Mass Effect - A Hero Rises Ch. 65

We ended up naked, of course. I sat back on the couch, Miranda straddling my lap, slowly lowering herself down on my cock. It now felt like a rare occasion when I was sliding into her pussy rather than her arse, but we couldn't stop smiling once she bottomed out on me. Then she rode me nice and slow, really taking her time to enjoy it, and I loved it just as much. Not a bad idea for both of us to cum and head down to the surface with clear heads.

Kelly walked in to find Miranda slowly bouncing up and down on my cock. We both looked her way and smiled. "Want to join in?" Miranda asked.

Kelly locked the door, undressed quickly, then headed over to where the toys were kept. Five minutes later, she had a medium sized strap on ready to go. Miranda had a plug inside her, so she carefully took that out before slowly sliding the fake cock into her arse. "Nice and slow," I told Kelly, "We're just having a little fun before the mission."

"And you both want to cum," she added with a giggle.

"Yes. Definitely that too," Miranda moaned.

I could sense Miranda really wanting to let loose within a few minutes, so I kept her distracted by kissing her and whispering sweet things in her ear. She couldn't stop herself from smiling each time, and that calmed her down, though she still loved what Kelly was doing. Kelly did too, wearing one of those toys that was basically a double dildo, the same size in Miranda as in herself. The wonders of design.

"How much do you love his cock?" Kelly whispered into her ear.

"So much, Kelly. Guess we've been a little crazy lately. Forgot how good he felt in my pussy."

"Well, all us girls are around when you want your fantastic arse fucked while he gives that pussy of yours a little more attention. But I'm liking this nice and slow thing right now too."

"So am I," Miranda whispered, turning to kiss her deeply, "Thank you for everything."

Kelly knew what she meant. Mostly, it was because of Kelly's open-mindedness that we were all together. "Trust me, Miri. It's my pleasure too."

Miranda enjoyed a couple of orgasms before I wanted to change, easily picking her up in my arms and carrying her to the bed, lying her back and continuing to make love. Kelly laid beside us, watching me make love to Miranda. Once I came inside Miranda, I asked Kelly to sit on her face so she could at least have her own orgasm. "Already had one while fucking Miranda, Shepard," she said with a giggle, leaning across to kiss my cheek, "But thank you for caring."

We laid back together, waiting for EDI to make the announcement. Miranda ended up falling asleep against me, Kelly getting up and snuggling her from behind, as I turned to face both of them. "I really like her, Shepard," she whispered.

"Kelly, I think that's obvious to everyone. You do have a lot of sex together and it's obviously not just meaningless fun."

"Can't help it. Love her pussy, definitely love her arse, and she's just so much fun."

"Love you too, Kelly," Miranda whispered. Then she giggled. "You know what I mean."

EDI eventually announced that the mission was half an hour from getting the green light. I dressed and headed straight down to the shuttle bay. Kelly took her position in the CIC near Traynor, Gianna joining her from Liara's office. Miranda headed off for a quick shower, though was ready to go alongside everyone else when I gave the order to board the shuttle.

As always, it was a full team but Wrex and Eve were on board. Grunt would meet us with Aralakh Company at the Hollows, and he would lead the army of krogan warriors who would be a distraction and nuisance as our small team headed for the Shroud. The shuttle ride as bumpy as all the others we'd taken to the surface. I stood next to Wrex and Javik, everyone else sitting with grim faces. They knew what was at stake.

"Fuck, we've got Reapers, Commodore!" Cortez called from the cockpit, "Monsters. Lots and lots of monsters..."

"Vega, on the machine gun. Cortez, loop the fucking loop again!"

I didn't even bother counting how many husks were below us. All I know is that, for Vega and I, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. Krogan forces already on the ground were almost overwhelmed by the sheer weight of numbers, so roared with approval when our machines guns opened up. As soon as it was clear, I stepped off, followed by everyone else, and we got to work, forcing the husks back, their bodies falling and sometimes disintegrating into nothing, Grunt and his krogan force flanking the rest, forcing them back until we simply left bodies piled high.

Wrex roared with approval. "And now Reaper blood has soaked Tuchankan soil!" he cried, to the roar of most of the krogan around him.

Most of the krogan around us were respectful towards Wrex, but when eyes fell on Garrus, the atmosphere changed. And when they moved to Mordin, it turned into a tinderbox ready to explode. That's when a krogan stepped forward, and I recognised the body language, trying to intimidate Wrex. I immediately thought him a fool. Wrex muttered that it was his brood brother, Wreav. The disgust in his tone told me what I needed to know about his thoughts.

The hatred between the pair was obvious to anyone else. I wasn't an expert in krogan body language, but Wrex was seconds away from ripping his throat out. Threats were made. I noticed forces start to assemble. If things didn't calm down, the war was going to start between the wrong people. "Many armed krogan. Problematic," Mordin muttered.

That's when Eve proved just how important she was to all this. "Enough!" she cried out. I looked around to see that one word worked. Krogan gathered around as she stood at the top of the stairs, gazing out upon the krogan assembled in that sacred place. "You can stay here and let old wounds fester as krogan have always done. Or you can fight the enemy you were born to destroy, and win a new future for our children." She paused and gazed across the masses, almost meeting each pair of eyes. "I choose to fight! Who will join me?"

"Count me in," Garrus replied, "Been too long since I stared death in the face, greeting him like an old friend."

"Goddess, we're going to change history."

"The Reapers will rue the day they set foot on our planet," Grunt said with a roar.

"I will fight alongside the primi... the species of this cycle."

"Humanity will stand by the side of the krogan," I said, Miranda and Vega nodding their approval.

"And one lone salarian will ensure your futures," Mordin added.

"Now hold your heads high like true krogan!" Eve cried, "There's a Reaper that needs killing. You were all born for this. Earn it!"

The forces Wrex had managed to assembled beggared belief, joking that commander's in most armed forces would have had an erection at the firepower on display. Aside from the armoured personnel carriers, he had tanks, assault vehicles, howitzers, mobile artillery, mobile missile launchers...

"You have an erection, don't you, Shepard?" Miranda joked.

"Hmmm. Maybe I'm half-mast... I've never had such firepower at my fingertips. I wish I had this on Elysium..." She grabbed my hand, giving it a squeeze. "Just making a point, Miri. It's fine. We won that battle, but if we'd had all this, we'd have wiped the fucking floor with them. We annihilated their fleet in space, it was when they got on the ground that shit got nasty."

"Ready to move, Shepard?" Wrex asked.

"Aye. Let's go over the plan one last time." Miranda opened her omni-tool, a holographic map appearing. "We take this road right up the middle towards the Shroud. The Reaper will see us coming. However, Aralakh Company and all other krogan forces assembled will take these roads here, here and here. Hopefully, they will provide enough diversion that the Reaper will ignore our small force, particularly once they start unloading."

"Our guns are sighted and ready to fire, Shepard. Soon as you give the command, they'll unleash hell," Grunt added.

"And the fighters?"

"Will be little more than fleas, but they will provide the air cover required and another distraction. All that matters is getting the Shroud, but we can't do that without taking down the Reaper. So we can't just sacrifice everything without making sure the latter thing is done first." I looked around at the assembled commanders. "Stay in radio contact. Report any contacts with Reaper forces. Once in position, state you are ready to go."

We loaded up. I didn't put us all in the same vehicle, that would be stupid. Miranda was kept separate as my 2IC, with Vega and Javik. Garrus, Liara and EDI rode with me, the latter as she was a great source of information, my fleet of ships putting together possible bombing routes, if shit really hit the fan. There were other Reaper signals on the planet, and I knew they could start showing an interest in what we were trying to do. I didn't think my five ships could take out a Reaper alone, though I'd been proven wrong before.

I was thankful for the suspension, otherwise we'd have been shaken to death within the tin can we were riding in. The infrastructure that once existed had been blown up and spent centuries falling apart. The highways that were still standing were not smooth at all, so it was little surprise most of us wore some sort of belt so we were not sent slamming into the roof.

There was a constant stream of either EDI beside me or over the radio as the forces slowly assembled. The other units reported contact with Reaper forces within half an hour, though they were nothing more than delaying actions. Our small force was ignored for the moment.

That's why coming to a stop was such a surprise. I shared glances with everyone inside before I undid the belt and stepped out, as no one answered my questions as to why we stopped. Walking towards the lead vehicle, that was smoking and out of action, hearing plenty of grumbles from the pair of krogan trying to get it fixed. Walking forward towards a krogan scout, I could see why we'd come to a halt.

"Can you get engineers to fix the road?"

The krogan found that very funny. "Engineers? Wrong species, Commodore. We're not going any further with the road in this condition."

"Shit." I opened up the comm link. "Grunt, your progress?"

"Slow going at the moment, Shepard. Reaper forces thickening up. Reaper is still a distance away. We could open fire now, but we'll just earn its ire before you're in position."

"Shepard, the turians!" Liara cried out.

"Fuck!" I groaned. I made contact, telling them to delay, but it was already too late. They were locked in, ready to go. "Fuck!" I shouted again as we watched them open fire. And all that did was piss off the Reaper, who shot down six of the fighters within a couple of minutes. One of them was on fire and heading towards us. We got down just in time, feeling the heat of the flames as it passed over our head, thankfully slamming into a now empty APC.

Getting to my feet, I strode toward Wrex. "Get Eve and your people the fuck out of here!"

"What will you do?"

"We'll go by foot. What's important is Eve and Mordin, getting them to the Shroud."

"Spirits, now we're going by foot. What are you going to have us do next?" Garrus muttered.

"Fighting a thresher maw on foot if you're not careful." I looked at Wrex as he clambered onto the APC, it now full of krogan, plus Mordin. I shut the door and slapped the side. "Move it! Move it!"

Once they took off, I turned back to my squad, most of them now covered in dirt, but determined as ever. "Shepard, there is an entrance over there. From what I have been able to assess, it leads towards tunnels underneath this area. It may lead us towards the Shroud."

"Works for me, EDI. Everyone ready?" There was a chorus of agreement. "Let's go."