Grunt
I got mad at you Shepard.
Really mad. Wanted to just kill and hurt. More so than usual.
And mainly you.
But then, I stopped, and I did some thinking for a bit.
I think, that thinking, might be underrated. It's not as good as fighting – but it'd not bad. Not just for Salarians.
Your friend Liara helped me look some things up on the extranet, and that helped me work some stuff out.
Oh I also saw they have these things called Zoos on Earth – which is where I am now – I'm going to go to a Zoo soon and fight the animals they have there.
Anyway, I realised some stuff. I got mad at you; because I figured you died like a coward. You died stupidly; you died without being defeated by someone better. It wasn't a Krogan death.
That's what I thought. But I worked it out. I worked out things that Okeer could teach me, that the Tank couldn't teach me.
You died like a hero, Shepard. You died saving people – people that weren't as strong as you. And you won, Shepard, you won.
You won because you died but you didn't lose to anyone!
You went down on your own terms.
I realised that I was jealous.
Because that's how I want to die, Shepard.
Showing off and saving the people that aren't quite as good as I am.
I want to die for something bigger than myself – like you did.
Maybe not a Thresher Maw though – Ha ha!
I want to die, and win, for something bigger than the Tank.
But not just yet.
A/N: Here's Grunt, rounding off this set of four. This was actually one of my favourite chapters to write, so I hope to holds up.
I've had a pretty rough day, so this will probably be the only thing I upload. Hopefully things will be looking better tomorrow. I'll most likely close the current poll tonight, with a view to uploading a chapter tomorrow.
I can also confirm that the squad-mate chapters are finished, and that I've now written three of the wider characters, including one that I reckon will come as quite a surprise.
Hope you all enjoy this.
Don't forget to review, or leave any questions or suggestions.
-Nevery.