So, this story hasn't updated in a while, but it isn't dead either. Here's a chapter in the vein of the earlier ones, this time featuring Shepard and Ashley, based in part on a request by AmityN7.
"Goddamn it, I'm not 'with,' Cerberus, Ash!"
Shepard knew she was making a spectacle of herself, but at that moment she was too pissed off to care. After what those Cerberus bastards had done to her body, standing there and listening to her old gunnery chief accuse her of betraying the Alliance to work for them was more than she could bear.
"Well it sure looks that way, Shepard," Ashley snapped back. "I mean, here you are flying a Cerberus ship, with a Cerberus crew. Who exactly am I supposed to think you're loyal to?"
Beside her, Jacob looked as if he'd rather be fighting the Praetorian they'd just taken down than get involved, while Mordin was busying himself taking samples from that same crashed Collector machine. Neither of them spoke though, leaving it to Shepard to reply once more. "I don't know," she yelled back, "Maybe you're supposed to trust me. Maybe you're supposed to think that I wouldn't be on that ship unless I had a damn good reason, especially after what Cerberus did to me."
"What they did to you? What exactly does that mean?" Ashley looked genuinely puzzled, and Shepard realized she'd just made a big mistake. Ashley, in fact, had no idea what Cerberus had done to her. Neither did Mordin for that matter. Jacob, she was less sure of, but either way, she didn't want to discuss her "physical problems" in front of a member of the terrorist group responsible for them.
Hoping her face wasn't turning too red, Shepard nodded in the direction of an empty pre-fab house a few dozen yards away. "Look," she asked, "Can we talk about this in private?" Maybe it was the desperate note in her voice, but Ashley's face softened, and Shepard added, "Just trust me enough to do that. It's not some Cerberus trick, I promise."
"All right," Ashley agreed, and Shepard looked over to her two squad-mates.
"You two hold down the fort until I get back. Keep any other colonists who turn up away from the area until Mordin's sure it's safe, and finish gathering anything we could use."
"Will do," Jacob replied, while Mordin just kept rambling to himself, "Fascinating. Composite alloy bonded to semi-conducting circuits allows for additional tensile strength and impact resistance."
Taking that as an agreement, Shepard walked with Ashley over to the small domicile, the door to which had been left open in the chaos that had engulfed Horizon. It was a pretty standard colony dwelling: a living room, an attached kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom, all filled with the kind of bland, inoffensive furniture that came from a catalogue and didn't cost too much.
Shepard back leaned against the kitchen counter, trying to keep her anxiety under control. It wasn't working very well. She hadn't told anybody about what had been done to her body, and the thought of exposing that secret scared her. It was only her loneliness that kept her from shutting down completely; she desperately needed friends right then and maybe if Ashley knew the truth, she would trust that Shepard wasn't really with Cerberus.
"So," Ashley asked, yanking her out of her thoughts, "What exactly is it that Cerberus did?"
All right. Here goes nothing. "After the Normandy got destroyed, while I was dead, or unconscious, or whatever, they…." She couldn't finish the sentence. Somehow, saying the words, "They stuck a cock on me," was too weird to do aloud. And yet Ashley was starring at her, expecting some kind of an explanation. Shepard stammered, she threw up her hands, and then she did the only other thing she could think of. She stripped. Before the stunned Ashley could say anything, she unfastened the buckles on her armor and pulled it off, right along with her pants and boxers. Her cock sprang free of its confinement and Ashley's eyes widened, starring in disbelief at the lengthy organ now bobbing in front of her.
"Jesus Christ!" Ashley finally managed to get out. "Cerberus did that to you?"
"Well, I didn't used to have one of those, now did I?" Shepard snapped, pulling her pants back up. Though she and Ashley had never been intimate, the communal showers on the old Normandy meant the chief already knew the answer to her question.
"No, I… I guess not. But why, Shepard? What the fuck would they have to gain from doing something that… weird?"
Shepard slumped down in one of the plastic chairs in the tiny living room. "They want to breed me," she said dejectedly. "To get me to fuck one of their damn Cerberus floozies and take my kids for God knows what. I guess they figure that since now I'm some freak that nobody else would want, eventually I'll crack and do it."
Ashley took the seat next to her, putting her hand on her knee. "Well, fuck that. But what are we gonna do about this? Could Liara help you?"
"I don't know. I've got no idea if she could stand to look at me like this, and even if she did, I don't know where she's gone to. Cerberus said she's working for the Shadow Broker, but I have my doubts."
"That's a weird thought." Ashley bowed her head. "Geez, this is messed up. Of all the stupid crap…" Her voice trailed off, and then, after several seconds of intense thought, she seemed to come to a decision. "You know, I could help you get off."
Shepard's eyes widened in surprise. "You? But I didn't think you, uh, liked girls that way."
Ashley shrugged. "Not usually. But you know, a couple of marines, a little stress relief, it doesn't have to be a big deal. Besides," she added with a wry smile, "I could use a good fuck too."
The commander blinked a few times, trying to wrap her brain around the proposition. Ashley wasn't wrong; there was a certain tradition of marines discretely helping each other out in stressful times, and this definitely qualified. And she was hot; before Shepard had gotten together with Liara, she'd spared the chief more than a passing thought.
Fuck it, she decided. It's not like I've got a better plan.
"All right. Let's do this."
Opening up her omni-tool, she sent a quick message to her squad-mates, telling them she and Ashley were going to be a little while longer and not to disturb them. The chief meanwhile was undoing the seals on her own armor, stripping down with a marine's efficiency. Shepard did the same and soon both of them in their underwear, hers a pair of dark blue boxers and a white bra, while Ashley was wearing a standard issue Alliance grey bra and panties.
"Should we, uh, go to the bedroom for this?" Shepard asked.
"Probably," Ashley laughed. "These chairs aren't exactly the most comfortable."
As Ashley led the way through the small house, Shepard couldn't help but stare at her well-toned ass, its curve clearly visible through her panties. Her cock stirred at the sight, but the feeling wasn't the pure torment of the last month. Now, at least, there was a hope of relief.
"It seems weird doing this in somebody else's bed," Shepard commented when they arrived at their destination. It wasn't much of a bed either, but it was still more spacious than her bunk back on the old Normandy, and she and Liara made do there plenty of times.
"The way I figure things," Ashley replied, "Either the person who owns this place got abducted and won't need it any time soon, or you saved their ass and a fuck in their bed is the least they owe you."
She shook her head. "I guess that's one way to see it. I just hope they don't come back while we're in the middle."
That remark earned her a chuckle, before Ashley said, "Okay then, lemme get a better look at what you're packing. I was kinda too busy being surprised last time."
Shepard swallowed hard, trying to fight down the panic that the idea brought. It's just Ash, she reminded herself. Your friend. She didn't judge you before.
She pulled down her boxers, and her now partially erect cock sprang into view, prompting an approving nod from Ashley. "Hey, that's actually pretty impressive, if you look at it the right way."
Her face reddened at the compliment, but it was certainly better than most of the other possible responses. "Uh, thanks," she said before quickly changing the focus back to Ashley. "Now, let's see what you've got."
"Yes, Ma'am." Ashley unfastened her bra and slid it off, exposing a pair of fairly large and extremely firm breasts topped by large, pink nipples. Her panties followed, and Shepard's eyes were drawn to her sex and the small strip of black hair above it. "Like what you see?" Ashley asked.
"Yeah," she admitted. "Definitely yeah." She'd glimpsed Ashley naked before, but the circumstances made it different, and partially hard was swiftly turning into fully erect.
"The readiness is all," Ashley quipped before grabbing the back of Shepard's head and pulling her close for a kiss. It wasn't a romantic one, but it was energetic, a clear sign that the marine genuinely wanted to do this. Shepard's cock pressed against the flat of Ashley's stomach and the contact drew a low sigh out of her. After being deprived for so long, the warm skin felt better against her than she would've imagined.
"Eager, aren't you? Well, don't worry. I'm on the usual Alliance birth control meds, so we can get right down to it." Ashley gave her a gentle shove down onto the bed before jumping into her lap. Her chest was right in Shepard's face and she took full advantage, kissing Ashley's breasts, while running her hands along her sides. The marine reciprocated the affection, undoing Shepard's bra and letting her hands roam freely over the commander's now fully nude body. Every touch made her cock throb harder, and it wasn't long before Ashley turned her attention there.
A calloused palm wrapped around Shepard's length and the pressure was enough to make it jump. A little bead of fluid was already gathering at the tip and Ashley ran her thumb over it, spreading the slickness around. "Oh, god," Shepard muttered, burying a hand in Ashley's hair. "I… It feels so... I don't know if I can hold back for long."
Ashley released her grip on her cock. "Then you better get busy warming me up, skipper, because I want that thing inside me before you burst."
Shepard bit her lip, trying to do as she'd been told. It wasn't easy, but focusing on the needs of the gorgeous, naked woman on top of her made it a little easier to get her mind off of the urge to come. She slid one hand up Ashley's inner thigh, tipping her back slightly so that there was more space in-between their bodies. The first hints of wetness were evident on the marine's sex, and Shepard got right to work coaxing out more. With one thumb, she spread Ashley's folds and other one found her clit, drawing little circles on the bud.
"Ah, that's good," Ashley gasped. "I guess that's one advantage to fucking women."
"What's that?" Shepard asked playfully. Making her new lover respond was helping her to forget about the weirdness of all of this and instead just enjoy the moment.
"They don't forget about your clit," Ashley replied before her words dissolved in response to renewed pressure on the now-throbbing point.
Shepard laughed at that, but soon she shifted her hand, bring two fingers up to Ashley's now soaking entrance. Ashley's hips pushed forward, and the commander was able to slide inside easily enough. Wet heat clamped down around her and Shepard purred before bringing her thumb back to Ashley's clit, rubbing it at the same time as she thrust into the marine.
Even without any direct stimulation, the feeling of Ashley's pussy around her fingers and the sounds she was making were enough to make Shepard's cock twitch again. Ashley must have noticed too, because she gave the length a stroke and groaned, "Go on, Ma'am. Put it in me."
Shepard didn't need any further invitation. Pulling her fingers out of Ashley, she lifted the marine up in the air and guided her towards her waiting erection. The tip pressed against Ashley's entrance, and at the contact, a low groan was pulled from Shepard. The wetness and pressure now enveloping her were not quite like anything she'd ever felt. Ashley seemed to be enjoying it too, eagerly lowering herself until Shepard was buried to the hilt. Just being inside of that clinging heat was enough to make her length throb even harder, and that was before the marine started to ride her in earnest.
"Fuck," Ashley grunted as she slid up and down Shepard's straining length, "That's really good. Nice and thick."
Shepard didn't reply, instead grabbing onto Ashley's hips, as she tried to maintain some vestige of her self-control. After a month without even a good solo session to give her relief, she was needier than she'd even been, and every instinct she had told her to let go and spill herself inside of Ashley.
Don't think about that. Focus on anything else. Mordin's science experiments. Collector drones. Not Ashley's pussy rippling around you. Not how hot, and tight, and…
Her whole body shuddered as it lost the fight and all Shepard could do was dig her fingers in as she bucked up into her lover, spilling out her enormous, pent-up climax. Her hips pumped again and again, orgasmic shudders running down the length of her cock until her release had begun dripping out of Ashley and down onto her groin.
"Shit," she groaned, gasping from the intensity of her orgasm, "I didn't mean to do that so soon…"
"Yeah, you were a little quick on the trigger," Ashley agreed, "But it doesn't feel like you're out of the game quite yet."
Shepard realized her lover was right. In spite of her orgasm, her cock was still hard inside of Ashley, and when she made an exploratory thrust upwards, she could already feel desire stirring in her core again. "Another advantage to fucking women," she remarked, "We don't come once and then fall asleep." Apparently not even if we've gotten mad science dicks stuck onto our bodies.
"Glad to hear it," Ashley replied, "''Cause I am far from done with you."
Now that her first climax had taken the edge off, Shepard was able to focus better on what she was doing. She might not have used her new dick before, but she had plenty of experience fucking with a strap-on and she put it to good use. Even while she pumped up into the marine, her hand slid between their bodies, homing in once more on the hard ridge of Ashley's clit. Rubbing it made her new lover clench even tighter around her, and Shepard found that now she could enjoy that without feeling like she was going to immediately burst again.
And there was a lot to enjoy. Ashley was definitely into what they were doing, and the sight of her: body tensed, mouth open, riding her cock, was intensely sexy. Her breath was coming in sharp gasps as she was fucked, and Shepard took advantage of now being the less desperate one to repay Ashley's earlier teasing.
"Seems like I'm not the only one who's been needing it bad," she chucked. "I guess they really don't love you here on Horizon."
"Fuck, no," Ashley grunted, "Not like this, anyway."
"Well, I've got you covered." She brought her free hand up to the marine's breast, giving it a rough squeeze while her other kept working her clit. Ashley was clenching around her more tightly now, and Shepard could see in her movements the tell-tale signs of an approaching climax. The thought made her redouble her efforts, thrusting harder at the same time that she pinched Ashley's nipple between two fingers. The marine's hands balled up into fists, and second later, she threw her head back as she came undone. Her body bucked wildly on top of Shepard, and the powerful pulses of her inner walls made the commander's shaft strain inside of her, her own desire sharpening in response to Ashley's climax.
When her gyrations had slowed once more, Ashley smiled down at Shepard, running her hands affectionately over her body. "Nice work, skipper. I knew you'd have some skills."
"I'm glad to hear I lived up to expectations."
"Indeed, but I'm thinking you're getting close again yourself."
"True." Ashley had accompanied her words with a clenching of her pussy, and Shepard could feel the need to come building inside her again, a pressure she had to release.
"Okay then. Let's change it up." Without explaining more, Ashley climbed off of her cock. Shepard groaned at the loss of that warmth around her, but her lover gave the shaft a reassuring squeeze. "Don't worry, Ma'am. I'm just repositioning here." Ashley got on her hands and knees on the bed, facing away from Shepard. "I can take you even deeper like this."
It was quite a view Shepard was being presented with. Ashley's fantastic ass was on full display, and on the outside of her pussy, Shepard could see the residue of both of their climaxes glistening. It was enough to make her cock pulse almost painfully, and she didn't waste any time taking herself in hand and sliding back in.
Once she was fully sheathed, she took a hold of Ashley's hips and began to thrust. She was indeed able to go deeper this way, pulling back partially only to bury herself all the way to the hilt once more. It was a rhythm her partners had seemed to enjoy when she'd been strapped, but being able to feel the way her lover gripped her with each thrust was a very different, and better experience.
Ashley's ass rose up to meet each of her strokes, and when she grunted, "Harder," Shepard obliged. She pounded into the marine with everything she had, and at the increased speed, she knew she couldn't last too much longer. Determined to make every second count, she ran her hands up and down Ashley's body, savoring the warm skin beneath her fingers. This was so good, not just the physical pleasure, but the sense of connection, of finding someone who wanted her in spite of her condition.
And Ashley did want her. She was groaning with pleasure, her pussy incredibly wet around Shepard's every thrust, and when she screamed, "Do it, Shepard. Fill me up," the commander had no chance of holding out any longer. She slammed twice more into Ashley and on the second stroke, her climax ripped its way out of her. Her fingers dug into Ashley's hips and she buried herself as deep as she could go, pumping her come into the beautiful marine.
By the time her climax had fully spent itself, her legs were getting wobbly and she collapsed onto Ashley's back, kissing the sweaty skin there. "Fuck, Ash," she mumbled, "I really needed that."
"Hey, what are friends for?" the marine laughed, her own breath still short as well. "And really, it was pretty damn good for me too."
She eased slowly off of Shepard's cock, which had at last gone limp, the residue of the commander's climax dripping down Ashley's thigh when they separated. Shepard guided the two of them down onto the bed, leaning over to give Ashley a soft kiss on the lips. "I'm glad you did, but still. I won't forget this."
Ashley ran her hand affectionately through Shepard's messy hair. "And don't forget that you can beat these bastards. I don't care what Cerberus did to you. You're still Commander Shepard and you don't have to give in to their bullshit."
She grinned. "Well, this should tide me over for a while."
"Good to hear. But in the meantime, go find Liara. Yeah, the dick thing is weird, but if I can deal with it, I bet she can too, and I'm not buying that 'She's working for the Shadow Broker' crap any more than you are."
Shepard nodded. For the first time since she woke up, she had a sense of real hope. Maybe Ashley was right about Liara. Maybe she could restart a real relationship with the asari. Either way, though, she knew that she wasn't utterly undesirable and as Ashley rolled out of bed, Shepard felt a surge of gratitude towards her for proving that. "What about you?" she asked. "You need anything else before I go?"
"Nah, just a shower before I call the Alliance and tell them what happened here. I probably shouldn't check in looking like this."
"What about me? You think I can go back to the ship in this state?"
"Probably not," Ashley conceded. "The shower looks pretty small, but I imagine we can make it work."
"Sounds like a plan, gunny." Shepard got up from the bed as well, giving Ashley's ass a playful slap as they made their way to the small bathroom. "So, what're you going to tell the Alliance about me and Cerberus?"
Ashley smirked. "I think I'll feel fine letting them know you haven't sold us out, and leaving it there."
"It really is true what they say," Shepard replied with a laugh. "In a pinch, sometimes you just need a good Alliance marine to help you out."