Thanx again Sora, I think I got what you meant. I am having a bit of
trouble with the time frame, but well as long as I'm not the only one. Here
comes some time frame stuff so wish me luck. BTW, in your other review what
does "AU" mean? Yes, I truly am new to fanfiction, it's probably the most
common thing used here but there's no shame in being new (well, not much.)
On with the story! Either way, was there supposed to be an example? I can't
see it, oh well I think I get the picture. Thanx again. Or maybe I don't
:\, ah well time to move on.
Chapter 6: Growing tension, a shocking discovery!
Muteki woke up, stretching with a load yawn. The old man's response was the whack him in the head with his cane. "You sleep like a rock, I don't know how I'm going to manage to train someone like you," he said to Muteki. Muteki only nodded and got up immediately, still too sleepy to come up with a witty retort.
"Your true training begins now, I must train you to use the Mystic Gundam to it's full potential. Along the side, I must train you to reach your hyper mode. I know that's a rush, skipping past the super mode; however, we are rather hard pressed for time," said the old man trying his best to ignore Muteki's frequent yawning.
"YAWNNNNNN...so, you keep mentioning these super and hyper modes. As if, I know that they are or something. Can you stop speaking in riddles and give me some damn answers?!" he asked irritably, now fully awake.
"You shall see..soon enough," was the old man's response. Muteki was filled with rage. 'Is that all he can say?!' he thought to himself. He calmed himself down.
"Something..is not right," said the old man.
"Oh?" said Muteki, pretending he really cared.
"The Devil Gundam, it hasn't moved at all, it is still in Gannya," said the old man.
"What?! But why?!" asked Muteki in disbelief.
"I can't say for sure, but from how it seems. We may still have a chance. The Devil Gundam surely would have advanced by now if it were able. It must not be fully revived!" shouted the old man with excitement.
"And..this means what?" asked Muteki. The old man was very annoyed at this point.
"It means the Devil Gundam is not at full power, there is still a chance we can win. I was skeptical at first but if you can defeat it before they find out how to truly revive it then it's in the bag," said the old man.
"And how exactly do they truly revive it?" asked Muteki curiously.
"You shall see...soon enough," responded the old man.
"ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Muteki shouted. The old man ignored him and faced the Mystic Gundam standing before them.
" Now is time to test the Mystic Gundam. I must warn you, the Mystic Gundam is NOT easy to control. It will take much practice to perform it's special technique and to get used to the sword. It will be even more difficult to obtain the hyper mode, but it will be well worth the effort," he said glowing with pride.
" So this will give me the ability to defeat even pilots like Domon Kasshu?" he asked, still kinda wanting to get his revenge on that cocky punk.
"No, not like Domon Kasshu. My training alone would be enough to defeat him in the Expert Gundam's normal attack mode. Assuming he hasn't reached Super or Hyper mode. Now, I must warn you, do not attempt to attain the super mode on the way to hyper. Super mode is very dangerous, it is triggered by anger and you will gain a great boost but won't be able to control yourself. You MUST stay cool in battle, lest you find yourself in such a state," said the old man.
"Stay cool? Got it, I'm pretty good at that," said Muteki, taking his turn to glow with pride.
"Hmph, enough talk. Get in the gundam," said the old man.
Muteki did as he was told, he boarded the gundam and checked out what it looked like from the inside. Very similar to the Expert Gundam, just like he said; However, he was now weighed down by the massive sword sheathed at his side. He had trouble moving at normal speed with it. The old man noticed this.
"I want you to practice swinging that sword around for the rest of the day," he said. Muteki nodded, not realizing what he was getting himself into. He removed the sword from it's sheathe and almost fell forward from the awkwardness that came with wielding such a long weapon. He regained his composure and began swinging, he would lose balance every now and then and he was quickly burning energy. He kept at it as the old man had told him to.
Several hours later, the old man returned to see Muteki handling the sword quite gracefully. 'There is truly something about this one, not even I got used to using that weapon so quickly,' thought the old man. :That's enough, you have done well, " said the old man.
"Phew," said Muteki as he leaned on the sword, quite beat.
"What are you resting for? That was just the warm-up. Now, you must learn how your new technique works. That reminds me, there are other techniques that involve copying certain techniques of other fighters. You would do well to copy any special technique you see," said the old man.
"Man, no mercy," said Muteki as he stood up straight again. He stretched his shoulder muscles a bit then followed the old man to a larger clearing.
"Now, first you must know the proper form of the technique. I believe I can show you from where I stand," he said as he unsheathed a long blade much like the one Muteki found in the cave. " A forbidden technique, may the true power of the warrior be released," he chanted as he slowly shifted his weight backward and drew the sword with one hand behind his back. He leapt high into the air and span the sword above his head. "It's over!" he shouted then plummeted as suddenly, he slammed the sword into the ground all the way to the hilt(which was a good 9 yards from the tip.)The ground tore up around him and spread out in all directions.
"Of course," he said while pulling the sword from the ground, " the effect will be much different when you do it properly in the gundam. I'll leave that as a surprise. Now do it," he said.
Muteki nodded and spoke," The Forbidden technique, may the true power of the warrior be released!" he shouted then leapt into the air, spinning his blade above the head of the gundam. "It's over!" he shouted at the peak of the jump then plummeted back to the ground and slammed the sword down as hard as he could, but it only stuck in halfway.
"It would seem that you are not yet strong enough to use this technique. It will be even harder to perform on rock and concrete. You still require much training," the old man said. All hell was what Muteki's life became for the next two weeks, training nearly endlessly. Getting at most two hours of sleep a night; increasing his strength, stamina and speed.
Two weeks later, Muteki was a completely different fighter. He swung with such speed that watching it in slow motion wouldn't help you see it any better. He swung with such power that he could cut anything he set his mind to cutting. He seemed to be a machine the way he could fight and train for hours without slowing down. Everything had gone the way the old man had intended. He had done away with Muteki's bad fighting habits. Though he was so new to gundam fighting, you would think from watching him that he had been doing it for longer than he had even lived so far; however, it was no easy matter. Muteki had pushed himself past his breaking point so many times that he would not be able to fight at his full power without a few days of uninterrupted rest.
"Master, do you not think I should try the technique one more time?" asked Muteki.
"No," his master replied, "I know that when the time comes you will be able to perform this technique. For now, you must rest and prepare for the trials ahead. After that, I want you to meet with the rest of the members of the shuffle alliance one by one. They will be important allies if you are to do battle with the Dark Gundam," said his master.
"I do not need rest," replied Muteki, "you said it yourself. There is no time to waste. I will depart immediately for Neo France to meet George, the Jack of Daimonds."
"Very well, Muteki. Perhaps I underestimated you. If you feel you are up for it then departing as soon as possible would be wise; however, you will need something to get you through the atmosphere if you are to reach Neo France. I have just the thing," said his Master, who turned from him and whistled. A large animal pushed it's way through the brush and neighed. "What good is a swordsman without his noble steed?" said the Master.
Muteki stepped forward and patted the horse on the head. "Thank you , Master. How does he help me get to space though?" asked Muteki.
"The carrier that brings the Mystic Gundam can be used as a gundam suit for the horse, it has the ability to fly at high speeds. Even to pass through the atmosphere," said the Master. "Go Kazuka, become Muteki's transport!" the Master shouted and the horse reared back on it's back legs as the transport transformed into a gundam, it was of course shaped like a horse. The horse leaped up to it and went through to the cockpit in a typical gundam suit. Muteki mounted him in his gundam and prepared to head to outer space.
"I will see you soon, Master!" shouted Muteki as he headed out to space.
So there ya have it, chapter 5! I'd like to try to trigger some thoughts from my readers, what exactly do you think is the significance of the horse to the story? Keep it to yourselves of course, don't want to ruin it for anyone else.
Chapter 6: Growing tension, a shocking discovery!
Muteki woke up, stretching with a load yawn. The old man's response was the whack him in the head with his cane. "You sleep like a rock, I don't know how I'm going to manage to train someone like you," he said to Muteki. Muteki only nodded and got up immediately, still too sleepy to come up with a witty retort.
"Your true training begins now, I must train you to use the Mystic Gundam to it's full potential. Along the side, I must train you to reach your hyper mode. I know that's a rush, skipping past the super mode; however, we are rather hard pressed for time," said the old man trying his best to ignore Muteki's frequent yawning.
"YAWNNNNNN...so, you keep mentioning these super and hyper modes. As if, I know that they are or something. Can you stop speaking in riddles and give me some damn answers?!" he asked irritably, now fully awake.
"You shall see..soon enough," was the old man's response. Muteki was filled with rage. 'Is that all he can say?!' he thought to himself. He calmed himself down.
"Something..is not right," said the old man.
"Oh?" said Muteki, pretending he really cared.
"The Devil Gundam, it hasn't moved at all, it is still in Gannya," said the old man.
"What?! But why?!" asked Muteki in disbelief.
"I can't say for sure, but from how it seems. We may still have a chance. The Devil Gundam surely would have advanced by now if it were able. It must not be fully revived!" shouted the old man with excitement.
"And..this means what?" asked Muteki. The old man was very annoyed at this point.
"It means the Devil Gundam is not at full power, there is still a chance we can win. I was skeptical at first but if you can defeat it before they find out how to truly revive it then it's in the bag," said the old man.
"And how exactly do they truly revive it?" asked Muteki curiously.
"You shall see...soon enough," responded the old man.
"ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Muteki shouted. The old man ignored him and faced the Mystic Gundam standing before them.
" Now is time to test the Mystic Gundam. I must warn you, the Mystic Gundam is NOT easy to control. It will take much practice to perform it's special technique and to get used to the sword. It will be even more difficult to obtain the hyper mode, but it will be well worth the effort," he said glowing with pride.
" So this will give me the ability to defeat even pilots like Domon Kasshu?" he asked, still kinda wanting to get his revenge on that cocky punk.
"No, not like Domon Kasshu. My training alone would be enough to defeat him in the Expert Gundam's normal attack mode. Assuming he hasn't reached Super or Hyper mode. Now, I must warn you, do not attempt to attain the super mode on the way to hyper. Super mode is very dangerous, it is triggered by anger and you will gain a great boost but won't be able to control yourself. You MUST stay cool in battle, lest you find yourself in such a state," said the old man.
"Stay cool? Got it, I'm pretty good at that," said Muteki, taking his turn to glow with pride.
"Hmph, enough talk. Get in the gundam," said the old man.
Muteki did as he was told, he boarded the gundam and checked out what it looked like from the inside. Very similar to the Expert Gundam, just like he said; However, he was now weighed down by the massive sword sheathed at his side. He had trouble moving at normal speed with it. The old man noticed this.
"I want you to practice swinging that sword around for the rest of the day," he said. Muteki nodded, not realizing what he was getting himself into. He removed the sword from it's sheathe and almost fell forward from the awkwardness that came with wielding such a long weapon. He regained his composure and began swinging, he would lose balance every now and then and he was quickly burning energy. He kept at it as the old man had told him to.
Several hours later, the old man returned to see Muteki handling the sword quite gracefully. 'There is truly something about this one, not even I got used to using that weapon so quickly,' thought the old man. :That's enough, you have done well, " said the old man.
"Phew," said Muteki as he leaned on the sword, quite beat.
"What are you resting for? That was just the warm-up. Now, you must learn how your new technique works. That reminds me, there are other techniques that involve copying certain techniques of other fighters. You would do well to copy any special technique you see," said the old man.
"Man, no mercy," said Muteki as he stood up straight again. He stretched his shoulder muscles a bit then followed the old man to a larger clearing.
"Now, first you must know the proper form of the technique. I believe I can show you from where I stand," he said as he unsheathed a long blade much like the one Muteki found in the cave. " A forbidden technique, may the true power of the warrior be released," he chanted as he slowly shifted his weight backward and drew the sword with one hand behind his back. He leapt high into the air and span the sword above his head. "It's over!" he shouted then plummeted as suddenly, he slammed the sword into the ground all the way to the hilt(which was a good 9 yards from the tip.)The ground tore up around him and spread out in all directions.
"Of course," he said while pulling the sword from the ground, " the effect will be much different when you do it properly in the gundam. I'll leave that as a surprise. Now do it," he said.
Muteki nodded and spoke," The Forbidden technique, may the true power of the warrior be released!" he shouted then leapt into the air, spinning his blade above the head of the gundam. "It's over!" he shouted at the peak of the jump then plummeted back to the ground and slammed the sword down as hard as he could, but it only stuck in halfway.
"It would seem that you are not yet strong enough to use this technique. It will be even harder to perform on rock and concrete. You still require much training," the old man said. All hell was what Muteki's life became for the next two weeks, training nearly endlessly. Getting at most two hours of sleep a night; increasing his strength, stamina and speed.
Two weeks later, Muteki was a completely different fighter. He swung with such speed that watching it in slow motion wouldn't help you see it any better. He swung with such power that he could cut anything he set his mind to cutting. He seemed to be a machine the way he could fight and train for hours without slowing down. Everything had gone the way the old man had intended. He had done away with Muteki's bad fighting habits. Though he was so new to gundam fighting, you would think from watching him that he had been doing it for longer than he had even lived so far; however, it was no easy matter. Muteki had pushed himself past his breaking point so many times that he would not be able to fight at his full power without a few days of uninterrupted rest.
"Master, do you not think I should try the technique one more time?" asked Muteki.
"No," his master replied, "I know that when the time comes you will be able to perform this technique. For now, you must rest and prepare for the trials ahead. After that, I want you to meet with the rest of the members of the shuffle alliance one by one. They will be important allies if you are to do battle with the Dark Gundam," said his master.
"I do not need rest," replied Muteki, "you said it yourself. There is no time to waste. I will depart immediately for Neo France to meet George, the Jack of Daimonds."
"Very well, Muteki. Perhaps I underestimated you. If you feel you are up for it then departing as soon as possible would be wise; however, you will need something to get you through the atmosphere if you are to reach Neo France. I have just the thing," said his Master, who turned from him and whistled. A large animal pushed it's way through the brush and neighed. "What good is a swordsman without his noble steed?" said the Master.
Muteki stepped forward and patted the horse on the head. "Thank you , Master. How does he help me get to space though?" asked Muteki.
"The carrier that brings the Mystic Gundam can be used as a gundam suit for the horse, it has the ability to fly at high speeds. Even to pass through the atmosphere," said the Master. "Go Kazuka, become Muteki's transport!" the Master shouted and the horse reared back on it's back legs as the transport transformed into a gundam, it was of course shaped like a horse. The horse leaped up to it and went through to the cockpit in a typical gundam suit. Muteki mounted him in his gundam and prepared to head to outer space.
"I will see you soon, Master!" shouted Muteki as he headed out to space.
So there ya have it, chapter 5! I'd like to try to trigger some thoughts from my readers, what exactly do you think is the significance of the horse to the story? Keep it to yourselves of course, don't want to ruin it for anyone else.