A/N: Its been a long ride for such a short fic, but heres the Epilogue of Semper Fi: Fall of Shadows!
I don't own Mass Effect
Three months had passed since the Shadow Broker's downfall, and when Liara took control. Since then, the crew of the Shadowed Light had started to run the base that the team had cleared out. They had managed to install a large kinetic barrier to go around the ship so that the Shadowed Light could dock without being effected by the storms in the planet's atmosphere.
In that time, Liara had gone through a good percentile of the files that the Shadow Broker once had. Apparently, he had had a complete catalog on the Collectors and the Reapers. He had hands in various species governments across the galaxy. And had literally thousands of agents stationed all over the place. Given the incentive, Liara could start an inter-species war in five minutes if she wanted to.
Things had changed. Now they had a strong edge against the Collectors when Shepard was fully revived within the next two months.
The crew had changed as well. Sev made a complete recovery and was still onboard with them every step of the way. Feron joined their team as well, being an experienced double agent gave him an edge none of them really had.
They had also garnered new recruits. Terran, a Salarian who was very proificiant in science and technology was brought onboard and was given full rain over the research teams on the base and ship. And Micka, an expert medic and biologist who was in the Alliance for a few years before being discharged. She could heal almost any type of wound and could make her own medicines.
They were good additions to the team, and Eric and Liara was glad to have them.
Eric was given the job as Liara's second in command. And he had control of a good percentile of the personal army under their control. Overall, if knowledge truly was power, then the couple were the most powerful beings in the galaxy.
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Walking through the base in simple civilian clothes, Eric felt like a General walking through a mess hall on a base. Everytime he passed someone, they stopped and saluted him. Being the High Commander of the Shadow Broker's army had a lot of good perks. But unlike the last Shadow Broker, he knew Liara wouldn't abuse the great deal of power that was given to her. And neither would he.
Waving his omni-tool over the holo-lock on the door before him. He walked into the room beyond after the lock read his identification.
Inside, the large office that was a battlefield just three months ago, had been rebuilt and referbished to Liara's liking. Said Asari was currently standing before the terminal wall talking with one of her many agents. "Have a report for me by the end of the day." she said into the voice distorter as she ended the link.
Eric wrapped his arms around her from behind, she smiled and relaxed into his embrace. "Working hard...Ms. Shadow Broker?" he asked grinning. Liara giggled, "Of course. Its a dream job. One worthy of pride." she said turning in his arms and kissing him.
She pulled back and looked to the side for a moment deep in thought. Eric tilted his head. She had been like this the last two days, it seemed like she was in serious thought about something but felt hesitant to tell him what it was.
"Liara? Are you okay?" he asked gently. She removed herself from his arms and walked to the desk that had been rebuilt. "I have been...thinking about something of great importance. Something that could change us. For better or worse." she said as she looked at him, a hint of nervousness and fear in her eyes. "You can tell me anything beautiful. I promise, whatever it is, I will never stop loving you." Eric said walking up to her and holding her hands in his own.
Liara bit her lip before looking up into the emerald green orbs that she had fallen in love with.
Reaching an azure hand out, she took his, and placed it over her flat stomach. "I'm pregnant."
Eric's world came to a sceeching hault when the two words were said. His eyes widened, mouth agape as he tried to process what had just come out..a baby?...he was going to be a dad? "A-Are you sure?" he asked studdering, mouth dry.
Liara nodded, "Yes. Our last...time together. I felt something shift within me. I didn't notice it fully because we were melded, but afterword it all became clear. I am carrying our daughter."
Eric was still trying to sort everything in his head. A child...a little girl...his and Liara's little girl...they were going be have a family. He looked at Liara who watched him in silence. Fear etched across her face.
His face broke into a mild wide grin. Picking up his mate and spinning her around he started to laugh loudly, "This is great!" he exclaimed happily. Liara was shocked beyond words, "You are okay with this?" she asked when he set her down. Eric's grin didn't faulter, "Its a shock, believe me. But...I couldn't be happier Liara. We're having a little girl."
Liara smiled widely as well, "I wasn't expecting a daughter so soon. But I am glad that it is our daughter." she said putting her hands over her stomach. Eric did the same, an aura of complete bliss surrounding both of them.
Suddently, Eric remembered what was to come. The Collectors...the Reapers...if he wanted to make sure that Liara and their daughter were safe, he would have to drive the bastards back into the black hole they crawled out of.
Liara noticed his shift in demeanor, "Eric? I though you were happy about this?" she asked confused. Eric smiled at her, "I am beautiful. Its just now, I have an even stronger purpose in helping Shepard destroy the Reapers." he rubbed his hand acrossed Liara's stomach, "I want a peaceful future for her...for us. I will do whatever it takes to keep you both safe."
"Things will be more difficult. But I believe that we can handle anything that comes at us." said Liara. Eric smirked, "Damn right. Nothing will get in the way of our happiness. No mercs, No humanoid bugs...and no giant ancient machines will stop us."
The Asari smiled at her mate and hugged him. "Should we tell the others?" Eric chuckled, "We will eventually. Although I don't know when the jokes of how I, 'knocked up the Shadow Broker', will start." Liara giggled, "I think you humans have a saying. 'Who gives a shit what others say.'." Eric was shocked, "Holy hell, Liara T'Soni just cursed!"
Liara giggled again and pulled Eric into a heated kiss. He smiled against her lips and went along with it. Shepard would be back in two months, and the fight with the Collectors would begin. But for now, Eric wanted to be with his mate, and think about the future they would have when the Reapers were delt with. And the good life they would have with their daughter.
To be continued...
A/N:...what a twist huh? Being a dad will sure as hell drive Eric to putting an end to the Reaper threat when Shepard comes back. I'm already starting work on Semper Fi II Remember this wasn't much of a sequel, just a quick fic to fill in the 2 year gap between stories. Keep a look out for the sequel folks, cuz its coming soon!
