The training

Alexa

After a while, we were lying down:

— Ale, what are your faults?

— Um… according to the love of my life, I'm stubborn and easily angered.

— Who is that?

— My father.

— No room for me?

— Of course, silly, you're the second.

"Is he dumb? It's not the same way to love" I laughed as he pulled me tighter against his body.

— Keep telling me.

— Well, I don't handle criticism well, and I'm not very girly, dad tried, but he couldn't. I'm shy and lonely, plus I'm not a good housewife; I do it as a job, but in my house, I'm a disaster.

— You can learn what my mother can teach you.

— Of course… because your mother will accept me. Let's put it this way: << Mother, I love a half European, half Latin woman who is also the daughter of the crazy woman who played with my genes, making me a mutant. Is there anything else missing? >>

— Yes, that this girl is not guilty of anything, and she is also the woman I love madly and with whom I want to live forever.

— Aweeee, your father is going to banish you.

— You're making a joke out of everything?

— Another flaw, sorry.

— All right let's not talk anymore and just enjoy our time.

No more talk; we enjoy our time, I know we're slimy, but we can't help it. So anyway, Monday came, and we were all in Kim's lab early in the morning.

— Well, guys, welcome to your new place.

— What?

We all said at the same time.

— You want me to train you, well, these are my conditions. Your rooms are ready; no sleeping in pairs. — I blushed—. The training requires total concentration, and the stand-up is at five am, with ten minutes of breakfast. You will have classes about driving, diving, climbing, navigation, technology management, biology, survival, and dealing with animals, including archeology and geology.

>> Also, I want to inform you that you will not be the only ones here; there will be others training to choose the best of the best. So, I advise you not to let your guard down, or you will be left out. It will be an intense three years, where you will learn to depend on each other, so be aware, you will get to know one another so well that you won't even have to talk to one another. So, you can imagine the toughness of the program. That's it, and you can go.

The instructors guided us to our rooms after leaving class. Once there, I started unpacking, and receiving a call from my father.

— How are you doing? What do you think of the place?

— It's going to be tough, but it's what I chose.

— That's my girl; I hope everything goes well, remember, dad loves you.

— I know; I love you too.

I hung up, and someone knocked on my door.

— Hi, let me see your room.

— Ah… I don't think you should…

— Thank you. — Lee came in, inspecting the place, and I was behind him. He sat down on the bed—. It's more comfortable than mine, so… —He pulled me to him, and I fell under it—. We'll use this one for us.

— You're crazy; we can't.

— We can't at night because they put a magnetic lock on it, but we can at break time. Do you know how hard it is not to touch you all day long when you are my addiction?

He said, hugging and kissing me.

— We only have twenty minutes to change and get to class.

— Well, let's spend fifteen and save it in the shower together; why do you think I brought my bag?

— Did you bring everything double?

— Sure, I need time with you.

— Let's do it then.

Laughing, we took a shower after having relations and ran off to class. But, unfortunately, the teacher was already waiting for us.

— Well, let's get started; I'm glad to see you all have uniforms. — It was a pair of pants with a black shirt and boots like the old earth models, only these were not heavy and had excellent adherence to the surfaces-: Today will be a simple training, we will climb first. Then you will learn how to maneuver with wings ∆ RTC (Delta with Full Transition Retreat).

>> You will finish, with a deep and agile dive, at the point marked, and from there, you will have to reach the shore—any doubt or impediment to proceeding.

— No, sir!

— Well, take your equipment, and let's go to the vehicle. — We got in, headed for the training area, arrived, and were positioned in front of a hillside. You have five minutes to change.

— Here in front of everyone.

A girl complained.

— If you have a problem with this, then give it up.

— I don't… I don't.

We all changed into our outfits, which allowed us to move more quickly and even enter the water without looking at each other. Well, I looked over at Lee, and he winked at me and bit his lips; I shook my head and laughed.

— Something else, this exercise will be in pairs, so take care of each other. — When the couples were already in pairs—. By the way, we have animals in all their environments here.

— Fuck.

— Yes, that's how it is, so my advice, open your eyes.

— As long as you don't see a shark.

Lee whispered it.

— You're afraid of it.

I turn to him and adjust my clothes.

— Tell me you're not afraid of it when you meet an Ultramegalodón in action.

— I think a smaller one is enough.

— That's right, Lee; they keep white sharks and are natural-born killers in Africa.

— Why would anyone want to keep sharks?

— Good question, Ale; we should ask the president of my colony.

— They are animals with the same importance as all the other guys; we can't eliminate them because they are dangerous to us.

— Dael, despite everything, you love animals. Well, I guess it's in us to do so; ultimately, we carry it in our DNA.

— Pay attention! Let's get started. — First was an explanation of how our backpacks and other equipment worked. We tested each of them to show that we could master the equipment, it wasn't easy, but we understood the basics. After about two hours, we got into position with our harness—. Go!

We started climbing; I saw a clear path just looking at the wall.

— Lee, I need you to rely on me and go right where I do, try to jump like me.

— Okay.

I started to climb, always making sure that the rope was not too tight between the two of us to avoid a tug and fall. Besides verifying that we were synchronized, I was amazed to see that he did it like me. We got to the top quickly, followed by Dael and Anjil, put the harnesses away, and took out the ∆.

We began to unfasten them, which were attached to the waterproof backpacks. Then, to open them, you had to prepare everything. Then, on the bag, you only had to touch a button, and they folded; that was the way to close them.

We also used these backpacks for diving with air bottles and mouthpieces. The mask was a new model FFM (full face mask) that came with air included in the mouthpiece. In case of insufficient air or very long water dives, oxygen can be obtained by connecting to the backpack in two ways, through the suit, for more excellent safety, or outside.

For safety, the mouthpiece hooks to your neck; when you enter the water, you place it, press on its sides, and activate the suction mask that stuck to your face and threw the air supply. The screen showed vital signs control, communication, oxygen control, light included, and the alarm signal.

— Anjil, what do you advise us if we see sharks?

— Your suits contain defenses according to what I read in the instructions; you should read them.

— Okay, but why, if we have you?

I told her, and we all laughed; now we were no longer a duo but a quartet, and we had Dael. He was an expert in flying artifacts, the tech guy at the end. We decided to follow him, and he would give us the signal to enter the water.