BEHOLD, THE SHORTEST OF THE CHAPTERS! THOUGH IT MAY BE SHORT, ITS MESSAGE IS CLEAR. READ AND FIND OUT.

Plot: 2 days later. Location: unknown

Prelude to this chapter:

From: Ymir Knax

To: Sally Knax

Time: 14:06, Military time.

MOM! THIS COLONY IS GREAT! I've had allot of fun. I've made several new friends and they all like me for who I am! Going to this colony is the best choice I've made in my life so far. I've enjoyed the clothing you've given me. I like the stripes and adding a green tint to it makes it feel relaxing, oh and that robot you sent me, the Pr0y-bot, yeah that thing really helps me out when I'm not here. Sorry I have to cut this message short, alarms just started blazing. Its probably just another drill, you know, keeping the people on their toes in case of any raids. I'm gonna go check it out.

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From: Ymir Knax

To: Sally Knax

Time: 19:49, Military time.

I c4n h3er it! Its all ovr d plaze...! ItZ in my H3d. ITz makn mi he4d Hrt. I cen Barly rigHt. Te GarDs r deD, My freNdz ar DeaD. Imm Ded. Pleez donT luk for m3... Juzt no that iM n A betur plaze. 1 Lov u….

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The story now:

2 weeks later

Shepard was standing in a shuttle, nervously moving around, hating his next and very damaging mission. His rebreather was gone, and he regenerated his 'helmet'. As he decided to sit, he reveled in the painful memories of past conflicts. 7 Human colonies, 14 Turian settlements, 3 Krogan colonies and 5 Salarian settlements. In his head, Alpha felt the next phase come. The mental part of the phase would happen in this place, on this shuttle, right now. The physical part would happen several minutes later.

Shepard was sitting, when he was suddenly, mentally, attacked by the creature. He resisted heavily, combating it with all of his mental power.

'AFTER ALL IVE DONE FOR YOU, YOU STILL WONT SUBMITT?'

"HELL NO! YOU'VE MADE MY LIFE WORSE!"

Shepard felt a pain in his head.

He thought to himself, 'Is this the indoctrination phase? Oh no'

He felt an even more intense pain then the last one causing him to yell and fall to his knees. He put his hands to the side of his face, as though trying to keep it inside.

'YOU WILL DO WELL TO NOT UNDERESTIMATE ME HUMAN, I INHABIT YOUR BODY AND I WILL DO AS I WILL!'

"NO!"

Shepard fell on the floor, still yelling, now turning into screams of pain. He was becoming weak. He was swaying on the floor, moving painfully as the attacks came, each stronger then the last.

"I helped you when you were weak, I helped you when you needed it, and I made sure nothing got in your way"

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"

After hearing this, Alpha gave a demonic laugh, much to Shepard's distaste.

"YOUR HEAD?"

The strongest of the head pain came, there was no fighting this one

Shepard screamed in pain as his last willpower faded. He felt himself go limp. He lay on the floor, still.

"NOT YOUR HEAD SHEPARD"

Shepard got up slowly, on his knees then on his feet. His muscles tensed, his eyes glowed violently red, and he smiled. The next words he spoke where in perfect sync and harmony between Shepard and Alpha, and it would send a chill throughout the galaxy

"Our head"

What will happen next? Where is his next mission taking place? Is Shepard lost forever? Find out in the next chapter, ya impatient pricks!