Power Ten

"Look, I don't know. That attack came from nowhere, and..." he cast a sad look towards Schwartz, "K-Bar was gone before she could say anything." He let out a shaky sigh and remained silent for a few minutes. "we were in a squad together for years... You get real close to ponies during war. It's a different level of trust. When you lose a friend like that, it's just so..." he paused, "difficult. You know?" he gave her his best sad smile. He heard the voice behind him. "recrui- I mean private, it's not up to you what we're gonna do. We're going to firebase frost to await further orders. Now pipe down, we're almost there."

Ten took a shaky breath, "thanks" he gasped. He quickly made his way over to the pilot's seat, taking the controls back. His pupils flared as he felt the adrenalin of his near-death encounter rush through him. (cue "Kickstart my Heart" by Mötley Crüe) "ooooooh! Yeeeeeah! Baaaaaaybayyyyyy!" Ten shouted as he brought the helicopter around to face the other jet. Without a second thought, he stuck his forleg out the pilot side window and began firing at the jet with a long chrome revolver. All but one of the bullets missed, the last one punching into the cockpit of the fighter and clipping the pilot's helmet. This was enough for the pilot, who promptly turned tail and raced back to the bomber squadron for backup. "we'd better get the buck out of here" Ten grinned for a moment before remembering why they had to go. As the adrenalin left his body, so did his carefree attitude. "4 hours to our destination" he said as he turned the copter north

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"don't crash" ten stated simply. He reached into a locker behind the pilot's chair and pulled out a stinger missile launcher. He then bucked open the copilot's door and leaned his entire body out of he helicopter, hanging on with one hoof. He sighted one of the jets as it came around for another run. He heard the confirming beep of a lock-on and fired. The stinger missile shot straight into the cockpit of the enemy jet, killing the pilot instantly. The recoil from the blast caused the launcher to fall out of Ten's hoof, and for him to loose his footing. He was hanging out the side of the helicopter by one hoof. "HELP! Before the other jet makes a pass!"

Ten did the best he could to hold himself together. "Put back your chutes. We've got a long distance to- BUCKING HELL!" He shouted as he saw a pair of enemy fighters break off from the bomber escort to pursue them. He spun the helicopter north and put them as low to the treetops as they could go (They're over the jungle) "Everypony strap yourselves in!" He shouted as he punched the throttle as far as it would go. The helicopter jerked forward and zoomed along the treetops at a terrifying rate. The enemy jets roared over past them, unwilling to go that close to the foliage. Ten turned around in his seat. "somepony come hold these controls for me!"

(guess who's rebooting this? Read the OOC for more details about how this will work.) "All's aboard that's coming aboard!" Major Ten chimed as he pressed the button, pulling the big ramp back up into the chopper. He hopped over to the controls and plunked himself down in his seat. He looked out the window to see K-Bar saluting him from outside. He saluted back as he gave the chopper some throttle, causing them to lift off the ground. K-Bar watched as the chopper dissappeared off in the distance. "bring 'em back safe, you crazy bastard." she sighed wistfully and began trudging back to the grounds to meet some new recruits. On the way, the secretary intercepted her, looking very worried. She spoke quickly and shakily to K-Bar. K-Bar stared at her, frozen in fear, "you're absolutely sure?". The mare nodded. "well then we have some serious problems. Ten looked back into the cargo area from his seat. "we're dropping in 5 minutes get your parach-" he was interrupted by the radio bursting to life with K-Bar's voice. "No time to explain why. You need to take the troops up to Firebase Frost. I don't have much more time left. It's been an honor, Major Ten" "K-Bar! What's going on?" ... Silence "K-Bar! Answer me! K-Bar!" Ten felt a pit in his stomach as he turned the helicopter around just in time to see a squadron of bombers unleash their payload on their former base. The explosion was massive, and shook the helicopter from where it was located miles away. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"I want all of you to bring your weapons with you." As all the ponies gathered around once again, K-Bar lit a red flare and tossed it a few meters away. Above, the dull thumping of helicopter blades tearing through the air resounded around the field. A black twin-rotor helicopter lowered itself not too gently onto the ground. K-Bar grumbled under her breath, "not him. Please don't be him." To her dismay. A white zebra-pegasus with gold stripes and a blue mane stood with a stupid grin on his face at the top of the boarding ramp. "greetings all! I am Major Power Ten, but you all will call me Major Marvelous." he snickered. K-Bar facehoofed. "Just everypony get on the chopper". She'd long ago learned to just ignore Ten's shenanigans. He was serious when they needed him to be, and that was enough. (FUCK I AM SO FUCKING SORRY. My parents woke me up at 4am last week and were all like, "hey, crazy idea, let's go camping for 5 days!" so we did. Shitty weather and shitty campground makes Ten want to punch a baby. But I made it! I managed to not punch a baby in anger this whole week! Somepony give me a cookie. Anyways... That's why I haven't been on in ages.)

"good. Very good. You all managed to do it in half a day. I can honestly say I'm impressed." K-Bar nodded her head. "we're going to speed things up a little bit. You all have exactly 1 hour to pack all necessary survival supplies. We will do a survival excercise in the jungles west of here. Your hour starts now" (Sorry, guys. This site was acting all screwy. It's finally back up for me. Anyone else been having problems?)

K-Bar stepped up in front of the assembled ponies. "you will all receive an instructional manual for the assembly of the gun as well as basic cleaning parts. You all have 24 hours to show me how to take apart, clean, reassemble, load and fire the weapon accurately in that order. Understood?"

K-Bar made sure all the recruits had their weapons before walking back to the mess hall to get the other recruits. "The alphas have gotten their guns. Time for you lot to go make your choices." She led them back and handed them clipboards with their options. Assault Rifles - M16A4 Carbines - SCAR-L Sniper Rifles - JNG-90 Shotguns - 870MCS Machine Guns - M249 Sidearms (only snipers, shotgunners and machine gunners can use SMG's) -Pistols M9. SMG's MP5.

K-Bar smirked as they arrived at the metal bunker that served as the armory. "you all don't have the security clearance to enter this building yet, so I've compiled a list of guns that you can use at your current ranks. Check which ones you want and they will be brought out to you. One more thing. If you are caught with a loaded gun outside of the firing range, dishonorable discharge with prison time." she handed out the clipboards. Choose one primary weapon and a sidearm. Assault Rifles - M417, M16A4 Carbines - SCAR-L, G36C Sniper Rifles - M417, JNG-90 Shotguns - 870MCS, M1014 Machine Guns - M249, M240B Sidearms (only snipers, shotgunners and machine gunners can use SMG's) -Pistols M9, G17. SMG's MP5, UMP-45

K-Bar's eyes flicked up to Schwartz. She seemed honest enough. K-Bar sighed, "it's fine. Just don't do it again. There has to be a boundary between a recruit and their CO." She looked around the table. "whoever I cleared for the armory, follow me". With that, she stood up and walked out the door towards the armory. (sorry about not being on today. On the bright side, the Bourne Legacy was pretty damn good)

K-Bar looked over at the recruit waving to her and sighed. <she's probably gonna try to fuck me again or something. Dammit... No other tables free...> K-Bar grumbled in resignation and accepted Schwartz's offer, but making sure to sit opposite the crazy pony.

K-Bar looked blankly at Jacob, and then to Clocks. "Listen recruit. This isn't kindergarten. I don't give two shits about your fight or who started it. You don't fight in the mess hall. If you have problems with somepony, take it to the arena. Besides, you would have gotten your ass handed to you by Clocks. He's one hell of a fighter." She gave a smirk to clocks before walking off to get breakfast. (K-Bar calling recruits by name is a sign of respect.)

K-Bar yawned as her watch finally beeped. "good job to all of you who managed to hold strong. Go get yourselves some grub." she shoved herself off the ground and began walking over to the mess hall. She heard ponies chanting, "fight" over and over again. <for the love of- on the first day?> she broke off in a run towards the circle of ponies. She shoved them aside and glared at the two ponies in the middle of the cafeteria. "would you two mind telling me just what the FUCK you think you're doing?" she growled. (whoops, crap. Thought I posted that hours ago. I'm covering for a friend at work, so I'm gonna be another few hours)

K-bar resumed planking for the last five minutes, still carefully watching the other ponies. (I'm going to sleep for the night. First job starts tomorrow. I promise that I won't be as late as I was today)

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K-Bar watched Storm as he finally began to sag again. "getting tired there, big guy? You've got 5 seconds to straighten out or quit. Make your choice" She looked at her watch, "you all have been planking for five minutes. If you all can hold it for five more, then you can all go into the armory first."

A few mor minutes passed, several more ponies dropped out. "I sure could go for some grub right about now. I haven't eaten breakfast yet" she smirked, staring at a pony who was beginning to let his back droop. "Straight backs!"

K-Bar stood up to get a good look at the recruits. She spotted a few who had already dropped down and pointed them towards the mess hall. "get some breakfast" was all she said. She continued to sweep the group, picking out the strong ones, and identifying the weaklings.

Seeing the recruits begin to tire, K-Bar decided to show them a little mercy and finish them off now. Staying in pushup position, she lowered herself down so that her body was barely off the ground. "Straight backs! Plank until you drop Last pony to stay off the ground gets first picks of their weapons!"

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(For the sale of not having to wait any longer. I'll assume that everypony has arrived) K-Bar stepped out of the HQ and strutted over to the gathered recruits. "you all know why you're out here. We're going to be running through basic strength training. I want you all to do 20 pushups, then 20 jump squats. Keep repeating this until I tell you to stop." "ON THE GROUND!" she barked, taking the pushup position herself. She began to crank out the reps alongside the recruits.

<< the next morning, 0530>> The peaceful silence of night was suddenly interrupted by an alarm coming from the loudspeakers. Floodlights located in the bunkhouses turned on, filling the rooms with a blinding white light. After about ten seconds, the alarm shut off. K-Bar's voice now echoed around the Barracks. "All recruits out in front of the bunkhouses in 5 minutes. If one pony sleeps in, everypony will get to enjoy a 10-mile trot." (Jesus, that took longer than expected. Sorry, y'all.)

And you sir, receive a Master Sword!* *Navi included