A/N: So, I figured out where the Aite 'colony' is going to be set up. I'm assuming everyone knows of the main Hammerhead zone for the Overlord mission is. The zone where the VI says something about the view. That place. For the people that don't know what location I'm talking about, please Google it.

The Asari Shuttle is about 20ish meters in length. 15ish meters in width.

Chapter 8:

Date: November 7th, 2076.

I greeted Lyna as she got off the shuttle, following close behind was Ithera. I saw my fellow Human sitting on one of the Levo-Amino crates, fiddling around with some type of knife. I approached the new Human, and sat down beside him. "Hey, what's your name?"

"My true name is one that few people know. For now, you can call me Vodnik."

I nodded my head as Lyna came behind me. "I didn't expect to see another human out here. It's quite surprising to say the least."

Vodnik let out a laugh. "You know, I was sent to find and apprehend you by Dave Hevin. That job doesn't seem to matter anymore."

"Yeah, well, now we have to stick together."

Lyna cleared her throat. "I think that we should start unloading some of the levo-amino and dextro-amino foods."

"I do not want to take orders from an alien," Vodnik stood up.

I leaned against one of the shuttle walls with a slight grin on my face. "Vodnik, you do know that they're friendly. Even if they are of another species."

"Define friendly."

"Friendly as in… uh… Well, they haven't killed us yet. They also kept me alive for about eight days."

Vodnik intensely stared at me. "The last time I encountered aliens, they experimented on me, changed me. If you really expect me to trust these things, think again."

With that, Vodnik walked off, shouldering Lyna as he walked past her. "Before you say anything, Lyna. Most of the people on Earth are assholes. My species wasn't very nice to each other, they were selfish. Only caring for personal gain."

"Well, in Vodnik's instance, it looks like he hates everyone," Lyna added, taking a Levo-Amino food crate out of her shuttle with biotics.

I took a Dextro-Amino food crate into my arms. "For all we know, he probably endured something life changing. Like loss of a life, or perhaps he was trained to kill from birth."

"That still doesn't give him any justice on acting like an ass to other species."

I sighed, "You know my story right, Lyna? Where I may be able to remember some things via mind meld. His story may be completely different. Perhaps he was subjected to the things I was, but remembers every single detail of it."

"I understand that, but he should be at least thankful to be off of Omega." Lyna said while picking another Levo-Amino crate up with her biotics.

"Whatever, we'll know more about him in due time." I commented, lifting a Dextro-Amino box up, "jeez, how much food did you get?"

"Enough to feed us for more than seven years."

I stopped in my tracks for a moment. "We should take about 25% of the food off of the Shuttle, leave the other 75% on it for the colony we'll set up down on Aite."

"That's what we're doing, Kyle."

I unloaded box after box for about 20 or so minutes. Lyna bought a lot of food to say the least. Eventually Lyna somehow got control of the intercomm. "WE'RE GOING PLANETSIDE ON AITE, EVERYONE PLEASE STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE TO THE XER-21 SHUTTLE!"

"So, I assume you really like the sound of your own voice." I joked.

"You do know I'm the one in command here, right?" Lyna said, flaring her biotics.

I took a step back and decided to keep my comments to myself for the time being. Soon enough, Ithera, Xen, and Vodnik came out of the elevator. Vodnik pushed past the two Quarians, and swiftly walked up to me. Vodnik was carrying an AK 74 with extra magazines, a short sword, a knife, and a 1911 with more magazines.

"Do you mind telling me why we're going planetside?" Vodnik asked. He seemed fairly irritated, though I couldn't tell if that was his regular attitude, or something else.

"We're going planetside because we were ordered to." I said, trying to act like I wasn't intimidated.

Vodnik scoffed, "I already told you, I will not take orders from Aliens."

"Then consider the order coming from me, you're coming with us. Whether you like it or not," I held a stare with Vodnik, who said nothing and eventually got into the Xer-21 shuttle.

I walked towards Xen and Ithera. "Ithera, I believe we didn't get a proper introduction."

"No, we did not. Care to explain who you are, and what the hell you and that Vodnik guy are?" Ithera asked, he had an overly friendly attitude.

I leaned against another wall. "I'm Kyle Terrah, Human. In case it wasn't obvious enough, Vodnik is also Human. He's just not that nice to other species, or people in general. I arrived on Thessia in an air vehicle."

Ithera nodded, "Well, it seems you already know my name, I am on my pilgrimage. I was going to die on Omega, luckily your Asari friend saved me."

"I see, it is a pleasure to meet you, Ithera."

"Likewise."

Lyna looked at Ithera, Xen, and me from the shuttle's door, "We're waiting on you."

"Give me five minutes, I got to go get some of my belongings."

Lyna sighed, "Fine."

I walked towards the bridge where I would find my laptop and phone that Xen upgraded, both able to bring the Bermuda into Aite's atmosphere safely. I put my phone into my pocket of the jeans that I had been wearing for qutie awhile, and my laptop into my swiss army backpack. Since my laptop would now charge through a wireless link from my Omni-tool, I had no use for my old charger.

I picked up my headphones, something that I told Xen not to upgrade, due to personal reasons. After that, I headed back down to where the others were waiting for me in the XER-21 shuttle. "You got everything you need, Kyle?" Lyna asked.

"I have what I need," I said while walking over to the shuttle's doors.

I walked into the shuttle and sat down next to Vodnik. Lyna and Ithera were sitting across from us. Xen then started the shuttle and remotely opened the Bermuda's cargo bay doors. I felt a slight loss in gravity as we exited the Bermuda's cargo bay. I took my laptop out of my backpack and powered it on. "You brought a laptop with you?" Vodnik whispered.

"Yeah, you know how I arrived here, right? I took most of my portable devices along with me." I replied to Vodnik.

I opened up my music folder and started to browse through it. "Ah yes, you went through the Bermuda Triangle because someone hurt your feelings. Anyways, do you have any classical music in your folder? If you do, I prefer Beethoven." Vodnik inquired as I was scrolling through my music folder.

"Sorry Vodnik, I don't have that. Most of my music consists of ambience, modern orchestral, and electronic music. Also, that's quite an awkward question to ask right now," I said, still looking for the song I wanted to play.

"What are you guys even talking about?" Lyna interjected.

Vodnik and I shared the same reaction, we both stared blankly at Lyna for a few seconds. I turned my laptop around, showing her the screen. "I'm browsing for music, and Vodnik asked if I had any music that came before the 1850's."

I finally found the song I wanted to play, Hans Zimmer - Time (Madza Remix). I double clicked the song and decided to play it full at 34% volume inside of the shuttle. It wasn't too loud, or too quiet, but everyone could still hear it over the noise the shuttle was making. Vodnik reached over and took my laptop from my hands after a few minutes, "If you're going to play that, at least do the original version."

"We'll be planetside soon, I recommend packing your stuff up and getting ready for what we may find. Remember, this is an uncolonized planet, who knows what we'll find down there," Xen called from the cockpit.

I shutdown my laptop and put it back into my backpack. I looked over to Lyna, who was currently brandishing a Phalanx IV Pistol. Ithera held his Kessler I in his hand, while Vodnik calmly sat there with his AK 74 in his lap and his 1911 in his hand. "So, why does everyone have a gun out?" I wondered.

"We don't really know what we're going to find down there. Better to have a squad go out and secure the area. Take my AK 74, you'll be leading," Vodnik handed me his AK 74.

"Why am I leading? I have very little experience with guns. The only gun that I fired was back in 2009, and it was only a hunting rifle. Besides, I think Lyna would be a better leader." I put my opinions in.

"Kyle, I wasn't trained to be a leader. I was trained to be an Asari Commando in a squad led by Shiala. Then I was supposed to be put under Matriarch Benezia's order," Lyna told me, also giving Vodnik and Ithera a bit of backstory into her life.

Ithera shrugged, "I am still on my pilgrimage, not much else to it."

I looked towards Lyna, who got up from her seat, along with Ithera. Vodnik stood up as well, so Lyna motioned for me to stand up. I followed her order, and got out of my seat. It was a really good thing I bought the Overlord DLC and played it before I wound up on Thessia. I had a little bit of memory of Aite, due to me randomly screwing around in the Hammerhead. I chuckled at the memory of me running over every spacecow I could find.

My chuckling was noticed by everyone else, who gave me weird looks. After that, I felt the shuttle hit something, which almost sent me to the floorboard. "That wasn't the smoothest landing!" I yelled to Xen, who came out of the cockpit with a modified M-3 Carnifex heavy pistol.

Instead of the normal coloring that the Carnifex had, the red was replaced by purple. The top of the heavy pistol had a few blue crystal-like modifications. The bottom of the pistol was pulsating with bright orange lights. Xen walked past me and stood in the middle of the group. "Everyone should check their omni-tools, I scanned the area before we landed. I spotted a few synthetic life forms, they're probably Geth. Check your weapons and be ready to fight."

I cringed at the mentioning of the Geth. Eight days into my new life, and I'm already having to fight for my life. "Come on, we should probably hurry up and neutralize the Geth before they neutralize us."

I stepped out of the shuttle and took a breath of Aite's oxygen. Vodnik came out of the shuttle after I did, and so followed Xen, Lyna, and Ithera. I decided the best course of action would be to split up.

"Alright, we're going to split up into two teams. Vodnik and Xen, you're with me, we'll scout 500 meters northeast. Ithera and Lyna, you'll scout 500 meters northwest. After we're done, rendezvous at the waterfall directly ahead of us," I didn't know if my command was the best that I could have given.

Ithera and Lyna began to scout out to their destination. I started to lead Vodnik and Xen

away from the shuttle. The AK 74 that Vodnik gave me was heavier than I would have liked, but it would do the job against geth. Didn't I read somewhere that slow traveling projectiles could bypass kinetic barriers? If so, then the bullets that Vodnik has could completely bypass the Geth's kinetic barriers.

As I approached a strange rock formation I heard a metallic growl, similar to the ones heard in the original Mass Effect. "Hold up, we may have hostiles around these rocks."

I silently moved around the rock, and came into contact with a lone Geth Platform. It jerked its head towards me and pulled out its weapon. It let loose a few clicks, and moved behind another rock jutting out of the ground. Xen put her hand on my shoulder, "Let me go ahead, I'll deal with it."

Xen moved ahead of me and Vodnik, her Carnifex raised. The Geth bolted out from behind the rock it was hiding behind and swatted Xen to the ground. I ran forwards with the AK 74 pointed directly at the Geth's chest. It took notice of me, and ran forwards, throwing me to the ground right beside Xen.

Something tore into my leg, I was not sure if it was a rock, a bush, or some type of sharp object. I felt the area around my leg get fairly warm, while my leg was letting out an unhealthy thumping feeling.

Everything seemed to slow down for me as I was thrown to the side. I watched Vodnik raise his 1911 and fire a couple of rounds into the Geth. As it rushed towards Vodnik, it was pelted by bullets. Holes appeared through the body of the Geth, and it started to malfunction. Vodnik took this as an opportunity, he took out his shortened blade and started to rush straight at the malfunctioning Geth. Vodnik held out his blade and penetrated one of the few holes he shot in the Geth. He twisted his blade, making the Geth fall to the ground and lose all functioning. The circuitry was exposed, giving Xen a clear shot as it fell to the ground. Xen held up her pistol and blind-fired from the spot she was lying at.

Xen's pistol let out a small whining sound, and built up a particle effect at the barrel of the weapon. The particles shot out of the barrel, forming a stream of 3 bullets. The bullets impacted the geth, vaporizing the thing entirely. I looked at where the Geth used to be, and where Vodnik was standing with his blade in the area that the Geth would have been. Xen was behind me, her pistol still in her hands. I felt a slight numbness in my leg, so I looked down.

My leg had a huge gash in it and was bleeding profusely. Xen noticed the gash in my leg, and activated her omni-tool. I felt a stinging sensation be injected into me and my whole world went black.

Five days after Geth encounter.

Date: November 12th, 2076. 5:20 P.M.

I woke up to a wooden ceiling, I looked around and noticed I was in a shelter of some kind. I heard voices outside, probably Lyna bossing Vodnik and Xen around. The AK Vodnik gave to me was sitting by my side, as well as a roll of bandages. I looked back down to my leg, where there were white bandages covering the gash that I had in my leg.

I hoisted myself up and out of the wooden structure. I saw Ithera walk over to Xen and hand her a tube, which she put into the ground. Vodnik and Lyna were over by the shuttle, making some sort of tool. I started to limp over to Xen, trying not to put weight on my leg. "So, does someone mind telling me how long I've been out?" I ask, still limping over to Xen.

"I see that you've finally awoken, that's good. Anyways, you've been out cold for about five days. The Geth we encountered was not normal, hence the gash into your leg," Xen told me as I leaned up against a rock to support my weight.

Ithera nodded, "Lyna and I had the same problem. Lucky for me, she had her biotics, I would have been killed if she wasn't there."

I limped over to Xen and Ithera. "Is there anything I could help you with?"

"You can help us by resting your ass over by the shuttle and getting yourself something to eat," Ithera ordered, then went back to whatever he was working on.

The sun beat down onto my body as I limped to the shuttle where Vodnik and Lyna were talking. "I do not think we should worry so much about colony supplies. What we should worry about is why those Geth were so tough to kill." Lyna appeared to be in an argument with Vodnik.

"The Geth are a matter of some concern, but while they are possibly planning attacks on us, we could be preparing."

"Preparing for what, exactly?" I said while limping over to them

Vodnik and Lyna looked over to me. "You should be resting," Lyna and Vodnik said at the same time.

Lyna exchanged a glance with Vodnik. "That was creepy, but nonetheless, you're in no condition to be up right now."

"A normal Human would probably die from the wounds that you went through, Kyle." Vodnik commented, moving over to me.

"I'm not a normal Human. Hell, you're not a normal human. We both went through genetic modification, dammit." I cursed and sat down on a rock that was behind the shuttle.

"You may have the same modifications as I do, but you don't have the same memories as I do. Do not try to compare me to yourself." Vodnik growled.

Lyna sat down beside me. "Let me talk to him for a second, Vodnik. Go cut down some more trees before it gets dark."

Vodnik scowled and disappeared from sight. Lyna put her arm onto my shoulder. "You know you were out for five days, right?"

"Yeah, Xen told me," I said, leaning back and almost falling off the rock.

"Well, we've built a few shelters. They're certainly not luxurious, but they do their job. We'll be set until 2083," Lyna described our current situation.

I chuckled, "So, I want to ask, how did the trip to Omega go?"

"Well, I came into contact with a fairly old friend after I was done with my errands."

I leaned back, "And who would that be?"

"Aria T'Loak, when I was in commando training a few centuries ago, I met her on Illium. She was running from some gang, I helped her get to safety."

I should have expected Lyna to encounter Aria. She probably knows about Humanity if Vodnik was with Lyna at the time.

"Lyna, was Vodnik with you when you saw your 'Aria' friend again?" I inquired while fixing my posture.

Lyna shrugged, "Yeah."

I put my head into my hands. "That's not very good."

"Why?"

"Let's just say, I don't want to become a widespread rumor."

Lyna got off of the rock. "Get something to eat, then you can start helping."

I pointed to my leg. "Can't lift anything if I'm still injured."

"I meant when you're healed, then you can help. Until then, get some rest."

I grabbed a food package from the shuttle, and sat down beside a tree. After I finished my food, my body shut down, forcing me into sleep.

"YOU'VE SUCCEEDED SO FAR. I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED BY THAT GETH. YET WITH YOUR DECISION TO SPLIT UP, YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE INJURED."

"So what? I still have a gash in my leg, probably the worst injury in my life."

"IF THAT WAS YOUR WORST INJURY, THAT'S PRETTY SAD."

"Usually I try not to get injured, but it seems that if I am going to be here. In this universe, I'm going to be injured beyond my imagination."

"NONETHELESS, YOUR FUTURE IS LOOKING GOOD. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU'LL SUCCEED. HOWEVER, IF YOU FAIL, EVERYTHING YOU KNOW AND LOVE WILL BE DESTROYED BY THE REAPERS."

"I know the consequences if I fail, that's why I'm trying to not be injured as much."

"WITH THE HELP OF YOUR SQUAD, AND VODNIK. YOU SHOULD LIVE PAST THE REAPER WAR. IF VODNIK DIES, THINGS WILL NOT GO WELL."

"I always try my hardest."

A/N: Chapters will probably be released every week or so. I don't really go by a schedule, so if a chapter is early/late, don't hate me for it. I aim for chapters to progress in word count as I go on. Though 8,000 words or so will be the max for each chapter, they will be written to mild perfection.

Chapter nine or ten will have a jump in years. There will be small paragraphs explaining each year, say I was doing a chapter for 2081. There would be a couple of paragraphs on the situation at hand. Though if a major situation occurs, there will be a full length chapter of the situation.

Year skips will stop occurring at 2180.