The Fayelons Story

by The Ikran Rider

An alien, fairy race known as the Fayelons are on self-exile and made their way to the Milky Way. They encounter the crew of the Normandy and had hidden keys away from the vigilante and the Dark Entity. How will they save the entire universe? Originally written by Fanfictiondreamer; rated M to be safe. Not a fan of ME, but sort of for the Fayelons.

9. Con't IX

Episode 9-Overcast

At that time, the rest of the group with the admiral were still making their way through the corridors.

Hackett: "Well, considering that you girls will be staying here in our galaxy for the time being, we'll need to have you situated. We're going to need to provide each of you with an Omni-tool."
Star: "An Omni-tool?"
Liara: "Yes, it's very much the device that Dr. Solus has been using."
Star: "Sounds cool. Can you do lots of things with that device?"
Garrus: "Oh, absolutely, there's plenty you can do with it."
Tali: "As the name implies, it has many functions."
Liara: "Every citizen in the galaxy has one."
Splash: "So, we'll be getting one, too? That sounds awesome! I can't wait!"
Hackett: "The Omni-tool is to be placed on the forearm of your recessive hand."
Aera: "The installment is not painful, is it?"
Hackett: "No, not at all. It's a quick and simple procedure. Even a child much younger than you girls could install it very easily."
Splash: "Well, that's a relief."
Hackett: "Many of us install the Omni-tool on our left arms as a lot of us are right-handed."
Aera: "I really hope that's not an issue for a few of us. Star and Splash would have absolutely no conflicts with that, but Jewel and I? We're left-handed."
Hackett: "That's fine. We appreciate you letting us know about that."
Liara: "But, wait, what about Flare?"
Aera: "Oh? Flare? Well...she..."
Jewel: "She's special. She learned how to use both of her hands easily for lots of things."
Mordin: "Oh! Ambidextrous?"
Flare: "Yes. It is part of my world's culture. We learn how to write and use other instruments with both hands easily. We believe that to utilize both sides of our bodies and treat both equally is a means of maintaining balance with ourselves."
Javik: "The people of your culture seems to be all about maintaining balance within themselves."
Flare: "Yes, it...us pyromancers...we've faced a lot of hardships with our powers. Many of the other magic users feared our powers. We underwent intense training and discipline exercises as a means of keeping our powers and ourselves in check to make certain that our powers don't cause anyone any harm.'

Flare sulked for a brief moment.

Flare: "Oh! Sorry, I...I was rambling a bit. Didn't mean to go on like that."
Liara: "No, it's OK. It's apparent that you have a lot to talk about involving your culture."
Flare: "Yes, lots. I...would like to talk more about it you guys whenever I can."
Liara: "That won't be a problem. We look forward to hearing more about your culture."
Star: "Oh, she has lots more to share. Her culture has had a long and grueling history."
Splash: "All the more reason why we're glad to have her here with us."
Flare: "Words can not express my gratitude to all of you reaching out to me with open arms and a warm heart. Your truly are people that I would gladly call my friends."

Flare looked very content.

Hackett: "So, I've been hearing a lot about these girls and their powers. They have...transformation abilities to change forms at will if I'm not mistaken."
Tali: "Yep, they're very much like a magical girl anime."
Hackett: "I see you've watched a lot of those shows. I know about those shows all too well."
Garrus: "Wait! You've also watched those girl shows?"
Hackett: "Not so much, but I have a few granddaughters who love those magical girl shows. They're especially huge fans of that long running magical girl series known as the Pretty Cures. I have one whose prized possession is one of those magical toy sticks, very similar to the ones from that particular Pretty Cure season involving those girls who were named after different pieces of fruit."
Tali: "Ohhhhhh! You must be referring to Fresh Pretty Cure! That's my favorite of the series! Oh! I've missed that show so much! What I'd give to see it again!"
Mordin: "That won't be a problem. Already arranged to have many of those shows uploaded. We can watch them together."
Tali: "Really!? You would do that!? I'd look forward to that!"
Mordin: "Likewise. Will need these shows for research as well as...personal enjoyment."
Garrus: "Again with this talk of these magical girls shows? I swear, it's all these 2 have talked about ever since the arrival of these girls."
Mordin: "These magical girl shows lots of fun to watch. Have fond memories of watching them with my niece. Always reminded of her."
Splash: "Awwww, that's so cute!"
Liara: "How old is your niece, by the way?"
Mordin: "Unsure, haven't seen her within a few years, but...was a young girl last I saw her. Parents are always busy, not a lot of time to spend with their daughter. I was her favorite uncle, always made time for her whenever I visited with her."
Tali: "Is that why you always enjoy watching magical girl shows with her?"
Mordin: "Yes, is also why I've come to enjoy those shows personally. Parents managed to obtain a lot of those shows, niece spent endless hours watching them as a way to deal with boredom. Sometimes had some of her friends over to watch them with her."
Splash: "Your niece sounds like a wonderful person. We would love to meet her."
Hackett: "It also sounds like she would become real close friends with my granddaughters. They would also have sleepovers with their friends and watch a lot of those magical girl shows."
Aera: "It wouldn't surprise us the least bit if they would shriek with joy over meeting us real live magical girls."
Mordin: "Wouldn't doubt that, either, Aera. Young girls would be thrilled over meeting actual magical girls, my niece especially."
Garrus: "Alright, stop, since when did this become another magical girl fest?"
Tali: "Sorry, guess we got carried away. Then again, just the idea of this has really got us ecstatic, so, can you really blame us?"
Garrus: "I suppose I can't, but...I hardly care about any of this. My only concerns are the real live magical girls that we need to look after."
Mordin: "Anime shows good way to better understand these girls, understand magical girls in general. You should try watching them with us. Help out with looking after them."
Garrus: "You're just going to keep egging this on until I agree to it, aren't you? Both you and Tali?"
Tali: "You should at least give one episode a try. You'd be surprised that these shows are much less delicate and much more action-packed. I admit that a lot of the girlish stuff is a bit off-putting, but the action scenes will really surprise you."
Garrus: "I think I'll wait till after you guys are able to obtain those shows before I make my decision."
Mordin: "Fair enough. Gives you plenty of time to think about it."
Garrus: "Riiiiight..."
Aera: "Will you guys shut up about that, you guys!? Let Garrus make the decision himself when he's good and ready! Geez!"
Garrus: "Heh, couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks for that, Aera."
Aera: "No problem. I had to put a stop to that before it becomes a running gag. I hate running gags!"

Garrus smiled at her. Just then, it got dark. Garrus took notice of this.

Garrus: "What the...?"

Everyone turned their attention towards the window.

Hackett: "What is...going on...?"
Jewel: "Oh, no."
Garrus: "Don't tell me. It's him, isn't it?"

Jewel looked up at Garrus with a concerned and serious look on his face.

Jewel: "Yes, it's him."

They ran through the corridor as fast as they could.

They were able to make their way towards a nearby balcony. As they stood and stared out from it, they were greatly startled by what they saw: before them was a massive, black, vortex-like phenomenon high in the sky, darkening everything. It looked almost like a terrifying storm appeared over them. This was also being noticed by the crew members that were back with the Normandy.

Zaeed: "Whoa...since when did it get dark all of a sudden?"
Thane: "Oh, no...! It's him!"
Jacob: "Yes."
Samara: "Is that the dark entity that's been chasing the girls throughout the cosmos?"

Jacob stood and stared out at it with a serious look on his face.

Back with the other group, everyone stood beside each other as they looked up at this dark entity.

Liara: "By the goddess...!"

Mordin went on his Omni-tool again.

Hackett: "Would that be the dark entity being controlled by your vigilante?"
Jewel: "I'm afraid so..."

The dark phenomenon indeed portrayed itself as a fierce storm as black lightning shot from out of it, strong winds blowing through all over the place; it truly was a terrifying sight. Soon enough, it summoned nightmarish creatures. The creatures went all over the place, attacking everyone in sight.

Flare: "NO! Not this again!"
Splash: "It's attacking everyone!"
Aera: "This is really bad!"
Jewel: "We can't let this continue. We have to protect everyone here."
Flare: "Yes, we're the only ones who can."
Splash: "Guess it's that time again."
Jewel: "Of course."
Star: "Oh, yeah! Now we're talking! Playtime is over! Let's go kick some serious butt!"
Aera: "Oh, I'm so all over that!"

Star turned towards Mordin and smiled at him.

Star: "Heh! You've already seen us demonstrate our powers and that was just a warm up. You ready to see some real action, Dr. Solus?"
Mordin: "Ready as I'll ever be. Been looking forward to seeing what a live-action magical girl anime would look like."
Star: "Then get ready for a spectacle that I know you're going to love. Shall we, Jewel?"
Jewel: "Sure, let's go, girls!"

The girls stepped forward and readied themselves.

Jewel, Flare, Star, Aera, Splash: "Metamorphose!"

From there, the girls changed right in front of their friends. It was incredibly brief but amazing to look at. The admiral seemed amazed by this. The girls were able to complete their transformation.

Jewel: "Let's hurry! There's a lot that we need to deal with!"

They ran towards the edge of the balcony, jumped off then sprouted their wings and flew off. The rest of the group stood by and watched as the girls flew off.

The girls flew everywhere and fought off many of the dark beings from the storm. The group that's been with them watched as the girls fought against the threat. The group was in awe as the girls utilized their abilities.

Hackett: "Unbelievable...! They really are like a live-action magical girl anime. The transformation and everything. I never would have thought that I would witness something like this."
Mordin: "Most astonishing! The girls' magical powers incredible. Such capable fighters. Just like the magical girls from all of those shows."
Tali: "Yes, they are amazing."
Mordin: "Hmmm...yes...the girls...incredibly capable indeed, however..."
Garrus: "Yeah, their combat skills and magical powers are just as formidable as they are amazing to watch, but...they're no where near as strong as they need to be."
Mordin: "Exactly. Must and will find a way to enhance their magical strength. Can handle the monstrous underlings, but...the entity..."

They both looked up at the massive vortex-like entity in the sky. Mordin took a deep breath through his nose just like he always does.

Mordin: "Far beyond their limits."
Garrus: "Any ideas on how we help them with that?"
Mordin: "Hmmmm...not sure, but...not my biggest concerns."
Garrus: "I did not like how that sounded."

Mordin went on his Omni-tool. He would interchange between looking at his Omni-tool and looking back up at the sky.

Mordin: "Something about the entity...lots of...questionable...conundrums..."
Liara: "What...do you mean by that?"

Mordin deactivated his Omni-tool.

Mordin: "Lots of data regarding the entity. Most of it insufficient. Can not look into this at the moment. Will need to analyze this another time."
Miranda: "Judging by the size of that thing, I'm not too surprised by that."
Mordin: "Size not relevant to how advanced this data is. More to it than that."
Tali: "What do you mean?"
Mordin: "Have my suspicions, but need to analyze the data to confirm them."
Garrus: "Care to tell us what your suspicions are, Dr.?"

Mordin paused for a moment.

Mordin: "Can not say much, but...these readings...indicate this entity...(sniff) not the first encounter within this galaxy."

Everyone stood by for a moment as they were stunned by what they had heard.

Tali: "But...what could this mean...?"
Garrus: "Wait, didn't you guys mention something about those mysterious readings you were looking into being magical energy?"
Mordin: "Yes, that much is true, but says very little about the readings similar to that entity."
Garrus: "That entity is pure Dark magic if I'm not mistaken."
Mordin: "Yes, that much is true, but again, data insufficient. Need time to look into it."

The battle within the skies began to intensify. The girls were doing the best they could to fight back, but they were being easily overwhelmed.

Tali: "Those girls are not doing so well. They're being overrun."
Miranda: "I wish there was something that we could do, but what?"
Garrus: "Well, at the moment, we need to hide away those keys."
Hackett: "The arrangements that I've told you about have already been set up. There is a nearby hangar bay with a few shuttles that are waiting for each of you. Now hurry."
Liara: "We appreciate that, admiral."
Wrex: "Well, what are we waiting for? The sooner we hide those keys, the better I'll feel knowing they're out of that maniac's reach."
Javik: "Yes, let us not waste another minute and get this done already."
Tali: "We'll meet you guys back at the Normandy."

Garrus, Wrex, Javik, Tali and Liara ran off while Ashley, Miranda, Mordin and the admiral stood by and continued observing the fight.

All 5 of them were brought to a hanger bay where 5 shuttles were waiting for them, just like the admiral had informed them. Each of them stepped into a shuttle. As soon as they entered them, the shuttle doors closed. Garrus looked back up at the sky as the girls continued the fight.

Garrus: "Don't worry, girls. You'll never have to fight this alone. I promise you that."

With all the doors closed, the shuttles took off and left Earth. There was hardly any interference towards the shuttles as they took rest of the group stood by and continued to watch. They seemed concerned and worried about the girls.

Miranda: "Girls..."

Mordin continued to look into his Omni-tool.

Overtime, the fight began to gradually calm down as the monsters were decreasing bit by bit.

Jewel: "Looks like things are beginning to settle down again."

She looked up at the large entity.

Jewel: "The vigilante has depleted his energy, overexerted himself again. No surprise."
Star: "Well, it's about time! I didn't know how much more I could take!"
Flare: "We should rest up too after we convert back to our dormant forms."
Jewel: "Yeah...we should."
Voice: "DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS OVER! I STILL HAVE MORE TRICKS IN MY ARSENAL! MY CONNECTION WITH THIS REALM RUNS DEEPER THAN YOU MAY THINK! THE REAPERS COULDN'T HAVE POSSIBLY DOMINATED OVER EVERY SAPIENT LIFE WITHIN IT BY THEMSELVES!"
Jewel: "What? But...how did you...that...that's impossible!"
Ashley: "How does he know about the Reapers?"
Miranda: "Did he say that his connection with this galaxy runs deep? I wonder what that could mean?"

Mordin still looked into his Omni-tool, he began to develop a look of suspicion on his face. Soon enough, the entity faded away and the sky was clear once more. Everyone stood by, stunned by what they heard. They descended back towards the others.

Miranda: "So...that vigilante knows the Reapers...but...how...how is that possible?"
Ashley: "Hmmmm...something tells me we're dealing with something more than just a vigilante gone horribly rogue. I have a bad feeling about this..."

Mordin was still on his Omni-tool.

Ashley: "Let's get back to the Normandy, everyone. We...we have a lot to think about."

Everyone did just that. The girls eventually converted back to their regular forms.

The group returned with the rest who were with the Normandy. There, they were approached by the rest of the group.

EDI: "Welcome back."
Jacob: "It's good to see you guys made it back safely."
Ashley: "Yeah, we did."
Zaeed: "Thank God that you did, when we saw that the sky had gone dark, we were worried sick."
Jewel: "Yeah, that was tough, but we made it through OK...at least..."
Miranda: "I'm not sure if you guys caught on, but..."
Jacob: "Yeah, we did. That vigilante apparently knew about the Reapers."
Miranda: "So, you did hear."
Zaeed: "How could we not? That thing was yelling so loud, I'm pretty sure everyone on Earth heard what it just said."
Samara: "This is indeed very worrisome."
Ashley: "Yeah...it is..."
Jacob: "I'm assuming that the rest of the group are out hiding away those keys somewhere throughout the entire galaxy."
Ashley: "That's right. They'll return as soon as they're done."
Jacob: "Well, that's a relief. The sooner we hide away those keys, the more secure I'll feel."
Jewel: "I sure hope Garrus and the others are doing OK out there. I don't want anything to happen to them on our behalf."
Ashley: "Don't worry about them, they'll be fine out there. They're more than capable of taking care of themselves and they're some of the best on our squad."
Jewel: "Well...if you say so, but still..."
Star: "It will take everything they've got to keep themselves safe out there."
Jacob: "Yeah, considering that they'll be out there for several hours."

Jewel looked up, worried.

Jewel: "Garrus, please come back safely."

Jacob looked back towards the sky where the entity was seen.

Star: "By the way, how has that lab been coming along? I really want it ready so that Dr. Solus can start doing stuff in it."
Jacob: "It's still a work in progress, Star. We did a lot but we still have some ways to go."
Star: "Hmm! Man, if we could only find some way to really speed this up."
Samara: "Hmm...perhaps the young Fayelon could help out with some of the work."
Star: "Really!? Can I!?"
Jacob: "Well...since you're so eager to lend a hand, then I suppose you can."
Star: "Alright! I'll get to it right away!"

She grabbed Mordin by the hand and ran off back to the Normandy with him. Everyone watched as this was taking place.

EDI: "Um...wow...she...seems eager."
James: "I know, things will be very interesting with her around."
Aera: "Oh, you have no idea."
Jewel: "Come on, I think the maintenance crew could use a few extra hands, too."
Miranda: "Yeah, I agree with Jewel. We should help out a bit."
Joker: "Sure. OK."

The group made their way towards the Normandy.

Grunt: "Right behind you guys."

As they made their way into the Normandy, the group broke apart and went into different directions. They assisted each of the people working within the different sections as well as monitoring the progress. The girls seemed very happy to help. Star had a chance to walk into the lab in progress and was elated with what she saw. It was much more bright with the head lamps reinstalled. The table also received some remodifying. Her eyes sparkled just like the anime character she was made out to be.

Star: "It's...glorious...!"

Mordin, standing right beside, her looked at her with, not knowing how to feel at that moment. She turned towards him and smiled.

Star: "Well? Is it not to your liking, Dr.?"
Mordin: "Hm...looks much like how it was before the previous renovations. Impressive."
Star: "I know, right? Isn't this exciting!? You have your own personal space back!"
Mordin: "Personal space, not my biggest concerns. A lab in which I can help you girls out, plenty adequate. Your satisfaction more important than mine. Also, great place for me to research a lot of these mysterious readings, the...magical energy as we have just recently discovered."
Star: "Yeah, how interesting that there's magical energy all over this entire galaxy. We've never heard of incidences like this."
Mordin: "Oh? Is that so? No traces of mystical energy within other galaxies?"
Star: "None that we know about. We've never even noticed anything like that. No other realm within the universe has such magical traces like this. At least...nothing like this...It's...unusual..."
Mordin: "Hmmm...curious. Only hope that I am able to find the reason behind this."
Star: "I hope so...hmm...so many mysteries. I only hope that...the answers that are able to find don't lead to more confusing questions..."
Mordin: "Possibility of that always probable, however, the ongoing nature of mysteries such as these is what makes these enjoyable. (sniff) Should truly be exciting."
Star: "Wow, you sure are fascinating, Dr. Solus. That's what I like about you. I'm so looking forward to working with you."
Mordin: "As am I, Star. You and your friends truly fascinating for reasons other than your magical abilities. Fascinated with you as a person. Truly will enjoy your company."

They both smiled at each other.

Within much time, the renovations were completed. Eventually, the Normandy was ready to lift off. The crew stood before the admiral, the prime minister and several other people.

Hackett: "Well, it has been an honor to meet you girls."
Jewel: "Um...same here."
Hackett: "I wish all of you the best of luck in finding the truth behind these mysterious magical readings."
Aera: "Yeah, thanks, we're going to need it."
Ashley: "We'll keep in touch, admiral."
Hackett: "I'll hold you to it, Lt. Commander. Report back any new findings. I want to be able to hear every detail of your findings."
Mordin: "Certainly. Will report anything if I find them significant."
Prime Minister: "Safe travels out there. Be extra careful of anything hostile."
Jewel: "Yeah, sure, we'll keep that in mind."
Star: "See ya later, you guys!"

The crew went back on to the ship. It took off and left the Earth with everyone standing around watching giving a salute, including the admiral.

Hackett: "Best of luck in your fight, Fayelons. We're all counting on you girls and you as well, Normandy crew."