A sneaky Lazard together with the Chaos Team? Yep, it can happen. So read and laugh.
"Are they nuts? Three tests in one day!" complained at voice. "Should be a cinch! Materia we are good in, with our training! Shooting we can handle and the…..What is that for a test? " Darryl how…Joe did you ever hear of one like that?" "Nope Cloud, never heard about that! Tony you?" Tony shook his head; the five stood in front of their class and looked at the paper that they had been handed. Tony thought about that, went to another man and returned shortly. "No one knows what that is! Strange!"
The next morning took the instructor his class to the trainings field. "Oh look, Materia training!" whispered Quinn. "Yo! Newlies!" grinned Joe as a flame got away. The instructor saw that and said. "We train over there!" and thought "Or we're dead!" As the class assembled again, raised a man his hand. "Sir! This one test, what is that? No one has heard of that before!" The instructor looked at the men standing in front of him. "To tell the truth? I never heard about that either. Came from the top! We just got told no one can fail in that, but….how do I say that. It tests how you react in certain situations!" A laughter came from the class; the instructor looked for the person responsible. "Strife! And what is so funny about that?" "Nothing Sir!" Cloud tried to get his face under control.
After the training ended, asked Quinn on their way back to the building. "Why did you laugh earlier Cloud as the instructor told us….." "Quinn they try to test…..No wait, remember our secret mission and the ones before that?" Quinn and the other nodded. "So and now explain to me with what situation they can come up with, we did not have yet. I mean, half of the HQ troops tried to kill us!" Darryl giggled. "Oh right! You were dead twice, we once, were rebels and thieves, broke in a lab or two, put a hole in the planet, no two, had special training with the SOLDIERS and changed a few people into frogs. Yep, they have the problem not we!" Then said Joe dryly. "And don't forget our "Cat"!" Now began all to laugh.
The day of the tests came and the instructor took his class to the trainings field. A man waited there for them. "Who are Leary, Strife, Water, Lewis and Dark?" asked he, the instructor turned. "Those five over there. Why?" The man said grinning "You five! Come with me!" The five exchanged a look, this man was some kind of high ranking officer. So they followed him to the side. "I heard from you. And…..well, I put it this way. If you are this evening still in one piece did you pass the test, if the other get you did they pass!" "Sir?" asked Quinn, the man chuckled. "When the other classes arrive starts a hunt, a hunt for you. Don't worry the guns are only loaded with paint balls, but the Materia is real."Now asked Joe "And we can do ANYTHING to survive?" The man nodded. "Yes, but try not to kill anybody!" Tony nodded. "We try! But do we get a head start at least?" Again nodded the man. "Yes five minutes!" "Five minutes! Should be enough! Sir do we have to stay confined to one place?" asked now Cloud. "No do whatever you need to do to escape us!" said the man. "Yes Sir!" that came from all five.
"Darryl, do you want some of that chicken?" "No thanks Cloud! Anyone want something from this cake?" Tony shook his head "Nope, I found the Jell-O! Joe please pass me the whipped cream!" "Guys, what is that?" "Try it Joe then you know!" said now Quinn. Joe looked out the window. "Look it's getting dark, should we go back out. I guess we passed the test!" Now looked the other to the window too. "I guess you're right! But better careful, they might are pissed!" said Darryl "Darryl! We have enough Materia here to get rid of the rest of the classes. Only too bad, nobody has Frog!" said Joe. "Sais who? I have him! But I did not use him yet!" Tony giggled "Why Cloud? 15 frogs on our field should look nice!" Cloud chuckled "I know, but I though Sleep was good too!" Quinn nodded "Yes it was quite a sight! Come we look for our instructor. Do we clean up?" "No! When we tell them where we were do we have to do this as a punishment anyway!" said Cloud. The five left the small kitchen.
"Where is everyone? I thought we meet here!" Tony stared at the empty field. "Either they cheating or….." Joe began to laugh. "Are lost looking for us. Come we search for someone who knows all about that test!" Cloud said. ""Also Lazard office, I bet he came up with this. Oh man, again without invitation!"
"No signs whatsoever of them?" asked Lazard, the other officer nodded. "No and we lost more than ¾ of the classes. Either to shots, Sleep or fights!" "What no frogs? They behaved themselves! I told you those five are too good for this, but you wanted it this way." chuckled Lazard. "I heard, but…." The door to the office opened and Jenny stepped in and behind her. "Oh finally you came. Guys I'm disappointed from you!" "Sir?" asked Quinn surprised, Lazard began to laugh. "I was hoping for at least one frog!" Cloud chuckled "Then we did not disappoint you. We weren't sure if the test was done or he" Cloud pointed to the officer "cheated. In this building are now…Moment, oh yes 25 frogs!" The officer stared at the laughing Lazard. "They did not!" Still laughing said Lazard "Oh yes they did! The last time they came to my office without invitation had we quite a few men with bruises and other injuries! And now why are you here?" Joe answered. "Where are the others? The field was empty!" The officer said. "Looking for you! Where were you all this time?"
Quinn answered. "After we got the guns went we to the hangars!" Now said Joe. "Then as we got our first Materia went we to our room!" Now looked Lazard to Tony, who was grinning. "Then we went swimming!" answered Tony, now grinned Lazard too. Darryl took the word. "And after we got the rest of the Materia went we to the SOLDIERS trainings hall. Now we had Manipulation too! Sir that new program, cool!" Lazard's grin disappeared. "Finally we were hungry! Sir don't worry, we did not break anything at the trainings hall!" said now Cloud. The officer stared at the five. "You went where? To the SOL…."
The door slammed open, Angeal stormed in the room "Sir we…..Oh just the ones I was looking for! Are… " Lazard lifted a hand. "They're excused! I gave them the challenge, I should know better. Cloud please give Angeal the Frog Materia!" Angeal groaned. "Lazard I told you this test is no good idea. Strife how many?" "25 Sir! You find them mostly at the doors!" Angeal left, Lazard looked at the five. "Anyone from you get hurt?" Darryl lifted his hand. "I Sir, but after the Materia. So no Problem!"
The other officer looked at the five. "I quit! I never heard of something like that. Men this young can beat the best of my men!" Tony asked "Your men? We never saw you here before!" Lazard stood up. "He's from another trainings facility. The other four classes were his, I told him our are better, but no he did not believe me!" The other man glared at Lazard and left the room. Now turned Lazard to the five. "I thank you! He's an ass. Just because I'm from the slums of Midgar makes me in his eyes to a person second class. His parents were rich and bought him his way up. He wanted my job, but I knew I can depend on you! Tell you what, how about three days of vacation for you? Ok?" The five looked at each other "Ok, but could you please add that we don't have to clean the officers kitchen Sir? The food there tastes much better!" asked Tony. Laughing nodded Lazard.