SIMULATION OVER. STATUS: TO BE DETERMINED continues flashing on my screen. I crane my neck trying to see Allie or Lou's screens. More and more flashing light pop up. Most of them flash with a status fail, and I wonder what will happen to them. There aren't enough of us here for them to just send everyone home, nor is there money in the budget. My guess is that they'll let people retake their tests.
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The room blacks out. The main projector lights up, sending us into a new 3D universe. Space and stars surround us, entrancing me. I've always wanted to see the universe. I feel.... light. Like I'm in the Battleroom again. Then gravity takes hold and I'm sent tumbling back to Eros. A screen in the front of the room lights up. Words start scrolling across the screen.
The soldiers who are being advanced to squadron leaders will be announced tomorrow at 1530 hours. You are free until then.
Why don't they just tell us now? Me. They're still debating over whether to pass me or not. Some people near me had their screens flash with a passing status. Everyone who didn't had their screen flashing a fail. Except me.
Do not discuss the test with other soldiers.
Definitely my fault. At least I have an excuse for not telling anyone my pass/fail status.
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I use me free time to sleep mostly. As does Petra. We spend most of the time together. I decided not to read anything since there wasn't any good reading material in the library. Plus, I may have read too much (does such a thing even exist?) on the way here. Reading one hundred completely informational texts in two months is no small feat, even for the smartest children on the planet.
When we weren't sleeping or eating we were exercising. We were usually sleeping though, and I may have gained back a pound or two of weight that I lost from forgetting meals.
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My alarm started blaring at 1200. Ah yes. I had breakfast at 0800, then came back and slept. Time for lunch. A jolt of fear shivered through me. The soldiers who are being advanced to squadron leaders will be announced tomorrow at 1530. You'll be fine, I think. It won't be the end of the world. I get up and put my uniform on. As I leave the dorm room another thought passes through my head. Something drilled into me since day one. Never let the enemy see you cry. More importantly, never let the enemy see you bleed.
My enemy wouldn't get the pleasure of seeing me bleed. I'll make sure of that.
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FanfictionEnder's Game fan fiction. Based on movie and book. Ender's isolation must never be broken, orders of Colonel Graff. But what happens when a girl named Amy finds her way into Salamander Army?
