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 about to bring great change.

Tali Zorah is being distant towards Commander Shepard. For an incident that she caused. Happy N7 Day

With Sovereign defeated, the galaxy can rest, but only for a moment, as the Reapers still lurk on the outskirts. During this whole ordeal of events, among the SSV Normandy, two souls grew close with each other, but before they could join as one, an unknown enemy separated them, claiming the life of one, leaving the other sunk in grief... or so they thought.

Commander Cayden Hill, disillusioned former N7 marine and self-proclaimed space Maverick, becomes a skeptical Cerberus operative. His squad is aligned with the objectives of the more-famous Commander Shepard, but they usually end up with missions deemed not important enough to bother the Spectre.

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.

Javik isn't pleased to wake up in his pod again, this time entirely alone. Less so that he finds himself fighting alongside a mouthy Gunnery Cheif soon after. But the real kicker? He's three years early. Or; Shepard chooses Yellow, and instead of someone responsible who cares about it, the galaxy gets Javik, who really just wants death at this point. He hates this Cycle.

The Citadel council learns about the multiverse and just how scary or friendly the new species they’re about to meet can get. (Rated M to be safe due to games such as Halo, Cyberpunk, Dead Space, Dune, and really just anything related like that)

Now that the Reaper War is over and the clone has been defeated, Shepard and his loyal crew can finally, finally enjoy some well-earned and long-overdue leave. A collection of one-shots based on Mass Effect 3: Citadel.

Braith Shepard meets Casnar Soterios on the eve of her return to Lothiraxl after touring the galaxy with the Alliance post-Reaper War(….)She learns who he is, simultaneously discovering that Thane's Kepral's has returned(….)and Thane has asked something of Braith to keep her involved with his family—as well as Casnar's.

10 years since the war ended. The last mass relay is built and Normandy's crew gather for its activation. But something goes awry and an explosion opens a rift. Sucked through space and time into another universe 3 years before the Reaper Invasion. What will Shepard change? How will it change her? Inspired by Found by Kate Shepard on AO3 Beta edits by Kogarashi: Progress 6/20

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)

Another Mass Effect I? Well yes but this has already been written once by the great krogan warrior22 who has unfortunately abandoned fanfiction writing. This was his first ever fic and even though the general story is great, its grammar leaves a lot to be desired. The general structure of this story is going to be the same, but I will be adding content and editing it.

Garrus Vakarian and Miranda Lawson seek each other out returning from the Omega-4 Relay.

We all know that Commander Shepard is the saviour of the galaxy, but just how many Shepards does it take to save the multiverse?

During a mission to a Cerberus facility, John and Jane are drugged by a crazed scientist. After being taken back to the Normandy by Tali and Garrus, the two Shepards wake up and go feral on the two dextros. Rated M for Sexual Content.

It's not easy to blaze a trail when carefully-crafted plans go out the window. Yet, that is the exact situation the colonists aboard the Nexus find themselves in when their arrival at the Heleus Cluster is marred by unforeseen circumstances, challenging everything they know. The frontier and opportunities that is Andromeda remains open - if they are willing to rise to the occasion.

Zenith Shepard writes her father a poem after his death in the Skyllian Blitz.

In the year 2061, the land of Brazil was laid waste and its people put to the sword. Those who survived live on in destitution and squalor. But some still cling to the memory of their homeland even as they endure the barbs of those who cast them down. An impossible dream, against an inescapable reality. Set in LogicalPremise's "Premiseverse."

The Protheans eliminated the Reapers but their population has dwindled to hundreds and unable to continue their empire. How the story would go without the Reapers. FemShep.

Sercy Daniels ends up in the Mass Effect universe with untold strengths and spends a great deal of time figuring out her purpose in this world...other than helping F!Shepard. Semi-self insert. Starting at ME1 and working my way up. May or may not follow canon in some parts. I welcome your comments and I hope you enjoy this journey! Bioware owns it all...except Sercy. She's mine.

For centuries, Bantons lived on Faultoth, oblivious to the greater worlds beyond their own….until the day "The Assembly" arrived.

A Volus merchant ship recklessly opens Relays in 1993, which leads to First Contact with humanity that same year. Chaos ensues. AU historical first contact - debuting a new style of fanfic, the Opera Fic!

(Book II of "Spinners: Lothiraxl) Freed from her vicer trip, Kina is able to connect with her former powers, but there are some "hiccups" in the way to flowing freely with what was her birthright.

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.