Those Who Slay Together, Stay Together

Completing the Kassimir Mechanism

The last running zombie fell to the ground as Richtofen sighed, laying down his Wunderwaffe and relaxing for the first time in about an hour. They had been fighting non-stop as wave after wave of the undead poured into the launch facility, assaulting their small group until finally they were able to rest, for a little while at least. 

Takeo and Hanna occupied the crawler, leading it towards the main building as they accompanied each other to get Juggernog, Hanna's dog trotting along after them as they walked up the hill.

Turning towards the Pack-A-Punch machine, the doctor spotted Brianna next to Isabella who was still passed out as he sighed again, getting ready to clean up yet another mess. Everyone turned towards him, remaining silent as he looked at her sleeping form unaware of his audience as he scratched his chin, wondering what the best course of action would be. 

Sedation vill not vork as a permanent solution... He realized while frowning, realizing that he had a limited amount of time to cure whatever Samantha had done to her. Zhere must be some vay-

Richtofen looked up, suddenly aware of the fact that all eyes in the room were on him. "Vhy are you all schtaring at me like zhat?"

"You're the doctor! Fix her!" Dempsey blurted out impatiently, stating the obvious. Brianna turned and nodded, agreeing with him as they all continued to watch him stare back at them, a confused expression on his face.

"Fix me a drink..." Nikolai mumbled, rubbing his temples and ignoring the angry glares from the two blondes in the room.

"Ah, zhat is right. I am zhe only von around here of any use..." Richtofen chuckled, as he knelt down and opened his bag before pulling out some bandages. "All I can do is heal ze superficial vounds..." Eyes widening suddenly, he turned to them all with a sadistic grin. "Unless..."

"Unless what, Doc?"

Richtofen smiled, pulling a scalpel out of his bag while eyeing the shiny blade curiously. "I could perform some qvick brain surgery to see how zhe element is affecting her mind... Perhaps zhat vould-"

"NO." Brianna and Dempsey said simultaneously, making the doctor laugh insanely as he raised his hands in mock surrender. 

"It vas just a joke!" He said, putting the operating tool away and chuckling a bit more before the serious glare they were all accustomed to seeing reappeared.

"No unnecessary operations." Dempsey insisted, giving him an 'I'm watching you' look as he stomped off and slumped against a nearby wall, frown never leaving his face and his stare never leaving the doctor. Richtofen rolled his eyes, laughing inwardly at the American's childish behavior. 

None of zhese people have any sense of humor... He thought, cleaning Isabella's cuts absentmindedly as he continued to let his thoughts wander. Glancing at the girl's closed eyes, images of when they were open not too long ago flooded his memory. Eyes just like ze undead... He thought while feeling his jaw clench. 

If Samantha has ze power to use ze element against us... Zhen ve are in trouble...

Richtofen jumped, preparing for a fight as Isabella twitched, yawning and stretching a bit before blinking her eyes a few times and beginning to wake up. 

Oh shit, Tank thought, standing up and getting ready to restrain her as Brianna grabbed her shoulders, snapping her fingers in front of her sister's face. 

"Isabella?" She said nervously, watching as her eyes closed again, head turning the other way as she tried to return to dreamland. Frowning, Brianna shook her shoulders gently before an idea popped into her head...