Chapter Five: Final Tests
Disclaimer: its pretty obvious I don't own the Teen Titans by now
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After about six months, Jade's training was almost complete she had two more tests to complete. She had her long black hair in a ponytail as she cracked her knuckles, she opened the door to the training room, she stepped in, Slade was waiting for her.
"are you ready?" he said
"yes" replied Jade, Slade walked over to her, he handed her long metal bar, she took it
"what's this for?" she said
He turned his head to the other side of the room, sitting between two tables were seven boards about three quarters inch thick,one on top of the other, each separated by another small, one inch thick, square piece of wood,
"If you can manage to break all seven of them, you have passed the first test" said Slade,
"hmpf, that should be easy" said Jade crossing her arms,
"not exactly, the wood might be thin, but it's much more durable than it looks" said Slade
"really?" said Jade "okay then, lets get this over with"
"First" said Slade "you need to learn how to hold that" he pointed at the bar,
"why does it matter?" said Jade
"Because, every little detail, matters" said Slade "even the way you hold a staff"
"okaayy" said Jade, "then show me" he took the bar from her and put one hand about five inches away from the bottom, the next hand, about ten inches away from that one,
"Like this" he said "you try" he handed it back to Jade, She held it the way he had, he moved her top hand about two more inches up,
"perfect" he said "this is just a regular fighting position, Two block you hold it like this" he moved her hand almost to the end of the bar,
"okay" said Jade "so if you were fighting, you would hold it like this" she moved her hands down to the position he had first taught her, "and then, if you were blocking, you would move this hand, to the end of the bar" she moved her other hand to the end of the bar,
"right" said Slade, Jade moved her hands back into the first position, imitated swinging the bar, then quickly moved them into blocking position and held it at her forehead level, Surprised at how fast she learned, Slade smiled under his mask,
"Good" he said "now, on with the test, you still need to use the fighting position to swing downward, but as you do, move your top hand up as the bar goes down"
"right" said Jade, she imitated it, "like that?"
"yes, perfect" said Slade, Jade walked over to the table, she raised the bar behind her shoulder, scared that she wouldn't succeed, she took in one, long, deep breath, she forced the bar downward, Closes her eyes with a "HI- Ya!" it cracked through the first one, the second one, the third one, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and, the seventh, she opened her eyes and looks at the fourteen board pieces on the floor, "ye-es!" she cheered "I did it!" Slade looked at the successful Jade, and felt something toward the happy girl, Pride.
"Good, Jade" he said, he studied her and realized how much she had grown in the last six months, 'see?' he thought 'all you really needed was a good workout'
"You think so?" said Jade happily brining him back to reality "you think I did good?"
"yes" said Slade "quite impressive, now, get your rest, your going to need it for tomorrow"
"Okay" said Jade "oh, you might want this back" she held out the bar
"no" said Slade "that's yours, and bring it tomorrow"
"really?" said Jade "wow, thanks!" she walked out of the room, when she reached section five she walked into her room, she sat down on her bed, the headquarters was quiet, and still, suddenly she realized she was still holding the staff Slade had given her, Jade got down on her hands and knees and put it under her bed, she was extremely anxious for tomorrow, she lied down on her bed and grabbed her CD player, she put her headphones on, she suddenly got an idea, while she wasn't training, she could always be practicing, she took her headphones off and slid off he bed and grabbed the staff.
When she was done practicing, she put the staff back under her bed, she sat down on the edge of it, six months ago she probably would have had trouble even lifting the staff, now she could do tons of stuff with it, and she only had Slade to thank, He was acting a lot differently toward her lately, kinder, Jade remembered the first day of training, when she was struggling under the weight, he didn't even help her until she had dropped it, now he was praising her good work, showing her how to handle the staff, something about him was so familiar, he actually kind of reminded her of her, father. Jade shook her head,
'I better get to sleep before I have anymore crazy suspicions' she thought, she lay down and rolled over and fell asleep quickly.
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Jade walked down the hall, toward the training room, whatever Slade was planning for today she was extremely nervous about it, her Staff was in her right hand, she reached the door and opened it, Slade, as usual, was waiting for her, he had a Staff like hers, except his was a bit longer,
"So" said Jade "what are we doing today?"
"You" said Slade "are going to fight me"
"Fight you?" said Jade, her voice sounding semi-interested
"yes" said Slade
"so in order to pass this test, I need to win?" said Jade
"not exactly" said Slade "you need to manage to last at least twenty minutes without being rendered unconscious"
"okay, so, if I don't get knocked cold, I pass?" said Jade
"yes" said Slade,
"well then" said Jade "lets get this over with"
The room soon filled with the sound of metal clanging together,
'she's pretty fast' thought Slade,
'keep your eye on the weapon not the person' thought Jade, she held the bar just the way Slade showed her, she decided to use a move she had made up the night before, it would be risky thought because if she wasn't fast enough she could seriously get hurt, she dropped the bar down, he swung at her, she ducked and jumped behind him and hit him in the back with her staff, knocking him to the ground
'yess! It worked!' thought Jade, 'Risky, yes, but any move that you purposely drop your guard is GOING to be risky'
"good" said Slade, "but not good enough" in what seemed like an instant Slade was back on his feet, her swung his staff toward Jade's ankles she tripped and fell flat on her face, she groaned and shook her head, she looked up, surprised to see Slade's outstretched hand ready to help her up, she studied it for a second, then grabbed it,
'why did I do that?' thought Slade, and he soon found himself lost in his own confused memories again.
"why did you do THAT?" said Jade
"well, we aren't enemies are we?" said Slade,
"what about the test?" said Jade
"you passed" said Slade
"I did!?" said Jade happily, but on the inside she was very confused, something was just wrong here, it had barely even been ten minutes, and he was already saying she passed,
"yes, you did" said Slade brining Jade back to reality,
"awesome!" said Jade
"besides that staff, there's something else you will need" said Slade
"what?" said Jade
"Stay here" said Slade, Jade nodded her head, Slade left the room, soon he came back with something under his arm, he held it up, it was a copper and black suit, it had a metal 'S' on it, and metal plating,
"specially designed suit" said Slade, "bullet proof, fire proof, and acid proof"
"cool" said Jade
"only wear it on missions" said Slade handing it to her
"right" said Jade
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R&R
Replies:
PixieGirl13 : Yes, that was his family, but like I said there is going to be a huge twist in it! Heres a little hint, the little boy in the flashback is going to have a part in it too, now I better be quiet before I give the whole thing away!!! Oh and, yes, the titans will come in later on, more Robin than the others tho.
Disclaimer: its pretty obvious I don't own the Teen Titans by now
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After about six months, Jade's training was almost complete she had two more tests to complete. She had her long black hair in a ponytail as she cracked her knuckles, she opened the door to the training room, she stepped in, Slade was waiting for her.
"are you ready?" he said
"yes" replied Jade, Slade walked over to her, he handed her long metal bar, she took it
"what's this for?" she said
He turned his head to the other side of the room, sitting between two tables were seven boards about three quarters inch thick,one on top of the other, each separated by another small, one inch thick, square piece of wood,
"If you can manage to break all seven of them, you have passed the first test" said Slade,
"hmpf, that should be easy" said Jade crossing her arms,
"not exactly, the wood might be thin, but it's much more durable than it looks" said Slade
"really?" said Jade "okay then, lets get this over with"
"First" said Slade "you need to learn how to hold that" he pointed at the bar,
"why does it matter?" said Jade
"Because, every little detail, matters" said Slade "even the way you hold a staff"
"okaayy" said Jade, "then show me" he took the bar from her and put one hand about five inches away from the bottom, the next hand, about ten inches away from that one,
"Like this" he said "you try" he handed it back to Jade, She held it the way he had, he moved her top hand about two more inches up,
"perfect" he said "this is just a regular fighting position, Two block you hold it like this" he moved her hand almost to the end of the bar,
"okay" said Jade "so if you were fighting, you would hold it like this" she moved her hands down to the position he had first taught her, "and then, if you were blocking, you would move this hand, to the end of the bar" she moved her other hand to the end of the bar,
"right" said Slade, Jade moved her hands back into the first position, imitated swinging the bar, then quickly moved them into blocking position and held it at her forehead level, Surprised at how fast she learned, Slade smiled under his mask,
"Good" he said "now, on with the test, you still need to use the fighting position to swing downward, but as you do, move your top hand up as the bar goes down"
"right" said Jade, she imitated it, "like that?"
"yes, perfect" said Slade, Jade walked over to the table, she raised the bar behind her shoulder, scared that she wouldn't succeed, she took in one, long, deep breath, she forced the bar downward, Closes her eyes with a "HI- Ya!" it cracked through the first one, the second one, the third one, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and, the seventh, she opened her eyes and looks at the fourteen board pieces on the floor, "ye-es!" she cheered "I did it!" Slade looked at the successful Jade, and felt something toward the happy girl, Pride.
"Good, Jade" he said, he studied her and realized how much she had grown in the last six months, 'see?' he thought 'all you really needed was a good workout'
"You think so?" said Jade happily brining him back to reality "you think I did good?"
"yes" said Slade "quite impressive, now, get your rest, your going to need it for tomorrow"
"Okay" said Jade "oh, you might want this back" she held out the bar
"no" said Slade "that's yours, and bring it tomorrow"
"really?" said Jade "wow, thanks!" she walked out of the room, when she reached section five she walked into her room, she sat down on her bed, the headquarters was quiet, and still, suddenly she realized she was still holding the staff Slade had given her, Jade got down on her hands and knees and put it under her bed, she was extremely anxious for tomorrow, she lied down on her bed and grabbed her CD player, she put her headphones on, she suddenly got an idea, while she wasn't training, she could always be practicing, she took her headphones off and slid off he bed and grabbed the staff.
When she was done practicing, she put the staff back under her bed, she sat down on the edge of it, six months ago she probably would have had trouble even lifting the staff, now she could do tons of stuff with it, and she only had Slade to thank, He was acting a lot differently toward her lately, kinder, Jade remembered the first day of training, when she was struggling under the weight, he didn't even help her until she had dropped it, now he was praising her good work, showing her how to handle the staff, something about him was so familiar, he actually kind of reminded her of her, father. Jade shook her head,
'I better get to sleep before I have anymore crazy suspicions' she thought, she lay down and rolled over and fell asleep quickly.
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Jade walked down the hall, toward the training room, whatever Slade was planning for today she was extremely nervous about it, her Staff was in her right hand, she reached the door and opened it, Slade, as usual, was waiting for her, he had a Staff like hers, except his was a bit longer,
"So" said Jade "what are we doing today?"
"You" said Slade "are going to fight me"
"Fight you?" said Jade, her voice sounding semi-interested
"yes" said Slade
"so in order to pass this test, I need to win?" said Jade
"not exactly" said Slade "you need to manage to last at least twenty minutes without being rendered unconscious"
"okay, so, if I don't get knocked cold, I pass?" said Jade
"yes" said Slade,
"well then" said Jade "lets get this over with"
The room soon filled with the sound of metal clanging together,
'she's pretty fast' thought Slade,
'keep your eye on the weapon not the person' thought Jade, she held the bar just the way Slade showed her, she decided to use a move she had made up the night before, it would be risky thought because if she wasn't fast enough she could seriously get hurt, she dropped the bar down, he swung at her, she ducked and jumped behind him and hit him in the back with her staff, knocking him to the ground
'yess! It worked!' thought Jade, 'Risky, yes, but any move that you purposely drop your guard is GOING to be risky'
"good" said Slade, "but not good enough" in what seemed like an instant Slade was back on his feet, her swung his staff toward Jade's ankles she tripped and fell flat on her face, she groaned and shook her head, she looked up, surprised to see Slade's outstretched hand ready to help her up, she studied it for a second, then grabbed it,
'why did I do that?' thought Slade, and he soon found himself lost in his own confused memories again.
"why did you do THAT?" said Jade
"well, we aren't enemies are we?" said Slade,
"what about the test?" said Jade
"you passed" said Slade
"I did!?" said Jade happily, but on the inside she was very confused, something was just wrong here, it had barely even been ten minutes, and he was already saying she passed,
"yes, you did" said Slade brining Jade back to reality,
"awesome!" said Jade
"besides that staff, there's something else you will need" said Slade
"what?" said Jade
"Stay here" said Slade, Jade nodded her head, Slade left the room, soon he came back with something under his arm, he held it up, it was a copper and black suit, it had a metal 'S' on it, and metal plating,
"specially designed suit" said Slade, "bullet proof, fire proof, and acid proof"
"cool" said Jade
"only wear it on missions" said Slade handing it to her
"right" said Jade
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R&R
Replies:
PixieGirl13 : Yes, that was his family, but like I said there is going to be a huge twist in it! Heres a little hint, the little boy in the flashback is going to have a part in it too, now I better be quiet before I give the whole thing away!!! Oh and, yes, the titans will come in later on, more Robin than the others tho.
