The is how it all started, How Penelope Shepard ended up on the Normandy, her past and her first mission with new friends. rated T for language. May seem alittle rushed but its for the good of the series.

Just a brief drabble on what the Commander could have been feeling after the Council grounded her.

The rachni wars have hit a new phase. The krogan are coming. And the Grave Diggers are here to destroy every hellhole they dig. Rated T for mild gore.

With the Normandy in drydock for some upgrades, the crew has some free time to pursue, whatever. FemShep/Liara , Ashley/?

Past and present collide when the brother of a killed marine on Torfan is drawn to a biotic cult, led by a former Alliance officer. When things begin to go wrong, Shepard and her crew must solve the crisis. Based on the 'Major Kyle' sidequest.

An Aliens/Mass Effect fanfic. Shepard and the Normandy are sent to investigate a research station on Earth's Moon that the Citadel Council has lost contact with. Shepard discovers that the aliens are not the real danger.

When Tali tries to take over Garrus's 'job', the Turian gets angry. And when the only eyewitness is Ashley, there's no way Commander Shepard won't find out.

From the eyes of Matriarch Benezia as she confronts her only child and the first human Spectre in Novaria.

Two minutes before touch down on Ilos Samantha Shepard gives her heart to Liara, but this dose not go unseen.

Detective Chellick is investigating a branch of smugglers supported by Cerberus, and a sting is in progress. However, the best laid plans often go very, very wrong. Warning: AU, contains OC villains and one OC ally. Violence and language are present.

A Shepard and Joker story. Why can't the pilot get some love?

A work-in-progress attempt at novelizing the ending to Mass Effect. Reviews are greatly appreciated. *Story reposted with additional content; details inside*

Turian executor Pallin of the Embassy leads a simple life. At least he had, until he's ambushed with a troubled young woman named Pilar. Now he's neck deep in a 25 year old murder mystery involving her parents and the Alliance Military's best kept secret.

A rather clueless Shepard and his crew are suddenly facing several minor problems that are doing a number on their sanity. Several dilemmas for future chapters are now being explored. Suggestions welcomed.

Humanity never found the gate at Charon, instead they were one of the founding races of what has become a powerful Federation of multiple races, and now they are about to make contact with the Citadel. Not a Star Trek cross.

Mass Effect, FemShep. No one is prepared for what the battle on Eden Prime and the chase for Saren and the Reapers will bring. UPDATED 30 June - Chapter 2 is up! Please R and R!

Some rules are made for a reason, as she had taught him. Others are made to be broken, as he had shown her.

Post Game - Commander Shepard has experienced so much loss in her life. If she had a chance, one chance to go back and change the way things happened - would she take it? Mindoir, Torfan, Eden Prime... Vermire... could she change it?

Garrus and Tali are experiencing a bit of friction and it's driving everyone crazy. However, when the squad's assault on Noveria goes south that friction may be the only thing keeping them warm enough to survive. Garrus/Tali

A short poem dedicated to the Reapers.

What can you do when your will and personality is slowly being stripped away? The answer; absolutely nothing. Saren’s conflict ParagonFemshep x Kaiden. Character death. WARNING: END GAME SPOILERS

Jane Shepard saves the universe.. with help! FemShep x Nhilus x Kaiden x Ashley x Liara x Reven x Bastila x Carth x Viss Mar x Atris x Viconia x Silk Fox x Sky x Bhaalspawn x Monk Zeng x etc.

Garrus offers Liara some comfort after the incident on Noveria. Maybe Garrus/Liara, depending on how you interpret the ending. Oneshot.

Shepard has a weakness for Asari: especially ones who seemed to be in distress. What is a Spectre in shining Colossus amour to do but stride and play the champion and rescue a fair princess?

It began with music and flowers and ended in fire and blood. R&R please.