Trial

Area I is mostly the same as Area IV, except for much bigger lands surrounding the bunker entrance. A lot more trees, but fewer people I've noticed the more we walked along the grounds. I was just trailing behind Theo, seems like we're not going inside the building but rather behind the buildings. The grass we're stepping on is hardly alive but burned from the sun's scorching rays. Coming in the corner, the backside of the building has a tiny shaded area in a tent. Stepping into the shade, I've realized how hot the sun is. Inside the marquee, a table a couple of chairs, and a podium scanner just like in the cafeteria when we got in attendance. Stepping in front of the scanner, Theo placed his palm on top and it scanned his hand, making a nose once it's done.

'Alpha Theo Von'strum Area IV from The Americas, level 14 Mark A, verified.' The machine spoke, how amazingly can it detect a person's data from a measly chip on the middle finger.

"Okay, I'm all set, you can watch through the cam panels if you want to watch me play." He says, as he presses a button from the table and a three monitor panel slides up from underneath the table. "Oh. Okay." Gives me a smile before stepping out of the tent and into the forest right beside the tent. Pressing 'Open Cam' the cameras attach to the trees it seems like focuses on Theo as he walks thru the forest, following his movement. Still going into the forest, nothing but trees and rocks could be seen, he stops on a clear spot where there are not trees and rocks in at least a 7-meter radius. He cracks his neck twice then claps.

"Ready." He says as the countdown begins to sound out of nowhere. '5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Start, ten minutes remaining.' The speaker blares. He immediately goes on his knees and digs thru the dirt fast. 'what is he doing?' and then he stood up, getting what he was looking for. He was holding pieces of flint as he runs to a nearby tree and climbs up. Like a bear would climb, hugging the tree and alternate from grabbing with his hands and then down to his legs. He sets on a steady branch and picks out twigs from nearby, then jumps the tree on his hind. He runs to some bushes nearby and pulls them off all the ways from the ground, repeating this maybe 7 more times to other bushes, he goes back to the open spot he started in and aligns the bushes in a circle manner him inside as he flops down on the ground.

'3 minutes remaining' the speakers sound. I was staring at him, still not knowing what he is doing or what is the test or the mission. I was on the edge; he seems very panicked by the time as his actions are not as refined from once he began earlier. Then out of nowhere, someone grabs me by the waist, made me jump in surprise.

Nessa laughs as she looks at my face. "That wasn't funny you know that?" I say with a blank face trying to prove a point. "Yes, it was." Keeps on laughing as she slaps my shoulder. "Come on! Stop being so serious, relax those muscles for once, geez." As she squeezes my shoulder, she could tell I was tense.

"Look," gesturing to the screen, Theo was tying the flint and the sticks together to then ties two pieces of leaves on the other end to make arrows.

"Oh! Theos' almost done, that's good." She says nonchalantly like she's seen this scene before playing back and forth, like an incoming jump scare you're already prepared for. Ignoring her, I watched as Theo bends a long piece of branch and ties two thick vines on either side to create a make-shift bow. 'He's making a bow and arrow, he's making a weapon, but what for?'

The timer counts down again, signifying he's time has run out. '5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Release.' Out of nowhere howls of some sort of animal could be heard. Theo sneaks on the ground, keeping a low profile as he senses the presence of these predators. Then it strikes, a wolf from behind Theo pounces but he dodges just in time to not get hit by their sharp K-9 teeth.

"Bring it on you little fuckers!" he shouts as the three wolves now circle him growls at his challenge. The wolves bark about to pounce, and then Theo grabs a piece of flint and a piece of rock and with a singular grind towards the bushes he intricately placed, they caught on fire, creating a firewall between Theo and the wolves. They couldn't get close, they'll burn if they do, so now they circle Theo not too closely still growling.

He grabs his bow and arrow and aims through the fire, using his senses to figure out their exact location. And he shoots, the flint tip arrow, going pass the fire caught in flames at it shoots right on the belly of one wolf, catching the fur on fire. Left with two, he waits for them to take the first move. Theo was sweating in there, I could imagine the mixture of fear, excitement, and adrenaline flowing through his veins. Then one pounces thru the fire and goes off in flames, Theo keeps his distance as the creature willies in pain, Theo grabs an arrow and quickly jabs its eye as the wolf lays down dead. And then the last wolf howls, retreating, surrender from the fight.

"Yes! He did it!" I jumped and Nessa joins our celebratory cheer for him. Theo smiles as he pants, catching a breath from that exhausting trial. He takes the gravel from the ground he dug earlier where he got flint and throws it down on the burning bushes, setting them off and he walked all proudly back to the marquees to us. The cameras shut down as he nears the tents. We ran outside to see him; he smiles at both of us as we let him sat down on a chair. Head going back as he sits, "finally did it." He says calmly. Stands up again and goes back to the scanner and presses his palm again against the top to scan his data.

'Alpha Theo Von'strum Area IV from The Americas. Tasks all completed, max level 15 Mark A, verified.' The scanner turns green as it shuts down. We all cheered as we went back into our room, slowly as we head he keeps telling his feelings during the test and we listened all happy for him.

Upon arrival, he immediately strips right in front of us and goes to the bathroom to probably take a long relaxing shower to celebrate his completion. I looked away again, only seeing his perky butt, but Nessa whistled liked how men show their interest in a young lady looking fine in a mini skirt in the past. "You lookin' fine." She says to Theo closing the door.

"Always has been!" he shouts from the inside.

then I realized, 'what's going to be mine?'