The Many Shades of Jack

by Sun-Tsu Toriden

A story about Jack's past, present and future in which she is wildly inappropriate and has a warped view of sex and relationships. Eventually, she will learn that people can be trusted and sex doesn't have to be empty, but she has to learn the hard lessons first. Implied Femshep/Liara, eventual Jack/Traynor. Rated M for mature content, lots of it.

1. All stories start somewhere

Age: 14

As the credits were transferred, Jack took one last look at the crew who had promised salvation, but had brought only ruin to her world. She'd fought so hard against everyone in her way to escape, only to be picked up by these human monsters. They'd taken her in and given her a bunk and food, even some medical attention. But the price they extracted, from her body, mind and soul was too high for the teenager to cope with.

Something had to break, and it had. It was her belief in the basic goodness of men. After the crew had had their fun with her, they'd travelled to the nearest planet in the Terminus and sold her into slavery. She'd hidden her biotic talents from them, too scared and too tired to try and fight anymore, but as soon as she was transferred, she vowed to get free.

That night, her new owner tried to get fresh with her, thinking that the act of the teenager with all the fight out of her was real. He found out to his dismay that not only was violence Jack's first resort, but with the torture she'd endured and her biotics, she was also exceedingly good at dispensing it.

After turning him into mush and stealing anything of value, she fled into the night on this forsaken planet, the last bright spark of hope driving her onwards.