Mass Effect belongs to Bioware – I only play the game to enjoy the story.
Also sorry for the total lack of update. I have like three jobs and still it's not enough. That and I've revised this chapter like multiple times. I'm still not satisfied, but I figured it was time.
The Normandy flew by the relay as the FTL drives shifted allowing for the jump. Despite what people thing, relay jumps were not instantaneous. Though making it from one system to another within a shorter amount of time compared to the regular amount of time it would normally take without the relays was instantaneous to all species. It was suppose to be a smooth ride through a corridor of space. But for Requiem Shepard, it was the most painful thing that could happen to her. They had just cleared into the Sol system when the pain hit hardest.
Brian cursed as he adjusted his hands on his sister. He was now pinning her upper body to his lap while her legs kicked out wildly. Both their biotics were straining against each others. When he felt Requiem's power start to overcome his, he immediately began to pull from Alma. The scientist not expecting the rush of her biotics fell to her knees. Brian knew soon that the barrier would not hold under the pressure their combined powers.
"Sorella!" (sister) he murmured against her ear. "You must calm yourself! Or we will destroy half the ship."
Requiem groaned and twisted violently as she pulled in a bit of her power back into herself.
He cursed as she contorted herself so her chest was pushing down on his legs, her mouth biting into his left hip. He let out a shout as her teeth dug deeply into him. Her lower body was jerking at odd moments trying to free her from his grasp. Brian let more of his biotics release, his eyes glowing with dark blue power. He could literally see what was happening to his sister as he released more of his power.
"Merde…" (Shit) Brian cursed as he looked up. Alma was recovering from the unexpected pull of power. He knew the power within the green field would be too much for just anyone to take, even his spy would be hard pressed. "Sorella mia," He whispered. "You must calm yourself or we will all be in trouble."
Requiem tried to take a few deep breathes, but was failing to bring in any air into her lungs. Her eyes widened as she lied still, not moving as she struggled to breathe. Brian panicked a bit, he didn't know what to do. "Requiem…" He put a hand on the back of her neck, trying to loosen the tension in her body. It didn't work. The woman was not even struggling even though she was catching her breathe. Brian's eyes moved up to meet with Alma's only to meet with a dark whiskey brown color of Kaidan's. The older Shepard's attention was brought back to his sister when she dug her fingers violently into the skin of his hips. He turned back to Kaidan.
The man seemed to understand and stepped within the barrier with the twins. Kaidan had come down to see how Shepard was doing after all the echoes he felt through each relay. It seemed now that they passed the final relay it was taking a turn for the worst. He struggled momentarily with the force of the biotics swirling around the small enclosed space, but continued to kneel down beside Requiem. He reached out and grabbed Shepard's hand. It felt like electricity running up his arm. Kaidan could feel her biotics wash over him, as though getting a taste of who was touching her. His eyes narrowed as they immediately receded from him and the air.
Sweat dripped down the side of Brian's face as his hand moved from Requiem's hair to her chest. He could feel what no one else could; he felt what her biotics were doing. Closing his eyes, Brian shifted through every lesson he has learned from every biotic he has known in order to help her. He hoped to God it worked.
Alma blinked as Brian suddenly stopped the connection they had. She looked up at the man and watched as he looked into her eyes briefly before laying the squirming Requiem on the floor. Alma immediately scrambled over to Kaidan and pulling him away from the siblings. She could feel the shift in his power and see it beginning to swell.
Kaidan fought Alma trying to get back to Shepard as Brian crawled over her on all fours. "What the hell is he doing?"
"That's the scary thing…" The White Lotus woman whispered. "I have no idea…"
They watched as Brian pulled out a small blade and cut his palm. He turned the knife and made a cut on his sister, slicing through her shirt making a gash over her chest. He slipped the blade away and quickly slammed his palm to her chest. As soon as their blood mixed, their biotics exploded. It threw everyone surrounding them off their feet, shattering Alma's device, and the Normandy shook as it came out of the relay jump.
Alma flipped herself over Kaidan as she threw up a barrier around them. She glanced to the side throwing her power over Callen too. She was the only one at the moment that had experience with the fluctuating biotic power emitting from Brian.
"Carth! We need to get to Earth now!" Alma roared over the groaning of the ship and the power display in the cargo.
Beneath the White Lotus second-in-command Kaidan looked up at the two siblings. Requiem was as pale as a ghost, while her brother was sweating profusely with a look of pure concentration on his face. Suddenly, her body arched as the power roared through them. Blood flew into the air as cuts and gashes appeared all over Brian's body. The man known as Wolf growled as he forced his biotics to overtake his sister's, his hand pressing her down into the floor. Kaidan watched as it looked like the power started to recede into both of them. A few moment of silence had everyone relaxing, before power raced up Brian's arm with a jolt. It sent the man flying through the air slamming into the Hammerhead, before falling to the ground.
"Brian!" Alma called out, but didn't move from her position. She knew to wait for the whiplash of their power if anything.
"I'm okay," The man groaned as he struggled to get up. "It should be safe."
The biotic fields came down. The White Lotus woman scrambled away from Kaidan going to Shepard. She quickly goes into medic mode and checking out the unconscious woman's vitals.
Brian stumbled over to Callen helping the man up. The older man stood looking at the younger with confused expression. He waved off the other human and went to Kaidan. Holding out a hand to the Alliance man, he helped him up.
"Alma will make sure Requiem's okay." Brian's voice was quiet. Kaidan looked at the man in concern. It sounded raspy as though Brian was screaming as much as Shepard was. "EDI, tell Carth I want a drop right in the village. He'll know where. Callen call Julian."
"Got it," The other man said as his omni-tool lit up. As Canderous came running into the cargo bay. Canderous looked at Brian with suspicious eyes.
The younger man ignored the older man and focused on his sister. "Alma…"
"She's exhausted, but her biotics are leveled out." The woman smiled. "She's going to be fine."
Brian nodded as he stared at the unconscious woman. He began to murmur to himself, not realizing that Kaidan could hear him. The Alliance man, furrowed his eyebrows in surprise as he recognized the man was praying in his native tongue.
Julian looked up as the Normandy hovered closer toward the clearing. He was glad that Brian was bringing Requiem home finally. It has been too long since she has been to visit. But to have a drop in the village was out of the ordinary, he was worried something happened. Just as he thought that, Callen and Canderous jumped onto the roof they were standing on. They often used this spot for medical drops so that they were closer to the main part of the village rather than going to the port they had set up in the mountain behind the main house.
The two soldiers turned back to the ship and watched as an Alliance soldier carried Requiem off the ramp onto the roof. Behind them Alma and Brian followed with a few other people that Julian assumed was her crew. An asari justicar, three humans, a drell, and a salarian.
"What happened?" He asked as he caught a better look at the two Shepard siblings. Brian was bleeding and Requiem was pale and unconscious.
"Nothing to worry about now," Alma answered. "We need to get to the main house while Carth takes the rest of the crew and ship to the port. We need to send medical teams to the port."
"Onasi's here?" That surprised Julian.
"I'll explain on the way," The woman answered. "Right now we need to get Requiem back to the lab."
Julian looked back at the Alliance Man, he recognized as the guy from Flux. The man was holding Requiem close to his body, her head tucked against his neck. She didn't look good. Whistling sharply, the Italian man turned to the escort he had with him. "Let's go! And watch the ride back!"
Brian quickly climbed into one of the trucks and helped Kaidan in, switch Requiem back and forth between them. They resettled the woman on the Alliance's lap. Alma went with them while the other divided themselves on the other trucks while the Normandy began to pull away and head toward the mountain port. No one said anything.
Julian quickly got into the driver seat and drove. It was a few miles to main house. He kept glancing into the review mirror at both men. Brian was being uncharacteristically quiet while Kaidan was whispering to Requiem's unconscious form. Between the two siblings, he was worried. It reminded him of his wife's death and the days before it. It was as if time was repeating itself.
When they got to the main house, there was a stretcher waiting for them. Kaidan helped Alma load Requiem onto it as Julian and Brian got out of the vehicle at a slower pace. This was not how Brian wanted his sister to return to Italy. The White Lotus leader watched as his spy and the Alliance Sentinel spoke quickly before they all rushed to Alma's medical lab. Brian stayed back as he watched his sister being hooked up to monitoring devices.
"What the hell happened?" Julian asked quietly. When the man didn't answer, Julian frowned. "Brian!"
"Varchis is dead," The White Lotus Man whispered. "She killed him…through biotic suppressants before we jumped through a gate."
"Cazzo…" The other man turned toward Alma, Kaidan, and the other medics around Requiem. "You know that biotic suppressants screw with you and her Bri."
"I know." Brian turned and began walking away from the medical rooms.
"So what now?" Julian turned and followed his leader and brother-in-law.
"Aaron signed the Crimson's death warrant. I want everyone eradicated. If there are young ones, capture them we will give them a choice then release them into council custody." The man known as Wolf demanded. "Once Alma is sure Requiem can be on her own, put her in her room with Kaidan. Have the rest of her crew accommodated and then get Alma on those Cerberus files. I want to know where that fucker is."
Julian just nodded as Brian stopped in front of his own room. "Anything else sir?"
"Just leave me for a while, I must think."
His brother-in-law nodded and quickly left Brian as he entered the room.
Brian closed the door and leaned against it heavily panting. His hands went to his chest and throat as he had trouble breathing. "Mio Dio, la sofferenza ti devi sentire sorella…" He stumbled away from the door heading to his bed. The pain intensified as his eyes glowed blue. Falling to the ground, face first Brian's body convulsed. "Come si fa a farlo sorella? Come si fa a sopravvivere al dolore di sentirsi sempre la tua morte?"
Darkness took over his vision releasing him from the pain for the moment.