THEIRS
The male field medic, Lt. Nathan Unger, flinched as Kaidan hit the ground.
"Damn…Lin!" he called after the female soldier in a sharp British accent. "Get back here and radio for help. They're both down. Good God, what did this woman go through?"
Cpl. Nakomis Lin came running. She tapped her ear to establish communication. "FOB, this is Corporal Lin. I have two seriously wounded from Hammer. Yes, two. We need med evac now. Lieutenant Unger is caring for them now, but from the looks of it, they won't last long….I know…yes, I understand…I think this one should be priority…Commander Shepard is one of the injured. She looks really bad. The other is Major Alenko…Yeah, both Spectres!...Thanks…Lin out."
She looked down at Unger who was carefully laying Kaidan out flat on the ground. "They're coming ASAP. How do they look?"
Unger sighed and looked back at his comrade. "I'll be honest. I don't know. Shepard looks like she ran through about a mile of goddamn fire. The major…he's got shrapnel everywhere, his knee is definitely out of socket, something's broken in there, but I can't tell you anything internal, and that's what worries me."
A skycar came flying up and landed nearby. Four medics came running with two stretchers. Kaidan groaned and his eyes fluttered open. "What's going on? Where's Rach—Commander Shepard?"
Unger looked down at Kaidan's battered face. "Commander Shepard is right over there. We're getting you both to the best medical care we've got. Unfortunately, that isn't saying much given the devastation here in London. We're doing all we can for the both of you."
Kaidan gritted his teeth in pain as he was lifted onto the stretcher. He grabbed the arm of one of the medics. "Please, take care of her. You need to know…she's pregnant. Do everything you can to save them both."
The medic nodded and said gently, "We'll do our best, Major." The medic then looked over to the other pair caring for Shepard. "Hey, she's pregnant. Make sure to check the fetus with the scanner."
As they entered the car, the medics were taking vital signs and one was attempting to see if any of Shepard's armor would remove easily. "It looks like her armor has been fused to the flesh somehow. What happened to her?"
Kaidan tried to answer, but his head swirled and he suddenly vomited. His head started pounding with a fury beyond any of his previous migraines. He felt crazy and scattered. In a small part of his mind, he wondered if this was why other L2 developed dementia. His typical calm was overridden by a wild desperation to get rid of the pain. His fists pounded against his head and he screamed. The medics moved quickly to try to restrain him in the tight quarters of the car.
With mad, but vacant eyes, Kaidan looked at the medics. "Major Alenko, please lay down. We have something to help your pain." The biotic developed a pained expression and looked over toward where Shepard lay, bloodied and pale.
"I can't lose her. Not again." Kaidan's voice came out calm, but unsteady and slurred. Just as quickly as he had sprang up, Kaidan fell back again on the stretcher, unconscious and no longer breathing.
"Damnit, he's crashing!" The car landed at the hospital and the medics scurried to get the pair out. They were giving the medical staff information as Shepard regained consciousness. She was rushed into one room and saw Kaidan lying on another gurney heading in another direction.
"Where's he going? Is he ok?" Shepard said weakly. A familiar face appeared. Her French accent was soft and kind. "Do not worry about the major. We need to take care of the both of you." Dr. Michel's eyes briefly glanced toward Shepard's abdomen. "Just be still, Commander. I promise we'll do everything we can."
As Shepard drifted into the blackness, she heard someone say to Dr. Michel, "Major Alenko has had a stroke."
A/N: A short chapter to fill in some gaps. I hope you are all enjoying this...even if the updates are slow in coming! Thank you all for the new favorites, follows and reviews! I still squee at my email when I see them!
