Hi everyone! I got the inspiration again, I can't avoid it xD. Now I am designing characters for this story, and surely I will have a field day relating to the asari, salarian and turian names that don't appear in the game xD. And another field is how the heck I will unite Earth to even start right negotiations. As always, I am open to suggestions, and reviews are welcomed, as well as I am looking for a Beta Reader. Now, enjoy the chapter!

Nazarus POV

It was now a few hours since we left that planet, and the medics were still operating Marcus from his wounds. Sometimes, they would go out to rest a bit while other medic entered to replace it, and then we would get news about his situation. It was worse than only the wounds, he got some break bones that needed settlement and were poorly treated, and fatigue probably due to lack of sleep. Now I was in the captain's room, in front of his desk with him sorting some documents one moment before looking at me with serious eyes, that indicated something was going on…

- "It's like a miracle he is still alive. I finished reading all those documents with the help of a translator, and I have to say that it's clear that he is strong… Not much people would resist that for such amount of time without breaking." – The captain said with a serious tone, but maybe a bit of respect for the human. I had to admit that he surpassed most turian soldier in terms of resisting pain and psychological damage, but surely nobody would expect that, and at such age. But there were more problems ahead, as Marcus would have to be the ambassador of his entire race, even for those who mistreated him in that way. Maybe time will tell what would happen.

- "And things won't go easier for him… Maybe with a bit of help, it will be okay, but I think the shock will be big." – I said, worried about everything that human would have to face. Probably he would be looked down for another races, and surely the krogan would give more than one problem if he encountered them without prior knowledge… It would take a while, but first Marcus needed to gather knowledge about everything. And surely he would need some clothes when we reached the Citadel, I highly doubted that the spare clothes for turians would fit for him.

- "Well, first he have to rest… It will take some time until we reach the Citadel, so let's rest a bit." – The captain said, making the conversation over, and I went to the crew quarters, wanting to get some rest… because surely I would have to answer some questions later with the rest of the crew about that human, and how I screwed up the mission… or not in this case, I wasn't so sure about it.

Marcus POV

I was feeling the pain over my body, as my mind was clouded with a familiar feeling of a narcotic… I was accustomed to that medicine, I had to take it almost every day to sever the pain of the bashing I received from those people. But it was strange, I didn't thought that I took today that medicine, and I needed some bandages in my body, as the cuts were big… I started to open my eyes, as I saw a steel ceiling, and I felt that this wasn't my typical bed. My view was clouded too, I couldn't discern anything except that strange ceiling… and I felt my throat dry… How much time was I sleeping?

Then, some voice said something I couldn't understand, as I heard some steps coming for my position. Then, I saw something looking at me, but I couldn't see it too well… it appeared to be a person, and he started to check on me, using something that was strange… Soon, my eyes started to focus, but I couldn't focus too much… It was a pain that, but I was sure it would fade soon and I would start seeing again, when I recovered my glasses to see well.

That voice spoke again, but I couldn't understand what it said either, and then my eyes started to really see, and a watched at the face of the medic that treated me, in shock. It was almost like a bird mixed with a human, and parched its features with metal and some paintings in the face. It was strange seeing it like that, and in my mind I was screaming like crazy, both scared and amused. Scared because maybe I was going to suffer from experiments, and amused because I was in front of some aliens that was supposed to be a myth.

- "Where am I?" – I tried to ask, but failed as I coughed a bit and feeling my throat hurt from the lack of water. And I was feeling weak too, I couldn't even get up or sit in that bed. The alien looked at me, but he seemed to understand what I said… another time, I would have thought that the translation software would do the trick, but now I was feeling so tired that I closed again my eyes, wanting to drift to dreams. Then I felt something in my back, helping me to get up and I opened again my eyes, only to see how a glass of water was offered to me, pulling the glass towards my mouth and started to drop the water inside, as I started to drink it like I didn't drink in ages. It felt well, as my throat was feeling refreshed. After I finished the water, he dropped me gently again, as I drifted in my sleep to the dreams…

I woke up again, and felt better, less pain than before, and less weak. At least, I could sit on the bed. I could see the alien medics working and checking on me from time to time. It was feeling strange, they didn't seem to do anything strange like trying to do some experiments, and weren't using some security to maintain me without doing anything. Then, I could see how the door opened, as two more of those aliens entered. One of them was wearing an armour that familiar, but I couldn't remember where. The other was more intimidating, as he had only one eye.

- "How are you, Marcus?" – The less intimidating spoke, and I could identify the voice. He was the alien that I spoke back in my house, and I could recall that his species was called turians, so now I had something to categorize them. And if I recalled correctly, his name was Vyrnnus Nazario… And if I guessed correctly, I wasn't precisely on Earth anymore… so I was in more problem than I bargained for.

- "I think I am better than before…" - I said, looking at them and smiling a bit. It was true, since I could see better, and without glasses. And I could say that after I checked myself that the fat I had disappeared, so maybe what they did was beneficial for me in a way. I heard a sigh, as the other one started to spoke with one of the medics, in that idiom that I couldn't understand. I would really need to start learning their language, since I couldn't try to do everything with signs…

- "Well, you bet. When we took you here, your body was a mess, our medics did a good job healing you." – He said, but I could feel an angry tone in his voice. It was new, and made me flinch, as I knew inside of me that something was off… Then, it hit me that the medical check-up would give it away almost every injurie I had, so surely I had to start speaking… but I didn't know how to do it, and surely he didn't read the documents I had in the computer…

- "Well, that-" – I started, but then Vyrnnus hit the table near me, making me flinch again. His face was one of concern and rage… surely something was going to happen, maybe because I did something to betray him, but I couldn't remember exactly what I did to do that, since I didn't tell anybody about his presence in Earth, so if there was a fight down there, I didn't know the reason.

- "Don't give me an excuse. I read those documents you had in the computer. You weren't fine. Dammit, you tried to kill yourself! Why didn't you go to the authorities!?" – He shouted at me, as my face turned grim and looked away. He did see the documents, and read them… Now, I had to say everything, and maybe I would feel better… I didn't know if it would, but it was worth a try.

- "In fact, I tried. But they said that I didn't have proofs, that I made those injuries on accidents or by myself without listening to me." – I said, with a sad smile. The rest of the medics were looking at us, and the other turian, the one with only one eye, approached us with also a grim face, maybe because he did read too those documents. Not that I cared now, since it was open to everyone that wanted to hear to know about me.

- "And witnesses? There should be anybody who could speak. You could have asked for help!" – Vyrnnus said again, trying to get a hold of why I had to suffer, and something inside of me snapped… I really had to shout everything, and it was like a dam breaking apart, letting all the water flow without control. Maybe it would do something good to me, since I didn't have anybody that even cared about me in the first place.

- "Because I couldn't! Every person I tried to become friend became a bully or worse! And the only person I truly trusted I had to destroy our friendship to save him from my father, since he decided that it was a distraction that needed to be eliminated! I had no one! And even if I fought back, they would sue me for damaging them, and I would end up in prison instead!" – I yelled at Vyrnnus, who step back at my rage for a moment, and the medics came towards me, holding me to avoid getting hurt in that rage, since I wanted to even punch him in the face, but I was too tired right now to do so.

- "So tell me, what could I do?" – I finally said, with tears in my eyes, as I looked away. I didn't felt any better, I didn't even know if something I said was worth the time for that. I just wanted to know what to do. Then, I felt a hand in my shoulder, and as I turned to see who was placing it, I saw the other turian, the one with only one eye, looking at me with something I never saw before… I couldn't identify that look, but then, I felt how he pulled me into a comforting hug. I tried to pull back, but I didn't have enough strength to do it, apart from that this hug wasn't mean to crush my ribs, it was gentle…

- "You did everything you can. If you want, you won't go back there, but there is something you have to do." – That man said, removing himself from the hug, and looking directly to my eyes. He was offering me a way out of that living hell, but there was something else… I didn't know what to think about it, but I was desperate enough and high on the pain killers to ever think on that, the only thing I saw was a door open to become free of that hell.

- "Where do I have to sign?" – I asked directly, making that turian look surprised. Maybe he wasn't expecting that quick answer. But he recomposed quickly, looking dead serious. Was it something so dangerous that would make me think again that answer? I expected not, but either way, I didn't even know what they would make me do, but nothing could beat the perspective of fleeing that Hell on Earth I was living.

- "If you want to come with us, you will have to take a certain role… As an ambassador of your entire planet. When you arrive onto the Citadel, you will have to speak for every living being in your homeworld. Are you sure you want that?" – The turian said, as my mind entered into shock… I… a boy that recently was nearing his death, if I wanted to flee from that hell, I had to become the ambassador of the world I was born… and that was saying much. It wouldn't only be speaking to another species, it would be trying to convince every leader in Earth to unite for the negotiations…

- "Well… I know that it will be hard, more after I tell you some things about my world. But I accept. If I go back now, I will end up even worse, and I think that the medics here won't be able to help then. And not every human back there is that bad, I won't judge all the people, only the ones I know, so I would like to give them the chance to travel to the space." – I said, receiving stunned looks from Vyrnnus and the other turian. The medics were stunned too, but I think that was because they were processing the information of the offer to become the human ambassador, than my answer. Then, I heard a laugh coming from the turian in front of me.

- "Well, you have guts kid. My name is Septimus Talid, captain of this ship. We will try to help you in a way, but then, you will have to work your way in the Citadel. By the moment, rest now." – He said, before letting the medics start again to do some check-ups and before I noticed, I was falling asleep again… with a new life in front of me and an empty stomach to deal with it until I reached the Citadel… Probably when I wake up I will have to make plans…