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Kira sat up suddenly, she tried to blink up the darkness but it stayed. Then she remembered. She trembled from the cold and fear, she groped in the dense blackness for Colt but all she felt was the cold stone floor. Her stomach contracted, what if they had taken him away while she was sleeping to be tested? She stood up and walked tentively back to where she had been. All of a sudden something struck her foot and she tripped. Throwing out her hands to stop her she hit something soft, a groan told her that she had fallen on something alive. "Colt?"
"Oof. Kira? What are you doing? Trying to kill- Sorry."
Kira could have kissed Colt there and then just for being alive. "Nothing. I just needed some exercise."
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Rocky pushed open the heavy gates and entered a training arena. Men and boys were fighting each other. Some with swords, some with staves and others were practicing unarmed combat. Suddenly, someone thumped Rocky on the shoulder "Watch it."
"Well, someone's not in a good mood."
"Look, I've just come from prison duty and I'm tired."
"Excuses, excuses. How about a round of unarmed combat?"
Rocky hid a grin, he'd show them a thing or two. "You're on." He took off his armour but left his tunic on. When he saw the other boys staring at his ninja pants he flushed but said nothing. Getting into ninja stance he waited for the other boy to strike. He didn't have to wait long, his opponent threw an easy punch. Rocky blocked it and kicked him in the guts. The boy doubled over and glared at Rocky.
"Ok, playtimes over." He charged at Rocky but missed Rocky punched him again in the shoulder then on the cheek. The boy fell to the floor. Rocky offered his hand but the boy ignored it, he got up haughtily and swaggered out of the arena. Rocky stared after him in disgust. The arena burst into applause.
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That night in the mess hall Rocky found himself surrounded by a crowd of admiring boys. As he ate her listened to all the latest news.
"Did you know that the mutiny's going to have an execution in 3 days?"
Rocky froze.
"Yea, they're going to kill this girl." Rocky's fork dropped onto the table with a dull thunk.
The voices hushed. "And I heard that there was this guy with her and there going to test him after she's been killed."
Rocky swallowed and raised his voice. "What's the test for?"
The boys talking looked at him in surprise. "Well, Yaman, his the guy you bet in unarmed combat. His never fought so badly, I think he was too cocky and he had been drinking."
Rocky nodded and waited for them to continue.
"Anyway, he told us that the test was to see how much he knew. If he knows too much, then I guess they'll kill him too."
Rocky paled to such a degree that it looked like he had been drawing on his face with chalk.
"Hey. You alright? You look kinda pale."
Rocky nodded and left the mess hall.
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Tum Tum stepped into a huge, old-fashioned kitchen with a cheery fire roaring in the blackened stove.
"Alright lad, you start on those dishes." Timon ruffled Tum Tum's hair and gave him a stick of candy to eat while he worked.
Tum Tum nodded and sunk elbow-deep into warm soapy water.
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Tum Tum covered the last tray of dough with a piece of calico cloth when he heard a sound behind him. He turned, fists ready. When he saw who it was he nearly fell into the sack of flour.
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muahahaha. Cliff hanger. Please R+R
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Kira sat up suddenly, she tried to blink up the darkness but it stayed. Then she remembered. She trembled from the cold and fear, she groped in the dense blackness for Colt but all she felt was the cold stone floor. Her stomach contracted, what if they had taken him away while she was sleeping to be tested? She stood up and walked tentively back to where she had been. All of a sudden something struck her foot and she tripped. Throwing out her hands to stop her she hit something soft, a groan told her that she had fallen on something alive. "Colt?"
"Oof. Kira? What are you doing? Trying to kill- Sorry."
Kira could have kissed Colt there and then just for being alive. "Nothing. I just needed some exercise."
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Rocky pushed open the heavy gates and entered a training arena. Men and boys were fighting each other. Some with swords, some with staves and others were practicing unarmed combat. Suddenly, someone thumped Rocky on the shoulder "Watch it."
"Well, someone's not in a good mood."
"Look, I've just come from prison duty and I'm tired."
"Excuses, excuses. How about a round of unarmed combat?"
Rocky hid a grin, he'd show them a thing or two. "You're on." He took off his armour but left his tunic on. When he saw the other boys staring at his ninja pants he flushed but said nothing. Getting into ninja stance he waited for the other boy to strike. He didn't have to wait long, his opponent threw an easy punch. Rocky blocked it and kicked him in the guts. The boy doubled over and glared at Rocky.
"Ok, playtimes over." He charged at Rocky but missed Rocky punched him again in the shoulder then on the cheek. The boy fell to the floor. Rocky offered his hand but the boy ignored it, he got up haughtily and swaggered out of the arena. Rocky stared after him in disgust. The arena burst into applause.
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That night in the mess hall Rocky found himself surrounded by a crowd of admiring boys. As he ate her listened to all the latest news.
"Did you know that the mutiny's going to have an execution in 3 days?"
Rocky froze.
"Yea, they're going to kill this girl." Rocky's fork dropped onto the table with a dull thunk.
The voices hushed. "And I heard that there was this guy with her and there going to test him after she's been killed."
Rocky swallowed and raised his voice. "What's the test for?"
The boys talking looked at him in surprise. "Well, Yaman, his the guy you bet in unarmed combat. His never fought so badly, I think he was too cocky and he had been drinking."
Rocky nodded and waited for them to continue.
"Anyway, he told us that the test was to see how much he knew. If he knows too much, then I guess they'll kill him too."
Rocky paled to such a degree that it looked like he had been drawing on his face with chalk.
"Hey. You alright? You look kinda pale."
Rocky nodded and left the mess hall.
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Tum Tum stepped into a huge, old-fashioned kitchen with a cheery fire roaring in the blackened stove.
"Alright lad, you start on those dishes." Timon ruffled Tum Tum's hair and gave him a stick of candy to eat while he worked.
Tum Tum nodded and sunk elbow-deep into warm soapy water.
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Tum Tum covered the last tray of dough with a piece of calico cloth when he heard a sound behind him. He turned, fists ready. When he saw who it was he nearly fell into the sack of flour.
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muahahaha. Cliff hanger. Please R+R