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Ryan didn't fit his job. He was a very nice person, and somewhat of a pushover.
"Alright you two, get up!" It was Ryan. He was just told that John and Zack's first match was against Mexico, and that it was in three days!!! He wanted to get some basic training before their match. However, a week wasn't enough time. He Decided that their best chance was to give them items, and practice with them.
"Why so early?" yawned Zack as they were being pulled out of bed.
"Because your first fight is in three days!" Yelled Ryan, he was expecting them to be surprised at this and jump up, however, their reaction was the total opposite.
"Three days? That's plenty of time!" said Zack "Yea, we've been training before we were caught, which is more than most people can say. Just give me a couple of Roses and I'll be fine." Said John.
"…Okay, what about you Zack, do you need any items?" asked Ryan, he didn't know that they had any experience with their powers at all.
"No, I don't need any, but if you had a special sword hilt that had special focusing powers, then I could use that." Zack told him.
"I'll be sure to tell the head of my department that right away. Maybe we can get a hilt like that in a few weeks."
Zack was in shock. "No Way, I really could get a sword hilt like the Trail Sword!!!"
"Trail Sword, what's that?" asked Ryan.
"Oh…What?…Nothing" Zack was stumbling on words, he forgot that normal people didn't now about YuYu Hakusho.
"Ok…anyway, you said you have practiced with your abilities before, lets see them. This is an order, not a request."
"Whatever" said john as he pulled out a rose from his sleeve. "Rose Whip!!" he yelled as the long, thorny whip appeared in his hand. Ryan was in awe when he saw the whip. He was told about the Boy's powers, but actually seeing them was something totally unimaginable. Well, anything was really going to be unimaginable when you don't know what to expect.
"What about you Zack, show me your…" He was at a loss for words when he turned around to see a huge mass of shining energy appearing from his hand. "I Call it my Spirit Sword" Zack told Ryan, who was staring at him.
However, Ryan was in a state of shock.
"Are you okay man?" asked John. "What, oh, yeah I'm fine." Ryan said as he recovered. "Well, it seems that the two of you have pretty good control over your more basic attacks. Can you do anything else?"
"Right now, I can manipulate plants to move according to my thoughts. And Zack over there, he has really high spirit awareness. In other words, he can detect the presents of ghosts, and see invisible attacks. I know that I have more abilities, I just haven't gotten around to mastering them yet."
"How many more abilities would you say you have?" asked Ryan, trying to memorize every word John said.
"I think two." Said John.
"Yea, I have a couple more abilities" Answered Zack also.
"I just have one small question for the two of you. How do you know you have more abilities if you cant use them?" "Err… well it's a lo-long story really, we'll tell you when we need to." Said John, Zack Nodded along.
"Okay… well then, lets run a few tests, then I guess we'll be done for today, I mean, you already know more than I expected you to."
"How long will this take?" asked Zack
"It doesn't matter, you cant leave this facility even if you wanted to." Ryan told him.
"Ok then, lets get on with these tests." Said John "If we have to" said Zack.
"Ok, the first test is to measure your strength." he pressed a few buttons, and one of the many machines along the wall lit up. "Hit this panel with your weapons, it will judge the overall strength of your attack. John Stepped forward and said "I'll go first." He poised himself, then he stepped forward and whipped the panel with his whip as hard as he could. The computer Ryan was standing behind read the number 122. "Wow!! A normal punch usually gets only around a 50!!
"Hmph, that all?" Zack teased his friend. "Step aside and watch a real attack."
Zack charged the machine and then batted the panel with his sword. "Ryan yelled "Wow!! A 150! I've never seen anything like this before."
"Oh Cummon! At least try to act professional" John said, teasing his instructor. "Sorry if I didn't expect I kid to be as strong as a battering ram." "Yea, but it's a whole different kind of strength, a battering ram gets all of its strength from momentum, while we get ours from our spirit energy. "Well, they still do the same amount of damage!" yelled Ryan
"Whatever" John said as he turned his back to Ryan.
"Okay, moving on, its only two in the afternoon. I guess we could do some basic exercises. Lets try different fighting positions."
They spent the rest of the day training. Doing numerous activities such as jumping hurdles at different heights, however, Zack got mad at the hurdles and cut them in half instead of jumping over them. They also climbed rocks, and a lot of other exercises. This Caused the day to fly by. When they were finally finished both of them were extremely tired.
Ryan told the boys "OK, That's enough for today, Were going to rest for the next two days so your not worn out for the fight."
"Yea, I think I'm gonna need two days recovery after that. By the way, what's wrong with you!! Who does that much in one day." Zack yelled at the brown haired man.
"Starting next week, that's going to be a normal day." Ryan told Zack. Zack glared at him.
"Actually, not really, we'll be trying to unlock those other powers of yours, I wanted to start today, but since you have to fight in about two days now, I figured it would just be a waist of time."
"Whatever, I'm going to bed." Zack turned away, he was walking toward the building that they were told to sleep in earlier.
"Wow, he can be a real pain sometimes" Zack said to John.
"Yea, but you get used to it." John told Ryan before going inside.
For the next two days, John and Zack sat around their sleeping quarters. They talked strategy to each other. They decided that they were not to use their weapons until they knew what he opponents powers were. When they recognize an attack, they'll yell the name of the character from YuYu that they resembled. Then they were to square off and try to have two different one on one battles at the same time. Of course, the would have the strategic advantage because they new the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents. Two days later, they were on a plane a plane to the arena they were fighting in. They had been told that there were different arenas, one representing each of the four elements. One looked like a jungle, plants everywhere. Another seemed to be a volcano, with temperatures of 90 degrees and higher, with lave in many places. The third appeared to be a polar cap, with ice and snow shrouded everywhere, and the last was a large room, made entirely out of stone, with lights on the ceiling. The arena is randomly decided by the WRA (War Replacement Association).
"So, you ready?" asked John to Zack. "As ready as I'll ever be" Zack replied. They were standing in front of the gate. Both of them were surrounded by several bodyguards. One of them turned to Zack and said "don't worry, you'll do great, Mexico is supposed to have the weakest fighters, I heard they got the leftovers after everyone else picked."
"You shouldn't always believe everything that you hear." John barked to the guard.
"Well then" Zack said to John, they were at the gate of the Arena now. I guess we walk in now.
"Yea…" John replied, the two boys slowly started to open the doors to the arena. When they entered they were relieved that the terrain was just as they hoped it would be.
Ryan didn't fit his job. He was a very nice person, and somewhat of a pushover.
"Alright you two, get up!" It was Ryan. He was just told that John and Zack's first match was against Mexico, and that it was in three days!!! He wanted to get some basic training before their match. However, a week wasn't enough time. He Decided that their best chance was to give them items, and practice with them.
"Why so early?" yawned Zack as they were being pulled out of bed.
"Because your first fight is in three days!" Yelled Ryan, he was expecting them to be surprised at this and jump up, however, their reaction was the total opposite.
"Three days? That's plenty of time!" said Zack "Yea, we've been training before we were caught, which is more than most people can say. Just give me a couple of Roses and I'll be fine." Said John.
"…Okay, what about you Zack, do you need any items?" asked Ryan, he didn't know that they had any experience with their powers at all.
"No, I don't need any, but if you had a special sword hilt that had special focusing powers, then I could use that." Zack told him.
"I'll be sure to tell the head of my department that right away. Maybe we can get a hilt like that in a few weeks."
Zack was in shock. "No Way, I really could get a sword hilt like the Trail Sword!!!"
"Trail Sword, what's that?" asked Ryan.
"Oh…What?…Nothing" Zack was stumbling on words, he forgot that normal people didn't now about YuYu Hakusho.
"Ok…anyway, you said you have practiced with your abilities before, lets see them. This is an order, not a request."
"Whatever" said john as he pulled out a rose from his sleeve. "Rose Whip!!" he yelled as the long, thorny whip appeared in his hand. Ryan was in awe when he saw the whip. He was told about the Boy's powers, but actually seeing them was something totally unimaginable. Well, anything was really going to be unimaginable when you don't know what to expect.
"What about you Zack, show me your…" He was at a loss for words when he turned around to see a huge mass of shining energy appearing from his hand. "I Call it my Spirit Sword" Zack told Ryan, who was staring at him.
However, Ryan was in a state of shock.
"Are you okay man?" asked John. "What, oh, yeah I'm fine." Ryan said as he recovered. "Well, it seems that the two of you have pretty good control over your more basic attacks. Can you do anything else?"
"Right now, I can manipulate plants to move according to my thoughts. And Zack over there, he has really high spirit awareness. In other words, he can detect the presents of ghosts, and see invisible attacks. I know that I have more abilities, I just haven't gotten around to mastering them yet."
"How many more abilities would you say you have?" asked Ryan, trying to memorize every word John said.
"I think two." Said John.
"Yea, I have a couple more abilities" Answered Zack also.
"I just have one small question for the two of you. How do you know you have more abilities if you cant use them?" "Err… well it's a lo-long story really, we'll tell you when we need to." Said John, Zack Nodded along.
"Okay… well then, lets run a few tests, then I guess we'll be done for today, I mean, you already know more than I expected you to."
"How long will this take?" asked Zack
"It doesn't matter, you cant leave this facility even if you wanted to." Ryan told him.
"Ok then, lets get on with these tests." Said John "If we have to" said Zack.
"Ok, the first test is to measure your strength." he pressed a few buttons, and one of the many machines along the wall lit up. "Hit this panel with your weapons, it will judge the overall strength of your attack. John Stepped forward and said "I'll go first." He poised himself, then he stepped forward and whipped the panel with his whip as hard as he could. The computer Ryan was standing behind read the number 122. "Wow!! A normal punch usually gets only around a 50!!
"Hmph, that all?" Zack teased his friend. "Step aside and watch a real attack."
Zack charged the machine and then batted the panel with his sword. "Ryan yelled "Wow!! A 150! I've never seen anything like this before."
"Oh Cummon! At least try to act professional" John said, teasing his instructor. "Sorry if I didn't expect I kid to be as strong as a battering ram." "Yea, but it's a whole different kind of strength, a battering ram gets all of its strength from momentum, while we get ours from our spirit energy. "Well, they still do the same amount of damage!" yelled Ryan
"Whatever" John said as he turned his back to Ryan.
"Okay, moving on, its only two in the afternoon. I guess we could do some basic exercises. Lets try different fighting positions."
They spent the rest of the day training. Doing numerous activities such as jumping hurdles at different heights, however, Zack got mad at the hurdles and cut them in half instead of jumping over them. They also climbed rocks, and a lot of other exercises. This Caused the day to fly by. When they were finally finished both of them were extremely tired.
Ryan told the boys "OK, That's enough for today, Were going to rest for the next two days so your not worn out for the fight."
"Yea, I think I'm gonna need two days recovery after that. By the way, what's wrong with you!! Who does that much in one day." Zack yelled at the brown haired man.
"Starting next week, that's going to be a normal day." Ryan told Zack. Zack glared at him.
"Actually, not really, we'll be trying to unlock those other powers of yours, I wanted to start today, but since you have to fight in about two days now, I figured it would just be a waist of time."
"Whatever, I'm going to bed." Zack turned away, he was walking toward the building that they were told to sleep in earlier.
"Wow, he can be a real pain sometimes" Zack said to John.
"Yea, but you get used to it." John told Ryan before going inside.
For the next two days, John and Zack sat around their sleeping quarters. They talked strategy to each other. They decided that they were not to use their weapons until they knew what he opponents powers were. When they recognize an attack, they'll yell the name of the character from YuYu that they resembled. Then they were to square off and try to have two different one on one battles at the same time. Of course, the would have the strategic advantage because they new the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents. Two days later, they were on a plane a plane to the arena they were fighting in. They had been told that there were different arenas, one representing each of the four elements. One looked like a jungle, plants everywhere. Another seemed to be a volcano, with temperatures of 90 degrees and higher, with lave in many places. The third appeared to be a polar cap, with ice and snow shrouded everywhere, and the last was a large room, made entirely out of stone, with lights on the ceiling. The arena is randomly decided by the WRA (War Replacement Association).
"So, you ready?" asked John to Zack. "As ready as I'll ever be" Zack replied. They were standing in front of the gate. Both of them were surrounded by several bodyguards. One of them turned to Zack and said "don't worry, you'll do great, Mexico is supposed to have the weakest fighters, I heard they got the leftovers after everyone else picked."
"You shouldn't always believe everything that you hear." John barked to the guard.
"Well then" Zack said to John, they were at the gate of the Arena now. I guess we walk in now.
"Yea…" John replied, the two boys slowly started to open the doors to the arena. When they entered they were relieved that the terrain was just as they hoped it would be.