Author's Note, I'm currently new into writing stories on the web so I'm really inexperienced, so I would love feedback and reviews mainly, faves and follows for me is not really something special. Ok. First, I am doing a fanfic here, I'm not doing this because I just feel somewhat passionate towards the Mass Effect Universe, did I say somewhat? I meant Very. Now if I'm violating any terms or agreements, then sorry, I'm quite slow at understanding all this stuff. I only know the Copyright thingy, and yeah, I'll fix those things if I broke something :) Now, these are mostly my characters but there are other characters that are my friends, which I just wanted to add in for more flavor, to the story that is. Now Commander Shepard, crew and ship and mostly, well everything is owned by BioWare so I'll be making up maybe parts of the Citadel, new stations, planets and even systems. I just don't wanna get in trouble. Oh, and 'my' Commander was a girl and 'I' romanced Garrus. And I will also mention which of my friends are in the story, both here and in future ones. In this story my awesome friend Finesse will be the second main protagonist to my character, and then later on my dear friends Blaze and Jag will be appearing. So yeah enjoy and also sorry for this looong note.

And I will edit gaps, typos, nonsense and other stuff after I have completed this story or if something is really destroying the flow of the story or if I really have to/am requied to do so :)

Oh, no more of these hideous Author's Note, This is one time only... Unless I need to announce something

Mass Effect is copyrighted to BioWare. My and my friends' characters copyrighted to me. (My OCs)

To: Admiral Hackett, Citadel Council and Liara T'soni

From: Geth Consensus

-Decryption key required:_

-Decryption code: P1SystAll1N7CouncSpecSB3G3th :Encrypt6979

-Decryption key accepted. Access granted

-Decryption in progress...

-Decryption complete. Play message? Yes No

-Message playing

-The message starts, showing a dimly lit room, probably aboard a ship

-An Asari comes to view, wearing singed, black and scarlet colored armor

Is this thing on? Oh, it is...

-She clears her throat

Hello, Admiral, Council and Liara.

If you are seeing, then we are afraid and regret to inform you that we, or at least one of us will perhaps be unable to deliver this mission report to you personally. If we do make it out alive, then we shall report in as soon as we can.

Actually, personally I think this is a one way trip. I've got Finesse over here ready to send this as encrypted files to be passed onto you guys... But sure, I'll delete this vid part if we will make it.

-She looks out into the horizon

I doubt so. The ship is barely operational and I'll bet on my gun that there will be Reapers swarming us sooner or later...

-A Geth comes into view. Flaps on his 'head' tilted as if he was sad or mournful, maybe both?

I regret to inform you, but a Destroyer is converging onto our location.

-The asari smiles coldly while she shakes her head as if she just heard a very bad yet funny joke

Well just great! Isn't it?

Janeay and Finesse signing out. Well just in case...

-Video shakes about as someone picks up the PDA and runs to the hallway into an escape pod

You are still recording.

-Finesse the geth simply states before the message is cut

Once the message was finished Liara began reading the report from this heroine and her companion, no the two heroes who might as well have, no, who bought them more time. She stood up as she had read the report three times in the past hours already, she split-secondly decided she wanted to try this coffee that the asari spoke of. The bitter and aromatic drink from Earth. She couldn't still believe that she was here, no that they were here. Just two very different soldiers who managed to overcome odds that were not in their favor, odds that looked like Shepard's. She canceled that line of negative thinking as she took the report and went to the Mess Hall, where she grabbed a hot steaming cup of coffee.

Afterwards she took the elevator to go up and see the commander "Shepard? Are you in there?" "Just a moment Liara!" The commander replied, sounding out of breath. A few moments later the door opened, revealing Garrus, in his formal yet now very wrinkled clothes "Well... See you later Shepard. Oh, hey Liara" the turian waved with a smile, well a Turian one, and left for the Crew Deck "So... What can i do for you, Liara?" The Commander asked with a slightly hoarse tone. The Commander had flushed cheeks, wrinkled clothes, with her hair all over the place and on her neck she had an ill-concealed bite mark? "Do you remember our guests that we picked up?" The asari asked with both amusement and sadness "Yeah, I remember. The Geth and Asari, right?" "Yes, them. From the Freya" the Commander suddenly stood up and started to walk around "Amazing that the Turians agreed that the Asari could have one of those ships. And that they made other Normandy frigates, and named them Normandy-Class Stealth Frigates! I mean we were like the test flight guys. Basically... More or less-ly-ish" Shepard said with a big smile and beamed with proudness and happiness. Liara simply nodded "Well, have you read this yet?" She asked with a small smile and gave Shepard the report "No... Why?" Shepard asked with a confused look "Read it and then you'll know why" Liara said sadly. She turned around, exited the Captain's Quarters and entered the elevator where she proceeded downwards to resume her normal activities, thoughtful while drinking coffee. She decided that the taste would slowly become better once she would have gotten used to it. Meanwhile, the Commander sat back, put her feet on the coffee table in front of her and started reading the report...