23 To Brief (2/2)
”I'm sure. It was pretty obvious from their one and only transmission.”
Ryan played a short audio clip of his father on the screen.
”tIt's crazy down here, we're all getting slaughtered! This was a mistake, we were so unprepared! Please send reinfo-”
....
”We have no additional info, but.. we assumed they didn't make it far.”
As Ryan slowly lowered his head to hide his face. Elektra watched as a tear slowly fell to his feet.
”Before my parents left, they entrusted me and my older sister their sOr and technology. Ever since then we made it our life mission to not only continue his technological revolution but also fulfill their goals to explore the outside world.”
He wiped his face then faced his team boldly.
”And now's the time where we can. With you guys.”
”We can only do it if we are prepared.” said Hikari. ”Yesterday was convenient for us to battle along side eachother, but that was only the beginning.”
He looked at each of them in the eyes, recognising both power and potential.
”You are all fully capable individually. Each of you have proven that, having earnt the ranks that you proudly represent today. But we must develop synergy as a team to be ready for absolutely anything. We must understand eachother's strengths and weaknesses, and learn to both compensate for and elevate each other.”
”We leave in a week.” Ryan's smile had returned. ”Until then, we'll use this time to train together c:”
”Indeed. First thing's first: Ability Assessment.”
”Ooooh what's that?????” Elektra was on board already.
”In order for myself and Ryan to create the most efficient training schedule, we must know exactly what you are capable of. Today we'll go through a series of basic physical and mental competency tests to gauge everyone's strengths and weaknesses and build up profiles for each of us.”
”Yup. I'll evaluate the results, compare them against the Zephyrian standards and assign numerical values to each of your stats :3 Hikari will then use this to create a training programme for all of us.”
”Us? So you'll be joining the combat side of things?” Yami was concerned, for Ryan's previous experience with the physical went horribly wrong.
Ryan stood straight and let out a deep breathe. ”Yup. I won't let you guys down. :)”
Yami wasn't convinced, nor was Aloe.
”I'm gonna have to revive his dead body at the end of the day, aren't I?” Aloe thought to herself.
At the end of the day, the results were.. rather surprising.