Chaper 7

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After he had eaten his breakfast he went to the hangar. This time he was even earlier than last time, because he knew that they would be tested for three different enviromental troops, so he figured he would have to be there erlier than the day before. But, he was wrong.
He had to wait for another half an hour for the lieutenant to arrive. When he saw Candian, he frowned. He was propably asking himself why the flip he was there before him. He came over to Candian and positioned himself right infront of him. "May I ask why you're here this early. Are you so egar to continue or what?"

"No, well maybe. I just thought, because we will be tested in three classes today, we would be going earlier."

"Yes you are gonig ro have three testers, but all classes today can be tested on the same planet, only in different locations."

"Okay, yea that makes sence."
Slowly the other cadets came in, gradually filling the space next to him. When all were there they waited for the comanders to arrive. They did leave them standing for long. After only a minute or two, three troopers came marching into the hangar. They were all clad in full body armoreach in different colours. One wose coloured in full crimson, another in a dark red, or was it black and the last one looked rader ordinary, similar to the sandtrooper the only difference being that he looked bulkier and had extra protection on his shinbone.

They came over and positoned themselves behind the lieutenant. "These are the comanders that will be testing you this day. I will now, like yesterday, get out of the way and let the comanders explain what you're going to do", lieutenant Carant said to them and then borded the shuttle. "So jea", the lavatrooper in the jetblack armor, jes it was definetly black, steped forward and raised his voice. It sounded rough and very deep:"We three are all specialists of the same climate, but in different regions, but more about that later. We will fligh to the lava planet of mustafar, probably the most known planet with extremly high temperature, but there are others. Now, everyone on the shuttle and strap in!"

They all moved instantainious, bording the shuttle and seating themselves in. The three comanders went in after them, and after giving the poilote the ok, they too steaped in. The doors closed, the ramp was drawn in and the Sentinal-Class Shuttle took of, sowring out of the hangar into the atmosphere. The artifitial gravity set in so they staied on the floor and then the hyperdrive was activated, as soon as they were in this otherworldly dimension he felt this great feeling again, this sensation of endless freedom. He let himself lean back and enjoy this moment, when he was free of every worry. Worries like faling, or dieing in battle, or worst of all, loosing another friend. This faded away far to quick, as they exited hyperspace and slowed down. They were now nearing the panet of mustfar.

As they entered the planets atmospere, the artificial gravity shut of and they were left in the hands of the planets gravity. When they landed, they all felt the hull getting warmer already, could hear the magma flowing around them. They unstrapped and lined up facing the door, the lavatrooper comander pacing up and down infront of them.
"These climates are so extreme, that for this day you will need special, heatresistence armour", he said and gestured them to turn around. Behind them there were eight suits, hung up along the backwall.
"Don't just stand there and gape. Put them on!"
They all picked a suit each, slipping into them and putting the helmets on theire heads. The suits were heavy! One could feel themself being pulled down by it. Eitherway, they all lined up infront of the comander again.
"We are now going to go around and we will see how you'll handle with the heavy armor and heat. I will be upfront and guide the way, the other two will be hoing at the back to prevent straglers. Finaly, beware of the edges leading to the lavarivers, it is quite easy to slip of there and slide to ones doom. So stay far enough away from the lavarivers."
Then the doors opened into the ramp, leading to the vulcanic earth engulfing this planet. They all steped out of the shuttle and the doors closed behind them, stranding them on this goddamned planet.
The heat was incredible and he found himself wondering if any creature coild survive in this hell of a planet. The surface wasn't solid, it felt more like a few centemeters of volcanic gravel.

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