The Pulse is what the Quarians call the destructive wave sent out by the Citadel that destroyed the Reapers. It has affected their planet more than anywhere else. Desperate for answers, Tali is tasked - who is still on Earth helping Shepard recover - with finding those answers. What she finds could change everything - for her, for her people, and for those that have been lost.

Follow the path of the Wanderer and journey through three galactic cycles of life and death against the Reapers - an epic of lost stories spanning the distant reaches of time to the Normandy and her crew. Updated every Friday.

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.

What if Scott Ryder was an N7? What if he and Lexi were married? What if they had adopted a daughter? Read and Find out.

A very developed being who has the ability to control energy decides to enter the mass effect universe and aid Shepard in his adventure. rated M for swearing (rare)

When Shepard was taken from Tali before she could confess how much he really meant to her she was devastated. With his return and the Reaper threat still looming over the galaxy, she wouldn't let him be stolen again. Tells a story of Shepard's and Tali's relationship eventually becoming a romance. Starting from ME2 and ending after ME3.

After stopping the coup attempt on the Citadel, Kaiden rejoins the crew on Normandy, with a lot of questions for Commader Kacey Shepard about her time with Cerberus. It's about time he got an explanation! A causal retelling of Mass Effect 2 and a slight AU for Mass Effect 3. KaidenXFemShepard

Garrus POV through the Mass Effect Triology He had questioned it at the beginning. Just why was he so willing to walk through fire for this human? -This will follow Canon, but with it being in another person's POV, there will be variations. Moments that are new. Untold stories and more.

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.

Liara T'Soni is a very determined archaeologist who isn't worried to do a little tomb raiding to discover ancient knowledge. Cam Shepard is an ex-Alliance mercenary with a thing for people much smarter than she is. There's no way they'll get up to anything dangerous together, right?

The 26th Century Dawns over a united humanity as it expands across the Attican traverse. A First Contact novelization of an alternate humanity. Worthy of being called a Galactic Power. Glory to those who look forward! Glory to those who push forward!

Commander Shepard is on the Normandy's shakedown run getting used to the new crew as well as dealing with the aftereffects of the Beacon as well as the political fallout with Saren. He finally notices Lieutenant Tabitha Ellis, and Adept who mostly keeps to herself but is a very talented soldier.

Steampunk/ Fantasy AU. Cast out and exiled by their race, Clan Shepard has one chance to regain their standing. But dark forces are at work to take on the races of the realms. A race against time has begun, and only the Pirate Clan can stop them.

A different History, a different Humanity, a different Galaxy. The mass effect universe with a different kind of humanity.

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

You all know how these stories go. OC gets inserted into Mass Effect and fights alongside Shepard to save the galaxy. Wait what? What do you mean that it's more complicated than that? What could possibly change? What do you mean "the main character isn't human"? Well, what are they then?

With friends and family at her side, Dr Liara T'Soni travels the galaxy, digging up the long-lost trail of the Protheans. Setting aside her life as an active Spectre, Shepard settles into domestic life (of sorts) to accompany Liara on her journey. Finally, a life full of peace, love and happiness becomes reality… and the long-awaited little blues get to make their appearance.

In 2170 Mindoir was raided by batarian slavers, killing or enslaving the entire colony. It was thought that the first human spectre, Commander Shepard, was the sole survivor of the brutal attack. But when evidence that his sister is alive comes to light, his world is turned upside down. Profile has full description.

When confronted with evidence of bribery, asari CEO Benezia T'Soni makes a decision that will irreversibly alter the course of her life. To protect her family's reputation, she offers her body to a devious, lustful human Spectre.

With a complete fallout on the Nexus after the capture of Torvi Ryder by the Pirates of Paradise, Jaal must go to Voeld to keep the outpost stable and get more aid angaran for the Initiative. There he meets up with Callie Laine who accompanies him to the Resistance Headquarters. Will she be able to trust him enough on the ride up to the headquarters? Will she be able to persuade th

It was EDI's turn to be on Duty for the night while the rest of the ship's crew was a sleep. Story also has Samara, Samantha Traynor, Tali, Miranda, Gabby, Kasumi Koto, Kelly Chambers, Dr. Chloe Michaels, Dr. Chakwas and more

A Navy Hornet pilot on a routine patrol encounters something he could only have dreamed of. Separated from the world he knows, will he have what it takes to adapt to life in the 2100's, and as a member of the Systems Alliance Navy? (Semi-self insert, rated M for violence, coarse language, etc.)

From the gutters to the stars, Gale Shepard clawed a path out the bloodstained dirt of Earth. She always was a firm believer of charging forward. From the skies to the dirt, Liara T'Soni dug a path through the bloodstained bones of Protheans. She always was a firm believer that the most important truths were rooted in the past. They're simple ideologies, complicated by collision.

"I need a drink," she told him and watched as the old marine's eyes filled with tears, nodding to her, bringing his forehead down to rest against her uplifted knuckles that were gripped tight in his hand. "You can go get one anytime, Lola." "Can't yet," and she didn't know why.