The Future and Me
Chapter 1: Prologue
A/N: Sorry for the long wait guys. I'm attempting a rewrite of the first two chapters before moving on with the story. One of the main changes will be that I'm switching (and hopefully staying) with a third person view of the story. Let me know if I'm screwing up viewpoints or something. I originally was going to go with the indoctrination theory ending for ME3 but that will change to something else that you will have to stick around to find out. Why the change you ask? Well the Extended Cut was really good and I kinda wanted to do something else anyway. The reason for such a long delay was a few things: namely lacking willpower to write. It's not something I do a lot of and in high school it was a very disliked subject of mine. The second reason is that my parents a I recently went through a small house fire back in March and we're still fixing things. I say small because only my room was completely destroyed. No I didn't lose my laptop, thank God. Upstairs was smoke damaged and two rooms downstairs were water damaged. And also I lost my job in May and am still looking for another job. Ok, ok, I'll stop with the excuses now and begin the story.
Upstate New York, 2012
David Somerville was getting fustrated. Very frustrated. First, the house fire had completely torched his room. Now, a very stupid mistake had cost him his source of income. The stress was piling on and he needed a day to just relax and not deal with anymore bullshit. So, he decided that a trip to Minnewaska State Park was a good way to relax.
David prepped his backpack the night before, making sure all the survival equipment was there, making a couple sandwhiches for lunch, etc. "Well that's that. Guess I should go to bed, need to be there at nine when they open the park." he said.
The next morning, David got up, ate said goodbye to his parents, got into his car and left for the park.
Once at the park, he looked at the map he had gotten at the gate and decided which path he would take. "Haven't done Gertrude's Nose in a while. I'll do that one." With that, David wrestled the backpack on his shoulders and started out on the trails.
Arcturus Station, 2183
Commander Mackenzie Shepard stood in awe. Before her, outside the viewport, was the SSV Normandy, the first ship of its kind in the Alliance. She was of part human, part turian design. Sleek lines, oversized engines, and a special type of stealth system made the SSV Normandy SR-1 stand out among the rest of the ships docked at Arcturus Station.
As Shepard stood there admiring the ship, Captain Anderson entered the docking bay and walked up behind her. "What do think of the Normandy Commander?" he asked asked of her.
"She's incredible, sir. Never seen anything like her before." Shepard replied. "Permission to speak freely sir?"
"Granted."
"Alright. Sir, with all due respect, what's really on? This is a simple shakedown run." Shepard continued, "Even if the Normandy is the most advanced ship in the Alliance fleet, we don't need a full crew, especially officers like Lieutenants Moreau and Alenko. I've seen there service records.
Captain Anderson sighed. He knew was going to come up. "I understand your concerns Shepard, I really do. But I'm afaid I can't tell you anything more than you've already heard. I'm sorry Shepard."
"Understood sir."
"Alright, let's get on onboard and get under way."
A/N: Now, I know what you guys are thinking. Short, I know. But I promise it will get better once I actually get used to writing. It was not my favorite subject in high school so it comes slowly. Also, the stress of helping renovate after the fire does not help me feel like writing. Hopefully I'll kick my own ass and get the second chapter rewritten within the next week. Maybe sooner! Stranger things have happened. Fino alla prossima volta i miei amici. (Until next time my friends).