I don't feel so good...
I feel rational...
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Chapter 34: Re-acquiring Some Friends
(Author's Note: This is a week later, the Dragon Code was just kind of like the ten commandments for warriors, I just couldn't think of one long enough. Basically, it's fight with honor, die with pride)
'Geez,' Billy thought as Brian managed to block another of his slashes with the wooden training swords, 'now this guy's a lot stronger and quicker than before.'
Brian slashed at Billy, but Billy ducked and jabbed the sword toward Brian's chest. Brian dodged to the side and managed to trip Billy just like at the battle in the desert. Billy then grabbed a handful of dirt off the ground and threw it into Brian's eyes, then tripped him while he was stunned.
When Brian had managed to clear his eyes, he saw Billy above him, holding his sword at Brian's throat. "Congratulations, you're dead." He announced.
"That was cheap," Brian complained as he got to his feet, "blinding me like that."
"Yeah, I know," Billy smiled, "but you have to remember, I'm your enemy when we fight. You can't expect your enemy to play fair. Playing fair doesn't matter if it's a matter of life and death. Just because you have to fight honorably doesn't mean you can't take advantage of a situation you're put in that can mean the difference between living and dying. Remember that."
"I will," Brian said, "it doesn't sound like basic warrior values, though."
"I told you it was modified," Billy said, sitting down on a nearby log, "I was in a world where everyone followed the rules. In the new worlds I went to, people didn't follow the rules when fighting. And that makes it so much easier to get yourself killed."
"Okay," Brian said.
"So," said Billy, "you've learned very quickly. You're already much stronger and faster, and very eager to try."
"I still am," said Brian, "so what kind of training will we do next?"
"Hmm," Billy hummed, thinking about it, "okay, there's a method I've always wanted to try. Heightening senses besides sight."
"How will we do that?"
"Well, the Middle-Verse is split into different large locations all across the world that I call zones, so first we need to go to the cave zone."
They walked to the cave zone, and Billy pulled a flashlight out of his backpack. "We'll need this, it's really dark in there," he said. "Follow me." They walked really far into the cave until the only light Brian could see was Billy's flashlight. Finally, once they had walked for what seemed to Brian to be a half an hour, they stopped. "Okay," said Billy, turning the light off, "now I'm going to throw an apple at you, and you're going to use your sword to block it. But remember, the object isn't to slice the apple up, it's to prevent it from touching you."
"Okay," Brian said, "now let's-"
"Hey!!! Hey!!!" a voice interrupted, shouting from farther down the cave. "Hey!!! Is someone out there? Can you help?"
"Hang on!" Billy called back, then he turned to Omega, "sorry, guess it'll have to wait..."
"Stupid desperate people," Brian joked, "well, we'll get to train later, right?"
Billy nodded, "probably not today, but tomorrow."
They walked further down the cave, calling out to the voice to let them know where they were. They finally got there about three minutes later. "Are you there?" Billy asked, trying to turn the flashlight on and finding out it had no power left, "crap. You're going to have to grab my hand, my flashlight's battery's dead."
"I have two friends here, too." The voice said. "Hey, wake up," he said to someone else, followed by a low, thumping noise.
"Wha? I hate it when people wake me up..."
"I know, but I found some guy who can take us out of here."
"Thank god. This place is a living hell..."
"You can grab my hand," Brian said to the other voice. "Because our flashlight battery's dead, as your friend already knew."
"Um," said the first voice, "we have another friend, too, a sort of robot, but he hasn't been awake since we landed here. I think there's something wrong with him."
"Okay," Billy said, "you can both grab my friend's hands and I'll carry the sleeper out of here, then we'll go to my house and I'll take a look at your friend in the morning. I'm great at mechanics. If only I was as good at computers..."
"Focus." Brian said sternly, because Billy tended to trail off like that.
They walked out of the cave in silence, and then came the first surprise. "Daniel?" Brian asked, wide-eyed, "I can't believe I didn't recognize the voice. Who's your friend?"
Wilder introduced himself. "Okay," said Billy, "let's get to my house and deposit your friend there.
Brian was a little curious. He hadn't been inside Billy's house before, all they had done was sleep in the wilderness. He wondered mildly, not caring very much, about what kind of stuff this very weird person would have in his house.
When they got there, Brian was a little surprised to see his house was completely normal, except for a few rooms set aside for storing weapons and technology.
"Okay," said Billy, "I'll go take a look at your friend here, so make yourselves at home!"
At about eight, Jake came out, followed by Billy, who was completely dirty, but smiling. "As you can see," he said, swiping his hands together, "I managed to fix... Jake, right?" He added to Jake, who nodded.
"Okay," Billy said, "feel free to eat anything you find in the cupboards, I forgot to say that before, and I'm going to go take a shower." He looked at himself, completely dirty, "I need one."
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I know this was a crappy place to end the chapter, but I need to change the scene, and if I keep going, I won't be able to change for a while more.
Also, feel free to read my other fanfic in progres, Ultimate Fighter Championship, which is my version of a deathmatch! First fight coming out soon.
I feel rational...
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Chapter 34: Re-acquiring Some Friends
(Author's Note: This is a week later, the Dragon Code was just kind of like the ten commandments for warriors, I just couldn't think of one long enough. Basically, it's fight with honor, die with pride)
'Geez,' Billy thought as Brian managed to block another of his slashes with the wooden training swords, 'now this guy's a lot stronger and quicker than before.'
Brian slashed at Billy, but Billy ducked and jabbed the sword toward Brian's chest. Brian dodged to the side and managed to trip Billy just like at the battle in the desert. Billy then grabbed a handful of dirt off the ground and threw it into Brian's eyes, then tripped him while he was stunned.
When Brian had managed to clear his eyes, he saw Billy above him, holding his sword at Brian's throat. "Congratulations, you're dead." He announced.
"That was cheap," Brian complained as he got to his feet, "blinding me like that."
"Yeah, I know," Billy smiled, "but you have to remember, I'm your enemy when we fight. You can't expect your enemy to play fair. Playing fair doesn't matter if it's a matter of life and death. Just because you have to fight honorably doesn't mean you can't take advantage of a situation you're put in that can mean the difference between living and dying. Remember that."
"I will," Brian said, "it doesn't sound like basic warrior values, though."
"I told you it was modified," Billy said, sitting down on a nearby log, "I was in a world where everyone followed the rules. In the new worlds I went to, people didn't follow the rules when fighting. And that makes it so much easier to get yourself killed."
"Okay," Brian said.
"So," said Billy, "you've learned very quickly. You're already much stronger and faster, and very eager to try."
"I still am," said Brian, "so what kind of training will we do next?"
"Hmm," Billy hummed, thinking about it, "okay, there's a method I've always wanted to try. Heightening senses besides sight."
"How will we do that?"
"Well, the Middle-Verse is split into different large locations all across the world that I call zones, so first we need to go to the cave zone."
They walked to the cave zone, and Billy pulled a flashlight out of his backpack. "We'll need this, it's really dark in there," he said. "Follow me." They walked really far into the cave until the only light Brian could see was Billy's flashlight. Finally, once they had walked for what seemed to Brian to be a half an hour, they stopped. "Okay," said Billy, turning the light off, "now I'm going to throw an apple at you, and you're going to use your sword to block it. But remember, the object isn't to slice the apple up, it's to prevent it from touching you."
"Okay," Brian said, "now let's-"
"Hey!!! Hey!!!" a voice interrupted, shouting from farther down the cave. "Hey!!! Is someone out there? Can you help?"
"Hang on!" Billy called back, then he turned to Omega, "sorry, guess it'll have to wait..."
"Stupid desperate people," Brian joked, "well, we'll get to train later, right?"
Billy nodded, "probably not today, but tomorrow."
They walked further down the cave, calling out to the voice to let them know where they were. They finally got there about three minutes later. "Are you there?" Billy asked, trying to turn the flashlight on and finding out it had no power left, "crap. You're going to have to grab my hand, my flashlight's battery's dead."
"I have two friends here, too." The voice said. "Hey, wake up," he said to someone else, followed by a low, thumping noise.
"Wha? I hate it when people wake me up..."
"I know, but I found some guy who can take us out of here."
"Thank god. This place is a living hell..."
"You can grab my hand," Brian said to the other voice. "Because our flashlight battery's dead, as your friend already knew."
"Um," said the first voice, "we have another friend, too, a sort of robot, but he hasn't been awake since we landed here. I think there's something wrong with him."
"Okay," Billy said, "you can both grab my friend's hands and I'll carry the sleeper out of here, then we'll go to my house and I'll take a look at your friend in the morning. I'm great at mechanics. If only I was as good at computers..."
"Focus." Brian said sternly, because Billy tended to trail off like that.
They walked out of the cave in silence, and then came the first surprise. "Daniel?" Brian asked, wide-eyed, "I can't believe I didn't recognize the voice. Who's your friend?"
Wilder introduced himself. "Okay," said Billy, "let's get to my house and deposit your friend there.
Brian was a little curious. He hadn't been inside Billy's house before, all they had done was sleep in the wilderness. He wondered mildly, not caring very much, about what kind of stuff this very weird person would have in his house.
When they got there, Brian was a little surprised to see his house was completely normal, except for a few rooms set aside for storing weapons and technology.
"Okay," said Billy, "I'll go take a look at your friend here, so make yourselves at home!"
At about eight, Jake came out, followed by Billy, who was completely dirty, but smiling. "As you can see," he said, swiping his hands together, "I managed to fix... Jake, right?" He added to Jake, who nodded.
"Okay," Billy said, "feel free to eat anything you find in the cupboards, I forgot to say that before, and I'm going to go take a shower." He looked at himself, completely dirty, "I need one."
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I know this was a crappy place to end the chapter, but I need to change the scene, and if I keep going, I won't be able to change for a while more.
Also, feel free to read my other fanfic in progres, Ultimate Fighter Championship, which is my version of a deathmatch! First fight coming out soon.