With Tango drooling on my shoulder, we finally slow down, "Raid Center, I'm pulling up." *Fox? Sorry about-* "Yeah, yeah, just let us in." After a moment, we move through the compound slow and then to a stop. "Zero, could you put the APC in the garage?" "Sure, you get Tango, then." Before she opens the sliding door, I keep her from falling out. It opens and Fox smiles. I lean into my shoulder and swallow, "Try not to wake her." "Wouldn't dream of it."

  She carries her like a baby to the women's bunkhouse. Zero suddenly pushes me against the car, "Now she knows what raids look like. Happy?" I frown, "You think I wanted to have her see that?" He lets go of me and gets in the car, "Her death will be on you, Bolt!" He drives off before I walk in and hop in my bunk. Why didn't I push her away? I need to mold her now, all while preventing some old asshole's death.

  Zero slaps my cheek, "Morning." "Zero." He throws me some fatigues, "Strap up and meet us outside." I shout, "I got it, I'm an ass!" After putting them on, I exit. A group in the same fatigues stand just outside the door. Tango nudges me, "What is this?" I yawn, "Raid training, you still want this?" She stares off and then looks back with a smile, "Yeah" Zero glares at me as someone comes up to us.

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  "Attention!" They all straighten their backs and salute. Tango smiles while looking over, "You in the back!" I roll my eyes and stand up straight. "Welcome to raid training, first up, C Q C!" His own group of men come up in black uniforms, helmets too. I roll my left shoulder around as everyone partners up. A man with big bionic arms, covered in bubble wrap marches up, six feet tall. "Holy shit. It's the feral cheetah kid." His plate reads, Gladius Verez.

  I rub my shoulder, then put my hands up. "It's the gorilla." He puts his arms up and inches closer. He goes to punch, so I move out the way, grab his arm and make him topple. After that, a pretend stomp goes to his head. "You've already learned this shit, Army?" "Iron Maiden." He gets up, smiling. "Go again?" I grin while banging my knuckles together.