Chapter 3 The next day: District 13 is a very unusual district. It’s underground and strictly runned. Today we got given our uniforms. I put it on and then I went straight to the command room. “Today you will be sorted into your teams, Go to the training hall”, Boggs explains. We are all dismissed and we make our way to the training centre. It is very similar to the one they use for the tributes in the hunger games, I caught glimpses of it on tv. A tall middle aged fierce looking man starts reading names off a list to make sure everyone is present. “Katniss Everdeen, Cato Albinus, Tyson Cullen, Robbie Foxe, Melanie Harris, Charlotte Finley and Alex Hunter, All report to barracks titled Team Alpha”, the man shouts. “Clove Sevina, Peeta Mellark, Thresh Flimsteed, Violet Hamilton, Finch Weston, Andrew Birch and Sam Tyree, All report to barracks titled Team Bravo”, The man shouts. “Charlie Larkin, Jana Colebank, Marvel Gardiner, Isabella Robinson, Gale Hawthorne, Nicholas Volz and Bree Howard, All report to barracks titled Team Delta”, The man bellows. “Rue Jamison, Jacob Neville, Ellen Striker, Alexis Ridge, Scott Alder, Taylor Seabourne and Glimmer Hemingway, All report to barracks titled Team Echo”, The man shouts. “Your uniforms and supplies will all be there, Dismissed soldiers”, The man shouts with a salute. We all salute him back and me and my new team make our way to our barracks. When we get to our barracks, Cato opens the door and we all step in. It’s not what I was expecting, It has 3 bedrooms, A small kitchen, 2 bathrooms, A sitting room, Small dining room and a small washing area. The first bedroom has 1 bunk bed and 1 single bed, Melanie, Charlotte and Alex claimed that room. The second bedroom has 2 single beds, Myself and Cato claimed that room. The third room has 1 bunk bed, Robbie and Tyson claimed that room. We settle into our rooms and unpack our things. As I put the remainder of my clothes in the dresser, I hear the phone ring. I run to go and answer it, But I see that Robbie has already picked it up. He talks for a minute and then hangs up. “What did they say?”, I ask. “We have training in 10 minutes”, He replies. I nod in response and I go and tell the others. I then get changed into black baggy sports shorts, blue sports bra and a pair of white running shoes. I tie my hair up in a messy bun and go out to the kitchen. Everyone else is ready. Melanie is wearing white baggy shorts, a purple tank top and blue sports shoes. Charlotte is wearing a grey tank top, red sport shorts and a pair of white sporty shoes. We then make our way down to the training halls and wait for further instructions. A man with a military beret walks in and starts instructing us what to do. “Hello, I am Craig Boone, I am a former member of the 1st recon sniper unit, I now train all soldiers that I believe have potential and actually don’t suck, I must warn you though, I am hard on my students, But you will thank me in the long run when you’re in battle”, He says wisely. We nod and he continues, “Myself and my fellow ex member of the 1st recon sniper unit, Manny Vargas will be training you”, He says. As he says that a man with the same beret enters the large training hall. “Hello soldiers, I am Manny Vargas, I will be helping Boone train you for the next week or so”, He says. “First of all we need you to do stretches”, Boone says. We all obey him and we do some stretches. “Now, Do 50 push-ups”, Manny orders. 50, Oh my , Well it is the army after all. I start doing the pushups and can see that all of us are able to them without struggling. “Now get on your feet!”, Boone shouts. We obey him and wait for his next command. “The main things we focus on in physical training is muscle building, Strength, Speed, Endurance and accuracy”, Boone says with his hands on his hips. “We’ve noticed that you’re all well capable for Alpha Team, Alpha Team looks after the most serious problems and missions but also do minor ones also”, Manny explains. “This is why we need you to train 3 times a day everyday”, Boone says. 3 times a day! Ugh, Katniss toughen up! You’re in the army for crying out loud! “I think we will skip the fitniss test and immediately go into weapon training, Survival skills and physical exercise and gymnastics, Yes you heard right, Gymnastics is compulsory in the training process, It helps your agility”, Boone explains. “Myself and Boone aren’t able to attend every training session, So here is a copy of your workout plans”, Manny says as he hands out the sheets. As I get mine I start to read it. Each day you must: Swim 500metres each day, run 3kilometres each day, jog 1 kilometer every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 40 minutes of weightlifting each day, 50 press ups a day, 100 sit ups each morning, 50 squats every day, weapon training for 1 and a half hours each morning and evening, 25 minutes on cross trainer each day, 25 minutes on treadmill each day. “The last thing we would like you all to do today is to do some weight lifting”, Manny instructs. We all jog over to the weightlifting room and I start to lift weights. “When you go back to your barracks, you should find your map of District 13 on your kitchen table”, Boone says. We continue to lift weights. Bed time: Me and Cato enter our bedroom and start to get changed into our pyjamas. I put on my blue pyjama t-shirt and a pair of matching light blue bottoms. Cato wears a pair of grey bottoms and nothing else. His muscles are amazing, I find myself ogling them and he notices. “Like what you see?”, He asks with a smirk. “Yes”, I reply with a smirk. “I’m guessing you got a lot of girls back in District 2?”, I ask. “No, I didn’t have any interest, Most of them were dumb blonde bimbos, I like strong, Fierce, Brave dark haired girls”, He says. “So.. What about Clove?”, I ask. “Oh no, I consider her a little sister, Nothing more”, He chuckles. “Haha, Who would you go for then?”, I ask. “I have my eye on a girl”, He smirks. “And who would that be?”, I ask with a smirk. “You’ll see”, He says with his signature smirk. “Goodnight, Cato”, I say. “Night”, He says as he turns out the light.
