As I'm sure most of you have noticed, I'm not exactly following the Mass Effect 3 storyline. This is obviously after Kaiden turned away from Shepard, and Shepard meets James and Edi, but other than that, I'm creating what happens based on what I have planned for my plotline. I hope everyone is enjoying what is happening so far!

Thanks for reading!

"What the hell happened here," Vega asked as he glanced around the drop zone. Everywhere trees were burnt down; the ground was muddy with trek marks. The sky was red, and the air was ashy. It looked like shit down here.

"Everyone be on guard. Edi, I want you to scout down that path there with Vega. If you see anything, relay it to me using the comm. system."

"Ok," Edi said before starting down the path. Vega paused and looked at me, "Be careful, Shepard." His mouth suddenly stopped, and he hesitated another moment before silently following after Edi.

I started walking down where most of the tracks led. There seemed to be a ruined compound a little further ahead. From the distance, it looked abandoned.

Joker's voice suddenly rang out in my helmet, "Shep, we're picking up some radio frequencies. It sounds like there is another group of scouts down there. Edi is checking to see where the frequencies came from. Oh, wait, she said it's another Alliance unit. What the fuck? Why is another Alliance unit here, and why didn't Anderson tell us?"

"I don't know, but I'm going to find out. Tell Edi and Vega to meet me near the compound."

"On it, Shep. Um, I've got some more news. Edi just said the Alliance unit is registered under Kaiden. Well, signing off now. Oh, kick his ass for me." A sudden beep let me know that the transmission had been ended. With that news, my body had frozen. Kaiden. He's here. My mind started racing. Shit. Pull it together. I forced my body to move telling myself that I didn't give a fuck about Kaiden anymore.

The building was faded grey stone in a field of death. Nothing around the building was alive. There were no burnt trees either. The land surrounding the complex must have been empty before whatever occurred happened. I cautiously walked towards the entrance of the building. Edi and Vega were scouting around the building.

"Shepard, I'm picking up on 5 signals coming from inside the building," Edi stated.

"Can you tell if they are all Alliance?"

"Yes, Shepard."

"Alright, I'm going to go get Vega." I walked around towards where Vega had stopped. Looking at his back, I said, "Let's go."

"Edi told me. He's in there."

"Yes, he is." Suddenly, Vega turned around and grabbed me. His strong arms wrapping around my waist, my arms stuck to my side. "Just let me stay like this for a minute," Vega pleaded. My head was buried in his massive chest. "You know how I feel, Eliza."

"I know, James."