Hey, fans of Users. I'm back from that horrible experience of being sick. Here is the new chapter, I hope you like it. I went through all five perspectives to set up the next couple chapters which will be at the most two points of view. So, tell your friends, tell your dog, and then tell your psychiatrist because Users is back.

Ty:

We arrived aboard the Normandy and immediately unpacked. Danny and Cody quickly finished off their gear and headed to the showers following Liara. Wrex just walked over to his crates and took his post leaning against them. I walked over to Ash and began cleaning my weapons.

I pulled my assault rifle off and sat it down on the table. I hit the button for it to fully extend and then opened it up. It was just matrix code to me, this time however; I had no idea how to rearrange it. The code was jumbled and twisted. It looked like it was covering actual parts of the gun but it all blended together in a way that I couldn't tell where to start. I grabbed a tool from the table and I heard some snickering so I sat it down.

I looked around for the snickering and then over to Ashley, "Were you laughing at me?"

Ashley gave her eyes a blink and made a face like she was coming out of the zone, "Huh? No, why?"

I motioned to my rifle, "Well, I was going to clean my rifle but someone was laughing at me when I picked up a tool."

Ashley looked around, "Which one?"

I reached over and grabbed the tool. It looked like the sonic screwdriver. I held it up and Ashley smiled.

"Well, that is a scanning device. It will just tell you that you need to clean your gun."

I just sat it back where it was supposed to go, "Well, what am I supposed to clean my gun with?"

Ashley's smile was replaced with a smirk, "Look, you smell like crap and you don't know how to clean your gun. Just leave your weapons here and I will clean them for you. That way you can take a shower and stop stinking up my station."

I raised my hand and began to protest but realized that she would probably right. I hadn't taken a shower since Noveria. I just gave a nod and walked off, thankful that my helmet covered my face.

That was when it hit me, I could take down my helmet now, "Hey, Drew, let's take down the helmet."

Four lines forming an X expanded over my helmet. The lines split and the pieces retracted back into the main brace of the helmet. My face was free now and the breeze felt good. Now if I could just take the rest off.

I made my way over to the elevator and hit the up button. That giggle was getting to me, I knew who it was but I couldn't put my finger on it. I had heard it a ton before on a game. Who was it?

I got so caught up with the voice that I walked out of the elevator and passed the only person happy to see me. I finally noticed her when she grabbed my hand and gave a pull. I looked back and saw Tali standing behind me.

"Hey, you look troubled?"

I brought my hand up to my arm, "Uh, sorry, I am just distracted."

Tali put her hand on hip, "Really? I hadn't noticed."

I just changed subjects, "Yeah, that's me. What did you while I was gone?"

Tali took my hand and walked us over to the mess table. I sat down and started to feel awkward when it came to mind that I was supposed to shower. My mind frantically began thinking of ways to excuse myself. I was thinking so hard I wasn't paying attention to what Tali was saying and then she finished up.

"Is that okay?"

I just said what I thought was the correct answer, "Yes."

Tali sat back in her chair with a sigh of relief, "Okay, will you ask him for me?"

My mind was still blank, "Yes."

Tali sat up and grabbed my hand again, "Okay, he's in the showers with Cody. I really need to get to know your friends."

I just reacted, "What am I asking?"

Danny:

Danny finished adjusting his boots and was putting on his gloves when Ty walked in. Ty walked over to Danny trying to keep away from seeing Cody showering. Danny chuckled a little and started to speak when Ty got to him.

"You are fine Ty, it's just like being in a locker room."

Ty just rubbed his face," I didn't like the locker room. Anyway, I have a question for you."

Danny just gestured to Ty, "Shoot."

Ty put his hands together in a praying style, "Would you go and hangout with Tali on the Citadel?"

Danny didn't even think about it twice, "Yeah, sure. She is already trying harder than your last one."

Ty gave a sigh of relief at the same time Cody took down the privacy barrier for the shower. Ty immediately looked at the other end of the room away from Cody. Danny just gave a chuckle and got out of his seat.

"I'm heading to bed guys. See'ya tomorrow."

Danny exited the room and headed over to the sleep pods. He exited the room and walked across the mess hall. Danny was walking by Kaiden, when he noticed Kaiden doing his best to cover up his computer screen. Danny remembers hearing about how he trolled Ty and it was time for him to feel the burn.

Danny walked over and nudged Kaiden. This caused Kaiden to fall away from the screen and Danny saw that Kaiden was looking at one of the sites Danny had signed him up on. Danny grew a smile on his face, it was time to unleash the pain.

Kaiden hit the exit button on the computer, "What do you want?"

Danny smiled and leaned against the console, "Nothing much, I just wanted to talk to you. How was fun time?"

Kaiden got red faced and grabbed Danny, "Listen to me!"

Danny made a sarcastic gasp, "Huh, you aren't going to kiss me are you. I don't swing that way."

Kaiden flipped Danny and held his arm in a chicken wing, "You can't tell anyone about this."

"Your secret of wanting dick is safe with me", Danny laughed.

Kaiden began looking around frantically hoping nobody could hear them, "Just shut up!"

At that moment everyone looked and Danny was about to make a comment but Kaiden gave a blow to his face. Everything went black.

Cody:

Cody left Shepard's room and headed over to the mebay. He wanted to know how Samus got in the game. He passed by the mess and saw Kaiden throwing Danny into a sleeping pod. Cody didn't know whether to think that Kaiden was being a dick or Danny was being a troll.

Cody stepped up to the medbay door and knocked three times. He heard some rustling behind the door and then it flew open and Cody was face to face with Chakwas.

"Did you really knock on the door", she asked in a way that told Cody she wanted to face palm at him.

Cody rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "Yeah, I did."

Chakwas just sighed and started toward her desk, "Well, come in."

Cody stepped in and saw Shepard lying on the cot sleeping. Other than that the room was empty, without the others in here it was as barren as the ship when they had made port. Cody walked over and sat on the cot next to Shepard.

"So, here's my question. How did you get Samus in the game?"

Chakwas stiffened, "What?"

Cody looked over at Shepard, "Samus was in the mission. She is from a separate game from a separate console. I wanted to know how you got her in here to fight us."

Chakwas sat for a few moments and the swallowed and replied, "Well, it was relatively simple. Ty signed up to beta the new xbox live system. It opened up the internet to me and allowed me to find her on a .zip file and extract her programing."

Cody nodded and decided that made enough sense to him, "Alright, cool. When will Shepard wake up?"

Chakwas looked to him with a worried look on her face, "I don't know. I'm starting to think it wasn't the alcohol that did this too him."

Shepard:

Shepard was a little boy, he was a man, he was a soldier, and he was a program. In his sleep he knew each of those statements were true. He was very old and was written just a few years ago. He was written as a man and had the body of one, with false memories of a childhood and parents that didn't really conceive him. He was a soldier because he knew how to fight and fought for a cause. He is a program because he never made a choice on his own.

John sat in a white room like he did in all his dreams. Just waiting to wake up and contemplating the question of why. In truth he could wake himself up whenever he felt like it but he hadn't gotten a good rest in a while.

Shepard's thoughts drifted back to where they had as many nights since "it" happened. Ty, that fucking college boy bastard. He came in and shattered Shepard's entire world and showed no remorse. So far Shepard had been able to carry on in auto pilot. He just let himself go and do what he was trained or programed to do.

Now, he needed a reason and it might be in the one place he doesn't want to look. His reason might be with Ty. Ty was his User after all and that had to count for something. Up until this point Shepard hadn't really tried to get to know his creator and only shared a brief moment of bonding when they were killing the Asari on Noveria.

Shepard thought back to it and about how Ty and him worked liked clockwork. The dispatched all the Asari without taking any damage. It was honestly the only moment since Ty entering that Shepard felt like he had a purpose. His purpose then was to fight and watch Ty's back and vice versa.

This knew realization gave Shepard strength; he stood up in the room and decided that he was going to fight like that from now on. Shepard walked over to the white wall and punched it, shattering it like breaking a mirror. He was ready; he knew what he had to do. Now, he just needed to wake up. Shepard closed his eyes and just thought to wake up.

Tali:

Tali sat in the mess hall waiting for Ty to come out with her. She was nervous about how his friend would react to spending a day with her and how Ty would feel about this. Yet, she really wanted to make an effort to get to know his friends. She figured that it was the best place to build a relationship.

Tali finished her thought as Ty exited Shepard's room and looked like he had been blow dried. He looked over at Tali and smiled. Tali felt herself blush because she couldn't smile back but she did sit up straighter and looked happy with her body language.

Tali got up and made her way to Ty quickly, "So, what did he say?"

Ty just smiled, "Danny said he would do it."

Tali felt a surge of momentum build and she had to do something else. She grabbed Ty's hand and pulled him over to the elevator. She hit the button and the elevator went down.

She was all caught up in her idea when Ty made a coughing sound, "Uh, what are we doing?"

Tali began to bounce on her toes and just stayed silent causing Ty to get the funniest confused face ever. He knitted his eyebrows while lifting one giving the appearance of a caterpillar about to eat.

The elevator opened and Tali pulled Ty into the engine room. Ty saw where she was going and pulled her in close. Tali hugged him back as the two sat with the hum of the drive core in the background. Slowly, the hum lulled them to sleep and Tali felt as if things would keep getting better

Pieces set and ready for the next chapters. From here on, Users will take a different path than it has been on. This prompts me to put a challenge out there for you, Users fans. PM me or leave a review telling me something you really like in the series and something you dislike. I really want to get a good idea where my fan base for this story is. So please, even if you're a guest without a profile, tell me. You all matter.

Oh, one more thing, I won't crucify you if you leave a review. I got a pm from someone that said they prefer reviews to pming which is understandable. It is more convenient. I just prefer pms because they are one: private and two: more personal so I can talk to you and get a real feel for how you view the series.