The Return of Andy Shephard

The Return of Andy Shephard is a story arc in City 17 Street, which stars Andy Shephard as the protagonist. He had previously featured in the limited series The Adventures of Andy Shephard. Despite the title, the story is a prequel which takes place during Andy's time at the Black Mesa Research Facility.

Although the story was shot in early 2014, it wasn't released until seven years later in 2021 as part of the City 17: Lost Episodes series. The story was revamped to act as a crossover prequel to Gordon Fiendman and World's End storylines.

Characters

 * Andy Shephard
 * Kevin
 * The G-Man
 * Holly Jones
 * Gordon Fiendman
 * Kara Middleton
 * Arne Magnusson
 * Gordon Freeman

Background
The story was first conceived in January 2014 as a prequel story featuring Andy Shephard, a character who had featured in a limited side-story for City 17 Street the year before, which concluded with his death. The prequel would allow more stories with Andy Shephard rather than resurrecting him for present day plotlines. Filming took place in January and February 2014 using improvisations in the Half-Life: Opposing Force Multiplayer. Despite a large chunk being made, the project was put on indefinite hold.

Seven years later the story was resurrected and revamped to tie in as a crossover with two other stories Gordon Fiendman and the World's End story arc for City 17 Street.