Code Lyoko Evolutions: Final Fronts - Chapter 3: Combat Training
Ryan and Aelita are devirtualised, and they leave the scanners.
"That went well" Ryan states
"But now, you have to complete your combat training, this will allow us to find out what your weapon skills are, also the best Lyoko Warriors, will be watching you" Jeremie advises Ryan.
"The best Lyoko Warriors?" Ryan asks
"The members of Task Force Evolution" Aelita tells him, concerning Ryan
"There's no need to be worried Ryan, though I should point out that, they do have their own records and that our training supervisor, is a hard-ass" she then added
"But he does understand since you're part of the new guys" Jeremie explains
Ryan then becomes neutral and takes a deep breath, soon the two take Ryan to join the other new recruits, in the training rooms, where they meet their trainer, former U.S Special Forces Drill Sergeant, Jim.
"Alright, you F. , welcome to your combat training, today we'll evaluate your performances in all areas of combat: range and melee, both areas will have sub areas, melee consists of single, dual welded weapons and two handed weapons, and Range consist of gauntlet, projectile weapons and mana abilities, I should warn you that projectile weapons will be your default weapon of choice, and it's not as efficient like other weapons and abilities, so be cautious in your choice of weapons, also today, the recruits who does the most efficient in all areas, will be put through a course not even Task Force Evolution's Lyoko Warriors could not complete!" Jim announced to the recruits, then shows a recording of Aelita and her friends being beaten by the course.
"So, lets get to work!" Jim orders the recruits
Ryan decides to take up single handled melee training first, he selects his fighting style: Roman Centurion, and up spawns, a Roman sword and shield. Ryan arms up and takes a stand, and soon enemies pop up and charge at him, and Ryan slashes all enemies perfectly, and without taking a hit.
Single Handed Combat Training complete: Score: Ryan Mann: 97% a new record.
Back up in the viewing room, Jim and Task Force Evolution watching in surprise in Ryan's training.
"Day One and nails a segment of combat, keep an eye on him" Jim advised the others
"What's next for him?" Aelita asks
"Dual handed combat, my speciality" Ulrich Stern said to her, Ulrich was by far one of the best dual weapons fighter in the Code Lyoko Project, but is up for a surprise.
Dual Handed Combat Training session initialising: Current record holder: Ulrich; score of 95%
Ryan takes up two blades like Ulrich uses, and takes up an stand, and 5 enemies charges at him, Ryan charges at two and decapitated two of them and blocks and attack from behind with one blade and slashes the enemy with the other, the two remaining enemies charge at Ryan, but Ryan slides down and cut them both in half, and completing the session.
Dual Welded Combat Training session complete: Score: Ryan Mann 98%, New Record Scored: Ryan is now the new current record holder of Dual Handed Combat
Back up in the viewing room, Ulrich watches in shock that his score is beaten by 3% and by a new fighter, "How did he beat my score?!" Ulrich asks in surprise
Jim laughs at him, "Looks like we've got a hell of a fighter!"
Even without actual combat training prior, Ryan seemed able to fight with excellent skill
"What's next?" Ulrich asks in disappointment
"Two-handed Combat, something that no one can do better" William said out arriving in the viewing room
"What are you doing here? Weren't you discharged from Task Force Evolution?" Aelita asks him
"I may have been kicked out of the team but I'm still a fighter for the project, and I like seeing the new recruits' have the abilities to become fighters" William said to her, William was a former member of Task Force Evolution, but he was kicked out after being under X.A.N.A's control for 2 months and had lost trust from the others, however William was one of the best fighters in the project, and still does enters Lyoko but under strict supervision from the operators and avatars joining him.
Two-handed Combat Training Session initialising: Current record holder: William; score of 94%
Soon Ryan takes a longsword and takes a stand, this time 3 enemies charge at him but are three times bigger, one tries to attack but Ryan chops the legs off and then decapitates it's head, the other one charges at him in one direction and other from behind, Ryan take his longsword and throws it like a spear at one to kill one, then pulls it out to kill the other.
Two-handed Combat Training session complete: Score: Ryan Mann 98%, New Record Scored: Ryan is now the new current record holder of Two-handed combat
William's jaw drops to the ground, along with Ulrich's, both surprised that their records had been beaten, Aelita, and her two other friends laugh, at their current misfortune.
"Guys, come on, he may beaten your scores, but there's no way he can implement both of them in combat, like I do" Yumi tries to comfort the two upset fighters, Yumi was the second best female fighter behind Aelita, who uses both duel welded and two-handed combat together, and decides to cheer Ulrich and William by challenging Ryan to try and use both combat skills.
Ryan Mann, you have been requested to try out both the Dual welded and Two-handed combat session from a member of Task Force Evolution
Ryan, agrees and arms with the same weapons as before, but before he could he is told to use a staff instead of the longsword, but Ryan rolls with it.
Dual welded—Two-handed Combat Training initialising: Current record holder: Yumi; Score of 95%
Ryan decides to use his staff first, soon enemies charge at him, Ryan decides to go on the offence and attacks two enemies, he hits on into a wall, he takes the staff and spear throws it at one to impale it, Ryan equips his blades and stabs the impaled enemy, and slashes the other as it charged at him, completing the session.
Dual Welded-Two-handed Combat Training session complete: Score: Ryan Mann 97%, New Record Scored: Ryan is now the new current record holder of Dual welded-Two-handed combat
Yumi almost had a stroke, she and the others are so surprised that Ryan has done nothing but beaten three records.
"Is this guy on a roll or something? If he keeps this up, all our records will be beaten!" Aelita exclaimed
"Calm down, Princess, he still has two more records to beat, and no way he going to beat my score at Gauntlet combat" Odd said happily
"I wouldn't keep your hopes up Della Robbia" Jim said to him then goes to the PA
"Alright Ryan, you have completed your melee combat skills, and I have to say, you've dropped the jaws of three Task Force Evolution members! You now must complete your Range Combat sessions"
Ryan then puts away his weapons and heads to his Range Combat sessions
"Alright, we'll start with Gauntlet Combat, but first you must select your ammunition first, you have three choices: arrows, knives and bullets"
Ryan decides to be old school and selects bullets; he equips gauntlets and arms them with the ammunition, and walks to the training ground.
Gauntlet Combat Training initialising: Current record holder: Odd; Score of 91%
Ryan takes a stand, and sees four enemies have surrounded him, and Ryan charges at his opponents, he slides underneath one and fires at it, killing it, three more enemies run after him, Ryan runs to the wall and jumps up and fires at the three enemies and takes them down, and completes the session.
Gauntlet Combat Training session complete: Score: Ryan Mann 98%, New Record Scored: Ryan is now the new current record holder of Gauntlet combat
Odd falls straight to the ground in shock and Jim just laughs at him
"What did I say? Don't keep your hopes up!" Jim reminded him
"Alright Aelita, your record is the last one, if he nails it, he'll own the entire leaderboard" Yumi tells a worried Aelita
"Alright Ryan, you have Mana combat, and one more record if you can beat Aelita"
But to everyone's surprise, they are told something, they thought wasn't going to happen
"If it's alright, can I pass Mana combat? I mean Mana abilities are cool and excellent in combat, but personally, it's not my style or preference, and I have taken out 4 out of 5 records, and the last thing we need is the best fighters in the project upset, as we still have a war to fight" Ryan tells the others
The others look at each other with confusion and surprise, that Ryan has excluded Mana training, the area of combat which Aelita masters, the Lyoko warriors look at Jim who agrees with Ryan.
"Fair enough Ryan, you still have one more combat session, projectile weapons, you are to take two weapons of a different class" Jim advised him
Ryan walks to the gun selection, and chooses a Marksman rifle and a sniper rifle and walks up to the range.
"Okay, Ryan this is not like your other sessions, this is straight forward, all you have to do is get all the targets if you can, and keep an eye on your accuracy"
With that in mind, Ryan takes his marksman rifle and loads it, then points it at the targets, soon the timer begins, he fires at the targets and nails all the targets, with excellent accuracy, he switches to his sniper rifle and does the same as before, his records are processed and it shows him his scores.
Ryan Mann: Marksman Score; 100% prefect score: Sniper Score; 98%: All Training sessions complete
Ryan puts his weapons away, and heads to the viewing room to receive his results, as he arrives he is greeted by Aelita, Odd, Ulrich, William, Yumi, Jeremie and Jim
"Excellent job Ryan, you've passed all your combat sessions, here are your results" Jim announced to an exhausted Ryan, Jim activates the terminal and shows Ryan's results and out of the 5 sessions, he scored out of 489 out 500.
"Despite only being here for a day, you've shown me and Task Force Evolution that you have excellent skill" Jeremie comments on Ryan's performance
"But now, you've just signed your hell wish, you're one of the top recruits and have to go through Jim's course!" Odd reminded him
"Ah yes! Since you've done very well today, you and a handful of others, will be assigned to go through a military spec course, that I've built, and one that Task Force Evolution couldn't complete! But after seeing your performances, I think you'll do fine" Jim tells Ryan
"You'll go through the course tomorrow, for now, you need to get some rest, Aelita will take you to your dorm" Jeremie tells Ryan who is trying to stay awake, soon Aelita and Ryan leave the room, leaving the others to have a conversation.
"You think he could be a candidate for Task Force Evolution?" Odd asks Yumi, Jeremie and Ulrich
"I don't know he's got the skills, but does he have the trust, is what I'm thinking" Ulrich states
"Well, he's only been here for less than a day, so I don't think he'd look for a spot in our group, just yet" Jeremie tells the others
Meanwhile, Aelita and Ryan arrive at Ryan's dorm
"Welcome to your dorm Ryan" Aelita tells Ryan
"Seems cozy" Ryan compliments
"Is there anything you need Ryan?" she asks him
"Actually, there is, I want to know your personal opinion" Ryan states
"My opinion about what?" she tilts her head
"Me being part of the Code Lyoko Project" he responds
"Honestly, I think you're unpredictable. Me and the others just saw the newest member have one of the best scores, during his first day. You've made an incredible first impression despite having no combat experience of any kind and have beaten 4 out of 5 records. Honestly, I think you'll be a valuable asset in the Project" Aelita telling her opinion to Ryan.
"Thanks, for your honesty, I just hope I won't let you guys down" Ryan states
"I'm sure, you never will, have a good night Ryan" Aelita tells Ryan, then leaves to let Ryan get some rest.