Chapter 12:
SSV Normandy SR-2 has just docked with citadel. When Ashley Williams received message to meet Councillor Donell Udina and Admiral David Anderson in the human embassy. Ashley was surprised that Anderson was no longer the councillor. So she went with her team to the embassy. She and her team arrived in the embassy, with out shepard knowing.
"Williams, good to see you." Anderson spoke.
"Yes sir." Ashley replied.
"As you can see I am back in the alliance service and Udina is the new representative to the council. I decided that I will best serve humanity in the navy again." Anderson Explained to Ashley.
"Understood sir." Ashley quipped.
"As of today you are a lieutenant Williams. And now we go to the council chamber." Anderson thundered.
And they all went to citadel council chamber.
" LT Ashley Williams welcome" Alana T'Bari asari councillor spoke.
" As you are all aware we are here to officially Induct LT Ashley Williams into Spectres." Turian councillor spoke.
"Congratulations Spectre Williams" Salarian councillor spoke.
Citadel council left the chamber leaving Ashley and Anderson alone.
" As of now all your missions are classified and not even Shepard is to know about them. Your first order of business is to investigate shepard's connection to cerberus, to se if he indeed has broken off all ties to those terrorists. You and your team are back on Normandy. Keep us updated Williams." Anderson ordered.
"Aye aye sir." Ashley replied.
Ashley was not happy that she had to spy on shepard and keep it from him, but orders were orders. She will tell him about her promotion and not mention that she was a spectre yet. She hated that she had to hide information from the man she loved but both Neso and her were alliance soldiers first. She and her team boarded Normandy and she went to look for shepard in CIC. Shepard was there engrossed in Galaxy map trying to figure out where a lone reaper would hide to repair damage.
In batarian space a different story was occurring, reapers have arrived and have taken over a small batarian colony and were in the process of converting them into husks and loading up all technology on planet. Batarians were still screaming about alpha relay incident and death over 300 000 batarians that the death of 16 000 colonists was a small number for batarian government to notice as they were busy screaming at alliance to turn over shepard for a trial or face all out war with Batarian Hegemony.
System alliance wa ignoring batarian demands only so far as to turn over Neso Shepard. Alliance politicians were planning to have a trial for Shepard on Earth. All the paper work for the trial was being quietly arranged by few scrupulous politicians looking to glorify their careers. Alliance military was fuming that their heroic icon was going to be tried for preventing reapers from reaching earth for a few years. Was furiously trying to delay all the paperwork for the trial. Admiral Steven Hackett was furious that some politicians were looking for a scapegoat to quiet batarians when system alliance military can crush batarians any time they choose. Even turians were siding with humans against batarians.
Neso Shepard smiled as he noticed ash step beside him, without being aware that on earth there were people calling for his arrest. He smiled as the woman he loved took his hand in hers and seen a glow in her eyes when he noticed her LT pips on her Shoulder.
"Ash I see they finally promoted you to Lieutenant." Neso spoke.
"First Williams that reached above NCOs rank since my grandfather's surrender." Ashley smiled.
"The brass finally got their heads out of their asses and stopped blaming you for that stupid mistake they made with your grandfather." Neso said to her.
Ashley with tears in her eyes kissed shepard right in front of whole CIC. There were whistles of joy among the crew and cheers for commander and ash. The whole crew of Normandy was very happy for them. Neso and Ashley left the CIC holding hands and went to his cabin. And as soon as they reached his cabin their uniforms where on the floor soon and they made love for the rest of night.
Normandy was just leaving citadel dock and proceeding to her next destination. What crew and commander shepard did not know that Normandy has two council spectre's aboard.