I was reading some femShep romance with different characters (all female) and I decided to make my own. This is sort of following the trilogy; it will mostly be about my OC and Shepard. The story overall will follow the games plot and everything, but will have some added scenes with my OC. On a side note while I was looking up military ranks I noticed the some ranks for one military branch while others work for another. So I'm going to go with the Navy ranks if anyone cares. Hope you enjoy the story.
What people didn't know about Commander Christine Shepard was that she had an identical twin sister. That's right, there are two Shepard's. Cheyenne Shepard is also part of the Alliance and is just as great and lucky as her sister. She's just shyer than her sister; and that is why no one's heard of her. Coincidentally Cheyenne and Christine are extremely close and when Christine was given command of the Normandy and became a spectre Cheyenne was right there by her side. Christine knew given have the chance Cheyenne could become just as great and known, but she also understood that her shy sister would crumble in the spot light. So Christine brought her sister on every mission and to as much briefings as she could. Still no one ever noticed her. It came to a point where Cheyenne would stay in the shadows and just watch. She got so good at it that she nearly became invisible. It helped Christine whenever she was meeting someone she couldn't trust and gather Intel, but she felt bad that the unknowing sibling was more of a ghost than a second great Commander Shepard. So after all hell broke loose on Eden Prime Commander Christine Shepard needed her sister more than ever.
"Chris what happened down there? All Dr. Chakwas told me was that you were unconscious."
"Saren is a rouge spectre, Jenkins died, Saren killed Nihlus, we picked up Gunnery chief Ashley Williams, oh and I got shot with a Prothean beacon. Now I see flashes of something, I'm not sure what it is. All I know is that it's bad." Chris told her sister casually, while she leaned on the bed.
"How can you be so blasé about this? That...what happened down there was just..."
Seeing her sister about to cry Chris sat up and put her hand on her sister's arm to try and calm her down. "Hey, it's alright. We should be used to craziness at this point. I'm going to go talk to the Council and told them what happened. They have to know what happened to Nihlus and that they can't trust Saren anymore. Now is not the time to get hysterical."
Cheyenne chuckled, "would you be say that to me if I was the Shepard who went to Eden Prime and not you?"
"No probably not." Shepard got up from the bed and hugged her sister. "Now go introduce yourself to our newest squad mate."
"So Anderson really is keeping Williams on board?"
"Yea, she's got potential. Anyway, go introduce Shepard for me." Chris said with a wink and let the med-bay.
Cheyenne shook her head and was about to leave when Dr. Chakwas walked back in. "Oh, sorry Commander I thought you left already."
"It's me Karen." Cheyenne sighed.
"Sorry Lieutenant-Commander. You and the Commander really do look alike."
"Yea I know. She's actually having me show Williams around."
"She's not forcing you to do it is she. She may, technically, be higher ranking than you but she is your sister after all."
"I don't mind doing it and I know she only told me to do it because she hopes it'll help me break out of my shell. She means well."
"Alright then, so why it is that she has a higher ranking than you. You both have the same skill sets and you can ever shoot better?"
"She takes risks and I don't. I'm probably only one grade lower than her because she brings me along everywhere she goes. The only reason people claim that she single handedly saved those colonists during the Skyllian Blitz is because they kept seeing our faces and thought it was one. While I was helping a child the Alliance got to her first and didn't even notice me. Next thing I know she's a Commander and on her way to becoming the first human spectre."
"You make is sound like you despise your sister for taking the credit."
"I don't mean too. She always corrects people if they ask her about it, but they think that she just doesn't want to take ALL the credit. Besides, let's face it without me she'll have more work to do. I'm practically the face of Commander Shepard at this point. She's the outgoing Shepard who hates the politics, while I'm the shy one who lives for them. She figures why not kill two birds with one stone. I don't mind. At least this way I get to feel like I have the recognition for the work I put into my career. Well, I got to introduce Shepard to Williams." And just like that Cheyenne was out of med-bay.
"Poor kid, she's in denial." Karen Chakwas sighed and shook her head.
"So Williams any questions?"
"One, are you seeing anyone?"
"Wha...um ah no, not at the moment."
Ashley just smirked and walked into the elevator leaving a speechless Shepard in the CIC room.
Cheyenne didn't really know how to take the blunt comment. Sure she was used to people looking and gawking at her, but not when someone bluntly said that they were interested in her. Well, Commander Shepard; not her exactly. She walked into the elevator and when to her room she shared with her sister. Even after all these years they never got used to sleeping without the other in the same room. Their mother, Hannah Shepard, thinks it's not healthy but they don't really care.
When she got to the room Chris was sitting on her bed reading a data-pad. Looking up Chris put it down and walked to her sister.
"Want to tell me why you have a long face?"
Hearing her sister's voice Cheyenne shook her head and looked at her sister with her normal smile. "Williams is a quick study. She'll do good work on the Normandy."
"That's nice, but there has to be more that you're not telling me."
"Oh, um...I a...think I like her."
Chris grinned. "That's great. It's been a while since you liked someone. I think the last time was one of our teachers at the academy."
"Ugh, don't remind me. She thought I was you the entire time. The when she saw us together she dumped me. She only went out with me to begin with because she thought I was you."
Chris's grin immediately turned into a frown. "Really you never told me that. All you said was that it wasn't going to work out with her there and you somewhere else. Why didn't you tell me?"
Cheyenne lost it. After talking to Karen and Ashley liking Chris. It became too much. "Chris, do you even know what I've had to put up with over the years? Whenever someone sees me they think I'm you. Frankly, at this point I think the only people who know you have a twin are mom, Dr. Chakwas, Joker, and Anderson. And they only know because they can tell the difference between us. It has some to a point where you're the muscle and I'm the face of "The Great commander Shepard". I know you don't like the politics of being a commander, but have you ever thought about what it's like not being recognized for anything. Every time I meet someone they think I'm you. Every time I'm on the Citadel people think I'm you. Every time I go anywhere THEY THINK I'M YOU. I love you, but I just want to be me. I want to be noticed as me. I know you mean well, but just once I want someone to say hi to me as me and not as you."
Throughout her whole speech Chris's jaw dropped. Never has her shy, quiet sister yelled. Let alone said what she was truly feeling. Chris does feel bad that she gets all the glory when the Shepard sister's should be sharing it. "Took you long enough."
Cheyenne turned around confused. "What?"
"I was hoping that one of these days you will open up to me about how this is all affecting you. I was also hoping that you'll stop being shy and take some of the credit. So when we get to the Citadel we both will appear in front of the Council and see what happens. Now tell me about Ashley."
Cheyenne blushed, "there's nothing much to tell. I don't really know her. You've seeing her so I don't have to tell you how gorgeous she is."
"Nope, but I prefer Asari myself."
"Yes I know. You had me break up with all of them."
"What can I say; you have a way with words little sister."
"Little! I'm two minutes younger than you are."
"And see what two minutes make. We may look, talk, walk, and fight the same; but other than that we are completely different. But I have noticed that you're not as shy as you once was."
"What do you mean?"
"You just yelled at me for one and I don't have to beg anymore to pretend to be me. I think you grew to like the spot light."
"It's not that I like the spot light, it's just...I like talking to people and showing them that Shepard is more than a soldier."
"And I appreciate it."
"Yea, because also see you as the caring, understand, and forgiving person I know you are. Maybe it's time to break you out of your shell. I'll do all the fighting and take the glory while you deal with the paper work."
"No I'm good."
"That's what I thought."
"So tell me about Ashley."
"God, you're unbelievable."
"That's why you love me."
"Yea yea yea. Oh before I forget I gave her the normal spiel and she asked if you were single."
"Well, that's certainly one way to say 'I'm interested'."
"Yea, but she thinks I'm you." Cheyenne said with a pout as she put her head on her hands.
"Then let's go rectify it." Chris got up off the bed and dragged her sister to the elevator.
"What now?"
"Yes now. What's going to happen when I try to pick someone up and she stops it or see's it or..."
"Ok I get it. It's all about your libido."
"Yes, but I also want to see you happy." All Cheyenne did was smile at that comment.
Walking side by side in the Cargo Bay Cheyenne's shy side took over and she hid behind her sister.
"Williams, how are you settling in?"
"Good Commander. Your sister went over everything I needed to know."
Cheyenne heard what Ashley had said and jumped out her sister's shadow. "What? You knew I wasn't Chris."
"Of course I did. I've been following her career and a few years ago I saw you in the background of a picture. It took some digging, but eventually I was able to find out who you were."
Chris looked between Ashley and her sister and slowly walked backwards towards the elevator. "I'll just let you two talk."
"The whole time you knew that I wasn't Commander Shepard?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"How was I supposed to tell you that I knew you weren't your sister? From what I've been able to find out you were always behind the scenes. I figured you would eventually tell me you were you seeing as were both part of the same crew."
Cheyenne didn't know what came over her. She didn't realize that she punched Ashley until she heard her yell.
"Damn, what was that for?" Ashley yelled as she rubbed her arm to try and soothe out the pain.
"Oh my God, I am so sorry. I don't know what came over me. Chief, I'm..." And just like that Cheyenne was so distraught she ran to the elevator. Thankfully, even the elevator took pity on her because it was that one time the doors opened automatically.
"Shepard ETA five minutes to the Citadel."
"Alright, thanks Joker." Chris said from the CIC. Hearing the elevator door open she turned around and smiled seeing it was her sister. The smile instantly disappeared when her sister ran to her and hugged her like she was about to slip away.
"Hey, what happened?"
"I punched her, panicked, then left."
"Punched, since when do you hit people outside of combat?"
"I don't know. She was telling me that she knew you had a sister for a while and thought that I was going to tell her who I was. It just seemed like she was mocking me or something and the next thing I knew she was yelling at me."
"WHAT? She YELLED at you." One thing she couldn't stand was when someone messed with her loved ones.
"Chris I know that look. She didn't mean anything by it. I'm sure I just surprised her. I don't even know how hard I hit her."
"Chey I will NOT tolerate people yelling at you. You're not just my sister, you're also my best friend and I don't like it when you're sad or upset."
Cheyenne smiled. She loved it when the big bad Commander Shepard was a softie. "I think we're becoming each other."
"What do you mean?"
"You're going soft and I'm becoming a brute."
"Are you calling me a bully?" Chris arched her eyebrow to try and be intimidating, but couldn't keep the façade.
"No I'm saying that you're not known to be the gentle twin."
Chris chuckled. "Yea I know. If it wasn't for you being 'the face of Commander Shepard' I think people would think I was a tyrant."
"Then maybe we can learn from each other. You can be gentler and I can be kick-ass."
"It's a deal."
After meeting with the Council, which was a bust, Anderson agreed that it was only fair for Cheyenne Shepard to be seen in the spot light. But first, there was some recruiting to be done. That Turian C Sec officer looked promising. It seemed he too thought Saren was up to no good and who could be better to be used as heavy muscle than a Krogan hired by the Shadow Broker. Not to mention a Quarian tech expert, but first Admiral Hackett wanted me to get the only known Prothean expert, but her being the only daughter of Matriarch Benezia might be a problem. But before all this happens I want to make sure that Cheyenne is going to get the recognition she so rightly deserves.
"Chris, why do you want me to get the Asari chick without you?"
"Dear sister it is about time that you stop living in my shadow and start to become famous."
"That's all fine and dandy, but with Ashley? I'm sure she hates me."
"And if I told you that she doesn't?"
"Then I would say that you've lost your mind."
Chris chuckled and put her left arm around her sister's shoulders. "Everything is going to work out and if worse comes to worse pretend to me."
Cheyenne sighed and walked to the Normandy. Seeing her sister not following her she turned around. "Aren't you at least coming to board with me?"
"Anderson and I have agreed to let you do this by yourself. I'm going to stay on the Citadel and stay out of sight. Then when you kick Saren's ass you can come out as you." Chris said with a smirk.
"Won't the Council have a problem with that?"
"Wanna know something funny. They rewarded Commander Shepard to be the first human spectre. They never specified which Commander Shepard is going to be a spectre."
"Chris you know that I am no Commander."
"You are now. I told Hackett to relook at our Blitz reports and she promoted you." Walking to her sister Chris put her sister's new credentials on her shoulders. "Congrats Commander," Chris pulled Cheyenne into a hug, "you deserve this and so much more."
"Thank you Christine. For everything."
"It's the least I could do. After all WE did the work and I took the credit. I'm just sorry it took me so long to fix it."
"I think you were too preoccupied with all the women being thrown at you."
Chris smiled and shrugged her shoulder. "That was defiantly a perk. Now it's your turn."
Cheyenne blushed, "you know I've never felt comfortable with all the attention."
"At least you've had practice. Now go, "Chris said while pushing Cheyenne up the ramp, "and I want details of the Asari your about to be coped with."
"You could just some with me and pretend to be me."
Chris started laughing until she saw Cheyenne's face start to frown. "You're serious aren't you?"
"Ok course I am. I've pretended to be you, why not be me for a while? It might help you to be nicer."
"I'm not sure I can. All you had to do was be yourself, but 'm not nice like you are."
Cheyenne walked down the ramp and cupped her sister's cheeks making a duck face. "Yes, you are. You are letting me be you for the remainder of this Saren mission so I don't have to in the background and to be remembered. Most people will take the credit for other's work and/ kill them to keep quiet. You just use your intimidation as a buffer until you realize that they won't use you."
"When did you get so smart? And you can let go of my face now."
"Oh, sorry; and I've always been smart. You just use me for my good looks and my sniper abilities."
"Oh so true, now let's go be each other."
Cheyenne and Christine walked side by side up the ramp and into the Normandy to begin proving that Saren was bad news.
So hope you like it so far and my other story, Be My Princess, I've pretty much lost my muse but it isn't over. I'll try to update as soon as I can. Anyway, back to this story. Like I said it's going to follow the main pain just a little filler scenes to help explain which Shepard went on what mission and who wound up with who romance wise. The 1st game story isn't done yet so please read the rest of the story.