Lux's POV
A harsh cold slap hit my face waking me up.
"Wake up Bonteri," my new friend Clark Oron teased.
"Clark, you didn't have to slap me!" I groaned as I wriggled out of my warm sleeping bag and started to get dressed, the coldness of the tent biting at my exposed skin.
"Sorry mate," Clark replied. "I couldn't wake you up any other way. I still figured that slapping you would be better then tipping water on your head or all the squad facing Fitz's fury, you know what his like. And even better we have training with him this morning!" Clark said in a sarcastic tone.
"Joy to the world," his twin sister Lilac replied half asleep. Though the Oron twins weren't identical they both certainly had each other's knack for sarcasm.
I looked around the damp tent. The fire in the middle was nothing more than a lump of charcoal and ashes. To my surprise all of the squad were up and awake and were quickly making preparations for the day ahead before the harsh and brutal morning training would begin.
The snow crunched under our boots as we marched through a red and pink snow covered jungle to training. The blossom tress drooped, their heads heavy with the crisp icy blue snow. The landscape looked almost like a winter wonderland. I couldn't help, but think of Ahsoka. I was glad that she was off this wintery planet and out of the clutches of the Deathwatch, by now she would defiantly be back on Corasunt. Trudging through the snow, I mournfully wondered if our paths would ever cross again. I was pulled away from my thoughts by a rough shove from behind. I spun around to face my least favourite person of the squad Shae Hadson.
"Hurry up Bonteri," he said.
Ignoring Shae I turned back around and kept walking, in my daydreaming I had almost lost the squad. I started running to catch up with the rest of the squad, Shae followed me.
"What were you thinking about Bonteri, that Togruta girl? She pretty hot wasn't she," he continued.
I was infuriated, but I tried my hardest to not let it show. How could he talk about Ahsoka like that?
"It was a pity she was a Jedi, don't you agree Bonteri?" Shae said behind me
How much did Hadson really know about Ahsoka? I though worriedly as I marched towards the training ground.
Once we were out of the forest the full extent of the train ground hit me in the face. It was a massive snow covered clearing, two or three paddocks wide surrounded by forest. On the right of the clearing large ropes hung from the pink and red trees making the forest a rope covered maze. On the left of the clearing sat three shipping crates where they probably stored all the training equipment. We followed Fitz towards the left side of the clearing and stood at attention.
"Welcome to this morning's training," barked Commander Fitz as he marched past our neat row. "This is your second and final day of orientation training…"
"Excuse me sir," Kobe Jo interrupted the Commander with his hand up, like an eager school boy bursting to ask a question.
Fitz's head whipped around; his face red with fury at being interrupted as he marched menacingly towards Kobe. "The names Commander, Jo. And next time don't interrupt me when I talking."
"Yes sir, I mean Commander," Kobe stuttered, continuing on with what he was going to ask. "I've been talking to the other squads and they have a whole week of orientation training, why are we only getting two days?"
"Good question Jo," Commander Fitz replied. "I was just getting to that. Now remember when I told you all that you were our best and brightest recruits?"
I looked around the squad and saw all their heads bobbing up and down in agreement.
"Well it wasn't a compliment. Your orientation isbeing fast tracked."
Kobe smiled, his question finally answered.
"Because you are the best,' continued the Commander. "I expect you to be the best. And I've made it my duty to train you to become the best. Unlike those Dunderheads out there, who have a week of orientation,"Fitz pointed across the snow covered training ground to where another squad of new recruits were running laps. "Today's training is all about tradition and today you will learn to fight…"