History FanFic / TheMissionStaysTheSame

[[{{Warhammer40000}} While hunting xenos as part of an Inquisition retinue]], Captain August Gallardi is forced to ally himself with [[SpaceElves Eldar]] [[{{Seer}} Farseer]] Maeteris against the Crossroads Keeper, a powerful Chaos Daemon with the knowledge of other universes beyond the Warp. Although victorious, the manipulations of the daemon see the two hurled through time and space and spat out on some unknown planet in an unfamiliar part of the galaxy.

** Shepard gets one as well when she and Gallardi brofist

* [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Even the Girls Want Her]]: Quite a few [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe asari]] start following or hitting on Maeteris during her trip to Illium. As an [[OurElvesAreBetter Eldar]], not only does she reject their advances, she finds it annoying and degrading.

* InsultBackfire[=/=]IllTakeThatAsACompliment: During the argument between Gallardi and The Illusive Man, Gallardi brings up a quote from an Imperium general on how courage wins wars and makes Humanity what it is. When The Illusive Man calls said general hopelessly idealistic, like Shepard, Gallardi says that Shepard should take that as a compliment: the general he quoted was [[FourStarBadass Lord Solar Macharius]], whose crusade brought nearly a thousand planets under the Imperium's control in about a decade and who was considered a military genius on par with ''[[GodEmperor the Emperor Himself]]''. Shepard says she has a lot to live up to for that comparison.

* InsultBackfire[=/=]IllTakeThatAsACompliment: During the argument between Gallardi and The Illusive Man, Gallardi brings up a quote from an Imperium general on how courage wins wars and makes Humanity what it is. When The Illusive Man calls said general hopelessly idealistic, like Shepard, Gallardi says that Shepard should take that as a compliment: the general he quoted was [[FourStarBadass Lord Solar Macharius]], whose crusade brought nearly a thousand planets under the Imperium's control in about a decade and who was considered a military genius on par with [[GodEmperor ''the Emperor Himself'']]. Shepard says she has a lot to live up to for that comparison.

* ArtificialLimbs: Gallardi has three. He lost his them during a mission on Cadia, when he was overwhelmed and tortured by daemonettes.

* FishOutOfWater: Both ''40K'' characters: Gallardi has trouble dealing with a humanity that is open to aliens, while Maeteris is put off by how optimistic and open everyone is.

* UnstoppableRage: Maeteris does not take news of [[spoiler: the Eldar's destruction]] very well, and ends up plowing through the Collector army attacking Horizon almost single-handedly.

* ArmorIsUseless: Used and averted when it comes to the barriers, unless it comes up against the lasgun or power sword. Played straight with Gallardi's armor which, despite being made of ceramite, gets shredded by a ME shotgun blast.

* {{Badass}}: Everyone, but special mention goes to Gallardi when he kills [[TheBrute a krogan]] with ''a sword''(granted it's a power sword but still).

[[{{Warhammer40000}} While hunting heretics as part of an Inquisition retinue]], Captain August Gallardi is forced to ally himself with [[SpaceElves Eldar]] [[{{Seer}} Farseer]] Maeteris against the Crossroads Keeper, a powerful Chaos Daemon with the knowledge of other universes beyond the Warp. Although victorious, the manipulations of the daemon see the two hurled through time and space and spat out on some unknown planet in an unfamiliar part of the galaxy.

'''Year 2185:'''

[[{{Warhammer40000}} While hunting heretics as part of an Inquisition retinue]], Captain August Gallardi is forced to ally himself with [[SpaceElves Eldar]] [[{{Seer}} Farseer]] Maeteris against the Crossroads Keeper, a powerful Chaos Daemon with the knowledge of other universes beyond the Warp. although victorious, the manipulations of the daemon see the two hurled through time and space and spat out on some unknown planet in an unfamiliar part of the galaxy.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a Franchise/MassEffect[=/=]{{Warhammer40000}} crossover written by Ursakar. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: The plasma pistol Gallardi brought with him only has three shots left, and now way to replace ammunition (this is solved later, but hasn't been brought into effect fully).

* NothingPersonal: What Gallardi's and Maeteris' ambushers said to them once the tables were turned on them. They were a small merc bandled by a turian and a Shadow Broker agent's team, respectively.

* ChickMagnet: Gallardi, especially with the power sword. As Shepard says:
--> "Well, let me tell something about women - even in our advanced age a lot of them love dashing swordsmen."

* [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Even the Girls Want Her]]: Quite a few [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Asari]] start following or hitting on Maeteris during her trip to Illium. As an [[OurElvesAreBetter Eldar]], not only does she reject their advances, she finds it annoying and degrading.
** Also happens to Shepard when infiltrating Hock's mansion; because of Maeteris' skill with makeup, every single person there can't help but stare at Shepard, and she notices several Asari present that are ready to jump her at any given moment.

* HostageSituation: Chapter 17 ends with some goons holding two Asari officers at gunpoint and demanding that Gallardi surrender to them. Problem is, Gallardi is an AbsoluteXenophobe and is perfectly fine with letting the Asari die. [[spoiler: Gallardi ends up saving the Asari in the next chapter, even taking some injuries, showing that he is growing out of his AbsoluteXenophobe mentality]].

* NothingPersonal: What Gallardi's and Maeteris' ambushers said to them once the tables were turned on them. They were a small merc bandled by a turian and a Shadow Broker agent's team, respectively.

* UnstoppableRage: Maeteris does not take news of [[spoiler: the Eldar's destruction]] very well, and ends up plowing through the Collector army attacking Horizon almost single handedly.

** Also a mention to Maeteris, in the latest chapter Maeteris not only kill a krogan with a sword, but it also shows how powerful is a Farseer[[spoiler: by sensing an ambush made by a Shadow Broker Agent among other things]]

* NormalFishInATinyPond: In the 40K universe, Gallardi is just a standard EliteMook with a slightly better than average gun. In the Mass Effect universe, his lasgun can rip through armor and kinetic barriers like a knife through butter, and his background of constant war makes him more experienced than most of the other characters (save Maeteris, but she's on a completely different level than he is).

* UnstoppableRage: Maeteris does not take news of [[spoiler: the Eldar's descruction]] very well, and ends up plowing through the Collector army attacking Horizon almost single handedly.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: One of the biggest sources of conflict is Gallardi's training and conditioning clashing with the Citadel's open policy towards aliens of all kinds.

* HostageSituation: Chapter 17 ends with some goons holding two Asari officers at gunpoint and demanding that Gallardi surrender to them. Problem is, Gallardi is an [[AbsoluteXenophobe]] and is perfectly fine with letting the Asari die.

[[MassEffect Commander Victoria Shepard]] is in a tight spot. Recently resurrected, she is facing both a renewed assault by the Reapers upon the galaxy, and suspicions that she may have gone rogue and joined with the terrorist organization Cerberus. As she and her crew traverse the galaxy, she searches for some way to defeat the Reapers, clear her name, and repair her relationship with ex-girlfriend Liara T'Soni.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a MassEffect[=/=]{{Warhammer40000}} crossover written by Ursakar. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]

* AbsoluteXenophobe: One of the biggest sources of conflict is Gallardi's training and conditioning clashing with the Citadel's open policy towards aliens of all kinds.
* Badass: Everyone, but special mention goes to Gallardi when he kills [[TheBrute a krogan]] with ''a sword''(granted it's a power sword but still).

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gallardi gives one to The Illusive Man, calling him a selfish coward for not having enough faith in Humanity's ability to combat the alien races. For someone who lived in the most CrapsackWorld possible, it's actually pretty inspiring.

* OddFriendship: Gallardi develops one with Maeteris, since the Eldar is the closest thing to normality that he can find.