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Angel Falling	By : Marie_Fanwriter Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 7083 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 6 – Panic
Well hello there! It would seem as though they made it back to the Normandy in one piece, more or less. Warnings include some light language, and references to previous non-con situation and drug use.
Enjoy!

Hearing came back first. It was quiet save the beeping of machines and the low constant hum of a drive core. Next was smell, antiseptic and blood. All signs said he was in the Normandy’s medical bay. Feeling, he could have done without that one. Garrus ached; it was similar to the last time he’d woken up like this. He grimaced internally; I seem to be making a habit of this. Gathering his nerves he opened his eyes, his vision was foggy from sleep and likely medication.
Garrus was indeed in a medical bay, but his view was limited by the fact he was on his stomach on a bed. He tried to bring an arm in to help push himself up but found he was locked in place. Both wrists restrained to the bed above his head. The turian did what any sensible being would do in such a situation… he panicked.
His heart rate began to race and the monitor echoed it. He pulled hard against the bindings but found they held fast. Maybe this isn’t the Normandy. What if Shepard failed? Or was captured herself? Panic might not have been a strong enough word for the feeling Garrus was experiencing. He cried out as he felt a sharp pain on his back but continued to fight fiercely. He heard the creak as the metal bar he was locked to start to bend and he thrashed trying to force it to break.
He barely heard the sound over his panic but on the third try the voice pierced his anxious state, “Officer Vakarian! Garrus!” He knew that voice, EDI. He relaxed only slightly, stopping the battle with the restraints to listen, “You are on the Normandy. Please try to stay calm; I have informed Doctor Chakwas that you are awake. She is on her way.”
His voice was rougher than usual, “Shepard?” Even a single word was difficult to make.
“The Commander is in the shuttle,” EDI responded. “She is just returning from a mission. Would you like me to inform her of your status?”
Garrus flinched, “No.” He was saved from having to explain himself by the doctor’s timely entrance. She immediately crossed the room and moved into his line of sight. She looked groggy; it must be the night cycle, he figured. His heart rate was still rapid and his breathing slightly ragged but he was working to calm down.
“Garrus, just breathe. You are safe here,” she said trying to coax him out of his panic. Karin started to reach for his arms but stopped immediately when her patient pulled back. “I’m just going to remove the restraints. Is that ok?” He nodded and she reached over his head and undid the leather bands. “You gave us quite the scare. Good to see you back to yourself.”
Once the restraints were released she stepped back and gave him space, “You can sit up if you feel up to it.” Garrus slowly started working his way into a sitting position with his feet firmly on the floor, dressed in only his undersuit pants and bandages. Every move caused a bit of fire to course through his veins. The doctor had moved to her desk and gathered a few supplies. “I’d like to check you over, may I?” She waited for his nod before starting her scan. As she scanned him she removed the two IV’s in his arm and the sensors from his chest.
“What happened?”
Karin stopped her motions for a moment and hesitated before answering, “The mission didn’t go as originally planned. You and Mr. Massani were compromised while the Commander and Ms. Goto were away.” The doctor stepped back and rubbed her forehead, reminiscent of how Kaiden would on the SR1 when he had a headache starting. “You sustained numerous injuries and passed out. Professor Solus and I did what we could to repair the damage but you’ve been unconscious nearly two days, a bad reaction to the drug hallex, we think.”
Garrus hadn’t moved throughout the entire explanation. Even now as he contemplated the implications of what the doctor had said he didn’t budge. Chakwas reach out and hand to him but he flinched away from it, “My armour, where is it?” He stood up and moved away from her, his hands up in front of him.
“It has been placed in the Forward Battery, Officer Vakarian,” EDI answered.
“Garrus, I need you to stay in the med bay. Your injuries need to be cared for…”
He shook his head, “I’ll be fine doc… just need some space.” With that he stumbled out of the room and towards the battery. He was infinitely thankful that it was the night cycle. The mess was empty and his stumble was uninterrupted.
When he entered the battery he slumped down on the crate nearest to the door to rest. Pulling up his omni tool he put an encryption code on the door’s locking mechanism that would take even EDI a while to crack. He leaned back against the wall but immediately regretted it, his back burned at the contact. Steeling himself he stood and pulled out his toolkit, a blue streak was smeared across the wall where he had leaned.
At least he was well prepared enough to have a few packets of medi-gel stored nearby. He pulled one out and carefully applied it to where he could reach on his back. Turian’s weren’t mean to bend in the way he’d require to coat it entirely but the soothing gel seemed to do the job well enough, even through the bandages. Garrus knew he would have to assess himself if he was going to take care of his own injuries. Sighing he began to go through them…
Numerous lacerations on my back, that’s consistent with the whipping… the same goes for the lacerations on my arms. Bruising around my mid-section and a cracked plate, reminiscent of being kicked…. The knee brace and slight pain there would be consistent with how hard I hit the deck after being tackled. Wrists rubbed raw from the struggle. Garrus sighed, Might have been faster to cover what wasn’t injured. He brought a hand up to his neck and felt the now familiar scarring of a burn. A scar the same width as the… collar…
“Spirits no….” realisation that it was real hit him like a brick wall.

Shepard followed Thane and Kasumi off of the shuttle. They’d just completed the remainder of Kasumi’s mission. Apparently Hock was impressed with her performance on Omega, so much so that he had sent an invitation to his party. A party which she was more than happy to crash. Hock was dead and Kasumi had Keiji’s Greybox. Originally Kasumi had wanted it to be just her and Shepard on the mission but after a bit of coaxing she had given in and allowed Thane to tag along in the shadows.
“Commander, Doctor Chakwas needs to see you in the medical bay.” EDI’s blue orb appeared near the elevator door, “She has stated that it is urgent.”
Shepard jogged the rest of the way to the elevator, “Tell her I am on my way.” The door to the lift closed, leaving Shepard alone in the elevator. “Status report please, EDI.”
“Officer Vakarian woke up approximately eighteen minutes ago; he has locked himself into the main battery against Doctor Chakwas’ orders. I am currently attempting to override his encryption.”
“Understood,” Shepard made her way across the deck to the medical bay. The doctor was pacing rapidly in the room; she stopped when the Commander entered. “How is he?”
“Not well. He barely let me complete my scan before rushing out, now he’s locked himself into the battery. I need to continue treatment, Commander. I need you to bring him back here.”
“Why do you think I can bring him back? Remember what happened last time he saw me?” Shepard looked away from the doctor, across the room to where he’d left a dent in the wall by the AI core. “He hurt himself more, he almost killed Mordin…”
“He wasn’t himself last time, Jane. He needs you right now. Please.”
The Commander sighed audibly, “Fine. What does he need?” The doctor pushed a medical kit into her hands and explained that the bandages on his back needed to be replaced to prevent infection. He also needed to take an assorted set of pills to reduce the swelling and help with the pain.
“Remember to keep his body temperature up and his heart rate down; he had a nasty reaction to the hallex and I don’t want him putting himself into shock.”
“Got it, I’ll get EDI to let you know if I need anything.” Shepard took a deep breath and left the medical bay. Thane was standing in the kitchen when she passed,
“Siha, is there anything I can do?”
Shepard shook her head, “No. I’ll be alright. Get some rest Thane.” He nodded and left her to walk down the long hallway in peace. When she arrived at the door she found the lock still red. “EDI, can you get the door?”
The AI sounded rather perturbed, if an AI could sound that way. “I am almost through the encryption…” If the situation had been less tense Shepard might have laughed at the AI’s frustration. “I am sorry Commander. Officer Vakarian has scrambled the encryption again; it will take several more minutes before I can get through.”
“Can you patch me through to him?”
“Of course, Shepard. A direct link has been established.”
Shepard took a deep breath, “Garrus? It’s Shepard.” There was no response. “Garrus, I need you to unlock the door. Can you hear me?” Again, there was no response. Releasing a sigh she turned around and slid to the floor, leaning against the door.
“He has changed it again Commander,” EDI was definitely frustrated now.
Sitting in silence for several minutes she evaluated her options; wait for EDI to break through the encryption (which would take a while if the previous attempt had been any indication), try to talk him out (unlikely if she couldn’t get him to say anything back), or go through the Normandy’s ducts (and she really didn’t like that option).
Time to try a sweeter approach she figured, “Garrus, come on big guy, you have to let me in. Chakwas said you needed your bandages changed, let me in and I’ll keep everyone else out. Please?”
“No,” was his gruff reply.
At least she had him talking, well sort of… “Why not?”
He was silent for several seconds before replying, “I’m fine… taken care of the bandages.” He sounded exhausted.
“No harm letting me in to see then, plus I’ve got pain meds.” She tried to be cheerful.
“Don’t need any.”
“Garrus… don’t lie to me. I was there, you need them.” Shepard turned to the blue orb, keying her microphone off, “EDI, I’ll keep him distracted but you need to hurry.”
“Understood Commander, rerouting non-essential processes.”
Keying her mic back on she decided to try a new approach, “Vakarian. Open the door, that’s an order.”
He huffed out a short laugh, “What happened to ‘big guy,’ Commander?” he spat her rank out.
“DAMN IT GARRUS! Open the god dammed door!” Shepard stood up and pounded a gloved fist on the door once. She could hear him wince at the sound on the com. It was silent for the next two minutes, neither party uttered a sound. Finally Shepard tried again, “Garrus?”
“Only you,” his voice was a whisper.
“What do you mean?”
“No one else comes in… just you.”
“Ok, just me.” The panel turned green and the doors slid open.
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