Chapter 1: A Nightmare awakens
Hey guy this is my first fan fiction and I was excited to do this and get this done and the ideas on this story is just swarming my head, anyway please review I love to hear your ideas and your thoughts on my story, by the way I don't own the content EA, Bioware, Microsoft and 343 Industries do so enjoy.
The Reapers are destroyed, Shepard has done it. He has successfully activated the Catalyst wiping out the entire Reaper armada. The crew of the Normandy watching as the red light starts to fire at the empty void of space. "All units disengage and fallback to the rendezvous point." Admiral Hackett said over the intercom to all ships. Joker cursing under his breath he takes the Normandy to pick up Shepard. Garrus putting his hand on Joker's shoulder and says "Joker we have to go." Joker looks back at Garrus with his furious eyes and on the verge of breaking down and crying says "No I left Shepard to die once I am not leaving him again, hang on this is gonna be rough ride." Joker puts on full thrusters and tells Ashley and James to suit up and get the Kodiak ready for a swift pick up.
Nearing the site of what was Shepard's last message, the shuttle drops off Ashley and James. The two go up a lift and see Shepard hobbling, trying to get to safety. Shepard trips as explosions begin to reach him, "SHEPARD!" the two heavily armored soldiers yelled. Ashley feeling hopeless, she starts to break down. James tired of losing people he swore to himself not one more person would have to die. James started running as fast as he could towards Shepard. James reaches him just in time and swoop's Shepard off the ground. "Shepard I've gotcha man." James says while carrying him back to Ashley.
Cortez in the shuttle sitting there worried that his team has not arrived yet. Cortez tries to raise James and Ashley and says, "Where the hell are you guys this place is falling apart." The response was nothing but silence; on the verge of going out himself to search for them he finally gets a response from Ashley "Cortez we got Shepard and are going to come to you." Cortez in some relief he responds back. "Thank god you guys are alright. I got the shuttle ready but you better hurry this place isn't going to hold together much longer." Ashley signals James to the shuttle; James hoists Shepard to his shoulders and starts running to the shuttle Ashley following close behind. James quickly jumped in the shuttle in the nick of time as the ledge collapsed that the shuttle was hovering from. Ashley stopped right before she plummeted to her death. James looks back to see Ashley preparing to jump in the shuttle. In a last attempt to escape Ashley runs as fast as she can; her heart pounding out of her chest as she says over and over in her head 'Please make it, please make it.' She jumps just as she misses inches away from the hovering craft James grabs her hand and pulls her into the ship. "I gotcha miel, I'm not letting go." James says pulling her up into the shuttle.
Joker circling around the sector that he dropped the shuttle off is starting to become a hassle for the Normandy to maneuver. EDI comes into the bridge and sits next to Joker. "Jeff if we stay here there is a high probability that we will die, we must go." Joker says back in anger. "We are not leaving until the Lieutenant returns with Shepard." Liara runs up behind Garrus and looks if the shuttle made it out of the chaos. She sees the shuttle comes out of no were and yells "Joker there they are." The shuttle fly's fast dodging debris left and right going for the Normandy. Joker pulls the Normandy into some insane maneuvering to get the shuttle into the hanger. He makes the Normandy go as fast as the shuttle going in to pick them up and is successful then Joker fly's to the rendezvous point to meet Admiral Hackett.
James and Ashley rush Shepard to the Med bay as half of the crew joins them to see if Shepard will make it. Joker sighs in relief; the Normandy joining the rest of what's left of the fleet that attacked the reapers. "Jesus that was too close" Joker muttered to himself, he noticed that his heart was pounding out of his chest and his arms sore from moving them so violently from trying to operate the Normandy. "I need a drink." He says to himself hoping that someone would give him a glass of liquor. EDI looks over from the co-pilots seat and says "You seem in distress Jeff, should I provide assistance?" Joker replies "No I'm fine I probably just need to take a nap but other than that I'm fine" EDI knows what truly is on Jokers mind "He will be fine Jeff he has survived worse" Joker looks at EDI and gives her a warm and welcomed smile. "I know plus it's not like we faced scary stuff without him, well real scary stuff."
Down on the crew deck in the Med bay Doctor Chakwas operating on Shepard. Silence filled the Mess hall, Liara pacing back and forth while Garrus and Tali standing looking at the floor in despair. Engineer Adams is sitting down as his leg bounces up and down waiting for the worst. Javik standing in the corner with a blank face while staring at the floor and possibly thinking of the future. Gabby, Kenneth, James, and Ashley are sitting at the table in silence, not giving each other any eye contact. Specialist Traynor is leaning on the table with mixed feelings, trying to think positive for Shepard and tell the rest of the crew that there is still hope.
Chakwas comes out with blood on her gloves and goes to dispose them. Liara comes up to Chakwas and says with a worried voice "Oh Goddess please just tell me he's alright, please tell me he is going to live." "It was close but he'll live he lost a good amount of blood and he just needs to rest for a while and then he will be able to talk" Chakwas replied. The room was filled with relief as they started talking to each other once more. As Liara began to leave to her quarters she felt a hand on her shoulder and saw it was Tali's hand. "I-If you ever need to talk to someone Garrus and I are always available all you need to do is just ask." Liara gave a nod and thought to herself how generous the offer was; she walks into her quarters and falls on her bed. 'It's over it's done we won' Liara thought to herself. "Greetings Dr. T'soni is there anything I can help you with" Glyph said with a resurging voice "Give me a report on our operatives and tell them to regroup and await further orders." The VI replied with glee. "At once Dr."
Alone in a dark room Shepard thought to himself about the small star boys words. Listening to them over and over like a movie replaying itself. He knew the threat wasn't over, by him destroying the reapers he has unleashed a more devastating threat than the reapers. Shepard didn't know what the star boy was talking about however, what threat? What is more devastating than the reapers themselves? The curiosity scared him he did not know what could be worse, Shepard closes his eyes to rest but the star boys voice still toys with his head.