Hey everyone! Welcome to the second installment of the Normandy Saga! To Defy Death! (If I hit a eureka on a better title I might change it, no promises.) This foreword is really only for newcomers to my stories and profile, so, if you've already been reading, just know that the schedule ain't changing. Uploads every Monday and Friday. Now, while I tell newcomers what they need to know, you can go ahead and read. For the others, welcome! Odd place to catch me, so I'll say a few quick things. By this time, I've written a full novelization of Mass Effect Andromeda, over 600k words, which I'm very proud of, (a Vetra/Scott one.) I've also, as you'd expect, completed a novelization of ME1. Now, here we are at the one I've really been waiting for. ME2. I would recommend you go back and read through my ME1 story, at the very least, before reading this one. You don't need to read my Andromeda story, but there are occasional references. After all, they haven't left just yet… No, don't expect story changing things, like Vetra being at Gar- I mean, Archangel's, hideout. Or Drack running around on Tuchanka when that time comes. That being said, this story is not a perfect replica of the game either. I've done a few twists on things. Such as Shep's relationship with crew members, his past, so on, so forth. This is a trend that will continue. This story is written in the first person, but as you will see in the Prelude, it is not locked onto a single character. You'll see the name of the person who's perspective it's in at every section of the chapter. (By section, I mean parts separated by those horizontal lines.) Two more things to add. I'm not creating this alone. I have two friends and editors who help out whenever they can. Go over chapters, brainstorm ideas, etc. Their names are River, and Palaven. Obviously not their real names, but Riv and Pal is what I generally call them. As do the members of my discord server for my readers. Which is the second and last thing I wanted to mention. Now, this website doesn't work well with URLs, so I have an alternative. Friend me on Discord at MakoGT#5797. Now, that's all. Newcomers, I hope you read my other works, and enjoy this novelization of ME2, with a Tali/MShep romance.