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This is my fourth story. I appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
Author's Note: I haven't read the books this is going purely off the games and movies so things will be different then you are expecting and I apologize for that.
Chapter 2: Hope's Comeback
Time: An hour after Aala woke up.
Location: Infinity Spartan Training Arena
"Relax your stance… Don't pull your punches, use your damn hips woman they are there for a reason." Sarah Palmer ordered to Aala who was sweating profusely from her spar with her mentor.
"Good now take deep breaths not shallow ones. Your blood is pumping too fast to get oxygen to them if you take shallow ones." Palmer said as she watched her protege in approval as she started slowly circling her. Her breaths deep and quiet. Her body vibrating with supressed energy.
Catching a punch from behind her Palmer used Aala's forward momentum and threw her over her shoulder and to the floor leaving her in a gasping heap.
"Good try but remember just because you think you have the upper hand doesn't mean your enemy doesn't have something up their sleeves. Quick thinking and experience will always trump superior firepower." Palmer said as she put her hand out to her protege who took it and groaned as she was pulled up.
"Your a sadist and slave driver." Aala groaned out as she nursed her back from landing on it.
"Hmph. That's the thanks I get for training your worthless hide so you will live the next day?" Palmer said jokingly to her protege as she wrapped Aala's arm around her shoulder and led her to the cafeteria to get something to eat.
"Yeah yeah… love you to you ass." Aala said blowing a raspberry at Palmer who smirked at her before giving her a kiss on the lips and pulling back leaving a blushing and sputtering Aala looking at her.
Getting catcalls and whistles from nearby Spartans who all laughed at the relationship Aala had with her mentor Palmer. Causing Aala to blush profusely and run out of the training area with a cackling Palmer following her heels.
Time: 15 minutes later.
Location: Infinity Cafeteria
"I swear you do that shit all the time" Aala said as she took a aggressive bite from her MRE sandwich and wincing at the taste. "Of course I do your to wound up all the time and honestly I don't know why… You won't tell me and your file is to black inked for me to find out." Palmer said glaring at Aala who smirked in amusement before paling when Palmer smirked back before winking at her and seductively licking her lips and sucking on them while Aala watched with steam coming from her head.
"Damn it! Stop doing that!" Aala said with a glare at a smiling Palmer who sipped her tea not in the least disturbed from Aala's outburt. "Don't you already have a guy you fancy… Lasky something?" Aala asked questiongly as she took a swig of her coffee letting out a hum as the caffeine gave her small bursts of energy that she desperately needed after her spar with Palmer.
"Maybe I do maybe I don't." Palmer smirked out. "Maybe I fancy myself a hot redhead in my bed that isn't afraid of my strength." Palmer said coyly giving Aala a hot look that made her legs twitch and her core heat up.
"Shut up!" Aala stuttered out her face completely red.
Before more could be said though an announcement from Captain Del Rio interrupted the entire ships chatter. With Palmer and Aala paying direct attention to.
"Attention all hands this is Captain Del Rio. One of our forward probes caught the Forward Unto Dawn distress signal. I need everyone to battle stations. I repeat I need everyone to battle stations and in position. We are likely going to encounter hostile forces."
Hearing the words Foward Unto Dawn and knowing they connected to her uncle the Master Chief John-117 made her face pale. Looking desperately at Palmer who was already getting up to get suited to lead the Spartans under her command she quickly snatched her arm before it could leave the table.
"What the? Aala why are you so pale? We have to get ready!" Palmer bit out getting ready to snatch her hand back in anger before Aala gripped it tightly. "Please Sarah… I need to get on that ship. Please!" she said with her head bowed down.
Sighing in frustration… "Fine. But you owe me a full story on what the hell is going on!" Palmer ordered to her.
Nodding her head Aala got up to leave. "I'll tell you everything." She said gratefully but before she could leave Palmer snatched her hand and spun her back around and kissed her full on the lips tongue and all. Pulling back saliva sticking to their lips and leaving a blushing and embarrassed Aala in front of her Palmer looked at her sternly. "You are my girlfriend now you hear?" Getting an embarrassed nod from Aala she smirked at her before slapping her on the ass and grabbing a fistful of it. "Good… This is mine now so you better come back to me in one piece." Palmer said as Aala let out a eep and moan from Palmer groping her ass.
Smirking in amusement and happiness Palmer quickly made her way to the spartan outfitting bay while shaking her hips seductively side to side for Aala's viewing pleasure.