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You guys are going to notice that some of the characters from Fairy tail are a little OOC. For example in this story, Jura is still kind and caring however he has a higher sense of honor and is louder and sterner. Mirajane is going to be the one who's most evident. While she is still going to be sweet and nice and such, when she's a pilot it will almost be her taking on her Satan Soul, effectively making her demonic to a point.
The helicopter was short and silent, nobody talked. It was almost like everyone was coming to terms with what was happening. Gajeel was the least bothered, he'd planned to join the military anyway. But, as much as he hated to admit, he did dislike seeing his friends so distraught. The helicopter began an easy descent onto an airfield where an officer with some kind of rank walked up to them.
They all dismounted and stood facing him. "Four of you eh?" The broad shouldered man thought to himself for a moment, "My name is Colonel Jura Neekis, I'll be overseeing your training in Fort Kellingwood as well as placing you in your respective specialties." Lucy looked up, "What specialties do you mean, if you don't mind me asking?" One of his armed guards frowned, "You will address the Colonel as Sir!" Lucy sweat dropped and nodded, "...Sir"
The Colonel turned and looked grimly at her, "In the building over there, I will assess your physical, academic, and emotional capabilities. After that I will hand you a sheet of paper, it will determine your specialty for the combat trials in three months as well as your likely squad position in the real war. Upon passing the combat trials you will be assigned to a company where they will put you to use." Lucy was startled, "So fast? Just three months of training? Are the casualties and need for bodies that necessary?"
The colonel shook his head, "Its not that we are losing people, its that we don't have enough. The Shield works well in concept, but we don't have the manpower for it. We need to go on the offensive as fast as possible and so the new recruits are required, but don't worry young one, you will be trained sufficiently." Lucy nodded. "Now if the four of you would proceed to barracks over there."
Natsu led the way, it wasn't hard to find, it was a big building that looked more like an office complex than a military barracks. They walked in and everyone was amazed, the building was riddled with exercise rooms, weird tech places full of computers, medical simulations, and combat simulators. It was literally a high schooler's dream house… problem was, it was for training soldiers. "Wow…" He breathed. "Shut your mouth hot head, you look like a dumbass." Gray scolded him. Natsu was about to retaliate when the loudspeaker boomed on.
A woman's voice came out of the speakers. "All new arrivals are to report to floor 3 mess hall. There you will be classed into your specialties."
"Wait, don't they gotta run a bunch of tests and stuff to determine that?" Lucy asked to no one in particular. Gajeel shrugged. Just then an orange haired kid, not much older than Natsu, stood up. He looked quite flashy in his suit and tie. "Naw, the Colonel picks who goes where solely on his intuition. He's a very follow the 'gut instinct' kind of guy. Name's Loke by the way, and yours beautiful?" Everybody, especially Lucy was baffled. "Its… uh. L-Lucy." She stuttered out, flustered. "Hot damn! you're even cute when you're embarrassed."
"Aww shut up! Who are you and how do you know all this stuff?" Loke grinned, "I already told you girly, I'm Loke. Tactical Sniper in training. Failed my combat trials, that's why I'm still here. Tell you what, why don't you guys and this lovely lady follow me to the mess hall. We can talk more after."
They arrived at the mess hall a couple minutes later. There was a general ruckus going on as all the draftees and enlisted alike milled about waiting for the Colonel. And then a loud shout shattered the chatter. "Ten hut! Colonel on deck!" Everyone but Natsu, Gray and Gajeel saluted. Natsu scratched his head, "What's going on?" They watched as a path slowly cleared for the wise looking Colonel and he surveyed everyone as he walked past.
As he was getting closer, Loke elbowed the three of them. "Salute! or his stuck up Guard Captain will taze you." They saluted. Colonel Neekis stood at the front of the room and prepared his speaking voice. "EVERYONE LINE UP!"
Nobody disobeyed Colonel Neekis. Gray stood rigid like a statue next to Natsu and Gajeel. What the Hell is happening? He knew the gist of it, but it didn't make much sense to him. And then Jura began pacing the lines of rigid soldiers. At every recruit he would pause, scribble something on a sheet of paper and hand it to them. Then he'd move on to the next one. Gray noticed a short soldier in front of him who couldn't have been taller than 5 ½ feet. He was visibly shaking.
Gray was about to reach out and tap him on the shoulder to calm him down… or something. But just then the soldier straightened as Jura walked down the line. The Colonel paused and then smiled warmly at him. "You have courage. That is good recruit, you will need it." He scribbled something down and handed the guy a piece of paper. Jura went down the rest of the row and then came down Gray's row.
He once overed Gray and muttered something to himself and handed Gray his slip, as well as Natsu, Lucy, and Gajeel. He went on. This whole thing took about an hour to get through the 200 odd recruits. Then the Colonel left and suddenly it was a mad scramble to see what everybody had gotten written down. Surprisingly, some people's messages were not suited for combat.
Gray and the others gathered around each other, and Loke who seemed to decide he wanted to tag along. "So, who's gonna say theirs first?" Asked Gajeel. Nobody wanted to, because everyone knew if any of their specializations overlapped, they couldn't be in the same squad. Gajeel shrugged, "Me first then, okay." He through his paper in the middle.
Gajeel Redfox
-Mech
"What the Hell is a mech?" He asked and Loke obliged to answer, holding out a tablet with the details and training schedule of each specialization.
Mech
(Insert Heavy Strength and Cardio Training schedule as well as minor tech ed.)
The mech is the forefront of any squad. Enveloped in a suit of mechanical armor he fights with his massive arms, MMGs (Mech Machine Guns), and powerful RPG launcher.
Not Squad compatible with: Riot Control, Heavy Weapons, Tank Engineer
Gajeel shrugged, "So I get to be a badass, cool. Next!" Lucy grimaced as she tossed her slip into the middle.
Lucy Heartfilia
-Spotter
Spotter
(Several Tech Ed classes, basic conditioning, Battle Field Analysis, Mental Fortitude)
The job of the spotter is simple, he/she stays toward the back of the formation, organizing the battle as it goes on. She lends her support by calling artillery and danger close drone fire. A good squad shouldn't have their Spotter in any direct combat.
Not Squad compatible with: Battlefield Medic, Phase Soldier, Drone Tech.
"B-but I'm not good at planning! Especially on the fly." Loke patted her on the back,"Colonel Neekis is never wrong." She slapped his hand away, "Creep!" Natsu grinned, "Is it bad I'm excited to see this."
Natsu Dragneel
-Hero
Hero
(Lots of Conditioning and Training, Combat Arms Advance, Psionic Schooling, Mental Fortitude.)
The Hero is the all around leader of a combat squad. He's the first one in and the last one out, proficient with most weapons, melee, gun, or psionic.
Not Squad compatible with: Officer
"Only one I'm not compatible with? What's up with that?" Loke sighed, "The Hero Specialization takes the place of a planning officer, you lead on the field, with the flow of battle. The officer is your counterpart, behind a desk calculating everything." Natsu just pretended he understood that. Gray's lot was last.
Gray Fullbuster
-Special Weapons
Special Weapons
(Lots of firearm classes, And even more conditioning training, Wielding powerful weapons.)
Special Weapons carries weapons, not just guns, that you don't see everyday. Powerful weapons with unique effects are the power of the Special Weapons man. Special Weapons should excel at experimenting and making new combos of weaponry and science.
All Squad compatibility
"Alright, so all of us can be on the same squad… cool." Loke nodded, "But in order to qualify for Combat Trials you need a formal squad of 7. I can join you, that makes 5. And we'll need to find Gajeel a System Tech to keep his mech up and running that makes 6, which means we only have to find one person who is compatible with all of us.. All of you hand me your cards to me so I can enter us as an official squad."
Loke entered all the information into his little tablet, Lucy thought that he had definitely done this before. They saw everyone's info flash in front of the screen, including Loke's.
Loke Celest
-Tactical Sniper
(Classes not required)
The Tactical Sniper is a powerful friend who stands either way behind enemy lines or in the back of your squad formation. He excels in taking out single targets as well as low flying aircrafts.
Not Squad compatible with: Assassin Sniper, Phase Soldier, Barrage Sniper
"Classes not required? How do you get off like that?" Natsu asked, a little miffed. Loke grinned, "I've told you three times now, I failed my Combat Trials because of a squad error, I already completed all my classes. My job now is mainly to lead you guys to the point where we can pass those tests. Now Squad Leo, we have to go find us two more members."
Loke walked off, not noticing that everyone had paused, "Squad Leo?" Lucy asked. "I'll roll with it." Said Gray and he went off to find that shaky soldier… he could probably use a team. The rest of them caught up with Loke.
Loke scanned his tablet looking over all the registered System Techs, he found the first one and nodded. "Found one, Gajeel has to do the talking though, he's the one that needs her." They said as a shy looking blue haired girl sat at one of the tables. Gajeel approached gingerly, as if she were a dangerous creature waiting to strike. "You're a System Tech." He stated bluntly. The blue haired girl looked up, "Yes?"
Lucy facepalmed, "Gajeel's even more of a clutz than when Natsu took Lisanna on their first date." She put herself in between the two, "Hi, please excuse my friend Gajeel, My name's Lucy. And we need a System Tech for our Squad." The blue haired girl pushed her classes up her nose and smiled. "I take it he's a Mech then right?" Lucy confirmed it. "Then sure, I don't have a Squad anyway. My name's Levy McGarden."
Gajeel was hiding his blush pretty well, this girl… what was this feeling. I don't like it… Go away. Loke added her name to the register.
Levy McGarden
-System Tech
(Heavy Tech Ed Classes. Joint Training, Autoworks, Sciences of Bioengineering.)
The System Tech was created solely for the purpose of supporting the Mech. His/her job is to fix, maintain, and improve the Mech suit. He/She also has the ability to activate only abilities from the Mech. Such as the full retreat mode, or Fortress Mode.
Squad Compatibility: Must have Mech in Squad
Meanwhile with Gray…
Gray found that same soldier sitting alone. He seemed pretty upset about something. "Hey, what's up?" Asked Gray. The soldier looked up, he shocked Gray. That kid is definitely not 17. "Hello… my name's David." "David huh? You got a squad yet?" David shook his head. "No, nobody seems to understand my card." "Really? Let me see it." Gray read it over and he too, was puzzled. The black haired, silver eyed, kid in front of him groaned. "See you don't get it either." "No, but I know someone who might… LOKE!" The sudden shout made David jump.
Loke walked nonchalantly over, "Whatcha need Gray?" "This card, what does it mean?" Loke gave it a once over, "Damn good find Gray…" David looked up, "What do you mean?" Loke read it aloud.
David Shraprel
- Standard Bearer
Standard Bearer
(Melee weapons training, Speed and Endurance conditioning.)
The job of the Standard Bearer is straightforward. He charges into battle armed only with weapons of old times. The Standard Bearer represents everything that the New Allies are fight for.
Compatible with All
"See, what good is that? I'm cannon fodder? Bringing a sword to gunfight… no a nuclear war, isn't going to get us anywhere." Loke laughed, "The Standard Bearer specialization is a position rarely given out. You see it lacks physical power but holds something much more important. Morale even in the bleakest of moments, if someone is willing to charge a tank with only a sword while waving a big ass flag, then everyone who's ever hunkered down to wait it out can rise and fight again. The Standard Bearer leads the charge. Definitely the most vulnerable of all the specializations. but old weapons also have their merits. EMPS are so common nowadays our regular weapons can't function all the time. Then it becomes an all out melee brawl." David looked down at the card in a new light, but then frowned.
"I still don't have a Squad." Loke turned to look at the five others who had gathered around. Natsu nodded at him. "Welcome to Squad Leo, David."
Boring Chapter I know, fighting will come next chapter as well as appearances by Mirajane and Gildarts. And the specializations are kind of supposed to take the place of magic, as the story unfolds they'll make a lot more sense.