Okay, so I'm sorry this one is a little late - I was meant to upload it two days ago but completely forgot! D: and also, sorry this one is a short and a crappy excuse for a chapter D:

"Please tell me you know what this is."

"It's a ray gun Kobra. I'm actually not that stupid."

Kobra rolled his eyes as he handed me Party's ray gun, which we were borrowing from him. Said Killjoy was sitting on the roof of the Trans Am with Jet, watching Kobra teach me how to use a gun, something I already knew. "Just in case," he'd said when I told him.

"That's our target." Kobra pointed to the nearest cactus. "Since you know oh-so much about firing a gun, I want you to hit it's left arm."

I nodded, noting the not-so-subtle sarcasm in Kobra's words. Ignoring him (clearly someone had woken up on the wrong side of bed this morning), I raised the gun and aimed, one eye squeezed shut.

"Put your tongue back in your mouth!" Party shouted from atop the car. I did so and pressed the trigger. I glanced over at Kobra, a triumphant smirk on my face.

"Told you I could do it."

Kobra grunted as he walked over from where he'd been leaning against the car. Behind his back, Party winked at me and I grinned back. I don't know how long we were out there, but it must've been a few hours because eventually Jet came out of the Diner with four cups of water and two cans, declaring we took a short break which I was glad for. Beads of sweat were forming on my brow and my skin tinged pink. I drank a small amount of water and slowly poured the rest onto my head, gasping as the cold water trickled down my back. After our small break, it was back to training.

"Can't you teach me something else?" I asked, irritated. "We've been doing this crap for hours now, I know all the moves!"

Kobra sent me a poisonous glare as he threw a punch towards my stomach, which I knocked off easily. I shoved him hard, palms flat against his chest. He didn't even stumble, his stance holding him in place. He gripped my wrists before I could pull them back, and threw me harshly to the side. I landed on the ground coughing as the breath was knocked out of me. Sand soared into the air.

"Get up!" Kobra stood in front of me, his shadow casting over my body.

It was getting dark now, the sun hovering above the line of the horizon. The sky was painted orange, red and light purple in some areas. Down on the ground, I climbed to my feet, catching the ankle before it hit my chest. Kobra swore as I threw him to the floor.

"Up!" I shouted in frustration. I jumped, avoiding Kobra's legs as they slid along the ground towards me. "C'mon, I can handle it! Is that all you got?"

"Stop!"

We both looked over at Party and Jet walking over to us. Kobra and I waited wordless, both of us breathing heavily. Jet placed his hand on my shoulder as Party helped up Kobra.

"You guys need to stop. Kid, she's had enough for today. It's almost night. Let her rest." I heard Party say behind me as Jet and I walked back to the Diner.

"I'm so tired," I groaned, leaning against Jet. I fought against a yawn as we walked inside. I wriggled out of Jet's grip and collapsed on the couch. Tomorrow would be another day of hard training. Hopefully whoever trained me wouldn't be in a shitty mood