Ashley Shepard, Forgotten Hero

Chapter 22

/Ashley\

I wake up for a second time, after yelling its my fault to Kaiden and Shepard. I mean if I hadn't stood up on the roof then I wouldn't have flown into the water. If I had stayed with Thane I wouldn't have flown into the water.

Doctors rush in and one tells me, "Only a day, I thought it would be another two weeks."

Wait, "TWO WEEKS?!"

"Yes, you hit the water pretty hard Commander Dawn and some people want to see you."

My ex boyfriend, my commander, and then all of the crew piled into the room.

"Kaid, leave, now." He doesn't leave and I turn on my side, facing away from him.

"Ummm, who should I leave?"

"Not you, you dumb butt. The other Kaiden, her ex."

"Oh." I really want to slap both Kaiden's.

"Kaiden and Kaiden, leave."

I still don't turn around, I am seriously pissed at Shepard. She abandoned me, again!

"Ashley, please turn around."

"Why should I? You abandoned me, you abandoned me again." I whisper.

"Ashley, I am so sorry."

"Leave, please." People's feet shuffle and the room is silent again. Someone coughs and I see Joker and EDI standing next to me.

"Hey Joker, hey EDI."

"Ashley, don't be mad at Shepard. Ashley, I think she was depressed for the two weeks that you were in a coma."

"I don't care Joker, she abandoned me!"

"She crashed, she crashed and would've sent someone if she hadn't!" The door opens and closes, I am alone again. I am an idiot, now I really have no one.

I cry out desperately, "Joker come back!" But no one comes.

No one comes for days, I am finally released and I catch the next shuttle for Thessia. I might as well see the place humanity called home for three of the four year war.

When I get there everything is peaceful, no Reapers or anything. My walk to the park is slow and silent, the last time I was here a bomb went off and half this city was destroyed.

Maybe I should visit the temple, see of that statue is still there. But first I decide to visit the park, but again I move slow because they say that my ankle healed wrong and now I limp.

"Why is a human here?" Some Asari says.

"This human has a reason and a name, I am Commander Ashley Dawn."

It's become second nature to say Dawn instead of Shepard, people couldn't wrap their head around why the Commander who lost her family to a Batarian raid has family.

"Oh, an why are you here?"

"First tell me your name," I say as we continue to walk towards the temple, the park will always be there.

"Oh I'm Lieutenant Kurin, now tell me."

"Fine, I'm here because of two reasons. My first one is to visit the Temple of Athame, and second is an old friend lived here and I wanted to see everything before the Reapers get here."

"Are you sure they'll come?"

"L.T I'm positive, they are harvesting all other organics."

"Call me Zaria, Zaria Kurin."