Chapter 3: NGS Camp(1)

The day was bright as the sun shined brightly. A flock of birds could be seen flying in the sky as an aircraft flew past them. The sound of the aircraft caused the birds to be disordered as they flew away faster than they were flying some seconds ago.

Inside the aicraft, Lucas walked about as he showed himself around while captain Frank could be seen talking to a young man who Lucas heard the captain call "Movich". Movich was the aircraft's pilot. He is a russian with a bald head. Really tall, he should be around 6'8 feets tall with a face that is full of beards. Lucas approximated his age to be between twenty eight and thirty.

Captain Frank, the recruit camp called. They said, "the new batches of recruits are all ready. They are already waiting for us at the hangar".

Okay. Tell them "we would be at their base shortly". How long till we reach them?

The sky is all clear, so we should meet them in about two hours sir.

Then we should be back at our base before noon, right?

That's right sir, Movich replied.

The captain waves his hand at Movich, a sign that made him go back to the flight deck. The captain watched as Movich left before turning back to face Lucas who was still walking around admiring the engineering designs of the aircraft. If you are done admiring. Follow me, let's go meet someone and you can just drop your backpack somewhere, he said as he walks off.

Yes captain, Lucas said as he quickly dropped his backpack on a sit in the cabin and hastily followed the captain. He kept following the captain until they reached a door with a sign that reads "training room".

Captain Frank opened the door and walked in as Lucas followed him. Entering the training room, they could both hear the sound of loud breathing and also the sound made by fists hitting a dummy.

A young teenager boy, not much older than Lucas could be seen hitting a dummy continously on different parts of it's body without a break.

Carl! The captain shouted what seems to be the teenager's name. He looked back at the duo and answered while looking particularly at Lucas. Lucas also looked back calmly at the boy as he puts the boy's features into memory. The teenager had a head full of deep brown hair, a face that could not be considered handsome but also not ugly. He had a very charming deep blue eyes that would attract anyone who looked into them. He was of average height, shorter than Lucas by almost a foot but had a very thick and muscular body.

Carl, this is Luke. Luke, this is Carl. Captain Frank made a very simple introduction between the two. You boys should get to know each other. I will be with the pilot at the flight deck, the captain said as he walked away.

Yes Captain! They both shouted and saluted the captain as he walked out of the training room.

Hi, "I am Luke Carter" Lucas said as he stretched out his hand for an handshake.

"Carl Taylor" Carl said with a bit of an accent as he took the handshake.

Oh. You're British. Cool, Luke said as they both shook hands.

No, I'm American but half of my years was spent in Britain with my mom. She's the British.

Okay, I'm Canadian. Both parents are from Canada and all my years i've also stayed in Canada. So who's the captain to you? You know you both look alike right. The resemblance is uncanny.

Yes i know. It would be rather odd if we don't . "He's my father" he said while smiling.

Really! Wow. He is really your father? Can i ask you a very strange question? It might sound very impolite but i don't mean anything bad. I just wanted to know.

Go on. Feel free to ask. "I already consider you a friend" he said as he laughed.

Ok then. "Tell me have you ever seen the captain laugh?" he asked and continued talking without noticing the choked up expression on Carl's face. I have never seen him laugh. I spent two years training with him and i never saw him laugh.

Ugh. Ugh. Carl coughed continously as he looked at Luke in amazement.

Carl. What's wrong? Why are you coughing? He looked at Carl with a worried look. You don't have to answer my question. I was just being curious.

It's nothing. It's really nothing. I was just a little bit shocked by the question. From now on you are my brother. I thought i was the only one that have never seen him laugh or smile. I have also never seen him laugh or smile. I asked my mom about it once, all she said was he laughed at me a lot when i was still a little boy but i don't seem to remember at all.

You've also never seen him laugh? I knew i wasn't mistaken. He really doesn't laugh. I've never seen him smile too.

They both look at themselves and started laughing loudly together. "From today onward you are also my brother", Luke said. Then they both continued laughing.

After they both laughed and talked about themselves for a while. Carl looked at Luke with a calm gaze and said to him " lets have a spar". Luke could see the excited look in his eyes. He knew he had met a training mad man that is just as mad for training as himself.

Okay, he said calmly but couldn't hide the excitement he could hear in his own voice and he knew Carl heard it too. They both moved to the center of the training room.

Ready? Carl asked with excitement.

Ready. Luke answered calmly.

Carl attacked first with a right fist to Luke's left chin. Luke caught the punch with his right hand and responded with a knee to Carl's belly. Carl used his left hand to block the knee jab targeting his stomach. They both seperated and looked at themselves for a second. Each surprised at how their hits were blocked.

You're very skillfull but that was just a test Carl said while smiling.

Same here. Luke also replied with a smile before suddenly rushing towards Carl. He was very fast with his attack. Before Carl could blink, a punch was already coming at his face but being a pro himself he quickly raised both of his hands up to block the punch. He took three heavy steps backwards before he could stabilize himself. He looked at Luke with surprise but that did not affect his confidence at all. What he didn't know was that Luke was actually surprised and impressed at how he only took three heavy steps backwards before stabilizing himself after taking a punch from him. Though the punch was not with his full strength but it still had around sixty percent of his strength.

"My turn" Carl shouted as he threw his massive fist towards Luke, who also threw his own fist out." Let me see your fulk strength" he said before throwing the fist. The two fists collided with a "Thump" sound and they both seperated while taking some steps backwards. Luke took three steps backwards before he could stabilize himself while Carl only took two steps backward. They both looked at themselves while shaking their hands that just met in a collision. Both of them were feeling numbed in those hands.

You were born with innate strength? Luke asked as he looked at Carl with surprise.

Yes. Since i was little boy i noticed i was way stronger than children my age. That's whiy i was surprised when you took my punch and only took two steps backwards. I've never met someone of our generation who could take my full strength. You are the first, "so let me enjoy this moment" he shouted before throwing himself at Luke.

He threw three consecutive punches at Luke. Luke dodged all three punches at the last moment and responded with a kick to Carl's jaw which he also dodged. Carl throws another punch at Luke's right shoulder trying to dislocate the right hand but luke moved to the left and caught Carl's left hand. As soon as he caught the left hand, he turned and used his left leg to destabilize Carl. As soon as Carl was destabilized, Luke quickly used the Judo overhead throw technique to throw Carl to the ground. Everything happened within a few seconds. Carl landed on the ground with his back, he felt some pain in his back but that was too insignificant to stop him from retaliating. Upon landing, he used his right hand to lock down both of Luke's hands that were holding on to his left hand while also using both his legs to lock Luke's head between them. Luke who was still locked down by Carl who was on the ground gathered his strength and picked Carl off the ground with an intention of bashing him on the ground again, but Carl who was already anticipating this move quickly unlocked his legs that were around Luke's head. He jumped down and quickly steadied himself on the ground while still holding on to Luke's hands, turned his back to Luke and flipped him over. Luke knew what Carl wanted to do when he unlocked his head but he couldn't stop him because he was already trapped. After throwing Luke on the ground, Carl quickly took some steps backward so that he won't fall for the same trap he used on Luke. Luke also stood up from the ground slowly until he was fully on his feet. He raised his head to look at Carl who was just a few steps away and whose face shows that he was currently in a deep thought. Luke waited till Carl was through with his deep thoughts. Carl looked up at Luke and said " Let me see your full strength".

"Okay". Luke replied while smiling. "Here i come " he shouted as he ran at his full speed towards Carl. Carl quickly changed into a defensive technique as he quickly did a horse stance. "The horse stance was the best stance for defending against someone stronger" Carl said to himself silently. Luke ran in a zig zagged way. His movement technique was so confusing that Carl didn't even know where to defend. Carl still maintained his horse stance when he suddenly felt a very sharp pain on his jaw as it got dislocated while he himself was flung away. Before he could get himself, a punch hit him on the belly. He took in a deep breathe as the pain reached him fast. He felt like all his innards were in flames. He hasn't fully registered the different type of pains he just felt when he felt another sharp pain and the sound of cracking bones on his chest. He just got whip-kicked on his chest. It had been a very long time since he felt this kind of intense pain.

The pain was so intense that the only words he could let out was "no more" before he landed on the floor. After staying on the floor for some minutes, the pain relieved him a bit. He fixed his dislocated jaw. With a "crack" it was put back in place though it was painful it was not as intwnse as the pain coming from his chest and belly. He tried to stand up but a piercing pain came from his chest, he almost fell back down but he felt an arm support him from his waist. Luke helped Carl stand up as he supported him to a nearby chair. Carl sat down as he tries to catch his breathe.

Why the hell were you so heavy handed. I told you to use your full strength not use me as a punching bag. You fucking bastard almost killed me. Aish! I think i broke some ribs. You really were too heavy handed.

I am sorry. I lost myself in the feeling but don't worry you don't have any serious injuries apart from the broken ribs. Nothing a few hours of rest won't heal completely.

What of my jaw. It was fucking dislocated in one punch. You almost removed all my teeth.

Okay stop acting like a sissy. You already fixed your jaw while you were lying on the floor. If it was still dislocated you won't be talking right now.

Carl laughed and said "but you little brat was still a little heavy handed". Now i will have to face those from the recruits camp with a bruised face. Who knows if my future wife will be among them. This bruises will create a negative first impression.

"You are a joker" Luke said while laughing. The recruits camp is also part of the NGS? I heard Movich tell the captain something about picking up the new batch of recruits.

The recruits camp is where they recruit and train new soldiers that will later join the other three camps.

Then why didn't we go to the recruits camp first, why are we joining the junior camp immediately.

You really don't know how the NGS operates, right? People like us with parents that have high enough positions in the NGS or those whose parents have high positions in the World Joint Government (WJG) don't have to go to the recruits camp. The things they do at the recruits camp, we did all of it at home. The process of taking the serums will be taken care of by the NGS.

This is a way of thanking the soldiers that fight for the NGS and their employees too.it is a form of gift to thank our parents for their service. The one's at the recruits camp are all children of civillians and also the children of those with lesser positions in the NGS or WJG. When they are done with the training of the recruits, they will give them the serums while monitoring them those that awaken their Mogdus will be sent to the junior camp while those that can't will be sent to the mechanical enhancement base. You know what a "Mogdus" is right.

Yeah, I know what a Mogdus is. The hidden part of the brain that can control the evolution of the human genes. My dad is a middle level scientist at the NGS research center so even if i don't know much i would know what a "Mogdus" is but i've never heard of the mechanical enhancement camp.

Where the hell did you crawl out from?

I stayed indoors mostly, the only time i went out was when i started training with the captain.

Okay. The Mechanical Enhancement camp which we usually call the M.E camp is a camp for those that can't awaken their Mogdus. In this camp they are trained to use the the latest, craziest and most absurd weapons. The most bizzare weapons are found there. The engineers in the camp are all crazy geniuses when it comes to mechanical weapons. When i was young i used to believe the M.E camp was weaker than the NGS camps. The first time i met a soldier at the M.E camp my views about them changed completely. They are all a bunch of mad men. I have an elder cousin at the M.E camp who showed me some of M.E camps crazy inventions. I was amazed. I saw a manually controlled mecha once and i amost joined the M.E camp because of it. I can't explain how i felt that day. The weapons used by the NGS army were all built by the M.E camp. Even the aircrafts were built by them.

Where did all these crazy inventions come from? Before the invasion alert, where were these people with crazy imventions? Where were the crazy scientists? It's like the invasion alert just brought them all out.

They were all around the world but the governments thought the world wasn't ready for these crazy technologies. So most of them had no funds to try out the ideas while those that did had the funds all got it from the black market. The funds were still not enough, the cost of production alone was crazily huge. No big time black market arms dealer was also ready to pour billions of dollars into a trial that may result in a failure but when the invasion alert came around fifteen years ago, the government had no other choice than to rely on all this crazy engineers and scientists. They provided all the funds they wanted and let them do what they want with the funds. The crazy scientists are all trying to create a "god" while the engineers are trying to build weapons that can kill a "god". The governments also had their own crazy scientists that they fund to do researches. Someone like Dr Charles Thompson was a science prodigy whose main expertise is in solving the mistery of the brain and the evolution of humans. The serums we use now were all around before the invasion alert but the serums we use now have better effects to the serums of the past. Back then he produced the serums for the three different countries that funded his research. Carl didn't notice the emotion on Luke's face ,he just continued talking. The three countries were U.S.A, Canada and Britain. The most confusing thing is that no one knew where he came from or what country he is from. "So do you get now" Carl said as he lets out a deep breath.

Thanks for telling me all this information. I was really ignorant about worldly matters. You really are a saviour sent to me.

Hey don't try to bootlick this elder brother of yours. I won't fall for your shamelesness. They both start laughing.

Boys we've already arrived at the recruits camp. Clean up and come meet your soon-would-be comrades. The captain's voice sounded from a loud speaker in the corner of the training room.

"I don't need to change my clothes but you really need to" Lucas says to Carl. Can you walk on your own or do you need help.

I'm okay. I'm not healed completely but the pain has really reduced. "Wait for me, let me quickly go shower and change my clothes" he said as he walked towards the changing room.