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Into the Unknown	By : Spiritwolf71 Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 6761 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Dharti shivered as her lovers fingers lightly moved up and down her spine, sending slight shivers through entire body as the soft fingers reached her shoulders and twirled slightly before moving down. One thing she had learned quickly about Kim was that she was a wonderful and selfless lover. She had a talent for knowing just how long to tease the body and just how to push her to her threshold and then hold her there before releasing her into blissful oblivion.
They had been talking more and more about having a child even though Dharti was still in her maiden stage. The Asari was mature for her age; she had not been one to run off into adventure and excitement. She instead had gone into a deep study of music and then began to teach.
Dharti knew she was sleeping but she was loathed to wake. She had not had a wonderful dream in so long and she wanted to hold on to the sensations Kim so talently brought out in her. She wanted to bask in the loving embrace of her wife for a little while longer.
“Can’t you stay forever,” She whispered to Kim, her own fingers reaching up to caress her lover’s cheek.
“I wish I could lover but at some point you are going to have to wake up,” Kim answered with a smile. Her brown eyes shone brightly.
“No, I can stay; we are in a safe place. The others can go on without me.”
“You know they can’t. You are the best with the bow and you are the voice of the group. They need you to stop each other from fighting.”
“Tanith can take care of that, they listen to him,” she countered. Kim kissed her forehead.
“But there is more to the Krogan then meets the eye, even you suspect he is lying about something.”
She sighed as Kim began to lick her forehead. Dharti giggled, “That’s cute,” she said as Kim continued to lick her forehead.
“OK, enough is enough, maybe you can move a little bit…” she trailed off as she woke to find some six legged creature licking her face. She pushed it away and jumped to her feet quickly, a slight scream leaving her lips.
As the sun suddenly reached her eyes she struggled to remember where she was. She could hear giggling. She smiled as she remembered that Varra had brought them to a neighbouring camp. She looked down to the medium sized furry creature that had been giving her a bath It sort of looked like some sort of weasel but it must have been about fifty pounds. It lifted up its two front paws and began to sniff at her.
She reached down and patted it as the group of children watched. She imagined that they had never seen anyone that wasn’t green before, as a matter of fact the children were absolutely enamoured by the whole group. Even the parents could not help but look. She could only imagine what it must be like for these people. She wondered what her people would have been like seeing aliens for the first time.
They had argued for a long time about joining the tribe. They needed to get these humans off there trail and everything they tried did not seem to work. They had needed to find somewhere for Elysia to heal. The Commando had proven to be a quick healer but she was still hurting. She never said anything but everyone could see it in the things she did. Sitting down slower, not smiling quite as much and she was almost always tired.
Dharti also noted that she would not go near Keith. She could only wonder just what happened between the two on that day. As much as Elysia liked to talk at times, she was not saying anything about that and neither was Keith. She was not going to push.
She stood straight and smiled to the children that watched her, “Hello, I guess I slept in.”
The children giggled and ran off as Dharti made her way out of the barricade she had slept behind. She noticed Keith first, he was talking with the tribes Chief, he had mentioned trying to get them all equipped with bows, except maybe Tanith, who they all figured his body composition just was not conducive to the weapon. Varra had already gotten him a spear.
She waved and smiled to a few people as she passed. Varra had explained that there were several different tribes in the area but has a whole they were similar. None of them were overly aggressive, none of them tried to attack the others. On occasion two or three tribes would meet to celebrate one occasion or another, and when in times of need they supported each other. She had also mentioned that their time with any particular tribe would be limited because they were not a part of it.
Dharti didn’t mind, she knew it was best they moved on. She would not want to bring the humans here to this peaceful tribe. She had no doubt it would be a slaughter and they would not even hesitate.
She moved over to the tent they had brought Elysia to and she found the younger Asari was gone. She frowned slightly and moved back out of the tent in search of her. A few of the children told her she was down by the river.
She found knee deep in the river with long sticks in their hands with some sort of string hanging off them. They were fishing or it looked like they were fishing but she could hear that uncontrollable type of giggling coming from the two of them. She smiled and moved to the water.
“Have you caught anything yet?” she asked the two. The giggled harder and she couldn’t help but smile more.
“I caught an Asari,” Varra said proudly as Elysia’s cheeks went from their usual shade of lavender to a deeper purple. She really had no marking to hide the blush either just a spattering of lighter freckles across her nose. She was one of the few Asari that Dharti knew that had no markings. For the Asari, their markings were individual, like humans hair. Her own were similar to her mother’s that butterflied around her eyes. But then her skin was also much different than Elysia, having a teal tint to it.
“I am sure there’s a story to that,” Dharti said.
“Someone forgot to tell me about the sudden drop in the rivers floor just about there,” she pointed two feet away from her.
“She fell,” Varra said and the two girls continued their giggling. Dharti could envision the chaos and laughed herself.
“Well, interesting as that is I need to do a quick check.” Dharti said looking at Elysia, “And I’ll let you come to me.”
Elysia nodded and handed Varra her pole. She came out of the water. “You should try it, the water is warm.”
“Everything about this planet is warm, or hot,” Dharti countered. She had already cut her pant into shorts.
“I think I’m better,” Elysia said and lifted her shirt, tugging her pants down slightly. Dharti took her time gently probing the areas. It had indeed healed quickly, almost too quickly. All that remained were two angry red scars, one on the front and a slightly bigger one on the back.
“It’s not sore anymore?”
“I little tiny bit, like a nag but not like before,” The younger Asari answered.
“And when I touch?”
Dharti smiled mischievously, “My heart flutters,” she joked. Dharti rolled her eyes, “I won’t say it’s not tender but nothing that would hold me back.”
“Being up and about will help a lot. I heard your people say that there is a herd of Tora close by. They will be going hunting in a couple days. I think Keith wants to use their path to hide our tracks, Laius and Remes thinks it’s a good idea as well.”
“Well I am ready,” Elysia said with determination. Dharti smiled and placed a hand on the girls shoulder.
“You did well, Elysia, you handled yourself very well and you saved Keith’s life, at least according to him and I somehow don’t think he gives out praises very often.”
Elysia sobered, “I sometimes wonder if I should have left him, he is an ass.”
“Yes, but for now, he is our ass and we are all we have. It’s not much because we don’t know each other but we need to try and make it work.”
“I understand,” she said and turned back to the river, she waded back in to join Varra who smiled and waved, then handed her back her pole.
Dharti nodded to herself and then turned heading back to the camp.

Keith had been rather impressed with Varra’s people. When the young woman had mentioned coming for rest he had thought it was ludicrous. He was sure they would not have allowed strangers, especially strangers that were as different as they were.
When they had arrived everyone on the camp had wanted to touch them and listen to them talk and know whatever they could about them. The Chief had been more than welcoming but had warned them it would only be for a short time. That was fine considering he had no doubt that Alpha Protocol would kill each and every one of these people just to find them.
When Elysia had woken and finally wandered out of the tent she had been placed in they had decided they would be leaving. She could heal while they were on the road. He and the Chief had talked for most of the morning about where they could go and what was safe and what was not. He has asked about the other side of the mountains, but like Varra the Chief did not think it was a god idea. He advised that it was chaotic over there but could not add more. It made him a little bit more then curious.
When everyone reported they were ready to go they had headed on their way. After a couple days of actual rest he kinda hated to leave. He had actually grown a little fond of these people. They reminded him of the stories he had read about native life on Earth. He could not help but wonder if every world went through that phase.
They had left shortly after lunch with fresh supplies, food and weapons, the tribe had filled their backpacks as full as they could. They really had no idea of where they were going and he knew he was not the only one thinking about the mountains. He just really hated talking about anything with this group because there was always an annoying debate. He walked alone in though for what felt like hours.
As they walked the path of the Tora he let himself fall behind to Elysia. He knew she had been avoiding him and he really wanted to set the record straight. As bitter as he wanted to stay, and as much as he was not a fan of the Asari, the young woman had saved his life. He walked in pace with her as she tried her best to ignore him.
“Listen, Kid, I’m sorry,” He said finally. Elysia didn’t look to him and kept walking. “Dammit what do you want me to say, it was the wrong thing to do and that I am a bad man. I mean ok yes, it was very mean and I was an ass, I just, I don’t do well with people, I generally don’t like them.”
“Oh, that’s a great apology,” Elysia said looking to him. For a second he got angry and was about to walk away. He took a deep breath.
“Just, I’m trying to eat humble pie here kid, give me a break.” He said.
She stopped walking, “If apologies were easy there would be a lot more of them. What you did was cruel and mean and you did it for your own enjoyment because for you, you are all that matters,” She said whispering angrily even though no one could hear them. “That’s all you think about is yourself.”
“Jesus, are Asari all self-absorbed and self-righteous?” Keith said getting angry.
“No, but you’ve been nothing but an ass since we crashed. You call me kid and well I might not be the most mature person here and yes I do lack some social graces, I don’t make it a point to purposely hurt people.”
“I get it, you’re angry, and if it means anything. I am truly sorry for what I did. I feel bad about it and I feel bad that it hurt you and I wanted to thank you for saving my ass, but if you’re going to throw that back in my face too forget about it.” He growled and moved off.
Elysia watched him go and continued on herself. She was not ready to forgive him and obviously the human thought if he spoke some magic words everything would be all right. It was a typical human trait, they were always right and everyone was always wrong. Keith had done something that to her was unforgivable. Perhaps she was a romantic, perhaps she was foolish, and she didn’t know she just knew that Keith had forced himself on her and made her feel less then she had.
She hadn’t really thought about preserving herself for another she had really just not found anyone she wanted to share that part of herself with. She was not the type to run out and experiment just for the sake of experimenting. She knew a lot of Asari were like that, but she was not ready. Keith making fun of her then ruining it for her had left her feeling, different. She didn’t like it either, which worried her. The mashing of the lips and his grizzly hair scratching at her face and his wet gooey tongue in her mouth had been gross. It made her wonder if she was wrong, were these things she was supposed to like, maybe it was different with different people she didn’t know, she just suddenly envisioned herself living the life of an Ardat Yakshi.
She looked up to Keith who was walking by himself and wondered what made a person be like him. He obviously wasn’t a complete ass, there was something in him, and he had tried to apologize. She just didn’t think he really thought what he did was wrong. It was almost as if he was socially disabled, either that or circumstances had made him bitter, either way she did not want to deal with it. She continued to follow the group as they marched on.
Her thoughts filtered to the crash, she imagined everyone had someone that would worry about them back home and she realized she had no one. Her mother had died during the war and she really did not have any friends. She had never really been able to make them. Most Asari her age thought she was immature. She didn’t care for drinking or the club scene, she wasn’t into the whole just going somewhere to hang out. She often remained silent when people started talking about dating or who they like or what they wanted to do with who they liked.
She did like her movies and she did love Blasto the first Hanar Spectre and she also like the new series that had come out the supposedly chronicles Shepard’s life and then there was another series starting that she had been looking for called Spectres that was based on a group of Spectres that worked to keep the galaxy safe using whatever means necessary. She also missed the long nights of playing Galaxy of Fantasy, in which her Krogan Spectre was fifth highest ranked on the whole game. She actually now ran the entire Spectre guild of the Galaxy.
Her idea of a good evening was a fruity drink and some snacks and killing some crime and or evil somewhere in the galaxy and maybe getting a level or two in the process. Of course this was not something she really shared with anyone, not that she didn’t think other Asari played it, they just would not admit to it. As a matter of fact it had been reported that Asari were the second highest only slightly behind the Quarians. Of course though, stats could be fixed. She was sure she was not the only Asari who registered as a Quarian or some other race. A lot of male humans like to register as Asari as well to try and lure a date or two. There were a lot of predators in the game that were not made up bad guys.
As she slowly worked herself out of her train of thought she froze, they were being followed. She wasn’t sure how she knew; she just had that sense of being watched. She continued to walk as if nothing was happening, trying her best to look with her peripherals, wishing she was really a Krogan with their extended peripheral vision. She kept quiet and then suddenly she saw him, following in the trees just a little bit behind her. It was one of the soldiers that had shot her.
She was really not ready for a fight right now; she was just feeling normal from their last conflict. She imagined though they would have no say in the matter. This group would probably continue to pursue them until they were all dead and she didn’t think they would play fair either.
Again trying to not to noticed she moved to catch up with the group, moving herself between Tanith and Keith.
“We are being followed,” she reported, speaking lowly “it’s the soldiers that attacked a few days ago.”
“Are you sure?” Keith asked.
“Yes, I have no doubt they haven’t attacked because they are waiting until they have us surrounded,” She added.
“I agree,” Tanith said.
“I suggest then we move quickly, suddenly moving to our right and breaking through there,” Elysia suggested.
Keith spoke much louder, “Then you should have gone to the bathroom before we left. Hold up guys,” He called to the rest of the group, handing her a knife. He and Tanith moved to them while Elysia moved out to the right. She thought of the knife and she knew it was a peace offering, but she already had her pistol and assault rifle, not to mention biotics.
She moved about fifteen feet out from the group spotting two of the soldiers ducked behind a tree. She turned in their direction quickly, her arm glowing blue and wisps of blue smoke covering her entire body. She threw her hand out and then pulled it back, a series of biotic explosion burst out towards the tree. The two soldiers flew high in the air and she quickly threw her hand up in the air, sending them even higher. They then slammed hard to the ground and she looked over to Keith who had used his own biotics. She frowned as she pulled her pistol out, she hated to admit, at all, but she and Keith did make a good team in combat.
The other ran towards her and she took the rear with Keith as Tanith and Remes lead the group. The soldiers were now firing upon them. She moved behind a tree as did the others for cover. She returned fire not hitting anything but it did cause their pursuers to stop and get their own cover.
“We can’t make a stand, they will just surround us,” Keith yelled.
“Go, we’ll cover you,” Elysia yelled as Tanith joined her and Keith, her shot gun tearing a hole in one of the soldiers.
“We go together,” Dharti shouted back.
“We have to keep moving Kid,” Keith said.
Elysia nodded and sent out another shockwave and they used the distraction to run.
It was as if they were crawling even though they were running, she could hear them moving behind her and every once in a shot rang out around them. She spun and sent out another shockwave sending the attackers sprawling. She shook her head and moved back to a tree for cover.
“We need to make a stand, we cannot run forever,” She said. She traded her pistol for the assault rifle and turned to make a stand. They had made it to the base of the mountain side so no one could come up from behind and they as rocks for cover. It was as good a defendable position as any. No one really answered but they all took position.
She was secretly hoping it was simply another squad like the one before, there had been about fifteen that time. They hid behind the rock and waited. When the first of the soldiers showed themselves they eliminated them quickly. Elysia looked over to Keith.
“Hey is that apology still out there?” She asked. He paused and looked over to her.
“Yeah, kid, it is,” he said back.
“Good, accepted,” she smiled and turned back spotting a three or four of the soldier trying to flank them.
“Good, now watch old Keith in action,” he said with a slight smile. And with that he lets out a loud scream and disappeared only to reappear slamming into the group and then with another scream he jumped and slammed his fist into the ground. The four soldiers had never even stood a chance. She raised a brow, she knew he was biotic, but she had no idea he was a Vanguard, they were very rare. For the first time since they started running she realized they were going to beat these people.
She followed his league and went on the offensive with Tanith and Remes on either side of her. They moved back the way they came, moving from tree to tree and taking out anyone they came across. The squad that had come after them had obviously spread out trying to surround them; they were now paying for getting caught.
She smiled as she heard Keith scream out another charge somewhere in the distance. She had always wondered what a charge would feel like; she imagined it would be quite a rush. They moved in the direction they heard him. Suddenly he was running back out of breath.
“I am so out of shape,” he said but there was a sparkle in his eye none of them had seen before, there’s only a few left but they are scrambling to get away. I suggest we move before they call for back…”
“Keith, Major Keith Olsen,” there was a call from behind them. The group turned.
“Bryson Davies, I see you’re still scum,” Keith said. Elysia looked to him wondering just who he was a Major for. “Couldn’t get enough killing on Earth?”
The man seemed to ignore the question. “Turian, Krogan,” he scowled at Elysia, “and Asari, my, you have fallen.”
“You know better than that Bryson, my hatred go far beyond race, it’s not limited like that.”
The man laughed, “So I imagine this is the Asari that probably threw that creature into the middle of our party and gave me this?” He pointed to the large scar that disfigured the left side of his face. Elysia felt a tug of a smile on the corner of her lips but refrained from doing so. When no one answered he continued.
“It’s a small universe, putting you and I on one planet. You should have come with me after the war; we would have been a great team.”
“No we wouldn’t,” Keith answered, “and you’re stalling us, probably waiting for a whole bunch of fresh troops.”
The man smiled. “I can make you a deal, give me the Asari and I’ll pretend I didn’t even see the rest of you for now.”
Elysia raised a brow, “Or I can just shoot you in the head.” She added.
“Yes, you could I guess, but do you think the bullet from that rifle will penetrate my shields.”
Elysia looked to Keith, “Is he a friend of yours? Do you owe him anything?”
“Nope, not really,” Keith said.
“Then we are wasting time,” She said and opened fire. The man Keith called Bryson ran for cover as her bullets slammed into his shields.
“Well that’s going to make him very angry.” Keith said as they turned and made their way back to the others. He knew Bryson well enough that he would now pursue Elysia to the ends of this Earth. He had not known the man until he had joined the Alliance, but he knew that he had also once been a part of Cerberus and a very, very, cruel man indeed. When they fought together Davies had no qualms in killing his allies if they got in his way, especially if they were Asari. The man had a special hate for them and Keith had no idea why. He also suddenly realized that he no longer wanted to use the black box to his own advantage. He would not make deals with that animal, not when he knew what he would do to this small group. Besides this little battle woke something up in him he never thought he would feel again. Or rather Elysia had when she accepted his apology. He hadn’t expected the feeling, he had actually not really cared about any of them, or at least that was what he had told himself. But after these two events he felt closer to them, closer than he had to anyone since his fiancé died. It wasn’t a huge feeling or an epiphany or anything like that but it was a spark. He would just have to see where that little spark went from here.
“We need to get over these mountain,” he said when they were all together.
“I agree, I kind of worry about Varra’s people if we stay here,” Elysia said. “I think that guy would have no qualms killing anyone.”
“Well, he’s going to be gunning for us now, I think its personal,” Tanith said, the Krogan had no idea; Keith had seen Bryson get personal before. Elysia opening fire on him would push him right over that edge.
Everyone looked to Varra; she was the only reason they had not gone over thus far. She looked to the mountain then back to the group. “I’ve never been over, just heard the stories.”
“Well, it will be new for all of us, we’ll take care of each other,” Elysia took the natives arm in hers. “But we also understand if you won’t come. You can go back to your people; no one has really seen you with us.”
Varra smiled, “I will stay with you,” she said and looked to the mountain, “it will be as you say, an adventure.”
Elysia smiled and they all turned and headed up the path. Keith looked back to where Elysia had opened fire on Bryson. “Oh it will be an adventure all right,” he whispered to himself before he turned and followed the group.

Sorry about the delay but I had a bit of writers block mixed with computer block as I had to get a new hard drive and power supply. Anyway, I think this might be the end to this episode but not the continuing story. This is supposed to be like a series, with several episodes so this can be considered Series 1 episode 1, unless I get extremely bugged for more of this crew, I might do something else before returning. Or if people think this is a horrible place to end the first episode I can continue but I will see what people think.
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