Authors Notes: So here's the epilogue, thanks for sticking by Han and Aurora.

Big thanks to those viewed and Review it.

This been my first ever fan fiction for anything, normally I wont even let my friend read my writing.


The Sunrise of Rannoch

2208 CE

"Come on slow coaches" A red-head shouted to the 3 people chasing after her.

Dashing in and out of the crowds, the two humans and two Quarians, laughed and tried to beat each other.

They joined a long line of people, all different races, "Hope, Thane, over here" A voice shouted from further up the queue, the foursome joined another group of friends.

Passing through a security checkpoint, the group joined a crowd of people, "When your name is called, follow your instructors to your dorms and get ready for class" a voice called out to the crowd.

A male instructor with a rough English accent stepped forward, "Im Admiral Coats, Instructor for Alpha team, when your name is called, line up"

Admiral Coats called out 8 names before he got to the group of friends:

"Alenko, Ashley"

"Moreau, Sayuri"

"Vakerian, Solan"

"Vega-Cortez, Emilia"

"Reegar, Rael"

"Reegar, Rila"

"Gerrel, Hope"

"Gerrel, Thane"

The Alpha team followed Admiral Coats to the Alpha dorm, Ashley, Thane, Solan and Rael took one room and unpacked, "Wait til everyone finds out the great Admiral Shepard's kids are here along with the other Normandy kids" Ashley joked poking at Thane who chucked a pillow at him in response.

"I hope no one expects us to be like our parents, we really aren't" Solan moaned.


The next day, the group took seats in the classroom, Admiral coats entered scanning the list of his students.

"Morning, welcome to the United Species Military training academy, all of you are here because your entry scores say you deserve to be"

Admiral Coats moved around the room, "You, Red head, Name and background"

Hope realised he was speaking to her, "Hope Gerrel, my parents are both retired Admirals"

"Who are your parents?"

Hope look at her brother and grimaced, "Admiral Han'Gerrel, he's a Quarian and Admiral Shepard" Hope felt the room quiet instantly at the mention of that name.

The class whispered to each other, "Quiet" Admiral Coats demanded, "I fought alongside your mother during the Battle of London, she's a very capable and logical soldier"

"I know" Hope smiled with pride, "But I'm not my mother, she never wanted me to be"

Admiral Coats raised an eyebrow, "Oh, I think you share a few traits with her"

"And I'm proud to be her daughter"

Admiral Coats turned to Thane, "Name and background"

Thane ruffled his thick brown hair, looking at Coats through big blue eyes, "Thane Gerrel, Hope's younger brother"

"Two Shepard's then, this should be interesting"

The rest of the class spoke about themselves, some interesting backgrounds. Thane and Hope and had an interesting day, trashing the instructors at everything.

Admiral Coats joined the other instructors, "The Gerrel Siblings, they are gonna go onto great things"

A female instructor spoke, "Yeah, they are definitely their mothers children"

"Shepard always excelled at everything she ever did, I knew her children would be no different" Everyone turned to see Admiral Hackett, standing in the door way, they all stood up to salute him.

"You know Admiral Shepard personally?" A Turian instructor asked.

"Yes, I've known her since she joined the Alliance 36 years ago"

"Did you know then, the things she would do?"

"Oh yes I knew, she's fierce and determined, Thane and Hope, I've known since this birth, mark my words, those two will do things that rival even their mother"

The instructors hung on Hackett's every word, "And knowing Shepard like I do, she'll wanna pin their medals on personally"


Hope slipped into bed after her first exhausting day, Thane and herself had placed a call to their parents, telling them about the first day. People throughout the day asked them both if they were worried at disappointing the Great Shepard, no had always been their answer, Shepard had made sure they knew, they weren't her, they shouldnt try to be, no matter how much people wanted them to be, they were their own person and had to find a path to suit them.

Hope always knew Shepard had expectations, but nothing that was impossible to live up to, just what Shepard knew her children were capable of, Hope and Thane would never been in their mothers shadow.

Everyone thought they knew Shepard, but very few actually did, Hope, Thane and their dad knew her the best. She was a kind affectionate mother, always giving and helping, encouraging and gently nudging, she was devoted to Kolyat as her oldest child and her grandchildren. She was a loving wife, devoted to her husband, who in turn was devoted to her, Thane knew about his namesake and the love he felt for their mother.

Shepard really had no idea, that when she would eventually go to the sea, in the centuries that will pass, Shepard would still be a name that everyone recognised, the stories would be told about the legendary Human.

Hope picked up her battered plushie Normandy and Neema, smiling at the representations of the start of her and Thane's new journey.


Authors Notes: That's all Folks.

Not bad for a complete noob like me.

I might have a Kasumi/Joker spin off in the works, but there are more gorgeous men for me to pair Aurora Shepard up with.