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Myrr laughed quietly as she jogged backwards. "You're lucky you're only here for the discipline, Hali. Hell, if you WERE going to become one of us, we'd be double timing it from the cabin to where we're going." she said.

Keeping pace with Kaiser, they eventually reached the middle of the compound, where they tapped the flagpole gently. On the flag was the same emblem where Hali had seen it before.

Kaiser led the way to the breakfast hall where surprisingly, no one cared that she was Queen Hali. She was just another Trainee, to be perfectly honest.

Breakfast was hearty servings of toast, english muffins, coffee, tea, several kinds of juice, pancakes, bacon, sausage and most other breakfast foods.

Kaiser and Myrr both found themselves the soldiers' breakfast. Steak and Eggs, with salsa and hot sauce on the side.

A while later, one of the drill instructors walked by Kaiser. Looking down at the trio who were seated a ways away from everyone else, he examined Hali. "So the Mighty Queen of Aquious became a trainee on MY training grounds? I hope you know, sweetheart. I rule here." the weathered old man said with a smile.

Kaiser looked up from his meal then at Hali, swallowing his meal. "Hali, this is Drill Instructor Schwarzen. He trained me an' Myrr."

"Feh, Royalty. They never change." grumbled the instructor. as he walked off.

"This one wants to at least. Well, we'll see..." Myrr said as she returned to her breakfast.

Kaiser grunted in agreement as he started on his third steak.

The very same emblem was on half the people in the dining hall, seperating the recruits from the regulars. It was embroidered silver on a black bandana tied to their left arm.

None of the recruits had it, such as Hali, while Kaiser and Myrr both had one.

Myrr looked over and arched an eyebrow. "Eh, watchudrawing, why the Organizaton emblem?

"Yeah, let Kaiser finish breakfast. In the mean time, let's get you stretched." Myrr said as she followed Kaiser.

The next twenty minutes had Hali being completely stretched out.

Kaiser came out, stretching himself as he came out.

The next hour and a half had them doing two hundred push ups and sit ups, stopping when Hali had to rest.

Kaiser then led the trio on another two mile jog, passing by a class of forty recruits, all of them looked ashen faced and exhausted.

Reaching their destination, they reached a massive obstacle course.

Kaiser took out his pocketwatch. "Hey Myrr, don't you have the record for this course?" he asked her casually.

"Dunno. Lemme look." she said while jogging off to the first aid shack, where the record was kept. Jogging back out, she nodded.

"Yeah. Six minutes, fifty four seconds." she said. Kaiser nodded sagely.

"At the end of the six weeks, You're going to break Myrr's record."

The Obstacle Course was a half mile of jungle gym, dead ends, mud pits, rope swings, and other assorted interesting nasties that the Drill Instructors came up with.

"The idea is that you will run to the other side of the course, ring the bell that's on the end, and run back here. Yes, that's right. You have three minutes to cross a half mile territory of obstacle course, and get back here." Kaiser said.

"Myrr, want to help her through the first part of the course?" Kaiser said.

Myrr nodded.

"Whenever you're ready, Hali. After the jog back, we'll have lunch."

Myrr looked at her silently before retreating to the first aid station again, and came back with a good size canteen.

"Here, drink this." Myrr said. "It's a lot more then your shell."

Kaiser, meanwhile, headed to an adjacent shed, and a bit of fooling around, had him come out in full plate armor. The kind he wore on his trek out to the Compound in the first place.

Myrr looked at him like he was nuts, and was handed the pocket watch he always carried.

"Time me." he asked her as he got to the entrance. Myrr shook her head, looked at the watch and then shouted "NOW!"

Kaiser sped off like a bullet, working his way through the obstacle course.

"Just so you know, Hali, our first couple of runs through the Obstacle Course are not going to be for speed but simply learning how to work up, under, through and around obstacles. It won't be that bad. Mmkay?"

Myrr waited for Kaiser to climb out, the man coming out sweating heavily and panting.

"Ten minutes, thirty three seconds, Kaiser." she said curtly as she tossed the pocket watch to him. Myrr slipped into the obstacle course, following Hali easily.

Kaiser was busy playing dead from exhaustion outside.

"So, other then the really strenuous exercise, how are you finding things here?" she asked her while tight rope walking above Hali.

"As long as we don't over do it, you'll be fine. You think Kaiser and I would put you through something that would hurt you?" Myrr responded.

"All in due time, my dear Queen. Once we start teaching you how to use a Katana, you'll get all the arm strength you'll need and then some. I promise."

Myrr jumped down lightly behind her. "Trust me, mmkay?" she said. "I used to be in the same boat as you until I was taught how to use a katana."

Myrr chuckled, and there was a distinct metal sliding sound as Myrr drew her katana, with the weapon shifting into a trident as well.

"It's called a trident. It's a decent spear weapon, in my opinion but its hard to master but that's just me." Myrr said while using the Trident-that-used-to-be-a-katana as a balancing stick as they crossed a perilous section over a mudpit.

"Then again, I'm partial to sword weapons so... my opinion is biased." she said as she helped Hali the last three steps.