Bunker Alpha: Training ground
It is a hot spring day at the BOS training grounds, and the initiates could feel it. They were told that they all would undergo basic training together doing the first couple of weeks, afterwards they are going to be assign special training in that field they show must promise in. That is if they can pass basic.
At this moment, Kaiden and his fellow initiates were hiking 5 kilometers away and back to base in full gear, and under the watchful eye of general Barnaky who was manning a 50 cal gun on top of a hummer.
"IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE RUNNING, THEN I WILL GIVE YOU A REASON! DO YOU GET ME?!" he yelled.
"SIR YES SIR!" they answered, through very out of sync.
At the rear end of the march were Kaiden, gaining up to Victoria.
"You *pant* you think he would really *pant* fire on us?" He asked. They then saw the man in question turning his gun towards their position and fired just pass them at their feet.
They got startled and quickly speed up the pace "Any other *pant* questions?" she asked frustrated.
"THE BROTHERHOOD HAS NO USE FOR SLACKERS, WEAKLINGS AND COWARDS. THOSE WHO POSSES THESE QUALITIES GETS THE HONOR OF BEING TEARED TO SHREDS BY THIS 50 CAL SPEWING CANNON! NOW TELL ME, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE THESE TRAITS?!"
"SIR NO SIR" they said in better sync this time.
"THAT IS GOOD TO HEAR. AMMO FOR THIS GUN AIN'T CHEAP!"
Kaiden looked at Victoria "This *pant* is going to be the death of us"
"Screw you *pant* I'm going to live for ever!" she said and gave him a sly smile, of which he lightly laughed at.
Later, at Bunker Alpha
All the initiates collapsed as they got to base. Some were in desperate in need of water. Some so desperate that they started to fight over water flasks. Of which earned them a disapproving look from the general.
"You sorry excuse of primates. One hike and you are already tearing each other apart. Know that out on a real mission, the only people that can assure that you will come back alive is yourself and your teammates. You will all be dead, if you start breaking noses after a little running. Now to the showers with all of ya. And remember boys go first!" He called out and drove off to a other batch of initiates that are going out hiking.
Victoria and Kaiden walked over to their lockers to pick out spare clothes, when suddenly Victoria spotted Liz and Beth at their lockers. "Hey listen, I got something I need to take care of, can we meet in the mess hall later?" He just nodded and headed off to the showers with a towel and some spare clothes with him. She however walked over to the pair in hope of it not to end up with another unjust punishment. "Hey girls!" She greeted them with a smile.
Both of them turned to her, with Beth giving a disgusted look at Victoria, while Liz tried to avoid eye contact. "What do you want?!" demanded Beth.
Victoria slightly raised her hands "Easy now, I just came here to clear the air with you guys"
Beth looked at her with a slight suspicious expression "Oh, you are going to apologies?"
"What? If so I think you are the one who owes me an apology. You got me in trouble for just trying to help her!"
This ticked Beth off "Oh after you mocked her and laughed in her face"
"Not my fault she fell on her ass for not using a shotgun right!" She defended herself with her hands raised.
"I was brought up to learn how to heal people, not kill them!" Liz declared, which frustrated Victoria to no end.
"Goddamn it, you are in the brotherhood of steel, specific under their military ranks! They expect you to handle yourself out in the field with your teammates! Falling on your ass cause you don't know how to handle a shotgun is gonna get you and them killed!" Victoria said, rather harshly then she meant to, which could be seen on Liz's expression of shame, and Beth's beyond pissed look in her eyes. "Listen, It's for the best you start spending time at the shooting range and ask for help how to handle guns, otherwise you are going to be too depended on your teammates to save you whenever something nasty comes to chew your guts out" And with that said she headed for the showers after the boys were finished.
15 minutes later: Mess hall
A plate of mutfruit, jerky and a cup of water is what Kaiden and all the others got for dinner. He would have complained about the small portion of it, but remain silent about it since it was 100% radiation free.
Joining him opposite of the table was non other then a refreshed Victoria "Nothing like a rad free medium warm shower and some rad free food to go with it!"
"The brotherhood are quite uptight about radiation" He pointed out as he took a bite of the bread. "Ya hear about the special training courses?" she shook her head as she was eating. "The officers and elders have put up different courses, like sniping, ambushing and frontline grunt work"
She raised a curious brow "Really? And pray tell what do you have in mind?"
"Squad leader training" He said as he took a bite of mutfruit.
Victoria smiled "Well, well looks like you are going to be a smart grunt" She teased as she took a zip of her water.
"Someone has to represent the squad, might as well be me" He added
"And getting the praise for the group's work is a nice side bonus"
"Or getting my ass handed to me if said group fails miserably" He said.
She showed him a slight smile and raised her cup "Touché" And he brought up his toast her cup. "May the scum of the waste fear us"
"And if not, shoot them" And then they downed their drinks. "We can sign up for the courses now if you want to" He offered as he just finished eating.
"Only if we go to the range afterwards" She playfully demanded.
"Deal" And then they got up and left to sign up for their courses. They walked out of the mess hall and out to the hallway, where in the middle of it a couple of scribes were sitting by a desk with lists of the courses.
One of them looked up at the incoming pair "I guess you two are here to sign up?"
They both nodded and were handed each a paper that they needed to fill out, with infomation about their background, experience and choice of training. "Any idea how long these training courses take?" Victoria asked, as she was filling out her form.
"A couple of weeks. The courses will teach you the basic of your chosen class. The only way to find out if you pass is if you can make it work out in the field"
"So we can be considered done after our initiation?" Kaiden asked with a raised brow.
"The brotherhoods usual way of training requires years of training and study. But those were for those born into the brotherhood. With you new recruits we dont have the time and resources to have you all go through with what comes close to that" The scribe told them.
"Hmpf. Seems like they rely on us getting experience on the field" Victoria said, sounding not really impress with how things were done. She finished her form as did Kaiden and handed them over to the scribes and went to the shooting range.
Bunker Alpha: Shooting range
They found two booths next to each other and took their place. Victoria had her custom made rifle ready and Kaiden brought his pistol, that Victoria seems to have a eye for. "What does a girl have to do to get her hands on a piece like that?"
"You do know you could just ask if you want to use it right?"
She shrugged with her shoulders "I'm a rich girl. I'm suppose to get things without asking" She said putting on a act, of which he clearly sees through.
"Oh then this must be a very new concept for you then" He smiled and started to twirl the gun around to playfully spite her, which seemed to work.
She then went up to him with her hand out to him, while giving him an innocent look and said "Please" in a higher pitch voice.
It seemed to have worked since he placed it in her hand while still holding it. "When you put it like that" And he let her have it, which seemed to make her giddy with excitement, as she took a stance at her booth and stood at the ready to shoot. A target came up from 100 meters away, and within 2 seconds she had fired 2 shots, one in the chest, one in the throat.
"Not bad sharpshooter" He said and offered her a high five, which she accepted and handed him his gun back. He called up his target at 50 meters and used the 3 remaining shots on it, with 2 in the chest and one in the head. "Not skillful as you at long range, but im better at the close to mid range"
"Well, we cant all be gifted marksmen like me" She said while smiling smugly
"You know, I already regret you using my gun now" He responded in a regret through a slight smile.
She laughed a bit and put a hand on his shoulder "Hehehe. Boy you have not seen nothing yet!"