Alright running a bit late computer is dead I am working overnights but some of that is all fixed now.

The Neverending War Chapter 15

Team AMBR moves out of the large training hall and towards the dining hall with the other combat teams. On their way they meet with RPTD Alec smiles, "Did you all learn anything new?"

Danny laughs, "Logistics and Repair procedures, how to file paperwork. Basic vehicular maintenance and some weapons maintenance. Mostly just lecturing us about how important the next years of learning are."

Rita sighs, "They are Danny we have been getting lucky the attack and the initiation. If we had not worked together, we would all be dead."

Paul places his hand on Danny's shoulder, "And you enjoy paperwork and vehicle maintenance."

Tina sighs as she walks next to them, "I really wish that you didn't start crying when we were being given the overview of the paperwork Paul."

"I don't like paperwork; I am a medic you point me at the injured and I do my best to make them uninjured or at least combat capable. I don't do D8 forms in triplicate, or T12's in quadruplicate, I do gauze and sutures, morphine and Dust." Paul shrugs as he walks ahead to gather his lunch. Danny jogs catching up to him.

Rita watches the two members of her team with a smile. "After lunch we are all going to induvial classes, Paul has some medical support classes. Tina has a couple of different engineering and maintenance classes. Danny has a bit of everything, and I have leadership."

"Same for us," Alec nods as he steps into line, "I have leadership, Raven has a few calculation and linguistics classes, Beethoven has some heavy weapons development classes, and Mimi has hunting, tracking and outdoor survival classes."

Mimi bounces into her seat, "then we have dinner then free time."

The sandwiches and salad are placed on their platters, and the group walks over to a table and sit down. The noise of the thousand or so huntsmen and staff of Beacon echoes between the reinforced walls.

"Alright, we need to start looking into ways to get money to start coming in," Raven mentions, "we, can't rely on the school's allowance to cover our equipment usage." She places down her scroll with a budget sheet open. "You forgot to mention I was taking a financing class. The Headmistress has approved a cost covering payment for the defense of the school, but we are still hemorrhaging money and have a very limited fixed income from the school. We should be fine till we are cleared for missions, but we will only have enough money to put together a single mission with full equipment. When it comes up, we will have to take a good high paying option."

"We are first years, there is no way we are going to get jobs that pay enough."

"I am sorry have you see the job board we just have to be careful to not bite off too much," Danny relies quickly, "We can make a good fifteen thousand for a weekend escort job. And we will save money because all we will have to bring vehicle wise is the tank. If we get a job from one of the dust companies or fuel companies; we can fill out some paperwork to get them to cover our fuel, though seeing how the military is acting we should probably try to stay away from base supply missions if we mess up the blame will be placed on us all huntsmen."

Alec smiles as he eats, "So in two weeks we will be allowed to take jobs then we will find one take it and start building up our reserve." He looks across the room to some yelling, "Mimi have my back," He stands up and starts walking towards the yelling. Mimi jumps up after him, Raven swings herself around her dress flowing a with the movement, Beethoven rolls his eyes as he stands up. Rita stands up shrugging at the Artificial man as she uses her spear as a walking stick. Paul puts down his sandwich and Danny looks seriously at the noises as the move towards them. Tina places her weapon on the table, the machine gun a bit much for a minor yelling match as she looks towards where the yelling is coming from.

Alec stares as the yelling becomes more understandable. "Where are you Alec, you piss drinking shit stain." Alec stands as Keller Pointer pushers her way through the crowd that has formed. She swings at him and Alec takes the punch his Aura taking the hit. Keller stares at him vitriol in her eyes, "You think you are some kind of special person, a general or something. You think you are better than us, that you can just let us all die and no one would care."

Alec wipes his lip as her stares at the woman, "I am going to let you have that freebie. Now what is the Gods names are you talking about before I make you a thin red stain on the floor."

"You were going to let us all die, you didn't care." She screams, "what was your plan huh."

Alec stares at here, "What are you talking about?"

"When Beacon was attacked you lead everyone jumping with no plan, there was no way any landing strategy would have worked we were falling at near terminal velocity. What was your landing strategy?" She stares at Alec as her hands clench."

"I didn't have one," Alec admits, a second punch is thrown at him. He catches it, "What are you so pissed about. There is no way to calculate what everyone's abilities are in that situation." He twists her arm and throws a punch back catching her left breast.

"You lead us on a suicide mission!" Keller kicks at Alec's head her shin catching him in the face. "We were going to die if the Beacon had not moved to save us." She pulls her trapped arm and pulls down trying to pull Alec down.

"No, I made the decision that Beacon was more important than all of our lives," He pulls back using his upper body strength throwing the woman on the ground. "Roughly forty percent of the first-year huntsmen here have weapons that could slow them down, another twenty percent could slow themselves down to such a point that they would not be removed from combat usefulness for more than a year. Another ten percent may be able to rejoin after more than a year of physical therapy. Seven percent would be able survive outside of that."

"And the rest?" The woman screams from the ground.

"They would have been red paste on the ground like me if no help came." Alec lets the woman go, "If you want to make an accusation of me that is fine. At least this time you are not making an ass of yourself with your normal racism." He walks away as he shakes his head and sits down to finish his lunch.

"That is all you have to say?"

"If Beacon fall Vale burns. There is no cost too high that we can pay to prevent that."

"Is that the case Mister Tross?" The Assistant Headmaster walks in with a click of his cane. He leans against the cane. "Is there no cost too high to protect Beacon."

"There is not."

"Why."

"Without Beacon's heavy weapons and command and control the walls of Vale would not survive a major assault by Grimm forces, that is why there is no cost too high to keep Beacon active."

"Fair enough." The man stands up straight again and swings his cane around, he walks over towards Keller standing with her team, "I am proud of you Miss Pointer you recognized an issue that put your fellow huntsmen in danger and faced it. I am not proud of how you decided to face it. You need to face your problems with other huntsmen with calm peaceful intentions, seeing as all of you have the capacity to level city blocks solving your problems with violence will cause damage and death." He walks out of the mess hall as the bell rings and everyone starts moving towards their next classes.

Alec looks to his team as he grabs his bag, "I will see you all tonight, call if you need me."

Rita looks at her team with a nod as she turns to follow Alec. Everyone heads for their individual classes. Alec and Rita walk towards the classroom for their leadership class. The pair walk down towards the lecture rooms and enter a smaller classroom. The room is calm as the dozens of team leaders sit down and look around the normal classroom. There is no large podium or stage in the front of the classroom staring at the entering class is a man, he is wearing a dress uniform.

Alec stares as the man frowns before smiling, "That should be all of you, welcome to leadership. I am Major General Maurice Campbell of the combined Huntsman combat forces Retired. I lead the defense of the retaken Vale after we were able to retake it. Notice I said lead not commanded I lead them, and they followed me when I stood on burnt walls and faced down the last major Grimm attack on Vale. Being a leader is not something that can be taught, it can be honed it can even be cultivated but taught, no. This class is here to make you into better leaders hopefully even great leaders. Some of you probably think that you are a better leader than others, some may think you are worse. That is incorrect, a leader is someone that can look at a situation and decide to do something, not wait for a better solution. For the rest of your lives, I want you all to remember that a good solution applied with determination is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes late."

"That is bull shit if a better plan can be had it is better to wait."

"Tell me how many of you took part in the events of the recent defense of Beacon." Everyone raises their hands. "How many for a second questioned the very dangerous and not advisable move of mounting up in bullhead transports then launching vertically towards and Grimm flock which you all knew were acting as missiles and engaging them in the air as they dived towards you?" Not a single hand raises, "And how many could honestly say that they thought for a moment not to jump out of those same Bullheads to destroy the Grimm that broke through your little bulwark." No one raises their hands. "Now I am sure that all of you could have come up with a better plan if you had the time but if you waited Beacon would be demolished and those plans would have ben useless." The former general nods to himself, "Now please take a look at the books I have placed on your desks."

The class quickly enters discussion and debate around historic leaders from the first King of Vale to Ruby Rose. The long class spends the hours talking about different leadership techniques and how they will be covering different lessons over the year.

As the class ends Alec and Rita head back towards the dorm room with their new assignments.