When It's Time.
The two sisters awoke as they entered Tuchanka's atmosphere, they looked around bleary-eyed and confused.
"Was it a dream?" Falare said sleepily as she stood up.
"Was what a dream Falare?" Samara asked, not breaking her meditation.
"Did we have sex with Georgia, and each other, except you only wanted her" Morinth asked, hoping down from her upper bed. Georgia giggled.
"What a silly idea" she said, resuming her calm demeanour. "What gave you that idea?"
"My penis is damp" Falare said rather timidly.
"And I feel like I've been fucked in both holes" Morinth added, Samara and Georgia stood up in unison and looked at the two girls.
"I don't feel like I've been fucked" Samara lied, "maybe you had a wet dream Falare, and Morinth you are likely remembering a past romance." The two gave befuddled looks as EDI's voice spoke through the speakers.
"General, Urdnot ground control requests to know our reason for visiting." She reported.
"Tell her I'm an old friend of Wrex, we've come to see him" Georgia said, EDI paused before replying.
"We are to hurry; he is waiting to see us. As is Garrus" EDI said and this made Georgia and Samara hurry from the observation bay, up in the lift into the lounge area, where everyone was waiting for them. Following Georgia's lead, the majority of the crew disembarked and followed a Krogan through large, spacious stone corridors. Since the war ended, the Krogan had focused on rebuilding their shattered planet, with complete success. Now there were tower blocks and parks where there had been nothing but wastes and rubble. They were led to a large, grand door, and it slid open to reveal the Krogan version of a penthouse, on the ground floor.
They didn't have time to look around, they were hurried to a door, where they met Eve standing outside, waiting for them.
"Hello again Shepard, I wish we were meeting under better circumstances, it's been too long." She said fighting back tears.
"How is he?" Georgia asked, also stifling tears.
"He's fighting it in his usual stubborn manner, but it's a losing battle." Eve broke down and Georgia moved to comfort her. "Go in three at a time, no more." The crew nodded and EDI, Joker and Ashley went first, the door closed behind them, Georgia helped Eve to a nearby seat and the crew followed. "I'm sorry general, it's just,"
"Don't apologise, it's hard on all of us" Georgia said looking her in the eyes.
"I know, it's just, I love him." Eve said, she removed a glove and showed a large wedding ring on one of her fingers. "He liked the human idea of marriage and its customs" she choked with happiness, "guess being on the Normandy rubbed off on him." Georgia smiled and inspected the solid platinum band.
"It's beautiful and expensive by Earth standards" Georgia said, she could tell that Eve smiled at this. "Do you have any children?" Eve nodded.
"Five, but they're too young to understand. I'll make sure they'll grow up with stories of his exploits." Eve said proudly. "From being a disgraced but feared bounty hunter, he rose to lead the Krogan into a new golden age, moving us away from war to peace."
"And helping to cure the Genophage, and unite the disparate clans under one leader." Georgia added, Eve nodded.
"There's another accomplishment he achieved recently, but I'll let him show you." Eve smiled again before bustling off to check on her infant children, as the first three left Wrex's room, heading straight back to the ship, with tears in their eyes. Samara, Tali and Grunt were next into the room, the only crew members who had remained behind were those who had had no contact with Wrex, of any sort; Aria, Orianna, Morinth, Falare, Diana, Tela, the Donnelleys and Khalisah, who had angered him, early in his time aboard the Normandy.
When the three had left, Garrus, Javik and Kasumi walked in, their moments with Wrex were brief, now it was just herself, Liara and Miranda, via holocall. She gulped and followed Liara into the room. Wrex smiled warmly at their entrance, Georgia saw the number of machines attached to him, and their regular beeping was reassuring.
"Shepard!" he bellowed, before coughing. Georgia smiled and moved to his left side, Liara to his right, and Georgia summoned a hologram of Miranda at the foot of the bed.
"Good to see you Wrex" Liara smiled warmly, holding his hand with both of her own.
"Good to see you too little one" Wrex said squeezing her hand. "Glad you could make it in time, even you Miri" he coughed again, long wheezing breaths filled the gaps between each cough. Miranda smiled.
"Sorry I couldn't be there in person," Miranda apologised, Wrex smiled.
"Don't worry, I know human pregnancies make you women irritable" he said cheerily, "I dare say you could've scared Kalross with your hormonal rage" he managed a brief chuckle before coughing again.
"'Could've'?" Georgia asked, Wrex smiled and pointed to above the door, where there was part of an immense jaw-bone.
"Killed the bitch" he said proudly. "Rammed a tank down her throat and made her choke on it." Georgia was speechless, the ancient worm had haunted the Krogan for centuries, and he had killed it. "She was getting aggressive over our expanding colonisation of the wastes; I was forced to confront her." He wheezed before Liara put an oxygen mask over his mouth.
"She was the one threatening you?" Georgia asked, Wrex nodded, and she smiled. "You didn't want us stealing your glory, that's why you didn't ask for help." Wrex managed a wheezing laugh and nodded.
"Did she do this to you?" Liara asked with tears in her eyes, he shook his head.
"Old age Liara, it finally caught me." He breathed behind the respirator.
"I'll miss you Wrex" Liara said before hugging him and sobbing on his chest. Wrex hugged her with his free arm and patted her head.
"Don't show weakness now little broker, you must be strong" he said and she looked at him with teary eyes. "It's my time, I've lived a long and memorable life, they'll be singing songs of me when you're old and, well greyish" he smiled and she smiled back.
"I may not have known you as well as Liara or Georgia," Miranda said, "but I know you are a hero to billions, an exception to the stereotypes placed on the Krogan, and thanks to you, they have risen to unprecedented high esteem in the galaxy." She raised a hand and saluted him, "I salute you sir." Wrex managed to mock salute back.
"Same to you" he said, "from what I've learnt you're the perfect woman for Shepard, tough, intelligent and beautiful, you'd have been an excellent Krogan" he joked and they all chuckled. Georgia was fighting the overwhelming emotions.
"You've always been like an uncle to me Wrex, and I don't want to lose you" Georgia said, fighting the tears that were streaming down her cheeks.
"I feel the same for you general" he said, she saw a tear in his eye and wiped it away. "You'll have a legacy to rival mine when your time comes" he smiled, before bursting into a severe coughing fit.
"Wrex?" Georgia said getting to her feet and placing both her hands on his left arm, he managed to stop and looked over at the life support.
"Give me a clean death Shepard, don't let me die in agony" he pleaded. Georgia looked over and saw the power switch, but she didn't want to do it.
"I could save you, could make you live longer" she implored, wanting to believe it herself, but she knew the consequences.
"It's my time Shepard, I've lived my life." He coughed. "Don't waste yours trying to fight the inevitable, you've got to live on. I die a hero to the Krogan and the galaxy, I couldn't wish for anything more to be remembered by."
"Who'll lead when you're gone?" Liara sobbed.
"Urdnot Grunt is my chosen successor to follow me, the clans respect this decision. He may be young, but he's also done a lot to help the Krogan evolve from savage thugs." Wrex coughed.
"We'll never forget you Wrex" Miranda said before she cut the feed, clearly breaking into sobs of her own.
"Nor should you!" he boasted, before coughing again. "Please Georgia; let me go, let me be at peace." She hadn't heard him use her first name like that, she leaned over and kissed his cheek, Liara did the same. Georgia then walked over to the life support and switched it off. "Afterlife, I'm coming, you better be ready for Urdnot Wrex!" Wrex gasped, before his eyes closed and his chest stopped rising and falling, she heard his last breath, before he passed away. Liara ran around flung herself into Georgia's arms, both of them letting their emotions flow in the tears that poured down their cheeks.
Georgia then found his shotgun under the bed and rested it on his chest, and placed his hands on top of it. They then walked out of the room, where Eve was waiting; she needed to only see the look on their face to understand. She sat down and cried, Liara and Georgia moved to comfort her but she gestured for them to leave, and they did, leaving Eve to mourn her heroic husband.
-AN-
I apologise to those who don't like me killing of Wrex, but I did give him the honour of killing Kalross as a bonus.