The ship had been docked at the citadel for a few hours. Thrax was just getting off the ship when he saw the drell that Shepard picked up. Walking over he heard the drell say "I'm looking for my son, he would have arrived here roughly two days ago."

"Don't worry. We don't usually see many drell around here. Give me a minute." The human C-Sec said.

"Hey Thane?" Thrax called.

Thane turned and saw Thrax "you are the krogan that was in the medbay when I arrived correct?" He said in a monotone, but polite voice.

"Yeah. What are you doing here?" He asked.

"It's a personal matter." Thane said.

"You need help?" Thrax asked.

"It would be appreciated." Thane said slowly.

"Ah here it is. He disembarked two days ago and he met with a man named Mouse."

"Mouse?" Thane said as if he knew that name. "Where can we find him?"

"One level up." The human said.

They left and Thane started to explain why he was looking for his son. Apparently his son was following in his fathers footsteps. Unfortunately without the training he'd most likely wind up dead. Thane was here to make amends for being absent in his son's life. When they found Mouse he just about shit his pants. "What are you doing here Krios?" Mouse said.

"You gave another drell information on a target, information I need." Thane said completely calm.

"I'm sorry Krios I can't. You've always been good to me, but the people I work for, they can make me disappear." Mouse said.

"Listen to me kid, if you know who Thane is then you know how deadly he is. You give us the information and Thane will help you out." Thrax said trying to be diplomatic. If it didn't work then threatening will work.

"Elias Kellim. He's the one who hired Koylat." Mouse said as he hung his head.

"Thank you Mouse." Thane said politely.

"Yeah, well let's see how good your thanks is." Mouse said as he walked away.

"Did you know Mouse?" Thrax asked.

"Yes. When I had work on the Citadel I would often use the tunnel rats as my eyes and ears."

"You used children?" Thrax asked in disbelief.

"My people call them the drala'fa, the ignored."

Thrax could see the remorse in Thane's eyes and said "don't blame yourself for what's happening with your son."

"If I don't who will? We all have our burdens to bear. They went back to the C-Sec office and talked to the human.

"He bribes you?" Thane said simply.

"You want to know what we do to people who take bribes on my world?" Thrax said. Ever since he killed that corrupt C-Sec officer who helped to kill Cary he'd always hated corrupt officers.

"Its not that simple. Now look I can bring him in and I'll let you two question him just tell me when your ready."

"We should question him together. How do you want to proceed?"

"Well I'm a krogan. That's usually enough to scare anyone." They entered the room and saw a human restrained in a chair and right away got on Thrax's bad side so Thrax grabbed the chair and ripped it out of its hinges and threw it into a wall, with Kellim still sitting on it. He walked up to the human and said "you ordered a hit on someone. Tell me who it is now!" Thrax said.

"Joram Talid!" Kellim cried.

Thane and Thrax left the interrogation room and Thane said "that may go down as the shortest interrogation ever." Thrax just chuckled as he told an officer to get them a cab.

Now that they knew who the target was they only had to follow and try to find Koylat. After a few hours of listening to Talid spout out empty promises, and shake down businesses they finally saw a drell approach Talid.

"Koylat!" Thrax yelled causing the drell to quickly turn, as well as Talid and his blood pack bodyguard. Seeing the gun the krogan tried to bring his own up but Koylat was quicker and shot him. Before running after Talid, who had run after his bodyguard had told him to, with Thane and Thrax in hot pursuit. They found Talid's apartment and saw him on his knees with Koylat behind him with a gun to his head. Thrax had a shot but he couldn't bring himself to kill the kid. He was just mixed up. So Thrax shot a lamp beside him which caused Koylat to flinch, which was more than enough time for Thane to quickly grab the gun.

Turning Thrax saw C-Sec officers coming into the room and he quickly made himself scares. When he met up with Thane later he said "is everything alright?"

"Koylat is still very angry but I believe his will reconnect with himself."

"I'm glad." Thane excused himself and Thrax, after the events of today, really needed a drink. He set off in search of a bar, before he could find one he heard someone shout "you bosh'tet racist!"

"Oh fuck!" Thrax said out loud not caring about the stares he was getting before he walked over to the source of the shout. "Your just jacking the price because I'm a Quarian!" Tali was saying to a turian clerk.

"It's because of your people that two of my sons died, you suit rat!"

"Hey!" Thrax hated a lot of things in this galaxy, himself being the first, but one thing he hated a lot was a racist.

"What do you want krogan?" The turian asked not even bothering to be polite.

Thrax grabbed him by the front on his shirt and lifted him over the counter before he turned to Tali and said "what's wrong?"

"This bosh'tet is charging me one thousand credits for some materials I need for the ship!" Tali exclaimed.

"And?" Thrax said hoping he didn't just interrupt a bad attempt at bartering.

"The price is only two hundred!" Tali said.

Thrax turned and looked the turian he was still holding off the ground and said "do you know what I do to racists?" Thrax asked in a threatening tone.

"She's just a suit rat! Why do you care?" The turian cried.

"Because she's a friend. A little annoying friend but a friend." Thrax said ignoring Tali's protests that she was not annoying.

"Now this is how its going to be. She will give you fifty credits and you will accept and give her a complementary gift as an apology, understand?" Thrax said as he lowered the nodding turian.

Five minutes later Tali was leaving with her arms full of stuff Thrax didn't even know, and with a new shotgun called an eviscerator. "Thanks for sticking up for me Thrax." Tali said.

"Don't worry about it kid." Thrax said as he lead her back to the ship. No one would bother her while he was around.

"Thrax I've been wondering just how old are you anyway?"

"Honestly? I'm not completely sure. I saw the end of the rachni wars so I know I'm over nineteen hundred but if you want an exact age that could take some time."

"What was Rannoc really like?"

"Musical. Your people were incredible musicians. If you can attract a krogan to a concert then you know your special."

Tali giggled at that. "So the big strong Thrax has a cultural side?"

They arrived at the ship and they parted ways. Tali to engineering and Thrax to the kitchen. When he got there he saw Samara sitting and eating a bowl of soup. "Justicar." Thrax said with a nod.

"Thrax."

Thrax got some food and he started to eat when the justicar spoke "I have a question if you don't mind." Thrax just grunted.

"Who's Cary?" She asked right when he took a sip of Ryncol he had stashed in the fridge, which he spat out as he looked at her.

"How do you know that name?!" Thrax asked.

"While you were in the med bay you would slip in and out of conciseness and mumble a few thing like "Talz, Harek, and Cary."

Thrax was silent for a moment before he answered "eight hundred years ago I lived with an asari her name was Cary. We were together for two years. I loved her, the day she told me she was pregnant was the happiest day of my life. When she was seven months pregnant four guys broke into the home we had. They raped and killed her,two years before we were together I had destroyed a slaving ring and killed the brother of the ringleader. When I found her I went on a rampage I killed them all slowly.

The Justicar had a look of sadness on her normally impassive face and said "my three daughters, the only family I have in this galaxy, are hideous abomination. Ardat Yakshi a-"

"Genetic mutation, when an Ardat Yakshi tried to meld with another being instead of two beings becoming one, the Ardat Yakshi overpowers the other and gains strength and intelligence, along with a euphoric feeling" Thrax said. Samara was shocked. The Ardat Yakshi were amont the greatest shame of the asari and yet this krogan knew of them. "Don't look so shocked justicar" Thrax said as he chuckled at the look on her face and continued "I'm more than twice your age I've been around. Also Cary was an asari pure blood and told me of the stigma an asari pure blood has to deal with Thrax said.

"It seams you are full of surprised Mr. Thrax." Samara said with a smile.

Thrax took a swig of his ryncol and said "well this has been fun but I got a bed that has my name on it." He left but not before he thought about how beautiful the justicar was.

A/N well tell me what you thing. Maybe Samara as a LI? Think about it they're both incredibly old, powerful, have had to make great sacrifices, and are still feeling the pain of the loss of a loved one. Anyway tell me if you think I should pursue the Samara/Thrax thing.

Well until next time

Jaffa3 out