Commander (the_commander) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2012-06-03 06:37:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, commander tyra shepard |
"I won't abandon the Normandy! I can still save her!"
Who: Shepard, Dream!Liara, Dream!Joker
What: Last Voyage of the SSV Normandy
When: Shortly after she lost consciousness in this log
Where: Space!
Status: Complete
Rating: PG-13 for asphixation
"I owe you one," Shepard hissed at the woman, before the drug kicked in and she lost consciousness.
The Normandy dropped out of FTL. Shepard could feel it in her bones, reverberating up through her feet. The heat started to go up as the emission sinks kicked in.
Three ships had gone missing recently. They thought it was the Geth.
It wasn't the Geth.
The Normandy suddenly jarred hard to starboard and Shepard lost her balance, grabbing onto the bulkhead. Her ship shuddered as something powerful made contact with the outer hull and she heard the telltale hiss of air escaping.
The ship shook again as she rushed to activate the distress beacon and secure her helmet.
She heard someone call her name, turning to see Liara rushing through the flames towards her, "The distress beacon is ready for launch."
Her lover secured her own helmet, "Will the alliance get here in time?"
Shepard caught Liara as the ship shook again, then rushed to put out a fire, "The alliance won't abandon us. We just need to hold on. Get everyone onto the escape shuttles." She tossed the fire extinguisher to Liara.
"Joker is still in the cockpit, he won't evacuate."
Of course Joker wouldn't evacuate. The Normandy was his baby, his woman, more than any of them. Liara's next words took a second to sink in.
"I'm not leaving either."
The odds of survival weren't looking good, and the last thing Tyra wanted as to think of Liara's frozen corpse drifting amidst the wreckage. She grabbed Liara's shoulder, "I need you to get the crew onto the evac shuttles. I'll take care of joker."
"Shepard."
"Liara go! Now." Her tone spoke volumes. Don't make me order you, anything but that.
"..aye aye." And Liara was gone.
Shepard slammed her palm into the beachon launcher, and ran for the cockpit. Normandy shuddered once more as the evac shuttles punched out.
Joker's voice rang over the intercomms "Mayday mayday mayday this is SSV Normandy! We've suffered heavy damage from an unknown enemy! Come on baby, hold together, hold together!"
The alarm in his voice resonated in her chest, only amplified when she saw what was left of the CiC. It was exposed to space, the ceiling gone completely, the planet they were in orbit over high above.
She grabbed Joker's shoulder, "We have to get out of here."
"I won't abandon the Normandy! I can still save her!"
"The Normandy is lost, going down with the ship won't change that."
"Okay, help me up."
The ship shook again, "They're coming around for another attack!"
A yellow beam cut through the ship near them and she grabbed Joker, all but throwing him into the escape pod.
Another yellow beam started cutting through the ship and she was knocked away. She grabbed onto the console.
"Commander! Shepard!"
There was no more time. She punched the console, and Joker shot away. Seconds later there was an explosion and she was knocked back, smashing into a sharp corner and spinning away from the ship.
Dazed, she spun, vaguely aware that her ribs were broken. She watched as her ship was struck again, and again until it was destroyed. It became hard to breathe and she realized that her suit was compromised. She struggled in agony to reach the tubing and her air supply as first cold permeated her bones, then heat began to burn across her body.
Did the crew make it? Liara? Kaiden? Joker? There was no more air and her lungs screamed before blackness descended.