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Ethan's POV

Ethan coughed as he took in the scent of something burning, his head swimming with pain. He could hear noises coming from off in the distance, darkness being the only thing he could see. Ethan finally opened his eyes, realizing he was laying face down in the ground. He sat up and turned over as he struggled to gain his bearings. He was covered in dust and ash, blood clumped up into a nasty thick residue around his leg. Ethan looked around the area, noticing he was on one of the city streets with cars stopped and their doors open as if the occupants left in a hurry. Ethan looked up suddenly at the sound of a siren ringing through the air, smoke drifting through the streets as papers flew by in the breeze. Ethan looked up and saw the walkways empty, no hover cars flying overhead in the sky.

"What...happen?" Ethan said to himself, slowly standing up as he felt a shooting pain throb inside his left leg, limping across the street as he came to a bench and took a seat. Ethan could hear movement in the smoke filled fog drifting through the streets, and it sounded massive. He looked off down the street as a dark shadow moved through it, the whole ground rumbling as he listened to the siren continue to ring out. Ethan looked up at the sound of something flying overhead, only to see the Normandy come in quick and fast as it fired off it's plasma cannons into the smoke. That's when a deafening roar erupted from the fog, Ethan standing up and backing away as the ground continued to shake even more violently. Ethan saw six red orbs open through the dense blanket of fog, staring right at him as another bellowing roar sounded off.

Ethan awoke with a start as he sat up in bed, wiping the sweat away from his forehead before looking around to see he was in the Crew Sleeping Quarters of the Normandy. Ethan took a deep breath before laying back down in bed, staring up at the ceiling as he thought back over his nightmare.

"Hey, you okay?" came a familiar voice as Ethan turned over on his side and saw Joker, the pilot of the Normandy, walking up to him.

"Yea, just a nightmare is all." Ethan said as he sat up once more and brought his knee's close to his chest before looking at Joker once more.

"You have someone waiting for you on the Bridge, a Asari woman. She said something about wanting to go do something with you, you should get up and get dressed." Joker said with a smile before tipping the front of his Alliance ball cap towards him and walking off once more. Ethan just looked down at his covers before brushing the dream off and getting up from his assigned bed.

Moments Later

Ethan walked out onto the Bridge before seeing Nareenia talking with Liara, both of them smiling and laughing with one another. He smiled at them both as they turned their attention towards Ethan as he walked up to them both.

"Ethan, I just came by to see if you'd like to grab some lunch with Benny and I? Meno's is busy with his sister today and we thought we'd come see if you were busy?" Nareenia asked as Liara smiled at Ethan before walking off in the other direction.

"Sure, sounds like fun. I've got something planned with a few members of the crew tonight so I have to find my way back before then." Ethan said as he joined Nareenia at her side as they walked off the Bridge and out of the airlock chamber, into the Docking Bay.

"I've got a Rapid Transit Taxi waiting over here, Benny's inside waiting." Nareenia said with a smile as she led Ethan towards a white hover car still hovering a few inches off the ground as the door swung open to reveal Benny sitting there with a smile on his face.

"Hey Mr. Important! You haven't forgotten your new friends have you?" Benny teased as Ethan rolled his eyes with a smile and boarded the taxi.

"Can you take us to Water Crescent sir?" came Nareenia's voice as Ethan buckled himself in, feeling the hover car take off as both Benny and Nareenia looked at each other before looking back towards him with smiles on their faces.

"So, we've got some news." Nareenia said with a excited smile on her face, staring between Ethan and Benny.

"What is it, you look like your about to die of excitement already!" Ethan responded with a chuckle as Benny looked at Nareenia and then back to him.

"Both Nareenia and I have put in to be stationed aboard the Normandy with you! Isn't that great! We talked it over at the Earth Ceremony after you left with Commander Shepard and we couldn't bear to break up the three amigo's! Meno's said he's going to put in to be stationed on the Shanghai, one of the other five scouting ships." Benny said as Ethan sat there expressionless before hollering out in excitement, causing his other two friends to begin to laugh with excitement in return as the hover car flew over downtown London.

Jane's POV

Jane sat there in class as she studied a few notes she had copied from the school textbook, the teacher silently grading papers at her desk. Jane could hear the classroom TV on in the background before she looked up at the TV as a news report came on, many of the other students looking up from their work as well.

"A deep sea oil rig has ruptured off the coast of California, we have live images here of the rig literally sinking down into the ocean itself as fires spread over the surface of the water. With oil fields running dry in both Africa and Asia, riots are at a all time high in cities around the globe. Many are fearful that this will set back NASA's Project Salvation, although President Hilary Clinton has issued a press release to quell those rising fears. She says that Project Salvation is on track and a top priority right now for many countries around the world." the news anchor said as Jane looked over at Jake who looked back at her, their faces grim as pictures of the burning rig were posted up on the screen followed by video footage of rioting in major cities around the world. Jane looked back down at her paper and then back to the TV, her heart heavy with determination.

"Alright class, enough distraction. I still want you to turn these papers in by the end of the class period, no excuses." the teacher said as Jane went back to writing, a feeling of fear growing in the pit of her stomach as she readjusted her breathing mask over her face. She looked up at a poster placed on the classroom wall, advertising for people to volunteer for Project Salvation.

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