AN: This is an old fanfic I made years ago on DA and decided I should upload here just out of nostalgia. Please excuse the writing style I am loading it unedited (minus this little bit.)
It had been ten years to the day since the end of the reaper war. The reapers that had once threatened the galaxy with extinction now proved to be its greatest protectors, guided by an unseen force. The mass relays had been rebuilt and now though reconstruction efforts throughout the galaxy were still ongoing there was finally a sense of stability. Few fragmented families of all species still actively looked for missing loved ones, accepting the unfortunate truth that in all likelihood their loved ones were gone. In the Sol system the Citadel in orbit around earth was once again the center of galactic politics which for the most part had resumed much the same state that it once was.
On Earth however for the ten year anniversary of the end of the war a monument had been constructed in commemoration of all those of every race and species that had died to bring peace to the galaxy. A massive construction it was located in London, in the exact same location that ten years before the beam connecting to the citadel had been located. Much of London had been declared unsafe to live in and so instead had been cleared resulting in a massive park occupying much of central London. Located at its center was the towering monument.
To properly commemorate the lives of all those lost from so many different species architects of every species had worked together creating parts of the monument. The main part of the monument was a towering statue of every race in the galaxy arrayed in battle, standing together. Near the front of the monument however there was one much smaller statue in front of which millions of individuals from all species were gathered for the memorial's commemoration, statue of the woman who had presumably given her life to safeguard the galaxy, a statue of Commander Shepard.
The statue depicted Shepard standing at attention in her Alliance uniform saluting, the silent unmoving statue a final addition showing just how much so many had given to safeguard the galaxy. Infront of the statue millions had gathered for the memorial. In places of honor were the Citadel Council, all four of its members in attendance. Primarch Victus the Turian political leader who had participated in the final battle on earth was in attendance. Also present was Urdnot Wrex, the leader of Clan Urdnot from Tuchanka and its de-facto ruler. Delegates and dignitaries were present from every species across the galaxy for the memorial's dedication. In fact the only notable abscesses were the Salarian Dalatros, and the Batarians who had sent only a small formal dignitary group. These were accounted for by those in the know due to the fact that the statue was as much a dedication to Shepard as it was to anyone else. Finally present in places of honor were the crew of the SSV Normandy both in its first and second incarnations. Almost all of its members were in attendance.
Finally though the crowd started to quiet down as the first of the days speakers moved towards the platform and began to speak. The speech like many that would be spoken by others that day would be remembered for years and quoted and remembered by others, but while it was being spoken the Shepard family at the front of the crowd cried in silent mourning of their lost member. The retired Rear Admiral Hannah Shepard who was the mother to the galaxy's hero, Liara T'soni, lover and companion to that hero, and finally two young asari twin girls, Benezia, and Mellanie, the Commander's only children. Together they sat crying, surrounded by the crew of the Normandy who sat in silent mourning as they listened remembering the lost, and thanking everyday that they had those around them.