Mass Effect: Interlude
Chapter 2
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"Shit.." he whispered as two heavy thuds came from the door to his quarters. He looked back to Ashley but she had somehow thrown on her clothes faster than he had gotten them off of her. Two more loud thuds rang from the door and he scrambled out of the sheets mind panicking. "One sec." He said to the door as his voice slightly cracking. He jumped into his pants and threw on his shirt as Ash panicked looking for someplace to hide. As he reached the door she settled on pressing herself against the wall next to the door. It slid open...
"Shepard..."
"Wrex..."
There was a long unbearable silence between them. Shepard rubbed the back of his neck panicked and feeling very awkward Wrex was the last person he had expected. Wrex chuckled roughly to himself. Shepard could literally feel Ashley tense up.
It's like he can smell our fear.
"Is there something you need, Wrex?" He asked as calmly as he could.
Wrex finished chuckling but still carried a wicked smirk that made Shepard uneasy."Actually, yeah there is. I need the Normandy to take a small detour."
"Wrex were on a mission-" he started
"It won't take more then two hours." Wrex interrupted. When Shepard stared at him unconvinced he added "and you owe me for Virmire."
"Fine." he conceded wanting to end this conversation as soon as possible. Wrex turned and began lumbering his way back to the elevator, when Shepard realized he had no idea where they were going.
"Where are we headed?" Shepard asked as the krogan lumbered out of sight.
"Home" Wrex boomed from around the corner.
The door slid close inches from his face. Ashley slumped down the wall.
"I think I'm gonna be sick." She said face in her face in her hands
Shepard smirked as he knelt down beside her.
"Guess I'm not the only one with blue balls."
After walking off the punch in the gut he received, Shepard decided to go check on Wrex. He was lumbering near the armor lockers putting together the krogan equivalent of a back pack. It was as large as a duffel bag that krogan wore over their lower backs. Also it's just the right size to fit a non-krogan body inside.
It's not weird that I know that
Shepard made his way up to the krogan who acknowledged his presence with a brief grunt.
"What are you up to Wrex?" Shepard inquired.
"Packing." Wrex stated simply
"You're going back to the krogan homeworld?" Shepard asked crossing his arms as the krogan kept loading his pack with weapons and supplies.
"It's called Tuchanka," he corrected."and yes I have to go back." Done packing he zipped up the sides of the bag.
"Why? I thought you gave up."Shepard asked.
Wrex shrugged and replied. "I changed my mind."
"Was it Virmire?" Shepard asked. It had been a couple of weeks but Shepard remembered how Wrex was about to turn on to save his people. Shepard was glad that he was able to convince Wrex that Saren would enslave the krogan. He didn't like the idea of killing someone for trying to save their people.
Wrex crossed his arms and leaned against the wall next to the armor lockers. "Partially, Virmire made me realize my greatest weakness. I thought I could just stand by and watch my people die out, but I can't."
"I don't see that as a weakness. You have something to fight for." Shepard said remembering an earlier conversation with Ashley.
Wrex shook his head. "Even so, I was being a pup. This hunt for Saren has taught me how insignificant my father was. I was going to let one stubborn krogan stop me from leading my people to a better future. If I give up now I make him a martyr for his cause. I refuse to let that happen. "
Joker interrupted them over the intercom. "Wrex we're almost to the LZ you specified. If you want to say good bye to the crew you might want to do it now."
"Thanks but no thanks. Krogan aren't really that sentimental Joker." Wrex replied to the intercom. He strapped on his krogan duffel bag and made his way to the garage door. Shepard followed him despite his previous statement.
"Too bad, I was going to make you a card that said how much I appreciate all the time we've spent together. Especially the time you shattered my foot." Joker replied sarcastically
Wrex "It's not my fault you didn't watch where you were stepping, or rather who was stepping near you. Besides, now I can finally say I've beaten someone with my little toe."
The landing zone Wrex had chosen was some kind of old unused weigh station. As the garage door opened a heavy wind started to whip dust into the garage. The Normandy hovered just a few feet above the irradiated ground.
"You know Wrex if you ever need anything. You know how to reach me." Shepard said feeling a bit sentimental himself.
"Don't worry Shepard, I already consider you my krantt." Wrex said as they walked onto the vehicle incline hovering above the ground.
Shepard chuckled to himself. "What is that, 'krogan' for friend?"
"No Shepard, you and Garrus are friends. You and Ashley are.." Wrex smirked making air-quotes with his fingers. "Friends with benefits. You and I are krantt."
"Wrex you can't tell-" Shepard started before Wrex interrupted him.
"I'm your krantt, Shepard. I wouldn't betray you like that." And with that the krogan warlord leapt to the ground below. Leaving Shepard standing in the garage, relieved and happy from Wrex's newly found spirit.