Every year on her birthday, Shepard goes off on her own. Where does she go? What does she do?

2 years after the events of Mass Effect 3, the galaxy has largely returned to peace following the destruction of the Reapers and the end of eons of genocide. While peace has settled, the actions of Commander Shepard have made his name and legacy controversial in the eyes of many. When danger threatens the already fragile peace, it is up a few brave souls to rise up and fight back.

Total war demands victory at any cost. After the destruction of the Bahak System, Emilia Shepard returns home just in time for the Reaper invasion. The galaxy finds itself in a race against time: win the war before there's no one left to fight. ME3, canon-divergent with a focus on the milscifi and off-screen moments, multiple POVs, paragade Shepard.

Alex Ramon Shepard is your typical N7 operative. That is until the data from a lost race is implanted in his mind. Now he must find a way to understand his new destiny while attempting to stop a race of machines from eliminating all known organic life. Note: will contain mature themes and some lemons. ShepardxTali

In the years since her family was killed, J.R. Shepard has learned to put the personal aside in favor of the professional. But as the galaxy's crises become her responsibility, as she gathers around her the people who will aid her, she finds a new family, and love that she never expected, and will have to learn how to put the two halves of herself back together.

Deployed to patrol the Turian Fringe Systems the HNV Invictus is badly damaged and is forced to blind-jump with a damaged FTL drive, it's crew survived the ordeal, landing on 'humanity's doorstep the crew is rescued and the Invictus is scuttled, Humanity learning of the Hierarchy moves to put its best foot forward by bringing their wayward sons and daughters home. Alternate FC Fic.

Our story takes place after Humanity narrowly avoids destroying itself and despite all odds manages to learn from its mistakes. Being a better, kinder species when they encounter another race in need they pull out all the stops to lend assistance.

As humanity and other Council races develop along the path set by the Reapers, a different civilization is born. Developing alongside but separately from other species, isolated from the wider galaxy. An Empire with its own FTL technology, independent of Mass Relays. What will happen if a civilization so different from others in almost every way, joins the Galactic community?

It's been six months since the Crucible destroyed every trace of the planet-ravaging AIs known as the Reapers. Six months since Commander Shepard was discovered, barely alive, in the rubble of the Citadel. Six months since Liara T'Soni ran to be by his side. With Shepard back on his feet, he and Liara consider what their futures will hold and enjoy one another's presence.

What would happen if someone with vast knowledge about the Mass Effect Universe, both official (wiki/Codex) and theoretical (fanfics), a plan and decent fighting ability was dropped into that Universe 13 years before Eden Prime? As it turns out, quite a lot! FemShep. Soft HFY, self-insert.

For years, Commander Shepard believed his sister to be dead or enslaved. But when new evidence comes to light regarding Jane, Shepard isn't sure what to make of his long-lost sibling. [AU, Shepard siblings. Slow-burn Jane/Tali (and perhaps one more later on). John's pairing to be decided later. Some chapters from John's POV, but mostly Jane's.]

The family of the Soterios are all under one city now—Nualavera—and must reckon with Mu'kalien's survival as Miranda and Braith attend to a dredger from Assembly and a miraculous pregnancy, respectively. Panos, who hails from the Pantheon to collect the detained Catherine Smythe. Sies walks lost in a new world, in a country unfriendly to foreigners particularly from outside the…

The day is done, the battle won, and Rannoch is reclaimed. In the aftermath, Tali and Shepard take this time to gaze forward, to the horizon, and dare, for just a moment, to have hope that it may yet be theirs.

A grouping of disconnected shorts in the After story, serving as a bridge between After and the upcoming All That Matters

Le Commandant Shepard, déclaré mort dans les confins des systèmes Terminus est finalement rappelé à servir au péril de sa seconde vie pour le bien de la galaxie. Sans que personne ne lui ait demandé son avis, il revient dans le monde des vivants et devra à nouveau porter la charge de l'univers tout entier sur ses épaules. Une guerre a été démarrée et il se doit de la continuer.

Mordin was afraid of this. Before his retirement, he'd heard rumors that DRAG-Zero had captured a unique asari and took it to a genetics lab, which makes no sense. Asari DNA is far too complex to be altered, enhanced...or hybridized. Right? A spooky story with murder mystery elements, Aria/Tevos, lots of OCs, and the asari equivalent of Texas! First in "Heirs of Victory" series.

Ever since she saw Garrus Vakarian, Leena Burke always loved him. The mechanic from the Citadel joins Garrus and Commander Shepard to protect the galaxy. On her adventures Leena will face danger, adventure, and possibly love. Only time will say if she will have the courage to tell the Archangel how she truly feels.

The world turns, even after a hero falls. Lines are drawn, blood is spilled, and in the shadows, an ancient power stirs. The galaxy needs a hero to rise to the occasion, and live up to her father's legacy...

Every great once in a while you stumble upon something that changes your world and makes you fall in love with it. For me, that was Mass Effect; but that love affair only existed for the series to break my heart with a lackluster ending. Little did I know, the universe of Mass Effect needed me - and as it turned out, I needed it, too. (SI)(AU)

Coming to terms with being reborn? Doable. Finding out you're in the Mass Effect universe? Slightly more difficult. I know I'm no soldier material but I want to do what I can to help save the galaxy. To that goal I will become one of the worst beings in human society. A businessman and politician. A SI/OC-story of a different kind.

Ru winds up almost 200 years in the future to join the Normandy crew and their fight to stop the reapers. Will she find her own place among the crew, a place in the galaxy, or even love? His is a story through an OC POV. [OCxGarrus]

FemShep's investigation of Cerberus' nefarious activities, while she struggles with questions about her own identity. This story is not super canon-y, but it fits with the story, especially if you aren't too personally attached to your version of the characters. It aims to fill in the gaps and is told from Ash's POV. Rated T for blood-curdling swears. FemShep/Ashley (slowest burn).

My AU retelling of the events in ME2, with a completely new take on Cerberus, the Shadow Broker, and the Collectors. Examines the themes of what exactly constitutes death and life, the line between revenge and self-hatred, and how small amounts of light can shine in every darkness. Not a happy ending. Includes my takes on Overlord and LotSB. Rated M for language and violence.

I'm not a good person. I've killed, and will continue to. However, here and now I have a chance to be better. To make the galaxy better and I'm going to take it. No matter what I have to go through, what I have to endure. I will help Shepard create a better galaxy, even at the cost of my life I will help create a better galaxy. Updates every Saturday.

Rewrite of Life in Gray. Garrus and Shepard throughout the trilogy and beyond. There is no Shepard without Vakarian.