thirteenth galaxy [video]

[normandysbest]

[The camera opens on Shepard, a mirror of her last broadcast just a few days ago, but something is obviously, greatly wrong.

Shepard stands again, in full armor and loadout, but this time outside… in a familiar place in the Hills. As she focuses in on the camera in front of her, anyone viewing can see cracks in her face glowing a deep blue, and splinters out from her eyes in rips of circuitry. She may look possessed, completely unlike herself, but the silhouette is unmistakable. And despite Wonderland’s lack of weather, the sky seems darker, the mood more grim as she finally speaks.]

Alright, Wonderland. There’s gonna be a change of plans.

[She gestures wide to the structure behind her, black obsidian crashed into the hillside.]

This? Isn’t ending. You’ve got no ships, no weapons, nowhere to hide. We will tear this world apart. I’ve seen these things level planets in hours- you think you have a chance?

[Suddenly, the background behind her starts to shake and stir, a vibration not unlike something waking up from a long, long sleep.]

You’ve got a choice, here. Give in quietly, and make yourself useful to the cause of the cycle of the universe. Live. Or run, and fight, and die. I’d say it’s your call. But you know what?

[The ground shakes, and the Reaper rises, the sound of it seeming to shake the foundations of the world. Shepard takes her sniper rifle, pointing directly to the camera, until only the barrel of her gun is shown.]

I think I like it when you run.

[The bullet goes through the device, and the transmission cuts.]

[ooc: This is for anyone who wanted to fight Shepard on day 5! She already has someone set up to kill her, but feel free to leave reactions, taunts, or action threads to find her running around!]