Mass Effect 2: With a Twist

by the undeniable 1

It's not the same exact story as the game but the same plot line, with personal touches added on and things that I felt would be interesting. In this story Commander Shepard has an older brother who joins him in the fight against the collectors, and he pretty much creates his own waves with Miranda mainly. read, enjoy, feed back if you like it you like it if you dont you dont.

2. Chapter 2

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The Normandy was falling apart and fast. Commander John Shepard was on his way to the cockpit to retrieve Joker who refused to abandon ship.
As he walked through what was left of the CIC his heart raced one wrong step could have been the end of his life . After several careful steps he made it to the cockpit where Joker was trying to still save the Normandy in futile.
"Joker we have to go now" said Shepard.
"No I won't abandon the Normandy, I can still save her" Joker replied with complete focus.
Shepard looked around again " Jeff the Normandy is lost we achieve nothing going down with the ship"
Joker sighed then finally gave in " yeah alright, help me up" said Joker.
"Oh shit, they're coming around for another attack" Joker noticed as Shepard stepped away to see the damage being done .
He immediately returned to retrieve Joker, " ahhhh watch the arm" Joker groaned in pain as Shepard grabbed him rushing to the escape pod. Once Shepard had Joker set and ready to go the ship rocked pulling him away he grabbed on to the edge of the cockpit entrance. "Commander " Joker cried out as Shepard pushed the button setting off the escape pod, " Sheeeeeppppppaaaaaaaarrrrrrdddddd" he screamed as he watched his friend and leader Commander John Matthew Shepard float into the abyss.

As Shepard floated away a million things ran through his mind, his thoughts went to Ashley the woman he fell in love with. He could never understand why he felt the way he did after such a short tine, but in the end he loved her and that was all that mattered.
He thought of his father retired Rear-Admiral Joseph Shepard, the pride on his face when his son graduated from the academy. And the even bigger smile when he received his N7 designation. But he could never forget the look on his face when he received The Star of Terra for defending Elysium from Batarian slavers.
He thought of his mother Hannah Shepard, he didn't remember much of Hannah from his younger years, but she was his mother all the same and he loved her.
Then he thought of him, how could he think of him last, his only brother, his best friend, the man he practically owed his life too. His older brother Joseph Shepard Jr. He hadn't talked to Joe in over 4yrs and now he would never have the chance again.
As his life slipped away from him little by little, the excruciating pain of oxygen loss, John Shepard didn't make too many mistakes but that was the one he would always regret.

A/N: The first couple of chapters are gonna be pretty short just bare with me.