Wow, I'm glad so many people liked the first chapter!
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Susz: Yay, I'm glad you liked it! No, Logan probably isn't S-9, I just needed a soldier designation for him. But I think it works XD
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Bye Felicia: Well, I actually wasn't thinking of The Maze Runner at all, but since you brought it up, I added a little reference to it here in this chapter ;)
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So, to be clear everyone, this is not based off of Sword Art Online, it is based off of Ender's Game and The Mortality Doctrine Series. With a Maze Runner reference or two in there. So yeah, I don't own any of those, just to be clear.
Note: There is one mentioned pairing in this chapter. That is all.
Enjoy the chapter, everyone!
"And here," Leo said, spreading his arms as if unveiling a masterpiece, "is the training room."
The newbie's eyes were wide, and he turned slowly, taking it all in: the uniformed teens sparring with each other, fire and ice clashing, blurs solidifying into people, lasers being deflected by force fields.
"Well, Leo," a voice from behind them said, "Greenie seems to be enjoying himself."
They turned around and saw the Davenport siblings and the other new recruits. Leo smiled. "Hi, guys. Spin, these are my siblings—Adam, Bree, and Chase. Along with their newbies, as well."
Spin nodded slightly. "Um, nice to meet you." He focused on Bree, who was the one who had spoken first. "What's a 'Greenie'?"
She laughed. "It's what we call the youngest of the green rank. And that's you, obviously."
"Green rank?" Lexi, Bree's newbie, piped up.
"You all get ranked based on seniority and control over your powers," Chase explained. "Our uniforms identify us. You, being new, are the green level. That's the first. We used to have a yellow level, but we got rid of it."
"So what are the ranks?" Bob asked.
"Yeah, and what are your ranks?" Kate added.
"We're the highest level, other than the Commanders," Adam said. "That's why we wear white. The Commanders wear black."
Leo nodded. "I'm what they call a Ranger. Bree is our top spy, Adam is our best soldier, and Chase is the brains behind the operation."
"And the 'Commanders'?" Kate persisted.
Leo shrugged. "Well, there's Commander S-1. Her name is Taylor. There's Commander S-3—Sebastian. Then we have S-9—Logan."
"Why the numbers?" Spin asked, scrunching up his nose.
"Well, we all get soldier designations when we come here," Bree replied. "Your number is both on a tag on your neck and a tattoo on your arm."
They all immediately checked. Spin, peeling his sleeve away from his wrist, peered at the numbers before checking the dog tags around his neck. "S-250?"
"Yeah. That's your designation. It doesn't really have much of a use. We won't really use it, unless you rise to Commander." Adam chuckled slightly. "Let's face it, that won't be happening any time soon."
Spin stuck his tongue out at him, but just tucked the tags beneath his shirt and shook his sleeve over his mark. "What are your numbers?"
Chase replied to the question. "I'm OA-3, Adam is OA-1, Bree is OA-2, and Leo is OA-4." He frowned slightly. We used to have an OA-5, but…" he trailed off.
Leo knew exactly what Chase was talking about. "What've you got?" he hurriedly asked the other newcomers, trying to distract them. Fortunately, it worked.
Bob held up his arm. "S-227."
"I'm S-139," Kate added.
"I'm S-11," Lexi finished.
A voice suddenly called out. "Hey, we got another Under-Fifty?"
They all turned, seeing a spiky-haired boy dressed in black walking up. He smiled. "I'm Commander S-3. I must say, it's very exciting to get a new person with a designation under S-50—come with me. I'll introduce you to some people."
Bree had smiled at the young commander as he approached, but frowned immediately after his previous statement. "But Sebastian, Lexi is my responsibility for today! I know it's a big deal to get an Under-Fifty, but she has no idea what's going on—she doesn't even know what her abilities are! I think it's a little much to introduce her to people like Tank."
"No, it's okay," Lexi said quietly, smiling faintly.
Sebastian grinned brightly. "See, Bree? It'll be fine. I'll fill her in, just help one of your brothers with their newbie."
Bree hesitated, but eventually nodded. "Yeah. Okay."
"C'mon, Lexi," Sebastian said, already walking away. "See you later, Bree."
The second the two of them left, Adam and Kate both oohed at Bree. "You like him!" Kate exclaimed.
Bree blushed, but squinted suspiciously. "Wait a second. How do you know that? I never said anything about that, and I know I wasn't obvious. And I know why Adam oohed, but you…"
Leo stepped forward. "Let me do a scan."
"But I'm supposed to be the one to—"
"Let the kid have some fun, Chase," Bree joked, cutting her brother off.
Leo's eye glowed blue as he looked at each new recruit in turn. He then closed his eyes for a moment before speaking. "Bob has super strength and levitation. Kate, you have a type of mind reading where you just get feelings, impressions. That's how you knew about Bree's little crush on Sebastian," he smirked at his sister before looking back at Kate. "You also have sonic screaming and—ooh, a Commando App!" He glanced at Chase. "Good call Taylor made, matching her up to you."
"What do you mean?" Kate asked Leo.
"Well, Chase has a Commando App, too," Leo explained. "Very few people have it. He can help you control it, since it's not too easy."
A group of students in red-level uniforms ran passed them at that moment, knocking Spin over. The kid scowled and stood back up, brushing himself off. "What's their rush?" he griped.
"Mission, I think," Adam replied. "We get alerts whenever there's trouble or a possible attack from the androids. Some of us get dispatched to handle it. Usually, it's orange rank and higher."
Logan suddenly materialized beside them—literally. "Guys, Taylor needs you at Command Central. It's an emergency!"
"Androids," Taylor explained grimly pointing at a monitor. "They're trying to hijack one of our transports to one of the outer bases."
"Outer bases?" Bob repeated—Taylor had reluctantly allowed the newbies to come into Command Central.
"Yes, outer bases," Taylor repeated angrily, annoyed at all of the questions. "This isn't our only HQ, you know." She turned back to the Dooley-Davenports. "I need you guys to go stop them. People are going to get hurt if we don't intervene."
"Right away," Leo told her, and they rushed out of the room, presumably to change into their mission suits.
"What can we do?" Spin asked eagerly, running a finger over the console.
"Hands off, Greenie," Logan snapped, brushing Spin's hands off the equipment. "And we're not sending you out there," he added.
"But," Taylor cut in, "if you wear these goggles, you'll be able to experience the mission out of the team's eyes." She opened a drawer and distributed said goggles. "There's an earpiece built in, so you can even talk to them."
Logan looked troubled. "Taylor, are you sure?"
"No, but we all know that in this simulation, we need to be ready. This will help, I hope," she explained.
"I hope," Logan repeated quietly.
Taylor had already turned away, putting her com link on. "Guys, I'm sending you the coordinates now. Your newbies are listening in, try to give them a little bit of a run-through as you complete the mission."
"Copy that, Commander," Chase replied.
"Now hurry," Logan urged, speaking into the mic. "You've got some androids to kill!"
I hope you liked the chapter, everyone! It's a bit short, but it's setup so the next one will be longer, I promise! It should be up soon, and reviews are appreciated!
