Beast Driven

A New Beginning

Later that day, Jake and Kayden went to visit Stacy at the hospital. Although she hadn't sustained any serious injuries while she was with her kidnappers, the overall experience had left her disoriented, causing her to pass out and remain unconscious for over a day.

She hadn't opened her eyes since the time she laid them on her brother back at the underground fighting club. Luckily, it seemed like she had gotten herself back. 

The nurses at the hospital helped clean up whatever wounds she had and patched her up. Unlike her cousin, she didn't have an ability, so she didn't have anything close to super healing and had to rely on traditional means.

Jake, having been told that he could take her back home, couldn't wait another second. Quickly going through the formalities, he and Kayden helped her to the car before driving off.

Once they had gotten back home, they placed Stacy on her bed before leaving her to rest peacefully. Although everything had gone back to normal, Jake couldn't shake off the feeling that something like this might repeat itself in the future.

Later that night, he gave Kayden the lecture of his life.He was upset because Kayden wasn't able to protect Stacy when she needed him the most. She was kidnapped and treated so badly that she needed medical attention to recover.

Jake made him promise that he would never let something like this happen ever gain. Kayden wasn't sure if he could keep such a promise. He had already promised the same thing years ago, but failed. It haunted his nightmares, giving him nights of uneasy sleep. He didn't want to make another promise he could not keep.

The next day, Kayden decided to check up on his cousin before heading off to school. He feared that the experience had left her traumatized.Ever since she woke up at the hospital, she hadn't uttered a word. He wanted to make sure that she was doing alright so his mind could be at rest.

Knocking softly, he heard no reply. He decided to just step in anyway and see how she was doing. She appeared to still be sleeping. Not wanting to disturb her any further, he quickly got out and headed to school.

'I wonder when she'll wake up?' he thought to himself. The rest of the day went by as expected. Even though Stacy was safely at home and was making a full recovery, Jake decided not to allow her attend school for the rest of the week. As the days passed by, Stacy was slowly reverting back to her old self.

The event had left her quite shaken and she wouldn't open up to anyone about it for a while. It took sometime before she started acting more like herself. Jake and Kayden were glad to see that she was slowly getting over what had happened to her.

By the next week, Stacy started going to school along with Kayden. Her classmates were excited to see that she was alright and that she was finally coming back to school. Everything had truely gone back to normal. The students had no idea what Kayden and Stacy had went through the past week.

The weeks passed by, and Kayden was finally graduating. Everyone close to him was present at this special time of his life. They all congratulated him for graduating high school with flying colors in his exams.

Kayden was given a week of holiday before heading to military school. He spent that time having fun with his family. He didn't know how long it would be until he would see them again.

The week passed by in the blink of an eye, and someone stood by his door ready to take him to the academy of his choosing. On the way there, he and his friends would spend the time talking to each other.

Everyone suddenly began to fall asleep. Later that day, the bus had come to a stop. Once everyone had woken up, they were ordered to get off the bus. Standing before them was a large, extravagant building.

"Alright! Would everyone please follow me?" a woman asked, stepping out of the two giant front doors of the building. Everyone was shocked upon seeing the large structure. Following the woman, they made their way into the building, and were even more excited once they saw the inside.

Everything looked so advanced and high tech. They felt like they were in a different world. The woman led them to a place where a bunch of equipment were kept.

"Before you are officially students here, we would like it if you undergo a series of tests to see your capabilities. The purpose of this is to see where you need improvement so we can curate classes to suit your needs.

"After each student completes the test, he or she will be given a wrist watch. The watch will display the level of your ability. However, if there is anyone here who doesn't have an ability, that person would be given one to assist them in the future," the woman explained with a warm smile.

Everyone seemed to understand what was demanded of them. The woman then brought out a tablet she always seemed to carry with her. Then, she tapped away, bringing up a list of the students present. She called out the first name on the list, and a girl stepped forward.

She was led towards the first set of equipment. It was a machine designed to test one's strength. The woman explained what she needed to do and the girl looked at the machine.

She punched what appeared to be a punching bag attached to a device. The device did a few calculations, before a number appeared on the screen. The scores I ranged from one to ten.

"Five. Quite impressive," the woman commented. Feeling confident in her score, she followed the woman to the next machine. This one was more of an obstacle course that measured one's reflexes.

On a somewhat long path, there were large cylindrical objects placed at both sides leading towards both end of the path. From them, objects would be projected out at whomever was on the path. The goal of this test is to observe one's reflexes. How well they could dodge and maneuver  against such obstacles.

The girl did relatively well. Although her reflexes weren't that good, she managed to score a four on the test. There was also a machine designed to test one's speed. It was something resembling a thread mill. The faster you run, the faster it gets, until you reach your limit. The girl did alright and ended up getting a six.

Then lastly, there was one that tested battle IQ. It was a robot programmed for combat. It was designed to match the capabilities of the person using it. The girl managed to score a six here as well.

Stepping aside, it was time for the second student to undergo the same tests. Meanwhile, her overall score was being calculated. A watch was given to.her which displayed her overall score and rank.

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Other students took part in the tests and got wrist watches displaying their scores as well. Kayden and his friends also took part in the tests. After each of them took their turns, they came out knowing their respective ranks.

Kayden Williams - 21.5

Blake Young - 11.2

Madison Keen - 12.1

Carter Fox - 11.1

Zain Devon - 19.2

Once the assessments were over, everyone was assigned their respective rooms. Three students were expected to share a single room. Once everyone knew the room distribution, they started going off in different directions led by a group of people working at the base.

Kayden would be sharing a room with two other students he didn't know. That night, everyone decided to have a good night's rest in preparation for what awaited them the next day.

The next day, everyone got up early at six and got ready for their first day of classes. Kayden thought it would be best to get to know his new roommates. Fortunately, he would be attending the same class with them along with his friends.

The normal classes taught students subject like politics, government, and biology. There were classes specially designed to improve one's ability and physical prowess. The normal classes were set to run from seven to ten in the morning. Then from then, breakfast.

At eleven, the students would attend a class called combat class. At one, they would attend abilities class. Finally, a class called magical weapons class runs from three to five. Then the students were allowed to do whatever they wanted for the remainder of the day. Dinner would be served at seven, then lights out at ten.

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