Chapter 6
Timeline
Wow, these timeline entries took up so much space that I had to give them their own chapter. As you can probably noticed I changed quite a few things around, well I decided since I was writing this story, I may as well take a couple of things that bugged me in Mass Effect and fix them. Oh by the way, due to a landslide vote, Shepard will be male.
October 16, 2608 The UNSC and RSN establish embassies on the Citadel, mainly to keep a window of communication and diplomacy open with the Council although many are hesitant with the Council species.
December 12, 2608 Crystal Reed gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Damon Winters was reported to be present.
January, 25, 2609 Damon Winters proposes to Crystal Reed, who accepts, they marry three months later. Crystal's son Taylor is revealed to be a biotic, an individual capable of manipulating dark energy through exposure to a substance known as Element Zero as a fetus. Apparently this was the cause of the telepathic children in Singapore. According to Council sources biotics have the capability to become effective soldiers if implants are used to magnify their ability.
September, 18, 2611 An incident occurred today that nearly resulted in war. A Salarian negotiator panicked upon learning that the Marathon-class cruiser he was being given a tour of had a smart A.I.. Upon Captain Hall questioning why he was panicking, he demanded that the A.I. be destroyed, as they were against Council law, causing tempters to flare among UNSC personal. Hall then declared the the A.I. aboard the ship was no less a part of the crew then she was, and that the UNSC wasn't going to destroy a single A.I. just because of the Council's paranoia. The Salarian was silent for the rest of the tour, several Marines later quoted that Hall had scared him senseless.
July, 1, 2613, The first UNSC dreadnought, the Guardian, is finished in a Reach shipyard. The ship is the first UNSC ship to be equipped with a Super MAC in addition to the four regular ones. The ship is also capable of firing 8 oversized Archer pods at once, and carries over a thousand Marines, ODSTs and vehicles and equipment used that can be used for a myriad of combat situations. It is the largest UNSC front line combat ship ever built at 2.3 kilometers long with 35 decks and a crew of 6000 in addition to the Marines and ODSTs. The UNSC has stated that it intends to make more dreadnoughts.
April, 8, 2614 The L1 becomes the first biotic implant to be used in Humans. Although the L1 implants magnified the ability of the biotics their powers are still too weak for military use and the implants are widely considered to be a failure.
August, 16, 2616 Elizabeth Hall is promoted to Admiral, on the same day Mack Norman is promoted from Major to Colonel.
October, 24, 2617 The BAaT program begins to train a new group of biotics. One of the UNSC higher ups suggested hiring a Turian Commander to train the recruits. On the prospect that the suggested Turian was a veteran of the Shanxi War and bitter against Humans, the idea was stamped out and an Asari was instead hired for the position, on the grounds that they were better at inter-species relationships.
January, 9, 2618 The largest armada of ships ever seen was spotted near Sangheilos. Thinking that it was an invasion fleet, the Sangheilos Defense Fleet was organizing when the armada contacted them, identifying itself as the Migrant Fleet. The RSN learned of the Quarians this day, who are only numbered at 17 million and live on a fleet of ships instead of a planet. When questioned why the lived on ships instead of a planet, the Quarians sadly replied that their home world had been overrun 800 years ago by machines that the Quarians had created called the Geth. The Quarians continued to explain that because they had broken the Council laws they had lost their embassy on the Citadel and mainly been left to fend for themselves. Due to their weak immune systems Quarians had been unable to colonize new planets and were forced to live as spacers living off of what they could find. Negotiators were sent aboard the Migrant fleet.
June, 29, 2619 The recruits of BAaT are issued the L2 implants with varied results. Some are barley stronger than the L1s while many are much stronger, yet suffer a multitude of health problems. A handful are stable and strong, these people will most likely go on to become Marines or ODSTs.
February, 19, 2620 UNSC expedition ships discover a planet with a habitual atmosphere. Further scans reveal that the planet is exposed to little or no radiation. As a result there is little development in local plant and wildlife, and scientists predict that plants from Earth would quickly overrun the native plants. Because of the uniqueness of this planet, it was named after a planet in a famous novel by Robert Heinlein, Sanctuary.
March, 16, 2622 An outraged Sangheili negotiator returned to Sangheilos with news that angered many Sangheili. The negotiator had witnessed a Krogan picking the pocket of a Volus, yet when the Volus realized that he had been robbed, he accused a nearby Quarian of being the thief. But what had infuriated the negotiator to no end, was that the Turian C-Sec officer that the Volus had complained to, had instantly believed that the Quarian was guilty. The negotiator then angrily informed the Volus and C-Sec officer of the Krogan that had robbed the Volus, and both of them had marched off without apologizing to the Quarian. The Sangheili was further infuriated after asking the Quarian if she was all right, when she simply replied that her people were used to it. The negotiator proposed an idea to the RSN council had has not been released to the public yet.
May, 11, 2623 The UNSC and RSN expand to the Skyllian Verge. The UNSC colonize planets there for heavy mining, while the RSN used them for Unggoy breeding grounds. This caused tensions to spark between the Batarian Syndicate, and both the UNSC and RSN for the Batarians had been planning to colonize those planets.
August, 8, 2624 The L3 implants are developed and issued, Taylor Winters being one of the biotics to receive them. The biotics that were implanted with them are displaying a moderate level of biotic power and, so far, no health issues have been found. Some still use the L2 however preferring the higher limits that it allow, despite the health issues.
September, 3, 2625 The RSN requests permission from the UNSC to colonize the planet Sanctuary. Due to the fact that the UNSC is focusing on developing it's existing colonizes and it's newly colonized planets in the Skyllian Verge, the UNSC allows the RSN to colonize Sanctuary, which, despite being discovered half a decade ago had yet to be colonized. When asked what the RSN planned to do with the planet, the Sangheili negotiator simply replied, "Something the Council should have done a long time ago."
September, 10, 2625 The Migrant Fleet, which had been in RSN space for the last 7 years, stumbled across Sanctuary. The RSN ships in orbit contacted the fleet with a proposition, the RSN offered the Quarians the chance to colonize Sanctuary, the viruses and bacteria on the planet would pose no threat to the Quarians due to the planet's uniqueness. The Quarians agreed.
June, 9, 2627 Pirates and criminals, who were later revealed to be funded by the Batarian Syndicate, launch a surprise attack on the UNSC colony of Elysium. Due to the fact that the ships were not military they were able to slip pass orbital defenses before the defensive personal realized what was going on. Elysium was a small colony, so defenses were at a minimum. In fact the Batarians actually breached UNSC defenses and nearly destroyed the colony. The only thing that stopped them, was a single ODST that held off the Batarians that were marching through the breach. The ODST identified himself as William Shepard.
October, 5, 2628 Now having established colonies on the surface of the Sanctuary, and RSN established orbital stations to meet the needs of the Migrant Fleet, the Quarian Admiralty Board and Conclave approached the RSN after debating for several days on an offer that the RSN had made. On that day, the Quarians were absorbed into the RSN. One UNSC Marine was quoted to have said "I can't say I'm really surprised, the Sangheili always were the big brother types to the Unggoy, the Huragok and the Mgalekgolo, it only makes sense that they would help out the Quarians. Just one thing, mess with any of their 'wards' and they will fucking destroy you."
October, 25, 2628 The Council displays poorly concealed anger when confronting the Sangheili ambassador Rtas 'Vadum about the Quarians being absorbed into the RSN. They anger that they showed, which had existed since the first Quarian set foot on Sanctuary, had intensified, at least in the cases of the Salarian and Turian Councilors. The Council declared that the reason that the Quarians had been exiled was that they had released a very dangerous force onto the galaxy. Rtas calmly replied, that whatever the Quarians had done, the Sangheili had done much worse. Rtas was quoted to have said "We enslaved the Unggoy the Mgalekgolo, and the Huragok. We carried out the evil wishes of the Prophets, and led a genocidal war against Humanity and nearly wiped out all life in the galaxy. Despite all of this, we saw the error of our ways and attempted to atone for our sins. The majority of Humanity and the species we enslaved, have seen it fit to give us a second chance. If monsters like us deserve a second chance, than the Quarians defiantly do."
May, 26, 2629 In response to the Skyllian Blitz, the UNSC launches an attack on pirate bases located on the moon Torfan. The UNSC contacted the bases, telling them to surrender or face destruction from orbital bombardment. A handful of Batarians panicked and surrendered to the UNSC while the majority proclaimed that they would rather die than surrender to Humans. The UNSC dreadnought Protector, in the first recording of a UNSC dreadnought in active combat, fired it's Super MAC at the base on Torfan. Not only was the base destroyed, the MAC struck the moon with such force that it shattered into dozens of larger of chunks.
Autumn, 6, 2631 While originally wary of A.I.s due to their history with the Geth, a good majority of the Quarians have come to trust the Smart A.I.s used by the UNSC and RSN, convinced that they are not like Geth. The first recorded Quarian Smart A.I. was flash cloned today.
March, 17, 2634 In an attempt to ease tensions, the UNSC, RSN, and Turian Hierarchy begin a joint operation on an experimental frigate. The ship is known as the Normandy.
I would like to thank andrewjameswilliams for sending me the design of the UNSC dreadnought. That was a lot of information, I think I'll stop here. Let explain why I did with the Quarians, as one of my readers said very well (I forget his name) The Council pretty much abandoned the Quarians. I thought about that, and then I thought about what the Hanar did for the Drell when they were in trouble and I read Starship Troopers so I thought 'Why not?' I seriously doubt that the Quarian's home planet was the only planet with an ecosystem like that in the whole galaxy. I've got to start playing Mass Effect again, the memories are a little fuzzy. Well tell me what you think.