It was just another routine mission. Why do they always say that before mission? Of course this routine… they haven't done anything yet. It's everything that happens along the way, The choices you make, the path you choose, that turn the routine... into anything but. Of course that is how it started. Routine mission, answering a distress call, but look where that got us.
They were testing out the Normandy, Captain Anderson's new ship, When this distress call came in. An alliance patrol on eden prime had been attacked. They seen something they can't explain. Whatever it was… It was massive. Commander Shepard hit the ground with Lieutenant Kaiden Alenko... A good kid. Loyal, by the books, and a talent for biotics.
They came across the lone survivor of the patrol, gunnery chief Ashley Williams. A soldier to the core, tough, disciplined, ready to take on whatever came in her way.
Ashely joined up with them and took them to the spot where she lost her squad. That was when they saw it... the ship. It was like nothing they ever saw before. It was massive. It's scorched the colony and everything around it as it blasted away.
They followed the path of distraction to an artifact… a beacon, left behind by a long dead ancient race called the Protheans. The colony on Eden Prim had dug it up and whatever attacked them had tried to take it.
Gunnery Chef Ashely made the mistake of getting to close. It hit here with some kind of energy. Shepard pushed her out of the way but it grabbed ahold of him instead. It hit him hard. Every muscle in his body went rigid he couldn't move, he could barely breathe. That was when everything was dark. It showed him some kind of vision, dream, a nightmare.
When Shepherd finally woke up, they were halfway to the Citadel, own their way to meet with the council. To inform them the tragic news of what had happen on Eden Prime.
Anderson went with her as well as Udina, the human political adviser. They thought they could persuade the council, that the ship they seen was a potential threat. As was the particular individual behind it. The main suspect behind the the attacks on Eden Prime was a Turian Spectre named Saren. He had been seen by one of the survivors on Eden prime, and there were some evidence to connect the ship to Saren. Even Udina pointed accusations wasn't enough to convince the council.
They couldn't believe that one of their elite Spectres could be guilty of something like that. They need proof which meant Shepard needed proof. Fortunately he wasn't alone at his search.
I happened to be on the Citadel at the time on vacation from my job on earth when I ran into Shepard. At first he didn't want me involved but as I clearly pointed out, a Shepard in distress is a Shepard in need. It was what I use to tell him when we were kids. After I would say that I wouldn't leave him alone until he let me help. He was always a big softy and a sucker for his little sister's puppy dog eyes. Someone had to patch him up after all the fights he got into. I suppose that was one of many reasons I decided to pursue a career as a doctor.
Yes I am the Commander's sister. Twin sister in fact.
I was then able to, with the help of my contacts lead him to a promising lead. Garrus, another Turian, wanted to help. A top agent for the Citadel security; despite orders from his superiors that he shouldn't get involved but he was suspicious of Saren and he had useful leads. More importantly, he was willing to share them.
I was able to with Garrus's help (mutters under my breath the last part) lead them to Wrex, the biggest, nastiest krogan bounty hunter I ever saw. He turned out to be more then just a brute.. it was his Intel that lead us to a fugitive with evidence against Saren. She was an energetic Quarian named Tali, a tech expert with the knack for hacking. She procured some information on Saren. Proof that he was playing dirty.
Tali's evidence proved that Saren was behind the massacre at Eden prime and the massive warship Shepard saw was in fact Saren's flagship. But that it went much further. Saren was trying to bring back an ancient race of Sentient machines from deep space.
Machines responsible for wiping out all Organic life forms from the galaxy. These repairs were responsible for wiping all life from the galaxy 50,000 years ago, including the Protheans. Then disappearing back through the mass relays into dark space leaving no trace that they ever been there.
That explained why Saren was after the Beacon. We sadly couldn't convince the council the reapers were a threat, but they agree that Saren had to be stopped. They stripped him of his Spectre status and gave My brother the honor of being the first human Spectre. His first task was to bring down Saren. Anderson decided to stay behind given up his ship, the Normandy, to my brother.
I was able to point them towards another lead, Liara, a Protheans expert who I ran into several years back. She was adapt in biotics and most importantly, was the daughter of Benezia, Saren's top Lieutenant. Like other asari, she was as beautiful as she was intelligent, and born with a unique ability to meld with other species. She was able to help shepherd decipher the meaning behind his visions. It gave him clues he need and a new appreciation for the Asari race.
(*whispers* he had a crush on her)
Ashely was jealous of the connection Shepard shared with Liara. As commander, he knew ither relation could interfere with the mission. He decided discretion was the better part of valor... and kept his focus on the goal, finding Saren. Thanks to Liara's help we had our next lead, Benezia.
Saren had taken her to Noveria where he enslaved the queen of a dangerous race of bug like creatures known as the Rachni. He ordered Benezia to meld her mind with the queen to extract information from the queen.
The queen's drones were everywhere and they weren't happy. We had to fight through hundreds of them before we finally reached Benezia. By the time we got there Saren was gone with the information.
I tried to reason with Benezia but Saren had indoctrinated her. Saren somehow Acquired the ability to control peoples actions and wills. Benezia refused to surrendered and Liara was forced to watch her mother die in her arms.
We were then left with an angry Rachni queen to deal with. I couldn't watch Shepard kill her. I couldn't doom an entire species for their past sins. So I persuade Shepard to allow to queen to live but only if the young queen promises to stay out of site, Which the queen promised, so we allowed her to go free.
With Saren's top Lieutenant dead, he was quickly running out of time and placed to hide. We quickly tracked him down to a base on Virmire. But we soon learn it was more then a base of operations, it was a breeding ground. Saren was breeding an army of Krogan. He found a cure for the Genophage, I disease inflicted upon the Krogan to prevent them from breeding and taking over the galaxy. Sadly the Krogan Saren was breeding were slaves, mindless beast that obeyed Saren's will.
We had to destroy the base and all its research. Wrex disagreed... violently. Wrex wanted the cure for his people, which I found honorable for I disagree with the the genophage completely.
It was wrong to forces this upon his people in the first place and it was wrong to continue this punishment for his ancestors past mistakes. So I could see where Wrex was coming from but we couldn't allow this base and the information to continue.
Fortunately, Wrex was smarter then he looked and I was able to talk him into seeing this was not the way to save his people and Saren was the real threat. When we finally got to the center of the base we realized how close Saren was to completing his plans. He was already in communication with the reapers. Sovereign, Saren's flagship we all assumed was it just a ship but was a Reaper. Sovereign knew where we were so we had to quickly destroy the base and get off this planet.
We slit off into teams. Ashely went with one and Kaiden with the other. Ashely was causing a distraction while Kaiden worked to get the nuke ready.
Saren then decided to show up. My brother, Garrus and I kept him busy so we could to by time for the others. Upon talking with Saren we learned it wasn't Saren controlling people it was Sovereign, the Reaper. Saren was in deeper then all of them. He tried to convince us he was of his own mind but it really sounded like he was trying to convince himself not us. It was sad. It actually made me feel sorry for the clueless but dangerous Turian. I wasn't stupid, he was a threat and had to be stopped.
Shepard tried to convince him to stop but he ran, leaving us with just seconds to extract our squad-mates. Shepard tried to save them all but we weren't fast enough. We could only save one of them. Kaiden was a good man, and a great soldier but we had to choose. I didn't like this one bit. I had grow rather close with Kaiden over the months that I travel on the Normandy. We were secretly seeing each other's and my brother didn't know so I didn't blame him for saving Ashely.
I didn't have time to morn for the man I love. I vowed that was the last time we let that dishonorable Turian slip from our fingers. I hated to see Shepard so upset with the last of a close friend. I had to stay strong for both my brother and my friends. I will kill that Turian even if it killed me. I know my way around the battlefield but if there was a way to avoid violence then I would choose that path but I never in my life ever wanted to kill someone as badly as I wanted to kill him.
We tracked Saren to Ilos, a long lost planet that once belonged to the Protheans. We prepared the best we could for a desperate fight to save the Galaxy. Shepard gathered us together and told us despite the olds, we could defeat Saren and win.
Shepard is an extraordinary man and I will follow him through hell and back. He's my brother and the only family I got. I know he would never ask me to but if it came to me to die for him to live then I would glad do so. He is a born leader that earned everyone's respect and loyalty without even trying.
We had a few hours before arriving so I went off to be alone so I could silently morn for my love. I know it was best to morn with others but I don't like others to see me cry.
I was alone in the cargo bay when the door opened startling me. It was Garrus. He had scared me. He noticed something was wrong right away which I denied but I finally gave in and told him.
He let me cry on his shoulder. He is a good friend and a better man. Besides my brother, I respect Garrus more then anyone else in the galaxy.
I believed my brother spent some alone time in his private quarters with Ashely. They wrestled and fumbled around on the bed a lot if you know what I mean *grins mischievously*
Once in Ilos we discovered a Protheans data base that helped us understand more about the reapers. The Protheans were not the first civilization as we thought they were. The reapers came ever 50,000 years purging the galaxy of life. The Protheans fought and died like ever species before them. We learned that the Citadel was the key to controlling the mass relays.
Saren knew this and was leading his army to take control of the Citadel. We followed him to the Citadel. It was intact but heavily damaged. It caught the Council fleets by surprise and they were only now regrouping. With his flagship there was little hope for a counterattack to take back the Citadel. Saren was done running and we were done chasing him. As the alliance and citadel's fleets battled Sovereign outside, we cornered Saren in the Citadel tower. He died believing the Reapers would save him. As we fought to regain control of the Citadel the council's flagship, the Destiny Ascension, fell under attack despite defeating Saren. Sovereign and Saren's army fought on.
The council was aboard the Destiny Ascension and they were requesting assistance. But I knew in order to help them We would be putting the alliance fleets in jeopardy. The council had to be saved for they represented the hearts and minds of the collective community. Shepard agreed with me. Without them the fleet would be in disarray.
The battle against sovereign was relentless it took the combined fleets of Alliance and other races to take it down and in the end sovereign fell. But the cost was immense.
With humanities efforts in the war, gain them a seat on the council, it was a hollow victory. The reapers were still out there. My brother was given the honor of choosing the first human counselor. Anderson didn't want the job which was a sure sign he was perfect for it. No ambition to get in the way.
The war was over. The threat had passed and in time Council would rebuild itself
Shepard gathered us up and we headed out in search of answers that would some how help us defeat the reapers once and for all.
This wasn't the end of Shepard's or my tale and I was not about to miss out on an adventure with the my brother, Commander Shepard. If anyone could save the galaxy it was him and I would die trying while helping him do so. This is Doctor Kaylin Shepard and I'm logging out.