From Author: LEGENDARY ICON
"I thank you"
"All of you that have given me something to think about"
"What I have been out seeing and missing"
"Sorry I'm taking so long to continue, I'm still trying to figure out the way to continue"
"Even with the many mistakes I have made at the beginning of the 10 Chapters"
"I apologize if your confused"
"That wasn't on purpose, that was my fault, I have thought of starting over"
"But it would be unfair, unfair to all of you many Loyal Fans of Mass Effect"
"But if i do start over, then I guess it would be for the best, please let me know how I'm doing and If i should continue on this path"
"Sorry again for what has happened as "What the Fuck?!" situations"
"But I hope now I can explain a whole lot better, and keep on reading"
"KEEP ON REVIEWING AND READING, ENJOY!"
*PROLOGUE*: So far up to this point of the story. Lucas Shepard has been given the first clue in his search for "PHANTOM". A being in disguise. Someone that hasn't been known about since the beginning. An individual like Shepard except only distant with the galaxy. Someone who understands what Shepard is. Yet Phantom has killed a close friend/ old flame of Shepard. "Ashley Williams" was one of the first to be now has what is known as a "Memory Shard". A shard liked to the minds of its user and saves memories. Yet this is the only means to discover who or what Phantom is. Now the pressure is on Shepard to see what he can to stop this madness. To save the galaxy once more from another threat.
CHAPTER 11
WHAT I LOST
Lucas entered into the former Captain's Cabin. The very same cabin he stayed in. 8 years ago. The same place he had stayed during the Reaper War.
The feeling. His breath came out and in. His memory shard glowed white in his right hand. Looking down towards his right hand he stared.
Yet he wasn't quite ready to use it yet. Lucas looked up into the ceiling and closed his eyes. Taking in a moment to calm his heart. Rapidly it went.
"EDI, please call in Liara to my cabin"said Lucas aloud
"Yes Lucas"said EDI
Lucas walked towards the center of the room. Yet at that moment. Thinking what he could do or say now. What will happen when he activates this device.
His armor clanked and made noise. Step by step he took. Yet at that single moment. His eyes looked over towards the right side.
Seeing the many scattered documents on the glass table. Seeing Holograms of white and yellow popping up.
"What the?"said Lucas
Suddenly in front of him pooped up a hologram of Ashley Williams. Almost real life like, yet a recording. Full body size and height.
She wore clothes of Alliance armor. Lucas almost dropped the Memory shard into the ground.
"Ashley?!"he said aloud
Her beautiful eyes stared at him. Glowing they almost were. Staring at him with a growing smile.
"Lucas,wow I-I can't believe it I-I finally get to see you"she said
"Ashley? No wait your?"he said
Lucas closed his eyes looking away towards his left hand side. Staring at the ground floor. Ashley stopped smiling and crossed her arms behind her back.
She stared serious again.
"This is a recording I don't want you to freak out or anything, um Alright"said Ashley
Lucas shook it off. Looking forward again he opened his eyes.
"Lucas as you may know, I'm dead I-I can't change that, I'm sorry"she said
"I know this must be..." struggled Ashley to say as she looked down at her own feet
"Listen use my cabin and everything that I had on Phantom is in here, all are linked towards your genetic code in case I died"said Ashley
Lucas noticed the room beginning to scan his body around him. Looking back and forth.
Holograms of images,people, vehicles, even what Ashley had on Phantom was floating in front of Lucas.
Ashley looked back hearing voices coming from the distance. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Hehe..I'm sorry Lucas, I-I I know I shouldn't make a recording on a mission, you know its one thing knowing that you might never come back"said Ashley
Lucas looked away from the Holograms and walked forward towards Ashley. He walked through the holograms and stared at her. Eye to eye. She smiled again.
Lucas lifted his left hand opening it and reaching out towards her. Yet she looked back up towards him. Sadden and yet smiling a bit.
"But at least you got a new chance to live, I'm-I'm happy for you marrying Tali and having those happy kids of yours, I miss them"said Ashley smiling
Lucas had a tear rolling down his right cheek. Dropping heavily onto his right shoulder.
"I feel old being called "Auntie Ashley", but that's how life moves on"said Ashley
Lucas left hand was getting closer towards the holograms left cheek.
"Lucas I want you to know, I don't blame you or the others, I don't blame family no matter what, but please watch your selves out there"said Ashley
"Lucas use what ever you need, but please don't allow him to get into your life, I know what he can do, I have seen what he is capable of, Please stop him once and for all"said Ashley
His hand touched her face as it went through. The image went static.
"Good bye Lucas, I always loved you"she said
Lucas closed his eyes. His tear dropped heavily into the steel floor. Leaving a wet mark on the ground.
Looking down he could hear those words echoing in his mind.
"I'm sorry Lucas"said Liara
Lucas looked back. He nearly fell to his knees. Yet he stood up again. Liara walked over towards him and hugged him.
"I should have been there Liara"said Lucas
"This isn't on you"she said
"She kept asking and I-I ignored her, everything"said Lucas
"We can make this right Lucas, were all here"said Liara
Lucas and Liara both stopped hugging and moved back a bit. Lucas looked at the glowing white shard. Liara knew what that was.
Knowing it from her Prothean Data. She knew that single shard. Yet it glowed strangely unlike those before.
"Liara I called you here to monitor what I see and what I end up intervening if anything goes wrong please pull me out"said Lucas
"I wont leave until you do Lucas"she said
Lucas looked at the shard. His blue biotics glowed and surged as the shard did as well. His eyes went blue. Yet the shard went white.