Just a Mass Effect 3 fanfic

Endgame

(On the citadel, Shepard dusts himself off as he lands in what looks like the underbelly of the citadel. To his horror, there's blood and random pieces of human bodies everywhere)

Anderson: Shepard?... Shepard!

Shepard: Anderson... You up here too?

Anderson: I followed you up, but we didn't come out of the beam in the same place. At least, I don't think we did. What's your surrounding look like?

(Shepard groans in pain as the medi-gel seals up the open cuts on his skin. They burn and ache, but they're healing)

Anderson: You ok, Shepard?

Shepard: I feel like death, but I'm moving. It's  dark... There's human remains scattered everywhere

Anderson: Sounds familiar. I'm in a dark hallway. Reminds me of your description of the collector base

Shepard: Makes sense

Anderson: Do you think they're making a reaper in here?

Shepard: Sure. They round them up on Earth and then send the people up here to be processed

Anderson: Goddamn abominations. I'm going to keep moving. The sooner we blow these bastards back to hell, the better. These tubes don't go on forever, but where the hell are we?

Shepard: This doesn't look like any part of the citadel I've ever been to

Anderson: Woah. One of the walls just re-aligned itself. This place is shifting. Changing. There's a dark chasm here. And more hallways like the one I was just in

Shepard: I think I'm near an exit

(Shepard goes through a door and goes into a more brightly lit room. There's a ramp leading downwards, and at the bottom is one leading upwards)

Anderson: I see something up ahead. Might be a way to cross over

Shepard: Don't go too far ahead of me

Anderson: Where do you think you are right now?

Shepard: Just found that chasm you were talking about

Anderson: Hold on... I see something. A control panel, maybe. I'm just going to go ahead and check- (static)

Shepard: Anderson? Dammit!

(Shepard hurries through the passage and finds Anderson at a control panel)

Shepard: Anderson...

Anderson: Shepard... I can't-

(But then, The Illusive Man comes in with blue glowing eyes, completely consumed by reaper technology)

TIM: I underestimated you, Shepard

Shepard: What have you done?

TIM: I warned you. Control is the means to survival. Control of the reapers... and of you, if necessary

Anderson: They're controlling you

TIM: I don't think so, Admiral

Shepard: We're not the enemy here. Why waste your time with us if you can control the reapers?

TIM: Because I need you to believe

Shepard: You just don't get it. Controlling me is a lot different than controlling a reaper