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.

The galaxy is a vast, wonderous place, filled with life and connected by science and something just a shade beyond. But what is old watches and waits in the darkness, biding its time as the garden before it blooms. The year of that final flowering is 2183. And for one Commander Nathaniel Shepard, it's about to become a busy year indeed.

Jane Shepard receives a note to meet a man at a bar. Hoping to find family, what she finds instead is a friend.

Cerberus has spent billions of credits trying to bring Shepard back from the dead, and despite the odds it seems to be working. Then a saboteur 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 [PREFERRED EDITION ON AO3]

After saving the galaxy from the threat of the Reapers, Commander Jane Shepard finds her life taken from her by those she once trusted. With her only goal being to reform the galaxy she fought so hard to save, Shepard is willing to do whatever it takes, even if it means destroying the very galaxy she once protected. Determined to save the galaxy from itself once more.

Events depicted here take place during an extended time period, from just after the conclusion of the Reaper War. There are time jumps—these will be listed behind the date posted at the beginning of each chapter. The first mention of Xiùlán and Sammy's dealings with Joesiar happens on Monday, 15 August 2225-CE, in chapter 36, A Special Celebration, of Transformation, Part IV, RotSB

After the Collector attack on the SSV Normandy, Commander Shepard is brought back by Project Lazarus. However, the commander has ideas on how to get on Cerberus's nerves.

An intelligence / story format report, this time on the Traverse, including corporations, groups, and people.Ties in somewhat to the ongoing Discord RPG set in the PV as well as setting up story elements for TWCD. Nothing in terms of bad language, violence, etc, although a little dry to read. As the format is borrowed from IRL intel reports, feel free to use it for your own work.

Sequel to my Mine Effect story, Shepards back and about to kick some Collector ass

Commander Shepard wakes up after being killed in a surprise attack by a mysterious alien ship two years earlier to discover she's not the real Shepard, but a clone created to house spare parts in the event something happened to her true self. Jane has to wrestle with the circumstances of her creation and forge a new identity beyond the shadow of the galaxy's biggest hero.

The feeling of being safe, Jack had never felt it before, but now, at this moment, in the arms of Shepard, the tormented woman actually begins to feel something new, something which feels just like how she's heard feeling safe as being described, secretly, she decides she quite likes it and would like to feel it again.

Liara was lost until she met Shepard, then finally, she found acceptance, happiness, only to be lost again when it was snatched away from her, she swore when she was found again, that she would not let it slip away again.

Dying in the line of duty was expected of him, what he didn't expect was to have some otherworldly being grab his soul and toss him into another world, to do it all over again

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.

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.

La guerra è finita! Shepard è sepolta viva, viene recuperata in uno strano stato di incoscienza. Dovrà intraprendere un lungo viaggio, ripercorrendo i suoi ultimi quattro anni attraverso i ricordi di Liara, a volte meravigliosi altre volte terribili. Il suo amore, il loro legame invincibile, sarà l'unica cosa capace di tenerla aggrappata a quella promessa ... "Io, ritorno sempre"!

A young marine joins the halls of Valhalla and is presented with a choice, enjoy eternity or become the first and only Timeline Hopper to save and stabilize other worlds. Will this backfire as a mortal is given quasi immortality like a bad SLAP round or will he be the one true protector of the multiverse?

Due to a drive core malfunction, a human vessel arrives just in time to save the Council Envoy from the yahg. What happens when humanity enters the galactic stage not as the race that got attacked by the turians for breaking a law they weren't aware of, but as the race that saved a turian platoon from certain death? M for wartime violence, pre ME1 - ME3, no OP humanity.

In which Commander Shepard and his squad make a mortal enemy (and accidentally help an entire species uplift itself).

Thessia is lost. The war has hit a dark turn for Commander Tyler Shepard as he attempts to rally the races of the galaxy to fight back against the oncoming Reaper Invasion. But first, he must help the one person who made him whole, who helped him move past Mindoir and start again. He has to be there for Liara just like he was before. (One Shot)

The war is over! Shepard was buried alive and recovered in a strange state of unconsciousness. She will have to take a long trip, retracing her last four years, through the memories of Liara, sometimes wonderful sometimes frightening. Her unlimited love, their invincible bond, will be the only things can keep her holding on that irrevocable promise ... "I'm always coming back"!

A one-shot between Shepard and Kaidan while they are on Normandy, and Shepard reflects on the galaxy's fate with Kaidan by her side.

Companion piece to Chronicles of Samantha Shepard. We will use this work to publish 'our canon' side stories, including our numerous OCs, that do not pertain directly to the main storyline. If we come up with something not our normal canon, you will find them in 'Random Bits.' Please note chapters (unless a multi-chapter arc) will not be chronological. [Co-Author Old Gamer]

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

This is my first Mass Effect story and well, I've often thought of a character having two different classes mixed together while I'm playing the series through. And well, this is about Kaidan Alenko and Angel Shepard during my last play through. No, I don't have the DLC for Mass Effect 2 and 3, so there might be breaks from it and if there is, please let me know. Please R&R. AU.