Most, when presented with ADVENT, would not hesitate to ring the death knell for them. The Elders fully expect this as XCOM draws closer to the Hunter's Stronghold. But when faced with a fate far different than what they ever could have imagined, how will the Chosen react in the face of it? Where will their future lead?

Elements of the 195th Narvos light infantry have been sent to the moon Deyria to protect an ancient xenos monastery which contains a strange device. When Eldar attack the garrison, Guardsman Tomas Locke finds himself isolated from his comrades due to a strange series of events. Now Locke along with a Howling Banshee must work together to survive in a cruel and uncaring galaxy.

Though the path they walk is one that is dyed blood red, it is a path they take together. A tale of friendship, heartache, and love between the Adrestian Empress and her beloved mentor from their days at the monastery, up until the very end. SPOILER WARNING FOR ALL OF THREE HOUSES.

A collection of excerpts and drabbles pertaining to SFTD.

Australia has been annexed, the United Nations is in chaos, the world is under siege and the Ethereals have taken the field. Facing the full might of the Ethereal Collective, the Commander must rally XCOM, the newly formed ADVENT, and several other allies and rivals to unite the divided nations by any means necessary, for failure now will mean the fall of humanity once and for all.

How does one define "sapient"? Xenomorphs can be very clever, but we would still consider them mere animals. Is it their lack of remorse? Their bloodlust? Probably both… but, there's one Xenomorph who stands leagues apart from the rest of his Hive. Through one-in-a-million circumstances, and a certain Human woman, we shall see what makes this Runner so special... *Limes, ahead*.

Contracting on a remote planet to harvest plasma doesn't exactly make a romantic environment, especially when you have such a hard time reading each other's emotions, being different species and all. A band of pissed off mercenaries and their ruthless commander trying to murder everyone might just make it impossible... Let the feathers fly. AU (M!Human x F!Skirmisher/Kig-Yar)

A Viper is taken down and taken captive by a team including Sniper Corporal 'Zero' on a mission to destroy an Advent radio transmitter. After Dr. Tygan refuses to experiment on a live subject, everyone, the Commander included, is unsure of what to do with their new hostage.

Seventy five years after the Lylat Wars, and everything's changed. How predictable. And if Fox's granddaughter can't get her head put on right, there won't be enough of a Lylat System left to fly in. Good luck, Starfox.

Link is no one's idea of a hero, not even close. But when darkness falls over Hyrule, he is thrown into a perilous adventure that will teach him the virtue of courage and set him on the road to becoming a man. (M for violence, coarse language and adult themes)

One year after the death of Ganondorf, Link finds everything he cares for torn from him once again. In the company of Midna and Princess Zelda, he must travel to a faraway land to find an ancient magic power to save not only Hyrule, but the world...

Desperate to cut off the ties of his new and hollow life, Fox McCloud makes a blind jump into unknown space. Thinking the planet is devoid of sentient beings, Fox settles down and starts his new life of solitude. Meanwhile, a young Cerinian warrior Krystal and her wayward tribe are fleeing their destroyed village while a savage horde hunts them down.

Set between "Astral Link" and "Heart of the Hive". Kyle and Sophie have escaped from Dr. Reinhardt's research station to the ocean-world of Zerichs II, but their struggles are far from over. The rewards, though, just might be worth it...

It's a short time before the Lylat war. The Star Fox mercenary team is devastated, the Lylat Union Disbanded. The forces of Venom and Corneria square off in a bitter cold war just waiting to be set off. Sasha Zura, officer in the Macbeth Military, finds herself caught in a deadly crossroads: both in her military career, and in love. From the writer of of the "Star Fox: Legacy" saga

Murderer. Thief. Sheik's been called worse. It's just what he has to do to get by. But when a new job comes in from an unknown source to kill the Prince of Hyrule, Sheik's world falls. Schemes. Evil. An ugly past that won't quit haunting him. And all he has to face it with is Link: the stupid, tender-hearted prince he was supposed to kill and ended up kidnapping instead.

A guardsman writes about his experiences in the grimdark future of the 41st Millennium and how stupidity still plagues mankind, usually resulting in death.

13 perspectives, each with their own goals and motives. The Starfox team decides to take a 3-month vacation after a couple of days when the Aparoid invasion was over. Starwolf tries to get used to Cornerian life after deciding to quit their organization. A few couples of other well-known allies have their own situations to deal with. Mainly fox x wolf, but very slow.

Space Marine and Eldar Dire Avenger are marooned on a tyranid infested world. With their goals seemingly compatible, if not precisely the same, the wise choice is to accept the aid of the other, no matter how distasteful. Every warrior wears a mask, yet some are harder to put aside than others.

When you're desperate for money, there isn't much you wouldn't do to make a buck. But to work at a place as bad as Freddy Fazbear's Pizza you'd have to be totally crazy- at least that's what one night guard thought, before he realized that the rewards of the job might just be worth it. That is, if he can survive. (OC)

Jazlyn has always been a loner and untrusting toward strangers since she was a small cub. In her eyes, trust is earned and working alone as a thief is safer than with a partner. At least, that's what she thought until she met the infamous Sly Cooper and his gang. Somehow, she's been dragged into Cooper's gang war with the Klaww Gang and becomes a target with their enforcer.

Between the events of Aliens: Symbiosis and its sequel, Aliens: Insurrection, the Resistance finds itself a semi-peaceful intermission period to gather strength for the coming storm. M for violence, swearing, and probably lemons, seeing as you lot love them so much.

The World Eater returns on a day of despair for one young Imperial. With her action the despair is brought to ruin and out of that ruin leaves a young man determined to change. The desires of these two lead the world into a time of love, hope, chaos, war, and valor. The lives of many peoples shall be forever changed by the time of the World Eater and the Dragonborn. Slight AU.

Twenty years after the fall of Earth, a daring raid serves to ignite a full-scale war for the future of the planet. Novelization of XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.

"Tonight, gentlemen and ladies, heretics and faithful, sump dwellers and upper hive, bonded mechanoids and slag rats, tonight we bid you welcome. Tonight we bring you an epic tale of loyalists and the damned, of Chaos Warbands and Imperial Chapters, and of war. Endless burning war. Tonight, gathered scum, we bring the tales of Fulgrims scattered sons. Tonight, we bring the Noise."

Mohamara was just a tojay Khajiit in Skyrim trying to make a living. He went to Temple every Sundas, he was going to college and worked hard to stay afloat. Never drank, never did drugs, didn't even go to any wild parties. Frankly, his life was all work and no play. Unfortunately for him, a mad Daedra decided he needed a vacation-from the Twenty-First Age to the Fourth.

(Prequel piece to A Simple Test Drive) Star Wolf find themselves grounded on Corneria as a result of a deal from General Pepper. Wolf O'Donnell must now adjust to a civilian life he barely ever knew while also coming to terms with his feelings towards his career rival, Fox McCloud.

Slash-fic, M/M. A hopeless romantic wonders if he'll ever have what it takes to end a tedious charade. Tired of the lies and secrets, he writes to his beloved about what they can never have. From there, the rest spirals out of his control. Rated T, just in case.

With the Vipers now openly rebelling against Advent, XCOM's fight against Advent seems to have gained momentum. However, as new shadows rise to break the will of the resistance, the Commander himself now finds it difficult to maintain his high confidence and will. With a growing sense of self doubt, can the Commander fight not only Advent, but also to keep his humanity?

The world of Pokemon is vast, and in this vast world, stories of individuals can be found and told, some are of great challenges and even greater problems. But some can be small and subtle, and others are romantic. In a world where Pokemon and Humans live together, unions can be found, but are they forbidden, or is there another word for it? Rated M, for Lemons

Shawn McNeal a former technical mining engineer of the Belthor Gas, Mineral and Mining Company, turned courier and transport pilot unexpectedly finds himself thrown in the middle of a deadly situation between secrete corporate factions, mercenary forces and the deadly Xenomorph species. Warning: Human/Xenomorph M/M/F sexual situations.

A pre-war scavenger turned hero, thrust into the fires of all the Fallout world with his insane Mr. Gutsy companion, and his French-speaking Deathclaw lover. What could go wrong? AU (ON HOLD)

Because there was a deeper, darker version of Dragonrend… Now Alduin must learn to live again, not as a devourer of worlds, but as a man.

Butcher. Wraithmaiden. Sister. All of them become synonymous to an incorruptible focus and a swift death that is the Chosen Assassin.

A confused fox seeks out a lost wolf to find final closure in a long and exhausting conflict. Warning: Starlink spoilers ahead.

What would happen if the figurines from the famous Warhammer 40k suddenly came to life? Not only that, but decided to continue their war regardless? Watch as Percy tries to make peace with beings that know only war, and try to keep his house, and himself, in one piece. This is a legacy work based off of '40k: Toyhammer' by Rogue Vector, I suggest you go read the original.

The retelling of the epic story of two people who want nothing more than to kill the other, but are forced to rely on each other to stay alive. A lynx named Miyu and a human named Raye must set aside their hatred and work together, but their hatred for each other keeps them at each others throats.

The end of the Lylat Wars has brought about a bleak era, one where after years of solitude, Star Wolf is but a faded legend. None know Wolf by his true name, and his memories and power are both fading. His last hope lies on a desolate planet where a new war, new allies, and possibly a new life await him... (Part III of the O'Donnell Saga).

She is a member of Starwolf, but feels Fox's "accidental" death was her fault. Now Fox walks the path of darkness as Syxx and becomes everything he vowed to destroy and he hates. Only Krystal can make him see again. But can she? How far has Fox gone?

Fox is contacted by someone he hasn't seen in two years with a rather strange offer.

A distress signal from Fichina leads to what sounds like a fairly simple mission for the Star Fox team. However, Fox soon realizes that not everything is as simple as it seems when an encounter with a long-forgotten foe gives rise to new feelings deep within himself. An emotional lesson that sometimes the hardest storms to weather are the ones within your own mind. (Fox/Wolf)

Artan knew what he saw. The man saw what all Nords saw. A tail. He saw a thief, a disaster waiting to happen, a murderer and a swindler. He saw a problem, sitting like a vulture on top of all his other problems, waiting for the other problems to crush him, so the vulture-problem could eat his liver. They all saw it. And it never became okay. M!Khajiit Dragonborn.

Chapter 221: "With the Smashers aiding Lady Palutena's forces, we're sure to win!" was what Pit cheerfully thought, despite the fact his "friends" were groaning one second and screaming the next having to fight Viridi's Forces of Nature...

How does a man know when he crossed the line? When does he realize that his soul has tasted the sweet nectar of heresy and found it more wonderful and compelling than what he had feared it would be? Louk Shannegh, a hive-born scoundrel in service to Inquisitor Helsing of the Ordo Xenos, is faced with these questions in the aftermath of a battle for the Imperial planet Tenea.

What is good? What is evil? When everyone and everything is bad, who do you turn to when things go wrong? This is a fanfiction, I own none of the rights to any X-Com franchise. There will be spoilers and references to my other X-COM fics. This fanfic starts about six months before the events of my other fanfic Choices

One stormy night, Fox opens his front door to find a broken Wolf at his doorstep. Determined to fix him, Fox decides to take Wolf under his care until he was better...or so he thought.

This is going to be a tale of a very unlikely romance, a human male and a xenomorph queen find themselves in a hell that neither of them could have imagined in their wildest nightmares, but if they're going to survive then somehow they're going to have to learn to work together and together maybe they can prove that not only is the enemy of my enemy my friend but sometimes more.

Mayne is a burdened ODST, after losing his team on a fatal mission he refuses to let anyone into his life in fear of seeing more friends die. But that changes when Mayne is assigned to a new team with a new mission and he begins to fall for a certain female elite. Will Mayne fit in with his new team, understand new love and conquer an old enemy or will revenge lead to his demise?

Hope, that's all she had. Friends, family, soldiers? Well, she had some form of soldier, friend and maybe something more, but was that seriously enough? An unlikely story, between unlikely characters.

The Dragonborn is thought to be what every good Nord should be, but what happens when the fabled hero of Nordic legend is actually the farthest possible thing from a Nord? Archer must become the hero he believes Skyrim needs, but along the way he begins to learn about himself, love, and what being a hero is really about. Features an Argonian Dragonborn.

The war is over. The Humans and Sangheili begin to slowly recover and rebuild. But old habits die hard. Tensions still linger in the air between the two species. Yet hope still remains. Would a blossoming relationship between a former disgraced Sangheili and a mysterious human that catches his eye bring new understanding or old hatred?

Rejoin Mike B312, Noble Six in this sequel to the popular FanFic, Halo: Noble Wolf. After the fall of Reach the Lone Wolf learns to be part of a team as he continues to seek to live up to his family legacy. All this happens while trying to shake the feelings he'd developed for the billionaire's daughter, ONI officer Natalia Misriah as the Covenant moves steadily towards Earth.

A mute Sangheili known as Daniel rallies with a band of humans and Covenant survivors in the wake of the Great Schism when all are left stranded. While dealing with his hot tempered friend who has a volatile relationship with a sassy UNSC soldier, Daniel comes to terms with his new reality and his feelings for the human girl who has shown him mercy. OCs. Gore/language/adult themes.

A young soldier's first bug hunt goes terribly wrong, leaving him impregnated with a Xenomorph. He goes on to discover there's more to Xenomorphs than just mindless killing. Now joined with a deadly alien, he trains to become an elite soldier, but feels there's something off about his employers; the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. M human x F Xenomorph. Violence, language and a lemon.

Enemies will always come back to haunt Fox, regardless of the shape or form. When he finally thinks he can take a break, the re-emergence of an old foe turns the whole Lylat System on it's head. The system is in danger, and Fox will have to make new friends if he wants to stop the threat. But can he keep his old ones alive? [Wolf/Fox]

Star Fox is crumbling and Fox is the only one who seems to care. Desperate for relief from politics and bureaucracy, he takes a solo mission that finally forces him to confront his long-time rival. It doesn't go as planned. Post-Aparoid. Fox/Wolf.

This is going to be a tale of romance and adventure between a human male and a female Yaujta that takes place on a distant planet, both their fates entwine and they find out that sometimes not only do opposites attract but together they're stronger. *Warning will contain heavy sexual content between a male human and a female Yaujta*

When Peliah, heiress to the House Dres slave-dealing dynasty of Morrowind, falls in love with one of her father's Khajiit slaves, the bodies of her Dunmer suitors begin to turn up mysteriously decapitated. Some call the killer "The Lopper." But Peliah prefers to call him "The Liberator." [Based on the in-game book appearing in Skyrim, Morrowind, and Oblivion]

A young Forerunner Warrior-Servant finds himself in a galaxy very different to the one he knew, stranded on a frontier desert world and hunted by new foes, all the while making unlikely friends with a disillusioned Spartan-II.

A Dunmer vampire hunter and the Khajiit vampire he failed to slay find themselves imprisoned together in the Deadlands, neither hoping to survive without the aid of the other. This is not the story of Martin Septim or the Hero of Kvatch. This is the story of Saraven Gol and Zudarra the Bloody, allies by necessity and heroes by circumstance. Contains violence and some gore.

The aliens have thwarted the earthen military's and now bring peace to the planet. But bullets and plasma won't save the humans from there assimilation, the mind is a powerful thing, and a certain alien will help a human in unlocking the potential to save everyone, no matter how long it will take.

After the destruction of the dreadnought, tensions between XCOM and the Council are higher than ever. Despite growing opposition and oversight, the Commander doesn't hesitate to push humanity further into uncharted territory, as well as dealing with an ancient global conspiracy, and a growing number of countries looking to take advantage of an invasion that is only just beginning.

I love AVP but I don't think there is enough alien lovin. So, as abnormal as it is, I wanted to make a one-shot about interspecies romance between an alien and a human. Enjoy *So much for oneshot huh?*

Star Fox is all but disbanded in the wake of the Anglars. After years alone, Fox faces the stagnation which quickly resumes its stranglehold on both Lylat and his life. Forces stir beneath the surface of the Cornerian Federation which may promise freedom or threaten destruction - as the distant stars themselves whisper possibilities of warmth and life... or brutal cleansing fires.

Noble Team has been tasked to defend Reach to their last breath from invading Covenant forces, an impossible mission. But can the meeting between a female Sangheili and Noble Six change the course of the battle and more importantly, the universe? Male Human X Female Elite (I do not own the image, I'm just borrowing it)

What do you get when you throw a pre-war guy, named Sanford Tobs, into a suit of X-01 Power Armor, pair him up with a crazy Mr. Gutsy robot that is obsessed with the destruction of Communists, and a French-speaking Deathclaw? Add in a crazed Superintendent from the Enclave, Super Mutants, and you have a scene that's...-WTAPH. AU (Older Work)

Fox thought that the days after the Lylat Wars would be simple, and easy. He's completely caught off guard, though, when he realizes how unlike a functioning adult he is. On top of that, an old enemy shows up to make amends, and Fox doesn't know why. [Wolf/Fox]

After the Green Flu makes it's way to a teenager's home and wipe's out his family, he is faced with the ultimate challenge of survival. (A.N. Rated M For: Graphic violence, Nudity, Extreme sexual content and Language. The first third of this story is rated T, but it gets more graphic and mature as it goes on. Zoey and Louis's appearance is only cameo, this is mainly an OC story.)

Life and death. PTSD and relief. Sacrifice. Love? What does a soldier go through when fighting the alien invaders and defending Earth? This is the story of the soldiers of XCOM in Beaglerush's Youtube let's play "Live and Impossible Season 2". If you are reading this and haven't seen the series, I highly encourage you to check it out.

Wolf is now in the resistance since he saw the first version of the XCOM division go down when he was younger. Brash and easily excited, he is perfect for a Ranger role. Though he gain some thoughts about a certain alien creature when it fight backs in his style. (OC x Viper) Will take down image if asked.

A new race was discovered and annihilated. A century passed and Citadel space forgot, but Humanity never did.

I betrayed my country for a Khajiit I fell in love with. I was locked away and sentenced to die for my crimes against my nation. And now I have one chance to make things right and get the Khajiit I love. The price? I have to lead the Shadow Squad, the most elite squad of Argonian Shadow forces into the thick of the Aedra War, while contending with the Aldmeri Dominion.

Alternate end to Halo 3. Both the Chief and Arbiter made it back to Earth, now it's time for some RnR but why is the Arbiter suddenly fidgety around the Chief? Find out here! Female Arbiter!

Demons, spirit-energy armor, living 'Tanshormer' vans, maniacal Chuck-E-Cheese wannabe' villains, a guy looking for a quick buck, an old man, a hot chick who happens to be a fox, and a whole lot of tea, lots and lots of tea. AU (Older Work)

Maci is a young female Sangheili about to embark on the journey of life to become apart of the military,however her life is sent into turmoil after a series of events between life and Death and Maci is forced to find a means to overcome various situations. Will she survive to fight another day or will she be overcome to her own inner darkness?

After weeks of trying to survive, Mike decides to try and help the animatronics in the hope that they won't kill him in return. The Animatronics are grateful, some more then others but as Mike continues to help them, he gets pulled in to the pizzeria's long dark history which made hold the key to saving it and him. Continued in "To Fix What Has Been Broken"

A young scientist develops a soft spot for a failed xenomorph experiment. Can he get through to the creature in time to flee and save them both? Or will they face their doom at the hand of a twisted, shady opponent? MalexMale/XenoxHuman/Gay, If you don't like it, don't read. Contents only suitable for mature readers, hence the M Rating.

Noble Six comes alive as we meet the man behind the visor. Spartan B-312 is Mike Nantz, a man trying to live down a family legacy and his lone wolf reputation. Joining Noble Team he sees a chance for redemption but his interactions with them and Natalia Misriah, the headstrong, wealthy daughter of a UNSC munitions supplier are made more complicated when the Covenant attack Reach.

All Kailev-Tel wants is to be just another nameless Argonian wandering the roads of Tamriel, but being the Dragonborn kind of complicates that. Thankfully the women of Skyrim are happy to show him the benefits of being a living legend.

When a UNSC Spec Ops team is set on the trail of a rogue geneticist, one member deals with personal demons and finds comfort in an allied warrior who is faced with his own shattered past. Post-war, OCs, canon characters in mention only. Rated for language, gore, and adult themes. COMPLETE.

The Prothean Ruins weren't. They contained little more than mentionings of an Alien Society; as a result, humanity develops on a completely different path than what was intended, and when first contact is made not with the Turians, but a desperate, destitute race viewed as beggars and thieves, how will this dying race change Humanity? And how will Humanity change the Galaxy? *A/U!*

Exhausted and bitter three weeks after the Aparoid Invasion, Fox finds himself drifting away from his team. He thought accepting a harmless mission from a Space Dynamics researcher would calm his nerves; instead, it forces him to rediscover himself and thrusts him into a world of piracy, politics, stalkers, business wars, and romance. Complete!

Below the surface of Bouvetoya Island, Elaina will have to survive the horrors within the Pyramid. With the help of a Predator, she just might make it out alive. Let the Hunt Begin! Celtic/OC Completed.

On a secretive corporate research vessel, something has gone horribly wrong. When the newly-reformed Team StarFox is hired to investigate, they encounter terrors beyond their imagination. What started as a simple contract is now a fight to survive the night...and prevent the extermination of all life in the Lylat System. What is dead can never die.

Everything was perfect. I couldn't remember a time when I was happier. Everything seemed to be working out the way I wanted it to, and for once, no one suffered because of my happiness. And it was all thanks to him, loving me like none could love another. Thanks to him, I had my perfect Utopia, safe within it with him by my side. But then... a crack appeared... Dark yaoi, Wolf/Fox

Over four years after the end of the Human-Covenant War, renegade elements aim to disturb the fragile peace between humanity and the former Covenant races. A Spartan-III and a veteran Skirmisher find themselves working together to track down a powerful terrorist, only to become caught up in a conspiracy that threatens to ignite another war.

In this sequel to "A Great Day to Die", Fox McCloud tries to put his team and his life back together and Wolf starts to question his choices as both become tangled in a web of intrigue surrounding a long-lost battleship and a vigilante known as "Kursed"

Chapter 23: Shears is introduced to the bad guys, Wolf and crew take center stage and their first act of business is to fire Pigma and Andrew.

While on a deep space mission, a CCS- battlecruiser is shot down by the CIS. The battle fought by the surviors is brutal, but it is only a glimpse of what is to come. Ahsoka/OC AU post Halo 3 pre Revenge of the Sith

Your favorite heroes. The most savage villians in MegaKat City. All in one fanfic. Strap in and put your helmet on, it's time to go to work. Because this is Endgame. FINISHED AT LAST!

"The ultimate way to keep warm on a cold night..." A short Fox/Wolf Fanfic. M/M, love, fluff slash. Some lemon too, so be warned of mansex. Enjoy

With Andross' defeat, Venom space becomes home to pirates, remnant soldiers, and other isolated dangers. Corneria responds by deploying the most advanced warship ever conceived, unaware of the dire threat awaiting it-a threat unimaginable even to Fox.

A story from the /tg/ boards about a Vindicare assassin named Liivi falling in love with Farseer Taldeer from Dawn of War. Please note I did NOT write this so please do not give me credit for it. I simply am uploading it to a better website. -INCOMPLETE-

The Lylat War seen in StarFox 64 was a conflict of heroes, villains, ideas and emotions. In three stories from the war, see the conflict through the eyes of those that suffered and fought in it, from the dark beginning to the triumphant end.

It may be a five-year-long mistake, but at least now it's a COMPLETE five-year-long mistake.

Fox, Wolf, and the rest of the team join to rebuild an entire system as they do their best to avoid media hounds, terrorists, and all the political BS that ensues. Fox x Wolf

In a time when Fox has pushed away all of the people important to him, a deadly encounter with Wolf may cost Fox both his sanity and his life. A look into the minds of both Fox McCloud and Wolf O'Donnell.

Carmelita is forced to make a tough decision regarding Sly and his gang. Meanwhile, a new thief shows up able to predict Sly's heists in advance, flirting with Sly as she leaves cryptic clues behind for him to solve. Can Sly put all the pieces together?

Lylat faces a new and dangerous threat...General Pepper. Can Fox stop an old friend from gaining totalitarian control over the entire system?