Humans are a bunch of overly paranoid war apes. What happens when you give these war-loving apes the keys to the universe? They cause mayhem. This is my take on a more realistic progress path for Humanity, specifically based on modern prediction models. Reviews and criticisms are welcome.

This is a telling of Mass Effect from the PoV of my OC. Vex, a hitman from Omega, finds herself swept up in a life-threatening adventure when she meets up with an old friend.

Thane watches Shepard step between Garrus and Sidonis, and history repeats itself. Shepard/Garrus, Thane/Irikah.

After having made several interviews and an entire documentary with the Pathfinder herself Sara Ryder, and even getting to know each other more, Asari journalist Keri T'Vessa finally finds herself falling into attraction as their relationship finally blooms into something deeper and closer...

Stella Rhys, a reincarnated soul, was given the opportunity to change things for the better. She doesn't plan to surrender to fate, nor does she plan die as a footnote in history. This is her chance to make a name for herself.

In the lead-up to the ten-year anniversary of the end of the Reaper War, the Alliance News Network produced a series of short extranet interviews to promote their new documentary series about the Normandy and her crew. These are those interviews.

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.

It is the year 2215, and the galaxy needs Commander Shepard.

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 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

They survived Sovereign, Saren, and an army of geth. When the Normandy returns to the far reaches of the galaxy, they come across a nightmare best lived in tales. Stranded and against the Collectors, they fight for life. And each other. Tali/Shepard Pairing. AU. Intro to Dark Matter Theory. New approach to Collectors. Prequel to The End of Dawn.

After three years of warnings and denials, the galaxy is now faced with a threat they never believed they would face: galactic genocide by centuries old, sentient machines known aptly as the Reapers. The fate of the galaxy now rests on the shoulders of Commander Kacey Shepard, a talented Commander who's career is built on performing the impossible. Retelling of ME3.

What does it take to recover in the aftermath of the Reaper War, particularly through the lens of Garrus's grief over Shepard's presumed death. With the crew scattered in their mourning, searching for meaning and purpose in a universe that has been irrevocably changed. The faint hope sparked by Tali's discovery provides a glimmer of something to hold onto. It's a story about survi

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 Shepards appear. Inspired by a Fistfull of Shepards

Shepard always celebrated her diabetic anniversaries, even if people around her found it strange. It was important to her. And this year is a big one. It's time to get something special for it.

Sequel to Other Side of Omega. Life was hard enough running from Cerberus with her turian friend, but now the ex-Cerberus experiment Athena finds herself struggling with remaining human when the Reapers start arriving. Dreams and a fear of death bring Athena to the edge, and without Aria there to help her, she might submit to the synthetic side of her as the voices grow stronger.

When the war is finally over and the galaxy is saved, Tali has to come to terms with the loss of her lover. Meanwhile in another galaxy, a man with almost no recollection of his past is thrusted onto a dangerous journey.

Part three of three: With their operational relationship on a new level, Cass and Vadix continue to prepare for their mysterious mission and, when the looming date arrives, they'll put their newfound skills—and trust—to the test.

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.

Part 2/3: Our dynamic duo boards the Normandy and begins training with the crew you know and love-who quickly realizes there is more going on here than mere collegial cooperation. Original story and characters based on the Mass Effect game series. Rated M for adult language, themes and/or suggestions. Part three coming spring 2022.

Kaidan is stuck in London after the final battle. With the galaxy devastated by the Reapers, the world feels small. Even more so without his Commander. MShepXKaidan Rated: M for sexual scenes, gore, death.

We all know Commander Shepard's story—but what about the countless soldiers who also stood against the Reapers? This is the untold tale of five women who joined the Alliance, bound by friendship and duty, and whose journey spans from the earliest battles to the aftermath of the Reaper War. Their fight proves that even the smallest voices can echo across the stars.

After the death of the Archon, the kett leadership went to Primus. She has taken the kett and many species from the Milky Way for study. After three hundred years of waiting, the kett have returned and new heroes must face them. The new Mass Effect story begins in Andromeda with a hero that must unite two super powers to save them from the coming threat. Trust is the problem.

Coming to terms with being reborn? Doable. Finding out you're in the Mass Effect universe? Slightly more difficult. I know I'm no soldier material but I want to do what I can to help save the galaxy. To that goal I will become one of the worst beings in human society. A businessman and politician. A SI/OC-story of a different kind.

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.