Yoshida was standing on a section of tarmac outside his unit's dorm admiring the sunset before he jumped down to start doing push-ups, one of the ways he would relieve stress and excitement
"You're up early man" Raishin said collapsing next to him
"Laps?" Yoshida asked
"Yeah, I was running off of some the nerves, you?"
"The same, only I do cardio stuff" Yoshida said "Never been big into running" he said jumping up and dusting his hands off. "So this Condor is supposed to arrive today"
"And I bet he's some arrogant prick who thinks that the sun shines out of his ass and we're all here to say how high when he asks us to jump" Raishin said gleefully
"And what are we actually going to say to him?" Yoshida asked
"Shove it" Raishin said mirthfully smirking
"Come on, he's probably here" Yoshida chuckled
"You two are late" Chisame said as she walked over to the two, who was now in their military training uniforms with yaoyorozu and Hibari with them
"These things take time to get on you know" Raishin said
"Okay, okay. Now as you have noticed you have been assigned different colours, this is to make it easier for us to tell you apart will in the operational theatre" Chisame said
"And they are?" Yoshida asked
"Kestrel blue, Swan white, Flamingo pink, Falcon red and Condor Green" Chisame said "Oh and by the way day hello to Gakushu Asano aka Condor"
"You're superior" Asano said strutting towards the group "You're just here because they needed a group" he said
"Asshole much?" Yoshida muttered
"Excuse me sir, how high?" Raishin said
"nearly 100 ft" Asano said
"No, I mean how high up your ass is that stick stuck up there" Raishin said making Yoshida smirk
"How vulgar, Kestrel right?" Asano asked
"You got in one sir" Raishin said
"Why don't you jump the nearest cliff" Asano said
"Only if I can take you with me" Raishin said
"Alright boys, we're not for an ego measuring contest, we're here to perform technical rundowns of your new gear and how to use them" Chisame said
"Yes ma'am" they all said
"So what do we have?" Yoshida said
"First up we have the EXO-7 wing pack, this is the main piece of your time here. This is a jetpack with stabilizer wing. The wings are made of a composite carbon fibre material making it stronger and lighter than usual carbon fibre. You also have two compact SMGs that are stored in the main pack just above the shoulders" Chisame said displaying the wings and hidden guns. "Next we have your arm guards, on the left arm is a computer digital management system, on the right are a pair of hidden blades dubbed talons"
"And the talons are for what?" Yoshida asked
"Close combat" Chimse said deploying the gauntlet's claws before retracting them, throwing them over to Yoshida who noticed that it had red trim on it, so he slipped it on and deployed the and swiped the air seeing how sharp they were before smiled and retracting them before pulling on the left gauntlet and activated the computer while checking out the functions of it
"I have to say this is all impressive" Raishin said
"Yes, well these are the only model we have, well enough for you five and two extras" Chisame explained
"There are two more?" Hibari asked
"Yes, they are. But we have no compatible pilots for them, we were lucky to find Yoshida for the Falcon pack" Chisame said
"So if we can find two more we'll have a full team?" Yaoyorozu asked shocked
"Pretty much" Chisame said
"So where can we find them?" Raishin said
"Yes, let's find some more trash to pilot the packs even though they are under qualified" Asano said
"Can we throw him out of the airlock when we do sky practice?" Raishin said
Very funny" Asano said
"Oh who said I was joking asshole" Raishin said
"Well suit up. It's time to practice vertical take off" Ironwood said walking ion, and for that we need you to stand on that fan" Ironwood said as a massive fan showed up under a floor and activated
"Chisame, start the fan" Ironwood said
"How much?" she asked adjusting her glasses
"10% should be a good start" Ironwood said
"That would put it at 50km/h" Chisame said as she started it up making the crew lift up into the air. Raishin scrambled to try and hold onto the floor, Asano just smirked and used the wind to stay up, smirking all the time. Suddenly he was pushed down as Yoshida used him to be lifted up to the top making Raishin smiled before letting go and zipping past Asano flipping the bird
"Cut it" Ironwood said making Chisame stop the fan, causing them to drop. Asano doing a perfect landing, only to be landed on by Raishin and Yoshida
"Perfect landings" they smirked high fiving each other
"get off of me" Asano said
"Okay, dismissed cadets" Ironwood said as they left.
"Yes, I'm okay, no I'm fine, don't worry I've got somewhere warm to stay. Relax okay, I'll be fine. Look I'll see you next time I'm down that way okay, okay sounds good. I'll see you then" Yoshida said
"Girlfriend?" Raishin asked reading a comic book
"Cousin, the same one I told you about, she's offering for me to stay at her place while she's back visiting her parents while helping them around their temple"
"Her parents work at a temple?" Raishin asked
"Caretakers" Yoshida said "What about your family?"
"Well, sister and parents are dead, my older brother is a dick" Raishin said
"Man, wish I had a older brother" Yoshida said
"Like I said, mine is a dick, so he's a pain in the ass, your cousin lives nearby?"
"Yeah she got an apartment nearby since she is going to Akahoshi Academy"
"The one ran by that Professor Ozpin dude?" Raishin said
"Yes, it is quite a good school" Yaoyorozu said "I have an academy scholarship there myself"
"Is it a nice school?" Yoshida inquired
"It is, why don't you ask about enrolling there?" Yaoyorozu asked
"Maybe, I mean what about Arashi academy?" Yoshida said
"Second rate school" Raishin said "I'm considering transferring"
"You should" Yaoyorozu said smiling
"Hey I'm late for a thing" Yoshida said walking off
"Where is he going?" Hibari asked hanging over the side of the bunk she was laying on
"I have no idea" Raishin said
Yoshida was walking around downtown looking for something when he heard guitar music and a sweet voice singing. He smiled and walked over there seeing a girl with orange hair and purple eyes basking for money. She was doing pretty well by the look of the money in her case. She finished the song and bowed before bidding farewell
"4000 yen, not bad for a day's basking" the girl said smiling
"Yeah not bad, hey Mei" Yoshida said hugging the girl before breaking off and picking up a rucksack nearby
"Taisei, where have you been man, I saw the red and blues by the station and I knew you were caught again" Mei said
"I was, but I'll leave that tale for now, so where is our mate?" Yoshida asked
"Over there" Mei said as she walked over to a guy wearing a green shirt and a white bucket hat
"Loose the hat man" Yoshida said
"I'll do that when you get a better jacket" the guy said giving Yoshida's a bro hug
"How have you been TK?" Yoshida asked
"I've seen better days, still looking for Matt, but I doubt I'll find him" TK said
"So Yakisoba buns tonight guys?" Mei asked as the two guys agree
"So where have you been anyway?" TK asked as he finished his bun and threw the wrapper away
"Met someone who knew my dad, he offered me a way out of jail and off the streets. So I took it in a heartbeat" Yoshida said
"Doing what?" Mei asked as she leant against TK
"Army stuff" Yoshida said as he looked up at the night sky "Beautiful, just like usual"
"Yeah, but it means we're going to be cold tonight" Mei said
"Well, not Taisei since he has a place to sleep" TK said
"If I could I would smuggle onto the base, but the general would have me locked up, which he might since I have technically gone AWOL, but I have no idea what will happen to you guys, so I'll camp out with you guys tonight alright?" Yoshida said resting against a tree
"Where have you been
Been Searching all along?
Came facing twilight on and on
Without a Clue
Without a sign
Without grasping yet" Mei softly sang as she entered sleep land with her friends, one each side of her keeping her warm and secured
Then next morning Yoshida felt something against his side
"Get off" Yoshida said shooing it away before it stopped, he shifted to get comfortable again before the feeling came back "Mei quit it" he moaned
"Quit what?" Mei asked resting her head on TK's shoulder
"Jabbing me" Yoshida said
"Okay" Mei whispered
"Thanks" Yoshida smiled as he rolled onto his side. He was drifting back asleep when a hard kicked was placed in his backside "HEY!"
"About damn time bro" Raishin said
"Really, come on man, it isn't even dawn yet" Yoshida said
"Yeah, well dorm inspection is at 0730 and its current 0518, and it's going to take around half an hour to get your ass back to the dorms" Raishin said
"Thanks man" Yoshida said getting up making Mei and TK tumble over
"What gives?" Mei asked
"Oops sorry didn't see you there, I'm Raishin Akabane; I'm a squad mate of Yoshida and I have to get him back to base" Raishin said giving a small salute
"Okay, I have to relieve myself" Mei said getting up while adjusting her pants making Raishin and Yoshida look away
"Charming" Raishin said
"She used to be a ninja" Yoshida said neatening his hair up a bit
"What happened?" Raishin asked looking shocked at his friend
"House burnt down, and now all she has is the clothes she's wearing and her guitar. That's Takeru Takaishi aka TK he lost his mum when she went over to Europe and has been looking for his older brother Yamato for the past five years" Yoshida said
"What up man?" TK asked fist bumping Raishin
"Sorry to cut these short, but we have to get back before Ironwood notices you've been gone"
"No need" Ironwood said walking up to the group just as Mei got back "Coffee?" he asked holding out four mugs
G'day Guys Grizz here so now we have the previous referred cadet Gakushu Asano from Assassination Classroom who will be a bully/asshole/villain for this fic and the callsign I gave him is to keep who he truly is a secret for the future of the series because I want you guys surprised, next we're introduced to Mei Yachiyo from Release the Spyce and Takeru TK Takaishi as two of Yoshida's friend who are also homeless and the mystery cousin's backstory including a shout out to the school most of the cast of Legacy of the Lost go to and their headmaster and the character I forgot to introduce last week and that is Chisame Hasegawa from Mahou Sensei Negima who will be an aide to everyone there, and this chapter's song choice is Beneath the mask from Persona 5 due to it being a calming song, especially the rainy day remix
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside