Miranda had just finished going over some more messages from Jacob when she heard Bennny scream. Fearing the worst she lept from her consel and rushed into teh main room where she saw Benny starring at news footage of the acadamy.

"Benny what is it?" the minute she heard Miranda's voice she turned around and ran straight into her arms. She scooped up the young asari and held her as she treid to calm her down.

"Beeny it's alright."

"But Jack is there!"

"Benny Jack is one of the toughest people I know and that's saying a lot. So don't worry I'm sure she's just fine. I bet any minute now she's going to call and tell that whoever tried to invade her school were nothing more than a bunch of pushovers." at least that's what she was hopeing would happen. She recived the call the school was under attack a while ago and was was trying her best not break down. Normally she'd be able to take a step back and take in the entire situation and realize that Jack was in a building overflowing with biotic teachers. However that didn't stop her from worrying and checking her omni-tool every few minutes.

"You think she's okay?"

"Positive, so how about you and I have some fun while we wait for her to get home."

"Okay" Benny said wipping a few stray tears from her face as Miranda searched through the channels into she she found a kids movie.

"Okay Benny I'm going to make some popcorn you just sit there and relax I'll be right back." but Benny was fart to entracned in the video and only gave a vauge mumble as she focused all her attention on the movie.

As Miranda got the snacks together her wrist started buzzing and she nearly broke the sound barrier she answered it so fast. The message wasn't from Jack as she was expecting but instead from the headmaster.

Dear Miranda by know you've realized that the acadamy has been attacked but don't worry thanks to Jack and a few other teachers all students have been rescured and the situation and slowely resolving itself. Jack whover sustained a very large amount of tranqulirzers but don't worry she's safely sleeping it off in our infarmery and should wake up in a few hours. One more thing, during the seige Jack captured their leader and he's being held at a secure location for you and her to interrogate. I hope this message eases any stress you might have had.

She reread the message three times before finally allowing it to sink in. And now they had someone to interrogate which if she had to guess was her way of making sure she didn't put herslef in danger with Cerberus again.

But she'd deal with that later right now she was going to spend the next few hours with Benny.

When she came back into the room Benny was incredbly focused on the screen.

"Benny I brought snacks." that one line snapped her from her trance. She grabbed the bowl of popcorn and snuggled up to her aunt's side and continued to watch the movie. By the time it was half over Beeny was bearly awake.

"Alright Benny it's time for bed."

"Can't I stay up later? Aunt Jack hasn't gotten back yet."

"Oh no you don't young lady. A growing girl needs her rest and I won't have you trying to stall for time. Besides Jack won't be back for another few hours, so you march your little blue butt upstairs and get ready for bed. I'll be up in a minute to tuck you in." Benny groaned knowing that Miranda wouldn't allow her to get away with anything.

"Can't I at least stay up untill the movies is finished?" Miranda quickly checked the remaining time.

"Well it's only got another half hours so I think it'll be okay but right to bed right after."

"Okay!" as soon as Benny returned her attention to the screen while Miranda slipped back to her terminal for a bit of resarch on the attack.

Within just a few short minutes she saw the patterns.

"I thought as much basic Cerberus attack patterns. Engage all entrances and work your way to primary goal. Well good news they haven't evolved past basic routines yet. But the fact they resorted to a all out attack no doubt targeted at Jack means thay they're either nearing the primary goal or that they've been backed into a corner and are running short of options. Which means that in all likelyhood they'll be comming for me soon." She imediatly brought up her houses defenses while simultaneously updating and improving them. There was no way she was going to allow any Cerberus troops within a mile of her home. Not when she had so much to protoct.

When she was sure her defense grid was up she returned to the task of getting the tiny asari to bed. As predicted when she went to check on her she found Benny half asleep cuddled up next to Eezo.

She scooped her up and started up the stairs with Eezo not far behind.

"Alright Benny you go wash up."

"Kay." she mumbled as she got into her pyjmams and slid under the covers. Eezo not wanting to be far from his sleeping budy hoped onto the bed and curled up at the foot of the bed.

"Can you tell me a story?"

"Okay do you have one in particular?"

Benny thought for a moment before it came to her.

"Tell me the story of the princess and the knight"

"I'm not sure I know that one"

"Daddy says it's about you and Jack and how you got to together." she made a mental note to have a little chat with Shepard when she got the chance. But before then she'd have to tell her the real events without making it to vulgar.

"Okay well once upon a time there was a young princess who was groomed from birth to be perfect. But all she ever wanted was to help her people. So one day she ran away from home and joined a dashing hero who was putting a team of skilled fighters together. Among the fighters was young rouge who was covered in tattos. For the longest time the rouge and the princess were enimes bickering and fighting at every chance but one day the hero had enought and do you know what she did to stop the fighting?"

"What?" By now the only thing kepping Benny awake was how exciting the story was.

"Well she told both of them that inside a ancient cave was a ancient weapon and that only the two of them could get it. So the two of them entered the cave, only the moment they were inside the door was sealed with a massive stone by the hero . She had enough of the fighting and would only open the door when the two of them were on peaceful turms."

It wasn't exactly what happened but it seemed to be doing the job of tireing Benny out and she had to admit it was fun making up the story as she went.

"What happaned next?"

"Well the two of them tried for houres to move to stone to no avail. So exhausted the two of them collasped next to eachother neither having the engery to move. Eventually the rouge had enough and finally said something that suprised the princess. Apperantly the rouge had never hated the princess, in fact it was quite the opposite. From the moment she first layed eyes on the princess she had loved her and only wanted to keep her safe."

"Then why act so bad toward her?"

"She thought that the princess would never want a rouge like her so she fought to get her to hate her. Upon hearing this the princess did the one thing the rouge never expected."

"What?" she was to tired to open her eyes but she couldn't get to sleep untill she found out how it ended.

"She kissed her. Apperantly the princess had been feeling the same way. But after that night the two of them were never far from eachother's side. And when they finally were let out of the cave and brought down the evil that was threating the people the princess married the rouge and started a faimly of their own."

As she finished they story she saw that Benny was already asleep. She gave her a kiss on her forehead before leaving the room. As soon as she closed the door she felt two strong arms wrap around her wasit.

"When did you get home?"

"A while ago."

"Really?"

"Yeah I was looking for you."

"So you heard the story then?"

"I came in right about the time we got locked in the cave. I do like how it ends though."