I don't own Mass Effect or any other it's characers! They all belong to Bioware.
A/N This is a translated version of my original tale. English is not my native language. However, I had pleasure to make this English version. I'm sorry for mistakes! Naturally, I am open to any constructive suggestion from anyone, who will the patience to give me some advice.
... I know, I know ... That little breath, guessed through the rubble, cannot be enough! It couldn't ... for me! I was, so furious over … how it ended! So much disappointed with ... The truth is, I ... I couldn't let them go! Then, I've "took aim" my keyboard and, I created my own happy ending ... for my highly personal Mass Effect ... It came out a long tale, which traces the trilogy, through the memories of... Liara. Shepard is an ideal … "One of the greatest examples of our species, a symbol for all humanity" … For this, there's a different Commander Shepard, for each of us ... My own is woman, highly paragon, strong and safe, an invincible soldier on the battlefield ... but with a great soul ... sweet, sensitive and deep… And with a great Love too, who drags her, and driving, by showing even under the most terrible, the way home. Some Romance, are beautiful and giving emotion in overwhelm amount, but ... In my opinion, there's no Love Story most complete, intense, sweet and deeper than... with Liara. This is an Extra Special Love, a bond invincible, able to hold out to anything ... Able to defeat ... even death! Exactly so, as it should be…
Mass Effect Trilogy is not a game, neither a noise, it is an experience!
Naturally, it would be different for each of us...
This is, simply my own.
Well, this prequel is necessary,
to remember who we are, where we had been...
Trying to find again, all our emotions.
Recognizing, the limitless quantity of feelings, get caught on us...
To realize that maybe, this story must go on...
MASS EFFECT: At dawn again
PREQUEL
... EVERYTHING STARTS ... WHERE IT ALL CAME TO AN END...
YEAR 2186... PLANET EARTH ... LONDON CITY...
CONDUIT'S REMAINS ... LAST FIGHT ...
… The Reapers are defeated, the Galaxy won its most terrible war! ... After millions of years and thousands of Cycles, organic species found the strength, the way and cohesion to stop the most abominable slaughter perpetrated ever since the days of Creation. Finally, the reaping time is over! No form of organic life, will know the frightful suffering from annihilation, never again! The cost of victory has been the highest ... nothing will ever be the same. Losses are enormous, the pain suffered so brutal than ever, even in the longer distant future, will be forgotten ... or tamed. There is no living creature, in the whole Galaxy, which has not lost someone, and almost everything has been lost. Whole Planets were crushed in a few and terrible moments. The most advanced technologies destroyed or seriously damaged, entire Systems isolated. Nevertheless, for each turian, salarian and krogan, for every human or asari and quarian, which gave their lives in this devastating war, there is a turian, a salarian and krogan, an asari, a human and quarian, which have battled and won together and that together, will looking at the dawn of a new day, with hopeful eyes. With renewed internal strength, given by cohesion and solidarity that this global threat has been able to infuse in each of them. A new consciousness of Peace and Harmony, the invaluable fraternity, derived from the birth of a Universal Common Front, an unusual connection, unbreakable and essential from now and on, for all generations to come.
-Victory, or death!- War has been won because everyone has done what it had, when it was important to do it. If we arrived so distant, it was, especially thanks to the heroism, determination and courage, and also to unshakeable willingness and huge self-sacrifice of a woman, a Soldier, the first human Spectre … Many people remember her as the greatest heroine of the Galaxy, the most noble example of devotion, loyalty and love for Peace, that Universe has ever known before. She embodies the "Human Factor", that unique and precious thing been able to write a different story for the destiny of our galaxy. All her talents brought us At Dawn ... Again. Her name is Emily Jane Shepard ... "Emily" only for one person in this world ... Emy, in their most secret moments. Only "Shepard" to her friends ... For everyone else, "Commander Shepard" the One who determined the outcome of the final fight against the Reapers!
"The right decision is almost never the easiest one," Commander Shepard is well aware of that because, frequently, she had to carry the weight of a lot painful choices, during of her battles. There comes a time in the life of each soldier where ... there is no other way and, to her, it happened often! She sacrificed so much ... she has taken terribly painful decisions, to gain the peace, to rip at our destiny, one Future for herself and, for all of us! Deep inside her, she bears the sign of many scars, which can never be erased … -"You can bear only a certain number of battles ... a certain number of deaths, before that"- ... Being ready to take difficult decisions, is her job, but you're never ready enough, when on your shoulders, weighs huge responsibility of having to make the more tremendous choice than ever living creature has been forced to face before: what concerns the future of whole Galaxy!
CONTROL: To control the Reapers, without destroying them! Being able to dominate and use them to our benefit. You can order them to execute any one of our commands ... It would seem tempting but ... Control, had always been their sneaky way of, forcing organic and synthetic species to do whatever they impose them, through indoctrination, a result of which, the Galaxy was on the brink of losing the war. Control, was precisely what, Illusive Man hopes to bring, too. He dreamed using the Reapers as an invincible army, to pounce on against anyone doesn't suit well with him. Without realizing that himself was indoctrinated, and became a pathetic puppet in their hands. The control, then sounds like surrender to deception, dreaming of winning and realizing too late, to have lost everything! There is no guarantee, Reapers do not know one way to elude our control and destroy all of us, by ending the Cycle, as they always wanted to.
SYNTHESIS: restore order into chaos! Reaching the final evolution, determining the complete extinction of all species organic and synthetic, as we know them today. A new DNA, to give birth to new species, within which it coexist both of them, with their features organic and synthetic in perfect equilibrium. New beings, able to fully understand the essence of both, making them live together, in harmony inside each one of them. Avoiding the danger that, in the future, could still the risk they annihilate each other. It might seem ideal but ... Where would be the free will, on imposing an entire galaxy of turning into new species, combined together artificially, not by natural evolution, but rather through a kind of galactic energy since countless cycles, Reapers are trying to create, with abominable dedication, by matching synthetic parts in organic creatures, who cannot oppose?! It is impossible not think about the conversion of Protheans to monstrous Collectors, or about of powerful Collectors' ship, destroyed by Commander Shepard, full of tens of thousands of human settlers, captured and maintained in stasis, into shell casings preservation, which were periodically turned in a liquid gray, and combined into a gigantic and disgusting human Reaper? Or ... or else, free will ...
DESTRUCTION: Reapers are machines, cold, indifferent and without consciousness, who do not know feelings! The Citadel has become a huge cemetery, filled with dead bodies of humans and turians and salarians and krogans and Asaris. Bodies dismembered and constantly handled by the custodians, who roam careless, through the corridors, painted with the blood of millions of innocents, to whose lives were eradicated simply because, those frosty sentient machines, decided, to preserve the organic from self-destruction, every 50,000 years, they have a right to terminate all life forms technologically advanced of the galaxy, through the harvest. For this reason since millions of years, they play at being God, without having its heart. Accursed, damned, cursed Reapers! ... They ripped billions of fathers and mothers and children, to the heat of their homes, to the protection of their loved ones ... They have broken ours dreams, feelings, ideals, without feel even the slightest regret or shame or repentance. Free will and feelings, heart and soul are all that makes us "humans", which elevates us to the role of higher beings. We have earned it, over thousands of years. We evolved for this, for having a choice. It is true, in the Galaxy there is good and there is evil, but every one of us can choose where side to stay. Thanks to the free will so, no one has the right of snatch it off. If the fate of organic life, providing for the extinction as a result of wars then, it extinction will be! But, we can also choose to avoid it, to improve, to grow up. Our Destiny, must depend only on us and, nobody else can claim the right to decide for us if ... we have to live, or die!
Commander Shepard stands on her feet with difficulty -"I'm broken but ... I can move!"-
N7 armor, ripped as waste paper, allows a glimpse any different body parts. Her arms are covered with blood ... she has wounds and scrapes everywhere. Her beautiful face is scratched, right cheek swollen, and drops of blood come out of her nose, while a searing pain, through her flank left, stabbing with every breath. Harbinger has almost killed her, with his deadly ray, as she tried to reach the Conduit ... A few inches the right and … there would be nothing more to decide. But ... sometimes, you have a stroke of luck and, what seemed lost, turns up! Already once, the death had tried to stop her ...
Synthesis ... Control ... Destruction ... Three options are there, facing her, all she has to do is destroy only one of big storage of energy, or throw herself into the light beam, and then the Crucible, will do the rest … There is no time, now ... No need more. Decision is taken!
Commander Shepard, goes barely toward the red container: "destruction ... destruction ... destruction" ... She takes aim and, her last thoughts go to Liara ... The mental connection was never interrupted, she feels her, inside own mind, through her whole consciousness, as ... a part of herself!
L: you're not leaving me, behind!
S: no matter what happens ... you mean everything to me Liara, you always will!
L: Emily! ... I ... I will always love you ... for Eternity!
S: oh, me too, Darling One ... My sweet Baby Blue! ... You know that I cannot let you go ... I don't wanna do it ... I swear to you, never again! Do you remember that night?!
L: every wonderful moment! Oh Emily, not leave me ... please, I ... I couldn't bear it, once again ... I don't wanna a future ... without you! I beg you! ... Oh please Sweetheart, coming back ... Come back Home!
S: Hey, my little Baby Girl ... I'm always coming back!
Shepard starts fire, at first a bit unsure hit, then another one and, another still. Suddenly she does feel not any pain, then she goes resolutely toward the red container, firing wildly. Casing starts to break, first it subtly, then more and more stronger until, a huge explosion wraps everything and ... Commander Shepard, is hurled away ...
The Crucible finally works! …
… Liara is standing, leaning on the bed, in the infirmary of Normandy. Her eyes are colorful with that enigmatic dark eternal. Her body is motionless, it is wrapped in a weightless blue glow. Her focus is total, no movement, not even the faintest breath, shines through. Maintaining a distance mind-meld, with no physical contact with your partner, it is a very rare thing, even by the standards asari. Between Liara and Shepard however, the bond is really super special. Their consciousnesses are able to merge and penetrate, even if they are far away. Two become One and … Liara knows, what is happening to Shepard ... She can sharing every thought and sensation, any feeling, every emotion ... all the pain! She tries obstinately, with all of herself to infuse her some courage and strength, security and confidence, determination and ... Love. All the love she is capable of and now, it is by blowing up her heart! Shepard knows that she's not alone ... No one can do it, alone!
Suddenly, the connection is broken ... The beautiful eyes of Liara, get back to be limpid blue and fill up with teardrops … -"Shepard? … By the Goddess, Emily? ... I don't feel you, anymore!"- Intolerable pain surrounds her, crossing her heart, like a glowing blade. Tears reach her, with the violence of a waterfall, and while her crying becomes more and more desperate, Garrus enters the room, his voice is very stressed ...
G: Hurry up, Liara! You must come on Deck ... Communications are off! Edi is not responding more! We need to set a course manually ... Joker and Traynor need you ... The Relays are off-line, they cannot make it alone ... Let's go, we are going to blow up! But Liara is shocked, torn by tremendous and chilling agony, ripping her soul in thousands of little scraps dying, insomuch that, she is afraid to go insane ...
L: I don't feel her anymore Garrus ... I ... I ...
G: please, Liara you're breaking my heart, but may be you are wrong, damn! Listen, Shepard is a hard nut to crack, you know this, better than anyone else ... If there is anyone in the whole cursed galaxy, who can come back from hell ... that's her! PLEASE Liara, we no longer have time!
L: Maybe, you're right Garrus ... I need to try trusting in you! Shepard is expecting my reaction, my assistance! Because ... it cannot be over ... oh no, does not have to! Oh Goddess, I pray, do not take her away!
Liara digs inside herself, with great courage, appealing to all her own strength, in every ounce of determination. Thinking about what Shepard would do ... For sure, she would never surrender! For this, she is clutching at Garrus, and clasps him more tightly ...
L: Let's go, quickly! I have to get to my Cabin and activate Glyph. Its computing power is not even comparable with that of Edi but ... It's all that we have ... maybe, it will be enough!
Exactly when, overwhelming amount of destruction is reaching the Normandy, the route is traced and speed hyper-light brings the crew far away ... safe.
… On the Deck No3 of the Ship, just outside elevator, there is a Memorial, who contains the names of Crew's members, who gave their lives by fighting heroically versus the Reapers. That list, gets longer every day: Ashley Williams, Mordin Solus, Legion, Thane Krios, Edi, Admiral David Anderson, some members of the original Crew ...
Shepard's Squad is all there, on the Crew Deck, in recollection, looking at those names ... The eyes of Flight Lieutenant Jeff Moreau cannot lift up by that floor ... His life will never be the same, now that Edi no longer exists because, his heart is slipped away with her, just when he finally had learned love. Suddenly, during the battle, Edi fell asleep, as inside an endless deep sleep. Silence taken her away forever, and with her, even all his own love of life, just in a moment is gone. Garrus and Tali are close together, they are holding hands, their eyes are sad, heavy hearts. Lieutenant James Vega is a bit on the sidelines, he is a great soldier, a tough guy, the best assortment of muscles, of the Alliance whole, but while thinking about "Lola" and the void that she left in all of them. He must fight, with all his strength, to push back those damn tears.
Liara is approaching to Memorial, slowly, unsteadily. She holds something in her hands, it's a plaque with a name engraved on: "Commander Shepard". Her lovely face is obscured by an unquenchable sadness, which can no longer be cured, or healed. Her fingers run, along that name, stroking it with endless sweetness then, just a moment before sticking the plaque below the Admiral Anderson one, her mind is shaken by a thrill. It's something actually feeble, barely perceptible, but she could recognize it among millions other thrills … -"Liara … Liara ... help me! ".- Her hands stop immediately, a smile illuminates that veil. Her heart bounces off as strong in her chest as if trying to burst. Sadness seems vanished, dissolved into a new, bright smile ... She's alive! Now she knows it ... Shepard, is alive!
… Establish communication with Admiral Hackett was certainly not easy, but Liara may still dispose of her resources of Shadow Broker, and finally Hackett responding ...
L: Admiral Hackett, it's Liara T'Soni from Normandy, do you copy?
H: Liara, what a comfort to hear you! Are you all OK?
L: Not all of ... Admiral Anderson is dead! He was killed by the Illusive Man, and we've lost Edi!
H: Yes, I knew about Anderson, we just recovered his body ... it was awful! Illusive Man, that cursed bastard! That he can burn in hell for eternity!
L: Admiral, are there any reports about ... Shepard?!
H: No, I'm sorry, nothing yet! Look Liara, it's been two days ... The Conduit's battleground is a heap of rubble ... we have found none survivor!
L: Admiral, Shepard is alive! I heard her clearly in my mind, less than half an hour ago, understand?! She asked me for help! It could be seriously wounded or unconscious or worse, maybe she is into a coma, but by the Goddess ... She's alive! You must continue looking for her, not giving up Admiral. Shepard saved all of us from Reapers, from our extinction! You cannot leave her, we cannot ... not this time! We all have a great debt with her, we owe it to her!
H: not worry, Liara we will not let her go. I will send other men on site, we root around the ground, inch by inch, and this time, we will not stop looking for, until we'll find her!
L: Thank you Sir, I am very grateful! We are coming back on Earth, but the Normandy was damaged, we need to repair it, will take at least two weeks, to reach London. As soon as you get news, please contact me immediately to this frequency. I hope hearing from you soon!
H: I too Liara, soon. Hackett, out!
… It is night in London, and Hackett was right, the battlefield is reduced to a pile of rubble ... All palaces, houses, several vehicles, many roads, have disappeared, blown to pieces no larger than 20 or 30 inch. Only mountains of smoking ruins remains, dust, smell of death and silence, a deafening silence, occasionally broken by the scrabbling of soldiers, who dig between the stones, looking for any survivors, among thousands of corpses, mostly torn to pieces. It is cold, a dark night misty and sad. Johnson and Colby are roaming around, in site of the Conduit, looking hard, and inspecting the ground, inch by inch. All of a sudden, Johnson notes a glint, reflected from the moon ...
J: Colby, I saw something glittering down there! Soon, give me the torch.
C: OK grab it, I call the canine unit.
The snout of Cody, rummages carefully every inch, sniffing feverishly. Its tail, flapping and slams with excitement, on the leg of its handler, ears whirl around, now left, now right, looking for any faint sound. It is a German Shepherd Dog, and its life has meaning only when it can give rescue, people buried alive from the rubble. At once, its body becomes stiff, as a piece of wood, motionless, with its nose glued to something. -"OK Cody, good! Let us see, what have you found?"- Right under the dog's nose, sprouting two identification tags, they are N7' dog tags.
Johnson and Colby, start to dig excitedly. A piece of armor snatched emerges, then an arm, then a hand, then ... blond hair, honey color of … -"Good Christ, is a woman! Hardly, but she breathes! ... I'll be damned, it's ... Commander Shepard!?"- …
It is still night, the communicator in Liara's Cabin starts ringing crazily. She gets out of bed, with a sinking heart, still sleepy, rushing to establish a connection, her voice is shaking out of control.
L: ready ... It's Dr. T'Soni, speaking ...
H: Liara? It's Hackett ... There is some news that could not wait, we found her! You were right, thank heavens, you were right! ... Shepard is alive!
Liara feels swoon, her legs seem as water, as they fall on the chair. Heart no longer wants to remain into chest, it slams and banging again as a drum totally insane. Sparkling tears, kept in balance between her eyelids half-closed, trying slowly work their way, drawing the delicate boundaries of her cheeks ... this time, they are tears of joy!
H: Liara, do you copy? Are you still there?!
L: Yes Sir, I'm sorry, I was just, re-starting to live! Please tell me, how's Shepard? Where is she now?
H: at the moment she's located in London in a secret base N7, provided with the best medical facilities that were available. The medical team is top rate, they have already stabilized her, but she has remained four days under the rubble, I cannot hide that her condition is serious. She has not yet regained consciousness, but is stable ... She has a very strong heart, we're all optimistic of the fact that will bounce back!
L: By the Goddess!
H: we will need every resource as possible for Shepard. Dr. Chakwas, knows perfectly all her implants, it would be very helpful.
L: we are doing as quickly as possible to reach you, in the meantime, I can try to contact Miranda Lawson, she managed the project Lazarus and maybe she could help. Admiral, please keep me informed of any change in, and thank you ... for everything!
H: excellent! not worry, Liara. It will be all right. Hackett, out.
Liara remembers well the last time when she and Shepard, met Miranda. They were back on Horizon and the Sanctuary project turned out as deadly trap of Cerberus, for those refugees unsuspecting, evacuating and looking for help, were coming from every world. Make matters worse, the crazy father of Miranda kidnapped her sister Oriana, and all tracks conducted them back there, where of course, could not fail the ground forces of Reapers, and Kai Leng, the ruthless assassin cyber-boosted, on the payroll of Illusive Man. It was, only thanks to Shepard if on that day, Miranda did not die, killed by her own father. Fortunately, Things turned out differently, and Miranda succeeded in saving her sister, putting an end to long years of vexations and torments that his father perpetrated against them since childhood. Miranda Lawson has been Officer of Cerberus. Once she trusted in Illusive Man, and his ideals for the protection of humanity. But, the means that Cerberus was ready to use obtaining its targets, became an abomination not acceptable for every "human". Everything, gave grounds to suppose that Illusive Man had gone mad, or more probably he was indoctrinated. So, after defeating Collectors, Shepard went off and Miranda followed her example, drawing the anger of Cerberus, who wanted her dead. At first it was not easy for her, accepting Shepard's leadership. She did not trust, she did not know her, and not suppose what to expect, so she was scared. But then, working together, side by side, she was totally impressed by her actions, her charisma and personality. How Shepard could facing and solve every difficult situations, always by acting for the good and for peace. Miranda was fascinated, from her pure heart, able to touch the strings hidden and sensitive of people. Ensuring herself, respect and love by everyone, in absolutely spontaneous and natural way. More time passed, and more she envied the great talent of Shepard, as leader fair and loyal. Her diffidence at first, transform into respect and admiration, later get in loyalty, finally changing in deep affection and friendship. Beginning, even Liara did not suit her because, like the Illusive Man, Miranda, mistrusted all the alien races of the galaxy, and since Liara is asari, she was very cold and distant in her regards. When Shepard helped Liara to defeat the Shadow broker, she brought in Squad both of them, and probably it was no coincidence because, Miranda had the opportunity to appreciate the many talents of Liara, her skills in battle, but especially her great deal of qualities as a person. Was at that time that Liara had to decide in a few moments, if she let it leak out the news of Shadow Broker's death, throwing away a lot of important resources, or carry the burden and huge responsibility to take his identity for herself, using all its powerful information network, in order to help Shepard to defeat the Reapers. It took only a few seconds for Liara, to decide among tears, to sacrifice herself, becoming the Shadow Broker, simply because that was the best way to be helpful to Shepard. Miranda, was very impressed by her gesture, by as she had accomplished the mission brilliantly, spite of the great suffering that the events of the last two years caused her. Since that moment and on, she began to feed a deep respect for her. On that day back on Horizon, Miranda approached Liara, and said ...
M: I'll always be in debt to Shepard ... I owe her a lot, and with you too Liara. You are a great person, I am very glad the project Lazarus worked and I had brought her back to you! Here, take this is a safe address, where you can always find me. For whatever thing, Shepard or you will need ... do not hesitate to contact me ... it's an order!
L: Thanks Miranda, you're a good friend! But you're wrong ... Shepard and me, we'll in your debt forever! If for any reason you need us, you know exactly where find us. Even mine is an order, Commander!
M: OK Dr. OK! When all this crap will over, I will be pleased to offer you a dinner. I know a little Italian restaurant, really not bad!
The safe delivery is still active, Liara cannot wait for daybreak. Miranda's communicator does not stop ringing, for a few long moments. Finally, a female worried voice responds, from the other side.
M: It's Miranda Lawson, speaking! Oriana are you?!
L: Miranda, thanks to the Goddess! It's Liara! Excuse me if I call in the middle of the night, but it is very urgent!
M: Liara!? Oh, by the hell, finally! I was losing hope. Where are you, Shepard is there? What hell happened? Are you all right? News comes in fits and starts, here. I lost your traces after the final assault to the Conduit. I'm so glad to hear you, I was seriously worried about all of you!
L: I'm on Normandy, I'm all right ... Did you hear about Admiral Anderson? Even Edi is gone!
M: Damn ... no, I didn't know! Ah, I'm really sorry! And ... about Shepard?
Miranda's voice, so worried and kind, infuses to Liara intense emotion. She feels destroying by anxiety. Worry about Shepard, does not let her breathe. She has a great need of a friend now, of solidarity and all reassurances she can find...
L: I was with her, and with Anderson, when Harbinger presided over the Conduit, incinerating entire fleet. Unfortunately, I was wounded, so Shepard commanded a Normandy Evac to rescue me! You know, Miranda?! I was forced to leave her, once again! It was ... it was really heartbreaking! Despite desperation, I was able to keep a mind meld with Shepard, while she was back on Citadel, struggling with the Catalyst, then ... She did it! She defeated the Reapers, but she was buried in the rubble, and our connection was broken. I believed having lost her forever! I just finished talking with Admiral Hackett. They found her tonight she's alive, Miranda! I am not guess how, but she survived four days, under wreckage! Hackett says that her condition is extremely serious. I guess she's in a coma. They took her to a Secret Base in London, with all best medical facilities available, but whatever help would be important. You were Project Lazarus' head, I was wondering if ...
Miranda, quickly dries out her tears, invade and streaming down her perfect cheeks. She sighs and tries to get under control her tone of voice. She does not like to show suffering. Her feelings, her emotions, meant always problems for her. Even as a child, she fought not appearing weak, even when the world seemed to crumble. Even when she was heartbroken and would screaming and surrender to the pain, to despair. She keeps control ... just like now.
M: You have not need to ask it! Nothing in the world could stop me to reach her, and do all I can, to give my help! Not worry Liara, when I left Cerberus, I knew I signed my death sentence, so I took some precautions. I made copies of all important Illusive Man's secrets projects, naturally including Lazarus Project, with which we have brought to life Commander Shepard. Nothing has been lost, and now this knowledge will come in handy. Right now I'm in Cardiff, I just dropped my sister Oriana and her family in a collection center for war's refugees ... It will not take long to reach London, from here. I plan on arriving already tomorrow.
One could say, Liara is opposite of Miranda. In effect, she has sunny and gentle character, a very talented person, friendly and helpful with everyone. She's not afraid to be herself, showing her joy and pain, living intensely all her emotions, both good for worse.
L: Oh Miranda! You cannot imagine how much I'm happy, hearing so! I wish I could be so fast, I too. I'm looking forward to embrace her! When you'll reach London, you'll need to go to Human Embassy and say, Admiral Hackett wants to see you. He will lead you to Shepard.
M: I get ready some luggage, immediately! Not worry Liara, will be all right, Shepard has passed worse trouble, we know it better than anyone else! We will succeed, you'll see ...
L: tell her that I'll join her soon ... that I'm travelling ... that …
M: Of course Liara, I'm sure that she knows it!
L: Oh Miranda ... I ... don't really know, how much thank you! You are a good friend ... I'll never forget it!
M: Well, you know, I do not have many friends, but I care a lot to Shepard. She's like a sister for me. Shepard has always been there, when I needed, and I lost count of how many times, she saved my life. Now I get the chance to help her, and I'm not forsake certainly! See you in London Liara ... soon ...
to be continued ...