Chapter 1

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  Class 1, Squad 1 were hanging around in their room, as they often did. Maya sat on the right end of their couch reading a book while Nathan sat on the left, using his tablet to look over what missions the lower classes had been sent on and doing calculations in his head to try and figure out if a mission would fail or succeed. Allison was draped over a chair to the right of the couch, her legs over the left arm of the chair while she laid back with her head hanging off of the right arm.

     Allison had been staring at the ceiling of their room for a solid half hour before her boredom finally got to her. "Guys, let's ask for a mission."

     She already knew the incoming reply from Maya, of course: "Why would we ask for a mission? If there was a mission that required us, they would have already sent for us."

     Allison sighed heavily as she slowly sat up to face Maya, who had not looked up from her book. "Yes, but I'm bored out of my mind! Besides, we could always take an easy mission. You know, like, just to get us out and about. Just quickly kill a demon in a small city, and then go shopping while we're in town?" Allison then turned her attention to Nathan, who hadn't even been listening, with a grin. "Hey, Nate, what kind of missions are you going on? Anything fun?"

     Nathan tuned in only once his name was spoken, and he looked up with a soft smile. "Oh, um, as usual there are lots of missions. As for fun, I'm not sure if I would call any of these life-threatening missions that, really..." Nathan looked down at the pad and started scrolling back up as he continued speaking. "That being said, I am going to assume you meant 'what are the missions currently ranked as the most dangerous'. In this case, the highest missions currently in rotation are for Class 2. They are thinking that Class 2 Squad 3 should be sent, but since Class 2 Squad 5 is available right now, they are still having trouble deciding."

     Nathan opened his mouth to continue on to what the actual mission entailed, but Allison jumped up from her seat with a smile to proclaim, "Good enough!"

     Nathan opened his mouth again to protest, but Allison ran out of the room before he could say anything. Nathan frowned and looked over to Maya as the door slammed shut. Maya sighed heavily and look back over to Nathan. "We should probably start getting dressed. I have a feeling we are getting sent on a mission."

     Nathan nodded before going to his bedroom to get ready.

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  Allison kicked open the door to the room she and her allies shared triumphantly. She started her spirited proclamation before completely walking into the room. "Alright, friend-os, my pals! We have a mission to-" She cut off as she looked down and saw both Nathan and Maya in their armor suits, waiting. Allison smiled. "Oh, my, you are excited to go, aren't you!"

     Maya rolled her eyes as she replied, "Oh, yes, absolutely." She smiled softly. "I mean, I was... a little bored."

     Allison chuckled as she went into her room to put her armor on. She called back to the main room, "So, Captain, would you like to brief the team?"

     Nathan smiled at that before looking to Maya. "Alright, so, the mission is pretty straight forward. On a Planet called Mozexes, a hive of the swarm has been found. We are getting sent in to exterminate them so they don't have a chance to spread."

     Maya raised a brow at that. "It must be a very small hive, then, because that seems a very important mission, considering how out of hand the swarm can ge-"

     Maya was cut off once again as the team's instructor, Mrs. White slammed the door open."What in the fuck you guys?"

     Allison looked at her with a smile as she walked up in her armor suit as well. "Oh, hey, you saved me the trouble of coming to get you. Thanks for that!"

     The glare that followed from Mrs. White was not lessened by the fact that she had an eye patch over her bad eye. "I know you lose your mind if you're left to your own devices for 5 nanoseconds, Allison, but some of us had plans today!." Mrs. White then looked over at Maya and Nathan. "I thought you two at least could entertain yourselves competently?"

     Nathan just looked down like a scolded child, but Maya crossed her arms with a smile. "Are you under the impression that she got the okay from the two of us before going off to do whatever she likes?"

     Allison shrugged as she checked her guns one last time. "Come on, don't worry; I'll drive the ship, you just hang back. Plus, it's hardly a mission worthy of us; if you really must, you can just stay here."

     Mrs.White looked over her students for a few moments, then looked at her tablet to look over the mission one last time before nodding. "You know what? Yeah, I'm not going. This mission was for the bottom of the class beneath you. You are the top of the top class; you shouldn't have much trouble."

     Nathan suddenly looked up, concerned. "Yes, but missions are classified in difficulty taking into account that teachers go with the students!"

     Mrs. White nodded at this, "Yes, and I would come if this mission was classified as a Class 1 mission. It isn't, though, so I don't need to go."

     Before Nathan could protest further, Allison picked him up and threw him over her shoulder. "Oh, don't worry, Nate, I'll hold your hand." With that, Allison lead them onto the Ship dock.

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         The ships for Class 1 Squads were a marvel of military technology. They had enough room for a crew of 9, a small energy shield capable of withstanding even nuclear explosions, and were capable of moving 372,000 miles per hour. As far as weaponry goes, they had two chain turrets, 4 anti-matter missiles, and a central plasma rail cannon.

            True to her word, Allison was quick to take the pilot's seat of their ship. Nathan sat in a chair to the right, just sort of moping that their teacher wasn't coming with them, and Maya went to the weapons control panel to take a seat to watch the radar and cameras, always paranoid of the dangers of space.

     Allison smiled as she easily and confidently took off from the station. With a flick of her wrist, she brought forth a holographic map to follow to their destination and switched into maximum speed. Allison continued her smile until she glanced over at Nathan, who was still moping. "Are you really upset that Mrs. White didn't come with us, Nate?"

     Nathan just nodded in reply.

     Allison sighed. "I didn't realize you were into older women. But that's cool; to each his own, my man."

     Nathan went completely red in an instant as he summoned words of protest. "That isn't why I'm upset she didn't come with us! I'm just really worried that something might go wrong, and if we fail, then this mission will suddenly get out of hand! We shouldn't be treating it like it's a day out..."

     Allison rolled her eyes at the outburst, but regained her smile. "I know; I was just trying to lighten the mood for you a little bit. But when we get there, we'll complete the mission like we always do. I'll promise to take it serious if you promise to try and enjoy our ride at least a little bit?"

     Nathan thought for a moment, trying to get the blood in his cheeks to stop showing his embarrassment, then nodded. "Sorry, I don't need to be a downer the entire trip."

     Allison smirked at that before turning her attention to Maya. "Hey what music do we have?"

     Maya doesn't look up from the radar. "Why would we have music?"

     Allison raised an eyebrow. "Um, because we always have music? Don't we have, like, a playlist in the computer we could play?"

     Maya shook her head with a grin. "No; Mrs.White usually links up her Tablet and plays her music for us."

     Allison let out a heavy sigh, thinking for a few seconds before her smile returned. "Alright, I guess it's sing along time!" Both Nate and Maya turned to her to emphatically shake their heads, but it was too late. "Ohhhhh-!"

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(Several sing along songs later)

    When the ship lands on the planet of  Mozexes in the desert where the hive had been located both Maya and Nathan practically jumped onto land to avoid the last few lines of Allison's last song. Not that it seemed to bother her as her singing was almost entirely for her own benefit anyway. Maya as always was the first to turn her suits hud on showing both the radar and locations of her team mates assuming they're wearing their suits. It also shows vital signs which even though there was no reason for her to think otherwise is always pleasant to see that both her team mates where fine. Maya then turns to Allison "Alright so i'm thinking you take point and i'll take rear." Allison nods "Yeah having Nate between us seems like the smart idea." With Allison taking point the team started off toward the hive that they had been tasked with exterminating. 

   The walk there was done at a good if cautious clip as it was 2 miles away. They got to the hive which seemed utterly out of place in the desert. It was massive and made of an odd gray substance. Even 300 feet away they could hear the buzzing of the swarm bugs that where in the hive. The three stopped to scout out the hive as best they could trying to decide which point of entry would be the best but before they could make the first offensive, a massive amount of swarm bugs blasted out of the hive from different exits meaning to attack the three having sensed them from a distance. A bug of the Swarm is 12 feet tall, they have 6 legs and four arms. They have massive wings and they are utterly without remorse. As 60 of them charged down at the squad from above they went into action almost on instinct. Having been on point the entire time Allison was the first to quick draw her pistols before blasting away her first few shots going straight in a row into one of the bugs shoulder plates to sever its left wing and arm which sent the monstrosity into the ground with a hard crash ripping up a cloud of sand. Maya  quickly ran up from the rear as she puts her clawed glove onto her left hand and then drew her short sword with the right. Quickly casting an enhance spell on her legs before jumping into the air and smashing into one of the bugs sending them both into an awkward mid air tumble before a third level casting of a spell called fly allowed Maya to steady her self. She then pushed forward just as the bug was getting its bearings again and hooked her left hand into the side of its neck before casting enhance again on her right arm to force the short sword she was holding right through the armor like outer shell of the bug. The sword ripped through muscle right into the bugs heart before Maya jumped up bounced off the top of his head to tackle the bug behind him into the ground from the sky tearing up another cloud of sand. Nathan always preferring to support from afar took out a small metal rod that quickly pushed out into a full length staff. Having always been his favorite invention, his staff acted as a powerful wizards staff called a staff of channeling but he made it to be extendable and much more durable by using the weapons technology available at the academy of battle mages. Through the staff of channeling he is able to cast spells while using only half of the magical energy normally expended. As such he began invoking under his breathe as he watched the fight from afar, having been put in the back of the bugs minds as Allison and Maya made such a vicious frontal assault.  

       Allison kept blasting at the bugs in the sky constantly using a level 3 spell called relocation to stop herself from having to reload as she simply magicked the bullets from her pack back into her guns. That being said there was far to many bugs for her to shoot them down before they could get to her. Four land at a single time around her and rip at her with their claws. Allison is quick to jump back before casting the level 1 spell enhance on her right leg and kicking up into one of their claws ripping off in one motion the front half of the bugs arm. She then cast the level 1 spell enhance on her other leg and pushed her self about 80 feet into the air. Looking down upon the group of now 8 bugs as she quickly invokes a more powerful spell. Specifically the third level spell thunder strike. Blue electrical energy builds into her right hand before being discharged forcefully into the ground with a loud blast hitting only one of the bugs but then as it hits the ground the bolt of lightning explodes into 8 other bolts each one going in different directions and ripping through a separate target thus killing all 9 of Allison's targets. As she lands she looks up to the sky where Maya is still engaging in air born combat. Maya having out maneuvered and flown through to cut apart 4 or 5 bugs was starting to get overwhelmed. Maya just barely dodges out of a strike from one bug to then only have to bring up her gloved hand to block another bugs strike. However as she blocks it she clamps her hand down digging her claws into the bugs weapon before casting a second level spell called Energy Beam. A blue laser of pure magic fires forward from Maya's hand directly into the bugs arm blasting it to pieces from the inside and going through the head of the bug behind it. casting enhance twice more before Maya quickly twirls bringing a lot of force into her other arm before chopping the head clean off of the bug who's arm she had just destroyed. Seeing a blip on her radar Maya suddenly turns before a bug behind her could dig his fangs into her back and she quickly pushes her short blade through its head. She starts looking for another target before she hears Allison on her com radio. "Hey pull back for a second Nate is good to cast" Maya looks over at Nathan who's eyes are closed as magical circles begin to appear in the sky building a massive wall. Maya and Allison hurry to get behind Nathan as another wave of Bugs come out of the hive to charge the squad. Maya speaks up behind Nate as she looks at her radar and bugs are less than ten feet away from them "90 enemies and counting coming our way. Are you sure tha-" Before she could completely finish her thought Nathan opens his eyes and with a twirl of his staff each of the magic circles start blasting energy beams each one targeting different Bugs as it blasts through each of them knocking them to the ground. Bugs keep swarming out from the hive as Nathan simply keeps his magic circles blasting knocking each bug to the ground with heavy thuds. The barrage of magical energy and the swarming bugs only last for 48 seconds but it is breathe taking in it's display of power, despite how long it lasts. At the end of the attack the magical circles disappear leaving a sea of dead and destroyed bugs ahead of the squad. 

         Allison is quick to start forward toward the Hive "Come on and follow me kids. We have lots of bugs to squish like kindergartners with abusive parents." With a little hop Allison starts running off toward the hive as if daring her team mates to try and catch up with her. Nathan and Maya watch Allison run away for a moment before looking at each other and shrugging, before running off to follow her.

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    Going through the hive offers little resistance at the lower levels as the squad has already killed most of their guards. They have been going through the hive carefully blasting a level 1 spell called fire bolt at eggs and at larva's as they look for the queen. After three hours they have been through every square inch of the hive twice over and they still hadn't found the queen.

      Allison suddenly stops walking and twirled over to her team mates who had been focusing on their radars and following her. "Alright what the hell? Do they have the queen in a wheel chair? Because you know there is no goddamned way that she is moving around to avoid us."  Nathan nods thinking back to what he knows about the swarm. "It is certainly unlike them to make a hive without a queen present. Further more we have killed several larva and eggs so unless they just brought those with them she have to be somewhere." Maya was quick to interject "There isn't anything alive other than us three in 50 square miles according to the radar." Nathan looks over at Maya confused "Wait really? Like not even a desert snake or something? It seems odd that there would be nothing in 50 square miles?" Maya shrugs as she answers " Yeah but the swarm was here. They probably ate everything in at least a 50 square mile radius right?" Nathan shakes his head lost in thought "No that's way to big a radius for only like what 200 warriors? A real hive of the swarm has been known to have hundreds of thousands of warriors mind you." Allison raises a brow at that "So something is fucking with our radars?" Nathan goes to answer before the ground below them begins to rumble. They look at each other for a moment before the ground beneath them goes out and they all fall 40 feet smashing into the ground with a hard chorus of thuds. They quickly get to their feet to defend themselves though because a massive amount of bugs start coming from both directions of the tunnel they now find themselves in. Allison quick draws her guns and turns to fire at the bugs but these bugs are much faster and hit her first smashing her through the wall on the right and the wall after that. Allison forces herself to her feet despite the blood pouring from her forehead messing with her vision, before the ground beneath her gives out sending her falling for hundreds of feet this time and down a winding tunnel. 

            Maya and Nathan having been closer to each other go back to back before casting multiple enhance spells and starting to fight off the bugs with their melee weapons.

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