A Hunter In The Dark

The recruits were just finishing up with breakfast before they went to their obstacle course, but for Woods it was time he took to come up with ways to make them hate their lives. Before he could get to deep in his thoughts the senior drill instructor who you've come to know as staff sergeant rustic steel who was a tall buff stallion with a rust red coat and steel grey mane, started talking.

"All right maggots get up and out!" And like a switch Woods was on them running around the chowhall waving his arms and yelling.

"GET UUP UAAHHHP! LETS GOOO MOOOVE!" Screamed Woods as he ran around the room trying to get the recruits to move faster and get out of the chowhall.
Once every one was out side and in formation ready to go to the obstacle course Woods was stalking around them with a predatory glint in his eyes, as if at any moment he would pounce on a recruit and tear him apart.
"Sergeant woods!" Hearing the call from rustic steel caused Woods to stop and look at him.

"Take em to the course!"

"Yes staff sergeant!"

"YOU HEARD EM ASS HATS WE ARE GONNA RUN OVER TO THE COURSE, AND WE ARE GONNA SING A SONG WHILE WE RUN YOU WILL REPEAT IT BACK, AND IF I CATCH ANYONE OF YOU DROPPING OUT OF OUR LITTLE JOG SO HELP ME I WILL EAT YOU ALIVE." At that moment Woods took off in a run singing out a cadence with the recruits repeating it back.
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As they ran Woods would look back every now and again seeing who he was gonna teach the meaning of becoming a sugar cookie. Once they got to the course Woods stopped and grabbed the recruits who were about to become a pastry.
'Four huh not bad' Woods thought as he took them to the side in the lose dirt and sand another sergeant he got to know as well, sergeant Soft heart who was a mare with a soft blue coat and white mane joined you with the four recruits.

" ALRIGHT YOU WEAK MOTHER FUCKERS WE GONNA MAKE SUGAR COOKIES AND FILTER OUT ALL THAT WEAKNESS FROM YOUR BODIES WITH PAIN ON YOUR FUCKING FACES NOW AND PUSH!" Woods screamed as soft heart took this moment to start running around and screaming at them to do push ups.

" 1,2,3,4" Woods counted off as the recruits counted 1,2,3,4 on every 4 Woods said.

"ON YOUR FEET HIGH KNEES!''

"YES SIR!''

"THIS ONE DIDNT SCREAM CRUNCHES MOVE IT!"

"YES SIR!" They screamed all the while getting sand and dirt kicked into their faces and bodies and the sweat made it stick to them.

"FUCKING ROLL OVER FULL 360 IN THE DIRT!"

At this point they were very much covered in dirt some of it turning to mud from their sweat.

"ALRIGHT YOU SON'S OF BITCHES ON YOUR FEET!"

"YES SIR!"

"Now take your canteen and dump enough of it on your face to clean your eyes so you can see and only your eyes let me catch you cleaning your full face or arms!"

"YES SIR!" at that they did as told and went back to attention.

"Get back to your group and do the course and I better fucking see some effort or we're coming back here!"

"YES SIR!" They all yelled before running back to the others.

"Was it really necessary to treat them like that?" Sergeant soft heart asks walking up to you.

"Unfortunately yes that's how I was trained. you learn through pain and I'm sure they are gonna really try to keep up next time, that and it is good for em its a lot of cardio." Woods says looking down at the mare.

"You got a good heart soft heart why did you become a drill instructor?"

"It wasn't my first choice but they didn't need anymore recruiters, that and its a requirement for staff." she says giving a small huff.

"That sounds about right its the same way with the marines."

"Lets get back." Woods says jogging away with Soft behind him.

By time they all returned back to the barracks most of the recruits were panting hard, and covered in dirt courtesy of Sergeant Woods. Walking in Woods noticed Crimson in the hut signaling him over, walking over Woods starts talking.

"You needed me sir?" Woods says giving a quick salute.

"At ease Sergeant, yes I've been watching you and you'll be happy to hear I like what I've seen do you think you could train some corporals to help train the way you have been showing me all day?

"Yes sir I think I can if its a small group enough to train a platoon of recruits."

"Well I will send this report to the princesses and will let you know what they say. oh and here I can't give you much because your not officially apart of the equestrian military but for your help ill pay you until everything is figured out."

"Thank you sir."

"Dismissed." Crimson says.

Woods gives a quick salute before turning to head back to the castle with his bag of bits.

Once he made it back to Twilights castle it was already five in the evening and starlight was sitting outside.

"Hey starlight what's going on?" Woods asks causing her to jump and look at him before she got up and ran over to him.

"And wear have you been all day Twilights freaking out... why are you in your uniform?"

Just then the front doors slamed open to reveal a very irate purple alicorn.

"AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" shouted Twilight.

"Uumm about that.."