It tooka bit longer to write it this time, hope you don't mind. And just a quick heads up, next chapter will be the last one. Also, I hope there aren't any mistakes in the chapter, I wanted to post it as soon as possible.


Annie Northway – Storage warehouse, London

She didn't belong here, there was no doubt about it. Surrounded by mercenaries and two Krogan warriors, she felt out of place. She wasn't even soldier, nor did she ever use her biotic powers on anyone in order to kill him, or her.

But now he wanted Annie to hurt someone, to actually put her biotic powers on offensive. There was no way a brother would ask something like this from his little sister.

Her mind was racing with thoughts like these, making her head hurt. She pressed her fingers tighter against her temples, shutting her eyes closed. Alex's voice reached out to her from the far end of the room, where he was personally making sure that James would stay put by locking him in a small room.

James kicked and banged at the door, but they both knew it wouldn't work, his muscles won't save him this time. He yelled her name, she raised her head quickly to look at the closed door. Pressing her hand against the cold floor, she got on her feet, walking across the room.

"Say your farewell if you must, little sister. We're leaving soon." Her brother said, not trying to hide a grin on his face. She fought with an idea of testing his biotic powers again, but her logic won. She couldn't take him down even if she wanted to.

"Annie." James' voice reached her, she turned her head away from the door, only her hand reached out to touch the metal. It was cold against her skin, she wanted to melt it, to miraculously open the door and let James out. If only she had a gun, he could shoot their way out while she'd cover him with biotic shield.

She laughed at the idea. "I'm sorry James, for dragging you into this." she says, removing her hand from the door. He doesn't say anything for a short while, then bangs at the door once more.

"Don't pull that bullshit at me, we wouldn't be here if I left you in the cell." he says with a sigh, his voice muffled by the thick metal, barely hearable as he speaks quietly.

"You meant good and I appreciate it. I've found what I was looking for, after all. We can be family again." her words made her sick in her throat, she held back a laugh and gulped hard. James didn't respond and she didn't blame him. The only thing she was ever good at, lying.

"You must be fucking kidding me, he's not your brother, he's a freak." James says, another loud bang sounds from the other side.

"Don't you dare speak of my brother that way, you don't know him. You don't know how it feels, to have no one, to have your parents abandon you." she snapped, her hands suddenly hitting the door in the same manner as James. "He's all I have."

"I do understand, more than you think and truthfully, I'd rather be alone than have a brother like that asshole." Taken aback by his words, she took a few steps back, stumbling right into her brother who grabbed her arm without hesitation.

"It's time to go." he said, staring into her eyes with coldness that could freeze her where she stood. James made more threatening comments as Alex dragged her away, but couldn't do anything to stop him.

In matter of few seconds, her life seemed to be falling apart, again. She was about to help her brother, wanted fugitive, kill the hero of the galaxy. And although she didn't understand what kind of help could she possibly provide, she was afraid she'd do more harm than good to both sides and most importantly, to herself.

Kaidan Alenko – Shepard's apartment, London

Shepard was avoiding him, there was no doubt about it. She left early in the morning, saying she needs to check on a lead, she didn't take him with her although he was here to help. Ever since she came back, with no more information that they already gathered, she's been stuck in her room.

It was getting late, Kaidan was starting to feel wary from the lack of actions. He was a soldier, he couldn't possibly sit still for few hours straight. Looking out of the window was as much outside world as he could get, though the only thing he saw in front of him was a brick wall of yet another building.

With his arms crossed on his chest, he leaned against a window frame, listening to outside traffic and occasional voices coming from other apartments. His eyes suddenly opened wide and he froze in place, listening to familiar sounds there weren't supposed to be heard anywhere near.

The door of Shepard's room opened and she walked out, stretching her arms and yawning. She stopped in her tracks when she noticed Kaidan's surprised expression. She opened her mouth to ask what's wrong, but he was pushing her down onto the ground before she could speak up.

He ignored her curses and pinned her to the floor just in time as the shooting started. Kaidan tried to pinpoint the exact location of the shooter, but there seemed to be more than one, more than dozen in fact, and they were firing all over the place.

"Good ears, Kaidan." she says to him and smiles, then reaches for two guns, handling one to Kaidan. He takes it with the same smile and follows her to take cover behind the door.

They manage to take out few guys when they kick out the front door, before they have to take cover deeper in the room. That's when the firing stops.

"Shepard, come out, I want this to be a fair fight." Alex Northway says as he enters the apartment. Kaidan looks at Shepard, she seems to be considering his offer.

"Shepard." Kaidan says and she gives him another smile, then shakes her head. He lets out a sigh he didn't know he was holding.

"We can do this the easy way, or I can simply kill James Vega if you don't come out."

They both turn to each other, considering whether his words bare any of the truth. Then she signals to Kaidan to stay put and she stands up. Kaidan pulls her back, but she shakes his hand off. Then it hits him, Northway doesn't know he's here.

Unwillingly, he remains in cover and watches her back as she walks out of the door, with no cover and only Kaidan as back up. But he would protect her, he won't let that bastard kill her.

He can hear them negotiating as he waits for his cue but it doesn't come. Then he hears a gunshot and Shepard's scream. He leaves his cover without thinking, charging inside to find Shepard on one knee, her right leg bleeding.

At first, he doesn't realize what happened. He was looking down at her and suddenly, he as smashed against the wall, Shepard lying next to him. His eyes trailed the room quickly to find the source of a biotic outburst, it was a young woman, her biotic powers stronger than Kaidan's, but out of control.

James Vega – Shepard's apartment, London

He took stairs by two, stopping only to catch his balance when the building shook uncontrollably. His left arm hurt like hell, he was barely able to break the door open and then get back on his feet long enough to get here.

Something happened, his guts were telling him to hurry and so he did, but he wasn't sure what to do after he reaches his destination. With no gun and no idea of the situation, he was out in the dark.

The higher he rose on the stairs, the worse it got, he could feel biotic powers swirling all around the place. It was harder to advance but he broke through, his eyes immediately focusing on the door that was kicked in and there she was, right in the middle of everything.

He had to shield his eyes, currents of power brushing against his skin the closer he got. Annie was kneeling on the floor, her head in her hands and she was screaming, but it was barely hearable through the noise of things getting broken.

He yelled her name, she didn't respond. Then, when he tried again, she froze, everything froze for a moment when she looked at him, desperation reflecting in her teary eyes. At that exact moment, nothing else mattered to James, she needed help and he was here to keep the word he gave her in the cell.

All things that froze in midair fell back on the ground when she broke eye contact with James, her powers raging once again. James never understood how biotic powers work, but when they destroy everything around them, that couldn't be anything good.

His skin was getting cut, his eyes sting and his whole body felt as if pulled away from her, but with a loud cry he took another step, and then another, until he could reach out his hand to touch her, to feel her burning skin against his.

When he was only few inches away from her, barely feeling any pain in his body anymore, he got down on one knee and took her into his eyes. He didn't exactly know what to do, for all he knew he could be ripped to pieces and die here, but it didn't matter.

He tried to calm her down by stroking her hair, her body shaking in her arms, her breathing was faster than it should be. It didn't work. He tried to make her look at him, pulling her hands away from her face. She shook her head no, but his grip was tight and he refused to let her go until she finally raised her eyes.

All of a sudden, they seemed to be the only ones in the room, everything around them calm, only light breeze whirling around the room. As he stared into her eyes, there was nothing more beautiful he wanted to look at right at that very moment. He could be staring at them for hours and he wouldn't realize it.

She had a spark in her eyes, a tiny flame that showed her will, she didn't want to die, but she also realized, that decision wasn't up to her anymore. Her powers were contained for far too long, there was no one to guide her when she first developed her biotic powers, no one to teach her how to control them. And so she spend her days keeping the powers hidden from the world, scared to be locked up and treated like any other child, frightened she'd have to fight.

"Hey, look at me." James' voice brought her back to reality, he still had her wrists in a tight embrace, still watched her face as if it was the last thing he would be able to saw. "I won't let you die, you'll control this."

She had to let out a low chuckle, he couldn't understand her powers. He saw the resolve in her eyes, she wasn't strong enough to control it anymore. James let go of her wrists to touch her face instead, making her look at him even though she refused.

"You're either going to control this, or we're all dead and truthfully, I don't want to die. Do you?" he asked a simple question and she didn't need time to think it through. She shook her head.

"I-I-can't." she whispered, her voice hoarse and low, but even though she tried to focus her senses, tried to make it stop somehow. Another burst of energy exploded around them and she shut her eyes closed.

"Come on, bonita, you can do this." said James, his voice desperate, but not for him, for her. No matter what he didn't want her to die, it was his duty as a soldier, he was supposed to protect her.

Another hand grabbed her shoulder, James lifted his gaze to meet Kaidan's, he gave him a reassuring smile and squeezed Annie's shoulder. James held her tighter than before, making sure she would stay with him. Kaidan was helping her control it, after all, he was a biotic, he could save her.

Few seconds, minutes, maybe hours passed when everything returned to normal. The room was devastated, whole building was shaking and one of the walls was completely destroyed, James could see the outside world, see people from the other building as they watched him, confused but relieved for it to be over. Then, a sudden darkness enveloped him.

Alex Northway – London

He struggled to keep his balance, his blurry vision making it hard for him to see. He even ran into a car, rolling over its hood and hitting the ground hard, blood covering his hand as he check his head for damage.

She was gaining up to him, the expression she wore would make him laugh any other day, but not today. He brushed past the building into an alley, regretting his decision as soon as he passed the first dumpster. It was a blind alley, there was nothing between a bullet and him.

Alex reached the wall and hit fists hit it with biotic powers so weak, he had to laugh at how pathetic he felt right now. He turned around to face his pursuer, leaning against the wall behind him.

"It's over, Northway. You have nowhere to run now." she says, corners of her mouth twitching with a victorious smile. Her right leg was bleeding, her arms were covered in scratches but she still held her gun still.

He reached out his hand, sending the last push against her, but it barely touched her skin. There was only one person he hated now and it was his sister, she made this all happen. If she could only control her powers, he wouldn't be in this situation.

"Are you really able to kill me in cold blood, Shepard? You're not like me, you won't pull the trigger." he says, his arms spreading wide.

"No, I'm nothing like you, Northway." she says and a loud bang echoes in the alley.

He can see the blood spilling out of his chest but he fails to feel the pain from it. After all, he never felt anything, towards anyone, he couldn't care less about his own pain. But even though he screamed, dropped down on his knees and let out a cry of despair. This isn't how it was supposed to be, he thinks to himself. There's only one regret he feels, the fact that it was Shepard who killed him.