Some destinies are written out centuries, or even millennia, ahead of time. However, when destiny is derailed, new plans have to be implemented. Sometimes, that involves ripping someone away from the peaceful end they seek and thrusting them into a tide of never-ending war in order to fix what can never be repaired.

The residents of the Koprulu Sector thought they had finally achieved peace. They were wrong. Now, the Koprulu Alliance is faced with a galaxy that was bigger than they thought. They will meet new friends, and more importantly, new enemies, but all will be forced to put away their hatreds, both old and new, or none will survive the darkness that is to come...

Shepard had thought it was over. The Reapers were defeated, at the cost of her life. Or so she thought. Now, Shepard is faced with the unknown yet again. For the first time, she found herself missing the Reapers...

A crossover between Mass Effect and Cthulhutech. Humanity has won the Aeon War and has since expanded and thrived. How will the galaxy fare with this new power?

Humanity discovered the Ruins over Forty years earlier than they should have. After the First Contact War, they have earned the respect of the galaxy and are respected as equals. But Shepard, survivor of Mindoir, stumbles onto a secret spanning through the millenia, and now the Powers want to control his discovery. Alternate Universe, see Early Discovery for the Backstory.

When time has run out and the Reapers come to consume all in their path, then a hero must rise to lay old conflicts to rest, rally allies and enemies alike and challenge fate for the sake of the galaxy itself.

An ancient danger threatens the galaxy, unknown to all. A humanity which never discovered Prothean ruins, expanding through space on their own, emerges. Joined with the machines they created, hardened by war with a terrifying enemy, they read the writing on the wall. But will the galactic community already there listen to these newcomers, stirring up trouble everywhere they go?

With Advent defeated and the Elders dead, Xcom becomes the ruling government of the earth and her colonies. While the former advent forces are taken under Xcom wings, not every alien is as friendly as them, so it's up to Xcom to do what it does best, and that's not miss a 95%. WOTC content being added. (Big)AU First Contact-3rd game. Xcom and Mass Effect Crossover.

From Omega, the blackened heart of the Terminus Systems, Cerberus is free to wage war against the entire galaxy. Shepard is determined to stop them. Aria wants to kick them off her throne. Someone's gotta make sure those idiots don't get themselves killed. And today, that someone is me: Garrus Vakarian.

There's more than one way to be a hero. Thankfully for Shepard, some of those ways don't involve risking your neck. Some of those ways are actually FUN.

Things aren't always as they seem, be it a disgraced human Spectre being court-martialled, a rogue agent making deals with weapons dealers or a spymaster with a secret agenda. It can be difficult to maintain a sense of hope and optimism in such times, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth the effort.

ME 2 sequel to The First Human Spectre. Shepard is resurrected by those he hates. While the threat of the Reapers still looms over the galaxy, his foremost thought is now how to free himself from Cerberus. It's two fronts he has to fight at. Shepard and Tali are the PoV characters, with established romance from the beginning. Heavy anti-Cerberus and anti-Alliance slant.

AU First Contact War. It was 48 years of endless slaughter and death. And from the pain and suffering of such unprecedented conflict, emerged an unprecedented plot, born of hate, to bring it all to an end...

Is a second chance enough? Instead of the Catalyst's choices, Shepard lucks into a cosmic loophole. Thrown back to the very start of her Spectre career, she has to try and save the galaxy again from the Reapers ... but does she really know what's coming? 2015 NaNoWriMo winner!

Humanity never developed FTL. The Prothean archives contained no technology, no Element Zero, just a warning. Isolated from the rest of the galaxy for two thousand years, restricted to their only system, how will humanity have changed when they first meet the Turians? AU, alternate history of humanity and First Contact.

It's every guy's dream to be a spy. To go on top-secret assignments. Have thrilling adventures in exotic locales. To save the day. So when Shepard gets asked to join Alliance Intelligence, it must be a dream come true. Right?

Humanity discovers the Prothean Ruins soon after the first Mars Colony. Discovery of alien life jumpstarts their space program ... and the saga begins. A series of cameos, covering approximately 50 years worth of various characters. Rated T for safety.

My name is Garrus Vakarian. I've travelled to many places and many worlds during my misspent life, but none as wretched as Omega. Haven for criminals, renegades and monsters. Many of them are hunting for a prize that could destabilize the galaxy and the idiot who has it. They'll kill him if they find him. Unless I find him first...

Miranda Lawson has done the unthinkable: she's cut ties with Cerberus and she's fallen in love. But now Commander Shepard has turned himself in to the Alliance. What will she do now?

Some people are heroes because they can make the hard choices for the greater good. Some are heroes because they take responsibility for their actions, no matter what.

You would think that going planetside to pick up a package would be fairly straightforward. But when the planet is Illium, the package is intended for Cerberus and the man sent to intervene is Shepard, all assumptions go straight out the airlock.

Due to a shift in turian and quarian patrols, first contact for humanity is friendly; Rael'Zorah and Hannah Shepard become friends, as do their species. But the galaxy is not a safe place, and schisms develop when the Council steps in. As humanity finds new allies among the stars, something darker stirs. The Meek must beware, for it is nearly harvest time. AU, lots of worldbuilding

My name is Garrus Vakarian. I used to be a cop. Now I help those who can't help themselves. I spend my days and nights on the Citadel, the glorious centre of the galaxy, trying to eke a living. It's not easy or glamourous, but it has to be done. Someone has to stand up, when all hope is lost...

On some level, everyone owes a part of who they are today to people they met in the past. For Shepard, that means it's time to honour a long-overdue debt... and the inevitable trouble that comes with it.

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Heroes come from all walks of life. None of that helped Miranda understand one Commander Shepard. For all she knew, he came from dark space.

Humans are being abducted, probably because someone has really poor taste. Shepard has to find out why and stop them with the help of a band of misfits. They say it's a suicide mission. So what else is new? Well, getting killed for starters...

Shepard wasn't asking for much. Just some time off during the Christmas holidays to relax and catch up with friends and family. Naturally, the universe wasn't so accomodating.

Sequel to The First Human Spectre, set between ME 1 (TFHS) and ME 2 (TFW). Shepard is dead. His squad mates and others have to deal with that - and with the political fallout he has created in the Alliance. Multi-PoV, mostly only loose connection between the single segments. Reading TFHS first is advised, but there is a summary of it inside.

ME1; Tali and Shepard are viewpoint characters with romance in later chapters. Shepard has been appointed the first human Spectre, but that does not mean he will play nice with either Council or Alliance. He will catch Saren doing things his own way. Heavy anti-Alliance slant in later chapters.

Forget Commander Shepard and Admiral Anderson; being responsible for organizing the construction of a doomsday device with that many zany races and organizations, Admiral Steven Hackett is clearly the true, most long-suffering hero of Mass Effect 3.

All Shepard wants is a new set of clothes. One that didn't come from Cerberus or the extranet. No fuss, no muss and definitely no shooting. Is that too much to ask?

Tali may have a new ship and a new crew, but the forces of the universe certainly aren't going to let that stop them from tormenting her. Continuation of Inglorious Bosh'tets.

ME2- Tali notices Commander Shepard behaving strangely and fearing Cerberus influence enlists the other members of the original Normandy crew to investigate. Garrus, Tali, Joker, Chakwas and Shepard.

Commander Shepard. Hero of the Skyllian Blitz. First human Spectre. Potential savior of humanity and the known galaxy. Pity no one asked him what HE thought of all this.

What was Tali'Zorah doing during the two years after Shepard's death? Discovering that the universe hates her, apparently.

No one likes boring, grind-type side quests. Heroes, villains, everyone else-they all hate them. The difference lies in how they handle it. This is how one particular hero tried to cope.

The Normandy's outspoken pilot has an unexpected run-in with the other side. Post-game.