Okay, Major, that sounds good. I do have to check in on my mother and get ready for Aurora to arrive with Joseph.

let me know if you need more help with your implant. It'll take a while to fully adjust to it.

You're welcome.

*The three of them slowly made their way to the restroom with James looking behind him every few meters to see if Kira needed to rest a moment. Soon, he was standing at the restroom's door.*

Here you go, Captain. I have a few things I need to tend to, but don't hesitate to -->

If you're ready, Captain, it's just this way.

*He began walking in the direction of the restroom, but he didn't go too fast so she wouldn't feel like she had to push herself to keep up with him.*

Oh, I forgot.

*He handed Kira her cane.*

You can change in the restroom. If you don't know where it is, Captain, I can lead you there. It's no trouble.

just right. The only side effect you'll have is an occasional headache but it won't be any worse than typical.

The odd colors you're seeing are actually infrared vision. Optical implants like this are capable of seeing infrared light as colors. You can control it with the implant's bio-neural circuitry since it's connected to your brain through the optic nerve. It does take some concentration to get it -->

You're welcome, Captain.

wake her up.

Okay, let's get the Major back here so she can be the first thing Captain Kira sees when we wake her up.

*Selar nodded and disconnected the IV through which they had been giving her a blood transfusion throughout the surgery. James tapped his comm badge.*

@ensignro.bsky.social, we're ready to -->

retrieved and carefully put it in the socket, using a regenerator to connect it to her optic nerve. He then sewed the muscles around the implant and used an osteogenic regenerator to repair the break in the bone of the socket. To protect Kira's eye as it healed, Girani put an eye patch on it.* -->

skin of her face was completely restored. Finally, her eye had to be replaced. He carefully broke the bone of the socket and inserted a mini-scalpel to sever the optic nerve and then the muscles holding the eye in the socket. Removing the eye, he then took an ocular implant that Selar had -->

of her life. The next step was regenerating the skin to protect the restructured muscles. He had to be careful as it wasn't like regenerating the skin on an arm or a leg. He set the heavy-duty dermal regenerator to the maximum facial setting and went to work. After another period of time, the -->

*After some time, he had managed to repair most of the damage done to the muscular structure of Kira's face. However, there were some places where the muscle and ligature were missing as some had fallen off prior to the surgery. Those would be facial scars that she would carry for the rest -->

She'll be alright, Major, I promise. With Selar, Girani, and I working on her, she's in capable hands.

*He said while keeping his focus on the operation.*

*James nodded at Selar and Girani before catching a glimpse of Julian watching from the window. They briefly made eye contact...then James went to work repairing the damaged muscle structure of Kira's face as best as he could.*

Her left eye will need to be replaced with an ocular implant. The retina is burned and can't be repaired.

I'll be helping. Mala's taking care of Doctor Bashir now and the Captain needs all the capable hands she can get.

*He went to join Selar and Girani.*

I was agreeing with you...

From what I've seen of the Captain, she's going to need all the doctors working on her that she can get.

She's very lucky to be alive...I'm not a religious person but I'm almost convinced the Prophets were looking out for her.

I don't know who did this...Captain Kira was blasted in the face with a disruptor but she'll live. Doctors Selar and Girani are working on her.

He's unconscious, Doctor Sloan, but he'll be okay. Just a mild concussion and some cuts on his face.

shards from his face.*

The Captain took a disruptor shot to the face and survived?! I'm not religious but I'd say the Prophets were really looking out for her.

Okay.

*He moved over to Doctor Bashir and began scanning his head.*

He has a slight concussion but nothing to worry about.

*He then carefully removed the -->

What happened here?

*Then he noticed Doctor Bashir lying unconscious and bloody on the floor near a shattered display. He rushed to Captain Kira and knelt to examine her face.*

*As if on cue, James rushed into Sector General. He had just heard that there were shots fired and was prepared to treat any injured. The first thing he noticed was Captain Kira and Major Ro over Opaka's body...then he noticed that Kira's face had been blown off and was all bloody.*

Oh my god! -->

Oh, good.

Anyone else coming?