A/N: This series of stories is going to cover a good portion of all three games. I'm going to try hard to put in fairly good amounts of originality. Let me know what I can improve on!
Here is my Shepard's description: Paragon Male Soldier who is an Earthborn War Hero.
First name for my Shepard is John.
1: High-Stakes Mission
"Approaching mass relay. Standing by to engage FTL drives." Joker said calmly into the intercom. Switching it off, he turned to Kaidan, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat. "You ready?"
"As much as I can be. Let's go." Kaidan answered.
"Alright, then." Joker said. Turning the intercom on again, he said, "Jump is a go, everyone. Engineering, get ready."
The Normandy approached the relay. As soon as it got close, the relay began to charge it with energy. Seconds later, the ship shot off at unbelievable speed.
"All systems green across the board." Reported Joker, proud of himself.
"Well done. Your captain will be pleased." A turian in black and red armor standing behind them looked on in approval, and then walked back down the hall towards the CIC.
"Asshole." Joker muttered.
"Nihlus Kryik of the Spectres just gave you a compliment, so you're criticizing him?" Kaidan asked, half-scolding.
"Rembering to zip up your suit after walking out of a bathroom is a 'well done'. Taking a ship through its first relay jump without everyone dying deserves more than that." Joker answered.
"Officer on deck!" An Alliance soldier shouted, prompting Kaidan and Joker to stand up, though Joker had a little difficulty.
Behind them, the XO of the Normandy, Commander John Shepard, approached. "At ease." He ordered calmly, and Joker and Kaidan sat back down.
"Hey, Commander. Can I ask you something?" Joker asked.
"What is it, Joker?"
"What do you think of Nihlus? I get the feeling he's up to more than just checking out the Normandy."
"They don't send Spectres on shakedown runs." The Commander agreed.
"Shepard." A voice behind them called.
John turned around to see his mentor and CO, Captain David Anderson, standing behind him. "Yes, Anderson?"
"Nihlus wants to see you in the briefing room. I'll be there shortly. But he said he wanted to discuss something with you privately first."
"Got it, Captain."
Shepard made his way off the bridge and CIC.
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"Good day, Commander." Nihlus said as he turned to greet John.
"To you as well, sir." Shepard replied.
"Please, just call me Nihlus. Spectres aren't that formal."
"Alright then. You wanted to see me privately?"
"I did. I wanted to know more about the planet we're going to. Eden Prime. It's supposed to be beautiful."
"They say it's a paradise."
"Have you ever been there?"
"No, Nihlus. This is my first trip. And I'm guessing it's not for a vacation."
Nihlus's eyes narrowed. "Well, you're not wrong." He said as Anderson walked in.
He nodded to Nihlus, who nodded back, and stated, "Well, Shepard. Do you want to know the real reason you're here?"
Of course there's a secret reason. Nothing's ever that simple. Shepard barely suppressed a groan. He thought about what he was going to hear. High-Value Target Extraction? An Escort? A First Response? He wasn't going to find out guessing to himself. Drawing in his breath and composing himself, he answered, "Let's hear it."
A/N: And so it begins… I will have more chapters up soon, I was just really desperate to get this up. The next few will be more eventful.