Mass Effect Fanfiction - Joker

Her Com was still on...

"Emission sinks active, the board is green... we are running silent." Punching keys into the control console to keep the ship on course through the Amada system. Currently in orbit around Alchera scanning for unusual readings. Keeping an eye on all the consoles and engineering techno stuff was child's play to "the best pilot in the alliance" Flight Lieutenant Jeff "Joker" Moreau. The face of arrogant confidence, quick to point out his prowess and accomplishments were earned and not charity based on his medical history.

Coming up behind Joker into the control deck, Navigator Charles Pressly is grumbling about the current mission's relevance. "We are wasting our time, We have been searching this sector up and down for 4 days and there has been no sign of Geth!" Pressly continues to complain to one of the navigation stations while reading through a datapad.

"Three ships have gone missing here in the past month. Something happened to them." Joker retorts, not taking attention off the consoles.

"My money is on the slavers, The terminus System is crawling with them." Pressly scowled.

There were a few moments of silence before the Ensign on the scanners alerted the deck "Unidentified Vessel is being picked up on the long-range scanners. Looks like a Cruiser."

"Doesn't look like any known signatures..." Preparing to hail the vessel for identification, and just as he was about to hit the communication button to report to the Commander, the ensign gave another update on the unknown Vessel. "Cruiser changing course, it is now on intercept trajectory."

"That's impossible, stealth systems are engaged there's no way a Geth ship coil-" Pressly was cut off by Joker

"It's not the Geth..." Joker's heart jumped into his throat and started the evasion protocol. "Brace for evasive maneuvers!"

The ensign shouted that the Vessel was powering weapons a second too late when the sensors started blaring the sound. Joker switched controls to manual and turned the ship to get out of the zone of the firearm, not knowing what kind of weapon it was. The beam from the vessel grazed the Normandy causing an explosion, Joker hearing a thud to the ground of the deck, not being able to see who it was not being able to take attention off maneuvering away from the enemy fire.

"Pressly!" the ensign yells when another explosion occurred resulting in another thud to the ground. Joker prays to himself silently that they are only minorly injured, knocked out, and not dead.

"Kinetic barriers are down!" Joker calls to the other person manning the control deck. "Multiple hull breaches, oh god, oh god, weapons are offline! Will someone get that fire out!" He turns for a split second to issue that command and as he turns back to the front the vessel fires again, tearing a hole through the CIC. A barrier went up to block out the vacuum and allow Joker enough time to activate his oxygen mask. He can hear someone yelling to get to the escape shuttles but Joker does not move. He continues to evade the attacks of the vessel and give the crew as much time to evacuate as possible.

Joker starts talking into the communication hub hoping to get the attention of a friendly ship, alliance vessel, or anyone out there who can help them. Trying to give as much detail as possible, knowing the message was being recorded and hopefully salvaged from the ship when it goes down.

If it goes down... He prayed.

"Come on baby, hold together, we can get through this..." he pleads, trying to keep the ship together. The beam hits Normandy again but he sees the alerts of the escape pods ejecting seconds before he hears the voice of his Commanding Officer Shepard come up behind him.

"Come on Joker, we have to get out of here!" She yells through the coms on her helmet. She puts a hand on his arm to help him up but joker pulls away.