"You realise that we're flying into geth space, Shepard," Miranda told me as we stood side by side near the galaxy map.
"I'm aware. It was all in the dossier and I know where geth space starts."
"Any idea what Tali would be doing there?"
"Investigating the geth. We did learn a hell of a lot two years ago, and I gave her all the data to take back to the Fleet."
"No wonder the girl liked you so much. Dashing hero sweeps in to save her life, takes her on the adventure of a lifetime, gives her something to help her people…"
I glanced her way to see her smiling, putting a hand on her hip to move her to stand in front of me, pressing against her while she was held in place by the railing. I loved the feeling of her arse against me, and I placed my hands on the railing to keep her in place. She pressed back against me and would have felt my erection forming. None of the crew was watching though I glanced back to see only Kelly was watching with interest.
"What would you do if I undid the top of your suit right now?" I whispered into Miranda's ear.
"Enjoy having my tits free so you could feel them up. You'd need to take my bra off to really get at them though."
"And if I kept the zip going down, I'd end up in your panties…"
I leaned back so she could turn around. There was no doubting that I'd aroused her though all she did was kiss my cheek. "We'll be there soon?" she asked softly.
"A few more hours. Joker's taking it carefully as although we're running silent, we don't know if the geth have the technology to find us."
"Who are you taking?"
"I have no idea what we're going to fly into so I'm taking everyone. Mordin's still doing all his experiments, but I know he'd like to get off the ship. Given that we're fighting geth, I'm aware our tactics will be different. Less focus on biotics, more attention to the tech."
Miranda left me by the galaxy map, turning to watch her arse shake towards the elevator. Kelly started to chuckle once Miranda disappeared. Walking over to her desk, I stood behind her and she immediately pressed back against me, taking one of my hands and sliding it under her shirt. She was wearing a bra though that wasn't going to stop me.
"Do you want everyone to watch us?" I asked into her ear, low enough so no one could hear me.
"Yes."
"So if I pulled down your trousers and panties, bent you over and just fucked you silly, you wouldn't complain?"
"I'd cum so fast from the excitement," she whimpered as I teased one of her nipples.
"Want me to make you cum now?" She turned her head back, biting her bottom lip and nodding eagerly. "Undo the button of your trousers and lower the zipper," I told her.
She did so eagerly as I continued to fondle her breasts. She turned her head further so I could kiss her, feeling her grinding against my cock as it was obvious that I was hard. I used my other hand to undo the clasp of her bra so I could get it out of the way enough to properly fondle her breasts. She whimpered again and that was louder, enough that it attracted the attention of a couple of women nearby. They noticed what I was doing and started to pay attention.
I placed my lips near Kelly's ear again. "I'm going to make you cum so hard that everyone in the CIC is going to know," I breathed, feeling her shudder against me, "They're going to know that you're Commander Shepard's little plaything."
"I am… I'll do anything for you, Shepard. You know that."
Slipping my hand into her trousers and panties, I wasn't surprised to feel that she was already soaking wet. I knew having the plug in her arse would keep her aroused all day. I'd occasionally see her squirming and if she was really feeling it, she would disappear for a few minutes and return red-faced, fully aware that she'd just got herself off.
She whimpered loudly when I lightly ran a finger over her slit. I knew it wouldn't take much to make her cum as aroused as she was. I relented enough to turn her around to face me, sliding her trousers and panties down before I lifted her up onto her desk. I kissed her softly as she positioned herself so I could finger her easily. I glanced to see that we now had plenty of attention.
"Fuck it," I stated.
Kelly had her pussy eaten in the CIC. She was crying out so loudly that even Joker heard her in the cockpit. With her legs over my shoulders, I focused on her only. Her taste. Her scent. The noises she made. And the way her body moved in time with how my tongue worked her pussy. I eventually asked her to take hold of her legs, hands under her knees, Kelly gazing at me with undisguised lust.
I made her cum hard and I think most of the women around us were growing rather aroused by the show. Kelly wasn't trying to be quiet any longer, cursing loudly and begging me to keep eating her pussy. Once I got her off a few times, I finally heard a chuckle behind us.
"Honey, you better fuck her otherwise I'm going to eat that pussy as well," Georgia stated, "That is one sweet little pussy you got there, Kelly."
"Fuck… Oh fuck, Georgia… What he does to me…"
"You two should just fuck and get it over and done with. Everyone knows you're fucking. A free show will just give people something else to talk about." Georgia walked over and ran her finger up Kelly's slit when I moved out of the way, sucking her finger. "Damn, if you're ever interested in some fun, sweetie," she added before turning towards me, "And I'd better get some of this soon, honey. It's been a few days since I had that big white cock of yours."
"You really want to?" I had to ask.
Georgia's face lit up. "Honey, all you have to…"
"I think we should head upstairs. EDI, let me know when we're an hour from Haestrom."
"Of course, Shepard."
"And if the women around us want to at least hear us, patch it through to their headsets."
I heard many thanks from them as I escorted a bottomless Kelly and a quickly stripping Georgia up to my cabin. By the time we arrived, they were already naked while I was stripping off as we strolled towards the bed. Georgia and Kelly were quickly making out while I joined them on the bed. Kelly ended up straddling Georgia, and I slid into position to go down on both of them.
Having already helped Kelly orgasm, I focused on Georgia and revelled in her taste once again. Kelly realised where my focus was and lifted herself up and eventually straddled Georgia's face. Georgia didn't hesitate in dragging Kelly down onto her mouth and had her tongue working.
"Oh fuck," Kelly moaned, "Totally love threesomes with Shepard and another girl."
"Already know why he loves going down on you, sweetie," Georgia stated, "Invite me upstairs whenever you want."
Georgia was soon moaning for two reasons as her pussy was dripping wet with excitement and I was savouring her taste again. I loved making her back arch as her excitement grew, and I knew she loved the fact that I had her body worked out and knew what buttons to press to really get her off. While I might have been a distraction, I could watch Kelly's face and see how much she was enjoying the attentions of Georgia.
Making Georgia orgasm had me smiling before she picked up on what I wanted to do next, waiting until she enjoyed an orgasm of her own. Once she did, Kelly slid off her mouth and I moved up to kiss Georgia while I carefully slid my cock inside her.
"Oh honey, I've wanted this all the time since we were last together," she whispered, feeling her fingers immediately digging into my back, "Nice and slow to start."
Doing as she asked, we made love nice and slow, her face lighting up with every gentle thrust of my cock as deep as it could go. Kelly was lying close to Georgia and making sure we were both making out with her while she continued to fondle her pussy. Georgia quickly had her legs wrapped around my hips as I wasn't going to last much longer. I was far too aroused though knew I'd be able to keep going.
"That's it, honey," Georgia moaned into my ear, "Fill me up. I love feeling your big cock throbbing when you cum. Don't worry about me, I've already had a nice couple…"
I grunted as I allowed myself to enjoy an orgasm, kissing Georgia softly as she smiled, feeling exactly what she wanted to experience. Although she would have liked me to stay inside her, I knew she wouldn't want me to ignore Kelly. It was only after I pulled out that I realised Kelly had something else in mind, moving over and taking my cock in her mouth, gazing up at me with a smile in her eyes as she seemed to quite enjoy tasting Georgia's pussy on my cock.
Once she had her fun with me, she turned her head and got to work on Georgia's pussy. That caused her to moan loudly as I positioned myself behind Kelly and slid inside her. That earned a moan of gratitude before she refocused on Georgia. While I fucked Kelly nice and slow, I constantly teased her by playing with the plug, and I could feel her arousal growing even higher.
Gesturing to Georgia, she smiled and passed me the lube that I now kept to the side of the bed as although I didn't have anal a lot of the time, I liked to tease Kelly or any other lover. Kelly felt me remove the plug and apply lube, moaning loudly when I slipped a pair of fingers in her arse. Georgia didn't want to miss out and lifted herself up into a similar position to Kelly. I made Georgia giggle when I gave her butt a couple of nice slaps. Not too hard, not enough to leave a mark, just enough to make her ask for more.
I pulled out of Kelly and back into Georgia and did the same thing with her, lubing up her arse and sliding a finger inside her. "Oh fuck… I haven't had my arse fucked in ages…"
"Can you handle it now?"
"God yes. I've been wanting some anal with you since we first fucked, Shepard."
"Fuck us both, Shepard," Kelly moaned, glancing to see she was rubbing her pussy, "You get us both today."
I took my time getting Georgia ready for me, but once she knew that it was time to go, I was surprised that she rolled over onto her back, spread her legs and lifted her arse enough that I could carefully slide my cock inside her arse. I stopped once my head was inside as she was incredibly tight, keeping an eye on her face as I didn't want to hurt her. But when her face broke out into an enormous grin, I carefully slid in a little more with each gentle thrust.
"Oh fuck, honey," she moaned softly, "Fuck, you're so big!"
"Feels good, doesn't it?" Kelly asked, masturbating next to us again, "We haven't had anal often, but when we do, I love it when he just pounds me into the mattress. I walk around the next day with tingles."
It didn't take long until Georgia was demanding more from me, fondling her pussy while I started to properly fuck her arse. I only stopped to apply more lube a couple more times, Kelly watching with interest as she was almost mesmerised by my cock slamming into Georgia's arse. Georgia moaned and whimpered constantly, urging me not to stop, wanting me to last as long as possible.
I wasn't close to orgasm and Georgia seemed to sense that. We continued in that position for a few more minutes before she asked me to pull out for a moment. She immediately turned over, head remaining on the pillow with her arse only slightly raised in the air. After applying more lube, I slid back inside her and grabbed her hips.
"No, honey. Over me. Really drive your cock hard and deep."
Doing what she wanted, I held her hands as I covered her body, feeling her push against my cock as I started to pound her. Georgia was soon incapable of saying anything, relying on moans, groans and whimpers as I really began to fuck her arse. The sound of my skin slapping against her arse was a real turn-on. I glanced at Kelly to see her face flushed with arousal. I knew she wanted to be in Georgia's position and would have swapped in a heartbeat.
"Oh god, honey… Oh god… I'm gonna… Oh god, I'm gonna…"
Then Georgia came. And I think it took her by complete surprise. I stopped moving as I felt her arsehole clench ever so tightly around my cock. When she begged me to keep going, I did so carefully as I didn't want to hurt her. Kissing her cheek and nuzzling into her neck, she giggled while turning her head to meet my eyes.
"Cum in me, baby. I need you to cum. Then Kelly needs her turn."
Georgia got what she wished for in a couple of minutes. I buried my cock inside her arse and erupted, grunting and groaning with each spurt. It was one hell of an orgasm. Good enough that I felt a little light-headed afterwards, needing to lean down and relax on my forearms while Georgia lowered herself to the mattress. I felt her squeeze my cock a couple of times which had us both chuckling.
When I pulled out, I was still semi-hard, Kelly glancing at my cock and licking her lips. I shook my head. Kelly was a lover, not my little porn star. And although I knew that we could get kinky, that wasn't something I expected any lover to do with me. I laid down between them, Kelly snuggling into me while Georgia remained lying on her chest, breathing deeply while continuing to chuckle occasionally.
"Can't remember when I last had my arse fucked like that. Thank you, honey. I think we both needed that," she stated softly, "Though I can't wait to see Kelly with your big cock in her arse soon."
Kelly rolled over my body to grab the lube, and I could see her shoulder moving as she was getting herself ready. She lubed up my cock and took delight in slowly stroking me back to hardness. While doing that, she was eager to kiss me though had my cock throbbing when she leaned over and shared a passionate kiss with Georgia, who was now resting on her back.
Georgia sat up when Kelly was ready, the latter lifting herself up as I felt the head of my cock pressing against her rosebud. Georgia moved to sit behind Kelly, kissing her neck and feeling up her tits as I felt my cock slide inside Kelly's tight, hot arse. She moaned and whimpered more than once as I felt my entire length eventually slide inside her.
As Kelly slowly started to ride me, she was similar to Georgia. Almost incapable of speech. Georgia's hands were also running all over her body, kissing up and down Kelly's neck, and when she moved one hand down to fondle her pussy, Kelly didn't stand a chance.
"That's it, sweetie," Georgia whispered into her ear though her eyes were on me, "Enjoy his big cock. I bet you can't get enough of it in your arse, can you?" Kelly was barely able to nod though managed a loud moan. "Yeah, that's what I thought. You just want to slam that tight little arse of yours down onto his cock, don't you? You want to wake up in the morning as sore as you can remember because your little arse took one hell of a pounding. He owns your arse. He owns your pussy. He owns you, Kelly."
Kelly released such a whimper that I knew she was close to one monumental orgasm. As Georgia continued to fondle her pussy, I moved my hands up to her breasts. Her nipples were incredibly hard, just running my fingers over them causing her to moan even louder.
"Oh fuck," she whispered, "Oh fuck… Shepard… Georgia…"
"Cum, sweetie," Georgia whispered into her ear, "Cum on his big cock. Keep riding it. You love it up your little arse."
"I do," Kelly breathed, her eyes gazing at me, "I love it when I'm on my knees with his cock in my throat. And when he pounds my pussy… But I'm going to want this all the time now too. I feel so full."
"Send me video, sweetie. I want to see you like I was, begging for his big cock as he slammed your tight little arse."
Kelly turned to kiss Georgia as she had the orgasm that I was expecting. And that was it. Kelly simply couldn't keep going as she collapsed onto my chest, feeling her breathing deeply though she was incapable of doing anything else. Georgia chuckled as I didn't move a muscle except to hug Kelly to my chest, Georgia sliding around to lie next to us.
"You'll need to cum again, Shepard. I'll clean you up and then you can cum on my face. I'd love a facial before I go to bed," Georgia stated.
"You can stay here. In fact, I insist you stay. You can keep Kelly company when I get up in the morning."
The smile that lit up her face only enhanced her beauty, and it earned me one hell of a kiss. Once Kelly was with it again, the three of us moved to the bathroom to clean up. Georgia was happy to blow me after I was cleaned up, Kelly joking that she wouldn't be able to sit down at breakfast as she was feeling incredibly tender. But she loved watching Georgia on her knees with nearly my entire cock in her mouth and down her throat.
She got what she wanted, a nice facial with my cum dripping down her chin onto her breasts. Kelly joined her on her knees and the pair made out though Kelly made sure to lick up some of my cum. I stood over them, chuckling to myself as it was quite the erotic sight, both women eventually looking up at me with smiles on their faces.
We did go to sleep together a little later though I was up after only a couple of hours sleep like usual. I gave each of them a kiss on the cheek before I dressed and headed downstairs to the mess. I was reading a datapad when Miranda walked out already dressed for the day. She smiled at me before pouring herself a coffee, walking over and sitting down next to me.
"I knew that we'd be in orbit of Haestrom rather quickly so thought doing anything this morning would be distracting," she stated.
"We don't have to fool around every morning, Miranda. And to be honest, I'd rather do that sometimes together at night because then we can end the night in the same bed."
"You'd like that?"
"Of course. And I think Kelly would insist on it. She'll just find another buddy for bed."
"As long as…" She stopped and leaned over to kiss my cheek. "You know if you stay the night, we're going to make love."
"That's why I'd spend the night with you, Miranda. How much longer do you want to wait?"
"Not long at all."
She moved closer and snuggled into my side. We stayed like that until we heard people start to arrive for breakfast. She made to move and then I heard her whisper something before she snuggled into me even tighter. Chakwas walked out of the med-bay and saw us, giving each of us a smile, sitting opposite once she'd gathered her breakfast.
"You look happy, Miranda."
"I am happy. Don't think I can remember a time that I was happier."
We were eventually joined by everyone else, EDI reporting in while we were eating that we were approaching the orbit of Haestrom. The news wasn't good. Geth ships were in the area though they hadn't noticed our presence yet having run silent since arriving in the system. The major concern was that EDI had taken account of way too many energy signatures on the surface that suggested the geth had arrived in force.
"I'm guessing Tali is with a team of quarians?"
"There is no quarian ship in orbit. It's possible they have a shuttle on the surface."
"Time to get on the ground pronto. EDI, Joker, if the geth notice our presence, you have my permission to blow the bastards up."
"I'll get the Normandy into position so the shuttle ride to the surface isn't perilous, Commander."
"Thanks, Joker. Alright everyone, fill your stomachs and then get ready. I wasn't planning on a full team, but if the geth are here in force, then it's not going to be a simple mission. Not all of you have fought geth before. They are susceptible to biotics though nearly all of them will be shielded. That's when I'm going to need those of you with tech abilities to fuck with their shields, weapons and basically do whatever you can to neuter them."
I left everyone to finish breakfast as I wanted to speak to Joker first and get his assessment of the situation. EDI joined in as we looked over the data. I knew shit was going to hit the fan. We were deep in geth space. Haestrom was a former quarian colony world. I had no idea what the hell Tali and her team were doing in such a dangerous place. It must have been important though.
The shuttle ride was quiet as EDI reported in the numbers of geth that we could possibly face. An army of them. And all manner of units, including numerous large units that would be an absolute bitch to take down.
"Worried?" Garrus asked as I remained standing as always. First off the shuttle, last on when we were leaving.
"I just hope she's okay."
"Commander, one last thing before you land. Solar output has overwhelmed Haestrom's protective magnetosphere. Exposure to direct sunlight will damage your shields," EDI reported.
"Guess that means we're sticking to any cover we can find," I muttered before turning back to the team, "Right, you just heard EDI. Like our previous missions, I want biotics linking up and the tech gurus to work their magic. If the geth are anything like I've fought before, the smaller units can be handled though they are capable of overwhelming through sheer numbers. The larger units generally have stronger shields and are armoured. That's when we burn the fuckers."
Despite the best of intentions, it was difficult for all of us to find cover given the ruins we encountered. I heard more than one of my squad mention that their shields were being fried rather quickly. No geth were around to greet us. Or, at least, there were no geth alive as we came across more than a few bodies. What concerned me was the fact that two of them were quarians. We quickly checked to see if they were alive. The wounds and blood suggested they were long dead.
"I've got something, Shepard," Miranda stated, rising to stand next to her as she worked a laptop, "Looks like some sort of journal."
"Emergency log entry: The geth are here. I've stayed to buy the others time. Anyone who gets this, find Tali'Zorah. She and that data are all that matters. Keelah se'lai."
"Think she's still alive?" Garrus asked me.
"Tali's tough, she proved that two years ago, and you didn't see her in action on Freedom's Progress. She really kicks arse now."
"Nice arse too," Georgia stated with a chuckle, "That suit of hers definitely highlighted her feminine features."
After opening a gate to allow us further into the facility, we spread out and encountered the geth almost immediately. I was on point as always, switching between assault rifle and shotgun depending on how close the enemy was. Those with tech abilities ran riot quickly, and that left the geth as easy pickings for those of us with weapons and those who preferred biotics.
The larger geth units were about to cause havoc of their own. My concern was the fact that some of them seemed to have cloaking devices, eerily reminiscent of what Kasumi used. Thankfully, it didn't make them completely invisible. They still shimmered in a way that made them just about visible to the naked eye.
I didn't want us getting bogged down into a drawn-out fight, making sure we were always moving forward. The fact that geth units littered the ground suggested that the quarians had put up one hell of a fight. I knew they were tough bastards and absolutely hated the geth. I reckoned that if given the chance, they'd always be up to fight them.
We were checking over quarian bodies when I heard a voice. It was coming from one of the quarians. They appeared to be using two-way radio. A rather old-fashioned way of communicating.
"OP-One, this is Squad Leader Kal'Reegar, come in, over!"
"This is Commander Shepard of the Normandy, here to provide assistance. What's your status, over?"
"Patch your radio into Channel Six-One-Seven Theta." I gave the signal for my entire team to do the same. "We were on a stealth mission. High risk. We found what we were after, but the geth found us. They've got us pinned down. Can't get to our ship, can't transmit the data through the solar radiation. Status is as follows. A dozen marines and a science team. My team is now at half-strength. We're bunkered down at base camp across the valley. I left Tali'Zorah and what's left of her team at a secure shelter, then doubled back to hold the chokepoint."
"I'm here for Tali'Zorah, Reegar. We must make sure she survives this."
"Getting Tali'Zorah out of here is now my only priority, Commander. We'll do all we can to assist you."
"I've got a full team here ready to kick geth arse. You and your team keep your heads down."
A geth dropship flew over and dropped what looked like hundreds of units. It just rained geth. They also blew up a stone pillar that blocked our way forward. At least I was carrying a heavy weapon that would blow that up, but we had to take care of the geth first. EDI eventually suggested that finding some explosives would be better. I eventually agreed, preferring to save my heavy weapon for the enemy. My ammunition was limited, and I knew the geth would have some sort of surprise in wait.
I found a journal log left by Tali in a nearby room. It sounded like her science team was interested in the radiation of the planet. She then mentioned the time on Therum that I'd used a mining laser to eventually rescue Liara. As we fought the geth, I eventually found more than one journal left by Tali. It sounded like she had numerous problems with the radiation and doing her experiments was proving rather difficult. Then she mentioned something that would probably be of interest to Mordin once we had her recruited.
"This sun shouldn't be like this. It was stable a few hundred years ago. Stars don't die that quickly."
"Will be interested in seeing her data, Shepard," Mordin stated.
"I'm sure Tali would be happy to give you a copy once we've rescued her."
I blew up the collapsed stone column that was blocking our way and we made our way inside. There was no doubt that we were now in what was probably considered an ancient quarian building. The floor was littered with geth bodies. The quarians had put up one hell of a fight. Another couple of quarian bodies were also on the ground. We checked for survivors. We were again disappointed.
Then I found another journal from Tali.
"Our ancestors walked these halls with uncovered heads. The sun must have been normal back then. So much space. Walls of stone… It's amazing. I wish my friends could see it. I wish Shepard were here."
"Oh, honey, that is the voice of a young woman totally in love," Georgia stated.
I think I almost blushed at the remark. We spread out and checked for information, Garrus calling me over when he clicked open a communications channel. It was Tali. She was relieved to see me, making a slight joke about me showing up at the strangest but also at always the right time.
"Thanks for coming, Shepard. It means a lot to hear your voice," she stated softly.
"Told you, Shepard. I told you," Georgia murmured behind me.
She explained the situation on the ground and the layout of what we would face ahead of us. She knew the geth was there in number. Very few of her team were now alive as the geth had been brutal in their attacks. She opened the door for us so that we could move on. She had the data that the team had wanted, and now she was simply waiting for an opportunity to get away.
As soon as we walked through the door, we realised what we would be facing. An enormous Colossus. And it had geth by its side. Way too many geth. We moved through the doorway and immediately spread out in cover. That's where we found Kal'Reegar… And only Kal'Reegar.
I immediately had a feeling that this was one tough son of a bitch. He'd already been wounded and explained that he was swimming in antibiotics from at least three suit breaches. He gestured to the Colossus and how we could deal with it. Self-repair protocols would prove to be a bitch to deal with. Its shields were as strong as a geth ship and its armour plating was incredibly thick.
He wanted to keep firing. I practically ordered him to stay down and stay alive. When I mentioned that it was what Tali ordered, he chuckled and said it sounded just like her. He agreed to stay in cover and safe though would help out with the occasional firing of a rocket when it was safe to do so.
We focused on all the other geth first. Their numbers seemed endless, leaving what looked like a pile of them on the ground. When it came to the Colossus, those with tech abilities focused on taking down its shields while I had my heavy weapon waiting.
"Incendiary only!" I called out, "Once its shields are down, we hit it with everything we have!"
As soon as the shields were down, I was up and out of cover, aimed quickly, and fired. The rocket damn near tore it to shreds. The second rocket that impacted it from Kal'Reegar just about finished the job. Gunfire erupted while I moved forward and aimed again. The Colossus looked ready to charge up and fire when I launched a second rocket straight at its head.
The Colossus exploded. Geth parts rained down on us as I wasn't the only one to let out a cheer. As I asked my team to check in and report their health, I wasn't surprised to hear there were a few minor injuries. Thankfully, most would only require an application of Medi-gel with a visit to Chakwas upon our return to the ship.
Walking into the room that the Colossus had been guarding, Tali was busy at a terminal. I cleared my throat, and her fingers stopped moving. Turning around, she let out a cry of delight and practically sprinted towards me, leaping into my arms and feeling her arms and legs wrap tightly around me. One of my hands ended up on her back, the other cupping her delectable derriere.
"I'm so glad you're here," she whispered, "I'm not sure any of this has truly been worth it. We lost so many."
"Reegar's alive outside. I'm sure he'll be in shortly. Where's your science…" She leaned back and shook her head. "I'm sorry."
She hugged me again and I had a feeling she wasn't going to let me go anytime soon. The only reason she eventually placed her feet back on the floor was Garrus clearing his throat. "Going to say hello to the rest of us?"
Tali immediately walked over and hugged him. I could see it meant a lot to him as he hugged her back. She explained the mission and it was obvious that she wasn't happy. And when I said that I was there to recruit her, she admitted to wanting to join me on Freedom's Progress, but she had been handpicked by the Admiralty Board to lead the expedition to Haestrom.
"And your girls?" I had to ask.
"I lost a couple of very good friends, Shepard. But more of them are back on the Fleet as a few were still carrying injuries after our last mission. I'll send the data with Reegar and the Fleet can deal with it from here."
The tough bastard walked through the door and Tali was overjoyed to see him. It was obvious to everyone that the pair were good friends. She was fussing over him as he was carrying more than one injury. When I told him that Tali was coming with me, he laughed and said that he knew nothing was going to stop Tali from coming with me this time.
We escorted Reegar back to the quarian ship. It hadn't been destroyed by the geth and he was capable of flying it back to the Migrant Fleet. He took a copy of the data as I asked if Tali could keep one as I knew that Mordin would be interested in researching what was going on. If anyone could figure it out, it would be the salarian.
Walking back to our shuttle, Tali hovered close to me, and I eventually wrapped an arm around her. Once we were on the shuttle, I sat next to her and knew that I had to explain one thing before we were back on the ship.
"Tali, I have to tell you something about my new ship. It comes with a special feature. An AI."
"What?" she exclaimed before she settled down, "What are you doing with an AI, Shepard?"
"She came with the ship. She's been very helpful so far."
"'She'? You're calling an AI a 'she'?"
"It's the voice. It's feminine. I know that you don't exactly have a great opinion about AI…"
"I hate AI, Shepard," she stated lowly through what I assumed were gritted teeth.
I took both of her hands in mine and met her glowing eyes behind the purple glass. "Tali, it's a shackled AI. EDI, that's her name, she can't go ahead and take over the ship. It's not possible. She can only do certain things and is otherwise heavily restricted."
Tali remained silent for at least a minute. I waited until she had something to say. She eventually squeezed my hands and took a deep breath. "You know I trust you, Shepard. So if you trust… it… her, then I guess that will have to do. I'm not sure that I can be overly friendly with an AI, but I'll do my best to be cooperative. It's bad enough that you're working with Cerberus…"
"We're not all bad, sugar," Georgia stated, "But I understand."
"Did they tell you what happened?" Tali asked me.
"No." I glanced at Miranda, and I recognised that she couldn't meet my eyes. "I'm guessing it's not something that I want to hear, Miranda?" I asked kindly.
"I'm sure that there are different viewpoints as to what happened. If we can sit down and discuss it rationally…"
I heard Tali take a deep breath again. "We're not expecting to be friends, Tali," Georgia stated, "But we will need to work together. And I'd like to get to know you."
"Everything I've read suggests that you're a brilliant engineer," Miranda added honestly, "I think you're going to prove a valuable addition."
Tali looked at both of them before she glanced at me and started to laugh. "Shepard!" she exclaimed, "They're being so friendly because…" She playfully pushed my shoulder. "You are! You're fucking both of them!" She started to laugh to herself. "Keelah, you haven't changed and that's the best thing. At least I know that you're definitely the same when it comes to you and beautiful women."
"Thanks for saying I'm beautiful, sugar," Georgia replied, "I love your colour combination."
Tali played with her hood and I just knew she was blushing underneath her face plate. "Oh, um… Thank you… Once I returned from my Pilgrimage, they gave me a new suit. I think I look more… um… refined now…"
"The new suit does look good on you, Tali," I stated.
Miranda snorted and there was some laughter. "Why are they laughing?" she asked.
"He wants to see you out of the suit," Garrus stated.
"Oh… Oh… Oh, well, um…"
Yes, Tali was adorable when being awkward and I remembered she always struggled with compliments. Thankfully, we arrived back on the Normandy and made our way up to the briefing room. We reviewed the mission from a tactical standpoint though I was assuming that we probably wouldn't have much contact with the geth going forward. They had retreated into their own space during the years I was gone and didn't seem eager to mix with anyone.
Kelly offered to show Tali around the ship once the meeting was over as I needed my usual post-mission cooldown, generally writing a report that I'd send off to a couple of people as I knew that Miranda would be doing the same thing though hers went to the Illusive Man.
I just finished in the shower, walking out of the bathroom with a towel around my waist when Kelly walked in alone. She chuckled to herself as I sat on the edge of the bed, patting the empty space next to me.
"What do you think?" I had to ask, "Think she'll settle in well?"
"Shepard, she's here for one reason. You. That girl… She's in love with you, Shepard."
I glanced away though nodded. "Yeah, I know. I think I knew when we were chasing Saren. But it was awkward for her because of the limitations of her suit, and I'm still not sure if she could handle everything."
"I think she'd be happy as long as she got her shot with you. She pretty much insinuated that she adored Liara and would happily join the pair of you in bed."
"Really?"
"She really misses her. And she absolutely misses Ashley. As much as she loves you, she adored Liara and if it wasn't you, I think she would have been happy to have fun with Ashley."
"Never had an idea that Tali was interested that way."
"Let's be honest. A lot more women are keen on a little same-sex experimentation than men, particularly in the modern age. Twenty-second century and all."
"Any suggestions?"
"I know you're taking it slow and gentle with Jack, and I love that you've figured that's exactly what Jack needs. She needs to trust you completely. Once she does, she will give you her heart, Shepard."
"So with Tali?"
"You already have her heart. Just take it nice and slow. Her feelings are ever so strong. They started out as a crush, a major one, the first real one of her life. Then she loses you for two years and she just focuses on her life, helping her people. Now you're back, you've saved her again, and I know that she will want to remain by your side going forward. I know you'll treat her right, Shepard."
"You got all of this during your tour?"
"I barely had to say a word. She's now down in the lounge with Chakwas and a few of the others. Our doctor nearly cried when Tali walked into the med-bay."
"Karin adored Tali during our mission to find Saren. She did have to treat her from time to time as any suit breach came with risks. Did Tali mention…"
"She spent two years studying how you can have sex, Shepard. Trust me on this, that girl won't wait too long before she's up in here in your bed."
"Maybe I should invite her upstairs tonight? We can talk and feel each other out."
"That's a good idea. What are you going to do now?"
"Have a bite to eat, might join them in the lounge. How are you feeling?"
She leaned in and kissed my cheek. "My bum was a little sore most of the day," she whispered into my ear, "But I've also had tingles all day remembering how good it felt at the time."
"I'm glad you enjoyed it."
I dressed in casual clothes and grabbed a quick bite to eat in the mess before heading to the lounge. We'd been on Haestrom for quite a few hours, so it was chow time when we arrived back. I walked into the lounge to see Kasumi, Tali, Chakwas, Garrus, Triss and Amelie gathered around the lounges. Georgia was over by the bar preparing some drinks. She smiled at me when I approached.
"She's careful with me. I'm doing my best," she whispered.
"Give her some time. Miranda has already sent me a report of what happened."
"It wasn't good, Shepard. Even I can admit that."
"Thanks for the honesty."
"I'll always be honest with you, honey. That I can promise you."
"So how are you feeling after last night?"
"It's a good thing that I wasn't distracted during the mission."
I stayed with the group for a drink as everyone was relaxing after a successful mission. Tali was feeling a little sad that she'd lost a couple of good friends and that Reegar's squad had paid a high price for the success, but she also admitted that it was almost an expectation that when it came to obtaining information about the previous colony world, or anything that would give the Fleet an advantage over the geth, then everyone was expendable as long as the mission was a success.
Miranda wasn't present so I did pop into her quarters to have a quick chat. She admitted to keeping her distance simply due to not knowing how Tali would feel about her presence. She knew they'd never become friends and thought that Tali would prefer to spend time with a couple of old friends and getting to know others in the team.
"Thanks for sending me the information about what happened," I said.
"I meant to earlier. I've just been kept so busy… And after getting the information about Jack, I knew that I couldn't push my luck."
"It didn't make for good reading, Miranda."
She didn't reply and I wasn't sure if it was because she agreed with me or knew that we might end up disagreeing. I wasn't going to push her as she was entitled to her opinion. She cleared her throat and gave me a smile. "Well, whatever the case, I was honest about having her on the ship. She's going to fit in well. And the fact that her feelings are obvious to everyone. Even you?"
"I was never blind, even on the old Normandy."
"And now?"
"I honestly don't know. I'll take it day by day like everything else."
"What's our next move?"
"A quick visit to the Citadel for one last recruit from there. Then it's either Illium or Omega to recruit the last two. Having one at either place is a bit annoying. And I guess people might start calling in favours before we head through the Omega Four."
"Any visits while we're on the Citadel?"
She was smirking when asking the question. "I'll probably go see Kira… Jane… And I can't not visit Naira this time. Apart from that, no one else I can think of."
"So you're going to get laid while we're there?"
"Probably. Want to join in?"
I enjoyed making Miranda blush as it made her look incredibly cute. "Who would be interested in that?"
I couldn't help snorting as I'm sure she knew the answer. "Please, Miranda. You would have a file on Jane. She'd love to eat your pussy while I was fucking her from behind. And she'd be happy if you returned the favour while I was fucking you."
"I'd rather that not be our first time together… Though the idea of… Wow, I genuinely find the idea rather arousing."
"You not fool around with Georgia? You seem rather friendly."
"No, but we have no problem talking about sex all the time. We'd also share masturbation stories. Two years alone on Lazarus…"
I walked around her desk, leaning over to give her a soft kiss. "Don't work too hard," I whispered as she met my eyes, "And I'll be here early tomorrow morning."
"How do you want me?"
"Surprise me. I do love seeing you in a negligee, showing off all those curves and those fantastic globes on your chest."
"You really love my tits, don't you?"
"Miranda, you have a fantastic body. One of the best that I've ever seen. I'm just sorry that some people have done a number on your self-confidence."
Her face immediately lit up in a smile. "You've helped, Shepard. So much…"
"Good. And I reckon most of the crew would agree. Gorgeous face. Great tits and arse. A smoking hot body otherwise. I mean, I'm not a leg man, but…"
She leaned up and kissed me hard. I kept my hands away from parts of her body that I would normally enjoy as I wasn't planning on staying that long. "Thank you," she whispered when breaking the kiss, "A girl likes to hear compliments."
"And that's just looks. You're also one of the smartest people I know. If you can get along with Tali…"
"I'll try. She's a smart cookie, isn't she?"
"Genius level when it comes to ships."
I knew Miranda was busy, so I wished her goodnight and walked back to the lounge. Although I refrained from having too many drinks, I joined in with the jokes and banter. It was obvious that Garrus was delighted to have Tali on the ship as I knew he missed the old crew. Add to the fact that he was one of only three non-humans before Tali's arrival… I had to remember that Amelie might have been blue, but she was still human.
It was rather late in the evening when most people started to head off to their quarters. I took Tali by the hand when I bid everyone else goodnight, suggesting we have a private chat up in my cabin. She gripped my hand tightly as we rode the elevator up, escorting her in and showing her around. She chuckled at the sheer size in comparison to my cabin on the old ship.
After pouring us each a drink, we sat together on one of the couches. I didn't miss how she was fidgeting next to me, and I knew she was nervous being alone with me in such a manner. Not something that we'd ever done before.
"How old are you now, Tali?"
"Twenty-four." She took a sip of her drink before turning to face me, her eyes still glowing behind the purple glass. "And I'm still a virgin, Shepard."
"I thought so. But you suggested before that you were doing something with your friends."
"That? Oh, we'd get together, watch dirty movies and we'd masturbate together." I felt my jaw drop at the frank admission which made her giggle. "You know I masturbate, Shepard. I admitted to that long ago."
"I know. It's just…"
"Shepard, I did it every single night on the old Normandy. The only difference is that I had upgrades after returning to the Fleet. I now have attachments to my clit and also in my pussy, and the orgasms… Keelah, some of the orgasms I have are enormous. Almost pass out from the pleasure."
"That's… That's fucking hot…"
She shuffled closer and rested a hand on my thigh. "I'd much rather the real thing, Shepard. I've done so much research since you came back. I'm sure anyone who might have been monitoring my activities would be quite interested in why I've been researching how I can get naked so my human lover can fuck me without me getting sick."
"What else did you research?"
"Well, I checked into having my pussy eaten by my human lover and making sure it didn't make him ill. I only worry because of our different amino structure. And then I had to research what would happen if I swallowed my human lover's cum."
"Seriously?"
"Well, there's swallowing his cum and then wondering how my body would react when he came inside me. Because there's only one other place that he'd cum apart from inside my pussy and that's on my face."
"Jesus, Tali…"
I wrapped an arm around her when she snuggled into me. "Shepard, I've never experienced the touch of anyone else except when I've undergone medical treatment back on the Fleet," she whispered, "Most of my people will go their entire lives with barely any experience in what it must be like. Sex has to be treated so carefully on the Fleet most of the time. Our ships are sterile as hell, but we still spend most of our time in our suits. To be honest, I would have loved to get out of mine with my friends, just take a chance and have a little fun. But we were always worried about getting sick."
"If… If it did happen with us, how would it work?"
"I'm going to ask Mordin for some advice. All you need to do is be there, Shepard. Nice and clean, of course. And we'll basically need some sort of clean room."
"Tali… Are you sure you can handle sharing me?"
That made her chuckle. "I'd happily share you, Shepard. Have you seen Liara since you came back?"
"Yeah. On Illium. It's a long story."
"Fuck her?" That made me snort which earned a giggle. "I bet you have that dick of yours inside her within ten minutes of reuniting."
"Quicker, in all honesty."
"I'd totally join in if you wanted a threesome with me. I think Liara would be interested too."
"Liara would happily eat your pussy if I was fucking her."
Tali leaned up to my ear. "I'd go down on her as long as you're inside me, Shepard," she whispered.
"I like this new Tali. I like hearing this confidence."
"I'll be nervous as hell when the time comes… You don't know what I look like under this glass mask."
"If you look anything like your personality, Tali…" I turned to face her. "Want to stay here tonight? Just a warning… I sleep naked… And I'm up early each morning."
"I'll get up with you as I'll happily head downstairs. You know what I'm like when it comes to ships."
We enjoyed a couple of drinks and continued to catch up, Tali was happy to talk about life back on the Fleet. She was one of the lead engineers on the Neema having left her birth ship, the Rayya. It meant her name was now Tali'Zorah vas Neema. It was the ship that she most wanted to serve on after returning from her Pilgrimage. Word had spread about my death, and she'd flown back to the Citadel for the service. She admitted it was the toughest thing she'd had to do. One of the few things that had made her smile was the row of women and asari who were practically 'widows'.
"It was obvious how much you were loved, Shepard," she told me, "I'm sure you've already been told by others… When Councillor Tevos gave her speech, and she fell apart while doing so…"
"I think our relationship is no longer a secret."
"No one cared. The asari thought it was wonderful. Hell, I reckon they'd probably like to arrange some sort of marriage. The most powerful asari in the galaxy and the first human Spectre!"
"Not sure what everyone else would think about that. I am sorry that I left, Tali. I know it hurt a lot of people."
"You didn't hurt us, Shepard. We were heartbroken, of course, but we were also realistic. You're a soldier, and while what happened was a surprise, we all knew that it could happen one day. But now that you're back, and I'm assuming that you've been to see most people…"
"Not everyone as I've been quite busy ever since I woke up. I hope to catch up with those that I haven't seen soon enough."
"And had a lot of sex?"
"Well, you've met Kelly. I fucked her last night, Tali." I felt her shudder with my arm still around her. "And I fucked Georgia as well," I stated softly.
"Was it good?"
"Well… They both enjoyed the anal sex we had."
"Keelah… I've read about it and… Well, I've watched it too."
"You have? What did you think?"
"I think I'd rather you just be in my pussy to start with, Shepard."
"That'll work for me."
When it came to heading to bed, Tali stood with me as I slowly started to undress. As soon as my shirt was off, she tentatively ran her fingers over my chest, up my arms and over my shoulders. I kicked off my shoes and slid off my trousers before it was finally my underwear. When it came to lowering that, I noticed how her head moved straight to my groin. Our conversation had aroused me. I was nursing quite the semi.
Taking her hand, I led her towards the bed. She happily got under the sheet as I joined her, and when she wanted to spoon against me, I smiled to myself as that wonderful butt of hers ended up nestled against me. One of my hands ended up cupping a breast, ending up there as Tali made sure that's what I was doing. I felt her shuffle against my crotch more than once, moving my other hand down her body towards her hip. She moved that hand and placed it between her legs.
"I can feel you," she whispered, "Just enough that…" I gently pressed and she gasped. "Keelah…"
"I wasn't sure if that would work."
"I wasn't sure if you rubbing there would actually work because the things, you know, down there would probably get in the way. And to be honest, I'd rather feel your skin on mine when it came to fooling around. Just to lie here naked with you, Shepard, feeling your hands on my body. I know your hands would be rough because of what you do, and my skin will be ever so sensitive…"
"What colour is your skin?"
"An incredibly pale version of purple. Nothing like human colours and we're not blue like the asari."
"Do you have hair?"
"Yes, we have hair. Only on our heads. Nowhere else. Our eyes are luminous, as you know already. We have an iris but no eye colour. Our noses are tiny. Nothing like humans or asari. We do have lips and my tongue is… um… It's longer than humans or asari. I obviously have breasts… Our bodies are similar to humans in that way. Women have breasts and we have nipples… Very sensitive too…"
"And the rest?" I whispered as I pulled her a little tighter.
"As I said, no hair anywhere else," she breathed as I rubbed between her legs and she released a light moan, "And I get so wet sometimes, Shepard. I can feel it… I know that will make it easier for you when we make love for the first time. And I know that we can figure it out so you can go down on me too."
"You want that?"
"So much. I want to do everything possible with you. And the good thing is that the more often I'm out of my suit, the better my immune system will get. It'll never be as good as any other species, but if I can help make it just that little bit better so I only get a slight cough or something instead of ending up in the med-bay for a few days…"
"I'm sure many of the girls on board would want to help. Or if you get in touch with Liara, I know she'd be more than willing. Mordin's a genius and I'm sure he'll have tips too."
We kept making small talk until I sensed she was tired and once I had the lights out, she was sleeping rather quickly. I had my usual three or four hours before I was awake and alert, lying in the darkness until I felt her start to stir after another hour or so. She had me chuckling as she was rather eager to get down to engineering and look over our systems. If anyone could make our ship more efficient, it would be Tali. I escorted her down as I wanted a quick work with Gabriella and Ken about Tali effectively taking the lead in engineering. Considering that I'd already talked about Tali in glowing terms, and Kelly had introduced her, they were happy to work with her.
I was about to board the elevator to return to the mess when a very agitated Jack approached me. I noticed that she was keeping her hair short to her sides, but she was growing her hair out on top of her head. She noticed where my eyes were looking and blushed slightly though I didn't say a word. It was her choice.
"I finally found it, Shepard. The place. I must have read it a dozen times before everything finally clicked into place. It's Pragia. The world we need to go to is Pragia. I bet that AI on board can locate the facility where I was kept. I have no idea what happened to it. Maybe it's nothing more than a smoking ruin now. But if it isn't, there have to be secrets still there. Maybe we'll find out who did this to me. And I bet it was that bastard in charge."
"We'll head there immediately and sort it out."
I didn't actually expect her to hug me so tightly. "I want to leave it a smoking ruin if it isn't already," she murmured into my chest, "I need to blow it up, Shepard. Leave no trace, and make sure there's nothing left to restart all their sick experiments and other weird shit they were up to."
"I'll talk to Mordin and see if we can build a rudimentary device. If not… Well, I think I have some friends out there who can help."
She leaned back and managed a tight grin. "Thanks, Shepard. I mean that. You do this for me, I'm not sure how I could ever repay…"
"Survive what is to come, and when we get back, maybe you can let go of everything and think about the future?"
"I wouldn't know what to do."
"Think about it. You've got time. And whatever you choose to do, I'll see how I can help."
She gave me another quick hug before she turned back to her hidey-hole. I knew that I had quite a few things to get sorted. And the first conversation that was required was with Miranda. I knew Jack would want her on the ground. And I had a feeling that Miranda would want to be on the ground as well.