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Chapter 2: Keep Hope Alive
Shepard watched as the data was being transferred to his omni-tool, he had also found that the Illusive Man had some Medi-Gel on him, so Shepard used it to patch himself up. It wasn't perfect but it stop the bleeding from his wounds.
"Commander," Hacketts voice came over his comm, "SHEPARD! Shepard are you there?" He places his finger to his ear and answered, "I'm alright," he groaned, "A few wounds, but I lucked out and found some Medi-gel. But the Catalyst, is a no go another Reaper trick-" "Damn" Hackett interrupted, "What do we do now?"
"We're still in this fight," he said, "The Illusive Man left us a weapon without knowing it. He managed to create a signal that can disrupt the Reapers systems. I can send the signal through the communication relays on both the Citadel and the Crucible. I'll be able to broadcast it throughout the entire Sol system, but I don't know how the broadcast throughout the galaxy." He heard Hackett chuckling, "Commander you worry about getting that signal set-up and you let your team worry about the rest. I've just received word from ground forces back on earth, your team is on their way to the beam. Work fast Commander. Hackett out!"
Shepard winced a bit, getting up. He slowly made his way to the Citadel controls, and uploaded the signal. Within mere seconds, the signal was being broadcasted throughout the Sol system, and every Reaper was being affected. All of their shots were missing the intended targets and some were crashing into each other. As Shepard watched, he smiled, and almost cried at the beautiful sight. But then he heard the sound of the Conduit-like beam, activating. "Commander, Reaper ground forces are converging on your location," Hackett shouted over the comms. Shepard checked his heavy pistol, it still had full ammo, but it wouldn't be enough to keep him alive. He cursed silently at himself. Then out of the corner of his eye, he saw his saving grace. Anderson had Mk-Shurikin sub-machine gun, strapped to his side. He respectfully took the the weapon off, the man he had always thought of like a father. "Thanks Anderson," he whispered. Then heard the screams and moans of husks. He angrily glanced in the direction of the sounds, "COME AND GET ME YOU BASTARDS," he shouted, aimed his heavy pistol, and gunned the first husk he saw, "I SURVIVED AKUZE, I BEAT SOVEREIGN, I CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD, I DESTROYED THE COLLECTOR'S! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU WILL KILL ME!" he let the bullets fly, killing husk after husk. He refused to die so easily.
Earth, Near The Conduct.
Garrus checked his rifle one last time, making sure that it was still battle ready. It was, just as it was two minutes ago, but Garrus wanted to be sure. His best friend, his human brother's life was on the line, and he wasn't going to let faulty weaponry be the death of both of them. He looked around, and looked at everyone else in the Maoko with him, James looked like he was about to die from waiting, Kadin looked a little freaked out, EDI looked like she was running scenarios in her head, and Grunt, Wrex, Samara, and Jack looked ready for anything. He glanced over at Tali, and smiled, she, like him, was checking her favorite shot-gun, and double checking. Then his eyes shifted towards Liara, and he quickly turned away. He couldn't bare himself to look at her, not now. He felt like he betrayed her, because just before he, Javik, and Shepard left the base, she made him promise to bring Shepard back alive. He felt like he had just broke that promise when he and Javik almost got crushed by a Maoko, and Javik got injured, forcing Shepard to send them both abroad the Normandy to get medical aid. He didn't think it be the last time that he'd see him again, but after that Reaper attack near the beam, it was starting to look that way. When they heard about the laser attack, they all thought Shepard was gone, and Liara locked herself in her cabin probably crying. He couldn't imagine what she must be thinking.
Liara gazed at the image of the beam, with determination and hate; the kind she only felt towards the Shadow Broker. She was only concerned with getting Shepard, her love, out alive. She barely survived Shepard's first death, she doubts that she'll survive another. She needed him, no matter how short there time together would be, she wanted to make the best of it.
"We're almost at the beam," shouted the driver, "Oh shit, everyone get out!" They quickly obeyed the order, confused at first but then understood why, Harbinger was coming back. "MOVE!" shouted Garrus, nobody argued. Harbinger fired it's first shot, but...it missed, instead of hitting their Maoko, it the ground twenty feet to the right. Nobody could make sense of it, until Garrus spoke up. "It's Shepard," he excitedly shouted, "I don't know how but he's screwed with the Reaper's somehow." He started running towards the beam, "I don't know about the rest of you," he shouted, "But I'm not going to keep him waiting!" He smiled, none of them saw it though, he didn't care he was stupid happy. Soon they all followed his lead, Liara managed to pull ahead of him, biotics flaring. "Reaper forces!" she shouted in angry, she fired a singularity at a group of husk and Cannibals, and quickly killed them. They all drew their weapons and fired, not slowing down, and slaughter their way through Reaper forces near the beam. A Banshee had made it to the beam and across, Garrus saw this, and made a final push towards the beam, everyone behind him. They all made it. "Hang on Shepard," they all whispered.