Chey
Miri and I send the next few days on the way back to Ilium, working with my biotics. On little side missions Shea takes me along to see my progress with them. She is pleased with my progress and decides that when we go to recruit Thane she will take me with her as the biotic she likes to have accompany her. I sit out on her mission to recruit Samara, taking Miri again. So today Jack was my instructor, I like Miri more if only because I like to see her sweat and pant from the effort. Jack is fun, and she is better at teaching then either of us expected. We were taking a snack and water break, just catching our breath.
"So, I find myself very curious. In the bedroom who's in charge. Like does the cheerleader dominate the shit out of you? Or do you dominate the fuck out of her?" She asks. "It depends on the day or how long we go at it. We don't really assign roles. A couple days ago it was me, last night it was her. What about you and Kelly?" I ask. "Mostly I let her do it, unless she asks me to. Then it's all me until I make her come whimpering or screaming. I like either way. When she whimpers it's a strong orgasm. When she screams her orgasm was so powerful she usually squirts." She says to me.
"How good at fucking are you?" She asks. " 8 out of ten times I make her scream and squirt. The other two it's me. Miri is amazing in bed." I state. "Okay so now I have to ask, when you two fuck is it like two wildcats all rough and hard, or all gentle, sweet, and loving?" She asks. "Again it depends on the day, how horny either of us are and how long it has been since the last time. Jack, is there something on your mind other then how Miri and I fuck?" I ask. " Well, you two are the only couple I can observe and I think, Kelly and I have the same connection, but I can't place the words." She says. "Love, Jack. You are in love with Kelly." I point out.
"I think so, but I'm not good with words and shit. How do I show her that I love her?" She asks. "You make slow, gentle, and sweet love to her. Show her with your body how much she means to you. Kelly should get it, but you still have to tell her. Because sometimes it's nice to hear it. Take some shore leave while we are here take her on a date wine, dine and make sweet love to her." I said. "Is there time for that? I mean I know next to nothing about Ilium, let alone where to have a date." She says. I shrug. "I'll ask Shea." Give me a moment." I said. I send a message to Shea, being honest with her without Jack's knowledge. " She says there is plenty of time and to go to Eternity lounge and speak with the bartender Matriarch Aethyta, she owes Shea a favor." I inform her.
"Okay. Thanks Chey. You know you aren't just bad ass you're a great person and I consider us to be friends." She said. "Wait, did the psychotic biotic just compliment me. Tongues will wag." I tease. "Yeah, yeah but tell anyone and I will destroy you." She says. "There's the Jack I know and love. Your secret is safe with me." I said. '' Should I just take you at your word." She says. "It would be nice, but not realistic. I'll tell you a secret in exchange for keeping yours." I said. "Ok." She agrees. "Follow me." I tell her and lead her back to my old tent. I pull down my pants and boxer briefs. "Holy Shit! No wonder the cheerleader can't quite walk right sometimes." She says.
Shea
Four hours after Chey's message we were heading back to the Normandy. Samara pledging her services to me. I want to ask her more about Justicars and Ardat-Yakshi, and also about any upgrades she may know about, but it will have to wait. After deciding where she will sleep, I decide I would go back down after I ate and get Thane. Unfortunately TIM has other plans for us and convinces me to head to the disabled collector vessel. It was rather easy, there was a good possibility we could find the answers we need about how to get through the omega 4 relay safely. Though I am loathe to do anything TIM orders me to, suggesting works so much better especially when logic is involved. I tell Joker to go ahead and plot the course. I look to Kelly after checking my mail. Her eyes seem brighter, and her voice lighter. I'm guessing her and Jack's date went very well. Her whole body seemed to radiate love. It brought me great joy. Another couple brought together by the Collectors and I admit painfully TIM.
I know I told Chey I'd take her when we got Thane but TIM changed that. So I made a compromise, she could come as long as Jack came along to act in the capacity of teacher and apprentice. I suppose I could have taken Samara, but I thought she might need some rest. Chasing a criminal through out the galaxy for 300 years could be quite exhausting. She deserves a break. "Shepard I have compared the signatures, this would appear to be the same vessel you encountered on Horizon.'' EDI states. "Some of the colonists could have survived." Chey points out. "We'll attempt a rescue while we search for information." I state.
I immediately hate this place, it smells awful, and we all almost gag. Looking around it reminds me of an insect hive. This place has both Chey and me extremely tense. We both can tell that something just isn't right here. Chey's stomach has always been a bit tougher then mine, but what we saw around the corner had her retching and dry heaving in a corner. I waited for Jack to say something about how weak her constitution was, but instead she was in the corner not far from Chey, throwing up whatever she ate for breakfast. Chey rubbed her back soothingly. I looked away quickly as to not let on that I had seen such a touching display of affection between them.
The next corner held the shocking truth that the Collectors were once Prothean. So we had discovered that the Collectors experimented on some people and Protheans, which caused them to die. Where the others were was still a mystery, we knew the Protheans who survived their experiments became Collectors, so it stood to reason, that the humans would become husks. I hated the Collectors even more. They needed to be stopped, in any way possible. And as quickly as possible, without my crew and teams dying, as well as myself. After all I gave my word to Ash that I would do all I could to get home to her. Which is one hell of a motivator at least for me.
The initial trip through the ship had been informational in other ways then we needed and without incident. I even learned this ship is the one that destroyed the SR1. The fact that we went through this ship effortlessly should have been a red flag that all hell was about to break loose.
Chey
" I knew it damn it! My every instinct screamed trap! Why didn't I listen!" I yelled as what felt like the 30th husk ran at us. "That bastard set us up!" Jack yelled. We didn't have to ask who she meant TIM of course. " The Cheerleader whore probably knew all about this. Your girlfriends a bitch.! " she shouts at me. "Do not talk about Miri that way she's not a whore and I would thank you not to call my future wife such things. Not to mention your girlfriend works for Cerberus too. How do you know that she didn't know anything about this!" I shouted back. "I know Kelly she isn't like that, she would never put us in danger like that!" she yells. "And I know Miranda, she wouldn't either. Besides if either of them knew you know both would be smart enough to bury that signal better." I said.
"You're both right neither Kelly or Miranda would put their loved ones in danger. This has TIM written all over it. Which when we return to the Normandy I will be having a very loud conversation with. For now can we focus on the enemies rushing us." Shea says. "Sorry Commander." We both say and return or attention to the battle field. We work together, like clockwork. The yelling match far from our minds. "We're clear." Shea says. "Shepard I need you to reconnect me to their servers." EDI says. "Got it your all connected." She says. "I have some of their systems under control. I'll help lead you out." EDI says. "Thank you. Gather thermal clips people, I have a feeling will be needing them very soon." Shea says.
We get to one of the last rooms before the hallway to escape, when I see the big floating tank. "Fuck me! Is that a fucking Praetorian!" I shout. "YES!" they shout at me. I remember warp and overload was needed and Shea used a particle rifle, she brought the ML-77 this time which saves her from having to be exposed for too long. Currently out of the two biotics I was the only one who could use warp, and other then Garrus, can use overload too. This was going to be a taxing fight. Sometime after the Praetorian falls, I see a Collector has a shot on Jack. I use biotic charge and take it in the side but closer to the gut. With hand I press my hand to the wound while the other I keep using throw and shockwave.
I feel myself getting weaker from blood loss. EDI is trying to get a door open and the others are busy with a new horde of husks. "Hey EDI is Miri there?" I ask "She is currently in her office I can patch you in and put you on a secure channel." She said. "That'd be great. Hey love." I said. "What's wrong you sound weak how bad are you hurt?" she demands. "I won't lie, I got shot in the gut and am bleeding pretty bad, I don't think I can make it to the shuttle and the others are still fighting. I need to help. I wanted to tell you that I loved you and was sorry, I couldn't make it." I said. "You squash that right now soldier! You will get your ass up and make it back home to me! I won't say good bye." Her voice wavers a bit at the end.
At some point the battle ends. I feel someone's hands on me. "Are you just going to lay there and die soldier?" Shea asks. "Lost too much blood, have no strength." I say. "Unacceptable. Don't you have woman waiting for you? Shepards dig in and give it all to get back to the ones they love. Unless you don't love Miranda enough to try." Images of her pass through my mind.
Shea
Chey's eyes close and I am terrified. "Miri.." she says. She hits the button that gives her a shot of adrenaline. I see her create a small stasis on her wound. With another Miri she pushes on. Her mind becomes a singular entity, telling her to get back to Miranda even if it's just to die in her arms. The last hallway to our escape is almost choked up with husks. Chey uses a biotic that I had never seen be used in real life. Nova, another biotic attack that only vanguards of the highest skill ever used. It clears the path quickly enough, but unfortunately tolls heavy on her body. Garrus quickly scoops her up bridal style. Jack holds the stasis in place though it was never something she learned. We make it back to shuttle with no further problems. "Joker get a med team on stand by at the doors. Chey needs immediate medical attention." I order.
"There already waiting, Miranda is on top of it." He says. The med team rushes off with Chey nd as much as I want follow her Miranda needs to. "Your relieved of duty Ms. Lawson, keep me updated. Joker get us the hell out of her now." I order. She mouths thank you and runs to the elevator. We exit FTL in Omega's system. I leave the bridge and take my armor off in the armory. "I'll be back for this Jacob, in a little bit. I need to check on Chey." I said. "No worries Shea, I'll get them clean, buffed and repaired. I'll have them sent your quarters. Let me know how Chey is doing, please." He said. "Will do Jacob, and thanks. I appreciate it." I reply. I'm bone tired again, rest will come later. I head down to med bay.
Upon entering I see Miranda's face and hands lit up with biotics, another Biotic who doesn't usually use stasis is focusing on the not so small bullet hole, which I found out had to be opened more to get the fragments of bullets out. Karin has a pair of magnifying goggles on and is removing each fragment. There isn't much I can do so I just get a protein bar and juice box for Miranda to use when she needs an energy pick up. I place my hand on her shoulder, I can see the tears in the corner of her eyes. I hug her from the side, she places her hand over mine never taking her eyes off Chey. She squeezes, I squeeze back and leave med bay. "Commander, The Illusive man is calling you. I figured you might have a few choice words for him." Joker says. "Thank you Joker." I reply.
I berated TIM , about sending s into a trap. He used his cold calculating logic, to convince me it was a necessary risk. We learned what we needed to get through the relay. ''Regardless of what was accomplished, I do not risk my team needlessly. Now one of my team is lying in the med bay, at high risk of dying." I said. "Everyone knew the risk coming into this. They knew there could be collateral damage." He says. "Collateral damage. My sister is not collateral damage! She is just as important to this mission as I am, as are all of my team. " I said enraged. "Still, now you know what needs to be done how you go about doing it is your business. Please inform Ms. Lawson I would like to speak to her." He says. I still feel my anger. Miranda is busy helping save my sisters life. I'll have her call you later." I said and he hung up. "Ass!" I shouted. If we survive this mission he'll be the first and only one on my hit list. I return back to the med bay. I see Miranda sitting in a chair her hand on my sisters. "She'll be okay, Shea." Karin says to me.