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.

The Crucible has been fired and the galaxy saved. With the threat of war finally over Shepard can finally have a normal peaceful life with his bond mate, but if we know Shepard we know that his life will be anything but normal and peaceful. T with possible M ratings in future.

If only someone hadn't touched the button. Now the Red's and Blue's are sent headlong into an intergalactic struggle of epic proportions none of them really wanted to get involved in. Can they actually help the crew of the Normandy stop Saren's evil plot or will they die trying? F!Shepard/Church Garrus/Caboose Simmons/Tali Doc/Saren and others.