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Uski follows the rest of the group into the hangar and he, along with the rest, is assaulted with a blinding light of planes and other aerial mechanisms. The group, stunned (except for Staal who is jumping up and down), give a simultaneous 'Wow!' and walk towards their chosen countries. The hangar is set up as such, all of the planes are basically put up in display so they can be driven out, each of the countries are divided into their own sections of the hangar with their respective aircrafts sitting ahead of their flag. There is small refreshment stands as well for anything that may be required out here. Uski looks around a little and notices a wall with an assortment of pictures. "What's that?" He asks. Everyone else just shakes their head and shrugs their shoulders. "I have no idea......Lets go and look, shall we?" Says Tanikaze curiously. "Onwards! To adventure!" Yells Shiro as she runs forward and trips over a loose wire. Everyone follows and arrive at the wall of faces. There is a pedestal at the foot of the wall with flowers and other things. "Is this a memorial?" asks Staal, rather nervously. "Looks like it. Has all of the things for one." Tanikaze points at the flowers and things with his wing. "So was there a security issue or something? Maybe a gun failure or a gas tank or something." Adds in Corelec who is standing face level with most of the higher pictures. Staal looks over the pictures with his precise eyes, "A lot of them have uniforms on. Maybe this was an old military base...." Uski was now half way to his country station, surprising most of the group which didn't notice him move. "Doesn't matter guys, we should make like the panda and drop it" exclaims Shiro. She then runs off with Tanikaze to the Russian section. Corelec quickly flies off to the America sector and Staal flies to Britain.

About an hour and a half later, everyone is brought outside of the sections and is placed in a line in front of the planes. Tanikaze, Staal, and Uski are thrown near each other at the middle while Corelec is on the far left and Shiro is hiding under a box in line. The instructors begin to hand out ear muffs and other safety gear that would otherwise be used while biking or rollerblading. Uski turns to Staal and asks, "Why does it seem like were going to go skateboarding?" Staal shakes his head, "No clue, but it does seem weird how they are equipping us with this amount of safety gear." He fades off a bit and starts to put on his gear. Uski does the same and looks around. A lot of the people are confused and a few are even questioning the instructors.

Not more than a few minutes later, after everyone has their gear on, a mic can be heard. "Welcome class. This is the Multi-National Flight Academy or MNFA if you like acronyms. I am very happy to see that there is a large amount of people that have enrolled." Most everyone is now watching a man in a watchtower (Can't remember what it's called) speak into a microphone. He doesn't look very old but he looks weathered, like he is a new bag of candy that was ram sacked over the course of a day. "There are people here of many different frames, sizes, ethnic backgrounds, although the one thing that we all have in common is the need to fly. Most of us are of avian racial backgrounds but some are far from a feather." This comment sports a few giggles from the line of potential airmen. The man begins to speak again through his golden eagle beak. "This brings me to my next point. Our first exercise will involve high-speed winds and your ability to resist them. Some planes, though usually avoid inner wind, have a lack of a full cockpit. This may create turbulence and........Oh who am I kidding? We're doing this for your, and our entertainment." He presses a button and a few people bring out massive fans. There is three of them and they cover the length of the hangar (A good 3k-4k feet). A few of the people just drop their stuff at the sight of this and leave. Staal gives Uski and Tanikaze a worried look. Uski looks over at Corelec who has a fearless smile on his face and Shiro who looks genuinely ready for whatever is about to come. "Let's see who can tough the winds!" The man snaps his fingers and a few of the staff pull some massive levers, activating the fans. Uski then realizes what is going on and makes a left face to the line, making him like a knife to the wind. Staal, though seemingly reckless, leaps into the air and begins to glide on the massive current. Tanikaze dives to the ground and places himself like a triangle to the wind while Corelec stands there with his talons about 3 inches into the ground. Shiro is army crawling her way to the fans, clearly getting shaken the closer she gets. Most of the people have been blown back at this point and a few are even injured along the back wall. Uski watches as some men with medical gear run in with gurneys and even a white sheet. Uski's immediate thought is that this was going to be a challenge but then he remembers that he doesn't even have to be there. He passes the thought as he begins to sway from the increasing current. He throws his hand forward foolishly and it almost throws him to the back wall, but he corrects himself and stays like a knife. Staal looks like he is sweating at this point and is clearly getting tired. His chest is puffing in and out as fast as the fans are spinning (Not really. It means that he is breathing hard). Staal looks at Tanikaze who gets a gust of wind under him, sending him flying. Corelec looks the least stable with his claws almost out of the concrete and him waving his arms trying to keep balance. A loose board then shows its ugly head and smacks Corelec in the knee, making his left talons to be set free and him flying. Shiro is getting scrapped along the wall as she tries to stay grounded. She pulls out a metal pipe of some sort and shoves it into the ground to keep her still. Uski begins to sway horribly and makes a swift move to remove his jacket and his protective guards to reduce drag. All that remains at this point is Staal, Shiro, and Uski. Staal looks down at Uski and sends a wave off, which he then follows by dropping out. Uski glances at the wall that everyone keeps smacking into. There is a few people being thrown onto gurneys and that white sheet is sprawled over the body of an unfortunate classmate. The sheet is already stained with blood and small amounts of meat lay dotted on the wall behind it. Uski just about throws up but keeps his cool so he doesn't become the next one there. Shiro, who is out of his view, is struggling greatly is getting slammed repetitively to the ground due to the strong current. Her nose is bleeding and she is screaming something. It doesn't sound like it's due to pain but more a war call. Uski, who is struggling greatly himself, begins to run through his head different ways to not die. Due to his small frame, he would easily become the walls new paint job. He thinks again about the unlucky soul who was under the sheet but dismisses the thought so he can focus again. Shiro gets slammed to the ground hard and hits her head, knocking her out and sending her to the wall. Uski, who is almost airborne jumps into the air and makes like a bullet. The fans are quickly shut off and all who are still there are stuck at the back wall, shocked to see the panda lying on the ground at the lines level.

The ones who aren't injured walk up to Uski, "That was crazy. Are you alright?" One says. "Did you see what happened?" asks another. Uski sits up and looks at the crowd of amazed people. Staal and Tanikaze are over at Shiro trying to make sure that she is alright. Corelec is at the crowd and is watching Uski lay there, petrified. "He man, let's get you out of here." He says holding out a hand to help Uski. Uski denies by throwing up onto himself and sitting in a hunched position. Corelec helps him up and walks him to where Staal and Tanikaze are inspecting Shiro. "How is she?" asks Corelec. "Okay, she just has a minor concussion but should wake in an hour or two" exclaims Staal who lifts Shiro over his shoulder. "Let's get out of here" Says Tanikaze. Uski looks over to the sheets which are only half covering the dead body. It looks like a girl....