Commander Shepard has become the first human Spectre and must stop Saren Arterius from bringing back the Reapers. But her trials on Akuze haunt her every step and Shepard struggles to be both a commander and a friend. A re-imagining that follows the storyline of the first Mass Effect, but is not meant to be a novelization of the game.

Shepard chooses to Destroy all synthetics, which leads to her seeing a few people she thought she'd never get to see again.

Alex Guston a scientist working on the Normandy SR2 discovers anomalous reading on a planet. Investigating further this technology is over 40,000,000 years. How could the Reapers have missed it? Alex Guston will be digging right down to core of this.

A young man is thrust into the defining events of Mass Effect and learns how to be a hero from the greatest hero of all, Commander Shepard. But What happens when he doesn't know who he is? Or when he learns that his hidden past may be far more dangerous then he ever thought possible? Not everyone is cut out to be a hero after all...

She could just give it a few years and maybe their relationship would blow over. But... somehow, Liara now knew she needed more than time, and with that realization she feared that she would never have what she would need in order to find her place in Shepard's heart. (Starts out FShepley, ends up Shiara.)

A human girl who was a former Cerberus experiment escapes with the mystery Allice but has mild amnisia about her past. Allice and your favorite asari doctor and going need to help along the way if they want to help save them from the inpending doom from dark space. I am only gonna write this if people want it, so PM me and Rate it to tell me to write more or not.OC/Liara fluff DEAD

... in which Nakmor Ruuk meets his match. And a giant worm. Year 1237. R&R appreciated!

2174, Piracy is at an all time high and Karan Zuh'thalu is de-facto leader of Batarian pirates. After being contacted by an associate, he and his crew are sent on an unusual task of assassination of a highly esteemed Alliance member on the ever growing human colony of Terra Nova. Join Karan, Aram, Baz, Zal, Kephkah and the rest of the crew on the flagship of piracy, the Widow.

From a writing prompt on tumblr. My (short) take on how Nyreen and Aria T'loak came to be, and split up. I'm treating this as cannon since a few OC's got slipped in there as well for those of you who read Mass Effect: Survival

Miranda Lawson, an Ex-Cerberus Operative, joins the Alliance after the Battle for Earth during the Reaper War. With the Reapers helping rebuild and recover this cycle's civilizations, Miranda wonders what caused them to switch sides so quickly. She goes on a daring mission, aided by Shepard's squad, to uncover the Commander's fate and solve the mystery of the Reaper War.

The Illusive Man is spying on Shepard just before she goes through the Omega-4 relay, making sure she stays safe and to make sure she will come back to him, and him only. This story was inspired by a photo on deviantArt by zulija. So all credit for the idea goes to zulija, I only take credit for my interpretation of said idea.

The galaxy is falling apart. Instead of finding aid at Palaven, Commander Shepard finds chaos. Entry for January's contest at Aria's Afterlife.

"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began." "You began at me?" A smile. "I did." (M for language, violent content and adult situations)

(Written for the 'It's a Wonderful Life' Contest in Aria's Afterlife) Faced by a traumatic event, Tali retreats inward and faces the revenant of her dead father. Together, they glimpse into a universe where she is never born, in order to see how her absence affects those she holds dear. But will it allow her to face the cause of her torment?

This is the story of the romance between Female Shepard (Alexis) and Thane Krios. The story takes off right before Thane's loyalty quest. Hope you like it.

Una suma de historias cortas sobre el pasado, presente y futuro de la Comandante Shepard y su relación con diferentes personajes de los tres juegos. Un recuento de su vida antes del final. Este fic forma parte de uno previo con nombre similar y para apoyar los fic latinos, este solo se encuentra en español.

Saren/Nihlus - Nihlus has been abducted by their target and Saren knows it's just a matter of time before he will risk not wanting to know what he will find. This episode is taking place between chpt 1 and chpt 2 in my Super Psycho Love story. Prompt. Drabble. Complete.

The sequel to Blood Gun Bonding. Dawn is now part of the Alliance Navy as the threat of the Reapers is here. Reoku Maurer enters the fight alongside Dawn and the others to defeat the Reapers. Garrus/Dawn(OC)/Thane and Kolyat/Reoku(OC) (Hiatus - NOT DISCONTINUED, I'm just busy sorry DX) (rewriting first one)

A series of news stories coinciding with the events in The Insider: The Biography of a Salarian Spectre.

Shepard has taken control of the Reapers, but at the cost of his humanity. With the relays down, the Normandy and her crew are stranded and crippled. But perhaps if they can find each other, all hope is not lost. Rated M for eventual violence and language.

When everything is taken away, how can you have a second chance? This chronicles the story of a SSV Normandy soldier that rejoins after losing everything precious to him . Along the way he earns his keep on the SR2, puts life and limb on the line to stop the Collectors, and finds salvation in the form of a lovely thief. Contains adult and mature themes.

!Story Has been adopted by a Buddhistguy77! this story will be removed from this account in a weeks time.

The future Primarch of Palaven, Maxibius Darius, remembers his time as a Captain in the army of the long remembered Reaper War.

As Commander John Shepard is leaving London he comes across a squad of twenty first century soldiers in cryo-sleep. After being awoken and brought on to the Normandy, Shepard must wonder if they can adjust to their new world? Do they want to? But most of all, can he trust them? *Discontinued*

This is during ME3: Citadel DLC, the morning after the energetic party. This is part one, from my Shepard's POV, and part two is the same story, but from Garrus' POV.