Chapter 3 - The Spectre

Romance: Rehna Nahima Shephard - Garrus Vakarian

Vanguard, Colonist, War Hero.

All the characters are owned by bioware and some segments of the conversations. I´m just trying my own version of the events!


Back on the Normandy Rehna realised it was pretty late, she wanted to get atleast some sleep before tomorrow, the workout had to wait. She chuckled inwardly thinking of how stunned she had made the two aliens, giving them the usual military speach, with her own alterations. She had got that shout out from many other allians leaders and she knew it worked, most of the times anyway. This was all new to her, having aliens in the team and she needed them to respect her authority. Krogans where known for being rebellious and turians didn´t like to follow the lead of humans, hence she was forced to scream at them a little.

she made her way to the crew deck to get something to eat and chat a little with her teammates. the food was pretty okey for being ship-food, the chef tried his best to make the crew happy. After the meal she took a shower and headed to bed.

6:00 sharp Shepard meet the new teammembers at the docking bay, all of them tired from the few hours of sleep. They had brought very little with them, just some bags with clothes and a few belonings.

"Well this is nice, atleast you know how to be there in time." she chuckled

"Lets get on with it, ill show you around and introduce you to the crew."

They all followed her as they entered the Normandy, they where amazed at the ship, it was a real beauty, a combination of the best technology from both turians and humans. They got to meet Joker the very strange pilot with brittle bone disease, pressly gave them a strange look as they where introduced. Continuing through the CIC into the debriefing room, and later down the stairs to the crew deck. When they had seen the whole ship they found the spots they would spend their remaining time on. Garrus settled in the garage/storage section next to the Mako, thinking he could get some work done if he was allowed, Wrex also decided to settle in the garage. Tali who was a real tech geek felt most comfortable near the Ezo core, so she settled in the engine room with engineer adams.


The meting with the councilors was soon to be held and shepard took Garrus and Tali with her to the meting, thinking it would be good to show that she was willing to work with aliens.

They represented their evidence and the councilors where stunned, not expecting there actually was something going one with Saren. They discussed lively with eachother of how they where gonna continue on with this problem. Saren was stripped from his spectre status, but he was still out there and no one knew where. The council didn´t know what to think of the reapers, they just couldn´t belive a sentient machine race from 50 000 years ago would be brought back. They focused on stopping saren, sending a fleet after him could start a war with the terminus system, they had to approach this problem with alot more finess.

"The humans aren´t ready yet, she is not ready yet!" the turian councilor argued.

"I am ready! the humans have shown they are capable, i can do this and i WILL catch Saren, if you give me the chance! I have earned this!"

A long silence occured as they watched her, thinking if this was really the right thing to do, but it seemed like the only option.

"Commander Shepard, step forward. it is the decision of the council, that you will be granted all the power and the privileges of the Special Tactics and Reconnaissance branch of the citadel. Specters are not trained but chosen, individuals forged in the fire of service and battle. those whose action elevate them above the rank and file. Specters are an ideal a symbol the embodiment of courage and determination and selfreliance, they are the right hand of the council, instruments of our will. specters bare a great burden they are protectors of the galactic peace, both our first and last line of defence, the safety of the galaxy is theirs to uphold."

"You are the first human spectre commander, this is a great accomplishment for you and your entire species."

"I am honored council."

Her heart raced in her chest and she couldn´t help but smile wide as she turned around to leave. Garrus looked at her and was amazed, she was the first human specter, he could se her happines and smiled back at her.

they meet Udina and Andersson downstairs to discuss how to continue on with the mission.

"Me and Andersson have discussed the best options for your continued mission, you will need a good crew and ship."

"We decided to hand you the normandy and let you command her crew, with her stealth systems and speed you will be able to what is needed."

Rehna looked at andersson, stunned and chocked.

"No you can´t do that, the normandy is your ship andersson!"

"Right now its more important to catch Saren, i can´t go with, we won´t give the councilors any reason not to listen to us, my history with saren may ruin everything. No, this is up to you now Commander, this is your mission, don´t let us down"

"Thank you, i won´t fail"

She knew it couldn´t be easy for Andersson, he had told her many times he didn´t like paper work, and he was gonna have alot of that from now on. They headed back to the normandy, now was gonna be a great time to have that work out...


She started out with the punching bag hitting it hard over and over, after a while sweat started pouring down her neck and brow. But she continued, wasn´t gonna stop until she was utterly exhausted. Suddenly the door whoshed open behind her and she turned around facing a smiling Kaidan.

"I guess i have to congratulate you, fiiirst human spectre, impressive!"

"thanks, It´s a great honour" she said while throwing another punch.

"It´s some interesting people you have been picking up, will they come with us when we leave? And i just have to ask, why are you allowed to pick out a new crew? Isn´t Andersson the one in charge, where is he anyway?" he said with a confused slightly mocking voice.

"Andersson won´t be coming with us..." she punched the bag a bit harder while uttering those words

"Wait, WHAT?.."

She was quiet for a moment, letting out a deep sigh..

"Udina and Andersson decided it was best they let me handle it, because of Anderssons past with Saren, we don´t want the councilor to have anything they can use against us. "

"That´s, just bullshit, he didn´t do anything wrong, why did they have to pull him off the investigation? We need him!"

She turned around and with a determined stride she walked up to him, stopping right in front of him with her eyes fixed in his.

"Alenko, are you questioning my ability to lead this mission? because it sure sounds like it."

"No, no ma´am, i was just.."

"Just telling me i´m not as good as Andersson?" She sank into her hip, crossing the arms over her chest.

"No, i believe in your ability to lead this team, i was just a bit chocked, thats all..."

"look, i don´t like this either, Andersson is a hell of a captain and they should never have stripped him off the Normandy. But this is how it ended up and we should make the best of it, i hope you will work with the same enthusiasm under my command as you did with Andersson. "

"ofcourse i will commander, i know you can do this!"

"good, now i´m going to continue my workout, dismissed."

Well that wasn´t how he had planned it, now she was mad with him. before exiting the room he turned around to take a short glance at the commander. She was in her tight work out clothes, the lively red hair all messed up, sweat pouring down her body, damn she was hot.

when she knew he had left she chuckled, oy oy, it was so easy to play with the teams emotions, sometimes she felt a bit ashamed when she made them shake in their boots. But she knew that she had to be strict to be able to keep their respect, once they had it, it would be easier to play along a little nicer. But if you start of as being friends, it would be alot harder to gain their full respect for her as commander. This mission was to damn importand, there was alot of weight on her shoulders and she wasn´t gonna fail just because her team didn´t trust her enough.

She didn´t stop until she was so exhausted her body shivered and her knees felt weak, she headed to the showers, later she was gonna inform the crew of the news and decide where to go next.


Her voice echoed in the ship through the speakers when she informed the crew of the recent events that had put her in command. she also informed the team to meet up in the debriefing room to come up with a plan.

Rehna was leaning on the console looking out over the crew as she spoke

"I think our best option is to find Benezias daughter, Liara T´soni, so we will head to Therum first, with her help maybe we can find benezias hideout. I want you to know that i appreciate you all for being here, going on this mission with me. You all know the stakes, this is important, i hope we will be able to get along and that you will respect my authority. If we all work togehter for this greater goal, we will succed! Are you with me?"

A unison "yes Ma´am" was uttered from the team.

"Great! Dismissed" she chuckled.