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Need to Know	By : Nicker Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 13206 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A few days later the Normandy met up with Admiral Hackett’s fleet to go over the plans to attack the Cerberus Headquarters. This was where Miranda and Oriana were getting off. Miranda was in no shape to join the attack anyway, and Oriana, who was adamant to contribute to the war effort, convinced her sister to let her join the Crucible team. Miranda did not argue much once she realized that she can’t keep her tucked away again and expect her to be idle, and it wouldn’t be so much different from hiding her from their father. There was no way she was letting her out of her sight either. She also had to admit, that Oriana’s intelligence would be well utilized in such an important project, it would keep her happy and the always moving Crucible construction site was probably the safest place in the Galaxy at the moment.
Miranda already sent a message to Jacob and a few other old acquaintances, putting together her own little strike team with which she planned to hit Cerberus bases wherever they could find them. With her insider knowledge of Cerberus and the research during the last months to find Oriana, her information would also be invaluable to the Alliance to avoid attacks and better protect their routes and civilians. It might just buy her redemption with the Alliance brass, not to mention her freedom.
She also knew she will probably earn some sideways glances, but she couldn’t care less. With her peace offering and the “glowing reviews” from both human Spectres she would be set for as long as the war was going on.
With Ashley, though, it was a different issue. The marine was eager to go up against Cerberus on Shepard’s side, and Miranda couldn’t blame her. And after that?

“I think I will join Hackett and coordinate with the turian and quarian fleet when the time comes, so Shepard can do… well, whatever he is doing.”
They were standing in the hangar bay, behind the shuttle that was being prepped for taking her and Oriana to Hackett’s flagship. Ashley’s hands were holding her by her waist, while her hands rested on Ashley’s shoulders. It was their last private moment before departure, although by now, everyone knew about what happened in the med bay. This kind of attention bothered Miranda more than the mistrust of the Alliance personnel, but she could live with it. Ashley didn’t mind the looks they got either.
“Then maybe we could meet again, soon,” Miranda said.

Ashley nodded absently, pulling Miranda’s head to her chest.

“I still think it’s crazy for you to go raiding Cerberus bases like a pirate.”

Miranda chuckled softly, resting her cheek on Ashley’s shoulder.

“I know someone who would enjoy the irony.”

“Will you be all right?”

Miranda leaned back to look into Ashley’s face and cupped her cheek.

“I will be. Really,” she said softly.

Ashley groaned, shaking her head with eyes closed. “I hate this. I don’t like goodbyes. What if–”

“I know.”
There was a polite cough and a few seconds of pause before Oriana walked around the shuttle.

“Randa? We’re ready to go.”

“Thank you, Ori,” she said, planting a soft kiss on Ashley’s lips and quickly breaking away from the embrace before she got too emotional. They walked around to the door, Ashley following a few steps behind.
As the sisters climbed in, Ashley couldn’t stop herself.

“Wait!” she called after Miranda, grabbing her elbow. The woman turned back towards her.

“Yes?”

“What if we don’t– what if we can’t meet again?”

Miranda pressed her lips thin and nodded in understanding. She slowly pulled her arm away, touching Ashley’s cheek gently again for a quick second.

“When this is all over–” she nodded around in a gesture that encompassed everything, “–find me,” Miranda said quietly and stepped back.
Ashley nodded solemnly, watching the shuttle’s door descend.

“I will,” she said just before it closed.
Ashley could only hope that Miranda had heard her.

So there we go. After many-many months of idling, writer’s block and half-abandonment, it is finally finished.
The story bears a passing resemblance to my previous Ashley/Miranda story, “Played”, especially the last part, which is a variation and extension of the bonus scene from Played. I kind of worked my way back from that. There are other places where the story or motifs overlap, and some of it is intentional. I was experimenting with writing a variation on a theme that was more relevant to the games, while trying to remain as faithful to the original as it made sense.
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