Chapter Five
Zoe woke up very groggily about seven hours later. There were two beautiful blue arms wrapped around her stomach. Liara's liṅga was nestled softly between Zoe's ass cheeks. Zoe loved feeling Liara's warm skin against her own. Zoe wiggled her bum around trying to get a rise out of Liara. While Liara moaned softly, her liṅga stayed soft. Zoe tried to slip her finger in between her lover's legs but Liara's legs were entangled with her own. Zoe was very very horny. She wasn't going to be denied. There was no way that she could function as an elite soldier with her mind clouded with thoughts of lust and love on her mind. Liara's hands rested on her belly button. Zoe subtly pushed Liara's hands down to her wet folds.
"Love, you are insatiable. I only fell asleep two hours ago but I was able to get into the box but that is just the start of the mysteries. Another mystery is why your sex drive is so high. I would love to pleasure you in ways you can't even describe but only if I had more energy. Plus, you need to prep the ground team for the next mission. We should be in the Armstrong Nebula in a few hours." Liara pleaded with Zoe.
"I would Li but I can't think straight. My mind is so cluttered with lust and love for you. I need release." Zoe pleaded right back at Liara.
"I really need to teach you some Asari mental relaxation techniques. It should help to quell some of your urges." Liara said as she channeled her biotic energy through her fingertips. Zoe couldn't help squeal out loud as the energy. Zoe's pussy vibrated with electricity that she started to shake a massively powerful orgasm hit her. Her hips tried to bury Liara's fingers as deep into her wet folds as possible. Zoe still felt her body shaking from the orgasm. She looked over at Liara. Liara gave her lasting bit of energy to satisfy her. Zoe knew that she had to make it up to Liara somehow very soon.
She pried herself from her lover's warm embrace and pulled herself to the edge of the bed. She still felt tired even after six hours of restful sleep. There was something that had changed deep within her. She could feel it. She was starting to lose the blind soldier's drive. She was starting to question a lot more than an Alliance marine was ever supposed to. Was it becoming a Council Spectre that gave her the freedom to make her own decisions? If that were true, she still would have followed the codes of the Alliance to guide her. There was something even deeper now than her beloved Alliance. The Alliance gave her the guidance when she was lost after her parents were abducted. Her whole family was the Alliance. Suddenly, it hit her like a ton of bricks. She was truly bonded to another beautiful brilliant creature. Was it corrupting her judgment? She didn't think so but it made her look at everything in a new light.
She found her favorite t-shirt lying next to the bed. She slid the shirt on and rubbed her eyes hoping that things would look better. She opened her eyes and saw that she had an email waiting for her on her workstation. Once again, she was pulled back into a world that looked darker a little bit every single day. She logged into her email and saw a message from a person she had never heard from ever before.
From: Admiral Kireina Wannos ***wannosk .mil***
To: Commander Zoe Shepard ***shepardz .mil***
Commander Shepard,
My name is Admiral Kireina Wannos. I am the chairperson behind the Defense Research Projects program. I am requesting a meeting with you at your earliest convenience. I will be on the Citadel attending the same defense conference as Admiral Kahouku. I believe you will do the right thing and come find me first before speaking to Kahouku. I am staying at The Pulsar Suites on the Presidium. It is in the Admiral's best interest if you meet with me.
Wannos
***DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. The Alliance reserves the rights to monitor any and all communications on its services. Violations to any military regulations governing communications are subject to court-martial and minimum five year sentence.***
Zoe was surprised to receive an email from the Defense Research Projects Group let alone the elusive think tank's leader. This Admiral Wannos dropped enough hints that she wanted to discuss Edolus. Zoe's aptitude tests could have placed her with the DRPG just based on her unique understanding of computers and software design. Zoe thought that was something inherently wrong with governmental think tanks with unlimited funding and little oversight. Zoe would take this meeting because Wannos implied that something foul could come to her Uncle Marty. This was another reason she was starting to loathe her job.
Zoe put on a fresh set of clothes and made her way to the galley. She saw Tali sitting at the mess table enjoying the new dextro based rations they had picked up on Arcturus. Zoe made a cup of her favorite tea and decided to join the young Quarian.
"Hello Tali, how are you doing today?"
"Oh, hello Commander, I didn't hear you coming. I was lost in thought once again." Tali said sadly.
"Is there anything that you want to talk about? As I've told everybody else on the crew, I keep an open door policy. You can come to me with any issue and we can hopefully resolve it." Zoe said.
"That is most generous of you Commander. Many in your position would keep their distance from the rest of the crew. At least most Quarians captains are that way. While they will be your advocate in case of legal matters, the captain is one of the least approachable people in our society whom only answer to the Admiralty board." Tali explained.
"Forgive me for say this but that's incredibly cold Tali. Yet sadly it's the norm throughout the Alliance too. I don't think I could ever be that closed off. It would probably drive me insane. So Tali, what's on your mind?" Zoe asked.
"I am worried Commander. Most Quarians would never even be allowed in proximity to such an advanced warship like the Normandy due to the current prejudice against us. I am worried about my future. I am still on my pilgrimage and I have no idea what I am going to find to bring back that would be accepted by my elders. You think you could give me the schematics to the Normandy do you?" Tali said jokingly.
"I would probably be thrown into the brig for that stunt. Don't worry Tali, I'm sure that you will find something that your people will accept with gratitude. You have that drive I only see in a few people. Engineer Adams tells me that you have made significant improvements to the propulsion systems. He also notes that he wished he had a few more like you. He has even put in the paperwork for an unofficial commendation for you which I wholeheartedly support and have signed off on." Zoe said with a smile.
"I don't know what to say Commander other than thank you." Tali said.
"Well you are welcome but you put in the hard work Tali. You earned it. Secondly, you can call me Shepard, Shep or even Zoe. You aren't a member of the Alliance therefore you don't have to call me by anything formal. Feel free to call me whatever feels right to you." Zoe said. She took a sip of her Earl Grey tea. It soothed her soul. It felt just like a nice warm blanket that gives a moment of comfort when the soul needs it most.
"Thanks also for picking up the dextro rations packets for me and Garrus. We both could have gotten by off of those tasteless tubes of dextro paste. At least these tubes have actual flavor which is far more enjoyable." Tali said.
"It was an expense I would gladly pay to see my crew performing at their highest level of efficiency. In my opinion, you guys deserve the best. I don't care what everybody else thinks or says. You prove yourself to me and I will fight alongside you every step of the way. You, Miss Nar Rayya have proven yourself to me." Zoe said with a smile.
"It's just Tali to you Shepard. Are we heading to the Armstrong Nebula cluster? I haven't been able to implement the ideas we talked about yet." She said sadly.
"Tali, don't worry about it. The Normandy hasn't had any problems with our stealth capabilities yet. I guess after facing the geth on Eden Prime, I am just wary of facing them again." Zoe said.
"You shouldn't fear them. Yes they can be deadly but think about who their master is; Saren Arterius. I believe that the geth do not want to fight anybody but I am in the minority in that debate. I think the Quarians feel unforgettable shame for creating the Geth that we will do whatever it takes to exterminate the geth instead of just letting them be. We tried once before to exterminate them and then that stupid mistake cost us Rannoch our home world."
"Once we free the Geth from Saren's control, perhaps there can be some debate of compromise between two races. Maybe that's wishful thinking on my part but this galaxy has seen enough bloodshed."
"You are not what I expected when I pictured an Alliance Captain and that makes me smile. You don't see me as just a thieving suit-rat like that Citadel Security officer who almost arrested me just for being Quarian not even on a trumped up charge but just for being myself. You are very beautiful to boot." Tali said.
"Miss Nar Rayya, are you hitting on me?" Zoe said coyly.
"Would you throw me in the brig if I was? I find you very attractive for your words and actions. There is no doubt that you are very aesthetically pleasing that you could have modeled the latest Asari fashions and probably look dreamy just out of the shower. But you stood up for me any defended me in front of that bosh'tet of an ambassador you have. You respect my opinions enough to trust them. Yes, Zoe, I am rather infatuated with you." Tali said as she reached across the table with her hand. Zoe took it, pulled it up to her lips and gave it the gloved hand a gentle kiss.
"Tali, I thank you for your honesty, kindness, and beautiful words. I hate to say that you are just a week too late. Somebody has already got me wrapped around her lithe blue fingers." Zoe looked around to make sure nobody was eavesdropping. "I won't exactly say no to your advances but know that there is already somebody ahead of you for my affections and you will have to consult with her first. If you want to pursue this, my advice to you is just to be honest with her. Look at the time, we better start prepping for our journey inside the Armstrong Nebula. I want you on the ground team, Tali. Your hacking and electronic skills are even quicker than my own." Zoe said.
"I will have your back Shepard and your front if she will allow." Tali said trying not to giggle."Speaking of your better half, where is the good doctor?"
"She spent the rest of the night trying to break into that box we recovered a few hours ago. She is resting comfortably. I gave her the day off. She got into the box but the mystery really begins with what she found. That however is a story for when she gets a few leads. We have about an hour before we reach the Vamshi system and the planet Maji. Do you feel comfortable working with Gunny Williams or should I request Garrus or Wrex to come along?"
"I have no current disputes or problems with Chief Williams. She knows her way around any type of small weapon like nobody I know. I am not sure if you know this but I am not the only woman who carries a torch for you." Tali said.
"I know about Ashley. I am taking steps to deal with her. She has been through a lot. She has told me things in confidence. I shouldn't say anything more than that. I hope you can keep it to yourself as well. Ash is a very private person and I respect that very much. She is like you Tali, she is trying to find a place for herself on my crew just as you are. Now, Tali if you can fix my elevator, I would marry you in a heartbeat." Zoe said as they walked over to the elevator. Tali opened the maintenance access panel and then started to chuckle.
"Shepard, you should throw whoever installed or maintains this elevator into the brig. The velocity control mechanism is set in diagnostic mode. It's the mode which is programmed to run at the slowest speed the elevator can travel at. I have reset the elevator to run at a normal speed." Tali said as she closed the panel. Shepard locked out the elevator so that they weren't going to be interrupted by any lookeyloos. She added a special command to the elevator lockout procedure which shut down the surveillance camera hidden in the ceiling.
Zoe pushed Tali into the waiting elevator. She wanted to plant a sweet kiss on the Quarian's lips but she had to settle for Tali's dark blue visor. Tali's hands found their way to the small of Zoe's back. Zoe's hand massaged Tali's large backside. Zoe was entranced by Tali's ass. It was disproportionally large compared to the rest of her exquisite body. Her breasts weren't small by any means but compared to her ass, her ass out shown everything else. Tali's suit was made of some sort of advanced polymer that human engineers haven't been able to exactly duplicate.
Tali seemed to be in heat. Her body moved with Zoe's body. Every one of Zoe's touches felt like her suit and skin were on fire. Tali wanted to rip her suit off of her body even if she could have gotten an infection that could have been fatal. It would have been quite the way to go. Zoe's hand passed over Tali's most sensitive area. Tali couldn't suppress a shiver or a squeal. She pushed her suited folds into to Zoe's hand as much as she could. Zoe had never been with a human let alone a human female but Zoe was hitting all her right spots. Tali wished she activated her suit's internal cleaning programs. Her sweet juices were running down both legs.
Tali slipped her hand underneath Zoe's shirt and cupped her large breast. Zoe shivered when she felt Tali's hand. She had been kissing Tali's neck and shoulders. Zoe felt her bra being unhooked. Tali had very nimble fingers. Zoe wanted to reward such nimbleness but Tali had nowhere to hide Zoe's bra anywhere on her person. Zoe pulled out her lacy dark red bra through her shirt's sleeve and threw it to the ground. Tali started to rub and softly pinch Zoe's hard nipples while her other hand slithered down into Zoe's pants. Her wet panties met a warm gloved hand that wanted to play. Zoe spread her legs open a little further to give Tali's hand better access.
Tali made quick work of those little sexy red panties. They passed Tali's test for cuteness. Her materials of her gloved hands were thinner than the rest of her suit. She loved the fact that she could feel Zoe's wetness and her heat. She slid long slender finger across Zoe's wet folds for a few passes. She felt Zoe shutter when she passed over a small nub just above Zoe's folds. Ooooh she found one of Zoe's pleasure points. She loved learning new things every day. Tali felt daring and slid her finger up into Zoe's pussy. Zoe loved how long Tali's fingers were. While Liara's cock was both long and thick, it didn't have the articulation of Tali's fingers. Tali quickly unlocked Zoe's pleasure vault. Tali felt Zoe shudder as her pussy constricted around Tali's fingers. Zoe released blast after blast of her juices. Her pants and panties were soaked in pussy juices.
Tali traced her fingers laden with Zoe's juices on Zoe's chest and face. She traced the ancient Quarian word for protection on Zoe's forehead. She traced the words for love and family over Zoe's heart. Tali wanted to kiss her tracings so bad that she almost took off her face mask.
"I just traced the ancient Quarian words for protection on your forehead and love and family over your heart. We Quarian can't physically do this ritual anymore. It is an ancient and sacred ritual that is passed down from mother to daughter. It is reserved for those who have found a deep connection. I can't explain it right now but I feel it, I think you to do and I bet Liara does as well. I hope she can accept me too." Tali said solemnly.
"Don't worry about Liara, one because I am ninety nine point nine percent sure she will be ok with you and the others I have a feeling will be joining us. This will be new for all of us but if we all approach this new affair with levelheadedness and open hearts I think we can make this work. Now, I hope nobody needed the elevator because we now only have twenty minutes until we are orbiting Raji and the elevator stinks of my flowery pussy." Zoe said right before she started to laugh. "Since you gave me one hell of an orgasm, you get a choice of either my panties or my bra as a prize for said orgasm."
"I think I will take your panties. I don't think I could hide your rather large bra in any of my many pockets but your panties on the other hand. I can fit into one of my pockets. I would be honored to take your panties." Tali said joyfully. Without any words, Zoe pulled her pants clean off and then fished off the sweet smelling yet soaked panties.
"I see your hair matches throughout your entire body Zoe. Symmetry is beauty simplified and I will be kissing you very soon and I won't be taking no for an answer." Tali said as she undid the elevator lockout codes. Shepard made sure to pull her pants back on. She stuffed her bra into her pants and then pulled her shirt back on. The elevator returned to the crew deck and the doors opened.
"Commander, what is going on here?" Executive Officer Pressly demanded.
"I don't answer to you Pressly. Second, I know it's not official but you will now address me as Captain Shepard. Third, I want you to blow up this goddamned elevator. Tali and I have been trapped in this God forsaken little box for over a half an hour and nobody noticed? Luckily, Tali and I were able to figure out the problem although one of your engineers might want to look over our work. I assume that since the ship hasn't pulled any evasive maneuvers, we haven't been detected by any enemy ships on our approach to Maji."
"Correct Captain Shepard. The state of the art stealth systems are working beautifully." Pressly said rather smugly.
"Our stealth systems are not perfect. They only hide us from long range thermal scanners. There are other ways to track this ship. Off the top of my head, I can think of tracking us through comm buoys if one has the know how. So Pressly, I am worried that we could be tracked. There are many people who want to see this joint venture between the turians and the humans fail. Not to mention Saren and the geth the walking hacking bots. We are surrounded by enemies Pressly. You can call me paranoid but paranoid and alive is better than trusting and dead. Now I need a shower, being trapped in a box isn't best for the nervous system." Shepard said before she blew past Presley on her way to her cabin.
Tali didn't want anything to do with Pressly. She personally couldn't stand the man. There were many Quarians who could step in for Pressly at any given moment. She was surprised how many people suffered from the serious condition known as rectal cranium inversion. Tali pressed the down button on the elevator and the elevator doors closed leaving an agitated executive officer just standing there stewing in his own juices. As soon as the doors closed, Tali dug into her side pocket and pulled out Zoe's lacy deep red panties. She held them over her air intake ports and drew in the sweet flowery scent of her lover. Tali will treasure this day and hopefully the many more that were to come. She quickly stuffed the panties back into her pocket right before the elevator doors opened to the shuttle bay. Wrex gave her a knowing look as she exited the elevator and made her way towards the engine room.
Back in Zoe's cabin, Zoe pulled off all of her clothes and headed to her bathroom. The tiny room was seeing a lot of use over the last couple days. The water was lukewarm at best and not the hot soothing steam bath she needed. Zoe didn't want to hack into the shower controls too many times because somebody was bound to notice at some point. She was going to treat Ashley, Liara and Tali to a girl's day at a Citadel spa one of these days. She felt hands snaking around her waist as a set of lips kissed the nape of her neck.
"I think a spa day is a wonderful idea love. It will give us a chance to get to know each female member of our team. I knew I was right about Tali. She is a sex demon trapped in a full body condom. Is there any way we can create a clean room here on the Normandy? I would love to see touch and taste Tali in her natural skin." Liara inquired.
"It could be possible to rework the Normandy's docking airlock into a clean room but completely open to discovery. I believe there is a few specialty hotels on the Citadel that offer few clean room set ups. Could you look into that and plan our Spa day too. Hopefully we can get it on short notice. It would be a good vacation after finishing off the geth in the Armstrong Nebula." Zoe said.
"Absolutely love. I think that building a coven of smart intelligent and loyal women is how we are going to survive all that the galaxy will throw at us. I think no more than seven total members. Anybody more would really be hard to keep a secret. You are our leader love and the selector of new members. Perhaps a few members should be turian, salarian, or krogan if you could ever convince one to trust us. Maybe even a hanar or drell." Liara said.
"Would putting up massive billboards announcing that I'm accepting applications for spots in my coven be too forward? I guess my secret would get out really quickly that way." Zoe said.
"Don't worry love, I will put out some discreet feelers to a few sources I trust. I have some my eyes on a few potentials already one is even a drell." Liara said as she pinched Zoe's hard nipples.
"Captain Shepard, please report to the shuttle bay. We are now orbiting above Maji"
"Looks like the ship's VI was listening when I dressed Pressly down because I am pretty sure that he wouldn't have told the computer to call me Captain. Seriously Li, did you have to pinch my nipples? You know how sensitive they are. I'll never leave the shower if you keep it up. How are you still awake? You only got maybe four hours of sleep." Zoe asked.
"I let you in on an Asari secret about being bonded. Whenever one of the member engages in sexual acts, some of that sexual energy is transferred over to the other member." Liara explained. "That's incredible. I hope you give me a pick-me-up when I need it most." Zoe said as she turned off the shower. "Well, I will leave you to your own devices. Have you made any progress on the Pressly Problem?"
"Yes, I have but it can wait till after you get back from Maji. You know as well as I do that this situation has to be handled gently. The Brass are like Pressly; old and set in their ways. Secondly he has high connections within the Alliance even if they haven't given him the command of his own boat. He's kept their secrets well. We need to have irrefutable proof on him in order to have him transferred off the ship. I haven't gotten yet but I am secretly monitoring his every move." Liara said as they left the bathroom. Her Liṅga beautifully swayed sided to side with each step. She would have to get Zoe to take her shopping. Shopping helped her think by giving her brain other stimuli to focus upon. "I want you to take me shopping on our next shore leave. I think I've earned it."
"Of course my dear." Zoe said as she started putting on her under armor kit. The under armor kit lead to her N7 armor she was gifted after graduating the N program. Liara thought Zoe looked intimidating with her standard issue uniform but put her in her combat armor and she becomes a pure terror to her enemies. Zoe walked over to the bed where Liara was sitting. She bent over and kissed the top of Liara's head. "I love you Liara T'Soni. You give me strength and hope when I need it the most." Zoe said. She hated leaving Liara behind but. Liara didn't train to be a fighter but perhaps Ashley could train her if Liara was willing.
"You do the same for me." Liara said. She stood up and gave Zoe a long kiss on the lips. She couldn't help herself. Her left leg bent upwards at the knee. They broke apart after a minute. Zoe turned around quickly because those big beautiful blue eyes were her biggest weakness. If she saw those big blues again, she wouldn't be able to leave the Normandy. She quickly exited her cabin.
Zoe made her way to the elevator. She pressed the button and the doors opened quickly. The box still smelled of her sweet flowery scent. That lovely scent she and Tali made together earlier and it made her smile again. She pressed the button for the shuttle bay. The doors closed quickly and less than thirty seconds later, she was standing in the shuttle bay heading towards the armory. Ashley already had out Zoe's sniper rifle and her favorite pistol. Zoe loved the comfortable grips Ash had added to both weapons. There was nothing that Ash couldn't do to make a weapon more deadly.
She had tapped Ashley, Garrus, and Tali to join her for their descent on to the surface of Maji. She apologized for being late to the briefing. They were going after a Geth outpost that there wasn't much to discuss. Zoe radioed Joker to begin the Mako's launch protocol. The shuttle bay door opened and extended into a launch ramp. Zoe stirred the element zero core as the launch control protocol was warming up. Tali was the engineer. Ash manned the guns while Garrus played the wild card as Zoe started to call her extra spot in the Mako.
"Launch in ten seconds. Firing rear propulsion rockets. Activating Normandy's catapult system. NOW!" The Mako rocketed forward at a speed that was rather ludicrous. Luckily, the Normandy used a magnetic levitation catapult instead of those ancient wire rope systems called bridles. She couldn't believe that the Normandy wasn't given a true shuttle for its shuttle bay. Hell, she would rather use her personal X3M skycar. The Mako was a flying brick that could barely be controlled while in descent. Each landing in the Mako was a hard landing even with the retro thrust rockets. She would remind Garrus to look into getting more comfortable seats for the tank.
Maji's surface was caked in fine red sand that would require one of Shepard's grunts to give the mako quite a cleaning when they returned. The team quickly found valuable mineral deposits of beryllium, magnesium, and thorium. They found wreckage from a thousand Turian cruiser. They found the Geth outpost and found various types of geth troopers plus one big geth colossus. Garrus had been tinkering with The Mako's main gun. He claimed that he was able increase the main gun's power by fifteen percent. The first shot from the main gun ripped right though the Colossus's shielding. The next two shots ripped the Colossus apart. The Mako's twin machine guns took out the rest of the troop. Zoe thought this would have been harder. She signaled the Normandy for a pick up. She radioed Joker to tell him to plot a course to the Hong system. She wanted to be on Casbin as soon as possible.
Zoe knew the crew wanted to get through the current mission as soon as possible because she had promised them a three day shore leave pass. She wanted to reward all of their hard work and honor her promise to them. Landing on Casbin was illegal unless one happened to be a Council Spectre. Casbin had been designated a sanctuary world by the Council because it had the potential for future habitability. Zoe thought it could have passed for Earth. The air was breathable and there was algae and lichen everywhere.
The Mako made great time when it didn't have to cross red sand deserts but mountainous terrain of Casbin was just as treacherous to traverse. The crew came across deposits of gold, samarium, and uranium. Her exclusive contract with Rosenkov paid her very well for finding and marking rare mineral deposits. She was looking at a payday of at least seventy five thousand credits for her three finds. They ran across an anomaly which turned out to be mummified Salarian captain. Zoe took the ID tag from the corpse. The salarian embassy on the Citadel would probably like to see this tag. The last thing they needed to do was take out the Geth outpost. What they didn't expect was a Geth drop ship flying down out from behind the mountains.
The drop ship kept depositing Geth troopers inside the outpost. Garrus took the main gun's auto targeting system and put it into manual. Round after heavy round, Garrus lit up the drop ship. It took the Mako ten rounds to bring down the drop ship. Garrus lit the rest of the troopers which included a few Geth prime units.
"Two planets down Shep, two more planets left to liberate." Ashley said jovially.
"Joker, we are on a roll. Pick us up and let's get to Antibaar as soon as possible. Tell Kaiden and Wrex to be ready for our arrival." Zoe said as she radioed the Normandy.
"Roger that Commander. ETA to your location is under a minute. Please stand by and make sure your tray tables are up right and in the locked position." Joker said over the radio.
"Just get your ass here Joker or I'm changing your title from Flight Lieutenant to Flight Attendant. Do I make myself clear Joker?" Shepard said with a tinge of anger.
"Loud and crystal clear. The Normandy is ready to receive the Mako. Please activate the Mako's aerial reacquisition protocol." Joker said back.
Shepard typed in the activation protocol into the Mako's computer. The retro booster rockets flared up and they started to make their ascent. The protocol allowed the Normandy to zero into the Mako, match velocity and scoop them up in midair. The same mechanism that launches the Mako out stops the tank in the shuttle bay.
"Killing all those Geth really stirred up my appetite." Tali said as she exited the Mako.
It was dinnertime on the Normandy. Zoe told Joker to set the ship's autopilot controls to head for Antibaar then grab a meal and at least six hours of rack time. To which Joker begrudgingly agreed. The weary tank crew took the new and improved elevator up to the second deck. The rest of Shepard's crew was sitting around the mess table.
"You know you guys could have eaten with the rest of the crew if you were really hungry. As it turns out, we should be orbiting over Antibaar with the next two hours. I am asking for opinions about what to do next. I could either order a mandatory eight hours of off hours for you guys or Lt. Alenko could lead the next two missions. He is certainly capable and has my confidence. Kaiden, request you ask either Garrus or Tali if they are willing to join you. They are welcome to join yet but it's up to them if they want to. Kaiden?"
"I'm flattered you think that I am ready to lead a ground team. I know I can get the job done. I would like to bring Wrex, Garrus and Ashley. Garrus, I know you just came back from two missions in quick succession but I would like you to accompany me." Kaiden asked.
"I'm not too crazy about the next planet. Antibaar, according to the mission brief basically called it a frozen ball of ice with bone breaking winds. Turians and cold are two things that do not work well together but if you need me Kaiden you got me. I just need a good dex meal and a few stim packs as long as we don't have to leave the Mako." Garrus said.
"I have no intentions of ever leaving the Mako either during the mission. Most humans can't stand the cold as well. Besides if the Mako breaks down, we can always send Wrex and a hammer out to fix the problem" Kaiden said as the group let out loud guffaws of laughter.
"You are perfect for the team leader role if you keep that humor up squishy human. I think you should start an open mic night at Chora's Den. I'm sure Williams can find a uniform that will fit you." Wrex fired back. More laughter couldn't be stopped.
"Well Kaiden, I see you have this in your good hands. I think we still are about an hour and a half from Antibaar's orbit. I'll leave you and your crew to get mission ready. The rest of us will return to our stations and catch up on paperwork." Shepard said before she stood up from the table and headed to her cabin. Zoe saw Liara about to follow her but set her a mental message not to follow her. Liara needed to bond with the rest of her crew. Liara said that she would take a conversation with Tali.
"What was it like Tali? Being inside the Mako under combat situations fighting artificial intelligence must have been awe inspiring. I don't think Commander Shepard would allow me to join the ground crew. I think she is very protective of my knowledge." Liara said softly.
"I don't think she is protective of your knowledge Liara. I think she is protective of you. I think she would be willing to take you into combat situations if she knew that you could defend yourself because you would be detrimental to the Commander's concentration. You and I both know that her attention would be on you and your safety rather than the mission objectives. As for the Geth, I haven't figured out exactly what to feel about them. If you would like to finish this conversation, I think a quieter setting is required." Tali said.
"Any place but the elevator." Liara whispered. Can you handle a few extra people in your cabin right now. Tali and I would like to talk.
Unfortunately, I am buried in mandiatory performance reviews. I hope you can save me later but I have to get these done or suffer Hackett's wrath.
Hang in there love. I will be there when you need me most.
"Why don't we head to my quarters? The commander allowed me to set up a small little office behind the Medbay in the storage room." Liara said as she led Tali to the Medbay. They waved hello to Doctor Chakwas as they passed through the Medbay. Liara brought up her omni-tool and started the unlocking process of her office. Liara made sure that only she and Zoe had access to her office. Tali looked in awe as she stepped into the room. The four computer screens had the ship's closed circuit TV feeds scrolling on each screen.
"What are you doing here? Is this legal? You aren't even in the Alliance." Tali said rather shocked.
"You are right I am not Alliance but I am one of the only one who Zoe trusts implicitly. What you are looking at is a targeted investigation into a crew member who is suspected of treason and insubordination. It was Zoe's idea when she learned that somebody hacked Karin's workstation and sent off an encrypted email against Zoe's blackout order. I have just finished the investigation and am waiting to see what Zoe wants to do next."
"It isn't anybody of our crew is it?" Tali inquired warily.
"I can tell you that it wasn't anybody from our team but other than that I cannot tell you anything further. I know you are trustworthy but we have to bring you into the fold and Zoe is so bogged down in paperwork it cannot be tonight. That is if you want to be. We will have to share but I think we can make it work because there will be more than just us three. Zoe is going to need all the support she can get." Liara said.
"Is there something going on that I don't know because it sounds like there is." Tail said.
"I cannot say for certain. Everywhere we turn it just seems like the galaxy will expect Zoe to take care of all of their problems yet not give her any of the help she needs to fix everything. That is just my opinion however." Liara said.
"How much do you know about the Asari Tali?" Liara asked.
"I know as much about the Asari as much as the next person. Monogendered species whose homeworld is Thessia. There are rumors that asaris are no better than dancers or whores."
"I see my species can be as respecting as yours. You are mostly right though. Most Asari never leave Thessia because they couldn't make it off world. Most of those who do make it off world are either those are soldiers, mercenaries, those in exile, and yes dancers and mistresses. Those are most asari and then there is me. I am nothing like any other asari." Liara said as she started unzipping her green and white one piece. She let it fall to the floor and stepped out of it.
"What the hell is that thing?" Tali said as she pointed to Liara's very large yet flaccid liṅga.
"It is my liṅga. I was born with it. I don't know how I came to be born with what appears to be clear male genitals which my species clearly doesn't have. This is what everybody else has as to contend with if they want to become a member of our group. Zoe loves it and can't get enough of it. It is fully functional and very pleasurable." Liara said. Tali however looked skittish. That big blue cock of hers would have scared off even some of the strongest of women. She gave the Quarian credit for not running off at first glance.
"I…I…I… don't know what to say or to do. It is beautiful Liara but there isn't much I can do with it. Suit life doesn't allow anything truly physical other than rubbing, touching and grinding. I didn't know how experienced Zoe was before that elevator ride." "She is very talented, willing and accepting. She's a woman sent to me by every goddess under Athame. I will do everything within my power to defend her from anybody who would want to drag her down." Liara said as she pulled back on her one piece suit. "Anyways, Zoe has asked me to organize a bit of a girls day out at a day spa our next time on the Citadel. We both hope that you would like to join us and hopefully Ashley too. This is a thank you from Zoe for all of your hard work." Liara explained.
"I would be honored to join you but I just worry that I will be turned away at the door just for being a Quarian." Tali said sadly.
"Don't worry about that. Zoe will make sure that you will be able to walk right through the front door. She will even invoke her Spectre status if they force the issue. Zoe wants you with us in all facets. I believe she will want to bring you into our group on shore leave. You'll never be kicked to the curb ever again." Liara said before she pulled Tali in for a hug. "My little Quarian lover." Liara whispered to Tali. Tali heard that and pulled herself tighter against Liara.
"You said there would be others. Are you trying to make a harem? How are you even okay with all of this?" Tali asked.
"Not a haren but a coven of intelligent strong women. It's no secret that Zoe doesn't like men. She can somewhat tolerate them and even be friendly with them but never on a romantic level. I see relationships differently than most people. Like most asari, I have the potential to live a long life and I will likely outlive most of my lovers. I believe that I can't be too picky when comes to lovers. I am considered a mutant within my own society. My own mother didn't want me around all that much. I spent more time with one of her acolytes growing up. So much that I miss her when she crosses my mind." Liara said sadly. Tali gave Liara another hug.
"I want to be by both your's and Zoe's side. I don't care what my father thinks about who I see. I feel a connection between you and Zoe." Tali said as she still embraced Liara.
Li, are you ok? I felt an intense wave of sadness over our bond.
I am okay love. I just unknowingly brought up some painful memories from my past. It hurts me that you still haven't shared everything from your past with me but I have done the same to you. We need to get everything out into the open. I believe our connection only allows us to talk mentally. I finished up all of the mandatory paperwork if you want to come over you can. If Tali wants to come over she can. I hope to see you soon.
Liara felt Zoe close the bond between them. "Zoe just let me know that she finished up all of that paperwork and wanted to invite over. Be warned though Zoe likes to wear next to nothing when she's in her cabin." Liara said.
Tali reached into her cargo pocket and pulled out a familiar pair of lacy red panties. "I know all about Zoe's proclivities towards her more natural side. She gifted these to me as a memento to a moment we shared together. This gift is now one of the few things I cherish most." Tali said right before she slipped the lacy panties back into her pocket.
"Quite the gift you have there Tali. Come on Zoe wants to us to visit." Liara said as she pulled her clothing back on to her lithe body. Tali followed right behind Liara. The galley area had cleared out. Kaiden must have taken his ground team to head off for Antibaar. Liara and Tali didn't want to draw a whole lot of attention as they made their way across the ship. They arrived in no time and knocked on the door. The door automatically opened just after they knocked. Liara led Tali into Zoe's cabin. They could see steam coming out from under the bathroom door.
"I swear Zoe is either a shower addict or a secret amphibian. She spends more time in the shower than anyone I know." Liara said as she tried her hand at humor.
"I heard that Liara" Zoe said as she exited the bathroom with a royal blue towel wrapped around her small but curvaceous frame. She walked over to her workstation and activated the cabin lockdown protocol. "Welcome to my tiny little home away from home Tali. Like I'm sure Liara told you already that my cabin is your cabin. However anymore people in here and it will be severely cramped in here." Knowing that the lockdown was in place, Zoe pulled off her towel and let it drop to the floor. Tali and Liara walked over to Zoe and embraced her. She whispered her thanks for them coming.
"Zoe, I want to fully join your growing circle. If there is anybody who can defeat whatever evils lurks out in the dark spaces of the galaxy, it's you and I want to be by your side." Tali pledged to Zoe. Her hand rubbed Zoe's back affectionately.
"We will enter you into the bond when we are on shore leave. The ritual is highly physical and you would require a clean room. I don't have the time or the resources right now to build you one here on the ship." Zoe explained.
"Zoe, you would really build me a clean room on your ship?" Zoe nodded."You really are amazing but why are you running a secret investigation on the members of your crew? If word got out how would they trust you?" Tali asked.
"You saw the insides of Liara's office didn't you?" Tali nodded. "Well you are correct Tali, Liara and I are looking to a possible traitor on the crew." Zoe explained.
"Not a possible traitor, I found out who it is. The traitor is your executive officer. Pressly. My surveillance and digital snooping finally paid off. I was able to crack the extra security on his datapad remotely. The message Pressly sent off was what we pretty much expected. He is giving reports on our whole crew to some unknown person or organization. Second, I was looking through the logs of the Normandy when Captain Anderson held command. Pressly personally asked the captain to stay on the boat. He sold the Captain some story about wanting to serve under Anderson on the best ship humanity had to offer. Well it worked and now we have to deal with him." Liara explained.
"I have a few ideas about dealing with Pressly. I know his one weakness. He wants to be the Captain of his own ship but has been passed over time and time again. A few quiet words to a few of the Admirals that I know might get him out of our hair. I could throw him into the brig and then turn him into Alliance Control and press charges of treason. I see that solution as the last resort option. What do you two think I should do?" Zoe asked as she opened up.
"I think the best thing to do right now is nothing. Keep up on the surveillance and information gathering. He could lead us to his contact. At the very least, I have covertly installed cloning software on his workstation and his datapad. I will see whatever he sees. I programmed recording software to record every keystroke he makes. You don't need any more of the technical details." Liara explained.
"I agree with Liara. Plus there would be nasty blowback. Dividing the Alliance is not a good idea right now. This same thing happened in the Migrant fleet. One of our own was financially persuaded to give away trade secrets to a known terrorist organization. The traitor faced excommunication or execution. Luckily, no Quarian blood was spilled that day." Tali explained.
"I guess we are in a wait and see pattern. I wish could just lock him up in the airlock and accidently push the outer door release button. No fuss, no muss, no bodies yet I stand in front of two beautiful hotties." Zoe said right before she kissed Tali's face plate. She led her two lovers over to the bed and gently pushed them down on to the bed. Zoe climbed on top of Tali and began rubbing Tali's chest. Tali reached her arms around and pulled Zoe down on top of her. Zoe's shapely ass was Tali's next target. Her hands were filled by two fleshy globes of human ass. Sqeeze after sqeeze caused Zoe to moan. One of her fingers found Zoe's slick folds. Tali couldn't resist.
Liara let the two teenagers find some fun. She deftly got up off of the bed and undid the fasteners to her uniform. The thin material fell to the ground while some of her suit got hung up on her rock hard liṅga. She climbed back on to the bed and slid up behind the two lovers. Tali was working her fingers in and out of Zoe's dripping pussy. Liara looked in between Zoe's legs and saw how tight Tali's environsuit actually was. She could make out Tali's lower lips through the dark blue material. Liara really wanted to mount Zoe right then and there. Her fleshy ass begged to be stuffed with her huge thick blue cock. Liara had a devilish smile on her face. Another difference between her liṅga and a normal cock was that hers was self lubricating.
One of Liara's fingers went down to her azure and gathered her own wetness and started to spread it around Zoe's tiny pink ring. Zoe shuddered from the added touch and the added moisture. Liara's first finger didn't go in without a fight. Relax love, this will only work if you can relax yourself. Liara's second finger went in a lot easier. She started to stretch out Zoe's sphincter muscles. Zoe took to the anal stimulation so quickly that Liara was able to add another finger. She pulled out her fingers and then placed the head of her big blue cock right outside of Zoe's pucker.
Zoe felt Liara waiting with her big blue cock at her back door. Her last virginity was about to be claimed. She didn't know why she saved her ass for the very last but it seemed appropriate that her bondmate get to fill her where nobody else had before. Zoe gave her ass a big wiggle as she signaled to Liara that she was ready. The flared cockhead pushed into the tight Spectre's ass rather easily. Liara knew how to prep an area for her enjoyment. As soon as she got the head of her cock in, she rested a little bit to give Zoe a moment to let her muscles adjust.
"Do you think you can make your cock a little bigger Liara? I think I have some room left over in my stomach."
"Don't complain Zoe! That is just my little guy's head. I'm afraid I've got nine more inches left to go." Liara said as she slowly started to slide her cock deeper into Zoe's ass. Zoe was about to retort Liara but all that came out was a low guttural moan. Tali was surprised that Liara was so brazen to mount Zoe in the ass but she quickly regained her composure. Liara couldn't wait any longer. Going slow was fine and all but Liara needed to let her wild side loose. She quickly shifted her hips forward driving her cock deeper in to Zoe's ass. Tali's fingers were driving in and out of Zoe's wet folds. Zoe was close to stimulation overload but Zoe wasn't the only one. Liara had never really had sex with anybody in quite a long time. She didn't have her stamina built up and got closer to her climax with every thrust. A few extra pumps later, Liara felt her innards shutter as her orgasm hit her. Her cock pulsed with each shot of her stickly light blue cum. Zoe felt her anal cavity filling up with hot sticky liquid. That was right before her orgasm struck her into blissful unconsciousness. Zoe softly collapsed into Tali's lap.
Tali was surprised that Zoe landed in her lap and was rather unresponsive but with a giant grin on her face Tali knew that Zoe wasn't in any danger. She rolled the unconscious commander off onto the bed. Liara slowly pulled her thick cock out of Zoe's ass. She wanted to get into the shower as soon as possible. She ran into the bathroom and threw on the hot water. She squirted Zoe's body wash on to her tits and rubbed the wash all over her body. The hot water felt relaxing on her strained muscles. Her soapy cock hung limply from her body. The hot water quickly washed away all of the sweat and grime off of Liara's pristine body. She quickly turned the shower off, grabbed a towel off of the rack and quickly dried her skin.
Liara exited the bathroom to see that Tali had left the Commander's cabin and that she must have tucked Zoe into bed. Tali had a big sweet spot for Zoe and it made Liara smile. Liara walked back over to Zoe's bed. She pulled off her towel, dropped into the floor and climbed into the bed where she snuggled up close to her lover. She loved how heat just radiated off of Zoe's body. Liara felt her eyelids growing heavier by the minute. She pulled Zoe's body into hers just as her eyelids closed and she drifted off to sleep.