Lauren stumbled as she fell over in the stair well of the bus. Her pack slammed down on her back just as she was getting up. The training exercise ahead was going to be hard but she had survived worse. When she finally heaved herself up off the floor she stumbled to a seat next to Bethany. She dropped her pack on the floor but immediately regretted it when she looked up and saw the look on Instructor Kazakov.
"Adams, what do you think this is a Girl Scout camp" he spat.
"Sorry sir" Lauren said meekly.
"You will be when I get my hands on you" Kazakov continued.
Just a Lauren thought this training exercise couldn't get any worse the doors on the minibus opened once more. Jake McEwen stepped on board. McEwen was a 23 year old assistant mission controller who often worked with the Training Instructors.
"All set McEwen?" Kazakov asked.
"You bet sir" McEwen said.
McEwen strapped himself into the driver seat of the minibus as Instructor Kazakov sat down. They sped out of the campus gates and made the short trip to the small airfield close to Campus in less than five minutes due to McEwen's possibly catastrophic driving knowing that he would never get a speeding ticket in a car that was registered to a organise that didn't officially exist.
The plane that awaited them was a real beauty; it was not very big but had the UK Flag on the side and clearly had something to do with the British Royal Family. As all the CHERUBs and Staff stepped on board their jaws dropped open in awe. The plane had carpet down the middle and gold striped down either side. It was similar to the plane many of the agents had flown on when they were on the way to America for the Fort Regan training exercise. Stewards stood on either side of the aisles directing the CHERUBs to the various facilities on the plane and most importantly the self service kitchen area.
Less than 15 minutes after leaving Campus the plane was taxing down the runway with the luggage safely strapped down in the luggage compartment by the many ground crew waiting for them when they arrived. An announcement came over the PA "Please make sure your seats are in the upright position and your seatbelts are tightly fastened" announced the captain.
