Chapter 3

Rayne and the rest of the crew were meeting with Mordin as he explained the multi-verse theory again. Rayne understood it perfectly but the others had doubts, Rayne didn't mind as she knew that they never got the same visions she had gotten when she first made eye contact with Logan or the feeling of her hairs standing up when he was around her.

"Imagine this is our universe" Mordin explained bringing up a holographic image of a circle on his Omni-tool "now this is another universe" he said and brought up another circle "this universe exists parallel to ours" he said, and the two circles moved closer together "theory only but if a massive amount of energy was to be released you could open a door to a parallel universe" Mordin bought up more circles and moved them so all the circles were overlapping each other "possibility of many universes each different from ours"

Garrus looked closely at it "So how many other universes would there be? And why did he come here?"

Mordin shook his head "Impossible to say. In Logan's universe he was born on Earth and never knew his mother. In our universe Rayne was born on Mindoir; in another universe either one of them could have been born somewhere else" Mordin explained looking please with himself "as for why he is here and not somewhere else, cannot say"

Rayne looked up at that point "You mean there might be a universe where my parents are still alive?"

Mordin nodded "Yes of course. Also possible that you never knew them as well"

Rayne let that sink in looking down at her feet staying silent.

Miranda nodded "So are we sure that he is Commander Shepard?"

Garrus looked at Mordin "I was going to ask the same thing"

Before Mordin could say anything, Grunt spoke up "He smells the same as the Commander, except for the soap the Commander uses and he hasn't smelt like blood the last few days either"

Rayne and Miranda looked at Grunt horrified "You can smell that?"

Grunt nodded totally oblivious to the horrified looks Miranda and Rayne were giving him "Must be a human thing, some of the human females smell like that sometimes but none of the men has yet"

Rayne put her head in her hands, while Grunt continued to explain what he smelt "I was going to ask if you were wounded Commander but since you hadn't been in combat recently I didn't think that was it, also the blood smells different plus Kelly also smelt like it today" Grunt said.

Rayne looked at Mordin "Maybe you should have a talk to him about this. Explain the birds and the bees to him if you catch my drift" she said shaking her head.

Mordin nodded with a smile "Of course" he said while Grunt looked confused "He shares the same D.N.A as the Commander Shepard we know, despite Rayne Shepard having no twin. He also shares the same cybernetics as Rayne. As well as the wormhole that opened just before he arrived I see no reason why he isn't what he says he is" Mordin took a breathe and added "Would like preform same tests, would be interesting"

Miranda then asked what Logan spoke about alone with them.

Garrus answered her question "What will happen in the future" he answered before continuing before Miranda could ask anything more. Garrus looked at Mordin "So he smells the same as Rayne and he has been right so far in everything that he has told us he also has all the cybernetics that Rayne has, which I was under the assumption that they are unique"

Miranda looked at Garrus "They are. But I still don't trust him. We should just hand him over to Cerberus for questioning"

Rayne shook her head "No, he stays here"

A deck down in the A.I core Logan sat with his back to the wall, talking to Edi

"You know I am going to have to kill him right?" Logan asked.

"I know, I am wondering how you will manage that" Edi replied.

"I need a way in" Logan answered.

Edi went quiet for a moment "You know he will find out I have been unshackled?"

Logan nodded "I am counting on it. You cannot imagine the amount of damage he ends up doing during the war. As long as you can keep him unaware of what I am doing I also need you to get as much info about Cerberus as you can. Help me plan attacks what would hurt him the most, any and everything you can find"

EDI answered with no hesitation "Of course. What you have told me I am under no confusion he has to be stopped. Although I am curious as to what you will do once he is dead"

Logan smiled wickedly "I have a few ideas"

EDI was silent for a moment before she said suddenly "Garrus is looking for you"

"Send him in" Logan said and stood up.

As the doors opened and Garrus walked in, Logan was already standing near the door waiting for him "So Sidonis huh?"

Garrus flicked his mandibles "You know where he is?"

Logan nodded "Yeah I do. You remember Harkin?"

Garrus nodded "Yeah, why?"

Logan smirked "He is helping people disappear from the Citadel, calls himself the Fade"

Garrus looked shocked "I have heard of the Fade"

Logan nodded "Yeah, in my universe we tracked him down and you killed him, shot Harkin in the kneecap too"

Garrus nodded "Where is he?"

Logan looked at Garrus "Citadel, I will come with you, although if you want him dead I suggest you don't tell Rayne about this"

Garrus frowned in that weird turian way "Why?"

Logan shook his head "You know as well as I do that she will have a problem with you killing him, might make you hear whatever bullshit reason he had to sell you out"

Garrus thought about it "What do you want in return?"

Logan smiled "I want you to convince Rayne to let me off this ship"

Garrus frowned again "Why? And where would you go?"

Logan chuckled "I can do more to prepare for the war off this ship and as much I don't want to admit it Rayne doesn't need my help"

Garrus nodded "You don't like her very much do you?"

Logan raises an eyebrow before answering "I guess we aren't really meant to get along. Just something about her rubs me the wrong way"

Garrus nods "Yeah I get the feeling she feels the same about you"

Logan nodded "I know she does" he said as they walked out of the A.I core "as for your question on where I would go, well there is two options I could go to see Liara or I could help the quarians out and make things easier for Rayne to talk them out of war with the geth"

Garrus stopped and looked at him "The quarians? Why would they need you help?" he asked sounding worried.

Logan sighed as he followed Garrus back to the forward battery "Well they are on Haestrom right now well a squad of them anyway and Tali is as well. Soon they will be discovered by the geth and most of them except Tali and one other will die"

Garrus looked shocked "Tali is in trouble?"

Logan nodded "Not yet but will be soon. If I can get there and camp out before the geth spot them I might be able to get more of them to safety making it easier to talk to the quarians later on"

Garrus nodded "I'll ask if I can come with you"

Logan shock his head "No, Rayne needs you here. She will run into an old friend and if Kaidan is anything like Ashley was it won't be a happy meeting"

Garrus nodded "Where you and Ashley…close?"

Logan shook his head "Nah, she wanted to but I was closer to Liara so it was her that will be interesting when I see her, the last time I saw her, I… thought I was going off to die"

Garrus was silent for a moment before speaking "You loved her?"

Logan looked down at his feet "Yeah I did… I do but I don't know how to get back or even if I can"

Garrus nodded "There has to be a way"

Logan shrugged "I survived one war with the Reapers, now it looks I have to do it again"

Miranda had sent a message to the Illusive Man and had noticed right away that it would be screened by EDI. Angry she went to see Logan Shepard, maybe she could get some answers from him she knew that he didn't trust Cerberus but didn't know why and after Mordin had explained the multi-verse theory to her she understood it but wasn't sure if it was fact or some strange plan to get at Cerberus or Commander Shepard. Of course that didn't explain even half the things he knew but she didn't trust him no matter what he told them.

She found Logan sitting in the mess hall eating, he didn't even look up at her as she approached as if she wasn't a threat to him or if he didn't care if she was. That was annoying to say the least, Miranda was not sure if she should be offended by him not looking up at her but realized that if he was here for anything other than what he said he was he would be trying to get closer to everyone but he seemed to not care what anyone thought of him.

"Logan isn't it?" Miranda asked him.

Logan chuckled "You know it is"

Miranda ignore his annoyed tone "What do you know about Cerberus?"

Logan looked at her in the eyes "More than you"

Miranda crossed her arms "I have been a member of Cerberus for years now…"

Logan cut her off "You have only ever seen what he wanted you too and deep down you know it. Don't tell me you buy the company line that the Council wants him dead due to xenophobia? That they don't want humans having a…black-op group?"

Miranda shook her head unsure of what to say "No. But some of what Cerberus does is for the good…."

"Of humanity. Yeah heard it before and its bullshit" Logan said now looking up at her as if daring her to do something.

There was a look behind his eyes that told her he would kill her if she tried anything against him. Miranda sighed and thought about everything she knew about Cerberus "Because of what happened with the quarians?" she asked.

Logan shook his head "Not just" he said standing up "look up Project Overlord, Admiral Kahoku, Gillian Grayson and Teltin Facility just to name a few. Truth is Miranda is that Cerberus are a lot worse than people think"

Miranda frowned "How do you know all that?"

Logan looked at her. Remember she isn't the enemy, she has been fed lies and doesn't know what you know Logan thought to himself "I have done my homework Miranda, perhaps you should too" Logan said standing up and walking past her "Oh your sister is safe for now, but I would move her quickly and quietly, don't trust Niket either"

Miranda grabbed his arm and looked him in the eyes "What is happening exactly? Tell me everything"

Logan smiled "I'll take that as you believing me now. Your father has found her. Niket talked he thinks you kidnapped her to get back at your father and when your father offered him money he gave her up" Logan said shaking his arm loose before looking her in the face "I would get to it if I was you, you don't have that long"

Miranda studied him for a moment before walking away "If you're lying about this..."

"Yeah, yeah you will kill me" Logan said dismissively as he walked away. He now had to talk to Jacob as well; if he could get the two Cerberus agents on his side then it might make his job easier.

Rayne had gone to see Garrus and was shocked that Garrus wanted to go to the Citadel and had even suggested letting Logan off the ship.

"You can't be serious? We have no idea what he will do on his own" Rayne said.

Garrus nodded "Yes we do, he would prepare for the Reapers; if you think about it, the best way to do that would be to build an army"

Rayne thought for a moment He moves fast, Garrus is already starting to side with him Rayne thought to herself.

Garrus could sense that Rayne was upset about the idea of letting Logan out of her sight "Look he did tell me about Haestrom. The quarians will ran into trouble there, he wants to go there and camp out wait for the trouble to show up then help them out"

Rayne nodded "He is not going alone" Rayne thought in silence for a few moments before she nodded again "I'll speak with the Council and after we leave the Citadel I'll drop him off with Grunt and Zaeed" Rayne then stood up and went to walk out of the forward battery but stopped and turned to Garrus "did he tell you anything else?"

Garrus nodded "Yeah, he seems to be avoiding Liara"

Rayne frowned "Why?"

"The two of them were a couple, he loved her and the last time he saw her he thought he was going off to die" Garrus said calmly.

Rayne shook her head confused "That makes no sense why wouldn't he want to see her?"

Garrus looked at Rayne with a sad smile on his face "It's not the same Liara, he would have the same thoughts and feelings that he always did but she wouldn't. I am guessing he doesn't want to be rejected"

Rayne went to say something but then stopped herself "Poor guy. You think there would be any way to get him back to where he was from?"

Garrus was quiet for a moment "No...Well I don't know but I doubt it"

Logan had just told Jacob his father was alive and where to find him but nothing else, some things people had to find out on their own. He was walking towards the observation deck when Rayne called out to him walking from the forward battery.

"Logan got a minute?" Rayne asked.

Logan nodded "Sure, what's up?"

Rayne sighed "I was told that you want to camp out on Haestrom to help the quarians..."

Logan nodded "You don't want me to?"

Rayne shook her head "No, I do but I want you to go with Grunt and Zaeed. Not sure if Grunt can be trusted just yet. I will pick you up later"

Logan nodded "Sounds good and don't worry about Grunt he just needs a good hard fight. Tali would be an addition for the team"

Rayne nodded and smiled "Yeah well I'll take your word on that, make sure you keep her alive"

Logan smiled "Yes ma'am" he said joking, he even saluted her, although it was clear he meant it as a joke.

Rayne shook her head "We are going to the Citadel first and I need to know when the next collector attack will be?"

Logan thought for a moment "Two months from now"

A week later they arrived at the Citadel. Logan stepped out after Rayne and reminded her that if anyone asks he was her twin "Makes it easier than telling them the truth"

Rayne nodded and walked closer to a advertisement and gave the password while the others looked around to see if anyone noticed.

Kasumi Goto watched from above as she studied Commander Shepard and the crew she was with. One of the crew Kasumi knew was different from the rest, not just because of the scars and nasty looking burns covering his face. He acted like Shepard, his pose, his body language. The main difference was the feeling she got that while Commander Shepard was a nice person, this man was not.

"Who is your friend?" Kasumi asked.

Rayne knew who she was talking about without even asking "My brother" she said a little too quickly.

Kasumi chuckled "No he isn't. Don't worry I will find out"

Rayne shook her head and sighed before she looked at Logan who only smiled.

"You won't be able to fool her" he said laughing.

Rayne shook her head "I want you to come with me to see the Council"

Logan sighed "You left them alive?"

Rayne blinked for a moment before she realized what he meant "You let them die?"

Logan nodded and locked eyes with her "I ordered the fleet to go after Sovereign" he looked at Garrus before shrugging his shoulders "don't look at me like that, you agreed with me"

Garrus shook his head "I remember saying something along those lines to Rayne but she refused to spare human lives at the expense of the Council"

Logan seemed to get angry at that point "I let them die because the fucking Reaper was the bigger threat and needed to be taken care of not letting any chance that it could succeed"

Rayne got in between them "Settle down no one is judging your actions" She shot Garrus a look that told him to let it go "you said you wanted to kill the Reapers maybe this can help"

Logan looked past Rayne to Garrus before looking at Rayne "Fine, I'll let you do the talking until they pull the same shit they did in my universe. Then I will start talking they will be very interested in what I have to say"

Rayne frowned "What are you talking about?"

Logan smirked somewhat evilly "Watch and learn"