It's already nearly 3 weeks of training in the Royal Sapphire Fort. Twilight somehow been doing a lot of good job, along with the 5 new friends with her, they all already felt like brothers and sister in the Army. The 6 of them been doing great in teamwork and together study in the training. Colonel Marshall, with Sgt. Foley and Lt. Dolker, watched Twilight with her friends doing some push-ups and sit-ups in the morning. They began to argue about them.

"It seems that they have bested their training," said Colonel Marshall.

"да, i agree," said Lt. Dolker, nodded.

"Yeah, they've been doing great, together as one to get pass any challenges of the training in their way," said Foley, complementing.

"Hmm," Colonel thinks for a while while his hand on his chin as he watched them. "Looks like they're going to Afghanistan."

Sgt. Foley and Lt. Dolker were shock. "You're kidding me aren't you?" asked Foley quickly.

"No, Sarge," replied Colonel as he looked at him. "I'm not."

"Sir, with no respect, sir," said Sgt. Foley as he turned his body at Colonel. "I don't think it's a good idea to send a high-school girl into the battlefield.

"Don't tell me that, you go tell her that," said Colonel as he pointed at Twilight with his head.

"Why do you think she can stay alive out there in the desert?" asked Lt. Dolker.

"She already passed all survival training and shooting training," replied Colonel, folding his arms. "She got A+ grade on all of them."

Lt. Dolker then pay a very sharp attention to Twilight. "If they are going to Afghanistan, then..."

"What? soon i'll be in Afghanistan," said Sgt. Foley.

"Colonel, i need permission to be a squad leader for Twilight and her 5 friends," said Lt. Dolker to Colonel with respect.

"Wait, you're willing to go with them?" asked Colonel Marshall in amazement.

"Yes, sir," replied Dolker. "She still has a lot to learn."

"Alright, permission granted," said Colonel, smiled. "Tell them that they'll be off to Afghanistan in two hours."

"Yes, sir!" replied Dolker, he then left both of them.

"At least there's someone to look on them," said Foley, shaking his head and sighed.

"Yeah," said Colonel, putting his hands on the hip. "Let's make sure those 6 soldier stay alive."

Twilight and her brothers returned to the barracks after the training. They having a good chat with the fellow soldiers in the barracks, and they have also playing cards and chess. Pvt. Rendor and Pvt. Twilight was playing chess, with very serious sense. Pvt. Jeremy was tinkering his bed, since he did complaint that his bed was noisy every time he moved his body on it. Pvt. Laner was reading a book, it's called 'Driving Helicopter Skill For Dummies'. While Pvt. Yorker and Pvt. Zendel was chatting with a soldier named Tagger.

When they were felt so relax, suddenly Lt. dolker entered their barrack, unexpectedly. They all quickly stands up and give a salute.

"Attention!" shouted Twilight as everyone give a salute to the Lieutenant.

"At ease," said Dolker, telling them to relax.

"Is there any problem, sir?" asked Rendor.

"Twilight, Rendor, Jeremy, Yorker, Laner, and Zendel," called Lt. Dolker. "Follow me, we have something to discuss."

Twilight and Rendor looked at each other as the 4 of them were stared at Dolker in wonder before they both looked back at him. They followed Dolker into the shooting range. They then stopped and waited for Dolker's saying.

"Well, i got news, люди," said Dolker. "You'll going to Afghanistan."

"Wait, for real!?" asked Zendel, excited.

"Yeah, серьезно," replied Dolker.

Everyone cheered for it, it's been a honor for them to be sent to Afghanistan for mission.

"You'll be off to Afghanistan in one hour and half," said Dolker as he checks his watch. "And also, i'll be your squad leader."

"What? This is great," said Twilight. "Well..."

"Wait, i think i just remembered something," said Dolker, hitting his own head to remembered what is he going to say. "Ah, yeah, you and Rendor have been called by the Colonel in his office."

"Why?" asked Jeremy, wondered.

"I don't know," replied Lt. Dolker. "He just tell me to call both Rendor and Twilight to his office."

"All right, come one, Rendor," said Twilight. "We gonna talk to the Colonel."

Both of them left the soldiers and headed to the Colonel's office.

"Alright, people," said Lt. Dolker. "Who wants to play poker?"

Twilight and Rendor reached and entered the Colonel's office. Colonel Marshall was still sitting on his chair as he looked up on some documents and mission reports. After Twilight and Rendor entered his office, Colonel put down the documents and folded his hands on his desk. Both of them salutes Colonel Marshall before telling them to at ease. They both sat down on the chairs in front of him, and the Colonel starts to speak.

"Hello, Privates. Sorry for the inconvenience to calling you in," said Colonel. "You want to know why you're here, aren't you?"

Rendor and Twilight nodded at the same time.

"Alright, first, seeing how you improved your skill, you both are enlisted in the top ten best soldiers in the training after those 4 of your friends back there," said Colonel. "You both are fast learner aren't you?"

"Yes, sir," answered Twilight.

"Now i wonder how did you manage to be the top soldier in the Army," said Colonel.

"Well, sir, about that," said Rendor. "It's Twilight that teaches us a lot about it, including technical engineering."

"Well, that's the first time i heard a school-girl able to teach a grown-up soldier, that's great," complemented Colonel.

"I've learned a lot for it," said Twilight, shrugging her shoulders. "Whether i was study in school or study and research at home."

Colonel Marshall then chuckled. "Research, and study... it's been a long time not doing one of those both. I wish i had time for it."

"There is always time, sir," said Rendor. "But, yeah, if it's available."

"Yeah, if it's available," agreed Colonel.

"Well, I didn't called you in for some chat," said Colonel, standing up from his seat and walked around them. "I've called you both because i'm giving you the early promotion.

Twilight and Rendor were surprised and they quickly get off the seat. "Wait, for real, sir?"

"Yes, for real," replied Colonel as he turned around at them. "The 6 of you really did good, but you two has a very greater performance in here, so you'll be ready to go to Afghanistan."

"I see, sir" said Twilight.

"Twilight, you have been promoted to be Corporal," said Colonel, nodded. "Rendor, you have been promoted to Specialist."

"Thank you, sir," said both of them as they bowed at the Colonel.

"No need to thank me, by the way..." said Colonel, smiled. "Your friend, Sgt. Foley will be coming with to Afghanistan."

"That's sound great, sir," said Twilight.

"Alright," said Colonel. "Of Their Own Accord..."

"Rangers Lead The Way!" shouted Twilight and Rendor in spirit.

"Good, soldiers, you are dismissed," said Colonel.

"Yes, sir," they both left the Colonel's office and head back to the barrack.

The Colonel then sat down and smiled while looking out the windows behind him. He appreciated those soldiers who did a great performance to work for the Army. He then took another document on his desk and read it while looking out the window for sometime.

Twilight and Rendor has entered their barrack and saw that the 4 soldiers who is their friends are packing up to go Afghanistan. While they were watched by Lt. Dolker as he has a big backpack on his back and another bag in his hand. Lt. Dolker then asked Twilight and Rendor why were they called.

"So, what did the Colonel told you?" he said as he drinks an alcohol on his right hand.

"We've got promoted," said Twilight, happily.

It startled everyone about the promotion until it made Dolker spits out the alcohol he just drank. The 4 soldiers and Dolker then turned around and looked at them in amazement.

"черт возьми, ты, должно быть, шутишь!" said Dolker, everyone don't understand what did he said except for Laner.

"What did he said?" asked Jeremy to Laner, silently.

"Damn, you must kidding me!" replied Laner, quietly.

"I was right to be your squad leader!" said Dolker, quickly. "You truly are a soldier full of motivation."

"I... guess so?" said Twilight, blushed as Ronder felt awkward with the situation.

"Alright then, get your bag packed up and we ready to go," said Dolker, smirked. "теперь двигайся!"

After everyone got packed up, they all headed to the airfield of the military fort and get in an osprey helicopter. They met with Sgt. Foley there with his soldiers. There were 3 soldiers who were Sgt. Foley best man. There's Pvt. Ramirez, Cpl. Dunn, and Pvt. Mccord.

"Hey there boys!" greeted Pvt. Ramirez with a Shout. "And girls."

"Hey there," replied Dolker with his finger pointing back at him. "Going to Afghanistan, eh? I will make sure your knick-knack weapons will be a chair."

"Oh, really? you should be a furniture maker," said Sgt. Foley, laughed. "Damn Russian mechanics!"

"Проклятье! Come one dude!" shouted Dolker, insulted a little and laughed.

Everyone entered the osprey and sat down on the bench of the osprey. Twilight apparently sat between Ramirez and Dunn. Foley sat down with Twilight's group and Dolker. Mccord sat next to Ramirez.

"So, how do you feel after joining the Army?" asked Cpl. Dunn to Twilight.

"Very great," replied Twilight. "I suppose."

"Are you really a high-school girl?" asked Ramirez, curiously.

"Yeah she is," said Dolker. "It's a fucking surprise that she managed to get this far."

"She surely is," said Foley, staring at her. "Twilight would do great in the battle, i hope."

"Yeah," said Rendor, leaning his upper body forward. "Though it's her first battle if she has been sent to mission."

"That's right," said Mccord, smiled and agreed. "Good thing Carl wasn't here."

"That guy always fucked things up," complained Dolker. "I heard that he just parked a M1 Abrams tank at the restaurant's parking lot."

"He must be really hungry until he is eager to parked it there," said Twilight, joking.

Everyone laughed a bit. "Ain't no way he just parked there and quickly ran into the restaurant like that!" said Yorker, chuckled.

"Hey, she's right," said Ramirez, agreed with Twilight's opinion.

"Well, let's talk about another topic," suggested Mccord. "Back in the high-school, do you have any enemies?"

"Well, those bullies back at Crystal Prep," said Twilight. "But now we're friends."

"Yeah, i heard something about magic in the Friendship Games," said Cpl. Dunn, reminded.

"Could you show us your magic, Corporal?" asked Jeremy to her.

"Alright," replied Twilight, nodded.

She then looked for an object for demonstration. She then decide to use her magic on Mccord's phone. She used the magic until her hands glowed and Mccord's phone flying in the air with her glowing purple magic.

"What the..? It's my phone!" complained Mccord, chafed.

Everyone laughed and enjoyed to see the magic. "Nice magic, Twi," complemented Dolker.

"Thanks," said Twilight, smiled and joyed. "Time to returned it to his owner."

After she returned the phone to Mccord, they having a very good chat on the road. When they soon reached Afghanistan, the pilot tells them.

"Reaching in 5 minutes," shouted the pilot as he give a five minutes hand.

"Alright, get ready to checked out our COP," said Foley as he inspects his equipment. "Should be better for us now."

Author's Notes:

Did you see one reference here?