I winced as the punching bag came flying back at me as I punched it. I had been practicing for hours now yet I still couldn't get the right move. Even though I had practised it hundreds of times I still couldn't get it 'I bet my dad would have got it.' I thought to myself. That was the problem with me, no matter how hard I tryied I still wouldn't be as good as my father, a black belt in many types of martial arts, an excellent soldier and a great father. I punched the bag harder, it had been two months since his death and I held out here in a small gym that hasn't been used in years. No one bothered me unless I was out getting food which was what I was meant to be doing now.

Quickly, I stopped the bag unwrapped my hands and checked myself over in the mirror. My curly blonde hair was in a ponytail that was very quickly falling out over my bright blue eyes. I quickly changed out of my baggy white top and into a black tank top and jean shorts. I nodded to myself in the mirror before turning around and heading out into the warm, fresh air.

The sense of calmness was broken after two minutes though, as gun shots sounded one after another never ending or stopping. I tensed up, looking around for any signs of danger before walking cautiously over to we're the gun shots were the loudest.

The entire scene was a organised mess. Four tables were set up with four guns on each table behind all the table were a group of about fifteen boys. I regonised them most of them as members of the ruling gang here, the black snake. The rest of the men or boys looked like they had missed school for this or just generally got out of school. In front of the table stood three people that were globally well known. The G.I. Joes, they wore the uniform proudly and two of the three carried the familiar weopons that were on the table in front. The third member was one I was not expecting to see. Snake Eyes. He was my idol, I had looked up to him for years. Trying to perfect my moves incase I ever got the chance to meet him and now at this exact moment I could. Quickly, I made my over to were the crowd had gathered placing myself at the front so I had a clear view.

"Right! This is the Recruitment test for the Joes you get it right you might have a slight chance of getting in. You get it wrong, well I hope you all have health insurance" The man at the front, a man with short blonde-brown hair said. The people around me murmerred to each other, I even saw a few leave. The man who spoke before smiled and looked at us his eyes resting on me for a second longer, it was then I realised that I was the only girl here

"Ok, now that all the pansy's have left I'll introduce me and the team I'm Captain Duke you will adress me and any one else on my team as 'sir' and nothing else, to my right is Commander Heavy Duty and to my left is Snake eyes" Captain Duke introduced as the Snake Eyes name was said the person next to me, a boy barely even eighteen smirked

"Nice Mask!" He called sarcastically Captain started to walk over to him but Snake Eyes put a hand on his shoulder, shook his head and walked back to his original place. I however, wasn't going to take to someone offending anyone like that no matter who they were. I turned around and faced him

"Hey, Kid" I said, all conversation stopped as I spoke even the captain and Snake stopped having a silent one sided conversation to watch me. The guy turned around

"What? Girls party is down the road don't want you to miss it" he said looking down at me I glared at him as he pointed down the road.

"Well I hope you don't want to miss that tongue of yours after I rip it off" I said crossing my arms and glaring at him. The crowd around me 'ooohhed' and some even laughed, the guy looked at me and the looked at his friends, who seemed to have forgotten how to not laugh, and laughed

"That's a good one kid, maybe you can try and threaten me when you've actually hit the age of twelve" he said whilst pointing and laughing. I took a deep breath to calm myself before I grabbed the finger that was pointing to me before slamming it back it against his hand, breaking it. The guy screamed in pain and I grinned

"Maybe you can try and make fun of me when you aren't as thick as a tree or a weak as a baby bird" I said crossing my arms again the guy clutched his broken finger to his chest and growled slightly

"You little bitch!, I didn't do anything to you that warranted having my finger broken or being threatened like that!" He complained I scoffed

"You didn't do anything?, You went out and insulted someone I just happen to look up to and to make things worse he let you do it! I won't stand for anyone insulting people I happen to like or know or even don't know as someone once said 'shut the fuck up and close your mouth I'm not your boyfriend'-" I was about to say something when a meaty fist punched me in the face. The effect was immediate my head flung to side as a fiery pain flared up in my jaw, I was about to punch him back when someone stepped I front of us I recognised him as Commander Heavy Duty, he stood in front back facing me whilst Captain Duke shouted at him

"You think that's funny do you first you insult a member of our team then go on and insult a girl who was clearly trying to defend him and then when things get a little too tough for you, you punch her in the face! Does that make you feel like a man? Does that make you feel good?" Duke shouted the guy smiled from where he stood

"Yeah actually it does, the bitch deserved it" He said I nearly lost it there trying to lunge forward to attack him again when an arm wrapped around my waist and stopped me I turned my head and saw Snake Eyes, I nodded my appreciation to him before turning around and watching the scene in front of me. Commander had moved so I could see the scene, Captain Duke had the guy by the collar and his face was extremely close to the guys face

"I don't ever want to see your face again, at the moment you are getting so close to coming with us on the trip back and being detained for threatening behaviour and if you don't get that I'll make sure you get arrested for assault" Captain Duke said I smiled slightly the guy looked at me then at duke and reacted. He slammed his head against Captains' head which resulted in the captain on the ground in obvious pain, Snake Eyes let go off my waist and pulled his swords, Commander Heavy Duty ran over to help the Captain. No one was expecting a shot to ring out.