I rewrote it again. I'm terrible and I know it, but I'm not sorry that I changed it, I really felt like the previous iteration had terrible pacing, and character interaction.
Anyway, the story and the events described in the previous 'timeline' are altered a bit to avoid inconsistencies that previous reviewers have pointed out, (Seriously I can't thank you guys enough for the input), I don't have a timeline here because I felt that it would be cooler and more challenging to reveal more of this stuff through dialogue than a straight up Codex entry.
Chapter 1: Interrogation and Discovery
Unknown Location, Unknown Date
The human had awoke in a small room, shackled and sitting on a cold metal chair. The entire room was covered in a smooth, dull, and silvery alloy, and nearly imperceptible hum emanated from the floor, leading him to believe he was on a ship of some sort.
Before he could try to understand his situation any further the lone entrance to the fully metal room opened and a tall bipedal creature stepped through. Covered in an odd metallic carapace, the being was over six feet tall and sported the eyes of a predatory bird. The being turned to his companions and uttered something in its foreign language through the large mandibles and sharp teeth that it possessed.
The beings appearance forced the human to regain his memories of what had transpired to lead to his imprisonment here. He remembered everything, the orbital bombardment, the invasion, and his capture. He was immediately filled with a sense of dread, he didn't know anything about these aliens, but at least one thing was for certain, if they kept prisoners they could at least be reasoned with.
The alien took a seat across from him, a metal table separating them. The aliens cold eyes bored into his, but he refused to show weakness and stared back just as powerfully.
Suddenly a flash of orange light emanated from the alien's arm, some form of holographic projection floated above it and followed his arm movements. The being tapped the projection with its talons at a few different points and started to speak.
"Can you understand me?" It spoke, its accent affecting English speech with a flanging effect.
Surprised inwardly that the being could speak fluent English, the human showed no signs outwardly and continued to stare into the being's eyes without emotion or a response. It was evident enough that the holographic projection was some sort of translation device.
"I don't have time for games human. I know you are able to speak, so don't toy with me." The alien's voice was filled with slight annoyance at the human's actions.
"Very well." The human spoke aloud, his deep voice filling the room, "What do you want?"
The alien seemed to smirk at the human's question as if it was a joke, "I want information, a person of your position should kow what an interrogation room looks like."
"You might as well kill me already then, because I won't give away the UNSC's secrets to some alien scum like yourself." he replied with a look of disgust on his face.
The alien chuckled slightly before continuing, "I doubt a primitive species like yourself will be able to keep secrets from the Hierarchy." He spoke with a slight aura of superiority, "It is best for you and your people if you cooperate with me."
The human once again refused to answer, preferring to give out a small huff at the alien's threat before leaning back in the chair.
The alien's annoyed expression returned but he made no comment on the humans action, "What is the designation of you military forces?" he asked.
The human spoke in a reluctant tone, "The United Nations Space Command, or UNSC for short." The insignificant data still made him feel dirty for revealing it.
The being nodded with the ghost of a smirk on its face, "What branch of this service do you belong to?"
"The Marines"
"What is this world's name?"
He paused slightly before answering again "Shanxi."
The alien nodded in recognition, "This planet is too underdeveloped to be your homeworld. Where is your home system?"
The human took on a defiant stance once again, "You can ask all you want but I'm not going to divulge secrets that will harm the UNSC."
The alien tilted its head only slightly, "Honorable, but futile. Despite your convictions we will find out, whether you cooperate or not."
"Who the hell do you people think you are anyway? Do you think you can just invade any planet you want to?" The human growled, agitated by the alien's superiority complex.
The alien looked slightly surprised before it hid its emotions once more, "I am Lieutenant Vyrher, my species is Turian, and the Turian Hierarchy is more than capable of putting down a primitive species that has yet to even begin using Mass Effect technology." Vyrher spoke with great conviction, "I would not test us."
The human's face distorted into a scowl, "We've dealt with aliens like you before, Turian. I have no doubts that history will repeat itself here."
"This is not your first contact?" The Turian's expression turned back to one of interest and curiosity.
"The Rachni put up a hell of a better fight than you did when they invaded, and we kicked their bug asses back to whatever hellhole they came from back in 2514." The human spoke, not noticing the shocked expression on the Turians face, "You obviously don't know who you're playing with xeno, because I wouldn't test us."
The scraping of metal on metal filled the room as the Turian stood up suddenly, only now did the human notice his counterpart's odd actions. The Turian was about the reach the door before the human spoke again, "What the hell has gotten into you?"
Vyrher turned around slowly and his eyes darted down the human's blue uniform to the name imprinted there, "General Williams, if you're telling me the truth, then this conversation has just gone far higher than my pay grade."
With that said the door slid open revealing only the two guards from earlier, Vyrher stepped through and cast one last glance at the prisoner's confused face before the door slid back and cut off his line of sight.
A million thoughts flew through the Turian's mind after his conversation with the human, but one was at the top of his priorities. He had to tell the Admiral of this development, and fast.