About Me:

I'm a self-confessed nerd/geek who balances those pleasures with the demands of my inner muse and the joys, trials and tribulations of real life. Mostly by faking it, with the occasional bit of serendipity.

Tales from the Citadel--Chapter 7 Teaser

Today was a big day for the galaxy, according to all the news stories floating around the extranet. And while I'm the first to admit you can't believe everything you read and hear at first blush, this time they had a point. Because today was the day they sent a dozen dreadnoughts through the mass relays from the Exodus Cluster to the Serpent Nebula. All twelve ships arrived on time, in one piece, and only forty thousand kilometres off-course.

So what, you ask? We used to do that all the time without any fanfare, didn't we? Well, yes, we did. But that was before we ended the Reaper War by sending a massive energy surge throughout the entire Milky Way galaxy via the mass relays. That energy surge might have destroyed the Reapers once and for all, but it also caused serious damage to the mass relay network. It had taken months to repair them, and even then we weren't sure if we'd done it correctly. Hence why intergalactic travel through the mass relays had been restricted to essential traffic only—diplomatic vessels, military starships, cargo freighters carrying food and needed supplies, that kind of thing. Even then, travel had been restricted to one vessel at a time. The risk of overtaxing the mass relays and causing them to fail was too high. Most people were pretty understanding, given the circumstances.

But that was then. Now, people were suffering. Their cities, colonies and planets were suffering. They needed more of, well, everything and they needed it yesterday. They needed to get back to some semblance of normal. So the Citadel Council began authorizing a gradual increase in mass relay traffic, contingent on the results of test flights like this one. Thankfully, each one had been a smashing success.

Mass Effect Timeline

At this point, I'm doing enough bouncing back and forth in my fanfics that readers (new and old) might be confused. Here is a list of my fanfics (complete, in-progress and (immediate) future) in chronological order:

The Prankster's Hero: takes place at various points throughout the timeline. From Shepard's POV.

The Hero Who Came In From The Cold: takes place before the Battle of Elysium. From Shepard's POV.

Have Yourself a Hero's Little Christmas: takes place sometime between The Hero Who Came In From The Cold and Accidental Hero of the Galaxy. From Shepard's POV.

Accidental Hero of the Galaxy: a novelization of Mass Effect 1 from Shepard's POV.

Run, Hero, Run: a oneshot occuring at some point during Accidental Hero of the Galaxy from Shepard's POV.

Something from the Citadel: what really happened before Garrus went to Omega and became Archangel. Takes place between Accidental Hero of the Galaxy and The Hero We Deserve. From Garrus's POV.

The Hero We Deserve: a novelization of Mass Effect 2 from Shepard's POV. Includes the ME2 DLC Overlord.

The Hero's New Clothes: takes place during The Hero We Deserve, before Shepard recruited Jack.

Archangels of Light and Darkness: another adventure starring Garrus (from his POV), Shepard and a couple lucky (or unlucky) souls. Takes place during The Hero We Deserve.

The Hero Who Loved Me: scenes and events from before, during and immediately after Mass Effect 2 from Miranda's POV.

In the Hero's Shadow: a novelization of the ME2 DLC Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC from Shepard's POV.

Hero's Dozen: takes place between In the Hero's Shadow and The Measure of a Hero. From Shepard's POV.

The Measure of a Hero: a novelization of the ME2 DLC Arrival. Mostly from Shepard's POV.

The Woman with the Raven Hair: takes place shortly after The Measure of a Hero. From Miranda's POV

The Naïve and Sentimental Hero: takes place between The Measure of a Hero and The Hero Rises. From Shepard's POV.

The Hero Rises: a novelization of Mass Effect 3 from Shepard's POV.

Heroes of Future Past: takes place during The Hero Rises, before Priority: Thessia (Chapters 41 and 42).

Aria's Lament: a novelization of the ME3 DLC Omega from Garrus's POV. Takes place during The Hero Rises (between Chapters 46 and 47).

A Hero By Any Other Name: a novelization of the ME3 DLC Citadel from Shepard's POV. Takes place after The Hero Rises.

Tales from the Citadel: a continuation/novelization of the ME3 DLC Citadel. Takes place after A Hero By Any Other Name.

Cat-Tales Timeline

When I first started out, I wrote a few stories taking place in the Cat-Tales universe, an alternate take on the DC universe by the brilliant Chris Dee. In case anyone's curious, she's also responsible for the cover pictures that grace some of my fanfics. For more of her work, I encourge you to check out http:///.

One of Those Days--a oneshot showing how the Riddler just can't get a break. Takes place at any point in Cat-Tales.

WoZ--a oneshot involving a group of individuals who occupy a valuable and oft-overlooked niche in Gotham's underworld. Takes place sometime between Cat-Tales#53 and Cat-Tales #60.

Don't Fear the Z--a spinoff to Cat-Tales #60: Don't Fear the Joker.

Thanks for reading. I hope there's something here to help you pass the time.