Author Notes: This is the chapter outlines to my er... little... SI story. And yes, I've split the first game across two stories, of which this is only the first 'half'.
Chapter 1 - I'm Where?
Waking within a stasis pod, At first, Stephen's got no idea of what's going on, until his vision begins to clear and he notices that the woman he can see is an Asari, who introduces herself as Matriarch Benezia. "Oh Crap."
Chapter 2 - Lusia and Liara
Months ago, Stephen ********* woke up from cryogenic suspension, to find himself on the Asari world Lusia, under the care of a would-be-mind-screwed-villain. He can't go home, so he begins to make a life for himself in his new place, making it home.
Chapter 3 - BSOD
He's been with Benezia for a year and a half, when an incident with hired mercenaries cause Benezia to rethink her estates' security. Bringing in a friend of hers, she has her friend use his contacts to reorganise the estates security. Only, his security sweep missed a technician hired by the merc group to kill him. Stephen catches on quickly, and while the Spectre dismisses his claims, Stephen, in a moment of weakness, instead takes the brunt of the attempt, thereby saving the life of... Saren Arterius.
Chapter 4 - Leaving the Nest
A year has passed, and Benezia is becoming distant. Liara is off on her prothean dig expeditions across the galaxy, and his friends at Lusia's prime College are beginning new careers elsewhere. His studies have mysteriously gotten accelerated, and now, he feels it's time to leave this nest, and reconnect with his human heritage.
Chapter 5 - Time Off From Travelling
It's amazing where people can wind up. He'd never expected to get to Omega when he did, but he couldn't pass up an opportunity. But on return to the Citadel, he meets an Alliance Marine who's on forced leave, has a chance encounter with a Krogan, and accidentally steps into a dangerous situation.
Chapter 6 - Welcome to Eden Prime
He's travelled the Galaxy, now it's time for Stephen to settle down, for a while. And where better, than the 'crown jewel' of the Alliance, Eden Prime? Then, who knew that Saren would attack that particular world later on? Oh yeah, he did.
Chapter 7 - 212
Saren has begun his attack on Eden Prime, and caught with the Marine units, Stephen attempts to hold his own weight, but then, he hasn't exactly been training to be a soldier... Good thing he knows someone will be coming to help, now, dun 'it?
Chapter 8 - Lieutenant Commander Jennifer Shepard
Saved in the nick of time by Lieutenant Commander Jennifer Shepard, an N7 Special Forces soldier from the Normandy, Stephen joins the crew of the ship he's been long waiting for, along with the only survivors of the 212 – Ashley Williams and a mysterious man, only known as 'Sarge'.
Chapter 9 - Finding the Evidence
Arriving at the Citadel, while Captain Anderson and XO Lt. Cmdr Shepard attend a meeting with the Citadel Council in the Embassy, Stephen takes some time to relax, only to run into a Quarian while down in Chora's Den...
Chapter 10 - Unfinished Business
Staff Commander Shepard, newly promoted in light of her command of the Normandy, is now a Spectre and on the mission to hunt Saren. But before they set off, there's some unfinished business to take care of on the Citadel.
Chapter 11 - Therum
They have only one lead, and that might only be a dead end. Find Doctor T'Soni. Shepard thinks' it will take a while, until one of her crew mentions that he happened to be an adopted brother to the Asari... and he knows where she is.
Chapter 12 - Settling in
Liara's on the Normandy, and faces a lot of hostility for merely being the daughter of Matriarch Benezia. But then, Stephen is getting some too, since he also lived with her for a while.
Chapter 13 - Noveria
They've got a lead on the Matriarch, and in following her to the icy corporate-owned planet of Noveria, some members of the crew are getting a tad suspicious about Stephen and Sarge, even they are suspicious about the other.
Chapter 14 - The Stranger Truth
Benezia is dead, and considering what happened with the Rachni queen, and small things that were said, Shepard puts 2 and 2 together, and confronts Stephen on it. What neither expected, was Sarge also making the connection, and not being happy that his own plans were going to be all for naught...
Chapter 15 - The Search for Saleon
No leads just yet, Feros not even under Geth occupation and no reason to go there that they can use before uncovering the Thorian, Garrus requests help from Shepard in an old case. But unfortunately, someone had done their homework. Someone working for Saren...
Chapter 16 - The Wrath of Geth
The Normandy is lead into a trap within the Kepler Verge. Attacked and severely damaged by the Geth, it takes all their wits and skills to barely survive. Crippled, the Normandy takes refuge within a dense nebula surrounding a failed star, but they're being hunted by more Geth. It's a race against time. Their life support is giving out, and already their stealth systems are at the safety limit.
Chapter 17 - Kepler to Attican
What should take a day, takes several, as the Normandy begins its limp home, keeping a careful watch for Geth Attack.
Chapter 18 - Through the fires of Hades
What should have been a simple trip through the Hades Gamma cluster, becomes more than that. Avoiding Geth, the Normandy takes on a side mission while hiding out on a cold planet and collecting fuel for the last leg of the journey without proper fuel stops.
Chapter 19 - Exodus
Passing through Exodus, the Normandy is soon discovered by a commercial ship, and the news that the Normandy took a severe beating hits the extranet. A passenger on board that ship, however, comes over and turns a near-libelous news report against the crew on its head.
Chapter 20 - The Voyage Home
Finally on the way to Arcturus, no other stops, A temporary passenger on the Normandy interviews the crew on the events of the last few months, and showing the close co-operation between aliens on the ship.
Chapter 21 - Birthday Season
Finally coming in for repairs, the Normandy crew discover that one of their number has not celebrated his birthday, and seek to change that, and in the planning, realise that another member of the crew has a birthday coming up... The next day, exactly between the two's birthday, they celebrate both turning 29, and a surprising result is discovered the next morning.
Chapter 22 - Upgraded
The SR-1 design Normandy is upgraded, and, under strict contract and non-disclosure for certain parts, Emily Wong joins the crew, documenting the exploits. Tali's work to repair the ship is commended and a suggestion from Commander Shepard gives Alliance Parliament food-for-thought.
Chapter 23 - X-57
Fresh from drydock, the uprated SR-1A SSV Normandy heads on their first assignment, while several leads for Saren are making waves.
Chapter 24 - Pinnacle Station
The crew are invited to Pinnacle Station, to take part in a range of simulations. The ground squad all take part, in both solo and team scenarios. Soon it becomes apparent that most are very skilled at what they do.
Chapter 25 - Certifications
While the Normandy crew is on stand-down, finding time to relax, the Ground Team are in the extensive training facilities, improving to the near point of ridiculousness, and a member of the team in particular runs through the first phase of certification under the Alliance Military Vocational Code.
Chapter 26 - Friendly Wager
Surprised with his new MVC, despite not being military, enlisted or otherwise, Stephen and the Squad take on the hardest mission on offer at the station, and even make a wager on it.
Chapter 27 - Retirement Plans
Having won a retirement home from the station commander, Shepard and Stephen enjoy their new place, and talk a lot about past, present and future. But while they're down on Intai'sei, a member of the Normandy crew discovers a little, something, in someone's bunk.
Chapter 28 - Feros
The call has come in, and the Normandy is to investigate. The crew want payback, and the Ground Squad even more. And with a Journalist on board, they know that ExoGeni can get away with what they did before the attack either.
Chapter 29 - Cheaters Anonymous
Having told Shepard first, Garrus discovered second, Tali realised third and accidentally slipped up to Ash about it, Stephen is pretty much forced to tell Kaidan, Wrex and Liara. How they take it, he didn't expect. But, to support him, they all start calling themselves by a rather, humorous name.
Chapter 30 - Virmire, Part 1
It's that time for that mission, and Kaidan and Ash are nervous as hell. They have a plan, but every single member of the squad knows some variation of the rule: No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Thankfully, some exposition headed off one confrontation before arrival.
Epilogue
Floating in space, Sarge contemplates his devotion to Sovereign and Saren, and if floating adrift for a month in space within a suit that can keep him alive as such for 3 at the most, was worth seemingly destroying the Normandy. Of course, his extranet link picks up footage of the ship's relaunch...