A/N: I know, I know, I'm just about the worst writer on there ever was. But here is a chapter to try to make it up to you.
Later that night, Alex and the other sergeants decided it would be fun to do a night exercise. They picked straws, and Alex was the lucky winner of waking up the girls.
It was around 1 a.m. and all of the girls were out cold, exhausted by their grueling day. Alex tentatively poked a blonde head. No response.
"Wake up" he whispered. Again, no response. He tried the girl next to her.
"Please, wake up" he whispered. Nothing. He walked around, poking and whispering to a few more before he realized that this was not going to work. He needed to do something a little more drastic.
"WAKE UP!!!" he shouted, walking down the row and pulling blankets off of the girls. They all jumped at the shouting and sat up to see what was going on.
"You will be taking part in a night exercise. Put on your uniforms and come down to the running track in five minutes. One hundred push-ups for every minute you're late." When some of the girls groaned and lays back down, he shouted "LET'S MOVE PEOPLE!" Eventually they all stood up.
Alex walked down to the track to wait with the other sergeants and captains. A few of them were also groaning and rubbing their eyes.
"So, how was it?" asked Wolf with a grin.
"I'm pretty sure they'll all be down here on time," said Alex, matching Wolf's grin. Sure enough, the first ones down were the girls, thoroughly woken up by Alex's little wake-up call.
Alex turned to Wolf, "See." he said. "I am so talented."
"Whatever Cub." replied Wolf. They proceeded to wait another fifteen minutes for the rest of the group. Tom arrived last, looking significantly more disheveled than the others. Alex guessed that he had tried to get a couple more minutes of sleep.
When everyone was assembled, one of the sergeants- named Sergeant Tiger- stepped forward. "You will all be going through the exercise in your groups. Please divide yourselves up now so that we don't have to wait any longer." he said, glaring pointedly at Tom, who looked down sheepishly.
"Okay, so you will be doing a hike up this hill, through the woods, and through the clearing on the other side to the river. We will be waiting for across the river. Follow the yellow tape if you get lost. All members of the team must make it to the river. Keep your eyes open, we have set up a few 'diversions' along the way. You have until dawn. Go." he pointed up the hill, and the weary teenagers set off.
Later on, Alex was stationed in a tree above the path with a net full of water balloons to throw at them. He had noted, with some amusement, that the balloons were camouflage patterned.
Alex quickly turned his head when he heard hushed voices and footsteps. It was the first group. They strode along purposefully. Obviously they knew they were in the front. Alex reached into his net and pulled out three water balloons. He prepared to throw them, aiming for the people who appeared to be leading the group. When they were right below him, he fired.
A couple girls screamed, and the whole bunch fled. Alex chucked a few more, hitting the stragglers, who were being lazy and not participating. Then he quickly hid behind the trunk of the tree before one of them could look back and see him.
About five minutes later, he repeated the process on another group.
And so it went, Alex chucking water balloons and kids screaming and running, until the sun finally began to show through the trees. He climbed down from his post and jogged along to the river, carrying his empty net.
He arrived to find a group of semi-wet and freezing teenagers, most of which were grumbling about some injustice of SAS life.
A/N: So, hope you liked it. Drop a line. Or two. Or five. Whatever floats your boat.
XOXO Paige