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I think I need to take a small break from writing.

The last few chapters I've done haven't been the best. Some of them have even been rushed.

So to sum it up, I'm gonna take a week off so my mind can rest a bit and I come back freshened and wanting to write again. So there won't be any chapter next week.

Hope you understand. Rest assured, this is not writer's block. I just need some time off is all.

Chapter 11

Racing the Clock

"Normandy shuttle, this Lieutenant Victus with the Ninth Platoon. Do you copy?"

"We hear you, Ninth Platoon." Austin replied.

Sarah and Liara had been brought along for this mission. Also for the first time, Javik was joining them. He'd specially requested that he brought along this time since he was certain he was recovered enough from the cryo to fight again.

"Getting bounced around pretty bad." Victus replied.

"This is as close as we can get, Lieutenant. Look for somewhere to set your platoon down." Said Austin.

"Copy that."

"Talk to me about this bomb."

"It's not Cerberus, Major. It's… Turian."

"What do you mean "Turian?" Austin asked in surprise.

"It was planted centuries ago, after the Krogan Rebellions. The bomb was a safeguard against another galactic war." Victus explained.

"You won't earn trust with tactics like that." Said Austin bitterly. "But right now, we focus on disarming that bomb."

"Yes, but Cerberus found it. Detonation means all-out war between my people and the Krogan." Said Victus.

"Right. Where is it?" Austin asked.

Those buildings ahead. Cerberus brought equipment to dig it up. The ninth platoon will cover your flank, Major." Said Victus.

"With all this activity, the Krogan have to know something's up. We can't fail this." Said Austin.

"Copy that, Major."

The comm of Victus vanished and Austin turned to Javik. Despite the Prothean's increased height, he still fit into the Hellhound dropship very easily and with relative comfort.

"Javik, you sure you're fit for duty?" he asked.

"I've had more than enough time to recover from the cryo and I need to adapt to my height in battle as well." Javik replied. "I am ready and able."

"Good enough for me. Okay, let's do this."

The doors opened as the dropship touched down. The whole sight looked like a warzone. Ruins, explosions happening all over the place and so on.

Everyone immediately went into cover to avoid incoming ire form the Cerberus troopers, and also so that they could survey the battlefield properly and pick their targets.

All three of the Shepard's naturally (including Liara) used the trusting cooperative teamwork to take down their targets.

Javik however did surprise them. Although the Prothean wasn't a soldier, he certainly fought like one, not to mention that his towering height did intimidate the Cerberus troopers.

More surprising though, was that it turned out that Javik didn't' even know his own strength. One Cerberus trooper tried to charge him and the Prothean hit him hard with the butt of his rifle. TO everyone's surprise, he sent the trooper flying several feet high intot he air before he crashed into some rubble.

Once the first wave had been dealt with, Victus radioed in.

"Once we reach the bomb, I'll need to reprogram the trigger mechanism." He said.

"Copy that. No trigger, no explosion." Said Austin into his comm.

Traynor was currently stood at her post monitoring the comms for the mission. She could not deny that she was a bit nervous, and the tension was starting to eat away at her. Like Liara worried for Austin, Samantha worried for Sarah. The difference being however that Liara didn't have to watch her husband get shot at out there. She could actually be there in person and fight alongside him.

Samantha on the other hand was no soldier. She'd never held a gun in her life, let alone see the heat of battle. The Comm specialist kept trying to tell herself that she shouldn't' worry so much. Sarah was the Major's sister, she'd fought in the alliance almost as long as he'd been a Helldiver, and she was also an N7 marine for crying out loud. There was denying that she could handle some of the worst.

Despite this though, Traynor couldn't totally suppress the worry. This particular situation only made it worse. If Sarah wasn't down there with a bomb that could go off, she wouldn't be as worried. Obviously she would still be concerned about the ground team. They were her crew after all, and they were also being led by their leader. If he died, the resistance would be in disarray.

Then a thought suddenly struck her. She was comm specialist after all. Maybe… just maybe she could try and tip the scales a bit. Maybe even increase the chances of her love being safe…

Cerberus squads were doing their best hold the group back. They clearly were quite close to detonating the bomb if they were this determined.

"Target the shield generators." Austin ordered as he blind fired from cover at several troopers that were using a generator to give themselves extra shields.

"I got you covered, Sis." Said Sarah.

"You've been waiting to say that, haven't you?" Liara smiled under her helmet.

"Yep." Sarah smiled back.

The two sisters in law both covered each other as they worked together to get closer and closer until finally one of them had a clear shot at the generator.

Sarah had come prepared for a situation like this. While the generator was still a bit far away for her N7 Typhoon assault rifle to hit it accurately, it was close enough that she didn't need a sniper rifle (which she didn't have).

Luckily, Sarah had just the weapon for the job. Being in charge of the N7 special forces, she got access to pretty much any special weapon that N7's got.

Reaching to the back of her waist, Sarah drew an N7 Piranha shotgun. It almost looked like a small grenade launcher because of its design. As a result of this however, it did pack almost the same amount of punch that a grenade launcher would.

Leaning out of cover for just long enough, Sarah pulled the trigger just once and unloaded one round right at the generator. Sure enough though, the shotgun packed enough punch that the generator was blown to pieces. In fact it exploded with such force that it caused a pulse that disabled all the shields of the troopers it had just been projecting a little while ago.

That of course opened the flood gates and everyone else emptied their thermal clips into the remaining troopers.

"Major, exit on the left." Said Javik.

"Major! We're getting a lot of mortar fire! Heavy casualties! Taking alternate route! Circling around the bomb site!" said Victus.

"Copy that!"

So far, things seemed to be going well. As far as Traynor could tell, the group was making good progress. All she had to do now was finish her hacking. If she got this right, the ground team would be able to listen in on all Cerberus comm channels. This would definitely be of big help to them. Not only that, but if she could do this more often, she'd be able to help them on any mission.

Just a few more seconds, and… success!

"Major, this is Comm Specialist Traynor, do you read me?"

Austin activated his comm and a hologram of Traynor was projected out his omni tool.

"I read you, Traynor. Go ahead." He said.

"I've managed to hack into the comm channels that Cerberus are using. You'll be able to listen in on what they saying. Might help you out." Traynor replied.

"Argo team, detonation protocol nearly complete! Available units, contain the Helldivers!"

"That was very clever of her." Said Javik approvingly.

"Agreed. Good work, Traynor." Said Austin.

Once again, Traynor was flattered to have the Major's approval. If he thought that she was this good of a crew member, she should try and get used to it.

"Remind me to thank you later, Sammy." Said Sarah.

"Stay focused, Sis. You can talk romantically once we've disarmed that bomb."

"Spoilsport." Sarah smiled.

"I'm getting a lot of Cerberus radio chatter. They're prepping for evac." Said Victus.

"I don't like the sound of that." Said Austin.

True to what Traynor had said though, they were able to listen in on Cerberus comm chatter. True to what Victus had said, it looked like they were evacuating.

"Detonation protocol complete."

As the group rounded the corner, they spotted a Cerberus shuttle hovering just above a squad of troopers, waiting to pick them up.

"Cerberus is retreating."

"Oh no you don't!" said Austin as he activated his plasma cannon.

Just as the last Cerberus trooper had hovered up and into the shuttle, Austin rolled out of cover, targeted the shuttle and fired.

The shot hit the one of the shuttle's thrusters, causing it to spin mildly out of control and crash in a huge fireball. With the path ahead now clear, the other continued onwards.

"There's a better vantage point up that ramp, brother!" said Sarah.

"Agreed! Let's go!"

As the group headed up, they finally got their first sight of the bomb. It was massive. All around it there were debris and rocks, a clear sign that it had just been unearthed.

"A planet killer hidden under the ruins. I'd almost call that barbaric." Said Javik.

"It must have been far enough underground to stay hidden. Cerberus had to dig it out." Said Liara.

"I hope Victus knows what he's doing. We won't get a second chance at this." Said Austin. "We gotta move."

"Major, we're entering the bomb site. Moving towards the control station." Said Victus.

"Roger that. We're on our way." Austin replied.

"We're nearly on top of the bomb. Cerberus will be back with everything they've got." Said Sarah.

"It was a mistake to allow us to get this far." Said Javik.

Despite what she was hearing over the comms, Traynor was still worried. In fact sweat was starting to pour down her face and she could tell her hands were shaking a bit.

"Be safe, my love." She thought to herself.

"Clever. The right charge along a fault line would be catastrophic." Said Javik.

"We need to hurry!"

The group finally made it to the controls that were wired up to the bomb. Victus and his platoon were already there.

"I'm at the control panel, Major. Cerberus set up a firewall around the trigger mechanism to slow us down. I need to create a bypass. That'll take time. But like you said: no trigger, no explosion." He said.

"Are you sure you can disarm the trigger?" Austin asked as he and the others joined the Turians.

"Yes. It's old tech. I know what to do. We need you to buy us a few minutes, Major." Victus replied.

"Don't screw this up. We'll make sure you have the time you need." Said Austin.

"Understood. Starting bypass." Said Victus. "And thank you for making sure I get this chance."

"Just make it right, soldier." Said Sarah.

There was the sudden sound of a sniper shot and one of the Turians suddenly fell dead.

"Look out!"

Everyone except Victus quickly went into cover to avoid anymore incoming fire.

"Major!"

"Focus on the bomb! We'll handle Cerberus." Said Austin.

The group hopped down from the structure so that they could battle Cerberus directly.

"Nobody gets past us! Clear?" Austin asked.

"We've got your back, love." Liara replied.

"Javik, Sarah, take the left. Liar and I will handle the right." Austin ordered.

"Got it!" Sarah replied.

With the Prothean and the N7 Marine taking care of any Cerberus troopers on one side and preventing any flanking attempts, Austin and Liara could concentrate on their side only.

Quite surprisingly, Cerberus seemed to send only the troopers and the Centurions on their side while Sarah and Javik had a deal with just an Atlas. Almost too easy.

It only took them a few minutes to eradicate Cerberus completely.

"Major! Firewall's down! I'm in!" said Victus. "Spirits! Cerberus hacked the trigger mechanism! It's set to detonate!"

"Disarm it!" Austin yelled into his comm, urgently.

"No time! I have to separate the trigger from the bomb! Now!"

Traynor's heartbeat increased to a very high level. Her love was down there and the bomb was now about to detonate. A small tear of desperation trickled down her cheek as she practically held her breath, just managing to still cling onto the hope that everything would be alright.

Victus had managed to crawl up to the base of the bomb an disconnect two of the arms that were holding the main device up. One however had become damaged, so now the Turian was forced to remove the cylinders.

"Lieutenant!" Austin yelled, realising that doing this would kill the Turian.

"Victory… at any cost." Said Victus.

The Turian pulled out the final cylinder and the part of the bomb collapsed, taking him with it back into the hole the bomb had been dug up from. There was a small explosion, and then nothing.

Traynor nearly felt her heart stop. She'd heard a detonation. To her utter relief however, she still had a strong comm signal with everyone. She almost couldn't believe. They were alive! Sarah was alive!

As Austin had imagined, both Wrex and the Primarch had got into an argument over this. The Helldiver could only hope that he diffused this before another war was started.

"We couldn't risk another galactic war with the Krogan!" Victus argued.

"The Genophage wasn't enough? You needed another way to keep your pets chained?!" said Kraan angrily, who was just as furious about this as Wrex.

"The decision was made hundreds of years ago. So much has changed!" said Victus defensively.

"You still didn't tell us about the bomb, coward!"

Austin quickly stepped in and pushed the two apart. Good thing he was still wearing his armour.

"That's enough!" he almost yelled. "We can't let the past rip us apart. Working together, we have a chance. Primarch, you had a bomb on Tuchanka!"

Kraan seemed to think this meant Austin was on the Krogan's side and went to speak.

"Exactly, and-"

"No! It's over!" Austin interrupted. "His son died today making this right! You should be grateful that a Turian made that sort of sacrifice for the future of your people."

"Please, Major, it's all right." Said Victus.

"Yeah. We have stronger enemies to face. Said Wrex as he and Kraan reluctantly left.

Victus then turned to Austin.

"I understand your reservations before, Major, but I hope you now understand the secrecy." He said.

"Just be grateful that the Arkanes have bigger problems than this. If they'd found out about that bomb and this war wasn't going on, they'd kicked your people out of the Helldivers." "Secrets get people killed. You've learned that the hard way." Austin replied, his voice showing very little emotion.

Victus could tell form that alone that the Helldiver was giving him a warning without specifically saying it. Despite that he was a Primarch, he knew about some of the darker aspects of the Helldiver code. He knew now that he shouldn't hold anything more back from this Helldiver, especially after it had just got his beloved son killed.

"Yes… the hardest lesson I'm ever to learn, Major." He said with regret. "My son… he died with the respect of his men. I wanted to thank you for that. His sacrifice with be recorded in the histories of the Ninth Platoon, something any father would be proud of."

At that moment, Mordin then walked in to join them.

"Shepard, tests verified. Results promising. Can synthesize for universal Krogan immunity." He explained.

"Good. Then you can put your knife away." Said Wrex.

"The cure's ready?" Austin asked.

"No. Still need transmission vector. Cure useless unless given to entire species." Mordin replied.

"You infected them with a disease easy enough. Is the cure that different?" Austin asked.

"No. Keeping modalities similar when possible. Easiest way to develop cure rapidly." Said Mordin. "Groundwater? No, too slow. Voluntary inoculation risky, population too scattered for airborne, unless, wait yes!"

The Salarian accessed the holo-projector and a projection of some kind of tower structure appeared.

"The shroud. Constant global dispersion of air particles. Built by Salarians to repair atmosphere of Tuchanka." He explained. "Also used by Turians."

"We used it to secretly spread the Genophage virus. It ended the Krogan Rebellions." Victus admitted.

"I'd be careful who you tell that to." Said Wrex.

"Sometimes I understand why the Krogan want to shoot everyone on sight. Can't blame them."

"Those were desperate times." Said Victus.

"Yes, yes, But useful now. Original Genophage strain still in storage at Shroud facility. Can use it as transmission vector, then use Shroud to blanket Tuchanka with cure!" said Mordin.

"You clever little Pyjak. That's our best shot, right there." Said Wrex.

"Then finish your preparations and be ready to go, Mordin." Said Austin.

"Of course. Ready when you are. Will be in medbay with Eve until then." Said Mordin.

Traynor's shift had finally ended and she was now in her quarters which were shared with Sarah's.

Just as she was about to get undressed, she heard the door open and the one person in the world she wanted to see more than anything else stepped in.

Before Sarah could even say anything, Samantha flung herself right at her and hugged N7 marine tightly. Sarah was surprised at the suddenness of this at first, but quickly returned the hug.

"Sorry of I scared you down there, darling." She said, sensing that she shouldn't make any humorous jokes about this. If their roles had been reversed, she probably would've felt the exact same things that her love had felt.

"Don't ever do that again." Said Traynor, doing her best to not cry.

"It's okay. I'm here." Said Sarah gently. "And I know just how to cheer you up."

Just there mention of that already made Samantha feel a lot better. There had a been a point earlier in their relationship were Traynor had been a slightly bad mood. Sarah however had used her magic on her, and she'd felt tons better.

The comm specialist could only sigh in bliss as Sarah planted several kisses on first her face and then down her neck as the N7 marine gently worked on unzipping Traynor's jacket. As usual, Sarah' lips touching her skin alone was enough to sooth Samantha.

Once Sarah had finished undressing her love, including her underwear, she then allowed the comm specialist to help her take her own uniform off.

The two just stood where they were, simply kissing and enjoying the pleasure of each other's presence.

After they kissed for what felt like an hour, Sarah started kissing down Traynor's body, bit by bit, until her tongue got between the comm specialist's legs.

Samantha made no attempt to hold back her moan as her lover's tongue licked her pussy. Her hands snaked down to Sarah's hair and began sifting through the red softness. Sarah's also found themselves on Traynor's ass and she gave both cheeks a gentle massage.

Somehow, as if it was a natural reflex that would happen constantly, Traynor's legs automatically parted to allow Sarah easy access. The N7 marine of course took full advantage of how enticing it was that Samantha's legs unconsciously spread for her as if by a natural she had her way with Traynor , by penetrating her with her long tongue. It filled her core and expanded in strong pulses, creating wonderful friction and compression. Soft fingertips started massaging her ever-so sensitive folds.

Sarah was beginning to understand why Traynor often said that she tasted good whenever their positions were reversed. Samantha's sweet taste almost made it impossible for Sarah to stop.

Her sweet and honeyed taste reminded Sarah of the time when they'd first made love, and neither of them would ever forget that night. Her lover's moans of pleasure and hands moving her hair only added to it and encouraged the N7 marine keep going. She eventually made it her goal to bring her lover the best orgasm she'd had in a while.

While Sarah was taking her, all Traynor could do was whimper and remember to breathe. The N7's powerful tongue was pulsating and pushing inside her narrow passage, soft fingers and upper lip were tormenting her sensitive bud. The orgasm was imminent, the earlier teasing and commanding had brought her incredibly close and it didn't take much to bring over the edge.

When the orgasm came, wave after wave of ecstasy coursed through her body like burning hot water and she had no other choice but to surrender to them, ride them. She whimpered and panted as she came, her lover's name on her lips, clinging to the sheets until the last pulse had contracted her body. She lay shivering in the bed and couldn't keep her legs from trembling, long after the orgasm was gone.

Spent from her orgasm, Tranyor simply relaxed as she and her love cuddled one another with Samantha being held in Sarah's arms and her head resting most comfortably on none other than her favourite pillows, Sarah's breasts.

Sarah knew full well how much it soothed Traynor.

"You're the best lover a girl could wish for." Samantha sighed, almost on the point of falling asleep.

"Love you too, darling." Sarah smiled, gently planting a kiss on her girlfriend's forehead, only afterwards noticing that she'd fallen asleep.

This didn't bother the N7 marine though. She always found it very adorable to watch her love sleep in her arms and resting on her breasts.

Traynor blissfully sighed in her sleep, instinctively letting her thighs part. Even while she was unconscious, she seemed willing, even eager for Sarah's touch

Credit to Mastermind for the Traynor/Sarah bits as usual.

Guess all I can say is, see you in two weeks.
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