Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition - complete Kaidan x male Shepard romance (Mshenko)

unless we're planning to talk the reapers to death the committee is a waste of time they're just scared none of them have seen what you've seen you faced dollar people elijah spoke to one then blew the damn thing up you've seen how they harvest us what they plan to do to us you know more about this enemy than anyone that why they grounded me took away my ship you know that's not true when you blew up the batarian relay hundreds of thousands of batteries died it was that or let the reapers walk through our back door i know that shepard and so does the committee if it wasn't for that you'd have been court-martialed and left the rot in the brig that in your good word yeah i trust you and so does the committee i'm just a soldier anderson i'm no politician i don't need you to be either i just need you to do whatever the hell it takes to help us stop the rebounds [Music] they're expecting you too admiral good luck in there shepard [Music] anderson shepard cape how'd it go in there major okay i think hard to know i'm just waiting for orders now major you hadn't heard no i'm a bit out of the loop these days sorry sir didn't mean to keep you out of the loop i'm sure you had your reasons yeah i suppose i did so it's it's good to see you admiral come on [Music] you know the commander i used to cavalry's here gentlemen [Music] about time let's go [Music] shepard come on i'm not going you saw those men back there there's a million more like them and they need a leader we're in this fight together it's a fight we can't win not without help we need every species and all their ships to even have a chance at defeating the reapers talk to the council convince them to help us what if they won't listen then make them listen now go that's an order i don't take orders from you anymore remember consider yourself reinstated commander you know what you have to do i'll be back for you and i'll bring every fleet i can good luck you too shepard [Music] what the hell's going on where's anderson where are we going hey we're leaving leaving what's going on anderson wants us to go to the citadel get help for the fight [ __ ] he wouldn't order us to leave he could see what's going on without help this war is already over then you can drop me off at the nearest depot cause i'm not stow it lieutenant you don't want to go we get it but this isn't a democracy we're going to the citadel you want out you can catch a ride back from there commander joker that you alive and kicking got an emergency there's no way we can defeat them conventionally anderson's already ordered me to the citadel to talk to the council on mars [Music] yes sir we haven't found a way to stop the reapers the only way to stop them set a course for the mars archives mars roger then this is local why mars what does he think we'll find there i don't know yet but if it helps us win this war grab your gear holy [ __ ] they're executing them i know we're here now [Music] [Music] those guys were cerberus weren't they sure looked like it servers what are they doing here on mars good question you don't know i'm not with them anymore caden if that's what you're asking it wasn't but you have to admit it's a bit uh convenient look out roger [Music] doesn't look like they came here in force yeah just a few vehicles must have had help from the inside you could be right nowhere you can take this facility with anything less than a full battalion i need a straight answer about what do you know anything about why cerberus is here what makes you think i know what they're up to you worked for them for god's sakes how am i not supposed to think that i use them to take down the collectors that's it there's more to it they rebuilt you from the ground up they give you a ship resources let me be clear i've had no contact with cerberus since i destroyed the collector base and i have no idea why they're here now or what they want commander shepard's been under constant surveillance since coming back to earth no way they've communicated since sorry shepard i shouldn't have to explain myself to you cayden please trust me i do i'm sorry i didn't mean [Music] ah easy there lieutenant cheese with us shepard thank the goddess you're alive liara i was worried when the reports came in they hit earth hard yeah it was hard to leave like that kaden i'm sorry but why'd you come here hack had ordered us to come said you'd know what was going on i do hallelujah some answers finally maybe i've discovered plans for a prothean device one that could wipe out the reapers here on mars in the prothean archives yes we've known about the archives for decades why now process of elimination mixed with a little desperation when you destroyed the alfa relay you bought us some time but then you were under investigation i knew i had to do something hackett knew it too i contacted him as an information broker and we pooled our resources looking for a way to stop the reapers my search led me here hackett got me access to the archives and kept me updated on your status i meant to come see you but i think your work here is a bit more important true enough in any case my work paid off the archives are full of data an overwhelming amount i think i found what we need sounds like this weapon might be our best chance to blow the reapers to hell it's not a weapon not yet it's plans for a device a blueprint it's more than we had a minute ago how do we get it the archives are just across that tramway assuming cerberus hasn't locked it down what are they after yeah they seem hell bent on catching you they want what i'm here for what we're all here for but why the protheans came close to defeating the reapers they had plans to destroy them but ran out of time and anything powerful enough to destroy the re-person just might be something cerberus would be interested in so it's a race to the archives shepard see if you can gain access to the pedway i can't seem to unlock the live feeds but did you see that who's that woman in the vid that's dr evacuary she got here about a week ago any luck headway's been locked out all right looks like there's construction nearby we can get out on the roof we can find a way around from there great let's move looks like they've made it to the archives and i doubt they'll just send us a tram can you override it the archives are on a separate network we're completely locked out not if we can find a short-range communicator helmet to helmet and and we convince them that we're on their side tell them the alliance forces have been taken care of good idea see what you can find what the major has become very capable agreed commander i found something what have you got he's got a transmitter in his helmet if i can my god looks like a husk yeah not quite but they've definitely done something to them and by they you mean cerberus they did this to their own guy is this what they did to you how can you compare me to him shepard i don't know what you are or who not since cerberus rebuilt you for all i know you could be their puppet controlled by the elusive man himself that's not fair kid don't try and explain it i don't think i'd understand anyway i just want to know is the person that i followed to hell and back still in there somewhere they didn't change me kate but words won't convince you will they probably not i didn't think so you were always stubborn me come on let's see what cerberus is up to maybe we'll both get some answers hello this is delta team anybody there where the hell have you been never mind what's your status we're at the tram station waiting for extraction all hospitals that terminated team will ride over and secure the station think they bought it if they didn't they'll figure it out soon enough we should get in position flank them when they get off the tram good thinking major okay damn it how's he doing it's local someone's uploading the information hey step away from the console now [Music] she's got the data she's faster than she looks stay close we can't lose her [Music] i got this one normandy's on route they'll be here soon we need the data [Music] let him go orders dispose of him [Music] grab that thing bring it with us shepard we got reaper signatures in orbit keith cayden [Music] [Music] [Music] needs medical attention we have to leave the soul system i know the citadel is our best chance we can find help there get us to the citadel joker roger hold on see what you and eddie can learn from that thing commander i'm receiving a signal over the secondary qec i believe it's admiral hackett patch me through send me the data we'll do our own analysis if tiara's instincts are right this might be the key to stopping the reapers i hope so major olenko was critically injured we're taking him to the citadel sorry to hear that shepard but we both know this is just the beginning talk to the council show them what you found with luck they'll give you all the support we need and if they don't do whatever it takes to get them on board [Music] i'll be in touch soon hack it out commander edie is extracting data from the cerberus machine we'll have details to present to the council by the time we reach the citadel and major olenko i've done what i can for him but we need to get him to a medical facility soon the admiral's right it's going to get worse isn't it unless we stop the reapers yeah i've looked at the data this weapon could be the answer if we can build it i get the sense you don't quite believe it though i'm a soldier i should be back on earth fighting not wasting my time with this if it's going to work we need you commander isn't it worth trying at least i'm gonna check on caden and james make sure we're ready to present our findings to the council i'm sure the council will see the need to help it'll be a hell of a short war if they don't [Music] barely got a pulse here move him out where are you taking him where to memorial best care in the citadel we're not going with we need to see the council right there you are dr chakwas you're here i'm working at an alliance r d lab down in shelter wards coordinating closely with admiral hackett i heard you escaped earth in the normandy and that someone was critically injured i came as fast as i could we had to run in with the cerberus synthetic on mars caden took the worst of it how's he doing very well all things considered i'm impressed with major elenko's resilience as well as dr michelle's expertise i wish i could have been there to help on mars commander shepard good to see you dr michelle it's been a long time you've come a long way from that small clinic down in the wards because of you i don't know where i'd be if you hadn't dealt with fist and his thugs now i met physician in the presidium clinic you gave me this chance i assume your ear about major alenko how is katen doing the head drama was severe but we reduced the swelling quickly these types of injury can go either way he hasn't regained consciousness yet but his vitals are strong so i'm optimistic you can go see him if you like it's just under all hey kaden don't know if you can hear me but since you can't tell me to get the hell out either i'm gonna take my chances don't die kayden you've got to fight we need you in this [Music] seeing you in action again it reminded me you're a hell of a soldier [Music] the alliance could sure use you i could use you you need anything doc let me know come on caden fight [Music] and that's an order all profits from sales go to help new medical research i'd like an answer major the galaxy has need of exceptional soldiers like you no more than ever you'll have it soon counselor i promise i'll look forward to it shepard edina hey shepard i didn't know if you'd come because of what i said on mars yeah look never mind i'm glad you're here what did adina want still thinking about the spectre position it was a big honor a huge responsibility just need to be sure i got you this wow thanks shepard that's really great just a little pick-me-up maybe when i'm out we can crack it open and celebrate i am so ready to get out of here shepard you can't tell that i'm tied to this bed by medical red tape i mean doc doc says i'm good to go but then she always finds just one more test to run you doing okay my implant got a little rattled so doc just wants me to keep the biotics offline for a bit it's really no big deal need me to break you out i'll let you know i'm glad you asked me to come it's good to see you're gonna be okay thanks you almost died on my watch it was horrible to see i want you to be straight with me then so i just want to make sure after mars after horizon you and me we're good we've been through hell together at each other's backs that kind of bond is hard to break no not just that you were my commander sure but you listen too we went through ash's death together yeah we did so what do you say are we good we're good it was great to have you back on the normandy thanks feel like we've cleared the air yeah you know i'm i'm not sure that i've been wrong about cerberus but i've been wrong about you i should let you get back to the normandy i wish i could come with you take care of yourself caden we need you at 100 will do thanks for coming something else shepard give me the update major major yeah congrats there's obviously been a lot going on anderson asked me to take over a spec ops program first special operations biotics division we're recruiting the most talented human biotics from around the galaxy what's the focus covert high-risk missions turn it down at first i mean teaching prefer to get my hands dirty anderson can be pretty persuasive yeah bit of a hard ass but you can't argue with this kind of experience wooden take no said it had to be me with your history you're the perfect choice true human biotics are we're different freaks even most people in the galaxy still see us that way but accepting it embracing it can be the difference between success and sitting at home in your pj's taking red sand but i don't have to tell you that you've been injured sure you want right back in the thick of it are you kidding i want to kick the reapers straight to hell cerberus too people know death say their lives flash before their eyes well the future flashed for me the anguish that the family's children it made me determined to live i need to do something shepard to save at least a few lives you said your implant got rattled everything good uh the medical jewish was a bit more impressive but that's what i took away rattled found a great doc at hq that's fascinated by the l2 implant kind of her pet project the headaches are as bad as ever but she's got me on a regimen of acupuncture and meds and some nasty tasting concoction won't tell me what it is but my biotics are stronger than ever maybe some things get better with age or maybe you have are you flirting with me commander wait wait don't tell me let me live in the illusion your family are they safe my family my parents live in vancouver but dad's family owns an orchard in the bc interior they were headed out there on a shuttle the day of the attack heard from them no not yet but i hope [Applause] i'm hoping dad's alliance training has kept them safe must be killing them not knowing where i am are we gonna be able to get past what happened on horizon i'd like to shepherd i'd like to move past the harsh words and be friends at least so how do we fix it i'll admit i own a lot of that you were standing right in front of me and i was i shut you down i'm sorry okay okay so let's just put it behind us and get on with what's important right now bury it bury it forgive it i i think that's how we get past horizon i should probably get going thanks for coming by take care kaden hey good to see you staying in shape my disease kills slowly with enough care and a healthy lifestyle it can be delayed for a few years of course my allotted time has come and gone now i exercise because it pleases me what are you doing here visiting a friend kaden you got her protecting me the human biotic and intensive care i saw the marks of an implant yeah we have spoken he seems an honorable sort your enemies may try to finish him off here i will look out for him i appreciate it thane i am near the end of my life it is a good time to be generous forces hey shepherd if you came to spring me you're late i'm getting out soon good to hear maybe you already saw the vet but i accepted houdina's offer inspector caden elenko that's a big deal only the second human specter it's humbling udina thinks they may have a pretty big ceremony even with the war and he says a celebration will give folks something hopeful to latch on to you ready to take on that responsibility you set the bar pretty high but i'll do my best it's strange on mars i should have died the promotion from anderson specter status these are terrible days but i've been lucky you're perfect for the job on eden prime i could see there was something special about you you're a good soldier that means a lot i'm happy i want to serve i thought you might want to join the normandy yeah i have thought about that i just need to get out of here first though take care of some things i've been trying to locate my old spec op squads my students from biotics division any luck no probably went underground but they'll turn up if they were easy to find they wouldn't be doing their jobs well let me know when you're out take care spectorolenko stay safe commander alliance control this is ssv normandy are we clear to descend alliance control this is normandy we're headed to bay one four's a care award are we clear to descend [Music] what the hell's going on down there even if there were a station malfunction they'd have backups online i got a bad feeling here checking emergency channels hey yeah this is joker yeah no kidding commander there's a communication from thane he says it's important i think you'll want to hear this put him through shepard the citadel is under attack cerberus troops are everywhere and they're in control of the docks are you safe no i had to evade their commandos at the hospital i'm in a presidium storefront did caden make it out we got separated he said he had to protect the council i'm going to cesar headquarters why c-sec headquarters it's been compromised and c-sec's response depends on it as long as cerberus is holding the headquarters they have the station all right joker get us away from the dachshund close to csec hq we'll deploy in the shuttle aye aye that was a person get down go servers took out the shuttle everyone back to the elevator move shepard what's going on shepard's blocking our escape he's with cerberus just hang on i got this everyone calm down you're not the one i want caden it's the man behind you what are you talking about put the gun away would i do this if i weren't dead certain cable would i bodin is behind this attack please you have no proof you never do there are cerberus soldiers in the elevator shaft behind us if you open that door they'll kill you all what shepard says is possible unlikely but possible we don't have time to debate this we're dead if we stay out here i'm overriding the lock i better not regret this you won't udina step away from the console to hell with this he's got a gun get the council back and cover that door the [Music] door bailey made it as fast as we could shepard looks like you took care of things then it's true we were in danger but i don't understand you said cerberus was right here cerberus was right here but they beat feet into the keeper tunnels when they figured out we were coming sorry counselor i'll say it plain shepherd just saved the ladia then i owe you shepherd for our lives and for brokering a deal with the primark of the crook and then i never could too bad it took this to get you on board we will not make that same mistake again shepard do you have any idea why cerberus would do this honestly no but i plan to find out all right people principles are evacuated we got a tunnel and a million more places to secure move it okay hey i wondered where you went what's up i'm trying to wrap my head around what just happened you sound angry no just not used to staring down the gun of someone i've worked with so closely how it all went down it's got me i don't know okay talk to me let's have it if i hadn't backed down first i feel like you would have taken me out i trusted you and i knew you'd come around that's all that matters main thing is we stop the coup and cerberus is off the citadel but sometimes the way a thing goes down does matter shepard later when you have to live with yourself knowing that you acted with integrity and it matters you're talking about adena he gave me no choice so i took the shot any soldier would have done the same including you okay look shepard there's uh there's another reason i'm here hackett offered me a position but i turn it down in a second if there was a chance to join you in the normandy again couldn't imagine meeting the reapers without you thank you commander and shepard i need you to know that i'll never doubt you again i get you back good to know welcome aboard major aye aye sir shepard hell of a day medina loses his mind the citadel almost falls and you almost had to put down a friend got a little tense there if it had come down to it could you have pulled the trigger i don't see how we start killing our friends and war turns into murder but it doesn't always give us the easy way out does it at least kaden didn't have to join ash let's hope she's looking out for us this was her fight too all seem so calm from here there are people going through hell in a million different ways out there i don't want to be fighting alongside them but i want to be here you know sure thinking of anyone specific i heard from my mom shepard my dad is um he's presumed tell me what happened you said they got out of vancouver he left mom at the orchard and reported for active duty it's all we know but it's uh it's enough she's alone in this now and all this i feel for you kaden and i'm glad you told me the strength and camaraderie in empathy thanks you're right i don't know how you do it shepard keeping it all together like you do earth is always in the back of my mind so use it that's how i cope i think about how earth looked and how it's gonna look when we get back guns blazing the whole galaxy behind us yeah and my students well wherever they are i know they're kicking ass on earth or somewhere you know when this war is over there's gonna be one hell of a reunion party hell yeah dancing in the streets hugging and crying my mom's always wanted to travel off planet i think i'll take her thanks for coming by good to have you back hey i bumped into edie in the hall scared the [ __ ] out of me you could have warned me she looks good though getting settled not much went back left earth in a hurry just uh closing my back and a few things i've picked up on the citadel kind of like it living lean cerberus didn't cut corners rebuilding this place there's a whole lot of credits in here can't wait to get back out there so servers wanted to go into politics huh nice job shutting those [ __ ] down didn't you used to work for those [ __ ] something about leather seats well i worked for servers when they were vigilantes helping the helpless now they're a little too mainstream and evil the important thing is that you kick their asses and kaden's back he even remembered the first rule of serving on the normandy don't shoot the commander go easy on kate he's been through a lot yeah like drawing a gun on a superior officer nearly getting the council killed that's not gonna look good on the yearly performance review eden prime this is where it all began where the prothean beacon gave you the vision that warned us about the reapers we lost a lot of good people when sarin and the gas hit this place yes and now with cerberus here eden prime's colonists are under attack again seems like more than just three years ago a lot of memories here jenkins on that damn geth recon drone and nihilus guess we've got a lot of people to remember down here even if we're not fighting geth this time not a lot of other people have had my back from the beginning thanks for coming i wasn't going to miss this one cerberus hit eden prime hard whatever they found here was worth a major offensive there are survivors elsewhere on the colony but they killed everyone near the dig site they deserve better i know the alliance did what it could to evacuate colonists but cerberus came in so quickly if we find survivors we'll do what we can what about this artifact any idea whether it's part of the crucible the alliance didn't get any specifics about what cerberus has uncovered since the original dig site here contained a warning about the reapers it could be connected to the crucible i'm bringing you in as close to the dig site as i can no way we'll avoid detection but you should have a few minutes appreciate it all part of the service commander all right everyone get ready to move with luck we can get to the dig site before cerberus knows we're here it's deserted come on let's see if we can find the dig site this was a beautiful colony once colonists came back after sarin and the guest attacked they'll come back again they rebuilt mindowar it wasn't the same i didn't say it'd be easy commander but they'll be back [Music] look at that bits of prothean tech sticking out of the ground like an old bone you ever uncover a dinosaur lyra no dinosaurs and other fossils would be paleontology i'm an archaeologist i study artifacts left by sapient species the two fields are completely different and uh you were joking nah [Music] there's the elevator down to the dick site good now we can find out what they've discovered [Music] [Music] goddess that doesn't seem possible it's not a prothean artifact it's a prothean you mean like those bodies we found back on arlos yes but this prothean is still alive you're right that doesn't sound possible you saw prothean stasis chambers in the archives on ilos the only reason those failed was a lack of power cerberus found this in an underground bunker it still has power he's been in stasis for the past 50 000 years waiting for us think of what we could learn what can you tell me about the protheans the people not the technology given your experience with the prothean cipher you probably know as much about them as i do the prothean empire spanned the known galaxy they uplifted countless other species to help them join the galactic community uplifted like when the solarians brought the krogan out of the stone age yes judging by the dig sites like the prothean archive on mars or here on eden prime the protheans wanted other species to learn it's clear that they prize knowledge growth and cooperation with the rest of the galaxy they had an empire that spanned the entire galaxy it's unlikely they did that just by playing nice of course they must have had an impressive military as well whatever the protheans were finding one alive represents an incredible opportunity whatever he is he's better with us than with cerberus open the pod of course ah servers damaged the life pod when they excavated it the life signs are unstable and let's get him out of there no breaking open the pod would kill him we have to find the command signal that ends the stasis mode we also need to figure out how to physically open the pod without doing more damage cerberus took over the labs nearby to research what they found at the dig site that's likely our best bet there they are they were gunned down while having drinks and watching the game i'd rather be fighting through a service base this was somebody's home there you got it goddess it may take him some time to fully regain consciousness [Music] sleep [Music] so [Music] be careful he's confused [Music] i hope my enthusiasm doesn't seem unprofessional i can't stop grinning surprised this place can still get supplies for a menu like this maybe it's better if we don't ask how or where i'm glad we're taking the time to do this i could use a sanity check things have been pretty crazy you know my life flashed in front of my eyes on mars and there weren't enough moments like this with people i care about how are you feeling these days feeling up to whatever the reapers throw at me and grateful that i convince you to sit down for half a second and relax yeah i think it's a good time for us to have a heart-to-heart what are you drinking if you're trying to butter me up it might take a nice steak sandwich too so shot a whiskey and a good old canadian lager think they have it more likely to have batarian chard wine at my parents place in vancouver drank more than a few beers on their balcony looking over english bay yeah beautiful view you know what though i feel good about our chances yeah yeah lets me sleep better at night you not sleeping caden maybe a little restless it's just you plan a career you focus and then suddenly the world's ending and it's too late to uh to find some someone [Music] we've been friends a long time shepard have you ever known me to be with anyone i guess i'm just choosy or patient or i don't know maybe what i've never found what i want is something deeper with someone that i already care about that's what i want what do you want you and me is that what you're saying kaden it feels right doesn't it be nice to have someone to turn to when things get grim someone to live for maybe love someone you kaden [Music] it does it does feel right after all this time you and me i like that a lot and that makes me so happy and there are benefits to that happiness really yes really what'd you call it uh sanity check sanity check shepard you made it come have a drink with me you're looking happy you had it right yesterday can't change tomorrow we might all be dead today is what matters i'm not wasting it i wouldn't have thought a club would be to your tastes you don't have to get all hot and bothered to appreciate graceful dancing there's an energy here there's light and some of the eye candy in the crowd isn't too shabby either i'm hurt why aren't you looking over here who said i'm not but i know there's something between you and kayden here to you steve and to you shepard a good friend when i needed one most thank you for everything [Music] i find using my biotics to toss someone across the room is a decent attention grabber yes but it's also a good way to draw enemy fire well you can handle yourself in a fight now leah i mean not that your biotics weren't impressive the first time we met i have had my fair share of opportunities to use them these past few years well i'm glad you got through in one piece sounds like you have a few stories to tell crash site's a nightmare edie any more details on what happened information is limited your assistance was requested by primark victis to rescue the turian platoon that has crashed here the mission brief identifies the turian commander as lieutenant tarquin invictus invictus the primark son try to raise him the primark sends his son in a classified mission that's interesting commander i have to land well back from the main crash site that the best you can do yes sir but the reapers seem unaware of our presence you might get the jump on all right set her down let's save this platoon [Music] wow what intel do we have on the secret turian mission whatever the hell it is i bet it's hear good eyes up okay i have a visual on the enemy and there's an escape pod just beyond looks like the turians are in tough enemies up ahead don't know we're here poor bastards have no idea exactly let's go damn losing men is hard enough but when everybody expects you to be like your big time old man that's got to be rough i think it's commendable to follow in a parent's footsteps how's our velocity deceleration online will survive invictus is going to pay for this how's the commander live this any further intel on that cerberus bomb we're all in the dark here my gut tells me there's more to this thing your gut i mean turian's on tachanka it's odd pretty damn odd the bombs in the kelpeck valley eh how populated is that region since cerberus has this bomb might be dangerous to ignore normandy shuttle this is lieutenant invictus with the ninth platoon do you copy we here you 9th platoon we're approaching the bomb site commander getting bounced around pretty bad this is as close as we get lieutenant look for somewhere to set your platoon down copy that talk to me about this cerberus bomb the bomb was a safeguard against another galactic war insurance against further krogan aggression makes sense couldn't trust the krogan to play nice but right now we focus on disarming that bomb yes but server is found detonation means all-out war between my people and the krogan right where is it those buildings ahead cerberus brought equipment to dig it up the knife platoon will cover your flying commander with all this activity the krogan have to know something's up then we can't fail commander copy that lieutenant that's the thing you can have all the tech knowledge experience but if the failure is mechanical here's stock pocket commander just walked in pretty brave hey shepard victus yeah that was something he will be remembered written up as a hero durians don't forget something like that i hope his dad is proud we're lucky that krogan didn't find out about the bomb earlier probably would have walked out on the summit damn brave what the lieutenant did didn't really have a choice still brave what's a word do we know how long these scientists have been hold up out here nothing in the mission brief sir i'm picking up chatter from a cerberus squad engaging the supply depot engaging the scientists and if i'm reading it right sounds like more troops are on the way okay set us down then get out of here i need these scientists alive and make sure those samples from project mia get out on the second shuttle i've already dropped one box my hands were shaking so hard we're going to make it what's the status of the guns still waiting i have my best people on it how many scientists are here 43 plus research assistants you ran with over 40 people when you fear for your life there's a lot you can do bryn i can't possibly dismantle the genetic amplification components in time i'm sorry dr bainer it's important work but right now you need to turn to your family wait there are families here children you've got to be kidding so these refugees brought everyone with them yes we have about 17 kids here partners spouses parents i promised these people refuge a new life free from cerberus i just never imagined the elusive man no second guessing let's just get these people the hell out of here and not one more lost we only get one shot at this so people better pay attention and fall in line absolutely what would these people have done if we hadn't shown up these people had no plan beyond hiding they didn't stand a chance failure repair and reset okay one of us has to make these repairs garrus you do the repairs will do ready just you and me bring it on [Music] hey there you are are you flirting with me if you have to ask i'm clearly out of practice well when we've got time you'll have to let me practice you know i've just been sitting here thinking uh oh okay hit me with it so those cerberus scientists they were good people what do you mean i mean dr cole and her team they seem like like good people knowing that what do we do and what if they're more like them trapped inside cerberus struggling to get out tell me what you think we should do i don't know shepard these are the hard calls i'm in the decision to sacrifice the one for the many a choice to leave someone behind till you're in that moment so yeah you know i don't know anyone that comes forward like these people we help no matter what that's the best we can do i know sometimes the best we can do won't feel like enough but it's all we've got so the scientists that put you back together that saved your life they were good people they were professionals i didn't know them all and the elusive man was he a good person once ever well he gave me what i needed to stop the collectors right exactly but so you never saw this coming from them from him sorry i'm not sure what i want you to say here i guess i'm just looking for some sort of insight on the elusive man something back then he wanted the best for humanity and he had resources to spare but then it became humanity first and at any cost and that that's a very different thing but this no i never saw this coming from him okay well thanks shepard i'm glad we could talk about this meanwhile you should find a way to take your mind off things i know joker did ask me to give him some poker tipsy he keeps losing his shirt to james good luck with that joker has a terrible poker face great i like a challenge sierra you bet dig up any information on the mission liar wouldn't or couldn't harm anyone however they're still powerful biotics and potentially very dangerous that's why high command sent commandos to investigate the monastery's distress signal magnified biotics eh great what's our strategy could break loose the commandos were to purge the monastery purge you mean destroy they would have brought heavy explosives with them yes if a sorry high command believes this is a threat worth purging then that's our goal we locate the commandos then finish the job good the sooner high you finish wasting lives here no elevator [Music] there's a lot more than one i hear something stay sharp it would seem the asari commandos felt silent because the reapers were here to greet them this monastery is out of the way what do the reapers want without a yakshi anything useful a floor plan marked with the nav point location of a bomb it's inside the great hall the commandos decided to purge this place this place is a lost cause if it's already crawling with reapers let's get to the great hall and set off that bond i heard something i um drift sorry very good i almost didn't hear you samara it has been some time shepard you are a most welcome sight the corruption here runs deep you know each other it's wild so why are you here i know the monastery well my daughters live here and i came to find them unfortunately the reapers had already invested this place by the time i arrived you met me hunting down your other art at yakshi daughter are these ones just as dangerous paler and rila have followed the monastery's rules ever since they arrived they've shown no inclination toward violence and you're here to save them they are my responsibility and it's one that cannot be abandoned even as our galaxy crumbles find your daughter's fast i'm setting off a bomb the commandos brought here the jester car code demands i discover what happened to my children in this monastery i cannot ignore it [Music] we're out of time we'll meet again i will draw these creatures off wait let's go that elevator is broken we'll have to take the long route unless you pick up the knack of using biotics to float we're both out of luck on that one it doesn't feel right seeing dead soldiers in a monastery where would you prefer to see them defending their homes alive well really reena can you hear me [Music] [Music] why did she do that because they've begun to turn her into one of the reaper's creatures i'm sorry can we set off that bomb not without a detonator would have had one we've got to find it [Music] later that was a rough mission the reapers are an ingenious and ruthless enemy poor reela and genius and ruthless the worst kind never met a real r dot yakshi not that i know of anyway i think i dodged a bullet there seriously i think i would have been a goner all right once we're aboard we find whatever's broadcasting the reaper signal and shut it down tally's our expert on guest software she'll be handling hacking and security good to see you again tally you too kaden how's the omni tool still using the logic arrest it's still the best model not for running multiple attack processes simultaneously you need a nexus nexus shield enhancements are years behind the curve that's why you overclock the micro frame too risky for the whole team i'll secure the docking area everyone else can follow me over roger that commander will just stay here you know quietly hang tight it'll just be a minute got it you're clear to board you okay commander better now here let me see if i can get this open sensor data can you tell what's going on outside we're taking heavy losses the get have a planetary defense cannon it's ripping through our fleet is there anything we can do to help them just make their sacrifice worthwhile after we stopped him with the citadel never thought we'd have to worry about the death again the ones that served saren were heretics they left the guest to worship the reapers right i saw the file i should buy some time we're safe as long as the maintenance lock is in place let's move commander it's coming back online come on let's get out of here close one watch your field step to cover that's definitely reaper tech but let's separate commander help us legion do you know this thing yes it helped me fight the collectors it's on our side but weren't all the gas reprogrammed legion helped us fight the reapers before there's no way it would have agreed to this your caution is understandable once freed we will submit to any restraints you deem necessary i never thought i'd say this but it's good to see you again likewise creator zora so what is this thing it uses our networking architecture to broadcast the old machine command signal to all gaf simultaneously then getting you out of there will shut off the reaper's signal wait you cannot simply remove the restraints we are secured via hardware blocks nearby that shackle our operating protocols the hardware blocks are on the far side of the room [Music] shepard commander we can only launch from the upper level let's go you're shutting double-sided [Music] [Music] [Music] transmitting rendezvous coordinates does the storage compartment have adequate room trevor commander we're fine go [Music] if you can eat that would be appreciated searching for any mention of your recruits is not a complicated protocol major trying to find out what happened to your people yeah edie make this scope galaxy wide if i can find just one squad they may lead me to the others good luck caden thanks shepard i'll let you know what happens i will establish the routine now edie out by the way shepard it's been good having tally around she's a good egg but wait don't tell her i said that case it's some kind of corian insult but the geth i certainly could have lived happily without coming face to face with another one of those got a few things on my plate understood admiral ron we're almost at the server keep us posted what's our status we remain undetected on encrypted depth channels resistance is likely only within the server within it's that big you misunderstand direct virtual interface is necessary to extract get from the server you must enter our consensus you want me to virtually interact with the get that kind of tech isn't even on the market this can't be safe i'm not a machine how do i go into a virtual world your species has experimented with virtual interfaces you saw this on project overlord i saw how it almost unleashed a rogue ai human hybrid on the galaxy [Music] this is it yes hostile fighter squadrons are networked to this server due to restricted resources it is best if you connect alone let's do it initiating clear network integration proceed to doc report mapping to consensus remains still movement during an upload is discouraged [Music] are you all right commander did it work yes what the hell shepard what just happened actually don't tell me i've got work to do and i can't be distracted i was plugged into the virtual world of the geth consensus saw their history purged a reaper infection crap now i'll be obsessing about how that works instead of doing my spectre division expense report you're welcome you know entering the geth consensus is going to be the best chapter in your autobiography a ship full of civilians they never had a chance we need to radios out chorus if we're going to find them let's get to that jamming tower great guess of mine the area there's the aaa gun one of us is gonna have to shut it down take care of it right who do you want on this gun i want you on this caden right commander good news i've tracked on some of the people i was looking for the recruits you taught hmm found j-squad black ops they're hold up making a stand in the midwest in chicago i think you said connected them with anderson so they can help the resistance it's relief hope more turn up hey there hey kid just checking in i'm glad say you uh you laughed without waking me didn't have the heart well thanks but next time uh wake me got the flush [Music] full house caught it on the river [ __ ] i thought you were bluffing on the flush good for you cannon lieutenant yes sir major elinco sir shepard i'd deal you in but vega just cleaned me out oh come on that really is deep as your pockets go no sentimental crap stowed away investments i got some land on the sunshine coast i could put up i'll pass that was quite the negotiation you've pulled off and having both the quarians and the geth on our side that's a very good thing totally took down a reaper yep sure did yes you did oh yeah we're about five minutes out commander what exactly is on this asteroid mining facility tgs mineral works small operation could be a good place for leviathan to hide we've all ready's notes on bryson's lab any questions do we know anything more about the leviathan not really we only know it killed a reaper but it is this gun no human bryson's partner we must locate right if we find garneau we find leviathan understood powerful enough to take down a reaper but hiding from the war there's more to this i just hope garneau has the answers we need i'm reading reaper enemy signatures in the asteroid field bryson said they were shadowing his field teams if they're after leviathan 2 reapers were a good sign that's not something you hear every day take us in scouting party a really nasty one by the sound of it let's get garnell before the serious troops this must be terrifying for these people tgs mineral works all guests need to sign in at reception they should be panicked [Music] i'm commander shepard of the alliance you just had reaper troops attacking your front door are they still there i've taken care of them for now i see that will be all that will be hello yes welcome to tgs mineralworks how can we help you yes for the tour please sign in you don't seem worried about those reapers you know something i don't tgs mineralworks is a small to mid-level supplier of tungsten to the galaxy that's not what i meant are you familiar with the applications of tungsten look we don't have time to waste i'm looking for a researcher dr garneau he would have arrived within the last couple weeks if he's still here i need to speak to him we have no dr garneau do you need to see a doctor how about i just go in and look around no the excess elevator is broken and now we're done step away step away you don't belong here this doesn't seem right come on let's look around careful security lock says garno took this elevator within the last week why lie about that no idea let's hope we don't have to look too far is it just me anonymous seems focused on mining punch ingar knows terminal hack and see what it gets access granted a ship dropped him off a week ago [Music] looks like he had full access at one point before going into hiding [Music] unknown male was involved in an altercation in the mines this car no human was headed to the mines looks like he was taken to the med bay you are in the mineral lab a low security all-access area the med bay is restricted to authorized personnel with active patient file numbers [Music] i've got the file number let's go get garner is that car know sure as hell hope not if you are looking for garneau you have found him i am dr garno i'm commander shepard of the alliance are you all right yes only i'm trapped in here what's been going on in this place i was doing my research until the incident they attacked you it's true but aside from my confinement i'm fine whatever's going on here i need you to focus of course commander i need you to tell me everything you found on the leviathan bryson seemed to think it killed a reaper it's a myth a dead end doctor you mentioned an artifact in a vid call we found i did no yes doctor you did but now we've got reaper forces attacking so i need to break you up we'll grab the artifact and go reapers the darkness must not be breached the darkness why do you pursue me doctor leave the [Music] take what is article he is not himself this is not gonna we are talking to you you killed a reader i need your help [Music] [Music] someone cut the the power wait we need to get to that artifact before he does he said it was in the mines we'll need to find a different route darlo's notes gave us a nap point for the artifact the map is a service door at the next drum station looks like we're not the only ones headed that way how come the reapers are never going in the opposite direction [Music] what just happened looks like the door's power supply has been cut i'm seeing the trouble spots out there we could send this repair drone we'll need to escort it but the drone is damaged its power reserves are limited let's make it quick then the darkness that artifact it's like in bryson's office move i've got a shot damn it commander come quickly what have you got that human was not the one called garno this is and he's been dead for a while so leviathan can have bryson killed and take over this colony and he can use them as puppets anything else useful encrypted data there is also a personal log with eight missed calls from someone named dr ann bryson and bryson who who are you what are you doing here i'm commander shepard are you all right i think so i feel like i feel strange but all right can you tell me anything about what happened to you not really i remember it just seemed cold i remember a feeling cold and dark if dark was a feeling that's exactly what i felt that artifact do you know where it came from came out of the mind right head office was supposed to send someone that's about all i can do you recognize this man i've never seen him before in my life someone here killed him someone here how is that possible i'm so sorry cortez what's your situation can you bring the shuttle affirmative strangest thing a couple of minutes ago the reaper forces broke off and left reaper what's a reaper what year do you think this is 2176 2176 was 10 years ago what let's arrange for these people to be evacuated into temporary quarantine that's a lot of time to lose these people are in for a shock it would seem leviathan has the power to take down a reaper and possesses the ability to indoctrinate do you think it might be a reaper if it's a reaper we need to know its motivations how long has it been out here more importantly why edie did we get anything from gardo's notes yes they suggest that garno created a way to block the artifact's mind-affecting properties the artifact seems to be the key agreed when i head back to bryson's office i want you there yes commander i want to know just what the hell these artifacts really are and what they can do they're powerful and dangerous that's for sure and we've got one sitting right in the middle of the citadel have you ever seen anything like that shepard but it feels good to help those people get their lives back 10 years is a lot lost time let's make sure we never let time just slip by us okay okay so we have reports that this dig site was under attack right right edie can you tell us anything else this is the main site of a series of excavations established under dr garrett bryson staff records confirm the project lead is his daughter anne she has recently uncovered another artifact possibly linked to leviathan that discovery must have made this dig site a target yes an attack means we're on the right trail and since bryson's daughter is our only lead her objective is clear cortez nothing so far commander if she's down there she hasn't responded to our hails getting some strange signals though give me a minute the artifact she uncovered may have caused additional problems who knows what we'll find agree take us in closer copy that have hostile take us in commander on the landing platform that's here get us over there negative it's too hot heading to lower platform hang on there go jump [Music] looks like a bridge over there controls are broken someone try to fix it i'm on it wires look fried but i think i got it just give me a sec elevators online we're coming up please hurry i think hopkins is dead he tried to run i told him not to but he wanted to help the others where did everyone go they're not coming we have to keep moving yes of course i was at another dig site when they attacked i got back as quick as i could but what's happening shepard look [Music] i'm not sure but it might have something to do with these paintings is that leviathan yes yes we think so it's old much older than my father thought and there as if the natives were under its power clearly a reaper but acting alone not like any reaper we've seen before doctor i understand you found something recently the artifact yes of course incredible it's just ahead may sound strange but i'm certain it affects people their behavior i've only had a short time to study it not strange at all did you find anything not much but i did learn something about the energy it generates get down what are they doing they've activated i've never managed anything [Music] the darkness must not be breached shepherd take it out got it you okay cortez we have ann bryson need a pickup on my way commander copy that you see the shuttle you run don't look back okay yes so a reaper goes rogue and kills one of its own and that's what we're looking at here right bryson really was onto something big amazing a lot of smart people in this galaxy i'm a lucky guy to work with so many of them cortes what's the status on the probe we launched tracking it now commander i've confirmed that leviathan's signal originates from this planet heard how uh anne helped us locate it it's pretty spooky stuff makes you wonder what exactly is down there a reaper killer that's what bryson's task force was calling it doesn't look like it wants to be found it doesn't have a choice we're here absolutely but then what and say it is a reaper do we really want its help nobody says we have to be friends with it but if this thing has the rest of the reapers worried then we need his help commander new readings from the probe let's narrow down leviathan's location you're not gonna like it let's hear it there's nothing but ocean i show a concentration of structures floating on the surface but the probes giving us a signal below that way below under looks that way the shuttle should still be able to reach it that's possible kodiak is expected nearly a thousand atmospheres but i've never actually tested that guess we're going to find out status some kind of pulse hit us systems are shutting down everyone all right a little banged up but fine out of the shuttle cortez checking now i'll see if i can get power restored copy that we'll look around just like this shepard we're not the first to be stranded here that pulse was deliberate could be leviathan's last line of defense amazing i don't recognize those ships how long have they been here looks like a damaged atlas different though and it's not flying cerberus colors more lines once regardless it looks out of commission status shuttle's the mess commander that pulse knocked it right out of the air we're not going anywhere can the normandy extract us same thing would happen to her and the landing won't be as pretty i'd say leviathan has some sort of defense system in place then we aren't getting out of here until we find it so how do we do that well you might be able to use a neck looks like it's rigged for diving diving neck it's a tritone model military grade repurposed for deep sea exploration as long as the sea water hasn't corroded you should be good to go i'm game we chased tobias than this far let's finish this it's a long ways down not gonna sugarcoat it i hear you time's wasted wait a minute are we seriously considering first we'll need to restore power to get that cargo door open ow i guess we are these old ballard-class ships are equipped with exterior power sockets they use it for emergency repairs you can strip the cells from the shuttle and use those to juice hang on or get you started all right commander let's get you out of there and i'll do a systems check shepard i gotta say i'm not too crazy about this plan we've come too far to stop now the way home is through leviathan okay seals check out oxygen pressure is nominal systems are a go it's as ready as i can make it let's go i'm shepard i'll be fine closing hatch [Music] engaging systems ready dive in three two one [Music] cortez [Music] uh okay [Music] oh [Music] talk to me um damn it we got a reaper inbound shepherd can you hear me he's freezing [Applause] you okay yeah yeah i'm fine hell of a headache never do that again so what happened down there we found it it's real and a lot more than we ever imagined so was it worth almost dying for i don't know but we proved it can't hide anymore that it's a part of this war just like us and it's gonna help fight that's amazing yeah one for the history books nice to have everyone back on dry land so to speak you scare the hell out of me with those risky stun shepard but i guess it's also part of what i love about you you know whenever we discover something amazing like that i wonder what else might be out there or even right under our noses liara do you have anything more on this artifact these coordinates the counselor gave you are for the temple of a thing my mother took me there once it's several thousand years old and for some reason it has classified government funding sounds like we're on the right trail what if we're too late my people are dying down there benezia took you to this temple i was just a child i thought it was a history lesson but now maybe there was more to it what do you mean i went digging through her old files she had heavily encrypted records on this place some dating back centuries i still can't crack most of them whatever's going on it's well hidden i remember and this brings all those memories back what if thessia faces the same fate i know it's difficult viara but you can't think about it you could spend all day counting casualties focus on getting what we need to finish the crucible i'm sorry i can't be that callous about my own people sometimes we know about choice when i think about earth long enough and i go crazy hey buckle up this one's gonna be tight looks like we're in the clear let's get inside love to but the front door looks locked let me take a look it's military-grade encryption i think i can override it military grade for a temple especially since few still follow the same doctrine hello is anyone there i don't like this the scientists should be here take a look around maybe one of these artifacts is what we're looking for i'm guessing these are the scientists what happened to their throats they've been slit the reapers didn't do this we're going to have to figure this out on our own who's that supposed to be the goddess of fame herself it's a relic of the old faith i'm impressed but why all this effort for a dead religion i admit this does seem rather elaborate even by our standards though fame does have great historical significance we once believed our gods were separate from the world looking down on us [Music] there's a prothean beacon here what you're sure it's not something you forget but why hide it i wish we'd hit the beacon back on mars a little better no telling what's in this one that can't be i can't believe my people would keep this a secret a beacon like this could explain why asari are so advanced you did say this temple was thousands of years old liara plenty of opportunity to crack its secrets that doesn't make it true but it would explain a lot a couple breakthroughs every other century and the asari stay on top maybe this is why well if it is true the asari should have shared this knowledge we might not have been in this mess if they had you don't know that shepard we don't know what's going on here i know we don't have much time to find out the few records i can access talk about tapping into prothean data streams reconstructing matrices none of which i see here maybe that's the point by the goddess literally look around there must be more of these connections incredible the beacon seems you're prothean shepherd it must be the cipher you got back on pharaohs no connection here so once we figure this out we can finish the crucible and the war's over no pressure i'd say that one counts doesn't look like a connection i don't think that's it let's move on [Music] another one i don't think we're done yet this isn't a connection keep looking you know it looks like this beacon is the true birthplace of your people our whole civilization [Music] i think we can access the beacon now we need to hurry this place isn't going to last very long obtaining chronological marker hold time scale established post-protein cycle confirmed what are you reaper presence detected this galactic cycle has already reached its extension terminus systems shut him down the catalyst we need to know what it is to finish the crucible [Music] a prothean i think this one's dead remember when we met vigil an advanced virtual constructor patrick van oversea of the project you refer to as crucible he died fighting the reapers in the battle of tranvia9 your remaining time is also at an end we're all protheans so grim what happened to the crucible in your time why didn't the protheans deploy it we were sabotaged from within a splinter group argued we should dominate the reapers rather than destroy them it fractured our order of battle later we discovered the separatists were indoctrinated deja vu anyone our studies of past ages led us to believe that time is cyclical many patterns repeat like the reaper attacks and beyond the same peaks of evolution the same valleys of dissolution the same conflicts are expressed in every cycle but in a different manner the repetition is too prevalent to be merely challenged we assume the reapers were responsible for the pattern perhaps so i believe the reapers are only servants of the pattern so who is the master unknown its presence is inferred rather than observed the only certainty is its intention galactic annihilation you now stand at that precipice we haven't been annihilated yet we're fighting the reapers right now as does every cycle but resistance is not enough conventional means will not defeat the reapers we already know that that's why we're building the crucible we found your is the work of plans galactic cycles stretching back millions of years each cycle acts to it each improves upon it thus far none have successfully defeated the resources i know a thing or two about killing reapers just tell us what the catalyst is confidence alone will not defeat the reapers though ideal odds of success remote i will not hinder you then give us what we need to know very well if you have followed the plans for the crucible i will interface with your systems and assist with the catalyst indoctrinated presence detected activating security protocol [Music] give me your location [Music] is [Music] i'm sick of cerberus beating us to the punch let's kick them in the balls first for a change i'm with james anyone know where they're hiding anyone um well there is something let's hear it trainer i was able to track kailang's shuttle through the relay and extrapolate his destination the signal disappeared in the era system naturally it's not just gone though the signal is being actively blocked how i'm not sure but something is interfering with all signal activity in that region of space commander the air system is home to sanctuary and little else sanctuary is the supposed safe haven for war refugees you think it's worth checking out trainer yes sir i do if specialist trainer hadn't examined the data so astutely the interference would have been undetectable nice work trainer you've given us a shot now let's make sure we don't waste it i was stationed on horizon in the lyric system and you were the only cerberus presence while i was there it's a slim lead let's hope it's the right one i don't care how slim the leads are at this point we've come too far to let cerberus stop us i want that prothean data i want the catalyst no excuses dismissed i'd say her world's just been completely rocked completely adams and i were just remembering novaria and the terrible way her mother died liara seemed so together afterward couldn't have been easy for weeks she told me stories about her mother yeah me too i have a feeling she'll be okay yeah hope so and don't worry about kai lang now that we've seen his dirty moves next time he's getting his ass kicked count on it brooks uh commander i found a secure terminal are you okay down there yep feeling good jefford can you hear me you okay i'm fine might need a little backup it's good to hear your voice joker told me what happened i'm on foot but not far excuse me who is this you're on an unsecured channel and you're putting commander shepard in danger i'm what who is this hang on joker mentioned staff analyst brooks yes that's her everybody play nice [Music] it's all under control what's going on i thought i'd make things more interesting of course you didn't [Music] good what do we know about these mercenaries they have guns that don't like me very helpful thanks commander it would really be great seems like you're having a bad day shepard you could say that landing pad's over there but it's behind the lock gate let's look for a control panel nice outfit ah control panel right so what happened you fell through the fish tank we'll talk about it later such a shame it's one of my favorites we'll talk about it later stand back uh just a minute can you open the gate please leave well i could have done [Applause] wow rex what are you doing here ah just butting heads with the council over crokin expansion shepard we got a way out of here rex i'm a professional that's not a gun it's not a no [Music] decision motorsports someone want to tell me what's going on here yeah who are those guys they were heavily armed and using sea sex shuttles i don't know i've never seen them before i can't believe you survived all that they had guns and grenades and there's drone things brooks gunfire means something serious is going on can you keep it together long enough for us to figure this out they said the media gel might make me jumpy also the fact that i work a desk job and have never been shot before how did you get mixed up in this i monitored data for alliance intel to prevent fraud and hacking of officer ids like uh someone using an admiral's pass to get into a nightclub on the citadel when that admiral is fighting on tuchanka i wrote a tracking program it's really neat i named it mr biscuits after my cat brooks right sorry anyway mr bis my program detected a breach in your classified files soon everything we had on you is compromised personnel files mission reports everything since when does hacking personnel records involve heavy weapon fire think of what criminals could do if they had shepard's military access codes or to codes even explains why they need you dead shepherd nothing to stop them till the damage is done guess we're back on the clock hey when this is done we'll carve out some time just the two of us okay ideas on where to start with these guys maybe let's look at that pistol you picked up for such a tiny thing it packs a punch never seen anything like it before let me see it i might be able to help cliff i'll begin collating relevant intel for review dr tasoni liara shepard i'm relieved to see you're in one piece a shame about the sushi place though it was a favorite i hear that nice to see you in action on the car lot it was pretty hot i thank you what would i do without you you'll never find out [Music] looking good commander how is it i haven't seen you dressed up like this before i've got to have some secrets how are you so calm well you did run under a reaper while it fought a threshomo so this is no big deal for you relax right okay on it okay kaden time to meet the riff raff i lost a lot of money who can i talk to about getting it back uh i'm sorry you can't get it back no no please sir please don't cry you have a good night now khan you and me are gonna have a talk what the hell and here i had this good cop routine all planned commander there's a deletion order on the terminal damn it everything's been wiped i don't know if it was him or the killer or when i tripped that alarm did i screw this up what are you looking for mistakes thought so whoever it was had to do this fast they wiped the terminal but not the calm oh so we can take the calm back to the safe house to scan it or elijah come crawling back guess again you i see you've recovered from flopping on the floor like a fish name a time and a place or you could hide behind voice disguisers for the rest of your me so i life up you have nothing all you can do is wait for the hammer to fall bring a bigger hammer your last try was inadequate i'm gonna take everything you have and everything you are damn it sorry commander there wasn't enough time to trace the call we're not finished pull out the data drives the ones that got wiped you think we can find something with ed anything's possible the sooner we get them to her the sooner we can track down this threat i'll have a party hello not so fun for the host it wasn't a total loss brooks work with edie to see if there's anything useful on those drives here's hoping i'll let you know what we find commander did i ever tell you about my casino run in with the vorcha mafia 5 000 credits and a bottle of whiskey actually never mind here we go wow those marks who were after you they bought a lot of weapons like big ones max what do they need with that kind of firepower that's enough drop your weapon so this won't end well for her you bastard all right whatever you think you're getting away with there's nowhere you can run nowhere you can hide where we can't find you i'd why i'm commander shepard i never hide [Music] is this cycle always so strange who are you you weren't the only shepherd that cerberus brought back to life but at least one of us will finally do something with it i don't care who you claim to be you're not me i'm exactly you i was made for spare parts in case you needed another lung or a heart a cloon did the elusive man send you no he abandoned me when he had what he wanted you so what's your point in trying to kill us because i don't have his memories i'd never fool my supposed friends the ones who abandoned their duty to join the cult of shepherd like you major olenko i would have picked the other one on burmeire ashley something you're just a pale imitation of the real thing i'm the real thing perfect i'm you without the wear and tear shepherd the doubts failures i'm the lone wolf you were always meant to be without the emotional baggage holding me back no one would ever believe you're the commander they will when i'm flying as [ __ ] this is shepard initiate normandy lockdown transmitting command codes now good idea too bad the signal was blocked trainer this is shepherd prep the normandy for emergency departure we're leaving i'm setting the command codes now never thought i'd say but i'm looking forward to killing myself i guess ominous threats of violence run in our dna but mine is more than a threat execute them the cult of shepherd ends today eliminate them i need more time go i'll cover you move never agree to hide behind when you need one [Music] i find with primitives like an aim they make up for in ammunition the other me can't be far keep up the pressure and we'll try to surround them let's move this can't be good brooks the vault sealed us in is there an override not seen one cortez brooks do you read me is anyone on this frequency the short answer is no they're not the longer answer involves your friends trapped in iridium vaults and forgotten for well forever others know about this about you the alliance will stop you what do you think staff analyst brooks will the alliance stop us i wouldn't know i don't actually work for them how typical of primitives the minute the second i get out of here i'm gonna take your head and mount it in the normandy cic then i'm gonna mount his head next to yours then i'm gonna take both of your heads and space them out the airlock finally that sounds very dramatic and if someone like say commander shep had made the threat i'd be worried but you're not shepherd not anymore you had miranda i have her mine has more bite it was fun while it lasted [Music] what are you doing setting things right remember this you were the first human specter commander this is a great accomplishment for you and your entire species except somewhere along the way you forgot about your entire species you've saved more alien lives than you have human and all i've seen you do is end lives you're gonna make a lousy me you know the one thing they can't duplicate our handprint life gives it a shape not dna which is a problem computer update council records subject shepard human specter accessing record please input new data biometric identifier updated good day commander shepard now if you'll excuse me the normandy needs its captain so i should go farewell commander i guess this is where legends go to die [Music] i am tired of being looked in time capsules he said i should go do i sound like that yes yes you do and now maybe let's turn our attention to the impregnable vault that we've just been sealed in forever i'm more confident than he is more in control with me it's more like that's all for now yes never show weakness even when leaving the room i'm gonna guess we've got an hour of air in here tops or sometimes i'll talk to you later because you know what i never do leave him wanting more hey why aren't you more worried about this oh glyph you still out there yes commander unlock this damn thing and go find the others no one steals my [ __ ] not even me [Music] [Music] i've got room for shepherd plus two and figure it out fast because the other shepherd is stealing my ship what oh i was hoping to go as did i 50 thousand years later and i rarely get beat joker i'll come back for you i promise [Music] this is why i hate shoreline i swear you parked the ship for five minutes can you contact citadel flight control and get them to deny the departure request tried all the comm lines in the area are jammed probably to make it easier for them to steal my ship we'll stop them even if they get the normandy we can go to the council and prove you're the real shepherd no he changed the logs to make his biometrics the official ones we can't prove anything yes that can we all just agree that it'd be easier to not let shepherd's evil clones steal the normandy one way or another we're taking this bastard down damn right you go kill the crap out of you okay citadel systems are targeting the car any closer and they open fire get back and pick up the others asap right they can't have gotten far unless they called a cab or something [Music] we need to hurry they're getting ready to take off when we want to take off there's a half hour of pre-flight checks they just gunned the engine and go paul must have used spectre authorization to get clearance for immediate departure well i know what i'm doing next time and i don't even wait what you were just on the normandy you you fired me dishonorable discharge for conduct unbecoming you kicked me off the ship with barely enough time to grab my toothbrush i can't fire you without a disciplinary hearing trainer and really the first thing you grab is your toothbrush it's decision pro mark 4 it uses mass effect fields to break up plaque and someone just threw me off the ship if it wasn't you shepard's got a clone makes sense when you think about it i can explain more later for now it's sealed they're getting ready to take off is there anyone still aboard who can help us no i was only there because i helped with the normandy retrofits back on earth everyone else is on shore leave okay you know this ship inside and out can you get me inside there's an emergency exit hatch for evacuations it should be right here manual lock and it's only meant to be open from the other side any ideas i could trigger it with a biotic field but i don't think i have the fine control we need [Music] if you told me this morning that a toothbrush was gonna save the normandy i'd have been very skeptical [Music] pretty sure we broke trainer's toothbrush getting the hatch open remind me to reimburse her for that i'll try to remember that remember all those years ago on the citadel when i asked who'd win in a fight between you and shepard remember how you thought it was a pointless question look at us now i was really hoping you'd forgotten that look on the bright side in a few minutes you'll have your answer ugh look at you what makes you so damn special why you and not me hang on no we've got you thanks what about this pie jack you get off my [ __ ] the rest of the squad's waiting outside we'll have the normandy back in shape in no time [Music] appreciate it sure leave always an adventure come on maybe we can take some actual time off no explosions or anything just us don't know about no explosions but just us sounds perfect hey shepherd i'm starving what do you got we're heading out caden we'll just end it back here anyway am i right trust me let me impress you oh no really come on you want me to sit there and watch you cook you're not watching me cook you're helping me drink beer now sit your ass down what are we having canadian delicacy of some sort uh sure exactly we have uh beef bacon we have beer the foods of my people wish me luck you like to cook shepherd roommate on arcturus taught me he said eating cafeteria crap 24 7 was bad for morale is there anything you're bad at where'd you learn to cook glasses jump zero believe it or not young biotics who can't cook for themselves risks starving did you pass you're burning the garlic sorry i guess i'm distracted by i wonder so we have hot sauce right this was great what is it over ah what do you suggest i think we need to find a way to burn off these calories don't you [Music] hey shepherd you're gonna have a drink sure how's everyone doing ask me after five more of these as long as you keep control of those biotics of yours so what does happen to a biotic when they're completely boracho stick around muscles maybe you'll find out yeah muscles i like that hey thanks for doing this i kind of needed to unwind a bit even just for a night i think we've all learned to rest that we have steve here's to taking a damn break absolutely biotics are impressive i'm not saying they aren't you're just saying that they're not that impressive i'm not saying anything i'm just saying oh [ __ ] no it's fine i'm sure no one here is insulted not yet only a little i'm just saying what i'm trying to say is i mean check out these guns biotics can't give you this kind of fine instrument the peak physical form that you see before you what about those of us who have both hey i mean it check me out go on is there more to your argument come on in closer don't be shy hey what's going on here everyone playing nice of course shepard james was just explaining how physical conditioning trumps biotics really you go in there james come on loco you have to go with me on this one biotics are strong but unpredictable all that cooling down i don't cool down big guy i wouldn't call my biotics unpredictable i don't think the reapers would either a person can improve their physique but biotics they are what they are and what about our poor friends stuck with flawed implants wait what you're not talking about me are you i may be l too but i've worked very hard and now i can read really huh that's a bit strange okay okay maybe it's not conditioning exactly maybe it's just the condition of one james vega right jack aliara check it out this guy here never has to cool down in fact the hotter the better why we're still talking about combat right james james this is a no-brainer biotics win hands down we're talking about harnessing dark energy here yeah i hear you look around you that had to be an argument you couldn't win dumb ass yeah well you win some you lose some okay more drinks snacks help yourselves hey leave me to do anything uh food run change the music check on ice i need you to relax and have a good time okay you're the boss except when you're not and uh in that case find me later could not i assure you dr tosoni is quite capable shepard what's up just proving a point i think james has a newfound respect for biotics you okay james yeah this is trippy i'm kind of buzzing all over do you find it relaxing uh kinda among other things you're being so gentle liara can i have a turn careful i need my full crew back when the night's over pleasure hey everyone come over here for a minute let's get a photo to remember this arrange yourselves on the sofa an excellent suggestion shepard great idea i want a copy make way make way thanks for coming everyone here's to us ready glyph of course if you could all please direct your attention this way okay everyone say normandy [Music] oh what a night but look who's here good morning uh is it morning i had a great time last night all night let's see if anyone else is up now that was a great time there's coffee who wants coffee i want coffee more coffee am i being too loud duty calls huh even with a hangover there's still a war on it unless the reapers are on shore leave too i'm guessing they're not round everyone up pass out the aspirin and have them report to the normandy you got it [Music] [Music] i guess we better get back to it at least we threw one hell of a party probably the last one shepherd you uh you will find a way to win i know it and when you do i'll be waiting yeah greatest challenge of my life and the greatest reward it's been a good ride [Music] the best [Music] [Music] all right commander what do we know edie the sanctuary facility was devoted to aiding refugees from reaper-controlled systems the facility went offline recently and no communications have covered were gone since it is unclear why kai lang or cerberus would be interested in sanctuary if there's a clue to cerberus here we find it sir i'm picking up a signal from the facility it's weak i'll try to boost it stay away from sanctuary it's not what it seems please you must listen to me lori anna that's miranda's sister if she's here miranda can't be far away that's our link to cerberus approaching the lz seeing some damage commander but no activity cerberus does not get to jump on us this time stay sharp people major damage commander yeah but who was fighting everyone hear that the radio's offline something's jamming our signals explains no comms leaving the facility looks like they were evacuating and looks like the reapers were chasing them out about time they started killing each other security cam footage this is where they sorted out the refugees come on let's keep looking [Music] some kind of control center no power though look around for a switch power switch there what's happening those are the refugees they're just rounding them up and slaughtering them worse they're being turned into husks [Music] right [Music] reaper forces have made a mess of the facility i'm shutting down the power to the processing plant to lock them down we should keep them out of the entrance as well kai lang she doesn't know he's here miranda lawson has arrived sooner than expected you want me to deal with her only if she gets in your way stay focused on the research data find it and get out yes sir damn it let's move terminal's damage hang on maybe we'll get some answers as to why the reapers wanted this place shut down it doesn't make sense but cerberus and the reapers were getting along what changed yeah you got it heading to the tower to disable the communication scrambler i have to get word out some refugees are turned into husks some are indoctrinated and shipped to the elusive man whoever's left is used in experiments the data indicates that my father is trying to figure out how reaper indoctrination works tricking refugees with food and shelter only to turn them into test subjects and for what this is disgusting in the scale of this she said that shipments were sent to the elusive man maybe we can use that to find him good catch come on miranda said she was headed to the tower heavy resistance outside the tower if you're receiving this i've got evidence you cannot ignore confirmation that my father is working for the elusive man connection established i have your report in the process mr lawson cut to the chase can you do it theoretically control is possible yes the reaper subjects we converted are responding but it's difficult to maintain i thought that might be the case not to worry henry with sanctuary's help we'll get it sorted he's talking about controlling reaper forces is that is that possible i don't know i'll play the rest of it we've done it we've found a way to co-op their control signal as long as the reaper troops remain in close proximity to our signal we can maintain control indefinitely excellent news and how could we extrapolate this technique to apply to the reapers themselves that's a much bigger challenge now we know why the reapers attacked sanctuary they must have discovered what cerberus was doing that's bad news for the elusive man but it's good news for us we finally have our link to cerberus lowering the access ladder come on let's move wait commander there's more damn it look she's ready i'm here [Music] before kai lang left i planted a trace on him a trace you thought of everything not everything nobody's perfect but at least ori is safe i've never met anyone like you miranda no you haven't i'll keep your sister safe good i just wish i could have miranda miranda let's make sure everybody knows about this place [Music] communication scrambler disabled listen to me this is not a refugee camp this is a cerberus facility run by my father henry lawson let's get you out of here can you feel a shepherd feel the quickening elusive man better say his prayers tonight because we are coming for him murderous [ __ ] oh yeah tide is turning i feel it after what i saw down there i have never been more filled with rage sanctuary elusive man's obviously crazy but bring them on cases like this i don't mind killing crazy [Music] ah can't sleep either no making yourself crazy with this won't help okay i need to just take five minutes a quick drink and then i'll go shepherd you know that you've done everything you could right i hope so i keep running the numbers to see if i've missed something you don't have to take this all on yourself look to your crew to the talented people fighting by your side what you've accomplished since the reapers arrive is it's just nothing short of amazing it's it's gonna be it's gonna be what it is what are you thinking about right now ah the good times and the hard times has been an unforgettable few years and you were always so focused on the work back then the mission was everything it's true i'll never know what i missed so tell me how is this kind of distraction supposed to win us the war i'm not a distraction i'm here to help you relax relaxing will help you focus i lied i i didn't come here for a quick drink [Music] [Music] what's up are we gonna make it caden we're ready you've put the people together in the vision and what you've done shepard is build hope i'm glad i inspired that in you but sometimes you're right give us hope and a fighting chance hell the reapers better watch themselves launching fighter nice work the central lab was located behind this hangar i suggest we followed the fighter's path noted let's move shepard that console has not been fully scrubbed it contains data you may find interesting what am i looking at project lazarus your reconstruction it can't be done it's not a matter of resources it's always a matter of resources we're not losing shepherd sir shepard is clinically brain dead after that much trauma that long with no oxygen we cannot overcome nature operative lawson disagrees she is now in charge of project lazarus i didn't realize it was that bad i thought you were just on life support clinically brain dead looks like oh is it lying i mean if you remember or how do you feel i'm still me i doubt i'd have been able to turn against cerberus otherwise i don't remember anything maybe they really just fixed me or maybe i'm just a high-tech vi that thinks it's commander shepard but i don't know why you're real enough for me tissue regeneration is proceeding the helmet kept the brain intact for whatever good that will do lawson will find a way sir shepard's an alliance soldier as far as he knows we're a terrorist organization shepard's a soldier he knows the reapers are the real threat he'll work with us you knew you well the alliance wasn't listening what the hell was i supposed to do sit and wait you were trying to protect humanity you didn't have a choice project lazarus is reporting neurological activity they're requesting more funding granted get me our potential recruits file shepard will be up soon we need a crew our existing forces should be more than sufficient no we need sympathetic faces i need shepherd invested tap kelly chambers and recruit donnelly i imagine miss daniels will follow we want some old friends as well contact dr chakwas and send me the psych profile on shepard's pilot along with a bottle of 47 thessia red he used those people as a shield you never saw what cerberus really was how's that door coming edie we are clear to proceed [Music] what is this thing this is the human proto-reaper shepard destroyed what's left of it i'm surprised cerberus recovered that much from the base i wish i could help you're here now cerberus is actively using the surviving pieces the central core analogous to the heart is largely intact i believe cerberus is using it for a power source fighting through this thing makes my skin crawl it's like we're bugs crawling across a sleeping giant tried to kill me last time it can watch all at once hey shepard i was rough so relieved to see you in one piece ready to head home home back to earth oh yeah i'm ready about time about freaking time and if the reapers mess with anything i left behind i'm gonna be so pissed see you topside shepard advanced teams are away hammer's in position and waiting for you guys to clear a path normandy's rejoining sword stay safe i'll be back before you know it i'll hold you to that normandy out we're closing in on the lz commander how's it look like hell take a look for yourself that can't be earth [ __ ] we got a lock hold on damn it status that was the squad responsible for taking out that defense turret who's on it now nobody in the vicinity all either deployed or shot down drop us off sir we have to take that thing out before hammer can land understood change of plans people we're gonna take out that hades cannon great how that downed shuttle would have been carrying heavy weapons perfect you heard the man once we're clear make your way to the crashed shuttle we'll search the wreckage for heavy weapons i'm right with you got it come on we'll cover you get us out of here corporal you okay i'm alive that you are anderson i knew you would it's good to see you and you recite the surprise how we look now that the heavy air defenses are dealt with now we can land and not a moment too soon what's left of the resistance is holding the forward operating base but the reapers are countering already once we regroup it's going to be up to hammer to take off it must have been brutal here cut off from the rest of the alliance it's been touch and go from day one but once we figured out the reapers were focusing on the major centers it became easier to avoid direct contact until london yeah we held back as long as we could sending in recon teams lost a lot of good men playing but with soldiers like nature coast and knowing you'd bring us help we held home without you and your resistance we'd be dead in the water yeah the admirals being modest he's the reason any of us are still alive let's not start handing out medals just yet this fight's just getting stuck and hammer better be ready for it they'll do whatever it takes to win this good that's what it's going to take we'll get it done anderson i was born really the entire galaxy united too bad for the reapers to bring us together the shepherds that want to united them that's exactly right i know you didn't like me but nobody could have accomplished what you've done it's good to be back home there's the fop looks good give hammer the all clear looks like we've still got groups coming in yes sir but not as many as we'd hoped come see me when you're ready we'll do he's right i thought there'd be more of hammer here by now a lot of them won't be making it you two go on ahead i'll catch up hey kaden hey there you are you ready absolutely for anything bring it on antibiotics division your students more than ready eager that's youth for you guess we're old soldiers hey shepard yeah i guess we are brothers in arms we know the score we know this says goodbye when this is over i'm gonna be waiting for you you'd better show up don't get me wrong i'm gonna fight like hell for the chance to hold you again but listen there's things i want to say and looking back i have a few regrets but not many that's pretty damn amazing right messed up kid that i was never would have dreamed of the life i've had and i owe a lot of that to you you know it's been quite a ride it sure has but how are you doing scared damn straight i'm scared but that fear is going to keep me alive long enough to strike these bastards right through the heart yeah exactly so take care major stay safe well i should find the rest of my squad yeah you know i've never been to london targeting is within range [Music] firing going down hit him with everything you've got [Music] destroyer terminated nice work roger that shepard over here thank god you made it it didn't look good it gets worse of course it does hacker just reported in several sovereign class reapers including harbinger have broken off from the battle with sword they're headed here harbinger it's an opportunity for hackett to get the crucible in place but we have to get a team on board the citadel to open those arms now we still don't even know what we'll find when we get to the citadel that's our job find out what we're up against all right saddle up everybody get me admirable hackers from here on in it's a straight shot a straight shot with reapers trying to crush us along the way we just need to get a handful of troops through only a handful we knew this was going to be a gamble at best can't think of anyone else i'd rather do this with nobody's doing this alone we're in sight of the target all right everyone this is it [ __ ] [Music] [Music] we gotta move come on [Music] normandy do you copy i need an evac right now [Music] come on you gotta get out of here yeah that's not gonna happen don't argue with me kaden don't leave me behind no matter what happens know that i love you always i love you too be careful go [Music] uh our entire force was decimated [Applause] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] [Music] all fleets the crucible is armed disengage and head to the rendezvous point i repeat disengage and get the hell out of here joker listen we have to go [Music] damn it [Music] [Music] [Music] so so [Music] [Music] [Applause] and while we still have many challenges ahead of us we can face them together [Music] and we will honor those who died to give us that future [Music] you

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