This is my first every fan fiction ever! Please enjoy and sorry for anything that might look incorrect or spelling. The first few chapters (still unsure about how many) will be taking place in the first game and will slowly pick up as Jane Shepard's and Garrus' relationship builds. This chapter is a bit short, but only to just start this series off. Thank you! All characters belong to Bio ware, the story however belongs to me. OK i edited this chapter cause can :D! anyways nothing seems to be working out for me but i am tying my best to get the next chapter out... just geth are... weird. yeah lets just leave it at that.

Broken:
Chapter 1: Dreams

It was dark; darkness surrounded her, made everything seem and feel different. She became scared, frightened of the unknown that was presented to her. Nothing seemed to fit, nothing looked right, but nothing was there to begin with. She panicked, for she saw nothing but thick black darkness. She tried to scream out for help, but the words could not form. As she stood there in the darkness, petrified of her surroundings, she willed herself to move. She couldn't. The darkness seemed to react to her attempt of escape and the air in the space she was in started to thicken, and the darkness only became darker.

She had to get out! She had to do something before this force had consumed her. She willed herself to move once more. Finally she broke free and pain started to erupt into her body. She tried to search, looking, feeling for something that she could use to get out. Adrenaline was pumping throughout her body. She ignored the pain increasing ever so slightly with every step, but that only made her determination grow as she searched for a way out. With her arms out in front, guiding her through the darkness, she continued to stumble around into the unknown, hoping for a sudden miracle.

Something then forced her to stop like someone took control of her body. Unable to move, her eyes darted left and right searching for the source to the power.

She felt that someone was directly in front of her, breathing into her face. She closed her eyes as hard as she could, her heart beating harder and faster in her chest, afraid of what could happen next. The pain intensified as she stood in front of the figure. The presence in front of her had done nothing to her yet. The pain in her body was soon overwhelming to the point if collapse.

As she fell the figure moved down and caught her before she hit the ground. Cradled in its arms, the figure placed its hand on her cheek, as if to see if she was okay.

With the hand placed on her cheek, Jane felt as if the darkness, the pain, or the fear had never been there. These hands, these three-fingered hands, were being so gentle to her. It was as if it cared for her, as if it was trying to take the pain away from her.

"I have you now, you have nothing to be afraid of." said a voice, she was confused; it was of a man but not of one she knew. The voice was so comforting and calm. "I'll always be there for you Shepard." The darkness around her started to disperse as he spoke. She relaxed, trusting the unknown presence to protect her. Jane had believed that she was safe from the danger in the figure's arms.

Everything continued to fade around her. Light started her peak through the darkness, banishing the danger and evil that had once threatened her. The three-fingered comforting hands slowly began to disperse as the voice from before ensured her, "You will never be alone Jane, I love you."

Jane suddenly woke up and slowly sat up on her bed. She placed her hand on her check where the hand had once held her in the dream.

What the hell?

She glanced around the room that was still dark except for her desk lamp that was still on from her previous battle with paperwork. Jane flowed her hand from her check to the rest of her face down and then let it drop unto the bed. She let her thoughts wonder to the events that will soon come upon her.

Eden Prime, Nihilus...Oh wait... Could I maybe?...

Shepard quickly activated her Omni-tool and checked the time; it read 0300. She decided it would be a good time to start the day. Jane slowly got out of bed and walked to the bathroom.

Resting in front of the sink, she looked at herself in the mirror and saw the exhaustion in her face. The dark circles underneath her deep green eyes, the pale look on her scared freckled skin, and her bright red hair raged all around her head.

"Why won't the dreams stop?" She said to herself

Wondering back towards the dream, she couldn't believe what had happened. Not only of the dream, but of how weird it felt. In her mind she amused herself at this sudden occurrence, and she suddenly let out a loud groan that sounded more like a gowl than anything else.

"She's Alive! Morning Frankenstein. Sounds like you slept well. " Joker responded to her outburst over the intercom.

"Thanks Joker, how could you tell?" Jane replied sarcastically, "Hey, what's our ETA?"

"30 minutes before we hit Eden Prime, it still smells fishy to me, but I am assuming your situation is involved with that stick up your ass ." Joker replied with a hint of suspicion.

"Again, thanks Joker." Jane said as she started to fetch her clothes from her duffle bag in the corner, "Joker, I'm just going to get ready, ok?" She started to slip into her uniform, decided she could take a shower when she returned from the current mission.

"What? It's only 6 am. Do you not trust me to run this ship?" Joker said with a playful tone.

"Because I know you" Jane replied with a smile. She went into the bathroom and looked into the mirror to tie her red shoulder length hair up into a pony tail.

"Ok, fine I can pilot, but even if I tried anything else I would break my pelvis. "

"Only a plevis? I don't know maybe..."

"Yeah right, Oh look Frankincense is here, ." Joker stopped her mid-thought as the intercom just as quickly turned off.

Jane chuckled to herself as she made sure everything was in order in her cabin; sighed softly, Straightened out her uniform and walked out of the door and headed out for the day ahead.

In the year 2148, explorers on Mars discovered the remains of an ancient spacefaring civilization. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed startling new technologies, enabling travel to the furthest stars. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time. They called it the greatest discovery in human history. The civilizations of the galaxy call it... MASS EFFECT.