Unseen: Mass Effect FanFiction

Chapter 20

"You want me to do what?" Garrus asked in disbelief.

"We need you to pull Captain Shepard's file," Solana repeated like it wasn't a big deal.

"Her file is sealed," the human said as a matter of fact. "I can't access it without raising any alarms."

"Why would you want to access her file?" Garrus asked looking at the human.

"I know she is innocent," the human replied. "I heard rumors that something was found framing her after she had been cleared by the Council."

Garrus was speechless, how could this human possibly know all this?

"Who are you?" Garrus asked suspiciously.

"I'm a concerned party," the human replied smiling. "But you can call me Mina."

"That information is classified," Garrus growled. "Who are you and what do you want?!"

"Garrus," his sister said. "We're just trying to help."

"Captain Shepard is innocent," Solana continued. "They are framing her for no good reason and we know we can clear her name."

"Why are you so concern with what happens to her?" Garrus asked. "You barely even know her."

"She's my friend," Solana replied. "Friends help each other if and when they can."

"What about you Mina?" Garrus asked the human would hadn't moved from the chair. "Why do you want to clear her name?"

"My fate is tied with hers," the human replied, really cryptic. "I need her name cleared so that I can walk around without being shot."

"You don't even look like her," Garrus started giving her a once-over. "You have an arm and she doesn't."

"You sure about that?" the human asked smiling. "She could have gotten an implant or cybernetics."

"She's fine the way she is," Garrus growled, this human was getting on his nerves.

"Is that why you wouldn't look at her?" the human asked. "Is that why you broke up your arrangement with her?"

"What arrangement?" Solana asked confused. "You knew Captain Shepard before Junhix?"

"What do you want me to say?" Garrus asked walking up to the human. "That's it's my fault that she lost her arm? That I couldn't look at her without feeling guilty?"

"There is no reason for you to feel any type of guilt," the human replied. "I have been over the Junhix case and there is no logical explanation or a reason why Captain Shepard losing her arm was remotely your fault."

"I should get over it?"

"Yes!" the human said. "You're so pitiful to look at. Blaming yourself for no reason. Not to mention that you're still living in her apartment."

"All she wanted was some support," the human continued. "Someone who wouldn't look at her like she was incapable of anything."

"How could you possibly know how she felt?" Garrus asked narrowing his eyes at her. "Besides, she said I could stay here! Why would I leave?"

"I know her better than you could ever know her," she replied glaring at him.

"You know where she is?" he asked quietly.

"I know where she is," the human repeated. "Knowing where she is isn't going to help you clear her name."

Garrus was silent as he stared at the human. He still couldn't wrap his mind around how his sister and a stranger knew more about his case and Aster than he and Nihlus had been able to figure out the last few months. How could they possibly know all of this information?