Sorry for the wait and for the shortness. Very busy at the moment with a few life changing events.
Ch 8
I stared at Shepard. If my mother was Shepard's sister than that would mean that she's my aunt…
'Oh no,' I thought looking down at my gloved hands. She's going to hate me now because of the freak that I am. Shepard wouldn't want a science experiment in her family. If word got out….
"Jay," I looked up to see a conflicted Shepard.
I can't take this anymore.
I jump out of my seat and ran for the door.
I ran through the CIC pushing anybody who got in my way. I ignored Joker as he called my name while I hacked the Normandy's door. The doors open and I ran.
I put as much distance as I could between me and the ship. I can't be in the presence of the great Commander Shepard the Lion of Elysium.
Why
WHY ME!
IT'S NOT FAIR!
I ran past the numerous C-Sec officers not even acknowledging their comments and complaints.
I have to get out of here.
Stepping off the elevator I sprinted through the Presidium until I hit the Wards. Only then did I slow down to a walk.
So what now?
I can't go back on that ship. Not with Shepard on it. Keelah she must be disgusted by the thought of me now, and who wouldn't I'm a freak of nature. I shouldn't even exist.
I walked to the ledge that over looked the Wards before I leaned over the edged looking at the ground below. Yea this should be high enough. It would be best this way.
I mean Tali would find someone who can give her true happiness, and Shepard wouldn't have to worry about me tarnishing her reputation. I'm sure that somebody like that reporter from earlier would just kill to find some dirt on Shepard, and I'm perfect.
I placed my hand on the ledge, "I would advise against that," a strange accented voice said from behind me. I turned my head and immediately flicked it back as the owner of that voice turned out to be a beautiful human woman.
The woman was about my height with midnight black hair cascading her back to about her shoulder. She was very uh…curvy and her skin tight white and black suit added emphasis to that fact. The human walked with an air of superiority, and her icy gaze sent chills down my back. I instantly went on guard as something was odd about this woman.
"And why's that?" I asked watching the cars zoom by as the clacking of the woman's shoes came closer. Suddenly I felt something sharp puncture my suit.
I let out a hiss before I spun around and bioticaly back hand the woman pushing her back as my suits breach warnings began going off on my HUD. I reached behind my back and pulled out a small syringe. I felt my world go fuzzy; I turned around and tried to run. Slowly the world became even more blurry. I quickly pulled out my omni-tool and tried to call for help, but I don't know if I was successful as my legs gave out from underneath me and I came crashing down to the ground.
Before my vision darken completely I saw the woman walk in front of me and pulled out her omni-tool and say, "This is Operative Lawson I've capture Subject 020 send the pickup crew…..it's time to start Project Hypnos back up….."
Shepard just stood their stunned; she didn't even try to stop Jay as he got up and ran. Nobody moved to stop him as they were too shock to do anything else.
"How," Tali whispered as she began recovering.
Shepard collapse into a nearby chair resting her head on her hands; she took a deep breath before she began explaining, "About, god how long as it been, twenty-five years ago?" The Specter shook her head, "It doesn't matter now, but back then I was living on Arcturus Station with my parents, my older sister was living with our Uncle Peter and Aunt May on Mindoir."
Shepard closed her eyes and spoke, "We were told that the colony was hit by a Batarian slave run." Shepard felt her eyes become moist, but she wiped them away as she harden her face. "My Aunt and Uncle were killed in process, but my sister…she was taken." The Commander remembered when her family got the news. Her parents were devastated, her mother put all of her time into the Alliance and her father began drinking, and soon the marriage fell apart with Jennifer going with Hannah leaving the distraught father behind.
"That's why I joined the Alliance," the Specter held her head in her hands, "I wanted to see if I could find any trace of her," the commander laughed bitterly, "it seems that I got what I wanted."
Mia looked at the human commander, "So what will you do now?" she asked hesitantly, "About Jay?"
Shepard leaned back into her seat and went deep into her mind to come up with an answer. After what seemed like an eternity when it was actually a few minutes she spoke, "He's the only thing that my family has left of Jane." Mia and Tali shrunk in posture, "But I can't take him away from his real family." The Quarians perked up as their hope flew, maybe just maybe Jay will still be a part of the Fleet, " We'll wait until this business with Saren is over before we sit down and discussed what to do next."
"Thank you Shepard," Mia said, releasing a breath that she didn't know that she had held.
The Commander stood up, "I guess we better go find Jay and talk to him," she said making her way out of the room.
"Uh Commander?" Joker said through the room's speakers.
"What is it Joker?" Shepard asked without looking up.
"Well I just got a call from Jay and it's kinda of odd."
That caused her head to rise as she narrowed her eyes, "Define odd?"
"Here."
A recording of the call began playing and…..there was nothing. "That is odd," Shepard said scratching her chin.
"That's what I thought too."
"Joker," Mia spoke, "Can you clean the message and play it back while increase the volume as much as you can." The Quarian soldier looked at the human commander. "I think I heard something barely in the background," she said before explaining to the confused Specter, "Our suit's external microphones can pick up just about anything if we have the right settings."
The recording began playing but this time there was more static.
But from within that storm a few words managed to break through.
"This is Operative …..captured Subject 020…pickup…crew…..start Project Hypnos."
"Jay! I'll kill them if they hurt him!" Tali exclaimed snarling like an animal before rushing out the room.
Mia looked like surprise before she smiled. 'It seems my little Jay that Tali doesn't mind what your are,' she thought chasing after the girl.
Jenifer was thinking along the same lines. In her mind she hoped that after everything is done the Shepard family can have some kind of closure now, and welcome two new members into the family. Yes two members as the commander knows that without a doubt Tali and Jay love each other.
'But Jay is a boy so he is blind to these things. Typical,' Shepard thought with a smile as her thoughts to a certain C-Sec officer.
But now is not the time to think about these things.
"Joker," she barked out, "Tell the ground team to suit up were going after Jay."
Commander Shepard moved towards the door heading towards her locker to pick up her weapons and armor. "Already did Commander," Joker said through the speaker, "Bring him home Shepard."
"I will," Shepard said punching a hand into an open palm.
Whoever kidnapped Jay will learn one hell of a lesson.
Never fuck with the Shepard's.
Again sorry for the lateness and everything else.
