IM BACK, sorry it took so long I ran out of writing mojo.
Farily interesting chapter.
Year 2044 - Unknown
The broker waited with interest as Tela slowly appeared over holo-table. He looked at her to see if he could tell the awnser to if she had been succesful, but he only met that blank stare.
After several seconds of a stare off "Broker I have bad news. My team and I reached the children and I had them under, but that bitch Shiala. She interrupted us. She killed my team and I barely escaped to the boat before the entire estate was barreling down on that room"
The broker did not even react, taunting Tela with silence to get her worked up. "Hmm, leave all of your broker equipment at the base and wipe your personal hard-drive. You are no longer a shadow broker operative" It delivered "Dont even think about betraying me, you only got off lightly because I may need your skills in the future"
and with that the broker cut the line.
"Drone, give me a direct link to the salarian councilor" the broker ordered.
After several seconds of ringing it connected as she appeared "Sehmna, I have news about the capture"
She looked around "Yes, yes get on with it, am very busy" she snapped.
The broker annoyed by her tone just said "It was not successful and I am rescinding the bounty, 'somehow' they found out about my involvement. If any of this reaches me I am pointing the blame at you"
She ground her teeth and was about to shout something when the broker cut the line.
"Drone, she will be planning to betray me. I want you to leak information about her involvement to Benezia" The broker smiled 'This is going to have an interesting result'
Year 2044 - Thessia, Armali, House T'Soni, Benezia's office
Benezia was working away at one of her terminals, planning an event she had commissioned when she got a buzz, indicating that her assistant was trying to contact her. She reached over and flicked the switch "Yes?" she asked.
"Matriarch, there has been an update on the attempted abduction. One of our agents has found something" she replied.
Benezia sat up straight and said "Very well, send it to me now"
A few seconds later Benezia was reading the transcript of an intercepted shadow broker call 'Hmm, the salarian councilor, I will have Tevos deal with this. I wonder why it leaked this conversation on purpose, oh revenge, the oldest of foes '
"Give me contact to councilor Tevos"
"Done"
"Greetings Benezia, how was your day" she asked curious with a straight face.
"It could have gone better, but that is why I am here to talk to you" she let that linger as to try to provoke a reaction "It would appear, that the salarian councilor has been making some deals that anger me a great deal" she said as she sent the transcription to Tevos.
After about 20 seconds Tevos looks back up with anger and disbelief on her face "Do we know what deals she was making that the broker could not get ahold of?" she asked trying to keep her tone neutral.
Benezia sighed "Yes, they were attempting to take Liara and Asana, for what I don't know, all I know is that one got away and the broker has given up the hunt"
At hearing the younglings names Tevos stiffened and rage slowly spread its way onto her perfect face as she screwed up her eyebrow-markings, she was like an aunt to the children. The things she was planning to do to Sehmna when she got her hands on her...
"I take it that you know, that I would like you to show Sehmna what happens when you try something of this caliber" Benezia said as she pushed her down the right path.
"Yes" Tevos ground out the words as she closed her squeezed her eyes shut, trying to stop her from growling with rage "I will make it perfectly clear Benezia"
"Good, I owe you many favors then. Also could you send Aria and Lissete my regards" and she cut the connection leaving a flustered Tevos behind to stare dumbly, 'HOW DOES SHE KNOW' her mind screamed at her, but after re-consideration 'I am just grateful that she has not taken it the wrong way'.
Year 2044 - Citadel, Presidium, Councilor Sehmna's office
The salarian councilor was working happily behind her desk when she head her omni-tool buzz, she looked over to it and saw that it was a message from her assistant saying that 'Councilor Tevos would like to see you immediately'. 'Hmm, sounds important. I wonder... no how could she have learned about that, but still'
"Send her up please" She replied expecting something mundane "Quickly"
A long elevator ride later
Tevos entered Sehmna's office and stomped straight over to the desk and threw down the pad she had, completely ignoring the look of shock for being so aggressive "Read" Tevos commanded her tone dripping with venom.
The salarian councilor read the data-pad and then just shrugged "I do not see what the problem is, I was simply gathering some intelligence" she lied a blatant lie.
Tevos saw through it and seethed "I know what you were typing to get, really councilor?" she shook her head in disbelief "You thought you could steal the children from the most influential matriarch in the galaxy and get away with it" she all but yelled.
The salarian councilor was unused to seeing Tevos so angry about anything, she did not want to admit it but it scared her. She was unsure how to respond, Tevos had caught her and she would be in massive trouble if Benezia ever found out "Please, do not be hasty. We can work this out, don't kill me" she pleaded as she started to back up.
Tevos just laughed "I am not going to kill you" she let this sink in with a grim smile "But I am going to release what has happened to the CNN. See what the public has to say about the attempted abduction of one Liara T'Soni, as asana is classified she will be left out. But Liara on her own is more that enough to put you out of office" she threatened slowly that old venom coming to the surface.
The salarian councilor could only stare blankly, she had been caught and now she was going to lose her position in council space. On Sur'kesh it might have been acceptable but not here. 'What was I thinking, trying to take some of the most well-guarded children in the world. And then relying on the damn broker to keep it hush-hush?
She knew the broker did it to stop her plan at revenge of the failed mission but this quickly?' "It appears, that I should get my office ready for the next councilor and wear something suitable for the media" she said deadpan.
Tevos looked a little surprised at how easily she had given up, but then remembered that she was a salarian and that had probably been several hours worth of consideration for her. On that note Tevos took her pad, turned and padded gracefully across the room into the elevator, to go and alert the media that she was coming.
Year 2044 - Citadel, Presidium, Citadel News Network (CNN)
An asari reporter started as she looked around"Breaking news, an anonymous individual donated evidence to the CNN and C-SEC about Councilor Sehmna and a plot to abduct Matriarch Benezia's daughter, Liara T'Soni. So far there it has been identified that she went through the shadow broker to try for this but the sent team failed. The abduction of such a high ranking member of society, even if just attempted is an act of treason and will be treated as such"
she announced looking for the crowd to gasp.
"We do not currently know who the replacement will be but they are recommending Dalatrass Mervel for the position, this was CNN, signing out"
Year 2046 - Thessia, Armali, House T'Soni
Liara was sitting on Asana's bed while she got changed out of her training leather's, contemplating if she should take a sneak peak or not. eventually she decided that it could not hurt, and she had been in there for quite a time.
As she peeked her head around the corner she heard the rustling of clothes, soon she came out of the room wearing nothing. Liara tried to avert her eyes but they felt as if they were glued in place. As she finally changed where she was looking Asana turned around while shouting "Liara, have you seen my clo..." she just stopped in the end.
Liara was confused and highly embarrassed at seeing her naked, but Asana just seemed to take it in her stride as she walked around the room looking for them. Sometimes Liara swore she bent over just so that she could taunt her. "Asana, do you not think it would be a good idea to put some clothes on?" Liara asked still flustered.
She simply laughed "I am comfortable in my skin, but if you insist I will get dressed" she said as she bent over to pick up her panties, socks, trousers and her shirt, asari did not use bra's as they found their clothing did a fine job on its own.
Liara turned to leave but not before sneaking a glance at Asana as she seemed to be purposefully giving her great angles of her backside.
Liara waked off letting the embarrassment drain from her, 'That was almost as bad as the time I walked in on her 'exploring' herself, to learn that like all asari she still needed the meld' she thought with a wry smile.
"Someday" Liara whispered to herself.
Back at the room
Asana was thinking to herself about the waves of arousal and embarrassment she could feel coming from Liara with her empathy, then again the reverse is also true "Hmm, Liara is indeed interested in my body, I don't know why but that explains why she keep's getting so damn jealous when other's stare at me". Asana is not sure what her reaction should be, the others she felt pulled to because of their bodies. But Liara, there was just a small primal something calling her to Liara, urging her to take what she want's. 'But then why do I hesitate? Soon I can do as I wish in those regards, but thinking about Liara like that makes me feel light-headed and there is a strange bubbly feeling in my chest'
"I would ask Sha'ira but she has moved to the citadel, I don't want to talk to mother about this. I guess I could ask Shiala" she openly mused to herself. Thinking Shiala was more than likely the better choice, she made her mind up to ask her soon.
AN: In asari term's 'soon' means from months to years, just a note.
Sorry it took so long to happen, I just kind of lost my writing mojo there for a while
As always please review tell me if I missed grammar or spelling mistakes. PM me if you have an idea or issues with my story.