(3:47 PM)

(Sakura's/13-C's P.O.V)

We walked over to our assigned sparring areas, ready to be pitted against whatever was in store for us. I have to admit, I was pretty nervous. 12-K looked like he was ready to wet his pants, and we didn't even start yet! I saw the mechanical sparring dummies be brought in and set up parallel to us on the mats. Some of the staff, as well as other LSOGA subjects, were watching through glass windows in the front of the room. We waited patiently for the starting bell, but I couldn't get what 85-S had told me out of my head. I decided I'll have to ask him about it after the session.

Suddenly, a ear-spliting sound roared through my ears and the mechs sprung to life. I saw from the corner of my eye that my friends were already in fight mode. I was so focused on them that I barely missed the hook punch that it had thrown at me. I ducked and attempted a low roundhouse kick to knock it off its feet (which hurt my foot because it's made of freakin' METAL on the inside!) and caused it to falter. Seeing my chance, I followed it with an uppercut to send it flying a few inches away. It slowly got to it's feet and charged, aiming for a hook jab. I quickly got ready to block the attack. I didn't expect it to avoid my block and change to a double punch. The moment the fists collided with my face, I felt pain balloon through my whole head and I felt like my face was going to explode into a billion pieces. As I fell on the mat, I felt something warm trickle down from my nose.

I slowly got to my feet, still dazed from the punch, and noticed little red drops on the mat. My foot wasn't in the best of shape and I lifted it off the ground slightly. The sparring mech had stopped to give me time to recover. I looked over to my friends. They all looked pretty beat up but I could see the fire in their eyes even at a distance. I looked back at the mech, which was waiting patiently for me to get ready to continue.

I got into a fighting stance but pretended I was still in a daze, with my hurting foot lifted up a little bit. It dashed at me, ready to land a throat strike that would no doubt secure victory had I still been in a dazed state. On one foot, I gracefully moved around it at a fast speed and landed a thrust kick on it's back. Because it was still moving from the attempted punch, my kick only propelled it more, causing it to stumble and fall off the mat. I landed what would have been a graceful landing if my foot didn't decided to be a pain in the ass at the last minute. I felt pain through my whole foot and I collapsed, my vision getting slightly blurry as my adrenaline rush subsided.

I remember very little of what happened afterward, what I do remember was getting lifted up by the medical bots and being carried to the hospital ward. I remember laying on the bed seeing my two best friends looking down at me, but then everything went black as sleep overtook me.

(4:48 PM; Naruto's/12-K's P.O.V)

'She must have hurt herself pretty badly back there.' I thought as I speed-walked through the medical ward and the hall toward 13-C's room, clutching the clipboard so it wouldn't fall out of my uniform. I had mentally reminded myself over and over again to tell her not to go overboard with the exercises again or she could hurt something else. I found the room where 13-C was staying. When I looked in, I noticed 85-S sitting on a chair next to 13-C's bed, a calm expression on his face. I could hear him talking a little bit, but I couldn't hear him, so I decided to listen in.

(Sasuke's/85-S's P.O.V)

"Even though I got my ass beat back there, I think I did pretty well" I said out loud, even though she was asleep and couldn't pay attention. I moved my hand to the bandage on my left cheek, where the mech had struck me out of nowhere during the "exercise". For some reason, I kept having moments where I questioned everything about this facility. I guess it all started when me and the idiot found that clipboard. I mean, think about it, what other secrets are the Higher Ups keeping from us? I shook it out of my mind and looked back at 13-C, who was stiring a little but didn't fully wake up. I gently put my hand on her cheek, looking over her at the same time. I don't know why, but she looked so cute when she slept. I think it was the way she looked so peaceful, so...innocent. Lost in thought, I didn't notice her eyes slowly flutter open.

(Sakura's/13-C' P.O.V)

'Man, how long was I asleep?' I thought as I slowly opened my eyes to what I expected to be the bright light of the hospital room, only to see it be blocked by someone or something. As my vision cleared, I saw myself looking into the soft onyx eyes of 85-S. I quickly bolted up from the bed, my forehead colliding with 85-S's. We both yelled in pain and surprise at the sensation exploding through our heads. To be honest, what the heck was he doing hovering over me like that? I was about to yell at him when we heard laughter from the doorway. I looked at the door and 12-K was laughing harder than I've seen him do in a while. I looked back at 85-S, who seemed angry at him for some reason. "Man, from the way you were lookin' at her I thought you were actually gonna kiss her for a second! And that forehead collision, PRICELESS!" 12-K said between laughs. I turned red at the thought of 85-S kissing me, and he turned red at the same time as I did. "You dobe! You eavesdropped on me?!" 'Eavesdropped? What the heck?' A lot of questions were going through my head at a time.

(Naruto's/12-K's P.O.V)

"Yeah I forgot to tell you, I was on my way to check on 13-C and I saw you in the room talking to her so I decided to listen in!" I said happily. "Oh! That reminds me, I brought this with me to show 13-C!" I reached under my lab uniform to unveil a clipboard. In fact, it was the same clipboard that me and the jerk found had earlier today.