Meeting Room 1, Paladin's Academy.

Apart from classrooms, the main Paladins building features all kinds of rooms. Training rooms, break rooms, changing rooms, and even meeting rooms. Currently, Streetwise has brought Team Red to Meeting Room 1, to discuss their plans, monitor their situations, and provide advice if need be.

Within Team Red, no one sparks a conversation. Streetwise yawns as he looks through reels on his phone, occasionally looking at the time. Several minutes pass before finally, someone speaks up,

"Alright, listen up, all of you! Here's the deal, I'll be leading this sorry excuse of a team, seeing as none of you have the COCK to step up and lead."

The seven students turn and witness White Mask, standing on the table, screaming his lungs out.

"We already have a natural advantage, given that I'm a part of the team." White Mask points to himself using his thumb.

Dreadnought scoffs, the unbridled arrogance; he really does have something to prove.

"If you are taking charge, Sir, then I will follow your orders to a tea." Sure-Shot stands up and salutes his acting commander.

"Very good. You should all follow Sure-Shot's lead. He knows how to follow orders."

"Five minutes until the battle starts~" Streetwise remarks, pointing to the clock.

"SHIT! Alright, here's the plan, Sure-Shot and the girl who can control fire, you guys will hang back and protect this sack of garbage." He tosses the dummy towards Sure-Shot, who catches it and places it beside him.

"Save me! Save me!"

"SHUT UP!" White Mask then turns and points to the other members, "Dreadfuck, the girl who can control nanobots and the girl who can see through walls. You three are the scouting party. Dreadcock can fly around and jerk off or something. Just report any movement, ANY!"

"Save me! Save me!"

White Mask lunges at the dummy and punches its face over and over again until it shuts up. It does not shut up as it continues to eat the hits. He ignores this and continues spewing his master plan.

"Finally, the best of the best, girl in a purple hood, guy in orange, and me. We're going on the offensive, getting as many bags as we can. We hit, then we run. Jump the fuckers if we have to. Any questions you damn cocksuckers?!?!"

Team Red remains silent, either because their too scared to talk, too confused, or really have nothing better to say.

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"Good! Let's fuck 'em up!"

Most of the team heads to the battlefront, with only Dreadnought and Matter lingering. Streetwise notices this and approaches the two.

"How you two holding up?"

"Good, I guess, just trying to recover my hearing." Matter picks at her ears.

"That man really is something else." Dreadnought remarks.

"Gotta respect the hustle. He brought the team together." Streetwise laughs. "Although he does choose some creative words."

Streetwise pushes his two sidekicks out of the meeting room as Team Red and Team Blue converge at the simulation battle room. Dreadnought looks around and sees that the room itself is lined with black glass. He can also spot a couple of projectors on the roof, and floor, of the room. On the balcony lies a thick layer of see-through glass. That must be the control room Dreadnought deduces.

Sparkplug hands Team Red a bunch of red Paladin's Academy T-shirts. Dreadnought wears one with the words 'I survived my trip to Paladin's Academy.' She then hands each one a universal team key, and a pair of handcuffs.

"Each team will be fighting in the ruins of an urban city. You will not only face the enemy team, but a couple of Void-Born as well. To spice things up." Streetwise explains.

"The time limit is one hour. If both teams reach a stalemate, then it's a draw." Sparkplug emphasizes.

"With all of that said, may the best team win!" Streetwise shouts.

"I plan to." White Mask whispers to himself. The two teams make their way to opposite ends of the room, as the projectors start lighting up. They construct several buildings, all of which look like they are on the verge of collapse.

Team Red settles in one of the smaller buildings, as they use tables and chairs to fortify their base. White Mask looks to the sky as he sees the timer counting down. They have ten minutes to prepare before the fight starts. He does a routine check on his equipment. Usually, White Mask has a dozen pellets, half are smoke, while the other half flash. Next are his gauntlets, which are both equipped with grappling hooks. Finally, he takes off his mask, which has a special kind of vision that helps him track people.

Meanwhile, Dreadnought and two other students stand on the roof. The girl on his left rolls her eyes, as she checks the time and lounges on her phone. While the girl on his right is shaking like a wet dog. Dreadnought gazes at the broken cityscape.

"Hard to believe this is all simulated." He comments.

"Paladin's has one of the most advanced simulation rooms in America." The girl on the left comments. She has long black hair and blue eyes, and she's wearing a white jacket.

"You're Techno-Knight, right?"

"That's right, but you can call me Julia."

"We're not supposed to use our real names. It's like, rule number one."

"Screw that. I only used Techno-Knight because it was required in the application."

"Alright then, Julia." Dreadnought turns to the other girl. "Have we met?"

"I don't think so," she says quietly.

"Well, then I am Dreadnought." He says as he offers his hand.

"Glimpse." She says, shaking his hand. She features short black hair and purple eyes. She is wearing a light blue and white jacket, and on her head are a pair of white goggles.

On the ground floor, White Mask, Matter, and Double Trouble wait in the lounge. Matter's eye twitches as she crosses her arms and leans against the wall. D.T. takes out a biscuit and munches on it.

"Focus up, it's almost time." White Mask remarks, cracking his neck.

The timer goes down, three, two... one! The alarms sound as the games begin.

Dreadnought transforms into his devil form as he offers to carry Glimpse. She steadies her breathing as she accepts and the two fly off to find the base. Julia manifests several grey nanobots to build a jetpack and a visor as she follows suit. White Mask, Matter, and D.T. run outside the building, looking for any targets to capture.