Ailene had been relieved of her duties temporarily. Before, she was able to carry out tasks as the wife of the Kaidon, but now her time was ate up with looking after her premature baby and teaching her soul mates how to best utilize her gift.
She taught the two how to use her power as an extension of their bodies, like an additional limb, and they had adapted to their new situation fast. Thel could redirect plasma fire back at the enemy with little difficulty and John was able to quickly erect a barrier around troops in a matter of seconds. The two men were still experimenting around and hadn't needed in-depth guidance from her for some time now.
How is little Rasha? Thel asked over the bond one morning, as he frequently did since the birth of their daughter.
Getting stronger by the day, she responded and showed him the tiny Sangheili baby scarfing down small cuts of cooked meat with no difficulty. We're still monitoring her health, but she is growing like a normal child.
That is good, he actually purred. If she weren't holding Rasha, Ailene would jump into the mental scape to embrace him. As it was, her daughter wasn't done eating just yet. We will be reaching the Ark soon.
Stay safe, dearest, she sent him her love and he reciprocated before closing the bond. "Sasan, it's time."
John was more than ready to jump into Hell by the time they finally exited the portal. He, Thel, and Sargant Johnson were already on a Pelican when the Forward Unto Dawn broke away from Vaduum's fleet.
"Truth's ship isn't with the fleet," they all heard Commander Keyes over the COMM channel. "He must be on the ground!"
"Rodger that. Pop the door!" Johnson took his spot in the Co-Pilot chair and they began their descent.
"Hey! What is that?" the pilot said, pointing at the Brute fleet. The Master Chief and Johnson looked and didn't notice anything at first.
"Arbiter, did your wife mention anything about teleporting?" Johnson asked after they finally spotted a blue nebula exploding in the middle of the enemy fleet.
"Teleporting?" the only alien onboard asked, clearly confused. "Wait. Why do I sense my wife nearby?!"
"Cuz she's wrecking the shit out of some Covie ships!"
John mentally picked his jaw off the floor as music started playing over the COMM channel. ACDC's Shoot to Thrill seemed appropriate for Ailene's grand entrance.
"Y'all didn't think you could just hog all of the fun, did ya?" Everyone heard the over powered hero over the music and the Marines looked confused for a moment before they realized who it was.
"Holy damn! I can see why you love her, Arbiter!" Johnson said as the Shamrock redirected plasma fire at three Brute ships and destroyed them.
"Those assholes are screwed!" shouted one of the Marines.