A single spark can ignite a flame that will consume the lives of many. From a battle over a lonely relay, to a treaty signed on a space station that has acted as the crypt for a thousand civilizations, this is the first contact war

Four hundred years into the Long Exile, the Migrant Fleet is on the brink of collapse. Every day, the quarian people inch ever closer to extinction, with any dreams of a new home seeming ever more hopeless... Until Captain Rael'Zorah makes a discovery that will shake the foundations of galactic civilization for eons to come.

For generations, countless souls were looking in bright stars wanting to find better life for themselves. They all believed that universe will accept them with open hands. Truth unfortunately, can make even the brighter of star looks dim.

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.

The combat drone installed in the omni-tool Cerberus gave to engineer Evangeline Shepard is a sophisticated piece of equipment, and there aren't a lot of safeguards isolating it from other systems in Shepard's omni-tool or within Normandy's servers. The combat drone's journey to sentience. Part poetry, part prose, part experimental. Multiple POVs. S/G and J/E, but isn't relevant.

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...

Betrayed by the Galaxy she saved. Her life taken from her. Her only thoughts reform it. Even if she must destroy the very Galaxy she saved. She will save it from themselves yet again I do not own anything Mass Effect. Simply the story line. And Ideas from Call Of Duty Ghosts. Did some simple editing mostly time scale after the war and before current events. Will do more editing

If you knew tomorrow you were going to die, would you leave everything unsaid?

Commander Circe Shepard is well acquainted with death. Her life is full of death. But for Shepard, living is harder. What happens when the fight is over? Set against the backdrop of a galaxy in upheaval, 'Taproot' is an exploration of duty, change, love, and most of all, finding home. This story takes place in the 10 years after the Reaper War.

"A Single Event within a species history can turn a species into something that would of once been seen as an impossibility to those watching said species. And yet the History of Humanity seems so redolent in contradictions that would make their Ancestors quake in Horror for what they would eventually Become" - Matriarch Lindaya Professor of Species History. !AU FANFICTION!

[AU] Jasmine Shepard joined the Alliance but instead of following the path that would lead her to save the galaxy, she became a Phantom. Working as an assassin for the Alliance's unofficial program, Jasmine encounters Thane Krios when they are both assigned the same target. Bested by the drell assassin, Jasmine pushes herself to surpass Thane but gets more than she bargained for.

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.

Garrus has always loved Shepard, and with a war tearing the galaxy apart, he can't keep it to himself anymore. *I just had a recent playthrough and the shooting competition in the Presidium could have been the perfect scene to start up a Shakarian romance in ME 3* F/M

After too much killing, after too many hard choices in service of the alliance, Cyra, the eldest of Shepard's Asari daugthers, starts her life anew on a frontier world in the Terminus Systems. What will she find on this remote backwater at the very edge of the know galaxy? Adventure? Friendship? Love? All of the above? Let's find out. Multiple OCs. M to be on the safe side.

The defeat of Sovereign brought reprieve, not victory, and an all too short one as new threats emerge. Amongst their victims is the Normandy, heroine of the hunt for Saren, and with the ship's destruction comes the loss of not just friends but also family. For Shepard, the mission is now one for vengeance, at any cost. Sequel to A Call to Duty.

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.

When I bought the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect I'd expected to re-live the wonder of the game, I never expected to actually 'live' it though

Amid the frenzy of the first settlements Stephanie Ryder and Pelassaria B'Sayle (aka Peebee) find each other for some much needed stress relief. But is that truly all they need? M for smut. A lot of smut.

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.

Turians take everything a little too seriously.

AU: Humanity failed to conquer FTL, having no Eezo in Sol, but they did manage to overcome many other technologies which have allowed them to become the masters of their solar system, but what happens when the Citadel Council stumble across them in the year 3517AD? The Citadel wants their technology and Humanity wants out of Sol, but can a deal be struck? Heavy! focus on FC aspects

The twenty-third century begins on Lothairaxl, where an immortal Braith now offers consulting services, and a certain drell wants to try his fate with a second chance.

What if humanity was diplomatically isolated from the Citadel races, left to fend for itself against the Batarians and other threats? This is an AU story of a humanity forced to struggle and fight for its place in the stars, with many points of divergence and some pretty significant changes made to the background lore. Contains violence and some mature themes.

A woman from present day participates in a CIA Black-Ops experiment playing with the idea of reincarnation. When it works, she wakes up to a literal sinking ship and is saved by a blue-eyed stranger that, for some reason, she trusts completely. When she finds out where and when she is, she offers to assist them in their impossible quest. What Agent doesn't want to save the world?

Happy Valentine's Day everybody! This is just a one-shot of Lucy and Liara figuring out what Valentine's Day means to them :) [Based on the original story where I am working with information up to Chapter 37, but I tried to avoid major spoilers if readers haven't made it that far yet and am intentionally vague in some aspects in this one-shot!]