Chapter 37: Medical Exams and Training
Marysville, California
Beale Air Force Base
January 8, 2020
After signing some paperwork, Jacob, Britney, their friends, JNPR, and RWBY along with escorts from Keaton, Cassandra, and Alex all rode on a private airline straight to Beale.
"I can't believe that the Grimm actually showed up on our planet," Rebecca said.
"I can't believe that they didn't leave one alive. I wanted to kill one," Nora said.
Everyone raised an eyebrow at the hyperactive girl.
"What?" Nora asked.
"Still, what was it like to actually go up against them?" Britney asked the marines.
"It took us all by surprise," Alex said.
"Those things were incredibly vicious when we fought them," Cassandra said.
"But luckily, we were able to wipe them out before they could get to the city," Keaton said.
"Do you think Cinder knows about earth already?" Yang asked.
"We don't know, but there's only one way to find out," Keaton said.
The plane makes its landing and minutes later parks next to some air hangers. Everyone steps off from the plane and looks on at the base.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Beale Air Force Base," Keaton said.
"Please follow us. We'll take you to some doctors for evaluation," Cassandra said as everyone walked to a hanger.
They all went inside and saw several stretchers and several men and women with medical equipment.
"Everyone, listen up. Each of you will go to a stretcher and a doctor is going to go to you all and check your health and are also going to take a sample of your blood," Keaton said.
"Why our blood?" Ruby asked.
"To not only check on your health, but it is to also help us identify you," Keaton answered.
"Some of you may be X-rayed too because of your aura, and also Blake's faunus heritage," Alex added.
Blake felt a little uncomfortable hearing that.
"Relax, nothing bad will happen to any of you," Cassandra said.
"Now everyone, get to a stretcher," said Keaton.
RWBY, JNPR, and the high schoolers all walked up to a stretcher and sat down on them. The Doctors went to each person and began the exams on their patients. With Blake her doctor went to check her ears, then her cat ears, much to her discomfort. With Ruby her doctor was checking her eyes by first having her read a chart then having her peupels check with a small light. Meanwhile with Nora, she was having her reflexes tested, much to her doctor's annoyance because Nora kept kicking him whenever she got tapped below her knees. With Jaune, he got a little squeamish when the doctor pulls out a syringe. Everyone else seems to be doing okay with their exams. Minutes later, Blake was taken to have an x-ray to her head to focus on her cat ears. Ruby was taken to an eye doctor and had her eyes further examined.
After an hour of examinations, everyone met back up and waited for Keaton to return. Keaton and his team then walked up to the group with some paperwork.
"Alright you guys are all perfectly healthy. We won't go to Remnant for another couple weeks. So until then, teams RWBY and JNPR you are free to do what you please but you all must be under constant supervision, while the rest of you will do some training under instruction from Sergeant Cassandra Rogers," Keaton explained.
The high schoolers all groaned while RWBY and JNPR all stayed neutral.
"Keaton, can I ask you something?" Ruby asked.
"What is it?" he asked.
Ruby walked up to Keaton and whispered into his ear.
"I guess you guys can do that," Keaton said.
"Now you kids follow Sergeant Rogers. She will prepare you all for some training," Keaton said as he walks off with Alex, RWBY and JNPR.
Minutes later, the high schoolers all stood at attention to their instructor.
"Alright you babies, for the next couple weeks I am not your friend, for I am your drill sergeant. You will speak only when spoken to and you will address me as ma'am before and after you speak! Is that clear?" Cassandra barked.
"Ma'am, yes ma'am!" everyone shouted in unison.
"I can't hear you!" she yelled.
"MA'AM, YES MA'AM!'' Everyone shouted even louder.
"Good, now drop and give me fifty! Go! Go! Go!" the sergeant shouted as the teens dropped to the ground and started to do some push ups.
"Come on, McFoley! You got to go lower than that or it doesn't count!" Cassandra shouts at Kelly.
After doing push ups, sit ups, and some stretches everyone was exhausted.
"Alright kiddies, I had some men set up an obstacle course for you all to complete and if you mess up even once, you're all going to run a mile is that clear?!" Cassandra shouted.
Ma'am, yes Ma'am!" Everyone shouted.
"Good, now everyone get in line!" Cassandra ordered as the high schoolers all did as they are told.
"Gordan, Go!" she ordered as Jacob started to run into the course.
He dived under some fencing wire and started to crawl under the sharp wire. He continued to run after crawling under the obstacle. He came up to his next obstacle and proceeded to grab on to the rope and climb up the wall and when he reached the top he then jumped back down on the other side. Jacob then came up to a narrow rail and proceeded to fast walk on it doing his best not to fall off. As Jacob was running the course, one by one as he ran the course, his friends started to run the course. Jacob came up to another obstacle and started to climb up the rope ladder and then climbed down the other side, then ran once more. He came up to his final obstacle and started to grab each bar one at a time, trying not to fall. He made it to the other side and then ran to the finish line.
His friends barely made it to the finish line and they were all exhausted.
"Alright everyone, now let's finish off with a mile run!" Cassandra barked.
"Ma'am,you said we'd run the mile, so how did we mess up, ma'am?" Britney asked.
"You all weren't quick enough!" Cassandra shouted into Britney's face.
"Ma'am, you didn't say there would be a time limit, ma'am," Robert said.
"I didn't have to!" Cassandra shouted to Robert's face.
"Now all of you start running! Now!" she barked as everyone started their mile run.
A few minutes later, the high schoolers were all exhausted and all followed Cassandra to their barracks. When they went inside they found RWBY and JNPR inside along with all their luggage.
"Goodnight ladies, tomorrow we continue with your training," Cassandra said as she walked out.
As soon as she was gone, the high schoolers all collapsed on their beds in exhaustion.
"So how did it go?" Yang asked.
"It was tiresome," Allen said.
"Exhausting," Kendra said.
"It was hell," Ricky said.
"You guys are lucky you didn't go through what we went through," Jacob said.
"By the way, what were you all doing?" Britney asked.
There was a small pause from the huntsmen and huntresses in training.
"It's a secret," Weiss said as Ruby giggled.