A slow dull pain crept over his body. He felt as if his muscles had been in a vise lock as Carter's eyes slowly opened to not a battle field but dull, grey ceiling. The flat, monotone warning beep continued without pause but other sounds began to come to him as well. Metal moving. Feet shuffling. Most importantly he heard voices. A mass of voices. Was he dead? Was he captured? What happened to Noble?
He turned to his left to get a better look at the source of the sounds to see a mass of doctors surrounding someone on a bed. It looked as if they were frantically trying to save the patient's life although Carter couldn't see the patient.
Carter saw an armed marine approach the group of doctors that led to more yelling Carter couldn't make out. He wondered what a marine was doing in the med bay when he saw an elongated pale arm pop out from the bed.
It was followed by an inhuman howl as the medical staff scattered quickly. Although his view of what was going was blocked by the escaping hospital staff, he knew the sounds all too well. The crack of an assault rifle. The barking of commands. His instinct was to call out orders but when he tried, he found his throat ungodly sore.
Finally he could get a clear view he couldn't believe what he saw. The marine was firing on something that resembled a human form but it was too tall and lanky as if it's body was stretched out. Its limbs were too long and although he couldn't clearly see it. Carter wasn't sure but he could see red welted sores all over its body as it held what looked like blades in its hands.
The thing charged forward towards the marine but a flash of energy swords cut off both of it's limbs, causing the creature to collapse after a final death cry. Carter couldn't believe his eyes as he saw an Elite standing with duel energy swords next to the marine. He stood up in bed to rush attack the Elite but fell back into bed feeling dizzy and sick. Pain spread throughout his body before he passed out once more.