What if several Worm characters had a really bad day, the sort of day from which there is no coming back? What happens to Brockton Bay then?

Akira is banished to Tokyo by his own father. What begins as a near-suicidal quest for vengeance becomes a desperate attempt to turn the pieces of his life into an honest whole. Aided by clever strategists and opposed by supernatural puppeteers, one lost boy's quest for something greater clashes those who would think themselves gods over men, and demons within. AU elements.

After her defeat by the hands of the Tarnished, Malenia awakens in a land far from home. Now, with the Scarlet Rot abating and her mind returning, she must discern her purpose in this strange yet familiar land. All the while, an ancient evil makes its mark on the frost bitten land, and brings a challenge the Blade of Miquella has never faced before...

(AU) A different outcome on the Trident sends the war between the Dragons and the Stags spinning in strange and terrifying directions, with great changes in the lives of those who live in Westeros... and beyond...

Due to a drive core malfunction, a human vessel arrives just in time to save the Council Envoy from the yahg. What happens when humanity enters the galactic stage not as the race that got attacked by the turians for breaking a law they weren't aware of, but as the race that saved a turian platoon from certain death? M for wartime violence, pre ME1 - ME3, no OP humanity.

When the Long Night of Solace is evaporated over Reach via the weaponized usage of a Slipspace Drive, it ferries with it in its swallowed sections the Covenant Empire and, more horrifyingly, the desperate measures that the UNSC used to fight them. When they are found in a universe on the precipice of their own history, the meaning of the term "Mass Effect" will change forever.

Blake needed one person to rely on at Beacon, just one person she could trust in all things. It was an impossible expectation at first, but then Jaune was talking to himself and let the truth slip out. It was shameful to blackmail him into friendship, but it's not like she had a better idea. Jaune was no Adam, but he could be made into what she wanted. Or is he as weak as he seems?

Eight years after the events of the Wild Hunt, the witcher Geralt of Rivia and sorceress Triss Merigold, now King Tancred of Kovirs personal advisor, find themselves amid a deadly spate of murders taking place in the kingdom. Can they save King Tancred in time? Or will another regicide blight their reputations? REVIEWS are very much welcome and help me. Cover picture by ninmario64.

The World of Fire ended. But the Ashen One refused to die alongside it. Taking the last cinders for herself, she left through a gate throwing her into a new world. Here she would live again, unburdened by the legacy of the Flame. Or so she hopes. Conquest/Revelation path, starting years before the events of the game.

A chance meeting in Braavos leads to Young Griff setting his sights on the opposite end of Westeros. When two would-be kings answer the Watch's call, each with his own claim and prophecy, the Seven Kingdoms face a very different future. (Eventual Aegon VI/Stannis team-up)

Taylor gets a different set of powers, and canon begins to diverge almost immediately ...

[Inspired by the Obitine secret marriage AU by Forcearama on Tumblr] What if Obi-Wan and Satine had a child, born shortly after Obi-Wan left Mandalore with Qui-Gon? What if that child was Force-sensitive? Meet Astoria Kenobi, taken to the Temple at 5 years old without knowing Obi-Wan is her father. Will the Clone Wars bring that fact to light? [Obitine and Anidala featured]

The Wild Hunt is defeated and Ciri steps beyond to face the source of the White Frost. However something goes wrong and Geralt risks himself as he follows her, ending up in the land of Westeros. Dealing with new intrigue and politics, he will have to decide who he can trust while trying to save his adopted daughter...along with the lives of both worlds!

The Hunt begins again. Leaving Yharnam to its fate, the Good Hunter finds himself in the war torn country of Eostia. Tasked with ending the war, he joins the Black Dog Mercenaries as they launch an assault on the Black Fortress of Olga Discordia. If only he knew how complicated his life was going to become.

Jaune was down on his luck even before he found himself getting mugged in an alleyway. The last person he expected to be saved by was a man even more beaten up than he. Junior might not have been perfect but he and his gang made their own destiny, no matter what life threw at them. Junior's gang represented the one thing Jaune never knew he needed - the chance to prove himself.

When Amy Dallon encounters someone from her distant past, her life will change forever.

Ruby Rose was an ordinary girl dreaming of fairy tales when a freak incident led her far away from home. Believing her family dead, she agrees to train to become a Spartan. After a grueling defeat, she once again is whisked away to a distant world: her home, Remnant. There is no time for reunions. There is no time to rest and to mourn. The fate of the galaxy is at stake.

"So. We died." "Yes, we died," Fives confirms. Even though his hands are steady on Echo's shoulders, his voice trembles. "We all… remember?" Everyone nods. Droidbait shudders, and shuffles closer to Cutup. "How is that possible?" he mutters. "We're not Jedi. We can't… see the kriffing future, or whatever it was. We can't—it's not possible. How could we all have had the same dream?"

A re-telling of V7, where Winter Schnee does everything in her power to protect Ironwood. Even if that means going against the very "allies" she holds so near and dear. But will it be enough to save Atlas from it's untimely end? Or will they destroy themselves from within? (Credit goes to cartoonist66 on Deviantart for the cover image).

After being knocked off her throne as Bandit Queen and back into the Xiao-Long household, Raven Branwen is without a friend or a purpose. She never expected to find a new purpose in filling the shoes her friend Summer Rose had left behind. But between an eternal war of two immortals and the haunting memory of her own dark past, can Raven find it within herself to be a mother?

Just over a decade has passed since Greece fell to Rome. The gods have not fared so well in the aftermath, and the last of their demigod children have banded together to save Greece from its conquerors. But when one of the Greek rebels meets a Roman officer, he is seeded with doubt. How can he fight for what's right when the line between friend and enemy is so blurred?

With the secret of Remnant's past in her hands, Ruby Rose must work with her teammates and their allies to bring an end to her world's greatest threat.

Just a little one-shot idea I cooked up after finishing my first playthrough of Elden Ring. Basically, Ruby Rose fell into the Lands Between after the finale of Volume 8.

ME2- After surviving the Omega Four Relay mission, the Normandy returns to find the galaxy in political turmoil. Cerberus has been exposed, humanity has lost its council seat, and the geth offer a peace that no one seems to desire. To complicate matters, the Reapers are coming. Most characters present. AU as it invalidates Mass Effect 3. (Alternate ending begins chapter 84)

Ruby should have died that night. She should have died, making the same mistake as her sister. Yet, she did not. Her fire, reduced to an ember in the dark, endured. And, as long as there are Embers, Ash will seek them out. Saved by the Ashes of a long forgotten age, Ruby is now left looking after an old knight, the last of his kind. The Echo of a forgotten past.

Every cure is also a poison. And opening a door will always close a dozen others. A retake on the heroes of Olympus starting from the end of Son of Neptune. Except Percy wasn't asleep for all those months and his quests run concurrent with TLH.

Brandon Stark, Tommen Baratheon, Robert Arryn. Three boys who, in another world, barely knew one another at all. But in this world, they become the firmest of friends and brothers in all but blood. AU, no white walkers/Others.

When the Battlestar Galactica, guided by Starbuck, makes the jump towards Earth, they find a planet encircled by giant black ships and a woman calling herself Commander Shepard telling them to leave before the Reapers attack them. With Earth not the safe haven they'd hoped for, the Colonial Fleet and their Cylon allies struggle to make a place for themselves in this new universe.

You always have to drink from that bucket... I'm Ruby Rose, and I would like to read to you my story, my life of linked random events from the last two years ever since that day, where it all began.

Honour is all, Chivalry is all. After the horrors of the Thousand Thrones, Guillaume de Lusignan a Questing knight of Bretonnia, is thrown into the lands of Ice and Fire. How will this chivalrous knight cope in this new world? And how will he face the horrors of his own land that have followed him? ((OC main character, canon pretty much everyone else))

In Echidna's unending curiosity she decides to end her contract with Subaru. After this, another witch steps in and returns him all the way back to zero.

In a different world, Bell Cranel died at the hands of the Minotaur on the Fifth Floor. The Moon Presence, searching for a new Hunter to bring the long night to an end, just so happened to stumble across his soul on the way to Heaven. Thus a contract was established.

Victory can prove bitter, especially when you're the only one alive to see it. With the world in chaos and everyone he ever loved dead, Jaune Arc makes a deal with the devil for one last chance to go back and change it all. But devils don't play by the same rules as humans, and Salem never did say how far back he'd go. Or how much deeper the war between her and Ozpin really went.

In 2148, a small team of American scientists and explorers found the greatest discovery in Human history; alien ruins on Mars. For the next two and a half centuries Human governments and corporations flew out from Earth, carving great empires and propelling Humanity into a new golden age of peace and prosperity. And in 2397, a Japanese explorer answered Humanity's oldest question.

What it says on the tin. She was cuter as a kid anyway.

Naofumi's fellow abductees were too taken in by their surroundings to notice that all may not be as it appears to be and well... another detail. (Female Naofumi AU; Will have a darker themes and pull from the WN/LN)

Edelgard has spent years making plans to achieve her dream. Those plans did not include an arranged marriage to Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd or finding a savior in enigmatic mercenary, Byleth Eisner. Yet the best-laid plans of Empresses and men often go awry. F!Edeleth

An elite task force's leader and prized Marine are behind bars and under investigation. While the prisoners grapple with themselves, their comrades struggle to discover the truth. Even if their names are cleared, a rift is growing between the crew of the I'm Alone, waiting in orbit. Operation: Exalt looms ahead and the only chance of success falls on the unity of its crew.

Emilia, Beatrice, Ram, and Julius awake in a room. An ornate door is opened before them. They see a familiar body, bloodied and prone; gasping for air. They will see Subaru's moments before death.

Currently being rewritten. Yes, I never finish rewrites. I'll leave this up because people liked it.

Former idol, Mio Tanji, finds herself in another world alongside four others and is tasked with stopping the Waves of Calamity. Anything else? Yes, also play the messiah role for a pagan religion in this other world and deal with the problems that come with it from corruption to cults to baby-making...yep.

Dying is supposed to be the end of a soldier's fight, not the beginning of a new war. Subaru enters the world of Re: Zero with a soldier's heart and mind. Focusing on fighting the horrors of this new world, he prepares to save those he loves, fight those who wish them harm, and fall as many times as it takes.

As the costumed hero Left Field, Taylor sees the world differently. They're about to find out just how differently.

A drunken mistake leads to Professor Branwen of Signal being transferred to Atlas indefinitely. With Qrow around, lightning never strikes twice, it strikes as many times as needed to make his life hell. Picking up a blonde tag-along with an unhealthy obsession with making things go boom, Atlas will never be the same. And Ironwood needs a drink... or twenty.

A few minor and realistic changes in the decisions made by the leaders of humanity drastically altered the path of Citadel Space and the Reaper War. This is the story of caution and planning over recklessness, the path of the juggernaut over the glass cannon. This is the story of humanity as it should have been. A power worthy of its Council seat, and one the Reapers can't ignore.

Nero knew he shouldn't have touched that lamp… and yet here he was, tramping around a city he doesn't recognize, filled with people he doesn't know… if you want to go as far as calling them people… The Hunter was intrigued by this creature wandering the city. It didn't seem to be a beast, but was definitely too monstrous to be human...

It is said that those born with silver eyes are destined to be warriors. When Raven Branwen raised Ruby as her own in the Branwen tribe it was that destiny she sought to fulfill. /Ruby in Shade Academy/Rated M/

Between the volumes of the show, when the cameras are off, the seeds of a relationship are planted. Watch it grow with all the fluff, trials, and angst one would expect of a teenage romance between two friends on a mission to save the world. Slow burn Knightshade. Tries to be fully cannon compliant through volume 6 at least. All chapters take place after the volume referenced.

After getting caught in the blast of a new IMC weapon, Militia rifleman turned pilot Jack Cooper and his titan BT-7274 find themselves trapped on a strange new world

Normally, Tony would be sensitive enough to wait until 8 in the morning to even think on calling any of them, unless it was Avengers business, which didn't really have a schedule. But this… Tony wasn't even sure what this was.

The Starks attend the wedding of a Manderly, and the tourney gives Jon Snow the chance to prove himself to both his family and the world. But what happens when things don't go as any of the Starks planned? This is a planned long-fic, and will most likely be broken up into different arcs.

Willow Schnee touches the mind of a Great One - The Great One. She inadvertently summons it to her; through old bloodlines, her ancestor's web of favours and a deep, superhuman love for her children. The Hunter of Old takes pity and humour and answers her call, compressing all its cosmic otherness into the human form once again, so it may walk Remnant at the side of her children.

After having "saved " her from her crash landing in the Mistralian woods Raven makes a bet with Weiss she wouldn't want to refuse.

Instead of Cinder Fall, Kali Belladonna chances upon Mercury Black after the death of his father. Unwilling to leave him be, she adopts him instead. Given a chance to leave his cursed past behind, Mercury takes it, but when trouble finds it way to Menagerie, his sleeping demons resurface once more. One shot.

Ellie looks for closure.

The Boltons have sacked Winterfell, leaving it in high flames and chocking ash. Three figures might be seen fleeing as Osha takes Rickon along with the black direwolf to Bear Island—not the isle of Skagos. One-shot.

Set after Ahsoka leaves the Jedi Order, the republic goes down a much darker path in order to end the clone wars. With the Jedi beginning to question their own council, the clones starting to rebel because of their mistreatment, while Ahsoka questions her morality, all while outside forces threaten to destroy them all, only chaos will follow. (Re-write of my older fic).

The severe, stoic, cold perfectionist that is Captain Phasma meets her opposite not only in allegiance but in character. *Major and minor revisions to all chapters written so far*

King Robb Stark receives a letter warning him about the Red Wedding. How will he act? AU. No WW.

Ours is the Fury, those are the words of House Baratheon. And every young Baratheon child grows up memorizing them. But never have the words held more meaning than when Lenora Baratheon, the only true-born heir to the Iron Throne finds out the truth of her family, and of the kingdom. When she is left at the hands of the Starks will Lenora find an ally or an enemy?

Cardin had regarded blackmail as his most powerful and most humorous weapon, but when he learned Blake's hidden identity, he found it a sword with no hilt. Seemingly innocuous decisions founded on her secret led him to Dust robberies, feminine grudges, hordes of Grimm, back-alley brain surgery, broken hearts, and a shadow war with Remnant's deadliest terrorist.

Prompt: Taylor decides that focusing on controlling crabs is way better than working with bugs.

Even if everyone had already given up, he won't. He will find his brother Gilbert no matter the cost, even if it meant working with an insufferable, bothersome, and pestiferous memories doll. Read the retelling of a story of Violet if she had never been alone in her adventures.

After sitting on the Iron Throne, waiting to die. Something changes inside Tommen. His mother's words take root in the back of his mind and he vows to never feel that powerless again. As the Game of Thrones rages on, a new player takes their place on the board. The Young Lion of House Lannister.

Evil has never cared for Anna Potter's wishes — until now. She'll do anything to protect Dumbledore's Army from the harsh brutality of a frightening new world, even if it means making deals with the devil. Fem!Harry.

When Anakin receives word that a team sent by the senate is coming to inspect his fleet per protocol, he isn't particularly thrilled. In an attempt to dodge dealing with the team, Anakin decides to instruct his Padawan in the responsibilities of being a general by ordering her to be General Skywalker for the duration of the inspection. Naturally, chaos ensues. One shot.

"She is a mother and she loves her children dearly," Obi-Wan murmured. "It would kill her to lose one of them. I think if we choose a system far enough away from the Core, they will have a measure of safety. I plan to stay with them, to protect them and to train the children." ...Alternate ending to RotS, retelling of A New Hope. AU. Enjoy!

In 2008, Annette Rose Hebert, 05-[REDACTED], dies under suspicious circumstances. In 2009, Danny Hebert dies when the Hebert household goes up in flames. Local authorities determine both incidents to be accidents. The Foundation seems to think otherwise. For her own protection, Taylor Hebert, being in summer camp, is exfiltrated to a remote site on the other side of the country.

There are stranger things than magic in the world, and their rules can be bent and broken. Now those things knock on the door of reality. Our reality. Can you hear it? The cosmos is calling; just over head. Reach for it now. Reach for the beyond.

The Clone Wars are at an end and the Empire is in charge. Cody and the 212th, under a new general, are tasked with renegotiating terms with the Regent of Mandalore, Bo-Katan Kryze. Neither Cody or Bo-Katan are politicians, they are warriors at heart. So when an old enemy rears his head, Cody must choose between the interests of the Empire, or the welfare of his Mand'alor.

Raven only smiled mischievously down at her. "My name's Raven." Ruby, a hand rising to cover her mouth, gasped dramatically. "That's another type of bird."

Willow Schnee has lived as a broken woman. But Jacques went too far this time, so she's going to fight back. Cover art by alie-black-cat-ler on Tumblr and used with their generous permission.

AU: Robert's Rebellion has been crushed and the Targaryen dynasty continues to reign supreme, yet the Game of Thrones never changes...

After the fateful night of Robyn Hill's election party, Lie Ren finds himself feeling conflicted about where he stands with his teammate Nora Valkyrie. Desperately seeking peace of mind and answers about how to approach the divide growing between himself and Nora, Ren finds an unexpected confidant in Harriet Bree of the Ace Ops.

Raven Branwen spent her life in the fringes of the tribe. When given the opportunity to attend Beacon Academy with her brother, she takes it in the hope that it will bring them power. And as Raven begins to question new friendships and the weight of old tethers, a new troubles brews, one that all of Remnant must face. One she is terrified she will lose everything to.

Hamuko thinks Makoto deserves a better lunch, so she goes to make one specially for him. As Hamuko told herself, she only had to cook, so how hard could it be?

"But Aerys was now dead, killed by a shot of an arrow to the chest in what was now called Defiance of Duskendale. Ser Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard managed to free him from captivity in a monumental feat, but was powerless to stop that arrow from hitting its target in the run they made to escape the castle walls." How exactly would things be if this happened?

Amani Pembrooke was your average girl with an average life. A life she was more than happy to have. She had friends, a family, potentially even a guy with a cute smile. But what happens when she dies in a car crash and wakes up in a world with horror around every corner?

"My lady, it seems my journey here is not solely to return Dawn. For the sake of peace between Houses Dayne of Starfall, Stark of Winterfell and Baratheon of King's Landing, the king has commanded me to…to take you as wife." Sacrifices must be made; for honour, for duty, for love, for peace. Mostly AU.

Leviathan attacks Brockton Bay a few years early. Taylor wants revenge.

Suppose Cho said yes to Harry asking her to the Yule Ball. What kind of relationship could they have developed? HPCC AU Reboot to "Harry Potter and the Autumn Swan."

Instead of a flying castle with fantasy and swordplay, Kayaba Akihiko's masterpiece is a hyper-realistic Lovecraftian nightmare.

"Be all poetic and lose our minds together." Well, that was the plan, until Ellie didn't turn into a runner and neither did Riley. Three weeks later, the girls are still alive hiding out, until two smugglers enter the mall on their own mission to reclaim what was stolen from them. Ellie/Riley, Joel/Tess.

Synopsis: Between the destruction of her school, the murder of her idiot headmaster, and her failed last stand against a psychopath, Pyrrha Nikos wasn't having a good day. Waking up back in her bed after being incinerated though, well, that's where things went from bad, to weird. (Time-Travel, Pyrrha-Centric) (Cross-Posted from SpaceBattles)

Challenge by Zweig. Adam Taurus was destined for a tragic ending. But a bit of divine intervention affords him a chance at changing such a dismal ending into something truly great. Something that was always within his reach, had he grasped it. The chance to be a hero. The nice thing about being descended from bulls is that they're pretty darn stubborn.

'When I fall asleep, I still see your face. What I lost in you, I will not replace.' Lady Mirawen of Gondor is no stranger to loss, so when her brother ventures off to Rivendell at the request of their father, and she dreams of his lifeless body floating down the Anduin River in a white boat, she follows after him.

Ciel Soleil prides herself on following orders and in fulfilling her superior's wishes to the letter. So when Ironwood expresses his desires for Penny to win the Vital Tournament, she throws herself headfirst into the task. However, when this mission leads to her accepting a date invitation by a certain blond, it spirals into far more than she, or anyone expected.

Blake couldn't live like this anymore. She'd thought the Fang was a symbol of hope, of a future for faunus kind... not a militia that would wage an all-out war against Vale. It was time to leave. But where could she go? She had no home, no family. She had nothing... no, that wasn't true. She could only hope she'd find refuge from this with her best friend. Co-op w/ ThePhantomScribe

/SoV/ /AU/ /Faye-centric/ Alm leaves Ram to lead the Deliverance, leaving Faye behind. When Celica shows up unexpectedly on the doorstep of their sleepy village, Faye takes a chance and decides to travel with the girl she remembers from so many years ago. What will she learn about Valentia, the gods above them, and most importantly, herself?

In the race to fire the Crucible, Urdnot Wrex arrives on the Citadel with Shepard instead of Anderson. When he hears the Catalyst's options, he's determined to leave only one choice: destroy the Reapers. Rippling backwards 300 yrs, his actions send himself and three others on a journey that'll do far more than change history, it may destroy everything. Cussing, violence, sex. CD/AU

Unanimous decisions were hard to come by, especially with Lord Robert Baratheon's anger over his betrothed and animosities between the fighting factions but thankfully cooler heads prevailed, and negotiations and treaties were signed. And Rhaegar, after helping to cause this conflict, was nowhere to be found. Rhaella was left to clean up after him. [Canon Divergence AU]

One operated in the shadows, and the other thrived in the light. One kept her thoughts and emotions closely guarded, and the other wore them on his sleeve. One had more than a few secrets to her name, and the other... was willing to keep them for her. Now why did that only piss her off?

Pull a thread and the tapestry unravels. A song of ice and fire from the very first note. All the difference a drunk, a dwarf and a dragonbone dagger might have made in the right order. An audacious attempt to weave something new from the same web G R R Martin has spun. Likely to be epic length, and to contain aspects of all genres. Now, sadly, as deadard as Eddard.

One was unwilling to fight death and the other incapable of seeing the truth. The failure of the two twisted the power of the wild card. Now Makoto Yuki must see what Yu Narukami could not and Yu Narukami must fight what Makoto Yuki would not. (P3 and P4 protagonist switch up)

Bilbo Baggins dies peacefully on the ship to Valinor, and when he wakes, he is a young hobbit living in Bag End. Thorin Oakenshield, on the other hand, drowns in his own blood on a gruesome battlefield; his screams as he wakes in Ered Luin will haunt his sister and nephews for years to come. -— (Fixing their broken world isn't going to be as easy as they think.)

An alternate near-history interpretation of Worm by Wildbow, in which the Administrator shard did not transfer from Danny Hebert to Taylor. A butterfly-effect-like story in which one tiny change caused a larger change, which causes larger changes still. Rated T for dark violent themes and imagery, no sexual content.

Jaune wasn't exactly Blake's type, but giving him a hand was the least she could do after he helped her out... it didn't have to mean anything - no matter what Yang implied! Also would Ruby cut it out with the knowing looks, I'm just returning a favour! Blake x Jaune realistic romance, focused on their times at Beacon Academy.

AU: Stannis Baratheon saves Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen on Dragonstone and nothing is ever the same again. [first in a series; sequel will be uploaded mid-November]

It was the Queen who requested the direwolves be tied up. But they are not so easily broken or tamed. A WI scenario based on the incident at the Ruby Ford. Rated M for Joffrey and this being an ASoIaF fic.

Responding to an emergency call about a Parahuman attack on Winslow Public Highschool, the Brockton Bay Protectorate led by Armsmaster scramble their forces in an attempt to contain the situation and stage a rescue. When they arrive, they find the school encompassed in an aura of palpable dread and the building's inner dimensions twisted to impossibility. What awaits them inside?

Minato thought the hard part would be to get her back into the mall. Man, was he wrong. MinatoxElizabeth. Updated version of the original story.

Weiss tries to take notes, but keeps getting distracted by Ruby Rose.

Robert Baratheon had won everything but lost just as much. But his war was not over and their peace only tenuous. As long as the Targaryens live, there would never be peace. With the survival of Rhaegar's only daughter, true peace will never be. On Hiatus

AU: Taylor returns from Yamatai and just wants her life back to normal. The PRT on the other hand wants to know how she wound up killing over 400 people and only walked away with a few minor wounds. So do a few other people. Alt/Power!Taylor. She's not Skitter in this one.

AU where Ned died at Tower of Joy, and to ensure the loyalty of the North, Robert ordered Stannis to marry Catelyn and appointed him Lord Protector of the North until Robb comes of age. Chapter 10: A Life Borrowed

A young reporter gets lost while trying to locate a crime scene, and finds herself interfering with an orc attack. How will she cope with suddenly being in a medieval world that's facing an oncoming apocalypse, and how will she land her front page story?

Myrcella Stark rarely shows any signs of her Lannister heritage, but when it comes to her children, she's as fierce as a lioness. Robbcella one-shot.

In one universe, Chancellor Palpatine boned up on the GAR Contingency Orders. In another, he wasn't nearly so studious despite the fact that they were - or rather one of them was - vital to his plans.

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.