New Recruit

"I knew you'd come," he sighed. He didn't sound happy to see me. I wasn't sure if i wanted to see him either. "Hello to you too," I said sarcastically. I looked around, Tom had a very nice house.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm sure," I told him. We walked down the hallway. He started nervously talking as we walked.

"Are you sure? When you join the Marines, they don't let you just leave! Not to mention you will be the first woman to join!"

"Yes I'm sure! I'll be fine, and if anyone forgot to tell you, we are being invaded by an alien race, we need everyone we can get." I said.

"Fine, but be careful, I have to go now, we are at the training compound." He said. He started to walk away but then turned back and said

"Oh, and good luck" That was the last time I ever saw him. I kept on walking, eventually I reached the end of the hallway. It opened up onto a huge compound, I shielded my eyes from the sun to look. There was a main building on the left side, it was used for gun training and map skills. There were smaller buildings scattered around the North of it, they were the living quarters for new recruits. Then there was a big field where flying skills and big drills were done.I walked down the hill towards the gates. When I arrived I found a smaller man with a big walrus mustache and too large of a helmet standing in the guard booth. I said "Recruit Catelyn Harlinger reporting for training sir!" He looked up, almost wearily, and said

"You're a greenie aren't ya, walk to that big building over there," He pointed to the building I noticed earlier, "And get your equipment."

"Yes sir!" I said then I walked to the big building. There I found a long line of new recruits standing, getting their uniforms, armor suit, and other equipment. After a while I reached the booth. A bored looking man stood checking off names and handing out equipment. He looked at me and said, "Name?"

"Catelyn Harlinger sir," I reply. He hands me a big bag with all of the equipment in it. I said "Thank you sir! Then walked out. I look out at the big training compound and knew this is what I was born to do. Just as I was having a moment of self-realization, I was rocked off my feet! "Get off thr training field, rookie!" I hear a voice yell. Explosions are all around me! I sprint to the edge of the field. Soldiers are running all around. They were safe in armor suits though, and it was just a drill. But i had no armor, and even though the explosions were small, if I was close enough it could kill me. I sprint as fast as I can. Eventually I reached the end of the field, dusty and tired. "What the heck are you doing out there greenie?!" A man yelled, I looked up and he is standing there. He pressed a button on the side of his helmet and his visor lifted up. "You could have been killed!" he yelled again.

"I know, the equipment guy told me to cross here" I told him.

"Never, EVER, listen to him. He wanted to join the Marines but they said he was too small, now he tells recruits to cross over the training field"

"Oh okay" I said dumbly. Then I abrubtly walked away. "Maybe this was going to be tougher than I thought after all." I think to myself.

To Be Contiinued?