Hi guys sorry for the long update but I've been working on other projects but since I have free time I think I should update this story as much as I can. There is also something ground around about me putting From another world back up. So I asked others on facebook about this and they have advised me not to put it up unless I want to be banned from the sight which is something I want to avoid. This was one of the reasons why I deleted it in the first place. Now there have been two people who I sent the original story to for editing out the copping and sexism. So unless someone wants to help me seriously the original will never appear again.
And before I forget and I should mention that some of the chapters or parts of chapters will be the same or similar to From Another World due to the importance of it or the way it fit's into the story. Now I will remove all plagiarism from said chapters before posting them. This also goes the same for the overpowering of John. Also the chapters for the ME3 arc will be the same due to the fact that they have not been plagiarised and are original to the story though they might have a few changes to them.
As Shepard walked into the cockpit Joker was doing is final relay jump check wile a turian in red armour stood behind him. The turian was known as Nihlus a well respected spectre. The Citadel council sent him to keep an eye on the Normandy. But Shepard knew that he had other ideas.
"Thrusters check, navigation check, internal emissions sink engaged, drift just under 1500k."Joker said.
"1500 is good your captain will be pleased." Nihlus said before walking away. Joker watched him walk away until he was out of earshot then turned around and said, " I hate that guy".
"Nihlus gave you a complement. So you hate him?" Kadian said in a disapproving voice.
"You remember to zip up your jumpsuit when you come out of the bathroom that's good."He said in a sarcastic tone as Shepard moved behind Joker. "I just jumped us halfway across the galaxy and hit a target the size of a pin head. So that's incredible! Besides Spectres are trouble. I don't like having them on board. Call me paranoid."
"Your paranoid the council helped fund this project they have a right to send someone to keep an eye on their investment."
"Yeah that is the official story but only an idiot believes the official story."
"You always expect the worst Joker." Shepard said joining in with the discussion. "But I agree with you on this one they could have sent an engineer or Politician this makes no sense."
"So the higher ups are keeping more than they are letting on?" Joker said in concerned voice.
"Joker! Status report!" Anderson said in an angry voice over the comm. link.
"Just cleared the mass relay, Captain. Stealth systems engaged. Everything looks solid."
"Good. Find a comm. buoy and link us into the network. I want mission reports relayed back to Alliance brass before we reach Eden Prime."
"Aye, aye, Captain. Better brace yourself, sir. I think Nihlus is heading your way."
"He's already here, Lieutenant."
Joker shook his head in embarrassment.
"Tell Commander Shepard to meet me in the comm. room for a debriefing."
"You get that, Commander?"
"I'm on my way," Shepard confirmed and walked away.
"Is it just me or does the captain always sound mad?"
"Only when he's talking to you Joker," Kadian said.
As Shepard walked down past the galaxy map over heard navigator Presley talking to Adams in engineering. They were having argument about Nihlus. Leaving to two to their conversation a pain started at his side. Thinking it was nothing he continued on a few feet before the pain forced the yell in pain and make him fall to his legs. The yell got the attention of everyone in the CIC with Chackwas coming up to him fast. She helped him up as he did he whispered something in her ear.
"It's the curse." he whispered before talking normally. "Old wound must have opened up."
Chackwas helped him down into the medical bed and had him sit on one of the beds while he took his armour off. The armour came off but with major pain coming from the wound he had. Once the top part of his armour was off Chackwas looked at the wound. Looking at it she didn't know how a wound like this would have made it onto his body without him going into combat. She dabbed it with a cloth but the blood still came out. Shaking her head she then applied some medi-gel onto it but the gel just slid off him.
"That won't work doc, this wound is cased by the curse," he said filching slightly.
"What is the 'curse'?" she asked.
"Long story short, if I meet my destined partner and I fall in lover with her then whatever they suffer I have to suffer. I think the term is soul mate connection." John said still wincing in pain.
"That sounds so romantic..." she stumbled on her last word as she saw the wound close up all of a sudden. "What the...?"
"Ah she must have applied some medi-gel..."
Before he could finish Anderson came into the room. "John how are you doing?" he asked coming up to the Commander.
"Fine now but we have a problem," John said. "Whatever we're going to Eden prime for, some thing's wrong, like under attack."
The Captain and the Doctor looked at each other before Joker chimed in.
"Captain sir message from Eden prime I putting it up on the screen in the briefing room. You are going to want to see it." he said.
John and Anderson looked at each other before Anderson left the room with John grabbing his shirt following him while sliding it on. The two moved fast up the stairs and into the briefing room where Nilus was waiting. He saw the two come in but before he could speak he saw the looks on their faces. He didn't know much about human emotions but this meant trouble.
"Capitan what's wrong?" He asked.
"We're about to find out. Joker on screen." Anderson ordered.
The holoscreen before them changed to a recording of a battle on Eden Prime. A female soldier in white and pink armour warning of an invasion. "Ashley" Shepard said in quiet fearful voice. The three soldiers watched the screen but couldn't who they were fighting. The video then ends with static.
"Everything cuts out after that," Joker said. "No comm. traffic. Just goes dead. There's nothing."
"Reverse and hold at 38.5," Anderson ordered.
The video reversed and held at 38.5 seconds. It showed a red Dreadnought that had red lighting spark around it.
"Take us in Joker fast and quiet this mission just got a whole lot complicated." Anderon said.
"A small strike team can move in without any unwanted attention." Nihlus said.
"Grab you gear and meet us in the cargo hold," Anderson the told Nihlus as he walked out of the comm room, "Tell Alenko and Jenkins to suit up commander your going in".
They both then turned to face the image of the screen.
"Looks like war is going to happen after all". John then said in a calm tone.
"Looks like it commander. Looks like it, by the way I think I need to tell you what's going on."
"Which is?" John said not taking his eyes off the screen.
"We're going to Eden prime for a Prothen beacon."
That got John's attention and he looked to the Capitan. "What are the details?"
"Well aside from it being big, we need to get to it soon, plenty of races in the terminus will be itching for a war for a beacon. That's why we had the stealth systems engaged. But there's another reason. Your name was put forward for Spectre status."
"Even though I'm not human?" John asked amusingly.
"Yes but if you become a Spectre it will show how far humanity has come. It to show how far and what kind of future we have."
John groaned at that. "So it's a political stunt. Ugh fine but when the time comes I will say that opposed it due to me being me."
OOOOO
As Alenko and Jenkins suited up Shepard felt more sharp pains across his body. They felt like burns but he tolerated it. While he fastened his helmet on Alenko and Jenkins made their way to the cargo hold. Then made his way there. Walking into the cargo bay he sensed someone behind him and turned around fast. All there was were some crates 'Something weird is going on' he thought to himself and continued to the cargo bay.
Anderson, Nihlus, Alenko and Jenkins stood in front of the cargo bay door.
"You took your sweet time Shepard." Anderson said.
"Sorry the wound has been giving me some trouble." Shepard replied.
The captain nodded.
"Approaching drop point one." Joker announced over the comm. Nihlus then cocked his shotgun as the door opened.
"Good luck Nhilus." Shepard then said.
"Same to you." he thanked as he disembarked.
"Nhilus will scout out ahead. He'll give you status reports throughout the mission." Anderson said
"We've got his back captain" he continued confidently. John then said with confidence as another sharp pain it him.
"The mission is yours now Shepard good luck." Anderson said.
As the Normandy made it's way to the next point Shepard looked out of the window trying to see who was attacking but could see nothing thanks to the smoke.
"Approaching drop point two" Joker then said.
As Shepard, Alenko and Jenkins jumped down they could see what was left of the colony. The sky was red like blood and the nearby buildings were destroyed from cannon fire. The colony that was once a paradise was now in ruins.
"No." Jenkins said quietly.
"It's aright Jenkins we will make them pay." Shepard said while putting his hand on his shoulder.
"Aye aye commander."
"What are those?" Kaidan pointed a few odd looking creatures hovering over a pool.
"Gas bags," Jenkins answered. "Don't worry, they're harmless."
Shepard's squad moved up as they drew their weapons and approached a clearing filled with rocks. They stopped next to a couple of spaced out rocks as Shepard scanned the area. It seemed clear. He signalled Jenkins to move forward to a small cropping of rocks. A whirling sound made their presence noticed as two drones came out from behind the trees ahead and opened fire on Jenkins.
Jenkins screamed as the rounds cut right through his shield. Shepard slid out from his cover and fired his rifled in short burst to keep the weapon from overheating and to keep it accurate. But the drones kept on dodging his fire. Kaiden managed to pull one of the drones. But before he could do anything the other done shot him in the shoulder making him throw the drone over to the commander.
Before the done could do anything John and ripped the gun off it without Kaidan noticing then threw the disk at the other drone. The done without the gun collided with the other and the two exploded with wreckage falling off the cliff. Kadien then got up and rushed to Jenkins side with Shepard close behind. He was dead. Shepard gently closed his eyes.
"Went right through his shield," Kaidan commented. "Never stood a chance".
"We'll see that he is honoured, but right now I need you to keep your wits about."
"Yes, Commander."
Two more drones entered the area and opened fire on the two soldiers. Shepard and Kaidan took cover behind the rock outcropping that Jenkins failed to reach. Kaidan took out his pistol while John pulled out his rifle.
"Aim for the closest one." he ordered.
Both soldiers aimed and destroyed the closest drone. The remaining drone tried to flee but before it could Shepard jumped up and grabbed it. Using his momentum the two of them slammed into the cliff wall the done exploded but John fell onto he ground and rolled until one of the rocks stopped him with a thud and groaned.
"Had fun?" Kaidan asked with a smile as he walked to stand next to Shepard.
"Shut up and help me, I'm never trying that again." he answered as Kadian helped him up.
Alenko gave out a small chuckle in amusement. Then felt a bit guilty for it due to the death of Jenkins. A man they knew and fought with them for several months had died both of them felt sorrow for his death but didn't dwell on it. At that moment Nihlus came on the radio.
"Lots of burnt out buildings here, Shepard," he said over the comm. "A lot of bodies. I'm going to check it out. I'll meet you at the dig site."
Shepard nodded and the two moved up into a small wooded area. The two hear gunfire coming from up ahead. The two then came up to a clearing. In the clearing a woman in pink and white armour came running up with two done behind her firing. One shot managed to take out her shields while the other shot at her foot making her trip. She spun before she landed bringing her pistol up and fired on the two drones hitting their weak point making them explode.
Not too far away two machines held a male colonist down over a cylindrical object as the woman stood her eyes widened as the man was impaled by a spike that came from the object. She ran to behind a rock as the machine's came up. But before the soldier could do anything a sniper rifle shot sounded taking out one of the machines.
"TAKE THAT FLASHLIGHT HEAD!" Sheppard yelled before jumping down with Kadian close behind.
The other machine focused on the two new comers but before it could fire one of them used pull to send it up while the other focused it's fire to take it out. Once the machine's systems where down John ran up to the female soldier who removed her helmet as did John. He smiled at her.
"Shepard." Ashley said walking up to him resisting the urge to hug him. "I thought you'd never get here."
"When have I ever let you down." he replied.
"Are you wounded?" Kadian asked Ashley as he stood next to Shepard.
"A few scrapes, burns and a shot to the gut." She said pointing at the side on which Shepard had his old wound."The others weren't so lucky. We where patrolling the perimeter when the attack it. We tried to double back to the beacon but we got cut off. I've been fighting for my life ever since."
"You did what you had to do Ash. Don't blame yourself." he then said.
"Thank you Jo-" she trailed off noticing the lieutenant marks on Kadian then corrected herself. "I mean Sir."
"Where's the rest of your squad?" Kadian then asked.
"They...they are dead sir" she said with sadness in her voice.
"Do you know what these things are?" John asked.
"I have no idea but think they're Geth." she said shocking the two.
"The Geth haven't been seen outside the veil in over 200 years why are they here now?"
"Must be fore the beacon." John and Ash said in unison before blushing and John turning to her.
"We need to get to the beacon. We could use you help." John then said.
"Of course sir. It's time for payback." she said as she and John slid their helmets back on.
Ashley then drew her assault rifle as they walked she noticed something around Shepard's neck glinting in the light. She knew what it was an heirloom from his eldest sister. The purplish crystal with a blue core was more than beautiful and radiant. It was almost hypnotic to other people but not to her. He had that necklace since he was found and never took it off. It was always there. Apart of him that could not be removed.
Ashley shook her head getting of her train of thought. She was in a warzone time to focused on the conflict at hand. As the three moved up to the dig sight gunfire and rounds impacting shields made all three take cover the three fired back from cover but the Geth where smart as they found vantage points to take on the three alliance marines. John and Ash armed a grenade each and threw it at the Geth troopers. Since they here high explosive when they exploded they took out three Geth troopers while stunning the others allowing the three move up and take out the last of the Geth. The three then moved into the empty dig-sight.
"The beacon was just here a minute ago," Ashley said in disbelief. "They must have moved it."
"Which side?" Kadian asked. "Theirs or ours?"
"Don't know. Maybe we can find out more at the research camp."
John moved to where the beacon stood and crouched down.
"What is it commander?" Ash then asked as he picked up a small hexagonal sphere that fitted in his hand.
'It can't be!' he thought, 'This is Tiberian tech how did the Geth get their hands on it?'
"Do you know what it is commander?" Kadian asked with interest.
"No I don't." he said, lying "You two go on ahead, I'll be with you in a minute."
Ash and Kadian left him looking at the sphere. On her way up the ramp Ash watched Shepard as he crushed the sphere with his hand. A look of anger came across his face as he got up and threw the crushed object away. He then joined them at the top of the ramp. He was obviously pissed about the device.
"Change in plan, Shepard," Nihlus reported in over his omni-tool. "There's a space port just ahead. I'll meet you there."
Ashley decided to watch him closely. 'He knows something,' she thought 'or he's hiding it and I'm going to find out.' They then made it to the camp. Shepard became focused on the occupied spikes and pulled his shotgun out.
"Looks like they hit the camp hard." Ashley commented.
"Keep your guard up," Kaidan cautioned. "This is a good place for an ambush."
The humans at the top didn't look human any more. They looked more like a mixture of organic and synthetic tissue. The remaining organic flesh was grey from decay. The spikes shook and then lowered.
"My god they're still alive!" Kaidan gasped.
"What did the Geth do to them?" Ashley asked out loud.
"Finally, something to kill!" John then said as the creatures approached them.
The other two just looked at him. Never had they heard him say that. Even Ashley who knew him for over twenty years. 'Something is wrong with him.' she thought.
As the creatures approached Shepard fired his shotgun at the closest one. The shot severed the torso of the creature. The moaning of the other creatures made Ash and Alenko opened fire on them. Another one then ran up to John. Once it was close enough he whacked it with the butt of his weapon. The creature fell backwards but before it could get up he put his foot on it's chest.
The creature struggled as John pointed his shotgun at it. As he looked in it's eyes he could see something 'A last shred of humanity?' he thought.
As the last one fell Kadian and Ashley looked at him just staring at the creature. A gunshot then rang out after he said something that the other two couldn't make out.
"Let's move." he then said.
He then saw some movement between the shutters of one of the buildings. He signalled to his squad to move up quietly. John opened his omni-tool and hacked through the door. It slid open and he went in with his rifle raised.
"Don't shoot!" a woman yelled. Her eyes widen. "Humans! Thank god."
"Hurry, close the door!" the other scientists pleaded. "Before they come back."
Shepard lowered his rifle. "Don't worry. We'll protect you."
"It's okay," the woman reassured. "It looks like everyone's gone."
"You're Doctor Warren," Ashley said. "In charge of the excavation. Do you know what happened to the beacon?"
"It was moved to the spaceport this morning," Warren answered. "Manuel and I stayed behind to pack up the camp. When the attack happened, the marines held them off while we hid. They gave their lives to save us."
"No one is safe!" Manuel interrupted. "The age of Humanity is ended. Soon, only ruins and corpses will remain."
"Is your assistant okay?" Shepard asked.
"Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin."
"Is it madness to see the future?" Manuel asked. "To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand that there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one here."
"I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack."
"The prophet led the Geth here. He is the bringing of the destruction that is to come!"
"Who is this prophet?" Shepard asked genuinely curious.
"The Turian. He came here with the Geth."
"A Turian?" John asked in surprise.
"Can't be Nihlus," Kaidan commented which John could agree on.
Manuel then got a good look at Shepard and stepped back. Everyone's eyes where on him.
"You!" He said. "You the human look alike. The saviour of the galaxy's."
John stiffened up on the mention of look alike. How could this man know he was not human. Ash noticed he stiffened up and started to wonder why.
"You must save us from the devil's who are there to destroy all of us." he continued and grabbed John's shoulders. "They're coming all of them, the bringers of death. When crew become family, when the king is resurrected, the betrayal of the guards will see the worlds unite with an unseen power. But a battle between brothers will decide the fate of two worlds."
Shepard just stared at him with wide eyes. This man recited the Black Storm prophecy perfectly and with no problem. What ever was going on that prophecy is the centre of it all.
"Manuel what are you talking about?" Warren asked as Manuel let go of John and backed away in a haze.
"Doctor does your assistant have any precognitive ability's?" Shepard then asked making eye's fall on him.
"Not that I know of why?"
"Just curious. Lets go." he said walking out with is team.
Once outside he gave a big sigh. At this point Ashley knew something was up. In the years that she knew him, out of all the strange things that happened this was the strangest.
OOOOO
Nihlus saw something move ahead so he took cover. He waited a second and then stepped out again aiming his assault rifle at whoever was ahead. He got a good look at the person and immediately recognized him as his friend, "Saren?"
Saren turned around to see him. His right arm was synthetic with metal plates on his head. His eyes glowed blue from his artificial eyes. "Nihlus," he stated. Saren slowly walked towards him.
"This isn't your mission, Saren. What are you doing here?"
"The Council thought you could use some help on this one," Saren assured him. He walked by him, patted him on the shoulder and walked behind him.
Nihlus dropped him guard. "I wasn't expecting to find Geth here. The situation's bad."
"Don't worry," Saren said as he turned around. He pulled out his hand cannon and aimed at the back of Nihlus' head. "I've got it under control."
OOOOO
A loud bang filled the area.
"What was …..." Kadian began.
"NIHLUS!" Shepard yelled as he and the squad ran around the corner. They then stopped on a platform on a small hill looking at a large ship in the distance. A large black dreadnought arose from behind the horizon. A trail of red smoke and lightning followed it as it took off from the planet's surface.
"That thing is massive!" Ashley gasped.
Fear gripped John as it flew away. The ship was light black and looked like the squid of earth. It quickly flew out of eyesight. Several spikes ahead activated and lowered down. Half a dozen husks groaned and moaned as they woke up.
"Get ready incoming" Kadian said.
The three aimed at the incoming human-like beings that came up fast. As they came a few feet in range the sounds of shotguns sounded sending the dead body's flying. But before John could pull his trigger a heavy round passed through his shields and hit him in the leg. He grunted and looked to the Geth who pulled it who was standing next to a a dead bleeding body. John pulled his own sniper rifle out aimed and fired at the Geth hitting it in the shoulder. Ash pulled out her own sniper rifle and fired the finishing shot.
The Geth exploded as Ash helped John up. Kadian finished the last husk before all three of them moved while John did something that made it look like he was applying medi-gel as his healing factor kicked in. They moved to the stairs, at the top of the stairs a body lay one that Shepard and Kadian instantly recognised. "Nihlus." they both said as they ran and crouched next to him.
OOOOO
Saren looked at the glowing beacon. He turned to the Geth next to the beacon and said, "Set the charges. Destroy the entire colony leave no evidence that we where here."
The Geth nodded and went over to set the nuclear devices with the other platforms.
Saren approached the beacon. A burst of energy emanated from it. Saren levitated in the air to receive the beacon's message.
OOOOOO
The tram reached its destination. Every Geth in the area was notified of its presence and began to fire on the three marines. But as they did John noticed a device right next to the stop. "There planing to destroy the colony." Shepard said while jumping over the railings. "Cover me while I disarm the bombs."
John pulled out the firing mechanism before looking over to the walkway on the other side and fired in bursts to give Kaidan and Ash cover as they moved up the ramp behind him. Once on top the two covered him allowing John to move himself. Meeting up with the other two and advanced across the walkway firing on the Geth on the other side making them take cover. They made it to the other side while John moved behind a wall section to find another bomb.
He did the same as the last one and pulled the firing mechanism disarming it before joining Ash and Kadian. John and Ash arming themselves with their assault rifles moved up together firing bursts at the Geth while Kidain used his biotics to get the Geth out of cover. This allowed John and Ash to take the Geth out with ease and get to the final bomb. John repeated the same as he did with the other bombs. With he last bomb disarmed all that was left was the beacon. The three moved along onto the loading platform. The beacon glowed with a brilliant green light. The area was cleared and the beacon was secured.
Shepard opened his comm. link. "Normandy, we've recovered the beacon. We need pick-up at my location..."
"An actual working beacon," Kaidan said in disbelief before walking back over to the Commander. "Incredible."
"It wasn't doing anything like that when they first dug it up," Ash commented. She slowly approached the Prothean relic. A burst of energy came from the device. A force started to pull Ashley towards it.
Shepard did a double take at Ash before charging in. "ASHLEY!" he yelled as he jumped up and grabbed Ash by the waist. John threw her away as far as he could before the beacon pulled him into the air.
"NO JOHN!" Ashley tried to run to him.
Kaidan grabbed her and yelled, "No! It's too dangerous!"
Images rushed through Shepard's head. Millions being slaughtered on many worlds. Synthetic creatures. A roar from the ship they saw earlier as it stood before an eclipsed planet. Pain shot through his entire body. The beacon overloaded and the blast knocked Shepard to the ground causing him to finally black out.
Kadian let Ashley go. She ran up to him 'Don't be dead please!' she thought as she checked his pulse.
OOOOO
John then opened his eyes and looked up and saw three orbiting moons and a yellow sun. looking around he found himself laying on green grass surrounded by purple flowers. He stood and looked around to see a forested area and a city behind it.
"My home." he said in surpise.
"Yes this is your home" a voice said from behind him. He then turned to see who it was. A woman with long red hair and white dress stood there.
"Kareena."
"Yes."
"Why show me this image of my home spirit?" he asked.
"I felt that your home..." but she didn't get a chance to finish.
The last words she said enraged him. "I'M THE LAST SURVIVOR. MY KIND ARE DEAD! MY WORLD IS DEAD! I AM THE LAST!" he yelled.
"Your kind lives. Like this galaxy you are not alone. The infection did not wipe them out." she said holding out her hand. Showing images of people rebuilding on a number of different worlds.
He could not believe it and turned away from the spirit. All his life he thought he was the last from his universe. Now he is not the last. "I...I...never knew that. I'm sorry."
"It's alight. Like you said you never knew. But there is something you should know the Ranzan are not from your galaxy. We are from this one."
"But why me?" he asked
"You have to find the answers yourself." she said as she started to disappear. "The destroyers are coming and you will be the centre of all of it.
Before John could say anything the world around him then went black light then swirled above him. As he slowly opened his eyes he found himself in the med-bay with Ashley and Chakwas looking over him.
"He's awake!" Ashley said as he sat up.
"You gave us a scare, Commander," Chakwas said. "How're you're feeling?"
"Minor throbbing, nothing too bad," Shepard replied. "How long was I out?"
"About fifteen hours. Something happened down there with the beacon."
"It was my fault, Commander," Ashley interrupted. "I must have triggered some security field."
"You had no idea if that's what set it off," Shepard assured her. "It wasn't your fault."
A smile came across her face.
"We may never find out," Chakwas said.
"The beacon overload and the blast knocked you out," Ashley filled in. "LT and I carried you back here."
"Thanks Ash." Shepard said with Ash blushing.
"While, you're physically fine," Chakwas said. "I've detected odd brain readings. Abnormal beta waves usually connected with intense dreaming. Did anything happened while you were out?"
"I saw, I'm not sure, death and destruction. It's really hard to tell."
"Hmm, I should add this to my report it may be connected with something." she then checked her omni-tool and cursed.
Ashley and Shepard looked at her. "Sorry my omni-tool is broken again. I need to go see Adams to see if he can do anything." Chakwas said before walking out the med-bay leaving them both alone.
"So don't we.." John said before a slap came across his face. "What was that for."
"For scarring me half to death." she said before hugging him. "I'm sorry I'm still... I'm still..."
"It's all right you needed to let off some steam." he said while wrapping his arms around her.
Ashley then broke off from the hug and gave him a serous look. "I want the truth. I saw you crush that sphere with intense hatred. And those things on what the assistant said. I'm not accepting no for an answer do you know something? Give me a straight answer."
Before Shepard could answer Anderson walked in. "How's our XO doing?" he asked.
Ashley gave a big sigh and turned to face him "He'll be fine," she answered.
"That's good to hear. I'm going to need to talk to Shepard, in private."
"Aye, aye, I'll be in the mess Commander." Ash said before leaving
"It seems that beacon hit you hard, Commander. Are you sure you're okay?"
"I don't like soldiers dying under my command." John replied.
"Jenkins wasn't your fault, Shepard. You did a good job."
"So you wanted to speak to me?"
"I won't lie to you Commander. Things look bad. The becaon's been destroyed and the Geth are invading. The Council are going to want answers."
"I did nothing wrong, Captain. I just hope they know that."
"I'll stand behind you and your report, Shepard. You're a damn hero in my books. Though that's not why I'm here. It's Saren. The other Turian Spectre. He's one of the best. A legend. But if he's working with the Geth that means that he's gone rogue. A rogue Spectre is trouble. Saren's dangerous and he hates humans."
"Why?" John asked knowing that he would need something to go on.
"He thinks that we're expanding too fast. Most aliens think that way, but most don't do anything about that. But Saren has allied himself with the Geth. I don't know how or why, but it has something to do with the beacon. You were there just before the beacon self-destructed. Did you see or hear anything that could give us a clue?"
"Before it blew, the beacon gave me a vision."
"A vision? A vision of what?"
"Destruction of everything in the galaxy. Reapers killing everything."
"We need to report this to the Council."
"And say what? That I'm an inhuman beging who just so happens to look human and have powers that can make them undersatnd?" he asked with a slight chuckle.
"We don't know what type of information was stored in that beacon. Saren took it. He has influence in politics and has forces of Geth. He will stop at nothing to see humanity wiped from the galaxy."
"I'll find some way to take him down."
"It's not that easy. Saren's a Spectre and can do almost anything. We need to get the Council to revoke his Spectre status. The ambassador will set up our meeting and will want to meet us right away. We should be getting close to the Citadel now. Go up and tell Joker to bring us into dock."
"Aye, aye, Captain." John said saluting.