Hey Everyone! I'm back with the third installment of 'Vacations' in the US. Thanks for you reviews. It seems everyone is enjoying the holiday season. I'm feeling jealous of you guys! It's Exam Season in our place. We are spending most of our time with our books. Luckily we got about 8 days gap before our next paper. So, I think I can take out some time to celebrate the New Year. Really, the education department in our country is so mean! Anyway, I took some time out from my studies and wrote the third chapter. So, here is the next chapter:
There were about twenty soldiers who were to train with K-unit plus Alex. These were the US Navy men who were aspiring to get into the most elite Special Force regiment in the US. They were to train for 6 months whereas as the 5 member team was to train for only 2 months with them as they already belonged to the SAS Special Force and were there for a 'refreshment' course in Navy Seal techniques. The 20 soldiers were divided into four 5-member units namely units 1, 2, 3 and 4.
When the K-unit entered the mess hall, they noted that the hall was still empty and none of the units had still arrived. They decided to wait for them. As the K-unit started talking amongst themselves, Alex just couldn't participate in their conversation. He couldn't help thinking about the reaction the soldiers would have seeing him. Fox aka Ben noticed his discomfort.
'Feeling nervous?'
'No, just imagining the reactions of the soldiers after they see me.'
'They won't be so bad'
'Yeah. I hope not as bad as you lot were.' Alex replied sending a glare to Wolf.
'Oh come on! Now we are good to you. And moreover, there's nothing to worry about, everyone knows here that you are not any teenager. You are a MI6 agent. So, I don't think they would be rough on you.'
Shortly after, the units started filing in. Noticing their shocked expressions, Alex realised that these soldiers were only informed that a five member team would train with them not that one of them was a fourteen years old boy.
Seeing that all the units had already arrived and started walking towards the food counter, Wolf decided that they should now move to have their food. Alex followed the K-unit towards the counter trailing behind when he felt a strong hand squeezing his shoulder painfully. Snake noticed this and started approaching when Alex shook his head slightly assuring him that he could handle this.
Slowly he turned around and wearing a neutral mask on his face coolly asked the burly soldier.
'Yes?'
'Who the hell are you?' The soldier (who he later identified as James looking into his badge) rudely asked.
'Cub.' Alex replied shortly and started moving towards the counter when he was stopped again by James.
'Why are you here?'
'To picnic here. This is a lovely place. Isn't it?' came Alex's sarcastic reply irritated by the soldier's dumb question.
Hearing this, the snide face that the soldier held turned into a hard glare.
'Think you are funny? This is no place for kids like you. Here the toughest soldiers train.'
'Oh really? I started to doubt the fact after seeing you.' Alex snapped, now he was really irritated as he was feeling very hungry by now.
Hearing this, James snarled and lunged towards Alex in rage. Seeing the attack coming, he immediately stepped into full combat mode and blocked his punch by grabbing his arm. He then twisted James' arm behind the soldier's back and kept on twisting until he sweared out of pain and fell on his knees..
Alex then placed his knee on the soldier's back and leaning to his ear, he hissed, 'Look , I don't understand what is the problem with you. I am in the right place and I don't like my dinner being interrupted just because of your silly childish remarks. If you don't like me, stay away from me. It would be good for both of us.' And then with a final cruel twist he released his arm. Massaging his bruised arm, James glared at Alex and moved towards his unit who were also glaring at the teenager promising revenge for hurting their unit member. Rest of the soldiers just stared at Alex at his little display.
Alex just sighed realizing that he won't be ever left alone and took his food gobbling away as fast as he could so that he could escape their stares. Seeing this Fox smirked.
'You really soak in attention Cub.' At this Snake and Eagle chuckled and Wolf smiled.
Having a mouthful of food, he couldn't retort, so he just narrowed his eyes at his unit members.
After finishing his dinner, he decided that if he stayed in mess hall any longer, he would just go crazy. So, he stood up and started leaving the mess hall. Seeing this, Wolf also stood up and others following the lead, they also walked out of the mess hall.
Meanwhile, the news of the clash between Alex and James reached the DI's ears. Hearing the news, the DI was agitated and called Alex to his office.
'WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU UP TO BOY?' He barked, 'This was your first day here and you decided to create ruckus in the mess hall.'
'He provoked me, Sir.'
'So, You attacked him?'
'No, I was the one who was attacked.'
'Don't lie to me boy. He has a bruised and nearly dislocated arm and you are unscathed. It is clear that you attacked him. All his unit members said this to me.'
'But…'
'SHUT UP! You speak only after I give you permission to do so. Is that clear?'
'Yes Sir.' Alex replied quietly.
'Now, speaking of your little display in the mess hall, attacking a fellow soldier is a serious offence here and the culprit is promptly kicked out of this camp. Since this is your first day, I will not do so. But you will be punished and after that you will apologize to James. Is that understood?'
'Yes Sir'
'Report to Field no. 3 at 0430 hours tomorrow. We will discuss your punishment there.'
Sensing the dismissal, Alex quietly moved out. He now realized this was James' unit's idea of revenge. And now he knew that if his time in Brecon Beacons was bad, this was just going to be worse.
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