As humanity and other Council races develop along the path set by the Reapers, a different civilization is born. Developing alongside but separately from other species, isolated from the wider galaxy. An Empire with its own FTL technology, independent of Mass Relays. What will happen if a civilization so different from others in almost every way, joins the Galactic community?

Saren Arterius is dead. Shepard is dead. Liara T'Soni isn't. The dark figures of the galaxy's underworld cast a long shadow, one that will force Liara to venture deep into the Terminus Systems to recover that which she loves, to save two souls, and to confront a horrifying reality: Saren was only the beginning. A seven-act bridge between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.

S:RoR-I: Braith is reunited with more than her fair share of drell, the queen of a morthwyl race that has the ability to transmit what all have shared through the petals of the morthwyl female dimorph. S:RoR-II&III: Not one but two children born to the first human-morthwyl-drell tri-hybridization, Braith, Casnar, and Ylyssus must figure out how to keep them safe from their futures.

The continuation of Mass energy

I was chosen because I had thought it through and because I knew what pain and suffering was. Now I have the chance to see if my ideas can help Shepard save the galaxy. SI.

[SYOC - OPEN] With Shepard gone, the Council has quickly forgotten about the Reapers, and the Alliance has lost much support from the Citadel. Deciding to work around the problem, Anderson activates a new project to protect humanity: a special team, whose missions will take them far beyond enemy lines, into the depths of hell. They are not good nor bad, they are the Helldivers!

Le traumatisme laissé par Akuzé au Commandant Alison Shepard reste profond, ancré... Mais la menace de Saren et des Moissonneurs se rapproche. Être entourée d'alliés précieux lui permettra-t-il de sauver la Galaxie... et d'enfin briser cette barrière protectrice qu'elle s'était forgée...? (Self-insert)

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.

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 3 in progress.

John Shepard has lost everything. His friends, family, home and more. Given a second chance and a mission by a Watcher, he is sent to another world to help another Shepard in her quest and to counter dark forces at work. But nothing is ever simple as more divergence events happen and more Sheaprds appear.

Surprised by physical differences between their races, Shepard and Tali settle doubts over a friendly spar

After being angered by Shepard getting with Tali after their brief time together in ME 1, Liara comes with a proposition for Shepard that he must accept... Some elements of cheating involved, first time writing anything so feel free to let me know how I can improve.

Women in Prison - Mass Effect Style - Keep an eye for your favorite female character, I will try to use them all.

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.

What happens if commander Chloe Shepard falls in love with THREE cute girls? The story will follow all three games with my own twists and turns. The true changes start in the second game. I plan to concentrate on the relationships between the crew instead of the missions (we all know them anyway).

[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.

What would happen if Jack was a little different? How would events play out for her, what effects would such a minor change have? Pseudo-SI, it basically disappears after the first few chapters. There is definitely trigger-worthy events in this story, just think on Jack's backstory. The M rating is well deserved to say the least.

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

In a quiet hospital in Europe, months after the end of the Reaper War, there is a patient. He cannot wake, cannot dream. Every day, a quarian watches over him. Protecting him. Loving him. And hating every moment without him.

Shepard has finally gotten free of Cerberus, but the Illusive Man never planned to let go of her so easily. Now he holds a bargaining chip too big for Shepard to ignore, and its origins have the potential to overturn her life...again. Slight AU. Set after ME2 but before Shepard returns to Earth for court martial. Quasi-sequel to Searching for Shepard, but is a stand-alone story.

A recon Marine transfers into Shadow Company, the Marine Detachment on the Normandy SR-2. They think they're headed for war with the batarians, given Commander Shepard's actions which blew up the Bahak relay. However, war has come for them. This is their story. (Retelling of ME3, influenced by Generation Kill)

Follow the path of the Wanderer and journey through three galactic cycles of life and death against the Reapers - an epic of lost stories spanning the distant reaches of time to the Normandy and her crew. Updated every Friday.

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. (Takes place in a reimagined Mass Effect universe)

Unwilling to give up their reliance on artificial intelligence, humans decline the offer to join the Citadel after the First Contact War. However many in the Systems Alliance recognize where that leaves humanity compared to the other races - far behind the curve. As humans scheme to catch up, the Council finds itself wary of its new neighbors. (Some Halo thrown in)

Six months after the Battle of the Citadel, Arlen Kryik is a prolific but burnt-out C-Sec agent on the trail of a sadistic criminal gang leader. As his path again crosses that of C-Sec's Joint Security Task Force, who are dealing with a major terrorist threat to the Citadel, Arlen faces a race against time not only to save lives but to avoid falling prey to his own personal demons.