Okay so we're introducing thane in the first part here, then a long segment with Tali, and then finally a short one with me hope you enjoy
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XXXXXXXXXXXXX (3 YEARS LATER)
We open the chapter to see one of the many red lantern power rings flying through space, and heading towards the Asari home world of Thessia. It shoots right through the atmosphere, leaving a red streak of light of where ever it flew.
Flying through the city like planet, it circles around buildings, flying complete figure-eights. It would then fly downwards until it was only a few feet above the heads of the Asari civilians, it would then serpent its way through the city to find its future bearers location.
The Temple of the Goddess.
Flying past the security checkpoint, and into an air vent. It had located its new bearer.
XXXXXXXXXXX (WITH THANE KRIOS)
Thane Krios, a Drell man with a sad past with family. All he had left was his son but he had to leave him behind to protect him. After so much pain and loss in his life, he decided it be best to come to Thessia and meditate in the Temple of the Goddess. To him he was glad he had some matriarch friends on Thessia.
"Thane my friend, how have been. It's been a long time since I've seen you." Said Matriarch Benezia, Thane looked back behind him to see her and smiled. "I have been well, considering my recent developments in Kepral's Syndrome." He said calmly, to which Benezia made a small frown.
"Yes I…I had heard of your diagnosis, and I don't know what to say." She said, a small tear escaping her eye.
You see, once upon a time Thane's people the Drell lived on an industrial world. It was about to be in total ecological collapse had the Hanar not come in and saved them, and brought them back to the hanar home world of Kahje. The Drell cannot breath a water filled atmosphere, if they do over time they develop Kepral's Syndrome, which is a nasty version of Cancer. Okay enough description on with the story.
Thane got up from his Meditation, and walked over to Benezia and gave her a comforting hug, "Now now, don't shed tears old friend. I've still have a few years left in me." Thane said calmly, Benezia sniffed and rubbed her eyes. "Thank you, I needed that." She said with a wavering voice.
They continued in small talk for few minutes longer, speaking of things old friends would normally speak of. Right when they were going say their goodbye's a red light shined in the room, when they looked up they saw a red ring floating down, hovering mere inches away from Thane.
"THANE KRIOS OF KAHJE!" it had spoken, this startled the two mainly Thane because it was speaking directly to him. "YOU HAVE GREAT SPIRIT IN YOUR HEART!" it said as it slowly went to his hand and slid on his finger. "YOU BELONG TO THE RED LANTERN CORPS!" to his sudden surprise ropes of red energy shot out from the ring and wrapped around his entire body.
During this whole experience, Benezia had her hands covering her mouth as she was in shock. Suddenly the red energy started peeling away, showing Thane's new suite. Red on the torso with black lines going from the symbol on his chest to his arms and legs. But still keeping the jacket look he had before the ring came. He floated gently to the ground.
"By the Goddess, what just happened? "Benezia asked, Thane tried to answer her but couldn't find the words. Before they could even make sense of what just happened, the ring made a beeping noise before saying. "New bearer found: returning to Home world." The ring rose a shield rose up around thane, and took off faster than the Matriarch could think.
"I have to tell Councilor Tevos, of this." She managed to say in her shock, and absolute worry for her friend.
XXXXXXXXXXXX (Now with Tali P.O.V.)
I was flying through space, not doing anything in particular. Other than still trying to find the Migrant Fleet after three years. I would find their trail, then come to find that they moved somewhere else in the galaxy. This search was really starting to frustrate me a little bit.
"Warning: Ring power level low, please recharge immediately." My Power ring said, it would do that every other week of constant use of it. With a sigh, I took out my battery and began recharging it.
"The power of the crimson red
Can lead your soul away from dread
And heal the deepest wounds of hate
Let no one else decide your Fate."
After I charged my ring and put my battery on my away, I had gotten a distress call from somewhere. "This is Admiral Rael'Zorah of the Raya. The Migrant fleet is under attack by slaver ships, and most if not all of our weapons are down. Please if you can set aside your prejudice for one moment and please help us!" then the transmission went dead, I knew right then and there that I had to find them as soon as possible.
"Ring, trace the source of the signal NOW!" I said shouting that last part into my ring, it took three seconds to give me an answer. "Source signal came from the Argos Rho cluster, within the phoenix system."
I immediately shot towards the direction the cluster was, and let's just say that I didn't need a mass relay for this particular mission
(TIME SKIP-1 Minute later)
Once I got there, I turned on communications and began transmitting to the migrant fleet. "Hello Migrant Fleet, this is Tali'Zorah of the Red Lantern Corps. I repeat, this is Tali'Zorah of the Red Lantern Corps." Once I said that, I don't think I need to say who erupted in anger.
"TALI! AFTER THREE YEARS YOU DECIDE TO COME BACK! YOU HAVE SOME SERIOUS EXPLAINING TO DO YOUNGE LADY!" yep good old fatherly love, "Father, you can yell at me later. Right now I'm here to offer assistance." "ASSISTANCE MY AS-!" I had briefly turned off communications just to get this over with.
I had flown up to the slaver fleet, which consisted of ten large ships. I had taken a fighting stance, Ring glowing bright with power. I made a slashing downward motion, and a sickle shaped construct was thrown towards the nearest ship, slicing it in two. I guess they're starting to panic because they're turning the other way.
I started charging up a concentrated energy attack, with eyes glowing red I say, "Let no one else decide your fate!" I recited, launching my ring hand forward, a huge red beam shot out from my ring. Encompassing the Slaver ships, and vaporizing them in one shot.
An overwhelming silence took over before I heard my Aunty Raan on the other line of the communicator say. "Tali, please come inside the ship and explained what just happened." She said in a voice that that says, 'I'm both shocked and terrified at the same time.' I simply nodded without thinking and headed inside the Raya.
No doubt there would be at least some panic on the fleet.
(ON THE FLEET, STILL WITH TALI)
"Rael you need to calm down right now!" said Zaal'Koris, in a very stern manner. My father just continued pacing back and forth, shaking his fists sporadically up and down. "I need to calm down! How can you be so calm after what my daughter just did out there!" he shouted, clearly frightened by my display of power.
Keep in mind that I'm still in the room with them, "you guys know that I'm in the room…right?" I asked quizzically, Aunty Raan quickly gets everyone's attention and quickly apologises. "We're terribly sorry, please can you please explain where you've been all this time, and how you got those powers." She asked, Admiral Xen perked up at this. "Yes, oh please enlighten us." She said excitedly.
So that's exactly what I did, I explained everything to them. From the moment that I got my power ring, what it does, my adventures and everything leading up to here. After I was finished telling my tale, the Admirals all looked at each, and then back at me.
"So let me just get this straight." Said Han'Gerrle, "you have some kind of magic ring that let's you do, pretty much what you just did outside. And you work with a group calling themselves the 'Red Lantern Corps'." Han asked, I simply nodded in return to which he replied, "well it's not the weirdest thing I've heard, and considering what you just did out there has me convinced that you're telling the truth." He continued.
"And you're just going to believe her!" shouted my father, "What other choice do we then to believer her." Said Han'Gerrle. I merely sighed, and spoke up. "Look if you need a boost to help convince you that I'm telling the truth, than here you go! Ring play recruitment memory!" as soon as I said that a red hologram of me on that fateful day I was chosen.
They saw me on my cot sobbing silently to my self, a second later they saw the ring hover above me, what made me almost chuckle is their initial reaction to when the ring started speaking.
"TALI'ZORAH OF THE RAYA!" "Keelah! What the hell was that!" shout Zaal'Korris, the other Admirals had the same idea, as they all took a step back. "YOU HAVE GREAT SPIRIT AND GREAT ANGER IN YOUR HEART!" they all saw the holographic me take the ring as it latched to my finger, and red energy had encompassed the holographic me and slowly revealed the new me in my red lantern uniform. "YOU BELONG TO THE RED LANTERN CORPS!" By this point the admirals were just leaning against their posts trying not to faint, I smiled behind my mask slightly as I turned off the projection. They all looked at me and my father looked at me was showing surprise.
"So it is true, you're part of a big group that is trying to help the galaxy." My father breathed out, I nodded and they all looked at each other and back at me, but have nothing else. I thought up an idea to help them forgive me if they were still mad that I disappeared three years ago.
"Well if it means anything I can provide refuge, for everyone on the fleet until we have full strength again." After I said this, the Admirals perked their heads up at this new information. I simply raised my ring and began hailing the Red lantern HQ.
"HQ, this is Red Lantern Tali'Zorah nar Raya. Respond." After a few seconds, an image of a uniformed Volus, Barla von, appeared. "This is (gasp!) Red Lantern HQ (gasp!) how may I help you Tali." He said, I then asked, "put me through with our leader." I asked, well more demanded. He only gave a nod, and it only took another few seconds for our leader to be put on the line.
"Ah Tali, we haven't seen you in awhile, have you found the fleet yet." Nick asked, I nodded and replied, "yes I have, they came under fire by slaver but I dispatched them." I took a slight pause when I heard Xen say to her self "yeah, vaporizing them is one way to do it." I stifled a giggle and continued.
"After that I was asked to explain my dissapearence, they took it…rather well. I decided to find a way to make up for my disappearing act by giving them refuge to the home planet, all I ask is your permission." I explained, he smiled and said, "Permission granted Tali, can't wait to meet your folks." With that the transmission ended.
"the HQ is located in the Apien Crest cluster, in the system Trebia, it's the only planet in the system. Here are the coordinates." I said as I lifted my ring hand, it glowed slightly as their omni-tools received the new information. They each called their respected captains and ordered them the coordinates.
(Several hours later)
As we entered the system, I told the admirals I'd lead them to the planet, and they seemed fine with this. I flew out the air lock and led them to the planet. When we got there, I could just 'Oohs' and 'Ahhs' coming from the ship when the planet came into view.
Getting them to the planet's surface was easy enough, considering I had guided nearly over three-hundred ship to the surface. I had only fifteen percent charge on my ring.
"Warning: Ring power level low, please recharge." It had been repeating this for that past few minutes and things could have gone better, one of the landing gears broke and I replaced it with an exact construct copy of one so the blasted ship would land. Finally after some hours we got everyone landed and out of the ship.
I had taken the admirals to the Temple as the other Red Lanterns helped the refugee's out, I saw Nick walk down the steps and welcomed me back, "it is nice to be back, but I need to recharge, nearly blew my ring charge getting them here." I said in a play-full manner. As such I floated up to the central battery and began charging it again.
(With Nick P.O.V.)
After Tali went up to charge her power ring, I introduced myself to the Quarian admirals, "welcome to Korribah, home of the Red lantern Corps. I am Nick, leader of the Corps." One the Admirals came up to me and gave me a handshake, and I accepted it. "Greetings to you as well on behalf of the fleet, I'm Admiral Rael'Zorah, Tali's Father." My eyes open in surprise, and I quickly bow my head a little.
"it's good to finally meet some of Tali's family, sir." I said, Rael only chuckled at my response, "Please call me Rael, it's good to know you're well mannered." Rael said to me, I chuckled nervously as I rubbed the back of my head. "well, you see there's a reason for that, you see I'm kinda in the middle of…courting your daughter sir." I said flinching back a bit waiting for the fatherly talk down, but never came.
I look to see Rael cross-armed just looking at me, the other admirals saw this as well and waited for him to blow his top. "What exactly is it you're all waiting for, I'm not going to go ballistic on him." Rael said as everyone just stared at him.
"Okay who are you and what have you done with Rael'Zorah." Said one of the two female Quarian admirals, the short light blue one, teasingly. Rael Scoffed and said, "Please Daro, normally I would loose it on him, seeing as he's a leader for a cause which I find very noble by the way that has willing followers. As long as he waits till she's of age, I'm okay with it." I took a quick sigh of relief, and led them inside the Temple, we had walked pasted Tali who just about done recharging her power ring and followed us in.
Yep this is one heck of an adventure so far.
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A/N: so far so good for me, Tali's father seems to like me, and the numbers of the Red Lantern corps is gradually growing, soon the Reapers will be out matched, hopefully. See you next time, be sure to Fav, follow and review. See yah!