She's the real Reaper

Kulaan Sheo fin hun.

A nice new fic to start on, so refreshing and new but the real news should be the situation Spider will be presented with and when she will arrive in this new world.

I plan to set this around half way through mass effect 2 because this way we have the whole crew already there and the characters will have developed steady friendships and bonds with one another.

Also if anyone has an idea for Shepard's first name I'd like to hear it.

Special thanks to those who supported me on my other fic.

For the new people: Spider is an imperial, dirty blonde, little taller than average hight and extremely powerful. That just about covers it.

Disclaimer: I own nothing

A sudden flash of purple smoke and the strange smell of strawberries filled the area Spider entered and was pointlessly striding menacingly towards nothing. "Sheo, you have to have the worst timing imaginable." Spider pointed out to the prince of madness who she knew was there.

"I haven't the ficklest idea what your talking of my dear." The prince said offhandedly. "I merely redirected you to a more favourable location, you wouldn't want to be left stranded on an uknown world somewhere, would you?"

"I appreciate the gesture Sheo but I haven't the time for a game, perhaps after I sort out the mess I was just taken from." Spider replied to the prince.

"But you used to love our games Spider." Pouted the prince in an overly dramatic fashion. "How about we make a deal? I'll stop time for the duration of our game and when it's over you'll be right back where you were."

Spider looked at Sheogorath who had now started to take form in front of her. "I suppose I've made worse decisions and lived to hide them, but I have one condition..." Spider had a mischievous glint in her eye and Sheo nodded excitedly after seeing it so Spider continued. "We make slight changes to me in a few worlds,just to spice things up a bit."

"You have a deal my dear, you have a deal." As those words left his lips Spider's world turned misty and sleep threatened to consume her. Spider could have fought it off however where was the fun in that? She let it's dark folds envelope her for a long while as Sheo carefully selected the worlds Spider would visit. It would be entertaining to say the least.

Weeks turned into months and that turned into a year. Spider had spent one year in this futuristic galaxy that held more information than she had ever seen in one place before. She had been surprised and shocked when she first appeared in this Citadel however she soon adapted to the new environment and put her time to good use by researching the history of the place and anything that would help her fit in.

These people had invented machines that could fire projectiles at great speeds to kill their enemy's and that these guns were incredibly easy to buy on the Citadel which seemed to directly contradict the safety protocols they had around the Citadel.

Stupidity is everywhere it seems. Spider thought when she had found out about this flaw. Never the less, Spider had been living here for about a year and had gotten used to the new species of this galaxy and all their quirks (they had no trace of magic, that took Spider a while to accept).

Spider was taking her daily run around the Citadel as she still had no idea why Sheo had sent her here so Spider figured she's wait until something happened. She was just passing through the industrial district when a shoot out started in one of the warehouses.

Spider could see a red haired woman take cover behind some crates whilst her turian companion followed her lead, taking shots at the mercs with his sniper along with her. The young woman had just above shoulder length crimson hair with piercing green eyes that seemed to calculate all the possibilities on the battlefield. She was wearing a knights armour with a futuristic twist, nice fashion statement.

Her companion had scarred half his face, presumably in another fight, and wore lightly broken at the top blue armour.

Spider being the curious devil she was, dived into the same warehouse and cast an invisibility spell to sneak behind enemy lines. She was patient as she came up behind one merc after another and slit their throats even through their armour. Can't match a daedric weapon with anything less than daedric, especially something Spider made herself.

Eventually everyone that Spider wanted dead had met their end and she revealed herself to the red haired woman and the turian who, once coming out of cover, had their weapons trained on her.

The woman spoke first "I'm Commander Shepard, care to tell me who you are?" Spider thought this Shepard was polite enough considering the situation and decided it was worth helping them. She had heard of commander Shepard and even praised the woman's abilities in combat. That did not mean she appreciated being held at gunpoint.

"My name is Spider PoisonBlood and whilst it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance commander Shepard, I don't appreciate you and your associate pointing guns in my direction." Spider easily replied to the Commander.

"Seems fair, you did help us after all." Shepard nodded to Garrus who looked reluctant but put his gun down all the same. "We could still use the help if it's not too much trouble."

"Shepard.." Garrus warned.

"Relax, I've got a feeling about this one." That was all it took for Garrus to accept that he couldn't change a thing. He trusted her instincts more than his sometimes.

"I will certainly join you your mission, but you must tell me what it is when we are in a more.. suitable environment." Spider said to the commander and with that the group had continued further into the warehouse.

It was some time later when they had finally killed all the mercenaries and found the guy they were looking for, some scumbag that people could hire to give them new lives under a new name. Spider was willing to guess it was mostly criminals who did this but there was bound to be a few occations that held the exception.

They entered the small building, Shepard holding a gun up at the man Spider had come to know as Harkin.

"You were close," He said as he attempted to exit through the other door. "But not close enough-" The final word was ended roughly as Garrus appeared behind him and smacked his head with the butt of his gun.

Garrus proceeded to drag Harkin and press him non too gently against the wall. "So Fade...couldn't make yourself disappear huh?"

Harkon looked a little nervous but tried to talk his way out anyway. "Come on Garrus – we can work this out. Whaddya need?"

Garrus released his hold over the man and turned around. "I'm looking for someone."

"Well, I guess we both have something the other one wants." It was the confident reply that irked Spider the most. She really didn't like this guy.

Garrus turned back around and delivered a swift rising knee to Harkin's gut causing him to spill over onto the floor.

"We're not here to ask favours Harkin." Shepard said to the man on the floor who replied with a hint of sarcasm.

"You don't say." As he got back to his feet.

Garrus continued with where he left off. "You helped a friend of mine disappear. I need to find him."

"I might need a little more information than that." Harkin replied, a little frustrated himself.

"His name was Sidomis. Turian, came from the-"

Garrus was interrupted by Harkin as he attempted to spout his little act of defiance. "I know who he is, and I'm not telling you squat."

"Spider had had it now, she strode forward and grabbed the pathetic excuse of a man by the neck and dragged him over a few feet before throwing him right back against the wall. Ignoring the protests from Shepard, Spider readied a small spell of fear in her hand and slowly pressed it directly into Harkin's head.

The screaming began and Shepard and Garrus looked between each other in confusion as to what they just witnessed. Spider knelt down so as to be face to face with Harkin. "If you ever want this nightmare to end, I suggest you cooperate."

Spider soon ended the spell and it took Harkin a few moments before he could bring himself to even stand up. He made his way over to the console and scheduled a meeting with Sidonis. Once he had given the group the details Harkin had collapsed after enduring the strain on his mind. He did not have pleasant dreams.

They made their way out of the warehouse and into a car. I was obvious what they wanted to ask so Spider gave them a brief explanation of Nirnian magic and a small demonstration to seal the deal. This did not end well. Both Shepard and Garrus pulled their gun's on her whilst driving. "Of coarse, point a gun at it and maybe it will go away. That's the way your thinking it's going to go right?"

"Magic just isn't possible, we would have found it by now if it existed." Garrus was in full on denial about the situation.

"Then please, describe what I'm about to do and play it off as nothing more than a trick when it burns the other half of you're face off." Spider said as she readied a fire spell in her hand, fully intending to use it if they didn't lower their arms.

Shepard turned back around to focus on driving but carried on the conversation. "This changes everything we've ever known, how can you just play this off as nothing? Who are you?"

"I've already told you my dear, however I know what you mean and I'm not telling. At least not until this business is over, now please focus on the task at hand."

It took some convincing but eventually they agreed to stave off the questioning until the job was done.

"Garrus, this just isn't like you." Shepard once again tried to get through to her friend, but Spider saw a glint of something more between them.

"Tell me Shepard what would you do if someone betrayed you and took everything you worked damn hard to get?" Garrus asked the commander.

"I'm not sure, but I wouldn't let it change me." This seemed a little off and Spider could tell that if someone really did take what she held dear, it wasn't going to be pretty.

"What about you Spider? Surely you have an opinion on the matter, what would you do?" Garrus asked almost resigning himself to have two women's opinions go against his.

"That's not the right question to ask." She replied Sheo, let me see what I did when they were taken. She sent out to the prince. He obliged.

"What do you mean?" Garrus turned to look back at Spider and saw a cold, almost heartless look in her eyes.

"The right question would be, what did I do? Garrus.." She ensured that she had the turians full attention. "The streets ran red with the blood of those who did it and those who watched them without even thinking to take action, it was just entertainment for them to watch my family tortured and killed. What did they care? They were only Argonians. I obliterated an entire mountain and bound their souls so they can remain there in eternal agony. It didn't bring my family back, but it was the best I could get and I took it."

Silence dominated the car for several minutes before Spider broke the silence, the coldness in her eyes had melted away and they could see compassion, kindness and even love there again. This was mixed with all the negative emotions that everyone has but at least now the positives were actually there.

"I'm afraid I'm not going to talk so much about those I've lost as I agreed to only remember them on a few occasions so unless it's important, don't ask again." They nodded in understanding and continued to their destination.

Upon arriving Garrus set up a plan to eliminate Sidonis by sniping him whilst Shepard would draw him out and Spider would act as a back up in case he escaped both of them.

Shepard waved Sidonis over to her and the man didn't hesitate before saying, "Alright, let's get this over with."

Although Spider didn't have a comm she knew exactly what Garrus was saying to Shepard thanks to her superior hearing. "Shepard,your in my shot. Move to the side."

Shepard seemed to think for a moment before saying, "Listen Sidonis, I'm here to help you."

"Don't ever say that name aloud." The turian took on a nervous posture.

"I'm a friend of Garrus'. He wants you dead, but I'm hoping that's not necessary." She said calmly.

"Garrus? Is this some kind of joke...?" He asked and you could tell he was getting annoyed.

"Damn it, Shepard. If he moves I'm taking the shot."

"Your not kidding are you?" Sidonis sounded more than a little worried now and it really showed when he tried to make his exit saying, "Screw this. I'm not sticking around to find out. Tell Garrus I had my own problems."

Just as Sidonis was going to line up in Garrus' sights Shepard just had to stop him. "Don't move." She warned "I'm the only thing standing between you and a bullet hole in the head."

Sidonis' next words accurately described his situation in Spider's opinion. "Fuck." He said looking down for a moment before returning his gaze to Shepard. "Look... I didn't want to do it... I didn't have a choice."

"Everyone has a choice."

"They got to me. Said they'd kill me if I didn't help what was I supposed to do?" Sidonis was getting theatrical now. Just what I need. Spider thought to herself

"Let me take the shot, Shepard. He's a damn coward."

"That's it? You were just trying to save yourself?" Shepard kept talking to the man and prolong his life for whatever purpose.

"I know what I did. I know they died because of me, and I have to live with that. I wake up every night... sick... and sweating. Each of their faces staring at me.. accusing me. I'm already a dead man. I don't sleep. Food has no taste. Some days I just want it to be over."

"Just give me the chance." Garrus asked over the comm.

"You have got to let this go Garrus. He's already paying for his crime and I don't want to lose you to this." Shepard pleaded with the man on the other end of the comm.

"He hasn't paid enough, he still has his life."

"Look at him Garrus.. There's nothing left to kill and you know there is nothing he can say to make it right, nothing will. But I'll be damned if I lose my friend to this."

"Just... go. Tell him to go.."

And the scene played out like that with Shepard telling Sidonis that he was lucky and Sidonis thanked Shepard for talking to Garrus and sparing him even if he didn't deserve it. They parted ways but before Spider joined up with them again, she had her own meeting with Sidonis.

She came out of the crowd and roughly dragged him against the wall, and before he could call out or even question her, Spider told him exactly what she was here for. "Listen very carefully. If this had been only a short time ago you would be lying dead in an alley regardless of their decision. Do not waste this chance, Just because I am not the person I was does not mean I can't kill you if you screw up again."

Spider was gone as quickly as she appeared and Sidonis felt himself shiver with easy it would have been for her to just end him and disappear without a trace. It was as if she were a ghost.

Well, let me know what you guys thought of this chapter and I'll be sure to take anything you say on board.

Thanks for reading