I do not own Mass Effect or any of the associated contact. Jagher Shepard is my Shepard and Fayelle Shepard is my friend's Shepard. This is a collection of moments set throughout the games. They're rated for language and violence mostly.
Mass Effect 2: Moments.
A Moment to Remember.
Jagher was lying stretched across the bench on one side of the table in the mess hall, her arms folded behind her head and her ankles crossed. There was a small smile on her face and the remains of laughter in her eyes. The reason for that was sitting on the other side of the table, sipping his coffee. Staff Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko and Commander Jagher were remembering the few days of shore leave they had been able to get in between Saren's attack on the Citadel and the Council ordering them to take out any remaining pockets of geth resistance. The days that had been filled with massages, lying on the beach, tropical drinks, and the steamy nights where they explored each other, learned what made the other moan.
"Do you think we'll make it back there after this is all over?" Kaidan asked.
"You mean after we stop the Reapers from destroying known life in the galaxy?" Jagher replied, jokingly. "Sure." She sat up and leaned across the table, getting as close to her lover as she could without being on the same side of the table or crawling over it. "We'll find time to get back to that resort planet Kaidan. I wouldn't skip that for anything."
He leaned across the table, putting his face closer to hers. "Good, because I wouldn't much like to have to drag you there."
Jagher smiled and leaned in closer ready to kiss Kaidan, but there was an explosion and Normandy rocked hard, sending the Commander flying backwards off the bench and into the wall behind her. The wind flew from her lungs, but Jagher got to her feet and took a few measured breaths, regaining her composure. She reached the intercom and slammed her hand down on the button.
"What's going on Joker?"
"Unknown enemy shooting at us. They came out of that star to our portside."
"It's not the geth?"
"I don't think so Commander. That's why I said unknown."
"Well get us out of the line of fire!"
"I'm trying Commander."
Jagher ran to her locker and began pulling on her armour, Kaidan vanishing down the emergency ladders to the cargo hold where his locker was. Joker hit the evacuation alarm and Jagher cursed on her breath, just as the ship rolled and fire erupted to her left. After regaining her balance, the commander pulled the rest of her armour on and headed to the nearest panel, helmet in hand. Seeing that many of the crew were already in escape pods or on their way, and that the distress call to the Alliance had already gone out, Shepard breathed a small sigh of relief. She pulled her helmet on and the airlocks engaged, sealing out the smoke.
Kaidan reappeared, dressed in his armour and tossed her a fire extinguisher and she began sweeping it back and forth over the flames as the rest of the nearby crew made for the escape pods.
"Commander! Let's go!"
"You go Kaidan! Make sure the crew gets out of here! I'm going after Joker!"
Before he left, Kaidan gave her a quick, one-armed hug and they shared a look, saying everything they thought and felt in a second. He squeezed her hand and she headed deeper into the flaming wreckage to rescue her pilot.
Author's Note.
Bah. Something rewriting things is hard because you find all these mistakes and you wonder how you could have written them.
Next Moment: A Moment to Fall.