Chapter 11-Misty's Rigorous Power and Princess Training

The next day, Misty and Lisa was about to begin training. Misty: "OK, so, what's the first thing we do?" Lisa: "Well, the first thing we fairies do is create a ball of energy." Misty: "You mean like what Ly created."

Lisa shook her head. Lisa: "No, not at all. Those balls of energy were Lums, only advanced fairies such as her are able to form those; this is much different. The ball of energy that you are about to create will determine how strong your powers are. Now start by creating one." Misty: "But…how do I do that?" Lisa: "Start by forming your hands like you are holding something in them."

Misty held her hands out like how Lisa told her. Misty: "Like this?" Lisa: "Yes, that's it. Now then, concentrate as much of your energy as you can and form it into a ball." Misty: "OK…I'll try…"

She then concentrated as hard as she could. Then, a tiny ball of energy formed in her hand. Misty: "Like this?" Lisa: "Yes, that's it. Now then, try to put as much energy as you can into that ball. Once you put in all that you can, release it into the air."

She then put as much as she could into that tiny ball. It grew and grew and increased by 2 inches. She then released it into the air. It floated up and then let out a small flash. Lisa then shook her head in disappointment. Lisa: "Hm, looks like we have a lot of work ahead of us." Misty: "What do you mean?" Lisa: "The flash of energy you released was too small. That means that your powers are weak. But don't worry, with training, discipline and hard work, we can get powers strong." Misty: "For some reason, that doesn't make me feel better." Lisa: "Don't worry, Misty, it may seem hard, but trust me, if you really dedicate yourself to it, then you will be able to accomplish it." Misty: "OK, I'll do my best, but I won't make any promises."

Lisa smiled.

And so began Misty's first day of rigorous training. She spent at least an hour trying to perfect her powers. She spent a lot of time exercising her abilities. From start to finish, Misty was unable to control her powers, which disappointed Lisa. During another hour, she spent time with Princess Peach and her princess training. She had to learn to sit, walk, talk and behave like a delicate princess. She had an OK time sitting like a princess, but she struggled with walking like a princess and behaving like one even more. Often times, she lost her nerves, which irritated Princess Peach. When the day was over, Misty was exhausted from all of the training. Both Peach and Lisa were both disappointed but Lisa was hopeful. Lisa: "Well, it's been a tough first day, but don't worry, it's normal not to get it right on your first try." Misty: "I…sure…hope so…" Peach: "Well, it may not seem like she will be able to pull off being a delicate princess, but I'm not going to be giving up on her." Lisa: "Good, because she needs this as well as her fairy training. Now rest up, because we're going to be doing this all over again tomorrow." Misty: "Oh,

man…" Peach: "Just try to get some rest; we will have you up bright and early tomorrow morning." Misty: "Oh…OK…"

The next morning, they went through the same thing. They have been doing the same exercises. They went through all of it for entire week. When the end of the week came, Lisa asked Misty to create another ball of light. When she did, the ball let out a weak flash which did not please Lisa at all. So she increased Misty's training the next week, and asked her to make another ball of light for the next week and the week after that. At the end of the month, Misty's ball of light grew by probably an inch and let out a slightly brighter flash. This did not please Lisa at all, but it did give her some hope.

At that same time, Misty's princess training was also progressing. By the first few weeks, she was able to walk like a princess, but to have her talk or behave like one took longer, which irritated Peach. Little by little, Misty's behavior seemed to improve. She wasn't getting angry as easily as she use to. This pleased Peach a little but she believed that there was still much work to be done. She needed to learn how to handle certain situations without getting easily frustrated. That was what her princess training was all about, after all.

She also needed to perfect her transformation powers. Lisa helped her out on that. At first, she needed to figure out how to do it. She tried and tried again and again. After the first few tries, she was unable to carry it out. So she kept trying and trying but she was unable to do it. She couldn't relax long enough to perfect it because she didn't understand much about it. Lisa didn't understand much about it, either so she reached out to Ly but Ly told her that Misty needs to figure it out on her own. She eventually did. It wasn't easy but she managed to figure out how to transform.

Meanwhile, Fox watched her as she practiced her abilities and trained herself to perfect her powers. He watched as she improved herself and her powers and was amazed by every minute, expect during times when she was unable to get it right, but he never gave up on her. Sometimes, he would cheer her on and help her out whenever he could. Lisa and Peach accepted it since it did help her out in some ways. He always believed in her and everything she could do. He believed that one day, Misty would do some amazing things with her powers and that made her feel special. This pushed Misty to continue her training and little by little, she improved with his encouragement and dedication towards her.

Some of the other team members weren't so supportive, however. Falco was the one person that gave Misty a hard time as did Buttercup. They would often tease her about her temper and how she wasn't elegant enough to even be trained as a princess. All of this made her mad and it also made her princess training harder. Peach would often chase them away and tell them to leave her alone. This brought both Misty and Peach closer together and made her princess training much more bearable, even though it was tough to get through.

Within the first few weeks, Misty's powers and princess training improved but there was still room for more progress. Every once in a while, she would stop to hang out with her good friend, Bubbles. The 2 of them became so close that they developed a sister bond with one another. She also got to know Ribbon a little more. She did also get to know Peach, not as her teacher but as a good friend. She also got some time to get to know members of the Starfox team, including Fox. She spent a lot of time with Slippy but she spent more time getting to know Fox as he got time to get to know her. The 2 of them soon developed a strong friendship and they enjoyed hanging out with one another. He eventually went on to tell her about a friend that he lost a long time ago and losing her made him feel sad. After hearing his story, she promised to find his friend and return her to him. Fox believed her and held her up on her offer.