With the Collector threat ended, the human colonies in the Terminus are safe - for now - and Emilia Shepard's grudging alliance with Cerberus has ended. But an old friend needs help and Shepard finds herself caught up in the galactic underbelly of information brokering, betrayal and mixed loyalties - including her own.

The Reapers have been destroyed at great cost. And now, it's time to rebuild.

A THIRD set of updates to the original! That's right, I'm so incompetent I had to redo it YET AGAIN. Expanded notes on every aspect of the Systems Alliance, from ships, weapons, and armor to government, complete orders of battle, and more terms. Now updated (May 2021) with tactical considerations, plus the March 2020 updates.

The last thing I see is your face, in the waves of desperation, and I still can't swim.

After landing the opportunity of a lifetime to train under a notorious general, Castis Vakarian dreams of political aspirations - but a chance encounter with a bounty hunter makes him question what he really wants.

A collection of ignominious ends for the hero of our favorite video game series. Read, laugh, review! Now taking requests/suggestions.

The world had fundamentally changed in the face of the Quarian arrival on Earth in 1943. Now the day of the return tot eh rest of the galaxy draws near, and the world grows nervous as the Quarians and reformed Kaiserreich finish their preparation of a war unseen in either species history.

Before the events of the Mass Effect trilogy Abigail Shepard was a simple soldier just trying to do a job. Until Torfan. Until she killed every last Batarian she could on the Moon. Putting her on trial for war crimes she is extended one final chance to make amends, to go on another dangerous mission which could determine her fate forever...

Everyone has one habit or one object that makes them feel safe. The members of the SR-2 are a curious mixture of races, classes and expertise. Each one prepares for battle a little differently. A little story about habits the Normandy crew have when leaving for a ground mission, and how it brings them together.

A story told from Kaidan's perspective about his story with Commander Shepard. Spoilers for 1 and 2.

Ten years have passed since the Reaper Invasion and life continues for the galactic community. Catch up to the latest news reports from around the galaxy with the Alliance News Network. Fictionalized background for my main story: Mass Effect/After Earth Chronicles.

What started as teasing over lunch ended in tragedy. Set in chapter nine of Same Time Last Year from Nihlus' perspective. Warning, character death ME2.

Tali'Zorah was just looking for a worthy pilgrimage gift, but is sucked into the adventure of her liftime instead. At the helm: Commander Shepard, greatest hero of the Alliance. But with a life of violence and loss behind him and the weight of the galaxy on his shoulders, Tali soon finds that perhaps John Shepard needs her just as much as she needs him... Mostly Tali/Shepard POV

Do you remember these news releases and sound advertisements that could be heard on the Citadel, Illium or Omega, during the three parts of the trilogy? So here are some ones of my own, supposed to be broadcast on the Citadel some twenty years after the destruction of the Reapers.

After the conflict that would later be known as the First Contact War comes to an end, humanity enters a new era as a spacefaring species. In the midst of this new reality growing around them, Jane Shepard and Garrus Vakarian desperately try to figure out their relationship—which proves even more difficult when they're both pushed into the spotlight. Sequel to Crossing A Line.

What would happen if Humanity, had a leader who would do anything to ensure that Humanity and his Empire survived and thrived on the Galactic stage. Follow Sebastian as he does what it is necessary to forge a path ahead for Humanity, no matter the cost. AU

Co-written by Magpie Corvidae - Aria T'Loak will stop at nothing to take Omega back from Cerberus. The key to her secret plan is... Hanar action star Blasto's next blockbuster vid? Yup, but keeping this quiet gets harder when a certain human reporter starts poking around. A comic sequel to both Magpie's 'Khalisah Bint Sinan al-Jilani, Westerlund News' and Fred's 'One Tough Cloaca.'

We ignored their (Prothean) technology and kept developing our own. We took their element zero while leaving everything else behind. At the time we thought it better to create our own technology we understand to prevent stagnation. We were more correct in our assumption then we could ever know.

Everyone Needs Someone To Come Home Too. Before departing on what will likely be his final mission, Commander Shepard reckons with the events that brought him to this point. Doubting his ability to overcome a seemingly invincible foe, the last few moments with his most trusted ally may be enough to convince him that he is up to the task...

She's gone. It's not the first time he's lost her, and yet it's not easier the second time around. And he blames himself for the wasted time they won't ever get back, even though no matter how many days they'd had together, it wouldn't have been enough. He didn't want days, he wanted a lifetime. But he knows he's learning – learning how to live without her. (OS)

"I had to choose. I chose you." / "But why?" / "You don't want to know the answer to that."

When Garrus first came aboard the Normandy, he knew almost nothing about humans, so Shepard resolved to teach him. Neither could've guessed where that would lead.

It is year 2684, after hundreds of years of struggle, rebellions and economical collapses, the Empire of Earth and humanity stands as strong as never before, looking once more at distant stars on night sky. With it's first ever first contact ending in a disaster, the Empire swore to cleanse the galaxy out of agressors, by diplomacy or by capital-class mass drivers. AVE TERRA!

A new cult is taking hold of those on the Citadel. Is it the Reapers or something much older?

He was just a kid from earth. Who would've thought that 11 years later he gets sent on the most important mission in human (and galactic) history. Will Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy be able to defeat Saren in the race against time? Takes place before and during Mass Effect 1. (Earthborn/Sole Survivor/Soldier/Default MShep).