The room is a collection of punch bags and exerciseequipment. Various weapons hang on different parts of thewalls.Medusa sits in the center, deep in mediation.Sam looks on from a small observation room overlooking thetraining area.Sam talks into a microphone.“You ready in there?” he says.Medusa just nods.Sam flicks a few switches on a control panel.“OK this should be interesting” he says to himself.Alex enters the observation room.“Start her on level five, she can handle it” Alex says.Several doors slide open in the room and a dozen roboticninjas run into the room and surround Medusa.She smirks to herself as she peers at her attackers over thetop of her sun glasses.“Lets rock” she shouts as she charges her attackers.The first of the Ninjas attacks her with a sword. Medusagrabs a sword from her back and rolls away from her attacker.The Ninja’s sword strikes the ground. Jamming into the concrete. Sam looks concerned within the observation room.“I thought they were supposed to be using simulated weapons?”Sam says to Alex.“That would be more of a game than a test. Don’t worry, theyare programmed to maim, not kill” Alex replies.“Oh that makes me feel so much better” Sam replies.Medusa quickly beheads two of the Ninjas, sparks and wireshang from their severed necks as they fall to the ground andshake out.“That’s gonna sting a little” she smiles to herself.She back flips and slices another clean in half before shelands on her feet in front of three more.“This the best you guys can do?” she smirks.One of the Ninjas swings his sword and it connects withMedusa’s sword, breaking it in half.She drops the remains of the weapon to the floor and removesher whip from her belt. She swings it and knocks the threeNinjas from their feet.She back flips and smashes down hard on the first, crushingit under her feet. She dispatches the others with ease.Sam looks on surprised and taps another button on theconsole.“Lets see how you handle the top level” Alex says.Sam turns to Alex with a look of concern.“No one has tested level 9” Sam says.“That’s why they call this a test” Alex replies and turns upthe level himself.The screen in front of them shows the level number change toa letter. M.“Don’t worry Sam, she’s a big girl” Alex says.He claps Sam on the back “If you plan to be a leader, youhave to learn to trust your team to handle themselves, youhave to let them find their own feet” Alex says.Medusa sweating and breathing heavily turns as all the doorsto the room slide open.Ninjas pour into the room from a dozen directions. Withinmoments she is totally surrounded.Medusa cracks her neck and picks up two swords. She rubs theblades together, sending sparks to the ground.She starts to lash out with precise attacks, swinging theswords in every direction. Her attackers are dispatched.One ninja throws several shurikens at Medusa, one strikes herarm, slicing it deep. She lets out a cry, but the new wounddoesn’t slow her.She continues to falay her attackers with ease.She jumps and spins. Each movement a fluid attack.Within minutes the room is a collection of useless robots.All missing different limbs, all sparking and trying toreboot themselves. All broken beyond repair.Medusa sits in the center of the room and looks proudly ather work.The door opens and Sam walks into the room.Alex claps his hands as he approaches her.“Impressive display, most impressive” Alex says“You OK?” Sam asks her.Medusa stands and walks over to Sam.He looks at his reflection in her dark glasses, he squints asif looking through them.“Why do you push yourself so hard?” Sam says.She tilts her dark glasses slightly and both Sam and Alex arefrozen by her eyes.She raises the glasses again before either are permanentlyharmed and whispers in his ear.“Because you notice me... If you could look into my eyes, seewho I am, you would be able to see my true intensions” shewhispers.She kisses Sam on the cheek.“Know how I feel about you...” she whispers.She leaves the room.Sam slowly unfreezes and takes a deep breathe of air. Helooks around for her.Alex unfreezes moments later.“I hate when she does that” Alex says.Sam stops and recalls something she said.“Know how I feel...”Sam shakes his head and dismisses the memory.“What did you say” Sam says to Alex.Alex notices drops of blood on the ground and touches onewith his finger.“I said it seems we might need to tweak the simulator some”Alex says.Alex rubs the blood between his fingers.“But they are learning...adapting” Alex says to himself.Sam looks up at the pile of destroyed fighting robots on theground.“Or they just go in with a lucky shot. You did throw enoughof them at her” Sam chuckles.“Perhaps, but did she have to break every one of them?” Alexsays.Sam smiles and claps Alex on the back.“That’s why they call this a test. You’ll just have to buildmore toys.” Sam smiles.A headless ninja walks into a wall and falls back onto theground.Sam leaves the training room and the mess behind.The end.
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