Users in a World of Fiction

by TREBOR117

The Biotic without his past fought his inner demon and won. The User repaired the code and helped take down a Spectre. But when they meet, it's a new challenge, a new galaxy, and a whole new Shepard. Crossover/Sequel between Trebor117's "Stuck In a World of Fiction" And Starspike7's "Users" .

10. Hero Up

Ty:

I tried to step back but something was holding me in place. Iron was marching intently at me and had a red glow to his body. I activated my omni-tool and fired a cryoblast at him. It hit but the ice just fell off him as it formed. His smile made it as clear that he was insane as his laughter did.

"You're stubborn Mr. "User", I'll give you that. But then again so was Bourne. And you don't have Hero to save you like he did."

I fired off an incineration blast that proved just as ineffective. "I don't need a hero. I am my own."

He laughed and threw up his hand, sending a shockwave to cascade towards me. I only barely was able to get out of the way. He towered over me as he charged to where I was, grabbing me and holding me in front of him. "Really? Because it looks to me like the so called god is about to be killed by the so called- what was it you said? Fuckface?"

I shoved my hand into his chest and released the matrix code to cover his body and I made sure it would hurt as it did. "How do you like that fuckface?"

He smiled as it started to cover his face. "I shared a skull with Bourne. This is relaxing compared to that." The code exploded outwards as he released his grip on my armor, causing me to fly back onto the ground. "You, on the other hand, are about to learn the real meaning of pain."

Something began to hurt in my chest and the zero felt red hot, "Fuck you."

"Don't worry, your mother already took care of that." He said with another maniacal laugh. "But you on the other hand-" he held out his hand, and part of the aura surrounding him condensed into a shotgun. "Won't be able to pick up anyone besides a Zombie when I'm done with you."

The zero fired out and blew him backwards. It tore open causing me more pain than Iron ever could and out stepped none other than Saren. He was calm, cool, and pissed off as ever.

"I really do not appreciate you attacking my body."

Iron blinked a few times as he got to his feet, taking in the Turian. "Wait, you're also stuck in someone's head, but you got stuck in that one? Hah, and I thought I got screwed over ending up with Bourne." He chuckled, but his smile faded as he seemed to recognize Saren. "Hmm, two birds with one stone." He charged at the Spectre

Saren caught him mid jump and threw him over to a wall, "Will you stop. Your barbaric nature just isn't going to get you what you want. No wonder Bourne defeated you. You are too stupid to even know how to fight properly."

He slowly got back to his feet. "Funny, it seemed to work pretty well to kill you. And let's face it, the reason I lost was that I was in your body- it's like that thing's the opposite of a good luck charm." He pointed at his cheek. "At least this time I can look at you without throwing up though."

Saren let a low growl out his throat, "That was not me." He flung his hand off to the side and it caused Iron to fly across the room. "But, let's see what happens if I take you over this time."

"Will you stop doing that? You're not a fucking Jedi!" Iron yelled as he got back to his feet. "And you can't defeat me! I'm Shepard, remember? Its always me that kills you! So lets get things back to normal." He threw a shockwave towards the Spectre, but it dissolved into code as it got within a few feet.

Saren pulled Iron over with his force, "Now, how about I change it up a lot more!" A zero appeared on Iron's chest and Saren began to step into it. And then-

I was awoken by Bourne, who was bent over me and was shaking me a little too much for comfort. "What, I'm up!"

He let go and stood up. "Are you alright? I was coming by to see if you were up, and your pod said your vitals were spiking into the danger zone."

I stretched and sat up, "What? Danger zone?"

He sighed. "I'm not talking about Top Gun. I mean your brain activity, heart rate, breathing, ect, were showing that you were having a panic attack or something." He gestured to the bottom of the pod. "It was enough to disengage the lock and send an alert to everyone nearby."

I cracked my neck and sat up, "Sorry, must have been my dream."

"Sounds more like a nightmare." He muttered. "And while someone else might at this point ask you if you want to talk about it, I think that we have more important things to worry about at the moment."

"Yeah, like how you plan to get a girlfriend with that face."

He responded by smiling. "Well, I was going to wait to do this, but since you're clearly awake, we need to figure out how to cover up your little slip last night."

I got out of the pod and started for the cafeteria, "Just blame it on fatigue. I had been up for thirty hours straight. I needed rest badly."

He was right on my heels. "They might buy that- if you hadn't already demonstrated your User abilities in front of them several times. Not to mention telling Shepard, and I quote 'I am a lot more powerful than your pathetic Sentinel and Soldier. I am a motherfucking User baby. And that means I can do shit you only read about in the bible.'..., perfect memory has its downsides, but it definitely helps with arguments other times."

I cracked my neck and grabbed a biotic portion, "You have perfect memory?"

"...I don't know whether I'm more irritated at letting that slip when you didn't know, or amazed that you didn't figure that out from Iron's memory. I know we both mentioned it at least a few times."

I ripped the bag open and grabbed the waffles out, "Yeah, I try not to sway into your memories too often." He nodded in agreement at that. "Last time I almost got stuck in them. Plus, your story has a big lack in style points."

He didn't bother to respond to that. "All I'm saying is that A:" He stopped and glanced around, making sure nobody was nearby. He lowered his voice anyway. "If they find out this is all meant to be a video game, and we know exactly what's going to happen, Cecilia won't take it any better than your version did- she'll probably take it worse. So, B- we need to figure out some way to explain your abilities without actually letting them know about that little-"

I cut him off right there, "Nanites!"

He stopped short, and blinked a few times. "That's...actually a really good idea." I could see him considering it, and figuring out how to explain it.

I took a huge bite of the waffle and drank some syrup from the packet that held it. "Chalk one up for the User. Now, are you going to eat so I can mooch off your meal?"

He responded by rolling his eyes. "You realize you grabbed a biotic pack, so there's bound to be plenty left over anyway?"

I looked down at the pack and saw it was two waffles, a packet of pudding, a syrup packet, some bacon, an apple, and one juice. "Hell no, this ain't enough."

He glanced at the packet, then back at me, question clear on his face. It suddenly turned to realization, and his voice said he was irritated with himself. "The "nanites" take up a lot of energy? Or are you just that hungry?"

I took another bite of the waffle, "I am just hungry, I lived on my own for several years and the breakfasts I made in the morning were like four times this size."

He chuckled. "You know, or maybe you don't, I'm genetically engineered so I can eat non-biotic amounts and use the powers normally, but I've never tested how much I can actually eat if I try. Speaking of which-"

I nodded and finished off the rest of my waffles as he grabbed his meal with his biotics. "It's actually pretty good, if you get past the fact that it could possibly be code."

He gave me an irritated look. "Just because I'm somewhat able to convince myself that was the case with your world, I doubt anything will convince me that's the case here." He glanced at his food, and pushed it to the side with a sigh. "But since my appetite is now gone anyway-" he pressed his hands together in front of him. "I need to ask you a favor."

I looked at him and gave my classic smile, "Whatcha need Jason?"

'"Bourne. Only two people get to- screw it, you'll just ignore me anyway." He cut himself off with a shake of the head. "I need you to free Hero- and then Iron."

The direct reference to Iron made my blood boil and my heart skip a beat. "Yes to the first one and no to the second one. I am not doing a single thing to that fuckface inside your head."

"Are you aware I deliberately based Iron's face on my own- and that they basically got fused when I ended up here?" He glanced at his hands, turning to look at the palms. "Believe me, I understand why you wouldn't want to go anywhere near that bastard. But if he's going to get out anyway, it might be safer to let him out before he breaks out. Last time I was in a coma, so it's not like I was able to get much worse. This time...what if he breaks out during the debrief? Or in the cargo bay? If he takes over then, the best possible outcome is that Wrex or somebody puts a bullet in my head and kills us both before he does any real damage."

I shook my head and stuffed two strips of bacon in my mouth. "It's not what I will bring out of you that I am scared about. It's what it could bring out of me."

He paused, then glanced around again to make sure we were still alone. "Saren? But he's already here. I saw the footage of Shepard meeting with the Council when we got to the Citadel."

"Look Jason, I am willing to awaken Hero. Please don't make me meet him again."

He opened his mouth, but stopped short. He looked back at his hands, and nodded. "I understand." He looked back at me in expectation.

I pulled my hand back and stabbed it into his chest. The matrix code began to flow down again and the names appeared. Focusing on Hero, I opened her file and made the connection zone my apartment again. this time I was sitting in my lazy chair and she was looking around in confusion.

"Hello, Hero. Heh, that rhymed."

Her eyes fell on me. "Who are you? And where are we?" She glanced around the room, obviously trying to place it.

I smiled, "My bachelor pad. Now, Jason wants you awake and I am here to do it."

Her head whipped back to me."Jason?" Her confusion was plain. "But...I... died. To stop Iron. What's going on?"

I gestured to myself, "Well, Jason and I are going through Mass Effect again and sad to say. Iron and you are back."

She looked at me in utter shock, and no words came out of her opened mouth. After a minute or two of recovery, she managed to find her voice. Shock had been replaced by cold determination. "Then we have a lot to catch up on."

"Indeed we do."

I pulled my arm out of Bourne and the matrix code faded. I saw Bourne blinking rapidly, his eyes flickering between his normal blue, and dark purple.

"That was really, really weird." He said after a moment. He glanced at his discarded ration pack and slid it towards me. "Here, knock yourself out. I need to catch her up on what exactly is going on."

He leaned back in his seat, chin down, and closed his eyes. "And Ty...thanks."

I smiled and dug into the meal, "No prob bud."

Bourne:

I turned my attention inwards, and a moment later was in the odd void that represented our shared consciousness.

*So, what did I miss?*

I turned to see Hero standing there, clad in her purple armor, eyes shining the same color, and I let my relief shine through on my face.

)I don't even know where to start.( My thoughts flew wildly, with little organization, and I saw her wince.

I rubbed the back of my neck. )Sorry. There's just a lot I've had to take in. And its hard to-(

*Start with what happened after we took down Iron and Sovereign.*

It was as good a place to start as any. )Well, I got knocked out making sure Raptor didn't get hit by a chunk of Reaper, apparently got kidnapped by Cerberus and had got most of my internal organs cybernetically upgraded. Then, the Council ignored us, sent us out to fight Geth, we got overwhelmed, I took a rocket to the back getting out of there, and apparently ended up in a coma.(

*You look fine now.*

I sighed. )In the same way Raptor was "fine" after meeting a Thresher Maw on the way to get Liara maybe. That guy that freed you, Ty, also got sucked into the game. But in his version, it really was a game.(

*What do you mean?*

)You, me and Iron-we landed was an alternate reality that corresponded pretty much exactly with a game in my world, because we were causing reality to warp around us. With him...it was basically a cross between Tron and the Matrix. (

She crossed her arms, her face skeptical. *Like...code based? Did you say his name was Ty, or Neo?*

)Yeah, that's about what I said too. Until he basically "hacked" his armor and turned himself into a bloody Spartan-2!(

I let the memories slide across my mind, and I saw her skepticism fade to puzzlement. *So...we got...what, digitized?*

)I wish it were that simple. I don't understand how, but basically our worlds crossed over into some weird combination of code and reality. And according to his friend, who's apparently an agent for this universe's AI, if we don't beat Saren again, then my Coma is permanent, and his code ends up in the trash bin.(

She was silent for a while, and I could feel her looking over my memories. *We were brought back to keep you from dying?*

)I guess so. I wouldn't feel offended if you said you'd have rather I just died.(

*You know I'd never even think that.*

I sighed. "I feel like I don't really "know" anything anymore. I've got someone who reminds me insanely of Raptor in some ways, and is just like Iron in other ways, a guy who's even more immature than me and is infinitely more powerful, and reality may actually be a bunch of code." I reached up to rub my temples. )I'm getting a headache just thinking about it.(

*That might mean-*

)I know.(
*And I think Ty's right. He's more powerful this time. I may not be able to help you contain him this time.*

)I know. But as strong as he is, Ty had one good point. He lost.(

*Don't get cocky! Especially with him.*

)I know. But I didn't just ask Ty to bring you out because of Iron.( I glanced at the floor, and a wall of thick glass appeared out of it. I leaned against it and sighed. )With so much going on, I just don't think I can handle it without help. This morning, I was getting advice from Tali- from Tali! The person who I stabbed in the gut with her own knife!(

*That was Iron, not you.*

)It was my fault, even if it wasn't this version of her. It's like...I almost killed her in another world, and yet here I think she's trying to be my friend. I mean, how can I deal with that? I mean, if we win this, all this is going to be over, and I'm going to wake up in Raptor's world again, and she's still going to fear me everytime she sees me. And what about Ashley? I mean, this version isn't really her, so-(

*I will help you deal with almost any issues you have, except that one.*

)Sorry. I've kinda gotten used to not having anyone else hear my thoughts. What about Garrus? This version already distrusts me- he didn't realize I could hear him talking to Shepard. He said...he said it was like we'd fought, but he couldn't remember it.(

*Jason, I'm flattered that you'd want my help. But remember, you managed for a long time without me in your head.*

)I'm not so sure managed is the word I'd use. The stakes are a lot higher this time too.(

*If you think about it, they really aren't. You're still going up against the same enemies, and the consequences are still saving the galaxy -it's just a different one.*

I thought that over for a bit. )At this point, I'm not worried about myself dying. Not as much anyway. I'm more worried about what happens to everyone I leave behind. Raptor, Ashley...they might manage without me, but-(

*You've never thought like that before, so don't start now. When Raptor told you that she was going after Kaidan, you went and got him so she could go after Ashley. When Iron jumped into Saren's head, you didn't hesitate for a moment before fighting him. When-*

) I get the picture.( I said tersely.

^Hello, hello? This thing on?^

Hero and exchanged a look.

*Is that who I think it is?*

) Oh sweet Jesus, no. NO! You've gotta be kidding me!(

^I'm sorry but it is really hard to keep the connection. Just wanted to let you know that I had to leave you alone. Garrus wanted to talk to me and I couldn't say no. So you are just sitting around the table looking asleep.^

I cut Ty off. )You need me to come save you from Garrus or what?(

*You should probably get up anyway so you aren't just sitting there.*

^Jason, I don't need a hero. I can take care of myself. I am just warning you because Kaidan is up there and looking at you funny.^

)Just do me a favor and don't taze him this time...but if you have to, get him in the crotch.(

^Actually, Garrus wanted me to share my schematics for the Omni-tazer. He says it could be useful against the Geth and all. Well, catch you later. I think I am starting to break my teeth from clenching too hard.^

I glanced at Hero. )So...(

The void abruptly vanished, replaced by the inside of my own eyelids, and I popped my eyes open. As Ty had said, Kaidan was giving me an odd look from his console. "You know, a picture would last longer. And as I recall, Shepard already had you take one."

Kaidan just shook his head and looked back at his console. "Shepard just gave you the memo that you are on her ground team for the first drop. I just wanted to see if you actually heard her or just sleeping."

*Probably not a good idea to go that deep again.*

)Agreed.(

"I heard her." I lied.

*Did I see that you were made a private now?*

)Not due to lack of trying to get Cecilia to change her mind.(

*You know that means he outranks you now?*

)...meh, I think she likes me more than him anyway.(

*Is that why she keeps punching you?*

)Raptor and I were best friends, and she hit me constantly. And you've smacked me with my own hand!(

*Good point.*

"Any idea how close we are?" I asked him.

"I think about an hour." He answered without looking up. "You'd have to ask Shepard. I think she's down on the range."

"Thanks." I got up and into the elevator.

)Say, Hero...did Ty say he was giving Garrus the schematics for the Omni-tazer, or was I just hearing things?(

*Don't you have enough ways to stab people already?*

)...Yeah, but not with glowing superheated diamond hard blades.(

She didn't bother replying to that, leaving me in the elevator. I shrugged and brought up my omni-tool. Okay, time for some...seriously, I have to redownload all my apps here too? Ugh, so much for Solitaire.

Shepard:

Shepard finally finished placing on her gauntlet, leaving her in her completed suit of armor. She then stepped over to the weapons she had on her table, she picked the best for range and began placing them on her back. A Naginata II, her Stinger V, A Tsunami III for her assault rifle, and a regular Scimitar I shotgun because she didn't plan to use it.

She decided to start things off with her personal favorite- "Sniping Practice." As she brought it up, she checked the subprogram she'd put in to record whenever someone else ended up using it. She smiled, seeing that someone had not even 10 hours ago.

She brought the video up on her omni-tool, and was surprised to see Bourne standing there. He pretty much said he didn't even know how to use a Sniper Rifle, so why would he have selected that program?

Rather than being surprised by the Krogan charging at him from only a few feet away, he just lifted them into the air and took them down with a few shots from his modded pistol. Shepard closed the file, somewhat annoyed. She'd been hoping Garrus or Ashley might have fallen for it, and ended up on their asses.

She'd tried figuring out exactly what model of pistol Bourne used but she couldn't find a description for anything similar. And when she'd opened his locker to take a look at it herself, it hadn't been there- another source of irritation.

She turned back to the range controls and selected something different- an Urban N7 simulation. She hit the button and was in a small settlement that looked a bit like Eden Prime. In front of her was a chest high wall that she immediately ducked behind.

Shepard peaked over the wall and saw a squad of biotic batarians heading straight for her. Pulling up her sniper rifle, she put her crosshairs on the head of the one in the center. With a quick trigger pull she dropped him in an explosion of blood and brain matter.

The other four enemies dodged behind cover and Shepard couldn't get a good angle on any of them. She ducked down and began sneaking down the street behind her cover. Keeping her eyes open she saw a good living container and snuck in, taking up a perch in the window.

The biotics came out of where she'd just been and she was able to get a lock on the biggest one's head. With one shot she dispatched him but was met with a barrage of biotic fire from the remaining three. She switched out her sniper and grabbed her assault rifle.

She popped up out of her roost and opened fire on the biotics. She killed one of them, buying her another couple seconds to toss a grenade in. Thanks to the upgrade that idiot back on Eden Prime had given her, it killed one, and knocked another to the ground. She moved to finish him off, but her shields started taking fire as they spotted her, forcing her to duck down before she could.

Shepard locked a sabotage into her omni-tool, then popped up and fired it at the remaining two. It lit off and Shepard came back up with her rifle. The explosions stunned them, leaving them vulnerable for a critical few seconds. With those seconds, she blasted the last two enemies into oblivion and finished the simulation.

She smiled in satisfaction as she stood up, the holograms fading, then spun around as she heard a low whistle.

"Expert marksman, and tech attacks? Glad you're on our side."

"Do you ever make any damn noise when you walk?" She snapped at Bourne, realizing it was the second time he'd gotten the drop on her.

He shrugged and took a few steps away from the wall he'd been leaning against. "Not unless I think about it. Stealth is pretty much built in at this point."

"How long until we hit ground?"

"I was about to come see if you knew." He said with a shrug. "Well, that and I was considering hitting this place myself."

"Were you going to teach yourself how to use a sniper rifle?" She asked sarcastically.

"...meaning?"

"Meaning grow some balls and learn how to use a good weapon", she said with a straight face.

"Can you throw a knife at fifty yards and have it go into someone's skull? When you can, then maybe we'll talk."

She opened her mouth to say something when she was cut off by Joker. "Attention ground crew. Thirty minutes until landing."

"Well, I guess that answers that question." They both said at once before exchanging a surprised look.

"Bourne, do me a favor and stop doing that."

"Your mouth opened after mine did, so that's really your fault."

There was a loud crack outside the hologram area that sounded like electrified metal.

"What the hell was that?...Seriously, again?..." They looked at each other, Bourne seeming somewhat amused, Shepard irritated.

"I've got fifty credits that says that was Ty." Bourne finally said.

Shepard marched toward the door shaking her head. "You know I am not going to take that because it most likely is him."

"I know. I was mostly trying to say something you wouldn't." He answered with a chuckle,, following her.

She stepped outside and saw Ty standing between Wrex and Garrus. They both had red omni-tools that had blades jutting from them, while Ty had electrified wire on his omni-tools, one on each arm. They circled him like sharks and he had a panicked look on his face, obviously he gotten in too deep with them.

Garrus was the first to make a move but Ty quickly met his strike with one of his own blades. It connected with Garrus's blade and shot him back. This distraction gave Wrex the upper hand and he charged in with his own ready to stab Ty in the back.

He was only a couple feet away when a blue stasis field suddenly surrounded him.

Ty turned toward Bourne, "You kill joy."

"Yeah, take it from someone who knows- getting stabbed by a krogan tends to suck." He said, hand in front of him, glowing blue.

Ty put his omni-tools away and walked over to help Garrus up, "If you would have fully observed the fight, you would have noticed the fortification I have activated."

Shepard took a second look as well, and noticed some sort of odd octagonal pattern over Ty's armor. He hit a few buttons on his reactivated, orange, omni-tool, and the pattern dropped, leaving him in his usual state. That bastard actually cares about safety?

Bourne sighed. "Dude, you have that weird nanite stuff over you half the time, so it makes it a bit difficult to tell the difference. Would you rather I was willing to stand by and let him inflict what I thought would be a fatal wound?"

Wrex was let out of the stasis and he grabbed Ty around the neck. Squeezing a little too hard he said, "Please, guys like this just won't die. No matter how badly you want them too."

Ty had a look of grief on his face for a moment but it quickly disappeared. "Yeah, can't kill a cockroach, definitely can't kill a User."

Shepard held a hand up to cut off Wrex's reply. "What the hell does that mean, because you keep calling yourself that every five minutes." She gestured to Bourne. "And I heard him say something about nanites, so-"

Ty held up a hand and made the weird energy appear around it, "It's what people who control these nanites are called."

She glanced at Bourne. "Didn't he call you one too?"

"Well, to be fair he had just been in a ship crash." He shrugged. "Same sort of program, different enhancements. In my case, it was to enhance biotic ability and physical state. Along with a few other boring things."

"And him?"

Ty pushed away from Wrex and gave a thumbs up, "Mine was to give someone the ability to control the nanites that gave Bourne his power. I can control them and make them do whatever I want. From rearranging genetic structure to forming armors around me."

"Sounds like Bourne got the short end of the stick." Garrus commented.

The Biotic glared at him a moment before just rolling his eyes. "I'd have thought you figured that out looking at our faces."

"I agree, Ty got the looks", Ashley called from the other end of the room.

Ty shot her a wink, earning himself a death glare from Bourne- the biotic's eyes literally glowed in the somewhat dim light.

"So, if you can rearrange genetic structure, does that mean you can make yourself a biotic?", Shepard inquired.

He shook his head, "No, I can give myself the lymph nodes to enact a biotic attack but I can't actually make myself a biotic and do all the biotic stuff."

"Let's see you do it then", Garrus called out again smiling. "Twenty credits says he's bluffing."

Bourne muttered something under his breath as he brought his hand to his forehead.

"What was that Bourne?"

"I basically said this is a disaster waiting to happen." He replied, looking up at Ty. "And I really hope he just backs down now instead of-Yeah, I know it's not going to happen, so you can all stop looking at me like I'm nuts."

She saw a look of fear cross Ty's face, obviously he was hoping Bourne actually would have said something. "Okay, whatever you do, do not help me at all. Don't pull my hand out of my chest. Don't touch me. You know what, just stay about ten feet away from me."

He grabbed his shirt and lifted it up. He began to press his hand to his chest and close his eyes. Then, a pool of the red energy shot across his chest and he fell to the ground screaming. Something began to glow blue down his neck and shift around.

"Okay, he said not to go near him-" Shepard turned to see Bourne holding his pistol, pointing in that direction. "But just in case something goes wrong..."

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm done." Ty ripped his hand from his chest, but remained on the ground.

"Darn, and here I was hoping something would go wrong." Bourne said, collapsing his pistol and shoving it into his pocket.

So that's why it wasn't in his locker. Shepard looked back to Ty and saw a biotic orb fly past Bourne's head and into the wall behind them. It exploded with a force that she never knew biotics could carry.

She looked back and Ty had blood gushing from his nose. "Thanks buddy, good to know you have faith in me."

Bourne crossed his arms. "Shall I point out the many instances that would back up my skepticism?"

Ty was trying to wipe the blood from his nose but it kept gushing. "Fuck you asshole."

"I've heard worse from a Hanar." He replied. "As much fun as this has been, don't we have a mission to get ready for?"

She came to her senses and nodded, "Yes, everyone get your armor on. Ty, clean up that nose. Ashley, load up Bourne here with the proper gear. He can carry my spare sniper rifle. The rest of you-"

"Uh, bad idea." Bourne cut her off. "If I carry that thing, I'm just going to end up using it as a club."

Shepard hammer fisted Bourne in the teeth and made him step backwards a couple steps. "Your concerns have been noted. Now you carry my gear or I hurt you again. Do I make myself clear, Private Bourne!"

He smiled. "Crystal. You're carrying your own gear."

She smiled back, and swung, only to find her arm intercepted by his own. Her other arm came up, and he grabbed it by the wrist. She smiled and quickly activated her omni-tool sending an overload through his unshielded body.

He went limp and fell to the ground.

"Don't fuck with me Bourne." She said, voice icy cold.

She walked away, knowing voltage like that would stun a human for at least 2 minutes.

"I'd like to point out that what you did technically counts as hurting me, so you're carrying your own gear." She spun around to see that he was already somehow getting back to his feet.

Ty grabbed her sniper rifle from the table and threw it on his back, "God, you two should just get along. Here, I will carry it."

"Thank you Corporal Flynn."

Bourne's jaw literally seemed to unhinge. "Oh, you have got to be-" his eyes seemed to turn purple for a moment as his jaw slammed shut, and he just nodded. They were back to normal a moment later, as was his expressionless face.

"Smart move." Shepard commented, turning to her locker. She'd moved it down here as soon as she got on board. What sort of idiot would leave it up the elevator and away from the others? "Alright, you have just enough time to kiss your ass goodbye, we drop in two."

"Good, that's just enough time for Bourne to get his teeth back in line."

"WIth all due respect Corporal Flynn," Bourne said, putting as much sarcasm into his sentence as possible, "I really wish you'd have died in that ship crash back on Eden Prime."

(Man, I love this story! Bourne is getting abused left and right!...But then you had to bring Hero in and ruin it.)

*So, does this mean you'll consider putting us in the sequel?*

)How much is all of this effecting the sequel anyway, since someone asked?(

T117: Well, for starters, there is not going to be a SiaWoF 2.

(Huh?)

T117: There's Surviving a World of Fiction though, which'll be the sequel to SiaWoF.

*Smartass.*

T117: Yep. As for how much this'll affect it...trying to think of how to put it without actual major spoilers.

S7: Honestly, it's probably only going to affect Users in that it is showcasing some of the powers that Ty will have and giving everyone more context on Layla. Also, there will be some references in Users 2.

T117: I guess I can say it'll be similar for Bourne- kinda exploring aspects of his character that were never really shown in SiaWoF...and maybe giving him one or two new tricks.

S7: Oh, I got a question for you Trebor.

(No, he doesn't use conditioner.)

)Yes, he was serious about being creeped by clowns.(

T117: Pricks. What's the question?

S7: Have you ever gotten a review that haunts you to this day?

T117:...Well, there was this one kinda annoying troll- it wasn't so much the review, as his profile. People like that make me lose faith in humanity.

S7: What was it? Was it the guy who was doing that parody?

T117: Hold that thought real quick. To Trebor118: .!..(^.^)..!. Your little troll story has nothing on the true better version- the one I wrote. Anyway, no, it was some troll I refuse to name and give him the satisfaction.

S7: Ah, bet I could just go back and look up his reviews and guess.

T117: I think you'd know it when you saw it.

S7: Well then, I probably would. That being said I don't want to sift through 500+ reviews to find it.

T117: Heh, I guess there is that. Anyway, this wasn't so much a question that was asked so much as a comment I feel I have to respond too- You were reading this story without reading SiaWoF first? How the- that's going to make things as confusing as heck.

S7: Wait, are you talking about Ferret? Dude, he is one of the guys in our multiplayer team.

(He's just letting his ego talk. Okay next question is something about if Tali is going to find out their secret…why the heck would we tell you either way?)

~Yeah, it's like, do you want them to just tell you how it ends too?~

(Tali dies.)

)You wish.(

(Every morning when I wake up and every night before I go to bed.)

^Uh, already happened. Granted Danny had to be a goody two shoes and bring her back.^

S7: You know, I would invite him in here to say something but I am afraid we are running out of keyboard symbols.

)Yeah...Well, is that all the questions?(

S7: I don't know, I asked Trebor one of my own. Got any for me?

T117: I'll get back to you on that.

S7: Okay then. 1473I2.

T117: $ 70n 12 .

(...What. The Hell. Was that?)

T117: Yeah, doesn't work as well for me as it does for him. I'll just go back to the usual.

(Moron.)

T117: Saynora.