Hellhound vs. Vipers.
Chapter 1.
The Hellhounds had just gotten back from their recent mission. It had been a disaster. They'd been lucky to get out alive. Some of them weren't in a good way but they were still alive.
T'Clar, DeeTee and Chim were still in the med. Bay. T'Clar in her Methane environment was being seen to by a doctor in a suit. Now there's a sight you don't see everyday, a skinnie in the med. Bay. They're pretty hardy beings. Not saying T'Clar isn't tough. She took a pretty good bashing today.
Chim was next door in a normal oxygen environment. The doc had wanted x- rays because of a bruise running across his forehead.
DeeTee was in the next room. Maniac with her of course, those two are inseparable. Whenever DeeTee's hurt Maniac was right there beside her. Whenever Maniac's down DeeTee's the first to know. I hear they've been buddies since high school.
The two of them got up to exit the drab exam room. I moved to let them pass. DeeTee's arm was in a sling.
"Should be right in a few days." Maniac reassured me with her usual cheery smile. Sometimes I just don't get that girl. We'll be out in the battle field, plasma fire raining down around us, and she'll be there smiling her head off. It's good for team moral, having her Optimism around.
"Lieutenant Holloway?" The doctor dragged me from my thoughts.
"Yes?" I respond without thinking.
"Your troopers check out fine. Private Chim's got a nasty bruise on his head; said he got hit his tripod." The look on the doctor's face is priceless.
"He'll be ok with a good night's sleep. Corporal T'Clar has a sprained wrist but it doesn't seem to be bothering her and Corporal DeeTee has a fractured elbow." I grimace involuntarily.
"How long will she be out?"
"About 3 – 4 weeks on a med asteroid should fix it. A ship's leaving in 0200 hrs; I want her on it." Damn. I'll need to see Colonel TeeDee about a replacement trooper for DeeTee.
"I'm recommending your squad for some down time Chim and T'Clar should be fit for duty after 24 hours of R+R but as for DeeTee…" He doesn't have to finish his sentence. I turn and walk to the mess hall. They're all sitting around they're table until Ranmyaku spots me approaching from behind and pulls them to attention.
"Congratulations Hellhounds. You've earned yourselves 24 hours downtime." A cheer resounds from around the table.
"Corporal DeeTee, you will be aboard a medical transport in 0200 hrs. Understood?" I see her face fall.
"Yes sir."
"Congratulations again Hellhounds. Enjoy your R+R. You've earned it." I turn and walk to my quarters.
I sit down at my desk and place a call to Colonel TeeDee. As the call goes through the colonel's tired face appears on my screen.
"Lieutenant Holloway. Something I can do for you?"
"Yes Colonel. One of my troopers is leaving for a med. Asteroid in 0145 hrs and I am in need of an extra…sir… ah…"
"Sir is fine Holloway…I'm used to it. I have a profile of a section 8 patient here. I'll assign her to your squad. Her name is…unknown…goes by RD…a private. She'll be joining you in 0300hrs. Understood?"
"Yes sir." The call was terminated.
Chapter 1.
The Hellhounds had just gotten back from their recent mission. It had been a disaster. They'd been lucky to get out alive. Some of them weren't in a good way but they were still alive.
T'Clar, DeeTee and Chim were still in the med. Bay. T'Clar in her Methane environment was being seen to by a doctor in a suit. Now there's a sight you don't see everyday, a skinnie in the med. Bay. They're pretty hardy beings. Not saying T'Clar isn't tough. She took a pretty good bashing today.
Chim was next door in a normal oxygen environment. The doc had wanted x- rays because of a bruise running across his forehead.
DeeTee was in the next room. Maniac with her of course, those two are inseparable. Whenever DeeTee's hurt Maniac was right there beside her. Whenever Maniac's down DeeTee's the first to know. I hear they've been buddies since high school.
The two of them got up to exit the drab exam room. I moved to let them pass. DeeTee's arm was in a sling.
"Should be right in a few days." Maniac reassured me with her usual cheery smile. Sometimes I just don't get that girl. We'll be out in the battle field, plasma fire raining down around us, and she'll be there smiling her head off. It's good for team moral, having her Optimism around.
"Lieutenant Holloway?" The doctor dragged me from my thoughts.
"Yes?" I respond without thinking.
"Your troopers check out fine. Private Chim's got a nasty bruise on his head; said he got hit his tripod." The look on the doctor's face is priceless.
"He'll be ok with a good night's sleep. Corporal T'Clar has a sprained wrist but it doesn't seem to be bothering her and Corporal DeeTee has a fractured elbow." I grimace involuntarily.
"How long will she be out?"
"About 3 – 4 weeks on a med asteroid should fix it. A ship's leaving in 0200 hrs; I want her on it." Damn. I'll need to see Colonel TeeDee about a replacement trooper for DeeTee.
"I'm recommending your squad for some down time Chim and T'Clar should be fit for duty after 24 hours of R+R but as for DeeTee…" He doesn't have to finish his sentence. I turn and walk to the mess hall. They're all sitting around they're table until Ranmyaku spots me approaching from behind and pulls them to attention.
"Congratulations Hellhounds. You've earned yourselves 24 hours downtime." A cheer resounds from around the table.
"Corporal DeeTee, you will be aboard a medical transport in 0200 hrs. Understood?" I see her face fall.
"Yes sir."
"Congratulations again Hellhounds. Enjoy your R+R. You've earned it." I turn and walk to my quarters.
I sit down at my desk and place a call to Colonel TeeDee. As the call goes through the colonel's tired face appears on my screen.
"Lieutenant Holloway. Something I can do for you?"
"Yes Colonel. One of my troopers is leaving for a med. Asteroid in 0145 hrs and I am in need of an extra…sir… ah…"
"Sir is fine Holloway…I'm used to it. I have a profile of a section 8 patient here. I'll assign her to your squad. Her name is…unknown…goes by RD…a private. She'll be joining you in 0300hrs. Understood?"
"Yes sir." The call was terminated.