Chapter 2: Regret
Travis was on Omega when he heard the news of his cousins death and it put him in shock to where he stopped his glass mid-way he knew people where talking about it like it was some god damn plague! He slamed his glass onto the bar table and ordered another drink he shouldn't be downing in his sorrows, but he didn't know what else to do. I was close to him we had done almost anything when I had come to visit, but that was so long ago. It had been a few months since he had last seen me and he knew I was stressed beyond all reason going after Saren and the geth yea that would put a few meters up the stress bar. He remembered me asking if he had wanted to come along he knew Kelina did against my better judgement, however, Travis had refused saying he had something else he needed to do.
Now he wished he had accepted the invitation to join her crew, but his team needed him at that time and he wasn't about to tell me that he was a merc for hire. The bartender looked at him quizzicaly "I think you might've had enough to drink sir" he said going to take the glass away.
"Just give me another. Don't you see that I'm grieving a lost loved one!" Travis annouced angrily the bartender complied and poured his drink and then leaned onto the counter. "Who died?" the bartender asked.
Travis looked at the Turian in front of him and smirked "Do you know what my last name is?" Travis retorted smugly the Turian looked confused before repling "No should I human?" pushing himself off the counter and reaching for Travis glass to refill it.
"Does anyone in this god forsaken place!" Travis said to no one in particular and than hanged his head grabbing the glass the Turian bartender placed down in front of him. "look I know you're in mourning, but it's not the end of the world yet. " The Turian responded cleaning a dirty glass Travis looked up and raised a quizzical brow at the Turian.
"What's your name?" Travis pointed out the Turian shrugged and went ahead and gave the name to Travis " Jartuk " Jartuk answered
"Well Jartuk if it wasn't for my cousin you and everyone in the Galaxy wouldn't be here now would they?" Travis replied taking a swig of his drink and bringing the glass down on the counter.
"you mean you're the cousin to the famous Commander Shepard!" Jartuk exclaimed in shock handing him a new glass of Whiskey which Travis took and finished the glass with one drink "It's on the house bub" Jartuk finished Travis only nodded and stood up and gave the Turian a 40 credit tip and walked off. He was a bit wobbly at first, but than straighten up and walked out of the afterlife his mind completely numb to everything right now. Travis found his team and walked over to them they had something to finish and it couldn't wait.
Two years had passed and I was dreaming; dreaming of the days when I was chasing down Saren and the geth also thought of Ashley for awhile there we sit somewhere and just talk and she told me that it was not my time just yet that I was still needed with the world of the living I look at her with questionable eyes. She only smiles and continues talking saying that people are in need the war isn't over just yet and things like and that she'll always watch over me and I smiled at that.
I was jerked out of that dream with someone shouting my name over intercom and I blinked my eyes and sat up slowly "what's going on?" I asked gripping my side. The intercom came on again and said "you're in danger I suggest you go to the armor locker and grab your armor the mechs will be there shortly!" and it clicked off. I got to my feet and walked over to the locker and put on the armor that was inside and turned to the door and found a gun that far away from me I noticed right away there was no thermal clips inside the barrel and mentioned it to the person that had woken me up.
"You'll find some once you leave the med bay now move!" and it went silent I moved on forward towards the door I found Thermal clips and went into cover no mechs so far I jumped over the barricade and tredded foward carefully sure enough two mechs came out of the door I needed to go to and I went into cover immediately putting the safety off on the pistol that was in my hands.
After dealing with the mechs I marched into the next room walking down the hall checking every room I stumbled upon and listening to every recording that I had found I needed answers and who doesn't when the last thing I known was going down with the Normandy. I continued to move forward killing a few mechs along the way and walked through a door. First thing I saw was a man firing at mechs across the way from him and I rushed over to him with my head bent low to keep it covered.
The man that was there turned in that direction and almost fell flat on his ass "S..Shepard?" he said before shaking the disblief off his face he had explained what was going on and I looked directly to the mechs across the way from them. The man spoke once more "The name is Jacob Taylor" he said taking a shot at a mech and I smirked he had one hell of a shot with a pistol.
"Nice to meet you Jacob" I said taking a shot as well and landing a mech in the arm I grimaced I knew I was a better shooter then that. Eventually we were to move passed that and I turned to Jacob and said "Now can you answer the the questions I wasn't able to ask?" Jacob checked his ammo and then nodded his head that I could. "What happened to my crew?" I asked Jacob sighed.
"They all went their seperate ways Commander. They grieved over your death in their own way even your own sister did." Jacob replied standing there he search my face and noticed I had no more questions to ask and when he was going to speak next he heard Wilson on the radio Wilson had been hit and needed help Jacob had responded " Give us your location and we'll be right there!" Wilson did so and Jacob walked through the now opened door just ahead of them.
I guess I had no choice, but to follow him where else could I go to get off this god forsaken station. As long as this Jacob guy remained honest I could trust him, only a little he was hiding something and I was going to find out either from him or his so called friend Wilson. We had located Wilson and gave him the Medi-gel to patch him up with I knew on his face that he was trying hide something once we got the obstacle that block our path destroyed Jacob walked forward to tell me something. "Shepard there's something you need to know about us." He said his body was tense I could tell.
"What is it?" I asked locking eyes with him and that made him more nervous.
"We work for Cerberus." he replied keeping eye contact Wilson touched Jacob shoulder roughly saying
"Great thanks Captain obvious. Now she knows" Jacob just shooked his head, however I crossed my arms over my chest.
"I've heard of Cerberus and I'll never work for Terrorists!" I announced giving Jacob and Wilson a hard glare. Jacob shooked his head "Take it as it is, but we have to get off this station first! Then we can discuss things later." Jacob said I nodded my head and we tredded on eventually we made it to the last door to the shuttle and Wilson got it open the next thing Jacob and I knew was Wilson being shot.
A/n: Hey there everyone! enjoy! :P