Episode 30-Visions
They made their way to an empty colony on the planet's surface. The shuttle landed and they made their way out. They then stopped and looked around the surrounding area.
Ashley: "Huh, not much really has changed since we last came here."
Steve: "Hmm...I don't really see anything worth coming here for; it's just another empty colony."
Flare: "No, there is so much that is here. Well, when it comes to scenery, there isn't much that's significant, but...I can sense a great amount of lingering magical energy. Yes...this is what we were hoping to find."
Mordin was one his omni-tool again.
Steve: "Lingering magical energy? Am I missing something here?"
Liara: "When we were on Tuchanka, Flare was able to pick up on what she has identified as "visions of past events". We have been looking into that ever since."
Garrus: "The girls believe that these glimpses of past events are memories that belong to their deity, the Divine Source. After what Flare has found there, it's undeniable that all of this is warranted."
Mordin: "Hmm, yes, have already picked up on a vast amount of lingering magical energy, similar to what we have found on Tuchanka; the same magical energy that bestowed upon those visions to Flare."
Flare: "What I have felt there, I can sense here very strongly. No doubt in my mind, there is much here that must..."
From there, she sat down into lotus position and began to meditate. Everyone stood by quietly and watched this.
Steve: "So...what now?"
Aera: "Now...is where she...well...you'll find out for yourself."
They stood by and continued to watch her without saying anything.
At that moment as Flare meditated, she saw glimpses of the events that happened on the planet during the fateful Reaper attack all those years ago, when they attacked the planet and the protheans made every attempt they could to fight back. It was undoubtedly that attack. She sat by, tense as she saw these images flash through her mind. Everyone stood by worrying about her.
Steve: "Is she OK?"
Liara: "I...I'm not sure, I would think so."
Mordin was still on his omni-tool.
Garrus: "She seems even more agitated than when she saw those visions on Tuchanka. I only hope that it's the visions that's causing this."
Kasumi: "I hope so, too."
Steve: "Isn't anyone going to do something?"
Jewel: "No, it's alright. She may seem distressed but don't worry about her."
Aera: "Yeah, this is typical. These processes that she would go through, they tend to be complicated."
Tali: "Are you sure she's alright?"
Jewel: "Yeah, she is. Besides, she wouldn't want any of us to interrupt her when she's like this. It would be in our best interest and hers to just let her be."
As the visions progressed on, she continued to see the protheans attempting to fight back against the threat. There was one who she was able to recognize. No doubt in her mind that it was him, Javik, as he fought alongside a few others who would inevitably lose their lives to the battle. She kept at these visions until she suddenly opened her eyes and abruptly stood up, almost as though she had woken up from a terrible nightmare, breathing heavily as she looked all around her with the look of fear in her eyes.
Liara: "Flare!"
Everyone around rushed to her.
Samantha: "Are you OK? What did you see? Were your powers overwhelming you?"
Flare: "I saw...I saw..."
She stood by silently, trying to comprehend the visions that she had just seen.
Flare: "The area around us...it was...I saw...massive dark machines...attacking everything in sight, a once thriving metropolis bombarded mercilessly. It was like...a nightmare..."
The crew members were startled upon hearing this. They almost didn't know what to say.
Liara: "You saw...the Reaper invasion...!"
Ashley: "Not just any, you saw the one that occurred when the protheans were still around."
Flare paused for a bit.
Flare: "Yes...I did...it was...that attack...but...I also saw..."
She then looked towards Javik.
Flare: "You were there...I saw you...I heard you...you were amongst a few other protheans. You did all that you could to fight back, but...it was all in vain, which resulted in you being the sole survivor."
Javik was spellbound upon hearing this. Everyone looked towards Javik, he remained speechless for a bit longer.
Javik: "So...it is true...you can see glimpses of the past..."
Star: "So...what she saw, was it just like how you remember it?"
Javik was again speechless for a brief moment.
Javik: "Yes...it is...exactly how I remember it. Flare, you are...amazing."
A petite smile appeared on Flare's face.
Flare: "My grandfather deserves some of the credit for that; he did teach me how to use these abilities after all and the means to comprehend them, as well. I wouldn't have been able to conceive them without his help."
Javik seemed pleased to hear this. At that moment, Flare became startled by something, then looked towards the sky. Everyone around took notice of this.
Liara: "What is it, Flare?"
Flare: "I sense...an overpowering dark aura...at a great distance...somewhere very far from here."
Flare's face tensed up a little.
Flare: "He has returned."
Garrus: "The vigilante."
She nodded.
Ashley: "Let's hurry back on to the Normandy, everyone."
Garrus: "Right, let's go, and don't fly off this time, girls, we'll take you to where you need to go."
Aera: "Yeah, yeah, we get it, let's just hurry already."
They rushed back to the shuttle and made their way back to the Normandy.
They were back in the ICC. There, Flare stood before the holographic map of the entire galaxy.
Ashley: "Can you sense where that Dark Entity is striking next?"
She closed her eyes as she stood before the map, using her sensing ability to feel out the cosmos. Then, she opened her eyes pointed towards the upper left area.
Flare: "There. I can sense an immense amount of Dark energy fixated on one particular planet."
The crew members looked directly towards where Flare was pointing at. They had a look on their faces as though they knew about that particular area all too well.
Garrus: "Say...isn't that...?"
Ashley: "Yeah, it's...that planet."
Liara: "But isn't that where...?"
Ashley nodded. Liara's eyes widened as she placed her hand over her mouth.
Liara: "It...it can't be..."
Jewel: "What planet are you talking about? Do you guys know something about it?"
Liara: "It...well...we'll tell you about it when we arrive there."
Jewel glanced at her for a bit. Flare then stepped off from the front of the map.
Flare: "Well then, if you will excuse me, I will be meditating somewhere else as we make our way to our next destination. Is Samara in her usual place?"
Ashley: "Yes."
Flare nodded, then walked off towards the elevator.
Star: "Hmm, so, how about we look into the data we were able to collect on Eden Prime. You up for it, Mordin?"
Mordin: "Of course. Much to look into."
They walked off towards the lab together. The rest of the crew members then glanced over towards Garrus.
Ashley: "You OK, Garrus?"
Garrus: "Uh, yeah, I'm fine, I just...there's something that I need to take care of."
He walked off. Ashley and Liara exchanged looks with each other. Ashley walked towards the cockpit while Liara made her way towards the elevator.
At that time, Garrus walked off a bit more then stopped and touched the side of his head.
Garrus: "Hey, it's me. Where are you right now?"
He listened for a bit.
Garrus: "Oh...I see. Well, we're on our way now...um...OK, I should have figured as much. Alright, we'll see you soon."
The Normandy was making its way to the next destination. At that time, Flare was in one of the Observation Desks meditating with Samara. She was focusing on the visions that she saw on Eden Prime, the images flashed through her head. They were making her tense but not because of her attempts to focus them, but they were very hard to see, having it be a terrible occurrence that was very difficult to watch. She then opened her eyes and gazed out at space. She had a worried look on her face. Samara opened one of her eyes and looked towards Flare.
Samara: "Is there something the matter, Flare?"
Flare: "Huh? Oh, no, it's nothing. It's just..."
Samara: "If it concerns you then I don't see why it could be nothing."
Flare: "Umm...no, that's not what I meant. It's nothing that involves being worried about me, it's just..."
She continued staring out into space as she paused.
Flare: "The visions that I've conceived on Eden Prime. They're...they're terrible. I can't believe...something that horrible would happen..."
Samara: "Yes, they are terrible. What happened here in this galaxy 50,000 years prior, it was...a terrible travesty."
Flare: "I can't believe these giant machines, these...Reapers...they caused so much devastation, having wiped out an entire race. How...how could this have happened?"
Samara: "Hmm...we do not know...I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned this to you, but...this wasn't the first time that the Reapers have done this."
Flare: "What? They've done this before?"
Samara nodded once.
Samara: "In fact, this has happened many times."
Flare: "How many times?"
Samara: "That is something we have yet to comprehend, but what we do know is that this attack has happened within this galaxy every 50,000 years."
Flare was startled to hear this.
Flare: "What!? Every 50,000 years!? Is this true!?"
Samara: "Yes, from what we have gathered, this assault has happened many times and in a specific pattern in which they would occur."
Flare: "But...why…? I don't understand..."
Samara: "Not many do, it is very complicated to understand. But all we know is that the Reapers would reappear in our galaxy, attack all sapient life within it and vanish to where they have remained hidden: within Dark Space."
Flare: "Hmm...well...even though we don't know why they would do this, the fact that it's happened many times...it's horrible. I can't even...fathom the kind of emotions that I feel right now because of this. So many lifeforms...so many people...I just...I just can't..."
Samara: "None can, it is indeed too horrible for words. Many lives have been destroyed by this. Countless, too hard to even fathom. I don't think any being in this galaxy or any other could comprehend that."
Flare: "Maybe...but...I believe that...the Divine Source can...hmm...I wonder..."
Samara: "How have those visions been coming along, by the way? You haven't been enforcing them, have you?"
Flare shook her head.
Flare: "No, I have not. I've been allowing them to focus on their own. They've become a bit more clear but..."
She was still thinking about the visions she saw on Tuchanka.
Flare: "I am still not able to grasp the understanding of all of them."
Samara: "It is alright. You do not need to, not at this moment. We want you to take your time with this, they will become clear and we will understand them in time."
Flare: "Yeah, I'm just glad that we have so many other things to focus on, so I don't need to rush with this. I was concerned if I needed to."
Samara: "That was never a concern, we are learning about these abilities of yours, just like you are. We will never rush you. We cannot, nothing can be accomplished if we rush any of this too abruptly."
Flare: "I am grateful for that. My grandfather has also told me to never rush the development of any ability. I just need to focus on them, little by little, then overtime, they will reach their peak."
Samara: "It may be apparent that I cannot tell you things that you have yet to hear from your grandfather. He truly sounds like a wise and respectable elderly gentleman."
Flare: "He is indeed. There is no other that I respect more than him, though the many that are close to me have fallen under that perspective."
Samara seemed touched. Flare then stood back up.
Flare: "I think we will need to meet with the others. We have meditated long enough."
Samara: "Yes, whatever you feel you must do, it is fine with me."
Samara also stood up.
Samara: "I am also curious about what everyone else is up to."
Flare nodded once then they both walked out of the room.
They soon arrived within the lab where some of the crew members plus the other girls were. Mordin and Star were at their usual spots.
Jewel: "Good to see you back here, Flare. And you, too, Samara."
Samara: "It is good to be back here."
Star: "So, how are those visions of yours coming along, Flare?"
Flare: "They are...coming along indeed, although...they cause a great deal of stress for reasons that have nothing to do with...focusing them."
Liara: "Yeah, I think we understand. This may be the first time that one of you has actually...seen the Reaper invasion."
Flare sulked a little. Then, she stood before a few of the crew members and, with her arms hanging in front of her and her hands clasped together, she bowed.
Flare: "I am truly sorry that you and everyone else within this realm had to endure such a terrible ordeal."
The crew members stood by with saddened looks on their faces. Liara walked up to her and placed her hand on the back of her shoulder.
Liara: "You don't need to feel sorry for us, although, we appreciate it."
Star: "We really do feel awful for how bad things were in this realm. I mean, having these giant machines come from out of nowhere and obliterate everyone and stuff. It's just so messed up."
Flare: "I fear that it has happened a lot more than just these people or the protheans, but that should be another ordeal for another time."
Ashley: "She's right, what we need to focus on is the vigilante's next attack."
Aera: "Sure, so...where is our next destination? You guys haven't even mentioned the name of this place yet."
Liara: "The next place we're heading to is Fehl Prime."
An image of a planet was displayed before them. The image zoomed towards a spot on the surface of the planet, displaying an image of a colony.
Splash: "Oh, what is that place?"
Liara: "It's a human colony on the planet within the Terminus Systems."
Aera: "So, that's where we're heading next."
Miranda: "Yes, that's right."
Aera: "You guys looked as though you knew something about that colony. Can you fill us in on how or why?"
Everyone stood silent for a bit before continuing. Garrus continued staring at the image of Fehl Prime.
Liara: "Fehl Prime is another planet containing prothean ruins."
Splash: "There are prothean ruins on Fehl Prime? Not just Eden Prime?"
Liara: "Yes, in fact, there are prothean ruins on many planets throughout the entire galaxy, even inhospitable ones."
Javik: "Indeed, we have been all over the galaxy, dominating many worlds. Had it not been for the Reapers, the protheans would have truly reigned supreme and absolute."
Aera: "If you're trying to gain sympathy from your loss, you're failing miserably at that, guy."
Javik: "Hmph! I do not need pity. Do not waste your unscrupulous emotions on me."
Aera: "We don't do it because we owe it to anyone, we do it because that's just who we are."
Star: "Yeah, maybe you should stop being such a jerk and open yourself up to others' feelings."
Javik let out an exasperated look towards Star.
Tali: "I highly doubt that would even be possible for him."
Star: "Hmmm...yeah...seems like it. Oh, well, had to try."
Jewel: "Is there anything else about this place that we should know?"
Everyone stood silent again.
Ashley: "Yeah...there is one other thing."
Liara: "You remember when we mentioned that a prothean beacon was found on Eden Prime, right?"
Aera: "Yeah? But what's that got to do with this planet?"
Liara: "There was another beacon much like what was found on Eden Prime. It was...on this planet. We didn't receive this news right away, but...both were activated at the same time."
The girls were startled.
Splash: "That Commander Shepard guy was there when that beacon on Eden Prime was activated, right?"
Liara: "Yes, and...around that time, someone else had been struck by the one that was on Fehl Prime."
Jewel: "Who...who was it...?"
Both Ashley and Liara looked towards Garrus who was still silent. The girls did the same. From there, the girls realized something then and there.
Star: "You don't mean...!"
Garrus: "Yes...it was Jane. She was there when that beacon was activated."
The girls were still startled from this.
Flare: "What...was she doing there...?"
Garrus: "That's something that we should talk about with her. For now, as soon as we reach the planet, let's focus on the vigilante's monsters as well as take care of protecting the colony's civilians."
Star: "Of course. Get in, fight off the monsters and deal with the rest afterwards."
Garrus stood silently as he continued staring at the image. Everyone in the room looked at him, concerned.
Liara: "She is there right now, isn't she?"
Garrus: "Yes, I just called her, we'll be meeting her as soon as we arrive."
Jewel: "Does that mean that she's in the middle of the chaos?"
Garrus nodded.
Star: "What!? Then that means...she could be in danger!"
She leaned forward a bit.
Star: "We've got to get there now! We need Joker to speed this giant rust bucket before anything were t-!"
Mordin then held his hand out in front of her, almost as though he was preventing her from falling forward.
Mordin: "Hold, Star. We must be patient. Will get there eventually."
Star: "But...what about Jane?"
Garrus: "Don't worry about her; she's tough, so she can take care of herself. I know she would rather die than let any of us risk anything for her sake."
Miranda: "Yes, she is a lot like her cousin in that aspect."
Splash: "Does that kind of thing run in the family?"
Liara: "We would think so. They're capable fighters from what we can comprehend."
Ashley: "I have some understanding of that. My family and I have the same type of resilience and pride."
Aera: "Must be easy to know who is related to you."
Ashley: "Yeah, something like that."
Flare: "Well...whatever is in store for us, we must prepare. I feel as though each encounter will only get worse."
Jewel: "So do I."
Much time later, they managed to reach Fehl Prime. From there, they boarded the shuttle and made their way to the planet posthaste.
Ashley: "You girls should know the routine by now."
Aera: "Yeah, yeah, we got it: we'll handle the monsters, you guys take care of crowd control."
Splash: "What about Jane? Aren't we going to meet her when we arrive?"
Garrus: "I already told you, don't concern yourself with her; fighting those monsters is your only priority."
Star: "But what about you, Garrus? Aren't you going to look for her when we get there?"
Garrus: "We can't think about that. We have to take care of keeping the civilians safe, nothing else."
Splash: "But...you...you're not going to...what if she..."
Garrus: "Nothing will happen to her. I already spoke with her, she said that we don't need to look for her."
Jewel looked at him with a sad look in her eyes.
Jewel: "We understand, Garrus. I just hope...she stays safe out there."
Garrus: "Yeah...so do I. To be honest, I keep telling myself that she'll be OK, but...I don't always believe it, myself."
Star: "So, you are scared for her."
Garrus: "Of course I am! I...I...she's special to me."
Star: "Yeah, we know that."
Jewel: "Well if anything, I would hope that she would find us first."
They were able to arrive within the human colony on the planet. From there, they rushed out to see the entire place in chaos. Many monsters were seen attacking everything in sight. Many of them being Husks and Banshees.
Flare: "Oh, no, he persists once more."
Aera: "We've got to put a stop to this."
Members of the crew pulled out their weapons.
Garrus: "You girls know what to do."
Jewel: "Got it. Let's go, girls."
The Fayelons stood together.
Jewel, Flare, Star, Aera, Splash: "Metamorphose!"
They transformed again and rushed out.
From there, the fight began. The girls focused on the monsters while the crew members focused on protecting the denizens, driving them away from the monsters. The fights persisted on with some of the monsters having been dealt with and most of the colonists having been led away to safety. Suddenly, they were approached by a familiar face.
FemShep: "Hey, you guys made it!"
Ashley: "Yeah, and not a moment too soon, I hope."
Liara: "It's good to see you again, Jane."
FemShep: "Same here."
She looked over towards the girls and watched as they fought.
FemShep: "Guess we don't need to worry too much about the invading force."
Garrus: "No, our top priority is getting the colonists to safety as well as giving the girls less to worry about."
FemShep: "Yeah, that sounds reasonable."
As the girls fought, Star looked over and spotted Ms. Shepard.
Star: "Hey, girls! Look who it is!"
At that moment, a Husk was about to jump her.
Jewel: "Star! Look out!"
Star was almost taken by surprise. But before the Husk could even touch her, it was knocked back by a gust of wind.
Aera: "Focus on the fight, Star. We'll concern ourselves about Garrus' girlfriend later."}
Splash: "Is that what we're calling that Shepard guy's cousin now?"
The girls were then caught off-guard by the moaning of the Husks.
Aera: "We'll worry about titles and names after we're done with eradicating this threat."
Splash: "Umm...right!"
They got back to fighting.
A while into the fight, they heard the screeching that they haven't heard before.
Jewel: "What was that!?"
Just then, Aera was startled by something.
Aera: "Girls! Look!"
They looked over and saw another new monster: Brutes.
Flare: "What the...!?"
Splash: "What are those things!?"
The crew members also took notice of them.
Liara: "Oh, no!"
Tali: "It's...those monsters!"
Garrus: "Yeah, I remember them!"
Ashley: "Seems like our vigilante "friend" has created yet another from the Reaper invasion."
Mordin was on his omni-tool again.
One of the Brutes attempted to ram on to the girls.
Jewel: "Spread out!"
They managed to lunge out of its way within a split second.
Aera: "Jewel! What should we do!?"
She spent some time looking around for a bit, trying to access her surroundings.
Jewel: "Everyone, leave those things to me. My gems should be fortified enough to handle them. You just take care of the rest of the monsters."
Star: "What!? But...we can't let you deal with these things by yourself!"
Jewel conjured a large octagonal jewel with both of her hands and held it in front of her like a massive shield.
Jewel: "Just do as I say! I stand a better chance against these things than the rest of you!"
She rushed out.
Star: "But...! No, I can't let you handle these by yourself!"
Jewel: "You got any better ideas on how to deal with them?"
Star stood by, trying to think of what to do.
Star: "Uhh...umm...I..."
She struggled as though she was holding something in and wanted to let it out. Suddenly, she developed a stern look on her face, then brought out one index finger as though she was pointing towards the sky. She slowly brought down her hand, making it way to pointing towards the Brute. The other girls stood by, startled by what she was doing.
Splash: "Wha...Star...you're not...!"
Flare: "Is she...she really going to do it?"
Aera: "Ah...it...seems that way."
The crew members also watched this, confused from this.
Tali: "What is she planning on doing?"
Liara: "I...I don't know."
From there, she pointed towards the Brute and everyone remained still for a brief moment.
Star: "Stand clear, everyone."
Before anyone knew it, a huge bolt of lightning came shooting down from the sky, zapping the Brute severely. From that, it was badly charred. The crew members were stunned upon seeing this.
Jewel: "Star! You...you..."
She was looking back and forth towards Star and the Brute.
Jewel: "You...you didn't...was that...has it really come to that?"
She dropped her hand and stood by as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Star: "I always hated using that power, but..."
She opened her eyes; she had a serious look on her face.
Star: "I'm not worried about using it on something that isn't alive."
Jewel: "I...I guess...that makes sense; you still don't know how to make it more subtle. You said you would never use it on anyone until then."
Star: "Right."
Jewel: "Well...considering that there's no one nearby, I think it should be OK."
Star: "Yeah, let's take down these hideous abominations."
Jewel smiled.
Jewel: "Yes, I think we can handle them together."
They rushed off together. The other 3 still stood by, they seemed quite happy.
Aera: "Huh, it's not every day that Star is willing to let loose the lightning attacks."
Flare: "Indeed. Such a destructive power is truly feared by those who do not wish any harm on others."
Splash: "You know about that a lot more than anyone else, considering that you have another kind of power that you also fear using."
Flare looked at Splash in a discontent manner.
Aera: "Let's worry about that later."
Flare: "Uh, right, we still have monsters to eradicate."
They also rushed out and back into the fight.
The crew members were still stunned by what they saw.
Liara: "I...don't believe it...! Star...can wield lightning?"
Tali: "It looked like a terrifying power. She must be intimidated by it."
Liara: "I would imagine."
Garrus: "Hmm...did you know about that, doctor?"
Mordin: "Hmm...did pick up on another energy signature within her, somewhat different. Did not disclose that as I was trying to figure out what it was."
He looked up at the sky.
Mordin: "But now can confirm what it was: quintessence."
FemShep: "Light magic and electricity. What else are these girls capable of?"
Garrus: "That is a good question. We'll need to go over that with them."
Liara: "I feel for them. They hold back so much. I just wish they could be more open towards us."
Garrus: "We can't force them to open up to us completely. We need to give them that space so that they can feel comfortable with telling us whatever it is that they fear or can trust with us."
Liara: "Yes, I know. I believe that they want to trust us, but it's clear that there's so much about their situations that they're afraid of."
Garrus: "They will get to the point eventually. They have been opening up to us little by little."
Just then, they were surrounded by many monsters. The girls took notice of this.
Splash: "Oh, no! Hang on, guys!"
Splash rushed over to them. At that point, a Brute was about to attack them. But then a massive water dome appeared, encasing them. They were protected from the Brute's onslaught as it pounded on the water dome. At that point, Garrus looked towards Splash as she was focusing her magical powers on them.
Garrus: "Splash, don't worry about us, just focus on the fight!"
From there, a smug look appeared on her face, she then utilized her powers to form spikes from the water dome, attacking the Brute and all other monsters surrounding them. Garrus, as well as the rest of the crew members, were astonished by this. They turned their attention towards Splash.
Splash: "Can't I do both?"
Garrus: "Uh...yes, I...suppose you can."
She smiled again and rushed off.
The fight continued on, bringing down monsters left and right, but the onslaught seemed to have no end in sight. Jewel stood and stared out at the entity in the sky with a serious look on her face. Her friends were nearby.
Jewel: "It seems like he won't let up this time. Let's put a stop to this."
They nodded once. From there, they focused their powers together, then unleashed it into the air. Their combined powers then unleashed a massive barrage that rained down everywhere, impacting each of the monsters with explosions of fire and light energy as well as bit and pieces of crystals, both geo and ice forms, some were being carried around by violent gusts of wind all across the entire area. The crew members, however, were protected from the barrage by the dome of water that encased them as they stood by and watched in astonishment. Many of the monsters were destroyed while many others disintegrated in retreat. The onslaught ended and the entity faded away. The fight was truly over, for now.
With everything finally calming down, the dome of water faded. The girls ecstatically rushed back towards the crew members, happily embracing some of them.
Liara: "Girls! That was amazing!"
Star: "I know, we sure are."
Aera: "Glad that's over with. I wonder what he was doing here anyway."
Ashley: "Who knows? Still, there's something strange about this attack, but I can't quite put my finger on why that is."
Javik: "Perhaps it has something to do with this colony being a former prothean settlement."
Ashley: "You think so?"
Liara: "There's no telling if that would be the case or if it's just a coincidence, but it might be something that's worth looking into."
Mordin: "Hmm, excellent suggestion."
FemShep: "Let's get right on it as soon as we can."
The girls soon took notice of Ms. Shepard.
Jewel: "So, you did come here."
FemShep: "That's right. I didn't think I would see you girls again here."
Aera: "Neither did we."
Splash: "Hello again, Ms. Garrus' girlfriend! How are you doing!?"
Splash's friends had shocked looks on their faces almost as though she had accidentally revealed one of their most embarrassing secrets. The rest of the crew were startled by this. Garrus kind of felt humiliated. Ms. Shepard was taken aback by this a little.
FemShep: "Umm...I've been well...although...it hadn't been long since...the last time I saw you guys..."
Splash: "That's good to hear."
Aera had a tense, annoyed look as though she wanted to strangle Splash.
Tali: "Uh, wow, that was...an unexpected thing to hear from one of you."
Samantha giggled a little.
Samatha: "I don't think a lot of us would ever let him live this down."
Garrus: "Can we change the subject, please!?"
FemShep: "Alright, calm down. No need to get antsy. Believe me, I'm not sure how to handle this, either."
Kasumi: "Still, I'm quite amazed at how fast the girls caught on to this. I don't know what they're culture is like or if they're familiar with this, but they do seem like incredibly bright girls."
Miranda: "Yes, they are indeed."
At that moment, Flare turned towards the sky and walked off from the group a bit. Miranda took notice of this.
Miranda: "Flare, what is it?"
Flare: "I...I can sense...a strong, lingering aura here. Much like...what we found on...Eden Prime."
FemShep: "You guys went to Eden Prime?"
Garrus: "Yeah, some of us wanted to look into how far back these...visions of the past would go."
FemShep: "Eden Prime is another former prothean settlement. But...wait, was she able to see visions of...that attack? Can she really see what happened that far back in time?"
Liara: "Yes, she can."
Javik: "I was brought along to confirm that the visions that she saw there were those that are similar to my own memories. There is no doubt about it, they match up perfectly."
For a brief moment, they stood by and watched as she meditated. As she did, her face became tense just like last time. Everyone that observed her worried about her.
FemShep: "Is she OK?"
Ashley: "Yeah, she's fine, believe it or not."
Liara: "She may look like she's in distress, but that's because of the visions that she's seeing, I believe."
Kasumi: "She was like this when we were on Eden Prime. It is concerning, but we were assured that it really isn't anything that we should worry about, at least regarding her."
FemShep: "Well...given what happened to the protheans all those years ago, it would be no surprise that she would be like this while seeing those visions."
Flare spent a brief amount of time meditating, but then, she opened her eyes, then looked up towards the sky.
Liara: "Flare...what did you see?"
Flare remained silent for a brief moment.
Flare: "The visions...they were...they were indeed no different from Eden Prime. This place was also badly assaulted. The devastation, it was...unbearable...The Reapers...attacked everything and everyone...this place has suffered a lot..."
Liara: "That's no surprise, really."
Garrus: "Umm...I don't mean to get off topic, but...should you really be undergoing this technique of yours in your alternate form? I shouldn't be worried about that, should I?"
Flare: "Hmm? Oh, sorry, I forgot. Well...when I'm in my Metamorphose, the visions, they seem more vivid and easier to focus. I could see things more clearly."
Garrus: "But that doesn't cause any strain for you, right?"
Flare: "I don't feel strained, but it does require for me to utilize more of my magical energy that is suppressed when in my Dormant form."
Garrus: "That's what I was worried about. Perhaps you should not do that again in that alternate form of yours, just so you don't strain yourself from using too much of your own magical energy."
Flare: "Hmm, of course."
From there, she changed back into her Dormant form. The other girls did the same, but weren't seen reverting.
Flare: "I felt like I would be taking the easy way out if I did. My grandfather has taught me that I mustn't utilize my powers in such a hasty and foolhardy matter. By undergoing this while utilizing only bits of my own energy, I can strengthen this technique so that I would not need to use up so much of my energy to enhance it. Overtime, I would not need my alternate form to fully and vividly conceive these visions. I shall master this without needless shortcuts."
Garrus: "I'm liking your grandfather more and more, Flare."
Ashley: "Well, since we've managed to finish up what we came here to do, let's get back to the Normandy."
FemShep: "Yes, it's apparent that we have a lot to talk about."
Suddenly without warning, Jewel lost consciousness and fainted. Everyone was startled by this.
Liara: "Jewel!"
Several of them rushed to her. Garrus was the one to tend to her.
Samantha: "What happened to her?"
Star: "I don't know, this had never happened to her before."
FemShep: "Let's hurry back to the ship, we need to make sure she isn't in any terrible condition."
