Few days passed on board of Normandy. Shepard decided to contact captain Anderson on vid-com to give him report about earliest happenings.
"Shepard, thanks to you we can already settle back on the Citadel. How did you manage to solve this critical situation?"
"I'll get to that point… first, I want to say that we've managed to get the blueprints of project Soma. Cerberus can't use it anymore."
"Well, every race in the galaxy can breathe now peacefully… how is Daniel doing under your command?"
"I… that is a little bit complicated." Shepard said and Anderson crossed his arms.
"Last time you contacted me, Daniel wasn't with you. Is that a problem again?"
"Actually, I wanted to say that it wasn't me who dealt with Cerberus on the Citadel. It was Daniel."
"Daniel? How?"
"I wanted to use force against Cerberus but Daniel came up with idea to surrender himself to them…"
"Surrender… I thought it was too nice for it to be true that Cerberus would leave just like that. Shepard, that doesn't sound like you. Usually you fight till your last breath."
"I am not proud of it myself but I believe that Daniel has got some plan. Do you think I made a right choice to believe him?"
"Trust to your own crew is an important attribute of each commander. However, Daniel isn't just a regular man. I don't want to say that his decision was foolish, but I've seen what autist can do in stress."
"So you suggest me to save him?"
"That is your choice, commander. I can only give you my opinion. Saving your own crew-member would show your will for not letting anyone behind. Unfortunately, we have no time for showing heroic attitude like this. We are in war, Shepard. Reapers are coming and even I don't like it, you should forget about Daniel. If he made his decision, you cannot do anything for him."
"Understood, captain."
"Anderson out."
Shepard came back to his work. Legion was exploring the life support room which was Daniel's personal room. Something caught his interested eye and those were Daniel's drawings. Legion grabbed them and examined each picture with deep interest into Daniel's drawings. When Daniel was away for few days, Legion started to feel something building inside of him. Some big space needed to be filled with something, and that something was Daniel. He held the drawings the way like he was expecting Daniel to be with him there.
He got idea. Since he felt to be attracted towards Daniel, he wanted to try drawing himself. He sat down, grabbed the stylus pen with his three fingers the way like a kid and started drawing on a new page. Now as he was drawing a picture of galaxy, he was thinking of what Daniel told him before…
FLASHBACK
Daniel and Legion were sitting beside each other on the bed, Daniel was explaining his plan.
"Legion, when you suggested me to keep the blueprints, you said it could be used for greater good, to keep alive somebody important…"
"Yes, I said that."
"Did you think of me when you said that?"
"I… yes. I was thinking about you…" Legion said and Daniel handed him the blueprints.
"If you want me to be with you, you and other Geth could build the scanning device." Daniel said and Legion stared at the blueprints.
"Why do you want us Geth to build it? Can't you build it yourself? I could assist you if needed."
"Too risky. I don't want anyone know that I kept these blueprints, and having hidden scanning device would be way too dangerous for Normandy… they would discover it sooner or later and then what?" Daniel explained and Legion took the blueprints after processing the information he was given. He hid it under his armor.
"Understood. Once I can get connection to our private signal, I'll send the instructions to the other Geth through our consensus."
"Thank you, Legion. This is only the side plan in case I won't survive in some mission once you save me from Cerberus."
"Daniel? Have you thought of the strategy of escaping Cerberus?"
"Yes. When I'll be there, I'm going to send a distress signal for Normandy so you can locate me."
"And then?"
"Then, I'll hope for miracle. I'll hope for staying alive as long as I can before you arrive."
"Acknowledged." Legion said and Daniel smiled.
"Legion… I'm glad what you did for me." Daniel said and Legion in response reached his hand on Daniel's cheek. It didn't take long and Legion with Daniel were in warm embrace.
PRESENT
Legion finished his drawing. He looked at it, thinking how he missed Daniel. Then he heard Joker's voice.
"Hey, everyone. Shepard wants to see you all in the meeting room." He said and Legion was thinking what could Shepard want that he wanted everyone in one room. Legion arrived at the meeting as last, he saw nobody was missing – James, Liara, Javik, Cortez, Tali, Veetor, Garrus and Shepard.
"Finally you're here, Legion. Now we can start." Shepard said and started talking as Legion took place.
"So as you may know, our goal to deal with project Soma is done. Now we can fully concentrate on our main objective – Stopping the Reapers from annihilating organics!" As Shepard said that, Legion's eye shrank to a size of pin head. Garrus watched Legion carefully, he noticed this and also he noticed Legion's hand shaking a little. Legion, no… if Shepard says something wrong… this will not end good. I can't allow this! Garrus thought and spoke.
"Shepard, if I can jump into it, we still have no information from Daniel. Even it may appear we lost Daniel, nothing is certain. We have to be patient and maybe we will get something that will lead us to him."
"I share your opinion Garrus. Unfortunately, the Reapers are coming and I have decided that…" before Shepard could finish the sentence, Garrus shortened the distance between their faces.
"Shepard, if you love your life, you will not dare to say that sentence here." Garrus said in whisper.
"Shepard-commander…" Legion said with his voice in darker tone, "don't listen to Garrus… just tell us what is going to be our next step."
"Alright. We have no time to waste on saving lost friends in galaxy. We have to forget and concentrate on war now!"
"Shepard! NO!" Garrus said and at that moment, Legion's fist tightened, his little eye became red and as Legion was on the opposite side of table, he dodged the glass wall and jumped quickly at Shepard across the table. Shepard couldn't register the fast movement of the Geth rushing at him with fist which buried in his chest at the impact. The punch was that strong it broke the glass wall behind Shepard and he flew across the room. Once Shepard was on the ground, Legion sparked due to his rage, grabbed Shepard under his neck and pinned him to the wall.
"Shepard!" Garrus exclaimed.
"Legion, let him go!" Tali shouted at him but Legion didn't hear anyone at the moment, only Shepard.
"Say that again, commander! I want to hear it!" Legion hissed at him.
"Le…Legion! What is wrong with you?!" Shepard said hoarsely, holding Legion's arm with both hands, trying to get him off his neck.
"Legion, let him go before you kill him!" Liara shouted at him. It was worthless.
"Never leaving anyone behind! That's what you always said! But Daniel was the untrained civilian who was just causing trouble! Now it's a good opportunity to let him die! Admit it, Shepard! You just make your life easier! I will not allow that! Not Daniel!" Legion tightened his grip, everyone could hear a crack.
"Argh!" Shepard wasn't capable of anything else than painful moan. Tremendous fury radiating from Legion's red eye and sparking from his body indicated there was no negotiation with this Geth. As Legion wasn't paying attention, he didn't notice Javik using his force to throw him off Shepard. Shepard slid down the wall, coughing and trying to catch breath.
"No need to thank me…" Javik said. Tali and Veetor grounded Legion who was trying to get on his feet, Legion was still able to talk.
"He was your friend! He was my friend! He was my…" Legion said but got deactivated on his panel from behind on his back.
"We know, Legion. I'm sorry…" Tali said and together with Veetor they took him by hands.
"Shepard, how are you?" Liara asked, trying to move his mouth. Shepard groaned of pain, "It looks like broken jaw… Legion had tight grip."
"I am wondering what provoked him so much that he did this to Loco. And why is he obsessed with Dan anyway?" James asked.
"I tried to warn Shepard but he listened to Legion rather than me. That was the mistake…" Garrus grunted.
"Wait a minute… Garrus, you knew it was going to happen?" Liara asked too.
"Not that I would know… I can say that you see the first case of love between organic and synthetic." Garrus said and everyone looked at deactivated Legion.
"You mean… Legion… has emotions? And he loves Daniel?" Liara asked.
"Yes? Didn't you notice that he stopped referring himself with plural? He is now self-aware." Garrus noted.
"What else didn't you tell us, Garrus?!" Tali asked in angry way.
"Like I said, I'm not an expert on love between guys. Cortez has the title here."
"Hey! Don't start about that…" Cortez said.
"Whatever. I think that Legion knows more about Dan than we do now. If you want info, ask Legion himself once you wake him up… and bring Shepard some ice before that broken jaw will make nice red bulge." Added Garrus sarcastically. Legion was put in the AI core, deactivated. Now that Legion proved himself to be more Heretic than Geth, it was hard to tell whether Shepard would change his attitude and make a plan to rescue Daniel or stay with the plan of organizing war against the Reapers but leaving Daniel to his fate.