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The Normandy was being shaken by the jump an Joker was trying to maintain balance, there were just a few more seconds before they were out of the jump. Tali reached the cockpit just before the jump was completed.

"EDI what's going on!" Joker shouted at the carnage, he was struggling to keep it balanced.

"We are currently exiting FTL, brace yourself." A few seconds after EDI said this, the ship came to a grinding halt on the edge of the system, the other vessels jumped in behind them. EDI began her scans of the surrounding area. "Everyone okay back there?" Joker turned around seeing Tali standing, "Oh... hello Tali. How are you?"

"I'm fine, what's going on?" She asked completely coldly, she hoped that Joker would not ask about her.

"We've just left FTL and the drive is busted. EDI any chance of repairing this thing?" Joker turned around to his synthetic companion.

"I can do it." Tali said without waiting for a reply from EDI.

"Sure, if you think you can, go for it." Joker replied, Tali left and headed for engineering.

"Jeff, I have completed my scans and I have detected a nearby planet that is overrun with life signs and I am picking up advanced technology on the planet's surface." EDI said turning back to her console.

"Okay, EDI. I'll order the fleet to go to this planet and see what they can dig up while we repair the FTL drive." He made the necessary announcements while the rest of the fleet jumped away to the planet.

Tali got to work in the drive core, fixing up the FTL drive while the other ships made the jump. She took pride in her work, and at least it helped keep her mind occupied so she didn't think about what had been going down. She worked away while the other engineers looked on, they were probably worrying about her. Tali smiled, at least the people here cared about her.

While she was busy working away, Admiral Shala'Raan of the Migrant fleet came to her to talk.

"Tali'Zorah?" The admiral asked, Tali reared her head in acknowledgement. "I apologize, but you need to know something."

"What is it admiral?" Tali turned but continued her work.

"One of our ships, was severely damaged when it arrived. Only 200 Quarians survived out of 500." She said with an air of remorse in her voice.

Tali turned fully around to face the admiral, "Keelah..." She walked towards the admiral. "Where are they now?"

"They're fully repaired and have made the jump to a nearby system to see what has been happening over there." Shala replied cheerfully.

"Thank you, Shala'Raan. Keelah Se'lai." Tali returned to her work, she had the FTL drive fixed

"Keelah Se'lai." The admiral replied before turning around and returning to the war room.

"Hey the FTL drive is back on. Thanks Tali!" Joker shouted down the intercom. Tali accepted it as the ship entered FTL speeds. "The jump should only take about half an hour or so guys so hang tight, we'll be with the rest of the fleet soon." Joker said over the ship's intercom to the crew who all relaxed and seemed relieved.

"Jeff, I'm receiving a transmission from one of the ships on the fleet, putting it through to the war room." EDI said to joker.

"Um... okay. Garrus, Liara, we're receiving a message on vid comm. Head to the war room to receive the transmission." Joker said over the intercom, the two aliens obliged and made their way up to the war room. Tali, who had seen them both enter the comm room, decided to join them.

"I wonder what this could be about." Liara thought aloud as they entered the comm room, she noticed Tali behind her. "Hello Tali, are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine." Tali replied, "Just get the transmission up."

Garrus activated the console, and a fuzzy hologram of a Turian came up. After tweaking some of the buttons the image came in clearer. "This is... of fleet comm..." The Turian said but the transmission was bad. "Norma... do you read." The transmission came in clear.

"Normandy reads, what's going on?" Garrus asked the Turian who looked visibly worried.

"We're under attack by an unknown force. They are extremely powerful, we're holding but we won't be able to for much longer. The Quarian ship has ceased communication and we have lost one of our cruisers!" The Turian shouted over comms. The crew exchanged worried looks, Tali seemed distraught.

"What happened to the Quarian vessel?!" Tali shouted before Garrus could open his mouth.

"The enemy vessels disabled their kinetic barriers and boarded them with multiple shuttles. We sent some of our own marines to investigate, they are being hit hard by some very heavy resistance aboard. Send aid ASAP!" The Turian said before cutting communication. Tali already knew what she was doing, she left the room to get geared up and set up a squad of alliance marines in order to retake the vessel. Garrus quickly warned Joker of the incoming threat.

The ship dropped out of FTL into the debris field that was once a Turian battlecruiser. The remaining ships in the fleet were taking a beating, but holding out. In the shuttle bay, Tali, Garrus and Liara were preparing to board the Quarian vessel and determine what was going on. The rest of the fleet agreed to provide cover for them and would stay for as long as possible. The Normandy, however began firing at the enemy vessels with it's cannons. The enemy vessels had an intriguing design, one that had never been encountered before. They fired strange weapons that tested the kinetic barriers on the ship, however they held well. Two shuttles left the bay, one was carrying a small detachment of Alliance marines while the other was carrying Tali, Garrus and Liara headed for the Quarian ship.

The shuttles dropped, it was a bumpy ride for them. For the most part, the enemy vessels didn't notice the shuttles going for the disabled freighter, but they did send fighters to attack as they were reaching the ship. The shuttles touched down in a secondary hangar, away from the enemy shuttles. Upon landing the plan was laid out, Tali and the squad would head into the ship looking for the invaders and the crew while the Alliance marines would split into two groups, one would take an alternate route to the bridge, while the rest would guard the shuttles. Shortly after the shuttles had landed on the Quarian freighter, a third fleet arrived at the system on the other end above the planet.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me!" Joker exclaimed in response to the new fleets arrival. However much to his surprise the new vessels did not attack the Normandy, they began attacking their attackers. The new fleet only had three capital class vessels.

"Jeff, I am picking up a transmission coming in right at the console. It is coming from one of the new vessels." EDI said as she checked the transmission and put it on the hologram.

"This is admiral Forn Dodonna of the Galactic Republic. Who may I ask am I speaking to?"