Chapter 16: Luna
"Do you understand? Now try yourself."
Luna said to all three of them.
Anik was the first one to pick up the gun. First, he loaded the gun with cartridges full magazine in the magazine well until the mag was locked while the safety selector lever was in a safe position.
Then, he holds the barrel(forestsock) of the gun with his left hand and brings the back of the gun to the shoulder and the front ball of his shoulder. Next, he tilted his head towards the gun to look at the M4 carbine paper target with the scope.
To make the weapon ready to fire, he pulled back the operating rod, which fed up a round(cartridge) from the magazine. Then he released the handle, and the bolt slammed home, fed a round into the chamber, and locked into place.
Thereafter, he changes the safety lever to the fire position. And slowly squeeze the trigger.
*Bang*bang*bang*
The bullets hit the outer sides of the target and some misses too.
Then, he put the safety back on.
"How was it? Did I do good?"
Anik asked Luna while looking at the shock of Jonathan and Ace.
"You did pretty good for your first time. You are a fast learner."
Luna said to him.
Next, Ace and Jonathan also tried to shoot the gun. They also did a decent job with the help of Luna and Holden teaching them and correcting mistakes of not properly holding the gun, and not having the safety on.
Like that, The three learn to use the M4 thanks to Luna and Holden. They practice shooting, cleaning the gun, and how to load the magazine. They also learn to use handguns.
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BUNKER/4:32 PM
"For your first day of training,g you did pretty well, all of you, especially Anik."
Luna said to Anik.
"Thank you, Leader."
Anik said to Luna.
"You don't have to call me a leader all the time, just in DUTY."
Lana said to all three of them, looking serious.
All three of them nodded.
"Tomorrow, We will practice shooting guns but with moving targets. There will be knife practice with Luna and hand-to-hand combat with me."
Holden said to Anik, Jonathan and Ace.
"Uhh, I can't fight."
Anik said to Holden, and Luna also heard that.
"Why are your hand injuries that bad."
Luna said while looking at his right hand, which was covered with a bandage.
"Well, You know, the Dr. Sophia said not to fight. Otherwise, I will worsen my injury."
Anik said to Luna.
"Really!! Dr. Sophia, um I will talk about what you can do tomorrow. So, don't worry."
Luna said to Anik while looking surprised.
"Do you know her?"
Anik asked her.
"Yer, She is my teacher's daughter. I am a good friend to her."
Luna said to Anik.
"Now, now let's clean the area, and we can go back to the base camp."
Holden said to all of them.
After cleaning the shooting range, they hoop on the jeep and the previous 2 soldiers also hoop on the jeep for protection from the team that the three only knew now.
After reaching the base camp, the front gate guard checks all of them for any bite marks and then lets them in.
"Anik, Ace and Jonathan. We all 4 will stay together from now on in the same room beside Luna. She will not stay with us.
Now, go bring your belongings from your rooms and come meet me here."
Holden said to them.
"Then, I will also go to my room. Bye-bye, everyone."
Luna said to all of them.
Everybody said goodbye except Ace who just nodded, and got a slap on his back from Luna. And she went her way.
Following that, All three boys also went to their room to pick up their belongings.
Next, all three meet with Holden at the same place after picking up their belongings. Then, They went to get the ration for the day.
They didn't get in the line like ordinary people and went inside the tent where food was stored, and the soldier station there gave them the ration after identifying their identity Holden.
"Because we are soldiers, we get rations immediately."
Anik said while looking at Holden
"Yes, But not because we are any soldiers because we are soldiers who go outside to get resources. So, we get privileges."
Holden nodded and said to Anik.
Afterwards, they went to the new room they were going to stay in, which had 2 bunk beds at each end of the medium-sized room.
Holden takes the bottom bed on the right and Ace takes the top of the right bed.
That left Anik and Jonathan, who both wanted to get the top bed.
"Let's choose from rock, paper, scissors, what you say."
Anik said to Jonathan.
"Rock paper scissors"× 2
Both said at the same time. Anik chose paper and Jonathan chose rock.
So, the upper bed was Anik and the lower bed was Jonathan from now on.
Anik put the bag on the upper bed happily and Jonathan put his bag with it full of clothes dejectedly.
Ace also has a bag with some clothes and a guitar. Holden also had some clothes and other stuff Anik didn't see.
"Hey, Ace do you know how to play or are you just showing off? If you know how to play, can you play a song? It's been a long time since I've heard music."
Jonathan said to Ace carelessly.
"Of course I know, and like hell I will play a song for a dumbass like you."
Ace said to Jonathan while annoyed.
"Now now don't get angry, I am just joking."
Jonathan said to Ace.
"Holden, how many resources are left in this camp?"
Anik asked Holden.
"For a month, that's why we are needed the most for this camp to sustain for a long time. We are trying to farm also, but we lack knowledge and human resources for that kind of work."
Holden said to Anik.
"Are there any other military camps besides this and the bunker area?"
Anik asked Holden.
"There are …."
To be continued...