Mission: Support the assault team on Shanxi. Contractor: Unknown: Entry 1

The year is 2181, I am Samuel Fletcher, 41 years old, N7.I am an independent mercenary.

My partner, Matias Tucker and I are in the stronghold we helped retake on the First Contact War, the enemies are advanced intelligence mechs, most probable Geth or Cerberus, I don't think the Blue Suns or Eclipse would go all the way to Shanxi to get control of abandoned ground station, doesn't make sense. Several others independent mercenaries and the Blood Pack were contracted to do a tactical assault against the mechs, but nothing have been told yet, and this is preoccupying me. I saw the size of their forces while scanning the planet in orbit, and a full-scale frontal attack will not be of much help, if this is the plan, I will ask for a higher payment.

We were waiting orders for 2 days, from a man named Makarov Strahovsky, seem to be Russian when he spoke to me, but he didn't have any strong accent. I was installing a variable zoom optics for my M-96 Mattock when someone knock the door of the tent:

"Hey Sam! Someone wants to meet you here, come out for a moment."That was Matt speaking.

"I am modding my weapon, can't this wait?"

"No, it is kind of urgent."

Then the "urgent figure" enter by the door, I turn my head and there is Makarov standing in front of the door:

"I have a special task for both of you."

"Is something wrong? - I stopped modifying my rifle unfinished."

"No, but came to my knowledge that here was 'The one who destroyed a station with a pistol", and I couldn't put your fame to shame."

"I say this all the time but I shot with a sniper rifle, they exaggerate the story."

"Nevertheless, I am putting you both to flank the stronghold." He really meant that.

"Where?"

"You will go by car left until a bridge shows up then head north to the station, inside you try to disable the turrets and kill many Geths as possible."

"So, they really are the geth." My theory was right.

"Yes but something is not quite the same. They are showing signs of individual self-recon, and are harder." He really shown preoccupation.

"Just us two?-That would be difficult."

"No. I am sending one of the best with you, Zaeed Massani."

"The Zaeed who downed a turian frigate?"

"Yes, I think that two legends have much to talk about with each other, and I think now you want to discuss tactics, I will rally the troops later if you want to come." He head out the door and someone approaches. I asked Matt quickly:

"Did you known of this surprise attack?"

He answer with guilt:

"No, I say that was best if he talked with us together."

Suddenly Zaeed enter the door saying.

"So here's the man who destroyed a station with an assault rifle, but I heard other versions." At least he was close.

"It was a sniper rifle."

"Tell me the whole story." I had to know something from him first.

"Tell me how you managed to flee from a stasis field right before crash." The way he managed to bring the ship down was believable.

"Tristana and I had a thing in the past, but I thought that I broke it off before it killed me. Instead of kissing Tristana, I asked her about Jace, but it appeared the payoff was now split fifty-fifty. With the job almost done, I thought I could live with that. Zaeed set the frigate on a crash course toImpera, relying on the turian garrison there to shoot the vessel down before it happens. Tristana unexpectedly blasted me with her biotic as she revealed herself to be under Vido's employ.I mused to myself having terrible taste in women, but I did have great luck. Impera's gravitational forces acted on the crashing ship, freeing him from Tristana's biotic grasp. I managed to stab my ex-girlfriend in a scuffle while the garrison was firing upon the ship. If nothing else went wrong, I thought I still might get out alive. Then a hole opened up on the hull, nearly sucking us both out until my arms found protrusions to grab. I took the opportunity to kick Tristana completely off the ship, luckily finding another object to grab before plummeting to the surface with her. Now tell me your story, the complete version."

"The complete version may take a while..."