A/N:Welcome to Twenty-one Things Shepard Needs to Remember, I'll be your guide for today. Each chapter is an item on a list, which consists of twenty-one things. At the end of each chapter I will add an item to the list, with every new chapter adding progress onto it until it has twenty-one things on it. The story itself takes place during Mass Effect 2, though I have it so Shepard can recruit any squad-member in the game at any point and time that she'd like. Remember to rate and review, Gooby please.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shepard or Mass Effect, if I did I would- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

"BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP" The obnoxious blare of Shepard's alarm clock sounded loudly, intent on waking Shepard up from her peaceful slumber.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP" Soon a very groggy Shepard was awoken, her eyes glaring at the evil machine that had disrupted her dreamless sleep. Hoping that somehow the alarm would shut off on its own, she crawled back under her covers. Alas, the inane beeping of the alarm refused to stop, no matter how hard Shepard tried to burn a whole through it with her non-existent mind powers.

"BEEP BEEP BEE-" However, the alarms reign of terror was soon ended. One very grumpy Shepard shot her hand out from under the covers and, using all her strength, threw a Reave at the foul creation of an alarm clock. Only when her Reave had left her fingertips did Shepard realize how big of a mistake she made, and time itself seemed to slow as the Reave closed in on its' target.

"Noooooo!" Shepard shouted, but to no avail. The Reave hit the alarm clock with a smash, the resulting explosion destroying it and part of the night stand in the process. Bits and pieces of the once mighty alarm flew everywhere and were soon scattered across Shepard's room. A small dust cloud began to settle.

"…" Shepard remained silent, eyes staring at the aftermath of the explosion. Nearly a second had passed before she registered her own stupidity, and she reacted in the only way she could think of: with a face palm. She stayed this way, palm on her forehead, for an entire minute. She would have stayed this way longer, but EDI chimed in over the intercom.

"Shepard, it is highly recommended that you refrain from using biotic abilities while on board the Normandy." EDI said casually.

"Uh huh" Shepard said lazily, having heard EDI say this many times before.

"Would you like me to place an order for another alarm clock in?" EDI asked.

"Sure." Was the response Shepard gave EDI, before rolling out of bed and right on some alarm clock scraps. Shepard swore under her breath, the pain in her feet reminiscent to that of stepping on a Lego. She fell back onto her bed with a flop, grabbing her feet and letting out such a long stream of cuss words that even the most battle hardened soldier would be shocked by.

"Logging you off, Commander" EDI said blankly, paying no attention to Shepard's sailor mouth or the fact that some of the word she was shouting weren't even real words to begin with.

Finally Shepard stopped her rant and let out a sigh. She surveyed the carnage of alarm clock remains around her and decided that cleaning it up could wait for later. Careful to avoid any sharp objects on her floor, Shepard made her way toward her shower.

"Okay, a shower. I'll take a shower and go do a mission, simple. Maybe someone else will clean up my room while I'm gone." Shepard said as she searched for a towel. She didn't, however, notice the small black mass on her bathroom wall. Not until she turned around, stared at it for a few seconds, then let out a scream did she realize what it was. A tarantula had made its' home on her bathroom wall. Shepard reacted in the same way she would react upon seeing a Husk: By firing a Reave at it. And loo, the explosion that followed did indeed destroy the foul creature, as well as part of the wall. Shepard stared for a second before getting a feeling of Déjà vu and letting out a sigh.

"Today just isn't my lucky day"

Somewhere, in the vast Intelligence Hub of EDI's A.I. core, EDI made a list. She titled it 'Twenty One Things Shepard Needs to Remember', and added the first item: Do not freak out and Reave everything.

EDI wasn't sure why, but she felt as if she would be adding much more to this specific list very soon. With that being said, EDI turned her attention away from list-making and back to Joker, who was currently smearing grease on her camera lens.

The List (so far):

1. Do not freak out and Reave everything