Episode 2 - Hard Lessons
Chapter 1- The Exhibition Matches
Saga 1- The World Tournament
Era 1- A Watchful Eye
Last Time:
The woman laughed, almost insanely, and took a ready position. She looked up at the sky and the aurora was out of control. It almost looked like a solar flare, ready to burn anyone who got too close. She looked down again, at Anki and said "Ready or not..", as Anki grew more worried by the second. "Here I .." She paused and grinned again. Suddenly she screams, "Here I COOMMMEEE!!!"
Episode 2: Hard Lessons
The woman paused for a second, then flew at what must have been top speed, straight at Anki!
What is she doing?!
Anki was scared. He knew he couldn't dodge here, he couldn't block her and he most definitely couldn't hit her. So he would take the punch.
The woman flew faster now, and lifted her fist. She flung it at Anki, and all he could do was blink.
"You didn't move."
The woman's aurora went out.
"I'm not a coward. I can take a punch"
"Ha. You assume that because I'm a woman? How do you know I wouldn't have knocked your head off?"
The more Anki thought about it, the stupider he felt.
"But, hey kid," the woman smiled, "You are pretty brave. I guess I can see what was going through your head."
Really? Because now that I think about it, I can't really see it.. Anki knew he risked his life just then for no reason.
"How old are you?", the woman reached into her pocket. "I'm… 7"
The woman took out a little pocket organizer, and touched it a few times. She looked up and chuckled, and touched it again. "You know Anki, you seem pretty strong for a 7 year old."
"Not strong enough, I guess." Anki sighed.
The woman laughed again, "Not strong enough?! Just give it time."
Again the woman reached into her pocket. She smiled and said, "How'd you like to train with me?"
"You'd teach me?!" Anki's face lit up, thinking about how strong he might get.
"No, I wouldn't. We'd train together. My good friend there would teach us."
:"Uh-huh.. Well, I can't, no matter how much you try to convince me," He points back to his house, "My mother.."
"Don't worry, we've convinced your mother"
:"HOW?!!!"
"Haha.. You'll find out in time.. In time."
"Well then when do we go? And, uh, where?"
"It's off this planet, so we must fly."
"Fly? Me? In outer space?"
"You have so much to learn.." The woman laughed and started to walk. She motioned for Anki to follow.
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After only 15 minutes walking they reached an odd looking sphere. Anki looked at the woman, wondering how they were both going to fit inside. But, he did what he was told, and climbed inside.
To his surprise the ship looked huge, maybe the size of a movie theatre. Somehow they made it seem otherwise. He found a cushioned seat inside as the woman walked in.
"This ride will take a few hours. This place isn't exactly around the block."
"I figured that."
"Well, I guess you are smart. Ready to go?"
"Uh.. Wait a second."
"What is it?"
"I'd like to speak with my mother."
"….Alright", the woman sighed.
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20 minutes later, much to the woman's dismay, they were in front of Anki's house.
Anki slowly made his way up to his door, then rang the doorbell. A few seconds later the door started to open, and there was his mother, crying.
"Mom! What's wrong?! What happened?!"
"Oh Anki.." She was crying, but to Anki's surprise it was a cry of a joy.
"What happened mom?", he seemed a little bit calmer now that he realized the difference.
"Anki, I'm not supposed to tell you. But, you'll find out. A great thing has happened. A wonderful thing."
"Mom, you said I could go train with this woman?"
"Yes. You will understand soon, Anki, soon."
Anki was confused, but he hugged his mother, said good bye and got on his way, back to the ship.
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"So, tell me, who exactly are you?"
"Oh yes, I never did tell you that, did I?"
"Nope, but somehow you know my name."
"We've been watching you for a while now, Anki. It has to have been a few years now."
"What?!"
"You'll understand soon enough. For now, I 'll give you as much information as I can."
The woman smiled and spoke, "My name is Keza, I am a 3rd level trainee at my school, which is where we are going. What else would you like to know?"
Anki smiled, "Everything you can tell me."
"There is so much to educate you on. Races of the galaxy, fighting techniques, wars. Physics.."
"Races of the galaxy?! Wars? Physics? Is this going to be my life's education?"
"Perhaps. You see, while Humans are surprisingly advanced for their age, they have various misconceptions of the universe. That is what I will teach you."
"I thought I was here to train, though."
"Aha, but not just the body."
"Uh-huh.."
"You know, you seem much more mature then when you were on Planet Earth. Why?"
"You are letting me follow my dreams.. I feel I owe you something already."
"I see.. Well, as interesting as this conversation has been, what say we save it for Loha, alright? We need to get our sleep, this will take hours."
"Okay. Uh.. Good night."
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"No.. No.. Alright we're ready."
Keza was talking to something outside the ship when Anki woke up.
I guess we're here.
"Wh.. " Anki shook his head to get himself awake. More awake then he was then, anyway.
"Where are we?"
"Loha, where we will train." Keza looked like she'd been awake for hours.
"Wake up, the Master will see you soon. Very soon."
"The master? Umm.."
"Yes, the man who owns this planet. He will be teaching you to fight."
"Why would the owner of this planet teach me? .. This place makes no sense!"
Keza smiled and they walked off the ship.
Anki looked up ahead and saw a giant building. It was fantastically decorated, and was bigger than any building on Earth.
He dropped his bags. "Wha- what's that?"
"That's the Great Palace of Zeokin. Do not worry, I will teach you all that you must know, and more, about this planet and this entire galaxy. Do not worry!"
"Is that where I'm going?"
"Why yes. You're going to train there. You'll eat there, sleep there … Why, basically, that is your new home."
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A few minutes later they are inside the palace walls. They are walking toward the door when they hear a big thud around a corner. They race to see whats happening, and they find a training match. A man in a dark jumpsuit is battling a man with a maroon overcoat. The man with the overcoat clearly has the advantage.
The two are fighting inside what looks to be almost a wrestling, or boxing, ring, except no ropes. The man in the dark jumpsuit had caused the thump when he had fallen on the ground. It looked to Anki like the man was dead, but he rethought that idea, because everyone was so calm.
Wait, what if death is common occurrence around here? Oh, what have I gotten myself into?!
The man in the dark jumpsuit gets up, proving he's not dead, and mumbles something to the man in the dark maroon coat. The formerly calm man turns into pure rage, and a golden aurora surrounds his body, which Anki can't see, because of his coat.
He cups his hands, similar to the way Tena did on Earth. Anki could see his mouth moving but couldn't hear him. Suddenly he jerked his arms forward and a huge red blast came out of his hands and incinerated the man in the dark jumpsuit, along with about 200 feet of brick and dirt under him.
"What the?", wondered Anki.
"That is not your care, Anki. Come with me, for we must go, NOW!"
Chapter 1- The Exhibition Matches
Saga 1- The World Tournament
Era 1- A Watchful Eye
Last Time:
The woman laughed, almost insanely, and took a ready position. She looked up at the sky and the aurora was out of control. It almost looked like a solar flare, ready to burn anyone who got too close. She looked down again, at Anki and said "Ready or not..", as Anki grew more worried by the second. "Here I .." She paused and grinned again. Suddenly she screams, "Here I COOMMMEEE!!!"
Episode 2: Hard Lessons
The woman paused for a second, then flew at what must have been top speed, straight at Anki!
What is she doing?!
Anki was scared. He knew he couldn't dodge here, he couldn't block her and he most definitely couldn't hit her. So he would take the punch.
The woman flew faster now, and lifted her fist. She flung it at Anki, and all he could do was blink.
"You didn't move."
The woman's aurora went out.
"I'm not a coward. I can take a punch"
"Ha. You assume that because I'm a woman? How do you know I wouldn't have knocked your head off?"
The more Anki thought about it, the stupider he felt.
"But, hey kid," the woman smiled, "You are pretty brave. I guess I can see what was going through your head."
Really? Because now that I think about it, I can't really see it.. Anki knew he risked his life just then for no reason.
"How old are you?", the woman reached into her pocket. "I'm… 7"
The woman took out a little pocket organizer, and touched it a few times. She looked up and chuckled, and touched it again. "You know Anki, you seem pretty strong for a 7 year old."
"Not strong enough, I guess." Anki sighed.
The woman laughed again, "Not strong enough?! Just give it time."
Again the woman reached into her pocket. She smiled and said, "How'd you like to train with me?"
"You'd teach me?!" Anki's face lit up, thinking about how strong he might get.
"No, I wouldn't. We'd train together. My good friend there would teach us."
:"Uh-huh.. Well, I can't, no matter how much you try to convince me," He points back to his house, "My mother.."
"Don't worry, we've convinced your mother"
:"HOW?!!!"
"Haha.. You'll find out in time.. In time."
"Well then when do we go? And, uh, where?"
"It's off this planet, so we must fly."
"Fly? Me? In outer space?"
"You have so much to learn.." The woman laughed and started to walk. She motioned for Anki to follow.
---------------------
After only 15 minutes walking they reached an odd looking sphere. Anki looked at the woman, wondering how they were both going to fit inside. But, he did what he was told, and climbed inside.
To his surprise the ship looked huge, maybe the size of a movie theatre. Somehow they made it seem otherwise. He found a cushioned seat inside as the woman walked in.
"This ride will take a few hours. This place isn't exactly around the block."
"I figured that."
"Well, I guess you are smart. Ready to go?"
"Uh.. Wait a second."
"What is it?"
"I'd like to speak with my mother."
"….Alright", the woman sighed.
------------
20 minutes later, much to the woman's dismay, they were in front of Anki's house.
Anki slowly made his way up to his door, then rang the doorbell. A few seconds later the door started to open, and there was his mother, crying.
"Mom! What's wrong?! What happened?!"
"Oh Anki.." She was crying, but to Anki's surprise it was a cry of a joy.
"What happened mom?", he seemed a little bit calmer now that he realized the difference.
"Anki, I'm not supposed to tell you. But, you'll find out. A great thing has happened. A wonderful thing."
"Mom, you said I could go train with this woman?"
"Yes. You will understand soon, Anki, soon."
Anki was confused, but he hugged his mother, said good bye and got on his way, back to the ship.
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"So, tell me, who exactly are you?"
"Oh yes, I never did tell you that, did I?"
"Nope, but somehow you know my name."
"We've been watching you for a while now, Anki. It has to have been a few years now."
"What?!"
"You'll understand soon enough. For now, I 'll give you as much information as I can."
The woman smiled and spoke, "My name is Keza, I am a 3rd level trainee at my school, which is where we are going. What else would you like to know?"
Anki smiled, "Everything you can tell me."
"There is so much to educate you on. Races of the galaxy, fighting techniques, wars. Physics.."
"Races of the galaxy?! Wars? Physics? Is this going to be my life's education?"
"Perhaps. You see, while Humans are surprisingly advanced for their age, they have various misconceptions of the universe. That is what I will teach you."
"I thought I was here to train, though."
"Aha, but not just the body."
"Uh-huh.."
"You know, you seem much more mature then when you were on Planet Earth. Why?"
"You are letting me follow my dreams.. I feel I owe you something already."
"I see.. Well, as interesting as this conversation has been, what say we save it for Loha, alright? We need to get our sleep, this will take hours."
"Okay. Uh.. Good night."
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"No.. No.. Alright we're ready."
Keza was talking to something outside the ship when Anki woke up.
I guess we're here.
"Wh.. " Anki shook his head to get himself awake. More awake then he was then, anyway.
"Where are we?"
"Loha, where we will train." Keza looked like she'd been awake for hours.
"Wake up, the Master will see you soon. Very soon."
"The master? Umm.."
"Yes, the man who owns this planet. He will be teaching you to fight."
"Why would the owner of this planet teach me? .. This place makes no sense!"
Keza smiled and they walked off the ship.
Anki looked up ahead and saw a giant building. It was fantastically decorated, and was bigger than any building on Earth.
He dropped his bags. "Wha- what's that?"
"That's the Great Palace of Zeokin. Do not worry, I will teach you all that you must know, and more, about this planet and this entire galaxy. Do not worry!"
"Is that where I'm going?"
"Why yes. You're going to train there. You'll eat there, sleep there … Why, basically, that is your new home."
--------------
A few minutes later they are inside the palace walls. They are walking toward the door when they hear a big thud around a corner. They race to see whats happening, and they find a training match. A man in a dark jumpsuit is battling a man with a maroon overcoat. The man with the overcoat clearly has the advantage.
The two are fighting inside what looks to be almost a wrestling, or boxing, ring, except no ropes. The man in the dark jumpsuit had caused the thump when he had fallen on the ground. It looked to Anki like the man was dead, but he rethought that idea, because everyone was so calm.
Wait, what if death is common occurrence around here? Oh, what have I gotten myself into?!
The man in the dark jumpsuit gets up, proving he's not dead, and mumbles something to the man in the dark maroon coat. The formerly calm man turns into pure rage, and a golden aurora surrounds his body, which Anki can't see, because of his coat.
He cups his hands, similar to the way Tena did on Earth. Anki could see his mouth moving but couldn't hear him. Suddenly he jerked his arms forward and a huge red blast came out of his hands and incinerated the man in the dark jumpsuit, along with about 200 feet of brick and dirt under him.
"What the?", wondered Anki.
"That is not your care, Anki. Come with me, for we must go, NOW!"