Everything is now chronological!
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The soldier in front of Shepard crumpled mid swing as a sniper shot tore through his helmet. The Vanguard slammed his head back, and as the Cerberus agent behind him reeled from the blow, the Commander dove forward and charged the both of them across the battlefield with his biotics, modifying the maneuver so that when they came through on the other side, the agent went flying over his shoulder and slammed against the wall with all the momentum the Commander could muster. The agent's impact sounded with a brutal snap and it fell to the ground in a heap. Reaching down, Shepard pulled a grenade from the corpse and immediately primed it, sending it flying in the air towards a pair of Cerberus turrets. The two guns finished tracking his position, and as they began to open fire, the explosive detonated and sent them crashing to the ground. One of the turrets malfunctioned, firing continuously into the ground, and Shepard bioticly leaped towards it, yanking to a standing position and turning it against the remainder of the Cerberus agents.
The high-powered turret made short work of the former human soldiers, and the Commander unceremoniously dropped the turret and leaped towards the hallway they had been defending.
He had to be in time.
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"Don't you do that- -to me. Don't you- -go soft."
"Me go soft? This is just perspiration. It was a hell of a fight getting down here."
"Shame you missed the high- -light. Blew up a mech by-shoving one of those Cerberus cun- -ts into its intake vent."
"Seems like those would be too small to fit a Cerberus agent."
"Like I sa- -id, a highlight. Fuck."
"Easy, don't strain yourself. The shuttle is on its way."
"Don't give me- -that, 'we're- -gonna save you,' shit, Shepard. We both know- -this- -doesn't end well for me."
"Stranger things have happened."
"Not- -wrong. Take care of my- -kids, alright?"
"I will. You have my word."
"Al- -ways a hero. They're- -not ready. Not ready for this. Keep- -them- -safe. Gotta- -say, its weird seeing you without your- -hel- -met on."
"The shuttle's here. Jack, the shuttle is here."
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"Jack."
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"Shepard?"
"Where are the students, Garrus?"
"All but one are dead. Cerberus cornered them. From what we can tell the kids put up too much of a fight and Cerberus... the one survivor is stable. She should make it."
"... We're moving out."
"Shepard, your arm."
"It's alright, Garrus. I can carry her."
"Well, given the Cerberus Cruiser on its way back around I'll carry the both of you then. We gotta move."
"..."
"I've got her, Shepard. I've got her."
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