"Comrade Lycoris! It is time to wake up, you still owe me that Vodka!"

Lycoris shot up in bed, where the hell was that damn voice coming from? It sounded like that damn Russian computer they had brought back yesterday. How the hell did it manage to get into his room?

He looked over at the clock, it was 4:00 AM, he must have been hallucinating, there was no way that this was anywhere near the time to wake up.

"I do not appreciate being ignored Comrade Lycoris." The voice continued.

So no, he wasn't going crazy, the computer had somehow managed to get into his room. He looked around and saw that the television had a flat waveform on it. Somebody had uploaded the damn AI to the compounds computer system.

"OGAS what the hell are you doing in my room, also, its 4:00 AM, what do you want?"

"Comrade Persica thought I would be lonely stuck in that mainframe, so she stuck me into the central computer. I must say it is nice to be able to see again. Comrade Persica also told me to wake you up at this time, something about 'Physical Training' with Comrade Kryuger."

"She probably told you that to fuck with me."

"I must say otherwise Comrade Lycoris, Comrade Kryuger is currently waiting outside your door. He seems rather impatient. He has already requested breaching charges so I recommend you get ready sometime in the next 15 minutes."

"Fuck. Wait, hold up, breaching charges?"

"Yes."

Lycoris' eyes shot open as he leaped out of bed in a desperate attempt to get ready. He got dressed so quickly he ended up forgetting to double check that he was wearing his clothes right. He figured that he would invite Kryuger in for coffee before he blew the door open, it would also give him the chance to get an idea of what he was getting into.

He ran for the door, opening it to the sight of a bunch of guys in SWAT gear gathering around, probably waiting for the breaching charges. They were all armed.

"Hello there Mr. Kryuger! Would you like to come in for some coffee while I finish getting ready?" He said motioning for the man to enter.

"Hey there Potato Boy, your shirts on backward." Kryuger replied, shoving Lycoris aside as he and the 12 plus SWAT guys entered his rather cramped dorm.

Lycoris looked down at his shirt and quickly adjusted it in the doorway. He started up the coffee machine, before shoving his way through the crowd of people to brush his teeth. They were incredibly loud, and all carried live weapons. What the hell was this madman planning?

Once he got out of the bathroom, he noticed that the SWAT guys had already helped themselves to the coffee, they didn't seem to mind that it was somehow more clear than the tap water.

"Took you long enough, I could have gone to Moscow and come back in the time it took you to brush your damn teeth."

Lycoris just stared at him, dumbfounded. He took 2 minutes, just like anyone else. Could this man run at Mach 9?

"I've just been informed that you are here for 'Physical Training,' mind telling me a bit about it Mr. Kryuger?"

"Why I'd be happy to. The objective is to get to a flagpole 5km south from here and raise this flag. Until you have completed this objective, you will be tailed by these fine PMCs right here, and me, in an attack helicopter."

Lycoris had just taken a sip of the caffeinated water, that statement caused him to start choking on it. What the hell? He had to trudge through 5 kilometers of the Swiss Alps, in the middle of winter mind you, while guys with guns and an attack helicopter chased after him.

"I assume they will be firing rubber rounds?"

"No, live rounds."

He was so fucked. Live rounds. Was Kryuger mental? What the hell was that supposed to accomplish? Getting him killed?

"Also you will have no equipment throughout this beyond your undergarments, it helps build tolerance for cold. Don't worry I'm not crazy, we will give you an injection that will prevent hypothermia before we send you off."

Oh great, that was a great consolation, he got to freeze his ass off but at least he won't get hypothermia! As an added bonus he got to be fired at with live rounds! However, he did have a feeling that if he did not accept this offer, he would end up more dead than if he had.

Ten minutes later he was standing butt naked at the entrance to the compound. It was well below freezing, and the snow quite literally went up to his waist. He was so screwed. They had given him an hour head start, Lycoris was almost certain that wasn't enough.

Nonetheless, he began the long slow march through the snow. They would launch a flare when it was time for the hunt to begin, he didn't care, he just wanted this over with.

A small sphere with a screen on the front started hovering down beside him, a familiar voice emerged from it.

"Come on Lycoris, it's only a few feet of snow! That hasn't stopped anyone before!"

"I can name quite a few. Would you mind explaining this… drone thing."

"I decided to take a peek, I thought it might be amusing. I was right."

Lycoris just let out a long sigh before continuing forward, attempting to ignore Persica's heckling. There was not much else he could do really. Soon, he would have 12 SWAT guys and an attack helicopter on his ass. He didn't have time to get annoyed.

Soon enough, the flare was launched and the chase had begun. It wasn't long until the attack helicopter could be heard in the distance.

Lycoris figured he could use his one advantage, his hypothermic resistance, to avoid the helicopters thermal cameras. He could bury himself in the snow without much of an issue. However, he had to be careful to keep moving forward.

Those thoughts lasted about 5 seconds before he heard a crackle of electricity behind him and his vision went black.

He woke up in a hospital bed with a doctor sitting beside him. He had never met this doctor before, but apparently, she was the compounds head physician.

"How well did I do doc?" He asked

"I wasn't there, but apparently you made it 5 feet from the entrance in an hour. They were laughing the whole time."

"Well shit, that figures."

"I'll be honest I have never seen a person so out of shape in my life. I really think you need an urgent medical intervention."

"Tell me about it."