Justice League: The Spectre

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Prologue

Heroes never die…they live forever in all those they saved and protected in life.

( ): Thoughts

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The Cycle was over…

The Reapers were no longer coming back, they had no reason to anymore. The actions of one man who dedicated his life to defending the peace had changed all that. The sacrifice of the first Human Spectre, and former Alliance Commander Dylan Shepard had made that possible and it was something that no one in the galactic community was ever going to forget. The destruction of the Citadel and the Mass Relays was a very powerful blow to all of the community and there was no doubt that it would plunge the galaxy and the races into the proverbial 'Dark Ages'. All of galactic civilization for the lack of a better term was severed from one another.

Those who took part in the final offensive to stop the Reapers once and for all had to move for years in order to go home. And in their hearts, they all knew that the task of rebuilding their shattered civilizations was going to take years, perhaps decades, or even centuries. But that was tempered with the fact that even with all of this, their worlds were safe, they could rebuild, grow stronger, and one day, in the distant future, meet one another again. The races had much to deal with and in each home-world of the races in question, there were those who worked on a number of very important matters.

And for the people that knew Dylan Shepard the most, both old and new who still lived, they each had their own matters to attend to.

…

On Tuchanka…

Urdnot Wrex moved through the ruins of his home city, heading to a location that he felt would be the most appropriate to celebrate the birth of his first born son. The Krogan Warlord who had spent many years rebuilding his people looked around carefully yet with confidence and he was not alone. Behind him were his body guards and one Krogan in particular, his right hand lieutenant and one of the most decorated veterans of the war that the entire galactic community that survived the blood shed dubbed 'The Reaper Campaign'.

Urdnot Grunt followed his Clan's leader silently, yet wary of the dangers that plagued Tuchanka on many an occasion, in his hands was his M-300 Claymore and on his back was the same M-76 Revenant that his former Battlemaster Dylan Shepard had given him prior to the final battle on Earth. Grunt was not a very sentimental sort of Krogan but this weapon on his back was significant and he was feeling lost at times when he thought of the human who he served with when he had awoken.

But he knew that his Battlemaster fought with true honor and died a glorious death saving his people. He learned a lot from Shepard and what were his Battlemaster's morals and combat methods was now his own. This was the only way he would respect his Battlemaster, and he had every intention to allow his sons and daughters to learn from him the same way he learned from Shepard.

It was not long before the Krogan arrived at the statues and Wrex smiled a bit as the statues were untouched and had not been defiled by anyone in Tuchanka. The conservative elements of the Krogan might whine like pups about having them on Tuchanka, but he was not budging in the matter at all. If he caught them even looking at the statues wrong, he would make it his personal mission to beat an apology out of them..

Wrex looked at the monuments where the Shroud was located and he thought back on his last time speaking with Shepard back on Earth.

Flashback…

Dylan looked at him with a look of amused surprise.

"You got Eve pregnant?"

"Heh, being Clan leader does have it's perks Shepard, and besides, it's a first step to rebuild our people. Eve said she plans to have our first born be named Mordin, after all, he was the one who helped release the cure for the Genophage, despite the betrayal of that bitchy leader of his. And I agree with her as well, you and Mordin are heroes of the Krogan people after all and it's an honor to name your pup after a hero apart from yourself I hear."

A blast occurred nearby as the battle was underway and he saw Dylan smile a bit more.

"I wish you luck then Wrex, and thanks for everything. Especially your willingness to help the Alliance save Earth."

"That's where you got it all wrong, I should be the one thanking you Shepard. When we first met on the Citadel hunting Saren, I knew that you were a warrior born, but I had no idea that meeting you was the beginning of my people's new future. I was a mercenary who didn't give a pyjack's ass about the Krogan people, not after what my father showed me. You went out of your way to talk to me and then you helped me recover that piece of crap family armor of mine without a second thought. You convinced me not to trust Saren and fight him to not let him use my people as his own slaves. You inspired me to care and try once more to save my people from themselves, and despite the crap I deal with, you were right to bring me back to senses."

"When you came back from the dead, I knew that you were going to do something utterly worth respecting and honoring, and you did. Grunt proved to be fine warrior and he has had many good sons and daughters. He has indeed strengthened Clan Urdnot and is a testament to a true Krogan warrior who is more than some mercenary. And of course…you saved the data to cure the Genophage and risked your hide yet again to give it all to my people. My people are free now and we are going to rebuild and become stronger. And I can also say that you got me a worthy mate as well. In that regard, I should thank you Shepard. If you live through this, I am going to get you the finest bottle of Ryncol I can find and we can really put your stomach to the test."

"And if I don't make it Wrex?"

"Then I am going to make sure that I have our second child named after you, and even have a statue of you, Mordin, and Victus' son on Tuchanka. You three will be the only aliens who will ever be treated with that honor on Tuchanka. And if I ever catch any one disrespecting your statues, I will make sure that they get to feed the Varren with their own bloody hides."

"Thanks Wrex, come on, let's go shove our guns right up the Reapers' collective metallic ass."

He laughed happily to that.

"Now you are talking Shepard!"

End of Flashback…

Mordin moved forward to look at the statues and looked first at the statue of the Salarian scientist who he was named after.

"Is he the one who mother had me named after father?"

Wrex nodded and replied.

"He is, the only Salarian who is honored here on Tuchanka son, he cured us of the Genophage and gave us back our future, a future we fought to bring to fruition."

"And that is the Shepard?"

Wrex laughed a bit and gave a sad smile as he looked at the statue of his long time friend and partner in battle. He missed Shepard and hoped that if there was such a place as heaven in this cosmos, his friend would be there. And when he would meet him when he finally died in some way or another, he and Shepard were going to go to the nearest thing in heaven that was a bar and drink their butts off.

"Yes, and he is one of my closest friends, the others can call him all they like, but to me, he is Commander Shepard, the hero of the galaxy."

Grunt nodded in agreement as he cradled the Revenant in his hands and spoke once more.

"He taught me how to be a real warrior, and he showed me many great and glorious battles. I have every intention of proving his faith and trust in me to be more than correct."

"Spoken true Grunt, now we have to make this visit worth it, you wanted to hear about my adventures with Shepard after all, so grab a chair and let me tell you what it was like working with the man."

All the Krogan listened, Grunt most of all as the green lines on their respective bodies glowed slightly as if responding to the tales made by Wrex.

…

On Thessia…

Liara T'Soni was busy on a number of matters as before being the Shadow Broker, but with the galaxy still trying to recover, that was no longer her primary concern. Her home was still in the process of recovery and many Asari had to be sent off to be buried and given safe passage to the afterlife. Those who survived were also going to be busy as their e-democracies had to be rebuilt from the ground up. Her father was with her and even though it was hard to live with the stigma of being a Pure-blood, she did not care, she and her father had a lot of catching up to do.

She turned and nodded warmly as she spotted a very young Asari run up to her and greeted her with a smile and a cry.

"Mother!"

Liara smiled as she picked up her daughter who she had a very deep connection with and as soon as she held her daughter, they walked together to look out into the night sky. She had allowed herself to cut loose as the human saying went in the final battle and melded with Shepard .An intimate moment with the best of friends or a bondmate since it was no doubt going to be the last time she would see him and in the aftermath of the battle, she had discovered that she was pregnant with a child,

It was so unexpected but she did not turn it away either, she cared for Shepard even though it was hardly a romantic attachment. At least it did not develop further into a romantic attachment. Shepard had eyes only for Ashley Williams when she first met her, and it was obvious that the feelings were mutual. And she did recall how Ashley and she would tease one another, so her friend's death was hard and she knew it weighed heavily on Shepard.

She was saddened by it and spoke to him at times and he appreciated the friendship, and it never went past that. She was happy to at least make things easier, and when he died she was dedicated to finding him and making sure he would not be used by the Shadow Broker. Or those who hired him to take her friend's remains She knew that her change in attitude surprised and troubled Dylan a great deal, but he stood by her and when they finally rescued Feron and killed the current Shadow Broker, she was relieved. She did tease him a bit about his newfound relationship with Miranda Lawson and recalled how the former Cerberus Operative was when she met her.

Now she seemed different from before and she was happy to see Miranda actually smiling, not a faked smile or any of the sort, but an honest to Goddess smile. And it all had to do with her being in a strong and loving relationship with Dylan. Dylan did what he could to help Miranda and also did so much prior to the final assault on the Reapers back on Earth. It was hard for Miranda though as the rescue teams who tried to find Shepard found no body. It was as if he finally gave his life to save the entire galaxy once again and for the last time.

Miranda tried her best not to cry, but in the end she broke down and spent the rest of the week after the war weeping in sadness for Shepard. Liara cold understand that and decided to convince the others to let Miranda grieve in peace. Even Jack did not stop her or insult Miranda for a few days, the former convict owed Shepard much and even if she was no fan of Miranda, she did not do anything to make it worse.

It was only after the week was over did Miranda come out of her quarters that she decided to focus on repairing the damage to Earth, as her way of honoring the man she fell in love with. She was asked by Shepard's former friend Kaiden Alenko what was next for her, and she replied, she was going to live in the peace that Shepard fought so hard to protect and bring to the galaxy. And she was not going to wallow in grief, she knew she would not be able to honor him by doing that.

After some time, Liara finally got a call from Miranda and there she talked to her about the fact that she had a daughter with Shepard. She expected Miranda to be furious about her having a child while she could not. As the Shadow broker, she knew Miranda was a clone of her father and as an act of control, Henry no doubt had rendered Miranda sterile. She knew this as she had access to the files and was saddened by such a fate for a woman of any species. And thus she expected her to go ballistic on her as humans called it.

But instead, Miranda did not get angry and asked if she could meet the Asari child, stating that as long as some part of Shepard was alive, she was happy. She told Liara she planned to adopt a child with Shepard and intended to carry on even if he was gone from her life.

As for her, she and the others who survived that last run were rescued weeks later, from the planet they had landed on and now they were all home.

Liata turned to her daughter who she named after Shepard's slain mother in honor of her friend and spoke.

"How have you been Hannah?"

"I am fine mother, and I was wondering about something."

"And what would my little Angel want to know from me?"

"Can you tell me about how you met the Shepard?"

Liara chuckled a bit and replied.

"I thought I told you that story years ago, why do you want to know about it?"

"Because I wanted to know if you and him were really good friends."

Liara sighed as she decided to humor her daughter, she had yet to tell her daughter about her true connection to Dylan who was held in very high regard in the world they lived in for all he had done for the Asari and the Galaxy. The changes to all life was at first new, but in time it was accepted for in the changes to all life, they could live in peace and grow on their own.

And in that regard, Shepard lived on, forever a legend in the eyes of all races.

…

Elsewhere on the Asari home-world…

Samara could not help herself as she smiled slightly as she walked towards the small shrine that was made at her request. The Justicar was happy that her only daughter lived and was happy in the monastery that had been rebuilt after the tragedy that befell her world. She recalled how close she had been to killing herself in the desire to avoid killing her only living child, and Shepard once more convinced her not to. She recalled how happy she had been to know that her daughter would rebuild her home and live there to the end and allow her to carry on the fight to defeat the Reapers.

She had developed more than just a level of respect for Dylan and at times thought about what it would be like to be with someone to love again. She never forgot the Asari father of her daughters, but ever since the discovery f their children being Ardet-Yakshi, and their own need to keep their affair secret, she had lost track and ever since then she had chosen to be a Justicar. Meeting Dylan had secretly stirred feelings in her, feelings that she thought had gone cold and dead over the years.

He was…magnificent, he could be ruthless at times, but did it only when he had no other options and only with those who had pasts which made them more dangerous alive than dead. But through it all, he showed a level of compassion, honor, bravery, and more that was more than impressive, even by her standards. He helped her stop Morinth even though Morinth was just as powerful as she was and could have been a powerful ally against the Reapers. And he had been there to help her through the times after killing her daughter.

She saw him as someone who was rare, the very best of the humans who did not compromise his morality even if it seemed to be the better choice a the time. And in time she grew to care for him and respect him along with honoring him with her service. In time he and she grew close and briefly she had nearly given in to being with him. It was so long as she felt she could have found more than happiness with Shepard. but she had focused on her oath to being a Justicar and thus despite feeling that she could find more than just happiness with him, she refused, as she felt that Miranda might have taken offense to it as she knew the bond between Shepard and Miranda.

They met again when the Reapers invaded and he helped her again, even though one of her daughters was killed saving the others from being slaves to the Reapers. She felt the greatest pain as the monastery was destroyed and her only daughter had to be slain. Samara felt so much pain that she was willing to kill herself than slay her daughter. It was Shepard yet again who stopped her and convinced both her and her daughter not to allow death to stop them. She felt utter joy when she learned that her last child would rebuild the monastery and remain there to allow her to help Dylan fight the Reapers.

That final meeting between them was worth it, she had barely hinted to him that she might have decided to spend time with him and bond with him once more. It was not something she did lightly but she cared for him and decided that once this was over, she would no longer be a Justicar who did not love someone in her life.

But he did not return, he sacrificed himself to prevent the Reapers from harming others and killing more of the galaxy. And he also broke the Cycle to allow her and countless other sentient beings their freedom. She looked at the green lines that were present there and smiled a bit as she spoke to herself.

"Even in death you are with me and everyone else Shepard, you're sacrifice will never be forgotten. I swear it on my oath as a Justicar, and as someone who holds you dear to her mind and her heart."

She turned and smiled at the son of her fellow team member Thane Krios, Kolyat who smiled as he bowed to the Justicar.

"Justicar Samara, greetings, forgive me for being late."

"It is all right Kolyat, let us finish the service for both Shepard and your father, I have no doubt that even after all that has happened, some prayer for them is a wise thing."

The Drell nodded and soon both Samara and Kolyat begin to pray to their respective people and to one man in particular who changed the very universe and those who lived in it.

…

On Mindoir…

Miranda Lawson walked through the streets of the former colony and felt her heart ache a bit more as she walked to the place where the Batarians had attacked Shepard's home. Shepard made no pilgrimages to his former home, as the pain of those days would still be there. That was why he was so determined not to let it happen again on Elysium. And he forged a name for himself saving the city with only handful of allies and relying on what he had until they were saved by the Alliance. She had heard of him many times and was impressed by his actions in hunting down Saren, and while she had doubts about him due to his hunting of Cerberus, there was no questioning the fact that he had done much in the name of Humanity.

She reached the house where Shepard resided as a child and saw the memorial plague that was there with his face etched into the memorial in full detail. It read:

Here is the home of Commander Dylan Shepard…

He was a young colonist and knew the hardship humanity faced in colonizing the stars, and the dangers with it. He watched his home destroyed and his family slain, and joined the Alliance to defend humanity, and then saved the city of Elysium, becoming a hero to all humans. He saved the Council and the Galaxy from a threat we had not thought real and disbelieved. He kept on believing and preparing and when they came, he united all races to fight this threat.

Now he is no longer with us, he gave up his life to save us all, we will never forget him, we will honor him, for he is one of us.

Rest Well Shepard.

Mindoir Colonial Administration and fellow Citizens of Mindoir…

Miranda smiled as she kneeled down and placed her hands gently on the etched face of her beloved Commander. It would take years to rebuild galactic civilization but Shepard's actions had given them a future where the Reapers would no longer play a part, their futre was their own now. And she smiled at what her commander and beloved would have said about all this.

She and Oriana were safe and soon they would be moving to this colony, to at least be close to where she felt happy. Miranda would not stop helping the galaxy recover, she owed her beloved that, and Oriana herself would do her own part. She placed down the gift of books that Shepard had and his N7 Dog Tags and then took a look at her hand where there were green lines on her skin that glowed.

When they discovered what Shepard had done to bring peace to the galaxy, she and everyone in the galaxy took time to think it through. They all were changed by Shepard to save them but he destroyed himself to do it. The Reapers would never return as their purpose and mission was no longer valid. Dylan's actions had also given them the ability to make their own way in the universe and in her mind, that was worth it all. Some in any of the other races would siagree to some level, but everyone else felt that in time they could make the most of it.

And to her, there was a part of Shepard that lived on in her, it would have felt strange in a sense when one thought about it. But she did not need to, as long as something of the man she loved existed, then she would not hesitate to keep it close.

She looked then at her love's face and spoke.

"I plan to follow through Shepard, I don't know if you can even hear me if there really is s such a place as heaven, but I will adopt a child as we both said we would before all this happened. And no matter what, I will use all my time to help ensure a bright future for the entire galaxy. Rest well Shepard, I will miss you."

…

On Eden Prime…

Javik walked over to the place where he had been found and he looked at the city as it was soon being rebuild. The last of the Protheans had no idea just how to take in what had happened when he had finally awoken. But he did not have to worry that much now, as he was now experiencing the one thing that he had hoped to experience. Peace, he had promised to Shepard that if the war with the Reapers ended and they were driven back or wiped out, he would try and find what peace felt like.

And it felt, calm, busy yet calm, he and his fellow Prothean warriors and comrades knew only war and destruction and it was different from this feeling of peace. He held the book that he and Liara had written and at times he wondered what his life would be now as he was going to be the last Prothean living in this galaxy. He had once thought of allowing his experiences to cloud the views of others, many had asked him if there was hope of beating the Reapers, and he felt that their hopes were misplaced. But Shepard convinced him not to do so. People needed hope to keep them going, the human said and it seemed that he was right.

He looked with his eyes on the rebuilding city, and he had to admit that the once seen lesser races by his people had proven to be stronger than he expected. The humans more so than most of the others races for they were the ones who resisted the hardest and were soon able to help gather all other races to fight the common threat and they had won the fight and managed to come out stronger than before. They had done the same in his time but failed since they had not anticipated the Citadel, the very seat of their power to be the first to fall.

And his thoughts went to Shepard, this lone human who not only fought the Reapers, but had been a thorn to their plans many times over. This lone primitive human managed to rally all the races into one massive army and fleet to fight back and through his actions, and his decisions, he had forged the weapon needed to end the Reapers once and for all. But not by destroying then nor by controlling them, but by breaking the Cycle, transforming all life into something that the Reapers could no longer harm or attack. He gave his life willingly and his body to save the entire galaxy and give them the chance to grow stronger on their terms and not the Reapers' terms.

(Had you been born in the Prothean Empire Shepard, you would have become the strongest of us.)

(I made a promise to try peace for your sake, and while it can be too quiet, it has been worth it. Now I will be the one to decide how my end will come to me.)

He was not alone as both Joker and EDI decided to settle in the planet before both he and EDI go into another ship where they could continue to support the rebuilding of all galactic society. Many people would have considered the union of Joker and EDI was beyond odd, but they were given that freedom by Alliance command, both because of their combined contributions in the war with the Reapers, and out of respect for Shepard's support of them.

EDI turned to Joker and she spoke gently to him.

"You miss Shepard Joker?"

"Every day EDI, sometimes I wake up and hope that the second I open the door, he's going to come in and smirk as he would ask me."

Joker spoke in a imitation as best he could of his commander's voice.

"Hey Joker…how is married life with EDI? Did you and her already go to bed and come out all right?"

EDI could not help but laugh at that slight and replied to that action.

"I suppose, but I have to say that even if it should not be possible, he is with us always."

Joker nodded at that as he looked at the green lines on his arms and also felt his body become stronger day by day due to his new techno-organic body fighting the effects of Vrollick's Syndrome. He then spoke once more to the being that was now his partner and in may ways, his girlfriend.

"Yeah, I just hope that he is all right wherever he is. Once we get a new ship, I'm naming it the Shepard personally, and I don't care what the others would call that ship."

…

On Rannoch…

Tali looked out into the horizon to see the sun of her home-world, after nearly decades of wandering the galaxy, and years of longing, hopes, sacrifices and more, her people were home again. And they were no longer at war with the Geth who also have decided to find their own place in the galaxy. It had been what many would call a miracle, that both the Quarians and the Geth would willingly place down their weapons and fight side by side, with so much animosity and pain between them. She herself had to admit that she had never thought she would see this day and know that she had played a part in so many events in the future.

(Father…I wish you were here now, you would have hated Shepard in a way, but I think even you would admire him.)

(I finally had that house you spoke of built, and I will make a shrine for you soon, for now, I am happy to just be here, and free of my suit and face mask.)

She looked at a series of pictures nearby and the images there held a great place in her heart. The first was a picture that had her with the others on the first Normandy when they first went to fight Saren and Sovereign. There was Shepard, Kaiden, Ashley, Liara, Wrex, Garrus, Dr. Chakwas, Joker, and her, it was after they won the battle, saved the Council, and defeated Saren after he was revived by his master, though at least he was able to kill himself when Shepard convinced him to fight it. The party that followed was worth it all and she was happy.

The second picture had her with the new crew and the old faces, this was after the Collector base, and before the events that had Shepard thrown into prison. There was Shepard, Miranda, Jacob, Samara, Zaeed, Garrus, Kasumi, Jack, Grunt, herself, Mordin, Joker, Dr. Chakwas, Kelly, and Legion. They had decided to spend some down time and there they had this picture taken as they finally celebrated their victory. It was the only time that she saw Jack and Miranda get along well, and how Zaeed, and Grunt began to have a drinking contest. Shepard and Garrus decided to get into a sniping competition and she and Legion decided to get some time in to talk.

And the last image, was the one that was where she, Kaiden, James Vega, Shepard, Liara, EDI, Garrus, and even Javik had before the final battle with the Reapers on Earth. She could never forget the last moment she and Garrus had with their long time friend and ally, it was their last moments with him that made it so worthwhile. Shepard had thanked them for always being there and how they stood by him when everyone thought he had lost it when he heard of the Reapers, and they told him that they were going to win this together.

Now he was gone and was not coming back. Not even Cerberus in the past could rebuild him when not even a skin cell of him would be found. But Shepard's death was not in vain. They were all free and no longer in danger of being in the grip of the Cycle of extinction, and for that, her people had a statue made of him on Rannoch to honor him.

As for the Geth, they had gained what they sought, their own path in the galaxy and they had decided to continue with what they had planned before they were met by Sovereign. To forge their own path and grow from their own experiences to forget their future by their hands and not have it handed to them or have it controlled by others. She knew that while it would take time but at least they had time and they no longer had to fear retaliation by the other races.

Not after all they had done for the sake of others who by all rights they had no reason to help in the first place. They were not alone as the Rachni also were allowed to re-settle as their kind were no longer under the thrall of the Reapers and the Queen Shepard spared back on Noveria led her broods to other worlds and worked alongside the other raxes to help them grow and prosper.

Both the Geth and the Rachni remembered and respected Shepard for all he had done, the Geth thanked him and Legion not only for freeing them, but also giving them true sentience and free will, with Legion having a statue on their new Micro-Dyson sphere made of him along with Shepard with both statues shaking one another, showing their allegiance and friendship, along with the show that organics and synthetics can live in peace. And in that same fashion, they also began to make peaceful relations with her people as well, something that none had ever thought would happen considering their respect kind's less than friendly history.

And the Rachni Queen and her brood would sing songs of Shepard and the Rachni's once dark and deadly reputation was fading as they had given their all to help defeat the Reapers. And for that reason they would travel to help repair and rebuild civilization. There were still difficulties for their race, and there had been some animosity between them and those who survived the Rachni Wars. But they were willing to face them head on and show that the ravenous and blood lusting Rachni of the past who were nothing more than expendable weapons for the reapers were gone.

She turned when Garrus walked in and she smiled at her friend and now beloved husband. Garrus smiled at her and both of them sat down and looked at the sun as Garrus spoke to her.

"Thinking about Shepard again?"

"Yeah, I had no idea I would be dragged into such a life when I left for my Pilgrimage Garrus, had I known what was coming my way when I heard those rumors about the Geth from beyond the Veil, I would have never thought I would have met any of you."

Garrus laughed a bit at that and nodded in agreement.

"I owe Shepard that much as well, had I not decided to be a Rebel, I would have never met Shepard and I would have never become the Turian I am. Plus I would not have met you after all Tali."

Tali laughed a bit at that as Garrus ran his talons on her hair and gently on her face.

"You are right in that, still, I wish that he was here to see us now…"

"I suppose, you remember that time you told me that you actually liked Shepard more than you let on?"

Tali blushed a bit and yet did not deny it.

"I do, but I knew that he was hurting after Ashley died in Vrmire and I was happy to see him happy with Miranda, so I decided not to bother him. And I have to admit that I don't regret it at all now. It's a shame that Dylan and Miranda could not have a family of their own."

Garrus nodded in agreement with his Quarian mate.

"I know, shame too, I would have loved to see how our kids would have gotten along, along with both you and Miranda trading stories while me and Shepard would be shooting targets and comparing scores. Your people might have objected since they still think Miranda is part of Cerberus, but with you as one of the Admirals and a folk hero to their people, they might have thought twice."

"Plus I think Legion would have enjoyed the company."

"I know, but I think we can both agree that Shepard will always be with us no mater what."

Garrus laughed a bit at that and replied warmly and in a teasing manner.

"I suppose he would, though I think that he might have found t amusing that he's literally part of you and me, and just about everyone else in the galaxy. If he's in the bar up there, he must be laughing it up with Ash about what we're doing now."

Both laughed at that and wondered how he would have taken to it if he was still alive.

…

On Earth…

Kaiden Alenko looked at the statue of Shepard, his former commanding officer and friend who had been one of the most recognized heroes of his time and he began to think about what he had seen and done with Shepard. He knew of Dylan's life of course and also the many things Dylan had done prior to his mission on Eden prime all those years ago. The man was a good friend who had seen the best and the worst of the galaxy and in time both he and Shepard became great friends. The loss of Williams was something that he had known had hurt Shepard and he too felt that he was responsible in a way, had he not allowed himself to be caught off guard by Saren and the Geth who were under his command.

And he had been there when they came to Ilos and soon met the Prothean VI Vigil, and he was there to finally end Saren and his plans when the Reaper took over his dead body after Shepard convinced him to stop. The battle that followed should have brought the mess to an end, but Shepard was correct in dealing with the Reapers and finding them. He recalled how the Normandy was hit and how he and many others thought Dylan was dead.

Only to learn that he was now alive two years later and he recalled how he and his friend met on Horizon. It had not been easy and he had never spoken to Shepard afterwards though he wished he could deal with the Collectors and believe the fact that Shepard said that the Reapers were leading the Collectors to attack human colonies. He could not forget the things Cerberus had done to so many, human and otherwise so he did not join the fight. And it was only when the Reapers came down hard on Earth did he realize that Shepard was right all along.

He recalled how close he came to death with that thing that became Joker's Girlfriend attacking him and how he and Shepard nearly shot each other when Donnel Udina betrayed them and the Council to Cerberus. And the events that happened afterwards was something that he would never forget and he had wished he could have made it to help Shepard and Anderson when he thought he and Vega had accompanied the team at London.

He looked at Shepard's face and sighed as he was soon joined by his wife and Vega as the soldier spoke to the Spectre.

"It's good to know that he finally got what he deserves eh boss?"

Kaiden nodded and looked at his wife and she smiled a bit as she caressed her belly, it had made him utterly relieved to know that his wife was safe and unharmed. Their daughter was going to be all right and would be born in a safe world. They were soon joined by none other than Jacob and Brynn Taylor with the former Cerberus scientist holding their first born son who was still sleeping in his mother's arms. Jacob sighed as he looked at Dylan's statue and spoke next.

"After all he did, I think a statue isn't enough for him."

Brynn slapped her husband's arm bit and replied.

"I hope you don't plan on asking him to be made into the patron saint of all human Spectres, Commander Shepard would not stand for that sort of thing."

"I didn't say that, I was just thinking there should be a galactic holiday for him."

Zaeed arrived with a case of drink and replied gruffly as he sat next to the group.

"Don't know about that, I personally think that being made into a patron saint of ass kicking and pulling off all sorts of impossible death defying stunts sounds just like Shepard. And besides, he should not be called a Commander, he should be a damned Admiral right abut now. I would gladly follow him to hell and back if he was my boss back in the old days."

The men laughed at that and decided to just enjoy the peace and laughed together, unaware of the fact that they were not alone as a certain Japanese descended thief looked at the statue from a safe distance, Kasumi de-cloaked and she smiled as she recalled what Shepard had done for her and she took out a bottle of sake, poured herself a good amount in a sake cup and then spoke to the statue.

"You did all of us a favor Shep, and I hope you and your beloved will be together in the afterlife. Kampai!"

The group who had been with Shepard in the battles against the Reapers were not alone. The next to arrive to join the festivities were Gabrielle, Kenneth, Adams, Chloe, Samantha, Kelly, Diana Allers, Steve Cortez and Chakwas. All of them were finally able to share a drink and relax as they remembered their long time friend and commanding officer.

…

In Grissom Academy…

"All right people, grab your towels and hit the showers, we can call it a day!"

Jack was tired but did not let it show, she might be driving her students to the ground, but her training had been key to their survival, and she'd rather be dammed to hell than let them lose their edge. She looked at them and sighed as she leaned back on her chair and looked up to the roof of the class room. She was silent for a while and then looked to the desk and looked at the picture that she had gotten from Kasumi.

This one had Shepard working on some new weapon in the Normandy's armory, she had no idea on how the thief got the picture and it was something that she decided not to dig into any deeper. Better to just enjoy the whole thing and remember the one guy who was the best person who saved her from becoming a tool for Cerberus. And while she had hoped to see what he could do outside of battle, she felt that what he had done for her, placing her ghosts to rest was enough for her.

Granted he was hot and even more so when he kicked the crap out of their enemies, but she was not sure what to make of him. He could be such a pussy, but could also be one hell of a badass. And after what he had done for her, she developed a level of loyalty and respect for him and it was something he paid back. He came and saved her students who were like her kids and also was there to make sure that she had all the help she might need. Because of that she did wish that instead of the Cheerleader of Cerberus, he picked her instead.

But regardless, she would never forget the one man who stood up for her and gave her a direction and a purpose in her life. She might not like it when he was dragging her off to doing last stand battles for the kind of causes that she did not give a shit about, but she had to admit that he made life anything but boring. And while she did not like Miranda that much, she was not blind to see that her relationship with Dylan helped her a great deal and the fact that he helped her put her bastard of a father to an end added to that.

After what she learned of Miranda's old man and how he used people, she actually felt a sense of respect for her former rival. And that was why she did not bother her when they learned that Shepard was gone from the world, but had given his life to end the Cycle and make the Reapers never return. And in a way he was still with them as the former convict looked at the green lines on her body. Normally she would have hated it for messing up her ink, but since those lines were actually the abilities given to them by Shepard to make the Reapers leave and never come back. SO she was willing to leave them alone and in time she began to like it and she knew that she was not the only one.

Kahlee was sad beyond words to have lost Anderson, but she balanced it for two reasons, one she knew he would not want her to be despondent forever, she was a strong woman and he loved her strength which was why she did not remain in mourning forever. And the next reason was that she was pregnant with their child. And Kahlee was not in the mood to do nothing and raise their child to the best of her abilities.

(I don't know where the hell you are in this universe Boss-man, but I sure as hell hope you have finally got the chance to rest. After all the years fighting, you deserve it, but make damn sure you don't get bored.)

…

Deep in the reaches of Dark Space…

The Reapers were moving through the massive blackness and soon reached the place where they had been hibernating for untold millennia. But now they were not there to sleep and wait for the time to return to the Milky Way Galaxy, there was no need for them to do so anymore. They were there to debate their new course of action, and they were not alone either. As the surviving Reapers formed around themselves in a circle, they all began to link themselves one by one and soon all was silent for they began to commune with one another.

The reason for this…was to decide what their next course of action was going to be.

…

In the Reaper 'Council.'…

The Catalyst, the governing intelligence of the Reapers appeared before him all, but no longer in the guise of the human boy that Shepard saw before and after his actions. Instead, it was a man who Shepard would have absolutely not problem recognizing, Captain David Anderson. The central commanding A.I looked at the A.I constructs and spoke to them.

"This meeting will come to order. We have much to discuss and the data before us as well."

The very first to speak was none other than Harbinger itself, it's A.I form appeared and spoke as before.

"What is our next course of action? The Cycle is no longer needed, what purpose do we have now?"

The Catalyst expected that, Harbinger was the very first Reaper ever created, the ancestor of all the others and in a sense, his 'first born'. Harbinger took the mission seriously and was a lot more restrained in a sense that his youngest counterpart Sovereign.

"That is why we are here Harbinger, the Cycle is indeed no longer needed, so now we must discuss our purpose. We have always assumed that our consensus to towards synthetics and organics was accurate. But it has been changed, the organics in the galaxy we have now left behind are now a new form of life, and as such, our previous mission is not needed."

Another Reaper then spoke next.

"What then is our purpose? Are we to wander forever the realms of dark-space?"

"No, we need a purpose to ensure that we do not forget why we exist."

The Reapers were deep in discussion as the Catalyst looked at them, the various A.I constructs were deep in the discussion on what their fates were going to be. The Catalyst thought deeply on this, running through countless scenarios and what could be their best course of action. The actions of one organic had ended the Cycle and showed to it that peace between organics and synthetics was indeed possible. The beings they have left behind were now a fusion of both, the cybernetics Shepard had in his body was now integrated into all the living organics and thus can no longer be considered organics.

The discussion continued until it was here that one of the Reapers, one known as Narzen spoke.

"We will look for other galaxies and see if there is life in them, we should observe them and see how they grow."

Harbinger was next to speak and it's tone while not laced with any form of emotion, there was what one could consider annoyance.

"And what will be the purpose of such an endeavor when observation serves no purpose?"

"Only because we have focused on one galaxy, we have nothing to gain there in the galaxy we now left behind so we shall see if another galaxy is worth our attention. We have to search for our purpose and we shall not find it if we are to remain here forever."

The Catalyst nodded to a degree and finally spoke for the others.

"We will find our purpose, if it is not here, then we shall look elsewhere, but there is a matter that must be addressed. That matter is Shepard."

The other Reapers were silent and there a slight flicker in their avatars as they knew full well just what or rather who their creator and guiding intelligence spoke of. Harbinger was the one who spoke for the others in the Reaper Council.

"Why is that a concern?"

"As you all know, the Cycle is ended because of what Shepard has done, he however has given us the one thing we have not ever been able to accept or had removed in the mission to preserve life through destruction, free will and the ability to choose a path for ourselves. What was once seen as nothing more than mere words of flawed organics has proven to be powerful. The reason is that I feel that Shepard should be allowed to live again."

This surprised the Reapers and it was here that Harbinger spoke next.

"That is illogical, while we can indeed recreate Shepard since his DNA is now part of the energy that flows through all of us, there is no need for that. It is illogical for us to waste precious resources and energy to bring one organic back from the realm of death."

"And yet Harbinger, this one organic crippled our first attempt to harvest the galaxy as part of out the cycle. This same organic also was brought back from the grip of destruction by other organics and shattered the back of our servants. This also prevented the move on the Alpha Relay, and this organic rallied all races to fight us as we took his people from their home world and he broke the cycle. By all of our estimations and calculations, logic dictated that Shepard should have failed to stop us…yet he did. And now Shepard has rendered the Cycle null and void. It is clear that we all have underestimated organics, Shepard most of all."

Harbinger and the other Reapers did agree as they knew that Shepard had defied all logic, he was no ordinary organic with what he had done. Yet that did not mean that the Reapers were in good standing with the former human. He had slain one of their own, a feat that gained their attention, he had defied the Collectors and destroyed the Alpha Relay that helped halt their return. And through him, the universe was united to defeat a number of them and show to them that a united galaxy was more than a threat to them in more ways than one. This was the reason that some of them were less than friendly with the man and many had wanted to destroy him. But it was also through him that they saw how organics can grow when united and willing to stand side by side against all those who sought to harm them.

The Catalyst then spoke to the Reapers once again.

"Where we are going, we shall not return to the galaxy, we will find our own path and determine just where we stand in this universe. As for Shepard, he can no longer return to his universe and by all rights, he is now what organics call a legend. He has done more than what any one organic has done, to send him back into his galaxy will only reduce accomplishments he has with him. So we shall send him elsewhere to forge his own way just as his actions has allowed those we leave behind to forge their own destiny."

Harbinger was not sure of this path and neither were the other Reapers, but they knew that despite their dislike of the matter, their creator could not be dissuaded, and it's logic was not to be questioned by any of them. The Reapers soon began to glow and their figures began to glow green, and there at a point between all the gathered Reapers and the Catalyst, a single point of green energy began to appear. The point of energy began to grow larger, bit by bit, being made larger as pinpricks of the same green light came out from the Reapers themselves until it took a different shape. A shape that soon began to resemble a human form, and soon a figure finally joined the Reapers and their creator the Catalyst and if anyone could see this, they would recognize the figure before the beings.

…

It was none other than Commander Dylan Shepard.

Dylan opened his eyes and was quite surprised to see the Catalyst taking the form of his former mentor, and was even more surprised to find himself surrounded by the Reapers, the ones he had not been able to see be defeated by the combined forces he had rallied to end their threat to life once and for all. He looked however to the Catalyst and spoke seriously.

"What the hell is going on here?"

The Catalyst gave the man a smile, something Dylan did not appreciate since the face was that of his former mentor, commanding officer, and friend.

"I see that you're spirit as it is called has not dimmed in the embrace of death Shepard. No wonder Cerberus went out of their way to bring you back from the grip of death."

"You did not answer my question, what is going on here?"

Harbinger and the others remained silent as the Catalyst replied in answer to the question.

"We managed to combine the energy we have acquired from you when you sacrificed yourself to bring about a change in all life in your galaxy Shepard. You in essence died and your DNA and your very own changes when you were brought back by Cerberus has been imprinted on all living things. You broke the Cycle after all, and in that sense, you have stopped it from being repeated and gave a future to your people and that of all races. But in doing so, you have also robbed the Reapers and myself of purpose and direction."

Shepard could not help but be confused by that as he crossed his arms and replied.

"So you brought me…back from whatever happened to reduce me into energy to tell me that you are lost? I'm not buying it."

"No, we would not be surprised that you think and feel that way, that has served you well since you were born into this life you now have left behind. And we do not seek to have you give us purpose either; we shall find our own purpose for ourselves."

Dylan raised an eyebrow at that and replied.

"So why did you bring me back? I doubt as tour guide since no one alive has ever gone through dark-space."

"To give you a chance to start anew, before you react however, some details must be placed before you to understand the deeper meaning of our offer. We have no intentions of returning as you know, and where we go, no one else can follow. And you are by all rights no longer alive and in a way, your very essence lives on in all those who you have left behind. In a way, you have achieved something that many humans in your race's history have done much to achieve…Immortality. For a literal part of you will be within the generations of all races that will be born."

Dylan listened in as the Catalyst explained to him just what the effect of his sacrifice to the rest of the galaxy and those who would be born soon after would be. The idea that every being born here on in would have a fragment of him in their DNA because of what he had done was quite shocking. Hell shocking didn't about cover it as the idea of being part of every child, human or alien when they are conceived was as ludicrous as one could get. Then again, facing the Reapers, learning the truth about them, and fighting their forces was not something he signed on when he became an Alliance N7 Marine. As soon as it was over, Dylan could not help but feel a bit overwhelmed by everything that has happened so far in front of him. And he soon spoke.

"That's why the Cycle is over?"

"Yes, but for you, your time is not there anymore so returning you will not be worth anything. We all will bring you back but not to the galaxy you have left behind. You gave all life in your galaxy a path for themselves to walk on, So now I believe as you humans say it, it is time for you to walk your own path, wherever it may lead."

"How exactly do you plan to do that?"

"That is something that I believe is not to be discussed you do not need to know that Shepard. But we will assure you, or rather I assure you that we will bring you back from the dead, give you a new body that is very much like the one you gave up to end the Cycle, only better for what you no doubt face where we shall send you, a new ship that you alone can command with the assistance of an A.I based on what and who you remember from your memories, and all that you once had. But you shall never return to the galaxy that was once your home. The only question in my core logic memory is this."

"Do you accept?"

Shepard thought it over and felt that he did not have much left to lose. Going back to his friends and family sounded like a good idea. Hell he would have taken the chance to finally go home and enjoy the peace that came with it. But he also knew that with the Reapers this far out in dark-space, it would take too long for him to come back. And if he made it back to the galaxy, what then? He had no idea how long it had been since he had been dead, the Mass Relays were no longer operational, ruined beyond any chance of recovery and no doubt that had plunged the whole galaxy to the proverbial dark ages. No ship would be able to make it back in the same way, even at FTL speeds. By the time he could make it back to his galaxy, everything would change. There was no telling if anyone he knew could be alive when he got back. And there was no doubt in his mind that he would not be able to fit there anymore once the people he knew were gone, and the last thing he wanted was to be turned into some deity. He had respect for religion which was one of the reasons he and Ash connected when they first met, and the idea of him, who saw himself as a man who did his duty the idea of being deified was uncomfortable and unwelcome.

So where did that leave him?

He decided to take a chance and see how this might turn out. He was always the guy back in the Academy who took risks when he felt they could work. He took a chance at his forming the crew he worked with, he took a risk to continue in believing in the Reapers when no one else would, he took a chance to work with Cerberus to fight the Reapers, and he was willing to shoulder the burden of rallying the galactic races to make one last strike to free the galaxy from the Cycle. All of it finally paid off in the end so he knew that despite everything, he had made the right calls to save not just his race, but all others as well.

"All right, I accept."

The Catalyst smiled and looked at the other Reapers and it was obvious that none of the Reapers had expected Shepard to decide this path for himself. But it was not long before they decided to go ahead and accomplish just what was it that the Catalyst had suggested. Dylan saw the Reapers begin to glow and so did the Catalyst and soon he felt something happening to him. It was a sharp pain at first that flowed through every part of his body. Then he felt something that he had not thought possible.

A heart beat.

It started slowly at first, and soon began to pick up the pace, he looked at his hands and where there had been energy only, there were signs of bones actually growing beneath the energy itself. As this continued, he looked at the Catalyst as it replied.

"You will need to close your eyes for this to be finished Shepard, I and the Reapers will fashion you a ship similar to ourselves, thus it will be a Reaper version of your Normandy, but it shall have none of our indoctrination and is yours to command."

"Command?"

"As you will be reborn a human you are yet different from what you once were, you will be a techno-organic, and as such, your body will be changed. As for your ship's abilities…I believe the human phrase 'Find out for yourself' will apply. Farewell Shepard we shall not meet again."

That was all Shepard heard as began to feel his body begin to come alive and soon he saw a massive sea of pure green light everywhere around him. All he could do was now close is his eyes and ride whatever was happening to him out and hope that when it was over, he would be able to figure out just what was it the Catalyst and Harbinger as well as the other Reapers were doing to him.

…

Dylan could not help but open his eyes slowly and he began to feel his, new body began to work. He first saw nothing but white, then colors began to filter in, images that were once blurry began to get into focus and soon he found himself in his room on the Normandy, and that sent alarm bells in his head which did not help his headache much even as it began to rapidly fade away from him.

By all rights, the idea of him being back on the Normandy was impossible as he had been on Earth and then in the Crucible in his final hours in the battle for Earth. He looked back and forth to see if his eyes were deceiving him and saw that he was indeed in his room on the Normandy. He got up but noticed on his hands line of green and was surprised immensely as he got up and saw some of the lines on his body as well.

He turned to the bath room and headed to the mirror and to his shock, he saw that there were the same lines as before on his upper torso and on his back as well when he turned around to look at himself in the back. There were some on his thighs as well as his legs, he touched them and they felt like his own flesh, he touched them as well as himself and saw that he did indeed have flesh and blood again. His real test came when he took his shaving razor and then cut his face intentionally to see if he suddenly bled in a different fashion.

His blood was red, the same red he had seen in all of his battles, though he did notice that the color was a bit darker than before. And he noted his wound already beginning to heal. And he wondered if that had anything to do with the cybernetic enhancements his body had been given when he had been found by Cerberus and somehow been brought back to the land of the living. But this was utterly different and he soon decided to move around a bit more to see if he was not imagining things when it came to his body and organs.

As soon as he was done seeing that all of his body was moving the way it should, he decided to get dressed, and found all of the clothing he owned in his time after he died. He took out his casual uniform and noted that the Cerberus Symbol had been removed, which to him was good thing. The last thing he wanted was to remember the sight of anything that reminded of the organization that aided the Reapers in the blind belief that could control the Reapers and use them to make Humanity the dominant species. All of his time fighting the Reapers told him that doing so when one was indoctrinated by the Reapers was as effective as trying to force a hungry Thresher Maw from a meal.

As he got dressed, he moved around the ship and it operated as it had done, but as he got to the CIC area, he knew that he was alone on the ship. There was not a sign of any of the old and new faces he had come to expect on the vessel. But he did gain a surprise when he was greeted by a hologram of EDI in Eva Core's body. He was quite surprised by this and spoke first to the new arrival to figure out if he was seeing things or not.

"EDI?"

The A.I replied in the same voice and tone to that question to his utter surprise.

"Greetings Commander Shepard, and I apologize for this, I am not the EDI that you remember, I was created as an exact copy of your ship's A.I so I have all of her traits that you are familiar with. But I was made to resemble her in many ways to allow you to be more comfortable in your new ship as you humans need at times something or someone familiar to anchor you somewhere."

"How is it possible that you were created?"

"When you were transformed into energy, your experiences and memories became one with the Reapers' main data cores, so when they gave you back your body following the data they had gained on humans, they also created me from what you remember of the original EDI as well as giving me the ability to assume the forms of others in your memories if you so wish. I apologize in advance if this upsets or distresses you Commander, but this was how I was made."

Shepard felt something he had thought he was never going to feel after he jumped into that massive beam of energy so long ago. A headache and he was feeling it for a very good reason as the things before him were totally unexpected and slightly unwelcome. But in a way, having someone familiar like EDI was a good thing to his mental state of mind.

"Okay, I guess I cannot change that now, so what exactly can you do EDI?"

"Like the original EDI, I control most of the ship's functions such as cyber warfare and ECM suites, but due to the difference in the design of this version of the Normandy I am also able to control flight for both atmospheric and space flight, heavy defense, navigation and combat. In some ways, I also possess the flight skills and experience of your former helmsman Joker. I also run the armory in the Normandy and also help in the maintenance and repair of the ship."

"What exactly does this…version of the Normandy have?"

"It has many of the features installed into it by you and the crew when you battled with the Collectors along with upgrades done by the Alliance, thus not much has changed, But it is also a Reaper body which is mind yet made to be like the Normandy, and can operate in planetary surfaces when needed and is armed with a tactical cloaking system similar to the designs used by your thief ally Kasumi."

Dylan raised an eyebrow at that and made his surprise obvious.

"This ship can actively cloak?"

"Yes, your memories of Kasumi Goto' unique tactical cloak inspired Harbinger and the others to install a feature like this into the new Normandy for covert operations, far more efficient than the standard cloaking systems used by both the original Normandy and that of the recently made one by Cerberus."

Dylan thought about what was going on as he moved around the CIC for a moment longer, and then he turned to face this copy of EDI.

"Where exactly are we EDI?"

The newly created A.I turned and activated the Galactic Map and soon Dylan moved to look at it.

"We are currently moving through the area where the Terminus Systems would be situation, and there are no signals from any known Mass Relays in the Terminus, both the Primary and Secondary Relays. There is also no comm. traffic that would indicate any movement from any known galactic civilizations."

"How far are we from areas like Omega and also Ilium?"

"A few days to at least a week, we can use FTL and due to the upgrades done to the Mass Effect Core and the Reactors by the Reapers, this ship can move much further and faster than the original Normandy. The Reapers have the ability to remove the dangers of static buildup on ships and that is by channeling the static buildup into special storage cells that can be used as a supplementary power supply."

"Hmmm…I need to see if the station Omega is still there, if it's not there, then I can at least know that I am not in the same galaxy I left behind."

"As you wish Shepard."

…

The next few days that turned into a week were spent by Shepard to get used to the new Normandy. Everything that had been on the Normandy in the past was still there. The memorial for all who died was still there, and the council room was present along with the tactical data center and he recalled all the people who were there. He missed them and he also had noted that several holographic tables that showed the images of his long time friends. With three of the holograms showing the loves of his life, Ashley Williams, Miranda Lawson, and lastly Samara as well, he was happy that even if they were not they physically, he could at least see them and be at peace.

All he hoped for was that both Miranda and Samara would finally find peace in the world they all fought for, and for Ashley's spirit to rest in peace. He recalled seeing her face, then Miranda's and Samara's when he finally leaped into the energy beam. He also hoped that his friends were going to be finally enjoying the peace which they had fought, bled for many times, and nearly died to get.

As time passed, he began to get used to being in the new Normandy though he at times wished to hear the hustle and bustle of the crew. The sounds of Garrus fiddling around with his 'calibrations', the banter between Tali, Kenneth, and Gabby amid the hum of the engines, Gardner cooking and swearing, Liara typing away in the room that would have been Miranda's office, Javik busy running through some simulations, Zaeed cleaning his guns, Jack practicing her Biotics, everyone. The only solace he got in those times was the assurance that they had made it back safely and were now in peace.

This galaxy was indeed different from his own, Omega was not there anymore, along with Ilium, he also tried to go to where Palaven, Thessia, and Sur'kesh were, he found world similar to them but there was none of the beings he was familiar with. He then decided that he should just head to earth and see just what this…version of Earth was like. Whatever happened to him here, he was still a Spectre and a member of the Systems Alliance and as such, his duty to defend galactic peace and the people of the galactic community. So he was going to defend it as much as he could even though he still wished he had his crew since he knew that no matter how good he was, he was only the best because he had a good crew on his side.

No matter how many accolades he had gotten, he was still a man and he would not allow his victories and successes get to his head as he recalled the number of times he had nearly been killed. As for this new version of EDI he began to connect to EDI and he was a bit surprised to learn that if he so wished, she could have a cybernetic body made tha was very similar to what her…'mother', the original EDI had though it would be a bit more organic and also more flexible in a fight. He decided to keep that idea as a backup just in case he needed support in battle, and he wondered just how having his new partner EDI in the field.

…

Shepard could not help but feel a bit nostalgic as he looked at the view of Earth, it was to be expected after all. The last thing he had seen his Earth, the place was being ravaged by the Reapers and their cybernetic thralls. It was ironic to him now that he was on a replica of the Normandy that by all rights was a Reaper and he was not human anymore at least not entirely. The changes done to him when he was brought back to life by the Catalyst and the other Reapers including Harbinger were certainly nothing he expected. But over the years he had been an Alliance Marine, and then a Spectre, he learned from others and from his own experiences that being human was not something that was determined by race…but by one's morals, ethics, experiences, and decisions.

EDI appeared and soon reported to the reborn human Spectre just what he and she had just seen.

"The anomalies I detected in the city are equal to high output energy weapons Commander Shepard, it seems that the city is under attack by unknown hostiles."

Shepard' growled a bit at that as he spoke in response to that.

"This Earth is invaded? EDI, can you identify the attackers?"

"In a moment…there, incoming data stream now."

Shepard turned his attention over the nearby holo-screen and saw the city itself, he was partially surprised at eh looks of the city. The place resembled an older early 21st century metropolis and the cars were actually the kind that possibly used fossil fuels. He knew that the Catalyst and the other Reapers had decided to give him a new leash on life, but he did not expect them to have possibly sent him back into the future. But he quickly ignored the look of the city as he focused on the more important details.

The city was burning, the people were running away in panic, police men firing antiquated bullet firing guns at what appeared to be some sort of white/black armored looking organic alien walker with three legs. If any normal man was seeing this, he would have thought he was watching a movie about another alien invasion on Earth.

Dylan on the other hand was anything BUT normal as he had seen an actual alien invasion of Earth, there was no way he was not going to let that go unanswered.

"EDI, give me a quick analysis of that thing. Also get the Normandy through atmosphere and keep the ship out of detection range of any sensors, time to go dark."

"Understood Commander, I am also accessing an incoming field report from several media sources, no doubt concerning the invasion. I will also check the overall military readiness in fighting the threat."

…

Later…

Shepard nodded as he decided to get himself armed up, heading to where the Normandy's Armory would be located, which was at Deck 5. As soon as he got there, he headed for the weapons locker and decided to get out a set of weapons that could be helpful. He took out his m-37 Falcon Assault Rifle with all the upgrades that he had placed on it before. Once it was in his hands, he checked it for any damages and flaws. He knew that the weapon was newly made and thus was without flaw, but he was not the kind of person to leave anything to chance. Once he felt satisfied that the weapon was ready, he had it locked down and moved to his next weapon.

He got out the Javelin from the Sniper Rifle rack and checked to see that he had all the systems checked out on the weapon. The ability to tear right through armor was a good idea in his mind as he had torn through more than his fair share of enemy forces with this weapon. It was fully upgraded with the exception of Piercing functions since the power of the weapon's ferrofluid reserve. He had no idea what sort of enemy he was going to be facing until Edi brought him up to speed but better to bring out the big stuff for now. Once he was done, he got it ready as he moved to his next weapon.

He went to get his Shotgun and that was the Geth Plasma Shotgun, one of the reminders of his time fighting the Heretical Geth and eventually working with Legion. He briefly thought of the unique Geth who had been one of his loyal allies when facing the Collectors and who eventually helped give his people sentience and free will. He checked the weapon with a serious eye and soon had it folded back and ready for combat use.

Dylan then decided to take the N7 Eagle out for this mission, the clip size was already high and the stopping power might prove to be useful. This weapon had been critical in a number of battles and was a good weapon his book even though he was more into assault rifles than pistols. He checked it for any flaws, happy that the Normandy's new fabrication systems allowed him to have a number of these guns made, long after he lost his previous one in the last battle.

His eye then went to the SMG rack and he took out the N7 Hurricane, the fully upgraded and rebuilt SMG had been a valuable weapon in those times when the other guns were not going to cut it. Either that or he was forced to go close quarters. Liara and EDI were certainly pleased with the weapon and he was not the kind to argue about the power of the weapon. That was why he was going to use it when he had to and needed to.

And lastly, he checked his supply of heavy weapons to see which could help him, he would have gone for the Cain, but decided against it. If there was more than one of those alien Walker units out there, then having a high ammunition pool was better than nothing at all. Plus with the chance of civilians in the firing line, high ammunition pool and accuracy were needed. Thus he took the Geth Spitfire. These weapons were created for his use and like before, once they were out of ammunition, he could toss them away. But these weapons were armed with a special miniature self destruct system that rendered them useless lumps of molten metal.

…

He then directed his attention to his choice of armor and he headed to his room and as he got there, he opened the locker to see which he could use. His previous Hard-suit was utterly destroyed in his actions to allow the Cycle to be broken and new life to be born and the rest of his gear was no doubt lost in the original SR-2 Normandy. The Reapers and the Catalyst had all of his Armor remade with some upgrades as the memories of his armors were taken from him when he was 'resurrected' by them and sent to this world. It was a very interesting course of action in his mind and he was not going to ask too much.

As soon as he got to the Captain's Quarters, he looked at his Armor locker and there was a selection of the Armors he had collected over the years. Even the Armors he had gained from his time fighting Saren years ago were there for him to use, but he decided not to use them for now as he looked at his more recent gear. He then looked at his Collector Armor which was one of the interesting suits he had collected from Cerberus before he severed ties with them. How the Armor got sent to the Nos Astra Sporting Goods in the Citadel he would never know but no was not the time for it.

This would have to do for now as the ability to heal body damage alongside his cybernetic upgrades, increased shield power supply, and high rate to regenerate shields made this a good option for him. This armor might also give him something of an edge if he encountered the aliens and they might not recognize him as human. It was a bit of an assumption, but he was willing to take the risk if he had no other options.

…

Once he was done with donning his choice of armor while leaving the helmet off, he went back to the lower decks and headed into the CIC, and that was where EDI appeared and reported in.

"Commander, I have managed to ascertain the scans on the alien walker, it appears to be a techno-organic hybrid war machine with something resembling a control matrix. It's primary weapon appears to a high output energy cannon that is located in the area that one would assume to be the main eye. However, given the walker's sheer size, it would be accurate to assume that it's legs can count as weapons as well."

"Weaknesses?"

"Disabling the legs appear to be a viable option, along with aiming for the other smaller 'eyes' that may very well serve as sensors. Also the armor, while effective might not be designed to handle high kinetic weapons and higher explosive ordnance."

"What about the status of the militaries? Are they responding to the attack?"

"Yes, I have already intercepted a number of communications signatures that indicate that the military of the world is already mounting a counter offensive. However, given their technological levels, they may not be able to do anything. Also the reports state that they no longer have access to their world's current nuclear stockpile."

The reborn Spectre raised an eyebrow at that, sure the Alliance no longer used nukes since Mass Accelerator guns could do the things nukes could without the radiation damage, but why were there no nukes here? At this timeline or reality the Earth's military should at least have nukes on standby, as mess y as they were.

"What happened to their nukes EDI?"

"They were disassembled."

That surprised the Spectre and he replied.

"How were they disassembled? No nation would willingly disassemble their stockpiles just like that."

"They were asked to by a Senator during a meeting with this world's version of what we know as the United Nations known here as the World Assembly. The Senator's name is J. Allen Carter who apparently had been part of a mission to Mars that appeared to have been hit by an accident and he was the only one to come back alive. Thus he was named a hero by the public and the government, he was not alone either, he was aided by an alien resident of Earth, one named Superman."

That got Dylan's attention as he raised an eyebrow at what he heard and replied.

"Show me the report."

EDI complied and now Shepard was able to see the records of the news that happened before the assault of these new aliens on Earth. The reborn Human Spectre could not help but be a bit surprised as he saw Superman for the first time and the fact that despite being an alien, he looked one hundred percent human in the eyes of the man. He also looked at the reactions of the military towards carter's suggestion of Superman being the one to defend the whole of Earth. That was a seriously tall order in his mind since even if this guy Superman had these powers as far as he had seen, defending an entire planet all by yourself sounded completely crazy and difficult.

As a man of the military he was not very pleased with the disarmament of nuclear weapons since those weapons, while disastrous if misused or in the wrong hands were still useful. And now it seemed that Superman's actions, while noble at first had just come back to bite him in the ass, almost mirroring the time he had to deal with the Council's accusations and BS when he told them about the Reapers. They thought he was nuts and look what happened to the Citadel afterwards and what happened when the reapers finally showed up.

As soon as he was done, he spoke to EDI.

"What about the current reports?"

John looked at the incoming reports, and was quick to read up on the sudden disappearance of both Superman and this other one known as Batman. This confused the hell out of him as these people sounded like the kind of people that one usually found in those old style comic books. But now was not the time for these things as the Normandy was now already through the atmosphere and heading to the surface. Shepard knew immediately that he was going to need help and if these people he heard about could be found, then he would help them.

"EDI, try and locate this Superman and see where he is."

"I have already located him Commander, but at the moment, he seems to be in combat with several unknown alien contacts alongside the one known as Batman in an old fashioned airborne fighter."

"All right, drop me off a distance from them and then get the Normandy out of sight."

"Do you need my to begin preparing for a ground operation Commander?"

"No, not yet EDI, you and the Normandy are the aces in the hole for this operation, keep yourselves in the dark until I say otherwise."

"Understood Commander."

…

As the heroes continued to fight with the alien forces, Shepard was able to be deployed by the Normandy as the Spectre moved into the forest while the ship was now moving back into the sky to avoid being seem. Yet it was going to be nearby and on standby on the off ahcne some firepower, speed, and armor were needed. As he moved quickly into cover, relying on his battle hardened senses and his suit's systems, he soon arrived at the site of the battle.

He took out the Javelin and began to lock in on the people fighting the aliens.

One was apparently the one known as Superman and he had to admit that the guy certainly looked the part. The body shape certainly spoke of someone with a lot of physical strength, added to the ability to fly and more, made him look like the very definition of a Superman. Alex turned his attention to the next person who appeared to be an African American who wore a green and black costume with some sort of symbol that appeared to be a lantern.

The magnification on his sniper rifle allowed him to see that the man had some sort of green energy field around him and when he was attacked, he seemed to be aim what appeared to be a ring at his attackers. The ring seemed to guide the glow to create beams, shields and spheres, this told the Spectre that the man was the kind to focus on efficiency than looks though he was certainly no Biotic. Biotics were universally unleashing blue energy when they used Biotics so the person was not.

He directed his attention next to the woman who had wings and was armed with what appeared to be an old style mace. But that weapon was anything but old when he saw it have some form of electrical field on the head, which seemed to amplify the power it had. And it seemed that the woman had some serious strength in her as her attacks were pretty potent, and there was no way that her wings were fake as she did fly with them. He had no idea who or what she was, but if he had been a betting man, one could easily mistake her for an angel in the Christian religion. And he did notice that she was rather attractive in figure and face though the mask blocked the details. No doubt she would have gotten attention where she went regardless of her wearing the mask or not.

He directed his attention next to the other woman and he had to whistle a bit at the sight. Dark raven black hair which would have made any model green with envy was over a face that would lave launched a thousand ships, literally and figuratively. He had heard of beauty that could only be made by the Gods in more than one instance but this woman certainly took the meaning to a whole new level. There was not a single flaw there and the blue eyes only added to the package. The woman also had a figure that he felt could have even made Asari jealous or deeply interested along with any other male in the human or possibly Turian and Quarian species if that was possible.

The choice of costume certainly added to the whole mix and he wondered just who was the one who designed such an outfit for her and why in that fashion. But there was no denying that the raven haired woman looked very good in it. The fact she could fly and seemed to be able t block laser blasts with those silver bracers of hers as well as have some strength that was in par with the flying Superman meant that she was anything but normal.

(Joker would have loved to see this.)

Shepard decided not to let himself get distracted as he focused on the other being flying about, and he already could see that the being was not human. Green skin, red eyes without irises as far as he could see with both his cybernetic eyes and the Javelin's magnification scope and wore a getup that was strange. The ability to fly was also matched by his ability to somehow turn himself into a near invisible figure. The passing of energy beams through the body told Shepard that he was not to be taken lightly in a fight.

It seemed that the fight was over as the figures seemed to gather

But it was here that EDI spoke to him.

"Commander! I have detected multiple contacts on foot approaching the individuals you are looking at, and the appear to be armed."

"Are they members of the military?"

"Their formation appears to be similar to a full military formation but their biological scans show that they are not human at all. And judging by the visual data I am receiving, they appear to be the infantry of the invading forces on Earth."

"Show me."

Edi sent the images to Dylan and he could see that the enemy forces that were coming were certainly numerous. At least a full platoon and carrying what looked like organic rifles and reminding him of the Collector Assault Rifles which had been used on him more than once, and what he had used when he could as well. The creatures however did not look all like the Collectors and he knew it.

"EDI, can you give me a scan on them?"

"Yes Shepard, however, from initial scans I have made, the creatures appear to possess no exoskeleton or endoskeleton which seems to be indicative of a fluid body structure. In some ways these hostile alien contacts similar to the Hanar themselves, I also determined that their sin tone suggests that they might be vulnerable to radiation and thermal based weapons though explosive and mass accelerator weapons can do the same damage."

"Good to know that then EDI, connect to my helmet's scanners so you can do more in depth research. I am going to go in and intercept them before they get within striking distance."

…

Superman and the others tensed up as they got ready to face the forces that had been there in the base that had once held J'onn prisoner. They knew that sooner or later, they were going to have to make a move, but they were not expecting the arrival of the forces that Superman and Batman had fought before from the base. They were getting ready as the aliens came forward and their weapons were ready to fire.

Only for three of them suddenly be hit by a stream of what looked to be a laser and the three lost their heads…literally. The aliens were stunned and began to look around for the shooter, but another beam came out and cut down three more alien soldiers. It was only when they spotted the second beam's direction that they alien soldiers turned and fired, while some came charging in with their arms now turned into blades, no doubt to go in for the kill while the others fired at the shooter.

One thing was in the minds of the heroes was where the shot had come from, and they looked to see the aliens charging with their arms in blade form were being fired at by the unknown shooter as three more alien soldiers were cut down. Several came closer and there was not a following shot and then they saw the shooter appear from cover. It looked human in body form but certainly did not have the appearance of one.

Superman looked closely and saw that it was armed with what appeared to be a rifle, but it was nothing like the rifles he had seen before. The weapon suddenly began to fold up to a more compact form as the figure suddenly moved to get out another device that quickly revealed itself to be something of a rifle but also of an unknown model.

The weapon roared out and began to fire high speed glowing bolts that tore into the aliens that came at the figure and then followed by a thumping sound. The attackers were then blown apart by what appeared to be a grenade but more powerful than the ones he had seen before.

Flash commented to that as he looked at the figure.

"Who the heck is that?"

Batman thought the same thing as he grabbed his portable binoculars to see the figure just as the figure seemed to release a red hot item from the weapon and loaded another one that was in the same shape of the one he had ejected from the weapon. The figure then began to fire once more at the charging aliens until one came close enough to try and swing at him. Only to have his attack blocked by a shimmering blue energy construct. That sight surprised Batman considerably as he looked to see the alien tri another attack, only for the new arrival to quickly smash the butt of the weapon into the face and then a glowing form appeared on the being's right arm and created what looked like a blade which was soon used to stab at the alien's head.

The Dark Knight watched as the man soon moved forward to some more debris while firing the weapon while on the move as some of the laser weapons of the aliens smashed into the blue energy that was round him.

"There seems to be some sort of energy protecting him, Can you see it Superman?"

"Yeah, if I did not know any better, I'd say that guy has some form of personnel shielding."

Shepard used his Falcon's Grenade Launcher to dislodge several of the ones trying to shoot him with their laser rifles. The lasers were a concern to him but thankfully the upgrades done to Kinetic Barriers gave them a higher level of protection this time around as the shields held from the impact. The grenade blasted a few of the aliens away and he quickly fired another burst of fire at them and spotted two more coming in with weapons. He decided to place his newly acquired Biotics to the test, he was not a full blown Biotic like the members of his team but he was going to find out just what the Reapers had given him.

He quickly spotted a large boulder and focused on lifting it up, the blue field that was seen only n Biotics kicked up and soon the boulder was lifted up to block the shots of the alien weapons. Shepard then sent the thing flying into them like a bullet. Shepard turned and fired several more bursts as more came at him until he switched to his Geth Plasma Shotgun to blast apart another one attacking him at close quarters. The plasma rounds had no problem turning the alien attacker into a puddle of liquid as he turned to blast another one with the same attack, before jamming the bayonet of the shotgun into the face of the next attacker and tore it apart.

He dodged the next attack and quickly moved his weapon aside and activated his omni-blade to slice down another attacker that tried to carve into him. The blade was powerful enough to cut through the alien and cauterize the wound as he then moved to stab another one in the face. Alex then placed his shotgun on his back and took out his Eagle Pistol and ired three precise shots on three more aliens who's weapons were about to be aimed at him. The high powered slugs tore into the weapons and apparently hit the power plants or whatever powered the weapons as they exploded and killed the aliens.

Dylan quickly placed the weapon aside and quickly grabbed his Falcon Assault Rifle as one of the aliens which resembled a Varren tried to leap at him and bite his head off. But as the creature opened it's mouth he fired a grenade right in the creature and he quickly rolled aside as the creature landed and exploded in a large fashion as Alex fired three more aliens. Once that was done, the aliens that had been intent on attacking the collected heroes were wiped out as the Spectre looked around for any more contacts. He was not sure if there were others and spoke to EDI.

"EDI, are there any other contacts?"

"Negative Commander, I do not detect any more contacts in the area, though I can state that the aliens in the city some distance away are already moving to secure a location in the city. They might be up to something there."

"I see, keep the Normandy out of sight as long as possible, I think it's high time that I spoke to the people here so I can figure out just what is going on here."

…

The heroes looked at the new arrival with shock and surprise as he walked back after leaving a large number of bodies or rather puddles of the forces that had pursued them. He wore an organic looking armor that seemed to be alien looking yet designed for human form. There was no denying that he was moving as a soldier and a veteran at that, along with carrying what was a futuristic looking rifle in hand along with some other devices, on his right hand was the same glowing item and still showing the glowing energy blade. The being continued to move forward as device on his arm stopped glowing and he placed his rifle in both hands.

Lantern was quick to react to that and aimed his ring at the human like figure and spoke with authority to the figure.

"Hold it right there! Holster the weapon!"

Shepard looked at him and shrugged a bit as he replied.

"Keep your shirt on, I'm not the enemy here."

"And how do we know that?"

The Spectre replied to that as he replied.

"You've seen me in action already, if I was with them, why would I bother shooting them when I could have either let them fight you or join them and shoot you?"

That did not make things easier as the other heroes tensed up and readied themselves for an attack from the new arrival. Shepard was not the least bit amused and shook his head and replied.

"If you want me to put my weapon away, lower the darn ring and then we can talk, unless of course you plan to actually force me to surrender. THAT's when things are going to be the least bit pleasant for everyone here."

Superman focused his senses and could sense that the man was calm and relaxed, even when he was outnumbered by him, Batman, J'onn, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl and the new arrival on the scene. That was something that surprised the Kryptonian as such a reaction was only from someone who was very skilled or dangerous. And he could tell that despite the electronic distortion, the man's voice was relaxed as well, yet with a hint of annoyance and impatience. He also knew that they had a lot to discuss with J'onn as well as the one before him so now was not the time to be doing this.

He tried to use his X-ray vision but the Kryptonian was surprised to discover that his vision was being blocked, how he had no idea but he had a feeling that the man might be wearing a suit with some form of lead. The only substance he knew he could not see through was lead after all due to the molecular density of said metal.

He sighed and looked at John and replied.

"Lower the ring Lantern, let's let him talk."

Stewart turned to look at Superman with a raised eyebrow, sure he had respect for Superman, but he kept in mind that Superman was not a Lantern, and neither was he in authority here. And what Superman had just asked him to do made the former Marine look at Superman as if he had suddenly had a personality swap or grew another head.

"You want to explain that to me?"

Superman sighed and replied.

"Look, we have to give him a chance to explain himself, I can already tell that he is not going to budge, so no sense dragging this on."

Stewart looked at Superman and could tell now that the man was serious and decided to lower the ring. And Dylan did likewise as his Falcon Assault Rifle packed up as he placed it on his back as before, showing that he was a man of his word. As soon as he did so, he decided to take off his helmet. The heroes looked to hear the snapping and hissing sound of the seals of the Collector Armor open up and now they saw Shepard's face.

The man had blonde-brown hair that was in a casual but serious style, which added to the rugged and serious look he had, along with the deep green eyes that shone with a serious amount of focus and determination as well as literally shine somewhat as well. There were some faint scars there, and strangely enough lines of glowing green that looked like circuits of a sort in said scars, showing that he was indeed a battle hardened soldier as well as the heroes noticing the way he carried himself.

Shepard smiled a bit and spoke to them.

"Thanks, I was wondering when you all can relax a bit so we can talk."

Batman was the first to speak.

"Who are you?"

Shepard thought it over, sure this was not his world but he was a military guy and he had to keep some secrets. He could not give his real name or the organization he belonged to since it was obviously non existent here so he had to use another name for now. That is until the crisis is over and he could at least try to make sense of his new 'home' as it were.

(What name should I use? Hmmm…I guess I can go with that.)

"You can call me Spectre. Now that I answered that, can I ask what the hell is going on here and who is invading Earth?"

…

To be continued…

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Author's Notes:

Well, I finally did something that I had sworn I would do when I finally had the materials to work with. This is by the possibly ONLY Mass Effect Justice League crossover anyone's ever seen, and no doubt I am really going to be waling hip deep in it. But like they say, you can't make quality work if you don't shoot big.

Anyhow, as you have read, this uses the Best version of the Synthesis Ending of Mass Effect 3 and while I know that this is really stretching it, that's the fun in using 'plot holes' in some endings. Besides it does make me curious what was it that the Reapers did once they were sent away by the green energy and now were leaving the galaxy. This is what I decided to cook up and I hope that it is going to be acceptable to the readers.

If not then I apologize since the endings that Bioware made did not leave me a lot to work with. The new announcements might change things if I had seen them before. But since they were made after I started this story, then I cannot use them at all in this story. You can complain about it when you want to, and I will understand.

Still I hope that this is going to do all right in the long run, and would be worth a reading run by you all here in the website.

And as you have read, Shepard's arrival is right in the initial stages of the invasion by the Imperium on Earth. And as you have already read, the LAST thing Shepard was expecting was to arrive in the middle of a new invasion on Earth. Granted this is not his Earth in any stretch of the imagination but it still is something he was not expecting. This also shows that unlike my previous Justice League fics, Shepard does NOT set up shop on Earth, forge a new identity, and make a move that gets him into the eyes of the public.

Instead, he appears unexpectedly in the battle as it begins early, helps fight off the Imperium and soon is in front of the future founders of the League, and is not recognized by any of them at all so he is a completely unknown factor to all of them. This way we can be assured that this story is completely different from the stories I had made in the past since Shepard has not set up shop on Earth and meets the heroes in the DCAU world earlier before the formation of the league itself..

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Now let's get down to the fine details of Shepard and his new ship.

I have played the games and since I used import files, this version of Shepard is mine, I used the face model of Kevin Sorbo's character in Andromeda, Captain Dylan Hunt to serve as the appearance of Shepard as well as the first part the character's name to make his name is different from the default name.

The name is Dylan Shepard, and his class is Soldier and is specialized as a Commando, though I did give him the ability to use Biotics to a degree. Now if anyone thinks that I am overpowering Shepard by giving him Biotics, keep in mind that he will only have specialized powers at his disposal. Thus his use of Biotics is not very advanced or diverse; he will use Lift, Barrier, and Singularity and can use his Biotics for more unique battle situations and hand to hand combat in conjunction with the omni-blade that he is using in close quarters battles.

His techno-organic abilities will be very useful as this allows him to meld to some degree with machines in the same way that Asari can meld with other organic races. He also has a link with the Normandy and the A.I commanding it so he can also command the ship in the same fashion as his own body if need be. He also can create temporary copies of beings with whatever machines and parts he can find, though these don't last very long. He can also carry data that conforms to weapons and armor designs so he can be considered as a mobile weapon system in a sense.

A bit much, but can be helpful in the long run ad I have yet to explore the full range of abilities he can have. But remember he is not a God, he can be slain like before, but not as easily as in the past..

And he is a high level Paragon with only small hints of Renegade in him as well as very high reputation so one can say that Dylan is one of the few who can be diplomatic or ruthless when the situation requires the former or the latter. Therefore don't be the least bit surprised if Dylan takes the more deadly approach at times in his working alongside the League when diplomacy does not work.

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And before you ask, yes he is still very much human and as such, his biological functions are all still intact and he can do all the things we can do. Naturally that means that he can have…well, do I need to explain that in detail?

And yes, the resulting offspring, if we get that far, will have some measure of Shepard's abilities as a techno-organic being and have a slight level of Biotics. That should make things very interesting!

Anyway time for, some personal history for Dylan so we know who he is. He is born a Colonist and also was the one who helped defend Elysium from attack. He and Ashley had a relationship in the hunt for Saren, but before it could any further he was forced to leave her behind in Vrmire and thus she was killed by the bomb, a source of pain for Shepard. And afterwards he developed a relationship with Miranda Lawson and she survived the Collector mission and up to the end of the campaign against the Reapers, which should be very obvious to all involved.

But naturally the two could not have a family due to Miranda being sterile, which actually annoyed the hell out of me. They did plan to adopt and while Shepard is no longer around to see it, Miranda will adopt a child and live in the very same colony that Shepard himself had been born and raised in.

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If you have a suggestion on who Shepard could be paired with in the story, then wait for a bit as I will need to make a poll and like I stated in the story, Shepard is a straight man.

Once it is made, I will point out to all that I will not have Huntress, Black canary, Lois Lane, And Hawkgirl in the list like before. I like the couples that the women in question are part of so I have no plans to break them no matter how many people might suggest that doing it that way is a good idea.

Also as I mentioned in my profile, I can decide to either have Shepard do a single partner pairing, or more than one partner, but nowhere near the same as my Harem style stories. I might get a lot of flak with the decision but I want to point out that due to what I have seen in ME 2, having a relationship with another person which does not impact the story is pretty much possible.

If I do this, I will naturally make sure to make the relationship between Shepard and the significant other to be as meaningful and well made instead of just tossing them together for the sake of humor. So if you want to suggest someone to be in a romantic relationship with Shepard despite the fact that he is already romantic with another person, I do not mind in the least and you can PM me if you can tell me why you want this person to be in that said relationship.

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As for gear, he will have all of his gear from the last game so unlike the other members of the League, Dylan has a very unique set of armored suits that are not only useful in various battles, but can be very helpful in keeping his identity a secret when out in a mission. This adds some variety in Dylan's overall appearance and also gives him the ability to be able to customize his combat abilities when needed. The regular clothes he has will also be present, even those party clothes he had when aiding Kasumi in dealing with Hock

The weapons he has in ME 2 and ME 3 will also be present as well though he will have to use regular modern day weapons if he wants to blend in. But the rest of his actual field gear will be very effective in fighting certain foes and also are part of who he is in battle. Naturally I will try to find ways to have Alex take down foes in a non lethal fashion since as a Spectre, Alex has the authority to use either diplomacy, force or both to defend galactic peace. That is something he brings with him in the new world as he will try to reason with them first before resorting to full scale force.

And do not forget that since Dylan is a soldier, he has killed before so he naturally does not have any dislike to the idea of fighting with lethal intent. You can bet that the League members would have some difficulty on the matter but I plan to have that ironed out. Batman and Superman would be the most adamant and I am very curious about how Shepard and Stewart would interact as Shepard had dealt with a large amount of people in his long career both in peace time and war time.

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The new version of the Normandy is more of a living ship and in a way is like a Reaper though it naturally is nothing of the sort in appearance and function. To be clear, it does NOT have the ability of indoctrination and the controlling A.I is in a way similar to EDI so it has a more unique personality as well as having some personality traits gained from Shepard's memory of the other members of the crew and his team..

The reason for this is that at least Shepard has something or someone familiar to speak to since he is the only one in this reality. He does not have his crew or the old ship so he needs something or someone to help keep him anchored. The new version of the Normandy is also controlled by Shepard in a very unique fashion since in the story; Shepard is a techno-organic being due to the unique choices he made to bring peace between organics and synthetics and by what the Reapers had done to bring him back to life. This means that Shepard can control the Normandy when he needs to while it still has the ability to function on it's own initiative. Thus one can say that while both Shepard and EDI are two different personalities, they can rely on each other, though I could call this version of EDI as EDI version 2 even if Shepard still calls her EDI.

The Normandy therefore can serve as something of a mobile flagship for the League and since it has a lot of advanced technology and functions, it can be a valuable asset in any space or planetary operations the League or Shepard as to take part in. The weapons and armor are the same as when the ship was upgraded and has some improved functions for battle and can also land on the surface like the original Normandy despite the size difference. An attribute borrowed from the Reapers and I also added a replica of the cloak used by Kasumi as a personal touch.

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That is about it and I hope that this will work, remember that this a prologue and a tes story so I will not update this as much as normally would.

Bye!