A/N: Since Logan so kindly reminded me to update, I am hurrying to post this. :P And this is for you dear.

Writing late at night

Things sound better on caffeine

Someday I will sleep.

And I'm not doing anymore haikus today! DX Now, onto what I originally wrote.

SSV Berlin

Logan leaned against James. The waited at the spaceport for Jill and Dante to show up.

"Maybe we could find somewhere quiet..." Logan suggested.

"Come on Lightning... we're in uniform."

"That never stopped you before."

"I'm a little nervous." Logan kissed James' forehead.

"You'll be fine. Now can we-"

"Hi boys! Sorry we're late!" Jill said as she entered the room. Logan groaned. Dante and Shadow walked in behind her laughing.

"Hello Commander!"

"Please, call me Jill now. I'd like you to meet our pilot. Hey sis! Come out here!" A woman who looked very similar to Jill came out of the ship.

"Boys, this is my sister, Flight Lt. Alice Cross."

"Hello boys! Wow! The small one sure is cute!"

"The small one...? Who's the... Hey! I'm not that small!" Logan growled. James wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"Relax Light. He's taken anyway!" Alice laughed as she walked toward them.

"I'm married. So what are your names?"

"The lady here is Anna... we just call her Shadow. This is Lt. Dante Lee, the bear is Corporal James Vega, and the smaller one is Corporal Logan Valkyrie. Or 'Thunder' and 'Lightning' as they tend to call themselves."

"Awww! How cute! Well, Jill, you wanna give them a tour of the ship?"

"Certainly. Come on boys." They followed her onto the ship, seeing a name in large black letters across the hull; SSV Berlin.

It wasn't a large ship, just big enough for patrols and housing a small team. There was a captain's cabin, which belonged to Jill, and an office she was giving to Dante as his room. Logan and James were stuck in the barracks.

"Hey, boys, if you can keep quiet, you can have my cabin," Dante said as they got off the ship.

"Why would you do that?"

"Because. I'm a little jealous of what you have. And I want you two to be happy while you can be. Now, can you just accept it, so I can stop being this selfless nice guy?"

"Thank you Dante," Logan said with a smile.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Go get some rest. We leave tomorrow."

Logan and James hurried to get dressed.

"Damnit Dante! You let us over sleep!"

"I woke you up with ten minutes! You're men! Act like it!"

"He is not a morning person," James said to Logan.

"Apparently not." They laughed and grabbed their bags, running to the door. When they arrived at the spaceport, Jill waited with the rest of the crew.

"About time you three got here! Let's move!" Everyone got onto the ship, Alice taking her spot at the helm, Dante on the monitor next to hers. Shadow found a quiet spot near the engines. Jill stood in the cockpit while engineers took their seats. The rest of the crew went to the middle deck, taking up a spot in the mess hall or barracks to kill time until they were called. Logan and James quietly went into the room.

"Engines are hot. We're taking off!" Alice said. The ship flew off of Earth, starting for the mass relay on the edge of space. Logan looked out the window as they flew away from his home planet. James wrapped his arms around Logan's waist.

"Gonna miss it?"

"Yeah. At least I have you out here." James smiled.

"So what are we going to do kill the time?"

"Not sure." There was a knock on the door. James stepped back from Logan.

"Come in!" The door slid open, and Dante walked in.

"Hey. You boys wanna play cards in the mess hall? We're just killing time."

"Logan?" He shrugged.

"Why not."

They joined the crew, playing cards with a group of rookies and Dante. One of the younger girls looked at James and blushed.

"Hi... I'm Private Marie Snow."

"I'm James." Logan laughed as he shuffled the cards. He elbowed James in the ribs.

"She thinks you're hot," he whispered.

"Who doesn't?"

"You're so cocky. I love it."

"You boys gonna keep it up with the pillow talk or are we gonna play?" Dante asked. Logan laughed as he started to deal.

"I think that's not your business Dante," Logan replied.

"Probably not, but I do have to ask... does thunder come before or after lightning?" Logan rolled his eyes. By now the joke wasn't funny, it was just stupid. He ignored Dante, while the rest of the new guys were confused. James finally sighed.

"If you must know, lightning comes first." Dante laughed.

"Ahh. Didn't think you had it in you Logan." He blushed and glared.

"Are we gonna talk or are we gonna play?"

"All right. You're on Lightning!"

A few hours later, Dante was broke, and Logan was laughing.

"You're a little sneak you know that? How the hell are you so good at this?"

"That's my secret, Lee."

"Lee, Valkyrie, Vega, to the bridge now," Alice said over the intercom.

"On our way!" The boys all got up and joined the rest of them on the bridge. Shadow was at a monitor, scanning a planet.

"What's up?"

"Distress call. It's not on official Alliance channels, and it's not in any human language... it's coming back as... Turian?" She said.

"Turian?" Dante asked. He looked over the monitor.

"Play it," Jill said.

"My name is Captain Karra Minoka. My ship has crashed and I need help. If you're getting this please help me. My crew is dying."

"Alice, take her down. Boys, suit up and get to the shuttle."

The group hurried to the bottom of the ship, and James put his hand on Logan's shoulder.

"Hey, we've got a minute."

"You think we have even that?"

"It'll take her a few minutes to get us to the planet," James said pulling Logan against his chest. Logan smiled.

"All right. Maybe we do." James grabbed the back of Logan's neck and kissed him. Logan melted against his lover, his eyes fluttering closed. Behind them they heard a throat clearing. Logan pulled away to see Jill laughing.

"What? We're not around any of the rest of the crew."

"Keep it professional boys..." She walked past them and started to pull on her armor. Both of them got into armor, and found shotguns.

"All right, who's piloting the shuttle?" Dante asked.

"You." Jill replied.

"Of course. Everyone pile in, I don't usually fly Kodiaks, but I think I can manage." James and Logan sat down on the back bench, both of them ready for battle. Jill and Shadow got in, and the door slid shut as Dante took the controls.

"Helmets guys. I'm getting a zero oxygen reading."

"Wonderful," Jill said as she pulled on her helmet. Shadow and the boys followed. The shuttle landed hard, and everyone stood. They had no idea what was out there.

A/N: This is short, but it would be way too long if I continued. So it is what it is. XD Now, I'm going back to playing Skyrim! ^^ I will write more tonight I'm sure.