What if... Shepard was actually a tactician, not just a combatant? Shep isn't known for sitting back and watching. How would this change the series? How would the crews react? Starts in Mass Effect 2. No holds barred.

She remembered the incinerator pit, and being dragged from the parking lot of Aperture Labs. Between then and now, it looks like an age has passed. Running on emergency power, the facility teeters on the verge of collapse. : Somewhat A/U, as Chell isn't just a "go for broke" free spirit this time. How will she make things right? How CAN she make things right?