Chapter One
I wake up to my HEV going off with alarms. I look out of hatch and see a strange ship hovering over the area. I punch the four bolts and eject the hatch from its hinges. It flies off and crashes into a robot down below. I grab my weapon case and look at the fall. "I am going to be hurting after this" I said. I jump out of my HEV and land on the ground causing pain in my left leg to flare up massively.
I hold my weapon case and run for some cover nearby as the robots open fire on me. I jump into the cover and my left leg gets hit. I hit the ground and I pull out my magnum. I keep my head down as the robots are suppressing me. I curse since I can't return fire at these robots. I hear some new fire come from the hill and some of the suppressing fire disappears.
I pop out of cover and aim at the heads. I fire two bullets at four different targets. I see the first bullet hit something like shields of a elite but the second bullet kills the targets. I reload my magnum with a new clip as a hear a gun getting placed against my head. I grab my weapon case and stand up. "Thanks for the help" I said looking at three humans one male and two females.
"Who or what are you" the one with the gun placed against my head asked. I look at the person holding the gun and see her wearing white armor with pink secondary color. I place my magnum away and move the gun away from my head. My left leg flares up in pain and I drop to one knee holding my shin where all the damage is. I look at my armor and see that it must be from the old wound I got during the battle for earth.
I get up and grab my weapon case. "Who's in charge" I asked. "I am sir i'm commander Jane Shepard of the systems alliance" the female in the middle said holding her hand out. "Master Sergeant Sam Blaze of the UNSC commander Shepard" I said shaking her hand. I see her eyebrow raise and she ask "Can you walk and fight MSgt.". I nod my head and we head on out of the area.
I pull out my magnum and we take out the robots and deformed humans. I follow them and we reach a platform where I see a alien. I walk over to the alien and holster my magnum and place the weapon case down. I look for the wound that is causing the blood puddle. I find it and its in is back. I hear shallow breathing from the alien. I pull out a canister of Biofoam.
I prep the canister when Jane walks up to me. "What is that MSgt." Jane asked. "Its called Biofoam it will keep this friendly alive though I will need to administer more Biofoam every five hours Commander Shepard" I said. I put the canister's needle into the wound and ask "Commander can you hold him in a sitting position so I can apply the Biofoam properly. Jane helps me out by holding the alien in a sitting position.
I use the standard amount of dosage and pull the canister needle out. I watch as the Biofoam comes out and quickly becomes hard as well as rough. "There we go the standard dosage was the correct amount" I said putting the canister back in my kit. Jane looks at the huge hole in the armor and sees a patch of white that looks rough.
"So is he going to live" Jane asked. "That I can't say for certain since i'm not a medic but since he's a nonhuman I say he's got a good chance to survive" I said. "Kaiden call for a medevac tell them that Nihlus is down and needs help" Jane ordered. "I already did that while you and the MSgt. there patched Nihlus up" Kaiden said.
I look up and see a shuttle set down a few yards away from the platform. It opens up and a see a squad of marines come off with a stretcher. I get up and grab the weapon case. I walk away from the alien and watch as the marines put the alien on the stretcher and get him on the shuttle before taking off. "Thanks for that Biofoam stuff MSgt. Blaze" Jane said.
"No trouble i'm not one to hate nonhumans but i'll say this though i've had a very rocky past with nonhumans" I said heading for the spaceport where I see a huge amount of red dots are. They run up beside me and we head off together. "Would electricity overload those robots that are controlled by AI" I asked. "Yes electricity would but you would need to hack into one of them to cause a shockwave of electricity" Kaiden said.
I stop and set the weapon case down. I open it up and all my weapons become visible to them. "Holy shit why do you have relics for guns" Kaiden asked. I pull out my magnum and say "This gun here took down four of those robots with two bullets each one for the shields and one to take its head off its no relic". I holster my magnum and pull out one tesla grenade.
I close the weapon case up and pick it up. We head up toward the objective and I prep my grenade for the robots. "By the way the robots are called Geth" Jane said. "Geth well i've heard weirder alien race names before" I said. We arrive above a train like transport place. I see fourteen Geth troopers and so I set the case down. I pull the pin out and toss it down into the middle of the group. I hit the deck and the others follow my lead.
The tesla grenade goes off frying the circuits of all the geth troopers. I see fourteen red dots disappear and I grin. I look over the cover and see the smoking pile of metal and circuits. "Now that's what I call frying your circuits" I said. The others look over the cover and start chuckling at my joke. "What type of grenade was that" Jane asked.
"A tesla grenade commander on its lowest level of range damage and all that stuff" I said. "Not bad now lets go and secure that beacon men" Jane said. We nod and get onto the train. We reach the spaceport and we start disarming bombs. I move up first taking shots only when I can get headshots. I secure the two bombs that are left and Kaiden heads down to the farthest one.
Jane kneels down beside me and starts working on disarming the bomb. "Not bad for a old looking gun MSgt." Jane said. "Yeah thanks i'm the top gunslinger where I come from" I said. "So what is that armor i've seen you get hit by the Geth weapons but you just shrug it off" Jane asked. "Its my branch's armor it has been upgraded from just having a thick armor to protect us, now we have a shield that is about as powerful as the Mark V armor shields from the most elite branch of the military" I said.
"So what made you grab your left leg earlier" Jane asked. "A old wound I got six years ago during battle against something I am praying to god constantly to never to run into again" I said. I see Jane nod her head and she stands up. "Bomb disarmed come on MSgt." Jane said. I get up and follow her to the objective. I see Kaiden and Ashley there waiting for us.
I see Kaiden walk toward the beacon as Jane calls for the ship. I see Kaiden get picked up and Ashley yells "Kaiden". Jane turns around and runs toward Kaiden. She grabs him and tosses him aside. Kaiden lands on his side and I can't do anything but watch. I see Jane start falling from the spot in the air. I drop the weapon case and run toward the beacon.
I jump forward and grab Jane in my arms as I slide on my backside. I see the beacon give off a explosive light so I cover Jane as the Beacon explodes. I feel a piece of the beacon enter my right shoulder. I grimace and see something like a vision. My eyes widen as I see that ship from before along with many others similar to it destroying a alien race. I watch the vision until it comes to one with a lone alien standing on a hill looking at the sky.
He turns toward me and says "You must stop the Spectre Saren human or what happened to my race the Protheans will happen to yours". The man disappears and I pull the shard of metal out of my shoulder. I stand up with Jane in my arms. I see the ship she called beforehand come down and open up the hanger door or cargo bay door. I grab my weapon case in my left hand and carry it onto the ship.
I keep walking since I have a knocked out combatant and get on the elevator with the other two. Kaiden hits the crew deck button and the elevator heads up. I feel my shoulder bleeding a good amount. The elevator stops finally and I step out of the elevator. We head to the medbay and I set the commander down on a bed. I hear the door open and a doctor walks in.
I start taking my chest, shoulder, arm and hand armor off. I take my helmet off and place it on the bed with the rest of my upper armor. I let the doctor look at the wound and she can't use Medi-gel to patch me up so she pulls out a tool. "This might sting MSgt." Chakwas said. She touches my skin and slides the tool down that seals my skin first with heat then with stiches. I feel a tickle from the tool as it does its job.
"So is it hurting you when i'm doing this" Chakwas asked. "No it just tickles doc i've gotten used to being wounded with my occupation and everything" I said. "I see well your armor is quite odd looking and why do you have a relic on your leg" Chakwas asked. "Its not a relic doc it may shoot ballistic ammo but it can take down a geth trooper with only two bullets" I said.
"Really that's strange bullets shouldn't even do that much damage against shields" Chakwas said. "I see well I guess my bullets are made to damage shields armor and flesh" I said. "You know you are not doing much to resist" Chakwas said. "I know your type doc i've gotten wounded a lot during the past eleven years" I said. "Eleven years huh you do look the commander's age" Chakwas said pulling the tool away.
I gently rotate my shoulder and I feel like I always do after combat situations like this. I hear the door open and I salute due to me sensing that this man is the man in charge. He comes over to me and salutes back before putting it down. I let my arm fall and I study the man in front of me. "So your the captain of this ship" I asked.
"Yes I am Master Sergeant Blaze and i'm glad to have you aboard since you seem very capable from the report" he said. "Thank you captain Anderson so how is the nonhuman that I patched up on the planet" I asked. "How did you pick my name up" Anderson asked. "Your name is stitched into your uniform sir I just read it is all" I said. He looks down and chuckles.
"Nihlus is doing just fine that substance that you applied somehow stopped the blood from going out and started healing him at a slow rate" Chakwas said. "Its called Biofoam doc i'm just glad the very rare occurrence didn't happen and the Biofoam violently reacted in his body that's only a one percent chance but still" I said. "So it could have hurt him" Chakwas asked.
"Yes but its only one percent chance doc and since his body didn't have a violent reaction to it he's going to be able to use Biofoam on himself now" I said. "Interesting can I see this Biofoam by a chance for research" Chakwas asked. I pull out a packet of Biofoam and hand it to her. "That's Biofoam doc but its not in a canister" I said.
She nods and Anderson says "You can join the crew if you want to". "I will Captain after all I have a oath to protect humanity no matter what" I said. "Sounds like you are now part of this ship's crew MSgt. Blaze" Anderson said holding his hand out. I shake it and he leaves. "I need to create a medical record for further medical treatments" Chakwas said.
I nod and we go through the procedure. I pull on a Alliance uniform that has my rank on the jacket. I roll up the sleeves to where my ODST tattoo is shown. I walk out of the office and put my armor and kit in the case. "Doc when the commander starts to wake up please send someone to get me" I asked. "Sure i'll do that" Chakwas said.
I pick the case up and exit the medbay. I head down to the hanger/cargo bay/armory. I walk over to a corner that's unoccupied. I place the case on the table and sit down on a crate. I touch my face and feel out the scars from the war. I look at my left arm which is not my original arm nor is my left leg up to my knee is my original.
I get up and pull out my helmet since it has recordings. I put it on and go through all the info. I find that all but the last of my mission is gone. I take it off and see Ashley walking up to me. "The commander is stirring sir" Ashley said. "Lets go Ashley" I said. We head up to the medbay and I enter it with my helmet. I see Jane sitting up and I walk over to the wall.
I lean against it and Jane looks around until her eyes stops when she sees me. "Sam what are you doing on the Normandy" Jane asked. "The MSgt. here caught you before you hit the ground and covered you when the beacon exploded which got a huge piece of metal to enter his right shoulder" Chakwas said. "What then how is he moving around not even a N7 soldier can do that" Jane asked.
"That's what i'm wondering but he seems to be used to being wounded as my tool didn't even hurt him" Chakwas said waving her Omni-tool for diagnostic of how Jane is doing. "So is Williams with us on board" Jane asked. I nod my head and say "Yes she is commander she's in the mess hall right now". "Oh okay so are you going to stay" Jane asked.
"Yes that he is Shepard" Anderson said coming in. I don't listen to the conversation until Jane brings up her vision. I snap my attention to her and she says the same thing that I saw except the part of having a fucking Prothean talking to you that is. I really hope I wasn't the only one that got that message since it disturbs me. "I need to talk to the commander in private" Anderson said.
I salute the captain before leaving the room. I haven't had anything to eat the past three days constant battles. Yeah i'm going to get something to eat. I head over and grab some military rations. Nothing changes does it even if this is a different universe. I sit down at a empty table and eat the rations in silence. I finish up my rations and stand up straight. I see the medbay door open and the two of them come toward me.
I see the face that Anderson has on so I nod my head to him and he smiles. "So you know that I want to know where you come" Anderson said. I join them as we walk toward our destination. "Yes i've been the tactical person in my battalion which means I have trained myself to know things about tactics to use against our enemies and also I can still kick ass when it comes down to it" I said.
I hear them chuckle and Anderson says "I like a tactical person but humans don't have enemies unless your with Cerberus". "The guardian of the gates to the underworld why would someone name their organization after the greek myth" I asked. "I don't know but you seem to know old mythos well" Jane. "I just read about old things in my free time which isn't much" I said.
We enter a meeting room where Ashley and Kaiden are sitting in chairs. I walk with the commander and the captain. I stop as they take a seat. "So what does UNSC and ODST stand for MSgt. Blaze" Anderson asked. "UNSC stands for United Nations Space Command and ODST stands for Orbital Drop Shock Trooper sir" I said. "You mean earth the third planet from the sun in the sol system" Jane asked.
"Yes that's where UNSC began but from what i've seen since i've got here well i'm going to sound insane but I've landed in a different universe" I said. "Your armor and weapons aren't used here plus you came from the sky so its understandable to assume that" Anderson said. "Actually I was dropping from high orbit in my Human Entry Vehicle of the planet Reach being in a special squad that was selected to drop with three people that are considered heroes of the war" I said.
"Wait you were in a war" Ashley said. "Yes I was and it wasn't pretty is there a way for me to transfer the only recording left on my helmet to this screen" I asked. Jane gets up and transfers the recording to the screen and hits play.
"Okay MSgt. Blaze we're dropping into Reach's atmosphere with three war heroes" captain Wake said. I see the three war heroes come up to us. "So you ODSTs are the ones dropping with us" Lt. Johnson asked. "Yes we are Lt. Johnson and are these two with you who I think they are" I asked. The Arbiter walks forward and says "I'm glad to be among allies that I fought the last battles of the war with" Thel said.
"Yes indeed Thel 'Vadam its good to be with them again" John said walking forward. "Okay time to gear up we're going on a major assault MSgt. Blaze grab the weapon case and fill it up with weapons" Wake said. I salute and run off to load the case up. I grab all the weapons from the rack as I can put in the case before heading into the HEV.
"Marines how do we arrive on the battlefield" Wake asked as the HEVs prepare to drop. "We arrive feet first into Hell sir" we yelled. "Now that's what i'm talking about marines we arrive feet first into hell" Wake yelled as the HEVs dropped. I see a Covenate ship jump into slipspace causing my HEV to be caught in the rupture along with the entire group that I dropped with.
I didn't know that before but now i'm worried for them. I see the hatch being shot off its hinges and the case in my hands. I look down and say "I am going to be hurting after this". I jump out of the HEV and land on my feet. I run for cover as Geth open fire on me. I jump into cover and the Geth suppress my position until they start dying. I get up and fire my magnum at four Geth troopers and kill them. I reload in the video and soon a gun is placed against my head.
Jane stops the video and I look at them. "What was that alien it looked like a combination of a Turian and a Krogan" Ashley asked. "That was Thel 'Vadam leader of the Sangheili gunnery sergeant Williams so you might want to be careful around him after all he used to be a warrior before becoming a politician a badass one to be exact" I said.
"What was that giant humanoid being clad in green" Jane asked. "That was a Spartan-II commander and let's just say he's very deadly" I said. "Why are you saying he and not it" Kaiden asked. "Because John is a human one more deadly then me" I said. He nods and I say "That's all the information I can give you at the moment the rest will come in due time".
Anderson nods and says "Good I am glad for that". "Captain we are at the Mass Relay but there's a few strange pods and a strange ship floating in space the ship is green" Joker said over the coms. "Green nothing like that is in the Alliance military" Ashley said. I head on outside the meeting room and head for the cockpit. I arrive and look at the pods and ship.
"Hello there MSgt. Blaze did what I say over the coms interest you" Joker asked. I nod my head and put my helmet on. I activate VISR mode and the HEVs and ship lights up with green outlines. Jane and Anderson arrive to look at the items. I deactivate VISR and take my helmet off. I hold it under my left arm and say "Captain Commander those HEVs and the Pelican need to be brought inside their UNSC".
"Joker bring the Normandy around and have the marines suit up for bringing big items inside the cargo bay" Anderson said. Joker nods and gets to work. Me and Jane head down to the cargo bay with Ashley and Kaiden. We suit up in our armor and I put my helmet on. I walk over to the rest of the crew that is heading out. We head on out and I instruct them on how to secure the HEVs and Pelican. I help bring in the last HEV and the Pelican is brought inside the bay. I place the HEV down beside the others.
The bay becomes air tight to where we can take our helmets off. I open the HEVs up and the occupants fall out of them. I run over to the Pelican and press the button to bring the hatch down. I find all the marines and pilot dead. I unload the small armory from the pelican and place it in my corner. I walk over to the occupants of the HEVs and they look around.
I kneel down and ask "Hey there squad where's the Captain". "His HEV got blown up now your in charge sir" Pvt. Elliot said. I nod my head and say "Okay ODSTs you listen to me here and on the ground". They nod their heads before heading over to the corner where the UNSC armory is set up at. I follow them and they sit down against the crates.
"This is going to be our sleeping area men so when possible get some rest we never know when shit is gonna hit the fan" I said. They nod their heads before taking their rucksacks off and use them as pillows. I watch them fall asleep and I hear a pair of footsteps. I look over my shoulder and see Jane walking over. "So these guys are also ODST so Sam why are they asleep" Jane asked.
"We ODSTs are always in combat so we never get that much sleep" I said. "Really you guys must get worked hard" Jane said motioning me to walk with her. "You have no idea commander" I said. "Tell me about how hard you work" Jane asked. "We can be dropping to the planet's surface in HEVs that's calm one moment and the next all hell has broke loose" I said.
"Wow I never thought its that kind of work" Jane said as we enter the elevator. "Yeah and since we have a tendency of our objectives are usually behind enemy lines or right smack dap in the middle of a huge enemy horde" I said. "So how much sleep do you ODSTs get" Jane asked. "Four hours six if we're lucky" I said. "You don't get much sleep at all" Jane said.
I shake my head and say "I'm used to it after all when I was in a war for human kind's very survival". "What you were fighting in that kind of a war" Jane said in a shocked voice. "Yes commander and I was very lucky to get off Reach during its fall" I said. "You are lucky why do you say that" Jane asked. "I lost my entire previous battalion during the defense of Reach but I kept on fighting even though there was no guaranteed reinforcements to come and help me out" I said.
"What was Reach like if you don't mind asking" Jane asked. "It was a paradise plenty of wild life plants and all of that but that was before Reach was attacked" I said. "Sounds like what Eden Prime was for us" Jane said. "When Reach was attacked we were caught off guard so my battalion dropped down into a major military base to reinforce the Marines there and we did for three fourths of the time it took for Reach to fall" I said.
"So how did you get out of there alive" Jane asked. "I fought the Sangheili that was in charge of the attack and yes they were the enemy at a point in the war" I said. Jane raises her eyebrow and asks "How did you fight the Sangheili". "The Sangheili dual which is close quarters using our fists which I won leaving the kill count defending that point alone at the most ironic number that being 2552 the same amount as the year" I said.
"That is a ironic number but you did something similar to me but I got reinforcements in time so Elysium is still standing" Jane said. "I barely got to the Pillar of Autumn before John-117 got there" I said. "So you were saved by John" Jane asked. "Yes I was commander and I now have a new squad as you can see in the bay" I said.
"So their your squad that's nice to hear" Jane said. "Yeah their my squad" I said. "Sounds good finally this damn elevator has reached its destination" Jane said. "Why is it that elevators are slow no matter where you are" I asked. Jane shrugs as the doors open up. We walk off and I see the ship heading toward a huge space station. Anderson hands me a ID to get me on the citadel.
I roll my sleeves down and head off the ship with the shore party which consists of Anderson Jane Ashley and Kaiden. We head off through the station and meet up with the ambassador. I lean against the railing with Ashley and Kaiden not wanting to be talked to about politics. I see Anderson and Udina leave the room. "I hate politicians because their more concerned about looking good then working to keep the state of things mostly intact" I said.
"I agree with you but we have to deal with politicians here on the citadel" Jane said. "Thank you for agreeing with me commander" I said. "We're heading off to the council now MSgt. Blaze go ahead and do what you want during this time" Jane said. I nod and head off on my own. I walk through the wards for two hours and I enter a clinic.
I hear some talking about hitting the doctor. I look around and hide behind some crates. I pull out my combat knife and see three armed goons walk up to the doctor. I see them push the doctor into a corner and I sneak up behind them. I grab one and slice his throat. I grab his pistol with my left hand and fire on the other two. I jump at them since their shields are down.
I shove my knife into one goon's heart and the other's head gets a bullet hole. I pull my knife out of the goon and look over to a Turian walking in. I sheathe my combat knife and collapse the pistol. I place the pistol in my jacket's pocket. I see the Turian talking to the doctor and he turns to me. "Thanks for the help sir they got here ahead of time" he said.
"No problem my name is Sam Blaze i'm a MSgt." I said. "I'm Garrus Vakarian nice to meet you Sam" he said. I shake his hand since its like shaking a Sangheili's hand. "Your part of commander Shepard's crew right" Garrus asked. "Yes I am Garrus why do you ask" I asked. "I'm looking into the Spectre Saren's attack on Eden Prime and I thought I could help the Commander out if she's willing to have me for the ride" Garrus said.
"We'll see Garrus now these guys said the name Fist located in Chora's Den" I said. "Let's head there then" Garrus said. We head off and we see the Den packed with guards and patrons. I look around the outside and see a human-sized ducts heading inside the Den. "Garrus blend in with the patrons if you see the commander join up with her i'm going through the ducts here" I said jumping up to the ducts.
Garrus nods his head and enters the den while I enter the ducts. I go through the system and I see Garrus sit down at the bar. I pull out one of the grenades the Normandy had on board. I look at the setting and see there's four settings. Frag Incendiary Shock and Ice. I choose the ice setting and move my hand over the activation button.
I see five guards outside the door to Fist's office. I activate the grenade and drop it into the middle of the guards. They look at the grenade before it goes off freezing them solid. I move through the ducts and I hear a firefight start up in the bar area. I jump out of the ducts and land behind Fist. I pull out my combat knife and stab it into his right shoulder while breaking his left arm.
"So your Fist am I correct about that" I asked bashing his head into the desk. "Yes i'm Fist what do you want with me" he asked. "You sent three armed goons after a doctor that has a clinic here in the wards correct" I asked digging my knife further into his shoulder. "I sent them to make sure she didn't talk about the Quarian who has information that can change the council's decision and it can make a major amount of credits if sold to the right person" Fist said.
"So where is this Quarian Fist" I asked digging my knife deeper. "I set up a meeting with the shadow broker in a alley but she won't be meeting the shadow broker himself" Fist said before laughing. I download the content on Fist's computer to a disk before the door opened. I see Jane Ashley Kaiden Garrus and a Krogan. "Hey there commander Shepard i've gotten a lead on a Quarian who has something that can change the council's decision" I said pulling my combat knife out and sheathe it.
I toss Fist toward the door and walk toward the door. I exit the room and hear a shotgun go off. I rush toward the Quarian's location and I see a Turian and two Salarians. I toss my combat knife straight into the Turian's skull and open fire on one of the other goons. The Salarian that's under my fire falls over at the same time as the other due to the Qaurian killing him.
I place the pistol away and pull my knife out of the Turian's skull. I see the Qaurian point her shotgun at me and I sheathe my knife. "Please put that away ma'am I saved you from Fist's men here" I said. "How do I know that your not Fist's man" she asked. "Please i'm part of the Alliance more importantly i'm stationed on the Normandy that was at Eden Prime when it was under attack" I said.
She looks at my jacket and sees the alliance symbol. "Sorry I didn't see the symbol on your jacket" she said putting the shotgun away. "Its not a problem ma'am just come with me my commander is in need of the info you have since it pertains to Saren correct" I said. "Yes it does how did you know" she asked. "I tortured it out of Fist before I came to secure your safety" I said.
"Thank you for that" she said as we leave the alley. We head for the embassy and I contact Jane on the way there. We reach the door to the human embassy and enter it. I see all of the entire group that attacked Fist's location along with Anderson and Udina. "You are not going to tell me you have the evidence when you don't are you" Udina asked.
"Actually we have the evidence thanks to our Quarian friend here ambassador" I said making him turn around. "A Quarian great now all we need is the rest of the nonhumans then the party can begin" Udina said placing his hand down on the desk. I walk up to him and say "You may not like nonhumans but if you say that again while in my presence you will be spaced".
I see him gulp hard as he looks in my eyes. My eyes are in the death stare which causes people to rethink their ideals. I walk over to the railing after he nods. I watch as the Quarian introduces herself and plays the evidence. We head to the council meeting but I stay back with almost everyone. "You are one brave human" Wrex said hitting me on the back.
"Thanks but I said that to the ambassador because of his prejudice against nonhumans" I said. "Yeah but you still told the human ambassador that you will space him if he does talk about nonhumans badly again when you are around" Garrus said. I shrug and see the entire place to fill up. I close my eyes and wait for the meeting to be over.
"Garrus Tali Wrex go buy yourself a months worth of food i've already got a few more months worth of human food sent to the Normandy due to having more crew members that has popped out of nowhere" Jane said walking up. I see them walk off and I look at Jane as Ashley and Kaiden walk off as well as Anderson and Udina. "Well looks like we have a good crew" I said. "Yes we do now how about we head to the Normandy" Jane said.
We walk back to the docking bay that has the Normandy docked at.