Worse yet, there are certain greedy bastards that are trying to seize complete control of the Council in humanity's name and it's almost like a damned...Crusade. The one good thing is that Anderson has agreed to step up to the plate as a potential nominee." "Good. Udina is a backstabbing bastard who needs to be kept as far away from a position of power as possible," Shepard said vehemently. "Having a former soldier would be a smart move anyway with the threat of the Reapers and war now," Ashley. Once bitten, transformation was not guaranteed. Some individuals did not have a strong enough immune system to survive the fever and infection that would ensue. But those who did, immediately pledged allegiance to Tristan, their leader, and were soon taught how to use their gifts and control the times when they would shift on a full moon, without enduring the excruciating pain of the transformation. An Alpha was able to shift at will, during the day, but a Beta and Omega could not, until. It had stopped as well.Okay, I panicked, if only for a second. But the First Aid training kicked in, and I had my arm out, and her on her back and I was stiff armed, leaning on her chest ready to go with the resuss routine - when her eyelids fluttered. She opened them and looked up at me. "Wow", she breathed, "That was something. I must have actually fainted." She frowned. "Your face! What's going on?"She would hardly believe me when I told her, but I was so worried. Okay it seems silly. The cab ride took them off the strip and into a commercial district. This caused some concern for Len and he asked the driver if he had the right address. The driver replied in the affirmative adding he had a couple of fares to this address previously. Len questioned the safety of the area and the driver told him it was not a high crime area, telling the industrial park had so many security devices, security patrols and so few people it was not a profitable target for criminals. The cab stopped.