Normal P.O.V
Over two years had gone by since I saved Anderson from the Turians, I'd lived in Mass Effect three years and a half so far and now was heading back from Earth to the Citadel again on a call from an old friend with a favour, when I asked who all M'illana said was that they knew me. Not many people had me owing favours to them, so I was on a very thin list.
This was becoming hard to believe but not my problem, I got a job I commit to it. My skills had improved and for once I was glad I wasn't a biotic otherwise the headaches I got were bad enough to kill.
I smirked at the thought of being a biotic thinking it silly although Faith always said I sure eat like one. That girl who I found out was actually 50, 0028 years old. She was as old as the Prometheans! Still didn't and wouldn't tell me why I was so important.
I entered the set up co-ordinates to the human embassies holding out the invitation to the guards which had a fake name on it but with my picture. M'illana made me wear my skin jeans and grey tank top to give me a military look so I blended in and looked fine. I checked the name on the ID card.
Lydia M. Sanders
Whoever she was, I was lucky to get her name so I could get access. Two guards were sent to escort me to whoever was calling this in.
Alliance uniform, so they were in the Alliance that narrowed it down to Anderson, some random guy I got drunk with whose name was James Vega, he really could sweet talk women when he wanted, I had no clue where he came into Mass Effect but I remember him being important in one of the games that didn't involve Shepard in them but would lead to it, and another called Cortez who was a nice friend and awesome pilot who drove me to a drop off point with no questions asked.
Well it was time to find out then, I guess.
The door slid open, I couldn't see over the two of the Alliance escorts who were blocking the entrance to the room. I decided to call them Bob and Hilda, despite them being both guys.
"Sir, we have your guest" Hilda said in a manly voice that made me nearly laugh.
"Where is she then?" I knew that voice. So it was Anderson then? What did he need to call in the favour?
I was told not to interfere with the story lines of the game which I have stuck to as much as possible. Something about making this reality explode, which is definitely not fun! Thought if anything Faith and M'illana argued about it being said I needed to get on the Normandy, I really never bothered to pay attention because I wasn't even supposed to hear those arguments.
"Anderson your bloody goons won't let me see" I say. "And it's not my fault I'm short!"
They move to the side so I can enter to room fully. "You've gotten thinner working out?" He asked as the guards left us to the door.
"Yeah, it's same for you as well. You've been working out defiantly." I notice he had indeed. "Now is this your office or are we going to get shot at?" I ask looking at the side door which said conference room.
"That was once. You don't look bad yourself considering what you were first wearing when we met" He says.
I nod. "And whose fault was it that we got shot at?" I tease.
Anderson shakes his head in defeat. "Dismissed gentlemen" he said to the escorts who left quickly.
"I hope you've done what I asked of you" I say following Anderson in the conference room.
"I did Shepard is the best we could have hoped for, you had a good choice," Anderson said. "I don't know or want to know how you got it so right, do I?" He questions.
"No you don't" I say as we climb down the stairs. "If you did, trust me you'd think me insane" I say.
"I called a mercenary to help me, I think I am the insane one here" Anderson led me to the room which was full of people I had seen before. Oh crap! He was getting me involved in this!
Everyone salutes Anderson and I smirk, he notices and turns. "Is something up?" He questioned.
"No, just never thought you had your own little marching band then again I have never been army involved either" I admit.
"Everyone this is Agent Fenix she's special ops. Agent Fenix this is the ground troops for the Normandy which you were told about" he coughs at the end and I raise an eyebrow.
"Hi, nice to meet you all," I turn to Anderson with a 'what the fuck?' look on my face "Uh, I'm not Alliance" I whisper loudly.
"Excuse us for a minute" He pulls me out to the hallway.
"I don't work for Alliance" I say blunt as possible. "Too many rules and guidelines, which are total bullshit!"
He chucked me the cigarette lighter from a year before and I laughed at the ribbon which was now Alliance colours.
"You are now Fenix, you work with not for and you asked for Shepard to be XO which she is as well as the CO now. And your only a freelance agent which is what I hired you out as" he bluntly put explaining. "You never said how big the favour you owed me was" Anderson added when I went to refuse.
"No I said I owed you a favour not my life, M'illana would have told you the details by now that I don't do permanent work, I'm a freelancer" I say.
"She said you'd do it, and you don't back down on promises or favours you owe someone" Anderson smiled a little.
"Son of a Bitch! Remind me to get a new secretary" I say shoving my hands in my pocket.
"She said you would say that as well as you weren't going to wear the uniform which is-" A knock on the door disturbed our conversation.
"Sir? Are we continuing?" Gunny Sargeant Ashley William's head poked out.
"In a minute I am nearly done with Agent Fenix" he says as she closes the door behind her.
"You don't know my first name?" I question.
"You never told it to me when we first met, remember?" He responded.
"Oh yeah, I didn't tell you anything because we were getting shot at by Turian's from your party which you never told me what did you say that pissed them off?" I ask.
"I tried to arrest one of them and they resisted ending with a bullet to the foot, not my best move" Anderson admits.
"Anyway its Atris, my first name is Atris. So you don't have to call me Fenix forever or as long as this lasts." I say.
We head back inside and start catching me up on what has happened so far, which I already knew.
"There was a beacon on Eden Prime Sir, Nihlius however didn't make it. Saren killed him by surprise making him think the Saren was a friend before he betrayed him." Jennifer Hale's voice could be heard as I recognised the iconic commander Shepard, red hair and all.
"And? What of the Beacon?" Anderson asked.
"Destroyed Sir, I activated it by mistake before Shepard pushed me out of the way, Sir" LT Kaiden Alenko, I numbered off.
"I know what it was, it's simple really because you can ask Anderson about this and he will tell you what ever I say is generally right usually depending on the dates. It was Promethean" I interrupted.