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Ch. 8

"…you failed…" Nothing but darkness surrounded him. "…unworthy…" Nothing but fear filled his heart. "…should have killed her..." Nothing but pain was his body "…useless…" Nothing but hate screamed the voices. "KILL 'EM, KILL 'EM ALL!"

With a loud smack his forehead hit the wall. "MAKE THE STOP!" again his head flew at the wall. "PLEASE!"

"…Nobody…" "STOOOOP!" "…can…""PLEASE HELP ME" his head hit the wall again an blood splattered on the floor. "…save you…" he laid on the floor in fetal position crying just whispering "Please… Please stop.""…anymore! YOU ARE MINE!"

Three months have passed since the war was won. Slowly but steadily life went back to normal on earth. The relays were brought back online one month ago and the biggest part of the Alien forces went back to their respective homeworlds, just a few stayed behind to help to rebuild earth. Shepard was allowed to leave the hospital after one month and her recovery went slow because the pulse that wiped out the reapers burned out her Cerberus cybernetics, what means that her body was as normal as anybody's. Garrus stayed on earth after contacting his family and never left her side during that phase, pushing her when she wouldn't keep up, holding her when everything becomes too much for her. Alliance Command gave them an apartment to life, a huge place on the top floor in one of the intact skyscrapers. They took it gratefully. Garrus left the conference room, where he helped the remaining Turian Generals to plan the next steps and was on his way to the physiotherapist to pick her up. He walked down the street, shops open on both sides of the road, people walking around busy and birds were singing their songs. It was hard to imagine that all of that could have been wiped out if not for Commander Zoe Shepard. The AC decided to build her a monument. Spirits she's going to love that. He knew that Zoe wouldn't want something like that but he also knew that she fucking deserved that. More than that.

He entered the Medical facility where Zoe would wait for him. Her healing progress was going well, she could walk without crutches, not so fast and not so far but still it made him happy to know that she was going to be fine again. He walked down a long clinical white hallway to the room where she was in. He knocked at the door and entered, she turned around and looked him in the eyes and smiled and his heart set out a beat as usual when she smiled at him like that. "Hey big guy I'm with you in a bit" she winked.

"No hurry little Girl" he smiled back at her and sat down on a chair on the right wall and watched her.

Vega headed back to earth from his first assignment as the CO of the Normandy and he was proud to can say that his mission was a success. These goddamn pirates, the war wasn't fully over and they started to raid medical facility's to sell the supplies to the highest bidder but he and his crew ended that. "Joker ETA?" He couldn't wait to return to London. He had heard that Shepard had left the Hospital 2 weeks after he had left earth and he hadn't seen her since the day she told him that he's going to be the new CO of the Normandy.

"Three hours Major, Admiral Hackett try's to reach you over vidcom, Major."

"Thanks Joker I'll take the call in my quarters, call me in two hours."

"Aye Major"

Vega turned from the Galaxymap and entered the elevator. He pushed the button for his quarters and waited until the doors opened again. He left the elevator behind and walked in his room and pushed accepted the call from the Admiral.

"Admiral Hackett" Vega greeted.

"Major, I heard that your mission was a success. I'm proud son, I knew you wouldn't disappoint me. I just wanted to let you know that I'll be off world when you arrive here. I'll return in six days so you and your Crew have shore leave until I'm back." He smiled at Vega and Vega couldn't help and smiled back

"Thanks Sir, the crew really deserve some free time after that mission."

"I'm sure they do Major. I suggest you visit Commander Shepard, she asked me to pass her address to you. Good work Vega, Hackett out." Vega saluted and the image of Admiral Hackett disappeared from his Terminal. Visit Lola and Scars… Definitely! He sniffed under his arms and shrugged. Guess I should take a shower before that.

Javik has left earth together with Liara and they returned to Thessia where they wanted to help with the rebuilding. He was still amused how these primitives reacted to him, like he was some kind of a God. But this Asari was different; she unleashed a primal feeling in him. A feeling that he was sure he would never feel again. He doesn't want that feeling but the long lonely travel in a small spaceship ended in the inevitable. Black eyes locked on his, blue lips on his, blue perfect breasts in his hands, other blue lips around him. He shook his head to lose those images but it was useless. That's going to be interesting

Garrus and Shepard made their way back to the apartment holding hands as they walked slowly through the city. It took them a while because Shepard had to stop every now and then to rest and catch some breath. "I heard that Vega is going to return to earth later today." Her face lit up as she heard that. Vega was like a little brother to her. "I can't wait to hear how his first mission as a CO of a ship was." She smiled at him. "When is expected back?"

Garrus leaned down to her, hold his mouth to her ear and whispered "Hmmm Zoe you know we have enough time alone till he's back." She giggled at that. "You are a dirty minded turian Garrus, you know that right?"

"I know you love it" he nibbled softly at her neck and felt her shudder. She pushed herself a bit away from him. "Easy big boy, unless you want to take me in front of all these nice innocent people, we should wait till we are home." She winked at him with a huge smile on her face. He growled deeply and felt that his pants were becoming too tight and that too fast. With another growl he picked her up careful and started to carry her home. He heard her giggling and hurried up.

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