Mass Effect - A Hero Rises Ch. 69

"Commander, link up with the other four ships. As soon as we're safe and clear, we'll begin transporting people to the other four ships to take the pressure off our supplies. They all know we're heading back to the Citadel immediately."

"Aye, sir. I'll do so at once."

Kelly and Gianna joined Shiala and I in the elevator as we headed upstairs. Soon as we entered our cabin, Shiala practically collapsed from exhaustion, and the emotion was overwhelming, on her knees as I held in, hearing her almost wail against my shoulder. Kelly and Gianna joined us on the floor, holding her as well.

"I love you, I love you, I love you," she whispered.

"I love you too," I whispered back.

"We love you too," Kelly added, "The four of us here... we're in love, right?"

"Definitely," Gianna said, kissing Shiala on her crest, Kelly on the cheek, then me on the lips, "Think the world of Shepard. Same goes for the pair of you."

"I've missed all three of you like mad," Shiala said, "The one thing that got me through is that I knew I'd see you all again." She leaned back and I couldn't help chuckle. She was filthy, her cheeks streaked by her tears. But that didn't matter, gently caressing her face as she leaned forward to kiss me softly. "You came for me."

"Should have done it the day I escape Earth. Or the day after I rescued Gianna. It's my fault."

"We fought as long as we could, but it was too much, even with all the benefits we shared. Not your fault. They were just far too strong in the end. We held our own for so long, but there's only so long you can fight against impossible odds. Everyone has their breaking point. I don't think I would have lasted too much longer with the stress."

"You're okay now," Kelly said softly, "You're home with us."

Shiala smiled at the insinuation. "Kelly, you and I will be up here with Shepard," Gianna added.

"I love the sound of that. And you, Shepard?"

"I'll be here, though I don't sleep much. But Kelly and Gianna will certainly keep you company."

"Not tonight though. Tonight, Gianna and I will sleep elsewhere. Maybe tomorrow night too."

"You don't have to do that," Shiala said.

"I know, but you need Shepard time. I had him to myself for a long time. Gianna had Shepard time when she joined the ship. Now you need it too."

"I need a shower first."

"Well, that can be the start of Shepard time. Trust me, Shiala, we won't be far away going forward."

I stood up, helping the three to their feet. Both hugged Shiala tightly, and I heard the kind and sweet words the three shared before they kissed me and wished us goodnight. It wasn't that late, but I guess they figured we wouldn't be downstairs again except for dinner. Orders had been given so my presence downstairs wasn't required unless shit hit the fan.

"Joker, are we near the RV?"

"We're approximately an hour away, Shepard."

"Are the Reapers pursuing?"

"No. EDI has been keeping an eye out for Reaper signatures. Our ships went silent as soon as we left orbit."

"Good. Commander Lawson has the detail regarding the transfer of civilians. Once the exchange is complete, return us to the Citadel."

"Of course, Shepard."

Once naked, I took Shiala by the hand and led her into the bathroom. She definitely needed a good wash, as she was filthy, but the exhaustion was evident, as within five minutes, she was sagging against me again. Then she cried for a long time, just letting it all out. Despair. Exhaustion. Anger. Depression. The loss of what she had considered home. Others might return to rebuild, but I think that was the last time she left Feros. I knew what she was thinking already. Same as Kelly. Same as Gianna. We wouldn't spend too long apart again.

I earned a giggle as, once I'd wrapped her up in a thick towel, I picked her up and carried her to our bed, lying her down gently before I joined her, immediately spooning back against me, holding her tightly in my arms. Now that she'd had a good cry, she was able to tell me everything that had happened since we last saw each other, in person at least.

The colony had been thriving. Colonists were arriving. The Alliance started to provide some protection, and I knew that was due to favours from Hackett and Anderson. Life had still been difficult, as the colony was isolated, but everyone worked together. Plus, those who had contact with the Thorian had their gift. Shiala couldn't quite explain it, but it was something they had used to their advantage when the Reapers had arrived.

I knew the story after that, and Shiala quickly drifted off to sleep, perhaps the first time she'd allowed herself to relax in weeks, if not months. It was still late afternoon, so I wasn't tired, but if she wanted to sleep for three days, I wasn't going to complain. The only thing that truly matters to me personally was that she was now safe with me.

She eventually woke up to find me still awake, just watching her sleep. Turning around to face me, she kissed me deeply, lifting herself so she could fling the towel away. Mine joined it, rolling onto her back as we continued to make out, feeling her body move below mine, my cock moving on automatic pilot towards her pussy.

She gasped as I gently slid the head of my cock inside her, waiting a moment though all she did was smile, gazing into her eyes as I ever so slowly slid inside her. Must have been a good feeling as I felt her fingers dig into my back by the time I'd buried myself.

"Goddess, forgot how fucking great your felt inside me," she said with a giggle, "Been too long since we made love."

"We'll make love, go downstairs for dinner, then come back and do whatever you want. And that's the plan until we get back to the Citadel."

"Now I love the sound of that, Shepard."

To be honest, I barely moved, nor did she. Though I'm sure we both wanted to enjoy an orgasm together, we were both content just to be together intimately again. The last time had been on Illium before everything that happened with the batarians, so it had been months since the last time we'd been in the same bedroom. Spent most of the time either kissing, feeling her hands caress my body, or we'd just gaze at each other, a definite stupid grin on my face at the simple fact she was with me again.

"Feelings never changed?" she asked.

"Only intensified the longer we were apart. Shiala, it was always you and Gianna. I loved all the others, but you and Gianna were always the most... special. Then I met Kelly, and I knew I felt the same way about her as I do about you two very quickly, despite what we tried to convince ourselves of. But I'm sure you'll figure it out as we go along."

That made her laugh. "Please, Shepard, I remember Illium. When I wasn't with you, I was enjoying some delightful female company. It was a lot of fun, and there was always a lot of love involved. Long as that's how it still is..."

"It is. Trust me on that one."

"Then that's all I want. You in my life, and a lot of lovers and friends too."

The only reason we ended up worrying about an orgasm is that we both started to feel rather hungry. So Shiala asked me to lie back, and she happily rode me to one, and it was one of those near perfect occasions that I just about came at the same time as her. No tears that time, just intense kissing with plenty of laughter and smiles. The exhaustion remained in her eyes but her mood had already improved.

I sent a message to Kelly, letting her know we were heading downstairs for dinner, pleased to see all my girls were waiting for Shiala and I as we strolled into the mess. Shiala burst into laughter at seeing them all. "Goddess..."

"Prepare yourself for a lot of fun, Shiala," Liara said, rising to her feet and giving her fellow asari one hell of a hug.

"It's good to see you," Shiala replied softly.

Shiala and I sat in the middle of them as dinner was prepared. I had a feeling a few additional ingredients might have been found, as the smells flowing into my nostrils was certainly what I'd experience in a restaurant, not the mess of an Alliance warship. Ashley remembered Shiala rather fondly, the pair immediately catching up on what had happened during the mutual absence. In fact, it was Shiala who raised the question of the one missing woman who had been such a part of our lives.

"Is Tali still with the Migrant Fleet?" she asked.

"To be honest, no-one knows where it is," Liara replied, "I received reports barely a week after the Reapers arrived on Earth that the Migrant Fleet simply disappeared. Shepard and I have asked around, but what we've noticed is that there is a lack of quarians anywhere. We can take a few guesses as to what they're up to, but without hearing from them, we simply don't know."

"She returned after what happened. Her position with us was only temporary," I added, "She liked being back on the Normandy, but she'd made a home for herself back on the Fleet with Reegar." I looked at Ashley. "Did you know?"

"Of course. We kept in touch, Shepard. Told me all about him. She was definitely in love. It was very cute."

"Liara, there is someone I do need to ask you about."

"Benezia is still on Eden Prime, Shiala. That's where me met Javik."

Shiala looked at me. "Fuck her?"

I scoffed. "Of course I did."

"Good." That caused my eyebrows to raise in surprise. Liara definitely couldn't hide hers. "Everything that happened has been forgiven, and she has paid the price for what she was involved in. I hope she is happy where she has called home."

"She is. She's leading the resistance," Liara explained.

"Looked fantastic in those commando leathers. Those curves of your mother are dangerous, Liara."

She leaned across, slapping my forearm as she giggled. "Behave, Shepard."

Food was served, and conversation ceased for the most part as appetites were sated. There were a couple of bottles of alcohol on the tables, but no-one had more than one drink. Once we'd finished up eating, we adjourned to the lounge where one or two drinks might have been consumed. Shiala and I sat together, all my other girls spread around. I don't think there were any particular pairings, girls just paired up or more whenever it took their fancy.

It had been a long day and Shiala was flagging again after two glasses of wine. Announcing we were going to head upstairs again, Kelly said she and Gianna would bunk elsewhere. Shiala assured them she wanted their company but Gianna insisted Shiala had 'Shepard time' until we made it back to the Citadel.

Shiala showed her thanks by kissing both women deeply, and I think Kelly almost changed her mind when they broke apart, and I could see the lust and desire in her eyes for the green asari. Before leaving the room, I did turn back and laugh. "No group sex in here," I said, "Wait for the Citadel."

There was more than one faked groan of disappointment before most of them burst into laughter. With a chorus of wishing us goodnight again, Shiala and I headed back upstairs to bed. Though we were immediately naked upon walking through the door, all we did was lie back at first, Shiala cuddled into my side, simply basking in the feeling of being together once again. Just feeling her fingers trail up and down my chest had me grinning like a prize fool.

"Shepard?" Kelly's voice echoed through the comm.

"Yes, Kelly?"

"So, the thing is, my idea was to bunk with Miranda, maybe have a little fun with her tonight, then maybe with Ashley or someone else tomorrow night. Thing is, I hadn't noticed her disappear with Ashley and Jack. Guess I was a little distracted with other things. So I walk into her office to find her in the middle of a threesome. Since I arrived, Jack and Miranda have conspired so I was wondering if you'd like to watch?"

I looked at Shiala, who smiled and nodded. "Sure. EDI, can you sort that out?"

The screen dropped from the roof before I dimmed the lights. The screen was soon filled with the scene from Miranda's room. Jack and Miranda were on the bed, heads down, arses up, Ashley behind Jack, Kelly behind Miranda, eating pussy and arse at once. I managed to find the controller so I could turn up the sound as well.

"Wow, that's hot," Shiala whispered, feeling her hand quickly move down to my cock.

"They haven't even started yet."

Kelly and Ashley didn't stop until they'd made each woman cum more than once. Only then did they stop, Jack and Miranda left in position, before Ashley and Kelly returned, wearing a strap-on each. And there was no doubt all four were showing off, as they'd purposely chosen two of the biggest they had.

"Holy shit!" Shiala exclaimed, "I mean, wow! They're enormous."

"Give it a few more minutes..."

With their arses raised further, Kelly was the first to get into position, practically crouching over Miranda as she slowly inserted the long, very thick fake cock into Miranda's arse. Once she'd buried that, Ashley did the same to Jack, the two being fucked leaning over to kiss each other at the same time. I actually smiled seeing that. I think there was an attraction they probably found a little taboo, considering their histories.

Ashley and Kelly then made an obvious glance back to the camera and smiled, Jack and Miranda doing the same thing... then they were fucked. Within two minutes, Shiala whispered, "Goddess, this is one of the hottest things I've ever watched."

It wasn't just what we could see. The sounds being made suggested Miranda and Jack were loving every second, the language as vulgar as always. Being filmed from behind, we could see Ashley and Kelly had a toy inside them at the same time, though not up their arse. Though I know experiments had been carried out so that two women could enjoy anal together.

Shiala was getting more and more turned on with each passing minute, eventually straddling my lap though backwards, sliding down my cock and bouncing away though she continued to watch the screen. I managed to move myself backwards so I could at least sit up a little bit and also watch, an arm wrapped around Shiala to keep her balanced.

"Do you want to do that with me?" she murmured.

"Not if you don't want do. I'm loving what we're doing, right here, right now."

"Okay, but I don't mind the occasional dabble in anal. When it's you, at least."

"Worry about it later. Just enough the here and now, Shiala."

She stopped moving and leaned back against my chest, turning her head so I could kiss her. She started to gyrate on my cock instead, grabbing my free hand and moving it down to her pussy. I ever so gently fondled her at the same time, and in the end, we forgot about the screen as we focused on each other for the next couple of hours, though we could hear the other four women continuing to fuck nearly the entire time.

When lying back later, Shiala and I both feeling very content with each other after a night of making love, I did have to ask where Gianna was. EDI knew just to open the comm link. "Gianna, where are you?"

"She can't talk right now," Liara replied, "Her mouth is rather busy."

"Fair enough. Is it just you two?"

"Yes, we just wanted a night of fun together. It's been a long time since we've done that."

"I'll make sure we catch up too, Liara," Shiala said.

"I bloody well hope so, Shiala. Been far too long since we made love."

Switching off the comm link, Shiala and I enjoyed a shower together before returning to bed. She slept all night, and for one of the few times I could remember, I still didn't sleep all the way through, but I remained by her side, just holding her in the arms, until she woke up herself the next morning.