The doors opened, and Andreia and Antonio stood as a woman in a Medic uniform and brown hair came forward, with a woman with black hair and a very form-fitting body suit behind her. Dr. Chloe Michel came and shook hands with Andreia, "It was a good thing you have called me, Andreia. I came as fast as I could. I pulled a lot of Alliance strings to get here faster. How is she?"
"She's stable." Andreia said as she handed the doctor Shepard's medical files, "I was able to perform surgery to some of her injuries… the perforations in her abdomen, a few gunshot wounds, the bruises, and cuts. I was able to sanitize her burns as well before the tropical climate could make it worst. The only thing left to fix is her legs."
"And her spirit… if she lives through this." Dr. Michel said, but she lowered the chart and pointed to her friend, "This is Miranda Lawson… she used to be with Cerberus, and she was in charge with the reconstruction of Commander Shepard a few months ago. She knows Shepard's body, and could help with her."
Andreia shook the woman's hand, and Antonio came forward, "This Antonio Quiroga, he's my friend and assistant. He helped me carry Shepard here from the rainforest."
Dr. Michel and Miranda shook hands with the two humans, and Andreia raised her hand as she led the doctor to a sanitized area of her clinic, where Commander Shepard's bed was.
The doctor came forward and pulled the sheet that covered the officer, and Andreia watched as tears seem to swell in her eyes. Commander Shepard's hair was singed, so that it was long in one side, and short on the other. Bandages covered the left side of her face, with massive bruises around her right cheek and eyes. Several other bandages were applied to her arms and abdomen, but the largest one was on the lower left side of her waist. Her legs, as Dr. Michel surmised, was crushed by excessive force, probably from the wreckage. Her right leg had her femur bone sticking out from under her skin, and her ankle was swollen. Her left leg was worse, and as she looked at the scans Andreia had given her, Shepard had broken her femur, her fibula and her ankles to pieces.
Dr. Michel swallowed and continued to inspect her medically, "You have done great work with her other injuries. But now we must tend to her legs." She raised her OmniTool and scanned them both, as she shook her head. "The injuries are far worse than I expected. There are too many bone fragments around her muscles… we'll have to pick them out first before we could restore them. What do you think, Miranda?"
The woman wiped her eyes quickly, and Andreia could tell she cared for Shepard very much. She raised his Omni-Tool as well, "The injuries to the right leg can be repaired easily, but the left leg would need intensive surgery." She nodded to Dr. Michel, "I am ready to operate when you are, Doctor."
Dr. Michel nodded and looked at Andreia, "We shall start immediately. I need everyone in this. Get prepped."
Antonio and Andreia nodded and headed out to get their surgical gear, as Dr. Michel and Miranda brought out their instruments. When the two humans came back, both the doctor and the Cerberus agent were already set, and she looked down at their instruments, which held several scalpels… and one wicked looking saw. Andreia swallowed in fear at it, and Dr. Michel saw her look.
"I am hoping I would not need to use that on her." Dr. Michel said, "I know Shepard… to lose a leg for her would mean death."
Andreia took a deep breath, "Then let us do what we can for her."
Dr. Michel nodded and stood to the right of Commander Shepard, and Miranda stood beside her. Antonio and Andreia stood at the other side. Dr. Michel put her hands together for a quick prayer, before sighing and holding out her hand to Miranda, "Scalpel…"
