In a galaxy where humanity, united under a single Empire, strikes out into the stars before anyone else... just what is the fate of the races that SHOULD have come before them? What will befall the Asari, when they haven't even stopped their tribal infighting by the time the humans descend upon their world? WARNING: Mature Themes Abound!

Crimson finds himself in a familiar land after dying and plans to change the outcome the better, no matter what the universe throws at him. Even if it means, he will have to put down an old friend that he believes is lost, but hopefully, his friends that decided that a universe without him. will help him bring hope to this galaxy that is doomed to face fear.

Garrus finds himself turning to bad habits in order to remember better times. Slightly AU. Trigger warning.

All who step into war are tested. Those who emerge change. Those who do not are consumed. Amidst this hellish crucible, a young man is torn from the life he knows and finds himself amongst a new band of brothers on the crew of humanity's first Spectre. But with time against them, success is uncertain and survival is not assured. Rated for language and violence.

A short story composed of entries from Hackett and most of the squad from the Mass Effect games. Based about 10 years after the end of the Reaper War, we see each recount how they met Shepard, and how he changed each of their lives. A few OC's will make an appearance as well. Warning: Post Mass Effect 3, so spoilers will exist. Also, trigger warnings a plenty, it's M for a reason.

A series of fics spanning the end of ME1 to post ME3. Inspired by song titles/lyrics. Femshep/Liara

Wrex's contract into Fist leads him to a new opportunity with a Spectre. He never really thought about any relationships or mates due to the genophage but he's drawn to Shepard. She's a fierce warrior who doesn't take crap from anyone. Their relationship remains platonic but it's a struggle with their sexual tension that could never bloom. Her love for Liara makes things difficult

An alternate perspective on a renegade Commander Shepard, why she fights, and what she lives and dies for. Spans from ME1 through ME3. FemShep/Liara pairing, non-explicit. Rated M for adult situations and just to be on the safe side.

(Mass Effect 3, OC-ish fanfiction) This story is an AU story that explains how Asari are a monogendered species. We follow Carola T'Bekk, an Asari male that was created by accident. This will look into his life, and how would he adapt to the crew of the Normandy, in a galaxy where he is not accepted by his people. All but few.

She had debated the best way to go about this in her mind for the past couple weeks. Some of her other children of the past several years had already mourned in their own way, while the rest were still in the process of it, like her. "Oh, Shepard, here we are once again." A drabble of how Chakwas would begin to heal if Shepard didn't survive ME3.

The Systems Alliance has came calling for Lieutenant Commander Havil Shepard to be humanity's hero once more, but fate intervenes before she can prove herself worthy of a role she doesn't want. When the rogue agent Saren crosses her path, it's nevertheless up to her to protect the galaxy by keeping fragile alliances-and herself-together. Femshep/Kaidan.

After Lieutenant Vega stumbles across the doppelgangers of Commander Shepard and Garrus Vakarian the two look-a-likes are hired to help protect the Citadel Council when an assassination plot is uncovered. Original story and characters based on the Mass Effect game series. Rated M for adult language, themes and/or suggestions. New chapter posted each Monday night-would love reviews

Goddess of mind, goddess of heart - closed-off without consent, She cannot flourish; unlocked to the universe in trust and control, She protects from all outside influences. Only one sits atop the throne of Shepard's subjectivity. Ashley/FemShep, Liara/FemShep. Miranda/FemShep, Aria/FemShep. Power plays, intense loves. Renegon Infiltrator FemShep. Spans the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Isekaid away by cyoa.

The war is over & the Reapers have been destroyed. Korra Shepard should have died aboard the Citadel, with Anderson. However, the Gods of War are not finished with their favorite soldier, & Shepard will soon find that some old ghosts don't die easily; Cerberus is back, and their target is Shepard's greatest strength: her friends & her family. Sequel to Mass Effect: Every Day After.

A short little fanfic about Garrus and Shepard's reunion on Manae! Garrus and Shepard fluff, and some of Joker's snarky comments!

Shepard took the only path her conscience allowed: destroying the Reapers despite the terrible cost. Battered, beaten, nearly broken, the galaxy struggles to rebuild, but the dominoes aren't finished falling ... for the galaxy and for Shepard and Garrus. They thought destroying the Reapers would be the end, but some happy endings take more work to find than others. New chapters!

The Rational part of my brain is screaming that this is all just a dream that I will wake up from. But I know this is not a dream; not when there are others like me in this world. I must find a way to bind us all together, to save this universe and get back home. If I fail, something tells me God wont give me a second chance. Image not owned; Cowritten with IantheMechanic on AO3.

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!

I was chosen because I had thought it through and because I knew what pain and suffering was. Now I have the chance to see if my ideas can help Shepard save the galaxy. SI.

Le troisième opus des palpitantes aventures galactiques de l'Unité GEIST Numéro 1 (Groupe d'Enquête, Infiltration & Sécurisation Trans'espèce). Notre vaillante petite équipe de super-limiers du Conseil œuvre désormais sous la direction d'un nouvel agent Spectre, une N7 biotique au style souvent... décoiffant! À n'aborder bien sûr qu'après la lecture des deux Saisons précédentes...

A series of short stories following Pathfinder Scott Ryder and Cora's relationship throughout the game and beyond. Default MRyder/Cora. Brother series to Pathfinder Chronicles: Taoshay, Default edition and Pathfinder Chronicles; Common Ground, Default edition. Part VII of the Starborn Continuation.

Wrex was quick to search and recover Shepard. Now he works to keep her survival a secret as his people looked for the Normandy. There's just a few problems with that. 1. The alliance wants her and Hackett suspects she's alive. 2. The mass relays and most of the technology-based around them are no longer functioning. 3. Keeping her alive. Where's Vakarian when he needs him?

Shepard is back, but she's not who she used to be. It's all she can do to put one step in front of the other. Slow-moving Shoker. Starts very cannon, gradually opens up to examine Shepard's past and her relationship with Joker, as well as tighten up the scattered elements of the plot into a cohesive narrative. [Being Rewritten as ME2: Revised]

Shepard has united a galaxy behind him and brought the hammer down onto the neck of the Reapers. He defeated the Illusive Man, though sadly lost his remodel in the process. But as he crawls to the Citadel control panel, he hears that all his efforts may be for naught. The Crucible's not firing. Rewrite Mass Effect 3's ending, offering new explanation for Reaper's motivations.