Author's notes: Re visioned version of Shepard and Kaidan's meeting in the colony of Horizon. One-shot.

New horizons
By Sauf'cok

Shepard and Garrus watched as the collector ship started withdrawing while receiving fire from the GARDIAN towers. They turned around to see the mechanic they encountered a few moments back.

- "No! Don't let them get away!"
- "I'm sorry. I didn't want this to happen."
- "But half the colony is on board! They took Sam and Egen and Lilith too."
- "It's too late. I did all I could."
- "More than most Shepard." Garrus interjected.
- "Shepard… I've heard that name before. Sure, you're that big Alliance hero."
Suddenly Kaidan stepped out.
- "Commander Shepard. Captain of the Normandy. The first human spectre. Savior of the Citadel. You're in a presence of a god Delan. And a ghost."
- "All the good people we lost and you get left behind, figures. Screw this, I'm done with you Alliance types."

The mechanic walked away. Kaidan walked right in front of Shepard and punched him to the jaw.
- "Two years Shepard! You were gone for two years and you were alive?! Why didn't you even try to contact us?!"
- "Because I was dead! When the Normandy got attacked I did really die. Cerberus spent two years and billions of credits in order to bring me back.
- "So you're with them now? I can't believe the reports were right."
- "Reports?" Garrus interjected
- "Alliance had intel that suggested that Cerberus was behind these missing colonies, and rumors that you were alive and working for the enemy but Anderson stonewalled me."
- "Collectors are the ones responsible and they're working with the reapers. Cerberus is the one trying to do something." Shepard told.
- "What if Cerberus is working with them? And what if Cerberus is manipulating you to get you working for them?"
- "Dammit Alenko! A collector ship landed, took half of the people here and you just can't open your eyes!" Garrus roared.
- "And Garrus, why do you work for Cerberus?"
- "I work for Shepard. And Cerberus is right this time. I've seen enough to prove it.
- "In addition, why would Cerberus spend billions to resurrect me if they were the ones behind all this? Oh, and better yet, what's that?" He pointed to a dead husk.
- "A husk."
- "Where did we see them the first time?"
- "Eden Prime."
- "Who attacked Eden Prime?"
- "Geth."
- "Where from did the geth get the technology to create husks?"
- "From Sovereign."
- "And Sovereign was?"

Kaidan didn't finish but Shepard did it for him.
- "A reaper. You don't even believe that they exist anymore, do you?"
- "Right now, I'm not sure what to believe. But I don't trust Cerberus. It worries me that you do."
- "When did I say that I trust them? I don't like this anymore than you do, but they are trying to put an end to this. Alliance can't because they are stretched too thin and Council won't because this is a human problem."
- "You can't be serious. Do you have any idea on what they area capable of?"
- "Do I have?! Kaidan jumped back
- "Sorry, it's just that… Akuze. It was because of Cerberus. I lost all of my friends that day. And all those horrible experiments we stopped. You know me Kaidan, I would never do this without a good reason."
- "I'm… sorry Shepard, I didn't know."
- "I know you didn't and I can certainly understand that you don't trust Cerberus but I'm asking you to trust me."
- "I just don't know what to believe."
- "Joker, Chakwas and Garrus believe me. Even Tali does, despite Cerberus attacking the fleet. She is joining us a bit later. Why can't you believe me?"
- "Losing you was like losing a brother. And now you're back. It's… I'm not sure, it feels like a betrayal. I need to report to the Alliance. But I wish you luck and try to be careful."

He walked away. Shepard felt the sadness growing inside him. He called Joker.

- "Bring in the shuttle, I've had enough of this colony."