Chapter 1: My lightning strike

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She cursed loudly as she tripped into her small Citadel condo, bags flying into the space in every direction.

Ashley Williams prided herself in knowing that she could maintain her balance and grace, even in the direst circumstances. Today however was a different story. She would have never thought that such a menial task would result in her making very close contact with the floor. Hell, she could stay upright when 15 husks were trampling her. She supposed that the long trip back to the citadel from the wretched colony made her especially uncoordinated as well as the recent events that occurred there.

Williams regained her composure and made her way to her bedroom, and kicked off her boots and jacket, eager to get into the plush bed . Once inside the warm covers, she closed her eyes in an attempt to quiet the guilt and hurt that plagued her mind.

Inevitably, her thoughts drifted to that disastrous day. She had heard the rumors, everyone did. The news of Commander Shepard, savior of the citadel, first human spectre, Alliance poster boy for ultimate heroism seemingly impossible resurrection spread like wildfire and soon every single news post in Citadel space wanted any juicy detail and would pounce on any somewhat believable story. Did the spectre fake his death to turn back on the council and alliance just to join the infamos pro human terrorist group named Cerberus? Was it all... Ash had had enough of the bullshit. She couldn't handle it. She was only starting to move on when the rumors began. She had mourned for a full year, took up drinking with joker who had been grounded by the alliance. That was a huge blow to the man who had not only lost his best friend but also the ship that gave him a sense of purpose since he had a rare bone disease that prevented easy movement. She was surprised when he disappeared, leaving a only a short letter saying that he found something better. Only now did she learn that he had understandably joined Cerberus since they gave him exactly what the Alliance took away from him.

Those rumors angered her to no end for they were slandering his memory. However, they also gave her hope. The romantic side of her wanted to believe that they would be reunited and go back to the way things were meant to be . The practical side told her to get a hold of herself and ignore the idiotic rumors that would only bring her despair if she acted on them.

But at that very moment when their eyes locked for the first time since the Normandy's destruction two years ago, her mind was overloaded with hope, joy, and relief that God had finally answered her prayers! He had walked towards her and took her in his Arms. She buried her face into his neck and a single tear dropped from her face. He whispered softly in her ear "I missed you Ash" She loosened her grip on him and looked into his eyes, which reflected her exact emotions. Pain. Sorrow. Loss. Relief . Love. She released him , and the colour drained from her face as she saw that his squad mates were dressed in Cerberus uniforms. So the rumor of his connection to that damned terrorist group was true! She could even see a more advanced replica of the SR1 in the sky. She grit her teeth as she saw the "SR2 Normandy" in bold letters beside the damn Cerberus insignia.
She saw red.

From that point on, reason became a foreign concept to her and she made her anger clear to shepard. She accused him of turning his back on the Alliance, his beliefs, and their relationship. She turned to leave, deciding that she would never allow herself be hurt like again. He called out to her, stating that he could USE someone like her on the team and that it would be just like old times.

Bull. Fucking. Shit.

Yeah. Old times alright with Cerberus scum watching our every move while running terrifying experiments on humans and Aliens alike.
Her Rage was reaching a dangerous level. She spoke with venomous clarity stating that she was an Alliance solider and always would be.
Once her anger simmered down a few moments later she said" Goodbye Shepard, be careful" and walked away.

She couldn't keep the scene from replaying over and over again. With the constant replay, came the same question: why was I so fucking stupid to let my emotions cloud my rationality?
Ashley always tried to keep her feelings separate from the task at hand but ever since Shepard came into her life all those years ago , that mission had become nearly impossible.

That very fact stayed true on Horizon. Whenever he was around, any sense of reason went completely out the proverbial window. Ha, Skipper can add that to the list of his many talents...Making Ashley Williams turn into a bumbling idiot.
But damn, why did she not let him speak? She knew he completely detested Cerberus since they had destroyed many of their cruel testing facilities. He would only be involved with them if there was no other viable option.

Hell she wouldn't blame him for joining them since the council was too delusional to accept his evidence and the Alliance was just a mess.
Even after He explained how he woke up in a Cerberus facility under attack and had no idea what the hell was going on until some random brunette explained to him that he had been dead for two mother fucking years and was painstakingly reconstructed to have a second shot at saving the galaxy. She still thought he betrayed her and the alliance and everything he stood for. How could she be so stupid?

It was her, Ashley Williams who turned her back on a man that hadn't given up on her yet.

Well Ash, I believe that we can conclude from this interlude that you need serious help. Second, just like your Mamma told you when you were a kid, apologize for the wrong you've done to other s.
Yeah, she thought. I do need serious help and my commander..

Yay! I hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter/ prologue. Now the chapters will get longer as the story develops. Also, there will be chapters in shepards point of view, as well as some other epic characters that we know and love I will try to review as frequently as possible. Maybe a few chapters a week depending on how hectic my schedule is . there will be weeks where I don't review as often and weeks where I have a bunch of free time and can write to my hearts content1 yay! Lol As always, reviews are GREATLY appreiciated. Merci beacoup! :B

.Until next time….

-steph3