The Citadel was bigger than I expected as Kaidan and Ash escorted me to the Huerta Memorial Hospital as I saw Dr. Chloe Michelle waiting for us.
"Commander Hansen," She spoke as we shook hands, "I'm glad to see you survived the assault on Citadel Hill in your home region."
"Me too." I replied, "Dr. Karin Chakwas is one of the best, I'd wouldn't say that around my doctor though."
She and I laughed a bit, "Yes you're Doctor sent me a message briefing me everything again... As she usually does. First time I met you you survived an encounter being undercover in a Pirate's ship that you're only friend was the peg leg pilot."
"Ah... Jenny? I'm sorry eh my memories are a bit messed up right now."
"Yes Karin briefed me on your memory condition, the procedure won't take long but due to lack of security-"
"Don't worry about that doctor, Kaidan and I will help with that part." Said Ash.
"Thank you Ashley."
"Not a problem doc."
"I'll go first, once you're off the operating table." Offered Kaidan.
"Alright sure." I said as I walked with Chloe to get ready for the transplant.
"Excited Commander?"
"Nervous, I've been poked and prodded with all my life."
"Right I remember, you and your sister found a hidden Cerberus facility in the Rockies ..." She paused but then showed me to my room.
"Doc is there something wrong?"
"Err not sure, but that's not important."
"Alright if you say so."
Council Chambers
"Specters Alenko and Williams I don't suppose you can explain the strange phenomenon that hit the galaxy?" asked the Turian Councillor.
"I'll start Ash," Kaidan whispered as he then stepped up, "Commander Hansen was actually pursuing a person of interest that was planning on sabotaging the Crucible. That was until she found evidence that this person of interest named Dr. Sheldon Slavick wasn't actually going to sabotage it but adding a device to override the Crucible functions."
"And it caused a dimensional merger of two different galaxies." said the Salarian Councillor, "Where one Shepard is different than the other."
"Percicily," said Ashley, "We managed to locate Commander Hansen but the effects of the dimensional merger left her well more confused at first than the rest of us."
"More confused?"
"There was a few differences between our versions so her mind in a sense is adapting to the changes." said Ashley, "Our doctor has examined her she's stable, but don't ask her about her past just yet. Liara T'soni has already did her Embrace technique on commander Hansen to verify a few memories..."
"As in what?" Asked the Asari councilor who looked interested.
"That Shepard maybe still alive." said Ashley.
"It's a long shot we know," said Kaidan, "But we need to be patient to find out more of what she remembers of what happened up there."
"What had she managed to tell you?"Asked the Salarian Councilor.
"That Savick's intent is bring back his dead wife and child, he's not aware of the risk his device causes." said Kaidan.
"His machine malfunctioned killing them in the process, he became obsessed with getting them back." explained Ashley.
"And she never brought this to our attention?" Asked the Turian Councilor.
"She was following up on many unknowns that turn out to be true." said Kaidan, "she didn't feel it was enough to convince you how much of a threat he was to the galaxy."
"Understandable," said the Turian Councilor.
"Commander Hansen had came up once in our talks for choosing another Human spector, Udina was against the idea of asking her." said the Asari councilor.
"Why was that?" Ashley asked.
"After his death we had found evidence that Commander Hansen had been investigating his background without his knowledge at first. An informant within Cerberus told him named Zavier Kristoff had been interacting with him over the past few years." Said the Asari councilor.
"Hmm," Kaidan hummed as he looked at the data that the Asari councilor sent him to his omnitool, "Zavier Kristoff had been doing illegal testing on people with biotics, Commander Hansen was one was one of them."
Kaidan and Ashley looked at each other, as Kaidan then replied "Well she does like to be thorough before she accuses someone of corruption."
"You know of the Commander well, Alenko?"
"I've read all of her reports a few times." Kaidan Admitted, "Perhaps a few times too many."
"Where is Commander Hansen currently?"
"She's in the Huerta Memorial Hospital getting a procedure, she'll be needing a few days to recover." Said Ashley.
"Well we'd like to meet her once she's admitted out of the hospital." Said the Salarian councilor, "She is now on top of the list for candidates." said the Asari councilor.
"I suggest one of you make sure she recovers well." said the Turian councilor, "She is a unique and talented individual."
"And that's rare for all of us to agree on that same person." said the Salarian Councilor.
"Alright we'll make sure she recovers safely." said Ashley as they were then dismissed.
"Looks like there's more to her than we expected." said Kaidan, "Then again she hates surprises and being betrayed. And we know that all too well."
"Yeah I know... Kaidan, she's now our main focus on our mission got it?" Ash told him.
"Look she and I told you already we are sticking to being friends."
"Just checking on you Skuttlebutt."
"I know."
"But if she hurts you which is very unlikely I'm going after her."
"Joker might want some popcorn if that happens." Kaidan replied.
Ash stopped as she snickered, "Yeah that sounds like something he'd do."
"We'd might want to hide the popcorn on him."
"Kaidan, you know he's going to hate you for that."
"That wouldn't be the first time."
Ashley laughed, "You've never been this funny as in ever, why now?"
Kaidan paused for a second, "Well it's better now than never."
"Are you quoting her?"
"Maybe..." He shrugged.
"You sly son of a bitch." Ashley teased, as he then laughed at her.