There was silence in the room, only the pounding in the door. The enemy was trying to force their way into the room.
"Can you carry her Miranda? We don't have time to…" her sentence was cut off as the door was being forced open.
"Sure; Deana," Miranda said as she put her hands to frame my face. "Hang onto me ok? And put up a barrier got it?" I nodded as I climbed onto her back. Gunfire could be heard behind us as we made it off the ship. I felt Miranda jump a little to make it onto the Normandy. Two more sets of footsteps thudded into the airlock and the door hissed as it closed.
"Get us outta here Joker! Is everyone alright?" Shepard said and I heard armor clink against the wall.
"Aye Aye, Commander." Joker replied. "I see we have a new recruit as well. Nice to see they're starting them young now."
"We are fine Shepard." EDI said as she walked through the door and into the cockpit.
"Aunt Miranda?" My voice came out squeaky. I felt exhausted and thought I was going to pass out on Miranda's back.
"Take her to the med bay, then report to my cabin as WE need to have a chat Lawson." According to the sound of her voice, she didn't sound at ALL happy. I heard her walk out of the airlock leaving me and Miranda alone.
Miranda carried me all the way to the med bay. The door slid open and some muffled conversation and shuffling could be heard. I found myself sitting on a bed when I felt hands touching me.
"NO!" I slapped at the hands and started to panic. "Please don't…" Tears were beginning to form and I closed my eyes, the tears spilled down my face.
"It's alright Deana, my name is ..." Her voice was kind and patient. But I continued to fight her.
NO! My mind screamed as I let another shockwave go. Not two seconds later, I felt a prick in my right arm. I felt my consciousness slipping as I whispered, "Aunt Miranda, please… I'm so scared." And then I slipped back into the darkness.
When I woke up, I blinked. Well at least I could see, a little anyway. I groaned and shifted to sit up. Everything was so blurry.
"…other than the twisted ankle she seems fine. Just scared, and the toxins seem to be wearing off. Whoever had her pumped a lot of drugs into her system. The loss of her sight was a result of dextro-protein ingestion. Although I'm surprised there weren't any more symptoms, dextro-protein can have some very serious side effects. I've treated her for that and besides staying off her ankle for a few days she should make a full recovery. The sedative I gave her should also be wearing off soon and she should be waking up."
I sat up with effort and swung my legs over the side of the bed.
"Speaking of…how are you feeling Deana?" The bright light from her Omni tool hurt my eyes and I groaned, flinching away from it. "Sorry. Deana I'll ask again…"
"I'm fine. Everything is just so fuzzy." I rubbed my eyes. "Where is Aunt Miranda?" I blinked a couple more times trying to clear my vision.
"She's still in a meeting with Shepard; I'll let her know you're awake." walked toward a console on her desk. I followed her with my eyes and a tall figure caught my attention. He was definitely human and had dark hair, which was all I could make out as everything was still blurry. I shook my head and rubbed the heels of my hands into my eyes.
"You alright?" he said as he took a step closer.
"I'm fine." I said defensively. I still had one hand rubbing an eye, I squinted at him with the other. "And who are you?"
"I'm General Kaiden Alenko, Alliance Navy. It's nice to meet you Deana…" He left the question hanging about my last name. I stopped rubbing my eye and dropped my hand. What was I supposed to say? Lawson?
"I don't know what my last name is; suppose it doesn't matter considering." I averted my eyes and left his outstretched hand hanging. He put it down when he realized I wasn't going to shake it. My vision had cleared enough to see the frown that had appeared on his face.
The door to the med bay opened and more people walked in. One of them wore a white skin tight suit and was the first to reach me.
"Are you alright? I was worried sick." Miranda put my face between her hands and looked me over.
"I'm fine. Nothing serious." I removed her hands and got down from the bed. Completely forgetting about my ankle, it decided to give way. Miranda caught me and held me steady. I hissed as my ankle started to throb.
"Be careful, Deana. I don't need you broken." Miranda helped me back onto the bed. When I was settled again, I took a good look around. The med bay was kind of cold and more than a little sterile. Duh, it was a medical bay; and by the looks of it fully equipped. Two rows of beds lined the walls with the exception of a desk that sat under a giant window that looked out into the mess hall. A group stood near the door. From what I could tell there was an Asari, two humans and a Turian. My thoughts froze as I stared at the Turian.