Beep! Beep! Beep!
I wake to an Alarm Going off. I Hit the Alarm Clock but to my surprise it doesn't shut off. I shoot my Eyes Open to See Red Lights Flashing Everywhere. I quickly Jump out off Bed and get into my Armor. The Intercom System Came into Life as Corporal Mark starts to Speak. "Zerg Attack wave In bound Get to Battle Stations!." I run out into the Hall way and Make my Way to the Armory to Grab an Assault Rifle from the Armory. When I enter I see Corporal Lee Standing there with a Timer and About 3 other Other Marines.
he Sees me checks his Timer and says. " 5 Minute Response Time! A Marine could get here in 45 Seconds!
5 More Recruits Run in including Tom. The Corporal again Checks his Watch and Says.
5 Minutes 30 Seconds! We Would Be Dead Already! What where you Girls Doing Playing with Dolls!, Now All of you Give me 200 Push Ups Now!
I Drop to the Floor and Start the Push Ups, More Recruits Came Running in as we where Doing the Pushups, Corporal Lee Made them do 300 Push Ups. After Everyone was Finished the Recruit that was forced to run 5 laps Yesterday Staggers In,
The Corporal Looks at his Watch and Turns to the Recruit.
"30 Minutes After the Alarm! What the Hell Took you So Long!" Corporal Lee says in a Voice that could Kill a Zergling.
The Recruit Shutters and Says "Sorry Sir I was." But he got cut off by the Corporal.
"You Where What! What was so Important that it would have Killed you to get here any sooner!" Corporal Lee Demands.
"I Was.." The Recruit Started again but Got cut off again.
"You where going to do 500 Push Ups, Great Get Started, And Take out the Stimpeck, I don't Need a Drug Addict." The Corporal says.
"Yes Sir." the Recruit says in a low Tired Voice.
"I didn't Hear That Recruit!" Corporal Lee Yells in his Ear.
"Yes Sir!" The Recruit says in an raised voice but not in a yelling Voice.
"What!" The Corporal Screams in his ear.
"Yes Sir!" The Recruit says in a Loud Yelling Voice.
The Recruit gets started on his Push Ups and the Corporal Turns to us All and Says.
"Sense this Low Life Here Can't be Bothered with us we Shouldn't be Bothered by Him, Go To the Mess Hall and Be Back here In 30 Minutes. Dismissed!.
I walk out of the Room And Catch up to Tom.
"Nice Way to Start the Morning." I say
"I Hope That's Not a Common occurrence." Tom Says Back
"Lets Hope." I say.
We Entered the Area with the Red Lights and Again it Closed on us,
"What is the Purpose of this room?" I ask him wondering if he knew.
"I don't know, Maybe some sort of Scanner or Weapon detector." He says Back.
After 1 Minute it Opens and we all proceed to the Mess Hall. We Grab Standard rations and Sit down. As we Sit down another Recruit this time a guy with Black hair and Hazel Eyes Sits down next to us. These Rations are Horrible. He says as he sits down.
There's Nothing else we can eat. I say.
"It would Taste Better in Small Little Black Ashes," The Unknown Recruit says in aeration.
" I Can do that for you Recruit?" The Person says asking his Name.
I turn to look to see Corporal Mark standing there.
" Sean Rider Sir!" The Recruit Replies.
"Here Give me your Rations." Corporal Mark says.
Sean hesitantly give them to him as watches as the Corporal Burns them with a Mini Flame thrower.
"Here's your Ashes Son, Enjoy." Corporal Mark says and Walks away.
"There goes my Breakfast and Probably only meal of the Day." Sean Complains
We talk for a few more minutes but when we where talking I noticed a guy enter the Mess Hall who didn't look right. He didn't have a Teal Uniform like us or a Red Uniform like the Corporals Did.
"Who's That Guy.?" I ask
"Him, I saw that guy walking around the recruit Rest area last night but when I asked him if he was lost he didn't say anything.
"That's Strange." I say.
"Guys 5 minutes until we need to get back." Tom Says.
I pick up my Tray and walk it over to the Dispose Center where It vaporizes.
The 3 of us Walk back Talking. Getting locked into the Red room for a minute and Finally getting back to the Armory.
We Get There and the Rest of the Recruits -1 was there.
"Recruits!, Was the Last recruit In the Mess Hall.
"No Sir!" Tom Says
"You Sure?" He asks again.
"Yes Sir, No one in Gray Suites When We left sir." Tom says
Corporal Lee Walks to a Computer and Pulls up some sort of file. He Pushes the Intercom System.
Recruit Smith Report To the Armory Now!.
The Rest of you report to Corporal Wright for a Team Building Exercise. Dismissed,
We All Walk Out of the Armory and Follow the Green Indicator into the Red Light Room and Back out the same way to the Simulation Room.
As we enter a fellow Recruit goes up to the Corporal.
Sir!, What's the Reason Behind the Red Light Room?." He Asks
"Did I give you Permission To Speak Recruit!." Corporal Wright Says.
"No Sir!." The Recruit Says Realizing his Mistake.
"Now. Go Stand with the Others." Corporal Mark Wright commands.
The Recruit goes to the end of the line and The Corporal starts to Speak.
"Welcome To Simulation room 1. Here you well work together to complete Objectives. If you Die That's a lap around the base for the person who died. If You Fail the Mission, Well Just Don't fail. Alright Everyone Suit up." The Corporal explains. When he is done Some Lockers with are Name on it show up out of nowhere. I reach into mine and See That I was Playing the Roll of a Marine.
After everyone suits up the Simulation room Changes from its Grid Like State to a Flush Area, With us on top of a Elevated area,
I look around at the Fellow Recruits and I notice that Tom was Playing the Role of A Reaper and Sean was playing the Role of Mission Commander.
"Your Mission objective is too Kill the Protoss Base to the west of your Current Position." Corporal Wright Says.
"Alright Reapers run ahead and Scout, Be back in 15 minutes." Sean Says
The Reapers run off and He Turns to us.
"Alright Marines In the Bunkers for right now. When They Get Back we are marching in a Square, Reapers in Front, Marines in the Middle, Marauders in back" Sean Explains.
"Commander!, May I suggest we Leave the Reapers Here when they get back." I suggest.
"Why?" He Asks
"Incase some Zerglings show up well where at the Enemy Base." I explain
"Marine Where Going to be At the Enemy Base. Nothing is going to get through are force." Sean Says
"Yes Commander." I say
Tom and the Other Reapers get back and Explain to Sean what they Saw.
"Alright Reapers in Front, Marines in the Middle, Marauders in Back, Lets March!" Sean Commands.
"Yes Commander!" we all say.
As we where Marching I got this weird feeling. Tom was in front of me so I Said to him Quietly.
"Something doesn't feel right about this." I Say
"What do you mean?" He Saids
"I am not Sure" I say
We Arrive at the Enemy Base when suddenly the Simulation ends and the Corporals Voice Emanates around the Room.
"Simulation Failed!. Any one know why?" The Corporal Says to Sean.
"No Sir!" Sean Says.
"Really?, Shadow Knows." He says.
"I do?" I say Confused.
"Yes you do, Please Explain?" He says.
"Are Base was Destroyed by an Enemy Attack Squad." I say
"That is Correct." The Corporal says
"But We didn't see any Zerglings!" Sean says to the Corporal
"of Course you didn't. the program isn't designed to make any." he says.
"What?" Sean says.
"You must not have known about the Protoss Base to the East of your Position." the Corporal says.
"next time Scout Everywhere. Now The Responsibility odf this loss was the Commanders so Sean Please stay. The Rest of you Head to Your Quarters and Rest. Report to Me at 0 600 Tomorrow. Dismissed.