MASS EFFECT 3
A story that just had to be told…..
By: Emantsal
Chapter 2
The battles were growing more fierce as they made their way across the galaxy recruiting asari, krogan, hannar, turian… anyone who would help in the war against the reapers.
Shepard and crew had finally accepted THE VOICE that shouted over the sounds of the battle, commands issues to Shepard and team that compelled their obedience.
And above all the fray the now anticipated MEOW…. MEOW…
MORRIS, GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM THE TV! STOP MESSING WITH THAT SENSOR!
MEOW
MEOW
What happened next was almost inevitable…
Explosions rocked the area as Shepard and team ducked behind a downed transport.
"Shepard, you cannot win. We are the harbin - "
MEOW MEOW
"We are the harbing - "
DAMN IT MORRIS, DON'T MAKE ME GET UP OFF THIS COUCH!
"Shepard, your destruction - "
MEOW
MEOW
"Shepard…" the Reaper finally seemed to sigh in what seemed like frustration, "we will be in contact." The battlefield cleared leaving a very confused Shepard standing amid the rubble.
On a desolate planet littered with the ravaged corpses of war, Shepard and team crouched behind a rocky outcropping.
"You messed with the wrong people, Shepard! Cerberus will - "
MEOW… purrrrrrrrrrrr
COME HERE LITTLE BABY!
"Shepard! Cerberus will not let you - "
PURRRRRRRRRRRRR… PURRRRRRRRRRRR
MORRIS, YOU'RE BEING SO SWEET…
"Shepard, the Illusive Man will crush - "
OW! YOU LITTLE SHIT! WHY'D YOU BITE ME?
"Shepard…" the Cerberus agent seemed to sigh in growing frustration, "we will be in contact." And the battlefield cleared leaving a very confused Shepard standing amid the rubble.
In a dark, dank ruin, on a long forgotten planet in a far realm of the galaxy, Shepard and team made their way through the cramped alleyways of the abandoned city towards a secret destination. A message had just appeared on her computer one day, and when she asked EDI, who had abandoned the Illusive Man and joined with Shepard and the Alliance, where it had come from, the AI was unable to tell her. It seemed as if the message had just appeared out of thin air.
It was a request to meet to discuss a matter of critical importance that affected the entire galaxy. There had been no name, no way of responding, nothing other than a place and time.
Since the message had appeared, Reaper attacks had almost stopped and Cerberus had been alarmingly silent. With no other information to go on, Shepard headed the Normandy to the coordinates and choosing her squad, took a shuttle down to the planet surface.
Now, in a back room of the long abandoned building, prothean looking by design, she waited, ever mindful that this was probably a setup. Alert for any sound, any movement, they waited. And the voice was suspiciously absent…
Before too long, the sounds of feet and metal could be heard moving their way. Readying their weapons, they prepared for who know what, waiting silently for contact to be made. Before long, something flew through the open doorway and landed close to her feet. A rock, with a paper tied around it.
"What the fuck it that," Garrus asked, cautiously eyeing the ancient method of communication.
"Is that a note, tied to a rock?" Kaiden asked in all seriousness.
"I guess there's only one way to find out," Jane said, striding forward cautiously and retrieving the rock.
No monitoring devices. Turn off all communications equipment. It is the only way to keep 'the voice' away.
"Oh my GOD! You mean we're not the only ones hearing it?" Kaiden gasped behind her.
From the doorway, a hand appeared around the corner and waived, getting their attention. Shepard just stared when the hand turned out to be attached to the Illusive Man. A finger pressed to his lips in the universal symbol for silence, he advanced into the room. Behind him, what appeared to be a miniaturized version of a Reaper floated through the air.
Before Shepard could even begin to formulate a plan of escape, the Illusive Man handed her another piece of paper.
Morris must be stopped.
Behind him, the Reaper beeped what sounded suspiciously like "TRUE DAT."
Nodding in agreement, Shepard reached up and turned off her comm, motioning to the rest of her team to do the same…