RP: Ashley, F!Shepard, M!Shepard, Kaiden, Tali

[itsinmyblood]

{{occ: This is probably going to start out as Ashley and Fem!SHep, but Kaiden, Male!Shep, and Tali, please feel free to join in whenever. We will update the posting list as needed if that's okay.}}

It had only been a few days since Ashley had awoken in this place. She had stayed close to the ship, too afraid to venture forth. Even if she knew that there were other people in the place as they were, trapped it seemed as she was, the Major had yet to really grasp what happened.

Since walking around the ship had usually helped her work out whatever problem she was facing, Ashley decided that doing so now, in this place couldn't hurt. It was strange how quiet everything was. She was so used to hearing something humming, whether it be the drive core or the quiet murmur of the crew. Never had she ever heard the Normandy like this.

When she reached the docking bay, Ashley decided that walking around outside the ship couldn't really hurt. Granted, there were weird people about, but nothing could be weirder than having to work with a Turian. The thought of Garrus made her smile. She wondered where he was, if he was okay. Really she was concerned about all of her crew, but she had faith that they could take care of themselves.

Ashley didn't notice the body laying face up in the grass until she was practically on top of it. And when she did, the blood drained away from her face.

"Shepard!" Her commander looked like she was dead, the blood a sharp, crimson contrast to the white pallor of her skin. Ashley immediately bent down and checked for a heart beat, sighing when she felt a faint beat beneath her fingertips. "Shepard! Oh come on, Commander, you have to wake up!"

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[kalysto]

The world had finally stopped shifting around her and other voices drifted throught the fog that clouded her mind. Shepard almost believed to hear Tali's voice saying something, voice coming louder and then quieter as if she were moving around.

If this was what the afterlife felt like, Shepard would have prefered there to be nothing. Everything better than this confusion and agony that held her hostage.

Maybe it was just another trick of the Reapers, their last attempt at indoctrination before the Crucible finished them off. Shepard certainly hoped not.

[keelah_selai]

Tali hissed anxiously at the impressive damage that this human woman had sustained. She hoped, for Ashley's sake, that they had enough supplies to get her stabilized - they'd figure out the next step when they came to it. She muttered, "What was it that Shepard said? Jump in the deep end?"

Tali thrust antiseptic spray into Ashley's hands, and a pair of medical tweezers. "All the abraded skin, burns, and minor wounds. Don't spray that on the major injuries - it will aggravate them. Pull any fragments you see out of the wounds."

Tali got started on applying antiseptic washes, medigel and spray sutures to the larger wounds, starting from the woman's torso.

[itsinmyblood]

Ashley didn't think. She instantly shot into motion, trying to ease as much of Shepard's pain as she could. Being a soldier she had seen her share of injuries, but this?

In all honesty it was a miracle that the Commander was still breathing. She knew Shepard could be stubborn but this was taking stubbornness to a whole new level. And Ashley prayed that it would be enough to make her pull through, just like she had managed to every time before this.

[kalysto]

If she had thought the pain was bad before, it was nothing compared to what Shepard felt now. Hands touching her, peeling off her skin it felt like. She couldn't breathe, her lungs were burning, filling with fire.

Her eyes flew open, unseeing, blinded by light but she grabbed at the hands on her skin. She had to fight them, they were trying to kill her. She wouldn't allow it. People were waiting for her, Garrus was waiting for her.

Shepard couldn't give up now. There was still a job to do. A world to save. Many worlds to save.

[itsinmyblood]

Shepard's sudden movement made Ashley jolt in surprise. Of all the possible reactions that Ashley had pictured, Shepard fighting her wasn't one of them.

"Commander. Shepard, Stop it, it's me!" Ashley tried to hold her commander's arms down with one hand, the other making sure that the medigel didn't go flying. But Shepard wouldn't stop, and Ashley couldn't begin to count how much damage she was doing to herself while she thrashed.

'Is there anything that can calm her down?" She asked, looking to Tali. By some miracle she was able to set the medigel and Tweezers down on a nearby table before placing her hands against Shepard's shoulders.

"Shep, please. It's me, Ashley. I promise you're safe But I need you to calm down please... You're only making your wounds worse."

[keelah_selai]

Tali had been helping to try and restrain the woman, and she hesitated at Ashley's request, obviously torn. "We could sedate her but...my Shepard never stays under for very long, even with high doses."

All of the beds in the medi-bay had strapped to prevent patients from moving during Relay jumps and space combat. Tali wasn't sure those would be of much use either.

Tali sighed, and scuttled off to grab a sedative, muttering about 'temporary being better than nothing.' She returned quickly, and hesitated again, before saying, the words strange on her tongue "Shepard, it's Tali. You need to breathe and relax. You're in the Medi-bay with Ashley and I. You're safe."

[kalysto]

Her vision returned slowly, the ceilling of an all too familiar med bay swimming into focus. The medi gel felt like an old friend, greeting her by engulfing her in numbness. It wouldn't last long but it cleared her head long enough to process the words spoken to her.

"Ash? Tali?" She croaked out, her voice rough and thin. Were they real? It didn't matter. They were her only source of information right now and they were helping her, easing the pain.

[itsinmyblood]

Ashley smiled when Shepard seemed to calm down. At least now the medigel could do what it was supposed to.

"That's right. Just stay still okay? I'm trying to mend the worst of your wounds." She wouldn't ask what happened, after all Ashley already knew. The Reapers were responsible for this. And if the Commander was here, only God knew what was happening down on Earth.

If Earth was still there.

[kalysto]

He chest heaved and every breath dried out her mouth until her tongue felt like sandpaper.

"Wha-" She swallowed and tried to get some moisture into her mouth. "What happened? Where is Garrus and the others?" Shepard asked, unsure if she wanted to know the answer.

She hadn't seen any of them since she made it to the Citadel. A lot could happen quickly in this war and god knew that the Reapers had it out for her and her crew. At least the Normandy seemed okay, which meant EDI and Joker had to be here.

With the medi-gel in her system it was slowly getting easier to think but she knew the effect wouldn't last long in her system.