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Dash rolled out of the bed, her hooves wobbling for a moment as she hit the ground. “I'm going to see the commander first. I'd like to come, but I can't leave Shepard hanging either.” Glancing at a bed at the back of the room that was obscured by some privacy screens made her feel slightly nauseous. She knew exactly who was laying there
“He's up in his private quarters, but his mood is terrible right now,” Shining informed Dash. She had a good idea why that'd be the case.
“I'll keep it in mind. See you in a bit.” Dash strode towards the door unopposed, glancing back at the turian just before the doors slid shut and feeling the full force of his words hit her square in the face.
Fluttershy fell for him?! That can't be… He's not even a pony!
Even though she'd already been told that Shy had gotten a coltfriend, actually meeting him was still more of a shock than Rainbow would care to admit. The elevator quickly went up to the commander's quarters' deck, and Dash found herself in the hallway before the inner door.
“Commander, are you in there?” The door didn't immediately open as she approached, so Dash made the reasonable assumption Shepard had locked it from the inside, not that this was going to stop Rainbow as she pounded on the door. “Commander, I want to speak to you!” The door suddenly slid open, Shepard standing on the other side and sternly looking down at Rainbow who shrank a bit under his gaze. Relaxing his stance Shepard sighed and turned to walk back into his quarters, motioning for Dash to follow, and sitting down at his desk. The commander's room was essentially divided into two parts, a small desk area where the commander could work and a lower section where his large bed stood.
“Let me just start that I'm simultaneously proud and a bit disappointed in you. You went along as quickly as you could to support me, Miranda, and Jacob when I ordered you to investigate Mordin's second location. That was more to protect you from the firefight than to get information on Fluttershy, understand?” Dash gave a slow nod as she processed this new information. “Good. Not that I'm not glad you did. You might have saved Jacob with your actions, and I'm proud of you for that. What I'm disappointed at though is what you did immediately after. Just rushing into the fray which had my squad pinned was horrendously stupid and could have had you seriously hurt. Now I hear from downstairs that this wasn't completely your fault, but that doesn't change the fact that if you didn't have as much of a temper, you probably wouldn't have rushed forward.”
Dash had already opened her mouth to rebuke the last statement as she realized that this was exactly what the commander had meant. Swallowing her words Dash looked down at her hooves shamefully. She'd have to try harder to keep a grip next time. “I know, sir. It won't happen again… I don't like losing control like that…”
“That's something I can believe without a doubt,” Shepard said with a soft smile. “Now you were here for a reason. What did you want to talk about?”
Breathing a sigh of relief at the change of topic Dash looked back up at the commander. “I assume you already know about Shining's lead?”
Shepard nodded. “The captain informed me at the first opportunity he got. Also, if this is about you leaving the Normandy, permanently or temporarily, I won't have any objections. Your mission is to find Fluttershy. If you think that's better served with you off of this ship, then I won't stand in the way.”
Knowing that the commander wouldn't hold it against her if she left took a major weight off her back. “Alright, awesome. I was actually wondering if you know anyone else who could help us out with the search? We're still just two ponies and a hoof full of people looking in a galaxy of billions.”
Shepard sighed and rubbed his head. “I'm sorry, Dash. I've already asked everyone I know who'd be useful to keep an eye out for her. I simply don't know any more people who could help.” Dash sighed in frustration.
“I get it. Guess we'll just continue the way we've been doing…” Dash fell silent as she now had a choice to make.
Might as well get it out of the way now…
I'm here to find Fluttershy first. We can hook back up with the commander later. 15%
Without Jacob, Shepard is going to be really low on squad members, and it's better to be split up to cover more ground.14%
“Commander, I’m going with Shining to look for Flutters,” Dash stated, although she didn’t like the idea of leaving the commander with too few people to run his mission. “Vakarian also said he was going with Shining.”
“I already feared that,” Shepard admitted, running a hand over his head. “Don’t worry about me. I’ve got that salarian from Garrus’ squad, Vortash, as replacement for Jacob in the armory and a mercenary squatting in one of the cargo holds.”
Dash snorted as she detected a slight edge in Shepard’s voice when mentioning the mercenary, she filed it away as something she’d ask about later. “I’m going to tell Shining that I’m coming too.”
“Yes, we should be arriving at the Citadel very soon now. I have business on Illium as well, so we’re likely to see each other again. Hopefully with Fluttershy safe and well.”
“If I have anything to say about it, then it won’t be long before we find her!” Dash said with a confident smirk and saluted the commander with a wing, heading off to see Shining and give him a heads up as well before their arrival at the Citadel.
Dash followed Shining out of the docking bay of the Citadel and into one of the wards. Garrus was following behind with a duffle bag slung over his shoulder. He apparently still had a small apartment on the station where he and Fluttershy had lived for a while and where he could ditch the stuff. They would have another couple of hours before the transport to Illium would take off, and Shining had already told her that he was going to spend that time picking up some things he ordered at various shops. Dash on the other hoof had other things on her mind. Shepard had suggested she’d visit a surgeon to get a biotic amp, something that made Dash’s skin crawl.
I can’t believe people here let somepony else just open them up like some experiment to place these devices into them!
Rainbow already got nauseous just thinking about it. The omni-tool was put there by Mordin’s rash actions, but this…
1. Go with Shining. I wonder what he ordered?
2. Go with Garrus. I should try bonding with him more. Find out if he’s good for Shy.
3. Go off on my own. They both have things to do without me there as extra weight.
Shining is going to pick up lots of toys, maybe even upgrades so Dash can take even more pain to those who hurt Shy?
Ill go with 1 even though she is headstrong enough for the others, hopefully at this moment her look at Shepard will change her mind a little. For now.
I'll go with 2. We all know who owes Fluttershy a life debt, and we also know who she is going to contact. Why fight it?
Going with Shining, because I wouldn’t want to leave my one other friend in this scary universe without backup.
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Is Jacob dead?
Why no mention of Jack? She's there with Shepard (unless I forgot something).
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I was thinking he would mention Kasumi.
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Wounded and in the Hospital for the time being
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Oh, my bad.
On the one hand I think Dash should get to know Garrus on the other I don't think Rainbow danger Dash should be let near him alone until Shy is there to act as a buffer between the new and old relationships. She's basically Shy's sister in all but blood.
Just saying if this was altered to "should Shining Armor get to know the person that became known as Twilight's coltfriend while Twilight was stranded far from home" I wouldn't be letting them anywhere near each other.
Why is Dash who get all the action? What about Shining? He has training after all.
Why would Dash ditch Shining Armor so she could hopefully find Flutters? This is like literal interpretation of the order to go AWOL. She needs a squad of her own if she wants to accomplish anything.
On this one...
I'm simply going to stay out of it. I have no clue what the best option would be logically or based on her personality.
I wonder if Dash will change her mind when she learns that Fluttershy can use telekinesis, or if she will just be more uncomfortable.
Can’t wait for the next chapter. I just hope that fluttershy is still alive
It occurred to me while re-watching a video of Shepard's conversation with the Leviathans... They tell him that the Reaper's master AI in the Citadel was created with the mandate to preserve organic life at any cost, and that it's mandate was still unfulfilled.
It sounds like what it's trying to force is the natural evolution of biological immortality. A process by which an organic being can become eternal. If the AI's goal is to preserve life at any cost, it might not be capable of accepting natural aging, disease, crime and any of the other myriad factors that lead to death. It wants to beat all of them. The Reapers are a stopgap. A way of preserving "failed" civilizations until it's found a way to give all biological life the capacity for immortality. At which point presumably it would recreate all the races "preserved" inside the Reaper shells. The fact that they'd all be totally insane is irrelevant. Their sanity isn't a directive.
The reason I mention all of this is that Equestria is in mortal peril, even if no one's put the pieces together yet. The instant the Leviathan AI and/or Harbinger discovers there's a handful of immortal pony-creatures on another planet somewhere, and one of them had their immortality granted to them after birth, that world will be the Reapers' sole focus. It's the culmination of the entire program, and they will stop at nothing to find it. Which means Fluttershy and any other ponies with her will be dead-center in the AI's crosshairs.
Please notify me when the next chapter for Mass effect comes out. I really like the story.
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1. Because Fluttershy need rescue ASAP!
Shining Armor pov incoming?!
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Rainbowdash is a liability at the moment. If she get a AMP than she be at least a tolerable liability...
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Yep, also SA is actually focused on the same goal.
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Nope, just roasted and needs new skin...
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Perhaps because she is basicly like RD just more explosive?
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She see it on one of Fluttershy videos already.
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Alive and well enough...
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This is perhaps the deepest comment as of yet and a bloody fine theory!!!
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Ring ring, there have been updates.
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Good to know
This would be the smart thing to do.
Rainbowdash would not be to bad doing it.
That retarded... So what Rainbowdash is doing?