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Illium

Everyone was in the mess hall when Joker had said over the intercom that they had arrived at Illium and were in the process of docking. Shepard had told the crew that they were going in to enlist the help of an Asari Justicar and a well known Drell assassin, using the assistance of an old friend.

Chase knew what to expect from their little trip, and wasn't surprised when Shepard had chosen Tali and Garrus to meet with Liara to find the Justicar. The freelancer didn't mind, he would spend the spare time reading and watching his girls.

Miranda however, was having a rough time. She had gotten intel that her genetic-twin sister had been discovered by her father, who had in turn hired Eclipse mercs to track her down. Time was of the essance, and she couldn't wait for Shepard to get back to allow the small mission. So, using her authoirty as second in command she set out to find assistance.

Mordin was busy in the lab, Jacob had set out to aquire weapon enhancements for the armory, Jack and Grunt were loose cannons for such a delicate situation, and Tali and Garrus had left with Shepard. This left her only one remaining option. And she found that option in the mess hall with his daughters. "Wraith." she said using his freelancer name. Chase looked up at her, "Something wrong Mrianda." The usually cold XO felt a little offset, she was about to ask for assistance from someone she had treated with distain.

"I need you for a mission." she said sternly. Chase leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest, "Really? I thought this was Shep's vessel. He calls the shots." "And I do when hes not on board." she said getting irritated. Chase didn't look like he was going to budge. Mrianda sighed, "My sisters in trouble, I need your help." Chase now understood her situation. "Help her dad." Athena said from his side, "You always told me and Emily to treat others the way we wanted to be treated."

The freelancer raised his eyebrow, Athena mirrored his action and crossed her arms as did Emily. "I taught these girls too well." he thought to himself. He looked at Miranda who was still waiting for a response. "Lets get to it then. Kelly, do you think you can keep an eye on these two while I'm out?" the Yeoman smiled and gave a nod, "You can count on me." Chase looked back at Miranda who looked gob smacked, "You gonna stand there all day, or are we gonna save your sister?" he asked heading for the armory.

An hour later, Miranda was flying with Chase over the city toward where her sister was suppose to be. The meeting with Miranda's contact had gone by just as well as he remembered, and hopefully he could change a few things about what will happen next. "Why did you decide to help me?" Miranda asked in the small cabin. Chase shrugged, "I'm a good person at heart Miranda, no matter how many mercs I kill." The Cerberus operative gave a sigh, "I mean...why now. You could have turned me down. I haven't been the most...pleasant toward you."

Chase shrugged, "So you had some mixed feelings about me being on the Normandy, I can't blame you for that." Miranda smiled, "Thank you." "Don't mention it." They arrived at their destination where a Eclipse mercenary walked up to them. Before the man could speak, Chase had him by the throat, "Call your men off or I'll personally rip your spine out." The man blanched and started to studder, "Y-Your-" "Wraith? Yeah, and you didn't call your men off soon enough." Chase threw the man hard against the wall and charged a large amount of biotic power around him while the other mercs got into position. "This really won't take long."

Miranda for her part was keeping a close eye on Chase as they went up the elevator toward where Nicet would be located. She had never seen someone decimate mercenaries that quickly before. And he moved as though he knew exactly where the enemies would be. The doors opened and the duo saw Miranda's friend talking with the Eclipse captain.

Chase tuned out most of the discussion knowing exactly what was going to be said. Snapping his hand out at the right moment to stop her from shooting Niket in the head, "You should just let him go. Dispite him being an ass and attempting to turn in your sister, I think hes learned who hes fucked with well." Miranda lowered her weapon. Chase snapped out his hand again and caught the Eclipse captian before she could shoot Niket in the back, "Bad move bitch." The freelancer closed his hand and there was a loud crunch as the merc's neck was crushed with biotic force.

Throwing the dead merc aside, Chase leered at the other mercs from under his painted visor, "The rest of you have exactly 30 seconds to vacate or the same will happen to you." Needless the say, the rest got the hell out of dodge. Miranda looked to Niket, "That goes for you too." The man nodded and turned to leave, "Thank you, and I'm sorry Miri." he said before heading back where they had came from.

Chase started to head for the elevator with Miranda right behind him, "That was brutal Chase." she said to him. The freelancer sighed, "I'm on their top three most wanted lists for a reason. Though I do show mercy if my enemy is willing to surrender. I'm not heartless Miranda." They got into the elevator and it started to rise. "I never said you were. Anyone who can do what you do, and still has the courage to adopt two beautiful girls, must have a heart of gold under that armor." Chase smiled, but she couldn't see it under his helmet.

Arriving at the top floor, Chase and Miranda looked across the way and saw Miranda's sister with her parents happily talking with them. "Shes safe...with her family." Miranda said watching them. "Go talk to her." Chase said looking at her, his faceplate depolarized. "No, the less she knows the better." she replied. "Miranda, she doesn't need to know everything. But it would be nice for her to know she has a sister looking out for her." The Cerberus operative looked to still be struggling, Chase reached out and put a hand on her shoulder, "I haven't told anyone much about my past. But I never had siblings. I had a mother who left me, and a drunk of a father who beat me everyday. If I knew I had brothers and sisters out there I would want to get to know them, and let them know I'm here for them if they ever needed me."

Miranda looked from him to the small famliy before she approached them. Chase watched from affar, feeling a little happy that he had brought some joy to his fellow soldier.

It would be another hour by the time Chase and Miranda arrived back on the Normandy. "Hay you two. How was your trip?" asked Joker. "It went well. Thank you Chase, for all your help." said Miranda. "Not a problem ma'am. Don't be afraid to come find me if you ever need help." She smiled before kissing him on the cheek before heading off back to her office.

Overcoming his shock, Chase turned to a grinning Joker, "Shut it gimp." The pilot laughed and turned back to his console. "Are Shep and the others back?" the freelancer asked. "Yeah, been back for the last half hour. He hasn't noticed you two left." "Thanks Joker." The pilot waved him off as he went to the armory to get his weapons put away.

That is until he saw an older Asari walking toward him that he quickly realized was Samara. Behind her was Shepard, Kelly, Athena and Emily. Samara stood almost nose to nose with him, "Are you the adopted father of this child?" she asked motioning toward Athena. "Yes I am. Why?" he asked trying to supress the sudden shiver that went up his spine from the way she spoke. It sounded as though he had pissed her off, and he literally just met her.

Samara narrowed her gaze, "Are you aware that this girl is marked to be a future Asari Justicar?" Chase's eyes widened and his jaw fell open.

A/N: Cliffhanger. Guess no one saw that one coming huh?