Finally, a real (albeit short) update!
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* this piece does involve bits and pieces from the episode "First in Line" but I'm sure you can figure out where it ends and my work begins. (: *
The One with the Rookie
"Ten rounds, ten targets, you don't get to miss." Jules said as she slid the ammo into the gun and handed it to Sam.
"I don't miss!" Sam replied with a cocky smile. It was true; he very rarely missed a shot.
"Uh-huh," Jules sounded back as she typed information into the computer. She was not amused by the rookie's attitude. "This week's mock-up is courtesy of Bob the Builder."
Sam looked at the computer screen over Jules' shoulder. "360 simulation?"
"Only the best for the proud men and women of the SRU," Jules announced. She walked over to the simulator door and unlocked it with her key.
Sam walked into the simulation room. "Live ammo right?"
"Always," Jules added. She tossed Sam the night-vision goggles and shut the door.
Greg walked in just as Jules started the simulation and instructed her to play nice.
The other members of Team One flooded in as Sam continued to blow the targets away, never missing a shot even when Jules turned the lights off. Sam just put the night-vision goggles on and continued to hit target after target.
When the simulation was over, and Sam had hit all the targets he was supposed to (and not the granny one they tried to trick him with), his face broke out into a smile and he let out an excited "Ha!"
The watching members of Team One rolled their eyes at the cocky rookie.
"Not bad," Spike said.
"He's an ex-Special Forces sniper," Ed said, a tad snarky. "I should hope he'd be able to hit a target right in front of his face if he can hit one hundreds of yards away."
"Eddie," Greg scolded slightly. No one, including himself, was happy about the fact that they didn't have a say in the ex-soldier joining their team but they still needed to be professional, especially as Team Leader and Sergeant.
Jules used her key again and opened the door, letting Sam back into the room. His smile lost some of it's spark when he entered the room and saw the unimpressed looks from the members of his team. Alright guys. Cool.
Sam shrugged it off, squared his shoulders and looked towards Ed. "What's next?" Sam asked as he put the gun down on the desk and crossed his arms over his chest.
Everyone turned to look at Ed; the annoyed, disapproving look on his face was definitely not missed by any of them.
After a few moments of silence, all of which Ed spent scrutinizing Sam, Ed finally spoke. "Everyone outside."
...
Ed had Sam and the other members of Team One meet him by the shoot house out on the training field. Everyone was handed a paintball gun full of ammo and told to put a vest on.
Ed turned to face Sam. "Alright Braddock, you were able to hit fake, stationary targets; let's see how good you are at hitting real, moving targets."
Sam raised an eyebrow at Ed, wondering where he was going with this specific challenge.
Ed continued. "You get a thirty second head start to go inside and find a spot, then I'm sending Wordy, Spike, Jules and Lou in. THe mission is simple: you shoot them before they shoot you."
Four against one, Sam thought to himself. So that's how it's going to be.
"Got it, Braddock?" Ed questioned sternly.
"Got it." Sam said smugly. "Bring it on."
Two could play at this game, Sam added in his mind.
"Go," Ed ordered, not liking the rookie's attitude. "Your thirty second head start starts now."
Sam nodded and headed into the shoot house. He found a perfect spot in the rafters on the second floor just as the others began to filter in.
Spike and Lou were the first two Sam took out. Though Sam had learned through his time in the military to never underestimate anyone, he did kind of expect the team's bomb tech and the perpetual "less lethal" constable would be the first two to be eliminated.
Climbing down from his spot in the rafters, and carefully checking his surroundings, Sam thought about his remaining two targets—Wordy and Jules.
Wordy was smart, experienced, a good shot, and definitely a formidable opponent but Jules, the sexy sniper chick, she was sneaky, skillful, and would definitely NOT hesitate to shoot him as soon as she saw him.
As Sam snuck around the shoot house, using walls and corners to his advantage, he was able to get the jump on Wordy and take him out.
Three down, one to go.
After what might've looked like a game of Cat and Mouse to anyone who was observing, Sam and Jules found themselves staring down the barrel of each other's guns. It was close, but Sam was able to get a shot off before Jules was.
Game over.
Jules let out a frustrated growl before turning away, without saying a word, and storming out of the house.
Sam waited a few moments before following her out. The looks he was met with outside varied between impressed and annoyed.
Sam, again, looked at Ed expectantly. "Anything else?"
Ed narrowed his eyes. "Obstacle course. Let's go."
...
Much like everything else Sam had been subjected to, he blew the obstacle course out of the water. He even set a new course record, shattering the previous one held by Ed, something that did NOT go over well with the already annoyed team leader.
Any other challenges or training exercises Ed wanted to put Sam through were cut short by the announcement of a hot call—Sam's first official hot call with Team One.
A desperate, devoted, widowed father had taken hostages at the hospital after the new heart his daughter was supposed to receive was given to another patient. There were several tense moments, but the call ended with everyone alive.
Despite how well Sam had done in all of the training exercises that morning, he was still put on coffee duty. Sure, he had wanted to just solve all their problems with the squeeze of a trigger, but that was literally all he had ever known. He was raised to be a soldier, a shoot first, ask questions later military man. Sam didn't know anything about negotiations and no one on the team had gotten around to working with him on it.
Sending the heart up while the hospital was on lockdown and a gunman was at large was a mistake, a big mistake. Sam realized it almost immediately after he made it. He was remorseful of course, and everything worked out in the end, but the members of Team One didn't really care—to them, the rookie had screwed up big time.
Sam had mad skills, it was undeniable, but that one mistake did nothing but solidify Team One's belief that Sam did not belong on their team.
Little did they know how great of a constable, teammate and friend Sam would prove to be in time.
I hope yall enjoyed!
Next update for SAMTASTIC will be after the next Sam's Secret update! I'm hoping it will be longer than this one.
Until next time!