Authors 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 second 'half'.
Chapter 1 - The Breeding Grounds
The squad begin their jaunt into the heart of Saren's base, and find a bit more than some of them were expecting.
Chapter 2 - Early Connections
Infiltrating the base was difficult, but as Stephen investigates an Administration building, he finds far more than he could have expected, a connection between the Reapers, and the Collectors.
Chapter 3 - Cheating Fate
At the heart of the Facility, Stephen and the STG take down the defences, allowing Normandy to bring in their Nuke. But, as their exit plan is put to use, a quirk of fate or a backup plan puts a damper on that. Shepard has a choice, and 2 of them end with one of her Squad dead.
Chapter 4 - A View from the Cockpit
Throughout these adventures, whenever the squad returns from missions and assignments, he has a quip ready. But then, as a pilot who doesn't move from his seat, what's his real view on things?
Chapter 5 - Back to the Citadel
Returning the STG to the Citadel, the Normandy docks for resupply. With side-missions and friendly meetings in bars, Stephen finds that Alien Alcohol is a lot stronger and has effects that are a lot stranger...
Chapter 6 - Cerberus
What should have been a simple search for a missing Alliance team turned into a hunt for a decorated Alliance Admiral, only what they find, neither Stephen nor Shepard like.
Chapter 7 - A Tale from Tali
Some time ago, Tali found and ported the copies of Mass Effect onto her computer, and began to play the games, only belatedly realising what they were sometime later. Now she is fully in-the-know, she has her own story to tell.
Chapter 8 - Disruptions
What would have been a simple side mission, goes drastically wrong. As Alliance investigators get closer to the truth, it's up to Stephen to both fix things, and make a choice: The mission, or an Innocent.
Chapter 9 - Joining the Fifth Fleet
The Normandy has no new leads on Saren, and all the old leads have gone dead. With nothing to do, the Normandy is temporarily assigned to the Fifth Fleet under Admiral Hackett.
Chapter 10 - Garrus Getting a Grip
Garrus didn't take what he'd learned very well, and as he pours more into chasing leads for Doctor Saleon, he struggles to accept that one of his newfound friends wasn't what he'd seemed.
Chapter 11 - Split Loyalties
Some of the squad have discovered what occurred, and for the duration of the Normandy's service with the Fifth Fleet, take a leave of Absence, while the rest struggle to accept what Shepard and Stephen had done.
Chapter 12 - Ambush
What should have been a milk run, escort duty for an Alliance Unarmed Transport, turns into another ambush sprung by the Geth. But where the old Normandy hadn't been a match, the upgraded Normandy, just might be.
Chapter 13 - Ashes to Alenkos
Kaidan and his Squad are just relaxing on a beach, when they hear about the Ambush on the Normandy. Realising what danger their friends are, Kaidan takes them all back to the ship, but it's a slow trip, leaving him to his thoughts...
Chapter 14 - Attack of the Clones?
The Normandy, with the sudden distraction of the unarmed transport destroying one of the ships, has escaped the ambush, but at the same time they picked up on something. The Geth have a manufacturing plant nearby. They were not ambushing the Normandy on purpose, but a patrol unit.
Chapter 15 - Valley of Death
They are the tip of the Sword. The elite, the best of the best. They are the Normandy Squad. Leading an attack on the Geth's hidden manufacturing plant, The Normandy and a unit of the Alliances' 50 best marines charge into the Valley of Death.
Chapter 16 - I Am KROGAN!
A small squad versus hundreds of Geth, and coming out on Top? Wrex is loving it, and he's no stranger to cheating to ensure he comes out on top.
Chapter 17 - Turning Back The Tide
Guns to the left of them, Guns to the Right of Them, Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred. But then, Alliance Unit 600 have their Kinetic Barriers, and pretty decent ranged-weapons of their own.
Chapter 18 - Band Back Together
Kaidan, Garrus and Liara are back, and the Squad is once again complete. But there are tensions between everyone, because of the fact that they left in the first place.
Chapter 19 - Thoughts from Thessia
Liara has made a detour, on a fast-courier to Thessia, to hear her Mothers' will. And while she's there, she wonders if she should just stay, or return to the Normandy.
Chapter 20 - Picking Up The Trail
Liara has returned from her quick trip to Thessia, and now they have a Trail to follow. A path, that they realise will lead them to the Conduit.
Chapter 21 - The Clock Is Ticking
Word has come from Kirrahe and the STG: Saren now has the same information they have. The Clock is Ticking, who can reach the Conduit First?
Chapter 22 - Poetry to Paramilitary
Ash is well-known on the Normandy for her poetry hobby, both reading and writing, but what confusing some of them is how she could go from loving Poetry to Joining the Military...
Chapter 23 - Return To The Citadel
They've been called back to the Citadel, word has come that the Council are putting together a multi-race task force. But while the Squad know what's really going on, they can't do a damn thing, as the Normandy crew, bar few, don't.
Chapter 24 - Rebellion
Unable to take the Normandy, the Squad attempt to take a fast-transport instead. But then, they're new to hijacking...
Chapter 25 - A Little Backstory
Captain Andersons' story is a bit more expansive than both Shepard and Stephen thought. While under lockdown, Captain Anderson tells his tale.
Chapter 26 - Escape
Saren is closing in on the Conduit, and everyone knows he's winning that race. But thanks to a little help from Anderson, they'll at least be able to catch up.
Chapter 27 - Punching Through
Saren, aware of their chase, has put a little present for the Normandy at the exit end of their relay jump. Can a lone frigate get past a fleet twice the size of the one that nearly destroyed it the first time? Cheaters Anonymous thinks so.
Chapter 28 - Decisions, Decisions
They're airdropping the two Mako's onto Ilos. But in a moment of clarity, Shepard thinks back on where she came from, What she did and where she is now as a person, and thinks about just what caused her to change.
Chapter 29 - Finding the Conduit
Ilos is big. And there isn't a linear path for them to follow. Forced to split up, the split squads in the Mako's search for the illusive mini-mass-relay.
Chapter 30 - The Final Chase
They've found the conduit, and entered through it. Now the race is on to get up the Citadel Tower, upload Vigil's program and kill Saren. Easy, right?
Epilogue - Deep in the Black
In the space between galaxies, a Reaper awakes.