Although not all of Avatar's allies seemed satisfied with their chosen course of action, they all remained together as a single unit, instead of splitting their forces. Since its weapon was not effective at long ranges, Avatar moved at the front of the group alongside Donny. As they started to move along, it made certain that all in the group were on the same radio frequency to ensure proper communication both in combat, and if they were separated. 

Following Raa's suggestion, the group took a non-direct path to their destination which would lead past a security station. It was likely that they would avoid the hostiles which were attempting to intercept them, but since they were being watched by the station's cameras, the enemy would know which pathways to take in order to follow them. "The probability that we are being followed by hostile forces is close to certain. Once we find and capture the security station, we will be forced to defend it. If we do not capture the security station within sufficient time, hostile forces will have us surrounded and at a tactical disadvantage." Avatar warned as they moved along at a brisk pace. 

The group did not encounter hostile resistance on the way to the security station, but as Avatar and Donny rounded the corner to the final hallway, they were met with a group of five hostiles consisting of four Turians and one Krogan, most likely a mercenary based on his armor, ten meters in front of them. The security station was on the left side of the hall with two entrances: one next to the hostile group, and another farther down. The hallway itself was long and open, with no cover except for the corner that Avatar and Donny were forced to retreat behind once the enemy opened fire. Avatar could hear the security station door open, but the Krogan quickly shouted out for his men to hold position. Peering around the corner for a brief moment, Avatar could see that the enemy was waiting with weapons trained on the corner. Most likely, they intended to prevent them from advancing until reinforcements could flank them. Allied forced did currently have a numerical advantage, but the enemy could start firing at full force much sooner if they tried to round the corner unprotected. 

"Use of biotic barriers may allow us to establish a firing position." Avatar recommended, though there were potentially other options.