GODDAMNFINALLY! I've been going stir crazy on this ship. It's time. We're going to get the reaper component and… I finally get to meet Legion! I love robots. I'm so going to record everyone's faces when Legion saves Shepard's life. It will be good for Tali to witness that Geth can be good. Her cultural indoctrinated hatred towards synthetic life is understandable, but if Legion is a good guy... or guys, however the program links work, I'm going to give him the kind of warmth and friendship I wished I had. Until then I'm waiting for my girlfriend. Oh, this is going to be our first mission together as a couple! This is such a great day. Garrus, Joker, and I are waiting at the cockpit. Shepard had to go back and grab something. We're just talking until him, and Tali come up.

I ask "Hey Garrus, why did you tell me Shepard was engaged to Liara? He said they are not. Do you know something I don't?"

"I've seen enough turian asari relationships to know where this is going. Besides the bonding mishap, those two are going to make it" Garrus's mandibles spread wider than usual and tilt upwards. I barely hear an indescribable noise coming from Joker.

"Wait… did something bad happen?" I asked.

Joker replies "go on you should tell him."

"Tell me what?" I ask.

"Oh you really don't know?" Garrus asks. I shake my head no.

Joker says "so you know how asari live a really long time?"

"Yeah a thousand years or close to it" I said.

Garrus says "right. So, it would make sense their gestation period is alot longer than a human."

"I don't see why it would be. Evolutionary speaking it's best to grow the baby within the shortest time period possible to minimize energy requirements. Although I have seen weirder things. Wait! Garrus… Jeff…"

Joker says "well back on the original Normandy when Shep and Liara melded for the first time, it was also her first time and she accidentally…"

"Oh my God. Guys! I'm I going to be an uncle again?"

The two bust out laughing "HAHAHAHA! No."

Garrus says "EDI please tell us you recorded his face."

"I have already forwarded it to your Omni tool Mr. Vakarian."

I'm red like a cartoon character "oh you sons of… err…"

Joker says "Dude I can't believe you fell for that."

"You two. I am so- oh hi Shepard."

The commander senses something is off. "What just happened?"

"They got my hopes up. It doesn't matter. I'm betting that will happen soon enough anyway. Oh, I long for the day I can have one or four myself."

Shepard glances between the two knuckleslheads trying to suppress their girlish giggles.

"Right. Moving on. Look *********, this is your first mission with your girlfriend. Stop smiling like that."

"I'm sorry but it feels so good to hear that." I feel high on life. I must be looking like Bob Marley's supplier.

"Anyways… we're not going to pretend this won't have any impact on your reactions in the field, I need to know that you are capable of completing the mission and doing what you are ordered, even if it's uncomfortable. Can you do that?" Shepard asked.

"Yes I can. I'm trusting that everyone is capable of pulling their own weight. I'm going to be in zombie killing mode on this mission." I pull out dual katanas.

"We're dealing with zombies?!" Shepard looks horrified.

"Close enough. I didn't think they are contagious. Oh hi sweetheart." I put the swords away and hug my sweetie.

"Hi *********. Why do you keep calling me that?" She asked.

"Because you make my heart feel full of sugar." I said. No noticeable reaction. Hopefully she likes it, it makes me feel good calling her that. I'm not into pet names, but a few resonate with me.

"Is that a good thing? Quarians don't have sugar."

Shepard explains "it's a good thing, although a bit corny."

"If you say so." That stings a little. I know she doesn't understand what I meant, and maybe her translator didn't pick it up exactly, but it feels disappointing when I don't get the reaction I was expecting. She knows I care for her. This isn't the first time. Some of the other lines I came up with for my girlfriend when I started dating again, she doesn't react to. I guess it's the struggles of interspecies relationships. I need to find another way to make her get the feels.

Joker begs us to go. He hates chick flick moments, and we don't have much time within the dead reaper. Once we cut the power core, the power we can spare in theory only gives us an hour at maximum, but we should aim to get this done within thirty minutes to be safe.

The dead reaper spirit still exists within the walls. The vibe of this place feels weird. I feel like I'm walking through a thick dirty cloud. My ears are ringing slightly. It's a bit hard to move. This is my first time within a reaper. My psychic shields are protecting me from the indoctrination influence, but I should still limit my exposure.

In my left hand is my sword. A thin long blade that is also light weight for chopping off husk heads. Within my right hand is a shotie for blowing up explosive containers. I enjoy triple killing with explosives. Who doesn't love three for the price of one?

Now we are at the door. I stand guard while everyone else enters. I see Legion's head poking from the walkway. The rifle blocks his body and makes his flashlight head look like a fixture. I pull out my phone and record. A couple husks come out of hiding and nearly attack Shepard. Legion pops them before any damage could occur. I come closer to get the best footage possible. Legion stands up and says "Shepard Commander" before walking off. It's a much more WTF moment without music or epic close up. Garrus glances back and forth in disbelief. Tali and Shepard look back at me and I'm looking like a kid on Christmas opening up his top want list present.

"*********! Was that a geth? A talking geth?" Shepard asked.

Tali shouts at me "You knew a geth would help us?"

"Yes. That's him. The guy I told you about."

"You never told us a geth would save my life. Wait, you knew those husks would attack me so it would save me, didn't you." Shepard said.

"Guilty. I told you guys about this at dinner one night. I said we would recruit a friendly geth." A part of me enjoys this smug feeling.

Tali's obviously pissed "we thought you were joking!"

"Sweetie I know you're a bit mad, but I said multiple times I don't lie, and if asked I would give you the full truth. You guys really need to pay attention to what I say."

Shepard rubs his face. Tali is upset. I think I'm sleeping in the dog house tonight. Wait, I got a condo now. I could just teleport. No, I don't want to be away from her. I'll have to butter her up later.

Garrus asks "is there anything we should know? Any surprises?

"We can talk about this after the mission. We don't have much time left and he's going to need our help. Let's move" double katana mode now. Legion is already down. I take out my frustrations against the husks while everyone else focuses on shooting the core or getting the I.F.F.

"I HATE ZOMBIES! I HATE THEM. You guys don't smell but you are bringing up bad memories" my acrobatic swordsman class was money well spent as I'm jumping everywhere in an unpredictable manner. Slicing heads off, stabbing them through the eyes, kicking them off the side to their doom.

"AAHHAHHH not again!" I got bit in the exact same spot. Thankfully indoctrination isn't contagious.

Well, that was fast. The core is destroyed. Tali and Garrus hurry to uninstall the I.F.F. I rush over to Legion. His robot feet are strangely small. My hands grab his feet while I wait for assistance.

Shepard asks "what are you doing?"

"Shepard help me carry him."

Tali shouts "are you insane? It's a geth!"

"Shepard he saved your life. Don't tell me you aren't curious."

"You're not going to let this go are you?"

"Nope. Let's get a move on. We can put him in the AI core room until you decide what to do."

"Screw it fine" Shepard cradles Legion's shoulders. It's weird that his robot arms didn't fall to the ground like an organic would have. It just makes the job easier.

"Shepard are you serious?!" Tali shouts.

"We're low on time as is. Let's move."

Tali carefully places the component in a storage box. Garrus deals with the husks that we must have missed as we jog to the Normandy. Legion is much lighter than I thought a metal humanoid would be.

We made it to the Normandy with time to spare. Joker double takes when he sees us carry an inactive geth inside then expectedly freaks the hell out. There isn't time to explain. Joker breaks away from the reaper. Shepard and I haul Legion to the AI core room. The cerberus staff members see us take the deactivated geth and are shocked. The elevator ride down was incredibly awkward. I'll remember Shepard's annoyed breathing for a long time.

We entered Chakwas office. Her instincts kick in. The doc puts in a glove and gets ready to examine the wounded soldier until she realizes it's a geth unit.

"Oh my fucking god!" She yells.

I stop our tracks. "Language doctor." That was the first time I've seen her swear. Afterwards we position Legion on his "bed" and I pat Shepard on the back for a good days work. His focuses gaze drills a hole into my skull.

"Would you please explain WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" he said.

"You could always activate sleeping robo beauty and ask him yourself. I wouldn't kiss it though. No lips make it ineffective and borders on sexual assault." I said. Shepard reached his limit for today and I think he's asking Chakwas for the good stuff. I get a message on my omnitool. The unique musical tone informs me it is Tali. I guess I have to explain some things to her.

I'm discussing the next step with Jacob and Miranda in the conference room. I thought I was only bringing back a reaper device, not an intact Geth unit.

Miranda says "Cerberus is offering a very large bounty for an intact Geth unit."

"Do we even need the money?" I ask.

"Maybe not, but the illusive man is very interested in what we can learn from machine life and anything we can learn to help us fight the reapers" Jacob explained.

"What does ********* think?" Miranda asked.

"Oh he's very excited. He really likes robots but keeps forgetting people in this galaxy are terrified about synthetic life taking over. I know what he would want me to do." Jacob reminds me it's my decision to make. I'm fascinated by the geth unit as well. The most curious thing is the N7 armor part on his chest. Why is it there and how did he get it? My first thought it was a trophy from a fallen brother, but an unfeeling machine wouldn't do that, and *********'s reaction made me think a more benevolent reason is the likely candidate.

I have some thinking to do. It's going to take some time to study the I.F.F. Tali and her dad will study the code and make sure there's no viruses that could endanger the ship are on it. Even if there isn't, it's going to take days to install and test the I.F.F. ********* warned me before I turn it on to make sure everyone is ready. As soon as I flip the switch, it's the countdown. Almost two years since I woke up from my coma and the big one is nearly here. I need to talk to Liara always gives me good ideas after talking with her.