war

Base camp

Hayden was sat in his room of his father's large mansion, his head in hands thinking of the day before.

/|\flashback/|\

"Son, come in here a minute." Cami and hayden look at each other in confusion. They both walk in the lounge to find a very happy father. "I've got you a job !" Hayden winces, inside he's mentally slapping himself. Laughing awkwardly, he nods, "I've already got one, since last week actually" his father looks at him in confusion before dread hits him..

/|\end of flashback/|\

"Ding dong ding dong" Hayden grins, his bus is here, he quickly jumps of his bed, practically flys down the stairs and unlocks the front door. "Hayden Haddock ?" Hayden nods, showing him his passport.

"Son? Who was that ?" He hears his father bellow, walking towards the front door. He winces. "Go on kid, I'll handle this." Hayden nods, a grateful smile on his face as he mouths a 'thanks' before walking out the door.

"My boy can't go to war! He won't even pass training! He's not old enough either, my wife joined when she was 18, not 16 !" Hayden could still hear his father shout in anger when he was half way down the long brick drive. "Yes he can, legally he's 16 and-" was the last thing Hayden heard  before getting on the bus.

He looks out the window as cami comes out the door in tears, along with their father who wore a Stoick expression. The registration person gets on the bus, muttering unrepeatable things.

---1 hour later---

  "maggots !" Everyone shot on the bus quickly woke up as the bus stopped, a man had gotten on; he had short, classic army style black hair, hard blue eyes and a strong build. He wore lots of badges on his military uniform, but only 1 stated what he was doing on the bus; DS Whit.

"Get off the bus, I want you to follow me; no questions and no mumbling." Everyone looked at each other, thinking the same thing 'this is going to be interesting' They all piled off the bus, following 'DS whit'.

about 1 hour later, hayden had managed to find himself a friend, Theo Holgerson. Hayden was on the top bunk, Theo on the bottom, they'd both unpacked, made their beds, brushed their teeth and had a shower within 40 minutes of getting there, they're now 20 minutes into personal time, where you would basically do what you want within restrictions.

Everyone was on video call to their family and friends, all but Hayden who just couldn't bring himself to do "personal time finish's in 2 minutes, lights out in 10 minutes." Said their DS, who simply walked out after speaking. They begin finishing their calls as Hayden sighs deeply before unlocking his phone and sending a text on the group chat, ignoring all the missed calls and desperate texts he'd revieceved from his friends, he texted 'night guys'

As Hayden put his phone on charge, DS Whit walked in from his office attached to their barrack. "Personal time's over. Your schedule will be like this-"