Mass Effect: Confederation

by Airaviper

The war is over. The Reapers have been destroyed. The races of the galaxy survived the greatest threat ever known. Now, they have to pick up the pieces. With Cerberus on the rise again and old grudges resurfacing, can a fledgling Systems Alliance unite a broken galaxy? *Will be updated every week if possible*

1. Introduction

Mass Effect: Confederation

Onboard the SSV United Earth, Admiral Steve Hackett gazed out the bridge windows into the empty void of FTL space. He didn't know what to expect. Just hours earlier, the crucible fired, and the entirety of Sword Fleet jumped away to a nearby system. Now they were FTL jumping back to Earth, and he was worried. Sure, the red shockwave of energy that the crucible unleashed didn't effect the ships of Sword Fleet, but they were light years away from the epicenter. "Who knows what the blast could have done to Earth? " he thought. "Hell who even knows if the blast killed the Reapers?"

An ensign spoke up on the bridge. "Sir, we have almost reached the Sol System, ETA: 10 seconds."

The admiral merely gave the ensign a nod as he prepared himself for whatever happened to Earth.

"Five, four, three, two, one!" Right as the Ensign finished counting down, the ship shook as it decelerated out of FTL. All around the United Earth, the surviving vessels of sword fleet appeared, all forming up on the flagship's wing.

"Set course for Earth ensign. Full sub light speed." Hackett ordered. The combined fleet made its way past the various other planets of Sol until they finally came in view of Earth.

"Shields up, arm all weapons. We don't know if the Reapers were destroyed or not. Take us in helmsman." Hackett said, as the remaining vessels of Sword Fleet pulled up to Earth.

"Sir, we are being hailed by the HSV Endurance." A bridge officer said.

"On screen." Hackett ordered.

"Admiral! We have a confirmed Reaper dead. We are scanning it and there are no energy readings coming from it whatsoever."

More hails came in from ships across the fleet. All of them saying the same thing: The Reapers were dead. The Crucible did its job. Hackett was overjoyed, but he didn't want to start celebrating yet.

Just then, the mangled remains of the Citadel came into view. The entire center had been destroyed, with the various arms splintered apart, stuck in Earth orbit, The entire bridge was silent with horror as it came into view. Who knew how many people were still onboard it whenever it blew. And what about Shepard?

"Ensign, open a hailing frequency. Just see if anybody answers, Citadel or Earth, I don't care." Hackett barked.

Nothing but static.

Hackett sighed. Sure, they may have saved Earth, but who even knows if it's habitable anymore? What if the Crucible destroyed Hammer Team as well as the Reapers? So much uncertainty.

There was suddenly a small break in the static.

"This is Major Coats of Hammer Team, is anybody there? I Repeat, this is Major Coats of Hammer team to any friendly ships in the area, is anyone there?"

"This is Admiral Hackett of Sword Fleet, we hear you loud and clear"

"Boy are we glad to hear from you Admiral. We thought we were on our own for awhile. It's not pretty down here, but all Reaper forces have been eradicated. It worked. Shepard did it."

"Yes, he certainly did. We are sending ships down to assist you. So begins the long road of recovery. Hackett out."

Hackett closed the comm.