Authors Notes: Apologies for an incoherence, wrote most of this, while drinking Southern Comfort.

Also thanks again for those who have said lovely things about this story. Much love to ya.

And I've got more reviews for a single story than before, so thank you again.

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"Shepard!"

"Shhhhhhhhh..." Shepard choked out a hacking cough.

"Shepard can you hear me?"

"Yes, stop hollering."

"Anderson, she's ok."

Shepard opened her eyes, Anderson hovering over her, "You scared the crap out of me, Shepard. What the hell was that asshole doing?"

"Where's Kal?"

"I don't know. Garrus, Kal, James, Javik, Liara, Kaidan and Tali are all MIA."

"Maybe they're together."

"Maybe."

"My head hurts so bad."

"It could be a lot worse, you've been under that rubble for four hours."

"The beam?"

"It exploded, right after something was come back through it. I'm guessing that was you."

"I only remember a bright light then nothing."

"Cortez will be here soon. You're being moved to Colchester General Hospital."

"Find him for me, Anderson."

Anderson stroked her hair, kissing her forehead, "I will."

Anderson watched as Shepard was loaded into the shuttle, "We have the Normandy ground team to find. Fire squad, check the underground, walk the tunnels. 206th Battalion, search the buildings."

Anderson watched a shuttle land, Quarians piling out, "Admirals, I presume?"

"I'm Rael'Zorah, they said my daughter was missing."

"Yes, along with her squad members."

"Admiral, How is Shepard?" Raan asked, worried.

"Leg is messed up, ugly head wound. Worried about Kal'Reegar."

"We have teams ready to help search for survivors. We are in no hurry to go home."

"Thank you, Admiral."

Shepard laid in the hospital bed, hopeless over Kal's survival. She thought back to the dream she had, Kal lying broken in the coffin. It haunted her knowing, that it might become real.

Admiral Hackett walked in the room, "Shepard, glad you're in one piece."

Shepard just scoffed.

"They'll find him, Shepard. How are the babies?"

"Fine."

"I have bad news."

"Story of my life."

"The Normandy has damaged. Lost all of its port side wing."

"Are the crew ok?"

"Yeah, they're fine."

"Admiral, can you go away. I'm not in the mood to deal with any more shit."

Hackett squeezed her hand affectionately before leaving.

Shepard gave into her tears, crying herself to sleep, hoping to never wake up again.

Kaidan, James and Garrus pulled Kal from the rubble that had him trapped. Kal groaned in agony, "It's my leg."

Kaidan strapped up his leg, trying to keep it stable, "Just rest Kal."

"Just leave it," Kaidan left Kal alone, understanding Kal's grief.

"Where are we?" Tali asked Kaidan.

"Embankment, I think."

"Lets try and rest, we can dig ourselves out in the morning," Garrus pulled Tali to him protectively.

Kaidan stayed up, hoping to talk to Kal. He sat next to Kal, "That was a gutsy thing you did."

"I'm the reason we are trapped."

"You're the reason we are still alive."

"Rather not be alive."

"Kal, don't count her out."

"We've been doomed from the start."

"Kal, deep down, do you think she dead?"

"No."

"Then she's not."

"I was jealous of you."

"Why?"

"I don't know. You've been intimate."

"One time, years ago. It was just a pity thing."

"And the kiss recently?"

"Shepard was devastated. You and the girls are the only thing that kept her going."

Kal let out a whimpered cry, "I need to know, my girls are ok."

Kaidan squeezed his shoulder, "Trust me, they're fine."

The five Admirals walked into Shepard's room, finding her staring out of the window. She didn't acknowledge their presence.

"Shepard, they are doing everything possible to find Kal," Raan soothed.

Shepard murmured in response.

"His family would like to see you."

"He contacted me. He said his leg was broken and they were being overrun," Shepard whimpered, choking back the tears, "I don't wanna have to live without him."

Dr Chakwas came in, "Time to go Admirals, Shepard needs peace and quiet."

Before the Admirals left, Raan squeezed Shepard's hand, "They'll find him, he's a survivor and he has you and your daughters to survive for."

"Thank you, Admiral."

Anderson walked into the room, Shepard instantly reaching out to him. He pulled her to him, letting her cry it out, "Shhhhh, it'll be ok."

Shepard cried into his chest, "I just want him back."

"I know, baby girl, I know."

Shepard fell asleep in Anderson's arms. He settled her down, leaving the room, with a stronger resolve to find Kal.

Shepard wake up on the floor of a tube station. She knew the London tubes well, although she didn't recognise this one.

She got up, looking around, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. No damage, no bodies, no evidence of war.

Shepard find a sign, written on it the word "Embankment".

"Shepard," a voice whispered.

"Kal," Shepard turned around, trying to find the source of the whisper.

Something fell to the floor, a clattering noise filling the peace. Shepard jumped, she saw the sign on the floor, picking it up, the word, "Embankment" shone like it was speaking to her.

Shepard woke up, confused, "Embankment" she whispered.

Vega joined the group exhausted, fingers bleeding, covered in dirt and sweat, "The rubble has piled deep on the entrance, we aren't getting out that way."

Kaidan looked over to Kal, "We need to get out of here, he needs medical attention. I'm worried about Steve."

"How long has it been, since the shooting stopped?" Liara asked.

"I estimate, 7 hours," Javik replied.

Tali sighed, "I wonder if they have found Shepard."

"I'm sure they have," Garrus wrapped his arm around her.

"Since the shooting has stopped, I think we can say Shepard succeeded."

Garrus stroked Tali's arm, "We all knew she would, Tali."

"We should rest, we gotta find another way out," Kaidan gently advised.

Kal comforted himself with his memories of Shepard, he needed to touch her, smell her, just feel her warmth. He fell asleep with Shepard on his mind.

Kal walked through the corridors of the hospital, led by Dr Chakwas. She guided him to a room at the end of a long corridor. Kal looked at her confused, she just looked at him and smiled.

Kal walked down the corridor, it was stark, no other doors, no decorations, just white walls. He opened the door, greeted by the head of a hospital bed, obscuring the view of the occupant.

He walked around the bed, familiar caramel coloured hair coming into view. The person turned, blue-grey eyes showing utter joy to see him, "Lily..."

Kal woke up, he knew Shepard was alive. He was sure of it, she was alive and in a hospital, he just needed to get out of here.

Shepard heard the door to her hospital room open, she couldn't see who it was, but her skin felt like it was on fire, tingling in anticipation. She knew, only one person existed, could do such things for her.

She waited, listening to the figure approach her bed. She turned to look at him, "Lily," he uttered, tears flowing down his face.

"Where are you?"

Shepard woke up, a realisation hit her, "Embankment. Dr Chakwas?"

Chakwas walked in, "Yes Shepard?"

"I need to speak to Admiral Anderson."

"Will Admiral Hackett do? he's outside."

"Yeah, quickly."

Minutes later, Hackett walked in, "Chakwas said you needed me."

"Yeah, tell the squads to check Embankment tube station."

"Why?"

"That's where Kal is."

"Are you sure."

"I'd stake my life on it."

Hackett left the room, already in contact with Anderson, "Shepard said, check Embankment tube station."

"Why?"

"She's working on a hunch, that's where Reegar is."

"If that's what she says, then that's where he is."

Vega chucked a rock in anger, "This is hopeless, everywhere we go, there's rubble."

"Calm down, Vega," Garrus admonished.

"Garrus, Rocket is getting worse. I'm not gonna sit here and let him die. I am not willing to let Lola down."

"Stop it, both of you," An angered Tali warned them.

"Sorry, I just hate seeing Rocket like that."

"We all do, Vega," Garrus looked towards the injured Quarian.

"He saved us. I don't wanna tell Lola, he gave his life to save ours."

Liara hugged Vega, "We wont have too, we'll get out of here. We have to believe that."

Kaidan stopped what he was doing, sure he heard voices, "Shhhhhhhh."

"What," Garrus whispered.

"I hear voices."

The group stood silent listening, waiting for the voice to sound out again.

"Major Alenko, Lieutenant Vega."

Kaidan stood up, trying to locate the noise, "Anderson, Is that you?" he shouted.

"Yes, you ok in there?"

"Kal'Reegar is badly injured, he needs help."

"Hold on, we coming through. Have him ready, we'll take him first."

"Aye Aye. Guys help me get him ready."

After a whole agonizing hour, the rescue team made it through. Anderson got through the rubble, "Get Reegar to Colchester General Hospital, Dr Chakwas is there."

Kal grabbed Anderson's arm, "Please, tell me."

"Shhhh, she's fine, waiting for you."

Kal cried at the news, relief and happiness hitting him hard, Liara gripped his hand, "I'm going with him."

Anderson nodded as Kal and Liara headed out of the station. He turned to Tali, "You're Father has been frantically searching for you."

"I need to go find him."

"He's with the other Admirals at the FOB."

"Thank you Admiral."

The medi-vac team arrived at the hospital, Dr Chakwas waiting for them on the landing pad. They wheeled Kal straight into surgery, to repair the damage done to his leg.

"Liara, tell Lily, I love her."

Liara took his hand, "Kal, you can tell her, yourself."

Kal nodded weakly as he succumbed to the effects of the anaesthetic.

Hours later, Kal woke up, realising he was in a different room. Then he felt the warmth, a warmth, he only ever had when Shepard was around. He turned to his right, his heart skipped, breath hitched, as the blue-grey eyes of his beloved, met his own.

She smiled at him, a smile he returned. They had no words for each other, they weren't needed. They just looked into each others eyes, unspoken words easily translated.

Kal watched Shepard succumb to tiredness, reassured that she was ok, he succumbed to his own weary state.

Seven Admirals walked into Shepard and Kal's room, early in the morning. Anderson stopped at the heart warming scene in front of them. At some point, their beds had been moved closer together, so they were side by side.

Shepard and Kal had moved as close as they could possibly get, foreheads just an inch apart, hands linked together.

Anderson smiled, turning to his fellow Admirals, "We can come back."

The other Admirals smiled and nodded, deciding that what they needed to talk to them about, just wasn't that important.

While my friend says I'm a sadist and I'm not cruel.