"Sir, do we really have to do this?"
The 212th was standing in the middle of the training area, looking extremely confused. we had just been called to training by their General, but we were told that we would be doing something new…
Now that Obiwan had explained it, everyone knew that this would be a living nightmare.
Two words: Laser Tag.
"Yes Cody," Obiwan said, using the Fore to summon the vests and lasers."New studies have found that this is the MOST effective way to train."
*Interjection*
Wrap (212th medic): Wait one second. Effective? EFFECTIVE? Honestly, some pretty strange things have happened to the 212th but this is by far the most humiliating. Laser Tag? What? Are we children?! Um- So we're the same age, but we don't act like kids!
Cody: That is what everyone was thinking Wrap. Honestly, it was ridiculous. Now, are you gonna let me continue?
Wrap: Oh- uh yes Sir. Go ahead.
Cody: Thank you. Now, where was I? Ah-
"Alright Sir," I replied glumly." But how many other legions are doing this?"
"That's the brilliant news!" Obiwan beamed," We're the first that are trying it!"
Had a superior officer not been in the room, I'd bet a collective groan would have arisen. Pure. Humiliation.
So I begrudgingly handed out all the vests, secretly praying that I could skip out on this. Then,
"Don't forget to give yourself one," Obiwan said, just as I was about to hide the evidence.
Ah kriff.
So I put the vest on. With our armour on, it looked like we were wearing life jackets.
Wrap: *Snicker*
Cody: *Shoots him a look*
Wrap: *Looks innocent* Continue, sir?
"Now," Obiwan said after we had all gathered around," I assume you know how this sort of thing works, but I will explain anyway. Each vest is rigged with lights and it responds to the slight electricity blast the 'laser' exerts. Once you are hit, your laser is useless as you are out. Is that clear?"
Several slightly sullen," Yes Sir," 's came from around the room.
It was actually quite similar to the simulations on Kamino except… Laser Tag.
"Good,"
Really, if I didn't know any better, I would think that Kenobi was enjoying it!
Wrap: *Nods* Oh he was definitely enjoying it.
Cody: *Sighs* I know…
We all lined up, and Obiwan made Waxer and Boil the leaders of each side.
There were about three dozen men there so we split them up in half. I took the side with Boil- much to Waxers annoyance.
"And now," He announced when they were ready," We will destroy you, commander!"
I smirked,"Let's do this."
"Perfect," Obiwan said, smiling," So let's begin!"
Cody: And so we did.
Wrap: What?! That's all! What happened next?
Cody: *Looks embarrassed* Um- stuff.
Wrap: Stuff? That's why you're here in the medical ward? Stuff?
Cody: *Rubs the back of his neck* Yes?
Wrap: *Narrows his eyes* I WILL check the security recordings.
Cody: *Eyes widen* NO!
Wrap: *Raises one eyebrow*
Cody: *Sighs* Fineeeee. So we started:
It started off well- we were both at a tie.
The lights were dimmed so the only lights were the ones on our vests. Everything was going fine- until Boil got hit.
"Nooooooooooo!" Boil cried as he was hit by Waxer, the light on his vest flickered, then died. It signalled that Boil was out, with VERY little points.
Waxer cackled maniacally, waving his blaster high in the air in a show of triumph. He smirked over his fallen brother, now turned enemy." Dieeeeeeee!"
Boil fell to the floor dramatically," Avenge me!" Boils half of the room straightened their shoulders, I did too.
Waxer had the look on his face that suggested he had one too many cups of caff," You will BOW before team Chaos!"
There was a crazed and joyous cheer from the ones now dubbed 'Chaos'.
At this point, Obiwan stepped into the simulation," Um- Men-"
I turned towards Obiwan, now- now it was war. The second Boil went down- war started. "General, with respect, we need to finish this."
Obiwan looked hesitant, but nodded, and stepped away.
Boil, from his position on the floor, spoke quietly, "You, Cody, are our new leader. Lead Darkwire-"
"Darkwire?" One of the shinies, Dip, said unimpressed.
Boil opened one eye to give Dip a look, then resumed his speech,"Lead Darkwire-"
"We need a better name," Dip announced, hands-on-hips.
There was muttered agreement from Boils still-unnamed team. Boil suddenly sat up, "Fiiiiine," He snapped,"What SHOULD we be called?"
There was a second silence until Waxer spoke up, "I think it should be called Team revenge because I destroyed your WEAK Leader."
Boil put his hands on his hips from on the floor, "Heeeeeey!"
Dip crossed his arms, "Boil was NOT weak- and Cody will be an even BETTER leader than he was!"
I put a hand on Dip's shoulder, "Dip, this is just a game."
Dips eyes widened, "No it's not, it's a training exercise!"
"Yes," I tried again to reason with the new member of the 212th,"But we don't need to take it that serious-"
"See!" Waxer pointed his finger accusingly at Cody,"Commander Cody doesn't think his team can win!"
"We could win- I just think-"
But there was murmuring in the background, eeeeeveryone saying that OUR team couldn't do it!
Dip was still looking at Me with wide, wide eyes, seeing if I would help them. So I decided to show Chaos exactly what Revenge could do.
Wrap: Just like that?
Cody: Yes.
Wrap: Just because he asked?
Cody: Um have you SEEN Dip? When he looks up at you so- so expectantly! I DARE you to say no to him when he's like that.
Wrap: *Smirks* I'll take you up on that.
*He turns away from Cody's bed*
Wrap: Diiiiiiiiiiip!
*There was scurrying and then Dip rushed over. He had on arm in a sling and was cradling it to his body carefully*
Dip: Yes Sir?
Cody: Sorry for calling- but I was just about to prove that you are impossible to deny anything when you're expectant.
Dip: *blinks, confused* What do you mean sir?
Cody: *grin* Okay, so what would you say if Wrap was willing to give you a free cookie?
*Dip turned to Wrap with wide hopeful eyes.*
Dip: *Hopeful* Really?
Wrap:* frowns menacingly*No.
Dip: Please?"
Wrap: No.
Dip: *Dip looked up at Wrap, the picture of perfect innocence. His eyes widened, and his bottom lip quivered.* Preeeeeeeetty please?
Wrap: Gah! Fine!
*Wrap threw up his hands and went to get a cookie.*
Dip: *Beams* Yay!
*Cody shoots Wraps departing figure a smug look, and is still smug as Wrap returns holding a cookie. He hands it to Dip.*
Dip: *one armed hug * Thank you Wrap!
*Then he walks off munching*
Cody:*smugly* Ha!
Wrap: *grumbles* Yeah yeah- So did anything important happen next?
Cody: *cheerfully* Nope! So let's just pretend it NEVER happened-
Wrap: After a training exercise that took down half the 212th, I need to know what happened.
Cody: *sighs* Fiiiine.
There was a LOUDER, might I add, cheer from team Revenge.
"So," I said, blaster at the ready, "WE BEGIN!"
As soon as I had called that, the other team immediately started firing, taking out many of Revenge.
Quickly, I grabbed Dips arm and pulled him over to some cover.
Wrap: Just checking- Did YOU break Dips arm?
Cody: *Agast* What?! No, of course not! I wouldn't do that to Dip! Why would you even think that?!
Wrap: Ok Sir, carry on.
Cody: I can't believe you would even THINK that…
"Dip," I said, "Just make sure you aren't hit, be very very careful."
Dip nodded with a determined smile, "Sir yes sir!"
Then I dove out of cover as I heard the cries of Revenge crumbling to the Chaos of Chaos.
No- I wouldn't let Revenge go down without a fight.
Raising my blaster I beckoned for Revenge to take cover, we all dove for the crates we enter using, then we gathered around each other; guards were on each side of us.
"Men- Chaos has the high ground-"
"No kidding!" A trooper called Peel exclaimed, "We're outnumbered 10 to 1! I'm sorry Sir- we can't win this."
Besides me I saw Dip deflate. No.
"Nonsense, Peel. We can- and have to do this!" I exclaimed. I was NOT having my team act like this. Insubordination that was!
The faces of my men said otherwise, they didn't believe me!
So I clapped to bring back their attention, "Men," I said firmly, "How many times has Waxer played cruel pranks on you and laughed? Now, if he beats us, he will go on a celebratory planking spree. Think about it, Pranks for EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of us."
There was a shudder from everyone in the group who KNEW how ruthless Waxer could be, but they were still unsure.
"And we don't want to be the reason Dip was pranked!" I threw in the final reason and everyone stood up straighter.
Peel grinned and raised his blaster,"Your right Commander, let's destroy Chaos!"
A great cheer arose and Dip one again looked determined, we could do this.
I jumped up onto one tall crate that was being used as a cover- and to my ABSOLUTE annoyance, saw the Chaos trying a sneak attack. I quickly jumped down and rolled through their ranks, coming out behind them-
*The door swings opens and Waxed comes in, using a crutch to walk with his broken leg*
Waxer: *grins* Commander, Wrap, Wassup?
Wrap: *before Cody could sayanything* Well Cody was just explaining how this whole disaster happened!
Waxer: *turns to Cody with a raised brow* Oh ho ho! He is? What has he told you so far?
Cody: *interjects* Only how Revenge was-
Waxer: *cuts in* I was asking Wrap, Sir.
*Cody crosses his arms and narrows his eyes at Waxer, there WOULD be payment for this. Wrap looks between them, amused.*
Wrap: Just how Chaos was trying to destroy Revenge and Dip so RUTHLESSLY. We just got to where Cody was going to stop the cruel surprise attack Chaos was launching.
*Waxer gasps in an affronted manner*
Waxer: Commander! That IS NOT fair in the least!
Cody: *rolls eyes*
Wrap: How about you tell us what happened next then?
*Waxer beamed and sat down at the end of Cody's bed, he set his crutch down on the floor then looked up, grinning wickedly.*
Waxer: *grinning* Course, I'll tell you the TRUTH! Ok, so-
Since this was ONLY a training exercise, I assumed the main goal was to take out the leader, then quickly and efficiently wipe out the rest. I had absolutely NO other intentions except doing as General Kenobi asked!
*At this point both Cody and Wrap gave him a disbelieving look at which Waxer looked perfectly innocent*
So I took out Boil, naturally, and started to move on to the others. Now that they were without a leader, they scattered like rats. So it was relatively easy to pick them off one by one.
Then the other team, now dubbed Revenge, decided to take some cover behind a large stack of crates- which I did not believe fair because we didn't have the same structure on our side.
Either way, we decided to start a sneak attack, better to finish it sooner than later aye?
So we began, we could hear the other team talking and rallying. Besides me, Crys was giving signals to the rest of the men, telling them to go around.
I, as the leader, went upfront; All was going well until we heard the cheers stop. Then I saw Cody jump up onto the crates. I immediately raised my blaster and started firing but our commander dodged ever shot with skill.
. Cody quickly jumped down and rolled through our ranks, coming out behind us he raised his blaster.
"Sorry boys- Revenge always wins," He said with a wicked grin on his face.
*Wrap turned to Cody, eyebrows high up his forehead.*
Wrap: Sir, don't you think that's a bit much?
Cody: *Rubs back of neck* In hindsight…
Wrap: *facepalm* Alright then. Waxer, I dread what's going to happen next, but continue please.
Waxer: *grins* Gladly!
I knew that look. We all knew that look. It was a dangerous look on the face of our commander. It made all of our blood run cold. Finding my voice I called," Fire!"
But it was as if an echo was in the room because while Cody was drawing our attention the other team had climbed up onto the towering crate structures and were aiming at us. We whipped around and stared in horror, the clicking of their cocked blasters met our ears.
Waxer: Then Cody went crazy.
Wrap: … What do you mean?
Waxer: Er- Hyper crazy.
*Wrap turns to Cody questioningly*
Wrap: Sir?
Cody: *Shifts uncomfortably* That… isn't too far off.
Wrap: *Facepalms* Okay- summarise.
Waxer: Okay- all of my team got out by Cody, and the mad rush to get away lead to crates falling. Injuries- and other things. I was the last one standing. More crates. I got out. Cody's rampage. The end.
Wrap: *facepalms again* Ah.
Cody: *Sheepishly* Hehe.
*Just then the door opens and Obi-Wan steps in holding a datapad. He had bandages wrapped around his head from a concussion.*
Obiwan: So I told the council how the test run went,..
*He shook his head lightly*
Obiwan: Can you believe they were surprised when I said that Laser tag was too dangerous?
*Waxer and Wrap shoot Cody a look*
Cody: *Sheepishly* hehe- I believe it.
A/N Okay- finished this. Dunno- I'm quite insecure about this one. But here. Enjoy my loyal followers :)