Chapter 14:

Hotel Interstellar Star, Port Hanshan space Port

Captain Neso Shepard awoke to find his wife still asleep. He saw her head resting on his chest and smiled. He kissed her forehead and slowly got out of the bed without waking her up. He then went to the bathroom and brushed his teeth and had a quick shower.

"Hey skipper, you still are a man with a great ass." Ashley spoke.

"Shut up and join me." Retorted neso

"Aye, aye skipper." Ashley replied as she joined him in the shower.

They made slow and lazy love till they both reached their climaxes.

"Time to get dressed and get the boys from their aunts." Ashley informed Shepard.

"Yes love." Responded neso.

And with that they dressed and went to get their twin sons from Ashley's sisters. And then all six of them spent time together until it was time for Sarah and Lynn to depart and get but to their mother and sister on Intai'sei at Shepard Ranch. Ashley smiled as she watched her sister depart for home. She then grabbed the stroller and walked with neso until they reached Normandy's docking bay and boarded their ship.

SSV Normandy departed Noveria and left to continue on their mission. Ashley fed their sons and put them down for their nap and then joined Neso as they went to CIC to plan the next stage of their operation, as Liara and Samantha managed to crack a part of Cerberus encryption and get the location of next cerberus facility. Normandy was heading towards Planet Syrano, belt system Hourglass nebula. Ashley smiled as she looked at her husband, watching him program their course on the galaxy map so that joker can navigate a bit easier.

Joker and EDI were chatting up as they received new information from Galaxy map on their course. The two formed a perfect team as they move Normandy on her new course. And after they finished the slight course change EDI smiled after she kissed joker. Normandy's helmsman was blushing deeply, afraid that somebody might have seen it, but relaxed after realizing that the crew was aware and ok with relationship joker shared with EDI.

Samantha Traynor was smiling as she just finished another cerberus encryption when she felt Liara's Hands wrap around her waist.

"How about we take the some time off and relax, Sam." Liara spoke.

'You read my mind." Responded Samantha as she kissed Liara.

And two lovebirds left to Liara's quarters.

Ashley smiled as she caught neso checking her out.

"Credit for your thought skipper." ashley spoke to her hubby.

"Something does not feel right about this base Ash." Neso replied.

"It is only second of the six we have to find and destroy." Ashley kissed him.

"Just jitters, I guess." Neso smiled back.

Belt system, Hourglass nebula

"Scans all clear Captain." Spoke Clara Jones scanner officer.

"Thank you tactical scan. Joker get us in orbit around Planet Syrano, Joker." Spoke Neso

"Aye, aye sir." replied joker

SSV Normandy

Planet Syrano, Polar Orbit

"Ideas people." Shepard asked.

"Scans all clear so far." Ashley replied.

"Ashley you got the helm, I will lead the talon squad on this mission. Talon Squad report to landing bay. Get hammerhead 2 ready for deployment." ordered shepard.

"Be careful skipper." Ash told him.

"I will, love you." Neso responded.

Ashley kissed him and they left for their stations.

Neso Shepard joined the talon squad in Hammer head 2 as they prepared to be dropped in target zone. With in few seconds drop was completed and Hammerhead was just few click away from cerberus base.

"You should not be her captain." spoke LT Luisa Decosta co of Talon strike squad.

"I can not be on the ship all the time Luisa." replied Shepard.

"We can not afford to lose you either Captain." responded Luisa

"I am just soldier like you. LT." responded neso.

"There seems to be o activity in this base sir." responded private Bolar Licosa(salarian).

"Base seems to be not active." spoke Luisa.

The talon squad entered the base to find all power of line and all computer info deleted. After few hours of investigation they returned to Normandy empty handed.

To: Alliance Command

Admiral Steven Hackett

Checking in

Filing a report that our mission to Planet Syrano was a failure. Cerberus base on this planet was abandoned and all it's data erased. Will have to wait for more information from captured data to find the next target.

Captain Neso Shepard

SSV Normandy SR-2

Captain Neso Shepard was not pleased that they were not able to find any information on this base in regards to cerberus operations. He needed to find the next base and quickly as they can. Cerberus needed to be finished of quickly before they can cause more mischief for the galaxy that was recovering from reaper war.