Death is only Yesterday
Chapter: 2
Part.1 Rise Of The Commodore
On route to Mars: Ship Normandy
Knowing it will take just about an hour to get to Mars, Commodore James Bond strolls around the ship with Commander Shepard. They had just fled Earth due to the fact the Reapers have invaded. Shepard wanted to go back to fight.
However he understands there is a plan to take down the Reapers. He agreed that help is needed, alot help. Because the alliance can't do it along. First Shepard got to know the crew better and he sees the upgrades to the Normandy.
Old faces and new faces on board the ship. He was mingling with Joker and James Vega, the Commodore stands in the background in which he will continue to tell his story and Bond interacted with the crew.
"Sir you mentioned a name before Jack Harper," said Shepard "Is the Illusive man's real name"
"Of course," nodded Bond "I am well aware what goes in the Alliance and Cerberus was part of the alliance, until they gone rogue. Jack Harper was a mercenary in the first contact war"
"Did he work alone" said Shepard
James went onto explain that Harper worked for General Williams during the first contact war, with two others that aroused Shepard's interest and his connect to Saren in which Harper killed Sarens brother.
Shepard figured Sarens distain of humans in which it had something to do with Saren, Ashley Williams heard the mention of her grandfathers name and walked over to join in.
"Sir you mean my family's disgrace is the fault of the Illusive man, Jack Harper" said Ashely
"Indeed it is" said Bond "Oh before he died he made a video journal of Jack Harper and his dealings," he hands her the file.
"Thank you, I will look it up" said Ashely
"Now Shepard Cerberus is just an idea, passed on from father to son" said Bond "As Cerberus was a terrorist group 10 years before the formation of the Alliance and I wiped out"
"They claimed at the time to be humanity's savors" said Bond "But they people working for them were just pawns of an idea"
"Not surprising as I was a pawn of the Illusive man" said Shepard "So if you wiped out Cerberus 10 years prior, how does it connect to the formation of the alliance."
"I will get to that now" said Bond "My story begins as this and how I became the secret leader of the alliance and this was days after discovery of Prothen technology on Mars, which was only the tip of the iceberg."
London, England, Diogenes Club 2147
The Diogenes Club is widely known through out the United Kingdom as a place where men can go to read without any distractions, and as such the number one rule is that there is no talking, to the point where club members can be excluded for coughing.
Only the members including it's founder Mycroft Holmes knows what goes on behind these walls, the outside world is too ignorant to understand, even in this future times of change
This place is the supreme and indispensable brain-trust behind the British government, who pieces together the collective government secrets and then advises the best course of action, he even had influence in other governments
For Mycroft Holmes this was fine with him as only he is allowed to talk and no one else. He sat alone in a brown leather business chair, holding in his hands is a local newspaper while he is smoking on his favorite pipe that has a smell of tabacco.
Then there is a knock at the door and Mycroft told the person to enter. Walking in and shutting the door is his old friend James Bond and the many decades the both of them been alive, have been kind and both do take the elixir.
"I take you heard the news on Mars" said Mycroft
"Everybody has been talking about it" said Bond
"I suspect there is more to it than this," said Mycroft "My sources in certain governments that their is talk of coming together to form an alliance"
"Heh, Earth coming together" said Bond "Although MI6 is mothballed now due to the UKIS" he added "Retirement was rather a bore"
"Well you did exterminated those Cerberus terrorists" said Mycroft "How, their leader is a mystery"
"Until now" said Bond
"Oh you found something" said Mycroft
"All evidence I found points to Jaden Harper" said Bond
"That bloody crink" said Mycroft "Of Harper Industries, he's always been ambitious and failed to run for U.S president, due to populist ideas that were too extreme"
"Ironic isn't it" said Bond "People like him always want more power."
"Now with further proof of intelligent life" said Mycroft "And it shows we are not alone, it will further his populist agenda and foolish protection of Earth from aliens...tell me does Samara visit you"
"Yes" said Bond "I even took a trip with her to her home world of Tessa in disguise and had a tour of a space station called Citadel."
"Hmm?" Said Mycroft "This knowledge can probe useful, but bloody hell what it like"
"We live in a small world" said Bond "In a big universe"
"Wait you visited the Assari home world and took a trip to the Citadel" said Shepard
"Samara, showed me what is out there" said Bond
"That's crazy" said Shepard
"All part of the job of gathering intelligence and I disguised myself as a Assari" said Bond
"If the Earth becomes United" said Mycroft "That means a government to be formed, I had anticipated the Earth one day would"
"Plans in place already old friend" said Bond
"And a secret leader in charge, more like a shadow leader," said Mycroft "You know who watches the watchers of course"
"And who would take that job" said Bond
"You" said Mycroft
"Me," gasped Bond "I am not into politics, and it involves paper work"
"I know" said Mycroft "Only senior brass will know of a secret leader, just in case humanity is threatened with extinction...a Commodore, you and I know many secrets of the Earth"
"But I will go out on solo missions" said Bond "The thought of me sitting on my ass doing paper world is alien to me"
"That's fair enough" said Mycroft "Let's how this plays out and did Samara mention any dangerous races"
Arrived at Mars
"Guess people like you like to prepare for the future" said Shepard
"The British are great teachers of history" said Bond "So you are what you will become"
"I'm more of a shoot first ask questions later kind of guy" said Shepard
"Indeed," said Bond
We arrived at Mars, the shuttle is ready said Joker
"No activity detected so far"voiced the A.I known as EDI
"All Ashley, myself and Vega are going down" said Shepard "Care to tag along"
"Of course" nodded Bond "I sent an old friend of yours to get information, I suspect trouble is already there"
So everyone got ready and assembled, then heading to the shuttle and then the craft headed down to the surface. A sand storm is going on and all four of them stepped upon Mars.
"I am getting no communication coming from inside the facility" said Vega
"Doesn't mean there will be trouble" said Ashely
"I think I see something up ahead" said Shepard
They watched to see white armored people killing the workers in brutal fashion, but these armored people don't know they are here.
"Keep a lookout for snipers" said Bond "I will move in"
"Sir" said Vega "It's only a few"
"No there are more" said Bond "Lying in wait, when I strike make your move and we will head inside"
"Yes sir" said Shepard
Moving swiftly like the wind and using his super spy skills, in which his cloak makes no sound and draws out his twin blades. Then he cuts one to pieces and used a biotic throw at one of them and crashing into another.
The other armored people came out of hiding to attack the attacker, but James moved too quickly and deflected the shots with the swords. Then Shepard, Ashley and Vega struck by shooting at the enemy.
The armored people were boxed in until all of them are killed and checking out the symbol up the armor it is indeed Cerberus and headed to the door to open it to head inside.
"Where did you learn to do that" said Vega "It was like watching those old star Wars movies,"
"Luke Skywalker has nothing on me" said Bond "I've been shot at more times than I can count"
"Since when Jar heads" said Ashely "Watch Star Wars"
Shepard got the door open and headed inside, but someone is waiting for them and it's a familiar face e to both Shepard and Ashely. It's Liara D'soni an Asari friend of theirs.
"Shepard, Ashely nice to see you again" said Liara "And sir it seems Cerberus has the same idea."
"Well we better get we need" said Shepard "And get put, Mr. Vega head back to the shuttle."
James Vega nods and leaves
"It's best not to waste any more time" said Bond "Good work Miss T'Soni"
She nods and all four of them move deep in the facility.
To be continued?