Once again, Bioware owns all.

This is my entry in the Second Prompt.

The Prompt:

Kaidan's first visit to the Normandy SR2; written/viewed from the perspective of anyone BUT Kaidan or Shepard.

The Entry:

Airlock

Crewman Davina (Davi) Goldstein sat back at her console after another enjoyable lunch. The ship seems to be in a time vortex now that the Collectors have been beaten. Thanks to Shepard. Davi still had nightmares from being in the pod and watching the colonists in other pods as they were liquified. It was the most awful time or her life. She felt so helpless, waiting there, to die. Then Shepard came and broke them out. Made sure they were safe. Made sure the Collectors could bother them no more.

The ship wasn't in great shape, and repairs were slow. She was monitoring the repairs on the shielding from her console in corridor between the cockpit and CIC. There was a commotion in the cockpit. She heard Joker, their pilot, yell in his comm for Garrus to "get up here, we have a problem" and she wondered what was up? Why call Garrus? Shouldn't he be calling Shepard?

Davi heard EDI and Joker talking. "EDI Secure outer door."

"Outer door secured. What is the problem, Jeff?"

"Nothing that Garrus can't help me get rid of."

Garrus came striding down the corridor and Davi watched his progress as he entered the cockpit.

"Okay what have we got?" His tone was sharp, he looked around for trouble.

"That." Davi saw Joker point to the monitor, resignation in his voice.

"Where is she?" Garrus' voice was sharp, he looked around.

"In her cabin, he's yelling now." Joker shook his head and shrugged. "He knows we can see him."

"I'll take care of it." Garrus headed towards the airlock.

"Give him hell for me." Joker called after him raising his fist.

Davi was at a loss as to what the problem could be. She heard Joker on the comm telling Thane there was a problem at the airlock and he might want to be here. A few minutes later Thane entered the cockpit and all Joker did was point to the monitor. Thane had nodded and went to wait by the airlock. She watched the Drell as he just stared at the door. A few moments later Davi heard the airlock open.

"Garrus, do you not think this is a bad idea?" Thane pointed to something Davi couldn't see and stood blocking the corridor.

"I did until he pointed out that, if she finds out he was here and we kept him from her, not only will she be pissed, but she will make us all leave the ship. He is right you know, she would." Garrus came into view.

That is when Davi saw the man. He was a dark haired tanned skinned Alliance officer. He looked a little ragged, but clean. He was quickly surveying the area and caught her eye for a moment before continuing his evaluation. There was a frown on his face as Joker spoke behind him.

"Then she would just go after him and drag his tight ass back here." Joker voice was sharp but filled with resignation. "Yeah, we'd be stuck with him anyway."

"Shouldn't we ask her, she might not want to see him." Thane looked over the officer with what Davi called his calculated stance. He was evaluating the threat the man posed.

"You know better than us all, that she does, Thane." Garrus reached up and put his hand on Thane's shoulder.

Thane looked at Garrus, then nodded his head and stepped back to let them pass. Davi watched their progress, noting that the officer carried a duffel bag. Seemed he was planning on staying. Davi got up and followed them taking a seat at another console, closer to the elevator.

She watched as they got to the elevator and Garrus opened the door and stepped back so the marine could enter. She heard Garrus' voice, but he never took his eyes from the officer.

"EDI, once Staff Commander Kaidan Alenko enters Commander Shepard's cabin, no one else is allowed access to her quarters until she countermands this order." He paused and Davi saw his mandibles move. "And no one is to leave her cabin except her, until she says otherwise."

Davi noticed the officer's face had flushed red at Garrus' words. So he was going up to see the Commander. That was odd considering the Alliance didn't want anything to do with her.

"Acknowledged Garrus." EDI's voice rang out.

"Last chance to change your mind Kaidan." Garrus held the elevator door from closing. "Once you get up there, you won't be able to escape. To be honest, I hope she shoots you."

"Shepard would never shoot me Garrus." The Commander's voice rang with the truth of his words as he moved the duffel from one hand to the other.

"Just know that here on Omega, I will have no problem disposing of the body." Garrus stepped back from the doors.

There seemed to be more to this then just an Alliance visit. The conversation at the airlock bode that this was someone the Commander wanted to see. The reactions of Thane, Garrus and Joker made it seem that this man was not welcome by any of them. The man had seemed so self assured, so regal. Then why, when the elevator door started to close, did the officer's face show a new emotion? Why did on earth would his reaction change?

Davi had seen that look before on many a soldier. It was a look she had come to know well and had great intimacy with. It was the look of someone could have when they had been summoned by their Commander after a bad op. It was a look of a man that didn't know what was in store for him.

Davi watched as doubt clouded the Staff Commander's face right before the doors closed.