Children of the Marker 4

The Mighty Have Fallen
Now that we have the suits, we had to test them out. Major Harrison told us that we each had to run an obstacle course. "Okay girl scouts! This course is to test your suits' physically ability along with your own. Beat the course in less than three minutes or your pulling shit patrol for three days. I want all the Marines to go first and then we'll see what Little V can do. LINE UP LADIES!" I watched as the first guy picked between a rivet gun and a SWS Motorized Pulse Rifle. Once he chose his weapon the countdown started. This course was unbelievably easy: 13 moving targets, a wall you had to climb over, a laser net you had to crawl under, some moving platforms that were just there to slow you down, and then you had to use the Zero-G boosters to get to the top of a sealed off room. The glass let us see all the floating stuff in there so it obviously was gravity controlled. This stuff is nothing compared to Maestro's training exercises. She had me spar with her friend Christian and you have to be looking in every direction with that monster or your toast. Obviously, "keep cool" isn't in his fighting style. Anyways, after several Marines went, Saix was the next in line. I watched out of curiosity to see how good this jackass really was. The buzzer went off and so did he.
He shot down the targets, climbed the wall, crawled under the net, and so on. I admit for an idiot like him that was impressive but he made one big mistake. He looked up at the timer and it said 54 seconds. He broke the record so far and his boys cheered for him. "Damn, he beat me by 20 seconds.", said Andy but Mr. Harrison saw what I saw and so did the computer. His 54 seconds turned to 1 minute 54 seconds. Saix yelled, "What the Hell is your problem!? I finished the course!" "Son! Talk to me like that again and you will be cleaning the entire ship inside and out! You missed one target! If you weren't showing off to yer boyfriends maybe you would've noticed! " Me and a bunch of the others laughed. Saix walked to the back of the group as pissed as ever. Then, Sgt. Vector turned to me, "You're up kid." I walked over to the starting line and chose the plasma rifle. The countdown began and my heart began pace faster. The buzzer went off and I was like a machine. I blasted all the targets and didn't even have to stop. I ran straight up the wall and jumped off the top of it. I slid under the laser net right after I hit the ground and dodged all the platforms that were thrown at me. Then, in the Zero-G room, I jumped from wall to wall to increase my speed. I hit the finish line and turned to the monitor. It said, 36 seconds a new record.
In the Mess Hall, everyone gathered around me to hear about being trained as a ninja. "I trained with my brothers. Our Maestro is the one who taught us everything we know. She really…" "Wait, wait, wait….SHE!?", asked Andy. "Well, yeah she's a woman." "Is she hot!?", yelled someone from the back. "Yeah man is she hot?", Andy added. I had no idea how to respond to that and I knew anything I would say would embarrass me. Thankfully, a woman came in carrying a package. "I'm looking for a Davinci Caldera della Capp. Are any of you him?",she asked "Yeah that's me, I replied." She made me sign for the package and handed it to me but left before I could ask her what it was for. I looked at the top and it said, " From: Ben, Merc, and A". The long, rectangular box was a dead giveaway but I didn't want to open it in front of the guys. "Hey guys I'm going to open this in private okay. "Fine, but we all know it's a yard stick.", though Andy's joke was stupid it got a few laughs. I walked out of the Mess Hall and tried to find a private place to open the package. However, curiosity got me and I opened it right in the hallway. Inside, was a brand new Katana and a picture of my brothers, my Maestro, and me. I felt really happy that they sent me this but a harsh voice ruined that happiness. "I knew a prick like you would be homesick already." I looked over to see Saix standing nearby. "Your mommy send you a kitchen knife?" "It's a Katana, a sword. Look Saix, it's not my fault what happened on the training course." "Bullshit! You come here, make me look like trash, and expect me to just take it!? NO! I've had it with you!", Saix threw a punch, I caught it but he attempted to knee me in the chest. I jumped back, "Calm down man, you're gonna get Harrison pissed at both of us.", but my words didn't reach him. He threw punches and kicks not like some street thug but like he boxer. However, after blocking and dodging a few punches and kicks I had enough. I punched him right in the face before he could even block. He took a few steps back but then looked mad as ever. His nose was dripping blood and his eyes were filled with hate. He yelled and ran at me but his arm was caught by the large figure behind him. "Blackstone! I saw you throw the first punch! You're staying in a holding cell until I have a talk with you!  Davinci, I know he started the fight but I don't want to see you throwing punches either got that!?", seeing a big guy like Mr. Harrison this mad kinda freaked me out a little. "Yes sir.", I said. He pulled Saix away as if he was pulling a child. I looked down at the package I dropped, thankfully the picture was okay. Saix was put in a cell next to Marcus, who's psychotic babblings haven't stopped since they started.