Chapter 6: Training
Talok led them to the dummy training area. It was just bags filled with straw on sticks, but they were tightly sewn together.
"You, cheetah. Who are you, and what training did the king assign you to?" asked Talok.
"My name is Hunter, and King Skarl assigned me to sword training."
"Hunter, eh? Attack this bag with one blow. Show me what you have."
Hunter swung the sword like a baseball bat and sliced off a piece of fur off of Bianca's head. Bianca screamed.
"No, no, no. Try concentrating on your grip, and time the swings. 1..2..3"
This time also, he nearly attacked Sparx.
"Um…let's see how you are at archery and sniping."
Talok led him to a ledge where Hunter could crouch and look below.
"Now hit this here target three times."
Hunter drew his first bow. Twang it went as it whizzed into the tiny bull's-eye. Talok looked surprised. Once again, twang and another bull's-eye was achieved. The same thing happened the third time.
Talok applauded. "You're perfect! I will tell the king to move you into the right archery position."
They stared.
"It means you did good," he said.
"Now…Lady Rabbit. What is it that you do?"
"Sorceress-in-Training," she answered.
"Erm…could you be a bit more specific?"
"I can fight with air magic, dark, earth, light and bubbles, but not as powerful as Spyro."
Hunter looked at Bianca suspiciously. She looked back at him apologetically.
"Well then, Miss Bianca, give us a demonstration of each type of magic you can use on this here dummy." Talok kicked it.
"Be careful now, this one shoots back fire."
Bianca teleported herself to the same ledge Hunter was previously on. Using bubble magic, she shielded herself and a strong force of water bubblesflew ontothe dummy.
Talok looked impressed. "Well done, Miss Bianca." Hunter shot a look at Talok from behind his back. Bianca tossed him a look that said, Easy, guy.
"Now…dragonfly. You say you protect this dragon?"
"Sure do," buzzed Sparx.
"Very well, you know what to do. As for you, dragon, show me your attacks on this steel dummy."
Spyro was surprised. It took a lot of firepower to melt steel. Well but if it saves this land, then that's what they'll get.
Spyro made his way to the dummy, and used his most powerful flamethrower on it. Almost immediately, the steel melted halfway.
Talok was thrilled at this point. "Excellent! I will make a note of the positions all four of you will be in. You wait here while I report this to his Majesty at once."
Elsewhere…
Nina was having a tough time looking for the Meridell Castle. But when she found it, the guard was back and even madder.
"OY!'Oo goes there?"
"Cortex. Nina Cortex. I've come to help Meridell's side in the war."
"You are SO lucky, Lady Nina." the guard muttered under his breath. Grudgingly the guard let her through.
Nina was going to the throne room and she found it much easier getting there than it had been for Spyro and the others.
"Sire? I have come as a recruit to help the Meridell war." She said, remembering not to speak in her mind.
"Not another one!" Skarl was getting annoyed. He never sawthis many recruitswho came like this in one day.
"Fine. I just hope you're not a…never mind. Talok! Another one!" (he didn't want to say n00b.)
Talok sighed and he was a little weary from training, but he didn't want to evade the king's orders.
When they got outside, Talok said, "This is the training area… Well duh I can see that. thought Nina.
"And here are the dummies. Now then, Lady Nina. Do you attack short-range or long range?"
"A bit of both," she replied. Why the hell do you need to know? rolled around in her mind.
"Oh?" Let's see what you can do with a default firing dummy."
Try as hard as you can to sound smart, I can see right through you.
But Nina nodded. She swung her fist from a distance, wrenching the dummy out from the ground, on top of a chicken (in another world) and then he cried out, "THE SKY IS FALLING!"
(Mysti: Corny but cute lol.)
Talok's jaw dropped. "Erm...very good, Lady Nina. Now try this harder dummy, close range."
Nina ran up to it and gave it a fierce donkey kick forward.
Talok quickly recorded her position, but it was next to SPYRO! Nina peeked over his shoulder and nearly screamed.
The purple puppy! OMG…this is NOT gonna be good…
Nona made her way to the citadel, and climbed her way up.
An ugly yellow bird (what we neopians call a Darigan Pteri) swooped very close to her and growled, "Identify yourself if you want to live,"
"Nona Cortex, future supporter of Lord Kass."
"Smart. Follow me, please."
Nona followed, unaware of what was going to happen…
End of Chapter 6