The Citadel Council - an organization tasked with maintaining the peace, stability and prosperity of the known galaxy. It is a task they had mostly excelled at since the Krogan Rebellions. The Councilors have the weight of the galaxy upon their shoulders and have to constantly balance the needs and interests of their governments and people... Competent Council AU.

After stopping the coup attempt on the Citadel, Kaidan re-joins the crew on Normandy, with a lot of questions for Commander 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. KaidanXFemShepard

A Different Earth, one not secularized but instead united by the Christian faith. But not the Christian faith as we know it, but a far more older, more Eastern Christianity. An exploration into the interventions of a being known as Marutha and the spacefaring Humanity that results from it. Can the Galaxy handle Orthodox Humanity? Find out in Trisagion.

(Part II of ME: TheForgotten Soul After surviving their fight with two Cerberus agents, Martin and Velpia were able to focus on concerns on Omega. In early 2183 they leave the station and travel to the human colony of Elysium. While tracking down a red sand operation, things go south leading them to a conspiracy, chased by Cerberus, the Alliance, and a Council Spectre

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

Braith Shepard survives the fall of the Citadel and her ill-fated victory over the reapers. Five years later she is discovered alive in the isolated town of Cherry Lake, Colorado, alone but for the protection of a drell with an unknown connection to her past that she is not aware of yet…. (More) [A/N: Headcanon, Non-Canon Drell, Soterios Fandom, "Prelude" Sequel]

Garrus is betrayed. Ten men are dead on Omega. The gangs are already rebounding. Archangel is an unmitigated failure. After everything, there's no reason Garrus should be alive, but sometimes, people get what they don't deserve. "Just like old times," Garrus says, but it's not. It never will be again. An ME2 novelization. M for violence. Feat. Beth Shepard from The Disaster Zone.

What events shaped the man that would save the galaxy time and again? What did it take to forge the legend? This is a Prequel series to Mass Effect one, following the incidents that formed Shepard into the man he was during the trilogy.

In the aftermath of the war, Sol becomes a temporary home to the forces of the galaxy. But someone is abducting soldiers and stealing Reaper tech. Who? Why? With limited resources, the Alliance and the Hierarchy must work together to protect themselves from those who might threaten new found peace. This story is a companion piece to "Taproot". It may be read as a standalone story.

This starts pre ME1. Alivia is sent to Akuze and Krysta Shepard deals with Torfan.

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.

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 that is Andromeda remains open - if they are able to rise to the occasion.

Journalist Emily Wong makes a startling historical discovery: The space aliens that some humans reported getting abducted by back in the 20th century may have been salarians! But what were the salarians doing on Earth back then and why? Wong vows to uncover the truth. A one-shot comedic short story.

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.)

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.

Cerberus has spent billions of credits trying to bring Commander Jane Shepard back from the dead, and despite the odds it seems to be working. Then a saboteur inside of Cerberus makes his move and Shepard's resurrection takes a horrific turn, leaving both the Alliance and Cerberus scrambling to control the situation...all while the Collectors begin their harvest of humanity.

They thought themselves invulnerable, invincible, and infallible. They thought themselves the apex of all life, they thought of themselves gods. But in their arrogance, the reapers would make a fatal mistake. They would not notice some Prothean refugees discreetly moved both nearby mass relays away form the primitive humanity, thus cutting them off from all reaper influence.

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 2 of 3 Complete

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 encounters with well-known characters!

Lieutenant Commander Shepard is assigned to the Navy's latest ship, the stealth frigate SSV Normandy, and the start of life changing events are about to begin. One-shot. Completed.

“By the Goddess; what did they do to you?” No matter the technological advancement or how enlightened a species may appear; sick and twisted individuals still stalk in the shadows. N7 John Shepard of the Alliance and an Asari matron of the Asari Republic, are both victims of genetic manipulation and mutation crimes; the first of the Asari male …

When a mysterious vessel ambushes and obliterates the Normandy SR1, Ashley and a band of survivors find themselves fighting for their lives, embracing faith, and clinging to hope, on the edge of habitable space...

Against all odds, Jane Shepard had survived the war against the Reapers, although it has taken a toll on her mind and body. Had been saved by a new enemy that saw opportunity in a fragile galaxy, the Normandy crew must save Shepard so they can keep the peace once more. Jane starts to wonder whether her place is still on the Normandy, or taking Garrus' offer of retirement.

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.

Lt. Commander Shepard, White Death of Elysium, borderline pariah, new commander the SSV Normandy. Hackett tasks her with the thankless, redaction-heavy missions N7s train for. Along the way she forms an unlikely band of misfits into a highly effective army, and discovers just how thin the galaxy's veneers of normalcy are. (An AU/"Reaper-free" TV-Show-format series.)