Training 1: How to be resourceful
"Ok. Since we can't ignore Doctor G's command, we're each trying to train you to survive in our missions. Today, we'll be teaching you to be resourceful," Heero said briskly as he and the others trooped into the spaceship's inner Recreation Room.
Inside the Recreation Room, it was almost bare save for a black leather couch and a television, which Trowa and Quatre quickly pushed to the furthest end of the room.
"Let's start with the basics: When in any mission, we must prepare the things we need to successfully complete it. But there will be times when something unexpected crops up and we must deal with the situation as best to the ability as we can. Do you understand?"
"I think so," Jess nervously answered, dwindling her thumbs as she looked around the room. Even with the presence of the five boys in the room, breathing the air it supplied, there was something cold and intimidating about it. Jess shivered. The bare metal walls of the room reminded her of a high-security prison she once saw on television.
For a moment, Heero hesitated, unwilling to believe her. But then, on second thought, decided it wasn't necessary since this training was to first assess her skill in resourcefulness. He would lecture, or even scold if needs be, if she showed imcompetency later.
"Fine," he agreed, shrugging his shoulders, "lets do scenario first." Then grabbing a surprised Quatre, he hooked his arm around the boy's neck while capturing an arm and twisting it behind the boy's back with his other free hand.
"You know, you could always ask first. I wouldn't mind helping," an offended Quatre remarked, annoyance clear on his face.
"Pretend you have nothing on you like now," Heero began, ignoring the irritated blond. "No weapons or usable objects nearby and you need to free your friend, Quatre here, from me, the attacker. What are you to do?"
"Simple," the girl answered and then screamed: "Help! Heero, Duo, Trowa or Wufei! Quatre's been captured!"
Heero winced as the scream vibrated around the room, amplified by the four bare walls and emptiness within. Meanwhile, he could see the others clasping their hands to their ears, faces twisted with agony. Even Quatre was struggling within his grasp, trying to wrench the captured hand free to cover his open ear. But Heero had been trained by Doctor J never to give up, no matter how harsh the situation was and not even now was he going to let his captive go.
"Ok, thank you. I'm sure they could hear you from six floors down," Duo quickly said once the scream stopped echoing around and he got his hearing back. "But what I think Heero is asking is what happens if all of us are unavailable to save you or Quatre?"
"Well, I think my scream did a pretty good job disarming you guys," Jess answered, looking proudly back at them.
In response, Duo pointed at Heero and said a matter-of-factly: "Heero didn't take his arms off Quatre and anyone can shoot you before you finish that scream of yours. You're a sitting duck for sure, if you meet someone like Heero. And believe me, there are plenty in OZ and the Federation to fill his shoes.
"Ok, ok. I get the point," Jess relented, throwing her arms up in the air in surrender, "let's redo the thing."
"So I got Quatre. What are you going to do?"
"Slipper to the rescue!" Jess hollered as she removed her left foot slipper and hurled it at the attacker.
Instead, the slim, sliver-beaded slipper flew off course and went smack into Duo's face.
"Opps!" Jess stammered, clasping both hands to her mouth, eyes wide open with surprise.
"You're aim needs working," Heero spoke as the slipper dropped from Duo's face to the ground with a soft "pa"!
AN: To my dear wonderful reviewers in "The Story That Never Was", I will include your names in Chapter 39 of that story. (Because it will seem a bit odd here.) Hope you will enjoy these cute short side stories.
P.S : To both new and faithful readers, I'm afraid that so as to not ruin the lovely titles I set up for these short side stories, I will put your names at the end like this. Thank you for your support.
:] Ayako Nazuki [:
"Ok. Since we can't ignore Doctor G's command, we're each trying to train you to survive in our missions. Today, we'll be teaching you to be resourceful," Heero said briskly as he and the others trooped into the spaceship's inner Recreation Room.
Inside the Recreation Room, it was almost bare save for a black leather couch and a television, which Trowa and Quatre quickly pushed to the furthest end of the room.
"Let's start with the basics: When in any mission, we must prepare the things we need to successfully complete it. But there will be times when something unexpected crops up and we must deal with the situation as best to the ability as we can. Do you understand?"
"I think so," Jess nervously answered, dwindling her thumbs as she looked around the room. Even with the presence of the five boys in the room, breathing the air it supplied, there was something cold and intimidating about it. Jess shivered. The bare metal walls of the room reminded her of a high-security prison she once saw on television.
For a moment, Heero hesitated, unwilling to believe her. But then, on second thought, decided it wasn't necessary since this training was to first assess her skill in resourcefulness. He would lecture, or even scold if needs be, if she showed imcompetency later.
"Fine," he agreed, shrugging his shoulders, "lets do scenario first." Then grabbing a surprised Quatre, he hooked his arm around the boy's neck while capturing an arm and twisting it behind the boy's back with his other free hand.
"You know, you could always ask first. I wouldn't mind helping," an offended Quatre remarked, annoyance clear on his face.
"Pretend you have nothing on you like now," Heero began, ignoring the irritated blond. "No weapons or usable objects nearby and you need to free your friend, Quatre here, from me, the attacker. What are you to do?"
"Simple," the girl answered and then screamed: "Help! Heero, Duo, Trowa or Wufei! Quatre's been captured!"
Heero winced as the scream vibrated around the room, amplified by the four bare walls and emptiness within. Meanwhile, he could see the others clasping their hands to their ears, faces twisted with agony. Even Quatre was struggling within his grasp, trying to wrench the captured hand free to cover his open ear. But Heero had been trained by Doctor J never to give up, no matter how harsh the situation was and not even now was he going to let his captive go.
"Ok, thank you. I'm sure they could hear you from six floors down," Duo quickly said once the scream stopped echoing around and he got his hearing back. "But what I think Heero is asking is what happens if all of us are unavailable to save you or Quatre?"
"Well, I think my scream did a pretty good job disarming you guys," Jess answered, looking proudly back at them.
In response, Duo pointed at Heero and said a matter-of-factly: "Heero didn't take his arms off Quatre and anyone can shoot you before you finish that scream of yours. You're a sitting duck for sure, if you meet someone like Heero. And believe me, there are plenty in OZ and the Federation to fill his shoes.
"Ok, ok. I get the point," Jess relented, throwing her arms up in the air in surrender, "let's redo the thing."
"So I got Quatre. What are you going to do?"
"Slipper to the rescue!" Jess hollered as she removed her left foot slipper and hurled it at the attacker.
Instead, the slim, sliver-beaded slipper flew off course and went smack into Duo's face.
"Opps!" Jess stammered, clasping both hands to her mouth, eyes wide open with surprise.
"You're aim needs working," Heero spoke as the slipper dropped from Duo's face to the ground with a soft "pa"!
AN: To my dear wonderful reviewers in "The Story That Never Was", I will include your names in Chapter 39 of that story. (Because it will seem a bit odd here.) Hope you will enjoy these cute short side stories.
P.S : To both new and faithful readers, I'm afraid that so as to not ruin the lovely titles I set up for these short side stories, I will put your names at the end like this. Thank you for your support.
:] Ayako Nazuki [: