The Fault in our Stars

"We have to do this Jacob, I owe her and so do you. Your happy life with Brynn wouldn't be possible without Shepard. She and my sister died for me, for us. Shepard deserves to have the happy life you have with Brynn with Kaidan. She's earned her happy ending Jacob; she earned it her first lifetime." Oriana Lawson finished her spiel while Jacob Taylor stared her down.

"I agreed with you before you even opened your mouth Oriana but I'm glad to see you're so dedicated. I have to warn you though, the Commander wakes up pissed that she's back for a round three, I'm vacating the building." Oriana smiled brightly.

"Great, I have all of my father's money so that won't be an issue and I was thinking you could get Brynn to help and call in a few favors with all the rest of the former Cerberus scientists we could get this show up and running, the sooner the better. It might take a little longer than the two years it took Miranda."

"Why would it take longer?"
"We have to clone her body."
"What? Absolutely not!" Jacob stood up slamming his fist down onto the table.

"I will not make some perversion of Elizabeth!"

"Elizabeth, were you two more than comfortable Jacob?" Jacob stared at her and sighed releasing his anger.

"You're too much like Miranda but no, she never saw me that way, it was always Alenko for her. Ask any person on the Normandy she was charismatic she had every solider wanting to be better for her be anything to her." Jacob sighed again rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"She won't be a complete clone," Oriana started.

"her body will be cloned, it was much damaged, too many…pieces missing, but her brain, her nervous system, and her biotics will all be repaired the same way during project Lazarus. I swear to you Jacob she will be the same Shepard she'll just have to get used some more youthful skin. I don't see how any woman could complain about that."

"We should tell Alenko."

"Jacob stop your macho male thing, his name is Kaidan, he's Shepard's husband so yes I guess he does deserve to know but he can't, he could shut us down like that." Oriana snapped her fingers demonstrating Jacob just how fast Kaidan's involvement could muck things up.

"Shepard will want people she trusts around her when she wakes up."

"Tali'Zorah and Legion has agreed to help in any capacity, Garrus and Grunt will be head of security, and Liara will help keep Kaidan off our scent."

"Why would Kaidan suspect anything?"

"Because he's a grieving widower and to get to my needed contacts there were some loose lips, he's already suspicious, I mean damn it wouldn't be the first time she rose from the dead, but don't worry I got something to pacify him."
"What could you possibly have obtained to quell the Major?"

"He's just come upon the knowledge that Shepard visited a fertility clinic before her death, Kaidan's old dream about having a family with Elizabeth has just been made possible again."

"Have I mentioned how much you act like Miranda yet?"

"Only second time today, we're making progress."

It had been a year since Project Fēnix's start and it was in full-swing and everything was running smoothly.

"How is she doing?" Tali asked standing beside Brynn.

"Her brain is fully functional, we're hoping the body will be completed soon so we can sync them." Tali nodded her hand on her hip.

"She's not aware is she?"

"No, of course not. She's unconscious, a medically induced coma if you will. She's simply dreaming."

"Can we use the Sirta software to see what she's thinking?" Brynn smiled.

"I was a bit curious so I already did take a peek for myself. I saved her first image, It was sweet and I thought it might give her some credibility if she finds out about being cloned." Tali nodded and motioned for Brynn to pull up the image.

"Oh Keelah!" Tali yelped covering her eyes over her environmental suits mask as Brynn shrugged.

"Maybe I should've mentioned it was a bit raunchy."

"You bosh'tet, was that Kaidan?" Brynn nodded as she laughed.

"Shepard's first memory was about having sex with Major Alenko."

"Well at least now we know why she did it so frequently." Tali muttered as she walked out of Brynn's office rubbing her head.

"I thought only Krogan came in that size."