The Beginning Of An End

Chapter 1: Prologue

Hi! This is my first try in making a Fanfiction story after 2 years of reading other's story, so I hope that you enjoy the story and have a good read!. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Mass Effect!, So don't sue me please.

PS: Sorry if there are multiple grammar errors, English is my second language.

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The Year 2016

#Outside The International Space Station#

15 Minute before disaster struck

Astronaut Darcy Dillene is a type of scientist that like to do science indoor rather than outdoor, or in this case out of the airlock in darkness of space. Don't get her wrong, she likes outdoor when she isn't working and enjoying life.

But the fact is…, in space where death is a single glass crack or a rip on a suit away. Many people would have the mindset of just staying safely inside the space station and hope that no incident will happen that will lead to your death.

Astronaut Darcy Dillene is one of those people, so now she is asking herself this question…. "Why the hell am I outside the comfort of the space station doing maintenance?... oh right, so that if anything happens to the station everyone can be useful… maybe it's because I lost the bet on who would do the next maintenance, can't remember…." Darcy thought.

Then she felt a tap on her shoulder, she then turns and saw her scientist partner/lover Yuri Yevgeni.

"If you can stop day dreaming for a minute and do your job, maybe we can get out of this suit faster and do something that, ohh I don't know… something you and I both would love to do" Yuri said through his mic with a smile on his face.

"Ohh do shut up Yuri, I don't see you doing your job" Darcy said in a playful tone "Ahh….but I did and finish before you do because I wasn't day dreaming on the job" replied Yuri.

"Yeah but at least I'm do my job properly and cleanly, not like yours. Do I need to remind you the super glue incident?" replied Darcy with a smirk on her face.

"Okay okay! no need to remind me of that, not my most proudest and memorable moment. But in my defense, I didn't know that would happen if I used super glue in space." Said Yuri with red color spreading on his face while remembering those awkward moments.

Darcy sigh while turning back to her work and said "Forget it, and for your information I finish my part of….work just about…..now!, there now that is done. You know this space station is so old, it's a wonder that it hasn't even been scrapped and make a new one with all this maintenance work that need to be done."

She turns to Yuri and asked "What was it that we would love to do at the station hmm….?"

Yuri, now forgot about the incident, smiled to her "Well… the other's hasn't finish their work yet so we can have a few hours alone in the statio-" said Yuri before interrupted by Darcy who pointed behind him while saying.

"Wait…what's that Yuri?"

"Hmmm?..."

Said Astronaut looked behind him and saw something that will change the humanity as he knew it. He saw multiple specks in the distance that was growing in size incredibly fast. It didn't take long for him to know what it was. Rocks, hundreds and hundreds of unidentified space rocks that is hurtling towards their general direction.

Yuri Yevgeni was so shocked that he almost missed what his fellow astronaut was saying " –ri Yuri, listen Yuri! come on, we have to go." Said Darcy shouting through her mic to get said person attention.

Finally Yuri snapped out of his shock and sprang into action. He quickly grabbed his lover and made their way out of the meteorite direction by flying/floating to the next part of the station.

If it was a second longer, they would join the part of the station that they were working on… in pieces.

As both scientist fly/float away, they see the part of the station they were working on being hit by multiple of the space rocks. Effectively destroying the multi-million dollar worth of equipment's

"S-shit!, that w-was close, a little longer and we might be dead. W-wait….. where are the other's?..." Said Darcy with a shaky voice in a slight tone of fear.

Panic settled in the two astronauts as they saw the end part of the station being destroyed by space rocks and hope that their fellow astronauts was fine.

As luck would have it, their friends was on the other side of the station. Out of harm's way.

" –cy, Yuri ar-… ok?. I repeat, Darcy, Yuri are you ok?, status report." A voice said suddenly through their ear piece.

"This is Yuri, Darcy and I are fine, I repeat, Darcy and I are fine John. We manage to spot something before it hit this side of the station." Yuri manages to replied to John.

The voice whose name is John asked "What the hell happened there?, I was doing work here and the next thing I see is the other side of the station in pieces."

"I don't know, me and Darcy had just finish work and then Darcy spots something in the distance and it turns out to be a fuckin space rock. Not just one, but hundreds of it. If it wasn't for her we would be dead before we knew it." Replied Yuri.

"Alright it might be rouge asteroids so calm down, I think it's over for now but we better get back inside the space station and report back to Houston about our situation." Says John

But then he looked at Earth and saw something that horrifies him.

"My god…" Says John before pointing at Earth and said "Look at Earth…" Every single astronaut on the station turns to Earth and was shocked when they saw multiple bright glowing dot started showing on the surface of Earth.

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3 Minutes before disaster struck

#Somewhere in one of the many city on Earth#

On the streets of a lively city in the morning, the noise of car engine rumbling, sound of honking from car whose owner are trying not to be late for work. Phones ringing from multiple people at the same time talking business, life or work. The smell of polluted air in the city in which the hardworking citizen of the city are already used to after years of living in the city.

This was what considered normal for the everyday life for the people of the city. It wasn't a perfect life, but a good life none the less.

While people were doing their everyday routine, they will not notice the life changing event that will take place at any moment.

High in the sky, unnoticed by the citizen of the city. Is a multiple dot in the horizon which is glowing in bright light streaming down toward the city.

0 Minutes before disaster struck

The only time said thing would be notice by people is when the first one hit one of the many tall skyscrapers of the city, killing or trapping those who are unfortunate enough to be in the building when it happened.

The first one struck down, but it will not be the last. One after another more fell down from the sky hitting and destroying the infrastructure of the city whilst killing people in the process.

Sadly, this is one of many things to come that will lead to the destruction of Earth and all her inhabitants.

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5 Days Later after the meteorite disaster

#On an unknown location in a top secret building#

In a building where its infrastructure can withstand a direct missile blast which warhead contain enough explosives to level a small town.

It was expensive to build as it uses the strongest material known to modern science. So expensive that the amount itself is enough to build multiple space station equivalent to the International Space station 5 times with more fund to spare.

It was worth it however when the main function of the building is to house most of the world leaders in a single room to discuss matters that concerns the world they live in. Like the mass destruction that just recently happened.

This building was secretly constructed when leaders from major countries all around the world manage to achieve a mutual understanding of each other. It was a fragile peace, but a world peace none the less.

Within the reinforced room of the building, inside contains an oval shape table which is big enough to accommodate the leaders of major countries.

"Ok" Said a man, "With us all gathered here, let's get down to business shall we?"

"Yes we should, time is at the essence" a women replied hastily. "As you all should know, we will address each other with letter assigned to you earlier." She said with a rushed but still professional tone.

"Thank you professor Q, I think it's better if you start us off as you know more than we do." Says a man with a British accent and an E as a nametag.

"Very well E, as you all well aware, as of 5 days ago, there was a disaster that led to a mass destruction and high loss of lives. The cause of this was a number of previously unspotted small asteroids counting in the hundreds." Q tells to everyone in the room while turning on the projector to show videos of the destroyed cities and falling asteroids that was about to hit more of the cities.

"We were lucky that astronauts posted on the International Space Station manage to see what was it that was flying towards Earth. With that information, we can rule out space debris on what made this disaster happened." Q continuous to say.

"Well….. at least we don't need to worry about blaming people for their space junk" Said G with a thick accent. "Did you found out how this happened and where it came from Q?" Asked G with concern in his voice.

"From outer space, duh…" A man with an A nametag says suddenly.

"Your answer is correct A, but it doesn't answer where it specifically came from in space." Replied Q.

"We initially thought it was rouge asteroids from the asteroid belt, but that was out of the question when the trajectory of the rough asteroids did not shows it came from the asteroid belt." Continuous Q.

"Instead, after we direct most of the world space telescope to the direct trajectory of the asteroids. We found out it came from something entirely else…." Q says with fear riddle her voice.

"Umm…. well what is it then?..." a man says with an R nametag slightly worried in the professor tone of fear.

"This…." Answered Professor Q and in turn changed the projector screen picture showing a thermal image of a large, roughly, round mass where it has a color which indicates a very very high temperature.

"Analysis of this object named DOE-13, says that it emits high radiation rays, extreme temperature that is higher than our Sun, has a large mass and moving at a very very high speed and it seems to be increasing rapidly." Q informs them

"What's that?" Everybody at the table asks in an almost perfect unison.

"That, gentlemen…. is a rouge Neutron Star that is bigger than our Sun itself….." Replied Q with a sorrow tone in her voice.

Everyone in the room expect Q was shocked at the information given to them, they were speechless.

Then E manage to find his voice and asked Q "I-is it….. hea-heading towards us?"

Q, turn her head down and, with a sad voice, says "…Yes….."

"How long?…. how long before it reaches Earth?" He asked Q

"…" replied Q with a whisper in which they all can't hear.

"Q…. how long?" E asked again.

Q looked up to him and said to E "….75 years starting as of 5 days ago…"

She then pressed a button on the table and a section a wall slide out to reveal a timer.

Time left: 74 years 11 months and 26 days

Panic spread across the room and amidst the panic, E closes his eye and said the last thing before they unceremoniously declared the meeting was over until tomorrow so that they can calm down and have a rest after the shocking news.

"God help us all…."

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*#-CHAPTER FINISH-#*

Author notes: Well, I hope you readers enjoyed the chapter. Again I am very sorry if there is grammar error. Please review and tell me what you think about it, remember this is my first time writing a story so please be kind in the review. Don't worry though, I am sure after a few chapters, I will get better at this.

Until then, I will see you in the next chapter.