"Take him to the medical bay." Dr. Chakwas said urgently. Wrex gently laid the unconscious form of John on the bed. "What happened to him?" Dr. Chakwas asked the squad. She started preparing the machine to scan his body for injuries.

"By the Goddess it was unlike anything I had ever seen or heard of. He tried to protect me from a krogan Battlemaster. But the krogan hit him with an unknown substance and next second we knew he was shaking on the ground. The krogan was mocking us but in the next minute the Commander was up on his feet and….." Liara was cut off by Ashley.

"His whole body was glowing with biotic energy and his eyes….. they weren't even human. He fucking lifted a krogan with one hand as if that krogan was a toy and punched him through his stomach. And he mentioned someone being killed….. Some woman."

Oh no! It must be her. But she wasn't there with him. This only explains that whatever he was hit with, made him saw his worst nightmare and somehow he lost control. But still….. Dr. Chakwas thought.

"He was stronger than a krogan at that time. Much stronger." Wrex added.

"After he killed the krogan he turned normal and then he collapsed on the ground." Garrus added and looked at Tali who was being treated by another doctor.

Dr. Chakwas didn't have any words to explain because she had no idea what this means because she knew the Commander for a long time and she also knew that he has no biotic implants and he didn't show any kind of biotic abilities in all those years. But the problem wasn't only that. She has never heard of someone getting almost 30 times stronger suddenly because of biotics. She looked towards the blue asari standing there with concerned eyes.

"Dr. Liara T'Soni, I presume?" Dr. Chakwas asked.

"Please call me Liara." The blue asari said.

"Liara can you explain what you saw…. I mean how could he use biotics? He has no implants. I am asking you this, because asaris have the best knowledge about biotics." Dr. Chakwas said.

"I am sorry. I don't have any kind of idea." Liara said.

"Will he be okay?" Ashley asked with concern.

"According to my scanner he has a fractured rib, nothing more. There is no sign of any kind of toxins inside his body either. But his brain activity is off the charts again and this time his pulse rate is rising. It's getting at dangerous level." Dr. Chakwas murmured tensely. She ordered them to evacuate the med bay. Tali also left after getting her helmet fixed. They all remained outside the med bay watching their Commander through the glass. Kaidan was also there.

"This is the second time he emitted biotics." Kaidan said.

"Second time?" Ashley asked surprised. "He did this before?"

"No not like this. You didn't notice on Eden Prime. I caught a glimpse of his eyes glowing in Eden Prime when we first saw the abominations. At that time I thought it was a trick of the light but now…." Kaidan explained. He looked towards the others and saw that everyone was looking at him with shocked expressions on their faces. At that moment Dr. Chakwas came out from the med-bay.

"Lieutenant, tell Joker to head towards Citadel. Things are not looking good." Dr. Chakwas said to Kaidan.

"At once, Doctor." He hurried away towards the bridge to inform Joker.

"What happened to him, Doctor?" Garrus asked.

"I don't know. I really don't know." Dr. Chakwas said sadly.

[/\]

"Admiral we have an emergency call for you from the Normandy."

"Forward it to my private channel." Hannah replied.

She took the call in her room. "Hannah?" Dr. Chakwas voice sounded tense.

"Karin? Why are you calling me? Is everything okay?" Hannah asked with concern.

"No. Your son is not okay. Something happened to him and I don't know what. He is unconscious for over an hour." Chakwas replied.

"What do you mean something happened? Is he being shot?" Hannah asked urgently.

"No. He is not injured… at least physically. I informed Huerta hospital, we are on our way to Citadel."

"What happened to my son Karin?" Hannah asked a little loudly.

"I don't know. I can't explain everything to you now. I will explain once I reach Citadel."

"I will be there." Hannah ended the transmission.

[/\]

"Everyone ready? This will be a simple operation. Your objective is to distract them. I will do the rest." Miranda said.

"Yes, mam." Her team nodded.

"Miss Lawson interrupted an incoming call from SSV Normandy to Admiral Shepard."

"Very well. Let's hear it."

The operative did as he was ordered.

"Karin? Why are you calling me? Is everything okay?"

"No. Your son is not okay. Something happened to him and I don't know what. He is unconscious for over an hour."

"What do you mean something happened? Is he being shot?"

"No. He is not injured… at least physically. I informed Huerta hospital, we are on our way to Citadel."

"What happened to my son Karin?"

"I don't know. I can't explain everything to you now. I will explain once I reach Citadel."

"I will be there."

"The Commander is down?" All of the operative's eyes widened in shock.

"It seems so." Miranda replied without any emotion. So, here is the plan. "They will let the doctors enter the Normandy to bring the Commander to the hospital. I will disguise myself as a doctor and enter the Normandy. You will distract the squad."

They all nodded in understanding.

[/\]

The Normandy arrived at one of the docks of Citadel. The press immediately reached there as the news of Commander Shepard being down spread like a wild fire. The entire Normandy team was busy trying to keep the reporters at bay to let the doctors enter. The doctors got inside the Normandy and reached their patient but no one observed one woman got separated from the remaining doctors. She sneaked inside the elevator, hacked the Commander's cabin door and planted a bug. She exited the room quietly and took the elevator down to the med-bay. She reached near the glass of the med-bay and watched the Commander's unconscious form lying on the bed and doctors operating on him. She lingered there for few moments because she was feeling somewhat strange inside her heart after seeing him from so close. Something inside her was telling that she knew that handsome face, somehow.

She gathered her thoughts. What are you doing Miranda? What is wrong with you? She got out from her thoughts and quietly left the Normandy without getting noticed. But if she remained a few seconds longer there she would have noticed the Commander was stirring.

[/\]

"I think he is waking up." One of the doctor said.

"Thank god. This is a good sign." Another doctor commented. At the next second the doctors all jumped back in surprise as John sat up suddenly on his bed. His eyes were wide and he was looking everywhere around him as if he was trying to find someone.

"Commander are you feeling okay?" One of the doctor questioned but got no answer.

Dr. Chakwas requested the other doctors to leave when they were sure that John is okay. She sat down on the bed beside him and put her hand on his shoulder.

"John… you okay?" She asked softly.

"She came here didn't she?" He asked suddenly.

"Who are you talking about? Your mother is…"

"No. Not my mother. Miri was here. Wasn't she doctor?" He asked his voice almost pleading her to answer that he is right.

"John….. She is not here." She said trying to calm him down.

"No… no she was here. I know." He argued.

After that Dr. Chakwas calmed him down to see the fact that the woman he loves couldn't be here in the Normandy. It was impossible. He slowly realized that the doctor was right.

"I…. I don't know what's happening to me Doctor. I….."

"What exactly happened, John?"

"The krogan hit me with some strange gas and next I saw him killing her and then I can't remember anything." He said, his voice cracking with emotion. "Am I going crazy, doc?"

"No. Sometimes things like this happens to us because of mental pressure. You always think about her too much and you are doing this since you were 16. You just need to relax. How are you feeling now?"

"Too tired."

"Then sleep. The doctors will come for another examination."

He lay down and immediately drifted into sleep. Dr. Chakwas looked at his sleeping form sadly. She could only imagine the emotional pain this young man is feeling all the time whom she knew for almost 14 years and who was also like a son to her. She sighed and left the med-bay to get some food for herself.

A/N: There you go. Managed to get another chapter down. Over 1000 views already this month? Wow! Please keep on reviewing everyone who reads. As I said before it motivates me a lot.