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Humanity’s Unknown Defenders by PenaRuby
Fandoms: Halo (Video Games) & Related Fandoms, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Titanfall (Video Games), 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 | Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Anime)
22 Nov 2025
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A whole new faction stirs, its enforcers appear unstoppable.
Rumors began to spread as pirate bases go dark. The ones who are enslaved and kidnapped are discovered and set free.
Who are these interlopers, and what is their end goal? For good or bad, those in high positions of power intend to find out.
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Miranda and the Illusive Man insisted time and time again that this body was all but identical to the one that had been spaced over Alchera. After spending billions of credits to resurrect her, it would be logical to think they were correct, right? They’d taken two years to bring her back and claimed to have spent thousands of hours rebuilding her. In fact, the Illusive Man and Miranda basically took every opportunity to mention that they’d been painstakingly precise to bring the exact Commander Shepard that died in Alchera’s atmosphere.
They’re lying. They’re lying. They’re lying. The thought was a ceaseless incantation in the back of her mind, raising the fine hairs on the back of her neck.
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Следы на песке под синим небом сотрутся ветром пару минут спустя. Так и от нас, наших миров и историй однажды не останется ничего – у Вселенной для этого достаточно времени. AU, в котором человечество развилось на цикл раньше и вышло в космос во времена деспотичной Протеанской Империи.
В каноне Явик говорил, что его циклу не хватило объединителя. Не хватило Шепард. Что ж, вот она. Шепард ненавидит политику Империи. Империя ненавидит Шепард. Жнецы идут. -
Zero Parallax by ByteWitch
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Halo (Video Games) & Related Fandoms, Destiny (Video Games)
14 Nov 2025
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The Covenant War, Citadel Galactic Museum of War
In 2169, the Citadel Council turned its attention to the galaxy’s Frontiers—and found a world on fire. Harvest, a small human colony, was gone. Its cities were ash. Its people were dead. The attackers called themselves the Covenant. Their message was simple: humanity was a sin to be purged.At first, the Council regarded the war as distant, a frontier dispute of little consequence. Yet reports of new species, shattered colonies, and desperate resistance could not be ignored. The Frontiers were not just human. They were home to Maians, Nulls and others—diverse peoples who now fought and died together.
It is said the Council acted. Turian warships deployed. Asari commandos landed. Salarian operatives struck Covenant supply lines. Even the Elcor and Volus are remembered as standing beside Earth’s defenders.
The war did not end there. But something greater began—a united stand across species, governments, and ideals. From fire and ruin, the Citadel embraced the future.
The galaxy, we are told, changed forever.
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- Part 1 of Zero Parallax
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Garrus owes Oraka an apology if he ever sees the old general again.
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- Part 5 of Empty Galaxies
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New Start Plus: in spaaaaace! by Omaster44
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
02 Oct 2025
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Nick Walters and his merry band of misfits are back with a story about helping Shepard and crew fight giant eldritch robot abominations, most likely through Dumb magic and crazy shenanigans
This is a continuation of my previous story, so reading that one first is recommended. but I'm not your nanny you wanna be confused that's your choice.
Oc-insert, just came from Dragon age
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- Part 2 of NSP
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a different kind of medicine by N7operative
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
01 Oct 2025
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Shepard can't sleep, but she's not the only one awake.
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Shepard smiles but something about it feels off, like she’s tired but no amount of sleep will help. The scars crisscrossing her cheek betray that, and it makes his own sting.
The look on her face is gentle, something reserved just for the low lighting of the late hours. A trill she can’t hear vibrates in his chest. It’s good to have her back, even if there’s still a dissonance lingering because he spent the last two years mourning her and coming to terms with that, only for her to come blasting back into his life, as is her style.
“I missed you, Garrus,” she says. “That's so weird to say; I feel like it’s only been a few weeks, but… It’s like I went to sleep for a while and when I woke up everything was different.”
“Yeah,” he mutters. “Guess that’s taking some getting used to.”
Shepard must relearn her place in a galaxy that spent two years moving on and living without her; Garrus finds there are three women he must relearn: the Commander, Shepard, and Jane.
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Imperfect Perfection by StardustN7
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
22 Aug 2025
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Miranda Lawson wakes up in the woods, covered in blood. Battered. The place painfully reminds her of Earth, although she is unsure how she ended up here. Her weapons, armor, biotics. All gone. Her suit—torn to shreds. She’s bleeding out. The last thing she remembers is Commander Shepard’s arctic blue eyes upon awakening from the medical coma on the Lazarus Research Station. Upon arrival at the Minuteman Space station, she disappears without a trace, leaving a mystery for Jacob Taylor and John Shepard to solve while the time is running out—the galaxy is already silently burning from the stings of the Collectors’ swarms.
What happened to Miranda? Who is behind the disappearance, and what’s she going to do when Miss Perfect loses her superior biotic abilities? How is she going to solve it? How can Commander John Shepard help her and the galaxy if she is an unapproachable, difficult to navigate ice queen? And just what secrets the Illusive Man, and her father, Henry Lawson, are trying to bury from the rest of the world?
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On the Sidelines by Anonymous
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
25 Jul 2025
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Ever wondered how it feels to be a no-name crew member of the Normandy who does all the work around the ship but rarely gets acknowledged by the Commander, who hangs out only with his friends? The typical NPC you can click on a million times, who will keep saluting you nonstop?
Erica Brown, a former cop, is excited to join the Normandy after Ashley Williams gets hurt on Mars—in the shortage of resources, she is the best the Alliance can offer as a replacement, and Commander John Shepard isn’t thrilled with their decision.
How long can Lieutenant Brown endure being overlooked, a ghost behind the Normandy’s shining heroes, watching her contributions swallowed by shipboard politics? Will Shepard ever confront the harsh truth about his leadership and himself?
As suspicions grow and facades crack, there’s one mystery remaining: what haunting secret is Erica hiding about her past, and when and how will it force its way into the light?
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Commander John Shepard has been suffering from recurring nightmares of a woman he cannot remember, who is begging him not to leave her. His mind blocked this memory away, but one thing is certain—it has something to do with Elysium.
Who is this woman? Why is she haunting him? Is it just another soldier trauma, PTSD?A psychological drama involving betrayal, treachery, romance and regret, fear and dedication to find out the truth. This story has multiple arcs, from a large scale one affecting many humans in the galaxy to smaller subplots of the personal struggles of Commander John Shepard and his loyal crew assisting him on his adventures.
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Leviathan’s Echo by LovelyEchos
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
03 Jul 2025
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Mass Effect: during the third game, after the citadel DLC and the Leviathan DLC.
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Follow the misadventures of a renegade Shepard and Garrus Spectre duo as they relentlessly hunt down criminals across the galaxy, no matter the cost.
In an effort to bolster turian-human relations after the Relay 314 Incident - or First Contact War - the Council chooses two members of both species with like-minded attitudes in hopes that they’ll work well together, and in turn, show the galaxy that any lingering animosities between their species don’t have to hold the galactic community back.
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Her own personal Noverian peak. That’s what it was supposed to be. Nothing but the discovery: no distractions, no comfort, no windows looking out—no familiar faces. But it's starting to look like her winning streak might have ended in that pile of Citadel rubble, if it ever extended that far to begin with.
In which Shepard doesn’t want to be found, and Garrus, of course, has other ideas.
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One polished pauldron bobs. “How does the Earth idiom go? No use beating a dead—” A long-suffering sigh. “What was it again?”“A dead horse. And yet, you’re here. Beating it.”
Pot, kettle. She wishes he’d just fucking say it.
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Sent on a seemingly innocuous mission to Eden Prime, things quickly become anything other than normal. Shepard... adjusts.
Novelization of ME1.
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She's a Sunset Setting Skies on Fire by UNHEALTHY_COPING_MECHANISM
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy
12 May 2025
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Touching a star would be like touching Jane’s hand.
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Commander John Shepard unexpectedly wakes up in 2025, in an unknown hotel room, realizing that in this universe nobody knows him as a war hero, but rather a video game character. His identity is stripped from him, he has no Omni-tool or any ability to prove who he really is. His last hope is a fanfic writer who is passionate about Mass Effect universe—but will she believe him? Will he find out what happened and find his way home?
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Shepard gave her life to end the cosmic cycle of death once and for all. But this time, there’s no Cerberus to bring her back with enough credits and a mad scientist. Even though he’s surrounded by friends, Garrus still spirals into grief and despair. The galaxy may be free — but without Jane, it’s no longer a place for him.
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A resistance fighter, a civilian, Sophia Miller, finds a wounded soldier during the Reaper War in London, who turns out to be Commander John Shepard. A spark starts between them, taking them together on an intense adventure—an old and new potential threat rising in the galaxy—John Shepard and his new companion along with his loyal crew are to figure it out and stop it.
A light and comfortable story with some suspense and drama.
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Some Parts Of Mass Effect, As Told By Garrus Vakarian by RavenDirt
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
09 Mar 2025
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Her hand brushed gently against his mangled face. He was just starting to regain feeling in it. He shivered in anticipation. Her touch was so gentle.
He bent forward and pressed his forehead to hers. She anticipated his move and stretched up to meet him on the very tips of her toes.
“You did some research too, huh?” He asked her quietly.
“A little,” she said. “I’m nervous too. You’re my best friend, Garrus. But… you’re also my best friend.”
“Not sure I follow your logic there, Shepard.”
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- Part 1 of Some Parts