Halo 3: ODST Operation Cup o' Doom

Chapter Six

Aria groaned and sat up, rubbing her forehead. "Why do I feel like shit?!"
"Well, good morning, Sleeping Beauty."
She looked up to see George standing in the doorway, a smirk on his face. She gasped and pulled the blankets over her chest. "What are you doing in here?"
"Nice to see you too." He joked, moving to her bed and taking a seat on the edge. "What do you remember from last night?"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"You don't remember drinking?"
She shook her head. "but I guess that explains the headache."
He nodded and pulled out his cellphone. "Here, I recorded it all."
She took the phone and began playing the video.
"You are quite an interesting drunk, Aria." He snickered.
"Oh my gosh. This is me?! Wow!"
"Haha, the best is yet to come."
"What? Wait, why am I walking over to Ultra Bahtiyaree?"
George grinned from ear to ear.
Aria suddenly paled, hearing what she had said.
"So, what did you say to him?"
She dropped the phone and covered her face. "Oh my god!! How can I face him now!?"
"What did you say?"
She lowered her hands. "I said he was so very sexy."
"Wha.....?!" George busted out laughing, almost falling off the bed.
"Shut up! It's not funny!"
"Oh it is. It is." He regained himself. "Don't worry, Aria, he seemed to like it. After you said that he couldn't take his eyes off you. Not like he could before either." He chuckled. "You ended up passing out not long after I took that video and he brought you back to the ship. Must have been a great night seeing as you are in your bra."
"Oh, god! What did I do?!"
"Don't know. I wasn't here to witness that."
"I'm so embarrassed. What am I going to do?"
"Nothing. It's not that big of a deal. You like him anyway, right? Maybe this was the icebreaker you needed, both of you, cause obviously he has an eye for you as well."
"Yeah, and maybe Poonflip could give you some flirting advise. He's good at that." Muhmep put in as she popped her head into the room.
"Nobody asked you!" Aria snapped in embarrassment.
"Well sssooorrryyyyy for trying to help." She grumbled as she left the room.
George put his hand on her shoulder. "You best prepare yourself because very soon we have to form up with him and Field Marshall Tuyokee."
She whined and dropped back onto her bed. "Oh no. I can't do it!"
"You don't have a choice." He stood. "We'll be waiting for you so chop chop, and the uniform is dress. Oh, and by the way, Field Marshall Tuyokee heard you. He was standing beside Ultra Bahtiyaree, slightly out of the camera's view."
"Why did you have to tell me that?!" She groaned as he left her room, leaving her to wallow in embarrassment for a moment before she showered and got her uniform on.
****
She stood before her division, eyes glued to the polished tile of the floor. Her heart raced, thumping so loudly it practically drowned out all other sounds.
Outside the door stood Rha', his concentration almost entirely on what had happened last night. His heart also thumped in his chest, knowing the one female who desired him was in the room waiting for his orders. Her desires were not one sided either. He looked at his hands, remembering how her body felt. He took a deep breath. "I am a Sangheili, and Sangheili do not get nervous!" He puffed out his chest and moved toward the door.
Aria flinched, hearing the door open with a hiss, revealing the Sangheili Ultra. "Attention on deck!" She called out.
The division stood tall.
"At ease. Field Marshall Tuyokee will be slightly late for this meeting and he sends his apologies. A couple Unggoy Minors got themselves into trouble last night, and he had to deal with them first thing this morning." Rha' began, looking at Aria as he made his way to his position before her.
"Nice to know us Human aren't the only ones." Muhmep blurted.
"Silence, Corporal!" Aria snapped, looking back at her.
Muhmep clamped her mouth and stood tall.
Aria swallowed and slowly lifted her eyes to Rha'. "My apologies, Sir."
He smiled and nodded, turning his attention back to the division. "Late last night we set our course for Earth. We left slipspace around two this morning to investigate some wreckage, but are now on our way at normal speeds."
"We left already? We usually do a formation before departing." Aria asked.
"Ranger Mansooree took care of that while you were indisposed."
She lowered her head in embarrassment. "I see. Sorry to interrupt you, Sir."
"No worries. As most of you heard, we are next in line for security watches."
A collective whine escaped the group.
"Silence!" Aria ordered. "No need for that. We all knew it was coming."
Rha' nodded. "After all, it is only fair to our fellow soldiers, is it not?"
"Yes, Sir." The division replied as a whole.
The door soon opened.
"Very good." He smiled, then turned to face his fellow Sangheili. "Attention!" He called to the division.
They stood tall once again.
"Field Marshall Tuyokee." He greeted with a bow of his head.
The Field Marshall returned the greeting. "At ease. How is the Charley-Foxtrot division this fine morning?"
"Good, Sir." They replied in near perfect unison.
"That was a pretty good party last night, wasn't it? I saw quite a few of you enjoying yourselves." He looked down at Aria. "Including you, Sergeant Peril."
A few snickers were heard from the division.
"Ohh, Ultra Bahtiyaree." George mumbled in a girlie voice. "I love you."
Rha' cocked a brow under his headdress.
George chuckled and looked up at him. "You know I'm right, Sir."
He smirked and shook his head.
As hard as she tried, Aria couldn't stop the deep blush that painted her cheeks. She cleared her throat. "I suppose, Sir. Forgive me, Sir, I can't remember what happened."
He smiled and tilted his head. "I see."
"Sergeant Waters did fill me in on a few details, but not everything."
"Yes, Sir. Very, very important details." George added.
Rha' smiled inwardly as he looked down at Aria. He just couldn't shake what had happened last night and it sent chills down his spine.
Suddenly an alarm sounded throughout the ship.
Aria turned to her division, but before an order could be shouted, Shipmaster Vadumee's voice echoed throughout the ship. "We have been boarded! All hands to their battle stations!"
Field Marshall Tuyokee looked over at Rha'. "This is no drill!" He looked down at the startled division. "Don you battle gear and get to the armory, now!"
"Yes, Sir!" The division replied as a whole, falling out and running to their rooms to get their gear.
"Sergeant Peril, I need you to get to the armory right away." Rha' ordered.
"Yes, Sir." She replied, running from the room.
****
Aria slid to a stop in front of the armory door. She quickly pressed her hand to the scanner. Instead of reading her hand correctly, it errored. "Ah, come on you stupid piece of shit!!" She muttered angrily.
It errored again.
She pulled her hand away and tried again, but before she could press her hand to it she was suddenly knocked sideways. She cried out as she hit the tiled floor and slid and few feet.
"Ow!" She whispered as she pushed herself up to look at her attacker.
A Jiralhanae stood by the armory door. He chuckled sinisterly as he smashed his fist into the hand scanner.
"Oh no!" She thought, her eyes widening in fear. "Now how am I going to get it open?!"
He raised his mauler.
She gasped and jumped to her feet as he pulled the trigger. She did her best to avoid getting shot as she scrambled past him and took cover in the doorway of the nearest room.
She whined in frustration as the bullets flew past her, a few narrowly missing her as they ricocheted off the door jam. "I'm trapped!" She thought.
An enraged cry came out of nowhere suddenly, and the bullets stopped flying. The Jiralhanae began to grunt and stomp around in annoyance.
"Kayla?!" Aria thought as she poked her head around the corner.
Kayla had jumped on the Jiralhanae's back and proceeded to stab him in the neck. "Die, asshole!!!!" She screamed. "Stay away from my sister!"
He tried to get her off him, but she held on for dear life. He began to grow weak, but had one final move up his sleeve. He suddenly threw himself backwards and into the bulkhead, smashing her between his heavy body and the steel bulkhead.
"Ahh, you son of a bitch!!" She cried. "That fucking hurt!!"
The force of the impact made her knife slice through the side of his neck before she lost her grip on it.
He suddenly began to lose consciousness as he leaned forward before face planting on the ground in a pool of his own blood; Kayla still on his back.
She huffed and pushed herself off of him as she ripped her knife from his flesh.
"Are you okay?!" Aria asked, running to her.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied, wiping the blade before putting it away. "I don't need to see that chiropractor anymore. He literally popped every bone in my body. That hurt though." She looked at her. "Are you okay?"
"I'll survive." Aria replied. "but now I can't get the door open. He smashed the scanner."
"Hopefully we can force it open with just the two of us."
They went to the door and tried their best to pull it open.
Aria cried out in frustration. "It's no use!"
"There has to be something we can use to pry it open with!" Kayla suggested as she turned around.
She suddenly cried out and grabbed her knife which made Aria scream and whip around.
Rha' jumped back. "Woah, sorry, ladies. I didn't mean to sneak up on you."
Kayla narrowed her eyes at him and raised the knife. "You were this close, Sir!" She brought fourth in an angry whisper.
He chuckled and looked down at the dead Jiralhanae. "You had a little trouble I see."
"Nothing I can't handle." Kayla announced, putting her knife away and turning back to the armory door. "But we can't get the armory open."
"What happened?"
"That Jiralhanae smashed the hand scanner." Aria replied as she helped Kayla try to pull the doors open once again.
Rha' activated a wrist blade. "Allow me."
They moved aside as he pushed the blade between the doors and managed to get it open enough to get his fingers between them. Aria and Kayla joined him and they were able to get the door open half way.
"Thank god!!" Aria gushed in relief as she ran inside and flipped on the lights.
She began to unlock the weapon lockers.
Kayla ran in behind her and pulled a DMR from the locker along with a pistol. "You good, sis? I need to get to sickbay."
"Yeah, I'm good. Thanks for saving me!"
"You're welcome! Stay safe!"
"You as well!"
They hugged and parted ways.
Rha' looked down at Aria. "Finish getting these open. I'll watch the corridor."
"Yes, Sir." She replied as he walked away. She gasped and grabbed an energy sword as she ran back out into the corridor. "but, Sir, you are unarmed!"
He looked back at her and activated a wrist blade. "Not quite, but I'll take that sword."
She tossed it to him.
He caught it and activated it immediately before taking off down the corridor.
"He's so fucking hot with that sword!!" She thought, smiled slightly before running back into the armory.
As soon as the last of the weapons were unlocked a large shadow fell over her.
Aria stiffened and swallowed. "Ultra Bahtiyaree? Please tell me that's you, Sir." She whispered in a shaky voice.
A sinister chuckle escaped her uninvited guest.
She slowly began to turn around, facing the intruder. She gasped and stumbled back, falling to the floor.
It was a Jiralhanae Chieftain.
He chuckled again and raised his hammer.
Aria scrambled to her feet, but didn't get far as he swung the hammer. The force of impact sent a wave of energy that knocked her off her feet. She cried out as she landed awkwardly on the floor before sliding into the bulkhead. Her left arm hit the bulkhead first, hyperextending her elbow and making her scream in pain.
Rha' heard the familiar sound of the hammer, followed by her scream. He kicked his current Jiralhanae opponent in the chest before taking off at full sprint back to the armory.
"A very fitting position for you, Human." He sneered as he took a step toward her.
She rolled over and grabbed her elbow as tears formed in her eyes. She looked around, though she knew it to be pointless as all the weapons were still in the lockers. Despite them being unlocked, she knew she wouldn't be able to grab one in time. To her surprise a plasma pistol had broken free from the energy wave. She quickly snatched it up and pulled the trigger, holding it. The pistol began to glow a bright green as she spun on her hip and fired.
The Chieftain was in the process of swinging at her as the shot caught him square in the chest, knocking him back a couple feet. He grunted and dropped his hammer as he regained his footing.
He looked down at her and snarled as he went into a rampage.
Aria managed to get to her feet and spun on her heals to run, but she didn't get any further then that.
He grabbed her shirt at the back of her collar. She cried out as he yanked her backwards, tearing her shirt. She managed to get her feet on the ground enough to push herself off the floor and into a backflip, kicking him in the face.
He grunted and threw her across the room, completely tearing off her uniform top.
She whined as she hit the bulkhead before falling onto a weapon locker, her face hitting the side and smashing her nose; the plasma pistol falling out of reach.
Though tears began to fall from her eyes from the amount of pain she was in, she still managed to keep herself under control.
The Chieftain wiped the blood from his lip and came at her. Before he could reach her he was grabbed from behind.
"Threatening her was your biggest mistake." Rha' growled, pushing his energy sword deep into his back and severing his spinal cord before the twin tips found an exit through his chest.
Aria gasped in slight fear at the sight of her division officer's rage, but at the same time it was quite a turn on.
The Chieftain snarled and gurgled before falling lifelessly to the ground.
Rha' took a deep breath. "That was deeply satisfying." He growled in pleasure. "I haven't killed anyone in almost four years!" He deactivated the energy sword and looked at Aria.
She slowly slid off the locker. "Ow! Damn bitch!" She muttered as a little blood dribbled from her nose and down her chin, staining her white undershirt. "That really fucking hurt." She grumbled, wiping her chin.
"Are you okay?" He asked, moving toward her quickly.
"Yes, I'm fine." She replied. "I feel like I got hit by a car, but I'm fine otherwise." She flinched and grabbed her elbow. "Ow!"
"You sure you are fine?" He asked, taking her chin in his hand and turning her head slightly from side to side before wiping the blood from her under her nose. "You look pretty banged up."
"I hyperextended my elbow and I might have bruised some ribs when he threw me into the bulkhead, but I'm okay for the most part."
He tilted his head, looking her over. "Where is your uniform top?"
"Over there." She pointed to the torn top that lay on the tiled floor.
He chuckled and took her cheeks gently. "I like seeing you out of uniform." He whispered, leaning closer. "I'm glad you are okay, Aria."
She smile shyly, but then her eyes looked past him and a gasp escaped her. "Lookout!" She cried, grabbing his arm.
He turned too late and was broadsided by a Jiralhanae's fist. The force knocked him backwards into the bulkhead. Aria was still holding his arm. She cried out as she was yanked with him, slamming into his chest armor.
Rha' moved in front of her, shielding her.
The Jiralhanae raised his Mauler. "We were not done, traitor!" He sneered as he pulled the trigger. Rha' took the first round of hits well, but then his shield depleted. The Jiralhanae got one shot off, the round grazing his arm before Yuri grabbed him by the head and yanked him to the floor, breaking his neck. "Are you okay, Sir?" He asked, righting himself.
He nodded. "I'm fine. Thank you, Chief." He turned to Aria who was still behind him and a little in shock. That last shot nearly got her. There was a dark spot on the bulkhead where it had hit, narrowly missing her head. She wiped the blood from her chin as she looked up at them.
Yuri looked at her. "Are you okay, Serge? You're bleeding."
She looked up at him. "Yeah, my nose is still bleeding from the last attack, and then I busted my lip when I hit Ultra Bahtiyaree's armor." She lowered her eyes to Rha's arm. "Sir, you've been shot!" She gasped, grabbing his arm.
"I'll be fine, Aria. Just a scratch." He replied, looking down at his wound.
Soon a few members of the division were lined up and collecting their weapons.
Rha' grabbed a directed energy rifle and checked its ammo load before grabbing a light multipurpose assault rifle and tossing it to Yuri. "Chief and I will guard the corridor. Pass out the weapons as quickly as possible."
"Yes, Sir."
Before long, the rest of the division was lined up and collecting their weapons.
Once the last of their troops was armed and out the door, a panicked female voice came over the intercom. "We need help in sickbay, immediately!!"
Aria gasped. "Kayla!" She grabbed a belt of grenades, a light machine gun, and a duffel bag. She stuffed four heavy magazine drums into it before she took off out of the armory at full sprint, darting past Rha' and Yuri, startling them both.
"Aria?!" Rha' called, going after her. "Stop! You need armor!! That corridor is overran!"
"I don't care! My sister is down there!!"
Yuri ran back into the armory to gather up more ammo and grabbed two spare energy swords before he took off after them.
Aria stopped near the corridor that led to sickbay and peered around the corner.
A large group of Jiralhanae were outside the door trying to break in. She scowled and pulled a grenade from the belt and prepared to pull the pin.
Rha's large hand grabbed hers suddenly, preventing her from arming the grenade.
She looked up at him and opened her mouth to speak, but he moved his hand to clasp it over her mouth.
He pulled his free hand up and pressed a finger to where his mouth was hidden under his headdress before he activated his cloak.
Yuri stood beside him and followed suit.
Rha's cloaked hand gently brushed her cheek as he pulled it away and activated a wrist blade.
Yuri activated a sword and followed him closely. They slowly and quietly made their way towards the group of Jiralhanae who were completely unaware of what was coming.
In near perfect sync, they both grabbed a Jiralhanae by the face, their cloaked hands covering their mouths as they yanked them backwards and thrust their blades into their backs.
They managed to get two more until one Jiralhanae smelled the blood and turned around. Seeing his fallen brethren, he alerted the others.
Rha' and Yuri remained silent and still as the Jiralhanae started past them.
"There is an Elite here." One sneered. "I can smell it."
"Come out of hiding, traitor!!" Another called.
"No, I smell something else." The Jiralhanae looked down the corridor. "I smell a Human."
Aria gripped her machine gun and pressed herself to the bulkhead as they slowly got closer to her. She took a couple of deep breaths. "Hit the deck!!" She yelled before she jumped around the corner and pulled the trigger, spraying bullets.
Yuri went to the back of the group and began taking them out one at a time.
Aria managed to kill four of them before one went berserk and charged at her. He came at her so fast she couldn't even think.
Between the array of bullets and the group of Jiralhanae, Rha' managed to get back to her and yanked her off the ground.
She cried out as his cloaked arm pulled her against his body, yanking her off her feet seconds before the Jiralhanae made it to her. He swung his sword, decapitating him.
Some of the blood splattered them, revealing Rha's cloaked form where it landed.
"Ewww!!" Aria whined, wiping her face.
Some high pitched yelling was heard suddenly as a faint blue glow was spotted reflecting off the steel bulkhead and headed their way.
Aria, still in Rha's cloaked arms, raised her machine gun. "What the hell?"
An Unggoy came running down the corridor, a glowing plasma grenade in each hand.
Aria gasped. "Oh, shit!!"
He ran past them and into the group of Jiralhanae. "Please enjoy my bright, blue balls!!!" His squeaky voice wailed.
Rha' gasped and dove into the nearest doorway as his cloak faded. He pushed Aria against the door and shielded her with his body.
Yuri suddenly dove past them as he deactivated his cloak. "Fire in the hole!!" He yelled just as the grenades detonated.
The explosion sent the remaining Jiralhanae flying in all directions, leaving no survivors.
Rha' got hit with a little debris making his shield glow a light blue.
Once the last of the debris flew past them, Aria looked around Rha'. Blood and limbs were scattered everywhere, and a fire began to spread.
The entire scene was absolutely gruesome.
Many alarms were suddenly going off as the fire activated the sprinkler systems, soaking everything, including them.
"Oh, great!" Aria muttered suddenly, looking down at her white under shirt as it soaked up the water and became translucent. Her black bra was now completely visible through her shirt.
"What?" Rha' asked, looking down at her. His eyes widened slightly before he chuckled. "Hmmm, a little peep show after the battle?" He teased.
She slowly crossed her arms over her chest and smiled before laughing nervously.
He leaned close. "You don't have to hide. You only took off your shirt while straddling my waist last night."
"I did!?" She gasped.
He nodded. "Indeed you did."
She turned beet red. "Oh my god!! I...I am so sorry, Sir!! I was drunk, and I didn't know what I was doing!"
He smiled. "I know, but it doesn't mean I didn't enjoy that.... hmmm, what was it you called it?" He thought for a second. "Oh, right." He leaned close to her ear. "A 'Lap dance'." He whispered seductively.
Her lips parted in a silent gasp.
Rha' chuckled and pulled away from her slightly. Her face was even more red then before. "I didn't know you could blush so brightly, Aria."
She quickly lowered her head and covered her face. "Sir!!" She muttered through her hands.
"Don't worry, my dear. You were quite persistent in wanting to rip your clothes off, but I was able to keep myself under control and stop you."
"The corridor is clear now, Sir." Yuri interrupted. "Let's go help the others. Serge, you should go check on your sister and see if she's got a dry shirt. That's distracting."
Rha' pulled her against him. "You should not be looking at her anyway, Chief." He teased.
He chuckled and shook his head, walking away from them. "It's kind of hard not to."
He took her hands and gently pulled them from her face. "I'll come find you when this is over."
"Sir, I can help!"
"I know you can, and you can help by staying here to guard sickbay and help your sister. I don't want to be worried about you. Here, it should be the safest."
"I am an ODST, Sir. I think I can handle myself."
He released her hands. "And I do not doubt that for a minute, especially after what I just saw, but you will stay here."
"But..."
"Sergeant Peril, do not make me order you." He said in a slightly stern voice.
"Y...Yes, Sir. I will stay here." She replied reluctantly.
****
Nearly an hour after Rha' and Yuri left, a couple of Jiralhanae found a way into sickbay. They killed one patient and wounded a few others, including Aria, before her and another doctor managed to kill them.
Once the onslaught had been fought off, many of their troops made their way to sickbay with minor injuries. There were some losses, but nothing compared to the losses the Jiralhanae had suffered before they decided to make a hasty retreat.
Aria was in a private room being tended to.
She had a good sized gash on the right side of her stomach. She laid on the gurney in her bra as Kayla stitched her up.
"Is it still numb?"
"Yeah."
"Good. I know you don't like it when I have to be your doctor, Aria, but I'm glad you're okay." Kayla whispered. "Thank you for being here with me."
"You're welcome." Aria smiled. "I don't act like it, but I do appreciate what you do for me. I'm glad you're okay too, Kayla."
Rha' suddenly pushed through the doors, interrupting their brief moment of bonding. "Aria!" He nearly cried out. "Are you okay?!"
She looked up at him. "I'm okay."
He ran to the side of the gurney and took her cheeks. "I was so worried about you! When Sergeant Peril's nurse told me you were hurt, I feared the worst!"
She smiled and grabbed his wrists. "I'm fine, Sir. It's just a scratch."
"Hardly!" Kayla broke in. "That 'scratch' required twenty stitches, sister!"
Rha' lowered his eyes to her wound. The stitches had been set, but not yet bandaged.
"What happened?" He asked, lowering his hands to touch her stomach, so near to her wound.
"I got hit with a mauler before I finished off the Jiralhanae."
His eyes widened suddenly as he realized she was nearly half naked. He spun away from her. "Sorry, I didn't realize."
She giggled slightly. "It's okay, Sir. I was pretty much half naked when my shirt got wet. Besides, you have already seen my drunk ass in my bra and you've literally seen my bare ass. I'm sure I can handle this."
He chuckled and turned back to her.
"Doctor!" A random male voice yelled suddenly.
Kayla looked up at Rha'. "Sir, can you do me a favor and finish bandaging her?"
He nodded, taking the bandage from her hands before she left the room.
He leaned over her and began to bandage her wound. He was extremely careful as not to bump it.
Aria smiled. "You're good at this, Sir."
He looked her. "All part of being a good officer, Aria." Once he finished the bandage, he grabbed some cotton swabs and alcohol and moved to the minor cuts on her face. "and you said you'd rather face a Jiralhanae Chieftain then get shots." Rha' mocked, cleaning the cut on her left cheek.
She sighed and looked away from him. "I've faced one or two before, but not like this. Out there, I was well armed. In here, I was vulnerable. Being vulnerable is terrifying, Sir."
"And yet, you ran into battle without a second thought."
She flinched, pulling away from him as he pressed the swab with alcohol against her wound.
He pulled his hand back. "Sorry." He touched her other cheek, gently forcing her to look up at him. "Despite all that, you ran in to help protect your sister. You are a lot braver then you think. I am just glad you are okay. Well, for the most part anyway."
She pushed herself up into a sitting position.
"Oh, careful there." He said, supporting her.
She raised her hands to his headdress. He realized what she was doing and slowly pulling it off himself, laying it on the gurney beside her.
She smiled and took his cheeks, kissing his forehead. "I'm flattered that you worried about me, Sir."
He took her waist in his large hands as he leaned closer to her. Their eyes locked momentarily.
He subconsciously began to caress her bare skin. The feeling of her warm, soft skin against his hands made him crave her right then and there.
No sooner did they meet in a kiss, Kayla entered the room. "Sorry to interrupt, but I need this room for another patient. Are you okay to move, Aria?"
She nodded and slowly slipped off the gurney. "I'm as good as I'm gonna get for now."
Rha' lifted his headdress from the gurney. "I'll help you to your room, Aria, then I'll come back here and give Sergeant Peril a hand. It's a bit of a madhouse out there."
****
Rha' collected medical supplies and joined Kayla, helping her take care of a troublesome patient.
"Calm down, Private!" She cried, trying to hold him down. "Nurse!! Bring a sedative, stat!!"
The Private shoved her suddenly, knocking her to the tiled floor.
Rha' dropped the tray of supplies and shoved the Private back down onto the bed. "She's trying to help you, son!! Relax!!"
The Ranger came running in as he prepped the syringe with the sedative.
Kayla grabbed the Private's legs as Rha' continued to keep his upper torso and arms down. The Ranger issued the sedative and within seconds the Private was quiet and still.
Kayla sighed heavily. "He's got a couple stab wounds that'll need cleaned and stitched up. Can you take care of that for me, Sir?"
"Ask me anything, Sergeant Peril. I got your back." Rha' replied, gathering up the supplies he dropped.
"Thank you, Sir!" She gestured to her nurse to follow her as she left the room.
In the chaos that had unfolded in the waiting room, Kayla spotted a familiar silver armored Sangheili. Her eyes widened. "Shipmaster Vadumee?!"
He found her and made his way towards her. "Sergeant Peril, we're here to help." He said, gesturing towards Field Marshal Tuyokee, Ranger Mansooree, and a few other high ranking Sangheili.
"Thank you so much!" She gushed. "Please, pick a patient and tend to them."
"Anything for my favorite doctor!" He replied with a wink.
She blushed as she began tending to the nearest patient.