Chapter-2: Reunite

A/N:

Bioware/EA own all, I have nothing. Ok I wasn't busy today :D, so I've manage to get a second chapter out today enjoy :D

The last thing Liara remembered was the only lover she had ever had, Commander Shepard, saying 'you mean everything to me Liara' while Garrus pulled her into the Normandy's cargo-bay, then everything got hazy though pain, both physical and emotional. She barley remembered getting seen to by Dr. Chakwas, she remembered even less about the crash on the as of yet unidentified garden world. The only thing she truly remembers of the last three days, was crying curled up on Shepard's bed, the bed were she and her Commander last made love.

There was a knock on the door, but she didn't answer, she wouldn't answer to anyone but her beloved Shepard. After a few more knocks Tali forced the door to open and descended the small staircase to stand at the foot of the Commanders bed.

"Liara; Liara are you ok" asked Tali asked the asari lying in bed with her face buried into Shepard's pillow but she didn't reply, Tali continue;

"Liara, we've manage to get communications back online, we're going to establish contact with Hackett."

Liara sat bolt upright instantly and stared at Tali, her voice was all but a whisper as she asked;

"we…we've got comms back?"

"Yes, they've just come back, we were waiting for you to come to the comm room before we made contact" Tali replied.

As Tali finished talking, Liara rose from the bed she started heading for the door she grab Tali by the arm and dragged her towards the door. As the pair reached the small office area tali spoke up;

"Liara, don't you think you should change first"

The asari looked down, all she was wearing was Shepard's N7 hoodie, which was big enough to be a small dress on her, and a pair of underwear. Liara blushed looked back to Tali and said with a small sad smile;

"it smells of her. I just want to have her close until I can hold her in my arm's again"

''Don't worry so much Liara, she made a promise and we both know Shepard's word is worth more than all the ezoo in the universe." Tali replied with a note of optimism.

"You are right, let us go and talk to the admiral" Liara said.

The two friends resumed heading for the door and into the lift, which was still slow but not as slow as the first Normandy. As the lift got closer to the CIC Liara started to cling to Tali more and more. The doors finally opened and the pair made their way though the war room towards the room housing the quantum entanglement system. Shepard team consisting of Garrus Vakarian, James Vega, Ashley Williams, EDI, Joker, Steve Cortez, Samantha Traynor, Dr. Karin Chakwas, Engineers Adams, Donnelly & Daniels and even the stone faced Javik were already waiting in the room.

"Establishing contact, Admiral Hackett, combined galactic fleet" EDI said as the image of the grizzly old flickered to life.

"Nor…dy, Hac…t here, are you rea…ing?"

"EDI, clean this up" Liara all but yelled.

"Yes, right away" EDI replied, and the image cleared up almost instantly.

"Normandy, are you reading me?" Hackett asked again.

"Yes sir, loud and clear" Ash replied.

"what is the situation sir, did we win?" asked Vega.

"Yes son, the reapers have retreated" Hackett said to the young marine.

"Sir, what happened to HAMMER" Cortez asked this time.

"They; they were completely decimated Cortez. We also found Andersons body on the citadel and…"

Before Hackett could finish his statement Liara interrupted him;

"Were is my Shepard!"

Hackett removed his hat and held it in front of him in both hands his usually stoic face fell and his eyes were downcast.

"I'm afraid she, she didn't make it. Her vitals pinged KIA as the crucible fired, I'm so…so sorry" the galactic admiral said with a voice thick with sorrow. The entire crew, without exception, were in a state of shock and Liara begin to visibly shake, with rage or sadness in till,

"no! No! NOOO!" Liara screamed at the top of her.

Garrus reached out his clawed hand and laid it on the asari's shoulder, and turned her around to faced him. Liara began to sob loudly as she pounded her hands onto the chest plate of the armoured turian, through her cries she managed to yell;

"she…she promised…promised me that…that she would always…come…come back to me. SHE PROMISED!"

As she continued to cry a warning alarm sounded, diverting everyone attention to EDI who turned to the crew and said;

"Caution, reaper destroyer in geo-sink orbit of the Normandy"

"is it charging weapons, preparing for landing" asked Ashley.

"she means is it doing anything menacing" asked Joker.

"No Jeff, but I am receiving a signal" EDI replied.

"WHAT!" Javik said.

EDI continued, "It appears too be a harmless…wait…malicious code detected…enacting countermeasures…caution…firewall to mobile platform breached"

As EDI finished that statement, her body collapsed as everyone looked on. Joker limped to the side of his love, he gently shook her and asked;

"EDI, EDI can you hear me?"

"Yes Jeff, I can hear you, but I am not in the mobile platform n my mobile platform" EDI replied from the Normandy's speaker system.

"What you mean EDI?" Joker asked.

"My program was ejected from that platform, the code that ejected me was similar to reaper code and…I would advise caution, movement detected, ready yourselves"

As the platform began to rise Javik and Liara readied their biotics while Ash, Vega and Garrus adopted combat stances, as the rest of the crew started to fell back towards the war room. The platform turned to Liara and said;

"Liaaaraaaa?"

Liara's eyes widened as she dropped her arms to her side as she asked;

"By the goddess, is…is that you Shepard" everyone in the comms room was in shock as the platform answered;

"Yes, my petit papillon, it's me, almost."