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Today was the day of the survival mission. They were each given 1 canteen of water, 1 gun, 1 paintball gun, and 3 knives. They were split into two groups. Zack the leader of Alpha Team, with Max as second-in-command, and Jondy, Krit, Syl, Zane, Tinga, Ben, and Jack. Bobby was the leader of Beta Team, with Michael as second-in-command, and Jace, Eva, Evan, Jordan, Rena, Wayne and Tawny. Each team was led to a different part of the forest. On Lydecker's flare, they set off into the woods. The objective was to return the next day with no one hit by the paintball gun. If the other team is spotted in the woods, they were ordered to fire the paintball gun at them. Hopefully, they wouldn't run into each other.

Alpha Team set off quickly, deep into the woods, very aware of their surroundings. They hunted around for a place to rest overnight where the other team wouldn't find them. Ben and Zane ran ahead, loving the woods. Ben loved the lush, green nature while Zane just loved the animals. It was funny how he attracted them, all the little creatures in the woods coming out when he was near. This happened now, little squirrels peering curiously at the group, probably wondering, 'What are a bunch of kids doing in our woods?'

Jack lagged behind, still feeling a little weak from the seizure he had had last night. He was lucky, it was only a mild one and not bad enough that he wouldn't be able to go on the survival mission.

Max noticed her brother walking slower than the rest. She hung back, motioning to Zack that she was going to walk with Jack for awhile. He nodded and she walked towards the back of the pack.

"How you holding up, bro?" she asked.

Jack smiled at her. Even though she was the youngest, she always seemed to be the strongest, in every way, both emotionally and physically. She had been experimented on only a few days before and had been whipped too, but she picked herself up and kept her head held high even though she was hurting. Max got seizures too, sometimes, and she didn't let them hold her back, so his baby sister was his inspiration to keep going when he felt like giving up.

"I'm fine so far, Maxie. How's your back?"

Her eyes darkened at the memory of what the trainer had done. Then they lightened up and she forced a smile. "Peachy."

Jack laughed, so hard in fact that the rest of the team looked at them in surprise. Jack didn't laugh often and they loved to hear him do so. They turned surprised eyes on Max, who shrugged as if to say, 'I didn't do anything.' Zack tried to keep a smile from spreading on his face. It figured that it would be Max who did the undoable.

"Come on, guys, keep going," he said, so they trudged on.

"I'm bo-ored," Jordan said for the hundredth time.

"You're always bored," Jace said, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, but now I'm really bored," he said.

Jace couldn't help rolling her eyes again.

"You keep doing that and your eyes'll get stuck that way," said Wayne, chuckling.

"Well, at least my brain's still intact," Jace retorted. "Unlike yours."

"Ouch," Rena said. "Diss."

Bobby huffed. "Guys, let's keep going."

All of them saluted mockingly and shouted simultaneously, "Yes, Sir!"

Bobby rolled his eyes. "I'm stuck with a bunch of two-year-olds."

"Great," Wayne said. "Now you're doing the whole eye-rolling thing too."

"We are not two," Tawny said. He thought for a moment. "Six at least."

That made everyone groan as they continued on.

A/N: Yeah, I know, short, but my parents have been bugging me to death about doing my homework so I gots to go. Hoped you liked. REVIEW!

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