A Doctor's Man
Chapter 15 - The Last Battle, For Now
Hey guys!
During the small break between this Chapter and the previous one of 'Between a Mother and Daughter', my writing's going to have some change by adding detail, which probably all of stories lack. Hopefully, it'll take a turn for the better, once I get used to it, and bring you better chapters! I'm spreading this message across all of my current stories!
Anyways, onwards!
Her heart beating slightly faster than normal, Chloe was at her desk, in her new office. Her mind was set on John, who she's worried and eager for his return, for it has been some time now.
She had a pen in her hand, sitting between two fingers, idly tapping her desk with the object;
Tap...
Tap...
Tap...
Tap...
"John, I pray that you make it back in one piece," She said in a low, saddened tone, to no-one in the room, but the man above.
"Focus fire on the reaper! I've got the collectors!" John shouted from his cover to his two comrades; Thane and Samara.
The Commander and his compadres were in the fight of their lives at this point in time. They were on six, octagonal platforms, three in two rows. John was on the bottom right with his
John flinched from a missile, sent by Harbinger possessing one of the drones, hitting the low wall he was behind.
Both teammates acknowledged by following the orders.
John injected a new clip, peeked out of cover, and spotted Harbinger. He brought his Mattock out, and fired round after round, before being sent back behind cover for being fired upon by two other drones.
He reloaded, and checked on his companions, they were trying their best to send hell on the human reaper; which it's attention was fully focused on them as well.
The Commander did the same action as before, spotted Harbinger once again, bringing his Newly-loaded Mattock into play, he fired as many bullets as accurately that he could, finishing it off.
The drone scattered into what seems like ashes; disappearing when they hit the floor of the platform it was on.
Satisfied with his kill, he ducked back into protection to load the Mattock with a new magazine.
He quickly looked over to see how Thane and Samara were doing. The Reaper was raining giant rounds of organic blasts down on them, but they were adequately protected.
The Commander refocused his attention on the Collectors.
He peeped out of cover and spotted more drone coming, but none of them were possessed.
Which made easy pickings as the Mattock was out again, letting loose.
Two or three shots for each. One after another fell to the semiautomatic rifle's power.
John managed to take them down before having to reload. In the process of doing so, he heard the human reaper roar.
He looked up to see its eyes on fire, and it's arm up in the air, about to come down on two platforms, one of them where John was stationed.
"Oh...Shit...!" The Commander said as he ran for the next platform to the right.
He jumped, heard and felt the vibration of the smashed platforms behind him as he rolled to his feet.
He turned around to see Thane and Samara running up to him.
"You guys alright?" John asked quickly.
"We're fine, Shepard," Samara said to him.
They heard the reaper roar again, getting their attention. They looked to see it about to come down on the central platform.
Having nowhere to go, they braced themselves for the impact.
The very end of the fingers on the reaper hit the platform they were on as the larva fell, tilting the pads forward and down. Thane slipped, and started to slide down. John went after him.
The Commander forced himself faster, his armor screeching while he reached for the Drell.
Just before the assassin went over the edge, their hands linked, John managed to stop himself right upon the ledge.
To his right, he heard a whirling sound, only to look too late before a flying platform to hit and his world went black.
Chloe felt something, not emotionally, or physically, but psychical. It nagged her, not of sadness, but knowing. Only one thing that it led to. John.
"Did something happen?" She thought.
And thinking that worried her even more. She can only hope...
John awoke from the darkness and into reality, groaning from the pain on his back and chest, he looked to see a piece of large debris pinning him down.
He flared in his biotics to lift it off. He slowly got up, wincing as his back shot in pain.
He was on a balcony with a door behind him, along with scattered pieces of the platform
Looking over to his left to see Samara also down by debris. He went over and lifted the object off of her. She opened her eyes to see him, and nodded.
Nodding back, he gazed behind him to see Thane in the same position, only looking away on his side.
He fired up his biotics as he walked over. He lifted the chunk and tossed it off the small piece of flooring they were on.
Thane flipped over to see John, and nodded as well.
John extended his hand, helping the drell up.
"Everybody ok?" He asked.
"I'm fine," Thane said to him.
"I as well," Samara replied.
John nodded, "That's good."
Placing his index and middle finger to ear, he heard Joker,
"Hey Commander, don't want to rush you, but that base is about to go."
John replied, "Roger that, we're on our way, what's the status of the other team?" And gestured for Samara and Thane to move.
The two complied and took off. John followed.
"They're aboard and we're waiting on you," the pilot replied.
John let out a quick relief as the team ran through a narrow hallway, being followed by seeker swarms.
He looked to the right through a break in the wall to encounter more drones.
They continued running.
Up ahead, rose the Normandy, lining up with a ramp, with Jeff in the door with an M-8 Avenger, locked and loaded.
When Samara and Thane reached the ramps, and the pursuing collectors were in range, Joker let loose.
Thane got aboard first before Samara. They turned around, drawing their preferred weapons to provide cover fire for the approaching Commander.
As John made his way up the slope, part of it fell away. Making him having to jump a leap of faith.
He increased his pace while he climbed.
Placing his foot on the very edge, he leaped.
Circling his arms, he got closer and closer, as well as lower and lower.
His hand caught the edge of the Normandy, Samara immediately helped him up.
"EDI, Get us out of here!" Joker said to the AI.
And there you got it!
where will be one more before Mass Effect 3! Or two!
I hope I've improved. Let me know in the reviews what you think!
Thanks for Reading!
~Dark
Story List:
Mass Effect:
~ A Doctor's Man
- Hearts Over Minds
- Living in Hell on Earth
- To Love a Quarian
Skyrim:
- Between a Mother and a Daughter
NEXT - Love Gone Wrong
- The Shaman of the Skaal
- A World Upside Down
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Go to my profile, and/or search for my story, 'To Love a Quarian'. You don't have to read it. Just go to the second chapter and look at the Author's Note at the end. I did this so it will make it fair for both of my followers in Skyrim and Mass Effect.