Yay, second chapter. Hope you'll like it. I do. A bit of explanation down there and Garrus' whereabouts. Please leave comments :d I know some things just won't be accurate but to hell with that.
EDIT: Big thanks to Razzberry31 for editing and correcting :)
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Jane Shepard stood up in the morning. Where are Jack and Kasumi? When they were here yesterday it was 1800 hours, now 0800. The hell? I was sleeping for 14 hours? The fuck? A loud rumble in her stomach interrupted her thoughts. Luckily, a nurse brought her a nice breakfast ten minutes later. She looked at the tray of food. Toast made from real bread, slices of cheese and ham on a plate, bars of real butter. And a glass with orange juice. She sipped a bit from the glass and purred in bliss. When did I have real orange juice for breakfast last? God, I can't recall. She shoved food in her mouth like her life depended on it. Yes, having such a breakfast was extraordinary. While she was eating she opened her omni-tool. It was on silent mode so she didn't know she would get so many messages again. Garrus was still silent, she felt beaten. With a few types she opened a new message.
[ Hi, big guy. I'm eating a nice breakfast
down here. Real food! :O Who would
guess, huh? :) I was dreaming about
you. I dreamed about our first meeting
and the time we spend aboard the SR 1.
Remember 'F&F' we watched with
Tali? You always covered your ears
when we sang. Not nice, Vakarian.
And you scolded me about repairing
my little girl Mako. Not nice at all. But
still love you, big guy. When will you
come back? I miss you. Hackett and the
Primarch will come to visit me today.
Please, send me something…
Anything…
J. ]
She flicked her finger on the send button, a huge sigh left her mouth. When she finished her breakfast and put the tray away on the night stand, she decided to stand up. Her legs twitched under her weight, after a moment she was standing more confidently. One step, second… she made few more steps toward the window and leaned on it, exhausted. Shepard looked at a devastated London. She saw people, working together. Yet it was strange. No businessman running around with their omni-tools opened, no shop clerks tending to their goods. No, all she saw was an army camp in front of the hospital. Soldiers were distributing food and medical supplies to survivors. In the distance she regarded engineers with their drones, rebuilding roads and buildings. Some people were clearing roads from piles of rubble everywhere. One thing that got her attention hard were some children playing next to big tree. She smiled at that view. There is still life in the galaxy. We will rebuild. We survived and now we will live. Her hand reached her abdomen, stroking it lightly. Look at it, David Mordin Vakarian. We will live. Just wait till your daddy comes back to us. Jane was deep in her thoughts so she didn't hear as the door chimed and opened with swoosh sound. Doctor Shakria entered inside and shook her head.
"Commander, I see you are as restless as I've heard." Jane turned to the turian doctor and smiled. Shakria hummed in reply. "How do you feel today?"
"Fine." Jane smiled even wider. "And it's not a lie, believe me doc. I wanted to look outside. Life goes on and I'm terribly happy about it." Arteria gestured Shepard to bed so she could examine her with her omni-tool scan. Jane sighed and laid on the bed. After a moment Shakria nodded.
"Everything is fine. Your cybernetics and implants are working again. And baby is good as well." The turian female took the chair from the back of the room and sat next to Shepard's bed. "Tell me, Commander, have you had any allergic reactions to dextro amino acids up till now?" Jane shook her head. Of course Mordin informed her beforehand about those. Yes, she was afraid she would have an allergy to Garrus. And yes, she had sex with him anyway. Luckily, it turned out she wasn't allergic. Miranda said that it could be due to the cybernetics in her body, it was first time she was really grateful to Cerberus that they rebuilt her body. "I bet you have some questions about your pregnancy. We didn't have time yesterday, but today I can answer all your questions and concerns." Jane sat on the bed. How this turian knew she was concerned… that she had so many questions that she thought her head will explode.
"First of all… I want to know if it's dextro or levo? If it will have some allergic reaction? Can I look at it again? Will it be more turian or human?" She spilled her questions so quickly that the doctor had to stop her.
"Whoa, whoa! Commander, please one at time." The doctor shifted to make herself comfortable and answered. "I read Professor Solus' research logs. As far as I know it's a hybrid. Your baby will be both dextro and levo at the same time. Still... he might be wrong and it will be fully levo or dextro. It will be confirmed after your second trimester. For allergic reactions, if it's developing in your womb and still alive, it won't have any of those. It would kill it instantly if it did." Shakria opened her omni-tool again and typed a command, a second later the holo of the fetus appeared. It was blurry at first but then filters started to work and the visualisation sharpened. "Here it is. I compared it to human fetuses. It already has human and turian characteristics, but for a more detailed answer you will have to wait three to four months." Jane frowned at first then she shrugged her arms and nodded.
"I thought… I don't know what I thought... I would like to see what he will look like." The turian laughed at that.
"Don't worry, every mother would like to know how her child will look after birth. As far as our medical knowledge is, sadly, it can't predict the future. Sorry." Shepard grinned at her and shrugged.
"Sorry, doc. Sometimes I'm too impatient."
"It's nothing. It's the same for turian and human females. We want to hold our babies as soon as we get to know they are in our wombs." Her subharmonics hummed in happiness.
"Are you a mother?" Shepard asked before she could bite her tongue.
"I certainly will be." Thankfully the doctor wasn't offended so Jane relaxed. "My bondmate is stationed here on earth. I heard that the Primarch wants to stay here for few more weeks and then we will return to Palaven. And then… me and my bondmate will try to make at least five little turian rascals."
"Bondmate, huh…?" Jane's hand travelled from her abdomen, she didn't realise she stroked it this whole time, to her neck, bite marks clearly visible. Arteria's eyes locked on the bondmark, a faint smile on her turian features. Hum of appreciation snapped Shepard from her thoughts. The turian female spread her mandibles slightly.
"Don't worry. He will come. I'm sure of it." Then she stood up and nodded to Shepard. "I need to go, Commander. Please call a nurse if you need something."
oOo
Admiral Hackett and Primarch Victus came into the hospital where Commander Shepard was staying. They went to meet with her doctors before visiting the hero of the galaxy. Both men sat in Doctor Solus' office, concern clearly visible. Victus let a concerned keen from his subharmonics, but Doctor Shakria hummed reassuringly to calm him down. The Admiral disregarded their turian subharmonic exchange and asked bluntly.
"Please, tell us. How is she? I mean the Commander." Hackett shifted on his chair. Even though he talked with Jane just yesterday, he still was nervous. The Battle for Earth was tough, he couldn't even imagine what she faced on the Citadel and Crucible. The salarian doctor gave both of the men datapads. They scrolled through them, reading about her injuries and recovery state.
"She's fine. As you see, she was heavily injured but we managed to heal all wounds properly…" Ionnas was explaining till Hackett gasped in shock.
"There is… a mistake here…" He stared at the datapad, jaw hung opened. Primarch Victus frowned at him then read the same thing as the Admiral. His mandibles spread wide in shock. His second vocals almost screamed in disbelief.
"Shakria! What is this?! She's pregnant with…a human-turian hybrid?" Adrien looked at the turian female, eyes opened wide. "There must be some mistake here… is it some joke of yours and Shepard's? I know she likes stupid pranks…" Doctor Shakria shook her head.
"It's not a mistake, Primarch. Please let me explain… As far as I know, Commander Shepard asked her friend, Professor Mordin Solus about a way for her and her bondmate, Officer Garrus Vakarian to have an offspring on their own. The Professor made such a therapy for levo and dextro amino acids races. She had undergone the procedure before hitting the Cerberus Base, it was successful and… after laying with her bondmate she conceived a child. The fetus is a few weeks old. It was sheer luck that it survived the trauma her body went through." Her subharmonics let out her admiration at the humans strength and will to survive. "And it's healthy. All is stable now." Hackett and Victus looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. What a news.
"Can we visit her now?" Hackett turned to the doctors. Both of them nodded. Doctor Shakria stood up.
"Please, let me show you to her room." She gestured toward the door and the three of them went to meet Shepard.
oOo
Meanwhile Jane was lying in her bed and replying to piling messages on her omni-tool. It was like hell broke loose, everyone wanted to know if she was alright and shit. Goddamn bastards, I merely survived. Gimme a break. Shepard shook her head and sighed. Garrus… when will you reply? I'm dying here without you… Oh, sorry David, I'm not… just a figure of speech. She rubbed her tummy and giggled. The door chimed and opened. Doctor Shakria came inside along with Admiral Hackett and Primarch Victus. Shepard smiled and saluted. "Admiral, Primarch, It's an honour. Please forgive me that I'm lying and not standing." Hackett and Adrien saluted her and the latter waved his hand dismissively.
"You must be joking, Commander. In your state you should lie still and be a good girl. How do you feel, Shepard?" He asked, his subharmonics trilled in concern yet again. So they know, and Victus' face... priceless. By this time Jane already learned a whole set of turian facial expressions and an enormous combination of their subharmonic trills, hums and other sounds.
"Oh, please Primarch, I'm good. Pregnancy is not an illness if that's what you meant." She relaxed and lay on the pillow. "Please, have a seat so we can talk." She pointed at the chairs that Shakria put next to the bed. Both the turian and human sat and regarded Shepard in silence. Hackett was the first to speak up.
"Commander Shepard. On behalf of the whole of humanity… and the galaxy." Hackett turned toward Victus, the turian nodded in agreement. "We want to thank you for your hard work. What you did there… what you did from the beginning was the most amazing work I have seen in my life. I supported you from the very first day and as a gift from all of us I want to give you the Normandy. When it comes back, of course."
"I… Admiral, considering my state… I don't think that's…"
"No, Shepard. Don't." Hackett raised his hand and interrupted her. She squirmed on the bed, the need to protest obvious but the Admiral explained himself. "Since Mindoir you didn't have a real home till the Normandy… and Anderson's apartment. The Normandy is your home, Commander. And now she's yours." Jane hesitated. That was true. Nowhere she felt more at home than aboard the Normandy. Or in Garrus' arms if they were on shore leave. The womans hands scrambled at a nervous pace.
"Where is the ship… my crew?" My bondmate, my life, god, it's like agony. Her eyes watered. She feared the answers she could hear.
"As you know our rendezvous point was just one relay jump ahead, in the Arcturus Stream… I don't know how, but Joker jumped two relays, through the Serpent Nebula and then the Silean Nebula. Why Joker jumped there is a mystery. I don't know the details. Maybe his coordinates got mixed up. It was pretty hectic." Hackett leaned on his elbows, his hands clapped together in front of his face. "We are really lucky that despite the destroyed relays we still have comm buoys working. The last signal we got from the Normandy was from Cyone, they will get help there and fix what was damaged. Wait Shepard, I'm pretty sure soon they will get their comms working and send messages. My pilot calculated the ETA would be 5 months for the Normandy to reach Earth." Shepard's face became white. 5 months?!
"5… months…?" She dipped her head in defeat. So long. Then, a spark lit her eyes. Jane's head rose up. "Primarch! When are you leaving for Palaven?"
"Ummm… in three weeks I suppose. Why?" Then he grasped what Shepard was thinking. He thrilled in amusement and grinned, mandibles clicking in humour. "Want to tag along, Commander? I'm much obliged."
"Thank you, Primarch!" Jane smiled back and bounced on her bed in excitement. "Doctor Shakria will be delighted to watch over me a bit longer." Hackett looked at both of them and gasped in exasperation.
"Commander. I know you want to go and all but there will be a ceremony. Medals are waiting, there is so much to do." He shook his head. Shepard was humanity's star. She couldn't just go to Palaven like that. Not by his standards.
"Admiral, I think I did so much for the galaxy that I can now retire and take care of my family, don't you think?" She regarded the Admiral, her exhaustion clearly visible. Taking care of all the shit that happened was way too much to handle by a single woman. But she pulled through and now she wanted everyone just to fuck off and give her a break. Maybe even a life-time break. "I want to retire. I don't want to be a Specter… or a soldier anymore. I'm done. As for being a Specter… is there any Council? The Citadel is in a shambles so… I don't know if calling myself a Specter is still valid."
"The Council, or rather the Asari and Turian councillors were evacuated when the Reapers were spotted near the Citadel. Everyone was evacuated. As far as I know they are still in the Serpent Nebula, on Bekenstein." Adrien explained. He trilled in concern. "Refugees from Palaven are also there. I have spoken with the Hierarchy and they will go to our home planet in matter of days. If you're interested I may say that Akteon Vakarian is also there."
"Vakarian… you mean Garrus'?" Victus nodded and smiled.
"Exactly, Akteon Vakarian and Solana Vakarian are on Bekenstein. We are still sending messages to the Normandy, I'm sure soon we will soon receive their comms. Don't worry." His three-fingered hand touched hers, squeezing reassuringly. "And if that's what you wish for, you will come with me to Palaven." Admiral Hackett nodded to that after a brief moment of hesitation.
"If that's what you want, Commander, I can't forbid it. You did too much to just be ordered around now. But I warn you, you will be still Commander Shepard, even though not on active duty. You will always be Alliance." He stood up and put his hand on Jane's arm. "I'm proud of you, Shepard. Anderson would also be proud of you." The old man smiled at her. She smiled at him and saluted.
"Yes, sir. Thank you, sir." Memory of Anderson were like a heavy lump in her throat. It suffocated her. Hell, he was like a father to her.
"And now, Commander, please rest. We will inform you if anything happens." Soon both of the men left her to rest. Jane opened her omni-tool and typed a message.
[ Hi, Space Lizard, I'm going to
Palaven in about 3 weeks. Meet
me there? Oh, and Victus talked
with your father. He and your
sister are on Bekenstein, healthy
and safe. I'm so happy for you.
Anyway, I'm still waiting for your
message. Write me
something…
J. ]
She hit the send button and laid back, reminiscing. The first memory, of the two weeks spent with him and a goodbye. After defeating Sovereign she declared shore leave for the whole two weeks. Fortunately Hackett allowed it. The three first days were constant partying. Especially in Chora's Den. That was epic. She danced, although Garrus and Tali were constantly making fun of her dancing skills. They drank, they danced, they had fun. Fourth day was time for Tali to return to the Migrant Fleet. The same day Wrex went to Tuchanka. The Normandy crew left the ship to take care of their stuff, a few went to Earth or their home colonies, some had apartments on the Citadel so they stayed there with partners or family. So there was Jane, Garrus and Joker left.
oO Flashback Oo
"So, Garrus…" They sat in the mess, slurping coffee, big hangovers splitting their heads. "Ugh, can't think straight…" Jane massaged her temple with her thumb. "What I was saying?"
"Something about me…" His voice muffled, head lying on the table, one mandible clicked on the surface. "You humans know how to party hard… Still trying to reboot my brain."
"Yeah. Oh, I remember what I wanted. When are you leaving to join Specter training?" She laid on the table next to him, head on her left arm. With her right hand she scratched him on his neck. He stiffened a bit but then relaxed and turned his head toward her. At that time she didn't yet know what that did to him.
"No rush I suppose. Want to do something until your shore leave ends? Just the two of us." His mandibles twitched in realisation of what he just said. He cleared his throat and continued, this time more careful with his words. "If you want that… that is… we can take Joker as well."
"Scratch me off your charts. I don't want to leave my pilot seat for the next ten days. I'll play some games on the huge holo screen and watch some vids too." Joker protested behind the corner, after a second he showed himself and walked toward the coffee machine. Shepard took her hand off Garrus' neck and snorted. She pulled up a bit and leaned on her hand.
"Porn you mean." Garrus laughed, Jane could also hear the hum of amusement in his subharmonics.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. See ya." The pilot waved to them lazily and returned to the cockpit. Jane thought about Garrus' offer and put her hand on his neck again scratching the suede-like skin.
"Hey." She said, eyes locked on his insanely blue ones.
"Hey." She intensified her scratching and... Is that... purring? She giggled.
"You are an overgrown Space Cat-Lizard, you know?" The purr stopped. His brow plates made a frown.
"Says bald pyjack."
"So mature. And I do have hair. Your argument is invalid." Her hand resumed the scratching. That skin of his, so nice to touch. I wonder what rest of his body is like to feel... wait... what?! Jane took her hand away. She pulled up and shook her head.
"What?"
"Nothing. About your offer. I'm game. So what do you want to do?" He also sat straight. Thinking for a minute.
"For today let's do the same thing as Joker. Play some games. Watch vids."
"You want to watch porn with me? That's kinky." Wry smile all over her face. Garrus rolled his eyes. "Fine. Let's watch Blasto again. And then we watch porn for fun."
"Oh. You want to make me blush, huh?" He asked, his voice low. Shepard wouldn't ever dare tell him, but she found that voice so seductive and irresistible. On the other hand, at that time she didn't know that he could sense her heart rate rising, not to mention his visor just confirmed what he sensed… and he could also smell her arousal, it made him crazy. He had to gather all his turian selfcontrol together to not do something utterly stupid like licking her gracious neck.
"Turians can blush? Hell, Vakarian, you're in deep shit now! This is my new personal goal to achieve!" Jane pointed at him and exclaimed with a smirk. "I'll make you blush for me!" His eyes almost popped out, Garrus stared at her for a moment then they both laughed abruptly.
"Best of luck, Shepard. Looking forward to it." After that they went to her room, played games, watched movies. Had a good time. Over the next days they wandered around the Citadel, had fun and relaxed. Ten days passed quickly. Garrus took his stuff and went to say his goodbyes. "See you around, Shepard. Ping me when you come for another shore leave."
"Sure will, Vakarian. Keep your omni-tool unmuted 'cos you won't get rid of me so easily. And when you become a Specter we will fly the Normandy together, kick some asses and stuff." Shepard was smiling at him, her voice thick with sadness though. She looked around for a moment, she couldn't stop the tears from watering her eyes. "You... you are the first friend I made in years. The best friend I ever had. It will be hard without you watching my ass..." She choked on her voice. Tears falling on her cheeks. And then Garrus hugged her. Although he was in his armor she still could feel his body heat. It was soothing. His subharmonic trilled in a comforting hum.
"If someone told me that the Great Commander Shepard, Sole survivor of Akuze, an N7, the first human Specter and Saviour of the Citadel was such a softy I would tell him to get his brain checked in Huerta..." She smacked him on the chestpiece. In return his mandibles spread in amusement. "Just try to keep your squishy ass in one piece and then we will rock the galaxy."
"You're so full of shit, Space Lizard." Jane pulled back and gave him a warm smile. "Keep in touch with me, kay?" He nodded and waved her goodbye, then turned.
"See ya, Shepard. And... you won't get rid of me either." That was last time she saw him before... Ugh... Three weeks later she died.
oOo
Commander Shepard shook her head to chase away the memories of her death. First death to sum it up. She opened her omni-tool and called Jack. After just a second the biotic answered her call.
"Woohoo! What's up, bitch?" Mischievous grin was splayed on Jack's face. In the back Jane could hear a man's voice.
"Who you talking to, goddamn, come to bed." Jane's eyes opened wide. She knew that voice. Zaeed! Oh my fucking god, Jack! She looked at Shepard and realized what happened. The biotic opened her mouth to say something, shut it, then opened it again. After a second she could talk again.
"Shut your ass up, moron. I'm talking to Shepard. Want to meet up, Shep?" Jack winked and both women grinned. Ayy! Gossip time!
"Sure, come over girl."
oOo
Jack entered Shepard's room after just one hour. She jumped on the bed and sat next to Shepard. Jane regarded her in silence, waiting for some explanations, the biotic stayed silent though. "Soooo…?" She asked when the silence was too long to stand.
"Ok, ok! You won. He just fucked my brain out!" She yelled, embarrassment visible on the biotic's face. Jane hung her jaw in shock.
"Holy shit, Jack, don't be so tense… how did it even happened?" Shepard turned her head toward the woman and waited in anticipation. That story had to be something.
"When all the mayhem ended… and the Reapers were falling on the ground… husks piling on the streets, me and my kids were next to Zaeed's squad. And you know what he did when he spotted me? Fuck, Shep, that dick took me to the nearest garage and just ripped my pants off me and pounded me till I couldn't stand. Long story short, it was the best shag I ever had. Older men are a great fuck." Jack explained and once again Jane's mouth made a perfect O. "What? What?!"
"Nothing… if you're good, I'm good." Shepard waved her hand to dismiss the subject. "I always thought that you and Miranda had some sexual tension between you and her… but you and Zaeed, wow." Jack frowned.
"Seriously, bitch?" One brow raised up. "Like… seriously?" Jack shook her head and facepalmed. "Miranda is a Cerberus whore… I wouldn't touch her even if she was last living being in the whole fucking galaxy."
"Yadda, yadda… you haven't seen yourself when you two are fighting. I thought it would end in her cabin sooner or later… but if you prefer cucumber over bun, that's more to be happy about. " Jane grinned like an idiot. "And where is Mr. Messani by the way?"
"That dick is downstairs. I'll ping him if you want."
"Sure, why not." Jane agreed. She was happy that her former squadmates survived the whole ordeal.
"Tell me, pussy… how do you feel with your little turian spawn inside your belly?" Jack pointed at her abdomen and smiled wickedly.
"Don't call him that… I'm fine. Everything is progressing well." Jack winked at Jane. Her thumb up. "I'm going to Palaven with the Primarch. This way I'll catch up with the Normandy faster."
"Shep, you must be itchy in particular places, aren't you?" The biotic woman laughed. "Hmmm you sure? Maybe you should go with someone?"
"Everyone is busy, Jack. Besides my doctor will go with me, I'll be fine. You are such a softy. You're exterior is just shit, Jack." After a few moments Zaeed came inside.
"Oi, kid, you are tough to kill." He said bluntly. "Just like me."
"Zaeed! So good to see your ass still intact. Only a few more scars." Jane smiled and waved at Messani. "Got some good kills?"
"Of course, kid." The man grabbed a chair and sat beside Shepard's bed. "I heard your boyfriend got kicked to some hellhole of a planet. Joker's best performance."
"Leave him alone, things got really hectic up there." Jane defended Joker. It was a life or death situation after all. She knew that Joker was waiting till the last moment, wanting to rescue her. Jane talked to Zaeed and Jack till they had to leave. She was alone again. Her thoughts on Garrus and the Normandy.
oOo
Garrus was sitting in the Med Bay. Just 15 minutes ago Shepard ordered him to go abroad the Normandy. He left her there. What have I done…? I left my bondmate to certain death. Who will have her six now? Spirits, please, guide her. She can't die. Not again. He was self loathing while Dr. Chakwas was patching his wounds and burns. After an hour or so his omni-tool pinged.
[ I love you, big guy.
J. ]
He looked at the message, not able to do anything but stare. He didn't feel like the Normandy was flying at FTL speeds, nor that he felt the jumping through relays. He could only see those few words, he knew the meaning of them. She didn't… Spirits, let this be some mistake. She couldn't… Jane! His world fell in front of his eyes. There was nothing anymore. After a few moments he felt a giant shake and the Normandy crashed. Dr. Chakwas fell on the floor. "Ouch…"
"Are you okay, doc?" The turian stood up and helped the woman to sit on the chair. "I'll go ask Joker what happened." He went to the elevator and punched in the CIC floor. When he reached the floor he approached the pilot. "What's going on?"
"Fuck… fuck!" Joker was bending over his knees.
"Joker?" Garrus kneeled next to pilot but Jeff didn't respond. Then he turned to EDI. "EDI? EDI?" He asked a few times but the AI was offline.
"She's dead… shit… she's dead. When that thing fired, she went offline… she's dead." Joker was repeating those words over and over. Garrus just sighed and sat on the other side and scrolled through the log. Something caught his attention. A message. From EDI.
[ Jeff. I ran calculations and reached one
conclusion. The Crucible most likely will
destroy all synthetics. If it fires it will be
the end of me. But I have a
countermeasure. I'll disintegrate my
code. I'm leaving instructions on how
to put my codes and programs together again.
It will take time though. Please follow the
instructions I provided. Good luck.
I love you, Jeff.
EDI ]
"Joker… you have to see this." Garrus turned to Jeff, the human was still leaning on his knees, face in his hands. "Joker! Snap out of it! EDI left you a message. Look!" He typed a few commands and EDI's message was displayed on Joker's screen. The pilot pulled up and read it a few times.
"Yeahaaw! EDI you are goddess!" Garrus couldn't believe it but he saw tears in Joker's eyes. Real tears. "Oi, Garrus, you need to help me put her back together again. But first… ummm… where are we?" Vakarian shook his head and laughed.
"You're the pilot here. But… looking at the log I think we're on Cyone, Silean Nebula." The turian frowned with his brow plates. "The fuck, Joker? We should be in the Arcturus Stream." Joker frowned and scrolled through the log as well.
"Shit. I really don't know how that happened, dude." He typed a few commands to start the engines but nothing happened. "Fuck, engines won't start. We're busted." He flicked his hand over a few buttons and comm'd Tali. "Hey, vas Normandy, bring you ass here. We have a problem." The comm crackled and Tali spoke.
"I can't. I'm restarting the engine. What's with EDI?"
"She disintegrated her code to prevent her destruction." Garrus flicked on the holo screen to call the crew over the comm. "Guys, assemble in the mess hall. I see you all there in 10 minutes." 10 minutes later he stood in front of the whole crew. "Ahem. First thing. Is everybody good? No injuries?" The assembly just shook their heads. "Good. Second thing. The engine is damaged. Tali how is it?" Tali stepped from the crowd and lit her omni-tool.
"It's not damaged beyond repair, so that's actually great news. But without EDI fixing it up, it will take two days tops. With Engineer Adams, Donnelly and Daniels we will try to be fast." She typed a few commands. "Yes, like I said two days. But we need to start working now."
"Okay. Go. What else is damaged?" Vakarian looked around. The crew was looking at themselves with question. Liara stepped out.
"There is a problem with our comm access. I can't send or receive any messages."
"Shit. Nevermind. First things first, Liara. We need to run the Normandy then we will fix comm arrays." Garrus sighed heavily. "Spirits, that was a heavy shot back there. Let's get to work, people. Dismissed."
"Yes, sir." Joker approached Garrus and smirked.
"Good old chain of command, Garrus. Shepard made a good call to make you her XO." The turian just keened sadly with his secondary vocals. No time to grieve now, Vakarian. Joker looked at him then patted the turian's arm. "Stop that, pal. I bet she's good. It's Shepard we're talking about!"
"I hope you're right."
oOo
Whoa, quite a ride. Lol Garrus and Shep watched porn together xD Dunno when I'll post the 3rd chapter as I need to finish the 30th chapter of my DA fic. So yeah…