Aria reveals what she knows

“It started about a month after the war ended. You were still MIA during that time. Liara approached me saying that she was following a lead. Then when you returned I got news that Liara abandoned the lead she was supposed to be following. Something was very off…”

“Did she tell you where she was going?” Jane asked.

Aria shook her head. “No, but I do have a guess. I’m sure you learned that most of your crew was replaced by a copy, close to the real thing but not. It’s obvious that the originals are being held captive. But it would have to be some place no one would ever guess. Some place no one would ever go. Your crew is very recognizeable so anywhere popular is immediately eliminated.”

“So… what’s your guess?” Shepard asked.

“The prison,” Aria said. “The one that was used to hold Jack. While it was destroyed when you took her, it was restarted after the war. It’s the only place your friends could be.”

“Then let’s go,” Shepard said.

“No,” Aria said. “Not unless you want to risk them getting tipped off and killing your friends. We don’t know what the situation is. So… there is one idea I have and one that will work well…”

“What?” Shepard said.

Aria smiled. “They’re only missing one person other than your AI. I’m sure they’d want to complete their collection. So you, Shepard are going to come with me and we’ll infiltrate the prison. There we’ll be able to scope out a plan and not risk your friends being blown to pieces.”

Shepard nodded. “Fine. Let’s go.”

“First you need to dress the part. Take your clothes off,” Aria said.

Shepard raised an eyebrow. Aria gave her a look and Shepard rolled her eyes as she slipped her clothes off. She blushed as she pulled her underwear off.

Aria used holocuffs and shackles and then gagged Shepard. “Time to put on a show.”