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Mass Effect: The Helldiver Saga, The Collector War	By : Veyron722skyhook Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 6229 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Hello all!
As quite a few people said, Jacob's mission is kind of boring. So as a result, I've simply done a quick and brief version. The rest of this though should still be good. A bit of character development and also a nice threesome.
Like to thank Mastermind4892 a lot for contributing his ideas to this and helping to shape it out better. This probably wouldn't have been as good without him.
Enjoy!

Chapter 31
Gifts of Greatness
Jacob had been the next one that Kelly had told him was distracted. Austin was quick to talk to him on that subject.
"Kelly tells me you've got something on your mind. Care to share?" he asked.
"Yeah. Sorry, I'm a little unfocused. Personal matter. It won't' affect my duties." Said Jacob.
"Jacob, I always have time for my crew. Tell me what's bothering you. Perhaps I can help." Said Austin.
"As I said, it's a personal matter. I don't want to waste our time if it turns out to be a goose chase. But…" Jacob was silent for a moment before he finally spoke. "Well, I got pinged by a ghost the other night. Family."
"I'm listening." Said Austin, crossing his arms.
"My private log got an update about the Hugo Gernsback, the ship my father served on. It sent an SOS last week, reporting a crash and requesting rescue. Shepard, that ship went missing ten years ago. I hadn't talked to my father for three years before that. I've buried everything but a body. I'm not convinced it isn't just some automated distress signal ticking over. It's been too long." Jacob explained.
"I'd think you'd be more excited that your father might be alive." Said Austin.
"He wasn't around enough for me to have bad memories. It's an old well-healed wound. But if he's actually alive and needs help… I also want to note that it's not normal procedure to be routed to the Normandy. This was passed to my personal log. Through Helldiver filters, of course. Cut all ties with Cerberus." Said Jacob.
"You didn't get along with your father?" Austin asked.
"He made no apologies, I'll give him that. You make a mistake, you own up to it, even if you keep making it. Whatever we had were a lifetime ago. I've had ten years to get to where I am. And as far as I know, he's still a ghost." Jacob replied.
"I think we can spare the time. Pass the coordinates to Joker." Said Austin.
"I appreciate that, Major. I don't expect more than dusty old bones, but it'll be good to close the record." said Jacob, gratefully.

Aeia was indeed a very nice place. It was the perfect example of what a tropical paradise was. Sunny weather, palm trees, the sound of the waves crashing, it had the lot. Austin and Jacob disembarked with Kasumi and Urz following behind them.
The large crashed wreckage of the Gernsback could be seen in the distance. From the looks of it, it seemed mostly intact. It hadn't even been stripped that much.
After some time of exploring the wreckage, they came across what looked like a VI.
"From the look of it, this beacon's been here awhile. Why would they wait years to signal?" said Jacob.
Pause in beacon protocol, eight years, 237 days, seven hours. Pause is recorded as: RECORD DELETED by Acting Captain Ronald Taylor." the VI replied.
"That's not right. My father was first officer." said Jacob.
"Ronald Taylor was promoted under emergency command protocols. Other flagged issues: Unsafe deceleration. Local food and neural decay. Beacon activation protocols."said the VI.
"Who's in command of this ship? Where are the survivors?" Austin asked.
"Captain Harris Fairchild reported killed following unscheduled suborbital descent. First Officer Ronald Taylor promoted in field to acting Captain." the VI replied.
"But where is he now?" Jacob asked.
The location of the remaining crew of the Hugo Gernsback is unknown. This beacon has been unattended for several maintenance cycles." said the VI.
"I assume "unsafe deceleration" refers to the crash? Give me the details." said Austin.
"Following an unspecified impact and sublight drive failure, the Hugo Gernsback made an unscheduled descent at 465% of theoretical recommended sub-orbital velocity. The Hugo Gernsback then decelerated at 782% of theoretical recommended approach velocity, sustaining significant damage to investment and crew." the VI explained.
"Why wasn't the beacon activated before now?" Austin asked.
"This emergency beacon became functional after 358 days, 12 hours, following the unscheduled suborbital descent of the Hugo Gernsback. Activation was triggered remotely after eight years, 237 days, seven hours, on the authority of acting Captain Ronald Taylor. Pause in beacon protocol is recorded as: RECORD DELETED." the VI replied.
"Something's not right here. Come on, let's get going." said Austin.
Right at that moment however, a woman suddenly ran out at them.
"You came? From the sky? The leader said someone would come! He delayed for so long, but he still has power! Some have lost faith. The hunters! They will have seen your star. They will not let you help him." she said.
Everyone was left very confused by this. She almost hadn't made any sense at all.
"What are you talking about? You're not making sense." said the Helldiver.
"I – I, uh… I don't remember how to say it. He's our leader, and we serve so… we can go home. But some want to fight him. They were – they were cast out. He exiled them, so they hunt his machines and those who help him. They don't believe that rescue will come." said the woman.
At that moment, a man suddenly popped out from behind some wreckage and aimed his gun at the woman.
"Watch out!" Austin yelled as he pushed the woman out of the way. The shot just missed and instead impacted on the Helldiver's armour.
"Hunters! They won't stop until the leader is dead!" said the woman.
"Kill them! Agents of the liar! He will not escape!"
Despite their ruthlessness though, the hunters weren't' armoured or equipped at all, so the group was able to deal with them almost instantly.
"So, that's "neural decay," huh? They just seemed regular old crazy to me." said Kasumi.
"My father wouldn't let this go on. Something is very wrong." said Jacob.
Austin looked back to where the woman was. She seemed almost petrified with fright.
Are you alright?" Austin asked.
"You killed them, but there are more every day. They want to fight, but I just want to go home." She said.
"She's lost it. We need to find someone who can make sense of this." Said Jacob.

After a short while, they could see what looked like a small settlement in the distance.
"Is that a settlement ahead? They'd better be friendlier than the beach group. I need answers." Jacob commented.
"They're wearing the same uniform as the ones who attacked us, but they don't look ready for a fight." Kasumi commented.
Austin looked around. The Thief was right; these people where wearing the same uniform but did not look hostile.
"There aren't any men here. Maybe it affects genders differently? Makes males get violent?" said Austin.
"Perhaps." Said Kasumi.
It was true. There were no men, only women. They didn't seem to be frightened or intimidated by the sudden appearance of two new people, a Helldiver and a Varren.
"It doesn't matter right now. One of these people must know what my father has to do with this!" said Jacob.
"You have is face! He promised to call the sky, but he sends nothing. He forced us to eat, to… decay. You are cursed with his face!" said one of the women.
"Not the best reaction to the family resemblance, Jacob." said Austin.
"They just don't know how handsome you are, Jacob." Said Kasumi, trying to sound suggestive as she winked at Jacob.
"Why would my father force his crew to eat toxic food? Whatever's happening here needs to stop." said Jacob.
Still the women mostly ignored them while they walked around the camp. But that didn't stop them from making the group believe that they weren't welcome.
"What the hell?! Someone had to push them to make that. That's borderline worship!" said Jacob as he observed a large man made structure in the middle of the camp.
A small squad of mechs suddenly appeared. They appeared to have one of the women at gunpoint.
"You're Captain demands discipline! Weapons are not permitted." Said one of them.
Like the hunters though, they were easy to deal with.
Right as the group turned to leave though, the woman that the mechs had been threatening stopped them.
"Please! Wait! You… you fought his machines. You have his face, but you might stop this. This… I forget how to… read, but this… was the start. What he promised, and what they did to us. We need the sky. Take us back to the sky." she said as she handed a pad to Jacob.
"Jacob? What does it say?" Austin asked.
"It's a crew logbook. Some of them thought the beacon repair was taking too long. They were afraid they'd run out of supplies and lose their minds to the decay. My father restricted the ship food for himself and the other officers so they wouldn't be affected. Everybody else had to eat the toxic food and hope for treatment later. The rest is a casualty list. A few mutinied over the decision. My father and the officers turned the mechs on them." said Jacob as he read the pad.
"He wasn't command material, and it got to him. Couldn't keep the crew in line without violence." said Austin.
"It didn't stop there. More incidents, harsh punishments. It's like they're cattle. Or toys. In a year, all the male crew members are flagged as "exiled" or dead. They separated out the women. Assigned them to officers like pets. And after the beacon is fixed, the officers appear in the casualties, too. After! My father took control and didn't stop it." said Jacob, now sounding very appalled.
"So why call for help now?" Austin asked.
"The surviving males are changing. Everything he did is coming back to bit him in the ass. Nine years. Why didn't he set it right? I need to find this man." said Jacob.

After several long fights with some of the other crew and the mechs, they finally found Ronald Taylor. True enough, he looked very much like Jacob himself. Surprisingly, he didn't seem to recognize his own son at first.
"You're here! I knew a real squad would blow through just fine. Sorry if the mechs scuffed your pads. I'll get you something nice when we get back to Alliance space. I got to have some back-pay coming." he said.
"What about your crew, Acting Captain?" Jacob asked coldly.
"Total loss. The toxic food turned them wild. They propped me up here in some kind of ritual behaviour. Waiting for a chance to signal has been hell." Taylor replied.
"That's the best you can do?" Jacob asked as he shook his head.
"You let all your people talk back like that… uh… who are you, exactly?" Taylor asked.
"Major Austin Shepard of the Helldivers. I believe you're acquainted with Mr Taylor?" Austin replied.
"Taylor?! Jacob. No, not Jacob." said Taylor.
"Why not me? Would ten years of this look better to anybody else?!" Jacob retaliated.
"You have to understand. This isn't' me. The realities of command, they change you. I wasn't' ready for that. I made sure you were taught right. Before I left. I had hoped to leave it at that." said Taylor.
"I'm not unreasonable, Captain. But ten years? What happened?" Austin asked.
"Goddammit, why did you do this to your crew?" said Jacob.
"There was resistance to the plan. Mutiny. We had to take a hard line to keep order. And things settled down. As the decay set it in, we made sure the crew were comfortable. Some even seemed happier. Ignorance is bliss, right? And they were grateful for guidance, like an instinct. Pure authority was… easy. At first. Month in, the effect lowered inhibitions. They got territorial. Rank, protocol – they couldn't understand. We had to establish dominance. After a while the perks seemed... normal." Taylor replied.
"That's it? You created a harem and played king? Ten years in a juvenile fantasy?" Jacob asked.
"I can't point to where it all went wrong. But when the beacon was ready, revealing what happened didn't seem like a good idea." said Taylor.
"You didn't feel any responsibility to get out of here for the sake of family?" said Kasumi.
"I gave him a good start. He was a smart kid and was better off not following me. We figured that out a long time before I took jobs in deep space. And, after things escalated here, it seemed best to just disappear off the galactic map." Taylor replied.
"Until you needed someone to save your ass." said Jacob.
"We can help these people. The Arkanes can have ships here in days and pull everyone out." said Austin.
"He's not worth the fuel to haul him out, or the air he's breathing. He' dammed lucky I don't even think he's worth pulling the trigger." said Jacob as he pointed his pistol at his father. After a small while though, he lowered it. "I don't know who you are. Because you're not any father I remember."
"We'll secure him for an Alliance court. For every year here, he'll have ten to think about it." said Austin.
"Give him all the time in the galaxy. The man who did this doesn't know right from wrong." said Jacob.
"I'm sorry, Jacob. I did the best I could." said Taylor regrettably.
"I'm ten years past believing that."

"Helldiver ships are inbound to secure Captain Taylor and his crew, Major." said Joker.
"Best we get out of their way and let them do their job." said Austin.
"Roger that." Joker replied.
Austin went into the comm room to find Jacob on call.
"What do you mean, it wasn't you?"
Austin stepped into the grid to find Jacob talking with the Arkane Council. Jacob didn't look happy with them. Mind you, the same couldn't really be said of the Council either.
"Mr Taylor, if we had passed the information about the Gernsback to you, we would be smiling at your resolution of the situation." said Spartan.
"As you can see, we are not smiling." Tarnack finished.
"You're sure about this, Councillors? I mean no disrespect, but this seems like the sort of thing you'd be the first to know about. Besides, nothing goes through my ship without a report to you." said Austin.
"We never lie, Shepard. Especially to our own. Mr Taylor may have once been the enemy, but he chose to turn away from that path. Even if we still don't trust him, that does not mean we should withhold anything. Information about family would never have been withheld either. said one of the councillors.
"We had no more reason to believe his father his father was alive than he did." said Tarnack.
"Still, we are happy to know the situation is behind you." said Spartan.
"Fine. You didn't forward it. So who did?" Jacob asked.
"I did."
A third figure then joined them. It was Miranda.
"You forwarded sensitive information to Jacob without notifying the Council? Miranda, are you insane?!" Austin nearly shouted. "Was this supposed to be a favour, or did you just want to see him squirm?"
"What he did with it was his own business. There was a time when it mattered to you. Sending this along seemed like keeping an old promise. I keep my promises." Miranda said to Jacob.
To say that the Arkane Council was furious with this was a very mild understatement. Many of them looked just about ready to tell Austin to arrest Miranda on the spot. Only Spartan and Tarnack though seemed to remain calm and keep their composure. They had both been on the Council the longest, so they had seen far worse. There was still a hint of bitterness in their voice though.
"Miss Lawson and Mr Taylor, we will discuss your liberal interpretation of security protocol in private. Shepard, if you would step outside?" said Spartan.
"As you wish, Councillors." said Austin as he bowed his head and left. He was actually glad he was being sent out. He'd much rather not see how bad this would get.

Several long painful minutes passed. Austin could already hear the faint muffled sounds of angry shouting, mostly Miranda's.
A short while later, the door opened and Miranda practically stormed out. She didn't even look at Austin once as she left. It was clear that she was in a bad mood. Jacob shortly followed.
"How'd it go?" Austin asked.
Not well if I'm honest." Jacob replied. "Miranda's now got the Arkane's monitoring her every move. They said that she should count herself lucky that they didn't see this as a betrayal and that she' still in the ranks. To say that Miranda's in a bad mood because of this wouldn't be the phrase I would use."
"You good with this, Jacob?" Austin asked.
"It's all bull, Shepard. Captain Taylor can rot in prison – it doesn't change who I am or what I know. I've already mourned the man he used to be. I guess he was a good enough father that even he can't screw up what he taught me." said Jacob.
"You had no idea Miranda was behind this?"
"She's got a good memory. Selective, but good. I haven't thought about those days in a long time. Can't figure which promise she meant, though. Not sure I really want to know. She… requires a better man than I."
"Come on. We've got work to do."
"Aye, Major." "Shepard? Thanks for the help."
"Anytime, Jacob."
The two men shook hands before they finally departed, Jacob heading back to his usual spot in the armoury, and Austin heading down to crew area. He had something else that he needed to take care of.

With Jacob's father now dealt with, Austin could concentrate on something more important, his telepathic link with Liara. They had thought at first about talking to Samara with this, but because she was a Justicar and had most likely not had any bond mates for a long time, they decided Alaara and Sandra would be the wiser choice. They were all sat in the Normandy's dining area just outside the medbay and Miranda's quarters. So far, the Ex-Cerberus operative hadn't come out after her earlier talk with the Arkanes, but Austin reckoned she'd come round.
"A link like this isn't uncommon you know. Hundreds of bond mate couples can do it eventually. We're one of them." said Sandra.
"And you never told us about this?" Austin asked.
"And spoil the surprise for you? It's like you don't know us at all, Shepard." said Sandra.
"So how did you first find out about your mind link?" Liara asked curiously.
"I actually already knew about it a long time ago when I was your age." Said Alaara. "This is gonna sound a bit wrong, but… my parents… showed me."
"You…?" Liara went to say, but Alaara stopped her.
"It's nothing I'm proud of. It was enlightening and fun, but that's it. And I'd rather not talk about it." Said Alaara.
"How is it though that this mind link has only started happening now? It's been almost three years now since we had our first Union." Austin asked.
"I'm not sure, to be honest. The only good conclusion I can think of is that because you've been dead for two years, and have now just started having Union again on such a regular basis, you're bond's finally had a chance to grow strong enough." said Alaara. "After all, it's hard to ignore the many moans we hear at night.
Sandra however gave her wife a slight nudge after she said that.
"This isn't something to be joked about lightly, Alaara. They've not been together as long as we have and Liara is also much younger than you. You're nearly 310, she's still only 109." she said.
"How long have you been together?" Liara asked curiously.
"Oooooh, it's been so long now that I've lost count." said Sandra.
"I think it's been... eight years now? Was it eight?" Alaara asked as she tried to remember.
"I think it's ten years now actually. You became bond mates about three years after we all first met." said Austin.
"Goddess, has it been that long?" Alaara asked, surprised.
"Feels like a lifetime ago. Shepard was still a Commander, we all knew nothing about each other, and look at us now. You'd never believe the sort of things that happened to us in this day and age." said Sandra.
"To think I missed out on so much of that." Liara sighed as she cuddled up to Austin.
"You're the best thing that ever happened to me, Liara." he said.
Both Alaara and Sandra smiled at one another and held hands.
"There any other Union secrets we might want to know about?" Austin asked.
"You can also share dreams with one another, but I think you already knew that. That's always the first stage and happens as soon as a Union is done. The other affects come after it's used a lot more. You could say that it's the side effect of a very healthy relationship." said Alaara.
"Hardly unexpected considering how much you two love one another." Sandra smiled.
Liara remained silent for a little while before she spoke again.
"Sandra, if you don't mind me asking, are you Russian?" she asked.
Sandra was silent for a while. She was a bit surprised that Liara had asked her that.
"Yes I am actually. How did you guess?" she replied.
"It's just that occasionally your voice has the faintest hints of a Russian accent, even though you mostly sound Canadian. It made me start to wonder if you have a Russian heritage." said Liara.
"Hmm. Well, I guess there's no harm in you knowing since you asked." said Sandra. "There's a somewhat interesting story behind that."
"I've heard it before from her, but to you two this should be something new." said Alaara as she sat back in her seat.
"Both my parents were born and grew up in Russia. It was a somewhat difficult time since the first contact war had just ended. My parents you see hadn't married, they were still dating. Sometime later into their relationship, my mother found out that she was pregnant. It had happened by accident. When she told my father, in a fit of rage he revealed that she'd just been a fling for fun and that he was married. My mother left in anger. Despite her temptation however, she decided not to get an abortion. Unfortunately, she died in child birth, leaving me as an orphan." said Sandra.
"That's horrible. How did you survive?" Liara asked as Austin put his arm around her for comfort.
"I grew up on the streets, learning to look after myself." Sandra replied.
"Didn't your mother have any relatives?" Austin asked.
"No. My mother had a close friend, but she had so many financial problems that she couldn't' afford to look after me. So I was forced to grow up on the streets, learned to look out for myself." said Sandra. "For most of my youth, I stayed in Russia occasionally finding a temperamental home in a small orphanage. During the day, I went out to try and see if there was any way to get some money. Nights, I spent in the orphanage. It was better than having to sleep outside. You ever tried to sleep outside in sub-zero temperatures without a blanket and hardly any warmth? Nightmare!"
"That still doesn't' fully explain how you sound more American than Russian." said Liara.
"It wasn't until my teenage years that I eventually left Russia. I journeyed to America and soon found myself on the streets of New York. I remained there and eventually learned to speak English. I guess being around so many Americans eventually just caused me to lose my Russian accent." Said Sandra.
"If that's so though, then how did you ever manage to get to where you are now?" Liara asked.
"Not long after I arrived, I ended up joining a gang who often took in orphans and looked after them. While this finally gave me an actual home and people I could actually call family, it did give me a small bit of responsibility." Sandra explained. "You see, because this gang often took in so many children who were homeless and simply looked after them, they became enemies of nearly every other gang out there as they were being robbed of potential recruits. So we all had to be very careful and learn to look out for each other. The gang even taught some of us to listen out and observe for rumours. I in particular became extremely good at eavesdropping and listening to conversations. I could even overhear certain things in a noisy crowd. It was this sort of talent that eventually got me into communications. I started practicing around with communication channels and tried to listen out for many gang messages so that we could always move to a different spot if they found us or we could hide."
"Why eventually leave to become a Helldiver then?" Liara asked.
"The gang often looks after children until they're old enough. By the time they reach the age 21 they're expected to have got a decent job, earned some money, and have a place to stay." Said Sandra. "I eventually heard about Helldiver recruits. The gang felt that my talent for communications might help so they encouraged me to accept. I left the gang when I hit the age of 19 and enlisted. And here I am now."
"Hmm, right within ravaging range." Alaara teased as she rubbed Sandra's leg.
"Darling, behave." said woman sternly.
"Or what?" Alaara asked seductively.
The Asari then sent an image into her bond mates head, causing Sandra to moan in surprised pleasure as she felt the feelings of her lover eating her pussy.
"We both know you always forgive me no matter what." Alaara finished, smiling evilly at her wife's flushed expression.
"It works that way as well?" Austin asked.
"Oh yes. You can transmit feelings, thoughts images, almost anything you can think of, literally." Alaara smiled cheekily. "It can even be used to change the way someone's feelings. For example, if one isn't in the best mood, you can use your own feelings to cheer them up."
"And unfortunately for me, I can never keep my wife under control. Not to mention there's a particularly sexual image she knows that always gets me off." Sandra sighed, doing her best to resist the urge to rub her nether region.
"Hmmm. Let me test that." Liara thought as she touched Austin's hand and sent a thought into his mind.
Austin temporarily was left speechless as Liara transmitted an image of her, masturbating furiously in his quarters without climax and begging him to come find her, into his mind.
When the Helldiver gave her a somewhat shocked look, she simply smiled.
"Just practicing." she said very innocently with puppy dog eyes.
"Later." he chuckled as he kissed her on the forehead.
Despite this though, Liara couldn't help but squirm a little with anticipation, as sleeping hours where less than an hour away.
Both Alaara and Sandra simply chuckled.
'You're a fast learner, young one." said Alaara in a joking wise voice as though she was a teacher and Liara was a student.
"Learned from the best." Liara smiled.
"You've no idea." Sandra chuckled.
"Well, I think it's about time we turned in for the night. Darling?" said Sandra as she looked at the time.
"Still a bit early, isn't it?" Alaara asked, a bit confused.
"I've got a reward for you for giving me that image earlier." Said Sandra as she winked at her wife.
"Ohhhh! I see." Alaara smiled slyly. "Shepard, if you'll excuse us."
"Have fun." Austin smiled as the two Helldivers left. "Ready to go to bed too?" he asked as Liara snuggled up to him.
"You go ahead and get ready. I have something I just quickly want to take care of." Said Liara.
"Don't take too long, love." Said Austin as he kissed her on the forehead again and got up from his seat.
As the Major headed for the elevator, it suddenly opened and Miranda stepped out, causing Austin to very nearly bump into her.
"Oh. Sorry, Miranda. I didn't know you were in there." He said apologetically.
"Shepard." Miranda nodded, smiling slightly. Austin didn't' notice it, but she even winked at him.
As the Ex-Cerberus operative passed him, he caught a whiff of something. An extremely good and somewhat arousing smell.
Last time they had been on Omega, Miranda had bought a new type of perfume that she'd never tried before. She was told that it had some new type of pheromone in it and had hoped to wear it today. Ever since her last talk with Austin, the Helldiver had been trying to mostly stay clear of her after what he'd accidently said. Little did he know that he'd also got her interested in him.
Miranda walked past Austin as she headed back to her quarters. Austin was left simply standing there for a while before he snapped out of it and got into the elevator. He couldn't deny however that he felt rather hot and he could even feel his cock slowly enlarging as it filled with warm blood. Not just that, but there also someone constantly on his mind, Miranda.
Liara had finished up changing. The little thing she'd told Austin she wanted to take care of was actually a cover-up. In truth, she'd just needed some time to apply some temporary body paint on herself. The body paint would glow in very faint lights and would eventually dissolve in about 5 hours or so, more than enough time for Shepard to enjoy her with it.
As she stepped into the elevator however, she suddenly felt something flash in her mind.

Austin was stood in front of the galaxy map and was just walking to the elevator. As it opened however, Miranda suddenly stepped out.
"Oh, pardon me, Major." She said very seductively as she stopped him.
The Ex-Cerberus operative then moved right up close to Austin and lowered her voice.
"I've cleared the engine room. Be there in five minutes." She whispered.
"What does she think she's doing?! That's my bond mate she's trying to flirt with!" Liara thought as she saw the whole thing happen in front of her.
"Should've known you wouldn't settle for the Captain's quarters." Said Austin slyly.
"What?! Did he just…"
"I settle for nothing but the best." Miranda smiled as she stepped back into the elevator. She even winked at Austin as the doors closed.

Liara was left a bit confused by this. It was completely unlike Austin to do something like this. Then something occurred to her. Miranda had been in the elevator, there was only one elevator on the Normandy, and she was in it.
It wasn't possible that what she'd seen could've just happened. It was impossible. Then Liara remembered what Alaara and Sandra had just said. They could share images and dreams. She had a feeling that what she'd just seen was actually a dream.
Sure enough, her suspicions where confirmed when the doors opened. Austin was lying fast asleep on the bed. He had only the covers covering very little of his naked body and she could clearly see his member sticking up from under them like a tent pole. He was moaning a small bit, an obvious sign that his dream was an arousing one.
Then another image flashed in her mind as she saw even more of the dream.

Miranda was stood in front of the massive drive core, this time wearing her old Cerberus cat-suit. True to what she'd said earlier, it was completely clear. No sign of Tali or Ken and Gabby.
Austin then suddenly walked up behind her and wrapped both his hands around her curved waist and spun her round.
The Helldiver instantly set to work on plating several soft kisses on the Ex-Cerberus operative's neck. Miranda eagerly reciprocated while Austin propped her up on the console, breaking their kiss and shifting his aim lower, attacking the top part of Miranda's generous cleavage which was exposed by her skimpy, skin-tight latex uniform.
After a few short kisses, he then picked her up again. He only got a few centimetres though before he stumbled and felon his back with Miranda landing on top of him.
As Miranda straightened herself back up, she reached up for the hidden zipper on her outfit. An eager smile appeared on Austin's face as he watched Miranda' very slowly slide it down and he saw her outfit open up ever so slightly.
"Ohhhh, stop teasing me!" Austin moaned.
Miranda simply smiled very seductively as she slid the top portion of the outfit aside, exposing loads of her smooth skin and her massive breasts which where clad in a black bra.

Liara felt a powerful surge of jealous rage. However, it was not at Austin. She knew he was not to blame considering the effect her own pheromones had on him. In Asari culture, it was frowned upon to intoxicate a partner with drugs, stimulants pheromones, etc. There was no issue with it actually, just not to the point where it completely overwhelmed the partner where they just don't care anymore. They considered it taboo to rely solely on stimulants instead of their own natural skills.
Either way, Austin seemed to be enjoying this, maybe even a little too much.
"I can't have you do this. Sorry, my love, but I can't let you experience that type of pleasure. Not without me... keeping an eye on you." the Asari smiled naughtily.
Liara then glowed with Biotics and her clothes fell off her. She then slowly snuggled up to Austin, took his already erect cock in her hand and let her eyes go black as she joined with her sleeping bond mate's mind.

Austin had now torn Miranda's bra off, exposing her massive heaving breasts. They were a bit on the small side compared to Liara's, but they were still very large. The rest of Miranda's suit was still around her waist, but that didn't stop the Helldiver from grasping her gigantic ass.
"You weren't lying. Your father did get you the best genes money could buy. Your tits are so juicy." he said as he continued licking and sucking Miranda's large tits.
"I love your tongue playing with them." Miranda moaned.
At that moment, Austin suddenly saw Liara materialize out of nowhere. She was naked, apart from a black bra and underwear (his favourite type) this caused him to stop his attention on Miranda's breasts, whereas the Ex-Cerberus operative just seemed to try and catch her breath back.
"Liara? Is this a dream?" Austin asked, slightly surprised to see the love of his life here now while Miranda had just invited him to have sex with her.
"I'm afraid it is." Liara replied. "But I'm real."
"I get it. This is all happening in my dream, but you've joined minds with me." said Austin.
"I saw flashes of the dream. When I walked in, you where stirring in your sleep. Then I saw the dream fully." said Liara.
She was deliberately not joining in yet as she wanted to tease Austin and make this dream threesome a surprise for him.
"Ah! Love, I think I can explain why it is I'm dreaming about Miranda. Today she had this strange new perfume on. Must've stuck with me." Austin explained.
The dream Miranda was still panting in Austin's arms, oblivious to the fact that there was a half-naked Asari standing behind her.
"True. Not to mention that I've seen the way she's looking at you. I think she's got a crush on you." said Liara.
"Well I promise you now, that I'm never going to try anything with her. I don't even like her that much anyway. Only thing that does get my attention is her body."
"Exactly why I can't let you enjoy this dream..." said Liara.
"But..."
"...without me." Liara finished, smiling very seductively.
"You little minx." Austin smiled slyly.
Liara stripped herself of her underwear and knelt down behind Miranda as Austin resumed kissing her breasts.
"Nothing wrong with having a little fun. Besides, this is only a dream. Who's gonna know that we've dreamed about fucking Miranda. There are a few things I've wanted to do to her because she's such a bitch anyway."
"Who are you, and what have you done with my girlfriend?" Austin chuckled. Liara laughed along with this as she began moving her hands up and down Miranda's hourglass figure.
Austin now took one of Miranda's nipples into his mouth and started sucking.
"Are they big?" Liara asked as she planted a love bite on Miranda's neck.
"Yeah. They're huge, but… they're not as big as yours." Austin smiled as he switched from tit to tit.
"I wanna see. In the meantime, why don't you tear the rest of this outfit off?" Liara suggested.
Austin didn't object and stood up. There'd be more than enough time later to continue with Miranda's large breasts. It then suddenly occurred to him that he was still clothed.
"Why don't we give a little show for Miranda first? I'm the only one still clothed here." He said.
Liara couldn't help but smile and kissed Austin. She first focused on removing his shirt, causing Miranda to lick her lips as she saw his exposed chest, and then Liara slowly moved down until her face was in line with where his raging member was struggling to break free. She slowly unbuttoned his trousers and slid them down until the Helldiver was now left in nothing but his boxers.
Miranda had one of her breasts in her hand and was massaging it, breathing heavily as she saw the massive bulge. She was getting so inpatient to see it.
Liara could see Miranda's pure hunger and smiled evilly as she gripped her bond mate's boxers and began sliding them down as well. She did it at an agonisingly slow rate so that she could essentially torture Miranda. The Ex-Cerberus operative made a moan of desperation as she slowly watched Austin massive member come into view. The large head was already throbbing and the thick veins where beating as the blood flowed through them. Finally he was completely exposed and Liara threw the now useless shorts away.
The Asari took Austin's rock hard dick in her hand and started slowly stroking it.
"Mmmmmmm. Nice." Austin sighed, causing Liara to smile at him.
Miranda was panting so hard that she was practically sweating. Both Austin and Liara could see this and they nodded to one another. They were ready to enjoy the next stage of this.
"Strip!" Austin ordered.
Miranda immediately obeyed and she brought the zip on her outfit down fully. More and more of her smooth skin was slowly exposed as she peeled the tight cat suit off. Both Austin and Liara had sat down and where touching each other as they watched Miranda strip. The Ex-Cerberus operative even swung her wide hips around a bit to add to the little show.
Finally, Miranda had got her outfit as low as it would currently go. The whole of her upper body was now exposed all the way to her waist. Now no longer restricted at all, her massive tits now hung there, moving up and down with Miranda's panting, the sweat from her body only adding to amazing view as she glistened from the lights.
Miranda then turned around so that she had her back to the couple and bent down. Both Austin and Liara gave approving nods to one another as Miranda practically stuck her ass out at them while she unzipped both her long, leg high, boots.
With those now gone, there was nothing to get in the way of the rest of Miranda's outfit coming off.
"She may be a bitch, but that's a great ass!" said Liara.
"She's got nothing on you though, love." said Austin as he gave Liara a small kiss on the cheek.
Miranda continued sliding the suit down until it stopped at where the black straps around her waist were. She then stuck her large butt out once again and shook it while she slid her hands over her two cheeks.
As she went to undo the black straps around her waist however, Austin stopped her.
"Leave those straps on, actually. They look quite sexy on you." he said.
"Kinky." Miranda smiled.
Liara then looked to Austin and motioned for him to stand up.
"Play with her ass for a bit. We gave her a show, now I want to enjoy one." she said.
"I think she's waited long enough." said Austin.
Miranda simply moaned as Austin started planting kisses on her behind. Liara meanwhile stood up and sat on the nearby console in front of the drive core. She then started rubbing her Azure furiously so that Miranda had something to look at. After a few seconds, Austin decided that to take this even further. He took both edges of the material covering Miranda's ass and slowly ripped it. Miranda moaned in delight as she felt the material rip, revealing her gorgeously large ass, black panties and already dripping pussy to Austin. At the same time, Miranda could feel the heat from Austin's cock since it was poking at her ass slightly due to its erectness.
If the Helldiver didn't know that Liara had an even better body that this, he'd say that Miranda had the body of a goddess. Of course, Liara had beaten the Ex-Cerberus operative to it, hence why Austin often called her Blue Goddess much to her delight.
Liara meanwhile had increased the rubbing of her dripping Azure as she watched this incredibly sexy sight. Because this was just a dream, she could just relax and enjoy it. She didn't need to worry about having to compete with Miranda or anything like that. It made no sense to try and compete with a dream after all.
Austin moved Miranda's black panties aside and gave her pussy a few good long licks, causing her to moan in delight.
"Shepard, please! I want you inside me!" she practically begged.
"Shall I?" Austin asked in a teasing manner as he turned to Liara.
"Beg some more!" Liara smiled evilly as she continued rubbing.
"PLEASE! I NEED YOU BIG COCK INSIDE ME, SHEPARD! PLEASE, FUCK ME!" Miranda almost yelled.
"That'll do." Liara shrugged.
Austin nodded and lined his member up with Miranda's core. Miranda gasped in pleasure as the Helldiver slowly thrust his cock inside her waiting hole.
"AAHHH" Both moaned loudly as Austin plunged his cock deep into her depths, Miranda's insides immediately squeezing his shaft along the entire length invoking another cry of pleasure from both.
Liara increased the speed of her rubbing, which Miranda stared at. This only made her moan even more and also made her even wetter which allowed Austin's thrust to be even smoother thanks to the added lubrication.
Liara was enjoying this more than she thought she would. Seeing Austin fuck another woman was actually quite an arousing sight. She of course knew that he only ever had eyes for her and that this was just for fun, so she didn't need to worry about losing him either. This was better she could ever imagine, a pleasure so intense, something she never experienced when pleasuring herself on his cock. Everything was so enthralling, the sounds, the smell, his sweat, his moans. His large warm meat feeling up every spot of Miranda's insides, pushing against her cervix as he thrust into her from behind.
Austin began doubling the speeds of his thrusts, Miranda's moaning spurring him on. A few times in between thrusts, he pulled out so that he could rub the head of his cock between her two ass cheeks.
Both the thrusting and the rubbing increased as the engine room was filled with nothing but the sounds of loud moans and the wet slapping of flesh on flesh.
Miranda was nearing her peak. She could already feel her orgasm approaching with the constant hard thrusts. Within seconds, it reached beyond her control and she couldn't hold it back any longer. Miranda came.
"OH FUUUUCK!"
Austin couldn't help but smile as he felt Miranda's pussy clamp down on his cock and also get sprayed with her love juices.
"Wow, you were good." Miranda panted as she went to kiss Austin, but Liara stopped her.
"Oh no you don't. No one kisses him but me." said the Asari.
Miranda moaned as she turned round and looked down at Austin's throbbing member which she wrapped one of her hands around. Liara meanwhile had a nice view of Miranda's core.
"My, that looks so inviting." said Liara as she licked her lips.
"This your first time with a woman?" Miranda asked.
"You could say that." said Liara. "I want to try something."
"This ought to be good." Austin smiled.
"Bend over, bitch!" Liara ordered as she pushed Miranda up against the rail and forced her down.
"No please! Not in my ass…" Miranda begged as Liara lined her tongue up with Miranda's puckered hole. Without even paying any attention the Ex-Cerberus' begging, she forced herself in, hard. Miranda screamed almost instantly.
"Oh God!"
"Is there anything Alaara hasn't taught you? You have no idea how many times I've caught her doing that with Sandra." said Austin.
"Oh I'm sure there are some things she's saving just for herself and Sandra. There's a bit of a saying among my people. "The older they are, the more unpredictable they'll be." said Liara.
"In that case, carry on and have fun. Don't mind me. I'll just enjoy the show." said Austin.
"Touch yourself while you're at it, Austin. I want to see you touching yourself." Liara smiled.
"With pleasure!"
Austin reached down and started stroking his member. Liara meanwhile turned back to Miranda and continued thrusting her tongue in and out. At the same time, she ripped the rest of Miranda's outfit away, only her black straps left. Miranda's moaned filled both lovers' ears for several minutes. Liara kept up her pace before turning her gaze toward Shepard's tool. His hand was wrapped around the long rock-hard pole stroking up and down. The tip glistened with pre-cum.
"My turn." She said, turned on by the sight.
Austin didn't need to be told twice as Liara settled herself above him and he took his member in his hand and slowly helped guide it in.
Now it was Miranda's turn to touch herself while watching the sex.
"Oh God! You're so much tighter than she is." Austin groaned as Liara's Azure engulfed his member.
"Real life is better than a dream, my love." Liara moaned as Austin thrust upward into her and she bounced on him, his hands holding her up by the thighs. "Oh Goddess, you're so big!"
Miranda sighed and moaned as she masturbated in front of this couple fucking one another. The sight of Liara's big bouncing breasts and exotic moans only made her even wetter.
Austin kept slamming his cock inside Liara, the soft flesh of her ass rippling with every impact.
"Ahhn.. MMm… yes…. cumming… aahhh Goddess…."
Austin didn't imagine she could squeeze his rod even harder, her pussy giving him an incredible amount of pleasure with each thrust. Austin moaned louder and louder as Liara's tight love canal brought him pleasure with each thrust.
Miranda reached her other hand up and used it to squeeze one of her massive tits as she continued fingering herself furiously while watching this incredible sex.
Liara was screaming again as she finally launched into her first orgasm. Her knees buckled as the orgasm ravaged her already weakening body. Austin held her body upright as she got weaker and weaker, her orgasm flowing as she kept being pounded by Austin.
"By the Goddess, that was incredible." Liara panted as she slid off. In all the excitement, she'd nearly forgotten that Miranda was laying on the floor right in front of her and fingering herself.
Liara suddenly yelped as she felt her already pounded and wet Azure being licked. She looked down to see that Miranda was now eating her out.
There was a cunt in front of Miranda, and she was attacking it. Her mouth was latched onto the dark blue Azure belonging to Liara.
Austin meanwhile, seeing his girlfriend getting eaten out, slowly got up and got behind Miranda. He knelt down and once again thrust into Miranda's pussy, his cock already nice and wet thanks to both women.
"Come on, Miranda! Eat her! Let her have it!" he said as he gave Miranda's bubble but a hard slap which earned an approving moan from the Ex-Cerberus operative.
Liara then flipped herself around so that she was now in a 69 with Miranda and she was also now gazing at her bond mate's massive cock sliding in and out of Miranda. While the Asari worked on licking Miranda while also watching her get pounded by Austin, Miranda herself inserted two of her fingers into Liara's Azure and started thrusting which made Liara moan and hum into her pussy.
Austin slowly pulled out again, setting a very slow rhythm. Liara watched in amazement as his member was exposed to the air again wet with Miranda's nectar. Austin almost pulled out before slowly pushing back in. Miranda moaned softly as the thick member went back in.
"Goddess… It looks so beautiful."
Austin smiled as Liara spoke up surprised at her comment. He wanted this but didn't expect her to be to open to this.
With Liara's consent in hand he pulled back again, now ramming hard inside Miranda.
"AAAHH!"
The head nudged Miranda's cervix sending a powerful spike through her body. Her hand jerked with the jolt of pleasure. With her fingers still inside Liara. The young asari moaned in response as Miranda's fingers twisted inside her.
"I'm gonna cum!" Miranda moaned as the combination of Austin thrusting and Liara's fingering drove her over the edge.
"OH FUCK!"
Liara latched onto Miranda's clit as the Ex-Cerberus operative came. Even for a dream, she tasted very nice.
"What now?" Austin asked as he slid out.
"Ram it down her throat! Let's see if she can swallow it." Liara smiled evilly.
"I like that you're being so dominant over her. It's good." Austin smiled as his girlfriend picked Miranda up and lined her mouth up with his cock.
"Please, it's too big. I can't take it." Miranda begged as Austin grabbed her head and forced himself inside her mouth.
"Don't be shy, Lawson. Be a good girl and take in more." Said Liara as she groped Miranda's rack from behind.
"Ahh… your mouth is so tight, Miranda." Austin groaned as Miranda did her best to deep throat his massive meat.
"How does it feel, Lawson? Is it too big for your big mouth?" Liara taunted.
"Nggh! Liara, put her hands behind her back. She's trying to push it out." Said Austin.
Sure enough, Miranda was trying to use both her hands to push herself away from Austin in a vague attempt to stop herself from gagging on his cock.
"But of course, my love. We wouldn't want that to happen." Liara smiled evilly.
Before Miranda could react in time, Liara grabbed both her hands and forced them behind her back, keeping them in place with biotics.
"There you go. Now start facefucking her." Said the Asari. "If she can't do it, I'll show her how a professional does it."
Austin continued pushing as much as he could. Despite that she was being forced to do this, there was a part of Miranda that was secretly enjoying this. Even now, she could feel a large lump forming on her throat where the Helldiver's massive dick was going down her throat.
"Wow! It's so big I can see your cock moving right down her throat. Can't believe you're able to push it that deep." Liara moaned her approval.
"I'm still not there yet. She's still not at the base yet." Austin grinned.
"Your pussy is so wet, Miranda. Let me help you cum." Said Liara as she reached down and started fingering Miranda's wet pussy.
After a few more pushes, Miranda finally felt that she just couldn't take any more. Any further and she'd stop breathing.
"Aw. Is that it?" Austin asked as he noticed that he still had an inch or two left out of Miranda's mouth.
"I knew she couldn't take it all. So much for being perfect." Said Liara.
"You ready for your turn?" Austin asked as he very slowly, and at a rather torturing pace, pulled his cock out of Miranda's mouth.
"Let her cum at least. She deserves that much." Said Liara as she kept rubbing Miranda's pussy, her orgasm very close. "You are so wet, you must be having a great time."
Miranda very nearly passed out as the combination of her impending orgasm and Austin massive cock in her throat made her vision blur. Just before she blacked out however, Austin finally slid out. The Ex-Cerberus operative finally felt the oxygen return to her system. As she did however, she then found her orgasm let loose.
"What a dirty girl you are! Keep cumming for me!" said Liara as she kept fingering and felt her fingers get even wetter.
"Right, your turn." Said Austin.
Liara nodded and assumed the same position that Miranda just had.
"Right, watch and learn, Lawson. In fact, I might as well show you just how good I really am." She said.
The Asari then took her bond mate's cock in her hand and activated her biotics. Within just a few seconds, Austin's size was now 12 inches and he was even thicker than before.
"No way is that going to fit all the way! You'll kill yourself!" said Miranda in amazement.
"I will show you how it's done, Miranda. Austin, try not to cum while I'm doing this." said Liara.
"I'll do my best, love." Said Austin.
Liara wrapped her blue lips around the member and slowly began taking it deeper and deeper, her jaw being stretched to its absolute limit.
"Oh my god, this feels so good!" Austin moaned. "Come on, take it deeper!"
"Yeah! You said you could take it all!" Mirada taunted.
Liara seemed to ignore Miranda and she instead used Austin's comment to spur her on. Inch my inch, the massive dick went into her mouth and down her throat. The Asari made that she breathed nice and easy and remained calm so that she didn't accidently choke or gag on it. Even she had to admit this might be a bit much. She'd deep throated her lover many times, but never when he'd been this big. She'd usually just kept it in her mouth and not tried to swallow it. So far though, things were going well and she was already up to where Miranda had managed before stopping, and she still had a bit more room.
"Come on, Liara. You're nearly there!" said Austin as he put his hands on Liara's head and gave her an extra push.
That seemed to do the trick and Liara finally felt herself touch the base. She'd done it.
"My god, you actually did it." Said Miranda in amazement.
"Doch be so ahamed Mirrana, we Ahari are aways beher!" Liara managed to say, her voice muffled by her boyfriend's cock in her mouth.
"Don't mean to cut this short, but I haven't got long before I cum. We'll need to wrap this up soon." Said Austin.
"Then at least fuck me in the ass. I definitely want that at least." Said Liara.
"With pleasure." Said Austin as Liara got into position and he lined himself up. Miranda, you know what to do."
Miranda simply nodded and got under Austin. While he slowly slid his cock in, she tended to his balls, taking each one in her mouth at a time.
"Oh Goddess!" Liara moaned as she felt Austin's massive meat plough right into her ass.
"Does it hurt, Liara?"
Liara gasped for air as Austin pushed his cock in all the way. Their bodies touching another.
"Aahh… A little… My ass… so full. So… Aahnn… good."
Several long minutes passed as Austin thrust in and out, Liara played with her Azure and Miranda played with Austin's testicles. After several thrusts, Austin knew he was beyond stopping. He was gonna cum any second now.
"I'm close! I'm gonna cum!"
"Pull out then. I've got an idea." Liara panted.
Austin nodded and slid out.
"I can't believe his whole thing went in there." said Miranda as she gave Austin's cock a small lick.
"It can do more than that." Liara smiled. She then turned back to Austin. "Stand against the rail. Miranda, do as I do."
Austin did as he was told and then he found both girls attacking his dick. He smiled as they both licked and pleasured him. Having Liara pleasure him like this was more than perfect, but Miranda as well? This was heaven.
Miranda mostly focused on his balls again while Liara sucked hard on his mushroom head and also deep throating him again. Liara then got a bit bolder.
"I wonder how she'll react to me enlarging my breasts as well." she thought.
Liara took both her breasts in each hand and closed her eyes in concentration.
"What are you doing?" Miranda asked.
She quickly got an answer though as Liara's hands glowed brightly and her tits grew even more.
"What?! Oh, that is not fair!" she said, somewhat jealous that Liara's bust was now twice as big as hers.
"I love it when you do that, love." Austin smiled as he watched his girlfriend's tits heave with each breath.
"You love it when I do this as well." Liara smiled as she wrapped both her breasts around his dick and started thrusting. Miranda meanwhile put her jealousy aside and resorted to doing what Liara had been doing earlier and sucked on the head.
Austin threw his head back in pleasure at the experiences he was having. This was just perfect. If only it where completely real. The thrusts from laira's tits coupled with Miranda's sucking didn't' take long to bring Austin to his orgasm at long last.
"Oh god! I'm gonna cum!" Austin moaned.
"Cum for us, Austin!"
Austin let loose and he watched as several large spurts shot out. Some landed on Liara, the other landed on Miranda. Within just a few seconds, both their faces and even their tits where now very white and dripping.
"What a load. Besides, what could be better to finish this little show than with fireworks?" Liara smiled as she and Miranda set on work on cleaning each other's faces.
Just the sight of that though made Austin shoot into another orgasm. Before he came however, he tried something new.
He grabbed Miranda's face and shoved his cock all the way down as much as he could. As he came, the Ex-Cerberus operative tried desperately to push him off but the cum flooded her throat so much that her struggles where short lived. She went limp very quickly.
"Hmm, so that's what happens. Well at least I know now not to try that with you." Said Austin as he gently pushed the now limp Miranda off him. Liara's closer inspections showed that she was still breathing, just passed out and breathing very gently.
"Your right. That' wouldn't be a bad way to go, but still…" Liara nodded.
"Think it's time we woke up now, love."

Both Austin and Liara opened their eyes. They didn't feel exhausted at all considering that they just been in an epic threesome for a long time.
"Wow. What a dream." Austin sighed as Liara snuggled up to him.
"I know. That was also my first time with a woman. I'm glad I joined in." she smiled.
"As am I."
"Now I simply need to tell Miranda that you're... what's the phrase? Taken?"
"Indee..." Austin said, but a yawn interrupted him. He might not feel exhausted, but he certainly felt tired still.
"Go back to sleep, love." Said Liara calmly.
"I love you."
"I love you not because I need you, I need you because I love you."
Austin simply smiled as he drifted back off to sleep.
Liara meanwhile got up and stretched for a bit. Reaching for a robe, she walked towards the elevator. True to what she'd said earlier, she needed to sort something out once and for all with Miranda.

Liara found that Miranda's quarters weren't locked. As the doors opened she saw the Ex-Cerberus operative asleep in her bed and moaning a lot in her sleep. Liara didn't' even need to read her mind to know she was probably dreaming about Austin. She was even moaning his name.
The Asari walked right up to the foot of Miranda's bed and cleared her throat very loudly. Miranda stirred and very slowly opened her eyes.
"Mmmm, Shepard?" she yawned as she let the covers slip, revealing her black bra holding her tits.
"No. It's me." Said Liara.
Miranda quickly reacted to this and covered herself with the covers.
"What the hell are you doing in here?!" she shouted.
"I've come to tell you to leave Shepard alone." Liara simply replied in a very serious manner. Usually, she didn't act this coldly, but she needed Miranda to take her seriously.
"I'm allowed to be attract to him if I want! Who are you to say that?!" Miranda retorted.
"I'm his bond mate! He's taken." Said Liara.
She walked right up to Miranda and seized her by the neck. This new found aggressiveness seemed to frighten Miranda a bit.
"Bond mate? You two are… together?" she said, very surprised.
"Yes. And I will not have you try to intrude. I'm not possessive, but he and I know about you trying to get his attention, and we're not having it! You've no right to try and flirt with him when you know we're in a relationship!" Liara almost shouted.
"I… I didn't know you where… please, I'm sorry. I thought you were just friends." said Miranda apologetically.
"Just friends? Just friends?! You where the one I delivered his body to. Surely you must've known why Feron and I went through all that mess with the Shadow Broker to get it?! Why he got captured?!"
"I thought you were just friends. I had no idea you two where lovers. It makes sense now." Said Miranda.
Despite this though, Liara still glared at her.
"Well now you do know. So I'll make this very simple. You stay away from Austin, or I flay you alive… with my mind." She said.
"O… of course. I'm sorry. If I'd known he was taken, I wouldn't' have…" Miranda tried to say.
"Glad we understand one another. Good night, Miranda." Said Liara.
The Asari turned to leave. Just as she reached the door, Miranda called her.
"Liara, he's very lucky to have someone like you. Not many would got through what you did to bring a lover back to life. You may not believe me, but I'm happy for you." She said, trying to smile.
"I'm sure there'll be someone for you as well." Said Liara, her mood brightening a bit. "Sorry if I scared you. I sometimes get a bit defensive when it comes to Austin. I lost him once, and I'm not letting it happen again."
"I know. I feel the same way when it comes to my sister. She's all I have left." Said Miranda sympathetically.
"Good night, Miranda." Said Liara, this time more friendly.
"Good night… Liara."

Jacob simply sat as his own desk in silence. Although he'd dealt with what happened on Aeia, it was still bothering him a bit.
His contemplation was then suddenly interrupted by a soothing female voice behind him.
"Still up at this hour?"
Jacob turned to see Kasumi standing against the wall by the door.
"I hadn't realized what the time was." Jacob sighed.
Kasumi walked up to him and sat on the desk in front of him.
"Jacob, I... I wish there was something I could say. I'm sorry about your father." She said sympathetically.
"It's okay. I've had more than ten years to get over it. I'll be fine. I appreciate your concern though." Said Jacob.
"You're sure you don't want to talk about it? I've had to go through something very similar." Kasumi asked.
"I'm fine. Honestly. But I appreciate your concern." Jacob smiled.
"He was your father. It has to be bothering you. I want to help." Said Kasumi.
"If I needed help, I'd let you know. Like I said, I've had a long time to deal with that man's death. I was just ahead of schedule." Said Jacob. He bowed his head for a moment, but then returned to normal and looked back at the thief sitting in front of him.
"So, no other family?" Kasumi asked.
"Afraid not. And I don't count my father at all after what he did. I'm an only child, and no extended family." Jacob replied.
"No Mrs Taylor waiting for you?" Kasumi asked eagerly.
"Where are you going with this, Kasumi?" Jacob asked hesitantly.
"Just making sure I won't get my ass shot off if I make a move on you." Kasumi smiled.
Jacob now suddenly realized where Kasumi was going with this.
"Well… I wasn't expecting that, Kasumi. I haven't looked at you that way." He said, trying to hide the nervousness in his voice.
"Oh, but I have." Kasumi said cheekily.
"I mean, I've looked, sure, but not seriously. An option, just not one I'd take. Okay, now I sound like an idiot, what I mean is -"
"Shhh."
Jacob felt two of Kasumi's fingers pressed to his lips.
"It's okay. I'm sorry if I make you nervous. I just wanted you to know how I feel." She said.
The Thief went to get off the desk, but Jacob quickly grabbed her arm gently.
"Don't take this the wrong way, Kasumi. I… I like you, a lot. I just hadn't thought about it that way before." He said. "Until now that is. I can't deny I've always found you attractive, and I am curious to see what you might be hiding under that hood.
Kasumi smiled at that. That comment seemed to make her even more interested.
"You know what, Jacob?" I think we need each other. I know I need you." She said as she took one of Jacob's hands in her own.
"Okay, you want to know something that gets to me? You. That enough?" Jacob smiled as he did the same and took Kasumi's other hand in his. "You're very good at what you do, Kasumi. When this mess is over, you and I need some time."
"It's alright, Jacob. I'm here for you." Said Kasumi.
The two simply remained quiet for a while as their faces slowly drew together. Within just a few seconds, they sealed their lips with a tender kiss.

Definitely give Mastermind4892 credit for the Jacob/Kasumi scene. That was his idea. I'd already planned for the two to be together, but he suggested the idea of this scene to me. So thank you again for that, mate. It's actually a shame Bioware never pursued that, they make a good couple.
Anyway, next one will be Jack's. I promise that one will be better than this. That one is more fun and I've also got some good new dialogue planned for that. After that, a long awaited one... Project Overlord.
As a little tease, Overlord will have a cameo appearance from a character that some of you fans have been missing. I guarantee you will be surprised and thrilled by it.
We've still got Tali's, but that'll be after the Derelict Reaper since I want Legion along for that one.
See you soon!
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