A/N My author's note is at the bottom so please read it. I hope you enjoy the last chapter of my story. The next one is called Mass Effect: Antiquated Relic. See you guys later…
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Three days after the Battle of the Citadel
Hyaku Shiki was docked in the ward in 117 again. She wore white shirt under her purple jacket. She also wore blue jeans with brown suede boots. She sat in her CIC; she was grounded and prevented from leaving dock. Her drones were bringing in a steady amount of Sovereigns remains. She used the Psycho-frame regularly to check her mental condition. Even thought parts didn't have power and they were smashed up. She took no chances and placed them in special metal containers with force fields.
The most notable things her drones' salvaged, a black box that transfers A.I. intelligence and thought. Another small device that was cone shaped with two prods at the top. It was the indoctrination booster of some kind and it reminded her of the dragon' teeth. It didn't produce a signal anymore which gave her a little more breathing room to calm her mind. The damage to the ship was only burnt off the coating and the shield system held up, yet it was almost fried the battery system. It gave her time to repair with her drones', while she was in dock. Trace elements' of Sovereigns' main gun was composed of a liquid alloy of iron, uranium, and tungsten suspended in an electromagnetic field powered by element zero. The molten metal, accelerated to a significant fraction of the speed of light, solidifies into a projectile as it is fired. It was more than a theory seeing the drones studied the remaining main gun. They found high trace amounts of element zero and metal even on the destroyed Alliance ships.
Yoko looked at the news as it played the Battle of the Citadel. People were freaking out that Hyaku Shiki coming to save the Destiny Ascension and two Turian ships. Palaven had some outrage of a second machine was created, but it changed to see the fact it help the council along with last remnants of the fleet stationed at the Citadel. The rest of their forces came back to the Citadel to help defend it. News crews from humanity were mostly praising her, but Al Juliana was bashing her saying that there was plenty of times' that they needed the Nightmare of Shanxi's help in the Traverse. Yoko looked up to see Hope humming to herself as she was managing the drones at this time; she was looking out for people who have no business at the Citadel, like Cerberus for instance. He face changed from happy to shock quickly as she showed an outside camera feed. She saw her father standing outside wearing a white suit along with Admiral Hackett.
"Looks we have guests' that want to come aboard the ship." Hope told her as Yoko nodded. The hull of the ship opened up as they went into decontamination zone. Yoko got up from her seat as she walked to front of the ship. The door opened to reveal Isamu was smiling as he walked hugging his daughter.
"How it my little girl doing, reliving your first play toy I bet?" he asked his daughter as she laughed.
"It's good to see you're doing well Tou-san, I heard you was on the Citadel when it all happened." she told as he let go off the hug. He pulled out Eagle eye pistol she created.
"I always keep this little birthday present on me just in case something happens. I managed to lead a lot of people out before it got bad." she told him as he put it up as they turned the Admiral as she gave a quick hand shake to him.
"It's good to that you're doing well Dr. Minamoto, your support in the battle saved a lot of lives. I remembered the first video displaying Nightmare and now to see this version in battle personally. It's monster to say the least, but a welcomed one. Turian Hierarchy was confused, but the surviving two ships they said told them it saved their lives'. It quelled them for the time being, but the pilot's name was in question now. So I had your ship on lockdown until we cleared up the matter itself." he told Yoko as nodded. The Admiral handed her clear plaque that had recording of Hyaku Shiki's performance in the battle. Then he handed her a silver star as she looked at it to see the blue strap around it. "Everyone that participated in the Battle of the Citadel earned this medal. I had to excuse you due to the fact you want your identity hidden still." Hackett told her as Isamu handed her suitcase.
"I also brought your things' from your apartment before anyone got there. You left all your clothes there so get dressed quickly. We have a formal meeting to attend…" he told her as she looked confused.
"I have to attend a meeting about what Tou-san?" Yoko asked her father.
"The council wants to see you, Shepard, Anderson, and Udina. I'm tagging along since I will be driving you there. So wear something nice for once ok, even though it's not a true formal meeting. I will be recording it for historical purposes' the chance for humanity to be on the council." Isamu told her as she nodded leaving as she was going to her room to change. As Admiral Hackett looked around as he saw Hope humming to herself on the council.
"So you're the A.I. that the council allowed to be developed." Hackett asked her as she nodded her head.
"It's nice to meet you in person Admiral Hackett my name is Hope. I'm the brains behind her brawn, wait that's not right. I just support her when she needs help when she does her little solo missions." she told him.
"Hope's development process was not all computer data. She was made using a mind machine to transfer the mind into data. So they added more programs to her and presto she was born. Kahlee Sanders helped with the process of creating her and named her." Isamu told him as she nodded.
"I'm making sure she wears some make up otherwise I'm not opening the door. So it will be a while before she comes out. Do you want something to drink? The kitchen is on the second deck of the ship. We managed to bring a lot of fine wine from Thessia." Hope told them.
"No thanks I already drank a lot at the party itself, but I will take one to go." Hackett told hope as she nodded. They saw a slot open out of the wall up front as they saw the bottle.
"I managed to use the weapon delivery system to transport the bottle here. Yoko uses it to get put up her weapons or recall them back." Hope told him as Hackett grabbed the bottle from the slot system as it close afterwards.
They saw elevator come up now as Yoko walked in simple black dress with black high heels. She had hair straightened back as it was tied into a loose pony tail. Yoko had a blue hair wrap tied to the end of hair as it matched her necklace that Meyla gave her. She walked up to them as Isamu smiled.
"You hardly even wear jewelry, but you taken a shine to that necklace. So since you're ready now let's leave. I don't want the Ambassador Udina to complain about you being late." Isamu told her.
"You look nice Yoko so I will keep watch of the ship. So please have some fun this time instead of being cramped inside the ship's lab." Hope joked as Yoko shrugged as she left with her father and the Admiral.
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Air car was on approach coming towards the Citadel Tower as three people stood outside of the tower. Shepard was looking at the Alliance dress blues to see if something was wrong with it. Anderson stood by him in the same uniform as him as Udina sat beside him. The air car stopped at the base of the tower. The car opened up to reveal Isamu getting out as Yoko came out after him. They walked up to the three men standing there as Shepard as raised his hand to shake Isamu's hand.
"It's good to see you sir, I heard you was on the Citadel when it happened." Shepard told him as smiled.
"True, but I didn't run away in panic like everyone else. I had to make sure the rest of the people in the Presidium made it out. Your little stunt of stealing a prototype ship from dock was a rare sight. I thought the purpose of a stealth ship was to go into hostile territories like the Terminus systems." Isamu told her as Shepard looked over to Yoko.
"You look great with dress along with the necklace, I almost forgot to give you something." he told Yoko as he handed a chip that had a glowing crystal in it. He handed it to her as she gave it to her father to hold onto.
"So you used the chip I gave you on what?" Yoko asked him.
"To collect a VI named Vigil that was badly damaged. I was shocked to see it worked like a charm. Liara wanted to keep it so badly, but I didn't want to guess the number of credits went it to make such a thing." he joked as Yoko shrugged.
"It's advanced crystal matrix card that costs 10 million credits…" she stated as he looked a bit shocked. "It's a prototype recovery chip that helps retrieve data that's really sensitive data. Once it's put on the chip you cannot do anything to it, except destroy it. You will need a password to retrieve what's on the chip." she told him.
"So our pilot comes save what's left of the Citadel fleet and helped stopped Sovereign. You know they called his meeting because of both of your combined efforts to save the Citadel." Anderson told her.
"You mean Yoko actually doing most of the work to save everyone. Tali always wonder what type of hardware she uses in her ship or mech if you prefer doctor." Shepard told her as she shrugged.
"Well I will tell you this; I make all the upgrades myself without everyone knowing what I put into the ship. So it will take time to tell them all the improvement and ideas I placed into them. When is the council going to get here." she asked them as they saw air cars touching down as the council walked across the bridge coming here. There were news crews gathering, but some stayed there distance away from them. It was supposed to be a private meeting of all things and someone told someone about it. The three councilors stopped in front of them.
"Ambassador Udina, Captain Anderson, Commander Shepard, Mr. Minamoto, and Dr. Minamoto we have gathered here to recognize the enormous contribution of the Alliance forces and Sovereign along with the Geth." Tevos told them.
"Many have lost their lives at the battle of the Citadel and yet so many lives were saved. To see one of your best and brightest help saved not just our lives. She helped saved what's left of the fleet and many owe their lives, despite revealing who you are." Valern told them as he directed to Yoko.
"Selfishness' to help others in need despite what others said about you. Despite what the Hierarchy thought about such a creation. It proved that it was much more than a nightmare. We all experience grief that day and renewed Hope that not all was lost, due to your actions Commander Shepard and Dr. Minamoto." Sparatus told them as they smiled a bit.
"The council owes you a great personal debt Dr. Minamoto and Commander Shepard one we can never repay. You not just saved our lives you helped saved the lives of billions from the Sovereign and the Reapers." Tevos told them.
"Dr. Minamoto you're heroic and selfish actions has shown what humanity stands for truly, even expanding your actions' to help more their your own species." Valern told them.
"Though we cannot bring back of the ones lost in the battle of Citadel we will honor memory through our actions." Sparatus told them.
"Humanity has shown that is ready to stand as a defender and protector of the galaxy. You have proved you're worthy to join our ranks and serve beside us on the Citadel council." Tevos told them.
"Councilor on behalf of humanity and the Alliance we thank you of the prestigious honor and humbly accept." Udina told them as Shepard noticed he was trying to get the position.
"We will need a list of potential candidates to fill humanity's seat on the council." Valern told them.
"Given all that has happened I'm sure that Spectres' recommendation will carry a great deal of weight in the choosing process for humanity's council position." Tevos told them.
"I nominate Captain Anderson for the job." Shepard told them as Udina was shocked and bewildered.
"Anderson, he is not a politician he is a soldier. He prefers talking with his fists." as Anderson turned towards him.
"Only with you councilor, only with you." he stated as the turned to Yoko.
"I nominate Isamu Minamoto for the position." she told them as Udina was appalled by such a thing.
"Isamu, he is not a true politician and it won't work out with our allies." he said Isamu turned towards him.
"You are entitled to an opinion, but it's time for a change. You have to identify the problem first before you can make good relations. Not avoid them, like you have done for the past years." Isamu told him.
"Can we talk about for a moment?" Anderson told them as they nodded as the two moved away from the group.
"Isamu I can tell you I'm not a true politician, but I felt honored by Shepard's choice picking me. I can see they don't want the ambassador to be humanity's first council member. He would run everything in the ground about status of humanity." Anderson muttered as Isamu nodded.
"You saw what he has done so far, everything he touches isn't showing what humanity can be. He only worries about status as soon as he became the ambassador. Politics has ruined the Alliance and good soldiers'' as well such as yourself. I would like to be the first council member, but what do you fill about the position." Isamu muttered.
"I feel like politics will make me beat my head across the wall. You managed to make quite a career itself over the years. You even cleared General Williams name and help bridge the gap with our colonies."
"You are planning to defer it to me then, he would be a big jump from regular politics for me." Isamu told as Anderson patted he shoulder.
"Isamu you are built for this job and you would make a wonderful candidate. I can see your father had a bright future, despite her setbacks. I can see that humanity as whole will do good to see someone who can see a brighter future for a lot of people." he told him as the both nodded as they walked back to the group. Anderson stood at attention.
"As much as I wanted to accept the position, I have to defer on the nomination to be councilor." he told as much as Udina's delight as Anderson waved his hand to Isamu now.
"I'm honored and humbly accept the position as part of the councilor. I will do my best to represent Humanity and help the council rebuild." Isamu told them as he bowed first as Udina stood in shock for a moment. He closed his mouth as Udina as Isamu came back up.
"I think that is inspiring choice and one that will make a better future." Tevos told them.
"Sovereign's defeat marks a new era for both humanity and the council." Sparatus told them.
"Mr. Minamoto, we would like to go over some things before you join the council." Valern told as he nodded. He turned back to Yoko and patted her head as he handed chip back to her.
"I have business Yoko; you might as well tell your mother to help pack my bags. I will be leaving here for quite a while." he told her as she nodded. He walked along with them as Shepard turned back to Anderson.
"So you turned down position to be councilor Captain Anderson?" Shepard asked him as he nodded.
"It's true I'm not a politician I can never stomach it, but Isamu was a solider like us. He turned to a politician to make sure the peoples' voice wasn't left out. He even has a better relationship with the colonies in the Traverse and the Terminus systems. You see how his daughter has grown up and show he can make humanity have a bright future Shepard." Anderson told as he smiled as he turned to Yoko.
"Well it seems like your father took the position. At least I can someone doing something for once." he said as Udina walked away quietly now back to his air car. "It seems like Udina couldn't take the fact he wasn't even nominated once."
"Well it's his fault for back stabbing people with politics'; he was just trying to further his career the whole time. I couldn't stomach the fact he would become councilor he would just order the both of us around." Yoko told them as they walked along back to the air cars.
"So what are you going to do know Shepard?" Yoko asked him.
"Well Admiral Hackett wants me to root out any remaining Geth resistance. So I plan on going back to Illos and clear it out. Liara really wanted to explore the ruins a bit more. So what are you planning to do?" Shepard asked her.
"I got a lot on my plate and as soon as I can seal a guarantee with the Alliance to monitor my devices' properly. I have to personally know everyone in the loop along with transfer method. There will be a lot of updates to tech in the future. So you will see more of the guns you used back on Eden Prime. If they cannot do such a thing, I will give out things that want hurt people in the long run." she told them as she walked back to her air car.
"I have a party at Flux and your invited doctor…" Shepard told him as she shook her head.
"No thanks, I have a lot to do and sooner or later. Someone will leak the information of who I truly am soon. With any doubt staying on the Citadel is bad thing for me right now. Plus I have some business to attend to." she told him as he nodded. She got in her air car as drove all the way back to her ship. She had a bad feeling about hunting down Geth as an assignment.
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Location Redacted
As the Illusive man looked at the red and blue star in the background as he saw Miranda pace back and forth using via communication hologram. She was looking at the star as he was looking at the reports.
"Shepard did everything right, but he wasn't enough. I didn't expect Yoko Minamoto to even play a part in this. She helped saved the Citadel and the council. Humanity has the trust of the galaxy…" she told him as she turned to look at him. "…and still it's not enough." she told him as he tapped his cigarette.
"Despite the fact we lost some lives at the Battle of the Citadel. I knew that Yoko Minamoto wouldn't down the fact to help people. Ever since the First Contact War, she helped earned the council's gratitude by working with them for several years. Between Dr. Minamoto and Shepard remains our best hope." TIM told Miranda as she turned around fully to meet him.
"But they're sending him to fight Geth." she told him as she walked past holographic panel walking towards him. "We both know they're not the real even Yoko Minamoto isn't that blind to see it. The Reapers are still out there." she told him as he gave a person a data-pad as they walked out.
"And it's up to us to stop them." TIM told Miranda as crossed her arms emphasizing her breasts'.
"The council will never trust Cerberus. They will never accept our help. Even after what Humanity has accomplished. "But Shepard… they will follow him. He's a hero, a bloody icon. But she is just one woman. If we lose Shepard, humanity might well follow." Miranda told him as he sat down his cigarette.
"True, but we forget the wild card here Miranda, Yoko Minamoto has the trust of the council. She is icon of humanity itself and what we could have been. We could have been top if she was born a few years earlier. Yoko Minamoto that woman has the devil's luck and the talent to keep her alive. She want task a risk unless it's deem necessary. She is more likely going to prepare for the Reapers and soon as she hears something about them. She will go investigate and no doubt find something. Half of Shepard's success came from that woman and she oozes success. Despite our methods she still can get results just at fast." TIM told her as Miranda looked at him.
"She is dangerous itself and I'm surprised the Turian Hierarchy even allowed a second Nightmare to stay. After the battle with two of their surviving ships' stationed at the Citadel say otherwise. We can't track her seeing the fact she doesn't use the extranet a lot. She uses different communication methods and direct talking to keep her secrets." She told him as he nodded laughing. It caught her attention as she turned to him expecting an answer.
"A secret makes a woman a woman Miranda. We can't sway her to join our side, but we can get Shepard too. See to it that we don't lose Shepard." he told Miranda as she nodded.
"You expect Dr. Minamoto to be a problem for us in the future?" Miranda asked him.
"Yes and no, she will do her job and stopping terrorists'. So we learn to keep our distance away from her. We had a lot of operatives die or arrested trying to infiltrate her company. Shadow Broker spies don't get any mercy, seeing she hated spies. She can see them a mile away and the fact if you're straight with her. She would be straight up with you too. She is helping humanity in her own way and now that her father is a council member. He will set some things straight, like the fact politics' play too much of a role in the Alliance. Though we really need their help and Ayumi Minamoto can help with Shepard idea. I want you to go and attend her seminar about the human body. Ask some good questions about reviving people if they were dead." he told her.
"A seminar…?" Miranda asked as he nodded.
"There is one thing I know about their family, they bleed success and prestige. She experiments on a lot of people during her career; her daughter is one of them. So we will need to buy medical supplies from Nexus using a legitimate proxy company. They are the best in medicine for a reason and you haven't been flagged yet on any system yet Miranda." she told him as she nodded.
"Understood, I will put on my best to go." she told as she contact cut off as the 'Illusive Man' looked at the window again.
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Four days later after Isamu was announced Humanity's council member.
Emily sat wearing her dress in a seat as across from Yoko who wore a white dress shirt, black jacket, black slacks, and black high heels. The meeting was taking place in the Human Embassy itself as they shook hands.
"It's good to see you Dr. Minamoto and thank you for coming to my interview." she told Yoko as she nodded smiling.
"Several months I helped you become such a big name in news. I couldn't think of missing out on your interview. I only wanted to get the truth out before rumor and lies spread around. I will even add proof to what I'm saying." she told him as Emily excitedly nodded.
"Thank you for taking your time out for us. So we will start with interview about you altogether. You are the first council man's daughter, but you have made a name for yourself. Spectre, Massacre Princess, Nightmare of Shanxi, Benihime, and president of a company after you quit the Alliance. So I will start from the beginning and ask this question. Not to be rude, a lot of people say that your father has had a relationship and Kahlee Sanders. Seeing you're not typical looking Japanese person, they think you're her child." Emily told her as she nodded.
"It's not really true, but a relationship is there. My mother and her were friends in college and when I she was pregnant. She found out I had a genetic disease, seeing she was a doctor in the upcoming field of genetic work. She couldn't find anyone with healthy gene pool on such short notice. Kahlee agreed to help donate some of her genes to help me survive in the womb. So I turned out having a lot of my godmothers' looks'." she told her as she touched her blonde hair as she nodded.
"Giving your background and information you are the youngest scientist' ever to grace the Alliance at age eight. Did your parents ever push you hard to succeed? You have a lot of degrees under your belt and continue some form of education when you have time to yourself." Emily asked her Yoko nodded.
"I was never really pushed hard; my mother and father were more free spirited. They tended to do what they love the most and that's how they met. My mother was teaching a course in the Alliance N7 program, while my father was a soldier. It was my grandmother that wanted me to do well and have a future that I can love. I was really interested in my mothers' work the most. I really wanted to mess around in her lab studying things', but the others that worked there said you had to have a degree. So I set out learning as much as I can and I found out I was a child prodigy. I ended up enjoying studying things' like my mother." she told her.
"Did you create of Nightmare right before contact as Alliance project?" Emily asked her as Yoko nodded.
"Actually Emily it was hobby on the side and I never named it Nightmare. I was stuck with the name before I even chose one. I watched old classic things for fun and my grandmother kept a TV series called Gundam. It started in 20th century and it was quite popular even in the beginning of the 21st century." she told him.
"Really so the idea wasn't yours at all, it was based on an old television series. So did you father force you to go up and fight a Turian fleet with Nightmare." She asked him.
"Not quite, I actually volunteered instead since I could pilot it without a problem." Yoko replied.
"Yoko do you really hate Turians after the whole incident on Shanxi?"
"Hate is a strong word Emily. I don't hate, I try to understand and put myself in their shoes before I say anything. The council said it was a mistake and I agree with it. It was just a bad decision on both sides truthfully." she told her as Emily made note.
"Since we are talking about it, today is the day that Shanxi was attacked. Terra Firma has protested independence to Earth. They use your paper as reference and why Earth should be free of Alien influence." she told her Yoko handed her paper to Emily.
"This is my paper the original version speaking on the technologies found on Mars. It was stating that we are not exploring all routes before jumping into alien technology we don't could not fully understand at that point in time. Not all of earth benefitted from the technology, we still have places on Earth that are stuck in 21st century still. To say we made leaps and a bounds' is absurd notion." Yoko stated.
"So you hate Mass Relay tech Dr. Minamoto?" as she nodded.
"I don't hate, but I can dislike things. I have a new finding out there and actual proof that states the technology the Protheans used. It really isn't theirs' at all; it belonged to a dead race called the Inusannon. During my time fighting Geth on Feros, a plant called the Thorian lived under Zhu's Hope. We were forced to kill it, but Asari named Shiala managed to meld and take its memory. We managed to make a grey box function to recall memory. It was designed differently for disabled people as a mind machine. It was called the Psycho-frame that is still being explored for other uses. The Cipher was in-depth view on the society of the Protheans' and other scientists are looking at the data." she told her.
"So the mass-relay's and the Citadel wasn't really theirs'?" Emily asked as Yoko nodded.
"This station is more than a billion years old Emily, it may date back to the first galactic civilization itself. It's now being accepted as the fact the Protheans didn't create a thing. They found everything just like the Asari people have done before them. In true we haven't created anything special to pull us away from the past. Only a few things were actually unique and created by our society. As a scientist we are told to create something new and the fact everyone is repeating something that' already been done before." Yoko told him as she nodded.
"So it's by a scientific standpoint you don't like the technology since we are repeating what the Protheans' are doing. So let's get back on track with our questioning. You were Cryo frozen for a long period of time until 2174 correct." Emily asked her.
"I still had problem with my body still and my mother wanted cure me. So a unique process of genetic modification was put into me. It was reason why her career took off in the genetic field due to me. I was in so much pain due to operations' done; I had to be cryo frozen." She told Emily as she nodded.
"So you joined in the Alliance around fourteen years old? I can see you joined as scientist at eight years old, but to become a solider you have to become eighteen." she told as she nodded.
"At that time, the Alliance wanted some new technologies and didn't have the man power to do it. So I volunteered to join up and undertake training in the N7 program. I excelled quite well and I tested out my own devices in the field. They still have experimental one man solider program in the wing. "It was called Advanced War fighter a special program where soldiers can go it alone and act like a platoon, using tactical support, skill, and technology to make him a one man army. Yet the project was scrubbed and I had retracted it seeing people can't handle the stress of such a thing. I keep the plan personally with me and a well kept place." she told them.
"So you joined the Alliance and what type of missions did you take?" Emily asked Yoko.
"Mostly black ops missions or missions that people needed done, yet I did also teamwork teams. With STG, Asari Commandos', Turian biotic team called cablas, and Spectres' at times."
"I see the work you done, but let's talk more about the massacre on Torfan. Commander Shepard talked to Major Kyle and talked him down into surrendering after he killed two Alliance representatives'. He was diagnosed with PTSD after the event of Torfan." Yoko shifted as she handed the Emily an OSD card.
"I don't have to explain myself about what happened that day. I have video account on the mission. It was purely a revenge mission set up by the Alliance or the politics involved." she told her as Emily looked at it.
"I will be sure edit that out some of the footage it's extremely violent, but it has an accurate account on what happened. So was this the reason why you quit after the massacre?" Emily asked them.
"No, it was not the reason; it was afterwards when I met the Terra Firma party leader trying to play politics'. He tried covering up the event like the batarians did it and tried giving them posthumous medals of Honor to traitors. I tried doing my job to bring them in for their crimes. Yet they tried to kill me and I had no choice to defend myself." Yoko stated.
"Charles Saracino tried covering it up, I didn't know about the event until someone said something about it. The event at Terra Nova with asteroid X57, you took out the terrorists and captured Balak the one who instigated the attack on Elysium. You wanted to show humanity not be afraid of them and to give them a warning not to do it." Emily reasoned as Yoko nodded.
"Exactly Mrs. Wong, they didn't want to reason with me or do their jobs. The people signed up came from the colony that they attacked."
"But you made a successful business afterwards and made a name for yourself. So tell me more about the people you employ. You have Quarians and Salarains working beside humans in the company." Emily asked her.
"I hire professionals in military and have a back ground in science. I have ex-STG specialist named Padock Wiks working the genetics area. He is quite brilliant along with me and my mother we have made two noteworthy genetic adaptations almost finished Kepral's syndrome to solve the problem of the Drell living on Kahje. Plus a double life span for Salarians to live longer, those two note worthy things they said it would take hundreds of years to complete. Quarian people are quite social and friendly and experts at making tech and ship technology. Elijah'Ishann vas Tonbay works in the tech labs. He has helped made great development in technology to fight the Geth. We are sharing both technologies to the fleet in the Alliance as well in mutual trade agreement." she told them.
"So the rumors and extranet sources about the Quarian are far from the truth."
"Quite far, seeing they want to prove they are not some stereotype, one Quarian named Tal'Zorah nar Rayya helped Shepard in his mission against Saren." Yoko explained as she nodded.
"Well since we are on that topic. How did you become humanity's second Spectre?"
"Well it was a mission in the Alliance to find out what happened at a Prothean dig site. I worked with a Spectre stationed there to recover it. I took care of most the battle itself and he infiltrated inside the dig site. He saw my video and the way I operated and he suggested my name and it led to another test with Saren a year later. It helped open up talk to get a human Spectre in." she told them.
"So you worked with Saren once? What was he like, many claimed he was a mad man?" Emily asked him.
"He was smart and strategic along with well trained. He hated humanity for the loss of his brother during First Contact War. He didn't like since he knew who I truly was. He tried setting up the mission to see me fail. But I managed to succeed and get what I came for. Yet I had to leave him due to the fact he couldn't make extraction point. Madmen don't come up with plans that sophisticated, yet he was overconfident in his ability. They didn't like the fact Shepard was untested and they wanted me to be Spectre. So compromise was to have one working with the Alliance and me working in the shadows helping Shepard." she told them.
"So that's how you became the second Spectre, so we will get up to a recent issue. The new Nightmare you piloted at the battle of Citadel. Is there another one in wing? The Turian people were bit skeptic after seeing another one in production." Emily asked her as Yoko shrugged.
"I want to build another one, but I want things to calm down first. The one I used was called Hyaku Shiki and it's a prototype still. It has a lot of prototypes onboard and it was I built it personally by hand, to ease their burden I'm helping design new ship tech for the Turian Hierarchy on a new ship tech." Yoko told her Emily shook Yoko's hand again.
"Thank you for your time Dr. Minamoto and cleared any doubt or misinformation about you."
"Thank you for cutting out time for the interview. I really needed to say something before rumors started flying around." she told her as the camera was cut off now. Isamu walked into his office.
"I see you two are wrapping things' up, but I have a meeting with the Admiral Hackett soon…" Isamu told them as Emily looked excited.
"Can I have personal interview with you and Admiral Hackett?" she asked him as he laughed and nodded.
"Ok Mrs. Wong, you can stay around for interview. My dear princess, I thought you had some business to deal with your colonization plan." Isamu told her as she nodded.
"I will talk to you later Tou-san when I get the chance. Mrs. Wong asked if you had sex with Kahlee Sanders in the interview." she told him as Emily blushed.
"Well she probably wants to know Kahlee likes to wear cowgirl outfit with a bikini to her assets'. She likes to wear a Texan hat having sex…" he said bluntly as Emily blush turning a bright red as Yoko giggled.
"Dr. Minamoto said something quite different, and then he says something completely different. I didn't want to hear that…" Emily thought
"I didn't want to know that much…" Emily muttered as they busted out laughing.
"It was a joke Mrs. Wong it was true, but wife Ayumi dressed in a bunny suit for fun one time right before Yoko was ever conceived." he joked as Yoko flared a biotic aura.
"I thought we agreed not to say such embarrassing things Tou-san, you represent humanity now." Yoko stated.
"Well they have to see how human I am, disregard everything you heard Mrs. Wong it was all one joke." he told Emily as she was confused now as Yoko left the room. She walked past Admiral Hackett without a word as the Admiral looked towards Isamu and he shrugged smiling.
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Three weeks later after the interview
As the ocean waved back and forth and the back ground. People were walking around and repurposing the old base that belonged to Saren at one point in time. Everything was fried, but the base structure survived the blast as Yoko managed teams got the place back up and running.
She had a make shift office where Rana Thanoptis had her office. She was study the orb as she found out something curious about it. It was a galaxy map of all things that responded to her hand touch as Hope's face turned from happy to sad.
"Yoko, stop what you're doing at this time…" Hope told her as she put it down.
"You got my attention Hope." She told her as the screen on the wall lit up. The window shutters closed so it prevented noise from coming along with people looking outwards. The lights dimmed as she looked at Hope.
"So who is calling me, while you are making a secured channel?" Yoko asked her.
"Dr. Liara T'Soni is calling you and it seems frantic that she doesn't even want to secure a proper channel." Hope told her as her avatar appeared.
She looked up to see Liara on screen crying badly as the rest of the crew was in the back ground. They were all on the Citadel as Yoko frowned.
"Liara I didn't want to bothered, but what's going on?" Yoko asked her as Liara wiped tears from her face.
"Shepard's dead!" She shouted as Yoko nodded her head.
"Slow down and calm down, tell me what happen." she told them as Joker walked up with a solemn face. "I will be the one to tell her so calm down Liara…" Joker told her as she moved away crying as Yoko sat there quiet.
"We were in the Terminus system looking for Geth outposts, but we heard that three ships disappeared in the last month around. We were in the Omega Nebula system in Amanda system around a planet called Alchera. We had our stealth systems engaged and unknown ship shot us down. It killed twenty people in the attack and I was trying to save the ship…" he said as he dropped his head.
"So he went to go save you from trying to go down with the ship." Yoko told him as he nodded.
"He convinced me to leave using the escape pod and they shot one last beam. He got separated from me Yoko and well he died. He got spaced and I saw his helmet must have lost air…" he said solemnly as he clenched his fists.
"What's going on there at the Citadel?" she asked him
"Everything that Shepard uncovered they wanted it gone and your father managed to keep Shepard's dignity. He made say a reaper existed and Sovereign was one, but the last one. They forced his hand, but he went with it. He didn't want to look like incompetent person with a mental disorder. So it looks like your science projects and investigations' really helped out." he told her with a weak smile.
"They are splitting you all up aren't they and they grounding you." Yoko told him as he nodded.
"Yoko, I believe in you. You know that, but we need someone to continue the fight for Shepard." he told her as she got up now.
"To honor his memory and tell them that Reapers are coming. I know the Tevos and Sparatus don't even like the thought of Reapers existing. Councilor Valern knows that there has to be more, but they can't rebuild anything with people in fear. Something seems little a wrong with this. Do you have a picture of this unknown ship?" Yoko asked him as he looked around the group for answer. He turned back to him and nodded no.
"The Normandy has a secret black box installed into it. If you can get there you can see it for yourself." he told her as she nodded.
"How are they coping with Shepard's death?" she asked him.
"I'm no doctor, but Liara and Sheprad had something going. She is the most distraught out of them and Wrex well he is the least. He accepted his death, but it wasn't a way he would like to die since he is a warrior." Joker told her as she nodded.
"I will check into that a bit later, let me tie up some business first ok Jeff." she told him.
"Be careful out there Yoko, you can't trust anybody." Joker told them as Hope's voice was heard now.
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One week later after the destruction of the Normandy
Elysium 2183
A funeral and memorial was held on the planet as Yoko docked Hyaku Shiki in port. She wore black dress with black high heels. She tied her hair up in a bun as she wore a black hat. She wore a pearl necklace around her neck she also wore a black coat that fit around her frame. She walked out to the port as she carried a purse with her this time. She carried twenty dog tags with her along with a helmet.
She walked down to see an air car awaiting her arrival as Anderson sat there in his black suit. He frowned and shook his head as Yoko walked up to him.
"I found the crash site Captain Anderson and it was not good…" Yoko muttered as he nodded.
"Thank you for going at least the Alliance was too busy to get off their asses to at least search for anything." he told her as they both got into the air car. Anderson drove and sped off towards the middle of Elysium.
"Dr. Minamoto, can you tell me what happened to Shepard?" Anderson asked her as she shook her head.
"You want the real truth, wait after the funeral then. I will tell more about it later captain." she told him solemnly. Anderson nodded as he drove his car and landed in the middle of the city. It was a huge crowd attending the funeral itself. A sea of black blanket the streets as the car stopped it opened as people were taking pictures of Anderson and Yoko. They walked together to see a crowd of family gather around as she looked at Anderson. He nodded as she turned back and bowed.
"I'm sorry for your lost, but all I could find were there dog tags…" she told as came up from her bow to see everyone was crying as Yoko softened up. These people died horrible and terrible deaths'.
She held out the dog tags as she called the name of the twenty names:
Bakari, Jamin
Barrett, Germeen
Chase, Addison
Crosby, Silas
Draven, Rosamund
Draven, Talitha
Dubyansky, Alexei
Emerson, Hector
Felawa, Robert
Gladstone, Harvey J.
Grenado, Caroline
Grieco, Marcus
Laflamme, Orden
Lowe, Helen M.
Negulesco, Monica
Pakti, Abishek
Pressly, Charles
Rahman, Mandira
Tanaka, Raymond
Tucks, Carlton
Waaberi, Amina
She told them as she handed it to them as the people were crying even more. She watched them all go as others were comforting them. She felt a reminder of Shepard walked forward towards her. She had mid-shoulder black hair and piercing blue eyes. She wore a full mourners' outfit as she wore black. Yoko held his helmet in her hands.
"So you must be John's mother. I'm sorry for your lost Captain Hannah Shepard." Yoko told her as she handed his helmet as it had burnt mark around the edges. She looked at and held it as she remained strong. She held it to her stomach as she shook her head.
"I promised John I wouldn't cry if something happened to him. I knew the work he did was dangerous, but just to be taken away after achieving…" she told her as she started to cry.
"It felt like his life was just taken away just to stop him from doing good things in the galaxy." she told her as she hugged the woman now.
"I know that he is gone now, but he didn't want people to stop doing the right thing. They will be some answers on the matter sooner or later. So please be strong for him like you promised." Yoko told her as she nodded. She pulled away from the hug wiping her eyes. She walked away to go talk to the people in the crowd. She saw Joker shaking his head as people took pictures' of her. A news crew was trying to talk to Yoko as tried moving towards the crowd to take a seat. Reporters stood in front of her now.
"Dr. Minamoto may we have a heard with you?" he asked as he turned to him.
"You're making his death look like a circus. Give the man and his mother more respect than that." Yoko stated.
"We are collecting interviews on the things that made Shepard great. I was wondering about your input and view about him." he asked her as she turned properly.
"As long as you don't harass Captain Shepard anymore, I can answer this one. John Shepard was a soldier who fought overwhelming odds the time I met him. Many would claim he was great hero and invincible and frankly that's not the case. He was human and he had his flaws just like me and you along with everyone else. He had a mother that loved him greatly and people that believed in him. I don't say things to glorify him to some icon. I say can talk about the real him, he wanted to do what's truly right. He cared for all the members' in his crew and made sure everyone alive made it off the ship. It doesn't take skill, guns, or some status to make him. He just had the courage to do what he thought was right." she told them as they walked off as the camera men and reporters' snapped into reality. The man moved in front of the camera.
"Dr. Minamoto the second Spectre just spoke and it was the first time we heard words… that made him really human. He was a man that had a lot of courage to stand up in what he believed and wanted to do the right thing. It doesn't take a lot to make you hero if you have a heart. Words of truth inspired my Dr. Minamoto herself seeing is the Nightmare of Shanxi since eight years old. We will record the whole funeral and speeches o the crowd." he told the viewers.
Meanwhile as Yoko walked up to see the crew standing there as she saw majority of the ground team and Joker. She saw Wrex wasn't here at all along with Liara that confused her.
"Where are Liara and Wrex at?" Yoko asked them as Garrus wore a black suit.
"Wrex he went back to Tuchunka and he has problems at home." he told her as she nodded. "Liara well we don't know…" Garrus muttered as Yoko looked concerned.
"I thought she would be here seeing how they had a relationship…" Yoko thought as they shook their heads.
"I can't believe he is gone." Tali said solemnly as Yoko shrugged.
"True, I didn't expect his death to come so soon after one month. Yet he wanted everyone else to live. So don't waste time thinking about his death. You should remember what he done in his life." Yoko told them as Kaiden nodded.
"Dr. Minamoto is correct, even though she doesn't have the same view as Shepard. Dwelling on the matter of his death is not what he wanted let alone that's not a funeral is about." Kaiden told them.
"But I killed…" Joker told him as she slapped him. His cheek went red as she nodded.
"Don't be fool Jeff, you helped steered the ship so the escape pods can escape without a problem. Even if it was accident he came to save you. To say it was your fault is stupid even if he was here alive. He would forgive you and I know that after seeing the crash site of the Normandy." she told them.
"How bad was the damage?" Ashley asked her.
"A beam ripped the ship apart and the shutters I asked for to cover the window was not there. Due to the fact of that the ship ripped open with ease. The design flaws of the Normandy were not noted during its construction. I recovered the black box and saw you helping steer the ship save everyone else's lives Jeff." she told them as they all looked sadder now.
"Let's attend the funeral first before we talk more details…" Garrus told them as everyone nodded.
…
After several hours the funeral as people were dispersing to go eat as Yoko sat in front of the statue of Shepard. Ashley walked up to her as she sat down.
"I'm sorry…" Ashley murmured as Yoko looked at the woman.
"Sorry for what?" Yoko asked her.
"I was wrong about you and I thought you didn't care about humanity and other things. Yet you turned out to be the biggest hero of them all. The Alliance didn't even bother to go out since it was in the Terminus Systems. Yet you went all the way out there to help bring people some peace." Ashley told her as Yoko shrugged.
"I don't really care about status or people calling me a hero. You do know that?" Yoko asked her as she nodded.
"You're more of the modest type of person I ever seen. Even my sister Sarah learned aikido and my sister Abby loves the fact you wielded a sword in battle. She even loved the Kimono's as well and thought yours were really beautiful." Ashley told her.
"So you loved Shepard?" Yoko asked her as she looked in shock as she turned to her. "Was I so transparent?" she told her as Yoko shrugged.
"It was always the fact you tired to be close with him and respect him more than usual unlike Lieutenant Alenko. The first thing people do they think about their loves ones they still have in their life. They think about them to keep their mind of the current issue. I have a degree in psychology gunny. You are not the type to say apology that's well composed. You wanted to open it up with some small talk, but forgive. I do have a lot of secrets and hold them." she told her.
"Thank you for be so accepting…" Ashley murmured as Yoko handed her something to her. As Ashley looked at it a bit surprised as she looked back as Yoko smiling and nodded.
"Congratulations you earned the rank of Operations Chief Ashley, Captain Kirrahe liked how you coordinated the teams' and he wondered why they kept a fine solider back." Yoko told her as she was in shock.
"I was promoted when…" she murmured.
"When my father entered office he reviewed soldiers' profile to see why some never got recognition. I asked him to look at your file and Admiral Hackett along with Captain Anderson agreed to give the rank." Yoko told as she cried a bit.
"I wish Shepard was here to see this…" she murmured as she pointed down on the sheet seeing Shepard's name.
"He was the one that nominated your name for a new rank, I just made sure it got through." she told them as she wiped her tears. She saw the rest of the crew walking up to Yoko and Ashley. Hannah holding his helmet, she saw Captain Anderson walk up behind them.
"So you all noticed something wrong with this picture?" she said as Hannah nodded.
"The armor survived, yet there was not even a trace of son's body." Hannah noticed as Yoko nodded.
"Then why didn't you bring the body with you?" Anderson asked as Yoko shook her head.
"Well what I'm going to tell you may be hard to listen. You make think that the end of this chapter is Revelations, but really a Genesis. So listen to my story and I will tell you why Antiquated Relic of a helmet can even tell a story." she told them as she took the helmet from Hannah's arms.
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It's finally over I finished my first Mass Effect Game up with this chapter. So listen up people the NEW STORY you need to look out for now is called MASS EFFECT: Antiquated Relic. It was a name my brother came up with and the fact no one has actually done a two year time story in Mass effect. So PLEASE listen up they will be stories that everyone ignore or don't know in the two year skip.
So I ask you all that have read this chapter it will pick in the second story without a doubt. So I would like to see your input on what happens in the two year gap. Like the story about Shepard's body, I didn't get a positive answer to what you see happen to him. All ideas are can be suggested to me for the second story. Name some things you would like to see in the second part of my story. So review please and look out for my new story.