Odds and Ends: Crossovers

"Oh my Gods!" Brina cried, beginning to dance as the familiar song hit the speakers.

"Ha! I knew you'd approve!!" Colin Shepard yelled over the music as he joined her on the dancefloor.

"Colin, how did you get the bartender to play this?!"

"Heh, I know her, Aethyta's just awesome like that."

Brina twirled, bouncing on her feet and laughing as Colin did an exagerated head bang, throwing up the ancient hand sign for heavy metal as he danced.

"You know we're the only ones dancing to this song..." She giggled, noticing the Asari and Salarian patrons staring strangely at them.

"And dancing badly, but who the hell cares? Nickelback rocks!!!"

"You're damn right they do!!" Brina cried in response, dancing like no one was watching.

Tali sat at the bar, giggling at the two commanders, "They are such dorks."

"Yea, it's pathetic." The brunette woman sitting beside her grumped.

"Oh just get over it Miranda," Tali groaned, "let it go for tonight, have some fun!"

Miranda Lawson sighed, "Oh alright...Aeythita! Get me a Serrice Ice Brandy please!"

. . .

Jane Shepard was all tattooed muscle with long blonde hair, stretching out across two bar stools as she smirked at the redhead across from her, "The fish performed stand up comedy..."

"Ha! Mine danced," Brina sipped at her drink, deep in thought, "Amonkira spoke to me..."

"Bullshit!" Jane cried, her laughter deafening.

"I swear! He wanted me to hunt the fish!" Brina cackled, Jane almost choking on her drink.

"Damn...it's gonna be hard to top that." She thought on it, "Ummm...I don't remember a goddamn thing, but Thane swears I performed 'I'm a little teacup'"

Brina had no words, immediately dissolving into giggles.

"Oh them hallucinogens..." She sighed breathlessly once she'd sobered.

"Yep...but we keep going back don't we?"

Brina threw her arm around her friend, "Of course we do, that green bastard's addictive!"

. . .

"Did you ever catch him watching porn while he was on duty?"

Kara Moreau lost it, laughing hysterically, "Hell, I gave him some for an anniversary gift...I thought he was gonna cry!"

"Oh my Gods why did he cry?!"

Kara continued to giggle, "Cause it was Asari porn, the good shit!"

Brina collapsed onto the bed, hardly able to breathe through her laughter.

"Ah damn, Thane got any weird quirks?"

Brina chuckled, "Nothing like Asari porn, no...he just, reads alot."

"That sounds boring..."

"Not when he reads to me," Brina purred, "Mmm, I can't get enough of that voice."

"It is a nice voice..." Kara mused.

"Hey!" Joker's voice sounded over the music in the cabin, "Do I need to be concerned here?" He teased.

"What did I say about listening in on my conversations dear?" Kara smirked.

"...That you found it suave and incredibly sexy?"

"Close, but no dice honeybunch. Do it again and there will be consequences..."

"Oooh, I like it rough..."

"Joker!"

"Looovvee yyooouuu!"

Brina's shoulders shook as she laughed quietly, clutching at her ribs. Kara soon joined her, handing Brina a bottle of beer as she fell onto the bed beside her.

The Offspring was playing and as the next song began both women clinked their bottles together and sang along with the chorus.

"And all the girlies say, he's pretty fly for a white guy!"

. . .

"You mean you still like him?!!!" Brina cried in horror.

"Of course I do, I love him." Avery Shepard responded, completely serious.

"EEEEEEEWWWW!!!" Brina squealed, almost gagging, "Ew EW EEEWWWW!!!"

"Oh shut up," Avery chuckled, "Kaidan Alenko is not that bad."

"Eeeeeewwwww...I mean just...ugh...yucky."

Avery threw her head back and laughed.

. . .

"Tali"

There was no response.

"Tali?"

Nothing.

"TAAALLLIIII!!!"

Still nothing.

"Damn it Tali, get your head outta that engine and TALK TO US!!"

Tagren Shepard chuckled, "Throw something at her, it's the only way."

Brina searched for something, finding a dirty, oil coated rag and flinging it in Tali'Zorah's direction.

"Ack!" The quarian cried as both Shepards fell against each other laughing, "What is wrong with you...you...you BOSH'TETS!!"

"You work too much my love, come talk with us." Tag called to her, dodging as a wrench flew past him, barely missing his face.

"I hate you both!" She cried as she laughed.

"No you don't Tali," Brina called, giggling, "You know you love us!"

"You're lucky I do...bosh'tets."

. . .

"Damn it Marko!!" Brina cried as she dodged another throwing knife, "You're supposed to aim for the target!!!"

Marko Shepard laughed, nearly dissolving into hysteria, "But aiming at you is so much more challenging my dear!" Another dagger whizzed past her shoulder.

Brina threw one of her knives at him though Marko caught it, twirling it through his fingers before throwing it back at her.

"Sonuvabitch!" She hissed, turning at the last moment. She dropped to the floor, her leg swinging out to knock the other shepard down. She twirled as she stood, jamming her foot down onto his neck.

"I am not a target." She growled, her cybenetics flaring to life.

Marko stared into the glowing red orbs and laughed, though he choked on his mirth as her boot pressed further down onto his throat.

"Heh...I...like my women...feisty."

Brina rolled her eyes, stepping away and smirking as Marko stood.

"You are one crazy motherfucker you know that?" She asked.

He winked at her as he straightened his uniform, "I am aware of that fact, yes."

. . .

"Do it again!"

"No, no I can't...biotics aren't meant to be played with."

"Oh come on Jaina, they cause so much misery, this is a good thing!"

"No, I mustn't."

"Pleeaasssee?!!" Brina begged, "Just one more time!"

Jaina Shepard sighed, exasperated, "Oh alright, fiiinnnee..."

The adept concentrated, pressing her palms together as a shimmer of blue energy passed over her body before surrounding her hands. The woman's face appeared strained for a moment as she focused the energy, the red head seated across from her watching intently.

Moments later Jaina opened her hands, blue butterflies erupting from her palms and fluttering about the room.

"Ooooohhhhh" Brina breathed happily, smiling as the butterflies flew around her before slowly dissolving into blue mist.

"Thank you Jaina."

"You're welcome sweetheart."

. . .

"Alright bullshit,Kailan? I'm calling bullshit!!" Brina raged.

"What for?!" Kailan Shepard cried.

"I get my heart broken, that bastard ripped me a new asshole when he found me on Horizon and labeled me a traiter which made me feel oh so nice...and you get a proposal?!"

"Yes, but you really can't complain Brina..." She smirked.

"Why the fuck not?!"

"Because you got a drop dead sexy drell out of it."

Brina paused, a smirk of her own stretching her lips, "You've got a point there..." she purred.

Kailan couldn't help but giggle.

. . .

Brina woke slowly, sitting up in bed as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Her movements were anything but subtle and Thane soon woke too.

"Something wrong?" He asked sleepily.

"I just had the weirdest dream..." She muttered, "I was hanging out with other versions of me...other Shepards."

"Other Shepards?"

"Yea..."

Thane pulled her close, kissing her neck, "Hmm, other Shepards...that is interesting."

"Heh, with one of them you were in love with Miranda."

"That is...disquieting."

"I thought so too!" Brina chuckled at Thane's expression.

"Well rest assured Siha, in this world my heart belongs only to you..."

"Damn right it does." Brina growled playfully.

She curled up against Thane, smiling softly as she began to drift off to sleep. Maybe she'd see the other Shepards again...