So this.. this is what death is like. I never really paid attention last time, but now.. I'm going to remember this. In these last moments.. I feel good. Maybe this is what Anderson felt like.. at peace. With yourself. With the galaxy. I did it. I killed the Reapers. Every last one of those bastards, *shudder*, and they're safe. My friends, Earth.. everyone. But Liara, I'm leaving her behind. Will she move on without me? *shudder* She spent 2 years mourning me, I promised her.. I promised that I was coming back, no matter what. I can't leave. I don't want this peace. I want her. I need to live. I need to...
"Shepard! Shepard!" Another piece of debris was lifted off of Ren's body, the pressure disappearing, she now had the ability to breathe. Too bad the rest of her body was still constricted, her arms scarred, burnt, painful to move. Her legs were snapped practically in half, the pain making her want to lose the little thread of consciousness that she had left. Though she had the ability to breathe, her broken ribs seriously made her not want to. Death promised her peace, to be free from this pain. She slapped the Grim Reaper's hand away, however, as this woman that she was going to leave behind.. her life here was too promising. She may have to deal with pain for a while, but she'd had to deal with pain her entire life. Another couple of months with it was okay with her, because being with her beautiful asari gave her salvation. A reason to come back. She was always going to come back.
"Shepard! Renala, please. Please be alive," Liara screamed her lover's name in rapturous verbatim, praying to the Goddess that she was alive. She always promised that she would come back. She has to come back. Liara was several meters ahead of the rest of the search party, the most determined to find the Commander. Finally, she pulled the last piece of debris off that was hiding her lover, who was now in plain sight, lying there among the wreckage.
"Shepard! Wake up, please!" Liara shook her lover hysterically, tears dragging down her cheeks, ready to promise her soul to the asari equivalent of the Devil, just so that she could have her Shepard back.
Is that Liara's voice? Calling me? Who's shaking me? Renala slowly peered from under her eyelids, want to see who her violent savior was. She opened her eyes to see a blue figure, wearing white armor, gleaming, slightly reflecting the light of her omni-tool flashlight. She looked like a goddess in the brilliant beam. Liara!
Renala suddenly gasped, quickly trying to sit upright, all pain gone from her body, the adrenaline replacing her oxygen.
"Shepard!" Liara gasped as she pulled her lover into a passionate kiss, overwhelmed that Shepard had survived this near-death experience. Coming slightly to her senses, she gently pushed herself into Shepard, causing her to lay back on the ground.
"Don't sit up, Shepard. Help is coming. We're going to get you to a medical station, alright?" She softly pushed Shepard's grimy brown hair out of her eyes, smiling widely in relief.
"I came back, Lili. Like I promised," Shepard croaked from the ground, looking into the asari's brilliant blue eyes. They were like an ocean she could drown in, and not mind. Death can't keep me from those eyes.
"Liara! Where are you?" Shepard could hear Garrus' flanging voice, originating from not that far away. She could see the other flashlights among the rubble, belonging to the rest of the search party.
"I'm right here, Garrus, and I found Shepard! Tell the other party members to grab a stretcher!"
"Shepard's alive?" Garrus yelled back in reply, his voice drowning in disbelief. Inwardly chuckling, he thought, Just like Shepard to beat death twice. That girl is definitely stubborn.
"Yes, Garrus, now call for help!" Liara screamed back impatiently, fear dripping into her mind, making her wonder if Shepard would die if they waited to long to fix her injuries.
"Go grab a stretcher, you two," he said to two human members of the search party. "We have a Commander to save."
I apologize that this is so short. I just wanted to get the story started, and this seemed like a suitable place to stop. This story is basically my take on what happens after the "good" destroy ending where Shepard supposedly lives. This story will be rated T for now but I'm planning on it becoming M sometime later on. I hope you liked reading this little portion, and please review.
Also, sorry to those that are turned off by me not using the default Jane Shepard. I never play the default characters in Mass Effect, and I like my fanfics to be representative of my experience with the game. My female character is Renala "Ren" Shepard, a colonist, sole survivor, vanguard. She is a paragon, mostly, but slow to anger, and when you do.. may your god have mercy on your soul. She's a reluctant, yet natural, leader. So maybe expect some whining in this story. Sorry if she doesn't fit your definition of who Shepard is, but yeah.. just don't read.