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In the dorm for Unit 4

Max was able to get some sleep, and was up before she had to be. So, as she laid there staring at the wall blankly, she heard the sound of the bugles, it was time to wake up. Soon, a hustle and bustle could be heard around her as everyone went about the early morning routine. She grabbed some stuff and headed the showers. When she came back, almost everyone was lined up for breakfast, she took her place at the end. The filed into the mess hall to get their daily helping of breakfast sludge. They served three types there, breakfast sludge, lunch sludge, and dinner sludge. She grabbed her tray and sat down at the end of the table, kind of closed off from the others when 386 came to sit across from her, while receiving surprised looks from almost everyone at the table. Max smiled up at her. Then she noticed 494 talking to a dark haired male X5 that she didn't remember seeing the night before at the other end of the table. She turned to 386 and asked, "who's that talking to 494?"

"Him? Oh, that's our 2IC, 510," 386 answered with a smile. "He wasn't here last night when you joined our unit, he just got back from a mission." Max grumbled something of a response back at her as she played with her food.

"Didn't anyone ever teach you not to play with your food?" said a male transgenic with blond hair, bright blue eyes, and nice, full lips. Under more scrutiny, Max noticed that he had a quite cherubic quality to him. "His specialty must be espionage," thought Max before she repied.

"Yes, but who ever said that this," motioning to the grayish sludge on her plate, "was food?" Max responded with a smirk.

"I guess you're right, I'm 951, nice to meet you." He said with a smile that showed off his dimples.

"Nice to meet you too." Max said as she returned the smile. "I'm starting to like my new unit." Thought Max as she got up to join the line to morning drills.

Outside, in the training area

Max stood observing the sparring session that was going on in front of her as Trainer Reyes blew the whistle and called out new designations to be paired up to start the daily sparring sessions. Max waited patiently as her number was called out, "452 and 657, to the mats!" Max almost gaped at the sound of her chosen partner. "I wonder if she's anything like Tinga." Max thought as she saw that 657 looked just as she thought Tinga must look , well, depending on hair length and if Tinga chose to dye it or anything, which she doubted. "So that's what big sis looks like?" she thought as she came to the mats and took a fighting stance.

"I've been waiting to fight one you filthy traitors for a while now, about 7 years now." 657 said as she took a fighting stance of her own, paired up with a glare,

"What did I ever do to you!" Max said in wonderment as the trainer blew the whistle to begin the session.

"You were a coward, that's what." 657 said as she threw a left hook to Max's face, hitting her square in the jaw. Max stumbled back a little, at the surprise of the power, "We're not suppose to use full force dammit!" Being back on guard, Max was ready for the next and easily blocked it. "What! Being on the outside made you weak!" 657 taunted. "If she wants to play rough, I can play rought."

"Just bring it!" Max said as she threw a roundhouse kick to her face. Catching her off guard, she fell back, and flipped herself up in a matter of seconds with a smirk on her face.

"That all you got?" 657 spat as she blocked a punch coming from Max while grabbing her arm and twisting it behind her back, making Max bend her knees. "I have years of training on you, no way you're ever gonna beat me."

"That may be so, but I fight dirty," Max spat back as she head butted 657 in the face, breaking her nose and doing a back flip while kicking her in the face.

"WHATS THE MEANING OF THIS!" Trainer Reyes yelled as he came up to them. "I said NOT full force 452! Now you're gonna have latrine duties during your rec time, and solo work-out sessions, give me 1,000 pushups, then 50 laps around the complex, NOW!"

"Sir, yes sir!" Max said as she stood at attention, then dropped to the floor. "Dammit! Why can't I ever just follow orders! Oh well, it was worth it." Max thought as she smiled to herself seeing the look on 657's face, "That'll show her not to mess with me!"

A/N: Now I sorta have an idea of where I want this to go, but ANY suggestions are still very welcome! So PLEASE R&R!