A few minutes after starting the tram Shepard and his squad were pulling up to their destination, and right into a swarm of enemy fire. Rockets rocked the tram back and forth while the plasma from Geth rifles scorched the ground around them.

"What do we do Commander?" Ashley yelled over the incessant gunfire and explosions. "I can't even pop up to take a shot!" Shepard blindly threw several grenades in the direction of the shooting in response.

"I can charge up above us and take some of the heat off of the tram!" Alpha yelled. "Then you can get out of the kill zone!"

"Do it!" Shouted Shepard, seeing no other way to move forward. "You better be able to handle the heat kid."

Alpha peeked over his cover and charged up towards the enemy line, then fired off a shockwave knocking everyone on the bridge to the ground. "Fuck!" Alpha cursed as he felt a plasma round burn its way through his shoulder. He jumped to the side to dodge the incoming flurry of bullets and landed right on a large rectangular shaped device with a large display counting down from ten minutes.

"UHH COMMANDER, I've got a bit of a problem here."

"So do we Alpha, it's called an army of Geth!"

"Ok well I get that's a really pressing issue and all seeing how they're trying to shoot us but, I'm sort of lying on a massive bomb here. We have just over nine minutes before it blows us all to kingdom come."

"... Bloody fucking hell, well at least it's just the one we can handle-"

"Actually my Omni-tool is reading three signatures Commander." Kaiden said as he activated an overload to kill a cluster of Geth.

"Someone needs to teach these fucking tinhead bastards the definition of overkill." muttered Shepard.

"If it makes you feel better I have an app for that sir." Kaiden chuckled as he overloaded a Geth Troopers shields.

"You damn well better!" Shouted the Commander with a laugh. "Now let's kill these flashlights, defuse the bombs, recover the beacon, and get off this planet!"

Alpha chuckled at the Commanders ability to keep looking forward despite the constant opposition. *Must be why he's a legend. He just keeps going like these life threatening dangers are mere annoyances.*

"Commander, get clear of the bridge, I'm gonna clear it off." Alpha stated as he turned the corner of his cover and began charging a shockwave in each hand. "FLY FUCKERS!" he shouted he let loose a double shockwave along the length of the bridge, effectively clearing it of Geth.

"First bomb down." Kaiden alerted the squad.

"Bridge is clear; you guys can feel free to cross at any time here. Not like I'm being overrun or anything here" said Alpha as he sprayed an unlucky Geth with his assault rifle.

"Allow me." Shepard walked right past Alpha geared in impressive tech armor wielding his shotgun in one hand he started spraying shots at the Geth. Shepard activated his overkill shot for the shotgun and let loose an explosive shot that tore through several Geth.

"Second bomb is safe."

"Third one is right behind us Alenko." Alpha stated as he launched another shockwave down the line. "I bet there's still more on the other side of the docks."

"Radar is picking up several Geth, they must be trying to defend the bombs." Shepard said. "Let's move."

Shepard took point as the squad move towards the third and final bomb wielding his dual pistols with murderous intent. A Prime suddenly popped out from behind a stack of crates leveling Shepard's shields with its first shot.

"Commander!" Ashley and Alpha shouted in fear as he tackled the massive Synthetic to the ground, repeatedly firing one hand canon into its chestplate. Kaiden jumped forward to help only to see that Shepard had jammed his second hand canon up against the bottom of the Geths head and unloaded into it.

"Stop hovering Alenko. I'm fine." Shepard groaned as he stood up and wiped himself off. "Weapons ready! There should still be more left."

Shepard again took lead but this time Alpha was sure to stick close with a push field at the ready as they went down the ramp into the crate filled dock space. "They could be anywhere." commented Ashley as the squad made their way to one end of the docks encountering no resistance.

Alpha focused his push field into both hands preparing for a viscous technique. "Let me clear the field a bit for you then." He whispered into the comm while giving Ashley a mischievous smirk. Alpha dropped into a wide stance to brace himself as he drew his hands to rest beside his hips, then drawing on his biotic strength Alpha thrust both palms forward and released his biotic power.

"RRRRAAAAAaa!" Alpha screamed in exertion as his push field blew everything in front of them for 30 feet into the air. Shepard promptly started shooting at the newly revealed Geth as they attempted to get up, clearly still trying to figure out how they were all thrown about like ragdolls.

When the shooting had subsided Shepard holstered his deadly looking assault rifle and turned to face his squad. "Alenko, disarm the last bomb, Williams support him, and as for you Alpha try not to do anything else that's so monumentally stupid!" He spat out in frustration. Kaiden and Ashley quickly made for the bomb not wanting to witness the Commanders wrath.

"You brain dead IDIOT! What if the bomb had been behind one of the crates? You could have killed all of us!" Shepard glared at Alpha for a few moments before softening his expression. "Listen kid, I know you didn't mean endanger anyone but you have to think before you act, you have to consider all the possibilities before you start throwing things around."

"Sorry Commander."

"Use your head ok kid? Not just your strength and you can call me Shepard."

Alpha grinned at the gesture of respect he had managed to earn from the legend standing before him. "Sure thing Shepard."

Kaiden walked up, sensing that the danger had passed. "Final bomb is disabled sir."

"Good. Radio the Normandy and have them pick us up." Shepard replied, glad that the mission was finished.

"That beacon thing looks weird doesn't it? Are they all so tall and glowing?" Alpha asked Ashley.

"How am I supposed to know? I'm a soldier not a scientist." Ashley chuckled as she approached the beacon. As she got closer it started to glow ever so slightly brighter until it flashed bright neon green and started pulling the female soldier towards itself.

"Ashley!" Alpha summoned what biotic energy he could from his exhausted body as Shepard grabbed Ashley from behind and threw her out of the way getting caught in its trap himself. Just as Alpha was about to launch a pull he noticed a strange blinking protrusion on the back of the beacon. "BOMB!" Alpha activated a barrier dome to protect everyone from the impending explosion just as the beacon threw Shepard back in a massive explosion.

"Alpha! Commander! Are you alright? Alenko!"

"I'm fine Williams, where's the Commander?"

"He's over here." Alpha answered weakly. "That could've turned out badl-" Alpha was cut off by the need to cough.

"Alpha... You're... You're going to be ok, it's over now, we won and you're going to be ok. Nobody else has to die today." Ashley frantically applied medi-gel to Alphas wound; a large piece of shrapnel had embedded itself into his abdomen.

"Is Shepard ok? Did I do it right this time?"

"He looks fine Alpha, just hold on." Ashley looked at Kaiden and shouted "Where is your ship? He's dying!" Kaiden checked the Commanders vital signs before looking at Alpha and trying to help.

"D-did I help? Did I do it right this time?"

"Yes Alpha, just stop talking ok? Save your strength."

"Did we sa-" he started coughing again he spat out blood. "Did we save the cycle? Did we stop them this time?" Alpha muttered deliriously and Ashley looked at him losing hope that he would survive, that the medics wouldn't be able to save him.

"Yes, we stopped them, we saved everyone Alpha. Just hold on." She whispered into his ear as she stroked his cheek.

"The Normandy's here! Chakwas he's they're over here." Kaiden shouted in apprehensive joy as the medical team evacuated both Shepard and Alpha.

"They'll both be ok Williams. They're tough bastards…" Kaidan said in a attempt to comfort the distraught soldier.

"I just don't want to see anyone else die. Too many people were killed, and for what? A beacon that was destroyed anyway? It seems, so pointless." Ashley boarded the Normandy with an air of despair surrounding her.

Three days later Alpha leaned back on the stiff chair looking at the woman across from him. Her sexy red hair and cute smile did nothing to put him at ease, for Kelly Chambers was not here simply as a beautiful woman but as his psychologist and for the past several hours she had been trying unsuccessfully to have him open up.

"Why don't we try something simple Tyler? Where did you grow up?" Alpha stared at her in silence for a few moments trying to figure out how to keep his secret. After Eden Prime the Alliance had patched him up and sent him to a shrink, to make sure he was ok supposedly but who knew for sure.

"Why does that matter? How does some childhood memory affect what happened on Eden Prime?"

"It doesn't, but talking about it may help you feel more comfortable."

"Well it won't." Alpha snapped.

"Did you have a difficult childhood then? We can talk about anything you want and I promise I won't tell anyone, I couldn't even if I wanted to."

"What are you talking about?" Asked Alpha as he eyed Chambers suspiciously

"As a doctor I'm not allowed to tell anyone what you tell me, if I did I would lose my license. All I want is to help you Tyler but I can't do that unless you talk to me."

Alpha cradled his head in his hands trying to decide what to do. *If I tell her she might be able to help. She might know how to get my memory back, but what if she tells someone? Can I trust her?*

"Whatever is troubling you Tyler I can help you, that's why I'm here." Kelly Chambers walked to Alpha and crouched in front of him "You can trust me Tyler, I promise."

"I don't know." He answered the sound of defeat in his voice.

"Tyler, this thing hanging over you isn't going away, if you don't talk to someone you-" Alpha shot up out of his seat, throwing his chair across the room.

"I MEAN I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" Alpha started glowing with biotic energy as his hands shook in sudden rage that he couldn't explain. "I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M FROM! I DON'T KNOW HOW I LEARNED TO FIGHT! I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY SCARS CAME FROM, I DON'T KNOW MY REAL NAME, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE! I- I can't remember… I was found on Eden Prime a day before the Geth attacked and I- I watched them die, I didn't stop, I didn't think I just fought and fought and fought! Bahtia died for me and the bastard responsible is still out there!"

Kelly stood and listened as Alpha raged, as he vented his rage and when he was done; when he broke down she drew him into a tight embrace. "Do you want to know what to do Tyler?"

"I don't know, I just- Am I even human? What kind of human being watches people die and doesn't care?"

"You are human, and you do care Tyler. If you didn't care it wouldn't hurt."

"What do I do? How do I make the pain go away?"

"Avenge them. Find the bastard responsible and kill him, kill Saren! She whispered into his ear. "Save us Tyler, save everyone!"

A.N: So I Kelly Chambers wasn't introduced until ME2 but since Bioware never really specified what she did before serving on the Normandy SR2 I figured that I could put her here instead of a random faceless shrink, as for whether or not we will see her again… well who knows what I have planned. On a final note, please give me some reviews, even if it's just a few words I would love to hear from anyone who enjoys my writing, or if you think I suck and just want to tell me why, all feedback is good feedback guys.