Post by dmc1001 on Aug 7, 2016 10:29:58 GMT -8
Since no one has recreated this thread on these boards, I thought I'd start it off. Thanks to KotorEffect3 for coming up with the idea a few years ago on the BioWare Forum.
Today, in London, I spent a lot of time reaching out to the people closest to me since starting my journey on the Normandy SR-1. I'm glad I did it. A last kiss with Kaidan, planning to meet Garrus in some heavenly bar, and melding minds with Liara one final time. Facing down those husks, brutes, cannibals and banshees was brutal, but with the help of Kaidan and EDI I was able to get off two missiles to destroy the Reaper preventing me from getting to the beam that would take me to the Citadel (which was now, thanks to the Reapers, near Earth). Kaidan was injured so I called for an emergency evac by the Normandy to get him out. Kaidan wasn't happy about it, but I told him I'd always love him. The look on his face said he knew that was the last time he'd see me alive.
I made a run for the beam and was hurt badly. I found a weapon and limped my way to the beam. I needed it, too, to take out a few husks and that damned Marauder Shields that stood in my way. Finally, I got to the beam and it transported me to the Citadel. It was like a horror show. Piles of bodies everywhere and Keepers working on them, as if they were just another thing to be disassembled or repaired. Fortunately, Admiral Anderson had also made it on board. He was ahead of me and so able to steer me in the right direction.
I hadn't counted on meeting with the Illusive Man again. It took some doing but he finally realized he was indoctrinated and shot himself in the head. Unfortunately, he had already caused me to shoot Anderson. After getting the arms to the Citadel open, I sat down next to Anderson. We spoke for a few moments before he died. He was one of the greatest men I've ever known and was glad to have had him as my mentor. I figured, with my injuries, I wasn't far behind him.
Only, I wasn't done. Docking the Crucible to the Citadel wasn't enough. As soon as I heard Hackett's voice the comm, I knew the time for rest wasn't quite there. I tried to fiddle with the control panel but nothing was happening. To be honest, it was hard to think with all the blood I'd lost. I collapsed, unconscious. Next thing I remember was the voice of the child in my nightmares waking me up. He looked like the child but composed of energy. He told me he was the Catalyst and that I was the first organic being in the history of the Reapers to ever make it to where I was now standing. He offered me options. I could Destroy the Reapers, as I had been ordered, but it would also kill EDI. I was willing, though I knew Joker would be sad. I could also Control the Reapers, essentially by downloading my brain into one of them and directing them as I saw fit. It would end the war but who knew if indoctrination happened just by being around Reaper tech? I wasn't so sure about this one. Finally, there was Synthesis, whereby organic life with become partially synthetic and synthetic beings become partially organic. I decided on Synthesis.
My last thoughts were on Kaidan. I had told him that I'd be waiting for him and that he had better show up. Now I was the one who wouldn't show. Still, it was worth the cost. I had to die to make this happen but I still have a lingering awareness and know that the future looks very bright. Meanwhile, Ash and I will be waiting at the bar for Kaidan to show up some day. I hope he finds someone to love until then.
Today, in London, I spent a lot of time reaching out to the people closest to me since starting my journey on the Normandy SR-1. I'm glad I did it. A last kiss with Kaidan, planning to meet Garrus in some heavenly bar, and melding minds with Liara one final time. Facing down those husks, brutes, cannibals and banshees was brutal, but with the help of Kaidan and EDI I was able to get off two missiles to destroy the Reaper preventing me from getting to the beam that would take me to the Citadel (which was now, thanks to the Reapers, near Earth). Kaidan was injured so I called for an emergency evac by the Normandy to get him out. Kaidan wasn't happy about it, but I told him I'd always love him. The look on his face said he knew that was the last time he'd see me alive.
I made a run for the beam and was hurt badly. I found a weapon and limped my way to the beam. I needed it, too, to take out a few husks and that damned Marauder Shields that stood in my way. Finally, I got to the beam and it transported me to the Citadel. It was like a horror show. Piles of bodies everywhere and Keepers working on them, as if they were just another thing to be disassembled or repaired. Fortunately, Admiral Anderson had also made it on board. He was ahead of me and so able to steer me in the right direction.
I hadn't counted on meeting with the Illusive Man again. It took some doing but he finally realized he was indoctrinated and shot himself in the head. Unfortunately, he had already caused me to shoot Anderson. After getting the arms to the Citadel open, I sat down next to Anderson. We spoke for a few moments before he died. He was one of the greatest men I've ever known and was glad to have had him as my mentor. I figured, with my injuries, I wasn't far behind him.
Only, I wasn't done. Docking the Crucible to the Citadel wasn't enough. As soon as I heard Hackett's voice the comm, I knew the time for rest wasn't quite there. I tried to fiddle with the control panel but nothing was happening. To be honest, it was hard to think with all the blood I'd lost. I collapsed, unconscious. Next thing I remember was the voice of the child in my nightmares waking me up. He looked like the child but composed of energy. He told me he was the Catalyst and that I was the first organic being in the history of the Reapers to ever make it to where I was now standing. He offered me options. I could Destroy the Reapers, as I had been ordered, but it would also kill EDI. I was willing, though I knew Joker would be sad. I could also Control the Reapers, essentially by downloading my brain into one of them and directing them as I saw fit. It would end the war but who knew if indoctrination happened just by being around Reaper tech? I wasn't so sure about this one. Finally, there was Synthesis, whereby organic life with become partially synthetic and synthetic beings become partially organic. I decided on Synthesis.
My last thoughts were on Kaidan. I had told him that I'd be waiting for him and that he had better show up. Now I was the one who wouldn't show. Still, it was worth the cost. I had to die to make this happen but I still have a lingering awareness and know that the future looks very bright. Meanwhile, Ash and I will be waiting at the bar for Kaidan to show up some day. I hope he finds someone to love until then.