Author's Notes: I hope you have enjoyed this fanfiction. I have enjoy the comments I have been getting and hope for more to come. This may be the last chapter though as all 10 chapters were written before I started publishing them if you already didn't know. I know this chapter is short but I hope you find it sweet because as a Talimancer this is what I wanted to see at the end of Mass Effect 3 in some form.

Chapter 10 - A Happy Ending

Shepard looked at the horizon as the morning sun rose on Rannoch. Most mornings, his wife Tali'Shepard vas Rannoch would watch the sunrise with him as they both knew time was precious and should be used to enjoy everything in life. This morning was different as they were out late with old friends to celebrate old times. And he felt he needed to be alone after waking up from one of his Reaper War nightmares. The nightmares do not happen as often as they use to but when he has one, Tali always seemed to know and worried about him. In an attempt to avoid this, he would sneak out of bed trying not to disturb her. Even though he hid this from her, he could still find comfort from her when these nightmares came around but he was never confident that she could fully grasp what he was going through. He knew that if he ever needed to speak to anyone about his nightmares he could always speak to Jerma Jones and to get some guidance on what to do. As he reflected on his life while watching the sun rise, a small hand touched his shoulder. Shepard knew it could only be one person, his daughter Raela'Shepard nar Rannoch, who was aptly named after her grandfather Rael'Zorah. She was wearing her purple enviro-suit even though science had made it possible for her to live without it at least on Rannoch. Her reasoning for keeping it on was to be more like her mother as well as to follow Quarian traditions.

"Hi, Daddy."

"What are you doing up so early, sweetie?"

"I wanted to watch the sunrise with you like you always do with mommy." She said coyly. Raela sat next to her father and he wrapped arm around her shoulders. After a few moments with silence Raela asked "Daddy, can you tell me how you and mommy met again?"

"Rae, you know your mother is a much better storyteller than me?" he said humbly.

"I know but I think you tell this story better." The two made eye contact. "Pllleassse." Shepard knew he would never be able to persuade her otherwise.

"Okay. It all started 15 years ago. I was hunting down a rogue spectre named Saren…"

From the window of the house, Tali'Shepard vas Rannoch watched her husband as he retold the story of their meeting and love to their daughter. A smile crossed her face knowing the great man she loves was also able to become a great father to their daughter even after all the pain and tragedy they both had to endure during the Reaper War. As all that pain started to come to her mind she glanced at the window sill where the rock that Shepard had given her when they had taken back Rannoch from Geth control sat. Her eyes traveled below the window sill where she saw the pictures of all their friends and loved ones on the desk. The first one she saw was their first picture of the two as a couple. Then there was their "wedding" picture followed by a picture of Hannah Shepard holding her granddaughter for the very first time. Then there were the group pictures with all their friends from the Normandy, with most of them taken at the bar Garrus was now running on Palaven. After that came the pictures of her and/or Shepard being given awards or commendations. However, she want to get rid of the picture of Shepard and Councilman Jerma Jones, as Jerma frighten her in many ways but he seem to have helped Shepard get through his mental rough patches and advanced research of the Quarian immune system greatly. All of which she appreciated but still a human that could kill a Krogan with his bare hands was a scary thought. The final picture was of Shepard, Raela, and herself with both Quarians unmasked. She loved this picture the most of all and it always gave her the biggest smile. As she started to walk towards the door to join her family outside she quietly said "Totally worth it."

Ending Author's Note: Well there you have it. If I left things out you would like to know about let me know maybe I can fit it into the two extra chapters I have floating in my head. One of which is a news interview and the other involves the Observer (or The Man in the White Abyss) which would explain more about him. However, I feel leaving him more ambiguous can give this story more ways to interpreted. I also have other stories that could be connected to this one but it would only be prequel stories and I know that is a despised word. But I do wish I was a better artist so I could make this story into a comic because I would love to see this world I imagined brought to life visually. But I digress, it has been a pleasure I hope to see more comments about things you liked or didn't like in the future.