TMW - Eden Prime System | "Then And Now Pt.1"
Overview ~
The Eden Prime system has been at the forefront of the war, starting with the raid of Sovereign on one of it's farming regions and digsites, to obtain rare Prothean tech. As a region burned under the destruction brought upon by Sovereign, a 'covert' pickup operation to retrieve the unearthed beacon was undertaken by the Normandy SR-1's Captain Anderson, dispatching Shepard, Alenko and Jenkins at drop-point outside the digsite.
tankmank
Thanks a lot 
Richie99
Thanks, it's all down to BATing and a creative imagination, coupled with a planet's description from the game 
sarthakknight
Thanks, I'm glad to see another regular reader. No probs though, CJ fans are always welcome, commenters or not
Benedict
Thanks, the ruins of spacecraft are supposed to be hundreds of thousands of years old, hence the the color and blending
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Note: Despite ME:TMW being an outlet and being a source of calm against my depressive moods, I've been feeling extra depressed lately, and I'm probably gonna be lessening the frequency of episode release for ME:TMW and my other active CJs. I'll update when I can and feel like it, but for now, I'll enter a sort of hiatus. Luckily, I still have about two more updates planned. And I've noticed that ME:TMW has substantially decreased in comment and viewership. It seems to have lost popularity since it first started to my dismay
On another note, not to confuse the timelines between this Eden Prime episode and the other one being 'Fall of the Protheans [E#13]', the timeline in this episode is setup in the 'present' eras 2183, and a snippet in 2186; hence the episode name 'Then and Now'. As opposed to the previous timeline in #13, Humans have colonized Eden Prime.
Then and Now is a two part episode, so here is Part 1 of the Special episode "Then And Now".
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Considered one of most beautiful and among the safest and most well protected colonies in Systems Alliance Space, it's high regard has attracted millions to its fertile biosphere, with an alluring landscape and a urban system that respects local ecology. Eden Prime was a symbol of human defense capability and ability to sustain a managable extra-solar colony. In every sense, it defined the abilities of the human race amongst a galactic society.
The quiet colony was peaceful, hardly attracting any negative attention.
It's surface spanned hundreds of miles of farmland and orchards that provided for the planet's economy and supported it's 4 million and more inhabitants. In between, small settlements were constructed, with towering arcologies that litter that surface, minimizing damage and obstruction to Eden Prime's environment.
And no matter where you're home was, you we're guaranteed a serene view of Eden Prime's natural and cultural landscapes.
Richard Jenkins regarded it himself as a quiet colony, where little interesting happened.
However, Eden Prime's ideals were crushed later on in the midst of an attack in 2183. Attacked but what was then identified as super-advanced geth flagship, the colony below was blasted and scorched as the synthetics scrounged the region for the unearthed Prothean beacon.
Meanwhile, a trial run for the new human-turian built Normandy SR-1 was being made, with stealth systems active as they made their way to Eden Prime System. With a crew dumbfounded by the presence of Council Spectre, the said shake-down run seemed more than just a simple trial. And with the Alliance's most decortated soldier on board, commanding the new warship, heads turned in an operation that seemed bigger than it really was.
On the ground, chaos ensued. What was then identified as the geth flagship [sovereign], had torn through the monorails that laced the area. Twisted and melted metal began to collapse onto the ground, while the rails retained the immense heat, yet to re-solidify. Below, scorched earth and burnt plants trace the path of a laser beam that bore through ground.
With Joker at the helm, the SR-1 approached the dropzones closest to the digsite. Debriefed and ready to move, John, Kaidan and Richard follow behind Nihlus, taking to their dropzones and make their way towards the beacon's digsite. Around them, rubble, fires and an array of smoke choked the air, and the sky was an unsettling blood red and orange.
Advancing towards the beacon, an unexpected turnout comes as Jenkin's is mercislessly shot by geth drones overhead. Approaching the digsite however, John and Kaidan find Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams, pinned down behind a rock among a squad of geth infantry. In a swift a attempt to save her, the two ambush the squad, knowing that they had the element of surprise on their side. When the last of the geth are shot down, a short briefing between them and Williams tells them the beacon's digsite is up ahead. But as they get there, it's no where to be found.
It all ends in a daring retreat by Sovereign, the destruction of the beacon, as Kaidan and Ashley take an unconcious John out of a colony in flames.
To be continued...
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