Mass Effect Shepard Rises.
As Shepard and his team exited the elevator they looked around the room it was a basic room plain grey walls and a raised platform surrounded by terminals and screens, he motions for Wrex and Tali to look around the room, he slowly walks towards the terminals when Wrex's voice stopped him in his tracks "Shepard come take a look at this." He spins on his heel and walks down a set of stairs leading to a second floor, there in the middle of the room was another prothean still active and glowing with an green glow "ok stand back I need the visions in this beacon," he goes to walk forward when a three handed hand grabbed his "john please be careful I can't lose you." He looks at her mask into her eyes which seem to be glowing a lot brighter "don't worry It won't take a minute." Letting go of her hand he walks towards the beacon and feels it pulling him into the air.
The images flash in his mind he can hear the screams again feel the utter hopelessness of it all, as the images change so does the feeling till the images show a reaper and he fills with a sense of dread as he hears it words "prepare for the harvest" the voice fills him with dread and as the images change to show a planet towers gleaming in the sun at that image he feels a small sense of hope which is quickly muted by all the death he feels as the images stop and his mind goes blank.
He feels himself fall to his knees his breathing is shallow and silent tears rolls off his face onto the floor, standing slowly on shaky legs he wipes his face and tries to shake off the feeling of utter hopelessness, he swallows and tries to put on a brave face for Tali who's watching him with wide eyes "I got it lets get outta here and Tali please don't worry I'm ok." Watching her nod they make their way up the stairs when a red glow behind them stops them and they turn round to see a red holographic image "what that's?" he asks walking up to the image as a feeling in the back of his mind screams.
"You are not Saren." it says voice full of hate and malice, "what is that some kind of VI interfaces?" Shepard turns to Tali and shrugs "rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding." Shepard takes a step back "I don't think this is a VI" the image speaks again "there is a realm of existence so far beyond your own you cannot even imagine. I am beyond your comprehension, I am Sovereign" Shepard eyes go wide "Sovereign isn't some ship Saren found, it's an actual Reaper." The image seems to listen and responds "Reaper? A label created by the protheans to give voice to their destruction. In the end, what they choose to call us is irrelevant. We simply are."
Tali look at the image "the protheans vanished 50,000 years ago. You could not off been there. It's impossible." The image shifts to look at her "organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation, an accident, your lives are measured in years and decades. You wither and die. We are eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existence. Before us. You are nothing. Your extinction is inevitable. We are the end of everything."
Shepard stands tall and takes a step towards the image "there is an entire galaxy united to fight you." The image seems to grow darker "confidence born of ignorance. The cycle cannot be broken." Trying to keep his nerves in check he asks "cycle what cycle?" the image pulses with red as it relies "the pattern has repeated itself more times than you can fathom. Organic life rise, evolve, advance. And at the apex of their glory, they are extinguished. The protheans were not the first. They did not create the citadel. They did not forge the mass relays. They merely found them. The legacy of my kind." Shaking his head Shepard asks "why would you construct the relays, then leave them for someone else to find?" the image relies in a mocking tone "your technology is based on the mass relays, our technology by using it you go down the path we desire. We impose order on the chaos of organic evolution. You exist because we allow it. And you will end because we demand it."
"Shepard there going to harvest us. Letting us advance to the level they need, then wiping us out" Tali shouts fear visible in her stand her voice shaky, she watches as Shepard points a finger at the image "I will stop you." The image seems to chuckle "your words are empty as is your future, I am the vanguard of your destruction, this exchange is over." A loud explosion sounds and all the windows blow out as the group fall to the ground.
Shepard shakes his head and slowly stand to his feet looking round as both Wrex and Tali slowly stand "commander you there?" Joker's voice sounds over the com "I'm here Joker." He hears a sigh "thank god, look you got to get out of there that ship just pulled a turn that would shear our ships in half." Motioning for the group to follow they run into the elevator and he hits the button.
Kaidan and his team had finally reached the AA tower the scene that greeted them was not ideal to say the least, the Geth were there in force and they had the upper hand of cover and those damn hoppers jumping from place to place, ducking behind cover he motions for his team to stop "ok we are in for a tough fight here, watch your shields and weapons don't let them over heat time your shots" they all nod "ok here goes." Rising from cover he throws a biotic throw and pulls the trigger on his pistol shooting the head of another Geth, watching a hail of bulletshit his barrierhe ducks back into cover to recharge them "ok this is harder than it looks".
Ashley, Garrus and Liara all stood in the cargo bay the nuke was ready all they were waiting on was the go from Shepard, "you got them supplies Liara." Ashley says, "Yes chief Williams" she nods she goes to reply when Shepard's voice sounds over the com "we are in position Joker bring the Normandy in nice and steady." Ashley watches as Garrus pulls out his sniper rifle and nods "you know for a turian you're ok." She says as the cargo ramp descends, walking over to the salarians she helps carry the nuke out the Normandy and to a tower surrounded by water.
Shepard took the bottle of water offered to him by Liara and took a hearty swig "thanks Liara." As he watches as the nuke is placed carefully on the floor "Kaidan you done yet?" he says in the com channel "negative on that commander we are pinned down." He motions for Wrex, Tali and Garrus to follow him "Liara get back on board tell Joker we are going to need air support at Kaidan's position." Without waiting for a reply he turns to Ashley "you good here for now?" he asks "you bet commander go save his ass." Nodding the team run to the door on the far side marked AA tower access and go through the door and to another elevator.
After the elevator ride the team run through the doors and across the yard to find a squad of Geth and a Krogan waiting for them, running to cover Shepard ducks down and glows purple as he pops up and shoots the Krogan right between the eyes, raising his hand he lifts a Geth into the air and throws in into a hopper taking aim on the wall, ducking back down he watches as Garrus snipes the Geth at a distance. Jumping back to his feet he charges into the fray with Wrex and pulls his knife from his leg and rams it into a Geth's eye watching as the light flickers and dies, he dodges as Wrex throws a warp at a Geth behind him "Wrex watch it will you." Moving back into the fray he throws his knife into the leg of a Geth and goes to shoot it when a blasts sounds and the Geth falls to the ground with a hole in its chest, looking behind him he watches as Tali walks towards him putting extra sway on her hips "you missed on commander" blinking at the sultry tone in her voice he smiles "oh I'm sorry miss vas Normandy" turning back towards the tower the team slowly make their way up the stairs and to the elevator that will take them to Kaidan's team.
Upon exiting the elevator the team was met with a hail of gun fire ducking into what little cover there was , Shepard looks across the field and see Kaidan's team had been backed into a corner by a small shuttle landing pad "ok Garrus snipe them bastards." He says as the throws two grenades at a group of Geth kneeling behind cover, jumping up he and Tali fire at random Geth around the field "Joker now?" the two teams watch as the Normandy comes down from the sky and fires one javelin torpedo at the ground blasting all the Geth into little pieces "all clear commander thanks for the help. Wait look Geth drop ship." Looking into the sky he watches as the cockroach like ship flies past and drops near Ashley and the nuke, opening his com he says "Ashley there's a drop ship in bound." Over the com he can hear gun fire "they are already here, I have already lost the salarian team, I'm activating the nuke." Rage flared in him as he shouted "what the hell are you doing chief?" over the com he hears a hiss "shit I'm hit, look go I will make sure the bomb goes off." Looking at his team he looks at each of them they are all battered and bruised few of them are even bleeding or holding their sides "ash…." He says as a tear forms in his eyes "look Shepard it has been an honour please go."
what is Shepard going to do now message me if you have any suggestions next chapter big fight scene any way what you think of this chapter