*Beep*... *Beep*... *Beep*
What was that noise? Jane slowly opened her eyes. The light was so bright, she moved her arm over her eyes. Where am I, she thought.
"Ah, Shepard. You're finally awake."
It was a female voice, almost British accent. Shepard sat up, rubbing her head.
"Now now, no need to get up and go. Lay down and rest a little longer."
Shepard laid back down as the lady walked over to her.
"I'm Dr. Chakwas. You're in the med bay of the Normandy. You bumped your head a bit, are you feeling okay?"
She was an older lady and had silvery gray hair that just went just below her chin line. She had a slim body, a little frail looking but in good shape.
"I think I'm alright, I feel a little dizzy. How long was I out for?"
"Quite a while actually, 15 hours. We heard you had an incident on Eden Prime, something about a beacon." Dr. Chakwas pulled up her holo and typed away on it reading Shepard's vital signs.
Kaidan, who has been waiting in the corner watching over Shepard, stepped up, "It was my fault. I think the beacon responded to my movement and activated something. Shepard pushed me aside."
Jane sat back up, "No Kaidan it wasn't your fault, I was protecting my team. We didn't know what could have happened. By the way, where is the beacon, was it recovered?"
Kaidan looked down, "It was destroyed, blew up right before you fell. It must have knocked you out cold. Ashley and I brought you back on to the Normandy and into the med bay. Been worried about you since."
Shepard smiled, "Thanks, that was kind of you."
After a few more movements on the holo, Chakwas spoke up, "Seems you are perfectly fine. There was some usual brain activity, abnormal beta waves. There was also an increase of rapid eye movement, typically associated with intense dreaming."
Jane looked confused, trying to remember what was going through her mind after she pushed Kaidan out of the way. "I saw… well I'm not sure, it was like different images going through my mind all at once. War and death from most of the images." Shepard shook her head.
Kaidan and Dr Chakwas looked at each other a little worried. "Well I'd add it to the report..." Dr. Chakwas was interrupted by the med bay doors opening. "Ah, Captain Anderson."
"How's she holding up?", Anderson looked a little worried.
"For the most part, she is fine."
"Good good, Shepard, I need a moment to speak with you. Privately." Captain Anderson looked very serious about this. Jane wondered what it was about, maybe what happened to Nihlus or the beacon basically blowing up.
Kaidan saluted the Captain and headed out, as well as the doctor.
As the door shut behind them Anderson spoke up, "Well seems like that beacon hit you pretty hard."
Shepard smirked, "Eh its nothing, you know me, tough as a rock."
"Yeah yeah, anyway, I heard that there were Geth down there. They must have been after the beacon. No one has seen them out of their system in a long time. For them to be here, the beacon meant something big for them."
"Possibly, who knows. Oh, did we leave Ashley back at Eden Prime or…?"
"Well, I decided why wouldn't we want to have another crew member on board for our missions, you three seem to work well together."
Shepard smiled a bit, "Yeah, she fights pretty well. But Jenkins, he was one hell of a solider." She remembered him dying in front of her and Kaidan just after landing. "He didn't see them coming. If only I knew they were there and shot them down in time" Jane sighed.
Anderson patted her shoulder, "Hey, don't beat yourself up, Jenkins wasn't your fault. You did one hell of a job down there Shepard."
Reassured, she smiled a bit. Then remembered, "Wait, you said you wanted to see me in private… What's going on?"
Anderson sighed and looked down, took a deep breath and looked at Shepard, "Nihlus is dead, the beacon is gone, and the Geth are invading. Things look bad and you know the Council is going to want answers."
"Ugh, the Council. Yeah they always want to know whats happened in the universe. But I swear, if they go blaming stuff on me… things will get messy." Shepard was a bit frustrated just from thinking of the Council. A turian, an asari and a salarian, they were all so uptight about everything. Granted they were a political bunch, maybe being the representative of your planet was a bit much. Eh, politics.
"I will stand by you and your report Shepard. What you did down there was amazing, your a hero in my books. But, aside from that, the reason I'm here is because of Saren. The other Turian. He is also a Spectre, one of the best. I have a feeling he is working with the Geth. If so, he's gone rogue. Rogue Spectre's are very dangerous. Also, with Saren hating humans, that's not something we can have."
Shepard looked a bit worried, a rogue Spectre and hating humans. The thoughts running through her mind, what could happen to the human race. If he was working with the Geth we would be wiped out but not without a fight. "Why would he do such a thing?"
"Saren thinks we are growing too fast, taking over the galaxy. Though there are a lot of aliens that think that way but, they wont do anything about it. Either way, he has allied himself with the Geth. I don't know how or why but I'm sure it has something to do with that beacon. By the way, before the beacon self-destructed, did you see anything? A clue maybe?"
Jane went on about what she had seen through her mind from the beacon encounter. Geth murdering people, war, death. It was all too real to her. Captain Anderson was in shock. This was urgent and needed to be reported to the Council. Shepard didn't think it was a good idea, she doubted the Council would believe what happened anyway. Though Anderson thought that she should report it anyway because the beacon was lost technology and no one knows what knowledge was held in that device.
After a bit more a chatting, they came to a conclusion of exposing Saren for who he really was.
The Normandy was sent for a course to the Citadel.
Jane wondered around the ship talking to everyone. She hasn't been on it for long and wanted to get to know the crew a bit more. Shepard liked hearing stories of where people came from to how the got to where they are now. It also made her remember her mother. After a while of being apart, her mother would come home and tell her stories of her adventures in space. This was the most talking she has done in a while. Jane usually kept to herself since she join the military. Though people always wanted to talk to her since she was the protege of her mother, Hannah Shepard. Jane just wanted to fit in by being herself and not by the wake her mother created.
Shepard was getting along just fine where she was. She had talked to everyone on the ship. Kaidan, uptight as usual. Ashley, who was still trying to adjust to her quarters and a bit shaken up. Dr. Chakwas, loving the med bay she is working in. Joker, who loves his cock pit and wouldn't budge.
After, Shepard headed for her quarters. She wanted a minute alone before they docked at the Citadel. She thought about what she would say to the Council, if she had to say anything at all. Lost in thought, she dozed off in her bed.
A few hours later, the Normandy came into view of their location.
As the Normandy headed for the Citadel, all the crew members rushed to the windows to look in awe at the large colony ship.
The Normandy docked and Anderson came over the com to inform Jane, Ashley and Kaidan to suit up for they were heading out.
Jane had jerked awake when the com boomed above her while she was napping. She scurried to get ready, hoping there was enough time to make it to the air lock doors before everyone else.
Shepard was the last to arrive at the docking station. Darn, everyone was already there waiting. She stepped over to the group. Anderson explained where they were going and what might possibly happen.
Jane was a little nervous to see the Council. But Anderson patted her shoulder and they pressed on to their location.
As they arrived to the Ambassador's office, Udina, the Ambassador for Earth, was already in a conference with the Council regarding Saren. Udina seemed pissed. He was going on about how the Council wouldn't step in to help the human colony that was attacked by the Geth. They brushed it off blaming the humans because they went so far out of the designated area to make a colony.
Udina also brought up Saren. He demanded justice. After all, he was a rogue Spectre, working with the Geth.
Yet again, the Council brushed it off. Apparently, there was a hearing to be held for his actions later in the day with possible findings from C-Sec.
The Ambassador was irate. He turned to see Captain Anderson. "Ah, Captain Anderson. I see you brought half your crew."
Anderson looked a little annoyed, "Just the team from the Eden Prime mission. Just in case you had any questions."
"I have the reports. I assume they are accurate?" Udina said with a stiff voice.
Geeze even the Ambassador was getting on Shepard nerves. This guy was a douche.
Even so, Anderson stayed calm, "They are. Sounds like you were able to give us an audience with the Council."
"Yes, but they didn't like it too much. Saren is their top agent. They don't like the star child being accused of treason."
"What? He is a danger to us all, specially the humans. He needs to be stopped. If he has gone rogue who knows what he will do, and teaming up with the Geth? This is insane, they have to listen to us!" Jane was furious! Gah, Saren being their little love child. After everything he has done. They don't care. Ugh, all because it's us humans saying something. It will bite them in the ass one day I bet.
Udina looked at Shepard. He could tell she didn't like where it was going with Saren. "Settle down Commander. You've already done enough to put your candidacy for the Spectres in jeopardy. That mission was a chance to prove you had the courage to be a Spectre. But no, Nihlus is dead and the beacon was destroyed! Some mission."
Shepard wanted to punch him in the face so freaking hard it would spin. This ass blaming it all on her. She was right, he is a douche.
"That was Saren's fault! Shepard had nothing to do with it." Anderson immediately responded.
"Well, then we better hope that C-Sec has enough evidence to support the accusations. Or the Council might use this against you Shepard to keep you out of the Spectres." Udina turned and walked toward his desk. "Captain, I wish to speak with you about a few things before the meeting."
"Alright. Shepard, you and your crew can meet us at the Citadel Tower. Top level. Enjoy the scenery, take your mind off." Anderson walked over to the Ambassador's desk.
Finally some freedom.
Jane took her Ashley and Kadian for a "tour" around the Citadel. They talked to all kinds of aliens, volus, elcor, krogan, and even a jellyfish species known as the hanar. There were turians and asari too. Some seemed a little aggressive toward the humans though. Shepard didn't understand why. She always grew up loving anything and everything. There was so much hate everywhere.
After a while of visiting a few places, like Chora's Den and also talking to a few consorts, she took the transit to the Citadel Tower.
Just as she was getting off the transit she heard two turians arguing over something. As she got closer she heard something about an investigation and something being ridiculous. The other turian walked away shaking his head. The blue armored turian walked toward Shepard. He recognized her, "Commander Jane Shepard? Garrus Vakarian. I was the officer in charge of the investigation into Saren."
Jane was surprised, how could a turian, specially one on the Citadel know of her. Though, she did like the way her name rolled off his tongue.
He had blue markings across his jaw and cheek mandibles. The blue matched the blue on Shepard's armor which was an interesting coincidence. The turian also had an eye visor that seemed to help him with identifying people or objects, it had a blue glow too. Blue armor, must have been the standard issue of C-Sec armor… or maybe something from his family. Shepard looked him up and down, taking in the alien in front of her.
"So you are wanting to bring Saren down I'm assuming?" Shepard said with a slight smile. This could be promising.
"Yes, I really do. I just don't trust him. Something just doesn't seem right. I want to get some solid evidence but being that he is a Spectre, everything is classified." Garrus looked troubled, like all the work he had ever did on Saren just vanished.
Kaidan nudged Shepard, "I believe the Council is waiting for us."
Jane shook her head, "Alright, let's go..."
She looked back at Garrus. They kept a gaze for a moment, "Hopefully the Council will listen to you." The turian wondered off. I hope so too, Jane thought.
Anderson was there. He guided Shepard up the steps to the Council. Udina was already debating with them when they walked up and with Saren on a holo. The Council brought up that C-Sec didn't have any information regarding Saren's treason. While Udina fought back with an eye witness of what he did. Yet the Council dismissed that saying the witness was a loon.
Then, Saren was accusing Shepard of destroying the beacon. She was pissed. This bastard saying all of this bullshit. "How did you even know about the Eden Prime mission? It was top secret. The only way you would've known about the beacon is if you were there yourself." She gave him the dirtiest of looks. He knew that what he was saying was crap.
"With Nihlus gone, his files were passed to me. I read up on the report. I was unimpressed. But that's what you get when you allow humans on the field." Saren smirked at her dirty looks with his own opposing attitude.
"Saren hates humans! That's why he attacked Eden Prime! You know that's why you did this!" Jane threw he fist in the air and shook it at him.
"Know your place human. Your race is not even close to being ready to join the Council, let alone the Spectres."
Udina blasted with rage, "You have no right or place to say that!"
The Council looked around the room, "Shepard's admission to the Spectres is not apart of this meeting."
"Ugh, this meeting has no purpose to begin with. Those humans are wasting your time. And mine." Saren was getting impatient with this dull meeting.
After a bit more bickering with Saren and the Council. The Council revoked Saren's disbarment from the Spectres.
The group of humans wondered off. Udina and Anderson back to the Ambassador's office. Shepard, Kaidan and Ashley went to where ever Jane could not think about what just happened.