A/N hello people, 1 more days until its time to check and speaking of checking. I took a peak at my FAV and Alert and now its FAV: 25 and Alert 25. People still are showing much love for Rufus. I hope I can continue to keep you guys hooked on my story and I like to show my thanks to AmanoRyo for helping me write my last chapter little better than its predecessor and for shaping this next chapter.
(I do not own Anything in this fanfiction just about anything you see here will belong to someone, Plus I am not sure what all is going to be in here.)
The Citadel after some preparations were made made, in the Council Chambers.
-Council's and Primarch's POV-
Sparatus had never been more happy in his life "So she agreed to help, I really hope she can get results with so little to work with.", but he knows there is no such thing as a miracle worker.
Tevos too bore a simile "While she was understandably unhappy with having to work with so little information, she always love a challenge." -Although I wish I can give her more information, but we have next to nothing about the aliens other than what they use.- that thought always seem to plague her mind.
Valern also added his impute or maybe he just voicing his thoughts, it can be anyone's guess "I won't lie, I more interested in their tech than anything else." than everyone heard a unexpected voice.
"So, the Salarians are the jealous type eh." when they turned to the doorway they were surprise to see the Primarch and some other Turian with him.
Sparatus growled and heatedly demanded "What are you doing here Fedorian, we are very busy and not to mention you came here unannounced." and still maintain a bit of professionalism.
The Primarch bore a smug smile and stated his reason for coming here... at least the one they want to hear "Why to help my Councils in their time of need of course." to which he got what he expected a laugh from Sparatus.
While he is still laughing "You, please, we have this handled and why would you want to help when during our talk you want us to believe that they were a threat?" which died down and turned to suspicion.
Valern unhelpfully added "Well technically they are a threat." and Sparatus sent a glare his way.
Tevos intervened "We already are preparing our diplomat to meet with them." Fedorian never faltered in fact he seemed happier so some reason.
So he rhetorical asked "And am I to guess this is a Asari diplomat?" and got the expected answer.
"Yes?" Tevos was slightly confused of such a question.
Sparatus had enough nonsense "Look where are you even going with this!?"
The Primarch mocked hurt "I am surprise that you will not find it insulting if the the species that caused harm will not, at very least apologize, themselves and to add salt to the wound send someone else to do something they should be doing."
Sparatus was holding his glare, then he sighed and admitted defeat "He does have a point, while we will still send Matriarch Benezia. I will need to send a diplomat of my own."
Now Fedorian was a happy Turian indeed -They took the bait, now to reel them in.- "Why, that is my reasoning for coming here. Allow me to introduce you to Saren Arterius, who was on the very planet where the incident took place." and as he planed Tevos was about to say why it was a bad idea.
The Primarch cut her off before she even began "Before you say anything Tevos, as much as it was a surprise to me and will be to Sparatus, neither side loss any forces on the planet." and then Sparatus had to ask what was on everyone's mind.
He ask "How come that is exactly?"
Fedorian's happy mood was gone and replace with disgust "Apparently the general was not a proper Turian, but a coward he called his forces back and forced the brave ones to flee!" Seran growled at him and use every power he had not to lash out at the Primarch for the insult, at least Sparatus seem to be on his brother's side.
Sparatus was rather happy with that notion "I think you're confusing cowardliness for tactics, like the Rachni wars none of us stood a chance but the Krogen did. While we retreated we send those who were capable to handle the enemy head on." the Primarch was about to explode at the fact that the one who dare speak to him in such disrespect getting praise for being a COWARD.
Thankful (Or regrettably to a certain Turian) Valren jumped in with he comment "Yes Krogen aggression levels and survivability on harsh environments perfect for combating Rachni and would have been are best defense against these new aliens if it weren't for the fact that they were too aggressive and needed to be put down."
After a bit of calming down, Fedorian decided to sweeten the deal "I think even Benezia will appreciate having Seran around, he does have some slight insight on their values." he bore a Turian smile when he saw a certain Asari councilor perk up at the idea.
Valern was natural curious "How did he acquired the data?" he hypothesized from a reconnaissance mission and his theory proved correct later.
The Primarch gave him the same answer he got when he asked Saren "He was doing a bit of recon at the time. He and his squad only had one mishap as you can see from he cybernetics, which he refused to tell me what cause it."
All Saren thought was -I hate animals.-
Tevos was still hooked "Really well that is great we can kill two birds with one stone. We get a Turian diplomat to apologize for the Turians behalf and get more information on the aliens for the negotiations to go more smoothly.
The Primarch clapped his talons "Excellent, I should be off then. Oh and Seran please meet up with Benesia as soon as possible." he left the room and Saren behind.
Saren turned to the Council and decided to ask "So which way do I head?" he wanted to meet up with her soon.
Benezia's Shuttle at the Citadel docking bays
-Benezia's and Saren's POV-
"So, you mean to tell me that I have to work with a Turian diplomat? You do know that I am way more than qualified to do this on my own right?" when Benezia got a call from Tevos saying that there was a slight change in plans, she was far from pleased.
Tevos understood her frustration "Yes I know, but if it helps you are the one in charged and Saren has a insight on their values so he will useful. Besides the aliens might see this as a insult if the Turians do not provide a proper apology, so you will just have to deal with it. Saren should be here soon, good luck." and with that she ended the call.
True to her word a Turian walk toward her shuttle, she assumed that the Turian with the cybernetic arm was Saren and decided to get introductions out of the way. "I am Matriarch Benezia and you must be Saren" when he gave his answer she was rather surprised and sort of offended by his rudeness.
Saren just wanted to get something clear "Yeah, look I am only hear to see my brother and talk to him. Lieutenant Abrudas informed me that he is still alive, I want certain he was not harmed and the sooner I get to see him the better!" which left her rather confused (A/N in case you guys are as well is the the Primarch thought he would be perfect to mess up the negotiations, due to the Primarch thinking his brother is dead or been tortured. Saren on the other hand was not aware of his plans and only agreed to go cause then he will get answers from the aliens. Hope that helps) on why he is here.
She decided to get it from the source "Then why were you picked to be the Turian diplomat?" and got a unsatisfying answer.
Saren waved her off "I do not know why I was picked nor do I care why was I picked. Look let just go." as he went into the shuttle Benezia felt like screaming. After a couple of hours they made it to their fleet composed of 1 Dreadnought and 1 Carrier, plus 3 Cruisers. The shuttle dock to the Dreadnought they head to the command center, when they entered she took command "Set a course for the 314 Mass Relay." as they people around went to work Benezia thought of trying to pry for more info from Saren.
She went with the basics "So Saren, what is the insight value that you know of?" she hope it was good.
Saren thought about being honest after all there was no way anyone was going to get between him and his brother "I really sorry to disappoint you, but I afraid he was overselling it. I only think that they have high regards for garden worlds due to how they build and protect their cities. I not so sure if that helps." he heard the Matriarch give a long sigh.
-Just great- she thought sarcastically "Well at least you were honest and something is better than nothing. So how do they build their cities?" she was actually genuinely curious about that. -Do they focus on artistic design, practicality, or maybe a design base around their traditions?- she wondered.
Saren thought the city itself was marvelous "Well their cities look like it can perfectly coexist with its ecosystem as if it was always there and looks like the buildings merge with the landscape. It was in my opinion more beautiful than Batarian or even Asari cities, no offence to the latter." he finished playfully.
She mock glared "Some taken, was there anything else?" surly must be more to it than that.
Saren answered with a confused Turian expression "Well, they also did not had any vehicles that we could see, so that could mean that they just walk to anywhere they need to go." then his face turned sour "They also have animals that stand guard. If you see a cute blue fluffy animal, just run or fire a anti-tank weapon." he warned with a dead seriousness that kind of scared her. After (A/N I do not know how long it would have taken them so let's say days) days of space travel while using the Mass Relays the made to 314 Mass Relay and saw something strange round the planet near it.
Benezia wondered if Saren knows just what that is "Any ideas on what that thing is?" to his credit he gave his best answer.
Saren thought about it "It looks like a planetary shielding system and also a space station base on the rings. If I had to guess the city size shield generator on their planet was temporary until they get the Planetary shields build." and it look amazing.
One of the ensigns then said "Matriarch will are being hailed." everyone got ready just in case things went south.
She wanted to get this over with "Answer them then." and when the came on, everyone got a few glimpses of different species and different A.I. synthetics, everyone gave various commits most are 'I still can't believe they use A.I.', 'The Turians started a fight with a galactic community?', or 'Some of them look like us but paler and fur on their heads.'.
The man who stood in front of them spoke "Hello, I am General Williams. If your are the diplomats we have been expecting then please say so, if not then state your business." that is when Benezia blinked a few times.
She got out of stupor "You were expecting us?" as she recalls they gave no early warning.
Williams just smiled "Yes, our friend Desolas mention the Council might send a diplomat. Now fair warning we are already on good terms with the Turians by paying the fine for activating the Relay and the funeral service for the dead Turians, so you not a diplomat for the Turians but the Council." before Benezia can find her voice, Saren cut her off.
Saren now full of worry "Is he alright, where is he, I need to talk to him, I swear if you aliens harmed him!"
He chuckled like he had nothing to worry about "Whoa slow down. I know a worried family member when I see one, he is at the Mothership which is where you have to go to meet the Overseers." when the Matriarch finally found her voice she now had so many questions.
She went with the one to lead her to her task "So where is the Mother ship?"
The general just started typing on the console "Unlike us, you guys have to use the Relay, so you will have to meet the A.I.M. on the other side and it will lead you there." everyone was confused by his statement, before anyone could ask they saw a A.I.M. detach itself from the ring.
"THAT'S THEIR SHIP, GODDESS IT IS BIGGER THAN DESTINY ASCENSION!"
"Spirits... my brother had to fight that..."
"Just how many of those things do these aliens have!?"
It was chaos in the command center, eventually everyone come down, until it went into FTL... without the Relay. Silence once more until they were cut off by Williams.
The man gave a loud clap from his hands "Okay before you go I am sending you our Codex. Until we meet again" with that he had cut transmission.
Saren was the first to break the silence "Well it will make great for passing time." and began reading on his Omni Tool. Benezia followed soon after and there was peace and quiet within the command center. When both finished reading they were speechless.
Benezia wanted to deny that they were this high tech "Maybe they are trying to make themselves more advanced then they are. They can't seriously have all that tech can they?" Saren shook his head.
He voiced his thoughts "You would have said the same about their ships if you were told about their size. Are really going to deny that they have everything they said they have, until you see it for yourself?" He was impressed by these aliens.
She groaned, massaged her forehead "It would honestly been better if these aliens did not exist in the first place." she surprise to get a glare from Saren
With a flare of his mandibles "That hardly fair, it is not like every species that gets created automatically knows the Council's laws!" Benezia glared back at him.
She was not having it "Do you even know the political devastation this will cause!?" and got more frustrated when Saren replied sarcastically "Oh no, what will we do during the end times?" she really wanted to strangle him.
Benezia felt like she was dealing with a immature child "It would have been easy to handle one or two shocking things from them, but there are too many of shocking things from these aliens and most of it is a crime." Saren honestly did not care, so long as his brother is okay and the aliens do not want to end the galaxy, he would be fine.
They stop their argument when they heard a series of gasps when they turned their heads and saw the Mothership, they to lost their breath. Saren had to admire what they built, unlike their Citadel, this was theirs and they built it together. Benezia was hyperventilating -Just how much of that Codex was true!- she was hoping not much.
"Incoming hail from the alien's A.I.M." when the screen came to life it was a face of a standard human female "This is Admiral Alice Blunders you are to head to any one of the hangers to dock your dreadnought then the diplomats are to head to the Overseers, while the others can explore... at least so long as they do not get lost." before she left, she got a question.
Benezia was baffled by her wording "Umm, how can we dock our dreadnought, isn't too large for a docking bay?" she absolutely hated the fact the Admiral laughed at her statement.
Alice told her simply "You need not worry, our Nanodecks can create the perfect dock for your ships and on the other note your ships not too big for our docks or hangers." and with that she left for Shanxi. They pick a random hanger and much to their anxieties displeasure they were the smallest ship there, being next to a bunch of A.I.M.'s. Their ship was scanned and a docking deck was indeed made for their ships. Everyone left the ships to the air-locks and were greeted by a magnificent sight the ship almost seemed like a environmental preserve with all its plants.
"Rather odd they have all this vegetation around." The Matriarch could barely see any metal that indicated that they were on a ship, to which Saren retorted with "Well you can see a small hint of how they build their cities and this does help them in regards to food and oxygen when it comes to space travel" their talk was interrupted by a quiet and timid voice "Umm... hello I am here to take you to our Overseers... so could you just follow me please?" they turned to see a altered human male who had mouse characteristics and a name tag that said 'Phillip' on it.
Benezia put on her smile "Of course though I hoping we do not have to walk there giving the importance of the matter." with Saren quietly mumbling on how rude she had just been.
"Well it would be faster to take the elevators, but I was hoping you be willing to take the monowheel motorcycles." Philip really did not want to go in those speed demons. Then his hopes were crushed by the blue lady.
The Asari diplomat waved it off "We will just take the elevator since it is faster." okay Saren had enough of the blue Verren (A/N Since bitch is a term for a female dog, Turians will not have that word) and decided to help out the poor kid "Are you claustrophobic? If you are we can just take the vehicle transports if it makes you more comfortable." he said in a kind tone unlike Benezia.
Philip took a deep breath "I am not claustrophobic, I just terrified of the elevators, but thank you for the concern. If you two are in a hurry we can take the elevators, follow me." while on the way to the elevators the three (Yes even Matriarch Benezia had a pleasant conversation with Philip) when they got to the elevators, Phillip stop both of them before they got in elevator. Saren had to bite "Having second thoughts Phillip?" who answered with a shake of his head.
"No, I was just going to show you guys on how to use our elevators." Most people who are knew to elevators need to be taught on how to use them since most do not use them so Phillip will teach them. Now it was Benezia's turn to be confused "Don't you just you know stand?" he shook his head again and placed his back against the wall to which they almost jumped when straps came from the wall to retrain him from head to toe.
Having second thoughts (Cause who wouldn't) "Umm, are those straps really necessary?" and got a answer that made her more nervous.
Phillip could not really show any kind of gestures being restrained "Well, it help to from the high speeds of elevator can reach." he tried to explain the behind the restraints. Saren was curious and concerned "Just how fast are elevators?" to which he was answered with a 'Don't worry find out soon enough'. Both the Asari and the Turian diplomats place against the wall and straps were placed around them. They went through several minutes of high speed hell and nearly lost their lunch, when they finally abruptly stopped. All three proceeded to crawl out the elevator they were confined to.
After gathering her wits she needed to know one thing "Why in the Goddess name, does that elevator move that FAST?!" and when the room stop spinning for Saren he wanted to know the same thing.
"Well for one, there is the fact that this very large ship so the elevator was design to shorten the length to get to said destination. There is also the fact it help the paramedics move patients faster. Those two things dictate why elevator needs to move at such speed much to ire of everyone." he got up from ground and dusted himself off "By the by thank for chatting with me, I honestly thought you guys would not like me due to how your governments look upon A.I. from history." Saren thought simply -Oh is he friends with A.I.?-.
A metaphorical bomb had dropped "I was born a A.I., but my data transferred to a organics to see life through their eyes" both pairs of eyes nearly popped out. Saren spoke first "Well... It was surprisingly pleasant to meet you, though I must admit that neither of knew nor can tell. You quite a large amount of emotion and even your a A.I. it was nice to meet you." while Benezia was less nice and was more to herself "I surprised they let those thing have living bodies." she whispered.
"Later friends" he walk unaware of the Matriarch's comment, but get past Saren who gave her a stare down. Saren decided to voice his opinion "You know could have treated him the same as was before you found out the he was a A.I." she huffed "I do not need a lecturing from you like some dim witted Maiden!"
He waved her off "Whatever let just get this over with, and unfriendly duo, when they saw 7 individuals with three being Overseers and the other three being The Triforce and finally to Saren delight General Desolas Arterius.
Days After the talk with the Overseer's and The Triforce aboard The Mothership, when the diplomats arrived
-Benezia's and True Alliance's POV-
Kai Leng was the first one in the group to speak "Finally, I was wondering when they get here, now we can get things underway." he was getting just little impatient. "Yes it should be qui-" Desolas he spotted both a sight sore eyes and at the same time he did not want to meet "Saren".
"Desolas! good to see your still alive!" he hope he could get this peace talk over with so he can catch up with his brother which his comment left Arterius rather confused on how he thought his little brother must think of him. Kasumi then remembered something during their talk the first meeting "Oh is that your brother you told us about, we will just let you have your little reunion while we handle the peace talk." Desolas was about to decline, but then Udina sealed the deal "Yes, it would be rather rude of us to keep you from speaking to your family. You two can talk outside the doors while the rest of us have a little chat with the Councilor's diplomat." and it looks like Saren is already outside waiting for him, so with a sigh he went outside with his brother.
With a 'Clang' of clapping her metal claws together Wendy started the peace talk "Sweet, now let get things rolling. Tell us your name Blue and we will tell you ours." with Benezia trying hard not to scowl at both the nickname and the Synthetic.
She just needed to check on some things, there is no way most of the information she got was accurate "Yes, but there is something I need you guys to clarified. I believe I may have been misinformed before I got to your Mothership." she will still have to try to aim for peace regardless on how she views these humans and their A.I. and genetic altered bunch.
She could not tell, but from the sound of Li Lotus, he may be smiling "We be glad to clear anything up, just present it as best you can." and everyone waited for her to ask.
"I was told that things have been cleared up between you and the Turians?" to which Udina gave her a data pad.
He told her what was on it "There contains our transactions to the Turian Hierarchy. We have paid the fines in full and the same goes for the Turian families funeral services. We are also making a Memorial to those that died in the battle." she did not expect that kind of answer. She was curious to exactly how much these Aliens lost "So what about about yours, are the Turians doing the same?" shocking would be a understatement on what she heard next.
"Oh, we took no losses." The Metronian said offhandedly which cause the Asari to freak out like something fierce.
Benezia stuttered "Bu-But that is im-impossible surely you must have lost something!?" and was even given a worse answer.
Diana replied with "Any structural damage was easily repaired and none of our forces died I do not see any problem." she even gave a shrug. Benezia had to take a few calming breaths "And I suppose everything in the Codex you provided was true as well?" and was annoyed/worried by what Kasumi provided.
She did a terrible joke "As True as The Alliance.-Laughs- That never get old." everyone (Besides Benezia) deadpan with 'It does'. Udina decided to bring this meeting back on topic "So when and where are we meeting, no worries we will send you off with our Codex" to which she just sighed "We can have it at the Citadel." she will never forget what Wendy said "Pfft, we ain't going into something that belong to a dead race, not cool man, we will just bring the Mothership to the Citadel."
"... What?"
A/N I must apologize for what I have done to my readers. Life does not care if you like to write fanfiction, but I say I shall continue doing it. I will say the poll is done and when the time come to present Rufus again I will put up a poll to say whether he goes to Wrex, Grunt, or Jack (He is unhappy with his owner so he needs someone else to properly care for him). Also I will be going the same route as Biomass Effect in regards with how scary the Reapers should be and I will do this from Mass Effect 1 to 3 with a little Andromeda mixed in. From 123 (Yes, someone picked that as their name #NotJudging) had told me, I think he wants me to translate this, I am not sure. I will make a Espanol version after I finish with this one note it will not be perfect and I will not be able to put this in all languages. I am at FAV: 31 and Alert: 32 which colored me surprise, plus thorison1080 seems to like two of my adopt a story things like Disruptive Divergence and Metalborn. I will due my best tomorrow and I am sorry for what I put you guys through. By the way #NOTDEADYET.