Zhoru'Shepard asks his father some unexpected questions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The wings of a butterfly are a unique network of filaments, hard and rigid structures, fragile and diaphanous membranes, cells, reflexes working together….Every piece essential to operating the wing's stability and coordinating its flutters with its team of three others, and an insect in between both pairs….Time is a factor, and perfect stability, in the moments of wait…

Quelques mois après la fin de la guerre, un soldat décide de disparaître, sans se rendre compte que cette décision va mener deux grandes puissances à la confrontation, dans une galaxie encore loin de la guérison.

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)

Here find the backstory for the AUs that make up the DrellVerse and its character, world, and concept lore-building. Drells are credited to the creators within the Mass Effect universe.

Alicia Ryder, Pathfinder Liaison to the Nexus- never expected to be made Acting Pathfinder while waiting for news on her Father, his Protege and her Brother somewhere out there in space. The Hyperion isn't anywhere in sight, and neither are any of the others. They've got to figure out how to survive this situation- and now they've got the Murder of Jien Garsen to contend with.

Braith Shepard meets Casnar Soterios, brother-in-law to Thane Krios by the assassin's marriage to Casnar's sister, Irikah Soterios…

For centuries Bantons lived on the forested planet of Faultoth, migrating to and from colonies in an endless cycle to allow sites of their homes furrow and farrow, time to replenish from use and abuse….

The continued story of Scott/Sara Ryder and the crew of the Tempest as they try to reestablish communication with the Milky Way galaxy as well as reveal the horror of the Reapers War to the Andromeda Initiative members.

Action conspiracy thriller set between Mass Effect 1 & 2. Deep, fun & complex OCs galore, most carried over from my first story. Fast-paced, action-packed and filled with canon side characters taking full advantage of ME's rich universe. A little bit of angst/trauma. Some bloody but not gory violence, a little foul language and some seduction & romance. Full synopsis in my bio.

This story will feature male Shepard and Miranda Romance however they meet long before the events of mass effect 2, this story will also feature Mass Effect Two and Three. While there will be action this story will mainly focus on the Romance and Friendship of Mass Effect. This will be AU from the main storyline and changes made to Shepard

Millions adrift in the open sea of space, millions more stranded on strange worlds. Once united in their fight, new crises face each surviving race of the Milky Way. As the Alliance races to restore mass relays and galactic order in the chaotic aftermath of the Reaper war, the Normandy and its crew are left to find their own way home. Will fate be satisfied, or is another calamity

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.

The Reaper War exposed humans to the galactic community at the pinnacle assault on earth. In the aftermath of the Crucible's success, survivors on Earth and stranded galactic races need to work together to survive and thrive. #Alternate First Contact #Slight Canon Manipulation #Post Reapers #Rated M for weight of subjects and occasional mention of smut

Garrus' thoughts and feelings regarding Commander John Shepard were easy to understand and explain: He respected and admired the human Spectre and would follow him into hell in a heartbeat. His feelings regarding his crewmate and friend, Lieutenant Jane Shepard, however, weren't as clear cut. She'd taken up residence in his head and wouldn't leave. Parallel AU, Part 1 Complete

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...

A love story at its heart, "Spinners: Lothiraxl" is a new take on "The Martyr Effect". Lana Shephard returns as Lady Kina Tian, a woman who scrapes by on "pots" of earnings made off of the fights she competes in at gyms throughout her stomping grounds on Elan-Nine—and travels beyond the earthen world to space stations and other planets unlike what she has been brought up on…

He was born of a dying planet encrusted with rock…

Lieutenant Commander Shepard didn't know that she was never supposed to be on the Normandy, much less receive visions from the beacon on Eden Prime. But Fate, it seems, is a fickle mistress, and now she finds herself chasing a rogue Spectre across the galaxy.

An aspiring novelist makes her character only a little too real.

Everyone knows Shepard's story, but who were the soldiers who also fought in the Reaper War? This story revolves around five women who have pledged their service to the Alliance together. Time span: starts before ME1, ends after ME 3. In the later chapters also encounters with well-known characters!