Chapter 21: Rules of the Army; The First Lesson
Three weeks later, after we began the Neogen training, the captain called us all to assemble in our barrack.
“Alright, everyone! We’ve been assigned our first mission,” She declared standing in front of us, “Make preparations—we depart at first light tomorrow morning.”
The announcement hit all of us like a thunderclap. We’d trained to battle the Vodocks—and no one was expecting military missions. A wave of unease swept through the group, unspoken questions thickened the air. I kept the skepticism to myself trusting the captain, however it was not the same for everyone.
William finally broke the silence.
“Captain, no disrespect, but I signed up to fight aliens, not to leap across rooftops on some covert government job.”
Yukio nodded, “Our contract didn’t mention missions like this. I have no interest in meddling in national or political conflicts.”
“He’s right we didn’t sign up to conduct government missions,”
“There was no mention of this in the contract we signed!”
Diego and loid Anderson backed up the others
The captain’s eyes narrowed,
“You’ve misunderstood your purpose. As members of the Planetary Defense Force, that serum coursing through your veins binds you to protect this world from all threats—internal and extraterrestrial alike. That’s your duty as PDF officers.”
Every word she said was true. But doubt still lingered among us.