A/N I would just like to take a moment to say Thank you to those following this story. Bio ware owns Mass Effect. Since I am now stuck at work till god knows when. I have decided that I would post the rest of this story. I do have a sequel written, actually wrote that first, but for some reason my muse demanded that I write a prequel, then it turned into a trilogy. The sequel is called "Melting Hearts" and it's at least twice as long. So I am continuing with chapter six and will not be stopping until either I am relieved at work or the story is completely posted. "HOOYAH!" Boys and Girls on with the show.
Ashley
I was on cloud nine, she didn't exactly say it but Shea loves me too. I smiled because one we like each other and two I finally understood her behavior. I laughed on the inside because Kaidan had no chance. Then my smile faltered there were still regs to consider. Shea and I would have to discuss our feelings further, maybe once Saren was brought to justice we could explore our feelings more and I would definitely be asking for a transfer of command not because Shea wasn't capable, but because I never wanted to be with someone more then I did her. I needed to tell Sarah about this development as soon as we got back. We docked and disembarked a colonist met us. "Thank God you here the Geth are everywhere." As if his point was meant to be proven he is shot down by them. We scrambled for cover and began to fire on them. I had to admit Liara's biotics were impressive and very beneficial. It was easier to see her in a different light now that I knew Shea had turned her down, I felt slightly bad for her too. I'm sure she would find someone, both Chey and Tali still seemed interested, and she is very beautiful for an alien.
We continued on to the colony, shooting every geth and yes even some Krogans in our path. Chey seemed to control her kamikaze urges. So apparently someone was able to reach her. Liara and her stood close to each other as Shea and I continued further into the colony. I started liking and respecting . Liara more. Chey seemed happier around her, and if she could take the walls Chey erected down, much respect. Though I felt some concern again, but this time it was for Liara. "I hope Chey isn't planning on using Liara as a rebound." I said to Shea quietly. She looked at the pair and smiled. "Shepard, you aren't encouraging her to do that are you. That isn't really fair to Liara." I said. "Oh so now you care, an hour ago you seemed ready to break her neck." She teases. "Or yours. I was jealous okay, but still Liara deserves better." I said. "We're working on it." I arch an eyebrow. "Yes Chey likes her, but not in that way. In fact she confessed to me that not once has she felt attraction or sexual desire, not even when she was thinking about Liana. She feels empty inside." She tells me.
"So is she the we you are referring to?" I ask. "Yes. Chey and I are trying to get Tali and Liara to be less awkward around each other. They're worse then I was around you." She admits. "Was?" I ask. "I don't know, ever since I confessed my feeling for you, I feel.. I guess more at ease. Though I think you having feelings for me adds to it, and I do want to discuss this more with you, but later. We have Geth to kill." She says. "Lead on Skipper." I said. "Skipper?" she shrugs. "It'll do. For now. Though Shea is good too." I smile. "We'll see. If you play your cards right?" I wink at her and she blushes crimson. "This will be way more fun now." I think. I did not like this colony, the more we explored it the more It gave me the heebie jeebies. They were hiding something I could feel it in my bones.
I didn't think I could love Shea anymore, but she proved me wrong, even though she knew where we needed to go she took time out of her mission to help the colonists. She restarted their water supply, found an energy cell for the colonies generator, killed the alpha Varren so it would be easier for them to hunt, and she turned off the Geth signal. She even tried to help a man in the tunnels, which that guy further proved something was wrong with this colony. After she spoke to Fai Dan the leader of the colonists one last time to see if they needed anything else we were headed to ExoGeni laboratory to finally put and end to the geth threat o Feros. We still needed to find out why Saren came here, hopefully the lab would answer that question. She heard chatter over the radio and once the area was clear she went into this underground bunker and we found survivors from the lab. She agreed to look for a woman's daughter and copy some files for an employee that he needed. Shea had a big heart.
Shea
I found I had a clearer head now that things were in the open with Ash. I was thrilled that my sister was not being so reckless anymore. Ashley and Liara were getting along great, and I felt that despite the constant Geth attacks and that one guy, who I can't even remember his name's asshole attitude that things were starting to come together. I had found Juliana Baynham's daughter Lizbeth and she gave me a card which made it easier to enter the building. So my relatively good day continued until I found out ExoGeni was using the Zhu's Hope colonists as lab rats. The only good thing from learning that was it gave me an idea of what Saren might have been looking for, maybe. Geth dropship down and that guys files in hand as well as a couple of messages about something I may want to check out we head back down the skyway and back to colony and the Thorian, whatever that was, which was probably what Saren wanted. We hear a commotion on the radio and it was an argument between Juliana and Jeong the asshole who's name I couldn't remember from before. Lizbeth begs us to stop, as soon as we do she runs off. I roll my eyes shrug my shoulders and my team and I follow her.
I talk Jeong down from killing everyone and repurposing the colony. I give the mother and daughter time to reconnect and give the guy the data he wanted. "There has to be a way to get to the Thorian without killing the colonists." Chey says. "I have an idea, we made a gas that knocks those under the Thorian's influence unconscious, you could repurpose your grenades with the gas. They'll have headaches when they wake up but they'll be alive." Lizbeth says. "If I can save innocent lives, I'm all for it." I reply they hand me the chemicals and I upgrade all of our grenades that we are carrying. We leave and continue forward. Before we got to the garage we were attacked by husk like things, only green and toxic. I pray to God that my aim be true and I don't end up killing the innocent colonists, but of course my prayer goes unanswered. Halfway through the main part of the colony we completely run out of grenades. Everyone takes cover and holds there fire. I keep thinking I'm going to have to kill them. Chey disagrees.
"I have and idea, but it's a bit crazy, and you probably won't like it." She said. "Out with it." I order. "Well, with the creepers throughout the colony, there could be stray bullets. So if one of us lures them to the rest we can take the creepers out." She says. "Okay and the colonists?" I ask. "Well, that might be the craziest part, we'd have to get really close and knock them out ourselves." She says. " That is too dangerous, it's practically a suicide run." I said. "What other choice do we have?" She asks. "None other then killing them, but whoever does the knocking out will have to be really fast and I don't think any of us are." I said. "Not necessarily, I'm a lot faster then you think, especially if I'm armor free." She says. I want to believe it's because she wants to save the colonists but she has that glint in her eyes. The glint that tells me she is in Kamikaze mode. "Chey." I warn. "I'm sorry Shea." She apologizes and runs into the colony.
My heart clenches when the first bullet rips through her armor, it hits her shoulder but she doesn't stop, she knocks them out. We're to busy shooting the creepers, I want to scream when I see another bullet rip through the left leg of her armor. The last group is knocked out quicker, Liara was able to put a barrier around her before the bullets could completely got through her shields and turn her into swiss cheese. I contact Joker and have Kaidan replace her on the squad. "She is not to leave the medical bay until I speak to her. Aunt Karin we'll do an intervention when we're done here. Have Garrus, Wrex and Tali guard that door. She is in big trouble." I issue the orders. "Let's get this fucking over with. I have a sister to maim and kill when we get back. Form up and move out!" I growl. No one says a word which is probably wise at this point. I can barely contain the rage coursing through me.