Jane was on her way to Engineering to talk to Tali when she was interrupted by EDI on her comm.

"It seems Grunt is agitated and Kelly Chambers is worried, Commander." She said to Jane.

"He'skrogan. They're born agitated." Jane replied.

"She has requested you speak with him." EDI told her.

"Alright. I'll go right away, I suppose." Jane sighed. Wrex probably would have given Kelly a heart attack, she chuckled at the thought.

She showed up to the Port Cargo just in time to see Grunt throw himself against the window.

"Good thing they made thatkroganproof." She said as she leaned against the wall.

"Shepard. Something's wrong. I feel... wrong." Grunt confided in her. "I feel like I want to kill something, with my bare hands. I feel like I have no choice." He said right before banging his head into the glass again, but this time it broke.

"Okay. I need to let Miranda know to make this ship fullkroganproof. Come here and let's get that blood cleaned up." Jane told him as she grabbed a gauze cloth from a nearby cabinet.

"The blood doesn't matter. Why did I do that? What's wrong with me, Shepard?" Grunt said as he tried to decline her help.

"It's not for your benefit, but for whoever keeps this ship clean. I'm sure there's more than enough blood on the towels and in the drains." Jane told him with a smile. "Now, hold still and let me take care of this. Didn'tOkeerimprint anything to help you out?"

"No. I just see moving pictures of old battles. Warlord voices, but this is a haze. I need to control this. When we're fighting and moving, I'm focused. But here is... here my blood boils and screams. Everything, even you, it's just noise! I am tank born but what is this?" Grunt pleaded with her.

"I don't know, Grunt. We needkroganhelp." She said. I wish I could get in contact with Wrex. He'd know what to do. She thought to herself. "EDI, contactTuchankaand let them know we have a sickkroganthat we need help with. Let them know he's tank bred, that should get their attention." She said into her comm.

"Thank you, Shepard. I don't like this. Fury should be my choice, not illness." Grunt said to her.

"Of course, Grunt. I need everyone at their best." She told him. I don't want him to know that I've started caring for him like he's my own son. He'd laugh and call me weak. Although I have a feeling he already knows. Jane smiled to herself.

After she left, EDI informed her that thekrogansonTuchankawere hesitant about allowing aliens to land but changed their minds when they wereinformedhe was tank bred by WarlordOkeer. She noted they seemed intrigued and appalled at the same time. Jane told her to have Garrus meet them at the shuttle bay for the mission.

On their way toTuchanka, Garrus asked Jane how they got permission to land onTuchanka. She told him that they told them about Grunt and they seemed curious and insulted at the same time and told them to go see thechieftainabout him.

Once they landed, akroganinstructed them to go see the chieftain. He seemed annoyed at the thought of aliens gaining access.

"Wow. It seems Wrex was actually polite for akrogan." Jane chuckled.

"Yeah. He wasn't at all like what I was told about them." Garrus said to her.

As they reached theareathey were told he would be at, Jane widened her eyes in surprise. Sitting on a throne made of rubble was none other than Wrex. She exclaimed her surprise and ran towards him, only to be stopped by anotherkrogan.

"The chieftain is in another meeting. You'll have to wait." He grunted at her.

"Are you kidding me?!" Jane huffed as she tried to get past him. Just then, anotherkrogancame up and blocked her way as well. Are you fucking kidding me? Jane thought. She was annoyed that she wasn't able to see Wrex right away. She heard him arguing with anotherkrogan. Wrex looked annoyed, then he looked her way and she swore he jumped out of his chair. The otherkroganwas still trying to yell at him, when he pushed him aside and told him to move.

"Shepard, my friend!" They heard him yell as he made their way towards them.

"Good enough?" She asked the guard as she pushed his arm out of her way. No one was going to get in her way of seeing Wrex,kroganor not. She made her way to Wrex and shared a hug with him.

"I heard you were dead." He said as he let go of her.

"What can I say? I got better." She smirked back at him.

"Haha! Should've known the Void couldn't hold someone like you.Sureyou're not partkrogan?" He chuckled.

"Last I checked. Had a great teacher, though." She smiled.

"So, I doubt you came here just for a reunion with your favoritekrogan. What brings you here?" He asked her.

"There's something wrong with Grunt. He's overly violent, even for akrogan. Can you help?" She asked him.

"Sothis is my replacement? Ha, lemme see him." Wrex said as he looked him over. "There's nothing wrong with him. He just needs to go through his Rite of Passage."

"What's that?" Jane asked him.

"Trials that everykrogango through once they're of age. Tell you what, since he's with you, I'll even let him do the rite forUrdnot." Wrex informed her.

"Really? Thank you. But I'd like to leave that up to him. Is this what you want, Grunt?" She said as she turned to Grunt.

"I'll do it. It's in my blood." Grunt said after looking around the compound for a moment.

"Alright, just down that way a bit is our shaman. He'll tell you what it entails." Wrex said as he pointed them to where they needed to go. "And Shepard? Watch out, how many times have you stepped in a mess for your crew?"

"It was great to see you too, Wrex." She replied as she walked away. I wonder what he meant by that. She thought as they made their way to the shaman.

The shaman explained to them what they would need to do. Which was basically take care of whatever the keystone threw at them and survive.

"I object this!" They heard a voice call out. Jane recognized him asGatatogUvenk, thekroganthat was arguing with Wrex earlier. "He is tank bred. The rite is for truekroganonly!"

"Of course, you'd object." The shaman sighed.

"He has every right to do this rite. He is as muchkroganas anyone here, maybe even more." Jane said as she crossed her arms. She heard both Grunt and the shaman chuckle.

"He smells like akroganto me,Urdnot. Your objections ring hollow." The shaman said to him.

"I invoke a denial!" He said after looking flustered. "Mykranntstands against him and he has no one."

"You're a pain in the quads but I have no choice but to comply. Unless... do you have akrannt, Grunt?" The shaman turned to them.

"What's that?" Jane asked.

"Someone willing to fight for him. To kill in his name and honor." He told her.

"Oh yeah. We'll fight for him." She replied with a smirk.

"This is absurd! Aliens don't know true strength. Mykroganare truekroganand this-" Uvenk started shouting. I've had just about enough of this shit. Jane thought and threw her head at his with all her strength, which surprisingly almost knocked him over. "How dare you?!" He shouted, then pushed her out of his way as he stormed off. OWW! Let's never do that again. She thought to herself as she rubbed her throbbing forehead. The shaman laughed and said he liked her before helping them get on their way to the rite site.

Jane was panting and still in disbelief they actually took down a thresher maw on foot, when they saw Uvenk show up.

"Great. What now? Think he's here to congratulate you?" Jane asked.

"Doubt it. If he wants a fight, I'll gladly do it." Grunt replied.

"You took down a thresher maw. That's impressive. No one has down that since Wrex's rite.Sothere was no alien meddling in your creation, justOkeer?" He asked. The nerve of this guy, Jane thought.

"What's your game?" She asked him. She didn't trust him one bit and she kept her hand on her rifle.

"After defeating a thresher on foot, he'll command great respect in the clans." Uvenk replied.

"What are you talking about? Spit it out." Grunt said to him.

"It's a reason to accept you. You are a mistake, but you could tip the balance within the clans." Uvenk said.

"Call him a mistake one more time, youquadlesspyjack!" Jane yelled at him, ready to fight him at a moment's notice. Uvenk scowled at her but wasinterruptedby Grunt.

"You insulted my father, insulted Shepard. And now you want me because I'm strong?!" Grunt yelled at him.

"You'd have restrictions, of course. You wouldn't be able to breed or serve on an alien ship. You'd be clan in name only." Uvenk said, ignoring them.

"You only want him for his strength. You don't really want Grunt in your clan!" Jane accused him. I'm really sick of his shit. She thought.

"Of course, I don't. I didn't really want to cooperate withUrdnoteither, but I was forced to for my clan." He replied.

Jane said if she knew Grunt, he would answer with his shotgun. Grunt agreed and they got into a fight with Uvenk and his followers. They quickly dispatched of them and made their way back to the compound. Wrex declared Grunt an official member of clanUrdnot.

"Hey, Wrex." Jane talked softly as she got close enough for only him to hear. "I'mgonnagrab the rest of the crew and some alcohol then come back here. You game?"

"Hah! Think I'd miss a chance to see you drunk? Let's do it. I'll even giveyasomeRyncol." He laughed.

"Great! See you soon." Jane ran off with a smile.

Once on the Normandy, Jane ran all over the ship to tell the crew about the party onTuchanka. Some were surprised, a few worried, only Grunt agreed without questioning her sanity.

Jane was a few drinks in, when she turned to Tali.

"I don't know how to go about this now. I told Garrus I was interested and hereciporated-recidip-. He agreed to give things a try." Jane laughed at her inability to talk correctly.

"That's great! I'm so happy for you guys!" Tali exclaimed.

"Ha, thanks. But I don'twannamess this up. He's already been through so much. I care about him so much and just want things to go right." Jane admitted as she poured another drink.

"So,you and theturian, huh?" Wrex interrupted them.

"Ah, Wrex. Come sit and join us." Jane patted the seat next to them. "Yeah, me and Garrus. Although we just agreed to do a date so far."

"Well, he's decent for aturian. I'm happy for you Shepard." Wrex said to her. "Here's yourRyncol. I'mgonnago see what those guys are up to."

"Aww, thank you." Jane smiled as she drunkenly leaned forward.

"Jane, just follow your heart and do what you think is right and everything will be okay." Tali said to her. "Shep, do you hear me?"

"Huh? Yeah, I hearya. Follow my right and do what is heart." She replied as she smiled at Garrus from the distance. How did I get so lucky and fall in love with my best friend? she thought before she took a drink of the Ryncol.