Jarred swallowed his nervousness away, looking at the people before him. He had known some of them since he was a child, but still, seeing them so 'official' made him nervous. He looked at the man on the far left, with graying hair, but he was smiling at him, and he winked. Jarred's mandible flared ever so slightly as he smiled.

"Jarred Vancair." The man… Tristan's father and the Human Councilor, Admiral Kaidan Alenko, said. "Your intelligence was very valuable in the mission. It's hard to believe that Cerberus is still active." Kaidan's brows furrowed, "Even after all these years, The Illusive Man's venom runs deep." But he smiled as he looked at Jarred, "But… in only three years, you've done so much in destroying what is left of Cerberus. I've been purging them all my life, but it still keeps growing. "

The Quarian Councilor, Admiral Tali'Zorah, spoke. "Influence is a very powerful thing, Kaidan. You do remember the influence of Commander Shepard did to us."

Urdnot Mordin, the Krogan Councilor nodded. "My parents loved the Commander. It was because of her that we are all here and enjoying the peace we have achieved."

The turian in the far right, the Turian Councilor Adrian Victus, nodded, "If Commander Shepard's influence has spread to us, then the Illusive Man's influence has done the same, even though he is dead..."

"But still, it is strange that even after so long… almost thirty years… the issue of Cerberus still continues. Their propaganda must be… extensive." Admiral Kirrahe, the Salarian Councilor said.

Kaidan grinned, "You can blame the extranet for that. I've seen so many Cerberus related sites in there. I wouldn't be surprised if all these smaller bases were created by humans who idolized Cerberus' ideals."

"The extranet may have spread it, but it's hatred that created it." Councilor Tali shook her head, "And hatred consumes all creatures quickly."

"At any rate, with soldiers like Tristan Alenko and Infiltrators like Jarred Vancair, we will be able to purge Cerberus, whether it's small scale or a huge abandoned project base." Councilor Mordin said, "For one so young, you have done so much for the council. And for your… genetic race, you have done many amazing things, Jarred."

Jarred scowled, but he hid it in his bow. "I know. Thank you, Councilors."

Tali nodded in consent, "And… I am sorry for your squad. Death… is part of military service. Losing allies is hard, but… it will give the strength to fight back. It will push you, harder and faster, to achieve the peace and justice you wanted."

"However, we have a new assignment for you." Victus said, "As you have noticed, we do not have an Asari Councilor." He pointed at the left of him, where there was a console, but no one behind it. "The previous councilor has been… removed. Commander Alenko's research has confirmed that she was… anti-human." Victus scoffed annoyed, "Foolish."

"At any rate, we have chosen a new Asari Councilor. She was an unlikely candidate, but all her years have made her wise beyond any of the asaris." Tali said, "And knowing her personally, she would be fit for it."

Tristan looked up to his father, "Who is it?"

Mordin smiled, "Justicar Samara, believe it or not." And Jarred and Tristan looked at each other. "She was bound by her Justicar Code, but she decided that she would enforce it in a different manner, and though she was reluctant at first, she agreed."

"Commander Alenko, you are to take your crew and the Normandy to Lesuss, where Samara and her daughter, Falere is." Kaidan said, "I have also taken the liberty to… replace the crew that you had lost. You will find them in the Normandy once you head back. They know of you and your exploits, and they said they were honored to serve with you. Lieutenant Vancair, once again, you will assist Commander Alenko."

Jarred saluted, "Yes, sir."

"This council is adjourned." Tali said, but instead of walking down the platform, she and Kaidan came forward as Victus, Kirrahe and Mordin left.

"It's good to see you, son." Kaidan said as he shook hands with his son, "You've been pretty busy."

Tristan smiled at his father, "Yeah. Liara's been relentless lately. Her intel as the Shadow Broker said that there are still some small-time Cerberus bases around the galaxy. Miranda and Jacob's been looking around old Cerberus files too… they said there are still active large-scale Cerberus bases that haven't been shut down yet. We're waiting on Liara to get some leads."

Tali nodded, before turning to Jarred, "And you, Jarred. You've been amazing. I've read Tristan's reports. I'm sorry about your crew. But I am happy you are safe. How are your parents?"

Jarred smiled, "They've been great. Dad's been all handy-dandy around the house, making repairs and stuff. Mom's fine but she wants me to visit when I have an extended shore leave."

"Well, send our regards to your parents." Tali said, "I haven't visited in ages. All this council work is making me miss the Normandy's Engineering Deck so much. At least, that was fun. I haven't touched an engine console in years."

The four of them laughed as Kaidan and Tali walked away. And Tristan turned to Jarred, "So, shall we head back to the Normandy?"

Jarred nodded, "Yeah, let's go. We gotta pick up the Justicar…"

At that moment, Tristan's OmniTool sounded. "Yes, Edison?"

A young man popped up on Tristan's screen, wearing an SR-2 cap. Edison Moreau was rather handsome, with grey eyes and a smooth face. He had inherited his father, Jeff 'Joker' Moreau's smirking mouth, and his attitude, but luckily, not his Vrolik's Syndrome. Joker had retired being a pilot for the Normandy, but he has started to teach instead. He had trained his son, Edison, when he was still in the Alliance Navy to become a pilot, and Edison's skills were honed to the point that Kaidan had allowed him to be the Flight Lieutenant for the Normandy, like his father. He smiled when he saw Jarred stand beside Tristan.

"Aww. You guys look sweet, strolling around the Citadel together." Edison smirked.

Jarred laughed, "I will get you, Moreau. We're on our way back to the Normandy."

Edison laughed as well, "You're lucky I didn't inherit my dad's Vrolik's Syndrome, Jarred."

"Yeah, you're more resilient… which pretty much means I can mess you up more."

"Well, go ahead and mess me up. Good luck getting to Lesuss, though." Edison laughed again.

"Edison." A robotic voice said, and Jarred recognized Edison's robot mother, EDI. "Please do not tease the Commander. I would be most displeased if your teasing would result in my son getting thrown out the airlock."

Edison sighed, "Yes, mother. Behaving now."

Tristan smirked, "So what's up, Edison? I doubt you called me just because you wanted to pick on us."

"Yeah well, that was one reason." Edison smirked, "But, the Shadow Broker just contacted me. She found out new intel. Turns out there is a huge Cerberus base somewhere in Lesuss itself. It was abandoned, but power seems to be running deep underground. It's on the other side of the planet from the asari colony where Samara is living. I'll give you the coordinates once you've gotten the Justicar."

Tristan nodded, "Got it. We're heading back now."

"Commander, the new people Admiral Alenko has referred to be our new personnel have arrived as well." EDI said.

"Alright, we're on our way." Tristan nodded to Edison and pressed a button on his OmniTool as he and Jarred started walking back to the port.