The Normandy was approaching the largest assortment of ships in the known galaxy. The Migrant Fleet, the home of seventeen million quarians. Shepard had told him that Tali is being charged with treason and they were going to clear her name. "Are you sure its a good idea to bring a-" Tali was saying before the door opened and the quarian marines were pointing weapons at Legion. Thrax, reacting on instinct, used his biotics to pull the weapons from the marines before he pulled out his shotgun and aimed it at them.
They stood there for a moment before someone came forward and said "get that thing off my ship!"
"Your not in a position to demand anything quarian." Thrax said.
"I say the word and more soldiers will come swarming down this hall." The quarrian said smugly.
"I understand that you have a duty to your ship but don't try to intimidate me captain." Shepard said.
"Or what?" "Or I take off my helmet and breathe germs all over your sterile ship." Thrax threatened.
"Captain, this geth is helping us. if it starts acting out of control we'll put it down." Tali said.
"Alright but I don't like this. Also until the trail is completed I'm under orders to arrest you so, Tali Zorah, your under arrest." They walked down the hall and tried to ignore the stares they were getting.
Thrax was looking around when he heard Shepard said "I'll do everything in my power to help you Tali."
"Come on the trial is about to begin." Another quarrian said.
The trial started with a problem with Legion "security! Remove this geth from the premises."
To everyone's surprise Thrax replied "the captain of this ship allowed Legion on board. Are you challenging his authority admiral?"
The admiral faltered and said "objection withdrawn."
"Tali Zora you are accused of bringing active geth to the Migrant Fleet. Captain Shepard as Tali Zorah's defense how do you plead?"
"If it will please the court but in her heart she will always be Tali Zorah vas Neema. It's unfortunate that her Captain has been forbidden from speaking for her today."
"No one has been forbidden from anything" one admiral said but was cut off by another.
"Lie to them if you must Zaal-Korris but don't lie for me and expect me to keep quiet!"
"Admirals we've strayed from the topic."
"The topic being complete and utter bullshit. How the hell could she have brought geth to the fleet when she's serving with Shepard?" Thrax said.
"To clarify for those who didn't understand." One quarian in a black suit said. "Tali Zorah is not accused of bringing actual geth platforms such as the one you brought aboard, only parts that could spontaneously become active."
"But I didn't! I made sure the parts I sent back were harmless."
"Then explain why we lost contact with your father's ship. And why we've discovered active geth signals on the Alarei!" One admiral said really pissing Thrax off.
"WHAT!? Oh Kellah!" Tali said sounding near tears.
"On Rannoc a quarian valued family above anything! How do you justify telling Tali about this in the middle of a fucking trial you ass hats." Thrax yelled as he stood in front of Tali like he was defending her from the admirals glares.
"How do you know so much about our culture?" On admiral asked.
"Because unlike all you ass hats I was actually on Rannoc!" Thrax took a small satisfaction in hearing the gasps of surprise from the admirals and every other quarrian in the room.
"Enough Thrax. This is getting us no where. Shepard we need to take back the Alarei." Tali said.
"The wisest course of action would to just destroy the ship. But if you feel like dieing with honor-"
"We're looking for her father!" Thrax roared causing every quarrian in the room to step back in fear.
"Very well. We will grant you permission to use a small shuttle to get to the ship. If you die than your name will be cleared. If you somehow manage to survive and bring back evidence of your innocence that proves your innocence than the charges will be dropped. For now the trial will be halted." The crowd started to disperse and everyone gave the four a wide berth mostly because of Thrax.
"Thank you for sticking up for me Thrax, you too Shepard. The admirals make it sound like my fathers already dead." Tali said sadly.
"Hey perk up kid." Thrax said trying to cheer her up but wasn't having much luck. "Don't worry Tali, we'll find your father. I swear it." Shepard said as he took her into a hug.
One of the admirals came towards the two and Tali said "you set me up Raan!"
"The admirals had to hear the shock in voice." The admiral, Raan said.
"That was to far quarian." Thrax said as he stepped in front of her, towering over her.
"I'm doing everything I can!" Shala said trying to defend herself "Tali has no one to help her and I can only do so much."
"I'll find my father Auntie Raan I swear." Tali said with strong determination.
They left Admiral Raan and made their way to the shuttle after the guard nearly had a heart attack from seeing Legion. On the way Shepard turned to Legion and said "Legion are you able to tell how many geth are on board the ship?"
"There are one hundred and three geth platforms now aboard the creator ship Alarei." It said.
"Alright Tali drain their shields, Legion hack them when ever you get the chance, Thrax cause hell, understand?" Shepard ordered.
They all nodded and departed the shuttle. Tali hacked the door and standing two feet from them was a geth, Thrax fired his shotgun from the hip and blew its flashlight head off. Several more geth started pouring in through a door opposite of them. They all went to cover except for Thrax who simply relied on his regeneration, armor and barriers to protect him as he fired his shotgun. He lifted up two geth and slammed them against the nearby bulkhead crushing their bodies before launching a shockwave that toppled several out of the corner of his eye he saw Legion typing rapidly into an omni-tool and suddenly two geth turned and started to fire their pulse rifles at the other geth. Before they were destroyed after causing some havoc they self destructed taking out the remaining geth. "Ah just like the citadel!" Thrax yelled to no one.
They made their way through the door and saw a recording that made Tali start to second guess her self. "I'm not sure what's worse. That I got sloppy and sent back something dangerous, or that father actually caused all this."
"Hey kid, your to smart to be sloppy." Thrax said.
"Thanks Thrax." Tali said. They walked forward when suddenly Thrax was thrown back. When he lifted his head he saw a faint outline and used a throw field which knocked it back a few feet and deactivated its cloak. "Cloaked geth!" Thrax yelled before he used his biotics to crush the geth.
"Krogan-Thrax, are you injured.?" Legion said.
"I'm fine. It'll heal." Thrax said somewhat surprised that a geth was concerned.
Tali and Legion managed to drain the shields and cloaks from the geth hunters and Shepard lifted them up and slammed them against the floor. "You know for a weak human, your biotics are impressive." Thrax said to Shepard.
They went through the door and saw a quarian on the floor. Thrax didn't pay the corpse any mind but when Tali saw it she cried out "father!" She knelt and said "no! You wouldn't just die like this! You wouldn't leave me to clean up your mess." She said crying.
"Tali come away from there." Thrax said gently.
"No!" She yelled.
"Hey,hey, come here." Shepard said gently and took her into a hug. "I'm sorry Tali."
They moved through the ship and they came upon three geth staring at a screen, with the element of surprise on their side Thrax and Tali went around one side and Shepard and Legion went around the other and they struck. With the three taking on the smaller geth, Thrax went and starting attacking the large geth. The geth was taller than Thrax, at least nine feet tall. It fired an energy blast at Thrax which sent him hurtling into a glass frame behind him, smashing it. He could feel a few pieces of glass had pierced his skin. He got up and charged at the geth. He used his biotics to redirect the energy blast towards a geth that was closing in on Tali, when he was in arms reach he grabbed the gun and ripped it from the geth's hands. Now weaponless the geth attempted to punch Thrax who dodged and threw his own bioticley enhanced punch. He ducked under a long swing and punched its chest hard and dented it before he launched two other hits to its face. Unfortunately Thrax didn't see the geth swing at him from the side and went flying into a column and hit it at his side. When he got up he winced "yep that broke a rib. Maybe two." He thought before he lifted the geth with his biotics but the geth curled into itself and then spread its limbs and broke free of the grip by shooting out an electric pulse. Thrax was taken off guard by that, but was shaken back to reality when the large geth tried to step on him. It was only because of Thrax's extraordinary strength that he was saved from being squished. But stopping a giant geth from crushing him with several broken ribs was difficult even for him. Suddenly Thrax saw a thin line across the chest and a moment later the geth fell into two pieces. Thrax got up and saw Shepard panting and had fallen to one knee. Despite him being exhausted he smiled and said "told you I had the power."
Thrax couldn't help but laugh and said "well color me impressed." Before he started laughing again.
Once Thrax stopped laughing he and the rest went over to the terminal that Tali explained was the main computer. What he saw on the computer sickened him. Tali's father had built geth platforms to experiment on them. To try to find a weakness in the geth consensus. "Well this is great! We have the evidence we need to clear your name kid." Thrax said gladly.
"We can't use this." She said.
"Tali we have to use this if we don't you're facing exile." Shepard said.
"Shepard if we use this them my father will be erased from the records. His name wiped, all the good he's done gone. It would be as if he'd never existed." Tali explained.
"Kid, Tali after everything he's done why do you owe him anything?" Thrax asked confused.
"He's my father." She said sadly.
They made their way back to the shuttle in silence with a thresher maw in the room, what do we do with the recording. "We need to face the facts, there has been no word of Tali Zorah or Commander Shepard."
"Its only been a few hours!" The admiral named Raan said.
They walked through a door and Thrax shoved any quarian in his way, not even bothering to be polite. "You ass hats could have waited." Thrax said with a growl.
"Forgive us it's just a surprise. You four succeeded where a group of marines failed." One admiral said.
"One scratch could kill a group of your marines." Thrax said.
"Have you found any evidence that will clear Tali Zorah's name?" Admiral Raan asked.
Tali looked at both Shepard and Thrax, a look of pleading in her eyes. Shepard stepped forward and said "Tali's achievements are the only evidence you need! Come on Tali were leaving."
"This is a offical proceeding!" one of the admirals said.
"No it isn't! This trial is nothing but a fucking sham!" Shepard yelled. "This young quarian helped to save the entire fucking galaxy while you fucking ass hats are to busy living on ships instead of trying to get yourself a new homeworld, you insist on trying to re take a homeworld you deserved to lose in the first place!" Thrax roared at the top of his four lungs.
"Tali has done more for this fleet, no this galaxy than any of you and how do you repay her? You put her on trial for a crime that she's rather die than commit." Shepard piped up. "And besides we all know what this trial is really about, huh admirals? You Xen, just want a war to test out your toys! You Zal Korris want to build sympathy for the geth and stall the war effort! You Gerral want a war even though you know you'd lose. If any one should be charged with endangering the fleet its you!" Shepard yelled.
"Order! Are the admirals ready to commence with their decision?"
The admirals all nodded and Korris stepped forward and said "in light of recent events we find that Tali Zorah vas Normandy is innocent of all charges."
"Yes!" Thrax said as he slammed his fish down on the table in front of him accidentally breaking it.
"May you go in peace. Keelah se'lai."
"Didn't I tell you not to worry kid." Thrax said happily.
"Yeah you did." She said with a small giggle.
"Come on Tali Zorah vs Normandy, let's get out of here." Shepard said.
"Thank you captain." She said in a small voice.
For those of you who want to know I'm trying to make Thrax seem like a lovable grandfather or a father figure to Tali and Grunt, tell me if you think I'm doing good. Also don't get confused, Shepard is just worried about Tali but he's still going to be with Ashley.
Now until we meet again
Jaffa3 out.