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Someday You Will Be Loved Ch. 4

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"Have you heard?"

"Of course I've heard! How could I not?"

"I still can't believe it."

"I know, me neither."

"I mean... Commander Shepard. Alive?"

Kaidan stopped reading the report that he held in his hand, almost dropping it to the floor.

Shepard?

No. He must have heard them wrong. Commander Shepard had been dead for over two years now. They must be talking about someone else.

But he wished that they weren't.

"Yeah. He got spaced, didn't he?"

"I heard they couldn't even find his body on Alchera after the crash."

His mind flooded with images of the worst day in his life. The Normandy on fire, crew members – his friends – dead. Markus... gone. He still blamed himself for it. If he'd stayed behind to get Joker with Shepard, then maybe he would still be alive. Or if he'd gotten Jeff to the shuttle right away...

Kaidan sighed, running a hand through his hair.

There was no point in thinking about the 'what if's anymore. There was nothing he could do to change anything.

"That because Cerberus got a hold of it first, those bastards!"

"Yeah, but the brought him back to life didn't they? And Shepard's working with them too, so maybe they aren't as evil as-"

"What did you say?"

"Commander Alenko!"

The two soldiers straightened themselves when they saw him.

"What was that you said about Cerberus?"

"I, uh..."

"You said that Shepard's working with Cerberus!"

"Y-yes sir" the soldier stuttered, "But that's just a rumor, I..."

"Yeah, Shepard died two years ago, it's probably not-"

Kaidan didn't stay to hear the rest of what they had to say.

He didn't know what to feel. A part of him hoped that what they were saying, that the rumors about Shepard was true, that he was alive. Another part of him hoped that it wasn't true, because that would mean that he was working with Cerberus.

He knew Shepard, and he knew that he would never work with them. They were terrorists. They'd seen what Cerberus was like, his own team had been lead into a trap on Akuze by them. Markus would never betray the Alliance for them.

Kaidan wasn't sure. But he knew who would know the truth about this, if anyone.

"Anderson!"

He didn't stop until he stood right in front of the Councilor's desk, his breath short, beads of sweat starting to form on his forehead.

"Commander Alenko" Anderson looked up from the datapad in his hand, "Any specific-"

"Is Shepard working with Cerberus?"

He looked down to his pad again. "Commander Shepard has been dead for two years, Kaidan. You know that."

"There's rumors that he's not dead, and that he's-"

Anderson shook his head, "You're listening to rumors now? There's rumors that the geth never were a real threat, too, do you believe that? Or that-"

"Don't change the subject, Anderson. Is he really alive?"

He sighed, "If Shepard was alive, would he be working with Cerberus?"

Kaidan hesitated to answer, "No."

"Then there's your answer. If Shepard wouldn't work with Cerberus, then the rumors aren't true. And then the rumors about him being alive is wrong too."

"You-"

"Shepard is dead."

There was something Anderson wasn't telling him. He knew about this.

"I have a mission for you, Commander."

"What is it?"

"We've received intel that suggest that Cerberus is behind the attacks on our colonies."

Anderson handed over the datapad that he'd been holding since he came into the room.

"And that they're planning to hit Horizon out in the Iera System next."

He gave him a quick nod.

This was his chance to find out what Anderson was hiding. And it was his chance to find out if Shepard really was alive, if he was working for Cerberus.
Chapter Four of my Shenko story.~

Poor Kaidan never gets to be anything but confused. X'3

Kaidan Alenko, Anderson, Mass Effect © BioWare
Markus Shepard © me,
Coverpic © :iconsavvid:
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XaryenMaelstrom's avatar
Can't wait to read more. Really like your style in writing. And the story ... it just pulls you in! :clap: write more... soon... please... :eager: