A/N: Hello Ladies and Gentle-species I am back! I hope you guys had a good week, because I sure didn't :( Let's just say that A LOT of stuff happened to me over the past week. But things are better now, so I'm fine.

Okay, so were gonna pick up from where we left off on chapter 1 and were gonna have Michael meet someone who, later on, is kind of important to the story. You should find out who he works for when you get down to reading. You guys should find out as soon as you spot the clue. "Muah hahaha!"

But on another note, I would just like to say Thank you Penstriker for being the very first person to review this fanfiction. I hope you will stick around for the coming chapters.

I guess there's not really much left to say so Enjoy!


Chapter 2: A Rude Awakening

The Headache... It was so incrediblypainful... I felt like my head was going to explode from the agonizing feeling! But... I don't feel it anymore; I don't know why, but I'm just glad the feeling is gone. What was it that caused the headache? It seemed to happen after I did, something. Right now, all I see is the empty void of darkness around me. It's actually kinda creepy. Where the hell am I? I look around to see if there is anything out of the ordinary.

...

That's just it. There is absolutely nothing! Not even a single shred of life anywhere! What the hell am I supposed to do here! I guess it gives me a chance to think about things, but I hate being alone! It's so boring! Okay, calm down Michael. If you go crazy now, then that'll be the end of it.

... Crap! I'm already talking to myself!

Whatever! Alright, let me think. Those three Cobra members had caught up with me after I came to a dead end. I tried to fight them off but, they overwhelmed me and then pinned me down. Then, I tasted quite a mouthful of blood while they beat my face in; they asked me to apologize, and I spat in their face. After that, he pulled out a knife and I...

The thought finally comes back to me. I'm a Biotic? This is crazy! I thought humans only get biotics if they're exposed to element zero. But, I never did... Is that even possible?Well, however I got it; it won't matter if I'm still stuck in this place. With this, I get back to thinking about the last thing I saw.

He pulled out a knife and I frighteningly unleashed a full biotic kick to his chest, causing him to impact the wall with force and snap his spinal cord in the process. That's when the brain-crushing headache came on. Then, some guy in a white coat wearing glasses occupied my vision; and that's when I blacked out. So... does this mean I'm dead? This is what the afterlife is like? Complete and total darkness? Wait, but I thought there was supposed to be some kind of light before you died? This causes me to let out a breath in relief.

Great, at least I know I'm not dead.

...

Unless I'm in hell. I mean, I did kill someone before I ended up here. All of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I spot a white spec of light that seemed like it was a mile away. This is strange; what kind of thing just pops out of nowhere? Well, it is the only thing I've seen since getting here, so I'll take my chances. I turn to face the light and start jogging towards it. You know, I'm finding something very off about this light. Like the fact that it's the only thing here or how it seems like a light at the end of a tunnel. If that's the case, then I should be running away from it no? But for some reason, I don't want to.

Step by step, I eventually make it to the luminous light. It's much brighter now, but not as big as I thought it would be. It looks like a circle that has the width and length of two arms. I step closer to the strange entity, putting my hand up over my eyes to block out the light. My other hand, carefully reaches out into the light, and... Something grabs it!

The abrupt action causes me to jump. But, I don't feel afraid... Is that a... good thing?I move my hand away from my eyes and look up to see who or what had grabbed a hold of me.

Huh? But, There is no...


I wake up with of gasp of air escaping my lips and find that my vision is blurred. I tried getting up, but my action was then stopped by my temple hitting a hard surface.

"Ow!" I said to myself. "What the hell?"

I blink a few times and wait for my vision to get better. When it does, I find myself in a closed area; like a box I guess. And what I hit my head on was a hard glass that completes the whole thing. What the hell am I doing here? My breathing becomes faster as I begin to panic.

Oh man; I have to get outta here! "Help!" I yelled as I start to bang on the glass. "Somebody help me, please!"

Ding!

The glass top begins to open itself until it reaches a point where it makes a 90 degree angle with the box.

Immediately, I grab the open sides of the box and push myself up. Taking short breaths, I quickly search my surroundings. I must be in some kind of lab or something because there are data pads and tech-gizmo's all over the damn place. Other than that, there are holographic models of the skeletal system on the monitors, mainly focusing on the area of the brain; there's also some tech that's connected to the roof and it lies above most of the beds. Capsules, whatever. Only at the last minute do I find that there is a symbol on each piece of equipment. The symbol kind of looks like a side-wards 'C'.

My breathing gets better and I decide to get off the 'Bed'. I lift my left leg to my side and stumble off of the 'Bed'; but just as soon as my foot hits the ground, I slip on something wet. This causes me to get face-planted onto the ground and brings back my massive headache. Almost instantaneously, my hands rush up to my head as the searing pain takes place.

God, this hurts so much! As my hands move around my now throbbing head, I feel a weird mark or, a scar I guess, around the left hemisphere of my skull. What the hell is this? When did I get this on my head? I shift my hand over to where I can see it, so I can check if there's any blood or not.

Nope, nothing but skin. Wait a minute... I'm still laying on the ground aren't I? I get up from the ground and-

...

Why are my shirt and pants covered in... Red stuff? A slight chill runs down my spine. I turn around to look at the spot I had slipped from and find a body laying face down on the ground in a small pool of crimson red. My stomach must not like the sight of this very much because I begin to throw up. After the vomiting ends, I take a step back and hit the ground, landing on my ass. I stare at the body in complete shock. How did this happen? Was he the one who brought me here? Did I cause this? No, Biotics can't do this to someone. Can they? For awhile, my gaze isn't able to leave the spot of his deceased body. So I sit there, unable to answer any of the questions I think of.

Hmm, I feel like I know this man from somewhere. But, I've never seen him before in my life! Unless; is that the guy I saw before I lost consciousness? It sure looks like him- from the back at least. Curiously, I get up off the ground and walk around the pool of Crimson red to his face. I kneel down and put my two fingers on his neck. I can tell he was already dead as soon as I saw him, so I don't know why I did that. I guess I just wanted to make sure? I wait a few seconds trying to feel a heartbeat. Nothing. Of course there's nothing. I shake my head and place one hand on his side, placing my other on his shoulder. Slowly and hesitantly, I rolled him over on his back.

Yep. That's him alright. I frown at the sight of this cold, dead man. I gulp down the second bit of bile that was begging to come out and observe his dead corpse. The glasses he was wearing was now covered in blood. As well is his white coat. My eyesight stays on the coat as I begin to contemplate just how this blood-bath began. It looks like the main source of the blood leakage came from the torso, but how did-?

BOOM!

HOLY SHIT! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!

Every cell in my body quivered to that loud abrupt sound. I turned around instantly to see what it was. It certainly didn't happen in here, so it most likely originated from the outside. But the MPD have never been known to use explosions that are that fucking big. But if that's the case, then that means... My eyes get wider. I quickly get up and storm towards the door. And it's locked.

Crap!

Alright, thinkthinkthink! The Dead Guy! He's gotta have the code to unlock this door! I run back to the corpse and begin searching his pockets. It's at this moment that I realize, his chest his full of bullet holes. If my theory is correct, then that means the Batarians gunned him down, vigorously too. Oh Lunar... After a few minutes of restless searching, I found nothing. Damn it! Okay if he doesn't have it with him, then the code is probably on one of those terminals. Without a moment to waste, I reach the computer and begin too- ...Password? FUCK! Alright. Where else would someone put an unlock code? Drawers? No, don't be stupid. I close my eyes trying to drown out everything around me.

...

"An Omni-tool!" I yell, opening my eyes. Does he even have an Omni-tool? I hope he does, because it's the only hope I've got right now. I rush back to the dead corpse for the second time now and grab his wrist. I tap it, waiting for the orange glow to take away the empty space. Instead, I get jack squat. I let out an unhappy sigh. As another idea crosses my mind, I shakily grab his free hand and tap it on the wrist I've been working on for the past seven seconds. Sure enough, the glow I was waiting for popped up, occupying the empty space. Letting go of his other wrist, I used my now free hand to take his Omni-tool away. It's really tough too; I have to look for a failsafe on his tool's applications to get it completely off his wrist, and it looks like I finally managed to do just that.

I'm holding it in my hands now, marveling over the fact that this is my first time ever holding one. But I don't have time to waste. Without hesitation, I inserted my arm through the open slot. Soon after, this sharp object appeared and injected something into my wrist. It stung a little, but not too much. That must be what makes it "stay with me". When that's done, I open up my newly obtained Omni-tool and begin looking for the Unlock code. I'm scrolling down piles and piles of different documents; I can't believe an Omni-tool can hold this much in it. I keep scrolling down until I see a document labeled: Locking mechanisms. I click on it and sure enough, I find the unlock door option. I press on the option with a sigh of gratefulness. At this, the panel that was once red turns into a glow-ish green.

I walk closer to the door and step on something I didn't see before. I look down and move my foot, only to see that I've stepped on a pistol. I pick it up and start moving it around in my hand. I look back to the dead scientist; this must be the doctor's pistol from when the Batarians moved in. If I had to guess; the Batarians caught him by surprise and he tried to fight back. Judging by the dead corpse he left behind, I'd say he was... unsuccessful. I turn my attention back to the gun. I've never used a gun before. But the only other weapon I have is my biotics and I don't know how use them either. So, I guess I have no choice.

I look towards the door and take a deep breath. At this close of a proximity to the door, I can hear the gunfire and cries of agony. Did the Batarians come earlier then when Jane said they'd be? Hmm. I open up my Omni-tool and look at the date. Metyen-16-2070 (yes, a Mindoir month); my mouth drops. Two days? I'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR TWO DAYS! Crap! If I've been gone for two days, then that means Lunar could be...

No! Lunar's smart! She wouldn't stay at the warehouse; she'd be incredibly dumb to do that. So the only other place she could have gone to would be, Jane's house. I let out a painful sigh as Jane's words echoed through my mind. "My dad says the Batarians will most likely arrive at around four days so, were leaving in three." I guess Jane is still here on Mindoir then... At least she can help Lunar stay alive. Hopefully, I'm not late. I tighten my grip on the pistol with renewed purpose.

I press my hand against the green panel on the door and it flies open.

...

My God...


A/N: And there you go! Chapter 2! I got it out earlier than I expected, to be honest. Testing wasn't that hard so I got some free time. I decided to make this chapter shorter than the last one because I thought it would be better if I just ended it here with a cliff hanger.

Oh, and to all the people that figured out who the scientist works for, CONGRATULATIONS! You know your Mass Effect! As for the ones that didn't find out. Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough ;)

I just want to say thank you again Penstriker and also a thank you to HanabiHyuuga13 for being my first two reviewers. I really appreciate it! :)

Well, until next time. Laterz!