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"Ok, where are those two?" Rav asked about Cody and Sab, as she stood on the runway waiting for the plane to open its hatch to let them in.
"Rav, there's things you need to learn about Cody and Sab," Paula begins to explain.
"Sab is not a morning person and always needs a caffeine fix. Plus Cody always picks her up too."
"But then you can't forget, if they leave together the night before, we know they'll be late," Heather added, winking.
"I see," Rav said nodding.
Elaina walked over to them. "Sorry about the long wait. They just had to double check that no ice would disturb the flight," Elaina said standing in front of them.
"It's no problem. Better to have a safe flight, then no flight," Heather replied. "Besides, there are two that aren't here yet."
"Cody and Sab? I'm going to get on them again about being late," Elaina said.
"I hear my name being mentioned." Sab called out as she and Cody walked up behind them.
"Yeah, you're late," Paula said, turning to her.
"Oh, sorry. Didn't here the alarm," Cody replied.
"Ya, I'm sure," Paula said, as the plane started opening its hatch.
"We'll talk when you get back," Elaina said as she gave Sab a hug goodbye.
"Will do. Say hi to Derek and Sarah for me," Sab replied, returning the hug.
"I will," Elaina promised.
"Ok, everyone on the plane," Donovan said as he walked toward Elaina.
Dee, Jake, Alex, and Monica were the first to board with Heather, Paula and Rav behind them. Cody and Sab walked on next. Sab stopped to look back at Frank and Elaina. She watched them as they say their good-byes and smiled. She hoped she and Cody could be like them soon. She turned and walked on board.
"Lady, I promise to get you back for this. Don't know when or where but I will." Frank kissed her goodbye as he went to board the plane.
************
"Sab? Sab, wake up," a voice called to her in her sleep.
Sab slowly opened her eyes to have Cody leaning over her. "What?" Sab asked, yawning.
"We landed about five minutes ago," Cody replied. "You were asleep for most of the trip."
"Oh." Sab got up and stretched. Cody handed her her jacket and helped her put it on.
"You been thinking about what I proposed last night?" Cody asked as they head for the door.
"Every minute," Sab replied, smiling as she walked down the plane's stairs.
Outside were two vans waiting for them. Sab stood waiting for Cody to come off the plane. Once off she leaned her head on his shoulder with her eyes closed.
"Need more sleep," Sab whined.
"Come on. You can sleep on the way there," Cody said as he led her to the second van.
************
"Wow, I don't remember the academy being this big," Sab said, as she looked up at one of the buildings. The team had just arrived at the academy and was ready to report in to get their schedules.
"Not that big, we'll only be in one part of it anyways," Cody replied as he handed Sab her knapsack.
"Thanks," Sab said, taking her bag.
"Ok, as of now, Bea and myself are no longer in charge of any of you," Donovan told them.
"So does that mean..." Cody started.
"Don't even think about it Cody," Donovan glared at him.
"Ok." Cody stopped talking quickly, Sab giggled.
"As I was saying, I want you all to be very professional, don't treat this as a joke it isn't. I'm confident that you'll all pass the tests that they put you through," Donovan said.
"What happens if we don't?" Paula asked.
"You'll be put on probation. You'll be put through all the training again till you pass in completely," Donovan replied.
"Great," Paula said, in a not so enthusiastic way.
"Here's where you're going to be reporting to," Bea said as she took out a list. "Jake, Alex, and Dee. You three are to report to the tactical area. That's in the building down there." She pointed one of the bigger buildings.
"Monica, you're in profiling and psychology to begin with. That's just upstairs in this building with the psychologist. Rav, Heather, and Paula. You three begin in the field. You're to meet Srgt. McKay in the grass field in an hour. Cody and Sab..."
"Tech Ops 101, in room 207, right?" Sab asked, interrupting her.
"Yes, how'd you know?" Bea asked.
"Computer Lab. I never left it when I was here, remember," Sab said as she picked up her case that held her laptop. "Probably have Strickler again, too."
"You do," Bea replied. "Well, we'll see you over the course of the few days and we will see you all back a HQ when this is over."
"Good luck everyone," Heather said as they all departed in their separate ways.
**********
"Same building that I was in when I was here," Sab said as she looked at her schedule. "How about you, did they put us in the same building?"
"Um...I'm in the other wing," Cody said as he looked on his sheet.
"Man, they're keep us away from each other," Sab whined as she looked over his sheet. "Least we have the same schedule."
"Won't be that bad. We can always stay in each other's room." Cody suggested as he pulled her closer.
"We can't do that. We're supposed to be setting an example for the recruits. Plus there's always time after the training, remember?" Sab said as she gave him a small kiss. "Come on and help me put my stuff in my room, then we'll go to yours and then off to class."
"And I thought I had finished school." Cody said as he followed Sab into the building. "How'd you enjoy school?"
"Well considering that I never went to school, until the academy, it was ok. Didn't make many friends as it was," Sab explained as she turned to a door. "My room."
She opened the door to the room. Inside were two beds, one on each side of the room, two desks, and a mini kitchen.
"Home sweet home, for the duration," Cody joked as he set Sab's bag on a bed. "I'm guessing you don't have a roommate yet."
"I doubt I will. It's the middle of the training period." Sab replied as she looked around the room. "Well, let's head over to your room."
"I feel as if we're the oldest recruits here. This is going to be fun," Cody said as he held the door open for Sab.
"Well, I felt like the youngest recruit when I entered," Sab told him. "I was lucky that I didn't have to go through the full training period. They let me graduate early."
"Lucky you, I had to stay the whole period," Cody said as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Poor thing. It should be really easy for you this time. I doubt that much has changed since you graduated."
***********
"Wow! It's been so long since I've been in a dorm room," Paula exclaimed as she plopped herself on an empty bed.
"It's good that we're in the same room. Rav and Dee are just on the other side of us," Heather said as she put her bag down on the other empty bed. "I wonder where the others ended up."
"Bea and Donovan probably got master suites that all the professors would have," Paula joked, as she turned to Heather. " Sab and Cody probably got a private room together."
Heather giggled. "I don't think they permit that here."
"Knock, knock." Dee said as she and Rav entered the room.
"Come on in," Paula said as she sat up.
"Just wondering if you and Heather are ready to hit the field?" Rav asked as she leaned against the wall.
"We'll head out in a minute. How about you Dee?" Heather asked turning to her.
"Jake, Alex and I don't have anything till later today. I'm meeting them for lunch, then we'll head to class."
Dee replied, "Did I just say head to class?"
"Yeah you did," Paula giggled.
"Man, sounds so weird saying that again," Dee said, shaking her head.
"Yeah, it does. We'll let's head out," Heather said as they all left the room.
********
"You ready to head to class?" Sab asked as she put down a computer magazine that Cody had brought with him for the trip.
"Yeah let's head out," Cody replied as he and Sab went out the door.
"First day of classes," Sab joked as they start heading down the hallway.
"Cody? Sab?" a voice called out from behind them. They both turned around, to see standing in the hallway behind them, Maria. Elaina's cousin and Cody's old girlfriend.
"Maria?" Cody asked surprised. "What are you doing here?" Sab and Cody walk over to her.
"I'm here taking a few courses to keep up to date. My room is just down the hall," Maria replied as they approached. "What are you two doing here?"
"Elaina wanted the whole team to go through some training again after a case went bad," Sab replied.
"A case went bad, huh? That happens," Maria said. "Wow, it's just so good seeing you two again. What class do you have now?"
"Computer Analysis with Strickler in the building next door," Cody replied.
"Really?! Me too," Maria said, with joy. "Wow, what a small world."
"Yeah, it is." Sab said with not as much enthusiasm. "Well I guess we have to head over there now. Don't want the Strick mad at us."
"Let's go," Maria said as all three of them head out into the next building. Inside they walked to the computer lab.
"The lab hasn't changed much," Sab exclaimed as she, Cody and Maria took seats in the back row of the lab. The lab consisted of rows on rows of computers with a main screen at the front for the professor. The class was starting to fill up with other people.
"So where did you use to sit?" Cody asked Sab. He sat in the middle of the two girls.
"Right here, actually," Sab replied as she started up the computer. "Let's see if they have re-programmed these things, since I've been gone."
She put the computer into its set up mode, as she looked through the files to see one labeled TECHNO232.
"What's in there?" Cody asked as he looked over her shoulder.
"Just a bunch of things that I was working on during class when I always finished my work," Sab replied. "I guess they never cleared out the files." Sab continued to explore the file.
"Find anything of interest, Miss. Kells?" a voice said from behind them. They all turn around to see a middle aged man standing there.
"Strickler, how's it going?" Sab asked as she saw him.
"I see that you've returned to us. I hope your second time through will be a more pleasant one, hmm?" He asked looking down at her.
"I'm sure I can live up to my old ways," Sab smirked as he left the three.
"What does he mean?" Maria asked, looking over to Sab.
"Last day of exams he was using the main screen for an example. Unfortunately I replaced the example with an animation of him being eaten by a man eating computer," Sab said, giggling.
"You didn't?" Cody laughed as he heard.
"I did. I was bored and finished early," Sab replied. "Not to mention, all the hacking I did into his files for tests, work and anything else."
"Welcome class to Computer Analysis. I'm Professor Stickler," Strickler began class. "Some of you don't know me, some of you do. And those who do know me know that I do not tolerate insolence. You'll also know that I like starting off the course with a major project that usually takes a few weeks to complete."
"The project is always the most boring thing ever to do," Sab whispered to Cody.
"Miss. Kells, would you care to tell the class what I do to punish those who don't follow my procedure?" Strickler called to her to make her be quiet.
Sab stood up as everyone turned to face her. "Well from experience, you make the person write a forty page essay on a computer program that you must demonstrate to the class," Sab replied. "I must've done a million of those here."
"Very good. I see some of my teachings have gotten through to you," Strickler said. "Sit please." Sab sat back down.
"Ok, as I was saying, you'll be starting off with a major project. You'll be paired up into partners. Each group will be given a different topic, where they must complete the assignment by the 31st. This of course is in two weeks," Stickler explained. "Failure to do so, will bring down your final grade in this course or for some of you it decides whether or not you go back to work. Now, I have picked the pairs myself. Please listen for your name and sit together with your partner. Denis Miller and Steve Dakota. Jennifer Mack and James Marks. Travis Smith and Sabrina Kells."
Sab quickly turned to Cody when she heard that they weren't paired up. She looked over at a guy who was starting to make his way over to them. He had semi long black hair that was wavy. He carried with him a case that probably held a laptop. He stopped in front of Sab.
"I'm Travis." He held out his hand to her.
"Hi. Sab," She shook his hand as he sat down in the seat next to her.
"Caleb Forrester and..."
"That's Cody, Cody Forrester," Cody interrupted him.
"Alright. Cody Forrester and Maria Andrews."
Sab turned back to Cody who had a look of fear on his face. Maria was smiling.
"Ok, where are those two?" Rav asked about Cody and Sab, as she stood on the runway waiting for the plane to open its hatch to let them in.
"Rav, there's things you need to learn about Cody and Sab," Paula begins to explain.
"Sab is not a morning person and always needs a caffeine fix. Plus Cody always picks her up too."
"But then you can't forget, if they leave together the night before, we know they'll be late," Heather added, winking.
"I see," Rav said nodding.
Elaina walked over to them. "Sorry about the long wait. They just had to double check that no ice would disturb the flight," Elaina said standing in front of them.
"It's no problem. Better to have a safe flight, then no flight," Heather replied. "Besides, there are two that aren't here yet."
"Cody and Sab? I'm going to get on them again about being late," Elaina said.
"I hear my name being mentioned." Sab called out as she and Cody walked up behind them.
"Yeah, you're late," Paula said, turning to her.
"Oh, sorry. Didn't here the alarm," Cody replied.
"Ya, I'm sure," Paula said, as the plane started opening its hatch.
"We'll talk when you get back," Elaina said as she gave Sab a hug goodbye.
"Will do. Say hi to Derek and Sarah for me," Sab replied, returning the hug.
"I will," Elaina promised.
"Ok, everyone on the plane," Donovan said as he walked toward Elaina.
Dee, Jake, Alex, and Monica were the first to board with Heather, Paula and Rav behind them. Cody and Sab walked on next. Sab stopped to look back at Frank and Elaina. She watched them as they say their good-byes and smiled. She hoped she and Cody could be like them soon. She turned and walked on board.
"Lady, I promise to get you back for this. Don't know when or where but I will." Frank kissed her goodbye as he went to board the plane.
************
"Sab? Sab, wake up," a voice called to her in her sleep.
Sab slowly opened her eyes to have Cody leaning over her. "What?" Sab asked, yawning.
"We landed about five minutes ago," Cody replied. "You were asleep for most of the trip."
"Oh." Sab got up and stretched. Cody handed her her jacket and helped her put it on.
"You been thinking about what I proposed last night?" Cody asked as they head for the door.
"Every minute," Sab replied, smiling as she walked down the plane's stairs.
Outside were two vans waiting for them. Sab stood waiting for Cody to come off the plane. Once off she leaned her head on his shoulder with her eyes closed.
"Need more sleep," Sab whined.
"Come on. You can sleep on the way there," Cody said as he led her to the second van.
************
"Wow, I don't remember the academy being this big," Sab said, as she looked up at one of the buildings. The team had just arrived at the academy and was ready to report in to get their schedules.
"Not that big, we'll only be in one part of it anyways," Cody replied as he handed Sab her knapsack.
"Thanks," Sab said, taking her bag.
"Ok, as of now, Bea and myself are no longer in charge of any of you," Donovan told them.
"So does that mean..." Cody started.
"Don't even think about it Cody," Donovan glared at him.
"Ok." Cody stopped talking quickly, Sab giggled.
"As I was saying, I want you all to be very professional, don't treat this as a joke it isn't. I'm confident that you'll all pass the tests that they put you through," Donovan said.
"What happens if we don't?" Paula asked.
"You'll be put on probation. You'll be put through all the training again till you pass in completely," Donovan replied.
"Great," Paula said, in a not so enthusiastic way.
"Here's where you're going to be reporting to," Bea said as she took out a list. "Jake, Alex, and Dee. You three are to report to the tactical area. That's in the building down there." She pointed one of the bigger buildings.
"Monica, you're in profiling and psychology to begin with. That's just upstairs in this building with the psychologist. Rav, Heather, and Paula. You three begin in the field. You're to meet Srgt. McKay in the grass field in an hour. Cody and Sab..."
"Tech Ops 101, in room 207, right?" Sab asked, interrupting her.
"Yes, how'd you know?" Bea asked.
"Computer Lab. I never left it when I was here, remember," Sab said as she picked up her case that held her laptop. "Probably have Strickler again, too."
"You do," Bea replied. "Well, we'll see you over the course of the few days and we will see you all back a HQ when this is over."
"Good luck everyone," Heather said as they all departed in their separate ways.
**********
"Same building that I was in when I was here," Sab said as she looked at her schedule. "How about you, did they put us in the same building?"
"Um...I'm in the other wing," Cody said as he looked on his sheet.
"Man, they're keep us away from each other," Sab whined as she looked over his sheet. "Least we have the same schedule."
"Won't be that bad. We can always stay in each other's room." Cody suggested as he pulled her closer.
"We can't do that. We're supposed to be setting an example for the recruits. Plus there's always time after the training, remember?" Sab said as she gave him a small kiss. "Come on and help me put my stuff in my room, then we'll go to yours and then off to class."
"And I thought I had finished school." Cody said as he followed Sab into the building. "How'd you enjoy school?"
"Well considering that I never went to school, until the academy, it was ok. Didn't make many friends as it was," Sab explained as she turned to a door. "My room."
She opened the door to the room. Inside were two beds, one on each side of the room, two desks, and a mini kitchen.
"Home sweet home, for the duration," Cody joked as he set Sab's bag on a bed. "I'm guessing you don't have a roommate yet."
"I doubt I will. It's the middle of the training period." Sab replied as she looked around the room. "Well, let's head over to your room."
"I feel as if we're the oldest recruits here. This is going to be fun," Cody said as he held the door open for Sab.
"Well, I felt like the youngest recruit when I entered," Sab told him. "I was lucky that I didn't have to go through the full training period. They let me graduate early."
"Lucky you, I had to stay the whole period," Cody said as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Poor thing. It should be really easy for you this time. I doubt that much has changed since you graduated."
***********
"Wow! It's been so long since I've been in a dorm room," Paula exclaimed as she plopped herself on an empty bed.
"It's good that we're in the same room. Rav and Dee are just on the other side of us," Heather said as she put her bag down on the other empty bed. "I wonder where the others ended up."
"Bea and Donovan probably got master suites that all the professors would have," Paula joked, as she turned to Heather. " Sab and Cody probably got a private room together."
Heather giggled. "I don't think they permit that here."
"Knock, knock." Dee said as she and Rav entered the room.
"Come on in," Paula said as she sat up.
"Just wondering if you and Heather are ready to hit the field?" Rav asked as she leaned against the wall.
"We'll head out in a minute. How about you Dee?" Heather asked turning to her.
"Jake, Alex and I don't have anything till later today. I'm meeting them for lunch, then we'll head to class."
Dee replied, "Did I just say head to class?"
"Yeah you did," Paula giggled.
"Man, sounds so weird saying that again," Dee said, shaking her head.
"Yeah, it does. We'll let's head out," Heather said as they all left the room.
********
"You ready to head to class?" Sab asked as she put down a computer magazine that Cody had brought with him for the trip.
"Yeah let's head out," Cody replied as he and Sab went out the door.
"First day of classes," Sab joked as they start heading down the hallway.
"Cody? Sab?" a voice called out from behind them. They both turned around, to see standing in the hallway behind them, Maria. Elaina's cousin and Cody's old girlfriend.
"Maria?" Cody asked surprised. "What are you doing here?" Sab and Cody walk over to her.
"I'm here taking a few courses to keep up to date. My room is just down the hall," Maria replied as they approached. "What are you two doing here?"
"Elaina wanted the whole team to go through some training again after a case went bad," Sab replied.
"A case went bad, huh? That happens," Maria said. "Wow, it's just so good seeing you two again. What class do you have now?"
"Computer Analysis with Strickler in the building next door," Cody replied.
"Really?! Me too," Maria said, with joy. "Wow, what a small world."
"Yeah, it is." Sab said with not as much enthusiasm. "Well I guess we have to head over there now. Don't want the Strick mad at us."
"Let's go," Maria said as all three of them head out into the next building. Inside they walked to the computer lab.
"The lab hasn't changed much," Sab exclaimed as she, Cody and Maria took seats in the back row of the lab. The lab consisted of rows on rows of computers with a main screen at the front for the professor. The class was starting to fill up with other people.
"So where did you use to sit?" Cody asked Sab. He sat in the middle of the two girls.
"Right here, actually," Sab replied as she started up the computer. "Let's see if they have re-programmed these things, since I've been gone."
She put the computer into its set up mode, as she looked through the files to see one labeled TECHNO232.
"What's in there?" Cody asked as he looked over her shoulder.
"Just a bunch of things that I was working on during class when I always finished my work," Sab replied. "I guess they never cleared out the files." Sab continued to explore the file.
"Find anything of interest, Miss. Kells?" a voice said from behind them. They all turn around to see a middle aged man standing there.
"Strickler, how's it going?" Sab asked as she saw him.
"I see that you've returned to us. I hope your second time through will be a more pleasant one, hmm?" He asked looking down at her.
"I'm sure I can live up to my old ways," Sab smirked as he left the three.
"What does he mean?" Maria asked, looking over to Sab.
"Last day of exams he was using the main screen for an example. Unfortunately I replaced the example with an animation of him being eaten by a man eating computer," Sab said, giggling.
"You didn't?" Cody laughed as he heard.
"I did. I was bored and finished early," Sab replied. "Not to mention, all the hacking I did into his files for tests, work and anything else."
"Welcome class to Computer Analysis. I'm Professor Stickler," Strickler began class. "Some of you don't know me, some of you do. And those who do know me know that I do not tolerate insolence. You'll also know that I like starting off the course with a major project that usually takes a few weeks to complete."
"The project is always the most boring thing ever to do," Sab whispered to Cody.
"Miss. Kells, would you care to tell the class what I do to punish those who don't follow my procedure?" Strickler called to her to make her be quiet.
Sab stood up as everyone turned to face her. "Well from experience, you make the person write a forty page essay on a computer program that you must demonstrate to the class," Sab replied. "I must've done a million of those here."
"Very good. I see some of my teachings have gotten through to you," Strickler said. "Sit please." Sab sat back down.
"Ok, as I was saying, you'll be starting off with a major project. You'll be paired up into partners. Each group will be given a different topic, where they must complete the assignment by the 31st. This of course is in two weeks," Stickler explained. "Failure to do so, will bring down your final grade in this course or for some of you it decides whether or not you go back to work. Now, I have picked the pairs myself. Please listen for your name and sit together with your partner. Denis Miller and Steve Dakota. Jennifer Mack and James Marks. Travis Smith and Sabrina Kells."
Sab quickly turned to Cody when she heard that they weren't paired up. She looked over at a guy who was starting to make his way over to them. He had semi long black hair that was wavy. He carried with him a case that probably held a laptop. He stopped in front of Sab.
"I'm Travis." He held out his hand to her.
"Hi. Sab," She shook his hand as he sat down in the seat next to her.
"Caleb Forrester and..."
"That's Cody, Cody Forrester," Cody interrupted him.
"Alright. Cody Forrester and Maria Andrews."
Sab turned back to Cody who had a look of fear on his face. Maria was smiling.
