The time has come,

To say farewell...

Sara Ryder sat in the mess hall, feet propped up on the table, reclining as she read over the latest status updates on the outposts on Eos, taking a sip from her coffee every so often. It was early in the morning, and the sleepy crew members were going through their waking routines.

Peebee was approaching the coffee maker, yawning, slouching from head to fuzzy-slippered toes, still dressed in baggy panda-print nightcloths that Suvi had kindly lent her. Vetra walked out of crew quarters, stretching, almost cat-like as she stretched one leg out behind her at a time and flexed her talons.

To old friends dear,

And old lands familiar...

Cora was already dressed and looked ready to kill, eyes bright and sharp as she went over the duty rosters for the day. Kallo and Suvi were talking animatedly to one another as they made their way up to the cockpit.

Gil was bidding the night shift engineering team goodnight(or rather, good day), gathering his eager 'apprentices', the Rivers siblings; a happy-go-lucky brother and sister duo the sight of which sent a pang through her own heart.

They reminded her so much of herself and Scott...

And you, new hero,

Must fill these shoes, so large for your too-little feet...

Drack plopped himself down next to her with a wide, loud yawn, his platter covered with food, the chair groaning in pain as the old Krogan sat.

"You should put that down; enjoy your food." he suggested, setting his tray down and popping an apple whole into his mouth. He pointed at her bowl of oatmeal, sitting cold and forgotten, barely half-eaten. "Mornings are for eating, kid; not reading."

She shook her head with a huff of amusement. "What can I say; these reports are interesting. Besides; I have to. Never got around to reading them last night."

Big shoes... such big shoes...

Who would give such big shoes, to such little feet?

"No- the Bishops move diagonally, in any direction. The Rooks can only go along a straight line of squares." Liam corrected from his table. Across from him sat Jaal, who was puzzling over the Chess board set between the two of them. A smile crept across her face before she could stop it; the Angara was determined to learn the game.

And Liam was more than happy to teach. So long as they didn't turn his room into a boiling oven like they had during their diplomatic project. She swore, she would never understand the crazy things men did sometimes...

Can you grow to fill this legacy?

Do you have the strength?

An odd and sudden thought came upon her, as she watched her crew. Call it an epiphany, call it deja-vu, call it a moment when she realized...

This was a new start. A new start to a new journey, with an old name. Maybe that name was exploration, or maybe it was something else. There were no heroes... not yet. There were no medals, no well-known names. Just a new, hodge-podge crew telling a new tale, with new faces but with that one old name in common.

It was an old story, of a ship and her crew, off to fight the monsters in the night, off to find all the old secrets. But is was new faces. A new ship, and a new crew, far, far away from the oldest story, of the place of their beginning.

It was, indeed, a very odd and sudden thought. But for some reason, to Sara Ryder...

It made sense. It sounded right.

Straighten your back.

Gather your courage.

Take one last look back,

At all the old heroes.

Then settle your bag on your shoulders.

Carefully holster your gun.

You have far a journey to walk, little feet,

Before your title is won.

And here ends the legend of the trilogy. All our beloved characters have moved on to greener pastures, and I hope this final countdown managed to do them justice.

That being said, Which one of these chapters was your favorite? Which one made you laugh the most? Which one made you cry? Which one felt the most powerful to you, personally?

I won't lie; I'm gonna miss the originals. I think the trilogy will always have a place in every ME player's hearts. I think it's also important to note, despite all the flak Bioware is getting: ME was never known for it's great animation in it's first place. It was always about the stories, the characters, the interactions. And Andromeda is a HUGE freaking game; there are bound to be errors and limitations.

It was cool to finally meet Garrus' dad, though; it only took, like, four installments, and they're all dead by this time anyway.

Hope you guys all enjoyed this, and I will be continuing How to Be A Rogue! I haven't forgotten it! And yes, Sarcasm, I am planning on doing a Twelve Days fic for Destiny 2.

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