Prologue

A/N italics are what the characters are thinking of.

-Break- means a character and/or time change.

This part of the prologue was slightly based on the start of fallout 3.

This is my first story so if you spot any mistakes please tell me. Reviews are also welcome.

-Birth-

"Vitals strong, no sign of infection, it's going good so far"

"You hear that dear? It's going to be fine; soon we'll be able to see our child for the first time!"

"I'm, I'm looking forward to it, Ramiel, stay with me please…"

Always my love"

"Sir? I'm afraid that's not possible, if you stay then there's an even greater chance of infection and at this stage it would be fatal"

"No! I need to stay; this is my wife and child we're talking about!"

"If you stay then they both die, is that what you really want?"

"I, I, no its not… Please do what you can for them please, Thanks for talking some sense into me Waylon."

"That's what friends are for"

"Doctor! She's about to give birth!"

"Wait outside we'll send for you when the procedure is complete, don't worry it's a standard procedure."

"Thanks Waylon"

"What's her condition?"

"Its life threatening but its stable for now, the child birth may change that."

"Get the paddles ready in case this takes a turn for the worse and whatever you do, what until the child is born before shocking her."

"Yes sir."

"Her vitals are dropping get the paddles and wait till I give the word! Damn it, she's going to die before the child's born."

"Give her the shock now"

-Break-

I hope she's ok, damn it where is he? It's been 3 hours with no word from him, where is he?

Looking about he saw the clutter around the area he was sitting in, two quarians were checking the pipes for something, the reason eluding him.

I don't belong here, give me a gun and I feel at home. I'm useless when it comes to anything else, What Athena saw in me I don't know.

-Break-

On the other side of the room, the doctor walked out of the clean room looking for Ramiel trying to look past the creates and other quarians that were all other the place. After a few moments of looking he caught Ramiel's eye and signalled for him to come over. The lock on the door behind him turning red.

"Is she ok Doc?"

"She's fine; during the birth her vitals were dropping … we had to shock her to keep her alive."

Thoughts were swimming in his head as he tried to make sense of what the doctor was saying, his concern evident in his voice.

"Your wife is fine but…"

"No, No, no, no, no, please tell me my kid made it, please tell me he's ok."

"Your child is alive but the effects of the shock are unknown at this time. They may have adverse effects on him as he grows up."

"Keelah, there both alive, thank you doctor"

Behind him the lock changed from red to green, "You're allowed to enter now".

"Thanks again Waylon, I don't know how I can thank you."

"You don't need to Ramiel; it's what friends are for."

Keelah, I should have told him. What will he think of me when he finds out about it? No, Now should be a moment of happiness I shouldn't ruin it for them. I hope that he doesn't do anything crazy when he finds out…

Once he entered the soft blue glow surrounded him as the decontamination cycle started, the door locking behind him.

I'm finally going to see my child, I didn't even think about asking him if it was a boy or girl. What are we even going to call the kid? We never thought of the name as we never thought we would get this far because of my wife's condition….

A soft beep emitted from the door which meant that the decon cycle had finished and as the door opened he heard the sounds of a crying child come from the other side.

He saw a small quarian in the hands of his mother looking like the last 24 hours had never happened as tears came to his eye.

The great Rameil'Hamnet crying, if anyone else apart from his wife and child been in the room they wouldn't let him hear the end of it.

"Hello beautiful, how's our little angel doing?"

"He's doing well, what are we going to call him?"

"How about Myron?"

"It sounds perfect for him, May he bring happiness for us both. Keelah se'lai."

"Keelah se'lai."

A/N I had thought about making this chapter include Myron growing up as well but I figured that can wait for the next chapter :)