inspired by Kick-Ass.
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Last chapter.
When Thane heard the scream cry out for Garrus, he ran even faster. "Hurry. Siha is in trouble." Zaeed, Kasumi, Jack, Grunt, Samara, Legion, Mordin, and Jacob raced after Thane as the large group ran into the large door where they lost them.
Back at the Normandy, Joker watched the live footage with a stunned face. He wish he could be there with the others to help save Shepard but for now, he'd have to deal with being the cripple pilot. He winced every few minutes as the turians brutally beat up his Commander.
"Shit…" Joker murmured, as Shepard finally broke. She screamed. Thing is, she screamed for Garrus.
"Hurry the hell up guys!" Joker panicked. They weren't going to make it.
What felt like years was actually minutes when Thane gave him a status report. "Picked up Garrus, Tali'Zorah, and Miss Lawson from turian group. Hold on."
Joker could hear the various gunshots firing and then silence. He bit back the urge to yell when the silence grew even longer. As he continued to watch the screen, it suddenly turned black. Oh shit…
Every time she drew a breathe, this burning sensation welled up. She resorted to shallow breathing, never-ending blood droplets falling down from her mouth onto the cold ground. And every time she either winced, yelped, or cried out…they laughed. But to have everybody watching her around the galaxy…she wondered if Anderson was watching now and doing nothing.
Nobody was doing anything and it was killing her, literally and emotionally. Or was it all simply for the fact that nobody knew where she was at. Except Garrus…did he even hear her scream? To scream his name was possibly the worst thing she had done…to make him hear her pain…she glanced up as the pistol rammed into her jaw again.
She tried focusing on other things. Like how as a child she fantasized being just like her father, even though she had no mental picture of him at all…except for the hurt expression on his face as he died. But the pain came back harder, and now her entire attention was drawn to how intense it was.
The turians started taunting her, using 'human' and 'Shepard' as if they were petty insults. But right when the head turian was about to use a vorcha flamethrower, the lights went out. She blinked, unable to see anything at all this time.
Eventually, gunshots broke the silence, causing her to hold her breathe. Shepard huddled up into a ball, trying to make herself as small of a target as possible. Gunfire was exchanged all around her. She opened up her eyes to see a familiar figure…Jack? A biotic shockwave emanated from her, and numerous screams followed.
She could see the gray jacket of Thane fly by as he broke a nearby turian's neck before having to retreat behind cover. The war cry of an old merc echoed in the large room. Samara's distinct footsteps were coming closer until they stopped, singularity capturing three turians when she used her pistol to take advantage. The snap hiss of someone dumping their ammo.
"Flashlight Tali!" Jacob ordered as he biotic pulled a turian. A light came on from Tali's omni-tool but it kept shorting out, making it look like a strobe light. It reminded Shepard of the all-night raves down on Earth. Shepard felt like time was slowing as every member of her squad took turns beating down the remains of the turian group.
"It's not working!" Tali cried out as the flashlight continued flashing on and off every few seconds. "Where's Shepard!"
She whispered, her voice hoarse, "Here…" But nobody heard her over the sounds of exchanging bullets and biotics. The head turian, who has been crouching behind her the entire time, watching his team getting killed, used the flamethrower on her. It caught on her combat boots, working its way up her.
She yelled, the burning scorching her legs. "Garrus! Ahh!" She could barely move which made batting the flames off impossible. The 'boom headshot' hit the head turian, causing him to fall down on her. A familiar looking turian crouched down beside her, smoke filtering out of the sniper rifle he held.
He used his arms to bash down on the flames, which had already scorched worked its way up. Shepard held back her whimper as Garrus hugged her, trying furiously to get the flames to dissipate. "You…came…"
One last shotgun shot was fired as the rest of her team encircled her, worry coloring their expressions. She smiled, the burnt skin beneath her lips cracking. "All…of you."
"Never could leave you Shepard." Tali whispered, crouching down beside Garrus. Garrus gripped her tiny human hand into his hand, holding it tightly.
"How…did…you…find me?" Shepard asked, her heart rate slowing down. Mordin popped open his omni-tool, his flashlight on his replacing Tali's.
Mordin whispered something to the limping Miranda and Miranda shook her head. "Wasn't that hard when every news outlet and every video of you was popping up every time we turned on our omni-tool." Kasumi cut in, thankful that the hood covered up her watering eyes.
"Wasn't hard tracking you either. Miranda's idea to put a tracking device on your omni-tool when you left." Jacob piped in. Shepard gave no comment as her breathing gradually slowed.
"Thank…you…guys…" She whispered, staring at Garrus only. "Hey…Garrus…"
"Shepard…I-" Garrus was cut off by Shepard's squeeze on his hand, and he sadly smiled.
"Love…you…Archang-" Her heartbeat stopped, leaving no time to finish her sentence.
"Was expecting this. Wounds and burns severe. No hope." Mordin said at last after the squad bowed their heads in silence.
Garrus didn't say anything as he laid Shepard's arms over herself, gazing lovingly into her dark blue eyes before closing them. He slowly rested his forehead against hers, relishing in her strange human smell. "Love you too Commander." He murmured, standing back up to leave.
The squad each took a second to give their Commander a silent prayer or nod before leaving.
"May you live on Battlemaster."
"May you find peace in the embrace of the Goddess."
"Best goddamn Commander I've ever met."
"Two years wasted…but it was worth it."
"Live on Commander."
"I'll leave a bowl of ramen for you Shep."
"I still owe you Shepard. And thanks for not playing therapist."
"Pleasure serving under you Siha."
"Will make sure turian does not leave. Thanks for bringing me along. Been a pleasure."
"Shepard-Commander…no data available."
"In honor of you Shepard, I will stay Tali'Zorah vas Normandy, proud crew member under Commander Shepard herself. Keelah…"
Garrus just gave her one last gaze and slowly walked away, noting the camera and sniping it with his sniper rifle. "Spirits…"
"And you really think that me talking to the Council again will change their minds?" Councilor Anderson held his arms behind his back, making sure to block their view away from his holopicture of him and Shepard.
"It's what Shepard would've wanted." Garrus growled lowly, flanked by Miranda Lawson and Tali'Zorah.
"For Shepard then." Anderson nodded and gestured for them to wait while he contacted them. He slightly shivered, remembering seeing the dead Commander in front of him on the screen. Yet he could do nothing for he did not know where his old friend was at. For that he cannot forgive himself.
Garrus glanced around, sighing. If Shepard were still here, she'd want him to finish the fight against the Reapers. And that's exactly what he's going to do…just for her.
"Just like old times…"
