My little Shepard

Shepard was lost. Lost in an abyss.

Of course, she didn't know this.

She was in the middle of a heavy fog. Pain ripped through, deterring her ability to think.

A wave of force struck her chest, forcing her to sit down. She assessed herself. She felt the same, despite the pain. Same short red hair, same emerald eyes. Same face.

She called for help, but no one heard. She huffed. Was she dead? Forever this time? She thought about Garrus. He saved her, tried to anyway. She wondered if those creatures pulled him out, saved him.

Shepard was originally Kaiden's lover, but….

The normandy crew were caught in an effort to destroy a krogan breeding facility. Saren, the rogue spectre, had found a cure for the Genophage, a disease that made only one in one thousand krogan births viable. Saren planned to use this cure to create pure soldiers.

An atomic bomb was the only solution.

Both Gunnery chief Ashley Williams and Kaiden Alenko needed help.

And there was only time to save one.

Shepard hadn't loved anyone since that day.

The soldier was sent to find an agent known as Archangel not to long after her resurrection. All she knew was that Archangel was a turian with a habit of ticking off major gangs.

It was not easy getting to him. When her intent to find him became clear, she angered the blue suns and eclipse members. When she finally reached him, he took his helmet off, and it was Garrus.

After defeating a legion of Blue sun members, and a helicopter ( which had shot him multiple times), she remembered the fear she experienced for him after seeing his lifeless body. And the relief that came when he managed to pull through. It was then she realized that she cared for him. That she loved him...

If she was dead, he'd never know.

Then there was a noise, it was muffled, but it sounded like talking. She was immediately brought to.

She didn't immediately jolt upward, or gasp, or even make a sound.

No, she pretended she'd been unconscious the whole time.

She bit her lip, pain still rocketed through her.

The yellow being, the one that saved her, it was speaking with a purple being. As Shepard's vision cleared, her heart skipped a beat.

The beings looked like something out of a fairy tail, The yellow being had wings, a long, pink mane and tail, and three butterflies on her flank.

The purple being had a neat, purple mane and tail, and A horn as well as wings adorned her. The voices she couldn't make out, but the purple one handed the yellow one bandages.

As she trotted towards Shepard, she shut her eyes, hoping it wouldn't notice she was awake.

The being unwrapped the bandages around her chest, and replaced them. The pain was immense. Whatever wound Shepard suffered felt awful when it became exposed. She couldn't stop the light squeak of pain from slipping from her mouth.

The being squealed and cowered away. Her innocence provided Jane proof that she didn't intend to harm her. She sat up, but collapsed back into the bed as an electric pain jolted through her chest.

Shepard took a breath, then cried out as she completely set herself up. Her headache resurfaced.

She put her hand to her head and cringed, but something felt off. Her hand felt firm, and…fuzzy!?

Shepard gasped as realized her hand was a hoof. Starting a chain reaction of gasps.

She was a light red, everywhere. She was coated in fur, but two feathery appendages protruded from her back. Shepard noticed two white marks and a red mark forming the N7 logo on her flank. She had a dark red mane and tail now. They were likely straight, but were now ruffled after days in a bed.

Shepard hyperventilated, but easily calmed herself. She noticed the frantic being, who had curled up in the corner. After feeling a strange sensation in her leg, she realized a rabbit was kicking her.

Hesitantly, the being grabbed the rabbit and scolded it. Shepard glanced around, realizing the room was filled with animals.

The being shyly approached Shepard. "I'm flutter shy." she muttered.

Shepard barely heard. At least these creature are universal, she thought. She didn't know what to say. But a single, persistent question slipped from her newly-formed muzzle. " How did I get here?"

"Fluttershy" spoke a little louder. "Th-there was a wreck. The h-hhospital wouldn't b-believe us. So m-me and my friends helped y-you and any there sur-survivors. Th-there were so many st-strange ponies. We thought w-we found every living b-being, but then I-I heard you. I-I had the smallest home, so I o-only took you in.

[size=0.75em] " You w-were so lucky. T-Twilight didn't th-think you'd make it. N-not even she had s-seen such severe injuries. She w-wanted to k-kill you. But I f-felt a steady stream of l-life in you. I-I wouldn't let her extinguish it."

" I was..holding on for someone. Someone who may not be here anymore." Shepard shook her head and looked to Fluttershy. " Thanks. For the rescue and for not giving up on me."

Fluttershy smiled. " So, what's your name?" she asked, confidence in Jane restored.

" My name is Jane Shepard."

" Why were you covered in armor?" Shepard blushed heavily as she realized she was naked. But felt relieved when she recalled that Fluttershy wasn't wearing anything, nor was the purple being.

" I'm a soldier." Shy nodded.

" Why did you hang on?"

Shepard didn't answer this time. Everything stilled with tension. " Why didn't the hospital believe you, again?" she asked.

" We reported a ship crashing with aliens in it."

Shepard slammed her hoof against her face. " I- I…" Shepard took a breath. " I was one of those aliens. I'm not pony," it felt odd calling herself a pony. " I'm a specter, elite soldiers for the council. The council are a series of "aliens"," it felt weird calling her friends aliens. It had become an insult of a sort recently.

" Not long ago, I'd been resurrected after being KIA. I had a mission to come here to investigate the disappearance of an exploration fleet. I guess... I guess I know what happened." Fluttershy listened quietly.

" While the ship was crashing, I tried to tell…someone, how I felt about him. I couldn't, but..he saved me. And if you were correct on the severity of my wounds, he-" she frowned while blinking back tears. " He didn't make it."

"my condolences." that was all Fluttershy said.

" I may expect someone to act a little differently upon hearing something like that."

" Oh, I-I know. I've just seen so much in my life, it's difficult to be surprised. I hope that doesn't bother you." It was the young mare's turn to tell her story. And Shepard had to admit that she was a little skeptical about how much magic was in her story, but after becoming a pony, she was willing to believe anything.

Shepard cleaned herself up in Fluttershy's bathroom. Fluttershy, having a feeling Shepard wouldn't be comfortable in armor or nude, took the soldier to see Rarity for more casual clothes.