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Kyuubi7: I made it pro-human, in some ways, but it depends on what you want to see as to how pro human it is. Cheers for reading the story!

Storyseeker7

I tried to write a story 1 billion years from now, and in all honesty, I failed to make anything I was happy with. I will tell you at the end of this chapter what I wanted to do. Cheers for reading this story!

Pteaset: I've thrown a little something like this in for you. Cheers for your support in this story.

Guhanboy98: I've done what you asked in a way. Cheers for being here for the ride!

Mrazab1994: Thankyou! I tried to write that far ahead, but for reasons I couldn't get anything I was happy with. Sorry. I will tell you what I wanted to do at the very end. Cheers for being with this story throughout!

MattKennedy: Yup. Always wanted to see the citadel be a Reaper dreadnought or something that we needed to kill in ME3 so atleast I got to play that fantasy out in this.

Guest: I'm not going to revisit anywhere on the final chapter I am afraid. Cheers though.

Gregorvich: In all honesty, this was never supposed to be this long ha. This was a very much make it up as I go, meaning if I went for a longer story things would start to go very wrong as it was never planned. Cheers though.

2 years later

With the Citadel destroyed it did not take Humanity long to hunt down the remaining Reapers and destroy any with lingering hostility towards Humanity, and now most life within Humanities sphere of influence consider the Reaper threat eliminated. Reapers who did not show instant hostility was given a choice, live out the rest of their lives in a small dictated sector of space, obeying strict rules, or be destroyed. It resulted in just shy of 2 million reapers accepting the deal and living in a cluster of around 50 solar systems.

Shepard announced the war was over just last week, and since, she has been sat in front of the TV, taking some well deserved time off, but she did not take the time off willingly.

Currently, on the TV there is a topic of great interest to Shepard, with a man currently saying, "Yet I can't help think to the contrary, we spent the better part of 50,000 years preparing for a war we did not know if we could win. We have become whether intentional or not, a warmongering species, and we have become good at it."

A second voice replies, "But that does not mean we should stay on a war footing, or keep these entities. We have won our galaxies future, its time we accept the fact and live in it."

The first retorts, "And what, or who is to say a threat won't come from outside our galaxy, we already know of a dozen or so that will need to be dealt with. The Enforcers are still needed, now more than ever."

"The Enforcers were designed to..."

River enters the room, causing Shepard to look away from the screen and ask, "Well then, is that everything?"

River nods, "Yup, my room looks almost empty now."

Shepard nods slowly before turning the TV off and standing from her couch, "This place is going to be a lot quieter now." She tells River, "Without any of your hijinks or mischief going on."

River rolls her eyes as she replies, "Please, you know where I will be and are but a flash away. What are you going to do tonight?"

Shepard shrugs, "I honestly have no idea. Hell, I might not even have a job next week, so thumb up the bum scratching the tonsils I think, well, that or hit the drink."

River shakes her head in amusement at both the idea of the Enforcers being cast aside so readily and the comment, "After everything, they just want to get rid of you like a relic of the old."

Shepard nods, "Yeah, most think Enforcers were made to primarily defeat the Reapers, meaning to most I have served my life's purpose. Most forget the fact we were actually created to ensure Humanities survival."

"Well," River replies as she thinks, "I think you should now protect the entire Milkyway."

Shepard shrugs, she will do whatever humanity asks of her, "We will see. Now come here you." The Enforcer pulls the Asari close, "Now you treat that T'soni right."

River rolls her eyes before pushing her mother away and saying, "Please." And with a flash of light Shepard is left alone in her compartment.

With nothing to do Shepard sits back down on her couch and turns the TV back on.

3 weeks later

Shepard looks up from a datapad and asks, "Is that all?" The motion to discard the Enforcers had been soundly defeated, but the Enforcer act has had some changes made to it. Curiously, it was the Reapers which swayed the vote, they reached out to Humanity to tell of past events where the Reapers actually had to defend the Milkyway from outside threats. With this information, most did not like the idea of giving up the Enforcers.

As a result of this news, the Enforcers kept their jobs, but a review of the Enforcers role was commissioned, and from this review, two suggestions were put forward, which has been acted on. The first suggestion is that there is two new tiers of Enforcers, meaning The first and lowest tier enforcer protects a primary colony, the second tiers protect a solar system, the third tier protects humanity, and the fourth tier protects the galaxy.

The second change is that an Alien species can request for the Galaxy Enforcer to protect their species, with the only cost being that they are to provide a set amount of ships to the Galaxy Enforcers fleets on a regular basis or provide Humanity with the resources to build said ships. A second condition stipulates that the Galaxy Enforcers fleet must be given one ship for every ship in a protected members own arsenal. This is to prevent a protected member species from being protected but creating a huge home fleet that the Enforcers can not control while putting very little into the Enforcers fleet.

The man currently in front of Shepard represents Humanities policymakers and carries great power, "Indeed it is." He replies to Shepard, confirming that all the changes to the Enforcers act are in that document.

Shepard looks back down to the data pad before nodding, "Then I guess I have no choice in the decision."

The man nods, "Yes. You will officially accept and sign the document in front of the cameras tomorrow two hours after this document is released to the public. Any recommendations on who should take over your old job?"

Shepard nods before recommending a recruit who has been shadowing her lately to learn her job in case she was killed. "Vega will do the trick."

/.../

3 months later

Shepard looks up from the menu in order to see what, or who has cast her in a shadow. Seeing three Turians stood around her she says, "Yes?" Expectantly.

One of them speaks with a heavy Turian accent Shepard associates with a gang, "We want you outside," They tell her. The Enforcer does not need to read their biometrics to guess what they want her outside for.

Shepard raises a brow before asking them, "You don't know much about Enforcers, do you?" If she fights them, then she will have more people than she can count come for her, simply to test their mettle against her. Leaning forward she says, "Enjoy my house of horrors."

The three men quickly find themselves in a Xenomorph hive, fed to the creatures as live prey for them to hunt, and when they are impregnated, they find themselves back among their gang. The xenomorphs will rip the entire gang apart from the inside out. Getting back to her office a few hours later onboard her prototype ship Shepard finds Chakwas sat at her desk awaiting her.

"Busy day?" The doctor who has overseen every little development in Shepard's life asks her, some even refer to Chakwas as Shepard's mother as the Enforcer has no biological mother, having been made entirely in a lab. "I know your pets have been busy."

Shepard rolls her eyes as she sits down in her chair, "What this time Karin?" If the politicians want a sensitive subject to be brought to the Enforcer, it has typically come from Karin as they know Shepard will listen to her more than any politician they send at her.

"Would you have fed them a Human?"

"Yes," Shepard responds resolutely as she rests her feet on her desk, "But most Humans aren't stupid enough to try anything against Enforcers." Shepard can barely remember the last time a human tried anything with her, and she can barely remember what she did to said human.

Karin breathes in and out deeply before saying, "I wasn't sent because you fed your pets. I've been sent because people aren't happy with your current performance. You are supposed to be this galaxies protector, yet 3 out of 5 still think you will put Humanity first in any conflict." Currently, there are only three protected species, the first is Humanity, the second is the Krogan, Wrex signed up the second he got the chance as he already had favourable relations with Humanity. Finally, the third species is the Asari who needed Humanities help in overcoming a particularly tenacious Reaper Engineered disease that was released late in the war with the purpose of stopping the species from reproducing. Of all three species in the agreement, Asari, Humanity and the Krogan, the Asari have the largest population by a considerable amount. Humanity lost billions more than the Krogan and Asari combined due to their fleets clashing with the Reapers full force, and the Krogan always had a smaller population due to the genophage.

Shepard considers the doctor for a moment before telling her, "I've spent tens of thousands of years protecting our species and our species alone. Just snapping out of that mindset is going to take me a few years, and what do they want me to do? If you're bringing this to me, they have probably already made their decision up on something stupid that I'm not going to like."

Karin suppresses a nod, "You will be happy to hear that I talked them out of one or two decisions. Safe to say you would not have liked them at all."

"Try me."

Karin taps the table in front of her with her fingers for a few moments before saying, "The Asari put forward a motion that you get involved with their councillor."

Shepard raises a brow, "Really? Do they know I'm supposed to be apolitical? This idea of theirs would completely blow that out of the water."

"You have proven yourself to our people, and Krogan rally you as a champion for curing the genophage, not to mention you also put Wrex in charge of them who with your help changed their fate in the galaxy. The only people in the protectorate who question your loyalties are the Asari."

"And what of when the Turians, Protheans, Rachni, Hanar, Geth, so on and so on join?" Most species have not joined up yet as they desire to rebuild their civilisations first before pumping resources into providing a fleet for the galaxies Enforcer, which will be a costly endeavour.

"I don't know Jane; I'm just the messenger here."

Shepard thinks for a moment before nodding, "Alright. Enough beating around the bush, what are you going to strongly suggest I do?" Usually, this type of conversation comes with a suggestion from the doctor that Shepard will typically follow.

"When was the last time you had an extended period off? Not a few days but a few months or a year?"

"32 years ago."

"You took 3 weeks Jane. But I will tell you, the last time you had a whole month off was 76 years ago. A full year? 1,673 years ago. I am suggesting as a friend that you take a year off because the Enforcer stuff can wait, most species are still trying to get themselves back on their feet and are in no position to support any Galaxy Enforcer actions, including our very own species. Go and live life a little and show that you aren't just a machine who only fulfils one job."

"Is that an order?"

"A strong suggestion from a friend, with the capability to order you to some R&R." In other words, 'don't make it an order.'

Shepard thinks on it for a while, and Chakwas knows from the Enforcer's demeanour that Shepard is trying to figure out how she can take time off. Eventually, Shepard replies, "Alright, it is doable. What do you suggest I do with my time off?"

"I think the Asari councillor is a good idea, just don't make it an arranged situation."

Shepard rolls her eyes before nodding, "Alright, alright, I'll figure something out."

/.../

50 years later

Three Krogan are sat on a rock, looking up to a construct being built above their world, all three have a beer in their hand. "Think we will have a say in this new council?"

The construct above the rocky world is a ringworld, small in comparison to those used by Humanity in the Reaper Wars, but big for the Citadel Species. The worlds circumference is going to be 500km, making it far larger than the citadel ever was. "If Wrex has anything to say, we will."

"Bah," One grunts in dismissal, "Wrex doesn't care. The council ain't what it was back in the day. They can't do shit without their say."

"Humans aren't joining it. They are happy sitting in their small corner of space blowing things up or out nerding the Salarians. The council still has some power."

"Doubt it. The Asari's are literally the human Enforcer's puppet right now. Any power they do have is just an illusion."

"Asari will only hold 1/6th of the power."

"Even less if the Protheans, Rachni, Quarians, or Batarians decide to join the new council."

"Man, you guys are stupid. If the humans say this is going to happen through the Asari, what power do you think those guys are going to hold? This new council will have next to no power."

There is a small silence till someone says, "Oh man, you need to see this. Know that Turian who tried to go through the Enforcer program with the TV crews? He got his ass handed to him by that Vega."

The three Krogan crowd around the omni-tool to watch the video and all three of them watch with glee as the Turian gets a more than painful looking bruising in a ring. "I'll never tire of seeing Turians get their arse handed to them."

"Yeah. Always a good watch."

/.../

78 years later

Shepard sprays her food out of her mouth as she hears some news on the radio in the background. Turning she turns the TV on, where an Asari reporter is saying, " Breaking news. Humanity is to join the Citadel Council." Shepard did not see this one coming as most people back home seem to not care about the council and just want to be left alone to do their own thing.

"A special set of admission rules has been made for the species, however. Unlike the rest of the galaxy, Humanity has remained reluctant to share any of its technology and has kept a tight border. In addition, it has been given an unparalleled power to veto any rules passed by the citadel council. This has made many to question as to what power the Citadel Council will actually hold in this new era."

"Told you!" Shepard hears a voice call from another room.

Shepard waits for her wife to leave her prototype ship for work before calling up David Anderson, James Vega's replacement and the current Enforcer for Humanity "What the hell?" She asks.

"You haven't read the fine print, have you?"

"Do I need to?"

"Yes. Humanity loses no power, but we do get a say of galaxy-wide politics through means other than waving power around."

Shepard shakes her head a little, "Crikey, my wife is one of the species heads and even I wouldn't have signed up to that."

"That is because you're a generation 2 Enforcer who was bred with war in mind. We need you to wave big sticks and keep the shit off of us, but trust me, the deal is good."

"If you say so."

"I do say so."

"Hmm, well I'm also calling cos I want to war game next month with the Reapers as an ally. There will be a mock invasion of the galaxy in the Razer cluster, my forces are your enemy. You will be assigned 200 Reapers of capital class and 50 destroyer class to use how you best see fit. I will arrive with an unknown number of forces. You are to protect the third planet."

/.../

489 Years later - Andromeda.

Shepard looks across the numerous stasis pods that house 50,000 hopeful Salarians that departed for Andromeda before the Reaper War begun. According to the computers onboard the Arc, it will be another 354 days till they are awoken. Enough time for her to make sure they awake to a galaxy ready for them.

Transporting back onto her Prototype ship she looks over a few displays before nodding, initiating her invasion of Andromeda. The act to invade Andromeda is an unpopular one back home, but a one most accept as a requirement. Without intervention, the Kett will more than likely slaughter the 200,000 intrepid explorers from the Milky Way, and the Remnant are just biding their time, waiting for the galaxy to be ready for their awakening.

By now, Shepard's fleets consist of vessels from 8 different species, but the most numerous and most advanced ships are still provided by her very own species. The second most numerous vessels in her fleets are the Reapers themselves, the sentient machines had voiced their desires to be used for a higher purpose one hundred years after the Reaper war was declared over. Many do not like the idea of the Reapers being used in the Enforcers fleet, but since Shepard's fleets do not enter the Milkyway due to their illegal weaponry and questionable means to protect the Milkyway, most accept the Reapers involvement.

Despite not having the same amount of ships as pre-war humanity, the fleets Shepard command are more tenacious and arguably far more dangerous. This is thanks to two reasons, firstly, all the Human, Asari, Krogan and Reaper crews are experienced from the Reaper War, and secondly, 600 years allows for some technologies to advance a little, and with Reaper input, some technologies have flourished.

It only takes a few hours for the Kett to be defeated, it was child's play really, but the Remnant, despite not expecting an attack, still takes a few weeks of concentrated effort to be destroyed. They were also not as experienced or advanced as the Reapers, allowing Shepard's experienced and war-hardened fleets to run rings around them quickly.

When all the dust settled Shepard allowed her fleets to return to space just outside of the Milkyway, but kept a small science team in the galaxy to undo the environmental damage of the small war, after all, weapons that cause supernovae are not environmentally friendly.

When the slumbering council species travelling to Andromeda awaken, they will find a galaxy ripe for colonisation, unaware of the death and effort required to make it so. When they encounter the Kett, they will find a dishevelled species, preaching of a bringer of death, and when they encounter the Angora, they too will hear the stories of a shepherd of Death.

/.../

10,000 years later

The local cluster of galaxies surrounding the Milkyway has now been conquered, with all threats to Humanity eliminated. A feat which has cost more bloodshed than anyone could have imagined, but most agree it is worth it. Leaning forward in her chair Shepard looks at a map of the universe; the next nearest cluster is far more extensive than the one she has just conquered, it will require a concentrated effort to occupy. Looking at a list of her forces she begins to consider her options...

"Will you stop thinking of war!" She hears a voice call to her in an irate tone.

Shepard takes a moment before turning the screen off in front of her. Maybe she should give it a rest for tonight, the galaxies will still be there tomorrow after all and she will need a lot more ships to take this galaxy on, and that is something that isn't produced overnight.

/.../

Alright, mrazab1994, and Storyseeker7

What I wanted to do was have a Humanity that had started to become evil in its efforts to take over the universe / kill all these entities. Its strongly hinted at in this last chapter. The whole 'live long enough to become the villian' type stuff. Cheers though!

Finally! To all who have read this story from start to finish, to all who have followed / faved and to those that spent time writing reviews, thank you all! Without people reviewing faving so on and so on, I would not have had the will to finish this. (It happens guys, if people don't react with your story you lose all will power to write for it)

So thank you for keeping my will power high enough to see this through to the end.

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