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Command Office, Room 202 - General Alexis Alexander

"Has Havoc returned from The Lone Alliance yet?" General Alexis Alexander asked from behind her desk; however did she get saddled with a desk job she often wondered.

"Yes ma'am; he's been enjoying the Rest ma'am" the young aid said snapping to attention.

"Tell him he has some fresh recruits to train" she ordered.

"Yes ma'am", the aid snapped to attention again, turned on his heal and left

Soon the aid sent out the message, which passed down to special ops command, which passed down to George, which in turn passed to Havoc who almost spat his bear out all over the commanders desk when he was given the orders.

"Recruit Duty!" Havoc protested; "what did I do?"

"Noting Captain Parker, this is a reward for your excellent service"

"Boot camp duty is a curse not a reward, sir, a punishment sir" he said, wincing slightly at the use of 'captain Parker' which meant George was serious about this.

"Captain Lee will be Joining you" George added.

"Sak' is going to bust a rib laughing at this…" Havoc added. Walking out of the office. Boot camp duty he sighed…

Special forces Bootcamp; Southen Animarnia
The Animarnia facility was quite extensive; with areas reserved for barracks, live fire ranges, obstacle courses and various other structures. The fortress walls alone were an intimidating sight to behold but not quite as intimidating as the 3 drill instructors who stood before them; two men and one woman all of whom looked like they were going to unleash hell upon the poor recruits. Behind them stood two people who again looked deadly one finely chiselled man who had scars on his arms, and cheek and another was a rather attractive Asian looking woman with short dark hair cut rather boyishly but came down over her one eye. They waited patiently for the recruits to arrive by Transport helicopter

OOC: Ok, I'm here. How many recruits are there? Oh, let's say there's about 300.

The soldiers were not particularly disciplined, the ones up front saw the faces of the drill instructors and fell silent, some whimpered. The recruits in the middle who did not have the best view of them were happily chatting, not in any sort of attentive posture or showing any signs of obedience. If only they knew what was next, they would have shut up.

Animarnia boot camps were known for there brutality and effectiveness at creating soldiers; the special forces camps even more so; this was going to be the most grooling 6 weeks of hell the 300 recruits were ever likely to know.

"Fall in! Fall in! Fall in!" the first male drill instructor yelled; "FALL IN! I've seen Old ladies move faster than you!" he yelled as he waited impatiently for the soldiers to fall in line.

The second male instructor stepped forward; "I am Lt Davenport, this is Lt Sharp" he said pointing at the female instructor; "and this is Lt Baker" he said pointing at the other male drill instructor.

"For the next 6 weeks, we are GOD, what we say goes, we say jump you say how high, do you get me!" the instructor spoke loudly and firmly

The female instructor stepped forward; "THE FIRST AND LAST WORDS I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR STINKING HOLES ARE SIR, YES SIR" she yelled in her 'god voice' "DO you get me!" she said leaving the question to hang in the air, she had earned the nickname Lt Scream for a very vaild reason

Behind the three instructors the woman spoke to her male colleague; "So what do you think Havoc?" she said.

Havoc looked them up and down, "Sak, if they last a week, I'll be impressed" he said.

"If they live till tomorrow I'll be impressed", Sakura added.

"You always were too easily impressed" Havoc said with a smirk as he lit a cigar.

The men did fall in, and yelled "sir, yes sir" in the mmost disciplined voices they could muster. Of course, that was just a cover up. The men stood straight up to hide a few artistic recruits who drew "creative" pictures of the drill sargeants. The recruits who saw the pictures poorly masked their sniggers.

Unfortunately for the laughing recruits it was Lt Sharp Aka Lt Scream who picked up on there sniggers as she got in the personal space of one of the unfortunate recruits and yelled "IS THERE SOMETHING FUNNY?" she yelled her eyes drilling into his skull like two bores.

One of the other instructors noticed some of the more 'Creative' recruits drawing and got in his face "This is a boot camp, not an art class! Give me a 10 Laps around the complex" he said pausing for dramatic effect; "Now!" he said pulling out an instructor rod and smacking it quite hard against there legs one of after the other. "Move, move, move, Continents drift faster!""

The men grumbled and ran, but they weren't done with their fun. In fact, they were just getitng started. One of the recruits the others had labelled "black market man" pulled out a syringe of morphine. He passed it to one of the recruits running behind them and it got passed down until it was to one of the recruits in front of the drill instructor who was hitting the recruits. He whispered to the recruit beside him to fall. The recruit fell, and the other recruit hid the syring of painkillers in his hand. He pretended to be tending to the fallen recruit, waiting for the drill instructor to yell at the fallen recruit. The recruit would not get up when the instructor yelled. The point was to lure the drill instructor to him and give a perfect opportunity to drug up the drill instructor.

As the Recruits ran; instructor Baker ran with them keeping pace behind them with is baton; "Move your arses!" he yelled noticing one of the recruits falling down he yelled at him; "Get your grille arse off my concrete!" he said leaning in ready to pick the recruit up.

Havoc watched in awe at the sheer level of stupidity of the new recruits and sighed Sakura picked up on it; "Trap?" she said off hand; "Trap" he confirmed.

"They think we're that stupid?" she asked

"Yup" he said taking a puff of his cigar.

OOC: Wait a minute, are the recruits from your nation or mine?

The recruit stabbed at the drill instructor with the syringe, then him and everyone else ran as fast as they could around the track to finish their laps before the drill instructor got them. Most of the recruits were laughing their heads off, running through cramps caused by their laughter. The one who attacked the drill instructor with the syringe was grinning crazily and and a few men patted the blakc market man on the back.

OOC: right, first thing, you can't just say you Stabbed me, you CAN say that you lunged at me needle first to try and stab me; the former is what we call a god mod; the latter is not. secondly; these are YOUR men we're training for your special forces. so a lil edit and I'll reply.

OOC: right, first thing, you can't just say you Stabbed me, you CAN say that you lunged at me needle first to try and stab me; the former is what we call a god mod; the latter is not. secondly; these are YOUR men we're training for your special forces. so a lil edit and I'll reply. OOC: Actually, I said I stabbed AT the drill instructor, I didn't say I really stabbed him. Although thank you for clarifying who's soldiers were being trained.

OOC: Ah Sorry my bad, I misread I'll reply now...

IC:
As the needle came shooting out towards him the instructor was quick to react side-stepping slightly so that the needle went past his body; then he attempted to grab the mans wrist; twisting it in a way that the recruit would likely drop the syringe. Then quickly attempting to bring the mans arm around his back in an awkward ankle; if all went according to plan he should hear the satisfying snap of the recruits arm and wrist breaking, before shifting his weight to try and bring the recruit to the ground in a painful thud, still holding him by the arm

OOC: Ah Sorry my bad, I misread I'll reply now...

IC:
As the needle came shooting out towards him the instructor was quick to react side-stepping slightly so that the needle went past his body; then he attempted to grab the mans wrist; twisting it in a way that the recruit would likely drop the syringe. Then quickly attempting to bring the mans arm around his back in an awkward ankle; if all went according to plan he should hear the satisfying snap of the recruits arm and wrist breaking, before shifting his weight to try and bring the recruit to the ground in a painful thud, still holding him by the armAlthough the recruit tried to get away, he was too late. The drill instructor had got him. At the crack of his wrist the syringe fell. He bounced the needle gently off his shoe and caught it with his unbroken arm. As he fell to the ground, he stabbed his broken arm with the syringe and injected half of it. The other half he would save for when the drill instructor tried to confiscate it. The morphine had taken away most of the pain, ad the recruit managed to smile. Another recruit was behind the drill sargeant, macking gestures that mocked the drill instructor.

"Since you ladies seem to think this is all so funny and obviously can't be trusted with pockets you will spend the rest of your time here naked until such time we decides you can be trusted with clothing". He said watching the recruit on the ground carefully if he wasn't careful he'd get his other arm broken.

"Medic!" he said.

One of the other female instructors came out from her office having watched the altercation; "Well you heard the man! Strip NOW!" she barked at all the recruits who had been running tapping her foot against the floor impatiently. Punishing the group for one person was always effective.

Two Medics arrived with a stretcher to carry the man off and see to the injured recruits arm.

Sakura handed Havoc ten Animarnia Dablooms

Nobody seemed mad about stripping, on the contrary. Most men seemed quite happy to be out of their clothes. Some men were even comparing their bodies to others.

The Instructor nodded as they obeyed her order to strip down they were enjoying this; we'd soon see.

"Now you clowns are going to run; your going to run around this complex until your lungs burn and your heart feels like its on fire. Then you're going to run so more; in fact you're going to be running around this facility all day" she said; there was no hint of sarcasm or arrogance in her voice however there was a sense of unfaltering authority that conveyed she was speaking the truth.

She opened a crate full of bottles of water and handed one each to the naked recruits until the grate was empty and each recruit had one bottle of water; "This is all you get, use it wisely"

She had to admit, anyone with enough balls to try and drug an instructor had potential, even if they couldn't show any kind of mercy for the altercation

As for the rest of the Recruits they were all waiting patiently for the other instructors to begin their training. "Ok you apes; you have 2 hours to stow your equipment; then report back here for your first day of training; act like clowns you will end up like your colleagues, act like soldiers and you'll be treated with respect" Davenport said simply.

"Report back here in 2 hours; fall out!"

The naked recruits exchanged looks, then smiled. They unscrewed the caps on their bottles and threw water at the instructor. The other recruits laughed and ran to their barracks to stow away their stuff. While in there, they all laughed and discussed the things that had gone on.

The instructor was soaked with water; she smiled wickedly "glad you had fun boys; that’s all the water you get for today, Animarnia sun at midday makes Texas summer look like a snow storm" she said.

"Start running boys" she said motioning for them to start taking laps around the compound; it might not seem much at first; but give them a few hours without water and soon it would start to hurt.

The instructor was soaked with water; she smiled wickedly "glad you had fun boys; that’s all the water you get for today, Animarnia sun at midday makes Texas summer look like a snow storm" she said.

"Start running boys" she said motioning for them to start taking laps around the compound; it might not seem much at first; but give them a few hours without water and soon it would start to hurt. OOc: What's the climate? Is there any vegetation, such as cactuses?

OOC: no, a completely closed in facility with an 15ft high, 4ft thick Concrete wall around it; and duel 6inch Titanium/balistic steel gates; there be no vegitation inside the facility; ouside you'd find some tree's and desert like cactuss but you'd have to get outside and quite a ways from the facility to find them; Southen Animarnia is quite desert like.

OOC: no, a completely closed in facility with an 15ft high, 4ft thick Concrete wall around it; and duel 6inch Titanium/balistic steel gates; there be no vegitation inside the facility; ouside you'd find some tree's and desert like cactuss but you'd have to get outside and quite a ways from the facility to find them; Southen Animarnia is quite desert like. OOC: Then sucking moisture from cacti is out of the question.

IC: The recruits being punished started running, still smiling. It was true that running in the scorching sun was quite unbearable. Whenever the guys passed by shade made by buildings they rolled on the coolground before continuing their run. They were still parched, but at least they weren't burnt.

Instructors were placed around the track to keep and eye on the recruits being punished; to make sure they kept up with there punishment but to see how they reacted. To be an Animarnia Marine or Army took endurance beyond limits; to be in Special forces took a willingness to walk into the gates of hell itself and teach the devil his own game. Watching as an hour passed they noticed how the recruits made use of the shade where they could; they certainly had potential.

Another hour passed and the temperature started to get hotter; we'd see what the recruits were made off, specifically if they would break or bounce back.

Havoc and Sakura watched the Recruits too discussing the situation amongst themselves; "So how many do you think will make it?" Sakura asked off hand.

"All of them" Havoc replied.

"All of them? And you said I was easily impressed" she said with a slight smirk.

"There too proud not to make it", he replied

As the weather got hotter the recruits being punished needed other means. After they had rolled in the shade, they spat on themselves. They also used their hands to dig into the ground, finding the cooler and moister sand. They preserved thier energy by running slower, but taking longer strides.

As the 2 hours were up a bell sounded through the camp to remind the other recruits it was time for them to fall in after stowing there gear; Lt Sharp stood with Lt Baker waiting for the recruits to arrive before giving out today's instructions.

Meanwhile the soldier who had tried to drug one of the instructors was summoned to the captain's office. She sat behind her desk; her blond hair coming down just above her shoulders and was covered with a blue cap; she waited there; the gold nameplate that read "Captain singer" was shining as she adjusted her glasses waiting for the man to arrive.

Sakura watched them closely much to Havoc's amusement; "never underestimate pride in a soldier Sak' it’s a powerful motivator, now if they can learn to save each others pride as well as there own we might have made some progress today"

On his way to the captains office the soldier passed by another. The soldier slipped him a small, yet quite juicey grape. In his mind, he knew it wasn't to eat. It was for other purposes. He smiled and opene the door to the captains office.

The Captain sat behind her desk as the young man walked in; his arm bandaged; Animarnia medicine really was a marvel; she looked him up and down and put away a file she was reading.

"Name and rank soldier?" she asked in a civil tone of voice; showing that he had her attention; the office was decorated with photos and medals and an Animarnia flag draped the wall.

Meanwhile the instructors were still waiting for the recruits to fall in; the alarm sounded again followed by an audio message over the loud speaker to remind them.

The Captain sat behind her desk as the young man walked in; his arm bandaged; Animarnia medicine really was a marvel; she looked him up and down and put away a file she was reading.

"Name and rank soldier?" she asked in a civil tone of voice; showing that he had her attention; the office was decorated with photos and medals and an Animarnia flag draped the wall.

Meanwhile the instructors were still waiting for the recruits to fall in; the alarm sounded again followed by an audio message over the loud speaker to remind them. "Kite Smith, corporal", The soldier replied. The grape was in his hands, he kept a gentle hold of it. Kite's eyes surveyed the room, peering entnently at the medals.

She nodded; "Well Corporal Smith, I'm captain singer the CO of this base. I want to get something straight right of the bat; I'm not a flat footed officer who doesn’t know her assault rifle from her arse; I'm a combat soldier just like you, all the instructors here are veterans" she said without any kind of condescending tone.

"Now, I hear you tried to drug an instructor today, that took balls but if you ever pull any shit like that again I will personally break your other arm and your legs before throwing you in solitary without any painkillers or medical treatment. Are we clear?" she said her voice still civil and level which made it all the more frightening; she didn't need to yell to sound scary.

She nodded; "Well Corporal Smith, I'm captain singer the CO of this base. I want to get something straight right of the bat; I'm not a flat footed officer who doesn’t know her assault rifle from her arse; I'm a combat soldier just like you, all the instructors here are veterans" she said without any kind of condescending tone.

"Now, I hear you tried to drug an instructor today, that took balls but if you ever pull any shit like that again I will personally break your other arm and your legs before throwing you in solitary without any painkillers or medical treatment. Are we clear?" she said her voice still civil and level which made it all the more frightening; she didn't need to yell to sound scary. "Aw, the drugs would have done him some good", Kite said. "He's more tense than he is ugly, which is saying something".

Even captain singer couldn't help but chuckle at the comment; it was true that Lt Baker had a reputation for being 'tense' she coughed and adjusted her glasses.

"Let me show you something Corporal" she said motioning to the window as she stood up and walked over to it the view outside showing the naked men being punished by running around the complex; "these men are being punished because of your little stunt" she said.

"Lt Kincade has them doing lap duty until midnight; Southern Animarnia is blisteringly hot in the day and freezing cold at night" she said waiting for the man to take everything in

Even captain singer couldn't help but chuckle at the comment; it was true that Lt Baker had a reputation for being 'tense' she coughed and adjusted her glasses.

"Let me show you something Corporal" she said motioning to the window as she stood up and walked over to it the view outside showing the naked men being punished by running around the complex; "these men are being punished because of your little stunt" she said.

"Lt Kincade has them doing lap duty until midnight; Southern Animarnia is blisteringly hot in the day and freezing cold at night" she said waiting for the man to take everything in While she was up, Kite carefully flicked the grape onto her seat, then peered out the window. He noticed the men were suffering, but yet they still smiled.

"well, then I pity Lt Kincade", Kite said, grinning.

"You really feel nothing for your fellow soldier Corporal?" she said; noticing the quick hand movement, she was a combat soldier not much got past her. "You should, these are your squad now, they follow you, they like you. that makes you there squad leader now" she said dropping it like a bombshell.

"as for the instructors; they aren’t here to be liked; but they've seen more war than anyone ever should in a life time; they can teach you valuable lessons that will keep you alive, you should respect them, even if you don't like them"

"I feel plenty for my comrades", Kite said. "we work as a team, we coordinate as a team, which is why I pity LT Kincade. Although you did say I would become squad leader. well, Master corporal rank is needed to lead a squad. I'm guessing I'm being promoted." Then Kite took another look out the window. "Respect is earned, not automatically acquired", Kite said. "We're merely seeing if your drill instructors deserve our respect."

Captain singer nodded, she understood part of the man now; "and we are trying to see if you have what it takes to be Special Forces, to be one of us takes more than just being a good soldier. It takes a willingness to overcome all obstacles, no matter what is thrown at you to rise to the challenge; even when its bigger than you", she said.

"For what its worth; Havoc thinks that your squad will do better than the rest put together" she said turning to face the young solder; "he doesn’t like to be disappointed" she said picking up the grape off her chair.

"Punishments are severe here; don't let them break you and believe me they will try" she added handing the grape back to the young man.

OOC: Hey, could I send my SF for training there?

OOC: Hey, could I send my SF for training there?

OOC: Sure, as long as Kurbra dosn't mind sharing the thread I'm fine with it.

OOC: Sure, as long as Kurbra dosn't mind sharing the thread I'm fine with it.

OOC: I'll wait for him then.

OOC: Sure, as long as Kurbra dosn't mind sharing the thread I'm fine with it. OOC: Sure, I don't mind.

OOC: Sure, I don't mind.

OOC: Thanks.

IC:

To: Animarnia

From: Pythogria

Lookiong for a good training facility for our Special Forces, we have come across yours. Would you be willing to teach 2,000 men?

Captain singer nodded, she understood part of the man now; "and we are trying to see if you have what it takes to be Special Forces, to be one of us takes more than just being a good soldier. It takes a willingness to overcome all obstacles, no matter what is thrown at you to rise to the challenge; even when its bigger than you", she said.

"For what its worth; Havoc thinks that your squad will do better than the rest put together" she said turning to face the young solder; "he doesn’t like to be disappointed" she said picking up the grape off her chair.

"Punishments are severe here; don't let them break you and believe me they will try" she added handing the grape back to the young man. "And we're overcoming the obstacle of your drill instructors less than entertaining training excercises", Kite said. He popped the Grape in to his mouth and continued on. "Thank Havoc for me, and tel lhim he's not likely to be dissappointed", Kite said through a mouthful of juice.

To: Pythogria
From: Animarnia Military
Subject: Special forces Training;

We would be honoured to train some of your men with our forces; however you should be for warned Animarnia SF Training is not easy and is natoriously brutal.

To: Pythogria
From: Animarnia Military
Subject: Special forces Training;

We would be honoured to train some of your men with our forces; however you should be for warned Animarnia SF Training is not easy and is natoriously brutal.

To: Animarnia Military
From: Pythogria

These men have volunteered. They will arrive very shortly via VTOL Carryall.

---Base---

VTOL Carryalls holding 2,000 men came near the base. They unloaded their cargo, and flew away. The troops marched to the base.

The Kubran recruits slyly smiled at the 2,000 new recruits. To them, it was just more fun. Spit ball shooters were held behind the backs of men.

The men got into an "attention" position and waited for orders.

One of the Kubrans, hiding behind a comrade, loaded a spit wad into his shooter and blew on the end. It flew towards the Pythogrian recruits.

One of the Kubrans, hiding behind a comrade, loaded a spit wad into his shooter and blew on the end. It flew towards the Pythogrian recruits.

The recruit simply tilted his head, made it miss, and ignored the Kubans.

Singer smiled; "I'll let him known"; she said with a nod. She could see why Havoc had taken an interest in them personally. "The training will only get harder" she said the amusement gone

An aid bust into the office and handed singer a folder, she eyed it over quickly; "Well it seems your going to have some competition, Pythogria has sent men here to be trained, are your men up for it Mr Smith?" she asked, a little competition was always good, it gave them a target.

"No more pranks on the instructors", she said; "at least none involving drugs any way" she said added with an amused tone. "Dismissed"

An hour passed before the Pythogria VTOL Transports arrived, as the Pythogria Soldiers approached the camp the massive gates opened up to let them in.

The Instructors looked over at the new Pythogrian soldiers; they were already stood at attention; good soldiers; we'd see if they could cut the mustard as it were.

"Alright! Apart from out clown squad over there who are still running laps, we're going to do the obstacle course near the rear of the complex; there is no time limit but your fastest time will be appreciated" Lt Sharp said.

"You will break up into squads of 20 men each, each squad will nominate a squad leader; when taking the course your squad will move as one, you will look out for each other this is not about personal gain" she added.

"Fall out!" she ordered and began a brief sprint to the course herself

The recruit simply tilted his head, made it miss, and ignored the Kubans. The Kubrans laughed out loud at these men. They were completely obedient, something the Kubrans would never be. "I wonder", said one of the Kubrans out loud. "What would happen to these soldeirs if their leader was killed, I suppose since they don't seem to be able to thin kfor themselves they would break down".

Singer smiled; "I'll let him known"; she said with a nod. She could see why Havoc had taken an interest in them personally. "The training will only get harder" she said the amusement gone

An aid bust into the office and handed singer a folder, she eyed it over quickly; "Well it seems your going to have some competition, Pythogria has sent men here to be trained, are your men up for it Mr Smith?" she asked, a little competition was always good, it gave them a target.

"No more pranks on the instructors", she said; "at least none involving drugs any way" she said added with an amused tone. "Dismissed"

An hour passed before the Pythogria VTOL Transports arrived, as the Pythogria Soldiers approached the camp the massive gates opened up to let them in. "They instructors have had a lucky break", said Smith. "We have plenty of other people to beat on now". Then he strode of the office, still nude.

Singer smiled; "I'll let him known"; she said with a nod. She could see why Havoc had taken an interest in them personally. "The training will only get harder" she said the amusement gone

An aid bust into the office and handed singer a folder, she eyed it over quickly; "Well it seems your going to have some competition, Pythogria has sent men here to be trained, are your men up for it Mr Smith?" she asked, a little competition was always good, it gave them a target.

"No more pranks on the instructors", she said; "at least none involving drugs any way" she said added with an amused tone. "Dismissed"

An hour passed before the Pythogria VTOL Transports arrived, as the Pythogria Soldiers approached the camp the massive gates opened up to let them in.

The Instructors looked over at the new Pythogrian soldiers; they were already stood at attention; good soldiers; we'd see if they could cut the mustard as it were.

"Alright! Apart from out clown squad over there who are still running laps, we're going to do the obstacle course near the rear of the complex; there is no time limit but your fastest time will be appreciated" Lt Sharp said.

"You will break up into squads of 20 men each, each squad will nominate a squad leader; when taking the course your squad will move as one, you will look out for each other this is not about personal gain" she added.

"Fall out!" she ordered and began a brief sprint to the course herself

The Pythogrians broke up flawlessly, and nominated squad leaders. They got ready to begin the course.

The Kubrans laughed out loud at these men. They were completely obedient, something the Kubrans would never be. "I wonder", said one of the Kubrans out loud. "What would happen to these soldeirs if their leader was killed, I suppose since they don't seem to be able to thin kfor themselves they would break down".

The Pythogrians remained civil, and completely ignored the Kubrans again.

The Kubran men organized into squads. They weren't really picky about who they put in their squad, everyone seemed to like each other. As soon as everyone was organized, they got ready for the course. Some men decided to wolf whistle at the nude Kite Smith.

The Obstacle course was long and had several small runs, jumps, climbs; nets, barb wire crawl spaces; underwater tunnels, small crawl spaces, zip lines, ring bars, Rope climbs and bridges. Many of the obstacles were covered in barbwire or nails for extra brutality.

"Gentleman, we call her the eliminator; as I said before, your squad will move as one unit, you will look out for each other. You will not leave a member of your squad behind for the sake of completing the course faster; this is not about personal best; please leave your Inferiority complexes at the door" Lt Sharp said while Lt Davenport waited at the end of the course with a stop watch ready to make down the time of each time as they made it through.

"As I said, there is no time limit first run though but you will be counted on to do your best" she said - "Begin" she ordered motioning for the Kubra recruits to set the standard for the Pythogrians to follow.

OOC: do we run squad by squad or is it all at once?

OOC: Squad by squad, each squad will be timed.

The 1st squad went in single file. The point was so that the person behind could help the person in front. When they approached tunnels and crawl spaces, one man would go in and when that man was done anotherm na would go in. The point was in case someone got stuck someone could go in and help the man. If they all piled in then they might knock into each other, making them hit nails or barbed wire.

The Squad dynamics were impressive; the Kubrans functioned well as a team and seemed to look out for each other; it was a good trait in a squad instructor Sharp was watching closely; as she waited for them the finish the course; they still had a long way to go but this was there free run; next time it would be harder.

Instructor baker waited to click the time off when they neared the end of the course...

The men finished the course, panting slightly. The other men were wathcing, suprisingly silent. They observed until the very end, then a wave of chatter broke out. Everyone started talking to each other again, casually and about anything.

"5:34; Not bad" he said nodding to the squad that had just finished the course; squad by squad the Kubrans were sent through the course and timed until every Kubra squad had made it through; several of the soldiers got caught on a few of the obsticles some had higher times, others had lower; all here in the range of 5-6minutes per squad.

"Ok; fastest time is 5:15, thats the best time so far", Instructor Shape motioned for the Pythogrians to take the course; they were well trained soldiers but we would soon see if they worked as well together as a team as the Kurbran; it took more than being a good person or being a good soldier to make it though the training.

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