Warning this chapter is going to get a little weird, also this chapter sets up the start of Sheps asari adventure.
Year 2022 - Ilurva, Deck 2, Comm-Room
"Captain we have an incoming call from the matriarch council, do you want me to put them through?" Demeia questioned.
"Ok, are you ready?" The captain asked everyone.
"We appear to be ready, captain" Shiala responded figiting slightly, looking around the room for something to focus on.
"Very well, open the line demeia " She replied. A second later 3 asari matriarchs appeared on their respective hollo-pads.
The matriarch in the middle was Matriarch Benezia wearing the holy robes of athame, she stood tall and had an air of regal command about her. This was shiala's mistress, she had served the matriarch for 200 years by this point, she is a intelligent, forward thinking and well-respected matriarch. And mabie a little bit more to shiala that was professionally healthy.
To her left and right are matriarchs Merna and Delana. She did not know much about these two apart from they were wealthy and respected.
In traditional asari greeting to their elders the three asari touched their chest, lips and forehead then ducked their heads in respect.
"Captain T'Nea, we would like a report of what happened on earth" Matriarch Benezia commanded gently, eyes still fixed on shiala.
The captain bowed her head then stepped forward "Our mission was a success and we were not spotted by the general populus" At this the matriarchs seem pleased. "However, during the assent of the mountain there was an... encounter with a human".
"You will extrapolate" Matriarch Merna snapped.
Shiala cringed at the look she was getting from Matriarch Benezia, it said 'you did what now'.
"Shiala would you like to recall the encounter " Captain T'Nea said as she passed the blame.
Shiala glaring at her she stepped forward as the captain stepped back, she bowed her head then met the eyes of Matriarch Benezia. "We were climbing the side of the mountain and we heard screaming and growling coming from the distance, Myself and leassa stopped and bunkered down hoping to avoid whatever it was. When we heard the fight stop we stood to see a female human bloodied and croutched over some sort of large preadator. She stumbled up to me buried her blade in the ice and gave me the bag off her back, then she bled out" she got a curious gaze from benezia as she recited the story.
The three Matriarch's looked at eatch-over deliberating on what they should do. Matriarch Benezia finally turned around and said "We accept that this happened, as to no fault of your own and there were no survivors to tell the tale. But we are intrigued as to what the importance this bag is and the guesture with the knife"
leassa and shiala both looked to their captain. she nodded and so shiala sighed and continued. "I belive the gesture with the knife was to show that she was not hostile, and inside the bag there were several peices of climing equipment and a female child wrapped in coveres" she dedpaned. Almost laughing at the look on matriarch delana's face.
To say the matriarch's were suprised would be a monumental understatement. "Where is this child now, shiala" Matriarch Benezia asked at last.
"She is currently aboard the ilurva" Shiala answered with a smile then nodded to Dr. T'len. She stepped forward holding the infant in some new cloth's while she was sleeping.
The Matriarch's looked upon the human with mixtures of pity, confusion and worry. "What do you expect us to do" Matriarch Merna exclaimed.
leassa looked at it with a scientific curiosity. "I have an idea matriarch's.". Everyone in the room turned to her. "Matriarch benezia, if i remember corectly you had a 'problem' that normal scientist could not fix. But looking at this child i can see several ways for this child to help you solve it" Looking at shiala being purposefully vauge.
Everyone looked at her with confusion, but benezia just said "We will talk more about this privatly, thank you for the effort" Shiala immediately asked "What is to happen to her?"
leassa said with a cruel smile "If the matriarch is willing to tell you I will tell you, but for now I assume you would like us to bring her to thessia. Matriarch"
Shiala glared at her but held her tongue, she knew when to not ask questions, And now was that time.
Year 2022 - Citadel, Councilor tevos office
"Councilor you have an incoming call from matriarch benezia" her assistant called up to her. 'I wonder what she could want'
"Put the call through nelena" she replied putting down a data-pad.
Several second's later Benezia's hologram appeared, dressed as usual and looking somewhat smug.
"Matriarch benezia, a pleasure as always" She replied in hopes of coaxing out what information she could.
"Thank you thea, it has been a while has it not, oh and athyeta did thank you for the gift. But for the reason I am here. The ship we sent the Ilurva, she has by a twist of events planted the tracker, but the people on the ground thought it prudent to take a bag from groundside, Inside said bag was a human child. I wont explain it you have the repots" She said "And i am calling you because I need a favor, for something I hold very close to my heart may be ruined if i do not act now"
Tevos looked at her, trying to guess what it could be "That depends on what the favor is"
"This human child is being brought to thessia currently for study. What I want is a more... in depth study" She replied crypticaly.
"Please elaborate as to why you need me" She asked confused.
"I hve an issue with someone very close to my heart, and scientists have garunteed me that what is to be done will work. But the fact is it is bordering morality and i could loose a great deal of standing on thessia if what i am going to be doing were to get out. So I am asking a favor to help me keep this quiet, if not a favor what do you want?" she continued.
Tevos hmmed for a moment and then said "I can see how imporant this is to you and that i cannot dissuade you so instead i would like just for the ability to moniter it"
She did consider this "Yes, but it will have to be in person, as i do not want this being spread, and people like the shadowbroker getting any idea's"
"Very well benezia" A sigh "I wish you well in your course of action. I expect that you can tell me what it is you plan to do when i arrive. I can be there in 6 month's minimum"
"That will do, thank you thea" and with that the line was cut. She aws nbot sure what to think about this, Benezia was always a leader of the people and for her to fall would be a great loss to thessia. So she had little choice but to help. But she was concerened to what she was doing with this human.
Year 2023 - Thessia, Armali - six and a half months passed.
Ilurva could be seen coming down to dock in the Armali public docking bay.
Many on board were happy to be back on thessia, shiala was happy but confused. She had been left out and it cut her deep. 'I wonder what plans the matrirach has that involve this child, and a personel problem, it might be liara but why would that be a problem?' her mind was rolling over and over while her outside body was perfectly calm for the drive to Armali genetic testing center.
She was curious as to why she had been called out of her busy day to visit here. She only knew that it was going to help benezia with her 'problem' so she was more than happy to help.
So when she arrived in the lab after getting cleared through security three times. She could only sigh at what she saw. One Dr. T'len slouched over her desk sleeping while leassa was working away at one of the terminals.
Clearing her throat in an attempt to wake the sleeping doctor wile gaining the attention of leassa did not wake Dr. T'len, so she walked over and shook her out of her sleep.
"Morning" she teased with a straight face.
Leassa just stared in shock "Shiala, has someone put something in you food, are you... joking?" this caused shiala to start laughing.
"Mabie" she said with a shy smile "Now what am I here for" she asked.
"Today you are going to help fix the issue that has matrirach benezia so stressed" She informed.
"Yes, she has been very stressed recently, just tell me what to do to help" Shiala said hoping to make her mistress happy again.
"We are going to take sample strands of your DNA. Please lay down on the bed" Shiala did as she was told but said "Why do you need my DNA. And is that human involved in this" She said going on a hunch.
"Yes, I shall explain. So far we have learned a great deal from her DNA for asari, like for instance what DNA strands do what now we have something similar to compare it too. But we have a theory that we want to test. As you know some asari are born with genetic defects" This gains a nod from shiala "Well we had an idea on how we can use the human DNA to balance out these defects in growing children"
"Ok, so why do you need my DNA." she asked confused
Dr. T'len waked over "We are taking your DNA to we can merge and edit hers. In 'humans' I can enable and disable DNA strands, strength, intelligence even biotics if we needed to, but it is missing something only asari have, like they were meant to be put together. We are doing this out of pure scientific curiousity to see if we can improve her, make her more asari in biology"
When shiala had taken all of this in she asked "Will this affect me or just her?"
"This will only affect her, besides you are far to old for it to work plausibly" Then she gave an understanfing smile.
Shiala sighed and nodded, grinding her teeth a little when she put the needle in.
"Do not worry shiala, by doing this you are helping the matriarch ensure it is safe for that which she hold's close to her heart" she reassured
"We all must sacrifice for thessia" Shiala she whispered as the sedative took effect.
As she felt her eye lids fall heavy shiala heard leassa say "Do not worry shiala you will be fine. And they will be the future of our race"
The last thing she saw was matriarch benezia and councilor tevos, looking down from a viewing platform, waiting to see the results. Then she slipped into darkness.
Next chapter is gonna have Young!Sheperd and Young!Liara. Oh man can't wait.
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Due to request I have gone through my story and made all thought's in italics so they should be easy to diferentiate for you guys.
Due to request i have rerwiten to make it fleshier and fill in some PLOT HOOOOOLLLEEEEES.