Perfectly Fake

4.

Speedy pushed them into the house. "This is where your training begins." He said as the boys looked around, in front of them was a table with only two weapons. One for Phoenix, one for Xan.

Their dad stood in between them, he chuckled at their expressions. "Rowan here will explain how this works." He patted their shoulders,  Rowan took her place in front of the boys. "Okay, my babies, this is how it's gonna go!" She clapped her hands together and smiled wide, "Here is a table with a weapon for each of you. You will take the weapon and make your way," she spread her arms and pointed to opposite sides of the house, "to one side, it does not matter. In each room, is one guy and another weapon. The men aren't going to get physical, just pretend you are going to kill them, you are being monitored. You will have to take out the guys and find the weapon. There are thirty rooms for both of you. When you've finished, you both will be put in the final room together with men in your age and weight class. Take them out with the weapons you have collected but know that they will fight back with the same weapons. Once you have completed everything, you will have the rest of today to rest up for tomorrow." Xan coughed and spoke up interrupting Rowan, "Uh, what's tomorrow?" She smiled, "It's our initiation." He nodded. "Also, there is a time limit, you will have one hour and forty minutes. The times will be in each room. So, are you boys ready?" The brothers looked at each other and back at their sister, nodding a 'yes' even though they looked a little terrified.

Rowan made a straight face, blew a good luck kiss to her brothers, as she whispered enough for them to hear,

"Go."

The boys ran from their spots, grabbing the weapons given to them and made their way to the first room.

The first room Phoenix entered was decorated as a child's room, he looked around, spotting movement in the corner of his eyes. He pulled the weapon from his belt, which was a medium sized green pocket knife scattered with skulls. He flicked the knife, the blade coming out of its confinement. The man hiding pounced at Phoenix, but him knowing that the attack was coming, dodged it, tackled him to the floor, and pretended to actually stab him. Phoenix winked at the man and and got off him. He began to look around the room for the next weapon.

Xan's room was designed as a master bedroom, he immediately spotted the weapon and ran to it, the weapon was a black Glock 19. He grabbed it from the flat surface it was laying upon and spun around to face the man in the room and shot inches from his head. He smirked, winking at the boy as well and left the room.

Xan made his way into the next room, which looked like it belonged to a teen obsessed with boy bands, he spotted the man, who rushed at him, pushing him into the wall, his breath being knocked out of him before he pulled out the gun, hitting him on the head and knocking him out. "I thought we weren't getting physical." He said catching his breath.

Back in the room with the cameras, Speedy slammed his hands down on the desk. He looked at Abele, "Remind me to kill him later." Abele just nodded.

Phoenix's next room was an asylum looking one, kinda creeped him out but it didn't at the same time. He walked slowly into the room. On the bed, was a SSG 2000 which Phoenix looked at proudly. He picked it up and looked around for the man not knowing that the guy he was supposed to be fighting fell asleep waiting for him. He looked at the camera in the corner of the room, shrugging his shoulders. He wrapped the strap of the gun around his shoulders and left.

The rest of the rooms for them had either went by quick or slow. Some rooms didn't even have anyone for them to quarrel at. The last rooms were always the hardest. With all thirty weapons, Xan and Phoenix finally met up at the final room.

"You ready?" Phoenix asked. Xan looked at his brother and smiled, both of their lips busted from the previous rooms even though they were practically promised they wouldn't get hurt, "Tan listo como siempre lo estaré." The two opened the large wooden doors and inside were thirty men around their ages. "I already don't like this." Xan shivered at the thought of possibly dying from these guys. "Shut up and let's do this!" Phoenix yelled and ran into the room, Xan following immediately behind.

They fought to death! Well, not really, but you get the idea. The boys threw punches, kicks, and when they had finally taken out the men, Xan collapsed on the floor, tired as hell. He lifted up his hand to Phoenix, who gave him a high five. Phoenix breathed out a laugh, "We did it. We actually did it!" Speedy walked into room, "Yes you did and I'm very proud." Xan looked up from where he was laying and turn along with Phoenix to their father as they all smiled.

"So proud."

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Translations in order:
• "As ready as I'll ever be."