Author's Note: I honestly am just thinking random names for people hehe. But then again, that is how some of the greatest names were put in a story. I want to thank all the people who read my story. It made my dad to see how many people there were.

There will be SPOILERS for the rest of the story. Please do not read if you do not like spoilers.

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Palin's mandibles were open as wide as they could be. Several crew members had approached him and wondered what the response on the comm was. Finally, after about two minutes, Palin cleared his throat the best he could, but his voice sounded horse.
"Say again." He increased the volume so the people around him could here.

"Commander Javik of The Alcera, Prothean." The pilot of the cruiser nearly started the engines while several other crew members walked into eachother with stunned looks.

Not only had these new aliens spoke perfect Turian, but no one could have predicted this. A possible Prothean. A salarian came over to the comm and shoved Palin out if the way.
"This is Ish Calon of The Tela. I don't know who you are, but your every move is being watched. If you really are who you say you are, have all your ships and allies approach the docking bays in front of you and await further instruction."
"Very well." Javik gave a sigh and alerted all ships of the developement. Javik took note of how all the ships guarding the Citadel were facing them.

"This is aspired," Councilor Porginta yelled. She, Councilor Tevos, and Councilor Jues had been told of the developements by Executer Corinthus and were in deep shock. The Protheans were considered gods among some of the races, they had built many technologies they used, and they helped many races acheive spaceflight.

"This is an interesting time, but let us not be blind. These ships could belong to a hostile race claiming to be Prothean or maybe even a clan from the Terminus Systems," Jues replied.

Jues, the salarian counciler was very intelligent, even compared to the average salarian, and looked for peaceful resolutions. She had a voice only meant for a politicion and her voice could be heard far away. Tevos was very powerful among the Asari, beautiful, charismatic, and looked for any possible way to make a peaceful resolution to a problem. Porginta was the person that took even minor decision into serious thought and sometimes believed the end justified the means, but mostly agreed with many of the other two's ideas. All three knew the weight their decisions made and made sure each decision was the right one.

"You may be right, but the fact that their ships were able to pass many relays before getting here mean they either came from an unmapped system or they received their stealth technology from a possible threat to galactic security," Tevos replied.
The two other councilers nodded and coninued to walk toward the Council Chambers where the escort would be bringing the new arrivals.

Javik could not believe all the primitives that had evolved. Asari, Hanar, Turians, and even Salarians who used to eat flies when his kind had discovered them. It was definitly proof to him how powerful evolution was and that it was the judge of who lived and died. He turned to his left and saw Rear Admiral Trenton walk beside him, accompanied by Captain Harper. They had been told that they would only allow the most powerful people to speak with the Council unarmed while the crew stayed in the ship under guard. It wasn't a very good defense in Javik's opinion. The guards were all in shock and some couldn't even hold their gun without it shaking. A few had almost fired their gun when the humans spoke to them. A massive crowd had amassed in the area. Armed guards stood at attention around a path that would be used to navigate through the people. Several hanar had attempted to reach Javik, but were immeadiatly apprehended.
At last, Javik saw a turian approach them.

"Commander Javik?" The turian asked in a husky voice. Javik merely nodded. "Council Spectre Saren Arterius. The Council is ready to meet you and your friends at the Citadel Tower. If you will follow me."

The three nodded and they followed Saren through the massive crowd. Javik could hardly make out what was being said by Saren, as the crowd was in an uproar with many people asking if he really was a Prothean or they were shouting that he was a disgrace to the Protheans for pretending to be one.
He chose to block them out and instead pretended to undertsand what Saren was saying.

Trenton could not believe what he was seeing and he was sure Harper felt the same way. The Citadel alone was an astonishment to him, but seeing all these races together like this made him feel overwhelmed and a little intimidated. How long had these races been here while humanity had not even luanched Apollo 11 or even Sputnik. It made him also happy that he could be alive to know that they were truely not alone in the galaxy. He saw Harper looking at the races with a smile on his face and knew he probably felt that way too.

Saren led them too an elevater that descended at a very slow rate and opened to another amazing sight. The room, or outside was beautiful. There were many plants not native to Earth along the walls and in beds along paths. There was a giant lake with fountains that reached very high. They saw a statue of a krogan and a mass relay, or what appeared to be one anyway, sitting horizontally in the lake. There seemed to be stores all over the area with many clerks and customers standing outside their shops looking at the three. They continued to walk until Saren stopped by an elevater that acsended into a very tall tower.

"This elevator will take us up to the Council Chambers. You may be a new race and a possible Prothean, but no one will tolerate any aggresive actions while you are with the Council. Understood?"

The three nodded and the elevater door opened and Saren led them into the elevater. The elevater ride was very tense for everyone, and long. Finally the elevater doors opened to the chambers which made the three take note at how beautiful it looked. A water fountain was in plain view with waterfalls along the walls. They walked up several stairs and saw more plants growing in patches on the floor and saw many doors that probably led too other wonderous parts of the Citadel. They also passed by many Keepers and couldn't help but stare at the beings as they worked. Javik knew immeadiatly that his theory about the Keepers was right. The Reapers were behind the Keepers creation. The room slanted like an archway with sheets of glass in lines along the ceilling. Finally, they came to where the floor outcropped halfway over a massive piece of either artificial or real land encased in glass. The Council stood directly across from them on the other side of the glass. There were many people standing on the left and right sides of the glass with specaters also seen peering from above on other floors.

"On behalf of the galactic community, the Citadel Council welcome you," Councilor Tevos said with her arms behind her back. The other two councilers gave noticable nods.

Admrial Trenton was the first to speak. "On behalf of the Coalition, we thank you. I am Rear Admiral Trenton of the 4th Fleet, Systems Alliance and the person standing next to me on my right is Captain Harper of the Third Fleet, Systems Alliance. The other standing in front of us is Commander Javik of The Alcera, 2nd three councilers nodded again.

Porginta spoke. "This is a very interesting circumstance. Two species making first contact at the same time is one thing, but knowing how to speak our language is another. I have also heard some interesting rumors about Commander Javik. We are receiving many reports that you are a Prothean."

"The Protheans became extinct thousands of years ago and their technology has benfited every race. If you truely are one, then is an honor to meet you," Councilor Tevos said.

"I am the last of my kind," Javik said in an irritated voice. "These councilors believe I am relaying false information," he thought. It made him angry, but then he remembered he needed their help.

"The Coalition found Commander Javik on one of our colonies about a year ago in a stasis pod. He was frozen for 50,000 years," Harper said.

Councilor Jues put her hand on her chin and spoke. "Very interesting, but we simply cannot go on your word. Our decisions effect many lives. We hope you understand."

Javik turned to Trenton and shook his head in annoyance. Javik then turned to Saren standing behind him and walked over to him. He placed one hand on his head and another on his face.

Many people gasped and the Councilors posture shifted to full alert, but Trenton held up his hand. "Do not worry Councilors. Saren will be fine. Javik is merley reading his mind."

The councilors looked at eachother until Tevos turned back with a stern look on her face. "Only my people have ever truely mastered that ability. If your friend is wrong in his description of anything about Saren, we will be forced to apprehend you."

Javik soon looked Saren in the eye after pulling his hands away. "I sense your arrogance and some anger. You have had little contact with your brother. You blieve your borther doesn't understand you. You believe you have done better than the general by becoming a Spectre."

Saren was taken off guard with his mandibles spread open in shock and his eyes wide. Javik walked away and retook his position in front of the two humans. He saw the Asari councilor eyes were wider than they were. Councilors Porginta and Jues looked at eachother and turned to Saren who had just now gotten passed the shock and regained his composure. He simply nodded to the them and walked away to the elevater.

All three councilor's eyes looked a little wider than they were, but soon returned to normal.

Councilor Tevos spoke. "I am impressed that your species has mastered the ability to interact with people's minds, but...wait. I recognize your figure from our religious paintings."

The two councilors looked at her and she continued. "You look like Athame, Janiri and even her guide, Lucen, who helped the Asari learn biotics, mathmatics, medicine, writing, and even agriculture. Athame saved us from being destroyed by jealous gods and goddesses."

Javik smirked. "They were a race called the Oravores who wanted your planet's vast resources. We didn't want you to perish. We saw the potential of your race so you were guided."

Tevos eyes were really big and she put one of her hands to her head and closed her eyes. It all made sense to her. Athame was a Prothean just like her helpers who taught the Asari many things and Javik knew about it.

Harper spoke. "I know it is a lot to take in councilor, but when you think about it, all races benfited from the Prothean's involvement. Humanity discovered ruins and eezo on Mars, a planet in our system, that also pointed us to a mass relay. Mars was an oberservatory they used to moniter my race and we are still learning information from it."

Tevos regained her composure and looked at Javik with shock in her eyes. "I just may believe you, but you may be genetically engineered or...

"I am not," Javik replied in an irritated tone. "If you want more proof, then come down here and let me bind my mind with yours asari."
Tevos was taken aback, but didn't show it. Her curiosity peaked however and she used her biotics to levitate over to Javik while her two couterparts stood in shock.

"Tevos be careful. You don't know what he did too Saren." shouted Porginta. Tevos ignored her and found herself in front of Javik who walked up and placed his hands gently on her head.

A tense moment went by, but eventually Tevos found herself staring at Javik in shock and amazement. She could hardly form words in her mouth, but managed to say three words that shocked everyone.

"I believe it."

She levitated back up to her counterparts who were staring at Javik. Porginta's mandibles were open and Jues's eyes were bigger than anything the humans were used too. Several gasps could be heard in the crowd with many hanar attempting to reach Javik, but were stopped again by guards in the area.
Tevos looked at the ground for several seconds and looked at Javik with an understanding and respect.

"We will listen to what you have to say," Tevos said when she found her voice.

The two ther councilors, still in shock, looked at her and she nodded. All three councilors stared at the three with wonder until Harper spoke.

"Councilors, we are the Coalition and we bring news that Javik had given us when he awoke. The news is troubling and may cuase a panic in some individuals in this room."

The three councilors continued to stare at them, which gave Javik the affirmation to speak.

"Your Asari councilor already received much of the information when I transefered it to her mind so she understands the situation."

The two councilors looked at Tevos who simply nodded.

"As your kind knows, my kind vanished at the height of their power, just as the previous races have before us. My race was destroyed by synnthetic sentient starships from beyond this galaxy. They are an abomination that has cuased the extinction of billions of races every 50,000 years. My emprie spanned the stars. It was a glorious sight until the Reapers came. You believe my kind created the Citadel and mass relays. That information is false. Everything here was created by the Reapers. I see the Keepers still residing in the station and I have concluded that the Reapers are behind their creation. The Reapers created the mass relays to increase the speed life evolves so they will be ready to harvest and destroy. The Citadel is a doormant mass relay that the Reapers will activate by sending a signal to the Keepers to open the gate to dark space. They will pour through the relay and destroy everything. My empire was wiped out due to those atrocities. We have come to warn the galaxy and ask that you will offer us as much aid as you can. This cycle will be ending soon and we need to be prepared. The Reapers are a threat to everyone."

The two councilors looked at Tevos who nodded and looked back at the three. There was loud buzzing in the audience until Counciler Tevos held up her hand.

"We would be willing to offer our aid, but I must ask one question. If your species knew about this threat and the galactic community a full year. Why are you just now approaching the Council with this information. This is a threat to the entire galaxy."

Javik turned to the humans with a stern look on his face. The two humans knew this question would come up, but were ready. Captain Trenton spoke.

"Councilors, humanity began expanding in the year 2148 on our calander. It is now 2165. Our calender has 24 hours a day with 365 days a year. We learned about the Council in 2157."

Jues spoke with an astonished tone in her voice. "You knew about us for 8 years and are just now attempting to contact us. Why?"

Trenton continued. "Humanity was really starting to spread its wings across the uncharted regions of space where your kind has not explored. We found several colonies and we were improving our technology at a very fast rate and had activated several relays that led to uncharted systems and worlds. In the year 2157, the System's Alliance sent a small fleet of ships, under several commanding officers. I was one of them. We were sent to activate a dormant mass relay.

Porginta's mandibles opened wide and she almost screamed her question. "Your kind was about to blindly open a mass relay? Were you not aware of the possible dangers?"

"We did our best to map out possibilities, but yes we were. However, our colonies are an example of the benefits on the other side of some relays." Harper replied

Trenton nodded and continued to speak. Our kind knew the risks and it would even take command many months to agree to activate a relay so it wasn't like we threw conation to the wind."

Councilor Tevos looked at Porginta. "Let it go Porginta. They couldn't have known about our laws at the time."

Porginta took a breath and waved her hand in a motion that signaled to Trenton to continue.

" We always suspected our kind was not alone in the galaxy after we found the Prothean ruins on Mars, but the expansions proved to be far too valuable. As we were approaching the relay, there was an uexpected surprise waiting for us. An alien ship. Imagine our surprise. The first alien vessel we had ever seen. We were unsure of what to do. We began releasing emissions from our ships and hoped the ship would copy them and see we were no threat and only wished to make contact. The ship didn't move for several minutes, but it eventually began copying the emissions. These knew aliens proved to be very peaceful and have aided hummanity in constructing groundbreaking technologies and it wasn't long before our races became the Coalition. The Coalition is somewhat like the Council, but all races make the decisions that carry weight throughout the colonies. The Coalition has representatives from all the countries of my world and theirs. Humanities nations all combined into one several months ago for the first time because of this and humanity is the Systems Alliance. This new race knew everything about you and even recorded many transmissions. Do not worry, the information they collected was not classified unless it was a threat to them, but it has helped us create translators so we can speak your language."

The councilors pondered this until Jues soike again. "Well that tells us how you are able to speak our language, but you still havn't answered my previous question. Why did the Coalition choose to hide from us? Also, why would the Council be a threat to your allies? And what is the race's name?

Trenton looked at the councilors with a serious look. "Councilors, the information provided to us has given us each of your race's history and by extension the Citadel Council's history. We learned about the Rachni Wars and Krogan Rebellions. The Krogan Rebellions are one of the reasons we chose to stay behind our borders. Your handling of the Krogan after the Rebellions has been a main topic among us. Many of my people feel that keeping the Genophage going is wrong. Humanity has had to use similar actions on our own world in dire times so many understand your actions.

The councilors were stunned. There were many gasps in the crowd and several people could be heard screaming insults at the humans until Counciler Jues held up her hand to silence them. "The Korgan are a race beyond our help. All the Krogan would do is destroy the galaxy if we cured the Genophage. It is a precaution."

Trenton's expression didn't change and continued to speak. "We understand your hesitance and why you have kept the genophage going, but many of my kind still disagrees with it and it was one of the reasons my kind chose to hold off on contact."

Jues shook her head and released a breath.

"We also saw a race in a similar situation, the Quarians. The generation of Quarians that caused trouble for the galaxy has died and there are currently 16 million people living a hard life in ships. Their immune systems are very weak and they are only trying to survive. The Quarians are on the verge of extinction and the Council has done nothing to help them and has even bombed some colonies they have tried to settle. Many people in the Coalition felt both races deserved better but we knew we could start a meaningless war if we offered them much assistance and have tried to find a suitable way to approach you. We have also seen how the Batarian Hegemony is still allowed to have slavery and you have not intervened. Humanity has outlawed slavery on our planet for centuries and it is a crime to us."

The councilors were silent, but their eyes were still wide, even though they tried regain their composure. The three could here several gruff voices screaming insults at them.

"These examples, however, are not the main reason we wished to hold off on contact. There is a reason the alien race humanity made first contact with knew so much about you.

The councilors felt some fear creep into them.

Trenton spoke. "That race was the Geth."

Author's Note: I hope the world can come closer together one day like the Coalition one day. I am sure several people wanted to see Spartacus get owned, but I think he couldn't have been a councilor at this time. He looked to be in his late 50s to me and Valern could only live a little above 40 so he was also out. I also liked Valern the most next to Tevos. Anyway, I hope you are enjoying the story and I will update again soon and I hope you are all having a good week.