Here I am again finally! I originally didn't plan on making this story, buuuuut I decided it would be for the best.

I might do another story, but I want you to know I'm 50% on maybe and 50% on no, so it just depends on how well this story goes!

Enjoy it people! I spent so much more time on this one, and it's a lot longer! :)

Doing the Impossible

I opened my eyes and got out of bed.
"I can't believe I'm alive again I thought I was dead.

How Cerberus did it, I'll never know,
but I'll put up with their crap if I run the show."

As I thought, I stretched my back and felt the burning
of my muscles working, twisting, and turning.

Feeling the pain of two years gone,
and waking up like nothing's wrong.

I finally calmed myself, and saw in a glance,
that I'm back now. I've got another chance.

To tell her how I feel, straight from my heart,
as I laugh in my head, "Not even death could keep us apart."

I headed to the bathroom to rinse my face,
then I grabbed my armor and put it in place.

"I guess I better go and grab a gun."
Cause we're going on a mission. Ooh what fun.

I headed to the armory, and looked around,
not a crew member in sight. No whisper or sound.

So I grabbed a pistol and clipped it to my back,
and then looked for a rifle for a different kind of attack.

Once I found one I checked it's weight,
"This one's kind of heavy, but its firing system's great!"

I loaded it, cocked it, and got it ready for a shot,
grabbed some extra thermal clips for when the old one got hot.

Next I heard the hiss of decompressurized air,
and saw Miranda looking at me with her icy glare.

"Excuse me Commander, but what are you in here?"
"I needed some extra weapons to add to my gear."

"If that's about it, I suggest we head out."
What the hell was that mean stare about?

"Of course Miranda, lead the way."
"Follow me to the shuttle in the cargo bay."

Just a couple more minutes John, the ride's almost done,
but no one had said anything since the ride had begun.

Cause I don't trust them, and they don't trust me,
I need people I know, like the crew of the Normandy.

We'd go on some missions that meant our ending,
but that didn't stop the fun, and the jokes from sending.

Soon my thoughts stopped and I was put in demand,
as Miranda said, "The Illusive man has put us under your command."

"Are you sure listening to my orders would be for the best?"
"We didn't bring you back to take a second guess.

The Illusive man put you in charge, you can't change his mind."
"Do you think there will be any new information we'll find?"

"Scratch that. At the other attacks, did you find anything new?"
"Nothing. No bodies, no signs, not even genetic material to give us a clue."

"They just disappeared Commander. That's all we know.
We've got no one to go after," Jacob said slow.

"At other colonies, investigators, scavengers, and looters got their first.
We're hoping to be the only ones to see this threat at their worst."

"Thanks Jacob, but our priority is to see if anything could survive,
like data, omni-tools, or people that are still alive."

"It's unlikely. All other colonies were deserted," Miranda said with a frown.
as Jacob responded,"It'd be nice to find something other than another ghost town."

In just a few minutes our shuttle had landed,
to find another colony deserted and stranded.

I stepped out of the shuttle, and felt the cool air rush by my face,
but I couldn't shake the feeling that something was out of place.

"What's this? A thermal clip? And it's still warm.
Someone's here. Possibly another life form."

So we walked in a house I thought could be a winner,
but my hope ended when Jacob said," It's like everyone got up in the middle of dinner."

So we stepped on out to a field of no change.
"No bodies, no damage, no signs of battle. Strange."

We walked downhill to a large sliding door,
and found something we'd been looking for.

Mechs on the other side seeking a threat out.
"Someone had to set those. We can see what all this is about."

"On the other colonies, security was disabled.
Someone had to activate these to make them enabled."

"Good to know, now Jacob pull that mech to the ground,
and Miranda overload!"
"Enemy down!

Kill that last mech before it takes out our shields," Miranda had yelled.
She's getting pissed off, and I can tell.

We searched and searched for a survivor or two,
but just found snow, emptiness, and nothing new.

We shot some more mechs and opened a door,
and this time I know, we found something more.

My heart had stopped and I knew it for sure,
when we found some quarians and I thought I saw her.

"Stop right there Cerberus! We know what you can do!"
"Prazza, you said you'd let me handle this! Wait…Shepard? Is that you?"

Holy crap it's Tali! I guess I did get some luck after how hard I tried.
"Prazza, weapons down! Shepard? I thought you had died?"

"Cerberus brought me back with advanced tech and lots of money."
And even after two years, I still love you so much honey.

"How can I know it's you? Maybe they made a clone before your death."
"Did I help you finish your pilgrimage with that data on geth?"

I opened my arms, and she ran in for a hug.
I tightened my embrace, and pulled her close and snug.

I've waited two years. Nothing will make this moment pass.
"I hope you pardon us Cerberus for not taking your word."
Except that Prazza ass.

Tali slowly let up, and she began to say,
"This is my old Commander. We could trust him any day."

"It doesn't explain why he showed up at this colony at night."
"Whatever Prazza. Weapons down. We don't need another fight.

One of our people came here on pilgrimage Shepard. I hope you can understand,
that we need to find him."
I love you Tali. Of course I can.

"You're a friend Tali. I'll trust you with whatever you say.
As long as I stay your Commander."
"I wouldn't have it any other way."

"But why did that quarian pick here as his choice?"
"Veetor was always nervous in crowds, and didn't like large groups or noise.

He programmed these mechs to attack at any movement or sound.
He's in a security terminal on the far side of town.

We need to work together so we can both get what we want."
"What? Now we're working with Cerbeus on a quarian hunt?"

"You're working for me. Any problems you can wait on the ship," she said in a snap.
She's grown up so much. So strong, so beautiful, and she doesn't take any crap.

"We'll head out now Shepard. I hope you can find what you're looking for."
"Thanks Tali, but promise me you'll stay safe no matter what the circumstances are for."

I stepped outside with my Cerberus squad,
and I looked both ways for an approving nod.

We pushed on forward and blew up some mechs,
and blew them into scrap and heaping wrecks.

My rifle hummed like a choir that sang,
and it wasn't long before my com-link rang.

"Shepard! Prazza betrayed me!"
How could they dare?
"Are you alright? Are you hurt," I asked with genuine care.

"I'm alright, but they're gonna take Veetor before you can get there!"
To deal with Prazza, I can tell you her wage isn't fair.

"I hope you can still trust us Tali because I need you to open the door,
that's closed between the apartments and the docking bay floor."

"Sure thing Shep, just give me a sec….here!"
"Thanks a lot Tali. I knew I could trust my favorite engineer."

We stepped through the doors to find where to start,
and we saw a YMIR tearing Prazza's squad apart.

We got into cover, and got in our fighting stance,
when Jacob commented," Those quarians never stood a chance.

They were in wide open space in the center of town."
"This is gonna be one tough son of a bitch to take down."

"Miranda, overload that bastard and take out his shields.
Jacob, concussion blast that freak all the way into the farming fields."

"Sorry Commander, that didn't do a single thing!"
"Let me show you how to make these freaking robots sing."

I jumped out of cover and began to fire,
with as much ferocity as a deranged liar.

The mech changed focus and put his attention on me,
I'm gonna blow this thing to hell, oblivion, and history.

I grabbed my grenade launcher off of my back.
and began to scream, charge, and launch my attack.

The mech raised its arm to try and kill this human,
but how it could've harmed Tali got me mad and fumin.

Before it knew, its armor was done.
I had to muster my energy before I had the real fun.

I bowed my head to calm myself through,
before I slowly looked up and my body glowed blue.

I used warps and shockwaves until it was on self-destruct mode,
because my power had made the mech self-explode.

I felt as though someone was watching from behind me,
I turned around and saw the bright silver eyes of Tali.

I could tell she was scared and didn't know what to think.
I felt like a monster, but I kept cool and gave her a wink.

"Shepard! We found Veetor," Miranda had said.
We did get here first, but too bad all the other quarians are dead.

We stepped in the room, and saw a video chain,
and a fidgeting quarian that had gone insane.

"Monsters coming back. Mechs will protect. Safe from swarms, I know.
Have to hide. No monsters. No swarms. No no no no no."

"Veetor?"
"No Veetor. Not here. Swarms can't find.
Monsters coming back. Have to hide."

"Nobody's gonna hurt you anymore," I spoke calm and true.
But after silence Jacob said, "Commander. I don't think he can here you."

"Have to hide. Storm coming.
Mechs will protect. Swarm coming.

No escape. No hope. Can't hide forever." He rambled about as he watched a scene,
but I lifted up my omni-tool and passed my hand over, interrupting his video screen.

Veetor looked up, nervous, confused, and worried too.
He stood up, turned around, "You're human.
Where'd you hide? How come they didn't find you?"

"Who didn't find us," Miranda had begun.
"The…the monsters. The swarms. They took everyone."

"How come they didn't fight back," I asked to try and get something.
"You don't know. You didn't see. But I see everything."

Veetor pressed play on a video to make his message better.
"This looks like security footage. He manually must have pieced it together."

"What the hell is that," Jacob exclaimed.
It showed a brown, bug-like creature with a pod. Our criminal was framed.

"My God. I think it's a collector," Miranda let out.
"Is that some kind of alien," I tried to figure out.

"They're a species somewhere form behind the Omega 4 rely," Jacob confirmed.
"If they're with the reapers it could explain this," Miranda said as Veetor squirmed.

"The collectors are advanced. They could disable an entire settlement in less than a day."
Veetor spoke slowly, "Seeker swarms.
Seekers will find you, freeze you. Monsters take you away."

"How come they didn't take you?"
"Monsters didn't know I was here."
"The collectors aren't known for being careless," Jacob said.
"Maybe it was designed to seek out humans. Now that's something to fear."

"That would explain something Miranda, considering only humans have had an effect.
Now tell me more about these swarms Veetor."
"It's how they find you…Seeker clouds. Machines like an insect.

They go everywhere. Find you. When they sting. Freeze you."
Miranda inquired, "Sounds like mini-probes. Release an immobilizing toxin is what they do.

"What happened next Veetor," I asked to see what he'd say.
"The monsters took them on their ship and left, but they'll be back for me. No one gets away."

"You were very helpful Veetor. Thanks a lot!"
"I studied them on my omni-tool. Electromagnetic dark energy more often than not."

"We need to get this to The Illusive Man. Grab the quarian," Miranda quickly spoke.
Next thing Tali walked in, "What? Veetor is injured. He needs treatment. Is this a joke?"

"We won't hurt him. We just want to see if there's anything else he knows."
"Without him we'll never get the intel we need to defeat our Collector foes."

"Prazza was an idiot, but please let Veetor come with me!"
"Ya know you don't have to go. You could come with us Tali."

"I wish I could Shepard, but I've got a mission of my own I can't give up even for you."
"I understand Tali. Do what you have to do.

Veetor's traumatized. Tali will give us the omni-tool on the Collector men."
"Thank you Shepard. I'm glad you still give the orders. I hope I can see you soon again."

I felt sad and happy as she walked out the door
because she was leaving, and because this could be something more.

I want her by my side the whole time we're at war.
If it's to make me happy, or help in battle, it doesn't matter what it's for.

It's just when you know you can do it, and you have no doubt,
that you've figured out,

That the impossible can be done.