a little, which is enough for food at most.

I chose the floor with residential sectors; as far as I remember, there were cafes there with quite beautiful views.

Having risen to the floor I needed, but at least everything was like in the game, before the Cerberus attack, I turned right and, going straight, I came out onto the stairs, from where a beautiful view opened up.

And you won't think that this is not earth, but a station located in space, and, moreover, a catalyst for future weapons.

And now I'm wondering whether I should intervene or not?

This could have saved Shepard from a tragic ending, and besides, I want to see the "little blue kids", I remember this dialogue in the game, the cutest one could find. 

I'm sure Shepard is a woman here, and all because Liara showed me a pendant that had a small photo of them together.

And their children would be very cute.

Many would think how can they have children?

Well, if you have played the game, you should know that the Azari race is a race consisting only of women, and they can have a child from both men and women. And the child will always be born of his mother's race, that is, Asari.

Going down the stairs, I went out onto the veranda of the cafe and approached the counter.

"Good afternoon milady!" said the guy, he had blond hair, blue eyes and could be called handsome if I were straight, but I'm a lesbian so I don't care about guys, I only want to admire beautiful women's bodies. BUT! Without cheating on your wife! 

"Yes, I want regular coffee, and probably a cream cake," I said looking at the menu

"You have 500 credits!" - I gave him 500 credits, I honestly don't know how much it is, well, I think it's just right for coffee and cake."

"The payment has been completed, you can sit down at one of the free tables for now, as soon as your order is ready the waitress will bring it to you." I nodded and sat down at the table that was in the corner of the veranda near the railing.

While I was waiting for the order, I had time to think about everything that happened to me.

I died, which is not surprising, I was unemployed, but I had some money to live on, I spent all my time playing games. I didn't want to go outside, there were people there who scared me. Yes, I was afraid of people, as I said, my ex-girlfriends constantly broke my heart, causing pain, which led to the fact that I was very afraid of people. Even a banal trip to the store was a feat for me, which I accomplished with difficulty. Therefore, it is not surprising that I died with the lifestyle that I led.

But what then, I met a little girl, maybe 9 years old, but I had the feeling that I had seen her somewhere, but I couldn't remember. I thought it was a dream, but I was wrong and what happened in the end?

I moved, well, at least I didn't have to be a child again!

I became a beautiful girl, and also a cat, namely a snow leopard. I don't know why, but it didn't bother me, and I asked for it myself, but I thought at least something would happen when I changed from a guy to a girl, but there was no conflict, as if I had always been a girl.

Maybe that's what happened?

But as far as I remember, I didn't have gender dysphoria, as if I was in a body that wasn't mine. Can I be considered transgender?

But what I have, transgender people would kill for it. From a biological point of view, I have always been a girl, and I did not have to undergo any operations or swallow pills.

AAA. Everyone needs to forget about the past life and enjoy the new one.

Now I have a wife, which is very good, and the fact that she is my spaceship is twice as good. She won't hurt me, and apparently I'm no longer afraid of people, since I calmly talked to everyone I met.

Yes, even traveling through space itself has become the norm for me, which in a past life I took as a joke. But the journey itself will not limit me to the Milky Way galaxy; I can fly to other galaxies, with the capabilities of my ship, which took others several centuries, while in cryogenic capsules. 

But what now? What should I do?

I don't want to be a military man, they are too limited, and I don't want to submit to anyone except my wife in bed hehe.

But I'm not ready for this yet, not yet...

"Here's your order," said a voice next to me, and turning around, I saw a beautiful girl, in a waitress's suit, but in a man's suit. She was short, with yellow eyes, and brunette.

"Thank you, this is for you, beauty," I told her, smiling, and gave her 500 credits as a tip. And in the end I only had 5000 left.

Am I wasting money? May be! But, I expect that I will be paid very well for my work done.

She smiled at me

"Thank you, dear client, if you want, we can move away and..." she said 

"Eh, did you offer all your clients to have sex?" I asked

"What are you, no, you are a special occasion, beautiful and elegant." -elegant, me?

"Sorry, I'll have to refuse, I have a wife and I don't want to cheat on her."

"Oh, you are also faithful, well, just a good find, as a lover, it's a pity that you have a wife, but you know what, here's my number, if you want, we can have fun, me, you and your wife," she said and her number on my terminal.

You know what I'll leave it at. Well, if the Enterprise agrees, then why not.

"Thank you, I'll talk to my wife about this," I said, to which I nodded and went on to deliver orders.

Now, it's time to enjoy your coffee...

"Excuse me, Miss Sirin?" asked some guy when I wanted to try my coffee.

Turning to him, he was dressed in some kind of uniform that was most likely military, he was taller than me by as much as 3 heads and he had a large scar on his left cheek. Behind him there were five more people, in the same uniform, but with helmets on their heads.

"Yes, what do you need?" I answered coldly.

"The council wants to talk to you," he said

'I'm busy.'

"Girl, you apparently don't understand," he said, knocking on the table, causing my cake to fall on the table.

I got up.

"That's it, I'm ready..." before he had time to finish, I hit him in the stomach, he bent in half and was probably surprised how I could do it even if he was wearing armor, and my hand wasn't even hurt.

His subordinates pointed their rifles at me, I immediately brought their commander into the grip and pointed my blaster at his head.

"Tell them to drop their weapons otherwise there will be an extra hole in your head." I told this guy

"Drop your weapons," which they did, then he added.

"Girl, you don't know what you're doing, you won't be able to escape the station, now our people are hacking your ship," he said, but she just laughed.

"What's funny?" he asked

"Nothing, contact your people." I told him, which he did.

"Commander, do you need something?" came a voice from the speaker

"Dave, how is hacking the ship going?" the guy in my captivity asked.

"Commander, we don't know what this ship is made of, all the tools break, but there's not a scratch on it, and when we try to break it, we bypass one node, 2 more appear in its place, and so on ad infinitum."

I saw him turn pale, and then I contacted Enterprise through my terminal.

"Enterprise, pick me up, on the residential floor."

"I got it!" my wife replied.

"Who were you talking to? We know that you don't have a team!" said the guy

"You'll see!" - and after my words, that guy's voice came from the speakers.

"Sir, we have a problem, the ship started the engines, and why the hell were the locks open... SIR, the ship flew away, I don't know who opened these locks..." I didn't listen to their conversation and turned it off myself.

"Well, what do you think is still in your hands?"

"You won't be able to escape anyway, there are too many of us at this station, you won't be able to…" - before he had time to finish, I pushed him towards his subordinates, and then used his back as a springboard, jumped over the soldiers and, of course, to show off, I did air triple somersault.

Before they came to their senses, I rushed to the elevator, but there were still soldiers waiting for me, who, having noticed me, began to shoot at me. I dived into the shelter nearby.

What the hell is this?

Didn't they want to take me alive?

"ATTENTION... ATTENTION THERE IS A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL AT THE STATION, IF YOU SPOT HER, PLEASE NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES, A CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF THE CRIMINAL IS FALSE WHITE EARS."

I heard it over the loudspeaker, still hiding behind cover. 

Fuck, we need to get out of here.

Taking out two blasters, I got ready and made a jump in the style of Max Payne, and blew the heads of two military men who were standing at the elevator.

Just as he was about to approach the elevator, the door opened and even more soldiers came out.

I didn't have time to think, I quickly dived into the next corridor and ran straight along it. 

Shots were heard behind me, which miraculously missed me.

But seriously, shoot in a place where there are civilians?

I ran past some guy and saw how they pierced his head.

Having reached the end of the corridor, I saw more soldiers coming down the stairs, without noticing me yet, I fired three more shots, adding three corpses to my piggy bank.

Now I was faced with a dilemma, up or down? I decided to go up to the floor, where I met another soldier point-blank, he was shocked to see me and was about to point the gun at me, but I got ahead of him and blew his head off. 

I ran further, and according to my scanners, I am running into a dead end, and behind me, shots continue to be heard that miss.

No seriously, who did they learn to shoot from, stormtroopers from Star Wars?

I ran out to the last line, there was a panoramic window right along the corridor, looking back I saw more and more soldiers walking in this direction.

"Enterprise, I believe in you!" I whispered and rushed away as quickly as I could.

Having put my blasters in front of me, I started shooting at the window, breaking it, and when I reached it, I jumped, a large abyss stretched below me, but it was at that moment, when I could fly down, that an Enterprise appeared with an open helmet into which I jumped.

As he climbed onto the bridge, Enterprise said.

"They are closing the Citadel and pointing anti-aircraft guns at us," said my wife.

"Oh, they're closing the Citadel for me? "I'm flattered, honey, instead of taking blows with a shield, dodge them and let them close the Citadel, then ram it to make a passage for us, they will probably think that we will crash if we start ramming the body of the Citadel." - I told my wife

"I got it!"

"Oh, and turn on "Ride of the Valkyrie", at full volume so that the entire citadel can hear." - I told her

'Eat!'

Then the music started playing, a joy for my cat ears.

We began to pick up speed, and around us I began to hear spruce explosions as most of them were drowned out by the music. 

Enterprise gracefully dodged any projectiles and it was like a dance, a very beautiful dance. She was elusive, not a single shell could hit her, but instead hit the ships that were sent to intercept us.

Meanwhile, the Citadel has closed and it's time to shine!

"Honey, tear through their station at full speed, show them what we're made of."

"Yes, the road," she said, smiling, picking up speed more and more until she flew up to the right place and directed the ship there, it was more like a hot knife through butter, I didn't feel the blow at all. 

At one moment I saw the body of the Citadel, and at the next endless space.

"Honey, let's go back to Omega Station, this time without the repeaters and all that crap."

"I got it," she said and I again saw the blue lines of the hyperjump.

What a shame I never tried the coffee and cake!


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