Jay held his breath as the team took their positions. All eyes were fixed toward the middle of the room. A bluish glow, first a little floating dot, grew steadily in intensity and size. A moment later, Jay could feel the hair on his head react to the static in the air. Tiny static charges came out of the glow. The surrounding air felt warm as it circulated around the room. In a flash, the bluish glow was gone and in the middle of the room stood Kai.
All hell broke loose as the team leader gave the signal to let loose their barrage of plasma fire. But Kai was ready for the ambush. He swiftly evaded the oncoming shots and somersaulted toward a pile of empty barrels. Making his way behind the barrier, Kai climbed up along the pipes up the wall and dove out of the broken window.
“Cease fire,” yelled the team leader. “Reset your side arms and laser rifles. That was the most dismal display of marksmanship I’ve ever seen so far. If this was a real ambush, you wouldn’t have been given the luxury of knowing when the enemy will show up.”
Everyone, including Jay, felt like they haven’t learned a thing. Even after the many months of training.
“End simulation,” yelled Sonia. “Everyone, take ten.” She nodded at the team leader.
He acknowledged her gesture and returned to his task of setting up the next round of training simulations.