This story is meant for a mature audience hence the Mature rating. Eighteen and over please and if you are not eighteen or over please act like it.

I have permission from Azores to use part of his story ark, I do welcome any ideas or criticism.


Chapter 1: Life as they knew it

Year 2110

in orbit of Jupiter
Unidentified vessel discovered
SSV-Tarawa investigating

"What the hell is it?" The captain asked for the third time. Knowing what the answer would be, but still doing it out of shock.

"Sir, I do not know", Came the answer from a fresh out of training ensign who looked barely old enough to shave let alone have a go between the sheets.

"Open hailing frequencies, get weapons online and warmed up just in case we need to defend ourselves". Hoping silently to himself that they would not be needed. "I want the probes to get as close as possible, look for any signs of life or any markings that will tell us where this came from or who owns it".

A chorus of "aye aye sir's" followed in the wake of the order, as the mentioned sections went to work.

Meanwhile aboard the UNSC Everest (Valiant class super heavy cruiser)

Once the unknown craft was picked up by radar the shipboard AI watched it closely. She had already figured out where they were and still did not believe it. According to the astrological charts, they were in the sol system in orbit of Jupiter. As the ship drew closer to the Everest she began activating the protocols to wake the crew from cryo and gathered as much information as she could to give Admiral Cole upon his arrival on the bridge. She checked to see if he was up and moving and in true Cole fashion he was already half way to the bridge.

"Jesus I hate cryo", came a mumbled sentence from the mouth of Admiral Cole.

Every time he came out of it he felt stiff and like he'd jumped in to the Atlantic in the middle of winter. He reached for the locker with his name on it and got dressed making a mental note to get something warm once on the bridge. He left the cryo room and headed down the passage way. Reaching the elevator that would take him to the bridge a lieutenant ran face first in to Coles back. Turning around he saw a very confused Shepard, ass firmly planted on the deck. Offering a hand to Shepard. "what's the rush Shepard?" Cole asked helping the Lt. up.

"headed to the bridge to bring weapons online and make sure that the targeting systems are working", Shepard responded. Not that he doubted the AI, he just liked to be sure.

Cole understood and had to fight to keep from laughing at how embarrassed the Lt looked. "I like my crew to be on the ball" Cole said to distract the Lt.

"I'll see you on the bridge sir", Shepard said walking away.

"Um Lieutenant?, get your ass in my elevator", Cole told the retreating soldier.

Shepard complied, and as the doors closed both he and Cole had no idea that the world they knew was about to come crashing down faster than the Hindenburg.

Back aboard the Tarawa

"Sir the probe will have a visual in 5 seconds".

"Great now put it up on the view screen", the captain said irritably looking at the crewmen

"Yes sir, right away", the ensign had it up in less then a minute.

The image snapped in to view and the captain whistled in disbelief at what he saw. Not only could he read the name of the vessel, he saw that it had more weapons on it then any ship that was currently in the Alliance Navy.

Hell it could probably wipe out half if not more of the Alliance fleet. Still no one could believe they where seeing english on the side of a vessel in the middle of nowhere. Just then the radio sprung to life...

Across the void
Aboard the UNSC Everest

Admiral Cole was relieved to hear a human voice respond to the hails. The approaching ship was friendly, he had no idea what the hell the Systems Alliance was but they were friendly. Cole granted them permission to dock alongside the Everest

Lt. Shepard let out the breath he was holding. When the initial hail had been sent out, he had been prepared to fire upon them if they were hostile. "If there is a woman on that little ship I am going to marry her", Shepard said jokingly.

Everyone that heard him laughed and called no balls knowing he'd take the bet.

"Shepard stop thinking with your dick" Cole jested. "I'm heading down to greet the Tarawa, care to join me XO?".

"XO?", Shepard said quizzically looking at Admiral Cole.

"that's what I said", Cole said in a flat voice. "Before you ask, the last one went tits up in cryo", turning he got on the elevator looking back at Shepard.

Shepard dropped what he was doing and promptly followed the Adm. But not before double checking that the AI wasn't messing up the targeting system.

The AI rolled her eyes at the new XO and flipped him off as he turned to leave. "Just because I haven't chosen a name yet" she mumbled getting back to work.

Cole had seen what the AI did and was laughing by the time Shepard got in the elevator. "You know you missed a lovely parting gift from our AI", he told his new XO.

"I bet it was very lovely", Shepard deadpanned.

This got Cole laughing harder in return.

Just at that moment the AI informed Cole that the Tarawa had docked.

"You know I was joking about getting married to any females on the Tarawa right sir?", Shepard was saying as the doors started to open.

Adm. Cole stopped laughing and looked Shepard in the eye for a second. "No balls has been called and you accepted. If you back out I will shove my foot up your ass or toss you out of an air lock. which ever is easier at the moment".

"I understand sir", Shepard said slightly red in the face.

"Good now let's go greet the SSV Tarawa and find out what the hell is going on". Cole said as he cracked his neck.

"That I can agree on sir". Shepard said stepping of the elevator.

Standing by at the air lock on the SSV Tarawa.

"Captain, engineering just called and said they needed you to come down and look at the FTL said it was important". Jane reported to her CO.

"Very well Chelse, these damned engineers are the worst I've ever had" the captain said shaking his head in shame. "I guess you get to greet the mystery humans, charm their socks off".

"Yes sir, just don't expect me to smile like an O" chelse said raising her eye brow and smirking. "Wish I could just space those retarded engineers" she mumbled as she turned to continue waiting. She was also pretty sure they made it to the fleet by wearing holes into the carpet under someone's desk. Thought the Grandmother of the galaxies greatest hero, as she waited to meet the people who were about to change not only her life but the rest of humanities as well.

"Admiral Cole, greetings and welcome to the SSV-Tarawa. I am Lt. Jane, the ship's XO and weapons officer. The captain had and emergency in the engine room that he had to deal with, he apologizes for any insult that that may seem like". She couldn't help but keep eye fucking the man standing next to the Adm.

"That is okay by me Lt. Jane, I am Admiral Cole and this is my XO Lt. Shepard", Cole said motioning to John. "Requesting permission to board the SSV Tarawa I am sure we all have a lot to discuss and even questions for each other".

"Permission granted, if you'll please follow me", chelse started to walk down the passage way. "watch the knee knockers" she warned.

Shepard was lost in thought imagining chelse out of her cloths the fact that she had been eye fucking him was not lost either. He didn't hear the admiral when he was introduced but ironically he nodded at that exact moment whilst in his fantasy.

Cole had to nudge Shepard to bring him back to reality.

Shepard swore that once they started moving down the passage way Chelse was swaying her hips seductively. He was so caught up in looking at her ass the he found the infamous knee knocker. "fuck" said the grand father of the very same hero.

Cole hit Shepard in the arm, "pervert" he parroted.

The room that Chelse led them to was an empty storage room with barely enough room to sit. She started to fill them in about what they knew and the discovery of their ship.

Admiral Cole had a hard time believing what he was hearing. The UNSC did not exist, and humanity was still in the Sol system. Cut off from everything he knew, and low on supplies from his last engagement. Admiral Cole was faced with one of two options. He could join the Alliance and help defend humanity, as well as look out for the best interests of his crew. Or he could take his crew and ship to a far off corner of the galaxy, to an uncertain fate with no access to the UNSC and its supply lines. Sitting at the table he finally decided to offer his ship and crew to the service of the Alliance.

The Marines loved the Pelican drop ships, it beat what they currently used. The 70MM chain gun was excellent for ground support, the grunts really loved that.

The entire Alliance Navy and Marines really loved the shield and armor upgrades. The navy had a hard on for the new ship designs they received from the AI.

The Everest became the newest ship in the Alliance fleet keeping its designation as a Valiant class super heavy cruiser.

They set course for Earth, and got to know more about the new place they were going to call home from now on.


I know I rushed the meeting of Shepards grandparents in this universe. Let me know how y'all like it I am Planning more chapters. The next chapter is going to jump to the discovery of the Relay and the meeting of Jane Shepard's parents John and Hannah.