Hi Everyone, this is going to be only my 2nd fan fiction so please review, positive and constructive feedback is welcomed.
Disclaimer - I don't own the rights to Mass Effect, the characters or story lines. (In case you didn't know)
This is going to be a run through of Mass Effect 2 focusing more on the interactions between characters during and between missions. Starting from the Prison ship Purgatory. There will be SHEP/JACK romance as she is by far my favourite romance option in the game(s). I will see how Mass Effect 2 goes and i may go into ME3. Please be aware that the story is subject to change and will not necessarily follow the exact arc from the games.
Chapter 1: Purgatory Escape
"Shepherd, if you hack that control every door in the cell block opens" Garrus said, a tone of fear in his voice as he spoke.
"However, required if we want to get Jack out of stasis" replied Mordin, over his other shoulder.
"I'm doing it. Be ready" Shepherd said as he hit the keys on the security panel in front of them. As he did a large hydraulic arm began to move on the wall of the containment area below them, 3 YMIR mechs powered up and looked around at the arm, now lifting a stasis pod out of the ground . Steam hissed from the valves on the cryo chamber as the large metal casing began it's ascent from icy storage. Inside was a female, still partially frozen. She had a shaved head and had a tattoo wrapped around the back of her head. Actually she had tattoos all over her body. She was wearing a thin leather strap which barely covered her chest, a pair of orange trousers and black boots, strapped all the way up her legs.
"That's Jack?" The turians mandibles clicked as he watched.
Looking through the steam in the room below Shepherd was trying to focus on the frozen captive. The 3 mechs were now in a combat stance facing her. He could just about make out her right hand beginning to move as she was regaining consciousness. Then her expression changed, from confusion to anger, she ripped her right arm from out of the restraints and attempted to break the one around her neck. Reaching over to her right hand the prisoner pulled the other arm free and again pulled at the neck brace. It snapped and she stumbled down the steps to her pod, almost losing her balance.
The mechs began to move in and surround her. Shepherd leant in closer, trying to see over the edge of the platform he was standing on. A bright blue aura enveloped Jack as she tore straight through her mechanical prison guards. The room Garrus, Mordin and Shepherd were standing in shook violently as the biotic ripped through the wall below them.
"We have to get down there!" shouted Garrus.
With a nod, Shepherd pointed to the door on the far side of the room. Without a word the three of them readied their weapons and made for the exit. Shepherd hit the manual door release and it slid open. They rushed down the stairs as the sound of gunfire and explosions could be heard off in the distance. As they reached the bottom of the stairs Shepherd noticed the large flaming hole in the wall.
"You think she went through here?" Shepherd said, making his way over to the new doorway.
"Yes Shepherd, where else would she ha..." Garrus replied cutting himself off mid flow as he saw Shepherd turned to look at him with smile on his face. "...another fine example of human 'sarcasm'?" he sighed.
"We'll get you up to speed on day Garrus". Shepherd squeezed his way past the fire and into the corridor behind the wall.
The loudspeaker system kicked in and the prison warden's voice was ringing throughout the station. "All Guards: Restore order! Lethal force authorized! But don't kill Jack! Tecs: Lockdown, Lockdown!" the panic in the wardens voice very clear to hear.
"Jack, very powerful biotic, very valuable, no sense killing her, can recruit more security, cannot recruit more Jack" Mordin said as the trio made their way through the corridor, a bright orange light flickering on the right hand side wall indicated another puncture point. Another voice, automated this time, started to broadcast over the speaker.
"Sectors seven, nine and eleven have lost life support. No survivors"
"Spirits..." Garrus sighed "Are you sure we want her on the Normandy Shepherd?"
"Prisoner went berserk, Garrus concerns warranted, could be problematic on Normandy" Mordin chimed in.
"She'll be one hell of an ally though. I'll even let her have my quarters if it sweetens the deal" Shepherd replied.
They turned through the second hole in the wall, it entered into a cell block, the one they'd seen on the way in. There was fire everywhere, several cells were strewn around the room. Shepherd could make out several guards fighting escaped prisoners in the walkway overhead.
The wardens voice was back over the speakers. "All prisoners return to your cells immediately or i'll open every airlock on this ship"
Up ahead 3 guards were fighting off several armed prisoners when Shepherds earpiece crackled.
"Shepherd, the warden has locked down the area behind you. You must find another exit route"
"Thanks EDI, any ideas?" replied Shepherd.
"I would suggest following the large explosions and biotic disturbances from your new friend"
"We're not friends just yet EDI but thanks. Alright Garrus, Mordin, move out"
Jack could hear the blood pumping around her body, her rage building with every kill. Ahead of her, down the corridor was her way out, freedom. She was running as fast as her legs could carry her.
"STOP!" A turian guard emerged from around the doorway, eyes fixed on her as she approached. He then appeared to instantly regret stepping out in front of her as a blue hue wrapped itself around her. He felt his legs lift up off of the ground just before he was thrown across the railing and into a wall.
Jack stepped forward smiling. She hadn't had a rush like that in some time. Looking out of the large window she saw the massive frigate docked and seemingly ready to leave. Looking it up and down the small logo on the front of the craft caught her attention.
"Cerberus". Every muscle in her body tightened. Her anger was now boiling over, she thrashed at the air around her, screaming. Then she noticed blue suns mercenary had been sneaking up on her. Before she could react his head exploded. She turned to see Shepherd holding a smoking pistol, his Turian and Salarian friends behind him. Jack studied the three soldiers very carefully, certainly an unlikely trio, especially as Cerberus hated aliens. Shepherd relaxed his arm and holstered his weapon.
"What the hell do you want?!" she shouted towards Shepherd. Venom in her voice.
"You're in a bad situation, and I'm going to get you out of here" came the calm response from the commander
"Shit, you sound like a pussy" Jack spat back at him. "I'm not going anywhere with you. You're Cerberus"
"I'm here to ask for your help" He tried to remained calm, the knowledge of her power keeping him from raising his voice. He knew this was a volatile situation and planned on not letting it explode.
"You show up in a Cerberus frigate to take me away somewhere. You think I'm stupid?"
"This ship is going down in flames" He knew they didn't have long to get off the ship. "We can get you to safety, and we're asking for your help."
"We could just knock her out and take her" Garrus muttered from behind Shepherd.
"I'd like to see you try" Jack snarled back as a shimmer of blue appeared in her hand.
"We're not going to attack her" sighed Shepherd, glaring at Garrus over his shoulder. "Do you want her to kick our ass?"
"Look, you want me to come with you? Make it worth my while" Jack said, crossing her arms.
"Join my team and i'll do what i can for you"
"Don't make promises you can't keep" she replied, clearly distrusting Shepherds words "I bet your ship's got loads of Cerberus databases. I want to have a look at those files. See what Cerberus has on me" she took a step towards Shepherd. "You want me on your team, let me go through those databases"
Shepherd looked at Jack, she was standing around a foot away from her, from this close he noticed how pretty her face was, all things considered, being locked up in a prison for so long, she looked really good.
"Hey, jackass. You listening to me?" Jack snapped hr fingers in Shepherds face. He hadn't realised he was just standing staring at her for a good few seconds
"Err, yeah, you can have whatever you like" he stuttered.
Jack smiled and turned to walk away, the Salarian and Turian started after her. Shepherd just stood, motionless, watching his newest team member walk off. Garrus walked past him smiling...
"Good to see Cerberus hasn't changed your old romantic ways" he chuckled.
"I think you're just jealous I never look at you like that" Shepherd laughed along. He gave the Turian a push as they set off for the Normandy. As they reached the door to the airlock Garrus leant over and whispered...
"Williams used to look at me like that" and winked at Shepherd.
Authors Note;
Ok, so this was actually going to be my least favourite part of the whole thing, im not even sure why i did it. You've already seen it, you've played it, it's hard to add much to what is already a mission in the game. The next chapter wont follow word for word like a lot of this did.
Anyway, please review and let me know what you think.