The two Shepards and their crews were having a meeting in the Normandy SR-1's briefing room.
"Okay everybody, there's a lot we need to discuss," The younger Shepard started. "So, incidentally, I happen to have met a version of me from the future on the Citadel. She claims she has vital information concerning our war with the Reapers."
The older Shepard looked around the room. "Kaidan and Ashley, huh. Sometimes it's hard for me to remember you were both alive at some point."
"Both alive? You mean to say at least one of us is going to die soon," Kaidan asked.
Shepard covered her mouth with her hands. "Uhh... I mean you know, in the same place. We don't see each other much in the future."
"Oh. That's... unfortunate," Kaidan responded.
The older Shepard wiped the sweat off of her forehead with her arm. She then stood up and moved to the center of the room. "Alright, listen up. I've got some news for ya. About three years from now the Reapers will be arriving to Earth in full force. They will kill everything you know and love if you don't stop them."
"Your Commander speaks the truth," Javik added.
"Shepard, what's up with him," Ashley asked.
"He's a Prothean," the older Shepard replied.
"Thanks for answering, but I was actually asking MY Commander. No offense."
"I am your Commander you shithead."
"We've got to get this Shepard thing figured out," Kaidan butted in. "We should rename the Commanders so we know which one we're talking to. How about the older one can be Shepard A, and our's can be Shepard B."
"Or, I can be Shepard A since we're in my universe. We don't even know if she's actually me or not."
The younger Liara raised her hand. "Excuse me, I think I have an idea. All four of them say they're from the future. If we can prove that one of them are, then the others must be as well."
"What are you suggesting," the younger Shepard requested.
"If that other Asari says she's me then we can join our consciences and find out whether or not that's true."
The older Shepard glanced back and forth between the two Liaras with a disturbed look on her face. "Wait a minute, isn't that like..."
"Okay. Let's do it," Liara responded.
"Wait are you really-"
The two Liara's met in the center of the room. They stared deeply into one another's eyes, the younger one called out "Embrace Eternity," and their eyes were clouded black. Everyone just kind of sat in their seats and watched in silence as if they were watching a suspense film. Suddenly the younger one snapped out of it prematurely.
"By the... what... it's true, everyone. I believe that these four people really are from the future."
Everyone looked back and forth between each other and there was some mumbling heard around the room.
"All right, everyone quiet down. If Liara agrees, we should be inclined to believe her. Shepard B has some evidence to present."
"Excuse me, I'M Shepard A."
"Hey guys," Kaiden added. "How about the older one be Shepard A, and our Shepard be Shepard One?"
"That's fine with me," Shepard One agreed.
"Okay fine then. I, Shepard A, have evidence. Liara, front and center, please."
Liara A went to the center of the room and pulled up the Crucible schematics on her Omni-tool. "This here is a blueprint for a weapon that can be used to defeat the Reapers. It can be found in the Mars archives which was arranged by Prothean scientists. What we need to do is warn the Council and get them to arrange a fleet large enough to build this weapon and have it ready by the time the Reapers arrive in full force."
"But before we meet with the Council again, we should get to Saren's base on Virmire. We need to destroy it or else he'll use the Genophage cure to turn all those Krogan into Brutes."
"Cure for the Genophage? What?!" Wrex uttered.
"Listen to me, Wrex. We'll cure the Genophage eventually, but now is not the time. You've seen husks, haven't you? Imagine the Krogan version of husks. THAT is what the Reapers will do to your people if we cure the Genophage NOW. I know what I'm talking about so back off," Shepard A spat.
"Okay. Sheesh."
Ashley raised her hand. "What do you mean Virmire?" As soon as she'd asked, the comm terminal in the room began to blink.
"Commander, you've got a message marked urgent from the Citadel. I'm patching it through to the Comm room now," Joker voiced over the intercom.
"Thanks, Joker." Shepard One stood and made her way to the comm terminal. She answered the call. "Council? What is it?"
"Commander Shepard we have an urgent matter we must discuss with you," the Asari Councilor began.
The rest of the crew couldn't hear much of the conversation, but they could pick out a few words and phrases such as "STG" and "Virmire".
"Right. I'll give it a look. Thank you for your help." She finished the call and took her seat in the circle. "So it looks like there's a situation on Virmire the Council would like us to attend to."
"Alright everyone, grab your gear, let's head out," Shepard A announced as she made her way to the armory.
"I think we should think out our strategy first," Shepard One suggested.
"Wow sounds to me like you just want to waste time. We're going, now." She continued down her path.
"Wait, some of us should take the Bill Nye. We don't have enough room on this ship for everyone. Plus, we could use the extra firepower." Shepard One turned and looked to everyone in the room. "Tali, you know how to fly a ship well enough to keep everyone inside from dying?"
"I mostly only work on ship engines, but I'm sure I could figure how to pilot one without any trouble."
"Good. I picked up some loser named Conrad Verner on the Citadel. He almost crashed flying us to Therum. Tali, you're piloting the Bill Nye with Shepard A, The Prothean, the lizard man, the older Liara, and Ashley. I don't really care what you do with Conrad Verner. Maybe the Bill Nye could use a Janitor."
"Excuse me, ma'am. Why am I being sent to another ship," Ashley asked.
"Having you outside of my visual range is good for my moral. Everyone clear of our orders," Shepard One asserted.
"Yes ma'am," Garrus saluted.
"Then let's head out."