[AU] The Illusive Man said that salvation comes with a cost. When corruption seeps into the galaxy, when centuries of status quo suddenly breaks in a mere decade, when blood's spilled among the stars like never before, when extinction looms over civilization, when morality is merely a shade... salvation can only come with sacrifice. [AU First Contact War & Reaper War; GRAPHIC]

Dark, sadistic, and probably even evil. John Shepard never wanted to be these things, but a life of pain and loss has twisted him into a man far past renegade. Follow the story of a broken soldier as he is forced to face the things he has done. He won't find peace or attornment, but maybe he can find meaning in trying to save life, as opposed to taking it.

My AU retelling of the events in ME2, with a completely new take on Cerberus, the Shadow Broker, and the Collectors. Examines the themes of what exactly constitutes death and life, the line between revenge and self-hatred, and how small amounts of light can shine in every darkness. Not a happy ending. Includes my takes on Overlord and LotSB. Rated M for language and violence.

No Gods, No Kings REWRITTEN: Through intervention the dream of Rapture never became a nightmare, instead new technologies and beliefs pave the way for Humanity to unite as one and seek a new future among the stars. The Council finds itself confronting a civilization that has surpassed every technological shackle and overcame every obstacle thrown their way: The Terran Alliance.

Small snippets and one shots of some interesting moments, concepts and flashbacks in the long storyline of my AU OSaBC Series. Some hard language. Warning: possible glurge and angst, happy tears and fluff, and weaponized cuteness in the form of Wrex's son.

Shepard was a total noob during the first play through. She made terrible choices, skipped quests, and she didn't buy any DLCs. Hopefully she would do a better job saving the galaxy at new game plus. Rate M for sex and violence.

Val Shepard is the survivor of Mindoir, Hero of Elysium, first human Spectre, Savior of the Citadel, Destroyer of Bahak, and savior of the galaxy... ... or is she? Waking up as an ordinary Alliance officer, Shepard tries to make sense of the world around her, where everything seems changed.

All life on Earth had been consumed by Blacklight. With no Biomass to feed on, Blacklight had to evolve, adapt, and grow. Now a collective Council of Aliens discovers the existence of such a life form. How do the aliens see a form of life that is viral, how they deal with it, what are the consequences to the galaxy of such a race existing at all.

Storm clouds gather over Thedas and Tamriel both, as rivalries and the clashing of cultures and religion threaten the uneasy peace many foollishly take for granted. In Thedas, questions arise that could throw the continent into total war. Tamriel readies itself for its own conflicts, both within and without. And a mere mortal can set alight the fires that would consume the world.

After a severe skiing accident, I find myself right smack in the middle of the Mass Effect universe with no idea on how I got here. Only problem, I'm nine years too early. Will I survive what's to come? Only time will tell. Self-Insert.

Shepard had thought it was over. The Reapers were defeated, at the cost of her life. Or so she thought. Now, Shepard is faced with the unknown yet again. For the first time, she found herself missing the Reapers...

Prophesies complete, an immortal Dragonborn and her vampire best friend are left to their own devices. The result? A jointly ruled empire of Nirn that spans the stars. So when Batarians are chased through relay 314 by the Turians into Imperial space, all oblivion breaks loose. How will the Galaxy of Science hold up to the Empire of Magic, Especially one ruled by the Dragon Queens?

The story of the Legacy Team in the First Contact War: Ahern, Kyle, Florez, Chu, and Saracino. A pre-ME1 quickfic covering some of the OCs from the main story as they go up against the Turian Hierarchy and then struggle to adapt to the changing lives they are forced into by surviving. M for violence and Ahern's mouth.

AU. Hidden security cams on Eden Prime's spaceport caught Saren's actions. Quick thinking saved the Beacon. Quick wit forced the Council to listen. Even the Thorian played ball. In the end, the small divergences were enough to prove the big truth: the Reapers were coming. And the evidence was Undisputed.

One galaxy, two Shepards; their lives will never be the same again. With the Collectors defeated, John Shepard is about head back through the Omega 4 relay when the unthinkable happens and he and his crew are suddenly teleported back to Virmire. Once there, they stumble upon the Normandy SR-1 and he soon finds out that there's a Jane Shepard in charge and nothing is as it seems.

After years of unrest following the First Contact war, humans and turians has been forced by necessity to try one last time. Space Station Gagarin, or Jump Zero, has become the place for staking out a new future for both the Alliance and the Hierarchy, but for some old adversaries, it's hard to let go of the past. First Contact War AU, no Reapers.

The beginning of the end is finally here. Lawson is making her move inside of Cerberus, Shepard is due to wake up at any moment, and the offensive to finish the Geth off will begin soon. Now if the Collectors would stick to a schedule, if the Asari could not cavort with Leviathans, and if Vakarian would stop bloody glaring at me, this would be easy. Dammit... this won't be fun.

14 months after Shepard dies over Alchera, betrayal destroys the Lazarus project. On Omega, still heinously wounded, its subject eeks out a living in an old eezo mine. Reeling from the loss of his best friend, Garrus takes to the slums of Omega fighting to make the galaxy a better place before it's too late. Until the day their two paths meet. Co-written with MosaicCreme AU/CD Lang

Kyon Salgrins is your average college student, but unlike most students, he runs his own business, and can build just about anything that the technology around him permits. One day he gets a call to build and deliver a strange object, he didn't know that it would change his life.

or Hero 2:Hero Harder I've spent three years preparing for Saren and Sovereign, and now it's time to put the first of my plans into action. All of which involve me, fighting in war. A war against a murderous alien intelligence. A war against impossible odds. A war I put myself right in the middle of...on purpose...I wonder what sanity's like? It must be nice, but it sounds boring.

For Shepard, death is just another technicality (AU, Shakarian). No longer updated.

During the surrender of Shanxi, ex-Marine Hannah Shepard agrees to parley with the fleet captain of the invading turian Blackwatch. Two decades later, Hannah's daughter Jane lives in the shadow of that infamous truce. A heavily-decorated soldier long eclipsed by someone else's war, Commander Shepard now contends with the catastrophic final repercussions of First Contact. [AU]

A fun-loving asari mercenary finds herself a little in over her head when she ends up abducted by terrifying aliens from beyond the galactic frontier. These asari-like creatures call themselves 'humans.' They seem to be secretly nosing about on the borders of known space, acting through proxies, conducting covert operations, and they've got a deal for an enterprising asari...

Book I of a four part series where I novelize the entire trilogy of Mass Effect. This book is about Shepard before she was chosen as a Spectre candidate. Join her and her different crew members on their missions as they fend off attacks from terrorists, mercenaries, pirates, and raiders on different worlds, all the while getting to know her on a deeper level. R&R!

The Mage-Four manage to botch a simple scroll, and are sent a thousand miles the wrong direction. Before they know what's happening, Talia and Onmund are assumed Apostates, while Brelyna and J'zargo are nowhere to be found. Ferelden does not make a good first impression. Non-Dragonborn-fic.

Definitive Edition: Millions are being shipped to extermination camps across Europe, the Allied bombing raids are increasing, the Sixth Army in Stalingrad is on the verge of collapse and the Anglo-American invasion of Algeria will become a reality soon. The insanity that is the Third Reich is beginning to show. But little does anyone know that revolution is in the air.

After being injured groundside, a recovering and bored Garrus enlists the help of an equally bored Javik to build a hand-held Thanix. Out of boredom. It's a great idea, he's sure of it! Consumer Warning: This fic contains backsass, cabin fever, jibes, insane weaponry, hints of Talibrations, and sarcasm. If you are allergic to any of these, please refrain from reading.

Definitive Edition: Desperate for an end to the exile, now in its forty-seventh year, the quarians decide on a last audacious plan to help them destroy the geth. However, January 1942 in occupied Russia might not be the best place for first contact with humanity.

Chief Engineer Marcus Donnelly has to wrestle with the morality of doing good deeds while working for some pretty horrible people. He also somehow has to deal with the crazy biotic criminal who's taken up residence in Engineering. Rated M for oh so much language (because Jack) and for explicit sexy times and bloody violence later on.

With Hades gone and the planet once again saved Aloy has a new goal: find Elisabet Sobek whom she refuses to believe is actually dead.

After the defeats of Alduin, Haarkon, and Miraak, there is only one thing left to conquer: the stars. This is the story of what the Empire finds there.

After losing some of the people dearest to me and cheating death so many times I've lost track, I've finally found a bit of peace working as a bounty hunter on the Citadel. However, when the man who inspired me to become what I am today asked me to jump back into the fire by his side, how could I possibly say no?

When Shanxi was freed, Earth knew aliens were out there. What they did not expect was to find other humans already in the stars in a holy empire, and part of the Citadel. Twenty six years since First Contact, the Council prepares for two new human Spectres. And on the Normandy SR-1, Ashley Williams and her imperial counterpart, Shepard, begin the first round of evaluations.

Comander Shepard is a Hero. A paragon of all that is good about sentient life in the galaxy. But she must stand against a force that cares not for heros, for honor, for the sanctity of life. Luckily, newcomers have arived who share these traits, and will work parallel to Shepard in the darkness; the Shadows to her Light. After all, no-one expects the Imperial Inquisition.

Begins in the last quarter of the suicide mission and continues forward. Revolves around the growing relationship between Commander Shepard and Jack. Rated M for violence,language,and adult situations. Miranda/F!OC side-story.

Kara Solana was created to be a servant but evolved to become something unique. And being unique in this galaxy makes you dangerous. Being an android, everyone wants a piece of you. Everybody except that redheaded Alliance soldier yet to become the legend. ( First Fanfic, Rated M for obvious reasons )

(AU) Tavia Shepard was ejected from the Alliance Military after interfacing with a damaged Prothean beacon on Akuze. Garrus Vakarian was noticed by a Spectre, who was killed in connection with another Prothean beacon on Eden Prime. Now, the cynical contractor and the brash crusader must find a way to balance strengths and handicaps to unravel a plot bigger than both of them.

After a struggle to save an Imperial world from damnation, the remains of an Inquisitorial team and their temporary Eldar Allies are thrown into a universe the antithesis of their own.

Prompt for a story with a Shepard who is nerdy and shy but tactically gifted, doing her best to appear to be a fire breathing force of nature while mostly wanting to stay in her room and read. AU. FemShep/Garrus. Shakarian with Thane insisting on 'it's really complicated' Shrios. Narrated on YouTube under the name Recidiva Quixotic. Cover art by KuraiUmmei from Deviantart.

Elrood Sector Force is displaced during an attempt to rendezvous with Admiral Betl Oxtroe at the Empress Teta System using technology in development based upon Gree research. After the death of Akal Zed in combat, Captain Tanda Pryl, Thunderflare Commanding (and a secret Force Sensitive), assumes command and realises they are far from home. (being updated with edited content)

A new race was discovered and annihilated. A century passed and Citadel space forgot, but Humanity never did.

Is a second chance enough? Instead of the Catalyst's choices, Shepard lucks into a cosmic loophole. Thrown back to the very start of her Spectre career, she has to try and save the galaxy again from the Reapers ... but does she really know what's coming? 2015 NaNoWriMo winner!

There was more fun to be had with Morinth. This is a different take on the character and what could have been. Slightly AU so the decision to pick her makes more sense. Rated M because this is Morinth after all. (p.s. and no, she won't be sexing FemShep)

None are more devout or more fanatical than the Sororitas and none more than the Sisters of Battle among their ranks. They scour all before them that would mar human perfection, purging the xeno, heretic, and mutant with no pity with remorse. Nothing of alien origin lives where they tread, but how does one sister's faith fare when she is confronted with a world that is so wrong?

Shepard wakes up in Ferelden after destroying the reapers. As she unravels where she is and how to get back home, she uncovers shocking truths about how she's already connected to Ferelden, the Blight, and the dark spawn.

Humanity's First Specter, 1LT Jane Shepard, has received a disturbing message from somewhere out in the Attican Traverse; a terra-fracking mining ship has found a strange device on a planet… and the ship has now gone silent from a strange biocontaminate. Can Agent Shepard and her team of humans and aliens discover the fate of the Ishimura without joining it? (F!ShepxVasir)

Alex Mercer died 90 years after the second outbreak, of his own volition- self-imposed starvation. Now, one of his created children (Not necessarily good OC), finds himself living through the first contact war, and many other interesting events. May include romances, if I feel like it, and there will be Horrific violence. Updated to M Due to violence. KyWrds: Von Neumann, John, AU

This time around, Shepard is a genius and a corporate Industrialist with a sad past in the military but when humanity needs someone to fill the role of human Spectre... A very technical version of Mass Effect, exploring old and new technologies some which you are familiar with some you will see in a new way but i will not abandon the character development you all fell in love with.

"If you're hearing this, then there is still hope. Hope that you can avoid the same mistakes we made. We fought the Reapers, but we failed to stop them." Those were the words of Doctor Liara T'Soni. But Commander John Shepard isn't the type to give up just because all sentient life in the Galaxy has been destroyed. - No longer on hiatus!

They finished healing Shepard's wounds, but due to the interference of the Shadow Broker, she meets Archangel a little earlier than Cerberus had intended, with some eye-opening consequences. Shepard/Garrus, AU

A continuation of the Alternative Universe story in "Of Sheep and Battle Chicken," as Major-Commander Shepard deals with her promotion, a series of threats that could take down the government of the SA, and the ramifications of humanity joining the Council. Includes Pinnacle Station and Bring Down the Sky. M for language and violence. FShep/Liara. Coauthor Progman. Now complete.

Heavily AU. Thanks to a cold, humanity never discovers the Prothean ruins on Mars, and barely develops Mass Effect technology. They step out onto the galactic stage after the Reapers have harvested every other species, and find the crumbs left behind by the turians, asari, and salarians. Now they must adapt to fight a foe who won't be seen for far longer than human history.

A biotic quarian is raised in a human colony and joins the Alliance military. His seemingly simple tour of duty leads to the first steps in discovering a galaxy-wide conquest of control by a shadowy organization. OC/Kasumi romance.

It's said that a single decision can alter the path of millions and the shape the galaxy. Most think those choices are epic struggles between good and evil. No one could have ever imagined that such a decision would have to do with the negligent placement of a simple wooden crate. Forty-seven years later the consequences of that decision have changed course of the entire galaxy.

My AU retelling of ME1 in a darker, sinister universe. Much darker and more realistic views of the SA and the Citadel Council, a more dangerous, involved Cerberus, and a more conflicted Saren and Benezia. Changes much of the ME1 dynamic to remove plot holes with more focus on politics, military strategy, and space combat. Pairing is FShep/Liara. Rewritten through Chapter 65 so far.

Laurence Barnes: Saviour, Warrior, Hunter, Tin Man, Prophet. These are the Labels he has been given by many. He fought and destroyed the Ceph on Earth. Now, unearthed on a strange planet 500 years later by a group of Humans under attack by another Genocidal alien force; Prophet is called once again into the fray. How will the events on Reach change by the return of one?

Commander Shepard, survivor of Mindoir, had a people problem and a love of technology. But there's one piece of equipment that's been there for him throughout his Alliance career - his M35 Mako.

An attempt is apparently made on Shepard's life and the Normandy crew vow to get to the bottom of it. But not everything's as it seems. The real Jane Shepard is trapped in the Citadel Archives while another usurps her place. -Spoilers for Citadel DLC. Shakarian.- Rated M for violence and language.

Five years after the end of the Reaper War, Zaeed Massani agrees to get together with as many of the crew from the Normandy as possible for Christmas. Where? Earth, Montana, at the part time of home Major Rhia Shepard and Urdnot Wrex. This is going to be a very Krogan Christmas. Written for the Aria's Afterlife April 2014 Competition

Falling in love is easy-it's staying in love that's hard. Shepard and Garrus' fight to reconcile their cultural differences is complicated by family and foes conspiring to tear them apart. Sequel to "Where Angels Fear To Tread." Partial story only.

What if a wormhole made a connection that led somewhere other then W-space?

In matters of life and death, it's our journey to understand the universe, ourselves and those we care about that keeps us truly alive. For many that path includes love, loss, betrayal & violence. FemShepXGarrus. Covers time from ME2-3, flashbacks to ME1, graphic.

The Prothean empire left a great many Beacons behind after there fall, there purpose, to warn the younger races of the dangers of the Reapers. Unfortunately no one could understand them. What would happen if someone could.

Samantha Shepard, Hero of the Citadel, is suddenly killed in an attack that catches even the most advanced warship in the Alliance Navy off guard. As she wakes up in a strange space station, she is forced to rely on her skills as a leader to survive.

The Exaltation of the Unconquered Sun is a tricky thing. Especially when it doesn't come with an manual. Jane Shepard, who was able to talk Spectres into suicide before getting a spiritual superweapon grafted to her soul, has a new advantage.

After the fall of SKYNET, humanity discovers mass effect technology. All goes well, until Commander Shepard discovers a galactic secret that could mean the end of life everywhere. But the past is not necessarily what it seems...

The Battle of the Citadel has been won. Saren Arterius is dead. Commander Shepard is dead. Garrus Vakarian isn't. Alone on Omega among slavers, murderers, mercenaries, insane warlords and the worst of the galaxy's criminals, he does the only thing he can: declares war. The Archangel legend is born, but angels can fall. Nothing's ever easy...

They say a single choice can change the course of history. I'm not sure if that is true but I think it can certainly influence it. When I stood at the core of Panchaea all those years ago I had no idea what would come about as a consequence of my actions. So perhaps I did change history. But at the time all I did was what I thought was right. - Adam Jensen, 2078

Entire human colonies are vanishing. To save humanity, the galaxy's best and toughest individuals come together to form an unlikely team, all led by one very specific man. Novelization of Mass Effect 2. Default Male/Paragade/Multi-Class. Shepard/Miranda. Poster by EpisodeSkywalker

They came to him at night. / Set post-Crysis 2, pre-Crysis 3

Newly promoted Spectre Seraphina Shepard is partnered with tough krogan Wrex and turian sniper Garrus to face the threat of Cerberus and restore order to the galaxy, but they aren't prepared for the horrors and trials that Cerberus throws at them at every turn. Will the Spectre's fufill their mission, or will Cerberus prevail? AU. F/ShepxWrex.

It's the end of the world and then some. - Complete in being incomplete. For notes on the ending, see gametourists blog.

A single story highlighting the rise of Spectre Agent Lieutenant Commander Calista Ann Shepard N7 from birth until the war on Earth. Rated M for graphic: violence, sexiness, and badassery. Note: THIS STORY IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED, unless i get feedback requesting an update.

When Shepard strolled into the lounge, wearing civvies and a smile, Garrus knew the time had finally come, whether they were ready or not. She'd lined them up in her scope and was preparing to take her shot.

A short fic delving into the history of our favourite tattooed biotic. Ever wondered what some of Jack's tattoos stood for?

I seriously think Mass Effect 2's infamous Horizons moment was ALL A PLOT! To keep it canon, this is my take on Cerberus' shenanigans. Follows ME2 storyline with flashbacks to earlier times. Bioware owns all. This is part 3 of 'Valkyrie' Shepard's tale.

Saren has declared war on the Council and it's races and as the first human Spectre, Commander John Shepard has to stop him with a team of elite operatives of all races. However, some pains are too great to keep secret. And some chains never let go...

Masskink response to a prompt requesting Garrus and FemShep thrown back in time to the First Contact War on the way back through the Omega 4 relay. Warnings for time travel and kink. Ties in with "Applied Research" but can stand on its own.

AU. Shepard and Garrus meet when they're much younger at the Citadel childcare center. Garrus has never seen a human before and Shepard has never seen a Turian up close. Shenanigans ensue as they both find out that aliens are really weird.

A 16-year-old Commander Shepard goes exploring on the vessel she lives on, the SSV Einstein, and gets more than she bargained for. Bioware owns the universe, I just write in it.

ME3 done Crysis 2 style. As Palaven burns, Shepard and the Illusive Man discover a way to defeat the Reapers. Major, major spoilers for Crysis 2 and the Mass Effect: Evolution comic. Speculation warning, this will probably be wildly invalidated by ME3.

Another fill for masskink - Shepard is still new to her LI's culture and way of treating relationships and therefore gets some advice from another human-turian couple before applying that newfound knowledge in that tryst before the Omega 4 relay.

A masskink fill where someone requested Ashley/Garrus. Literature discussions and some fun in the showers :

This is a continuation of a Mass Effect: Shadows fanfic that I just wrapped up. Follows an OC through the events prior and during those of ME2. Major interaction with existing universe and characters as well as a rich original story I hope :D

Between Mass Effect 1 and 2, the Valkyrie is caught between duty, honor, love and...well, death. Meanwhile, Cerberus - curse them! - begins evil plotting. Bioware owns all. This is Part 2 of 'Valkyrie' Shepard's tale. Shenko, so expect angst with Kaidan.

Women warriors always get the job done. Valkyrie Shepard is no exception, even if her feelings sometimes get in the way. Follows the Mass Effect 1 plot with some biotic & Shenko liberties. Bioware owns all. This is PART 1 of the tale of 'Valkyrie' Shepard

She is fast as lightning and burning just a bright, pushing him across the hundred year distance they have crossed since meeting and beyond. Femshep/Garrus, written for the masskink meme on LiveJournal.

Original character introduced to both effects of ME1 and ME2 as well as original storylines before, during, and in between. An outside view on Mass Effect events from a different character... involves all major story lines and characters from both games..

The Normandy's automatic language translation services go offline briefly. FemShep and Garrus benefit immensely.