A Doctor's Man
Chapter 9 - Heartbroken
Hello ladies and gentlemen! I present you Mass Effect 2! Enjoy! Oh, And a little bit of extreme drama in the end.
John sat on the edge of his bed in his armor, looking at a picture of his Chloe. He smiled at a recent memory, but it was quickly interrupted by, "Brace for evasive maneuvers!" Said by Joker, followed by the ship shaking with the alarms going off. He quickly got up, grabbed his helmet, and out the door.
The Commander saw crew members going back and forth as the ship shook. He ran towards the sleeper pods to the back, he tapped at a console to launch a distress beacon. He put on his Helmet, and felt the seals close to secure it.
"Shepard!" He heard from behind.
He turned to see Liara.
"The Distress beacon is ready to go," John told her.
"Will the Alliance get here in time?" She asked.
"I hope so," was his answer.
The Normandy took another hit, throwing Liara into his arms, he gently pushed her back to help her keep the balance.
"We need to evacuate the Normandy, get the crew to safety," John said as he tried to pry a sleeper pod open.
"Joker won't leave the Cockpit, and I'm not leaving either," Liara said, looking at him.
"Please, Liara, go. I don't want to lose anybody," John told her, looking back.
"But, John..." She tried to say.
"Liara, please, go."
She hesitated, "Aye-Aye," then she took off,
John looked at the console to see the beacon launch, and then, it exploded.
He turned towards the mess hall, he made his way through the fire and smoke, covering his mask as he went by.
"Mayday, Mayday! This is the SSV Normandy, we've suffered heavy damage from an unknown enemy!" Came Joker's voice, broadcasting the distress signal.
John made it to the stairs, and began climbing.
"Come on, Baby, hold together, hold together!" He heard Joker's voice again.
The doors opened, and he walked to reveal a bright light blue shining through a very big hole on the top of the Normandy. He could see the planet through it.
He made his way with his mag-boots. Taking baby steps. He pushed a couple of chairs away. The, He made it.
"Come on, Joker, We have to go!" John told him.
"No!" Joker protested, "I won't leave the Normandy, I can still save her!"
"Don't throw your life away, Jeff! The Normandy is good as gone!"
"Yeah, you're right, help me up." Joker said as he gave in.
Joker looked at the console to see the unknown ship coming around and charging its weapon.
"It's coming around for another attack!" He told John.
The Commander looked behind him as the yellow beam came down, hitting the walkway.
He turned back to Joker, and brought the pilot's arm around his neck, then lifted him.
"Argh! Watch the arm!"
"Yeah, Yeah," John told him.
The Commander walked over to the Pilot's escape pod, Joker grabbed ahold of the handles to get in.
The beam came down right in front of John, nearly vaporizing him, it blew him back.
"Commander!" Joker cried out.
He grabbed the column. He tried to press the holographic button to launch the pod, but gravity was pulling him away. He grunted as he stretched.
"Shepard!" Was the last word he heard before he managed to press the button.
The beam exploded, sending John into another support beam, hitting his tank. He rag-dolled out of the ship.
He watched as The Normandy was finished as the beam came down on it. The beam hit in various places. The ship blew up, shattering apart, sending several chunks and pieces flying towards him.
He activated his comm. system, hoping to contact Dr. Chakwas.
"John? Is that you?" Dr. Chakwas came alive.
"Yes, Doc, I'm here," John said, he felt his oxygen going down.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"No, Karin, My tank is busted, and...I'm running out," he said, a bit strained.
He heard a slight sniff, "I'm sorry, John."
"Put me on broadcast to my crew," he told her.
He activated his biotics, engulfing himself in a field, It gave him a little bit of air, but not much.
"Hey, Crew. I don't have much time. I just want to say, It's been an honor and a privilege to serve with all and every single one of you. I won't be making it, so you all will," he told them.
All of the crew was crying, except Wrex and Garrus. Krogan don't cry either.
"My time is done...This is Commander John Shepard signing off...Karin?" He asked, oxygen was running out again.
"Yes, John?" Dr. Chakwas asked, in tears.
"Please...Tell my Chloe...I love her...and I'm sorry..." He managed to say, he was close to losing the battle.
"I will, John, I promise you," she replied,
"Thank...You..." He croaked.
The comm. was cut off. Karin let a few more tears escape.
John felt himself fading away, only this time, permanently. He thought of Chloe and their night together. He saw her beautiful face with her smile, before his lights were out.
A week or so later...
Chloe heard her door open. She stood up, hoping it is who it is, but it wasn't. She was only slightly disappointed.
She saw Dr. Chakwas. Karin had a certain walk about her...and Chlow couldn't place her finger on it.
"Chloe?" Dr. Chakwas asked her.
"Yes, Dr. Chakwas?" Chloe replied, noticing the tone of her voice.
"I have dire news..." Karin said to her.
Chloe's eyes went wide, thinking she knew who it was.
"John..." Karin tried to say, a few tears were let loose, "was killed in space by an unknown ship...he sacrificed himself to save Joker...and...he told me to tell you this..."
"Please...Tell My Chloe...I love her...and I'm sorry..." Came a recording of John's voice.
Chloe brought both of her hands up to cover her nose and mouth as tears overwhelmed her tear ducts. She collapsed on a patient bed as she moved her hands up to cover her eyes. She sobbed,
"John...! Oh, John...!" She cracked through her breakdown.
Karin sat next to her, she was heartbroken to tell Chloe this, but She would want to know since Karin promised him she would tell his love.
Karin had her hand on Chloe's back, rubbing up and down as Chloe shed her tears and let out her emotions.
Soon, after she had a little of self-control.
"Is there anything that I could remember him by? Please, tell me you do..." Chloe asked.
"There is something he wanted me to give to whomever he fell in love with, if death ever took him early. I will have to go get it, will you be ok here for a minute?" Karin asked.
Chloe nodded, "Anything for him..."
Karin nodded back, she patted Chloe on the back a couple times before standing up.
"I will not be long," Dr. Chakwas said to her.
Chloe nodded once more. Karin walked off, and Dr. Michel was by herself again.
She couldn't hold it in, and she began her grieving again.
After thirty minutes, Karin made it back. She saw something she didn't expect.
Chloe stood there, behind the counter, pointing a predator to the head, facing Karin, crying, and trembling.
Dr. Chakwas thought how she should handle the situation.
"Chloe, what are you doing?" Karin asked calmly.
"I don't think I can take it!" She answered tearfully.
"Please, Dear, put the gun down," Karin said as she slowly moved around the corner. Chloe tracked her as she did so.
Chloe hesitated, she still had the gun pointed at the temple.
Karin pulled out something. A picture, stored in a glass front, wooden frame, reinforced with a stand in the back. The Picture was of John Shepard. A picture taken by himself at his N7 graduation.
She aimed the front at Chloe,
"Think about it, is this what John would want you to do?" Karin asked softly.
Chloe looked at the love of her life in the picture. Several minutes passed by.
"No, He wouldn't," Chloe said, dropping the gun on the patient bed behind her, then sitting down.
Karin walked over and sat down next to her.
She handed the picture to Chloe. Who gently took it, and held it out in front of her. Her eyes watered up, then she hugged the frame to her chest, wrapping her arms around it, letting the tears fall once again.
"He wouldn't want you to throw your life away, he would want you to to help others, keep them from feeling the same pain as you are now," Karin said to her.
Chloe thought about it, that's what he would want her to do. He may not be here, but he'll always be in her heart.
And there you have it!
I hope I didn't make the suicide scene too...dramatic. I just tried to make it natural.
Thanks for reading, and please, leave a review!
~Dark