Episode 1: Prologue
It was a nice day on the Citadel. Although the Reaper War was over, the reapers themselves are living, as well as their husks, although they live their independent life and are a part of the newly formed Citadel Council. This Council is a little different, as it's led by the quarians. While all other races rebuilt, the quarians helped the humans repopulate Earth in exchange for the beam to the Citadel. The Leviathans were still a problem. A small reaper team fixed that little problem by going through the relay, and closing it, trapping themselves in the same system as the Leviathans.
The raloi was in the newly formed Council as well, although they kept thinking that they are second-class citizens in the galactic society.
During their trip to the Omega-4 relay, Shepard got romantically interested in Miranda, his executive officer. In the middle of the Reaper War they didn't had time to visit each other, after Shepard defeated the reapers, they got reunited magically in a hospital.
"Don't you think we should wait?" John Shepard, former Alliance Commander asked when they stepped into the Saint Anderson church. "We don't have a reaper war in front of us."
"Why? I think we're ready." She said. All their family members already gathered for the rehearsal, with Oriana Lawson on Miranda's side, and Hannah Shepard on John's side.
"I don't really know…" John said as they walked past their family members. The priest was Harbinger.
"Okay, let's get it done fast, I have a meeting with the Leviathan team in an hour." It said, with its characteristic deep robotic voice. Of course, no church is built that huge that a reaper capital ship can fit in, so it appeared on a hologram.
. . .
"Let's try this again, Master Shepard," Harbinger said, getting annoyed.
"Yes, yes." John said, while sweating. Miranda looked a little annoyed; they'd been standing there for over half an hour, doing nothing, really.
"So… With this hand," John says, putting his right hand over his chest, "I will take your wine."
Harbinger roared and almost shot a beam toward the empty sky. "No. It seems you cannot comprehend it. Let's try this again. With this hand, I will lift your sorrows," It says, "Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. With this ring, I ask you, to be mine. I would've asked the organic's memory before the event, but my processing power still can't comprehend you."
"I got, I got it." John said, taking four steps forward, bumping into the table.
"Three steps, three! You do not wish to be married, Master Shepard?"
"No!"
"You do not?" Miranda asked.
"No, I do not… not want to be married." John answered.
"This wedding can't take place until he learns his vows!" Harbinger was heard roaring.
. . .
John was running in the artificial forest for an hour, until he didn't hear the crowds of the markets. Only if Anderson would see him now…
While walking in the artificial forest, he tries to remember his vows. "Just some sentences, how can it be so difficult?" He asks.
He then approaches a small clearing in the forest. He sits down. Then, like lighting, he remembers what to say. He quickly stands up, and imitates being at a wedding.
"With this hand, I will lift your sorrows," He starts, "Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine." He remembers that unfortunately Miranda has no parents. If she had one, he would've asked them, not Oriana to marry her. "With this candle, I will light your way in darkness."
He was ready for the final moment. He pulled out the ring, "With this ring, I ask you, to be mine," he said, then put the ring on a tree-looking object. Only, it wasn't a tree.
A dim light slowly emitted through the artificial dirt, and the space station rumbled a little. John felt a hand with claws on his hand grabbing him. Panicking, he quickly jumped back. Shocked, he tried to see what's happening.
A banshee stepped out from the dirt. She quickly dusted herself, and looked at John with her two big black eyes and said, "I do."