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Dedication: To my sunshine. Thank you for everything.

Chapter 1: Raven Test

Adel sits, waiting patiently in the cockpit of her AC. Suddenly her AC began to activate.

"Moonbeam systems coming on-line" stated her AC.

Adel had just come from Earth to Mars and was eager to join the Raven's Nest of Mars. She had been a top pilot on Earth and wanted a new challenge. This was her test to become a Mars Raven. One of the top Mars Ravens was giving her the test. His name was Strung.

"You know the drill" Strung started. "This mission will test your abilities. The test is simple. All you have to do is destroy all MTs that have entered this region. Should you succeed, you will be registered as a Raven in the Arena. If you fail, you die. I'll accompany you as an observer, but only in that capacity. Keep this in mind."

She prepared herself for the easy battle ahead.

"Here they are" Strung stated. "Time to see what you learned on Earth."

She got her main weapon ready. Her trusty sniper rifle. The Night. The first MT appear in front of her. Two shots and it was gone.

"Go straight along the road and clean them out" Strung instructed.

She fired up her boosters and glided along. She came across two MTs. Both MTs went down easily in a total of four precision shots. Again firing up her boosters Adel glides along the corridor.

"I hope the missions here are harder than this" Adel thought to herself.

She followed the same process systematically taking out three more MTs.

"The leader is headed your way" Informed Strung. "Take him out."

Suddenly a door opened and a level 2 MT appeared. Adel, knowing this one would have more armor, switched to her reliable back weapons. The Mac Cannons. Taking aim she fired two shots. Each striking the target dead on. With a somewhat anticlimatic explosion the last MT had been eliminated.

"Not bad" began Strung. "Your piloting abilities are impressive. Congratulations. From now on, you are a Raven."

She was pleased. Quite easily she had earned her place on Mars. She couldn't wait to get to the RN (Raven's Nest), get settled in, and meet some of her newly made rivals.

"Moonbeam systems going offline" informed her AC.

Adel's AC shut down and a transport came and took both her and Strung to the RN.

To be continued...

A/N: I know it's short and I know it probably sucks, but this is only the first, and shortest, chapter in a series of at least 93 chapters. Tell me what you think.