Omega Crisis - Chapter 2 Where it all begins

"Now it's my turn bitches. "Assuming direct control!" " I shouted at the monitor as a wave of blue energy was emitted from the citadel. The wave engulfed all of the reaper ships and destroyed ships of the sword fleet. I watched in delight as the blue electrical wave hit earth. Human husks stopped their attack on surviving marines, as they retreated back towards the reaper ships as they ascend into the sky.

Watching with glee as the energy finally hit the Charon relay where its power was distributed to all corners of the transverse.

I pushed away from the table stretching back on my desk chair as the rest of the ending to Mass Effect 3 played out. I cared very little for the rest as I had seen it countless times. Sure the series got boring after the first play through for most, I however still found the game exciting even playing the series a few dozen or more times.

I looked over to the digital clock that sat next to the computer screen. 8:52. Yer better make something to eat before I start a new game otherwise I won't eat.

I got up from the chair and walked out of the room into the hallway, the door closed behind me and I was left in the darkness. Never bothering to turn the light on (didn't need it I knew where I was going) I headed for the kitchen.

Grabbing the left over half cooked lasagne from the previous night, I always make way too much for me to eat. Oh well more for me, that and I didn't have to cook tonight. I turned on the oven and placed the food within. "Twenty minutes at a low heat should do" I said aloud to no one in particular.

Before heading back to my study I grabbed the timer and set it up to go off. Little did I know that I would not get a chance to eat that food. The mass effect titles where rolling as I re-entered the room. Within thirty seconds I had exited the game and replacing the game disk with the mass effect 1 game disk.

As the game began to load I wondered to myself 'what should it be like to be inside the Mass Effect universe not just play it but live it? It might be kind of cool to see Commander Shepard in action. Yer that sounds good.' "Now I really want to go and meet Shepard." I said aloud.

"If that is what you wish. Then I shall grant it" whispered a voice behind me. I span around quickly maybe too quickly as I was launched out of the chair. I rose from the floor and there in front of me was... Nothing, nothing at all no intruder, nowhere for the voice to come from. Maybe I'm just imagining things.

Shrugging it off, I went back to my computer. "Hearing voices? I must be going crazy, that or there really is someone here hahahahaha" I laughed finding my small descent into insanity amusing.

I started mass effect 1 quickly forgetting about the voice I 'heard'. I had just played the game as a male Shepard. To contrast I wanted to play a FemShep instead. A Paragon at heart but will do whatever it takes to get what she wants and protect what she cares about.

Now I know who my new Shepard would be, I required a name to call her. I have never been very inventive with names, either choosing simplistic common names or just silly names. Well more like nicknames you would give someone. This time however I racked my brain for a good name that would suit the woman.

Then it hit me I had the perfect name for her, I had heard it a week ago and thought it was a nice name, and the name was Tanya. Commander Tanya Shepherd. It had a nice ring to it.

I had her name and how she would act but I now need to design a face. Normally I would just quickly edit the default to my liking to make a reasonable character. This time however I decided it was best to spend some time on it. I spent some time thinking up a good name for her why not create a nice face to go with it.

She couldn't look weak, she was Commander Shepard; an alliance N7 marine, first human Spectre, Hero of the Citadel, Savoir of the Galaxy. No way would she look weak. Simple red hair that stops just above her shoulders. I always make my FemShep's hair red. It's like a manifestation of the determined women within. She skin was tricky but I finally got it to a point where she had a slight tan. Now the eyes. Green would go well with her hair, both complementing each other. A small scar crossed over her left cheek, it was not grotesque but somewhat cute. It made her look like a true soldier, one that had seen much conflict and pain but showed that it only made her stronger. She looked like someone that when crossed she would not think twice before she would take your life. Although her kindness shone through and showed you could trust with your life.

With the spacer back story and sole survivor service history, which would explain why she might be a slight Renegade. I picked soldier class with the idea that she prefers to fight enemy's head on instead of endangering her team mates.

There she was done. The only one that I have ever spent this long creating and it was worth it. I moved the cursor over to the accept button. "There will be no turning back once you click that button" again a soft voice whispered from behind me. This time I had no doubt. I was not alone, someone was behind me I could feel their warm breath against my neck.

Unbeknownst to me on reflex I had clenched my hands when I jumped in fright. Turning to meet my uninvited guest, I was surprised almost pleasantly surprised. I had expected a robber or some crazed maniac or even some weird faceless guy in a suit. Although the person behind me was a women a very beautiful on at that. Hence the almost pleasantly surprised, because an intruder no matter how dazzling is still an intruder.

She stood very closely to me. If I would have guessed I would have said she was in her early twenties, twenty two, twenty three. Like I said I'm guessing here. With long black hair cascading down her back, stopping just below her waist. The nameless women smiled sweetly at me. It creeped me out, for underneath that smile I could see the mischievousness that lie in wait. Her deep green eyes didn't bother hiding it. I felt like a mouse that was about to be played with by a well feed house cat. One that would play with said mouse for an hour, catching it and letting free, time and time again until it was bored.

"Well I have my answer. Say goodbye to this world you might not be seeing it again" Her voice was smooth and sweet almost velvety in tone. It took a few seconds for it to dawn on me she had said 'There will be no turning back once you click that button' I turned my desk chair to look at the monitor. My hopes were shattered as what I was hoping to be there was not. Instead of the final character creation window (you know the settings one) it was replaced by the mass relay in an infinite loop with the word loading just sitting upon the screen taunting me.

The mass relay began to spin faster and the blue energy at the core intensified and grew. It was almost as if it was activating, like it did in the game before throwing its user across the galaxy and in an instant will appear at another relay thousands of light years away. The blue energy from the relays eezo core continued to grow in luminosity. Before it could blind me completely the blue rays penetrated the screen and proceeded to coil around me as if it was an alive snake wrapping around its helpless victim.

All I could think about was that it felt warm, comfortable, like being wrapped up in a cover. Yes I know, not the most pressing matter to fixate on but, could you blame me. Here I was being engulfed in blue light. Had some weird women in my home and the slight possibility I was about to find myself in the Mass Effect universe. So sue me if my mind couldn't comprehend what was happening and was clinging to the safe and known and not the unknown.

I could not see anything that would be my study. Now my vision was almost completely blue. Then she spoke again "This is going to be one helluva trip" and with that the blue light finally and completely enveloped me.