Chapter 13: Pirates
"Why is that?" a student from the infantry specialization shouted, "We finished the task ahead of time! Not getting extra points is one thing, but why do we get zero?!"
Others chimed in, "Yeah, the folks from the mecha specialization were so slow, how come they passed?"
Fred frowned, "Sir, I also reached the end on time."
The other students in the mecha specialization looked towards Yuka and her two companions, wondering why they passed.
Yonda glanced over them and said sternly, "Quiet."
Realizing Instructor Yonda was really mad, the infantry specialization students reluctantly shut their mouths.
"Wanna know why?" Yonda scoffed, pointing at Yuka and her friends, "Because only these three knew how to help each other out!"
"You guys have no sense of teamwork," Yonda shook his head in disappointment, "I know there's bad blood between the infantry and mecha specializations, but remember, most of you will be comrades on the battlefield. You need to cooperate and protect each other's lives!"
"Those who give up don't deserve any points, and pleading won't help! On the battlefield, the enemy won't go easy on you just because you've lost the will to live. Your only path by then will be death!"
The students fell silent.
Yonda sighed, "Don't think it's too early to be on the battlefield. Space pirates have been getting bolder in recent years, and even Capital Octoxis isn't safe. Take the recent space pirate hijacking, for instance. If it weren't for that brave old man, everyone on that spaceship would have perished in space."