A/N: After much thought, and a lot of planning, I've finally decided to write the much anticipated sequel to 'Not a Game Anymore'! Now I originally had this up once before, but after playing Mass Effect 3 very thoroughly I realized that it was very off base. Now that I have beat the game several times I'm ready to remake the fic in the way it was meant to be
This first chapter is a prologue, but I intend to add several more chapters into the story before the night is over to get everything started the right way. Either way, fans of the previous fic will be more than pleased I believe.
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Fires raged out of control throughout the city streets. The colony was quickly burning to the ground as the fight raged on.
Chase fired several rounds from his battle rifle, taking out two Human Husks and a Cannible before they could fire their built in weapons. Next to him, Ashley and Garrus were emptying thermal clip after thermal clip to keep the synthetic army back.
Dropping low to reload, Chase looked across the road and saw Shepard also trying to hold the line. "Commander! They got us outnumbered hundreds to six!" He shouted over the gunfire. "We have to hold them back long enough for the colony to evacuate! Keep holding them!" Shepard shouted back before firing his rocket launcher into the oncoming crowd.
Chase fired a singularity and took out a large group only for more to run over the dead. No matter how many they all killed, dozens more took their place. There was no end to them. James vaulted over and slammed his back against the wall next to him before lobbing a grenade back were he came.
"These cabrones are a pain in the ass aren't they?" he said shooting a Cannible in the head with his Mattock. "No shit!" Chase exclaimed taking down another.
An explosion rang out as Mako down the street was overrun and the driver detonated the self-destruct. 'Commander! We have a Reaper inbound on your location get outta there!' Joker practically screamed into the comms.
In the darkened sky, a Reaper Destroyer could be seen making it's approach to the squad's location. It's beam weapons tearing up the ground and buildings in it's wake. "FALL BACK!" Shepard yelled.
The team spun and ran as fast as they could to where the docking area was located. 'Shepard, this is Admiral Hacket. The fleet is falling back from the colony I suggest you do the same.' "Admiral what about the survivors?" asked Shepard as they kept running. "What's left of the survivors have been evacted. Get your team out of there before your completely overrun.' said the Admiral as the connection ended. They reached the port and headed for the shuttle that had dropped them off shortly after.
A beam of red energy lanced through the air and struck the shuttle causing it to explode with enough force to throw the whole team in different directions.
Chase's ears were ringing. He slowly got up seeing a pool of blood where his head had been. Looking around, he saw Ashley trying to help Garrus who had a large chunk of the shuttle wedged in his stomach. Shepard was on his comm ordering for another shuttle, "Cortez! We need you down here ASAP!"
Chase looked up and saw the Reaper roughly hundreds of yards away from them, it's tentacle appendages grazing the ground kicking up debris and dust. Chase felt pressure on his mind as it started to speak into his mind.
"You will fall here. Your ignorant resistance will not halt the cycle. It is inevitable." Chase stood up and staggered out of the port. "Chase! What are you doing!" Ashley screamed as he made his way to the Reaper.
He stood on the ground, now 500 yards from the Reaper. It's massive form towered over him as though he were an insect standing before a hungry wolf. Mass energy started to gather around his form, his eyes glowed like two blue fireballs as he let the power consume him.
Then he started to levitate off the ground. Slowly at first, then much quicker until he was in the exact point where the Reaper's optic was located. "Being of nerve and flesh. You stand before a force greater than anything you can comprehend. You are mearly sealing your fate."
Chase's energy glowed brighter until his whole body was encased in mass energy. Then he mentally struck back at the Reaper, this made the metallic being 'flinch' through the connection. "I am more than just a mear being. I stand as a symbol for the countless others who stand against your kind. I may fall...but those who I love will live on. The Reapers will fail! The cycle will be stopped! And you and your bretheren will crawl back to the galactic pit you crawled out of!"
The Reaper fired it's tentacle weapon. Chase fired a large blast of energy out of his hand that struck the beam causing it to miss him by only a few feet. Gathering as much energy as he could, Chase flew in the direction of the Reaper like a large biotic bullet.
The Reaper fired on him, but he ducked and weaved around the beams quickly as he got closer. "You will not succeed. Your kind will fall." "YOU SO GOT TO DIE!" Chase roared as he blasted through the Reaper's armor and straight through the being's mass effect core and out the back.
The powerful biotic slammed into the ground creating a large crater. Up above, the Reaper hovered for a few seconds before it's center exploded in a blast of blue and purple fire. It listed to the side and crashed into the ground sending up a massive wave of debris and dirt into the air.
Chase laid in the crater his energy infused body made as the wave of smoke and dirt blew over him. He couldn't move. His armor was severaly damaged from the large attack he had done, it was only a miracle that his energy field was strong enough to handle going through the Reaper like that.
Now that his energy had faded, he was extremely weak. His vision started to darken as his comm kicked on. 'Chase! Are you there? Respond!' "Sh...ep...ard." he strained. 'Thank god. Where are you?' "Do..n't...know...to...tired...can't...move..." 'Sit tight we're coming to get you.'
Finding what strength he could, Chase managed to roll over and start crawling out of the hole he had made. He was in excruciating pain, but he didn't care. He had to get out of the small crater so that the other's could find him.
Each time he managed to drag his body felt like his skeleton was being ripped out of his skin. His head felt like it was being smashed in with a sledge hammer. He couldn't even tell if he even had legs any more.
He just barly made it out onto the the surface when he collapsed completely. He had nothing left. The darkness creeped in again, and this time he couldn't hold it back. "Can't...I...can't..." 'Chase we're almost to you hang on!' Garrus exclaimed. His vision darkened further when he heard Shepard. "Over there!"
In a few moment's he felt several hand's as he was gently turned over onto his back. Through his hazy vision he could make out Shepard, Ashley and James looking down at him. "He's bad Skipper. " said Ashley. Shepard knelt down and poured vial after vial of medigel onto him.
Chase felt the pain slowly slip away, but the darkness kept coming. "He should be stabilized long enough for the doctors to cure his injuries." said Shepard. His eyes slowly slipped shut, the last thing he he saw was the smiling faces of Jack and his daughters as the darkness claimed him, and with it a bone chilling voice. "Your end is nigh. I will enjoy consuming you and the ones around you."
A/N: It has finally begun. To the fans of my last fic, your reviews are what made me want to write the sequel in the first place. So this is for you guys and the countless others who have read my work. Update coming soon.