Location: Milky Way/ Sigurd's Cradle/ Skepsis System / Watson

Franklin:

Alliance spaceport: Naval base.

Audio log

It's been 10 long years in the Alliance, and yet I still don't know where he is. After he disappeared everything changed. I left Earth, and joined the Alliance, after I graduated from Flight School I became the second best pilot in the Alliance Navy. My flight program was that of the fighter, I feel one with my fighter, when I'm in it I feel at peace, she has been my baby for 10 years now. I do not let anyone touch her, my Commander says I'm obsess with it. I guess he is right. No matter, I take care of her, and she takes care of me. That's how we are. Some say that machines can't feel, but I think otherwise.

The Alliance data banks give me more information on 'Him', yet, there is still no sight of him. I'm not giving up. I have all the time in the world to find him.

My history in the Alliance wasn't easy, The mission on Torfan was not one of my easiest. We lost people, yet we still won. That's all the matters. I'm not planning to die until I find him. It doesn't matter, I won't stop fighting until I find him. That I promise.

Celeste out.

"How are you doing girl?" A hand pated the fighter wings.

" Hey, Lieutenant!" A male voice echoes in Hangar, icy grey eyes narrowed slightly in annoyance. Lieutenant Celeste O'lary was not in a good mood, first, she didn't find any new information on 'Him", the food tasted like crap, and now, someone interrupted her time with her baby. Oh yes, the head will roll.

"What do you want Cooper?" Celeste looked at the young man, one of her squad pilots.

"Hey, Chill out O'lary. The Commander wishes to speak with you. Said to tell you to get to his office ASAP" Cooper smirked at her, and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Alright. I'll be going then." Celeste didn't like the smirked face of Cooper, they had been at each others necks for three moths now. Cooper was too proud and he was a pain in her side. Always trying to prove that he was the best fighter pilot. In Celeste opinion she didn't care who was the best. All she cared about that she can fly and do her job. Nothing else.

Commander's Office:

Commander Parker was a man of few word and lots of action, and he didn't like the order he got from Admiral Hackett and Captain Anderson, their taking his best fighter pilot, and he didn't like it. He was proud of the Lieutenant O'lary. She was his best, the calm and collected woman, not only as a pilot but as a soldier. So why do they send her there in the first place? He didn't know. But orders were orders, and there was nothing he could do about them.

There was a knock on the doors.

"Enter." He ordered, and saw the Lieutenant walking in, her walk was confident, and there was air of calm around her, her shoulders were relaxed, her blonde hair was falling around her shoulders, her icy grey eyes weren't showing her emotions, they were calm, the red uniform of the Alliance looked good on her muscled, athletic body. She stopped in front of his desk, her hands behind her back, spine straight, her icy eyes looked calmly into his own brown ones. The corner of his mouth rose slightly into a half smile.

" Lieutenant, I've got orders for you. You are going to be transferring to Eden Prime, and joining the 2nd Frontier Division. You are to become their wings just in case. When You get there, you are to report to their Chief. Your orders are to help them in any way possible." His voice held command in it, yet it was warm at the same time.

" When do I leave sir?" Celeste looked calmly back at him. Without questioning his orders.

"You are to leave immediately, pack your things. You are going to fly your wings. Take your armor and weapons with you, say your good byes." His chest swell with pride as he looked upon his best pilot.

"Aye, Aye Commander!" Celeste saluted and walked out of his office.

Commander Parker watched his best pilot walking out of his office, and could help but feel unease in his gut. His smile disappeared, his eyes narrowed. He didn't like it. He didn't like it at all.

Celeste walked though the hallway to her room. Eden Prime, one of first human colonies established beyond the Charon mass relay. A model of sustainable, organized development. A haven to humans. A haven? They say that Eden Prime was founded on the borders of the Terminus System. A place of peace. Friendly people, big colony. Hmm…Probably lots of smugglers, they always go for the biggest fish. Where there lots of civilians. Lots of credits too. But Why would Command send her to Eden Prime? To deal with smugglers? The Commander didn't give me any details on why they want me. Hmm…doesn't matter, they said they need my wings, so I'll give it to them. If I can fly then I'm happy.

Celeste moved towards the door, and saw a trooper standing outside, " Heard you're going away LT. Try not to get your ass shot off there, we don't want to lose the best pilot now do we?"

Celeste gave the man a deadpan stare. "You better take care of the squad trooper, and don't get them killed because of your ego."

Smirking, the trooper opened the door. " Don't worry. I'll take care of them. Shall we?" He made to walk through the door, before stopping and speaking again, glancing over his shoulder, "Also we installed your AI friend in your fighter. Make sure you'll take care of her."

Nodding, Celeste stuck the gun inside her armor belt, "Alright, let's get moving."

The man shrugged, before walking through the hall, leading the two of them to the armory. Celeste walked through the room, her finger brushing over the racks of guns. She stopped in front of one gun, picking it up and hefting it's weight. Celeste held onto it as she moved to what appeared to be sniper rifles, immediately picking up the blue one. She grabbed a newer looking pistol as she moved to the armor, setting the weapons down as she stepped in front of the suit that looked closest to her size. She looked at the Onyx armor, loving its color as red as her uniform.

Celeste pulled the suit down, and quickly donned the armor, she quickly put the guns on her back and hip, the magnetic strips holding them in place. Looking through the helmet's visor, she spoke "I'm ready."

It didn't take long for them to reach the hangar, the armory seemed to be only two halls over. A pair of guards stood in front of the door. They stepped though the door. Her eyes softened upon seeing her fighter craft, its hull was sleek, with two wings structured on either side, large engines mounted onto the wings. The hull was painted black, with no definable markings anywhere on its surface, except for the designator of the Alliance.

Celeste nodded at the trooper one last time and bid her farewell, walking towards the fighter. "Good luck trooper."

The glass hatch opened for her and as it closed, the engines began to hum to life, power flowing through the conduits inside the hull. The ambient sound rose considerably, as the fighter began its automatic launch sequence. Celeste gently ran her finger over the holographic displays, before gripping the control sticks, A digital sounding voice rang out, "Welcome back Celeste. Do you have a destination?"

Celeste smiled "Hello Artemis, please set a course for Eden Prime."

"Acknowledged. Setting course for human colony, Eden Prime. Time to destination: five hours."

Celeste smiled as she shifted in her seat, leaning back, looking out at the stars, she sat there and marveled at the sight. Artemis spoke as she noticed her shifting in the seat. "Celeste, shall I start some music?"

Lightly smiling, she replied, "Yes please." She didn't hesitate to press the button, turning the music on, Celeste leaned back in her seat, and closed her grey eyes while she listened. She felt herself beginning to fall asleep, so she asked, "Artemis, wake me up when we get close to Eden Prime. Or if something comes up where you need me."

Celeste found herself standing inside a dark room, she heard voices and she saw a man…he was walking to her and saying something…he looked familiar but she couldn't place it. The man pointed at something in the darkness, she looked where he pointed, there was something white sparkling there, she tried to look closer but the voices keep getting louder and louder…

"Celeste? Celeste! There is a problem."

Celeste opened her eyes and blinked the sleep out. "What's wrong?"

The AI was quickly to respond. " The colony; it is not responding. I am also picking up large energy spikes on surface, as well as numerous pieces of debris in orbit. It would appear that Eden Prime is under attack".

Celeste's eyes narrowed as her eyes scanned over the various displays, she asked "Attack? By who?"

"Unknown. I recommend we initiate the neural link to prepare for battle."

"Agreed, try to see if you can get in contact with anyone that needs help. "

"I am receiving a transmission from the surface, it is weak, but still understandable. Shall I patch it through?"

"Go ahead."

The transmission was mostly static, but she could make out a voice that sounded familiar. " This…mander Shepard…fighting Geth forces…calling all foc…need support…"

"Artemis, can you connect me to Shepard?"

Commander Shepard grimaced as she ducked back behind another piece of debris from ruins, bullets impacting against the top of it, throwing dust into the opening of her helmet. She looked over to Kaidan Alenko, yelling out, "Has anyone responded to our hails yet?!"

The lieutenant shook his head from behind his own cover, yelling back, "Not yet! I don't think –"

A burst of static screeched through her helmet, causing the Commander to wince in pain, before a female voice sounded out of the speakers. " This is Artemis One, to any forces in the vicinity. I heard your S.O.S. I say again, this is Artemis One to Shepard, I heard your S.O.S"

The Commander breathed out a sigh of relief. "Artemis one, this is Commander Shepard, I don't know who the hell you are, but we need support, ASAP!"

"Copy that, Commander. Just paint your targets, and keep your head down."

Turning, Shepard gestured to Ashley Williams, calling out. "You heard the lady. Paint her a target!"

Ashley nodded, before pulling out her Omni-tool. As soon as the incoming fire slackened slightly, she leaned out, pointing her Omni-tool towards the Geth position on the opposite side of the field. A few moments later, a woman's voice sounded out through their helmets again. "Target acquired. Here comes the fire!"

The Commander looked up to the left of their cover in time to see a dark speck come down out of the sky, swooping in low to the ground. As it neared their position a pair of white steaks shot out from beneath the stubby wings, zooming out much faster then the fighter, and impacting on the opposite side of the field, unleashing hell on the Geth formations, as well as on their eardrums. She didn't get much of a look at the Fighter, but she could see the logo of the Alliance.

Keying her comm. unit, she spoke, "Thanks for the assist, Artemis one. If we need you again, we'll give you a call."

Copy that, Commander."

"Oh and if we survive this, I owe you a beer."

"I'll take you on that Commander. Artemis One, standing by."

Shepard smiled before standing up from cover. "Let's move out."

Artemis almost seemed amused as she spoke. "Congratulations, not only did you hit the target, but got a date with a Commander."

Rolling her eyes, she muttered. "Shut up, Artemis."

Navigating between a number of burning structures the Ai spoke again. " I am detecting a number of vessels leaving the surface of the planet. Incoming weapons fire."

Pushing the throttle on the engines, she began accelerating to attack when Artemis spoke " Celeste, please be aware that –"

A bolt of blue light shot past the cockpit, causing Celeste to swerve the fighter to opposite slide.

"…That the enemy is firing at us."

Celeste grit her teeth together as she replied, "I noticed, thanks." With a mental command, two laser arrays powered up, energy flowing from the fusion reactor into their capacitors. In blink of an eye two lines of bright red light streamed out from the tips of the fighter wings, and into the leading edge of the first of the Geth drop ships.

Celeste altered the crosshairs, aiming for the next ship.

As Celeste swung the fighter around, she caught sight of a massive ship of some kind flying across the surface of Eden Prime.

Celeste watched as it lift off from the surface, she asked, "Artemis, what was that ship?"

"No data available. The ship profile does not much any known design or characteristic of any Citadel Council or non-Council races."

Celeste narrowed her icy-grey eyes as the ship disappear from view. "I don't like this. Those things are Geth right?"

"Correct. The Geth have not been seen beyond the Perseus Veil in over three hundred years."

Celeste sighed "I feel like I should be surprised at this, and yet, at the same time I feel like something worse should happen. And here I though I will get bored out here."

Artemis seemed confused by her comment. " Why do you feel that something going to go wrong?"

Celeste smirked " People have a kind of sixth sense that people sometimes have when they feel like they in danger, or being watched."

"Are you sure?"

Navigating between a number of burning buildings, Celeste replied. "Lets save the discussion for later, and focus on not getting shot down shall we?"

"Understood. I'm detecting a number of vessels leaving the surface of the planet."

As she looked around, she saw a waypoint appear in her vision. Celeste quickly pointed the fighter in that direction, extending the sensors to try to get a better reading on the ships.

"Incoming weapon fire."

Celeste grin grew wider, " Artemis equip the laser array; let take those bugs down shall we?"

"Please don't forget to aim first and then shooting."

Celeste smirked "But its more fun that way."

Artemis spoke "Celeste, please be aware that –"

In a blink of the eye, two lines bright lights streamed out from the fighter wings and into the leading edge of the Gets ships. It flared up before falling down.

"Never mind."

Celeste smirked, she fired two more shot and trying to beat the enemy first, but the Geth ship fired at her and got thought her barrier and to her right wing. "Artemis, what's the damage?"

"The right wing has been slightly warped due to the heat of plasma."

Celeste cursed and though. I'm the best pilot and some kind of crap of ship shot me. If Cooper find about this I will have to kill him. "How long?"

"Ten minutes flight time: less if you plan on combating maneuvers."

Celeste frowned " Active the comm. System; I need to get a hold of Commander down on the surface."

Shepard let out a sight of relief as she disable the final bomb. She winced as her helmet let out a static, before the unknown pilot voice sounded out. "This is Artemis One to Commander Shepard; do you read?"

Keying her comm. She replied, "This is Shepard; go ahead."

"Don't like to say it, but some piece of crap of ship got my feather clipped; I've only got ten minutes of flight-time before the wing falls off, the piece of shit ruined my day." The pilot voice sounded angry.

She quickly replied, " I think we can squeeze you in since our ship not designed to handle a fighter."

"My thanks."

Switching her comm. Shepard spoke " Shepard to Normandy."

Joker's voice sounded out, "This is Normandy; we read you."

"We disable some bombs from the site, and are moving to a beacon now. We also have a friendly fighter craft who's taken damage and needs somewhere to land before the damage forces a crash landing."

"How long can he stay up?"

"Not long; ten minutes tops. Also it's a she."

"Don't worry, we'll catch her before she crash"

"Thanks."

She turned to her squad " Move out!"

Celeste was standing close to her fighter as she Captain Anderson making his way to her. She saluted him as he come closer.

"Lieutenant O'lary? Welcome to the Normandy. I'm glad that you could make it. Your Commander spoke highly of you and your skills. I saw the report on Torfan, you did a good job there."

Celeste nodded her head. "Thank you sir!"

Anderson Smiled, before gesturing to her. "Come. I'll show you where you will be staying. And thank you for helping my XO."

Celeste walked behind him, her walk confided. "It was my pleasure sir." She replied in her calm voice. Her grey eyes taking all around her.

Anderson walked her to the small room and turned to her. "This will be your room. If you need anything ask XO or Pressly." Celeste saluted and walked inside.

Inside the room there was a small table, a bed, and a chair. Celeste let out a sight and went to her bed and lied down on it. What a day. My first mission and it all went to hell. I will need to check my fighter, but first a little sleep." With those though Celeste fall asleep.