Chapter 1: Help is needed
Hey again. It is mind reading time. This story is based close to the end of the Human-Reaper War, after Halo 3 but before Halo 4, and my own OC is thrown in once again. The OC idea has become more of a series of different events on different timelines. I am calling it the NA series or Nyenal Agenzia (Agency in Italian) series. I have also decided to try and do as many story crossovers as I can, but for OC and single I need a little more time. I hope everyone loves the quote in the beginning. I could not find the person who said so I am sorry.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Halo or Mass Effect. Those belong to Bungie and Bioware respectively. I own only my OCs and place of origin, ideas and thoughts.
"For peace to become whole, There must be heroes leading an army. War must be ended before it ends us."
Commander John Shepherd p.o.v.-
As he read the message that had those three lines, and no return message address or sender name, he thought what they could possibly mean for him. He did not get to wonder about it long because. . .
"Commander," James Vega said snapping off a salute.
"You're not supposed to call me that James," Shepherd replies.
"Not suppose to salute you either. Anyway the Defense committee wants to see you." Vega states bluntly.
"Sounds important," Shepherd states leaving the data pad containing the strange message on a table on the way out the door, forgetting about the message.
Cortana's p.o.v.-
She heard these words spoken so softly and elegantly that it startled her from her current thoughts which were about a soldier in front of her. She quickly did a scan of the area around and in the ship. "I thought so it is too soon to have someone find us out here. Though it would have been nice to have someone, find us out here this soon." She states before shutting herself in a storage unit on the console leaving only enough power active to wake her if the ship was floating by a livable planet or if someone found them, and to keep John alive.
Conit's p.o.v.-
"LISTEN TO ME ELDER CIVILIAN COUNCIL! Listen to yourselves. We have been in hiding for the past three cycles and in the last one the council then decided not to help the Protheans or the Forerunners. And look what has happened. It is time for us not to be cowards, and help the new generations of intelligent life forms if we can." Lieutenant Conit Fiset, age 21, exclaimed in anger at the council of elders sat chatting away at the information they were receiving on the desks. He continued, "The newest generations of life are next. If we don't help them then we have lost the war. Our war has gone on long enough we can't keep hiding behind the cloaks. Someone is bond to find us, and we will no longer exist in the galaxy."
One of the few council women, age 46, stood up and spoke, "We know this. For we have studied the same history as you have. But you remember the Forerunners got desperate, and went suicidal at the end of their war, and it was thanks to our cloaks that we lived though the explosion."
One of councilmen stood next and states, "Major General Friess what do you think we should do? Your plans have defended our last colony from falling thus far. What should we do?"
The General didn't answer for a few minutes because he was deep in thought. After a few minutes he answers, "We need the help if we are to win our war but we only need to send a few ships. Not the whole armada. Furthermore from what my probes as well as my sources tell me, is that both of new human races are ready to compete against our enemy, and I recommend my ship, Shadow's truth, and the destroyer, Light of Hope, with the destroyer being under the command of Captain Conit Fiset."
Everyone, minus Conit, was stunned by the revelation. The council was more disgusted by that thought. Councilman Domir, age 51, was the first to speak out, "Unacceptable! On the Lieutenant's last mission he fled to the evacuation site while his squad died."
"In all fairness and in defense of my cousin Head Councilman Domir, the mission went south from the beginning. Seven months ago the Captain was on a recon mission, which you had authorized, and was captured defending his squad while they escaped. Six months later they went on the mission themselves going against a stand-down order to rescue the leader and any other POWs in the camp and area. They knew what was going to happen. They KNEW they were going to DIE. They stood their ground as Conit led the POWs away from the encampment. Once the POWs were a good distance, the squad the activated the suicide packs which gave them one hour to fight before going off like a line antimatter firecrackers. They destroyed an enemy supply chain to several planets and got the POWs a safe return. Knowing they WOULD be considered heroes for doing that. They DIED knowing that they saved our tails from a sneak attack by alerting us with that big of a detonation. I am truly sorry that your son AND daughter were on that squad, but you must keep in mind what Conit has went through in the past three years; He has lost his wife and baby daughter, and watched while his home burned into nothing from the enemy's plasma blasts with what remained of that portion of the family inside. Domir you can hate our families as much as you want but you are not allowed to turn down a promotion in the military when you a part of the CIVILIAN council. The only reason Conit and I are here is because we must have permission from both councils to run the operation. And it is majority vote." Major General Chean Friess, age 39, retaliated.
The councilman glared at the Major General for a bit before raising the motion, "All in favor of letting these two go with the ships he requested for the mission to go find help." Every council member minus Domir and his followers, which were two – usually there is about seven with him, in the council of fifteen people – raised their hands. "It is decided then you have our blessing." Domir sighed out, and in defeat.
"Thank you council for your time and now please continue to bicker." Chean states while walking out. A few of the younger council aids held back a laughing at the Major General's parting words while continuing to work.
Under his breath Domir whispers, "Arrogant, self-centered general."
At the space port thirty minutes later-
"Ah you must be Captain Conit Fiset my new CO. You must be Major General Chean Friess." The Lieutenant snapped off a smart salute. She continued, "I am Lieutenant Tesum Valam, and you're kind of cute."
The cousins snapped off a salute to the lieutenant, her age is 38, and Chean says, "At ease we are the ones you speak of. My cousin is your new CO alright but I warn you no flirting with him or I might have to send you back courtesy of my boot and a small ship."
"What if I was flirting with you Major General?" She said in a pout, leaning towards him.
Chean was hoping she was joking his secret wife had died during a recon mission two years ago. He still wasn't ready to tell anyone about the relationship or have a new relationship. The group reached Light of Hope a few minutes later. He pulled her off to the side and asked her, "Are you serious about flirting with me. I need to know. I have something to tell you if you are."
"Major General I have no reason to lie to you. I do like, like you but I didn't know if you liked me at all." She replied hugging. No one could see them.
"Meet me at my quarters in twenty minutes I need to talk with you. My ship won't be back for another day. So I will be staying in the captain's cabin till it returns."
"Of course sir," She stated surprised at straightforwardness of the statements and orders.
Thirty minutes later captain's quarters-
"Sir, Lieutenant Valam reporting for duty." Tesum stated snapping off a salute, after she had walked into the room.
Chean states while staring at his computer, "At ease lieutenant you need not do that in private. But for now have sit down on couch are I will be there in a moment."
"I see that you have already changed the look and feel of the room with all of this paperwork that is stacked everywhere." Tesum states while making a keen and snide observation about the look of the room. Piles of paper were everywhere minus the seats and the bed.
"I am sorry, but where ever I go, my paperwork is sure to follow. Regrettably that is the sad part about being above the rank of general." He replied leaving his laptop running. He walks slowly to the sitting area. Chean sits on the single person comforter chair. While Tesum sat on the main couch, sitting caddy-corner to the Major General.
"So sir what is that you wanted to talk about?" she asked almost certainly already knowing the answer.
"The conversation earlier, I thought about it and I want the truth from you and I am willingly to love you it is just that I don't want it to end like last time for me." He replied while staring intently at Tesum.
She questioned, "What do you mean by 'last time'."
He couldn't give the answer to the question because the intercom system active and the head pilot Major Varfa, age 29, He states, "Sir, incoming ship it is heavily damaged, and slowly floating towards us, but it is transmitting a distress beacon. You might want to see just how damaged it is."
"Throw it on the holo in my cabin." He replied activating the hologram projector. It popped up and showed a front half missing ship. Chean continues, "Any signs of life, artificial intelligence, anything?"
"Sir one life form onboard and there is a faint sign of artificial intelligence." Varfa replied.
"Tell Conit and Alexander Bolt to meet Tesum and myself at the landing bay and get a boarding ship ready." The major general ordered standing up and walking towards the armor closet starting to get his exo-suit so he could go in the vacuum of space.
"Sir what are we going to do about the life form and the A.I." Tesum states standing up and walks over to Chean to help him with the suit. She then starts putting her suit on; it was the one thing she accidently left in the room.
Chean replies, "We are first going to make certain that the life form is not PART of the enemy core. Which he/she is not because of the design of the ship is not from their array of ships it is too small for a flagship, and too big for a cruiser. Tesum it is not one of their ships. It is drifting to fast as it is as if it came out of the sixth dimension travel."
"You can't be serious?" Tesum questioned with a worried.
"Yes. Unfortunately that means someone has destroyed the ark, or active the rings in slow successful shot. We must prepare for one of the two most dangerous threats in the known dimensions." He replied in a sorrow filled tone.
WRITER'S NOTICE
Once again I cannot type author's note for the space above. But anyway I might get back on the OC love item later (Chean/Tesum). I made the Nyenal reign younger than in my first but for a reason. That reason is so to be revealed in hand to hand combat.