"How many others?"
"Just you."
The glimpse of a creature in red armor flickered through your dream. It was on its knees, its back facing a person standing behind it. The silhouette reminded you slightly of a Collector in some ways but that could not be creature seemed to be filled with sorrow and anger at the same time. While you didn´t know this 'thing', the voice of the person standing was very familiar to you. Where have you heard it before? It was on the tip of your tongue...
A sudden cut disconnected you from the scene that was shown to you. A bright light appeared in the darkness in front of you. White shapes formed around you and you began to know where your dream was taking laid in a small white room on a bed, hands fixed to it, a woman in white clothing came through a door to your tried to free from the bonds that held you. A chuckle distracted you and made you look at the woman.
"You know it doesn´t work, dear subject", she said with faked pity.
Panic came over you as you saw her installing a device, long needles being connected to it.
"Not again, please!", you screamed in your head and began to pull on your textile chains with all your might.
You heard as she took a needle and turned to you, a cruel grin playing around her you could focus on now was the orange sign on her clothes. Deep hatred enflamed in your chest and you began to press your full body weight against the ropes, your muscles needle was now only a heartbeat away, lingering over the skin of your forearm. As she pricked you roughly with the needle, a yelp left your throat.
Soaked with sweat you rose from your bed, panting heavily. Your heart was beating faster than it had in years and adrenaline ruled your body. Your biotics had come to life during the dream, letting several objects float through your small cabin. Immediately you stopped them and moved them back to their places before cutting of the connection to your biotic powers. You stood up and put on your flip-flops, walking outside of your hut.
It was warm as always but not sticky. The stars shined down on you as did three bright moons while you wandered along the beach. The constant sound of the waves coming from the ocean and the noises of the jungle put your mind at sat down in the sand and looked up at the night sky. Your thoughts brought up the first scene of the dream. You focused on the voices you had heard. The alien´s voice was unknown to you, with a strange vibration in it, but now you remembered the voice of the other one. It belonged to Shepard, the great hero who saved the Citadel and then died tragically, only to come back to life with the help of Cerberus two years later, stopping the Collectors. As he came to you, asking for help, his intentions were honorable. You were suspicious at first and didn´t trust him. After all he was with Cerberus these days.
"Arseholes...", you grumbled as you thought of this organization.
In the end though you joined Shepard, your doubts fading with each action and decision he made. But it was half a year ago the last time you saw him. You were here while he was on Earth. You stood up and cleaned your shorts with your hands, then headed back to the cabin. After entering it, your steps lead you to a chest standing in a corner. You opened it slowly, your armor and weapons laying inside it. Thinking back to the time you fought the Collectors made you feel alive once more. You closed it again, then walked to a small window without glass, focusing on the stars you saw. You remembered what you last said before they dropped you of on this lonely planet.
"Come for me as soon as the Reapers arrive. Don´t want to miss a whole damn war going on without me."
Earth was never your home, so you didn´t want to go with him as he was ordered back. Now you were waiting here until the final day was coming.
"I hope you remember these words, Shepard", you whispered.
The thought of fighting again filled you only a bit with fear but mostly with energy and eagerness. You held up a hand and let your biotics arise for a moment, feeling its power while bathing the room in a soft green light.
What Shepard found on Eden Prime was far more than he expected. He thought of another beacon or some advanced weapon...but a living Prothean? No, he wasn´t expecting THAT.
After they returned from Eden Prime, some of his crew members were observing him because of the possible threat he could be as a 'new discovered species'. He calmed them down and ensured their guest would be no trouble. Now he was standing with Liara in the Protheans´ new room , listening to her asking some questions. Their new crew member, who called himself Javik, wasn´t quite enthusiastic when answering these question, which referred most likely to his species being completely extinguished except for him. He told them a few things of their empire and how they tried to preserve organic life by integrating it into it. To Shepard it appeared that they were extremely transfigured by comparing how they were seen nowadays and they really were. And then he told them of his ability to read things by touching them, no matter what it was. It would have been a strange skill to Shepard if he didn´t know someone possessing similar powers.
His four eyes lit up for a moment as he commented: "These abilities were unique among my people, giving us advantage over all other species in our cycle."
Shepard smiled for a second. He wasn´t going to reveal the person they were picking up next had something in common with Javik. He promised her to keep this secret once he found out about it on her loyalty mission, so he would not spread it around like gossip.
"Commander, may I ask you were we are heading next?"
"We are on the way to a good friend of mine. I promised her that when the Reapers arrive she´d be able to join the crew once again", Shepard responded.
"Then I hope this 'friend' will not be a waste of time we could have used for fighting the Reapers."
AN: I used this chapter as a introduction to the story and your character. The coming chapters will be longer and hopefully with more action to entertain you.
Also I excuse for my English because it is only my second language ( you can inform me about grave mistakes if you like to).