"He's aced every situation we've thrown at him," Ish said as she stood before RZ in the Hall of Knowledge, "he's done almost as good as I did when I was first starting out, maybe we should call him into battle next time." Ish proposed to his leader.
"Ish, as much as I respect your opinion, this new threat is something we've never encountered before, Ash was injured, and unlike Wild Card or the Anticorians, this new entity seems to have no problem hurting us to accomplish it's goal, and I don't want to risk losing a guardian who has very little actual combat experience, so the answer is no until further notice." RZ said with a sigh, which earned one from Ish as well.
"Sometimes you have to learn on the fly." Ish said honestly, and RZ had to admit he had a fair point.
"I'll say," a new voice entered the room, and upon turning around Ish saw that it was Joseph who had just left the simulation room, "I'm getting tired of beating the same simulations over and over again, I'm ready for an actual fight." Joseph said with a confident smile.
"I admire your confidence, but I'll decide when it's time for you to go into the field." RZ said calmly yet sternly, which earned a head nod from the newest guardian.
Suddenly the Eagles passage gate opened and out walked the Eagles rusher, Swoop.
"Swoop, this is unexpected." RZ said in a surprised tone.
"Yea well, the team is getting ready for the kick off against Washington in a few weeks, but the team is going to be doing some community work in the city, and that includes inviting the occupants of a children's hospital to the stadium, and similar to what happened in New England, the Megacore vault is on the tour list, so we'd like some extra security." Swoop requested.
"I'll go," Joseph volunteered to Ish and RZ's non surprise, since they both knew Joseph was a die hard Eagles fan, "always wanted to visit Philly." Joseph said with a smile as she walked up to Swoop and gave him a fist bump.
"I'm sorry Joseph, but I cannot allow you to go there, you might have aced every simulation, but that does not prepare you for a real life combat scenario," RZ said as he paused for a moment before turning to look at Ish, "since Ash is still injured, I can only spare three guardians for this assignment, so pick wisely Ish." RZ instructed the leading guardian.
'You have an extra, you just don't know how to use him.' Joseph thought to himself as he held his inner feelings in check.
"Have Troy and Tua meet me in Philly, I'll brief them as soon as they arrive." Ish said as he activated his armor and walked into the passageway to Philly, where he would arrive at Lincoln Financial Field.
"What the heck am I supposed to do?" Joseph asked in ana annoyed tone, which did not go unnoticed by RZ, but he decided to ignore it.
"You should go home and get some rest, you've aced every simulation, you've earned the day off." RZ said with a smile, which earned a sigh from Joseph as he excited the HOK.
Sorry for such a short chapter, but I simply ran out of steam, next chapter though will have some action and will be longer.