(Authors Note: Ok I wanted to give an attempt at making a Mass Effect story since I failed miserably at my Dragon Ball Z story. Plus I love the game and I wanted to do my own version. Right now this is a one-shot, if I get good reviews and people want me to continue you I will. This is an a/u. Any mess ups please let me know and all criticism is welcome. I hope you enjoy :) )
We Stand Together:
"Shepard..."
His voice echoed in her mind. She couldn't tell who is was or what they want. Her only job right now... Is survival. Each breathe ignites the flames she feels in her lungs. Everything hurts... Everything is going black and blurry.
"Shepard!"
The mans voice was starting to get louder...but the more she focused on it the harder it was for her to keep from blacking out. As the darkness creeps into the edge of her sight...her last thought was she hope the Normandy was safe...
"Shepard!" The man ran to the site where the destroyed Crucible was at. He went and started pulling off some of the debris off of her. He kept taking rubble off until he caught a glimpse of the n7 insignia.
"Shepard stay with me!" The man yelled he tried to open his omni-tool but it didn't open.
"Damn it! The crucible didn't destroy anything all it was, was a giant emp... Shepard stay awake I'm going to get help." The man ran as fast as he could to a ship named the Normandy. He went inside where he saw all of the crew waiting just outside the airlock.
"Tali I need you, Ken and Gabby to go to a reaper corpse. Try to salvage what you can to get the Normandy up and running. I need Liara, Dr Chakwas and anybody who could lift heavy debris to help me get the commander out she's alive but bearly." The man said in a panic.
"Right behind you Garrus." Liara said as her, Garrus and Dr. Chakwas ran out to where Shepard was located at. Liara used her biotics to move all the debris off of her. What they all saw made The Turian rebel's heart wrench in agony. Shepard face had burns on the side of her face along with scratches and gashes... Her neck was scorched black.. Her armor was melted onto her. Her legs were broken and some of the bone pierced her skin.
"We have to get her to the Normandy." Garrus said
"No we can't move her yet, we don't know the extent to the internal damages... Liara go back get a neck brace and a carrier so we can safey bring her in with out doing any more damage to what was already done." Dr. Chakwas said assertively. Liara ran back to the Normandy and took the emergency ladder to deck 3. She went inside got a container of medi-gel and the items the doctor asked for and brought it back to her.
"Here doctor... I saw tali she's working on restoring power." Liara told her
"Acknowledged Ms. T'soni now put medi-gel on any open wounds and some on her neck so I can put the neck brace on." Liara did as she was told and Dr. Chakwas put the neck brace on her then Liara biotically lifts her gently into the carrier. Garrus picked up onside while liara and Dr. Chakwas held the other and they carried her inside.
"Tali status?" Garrus asked her.
"Me, Ken and Gabby went to a reaper corpse and we found that the Crucible fried the reaper's motherboard. It's like for an organic being brain dead, everything is intact only thing is the brain isn't functioning, and I'm rambling aren't I... Look their power source was still intact so we stripped the power cells and are installing it. Power should be restored right about..." The lights went on and the elevator opened.
"Good job tali now try and see if you can get our coms and omni-tools up and running." They ran to the elevator and went down to deck 3. When the elevator opened they went inside the med bay. They put her on the table.
"Liara put on the leads and keep check of the heart monitor while I set the table to scan her." When they were getting things together they heard a voice they thought they wouldn't hear again.
"Enhanced Defense Intelligence online. May I be of assistance." Edi synthetic voice said.
"Joker must be going crazy... Edi I need you to do a full body on the commander. Also her armor is melted on to her any ideas how we can get it off?"
"Check in the armory in deck 5 there is an acid that will turn the metal into a liquid... Put medigel on any exposed skin to prevent the acid from damaging the skin. The scan is complete doctor loading results onto the screen."
"What the hell is acid doing in the armory?" The doctor asked
"We use it to mod our weapons, mount scopes, extended barrels that sort of stuff." Garrus answered.
"But wouldn't the acid eat right through the armor and hitting Shepard?" Liara asked.
"Medi-gel is made so that acid won't go through it incase you have to apply in the stomach area so all the acid would do is stay above the gel. In addition if you let the medi-gel slick through the armor by pouring it down where her neck is exposed it will give protection." Edi told them. Garrus went down to armory and founds what edi was talking about. They carefully did what edi told them to do and they successfully got the armor off.
"Ok Garrus you and Liara need to get out she has some internal bleeding and I need to open her up and I will not allow you guys to contaminate the room." Dr. Chakwas pushed them out the room and the panel on the door turned red. Garrus sighed and sat in a chair at the mess hall. Liara sat next to him and rubbed his back.
"She's going to be alright Garrus. She's hard headed she's not going to leave us like this. Especially when she has Archangel waiting for her." Liara said, causing his mandibles to flare in a Turian smirk.
"Prehaps your right..." Garrus whispered trying not to think of the condition of his mate. Joker's voice came through the comm system.
"Garrus we are getting some chatter on the comms. I think some of the engineers in the other ships thought the same way Tali did. What should I do?" Joker asked.
"Try to sort it out. See if you can get in touch with Admiral Hackett or Rear Admiral Hannah Shepard. Tell them the condition of the commander is critical but alive and that we need some support for injured out here as well our med bay won't be able to help." He said
"Trying to contact the in-laws huh gar-bear?" Joker grinned.
"Call me that again and I promise to throw you down the largest mountain this planet has!" Garrus yelled enraged.
"And the stick is back in the mud. Don't you need lube to reinsert the pole back in your ass Garrus." Joker said laughing at his own joke. Garrus growled.
"You do realize all I have to do is make you sneeze and you might crack a rib right, just image if a Turian fist accidentally came crushing down on top of your skull. Oh the carnage." Garrus said with venom and sarcasm lacing his voice.
"Gee it's just a joke." Joker said as he went searching for the right comm.
"And her mother probably doesn't even know about us. First with the collectors then with her getting grounded then next this all out war there probably wasn't even time to discuss it." Garrus said as he took the elevator to deck 2 and walked up to Joker.
"Well your in luck I'm patching you through to her." Joker said his grin getting bigger.
"Spirits I swear I hate-"
"This is rear admiral Hannah Shepard report your status." Hannah interrupted.
"Umm... This is officer Garrus Vakarian of the Normandy filling in for our co." He said getting nervous all of a sudden.
"Normandy?... How's Maddy what's your status." Hannah said worry in her voice.
"Madison Shepard is critical but alive she is having work done on her by Dr. Chakwas. We are where the reaper beam is at we ignored Admiral Hackett's order to abandon the area so we didn't get much damage when we landed."
"Is there anything you need in the area?" She asked.
"We need med evacs for the wounded on the ground we only have one doctor and limited supplies here. Also if you see a person by the name of Miranda Lawson please send her to these coordernares." Garrus told her.
"Miranda is with me here. She was on my team for the crucible project. I will come in a shuttle once I get one running to bring her with me as well as medical attention. Things are ok over here so I'm going to leave my xo in charge. I'll give you an eta once I'm headed your way, Shepard out." Hannah said and cut the call. Garrus breathed a sigh of relief. He sat on the floor and Joker turned his chair to face him.
"So it's finally over huh Garrus. Now we just rebuild and we drift apart again." Joker said with sadness in his voice.
"No not this time. If Shepard makes it through this. No when Maidson makes it through this she's not going to let them separate us." Garrus said letting the confidence ride in his voice.
"What makes you say that." Joker asked,
"Because Joker... In the years hunting for Saren, the collectors and now the reapers we built a bond and we are family... Me being the favorite of course." Garrus said making Joker roll his eyes causing a chuckle. " I mean we sound like a family of a rediculous bar joke. A crippled pilot, a Turian rebel, a Prothean, an Asari, a Quarian and the list goes on. And we fight and kill and protect each other." Garrus said with a Turian smile.
"And we stand together. Now matter the odds..."
