Announcement: I have to let you all know that I have to push "New Faces" back for awhile. I'm really sorry about that. To show my gratitude for everyone's patience, I will write a short one-shot for you to enjoy for the time being. Again, I'm sorry that I have to push it back. It's just that I'm thinking ahead of time, and I won't have the time to write the chapters every day.

The story has been moved to May 1, but if it gets pushed back again, I will write another quick one-shot for you. I hope this entices you all to keep waiting. So here you go!

Warning: Read "A Second Chance," and "A Second Chance At Redemption" first.

Chapter 1: Damon Teaches Rouge

Damon and Rouge stood on opposite ends of the room. After the events of the previous tale, Rouge wanted Damon to train her in his fighting style. Damon said to her, "Okay. Show me what you got!"

Rouge leaped forward and delivered two kicks, but Damon avoided both of them and countered with a jab of his knee. "That double kick was a little bit too predictable. You need to use my skill of prescience against me."

Rouge asked, "What does that even mean?"

Damon replied, "It means I am predicting your movements and avoiding them entirely. You need to be able to be unpredictable, and recover in case you miss. Watch." Damon rushed in, turned around and delivered a kick. He missed, but his foot went downward and contacted Rouge's shoulder. Damon then made a forward flip, and hit the ground with his feet. Rouge avoided this, tried to sweep with her legs, but Damon pushed himself off the ground, barely avoiding the attack. "Well done. You did a good job avoiding. Now you need to perfect your timing with counter attacks."

Rouge nodded at the notion. She ran towards Damon, and attacked with several punches in a row. Damon dodged every single one, but when he attempted to land a hit back, Rouge grabbed his arm. Damon had a look of surprise before she pinned him. "How's that?"

Damon answered with a strained voice, "Excellent, but don't be comfortable just yet." He retracted his legs, knocked Rouge off balance and kicked himself back on his feet. "I am good at escaping. Now, I wonder how well you work with pressure." He swept his silver arm at her, and she blocked with both hands. He attempted to pushed forward, but she held him back. He finally managed to push through, knocking her on her butt.

"Ouch," Rouge said with a painful tone.

Damon told her, "I wanted to test how your strength works when dealing with an opposing force.

Rouge grumbled, "I somehow doubt that worked."

Damon smiled and said, "Well, if it was anything but my silver arm, you would've pulled through."

Rouge smiled and exclaimed, "Shut up!"

Suddenly, Claudia walked in, wearing yoga pants and a sports bra. "May I join in?"

Damon looked at her and blushed. "I don't think you're in the right outfit, though. But I suppose I could teach you, as well."

Claudia blushed and said, "Well, I really came down to tell you dinner is almost ready, and Mr. Wonka and Charlie are waiting for you both to be ready."

Damon helped Rouge up and said, "You did really great. Let's take 5, huh?"

I hope this somewhat makes up for pushing back the story. I'm not abandoning, but rather delaying by a bit. I promise it will be here. Again, if I have to push it back again, I'll write another one-shot. Have a great day, everyone!