A/N: I have not only edited the entire series/chapters, but have also added two new slots in the beginning. One being, Time, and the other being Explanation. These will help you to know when it is happening and give you some insight as to how/why its happening. Not all chapters will have these. Enjoy the newly renewed series/chapters. P.S. if future chapters suck, then its because I'm constantly thinking about 'what's gonna happen next'. To get a good chapter, I'm gonna need time to format it, so don't expect any more '1 chapter a day' things… unless I have it all planned out in one day. If that's the case then good for you! Feel free to give me your thoughts.

Time: Some time after the destruction of the Collector base

Explanation: Though many Collectors were at the base, few were out scouting for suitable colonies to abduct. The few remaining Collectors gathered and, using their last remaining ship, made a portable base. Abandoning their abductions for traps (They are using the captured humans to lure Shepard) they set up yet another false distress beacon, hoping Shepard would arrive. Their intentions are described below (the story)

Plot: Shepard, Garrus and Tali are on a mission to liberate humans from a Collector encampment in the Terminus Systems

The Story Now:

"Get down", commanded Shepard

As they crouched Garrus looked over the corner, seeing several Collectors walking along the catwalks of their base (An abandoned weapons facility)

"It looks heavily guarded", exclaimed Garrus, seeing the Collectors.

"Wow, I didn't expect that"

"Shut up"

"Make me mandible mouth"

"Ahh, human's got some jokes now?"

"You know it" replied Shepard, grinning.

"Fine but this isn't over" Garrus huffed.

"Like I thought, anyways back to the mission" Shepard activated his Omni-tool, giving a map of the area. "Tali, Garrus, you guys go right, I will try to infiltrate the building and find any captives. They probably keep the important people inside instead of outside. We'll meet up in the middle and free the rest of the people inside"

"Got it"

Tali gave a worried look towards Shepard. She wasn't just worried that the man she loved was going into the most heavily defended looking place in the area, she was worried about a handicap he had received in a recent 'incident'. The handicap being a bruised arm and slightly broken bone.

In a previous battle before the mission Shepard fought with a Collector in hand to hand combat. He was pinned and shot one of the two Collectors. The other was nearing and he didn't have time to reload. He ditched the rifle and charged at the Collector. As it turned out the Collector had solid armor and damaged Shepard's arm as his fist came into contact with it. After blocking several of the Collectors own fist barrages, Shepard managed to take it down, finding a weak spot under its armor.. When she suggested he get the bruise checked out he refused.

"Takes more then a one brawl to take me down", exclaimed Shepard with a hint of pride

"Now on to the mission"

Tali came out of her flashback, and walked toward Shepard

"Shepard"

Shepard looked up from examining his weapon

"Yeah?"

"Are you sure that you can fight like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like that (she pointed toward the wound)"

"Oh that? Pffft, it doesn't hurt at all"

Tali poked the bruise, causing Shepard to flinch

"Doesn't hurt huh?"

Shepard quickly recovered, trying to reassure her.

"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine, now move out, I'll meet you later, and don't get hurt."

"Look who's talking?"

He winked, gave her a quick hug and moved out, leaving Tali to hope nothing would happen.

After a series of short battles Tali and Garrus got to the middle of the compound, but saw no sign of Shepard.

"Where is he?" asked Garrus in a violent whisper

"I don't know!" answered Tali with mixed emotions of worry, anger and frustration

Tali's heart was beating fast. 'What could have happened to him', she thought. As they proceeded to free the slaves in the courtyard without Shepard, they could hear some people talking about seeing the Collectors bringing in strange things.

Garrus moved up to them as soon as they mentioned screaming

"What are you all talking about?" asked Garrus, jumping into the human's gossip.

All of the humans looked at a single man. The man was middle-aged and had the look of starvation in his eyes. He hesitated before answering.

"We are as much prisoners as we are test subjects… sir. We've seen the collectors take some of our friends behind those doors and they never came back", he answered

"We always hear screaming though. Anyone who goes past those doors di-… never come back"

That news sparked interest and dread to Garrus and Tali. Garrus turned to Tali.

"Shepard went through there", said Tali

Garrus and Tali started rushing towards the building when they heard a noise that sounded menacing. A sound that they had never heard before. As they focused to see what it was they where shocked. It looked like a collector, but was completely different. It was more human shaped, its gun didn't even look like a collector's weapon, and it looked more basic, more… human.

Garrus was the first to say something, speaking only in slight awe and uncertainty.

"What the-"

It turned its head, looked at them, and released the most devilish yell they had ever heard. The yell caused the humans to scream in fear and what appeared to be pain. Tali noticed several pieces of glass break and the ground in the direction of the scream seemed to rattle. Her screen was unaffected due to the fact that it wasn't just any type of normal glass. It started moving toward them with heavy footsteps.

Tali didn't know what to do, but Garrus was shooting at it. Garrus was sure that the heavy boxes blocking its direction would cause the strange Collector to circle around, giving Garrus plenty of time to shoot it and maybe kill it, but what happened next was something he didn't believe was possible. The Collector lifted box after box, each in a hand, throwing them in several directions, screeching in bloodlust and anger, though there was something… human about its screech.

It came quickly and attacked Garrus. Garrus dodged the first blow, but the second came quick. It hit him flat in the chest and made him exhale violently. Garrus reached for his knife, located on his wrists armor, and tried to stab the Collector. His knife, however, kept bouncing off of it. The next hit sent him flying backwards into crate.

The Creature then turned its attention to Tali, who was stunned because of the events that happened in the last 8 seconds. The creature appeared to stall, either out of curiosity or because of something else. It then started walking around her. As she tried to reach for her heavy pistol, she noticed something about the Collector. It had a shard of N7 armor on it.

She was curious as to why it would have a piece of N7 on it. She then remembered the situation she was in and, putting those thoughts to the side, pulled out her gun in a quick draw. She shot the creature but the shots appeared to have been bouncing off of it.

It moved towards her, raising a fist. Before it could launch the fist it, stalled once more. Tali then heard something, a voice.

"… R-RUN" said the Collector, appearing as though it was struggling.

It then roared, grabbing its head as though it had a headache, swinging violently left and right

As she noticed this new, strange behavior, she started sprinting, she reached cover and peered around the corner but saw nothing. Then slowly she turned her head forward and saw it standing over him, charging his particle beam pistol, its head tilted.

Before it could fire, Tali rolled to the side, hearing a loud bang. As she looked back, the Collector was looking at her, the place she was once at was now a 3 ft. crater.

All of a sudden, the Collector stiffened and turned its attention to its left and started walking away. Tali and Garrus looked and saw a Harbinger collector standing.

Harbinger just started flying away, with the other collector walking in pursuit.

"Stop!" she commanded

The Harbinger unit slowly turned its head

"IGNORANT LIFEFORM, YOU DO NOT COMMAND ME"

Tali didn't back down.

"What happened to Shepard?"

Harbinger stared at her, menacingly. He finally decided to answer the 'insignificant life forms' question.

"HE HAS BEEN HEALED"

Tali stood there confused, so was Garrus, who was thinking of all possible outcomes of being 'healed'.

"What do you mean? Where is he?", asked Tali, fearing she already knew the answer.

"THIS BEING, THIS WEAPON, THIS TOOL, THIS OBJECT OF YOUR EVENTUAL DEMISE IS NONE OTHER-"

Tali's heart was pounding hard.

"-THAN SHEPARD"

'Shepard" turned and looked at her. It all made sense. The N7 shard, the stalling, the disappearance. She knew it was him to begin with, as soon as she saw the N7 piece. She however tried to deny it, but now, it was confirmed.

Tali, shocked by the information, sank on the floor where she stood and watched as they walked away.

"FINISH THEM", commanded the retreating Harbinger unit

Suddenly Collectors came out of the direction they were walking and started firing on Garrus and Tali. Garrus quickly grabbed Tali and took her to cover. He then started shooting at the Collectors, yelling at her to communicate, to shoot, to do something.

Moments later Garrus and Tali saw a ship fly away. Garrus cursed aloud as they saw the ship go away, Tali on the other hand stood starring up. She fell to the floor once more. Tali could only manage to shout a word that managed to reach the former Shepard's biogenetic ears, even through the ships hull.

"SHEPARD!"

A/N: Hope you liked the reformed story. Please send me private emails, instead of comments if there is a problem you would like to notify me about. (To see the Collector Shepard, please Google it, for some reason it won't let me post it… whatever) In an unrelated note, send all complaints to: Someone who gives a crap

Special thanks to: Candle in the night, for helping me sort out all grammatical errors. In a related note, he seems to be helping several other authors… I wonder if there's a connection… nah. Kudos to you, my man.