AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This contains MAJOR SPOILERS! If you haven't finished the game, TURN BACK NOW!

Ok, with that out of the way,

I wrote this to give myself a little more closure at the end of the trilogy, and to offer my take on the whole Literal - vs - Indoctrination Theory endings debate in a narrative fashion. So, there are 2 versions, 1 for each theory. Each is 24 typed pages worth of storyline because (a) I love Mass Effect that much, and (b) I love to write. I tried to fill in some plot holes in the earlier scenes, but if you want to just skip to the endings theory (or check out both versions), jump to Scene 6.

This is written to fit the following options; Male Shepard, with Liara as the love interest, choosing the "Red / Destroy" extended cut ending with the secret "Shepard lives" scene.

I hope you enjoy it!