My heart was beating a bit faster as I sat down in the pilot seat. My fingers lightly glazed all the nobs and handles in front of me. They were all familiar from my flaying practices and training simulators... but this time it felt different. This felt a lot more serious and real. This was a serious test that everything was set up on and if I failed this time, I wouldn't be the only one that would face the consequences. This time I would be taking four other people down with me... the only one that was somewhat safe was Patrick, because he could not be thrown out of the academy, but he had a different problem ahead of him if we failed. In the first place, if anyone found out that he was here and that he was participating in this team test, there would be a scandal, but if someone got hold

