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Out of The Dark: Introduction
Black, it was all black. An eerie silence reigned over what remained of the Citadel. Power had been lost hours ago, and there was a distinct lack of life; a special sort of desolation hung heavy in the little atmosphere that remained. Deep in the wreckage, under a certain pile of meaningless rubble, the slow and subtle whir of cybernetics struggled to break the silence.
Here was the savior of all that ever was, or would be. The Shepherd some would come to call him in years to come. He lay there under the rubble, his life ebbing away. Just another broken body seemingly forgotten in the chaos of the massive explosion that vanquished mechanical gods and brought peace to the galaxy, but he was no ordinary man. He would not go quietly into the dark, this was John Shepard, and he kept his promises.
Millions of miles away, the heavy burden of loss fell on the crew of the Normandy. Their commander had paid the ultimate price to save them all. To further add to their troubles they were marooned on an unknown world in a crippled ship. But among these there was one who felt the greatest loss. She couldn't bring herself to put his name on the memorial wall, to do so would be admitting defeat, admitting he was gone. So she lied to herself. She pretended it was all a dream and that he would come walking through that door to the cabin they shared and greet her like he always did. She told herself he would keep his promise. It was the lie that kept her going.
Her name was Tali'Zorah vas Normandy, a Quarian, one of the best and brightest. She had found herself madly in love with the Human commander almost from the very beginning. He had treated her like a person for the first time in her life. He had given her something to live for, and ultimately shared his love with her. She had hoped to be Tali'Shepard someday, to build a home on Rannoch with her mate. She wanted her happily ever after, but it seemed fate had other plans for her, or so she thought.
That's the funny thing about the universe; sometimes even fate can't keep two people apart, no matter how hard it may try.
A/N:
Thanks for reading the brief introduction to Out of Darkness! I can't promise regular uploads as I am crazy busy with life, however this story will be going places. Please do remember, I'm writing this for recreation purposes, thus there will be some errors here and there. Don't bother flaming, as I won't bother reading them. Now on to the fun stuff!