Fighting Arrows (Pokémon)

Chapter 3

Day: Wednesday (12th of September)

( Jessie's POV )

Unfortunately learning about different weapons and what was best in which situation was also part of the training. As if I was gonna look which gun I was using when hurting someone. But I knew there were always ups and downs everywhere you went. And the ups here were high enough to overpower the downs. Instead of Tyson, the woman that brought me here in the first place was teaching us about this stuff. Which was good, because I didn't particularly like Tyson.

"For the newbies, the name is Oakley."the woman said with the same smile she had given me before. Though I wondered how genuine that smile was. "I'm gonna explain to you what kind of weapons there are, and any useful information for when you have to use them. Why not just Tyson? Because that idiot also has a schedule and can't be here around this time." She sighed as she sat down in the most inappropriate way possible. "So are there any questions, or can I start your knowledge training?" A hand flew in the air. "This is no school, just talk."

"It feels like school."a girl said back. I saw Paige sitting next to her. The girl had brown hair and remarkably beautiful green eyes. "But I wondered why we've only learnt about guns up until now. There are other weapons perfectly capable of hurting someone, maybe even more than a gun."

"Yeah, so?"Oakley replied, raising an eyebrow. Cassidy rolled her eyes beside me. "Guns are definitely the most painful weapons, and the most intimidating. Team Rocket exists to go on missions that will help the Boss for his untold intentions. To be intimidating might just save you a tough fight."

"Why would we do missions for an unknown goal?"the girl said back, slightly annoyed.

"Because it's not unknown when we've proven you're worthy to know."Oakley snarled. "And I suggest you shut your mouth now, because I'm gonna start telling you all about this lovely object." She held a gun in her hand. The first thought coming up in my mind was sharpshooting. And that wasn't exactly my favorite type of gun use. Not with what had happened... "I sincerely hope you know what type of gun this is."

Someone came forward, looking at the gun from close up. "Wow, a real Steyr SSG 69!"the guy exclaimed. "An Austrian sniper rifle, designed in 1969. It has a wonderful accuracy, and is used all over the world, mostly by military or law enforcement forces. The synthetic materials are for light weight and cold hammer-forged barrels for durability. Made of fiberglass, and truly remarkable. The rifle is effective out to 800 meters (875 yd). Even with all this, the SSG 69 lacks a proper pistol grip, fully adjustable stock or Picatinny-type rails and is with that no match to more modern sharpshooter guns."

"Ah,"Oakley exclaimed. "You seem to know a good amount of information. Tell me, what is the SSG 69 well known for?"

"It's accuracy of course."the guy answered. He looked excited.

"Are you new here, kid?"Oakley asked, smiling. To know that much information just by looking at a gun. The guy must've studied hard, even though he didn't really look like the type to study at all.

"I am."the guy replied, bowing carefully. "I'm Wesley." So this must be the guy that had joined Team Rocket at the same time as I had. He looked good, and seemed to know a thing or two about guns. If new people already knew that much about this stuff... I might not be good enough for Team Rocket after all. I didn't know this much. I didn't know any of it.

"Well done, Wesley. I can see you worked hard."Oakley said. Then she looked at the group that were watching silently. "It is indeed a sharpshooting gun. It weighs only 3.8 kilogram (8.4 Ib). With a length of 1,003 millimeters (39.5 in). A barrel length of 409 millimeters (16.1 in). However still being used, in 2015 an improved design was created. The accuracy being sub 0.5 MOA. The bolt action uses rear-locking, instead of the front-locking lugs. Designed to fire the 7.62x51 millimeters NATO cartridge. It is designed as a military weapon, though it is also used by law enforcement forces, the police and for hunting. One rather unusual feature is the standard rotary 5-round magazine. A 10-round staggered box is available as an accessory. Even with the fact that this is an outdated gun, it still is very useful, and we will use it during the Team Rocket training. Any questions?"