The doorbell rung as I opened the door, I heard them whispering as I paid the pizza delivery guy with cash. They helped me clear the table. We discussed the mission in more detail as they told me they found tech from their time scattered in the areas they were.

"Did you take it back to the ship?" I asked, "Cause I would if the rolls were reversed."

"Yes we did Mel." confirmed Ash, "Edi and Glyph are studying the tech together."

I started thinking a little carefully, "I think it wouldn't hurt to see if the rest of the known galaxies are affected."

"We were thinking that Commander- er Mel." stuttered Kaidan.

"It might take a long time considering the Mass Relays are gone."

"Ok I see your point," I began, " Maybe ask the crew to contact their government leaders or family members for updates."

"Sounds worth trying," agreed Ash.

I smirked, "Well I'd still like sometime to catch up with my friends before joining up with you guys. If Earth went to the state where I am then chances are there are other places stuck like this."

"What if Earth is the only world affected the worst?"

"Then we'll have to butt heads to figure out how to restore everything and Earth to what we know. It's not going to be easy but I can't leave that easily just yet."

"We understand."

"Contact Hackett ask if anyone was investigating something related to this."

"Like what?"

"Oh like someone attempting to sabotage the Crucible. Maybe wouldn't hurt for Liara to look up suspects using her contacts."

"I shouldn't be surprised that you thought of that but I am." said Ash.

"It makes sense Ash, but proving it won't be easy since it was destroyed long after it worked, Liara didn't know it was a one shot only device."

"And what will you be doing besides your hobbies and shore leave?"

"I think I contact NASA ask for satellite images of the planet during the time of the attack when they appeared it might take a while."

"You know someone in NASA?"

"Personally no, but Canada's Space program with NASA been active for a long time I'll contact a few childhood heroes in that program and hope for the best."

"You wanted to be an Astronaut?"

"I was just a kid, I had trouble deciding between traveling the world discovering its hidden secrets and looking down on it I didn't think I was smart enough for it since I only know the basic scientific theories outside what I normally do."

Once it was dark I saw a shuttle fly up to my balcony as I gave them the leftovers, "I'm sure the rest of the gang can finish this, I can't have pizza twice in a row."

"Thanks," said Kaidan.

"We'll try to figure out how to update you on what we find out once we get to the citadel up there."

I chuckled, "Ok well nice meeting you all."

"Likewise Mel." said Ash, as the door closed then the shuttle flew off out of my sight.

"Now the fun part, Hal-Con here I come!" I said as I finished up my costumes...

Hal-Con

It was during the Con as I was attending one of the Live Action Role Playing (LARP) games panel, I had some interest in it. Then again I had no idea things would turn a 180 backwards. Near end of the panel there was this guy talking about playing a crossover game concept... He wasn't from here he sounded European, I had a weird feeling I knew what games he was thinking. Once the Panel was finished I was glad I was cosplaying, wearing a masked Assassin outfit...(I lost a bet so I wore this outfit for the first day of the con for charity), I followed him around the con blending in with other people. I used my smartphone to make a video of him so I can find out more intel later. But I wasn't expecting to be creep-ed out from what I heard while I was recording him using my phone as he was on his phone as I was pretending to look busy or play a quick game on it.

"So the Specters are investigating my work?" he said, "No I haven't seen the Commander matching Melanie Hansen's appearance, but kill her and her sister Captain Melissa Hansen and their friends once they figure out what is going on." I hid into the crowd as I made my way back to the table I was volunteering at. I felt creeped out from what I learned. He mentioned my sister... but she's been dead for as long as I've been alive... That struck me as odd but it also re-opened a part of me that never accepted her death even though the evidence I discovered told me that she was dead.

"Mel I thought you weren't supposed to take over for me for a while." Said Art, he was an army soldier like me who cosplayed too, mostly as Master Chief as he made his costume himself.

"Art I think we got a terrorist in the con."

"That's a serious accusation... Have you notified the general?"

"Not yet, but I'm afraid I'm gonna need to continue using cosplay I've planned to use as cover to gather more Intel."

"Why?"

"Because he knows I'm a threat to his plans somehow, so if I'm disguised I'm safe. I think I might need to figure out a way to contact my new friends." I gotten an idea as I went to the Convention desk, "I'd like to buy three day passes for tomorrow, they'll be here for pick up tomorrow."

"How would I know it's them?"

"They'll be as Mass Effect Characters, you really can't miss them."

"How good are they?"

"You'd think it was the actual models they used for the games."

"Damn, that's awesome Commander. Aren't you going to be in the Costume Contest tomorrow?"

"Yeah at 1100 hours tomorrow." I replied, "hopefully it'll be the best in show."

Once I was home I logged onto my computer as I went onto the internet to find out more about this person with my contacts and sources. It wasn't long before I gotten a hit from Interpol, RCI (Royal Canadian Intelligence) and the UN Intelligence.

His name was Savick, he was both a Physicist and Engineer. He had worked for the University of London for 10 years as he had invented a machine as he was hoping to find a Parallel Universe... There was a accident and his pregnant wife was killed in the blast. He was obsessed about making it work and didn't believe his wife and child was dead. I also found out he played Larp as there were some players that were creeped out after playing his very realistic crossover games... Twenty-four to forty- eight hours later some of these people were found dead in their apartments... Ok that might explain the creepiness of his crossover questions.' I thought. I suspected the players started to suspect something was wrong he killed them before exposing the truth... But nobody was able to prove that or catch him either. This guy was in my country and who knows what kind of damage it could make and didn't care about the lives surrounding him made him more like a serial killer kind of Terrorist. He had to figured out something to merge dimensions temporary as he used Larping participants as lab rats. That didn't sit well with me one bit. I decided to contact the General since I had more evidence to report.

"Commander I thought you were on shore leave?" said Wadup.

"Sir it appears an international wanted person of interest made an appearance at my favorite event."

"I suggest you brief the security, staff and the soldiers who attend it-."

"Yes sir, I have video evidence of him on my phone."

"How did you get that close to him."

"I lost a bet and I wore a masked assassin outfit from Assassin's Creed games."

"Hmm a blessing in disguise literally, that's a new one for the books."

"Yeah well, I was thinking of contacting my friends from the future."

"Do it they can blend in... Something wrong?"

"He mentioned he wanted to kill me and my late twin sister."

"Your Twin sister? I didn't know you had a sister."

"Um she died on the twenty-fifth of the same month we were born sir."

"Oh god I'm sorry... Now how the hell does he know about that?"

"I have a theory but I also believe it's connected to what my friends on the Normandy are investigating."

"Contacting them isn't easy Commander, believe me I've hadn't had much luck."

I thought carefully as I remembered when I first talked to Joker on the radio... "I think I got a idea that just might work."

"Well I hope it works out, but try to have fun at the Convention ok, Commander."

"I will." I promised.