Normandy SR2 Galaxy map

"Hey Commander, we just picked up an alliance com bowie. They inbound to pick up captain Taylor and his crew. We be long gone by the time they get here"

Shepard smiles looking over the map "Don't even give them the taillights" "Aye, Aye". Shepard starts to walk off heading to the armoury, then to the conference room.

Normandy SR2 Conference room

"what do you mean it wasn't you?" Jacob ask confusingly. Eyebrow raised.

"Jacob, if I leaked the information about The Gernsback, I will be smile at your resolution of the situation. I am not smiling." Illusive man said with a deadpanned expression

"Nothing, and I mean nothing goes through my ship, with out a report to you" Shepard interrupts the conversation between the two

"I had no more reason about Jacob Farther being alive than he did but I am happy to know, the situation is behind you"

"Fine then if it was not you, then who was it," Jacob ask the Illusive man Inquisitively.

"I did" Miranda sliding into the room, with ship on her shoulder. The silence is palpable.

"Was this to mess with him or help, because with you it hard to tell" "ship" Agrees.

"what he did with it was his own business." She looks at Jacob "for a time this matter to you, sending this along felt like a promise. I keep my promises." Jacob nods, Shepard smiles.

"Miranda we will discuss your liberal interpretation of passing security protocols in private. Shepard Jacob." Illusive man cuts the call.

Miranda looks at the two before "Shepard, Benjamin is awake, I believe he is in engineering at the moment" "Ship, Ship" Shepard nods at both. Miranda then leaves with ship.

Shepard turns to Jacob "your Okay?"

"It all Bull Shepard, captain Taylor can rot in prison for all I care. It doesn't change who I am or what I know. I've already mourned the man he used to be I guess he was a good enough father that even he can't screw up what he taught me"

"you know Why Miranda did this?"

"she's got a good memory selective but I haven't thought about those days in a long-time, can't figure which promise she meant though not sure I really want to know she. requires a better man than I come on we've got work to do" They was a pause for a bit as both head out to the hallway between armoury and Lab. "and Commander," Shepard looks at Jacob "Thanks" Jacob pulls out his hand "No problem Jacob. Anytime" Shepard shakes it.

Normandy SR2 Engineering deck.

Shepard walks outs the elevator, and starts looking around for Ben. What strange is why Ben on this Deck. As Shepard gets to Engineering core he sees Tali.

"Hey Tali" Tali turns around "Ah Shepard Glad you stop by, I might need help with something. Fi that too much?" Shepard waves his hands "it fine, I'm looking for Ben. I'm told he came down this Deck"

Tali nods "yes he was here a few moments ago. He asked Kennith and gabby something then went to the hangar bay, I think" Shepard nods "Thanks. So what do you need help with?".

Tali gets a bit Jumpy "well my people, Are charging me with a crime of bringing active Geth to the Floatia and well" Shepard stops her there. "Have you? And what the punishment?"

Tali shakes her head heavily "No oh Keelah. Just parts that could help gives us an advantage Shepard never whole units of Geth. The punishment is Exile. Please Shepard I need help"

Shepards nods "I be there Tali and Garrus too, trust me we get you through this."

"Thanks Shepard, I best get back to work, these shields don't shield themselves" Shepard smiles but can tell Tali voiced is strained from the accusations.

Shepard walks over to Kennith and gabby "You two?"

"Ah Commander you here about Ben are you?"

"Kenneth Shut up"

"No Gabby, Kennith is right"

"really" Kennith was surprised by that, and a little too happy for Gabby taste. So she Glares at him but responds to Shepard.

"Oh sorry commander it just, Ben ask us for any apps games for the Omni-tool, Well more Kennith really. I don't see the point in them"

"Hey, they are really fun and helps past the boredom"

"oh please the rot your brain, I did try to convince Ben but he look like he needed something to do."

Shepard chuckles at the two

"I'm guessing he got a lot of games then"

"oh yes Commander, just stuff to past the time, but when you get the chance thank Ben for me would you" Shepard eyebrow raised at that

"I will but why?"

"I would like to know as well, Kennith" Gabby eyebrow. Kennith was sweating here "Oh nothing just the fact he help boosted my confidence in asking you out." Kennith rubs the back of his neck but Gabby persists and Shepard notice that these two are a lot closer than they where before.

"Kenneth Donnelly!" 'ooof Full name' Shepard thought

"I Urm. He notice my apps list and found a certain adult Asri Site and he promise to keep quiet about" Gabby eyes shot at him like a missile "Ommi-tool NOW!" Kenneth did, he knew when it was Dog house time from the tone of her voice. As gabby deleting all his Adult sites. Shepard asks.

"So you two now official is it"

Kenneth nods "yea Commander and it was all thanks to Ben, he nudged me right at that. Told me "Gabby makes comments on herself when I make remarks about urm other women, and that I was too stupid to notice that I was making Gabby Jealous" " Gabby smiles at that thanking Ben for Pulling Kenneth out of his Scottish Arse.

"Well Congrats you too. well I need to go see, so Ben I should Go"

A few minutes later

"Well that was Nice,"

"Certainly Kenneth, now Here is your Ommi-tool Back, With malware that if you ever, add those sites again, They will be deleted, and now" Gabby grabs Kenneth ears. "Ow Ow"

"We now Dating so if you want to live another day, you do not comment about other women, you do not look at 'sites' and you will Behave got it" Kenneth nods quickly. Gabby smiles, which shivers Kenneth spine quite a bit "Good Boy." Gabby pats Kenneth cheek "Now back to work"

"Yes dear". Kenneth sighed. Shepard in the background, making a whipping sound "wipppe" "and here I thought I was going to break that trend" Kenneth sighed

"What was that Kenneth" Gabby emphases "Nothing Gabby" Gabby Smiles.

Normandy SR2 Hangar Bay

Shepard walks out the elevator. Looking around not seeing Ben, Then heads to Ben little section of the Hangar Bay, but Ben was not alone.

"Hello Prometheus, I assume you're here because Ben offered his sleeping quarters, which happens to be the Hangar Bay"

Prometheus turns from reading his Ommi-tool that he stole when he was on the collector ship. "Yes Commander Shepard, I feel I can fully adapt here."

"That good. You seen Ben"

Prometheus Nods "He came by earlier, was on his Omni-tool, Then left but Never went to the elevator."

"Really?" Prometheus nods "most certainly But I did here him call Paradox. I was wanting to catch up with Morden times, so that understand better the history here and your many species"

Shepard smiles at that "That true, how are you finding, Morden times?"

Prometheus Answers "A bit similar to my century actually, they only difference would be the different species working together. In my time we just enslave then"

"Hmm, yeah, that not go well with a lot of Prothean expects, my Girlfriend, (well separated at the moment) included"

Prometheus agrees "I understand but the truth is needed, if one is to see the era of they ways"

Shepard nods at that Agreeing.

Then a Blue/white Portal appears spitting out Ben landing him on his back "Jeez Thanks Paradox" Ben then looks up to see Shepard and Prometheus

"Hey guys. How's it 'Hanging'" Mouns have been eco across the hangar Bay

"Ben. May I ask what was that portal about. In fact, who Paradox"

"Ah, hmm, So you know now that I'm not well from this Universe." Both Shepard and Prometheus nods,

"well, I…. I can't tell you, not yet anyways." Shepard scrunch his nose, Prometheus blinked.

"Why"

"because if I did, I would not be able to stop Ghostfreak"

"what about this Eon character. He sounds Powerful" Prometheus puts in. Ben Mouth twitched at that. Shepard notice.

"He is, it just. When, I just can't tell you. They my fight and my fight alone." Ben said in a aggressive tone.

Shepard puts his hand on Ben shoulder "Ben your not alone, I don't know what happen back in your Universe but we can help. You just have to trust us"

Ben contemplating a bit in a pin of silence. "I think about"

Shepard smiles "That all I ask. Now if you excuse me the rest of the crew want to have a chat, might as well start from engineering to Mordin. I should go"

Ben smiles "see later, Shep"

So Shepard does. He talks to all his crew about they problems. Some he knew before hand due to past conversations that has been brought up recently. Miranda story intrigue him the most due to her struggle with emotion and her having a sister. Maybe he can get Ben to do that one while he helping Liara.

The flotilla

A few hours later

The Normandy warps out of the relay and heads straight for the flotilla .

"So That the flotilla , Damm. Kind of feel bad if it was not for their own fault they got booted out of the planet for making life" Ben remark divisively looking out of the window, in Miranda office. He came here after talking to Shepard to go get ship but they got talking about, Ghostfreak and eon. Not to the extent that Miranda would like as she can tell Ben still hiding stuff from her, but she get there.

"I would not go and mention that to Tali Benjamin, the Quarians are a petty bunch but I will admit that they are right about the Geth" Miranda Ben nods "ship, Ship"

Ben smirk "yes ship, I know how you feel but Miranda is intitled to an opinion, even if it wrong"

Miranda smiles "maybe. How you feeling?"

"Not great. Honestly I can here to get away, but"

"Your past will always haunt you know matter where you are" Ben smiles but weakly. Miranda nods Back.

Ben Omni-tool picks up a call. Ben Answers "Ben"

"Yeah Shepard"

"Do you have a Alien, that can do Law or has high intelligent to fight law"

"Urm yeah, there is GreyMatter, He good at that type of thing. Why,?" Miranda also curious as to why so her eyebrow goes up

"Good Turn into GreyMatter, get a protective suit on and meet me at the Head of the flotilla because we need you to hold of the Judges as a representative, while me, Tali and Garrus head of to fight Geth"

Miranda Chims in her Ommi-tool "Shepard This is Miranda, How did a Trial became you fighting Geth?"

You can hear Shepard become exasperated over the coms "Basically what happened was…."