The next day at the Training Facility, we go inside the training area to see a large group of trainees gathered around the bleachers while waiting for the actual training to start. At the fifth row of the bleachers, we see Sylvia van Hossen, Regan Bladeworks, Aria "Arinah" Sakurada, Lyndel Flamburge and a sleeping, Karizza Stronghold having a conversation.
"So, you met one of the trainees last night?'' Sylvia pointed out.
Regan nodded, "Yeah, we did." she replied.
"What is he like then?" Sylvia asked with a raised eyebrow.
"He seem pretty confident on himself." Lyndel replied checking her nails, "I would be annoyed but for some reason, I can't seem to dislike him.'' she admitted.
"I would to but he is nowhere near infuriating as Alden does.'' Regan said in agreement.
Sylvia let's out a huff, "I hope he's not all talk.'' she said indecorously.
Aria smiled, "I think he had what it takes.'' she claimed.
A minute later, Major Richard Stronghold enters the area and got in front of everyone, "LINE UP, LADIES AND GENTS!" he ordered as everyone got down from the bleachers and forms a straight line, "BEFORE WE START TRAINING, TODAY WE'RE BEING JOINED BY FIVE NEW RECRUITS!" he shouted.
"Ugh... where are they, sir?'' Haru Glory asked as Chad Mordetzky scratches his head.
On cue, the doors suddenly opens,
(Play Armageddon Theme - Launch by Trevor Rabin)
Everyone turns their attention at the doorway to see Marcus "The Kane" McGee, Eddy Skipper McGee, Eddward Marion "Edd, Double D" Smith, Edwin Horace "Ed" Williams and Rolf Yrmi walking towards them in slow motion as if they were heroes ready to fly towards the moon.
"Good morning, sir." Double D greeted, "My friends and I ready to partake this training." he claimed.
"GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOYS AS WELL!" the Major greeted back with a shout, "TODAY IS THE DAY THE FIVE OF YOU WILL START YOU'RE TRAINING ALONGSIDE THE SEASONED TRAINEES. BUT LET ME REMIND YOU THAT THE TRAINING IS HARSH AND UNDENIABLY HARD, BUT CAN BE FULL FILLING IN THE END. WE WILL BE TESTING YOUR STRENGTH, STAMINA, ENDURANCE, AGILITY AND WITS... WHICH SOMEONE LACK BY THE WAY." the Major shouted.
Everyone looks at Ed whom is standing straight with his eyes looking in different directions.
"BEFORE WE START! I WANT YOU BOYS TO INTRODUCED YOURSELVES TO EVERYONE!" the Major shouted.
Rolf steps forward, "Hallo! The name is Rolf Yrmi, the son of shepherd.'' he introduced himself, "Rolf is honored to be part of this shenanigans you call training, yes.'' he said with a smile. His accent made a few chuckle while Yoshika Miyafuji can't help but smile at him.
Double D then spoke next, "Greetings fellow trainees, my name Eddward Marion Smith with two D's which is why I am called Double D.'' he introduced himself, "It's nice to meet all of you and I do hope we get along well.'' he said with a smile making a few girls gush at him and a few boys snarl.
"Nerd, I hope he trips." Alden Cole muttered.
Ed then steps forward, "Hello! My name is Ed!" he introducing himself with a loud voice, making everyone, sans his friends, jump. "And I'm... ED!" he exclaimed in glee, making everyone laugh at his introduction.
Brent Dark chuckles as leans towards Tucker Noble and Nicco Bondarev, "Now this is our kind of guy.'' he mused earning a nod from the two.
Eddy then steps forward with a bum look, "The name is Eddy Skipper McGee." he introduced himself rather lazily. Everyone then began to giggle at his middle name which includes Rex Salazar, much to his irritation.
Marcus then steps forward waving a hand to those he met from the previous night, "The name is Marcus McGee but you can call me, The Kane.'' he introduced himself, "I hope your all ready to witness my awesomeness.'' he claimed, "I'm not kidding... this douche right here is one of a kind." he said with a smirk.
A few trainees raises an eyebrow towards him for his overconfidence but a few such as Raya Amanda, Duncan Rosenblatt and Andres "Singko" Alvarez can tell he's not joking. Arinah smiled as she gave Marcus a wink, whom winks back at her.
The Major smirked, "GOOD! NOW LET'S START THE TRAINING!" he shouted as he pulls out a whistle and blows it loud.
(Play Rocky Theme - Gonna Fly Now)
The training started with everyone running back and forth from one side to another inside the spacious gym with Ed, Arinah and Eustace Bagge leading the group and Double D running last.
"THAT'S IT EVERYONE! KEEP YOUR LEGS STRONG! IF YOU THINK RUNNING IS AN EASY FEAT THEN YOU'RE DEAD WRONG!" the Major shouted.
"I'll be dead once this is over." Eddy commented.
Alden the suddenly trips down to the floor and got trampled by Jaune Arc, Wesley Bryans and Donnel in the process, "What did I do to deserve this?!" he grumbled in pain.
Bzzzttt...
Later, the boys began to do a wall climbing while being coach by a lanky young man. He has blue eyes and a brown buzzcut hair, he wears a red top, black rolled up pants, white socks, black sneakers, bandaged hands and black cap with headset. This is the Scout.
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The Scout
"All right losers! Keep on climbing!" the Scout yelled as Jake Long, Ed and Red climbs the large wall made of wood, "And make sure to climb down fast as well." he added. Apparently, the boys didn't hear him, so instead of climbing down the boys just drop themselves down on the floor with a loud thud, suddenly the wall began to tilt backwards as it began to fall down straight towards the Scout, "What the!? Aaaaaahh-" he ran and screamed but was cut off when the wall fell down on him.
Regan flinched, "Ouch! Not again.'' she grumbled.
Bzzzttt...
Later everyone are now seen climbing a cargo net with Danny Fenton finishing down first. Meanwhile, Eddy tries to climb down but he's currently on a wrong position as the Scout climbs up to him, "What are you doing!? I told you to climb down! Not to hang in there like a monkey!" he scolded as he began to hit Eddy's hand with a stick, "Get down! Get down!" he yelled.
"Ow! Why you little!?" Eddy growled as he grabs the Scout's leg, "If I'm going down, I'm taking ya with me!" he said as he slowly pulls the Scout down.
"What are you doing!? Let go of me! Aaaahhhh!" the Scout screamed as the two fell down.
"What the hell are you guys doing?!" Shana shouted as she saw the two fall down.
Bzzttt...
Later everyone is seen being coach by a large man. The towering man has a blade head, blue eyes and a semi-shaved face. He wears a black vest with a bullet belt strapped around his chest, fingerless gloves, black pants and black combat boots. This the Heavy.
Mann. Co and Trainer
The Heavy
"Heavy will test you boys if you can lift and throw heavy objects." the Heavy said as he picks up a large disc before throwing it on the other side earning cheers from everyone, "Now! Heavy wants to see one of you do it... you there the tall one!" he exclaimed pointing a finger at Ed.
"Okay!" Ed said as he picks up one disc with one hand before throwing it on the other side earning cheers from everyone.
Heavy nodded, "Heavy impressed! Now... you, the beanie-wearing boy." he pointed at Double D.
"Oh dear..." Double D replied nervously as he tried to pick up a disc, "Hnnnnghh..." he grunted as he tries to pull it up.
"You can do it, Double D!" Randy Cunnigham cheered.
"Show how much of a man you are sockwearing Ed-boy!" Rolf added.
"Go! Eddward!" Sakura Kinomoto cheered.
Suddenly... much to everyone's surprise, Double D did managed to lift the disc and throws it... backwards towards everyone.
"TAKE COVER!" Rex shouted as everyone including the Heavy moves out of the way, Marcus even took this chance to grab Arinah by the hand as he leads her out of danger which made the girl giggle.
Meanwhile, Eddy just came out from the bathroom, "Aaah... that's was great." Eddy said when the disc hits his face sending him crashing down the floor, everyone quickly gathered around the fallen boy, "Mommy... those cookies for me?" he said with a dazed look.
"Heavy thinks you have strength... but needs control." Heavy mused.
Rolf then turns to Double D, "And you said the dim-witted Ed-boy needs to control his strength..." he pointed out.
"Ehehehe..." Double D laughs sheepishly.
Bzzzttt...
Later everyone are currently seen outside running a steep hill with Jake and Luna Loud almost tripping while being coached by a man riding a motorbike. The man is wearing a red military jacket with straps and belts around his upper body, black pants and black combat boots. He wears a helmet that obscures his eyes. This is the Soldier.
Mann. Co and Trainer
The Soldier
"Only fifteen miles to go boys and girls! Hahahahaha!" the Soldier shouted in glee.
"HE'S INSANE!" Eddy shouted as Alden once again tripped and fell on the ground getting trampled by Lie Ren, Nora Valkyrie and Mato Kuroi on the process.
Bzzzttt...
Later, still in the outside, we see everyone and the Major standing on a sidewalk... in front of a heavy traffic.
"WE'LL BE TESTING YOUR SPEED AND AGILITY BY RUNNING THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC!" the Major shouted as Rex finished his turn when they heard a loud horn from a truck, causing them to cover their ears.
On the other side, we see Marcus, Danny, Chad and Double D with the beanie-wearing boy getting ready for his turn.
"Ah... good luck Double D... I know you can get through this." Marcus reassured with a blank look.
"DO NOT WASTE TIME, MY BOY!" the Major shouted.
And with that, Double D began to ran through the heavy traffic while dodging fast coming cars though he got hit by one car causing his body to roll over it, making everyone cringe, then Double D stood up, "I'm okay..." he said as everyone cheered, Double D dusted himself when another car hits him from behind making everyone cringed once again while the Major laughs.
Bzzzttt...
Later everyone are back inside the facility and is currently inside a classroom seating on separated seats while listening to a man standing in front of a whiteboard. The man is wearing a red jacket underneath a brown overalls, orange oversized gloves, black boots, an orange helmet and dark brown shades. This is the Engineer.
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The Engineer
"Now I know some of you are not familiar in using firearms but I'm still going to teach you in case of the inevitable." the Engineer said as the everyone begin to take notes.
Eddy even tried to peek to Double D's notes which prompt the smart boy to cover it, much to Eddy's dismay.
Bzzzttt...
Later everyone are seen doing a zip line with Rex and Randy finishing their turn while Eddy and Rolf stands from the other end.
"Rolf says you go first, shortstack Ed-boy!" Rolf suggested.
"You're much taller, so you go first!" Eddy argued.
"What's the hold up here?" the Scout asked getting in between the two, "You guys should have been zip lining right now!" he said hitting Eddy on the head with a stick.
"Ow! Well you're so high and mighty! Why don't you do it!?" Eddy demanded.
"I would've earn my rank if I didn't done that!" the Scout argued.
"Then show us!" Eddy said kicking the Scout causing him to fall.
"AAAAHHHH!" the Scout screamed as he fell down on the floor with a loud thud.
"Well... short stacked Ed-boy... Rolf thinks you just killed him." Rolf commented.
"Well... it's his fault for not using this." Eddy said showing a handle, "Here... Catch!" he said throwing the handle down.
Bzzzttt...
Later that day, everyone are back outside running on the stairs at the Mayor's Town Hall. As everyone reaches the top, they began to cheer, raising their hands triumphantly in slow motion then suddenly Ed trips hitting everyone as they fell down the stairs in slow motion, Medaka Kurokami was walking up the stairs when she witnessed everyone falling down in slow motion with a perplexed look.
Bzzzttt...
Later that night, everyone are seen gathered around the cafeteria after a day of training. And to welcome Marcus and the other, they all decided to have a little get-together.
"Food is ready!" Yoshika announced as she, Regan and Lissa enters the room carrying trays of food.
Everyone let's out a cheer, "Finally! I'm starving!" Rex exclaimed in glee.
Everyone then began to eat while having a conversation at the same time when Lyndel spoke, "So... what do you guys think about the first day of your training?" the Flamburge princess asked.
"Hard." Marcus replied with a smirk.
"Really hard." Eddy groaned.
"Rolf thinks he has become a better man after the session you call training." Rolf admitted.
"It was very difficult... but what the Major said the results are full filling." Double D stated.
"Gravy." Ed randomly quipped making everyone burst into laughter.
"Well... that's just the first day, we'll be doing this training routine for the entire week." Rex pointed out.
Marcus shrug his shoulders, "Well... if I made it through today, I can make through tomorrow." he claimed with a very confident smile.
"If Marcus could do it, so am I!" Eddy said as the brothers fist bump.
Arinah then sat next to Marcus, shoulders bumping onto each other, "I must say Marcus, you really did well today, TOO well if you ask me.'' she complimented, "You handled training well without breaking a sweat.'' she stated with a smile.
Marcus grinned, "Like I told you before, you're looking at an exceptional talent here.'' he boasted earning him a playful punch from Arinah.
"By the way, Miss Yoshika, you're a really good cook! The food was delicious." Doube D complimented.
Yoshika giggled, "Thank you. I always puts effort to the food that I make in hopes of everyone enjoys eating." she stated.
"And we appreciate it." Double D replied in gratitude.
"So what are we gonna do after this?" Randy asked.
"How about we play a video game in our room?" Rex suggested.
"That's good! I'm in!" Danny replied in agreement.
"I'm not really into games but I might as well partake." Double D claimed.
"So do Rolf." Rolf quipped.
Meanwhile as everyone continues to have fun chatting and eating, we see Major Stronghold watching them at the cafeteria door's entrance with a smile on his face when a voice spoke.
"You seem to be in a good mood." the voice pointed out.
The Major turns to see Louie walking towards him, "Ah... Louie, it's nice seeing you here." the Major greeted in a low volume.
"I just decided it'd be nice to visit this place once in a while... are those the new recruits?" Louie asked.
"Yes. The five new recruits has potential especially Marcus McGee." the Major replied with a smile, "But they still have a long way to go.'' he pointed out.
"They're still new... and they still have plenty of time to improve themselves both physically and mentally." Louie explained.
"You're right, anyway have you got any information about the Dark Forces?" the Major asked.
"None. But I had the feeling that they're going to make a move soon." Louie replied.
"Then we'll keep our guards up." the Major claimed with a serious look.
A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.