Mass Effect: Dimensional Rift

by Bundlejumper

I thought breaking up with my girlfriend was the worst thing that would happen to me that day… goes to show how much my luck sucks. Hurled into a world of blood and war, a decision was made for me and I found myself fighting a war that wasn't my own... and then I was sent off again… to another world and war I didn't wish to fight. Self-Insert covering ME-1. Starts in Warframe.

2. Chapter 2

A/N: Chapter 2 of the Rewritten series.

Disclaimer: I do not own Mass Effect or the Warframe franchises.

Third Person Point of View

Arck left the hangar with a thoughtful expression on his face. The "human" was resting heavily on his mind. He had told Chellia that some of the Tenno might fear what he would tell them, what he didn't tell her was that he was one of those Tenno.

Arck had spent much of his time after coming out of cryo on researching the civilizations that came before them, this included both the Orokin and the humans. He had found nothing important and it had infuriated him to no end, mostly because he to this day still had flashbacks of his memories before cryo.

Focusing once more on where he was Arck found that his legs had carried him in front of a very specific apartment door. He knew she would be there if he knocked and she would happily talk with him about his problems, but he didn't know if he could keep himself in check any longer. Lotus he loved her… he loved her and he couldn't say it.

A click brought Arck out of his thoughts as the door in front of him opened to reveal a set of alluring dark purple iris. It was clear just by looking into her eyes that she was smiling at seeing him, so it was with great difficulty that Arck finally managed to croak out something that sounded like a "Hello"

"Arck, it's good to see you again. How did your mission go?" asked Eryna

Arck opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted when Eryna apologized and asked him to come inside. He followed her into the living room and sat down in the couch and waited as Eryna went to grab to glasses of water for them. Once she was firmly seated on the other side of the sofa she gestured for him to go on.

"The mission went well, it began just as I had expected and nothing seemed completely out of the ordinary. I fought my way to the holding cells and located where they held our sister. However when I opened the cell I was surprised to find another person in the cell with her" began Arck

Eryna raised a curious eyebrow at that. It was very rare for the Grineer to keep captives together, so it must either have been done in haste or perhaps they simply had a lot of prisoners aboard that particular ship.

"Chellia, the captive, was quite adamant that I bring him along, she kept insisting that he was a human" said Arck with an even face

"A human? Surely a simple Grineer subject isn't that special?" asked Eryna confused

Arck sighed slightly "No Eryna, not human, but Human"

Eryna's eyes widened as realization hit her "Surely you are joking? I mean a human from before the Orokin era? If it's true we might just have found the key to what happened to us all"

"Indeed and perhaps we have, but I doubt it. I want to believe that he is one of them but I just can't wrap my mind around how he got here. Aside from time travel what other explanation could you give that justifies him being here?" mumbled Arck tiredly

"I don't know… it seems so surreal. So where is he now?" asked Eryna

Arck shifted slightly as he leveled his eyes with the ceiling "Down in the medical wing I would assume, getting the gunshot treated"

Eryna almost flew out of the sofa and was gone before Arck had a chance to react. Letting a breath escape him Arck stood up and stretched before beginning to walk towards the medical wing while mumbling something about crazy nurses and needles.

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My point of View

I returned to conciseness when several voices began appearing in my head speaking in a language I couldn't understand. I recognized it as the language the Rhino had spoken with my cell mate so I labeled it as "Tenno". I tried to sit up but the wound in my stomach was keeping my down. I tried to move other parts of my body and found that thankfully most everything seemed to still be alright.

Given that the inside of my mouth tasted like a freshly used bathroom everything else was really in remarkable condition. I forced my eyes to open and felt a wave of nausea as the entire world came into my blurry vision, the ceiling seemed to be moving and the bed I was in felt much the same.

Ignoring my body's heavy protest I sit up and lean against the head of the bed. I tried to discern who it was that was speaking but all I got was shadows that always seemed to pass right outside my field of view. I closed my eyes again and focused as much as my scattered mind would allow and opened my eyes again to take in a now much more detailed world.

I finally realize why it is I only saw shadows, I am behind a curtain and right outside a dozen people are moving around and talking with each other. I catch the occasional gesture towards my bed and figure they are speaking about me.

A soft clatter makes me turn my head and my eyes landed on the only Tenno whom was on my side of the curtain. From what I could see while staring at the Tenno's backside I assume she is a woman given her slender form and way her body curved to indicate a female physique.

My turning about must have alerted her because she turned around and in the moment her golden irises locked with mine I could have sworn that my heart skipped a beat. Her heart shaped face held a softness that I had never seen before and her silver hair flowed down her back reaching all the way past her knees.

I saw her eyes widen in surprise at my sitting position and in a flash she had turned and called a name before she was at my side trying to push back down. An endeavor she succeeded in I might add, Tenno are apparently extremely strong even outside their Warframes. So when I was finally lying back down the curtain was pulled and a myriad of different Tenno were presented to me.

The only one I recognized was the woman who stepped forward with a few careful steps, all I had ever seen of her was also the part I used to identify her. The strange helmet she wore easily presented her as "Lotus" the one whom gives you mission in the Warframe game.

I will say that the woman herself is god damn scary as all fucking hell… why? Because of the sheer pressure you feel when she is around. When is staring directly at you (like you know… now!) you feel small and insignificant, as if you are easily replaced no matter who you are. And yet the smile on her face is undeniably the most kind and caring one I have seen in my rather short life.

And then she turned around to speak with some of the assembled Tenno and the pressure disappeared. I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding and once more sat up in the bed, to which I was met with a fierce scowl from the Tenno whom had pushed me down moments before.

I tried to listen in on the conversation but understood shit all of what they were saying. It sounded like absolute nonsense to me but who am I to judge an ancient race of warriors on their choice of language.

I looked around the room I was in once more and now found that this place had a lot of technology all over the walls. I recognized nothing but got the gist of some of the machines from what they were seemingly connected to. One particular machine was attached to me and I figured it measured my heart-rate from the rather consistent beeping sound it made.

My gaze returned to the gathering of Tenno as Lotus stepped forward and placed herself directly at the foot of my bed before she slowly removed her headpiece letting her full face show. I will say that aside from having a beautiful smile she certainly has the face to match. Her hair however was an interesting shade of red, not something I would have guessed.

When our eyes met that feeling of insignificance returned. It was as if she was judging my very soul and yet I couldn't look away… no scratch that, I didn't want to look away. Her irises was an incredible shade of flaring red that seemed to almost keep you enthralled as long as you looked at them and yet the more I stared the more peaceful I felt.

When I noticed her mouth moving I tried to listen to what she was saying but found myself once more understanding nothing. I could hear her switching languages a few times and figured that she was trying to see if I might recognize one, too bad for her all I speak is my native language and English. After a while she seemed disgruntled and a small smile played on my lips as I spoke without thinking

"I'm sorry Lotus, I simply don't understand anything you say"

Her eyes seemed to widen along with some of the gathered Tenno before she quickly turned to one that looked something akin to a doctor and pointed towards a door in the room. The Tenno seemed to have caught fire as he bolted out of the door and I could hear a mad scramble as he searched for whatever it was that Lotus had asked him to get for her.

He returned moments later with what looked like a regular wrist watch. Of course if that device is actually nothing more but a common watch then I will happily eat the bed on which I am currently sitting. The lotus took the device with what sounded as a 'thank you' before she once more turned to me and held out her hand with the palm up. I understood the message well enough so I placed my hand in hers and found myself quite surprised when I felt just how warm it was. I mean it was like really warm, so either I am suffering from the worst fever of all time or Tenno have an incredibly high core temperature.

She slapped the device on my wrist and pressed a few buttons before she stood up and took a step back so she stood with the gathered Tenno once more and they all began staring expectantly at me except for the pretty one that had forced me to lie down earlier, her looks was more one of worry which I didn't take as a good sign.

I was proven right moments later when the device gave a small sound and I soon found something drilling into my wrist which caused me to scream in incredible pain as I began thrashing around while I attempted to remove the device from my wrist. But just as quick as the pain had come it disappeared once again.

I leveled a glare at Lotus despite now feeling even more afraid than before. Whatever she had just done to me I was almost positive it wasn't something good and I was dreading to find out what it was. To my surprise Lotus expression softened as she stepped forward and sat down at the foot of the bed before she once more locked her eyes with mine.

"Hello. Do you perhaps understand me now?"

I recoiled in shock both because I had just understood her but also because it had sounded like the cleanest of English. I actually bumped my head with my sudden backwards movement and I felt my vision go blurry for a second before it refocused and I was met with the worried face of Lotus. I tried to jumpstart my brain to say something but it just seemed like nothing would leave my mouth.

"I… I understand you… how?"

And yet a question was formed, albeit a basic one. I really wanted to know just what she had done to make me understand her. Her first response to my question was to smile gently at me before she gazed at my wrist, I followed her eyes and assumed that the pain I just went through made me able to understand her and the device might function as a sort of translator.

"The device on your wrist injected you with a set of nanites whom raced to your brain and implemented a basic understanding of our language. In time, when you have learned our language on your own the nanites will detach from your brain and begin working on keeping your body healthy"

The mind can play some horrible tricks on you if you aren't careful. When Lotus said that I had nanites attached to my brain I could have sworn I felt them there for a few seconds. I felt my entire body go cold as I began shaking and my breathing sped up which was accompanied by an increasing beeping sound from my heart machine. I passed out in shock.

I was awoken fairly quickly it would seem since everyone who was there when I blacked out was there now as well. I sat up slowly and kept staring down onto the white sheets that were covering me. I couldn't wrap my mind around what I had been told and something about it just felt wrong to me. I looked up and met the Lotus eyes.

"I guess there is nothing to do about it now. Thank you for saving my life Lotus"

Lotus smiled gently at me "It was not I that saved you. Your thanks should go to the doctors who operated on you as well as the Tenno who brought you here"

I raised an eyebrow before nodding in the direction of what I assumed to be the doctors before my focus was brought around to Lotus again

"Speaking of him, is there a chance I could meet him?"

"Perhaps later, for now we need to run a few tests to ensure you are indeed healthy enough. I also have some questions if you wouldn't mind?"

It was easy to hear the order in the first part and the pleading in the second. A smile crept onto my face as I rolled it over in my head. I am quite sure what sort of questions she will be asking me but I don't know how much I will be able to tell her, my knowledge of the Warframe universe is limited after all.

"Ask anything you like Lotus. I can't promise I can answer all of them though"

A female Tenno stepped forward and tied a band around my arm after which she produced a needle and took a sample of my blood. She nodded to Lotus once before she sent me a curious look and then stepped out.

"Better start with the most important question. Are you a human?" asked Lotus

The question made me grow weary and I knew this was dangerous territory. I could only come up with so many excuses and I don't even know how they would react if I spoke some of the names I knew. A smile tucked on my lips

"Indeed I am. Curious question to be asking, is it not rather obvious?" I questioned

"I don't think you understand the question in its entirety. Are you part of the Grineer or the Corpus factions?" Lotus replied

"I am part of neither" I commented

This drew a reaction as most the Tenno began mumbling between them. My head began pounding a few moments later and a royal headache introduced itself. I wanted to figure out a way out of here or find a way home but I came up short. Some glances kept being turned my way and a small idea popped into my mind.

"Lotus?" I asked to which she turned her head towards me "You call yourself Tenno yes?" a nod "Any connection to a man named Hayden Tenno?" I asked

The entire room went dead silent as everyone stared at me with cautious expressions and even a bit of fear which didn't make sense to me, if anyone was supposed to be scared it sure as hell should be me!

"Hayden Tenno… the first… how do you know his name?" asked Lotus

I shrugged as my idea expanded and formed into a lie I knew would come back to bite me one day.

"It's the name of a man whom began uniting humanity under one banner, claiming that times ahead would call for mankind to stand united as one species. Personally I think the man is crazy but who knows" I said

I saw Lotus shaking ever so slightly as a few incoherent words left her mouth after which she coughed and spoke anew.

"Hayden Tenno was the first of the Tenno order. From what we knew he made the first contact with the Orokin and together they created the first Warframe that eventually gave rise to our order. Not much else is known since a lot of our data has been destroyed" said Lotus

Now from what I have played of Warframe I know that at least some of that is tripe. We still haven't found out in Warframe how the Tenno came to be but most assume it was because the Orokin build the Warframes and gave it to some of their kind but all we really have is theories.

"Then I will confer to your expertise as I have no knowledge on the subject. Last I checked it was the year 2013 and I was on my way home. Beyond that I don't know what I can tell you" I mumbled

I saw Lotus thinking deeply over something for a while before she turned and began speaking with one of the present Tenno for a while. When they were finished they both turned to me and Lotus spoke up.

"There are many questions I would like answered but your health comes first. So once your checkup is complete and we are sure you are in good health then we will return to these questions. Also the Tenno who saved you "Arck", I will see if I can get him to meet you later"

She gave me a nod which I returned before she turned and left the room alongside three of the gathered six Tenno. The male Tenno she had been speaking with moments before walked forward and extended his hand. I grabbed it and shook it thrice before he spoke.

"Hello. My name is Alcor and I am the head of the medical department. I will be the one conduction your health checkup. The gentleman on my right is Crawa our head surgeon and the man whom duck the bullet out of your stomach. The lovely lady on my left is Sivra whom is the leader of our nurse staff she has been overseeing your recovery since the operation" said the now named Alcor

They both gave a nod and a 'hello' as a greeting which I returned but my gaze lingered on the one named Sivra. She was the one whom I had seen after I woke and her beauty still captivated me like nothing else had ever done before, it was a very strange sensation.

"My name is Marc, good to meet you. And thank you Crawa for saving my life" he gave me a nod and a smile "I should warn you though Alcor, for a human I am in incredibly bad physical shape" I said

"I will take that into consideration then. But for now I would like you to go back to sleep for another few hours, we will conduct the tests once you wake up" said Alcor

I nodded and watched as the curtain was pulled in front of my bed once more and the light dimmed as the three Tenno left my room. I was then left there sitting in the dark with my thoughts. It didn't take long before I felt the first sting in my eye and soon enough tears were falling freely down my cheeks as I cried for my lost family and friends that I had left behind when I came here. I cried until I couldn't any longer and sleep claimed me.

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My eyes flew open and my body lurched forward as I sat up in my bed. I was sweating and shaking. I rubbed my eyes and sighed. What a fucked up nightmare, no more drinking before going to bed. I slammed back down in my bed and expected to hear the usual creaking that my old half broken bed makes whenever I lie down in it and yet I heard nothing.

"You have got to be shitting me…" I mumbled

I opened my eyes and looked up into the clean white ceiling. I turned my head as the small almost silent beeping of the machine next to me reached my ears. It wasn't a dream… I am actually in the Warframe universe… I couldn't do anything about it so I threw my legs over the side of the bed and stood up.

Footsteps alerted me to someone arriving and the curtain got pulled away revealing the form of Sivra. She held a small smile on her face as she saw I was standing up and looking somewhat refreshed. I smiled back weakly.

"Good you are awake. If you will follow me I will bring you to our scanner so we can get a full body scan of you. Afterwards we will be taking a tissue sample and we already have a blood sample from earlier" said Sivra

I nodded and followed her out through one door and down a hall to a large room where a large machine reminding me of an MRI stood humming. I was guided over to it and asked to lie down and be still. The machine ran me over a few times and I heard Sivra and Alcor muttering something to one another between scans. When the machine turned off I sat up and was met with something that resembled a cotton swab that Sivra used to take a saliva sample.

"Alright Marc that was both the scan and the tissue sample. If you will follow me I will take you into a waiting room where Lotus will meet you in a few minutes" said Alcor

I nodded once more and followed him out into the hall where he led me left while Sivra went right, presumably to deposit the tissue sample. The room I was led into had two sofas facing each other with a table in the middle. Alcor guided me to one sofa and then said goodbye before leaving me alone to my thoughts.

I didn't get to sit there for long as about a minute later the door opened once more revealing Lotus with two individuals behind her. One of them I recognized slightly, or I should say I recognized the mouth and jaw. If I had to guess I would say that the female Tenno with Lotus was the person I shared a cell with and the male Tenno would be the Rhino that saved me.

All three walked over and sat opposite of me in the other sofa. Lotus then gave a small smile before she gestured to the female Tenno on her left.

"This is Chellia, the Tenno that you shared a cell with on the Grineer ship. She requested to be here alongside Arck whom is sitting here on my right. He is the Rhino operator that saved you and brought you here after you had been shot" said Lotus

I reached over and shook hands with both of them along with a nod to both.

"It's good to finally meet you, both of you. First I must thank you Arck for saving my life by bringing me here, I understand you could just as easily have left me there and only brought Chellia with you" I said

Arck waved a hand in front of his face "Think nothing of it. In fact you might want to thank Chellia instead; she was after all the one who convinced me to bring you along"

I turned my head and thanked Chellia to which she simply smiled and nodded. Lotus broke the short silence when she coughed, bringing my attention back to her.

"Well on to more important matters. We need to find a place for you to live while we figure everything out. There are sadly no available apartments but I don't feel it is safe either way to leave you on your own in place you have no knowledge of" said Lotus

I nodded in understanding. The logic was sound enough, leaving me alone could end up causing all sorts of problems. Who knows how Tenno would react to seeing someone like me walking around, hell someone might misunderstand me for a Grineer or Corpus and attempt to kill me. My gaze fell on Arck as I took in his appearance, he has short messy brown hair with a pair of piercing blue eyes that held an unnatural amount of sharpness. Aside from that it was easy enough for me to see that he was at least two heads taller than me. It was the same with most of the Tenno I had seen, Sivra was about my height perhaps slightly shorter while Alcor, Crawa, Chellia and Lotus were everywhere between a few centimeters to a head taller than myself.

Lotus looked like she was slowly losing her mind while she tried to think of a way to get me placed somewhere while Chellia looked equally thoughtful. Arck however looked completely calm and was the one to break our silence with an idea.

"He can come and live with me Lotus. I have a spare bedroom and my apartment is on the ground floor of the living quarters, this way he would always be within reach of a Tenno he is familiar with as well as ensuring he doesn't have to learn how to navigate the upper floors of the living quarters"

Both Lotus and Chellia seemed to like the idea as they thought it over and Chellia actually joked about Arck never having had anyone living with him to which Arck said that he usually found certain company annoying. Lotus broke their little banter when she spoke

"Thank you Arck, that solves our problem just fine. Perhaps you should simply lead him there now and show him around at the same time? We can always return to my questions once everything has settled down"

Arck nodded and stood up before gesturing for me to follow him. I stood up and bowed to Lotus and Chellia while saying goodbye to which they both smiled and said 'see you later' and then I was out of the door following Arck.

The Tenno base is astounding. The entire place seems alive with the way the halls flow with each other and every so often we enter a large open area that contains running water and vegetation. Some places are built as gardens but I quickly realize that other places actually seem to be used for farming purposes. I reach out and touch one of the low hanging leaves and find myself surprised by how soft it is, nothing like the leaves back on earth.

We soon found ourselves in the living quarters and Arck guided me to a door numbered "00010" with his name written right below it. He opened the door with a key code and led me inside. He gave me a small tour which revealed the living room, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. Every room was of course fully furbished and what would become my room had a bed, closet and a desk with a chair.

The bathroom looked astoundingly a lot like a regular bathroom from earth, just a lot more clean and streamlined I guess. The kitchen was much the same only I couldn't recognize half the appliances that were in there so I quickly resigned myself to either let Arck do all the cooking or be in for a long learning period. The last room would be the living room which to my surprise was furbished with a sofa, two chairs a table and then the walls were lined with bookshelves filled with what looked like ancient books.

The corner of the living room however held the item of most interest to me, Arck's Warframe. The Rhino looked imposing from my position and I felt fearful simply standing in the same room as it. The entire thing looked like and was colored the same as it was in the game so it didn't take my brain long to imagine just what sort of damage that thing could do if it's abilities are the same as well. Arck took a seat in one of the chairs and gestured for me to take the other.

"So Marc, we will be living together here from now on. I don't have many rules but expect the few I have to be obeyed. The first and simplest one would be not to touch my Warframe without permission"

I nodded, that seemed both obvious and simple

"You can take whatever food you like from the kitchen, I will teach you how to operate the various appliances later. If you wish to go outside I will need to escort you but we will be doing a full tour of the base later anyway"

I nodded again, simple rules to follow

"Now for the last and most important rule, watch out for whom you talk with and let in here. Anyone you think even looks the slightest bit suspicious, which by my guess is everyone, don't let them in. Those are the rules, any questions?"

I shook my head "No questions. Simple rules that are easily followed. This entire place scares me shitless anyway so not like I would dare do anything" I said

Arck nodded about the same time as a knock sounded on the door that he went to answer. He returned moments later and told me we would be returning to the medical department now for my test results.

The walk back only reaffirmed my belief that this place was amazing. The entire place was incredibly fascinating for me, especially since Warframe is one of my favorite video games so walking around here is a nerdy dream come true.

We reached the medical department and I was once more led into the waiting room where I had spoken with Arck, Lotus and Chellia earlier. We didn't have to wait long as Lotus soon stepped into the room alongside Alcor, Crawa and Sivra. Once all three had sat down Alcor brought out a stack of papers and looked at me.

"Well Marc your tests are done and I must say you are a most fascinating specimen. Your physiology is not much different from our own, you have a few extra things here and there that we might have evolved from or perhaps never had. Your body is, as you said, in bad physical condition but nothing that can't be fixed with some exercise. I would like to have you come back every so often for regular checkups and further tests" said Alcor

Alcor sounded extremely pleased with his tests, his smile on reaffirmed his happiness. I didn't know how to fell about having to come back here but I figured he would never have a chance to study an ancient human again so I couldn't see the harm.

"But everything else aside I simply cannot tell you how you will adapt to being here. Your structure is quite different so I guess only time will tell" said Alcor

I nodded. I guess I am going to have to find something to occupy my time while I live here, aside from being a test subject and Lotus personal answering machine to her questions. I might be able to find something to help out with around here, maybe I should help with the gardening? I mean my grandmother did always want to teach me how to do that so might be a time to learn. I was about to say something when I felt a small pain in my chest right next to my heart, it felt like nothing more but a short poke so I ignored it and turned towards Lotus.

"So Lotus I guess now would be as good a time as any to answer some more of your questions. Ask away and I will answer to the best of my abilities" I said with a smile

Lotus practically beamed at my suggestion, I guess she is really eager to learn about the past.

"What an excellent idea! I have so many questions but I will need some time to compile them in order so I that I will be getting the most out of your answers" she said

I gave a small laugh at her frantic speaking, as did the other people present. I guess I would have the rest of the day to explore and look around, so now would be a good a time as any to ask Arck to show me around.

"Well Arck it seems I have been given some free time, could we take th…."

The pain from a few moments returned, at first it was just mildly uncomfortable but it quickly turned into excruciating pain. I didn't even have time to scream as my mouth opened in a silent yell and my vision darkened as I slipped into unconsciousness.

Third Person Point of View

For Arck time seemed to slow down as Marc began falling forward. His trained reflexes allowed him to catch him before he hit something. Alcor and Crawa sprang into action seconds later as they Alcor began checking Marc over while Crawa opened a com link to the nurses

"We need Observation room C ready now! And prepare Operation room B for potential emergency operation!" yelled Crawa

Once Alcor had cleared Marc for transport Arck lifted him up and carried him to the observation room where he was placed on a bed. Alcor once more checked his heart rate. Marc's pulse was going unnaturally fast, as if his heart tried to hammer out of his chest. His face was losing color by the second and it wasn't a good sign. When Alcor opened his eyes they were rolled into the back of his head, another bad sign.

"Alcor what is happening to him?!" Yelled Lotus

"I don't know yet. From his rapid loss of color I can only assume bleeding, but since he has no external wounds he must somehow be bleeding internally. The only problem is I only know how his body is build up from the scans, we haven't gotten a full internal scan yet so I can't tell what will happen if I try and open him up to identify the source of the bleeding, I might make it worse for all I know" replied Alcor

Crawa had been on his communicator the entire time and suddenly seemed to have an idea.

"Alcor lets move him into the scanner, perhaps we can see the problem there!" yelled Crawa

Alcor nodded and Marc was quickly transported into the scanner room and placed in the machine. Sivra was standing there ready to operate the machine as soon as Marc was in place. No words were spoken between the three leaders of the medical department. They had all worked together for so long that their teamwork had become second nature.

As the scanner began its work Alcor turned towards Arck and began asking about the places they had been before coming here. Arck answered immediately

"We went directly from our meeting with Lotus to my quarters where I showed him around. We were then ordered back here and we took the exact same route back here as we took before. There was no point in time where he could have come into contact with anything that would cause an infection"

Alcor ran that over in his mind before he spoke

"Perhaps not infectious for us, but remember his physiology is completely different from ours, for all we know his might not be able to handle the air itself"

As he spoke a light seemed to have gone off inside Alcor's mind, Crawa seemingly had the same thought as they looked at each other before nodding and Alcor spoke.

"His body has a set of lungs indicating a need for air, we knew this already but what could potentially be different about our air from his own?" asked Alcor to everyone present

Lotus quickly realized the problem

"Alcor he says he is from Hayden Tenno's time that would mean he used to live on earth. His body is used to the oxygen on earth which didn't contain anything but oxygen. Our oxygen is laced with antibodies as well as nanites to ensure that we are always healthy and ready to deploy for mission"

Alcor didn't need to see the scan result to figure out what was wrong and neither did Crawa as he spoke before his colleague.

"His body is rejecting the antibodies! How did we not think of this before? Those antibodies are specifically designed to only work with Tenno physiology and DNA" said Crawa

Alcor's eyes suddenly widened as a look of horror came upon his face "Oh no… the nanites… they might see his DNA structure as a virus and attempt to purge it!"

The scanner finished just as Alcor had spoken his fear and everyone dreaded the result. To their horror both Crawa and Alcor turned out to be right. The antibodies were working in reverse inside Marc's body and the nanites were attempting to destroy his body while Marc's own body was trying to expel both foreign objects from itself. The insane amount of stress was causing his entire body to break down.

Everyone tried to come up with a way to fix it but it was Crawa who silenced everyone when he held up his hand asking for silence.

"I have an idea that could potentially work, mind you that it is just as liable to kill him as to save him" said Crawa

"Let's hear it Crawa, we have to do something" said Lotus

Crawa nodded "We could attempt to merge Marc's DNA with our own. Fool the nanites into thinking he is in fact a Tenno, maybe with our DNA present in his system the antibodies will also be accepted by his body"

Lotus looked doubtful alongside Arck and Sivra, Alcor however had a thoughtful look on his face that remained there for a while before he spoke.

"It could work. But if we do this it won't be a case of adding a small amount of our DNA to his, we have to change his entire DNA map by fusing the two together thus making him hybrid. We cannot risk his body rejecting the new DNA as well, so this is our only option" said Alcor

Alcor looked to Lotus for permission and got with a nod. He quickly ordered Crawa to begin mapping out Marc's DNA so the fusion could be done. Just as he was about to set out to find a suitable donor for Marc, Arck stepped forward and offered his own DNA. Knowing they were pressed for time Alcor accepted and let Arck to another room to prepare.

The word spread like wildfire through the Tenno base and soon enough every avaivable Tenno had showed up down in the medical department, hoping to see the birth of the first hybrid or the death of the last Human. The procedure was done in record time, three hours was all it took for Alcor, Craw and a team of the best medics the Tenno had to transplant Marc's DNA.

Marc was then placed into a closed room and put on watch. All there was left was to see if a human died or a hybrid was born.

10 hours following the procedure

Marc's numbers began stabilizing. His heart calmed down and some of the antibodies began taking hold inside his system.

21 hours following the procedure

Marc's skin began paling at a rapid pace, it soon resembled that of the Tenno. The Nanites in his body reversed their actions and now began working on repairing all the damage they had done to his body.

48 hours following the procedure

Marc's skin is completely pale. His eyes changed color to match the dark blue of his donor Arcks. His hair maintained its shape but it's color also changed to match that of Arck, thus making it a dark brown. All the antibodies have taken hold and are working in tandem with the nanites to ensure Marc now remains at perfect health. The procedure is declared a success and Marc is declared the first Tenno/Human hybrid.

My point of view

My consciousness slowly returned to me and I felt my eyes flutter open. I feel different, I feel good almost perfect to be completely honest. It is as if my entire body is in perfect condition despite me knowing it is most certainly not. The lights of the room are dimmed but I can still make out the layout of the room. My eyes begin taking in the smallest details around me and I soon notice that my eyesight actually seems…better. I began rubbing my eyes as I felt tired and that is when I noticed it, my hands, they are pale unnaturally so they looks just as pale as… a… Tennos… no…

Terror grips my heart as I throw the covers off me and begin inspecting my body and I am indeed pale as a Tenno no matter where I look. I look around franticly in the room until my eyes land on a mirror and I jump out of bed and sprint for it, ignoring the fact that I literally jumped out of my bed.

When I reach the mirror and look into it I don't recognize the face I see. Gone were my previously gray-green eyes and light brown hair, replaced by a set of dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. The terror that had gripped my heart dissipates as unholy rage takes its place as I punch the mirror smashing it into hundreds of pieces. To my own surprise I feel no pain, looking over my hand I find that I haven't even been wounded despite the fact I just smashed a mirror and should have had at least a few cuts.

My anger slowly gives way to confusion as I try to recall what the hell happened to me earlier but my last memory is of talking with Lotus and Arck about something and then… nothing. My thoughts are broken when I hear the sound of the door opening. I see Sivra step through the door and a smile unconsciously makes its way onto my face.

"Good you are awake, we feared you might never wake up" said Sivra with a smile

Her tone was quite cheery which only served to confuse me even further. A question pops into my mind and before I can give it thought my mouth opens

"What. The. Hell. Happened?"

The tone is darker and harsher then I wished it to be but at the moment I really couldn't give five fucks about my choice of tone. Though to Sivra's credit she didn't seem to be fazed in the slightest, she almost seemed to have been expecting it.

"You collapsed two days ago. Your body was rejecting the antibodies that float in the air of the base. At the same time the nanites we had injected you with to make you understand us were trying to destroy your body in the belief that it was virus" said Sivra

Confusion gives way for curiosity as one dominant question comes to mind.

"How did you save me?"

The smile that had been on her face grows smaller as her eyes take on an almost apologetic look.

"We fused your DNA with outs, that way the Nanites and Antibodies would think you are a Tenno and begin working for your body rather than against it. You are now officially the first Tenno/Human hybrid"

I feel like I have been physically struck as my legs give out from under me and I crumble to the floor and start shaking madly. Sivra was at my side in seconds to try and see if something had gone wrong. Nothing was wrong, at least not physically. Mentally I might be broken for life but how else would you react to being told that you are now a mix between two species.

"How?" I ask in a shaky voice

"Arck donated his DNA for the operation. It took a while but your body eventually accepted the new DNA and your physical form began to change to accommodate the new DNA. It of course also ensured that the antibodies and nanites now can function in your system" replied Sivra with a smile

The first tear fell without warning and soon they fell down both my cheeks without sound. I didn't cry out like I perhaps should have, I merely sat there and felt my tears fall. Partially because I was happy over my survival and partially because I was afraid of what I had become. Everything however seemed to come to a standstill as Sivra wrapped her arms around me and drew me into a gentle hug. I didn't return it but it did allow her to make me stand up and lead me over to the bed where she got me to lie down as she went out and got the Lotus, she had wanted to be informed as soon as I awoke.

I sat in silence until it was broken by the door opening once more to reveal the form of Arck. Our eyes met and I saw something in them that I hadn't expected among them were concern and fear, but there was something else there something I didn't recognize.

"So you are awake. I feared that your body might reject my DNA but it seems your body has gained acceptance to it. I guess that means there is no way around it, now we are brothers. At least in the biological term"

Arck said it all with a smile that I returned. He was right, I guess in a way we are now brothers. I guess that means I have two brothers now, one on earth and one in the Warframe universe… my life is getting stranger by the minute.

"I guess that is true. Think you can handle living with your brother? I know how much trouble I had living with my older brother when we were young" I joked

Arck gave a small chuckle "I think I can take it. I'll have to look out for you anyway to ensure that there are no drawbacks to the procedure. We don't know how your body will take all the changes after all"

I nodded and gave a silent thank you in my mind. The door opened once more to reveal Lotus accompanied by a few other Tenno among them was Alcor, Craw and Chellia. Lotus gave me a gentle smile as she spoke

"Well Marc it would seem you are now even more unique than when you arrived. Welcome to the ranks of the Tenno"

And this it all beings anew inside my head; I wonder how this is going to turn out.

2 years later

Two years passed in the blink of an eye. So many things have changed and so many more took place. Most of the Tenno now call me Echo due to a joke someone made about me being an echo of humans and Tenno. My body began changing as well… no not a second puberty (thank you lord jesus for that one) but my body began thinning without me doing anything. I learned from Alcor that my body was refitting itself to my new DNA, as it turned out I wasn't actually getting stronger or anything my body was simply removing all the excess fat I had on my body leaving me only with what muscle I had.

Arck's and my relationship have improved tremendously as well; we are now like actual brothers and look out for each other as such. When he isn't on missions or doing something else he is teaching me everything he knows about the Tenno and various forms of combat. He keeps going on and on about it being for my own safety, he worries too much these days. But having him around acting like an overprotective brother did me good, I missed my own brother and parents something so fiercely so having him around helped me out a great deal.

Right at this moment I am walking through a special part of the Tenno armory. This area is designed for young Tenno to come and select what Warframe they wish to pilot when they pass their test. It is for that reason I am here today, Arck and Lotus are of the belief that is should be able to pilot a Warframe due to my Tenno DNA.

Looking around I am not surprised to see a few other Tenno in here. The test itself is only a month away so it is turning out to be last call to make your choice. Surprisingly all the Tenno that are here are around my age. As that is when you make your choice it seems.

My personal life also took an interesting spin. Sivra and I began dating a year back; we had gone out a couple of times before and had hit it off quite well. She found me very interesting through she wouldn't tell me what part it was; I figured it was the whole hybrid thing. I don't know where we are heading but I am hoping for the best.

I keep walking up and down the hall staring at all the different Warframe standing on display. Arck told me that the Warframe choses the operator just as the operator choses the Warframe. I have gotten mixed opinions on what I will end up using, Sivra says I have the mindset of a Volt or Loki while Arck thinks I would do well as a Frost. Lotus thinks an Excalibur is more my thing and a few passerby's joked that I fit the Valkyr Warframe perfectly.

I don't really lean towards one Warframe myself but I will admit I have hopes for some and less interest in others. I end up passing by most of the Warframes while feeling their material and just their general feeling. I passed by the Rhino and gave it a short stare, this was Arcks Warframe and a small part of me wished to use it as well. I reached out and ran my hand across the chest and when I passed over the area that would guard my heart I felt my own beating faster and faster. Anticipation was building in me as I kept inspecting the Rhino and soon enough I realized that this was my choice, nothing else would do.

I made my way back to Arck's and I quarters. I greeted plenty of Tenno on the way and even stopped for a chat with some of those I had grown close to. One of those Tenno was Chellia, the Tenno I had shared a cell with two years ago. Now she was one of the few people I trusted and went to for advice, though with Chellia it was mostly for advice regarding Sivra.

I actually ran into Sivra on my way back and gave her the quick version of my choice to which she smiled and told me she was proud of me for finding out, she gave me a quick kiss and began running towards the medical department. Today was a big day after all, one of the nurses had been pregnant for a while and today she had finally gone into labor and Sivra had been chosen to deliver the child.

When I reached our door I punched in the code and stepped inside. Removing my jacket I hung it on the hanger and walked into the kitchen with a sigh, I was actually quite tired and looked forward to going to bed early. I grabbed a glass of water and stood in silence to contemplate my words for when I spoke to my brother.

I didn't think of anything in the end and decided to just run it by ear. As I came up to the living room (which for some inexplicable reason was at the end of our hallway) I heard voices, two to be exact. One belonged to Arck and the other I recognized as belonging to Eryna, a Banshee Operator that my brother had been dating for the past two years. I didn't catch the last words being said but the following squeal and repeated yell of 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' led me to one very easy solution.

'So my brother finally gathered up the courage to ask her, good for them' I thought as I came to the living room. I leaned in the door and watched as Eryna was in the process of attempting to eat my brother's face, an amusing thing to witness but I also knew that it had the potential to evolve into something that would mentally scar me for life so I coughed in the most dramatic fashion I could.

"*COUGH* Sorry to interrupt guys but this is quickly turning R rated and I really don't wish to see that" I quipped

Eryna quickly detached from my brother and tackled me to the ground with a bone breaking hug. I of course returned it with a gentle smile and once we had both stood up she showed me the ring my brother had just presented her with.

"Look! Isn't it amazing! Ohh I can't believe you actually helped him do this!" half-yelled Eryna

Of course I had helped my brother prepare this. No one proposed like that among the Tenno, it was a long dead tradition that I had spoken to Eryna about. Eryna as it turned out was a huge fanatic about anything human and once I had begun talking about weddings she had been completely mesmerized and right there I knew I had put Arck in rather tough spot.

So I talked to him and taught him how humans used to propose and how he should do it when he finally got around to asking Eryna. I however didn't help him pick the stone or the ring itself as that is an extremely personal thing. Eryna eventually gave space for Arck whom I gave a hug and congratulations.

We all eventually got ourselves seated once again, with me in a chair and the happy couple in the sofa. A small silence was allowed to reign as the two enjoyed their newfound engagement. Arck however seemed to remember just why it was I was out of the apartment today.

"So Marc have you finally picked a Warframe?" he asked

I flashed him a brilliant smile and nodded "You bet. It seems your DNA has done a lot because I felt an instant connection with the Rhino"

Arck's grin somehow got wider as he detached from Eryna long enough to give me another hug and handshake. Of course Eryna wanted to give me a hug as well so my spine was allowed to get put under just a little more pressure (I swear that woman has the strength of a hundred). The rest of the afternoon was spent in their company while we discussed the various parts of the Rhino and its utilities. Eryna pitched in with her knowledge as a Banshee Operator and how the two Warframes could work together.

Eventually Eryna had to get home or rather leave to tell a few select people about her engagement, something I suspected would mean Arck and I would have a lot of guests tomorrow. One she was out the door Arck and I retreated into the living room and sat down and enjoyed the silence. I had a happy smile on my face since today had truly been a memorable day.

"You do know she is going to force you to help her plan the wedding right?"

And of course my brother has to go and ruin my good mood!

6 Years later.

Ever killed before? Me neither, at least not until a few months ago. My training with the Rhino Warframe began almost as soon as I had officially announced my choice, and what a hell I went through. Over the years following my choice I went through the toughest training I have ever had to endure, a whole new mentality had to be put in place for me to even work with Warframe at a functional level, it took me a few years but I got a hold of it eventually. Then it happened, I was sent on my first assignment, alone.

Fresh out of training and only limited understanding of what my Warframe could actually do I was sent out alone to take care of a small Grineer station, according to the reports there were only fifteen Grineer on the station which wouldn't even be enough to break down the Iron Skin of my Warframe before I would have managed to clear the entire thing. But I was not ready for what I was about to do, it all started okay really, I made my way aboard the ship and fairly quickly I cornered one of the Grineer and took his weapon, but right there as I was about to kill him, something inside my body decided to give in and I started sweating and shaking, every inch of my mind screamed at me to stop and not press the trigger, that what I was doing was nothing short of murder, he couldn't defend himself for Christ sake! But that is when it happened the first time… I felt something in the back of my mind, a presence that didn't belong there a hostile one, thanks to the reflexes that had been honed over the past five years I managed to avoid the blade that was aiming for the weak spot on my neck, and right there on pure reflex I turned around aimed my rifle and shot the Grineer straight through the forehead…

Something dies inside you when you make your first kill… the last act of defiance of whoever you kill, they take just a small amount with you I guess you could call it the last of your innocence? The one little bit of you that still shines bright in the dark, it might just be me but that is what I think. The rest of the mission went more or less the same, almost every kill besides the ones that I made on combat reflex I had to stop and force my finger to press the trigger to kill anything… except the last one… I still remember it clearly, more so than anything else really, me standing over him fear visible in his eyes, and then the sound of a bullet leaving the barrel and the subtle sound of brain exploding, and just like that it was over. I don't know why I did it, but I gathered all fifteen bodies in front of my escape pod, I still remember taking off my helmet and getting bombarded by smells and the like… I also remember inspecting the corpses… fifteen corpses, fifteen wounds, fifteen kills, each and every one of them memorized… I don't know what came first, the scream or the tears but both were there that I can assure you, I don't know how long I sat still with tears falling, but after a while they dried out and I left that station behind, the first of many memories burned into my mind, and that is where it began… my decent into the dark reaches of my mind, right there on that day I stared down two paths, and I chose the one that led into the dark.

16 Years later.

As the years passed I got better and better at killing, slowly but surely I made my way into the ranks of the Tenno and even managed to garner a bit of a reputation for someone so "young". I swear when I found out that a Tenno lives to be two thousand? And that my brother was one thousand one hundred and thirty eight years old? See those two I dealt with just fine, and then I learned that Sivra was… older… a good nine hundred years older than me to be exact, now that I didn't deal with especially well, let's leave it at me spending quite a few hours alone in my room staring off into nothing. But as I let the years slide by everything turned out a lot better than what I had expected, the killings became easier to deal with, though the feeling in my gut never went away after each kill, according to Arck that feeling isn't supposed to go away, and if it ever does I would have become something far worse than what I fight.

53 Years later.

Memories… how I grew to detest them. Tenno have perfect memory, so everything I knew before the DNA surgery is now permanently burned into my mind, as is everything I have done since then. Seventy seven years later, and I remember it all… So much happened in that time, I changed a lot mentally at least. I started working in the engineering department alongside some of the smartest Tenno to have ever lived, we started on a project together "The Alpha-Frame", a work of genius really, combining multiple Warframes into the same frame, thus making the Tenno operating it virtually capable of adapting to any situation. Arck keeps telling me that I need to be careful with it, same as Sivra keeps saying but I mostly ignored them at the time, I didn't see a reason to be careful.

80 Years later.

"So. How did it feel?"

"The change needs to go a lot of quicker Trekon, at this rate we leave the operator way to exposed in the period of change, other than that? It worked like a charm, it has taken us eighty years but we finally have a functioning prototype"

Trekon simply smiled at me and left me alone once I had taken off the Alpha-Frame, that thing truly is amazing, with its ability to change between so many different Warframes allowed me to take down an entire Grineer research station without problem, hell the entire station didn't know I was there until half of them were already dead.

After living for a hundred and seventy seven years I really have changed a lot, same goes for my combat style. We recently recovered an ancient Tenno weapon, it's a Katana named "Nikana" damn thing is amazing, I have yet to come across something it can't cut. I train with the blade whenever I get the chance, and I have even gotten a few jokes from some people that I am more attached to this weapon then I am to my wife… Yeah me and Sivra married a few years ago, I don't know what triggered it really, but I still remember sitting in our sofa and talking and then out of nowhere I asked without really thinking about it, and she agreed. Arck nearly died from laughter when he heard how it went down, but I myself couldn't see the humor in it, but I can't see the humor in most things anymore.

125 Years later.

Looking at the casket burning I can still feel her hand on my cheek…

"Hey brother, how are you holding up?"

I glance up at Arck, he has been giving me a lot of space now that Sivra is dead, I guess he feels somewhat guilty since it was his idea that Sivra and Eryna came along with us to the Void to look for some more schematics. I don't blame him, my own weakness caused the death of my love.

"I am fine Arck. You should go home to your family"

He looked like he was about to argue but closed his mouth and walked off. I left a few hours later, having never shed a tear over my lost love… no my tears had long since dried out. Instead of mourning like I should have done I did something else, I tracked down the biggest Grineer colony I could find and then I went and retrieved the Alpha-Frame and went on my way.

It became a story that would be told among the Tenno for many generations, the tale of "The Bloody Echo"… the tale of how one Tenno in his anger and grief went down to a Grineer settlement and slaughtered over six hundred people alone, and returned with nothing on his Warframe but the blood of his victims. I didn't speak when I came back, after that in fact I rarely spoke at all, silence became my constant companion and impassiveness my friend and I stopped caring…

51 Years later.

"Are you sure you want to do this? I mean where would you go? How will you survive?"

Glancing up at my brother's wife, I give her an impassive stare.

"Who said I was intending to survive this trip?"

I felt the slap coming, yet I didn't move nor did I flinch when the hand impacted my face, Eryna was in tears and yelling at me calling me irresponsible and careless. Today is the day I leave the Tenno behind, I can't take it anymore I hate being here, now I leave whenever I can for whatever mission they will give me. Walking over to my ship I look over its side, seeing the name engraved on the side "Shadow", and it truly is, outfitted with the newest stealth technology and a fully functional engineering compartment, this ship will get me going for a good while.

Feeling a new presence entering the docks I look over and see the Lotus enter with a small container in her hand, as she approaches I kneel.

"Rise Echo, you know that much like your brother you don't need to kneel to me, where is he now where I think of it?"

"At his home Lotus, he believes that this trip is foolish and that I will get myself killed. Have you come to see me off Lotus?"

Lotus looked sadly at me for a few seconds, she still feels bad for what she in her own words "have turned me into", she is referring to the way I have become since Sivra dying, I don't hold her responsible for my own choices.

"Yes, and to grant you one more gift for your journey, one that hopefully will bring you back home to us safe and sound, since you decided to leave your Rhino behind for this little trip of yours…"

She hands me the container and as I open it I look up at Lotus with a passive look in my eyes and my mind.

"The Alpha-Frame, Lotus? Not that I don't appreciate the gift, but taking this won't we be setting the engineering department back hundreds of years?"

Not a second later did I feel the Lotus body pressed against my own as she hugged me, I felt the warmth spread across my body and for the first time in a long time I returned a hug.

"Your survival is more concerning than how much the engineering department will have to work over, you just come back safe and sound to all of us"

Nodding I gave a wave to Eryna who waved back with tears in her eyes, the Lotus stepped over and pulled her into a hug, comforting her and leading her away at the same time. When they were both out of sight I stepped up to the doors of my ship and opened them.

"You can step out of the shadows now Borth, I can feel your presence clear as day. Come to give me another goodbye have you?"

Slowly a Loki Warframe steps out of cloak and walks up to me, putting his hand out for me to shake, I grab hold and give my old friend one last handshake before he and I will be separated for a long time.

"Yeah… You come back ya hear? I aint losing my best friend because you forgot to refuel or some stupid shit like that"

I give him a court nod and he starts heading out of the hangar as well. Entering the ship I walk over and press a button on the dashboard, a small sound lets me know that I have company.

"Operator Echo, all the necessary preparations have been made for your flight. Do you wish to depart?"

Glancing back out the door once final time I take in what little I can of the Tenno base before I turn out again.

"Yeah… Let's get out of here Eva"

"Departing…"

As the ship roars to life I sit down in the pilot chair and see as we make our way out among the endless number of stars.

4 months after depature.

Four months of flying, four months of killing any Grineer or Corpus stations I could. It has gotten tiring to deal with these guys all the time, but I have to none the less. During my flight I have done nothing but keep my skills sharp with my sword and my knowledge in engineering intact. But something has been keeping my mind from focusing on the enemy for the past few days, that flicker I see in the world… just like when I was pulled here to the Warframe universe almost three and a half centuries ago. It's always the same, this hulking monstrosity of an object appears in my field of vision and the next it is gone, whatever I am actually about to pass over into a new world or my paranoia simply have gotten the best of me I really do not know…

Hitting the next sector it happens once more, only this time a hell of a lot of stronger than before, I can actually feel my body split between worlds for a fraction of a second, whatever small part of me that still feels love for Arck and Eryna back home jumps into gear and I start franticly writing a message to them, as I finish and send the message on its way I feel the final pull begin, the raw pressure on my body makes me black out.

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"…oice! Focus on my voice!...You ha… cus…"

What the hell? Who's voice is that, I have heard it somewhere before… argh my head is too foggy… can't focus….

"No! Stop! Don't think, just focus on my voice and only my voice! Listen it's too late for me to control your shift, but I can direct it! I will aim as close as I can to sometime you will know!... Goddamnit I am losing you again! Listen… Eric … fi… ic… he know…. Find him!"

That is all I register before I feel my consciousness disappear once more and darkness consumes me. As I wake up I place my head in hands as I feel a massive headache, it's like someone tried to split it across with a Galantine and didn't finish the job… Looking out the window my eyes land on a giant space station, at first I didn't really recognize it, but soon enough my eyes fall upon a giant spaceship floating near the station and then my memory danced across my eyes and a name dropped from my lips

"The Citadel…"

A/N: Right Chapter 2 is finished, minor changes for those of you who came here after the rewrite began, of course none for those of you who have just started reading after I started rewriting it, Welcome!

So things will pick up from here on, I hope some of you will like the changes I have decided to make, following a lot of comments and a few things I noticed myself I have decided to turn Marc back into the original idea I had for him, turning him into what you saw in the last half of this chapter.

PS: From now on "My point of view" Becomes "Marcs point of view" as Marc/Echo and I no longer share anything but name.