Ali's Early Years Part 2
Training
We were already at that spot again, which I named the training field. Ali was trying hard not to sleep, but that didn't mean he didn't complain.
"Dad! Why so early? It's not even sunrise yet" he whined.
"Ali, we need to train your element for use in the future. As soon as we are done here, you could collapse at the cave. We should be done by noon" I say.
Before I began my lesson, I heard rustling about 20 feet behind us. Then a growl.
"Dragons… you'll face your demise soon enough" an ape growled behind us.
Ali got behind me while I glared at the abomination. "Leave, now or have a horn in your neck."
The ape growled again. "I wish our master could enslave your worthless world now. Luckily for you, he waits another decade. Enjoy your freedom, dragons, for it won't last much longer."
He soon shuffles off in the darkness.
"Dad, who was that?" Ali said, not peeking from behind me.
"We're going home, Ali. We will start today's lesson at the temple" I announce to him.
"Okay"
…..
I talked to Spyro and the Guardians about the warning from the ape. Terrador decided we should infiltrate the enemy base in a year. I didn't like the wait.
"Why not now?! We can't wait or they will plan an attack on this us" I protested.
Volteer began. "Asyree, we can't attack them head on now. That's what they want. We don't know what they are capable of, but we do know this: their army is large, but untrained. To train all of them will take years. Millions of slobbering, idiotic, horrible, dim-witted, strange-"
"You're starting to do it again. You know the huge vocabulary and super-fast talking…." Spyro told the electric guardian.
"His point was" Cyril stepped in "that it will be unwise to attack an army of that size."
"I see, but still, what if they attack us now?" I say, exposing the worry in my voice.
"Again, it is unwise. This is strategy, Asyree. We train and wait. They train and wait." Terrador finished.
"We should at least find a way to the base, and see if we can figure out any of their plans or progress" I suggested.
"Good idea, but for now Asyree, would you like to use the training room for your son?"Volteer offered.
"Sure, but Spyro, should Cy train as well? It could improve the both of them."
"Why not? Let's give it a go!"
….
Spyro and I stood in the circled training room, while our sons were side by side, focused.
"Okay, since you two are very young, we will use the weakest dummies possible. Do not be afraid of them, as they cannot hurt you" Spyro advices.
"Got it" our sons said in unison.
"Now, BEGIN!"
Immediately 4 scrawny ape dummies popped up. They circled the young dragons closely. The two were frightened.
"What do we do? I don't know my element!" Cy said in fear.
"Use melee attacks like clawing, biting and tail whips. I've taught you some of these attacks" Spyro told Cy. After the advice, Cy got low to the floor, raised his wings, and hissed, ready to attack.
One of the dummies sprinted toward Ali and jumped. I hoped Ali wouldn't run from it. However, that didn't end up being the case.
Ali countered and knocked the dummy into the air. He jumped up and rammed his small horns into the dummy. It flew back into the wall, but got up immediately. Ali blew fire at the dummy this time, incinerating it. Another dummy sprouted out of the ground, and began to evade the dragon team.
Now it was Cy's turn as two dummies advanced toward him, obviously learning from their buddy's mistake. Cy tries his out for a breath attack, and nothing happened. The dummies were closing in now. He panics and tries his breath one last time.
And wind was blown to our shock.
The dummies were knocked back into the wall, and I guessed they seemed to be dazed and surprised.
"Cy can blow wind? He can use one of my powers?" Cynder screamed from next to me, scaring me. How she get here so quick?
I looked around to see that Alia was here too, cheering on the dragon duo.
"Great" I say "Now both have an element they can use to beat the dummies. Ten more to go, boys!" I yelled.
The dummies, five in all, decided to go for it and attacked all at once.
Cy summoned miniature tornadoes at his side, which seemed to carry the dummies up, floating on the wind and trying desperately to escape. Ali then blew fire at the tornadoes bases and the flames carried up the funnels and burned up every one of the dummies.
It was a thing of beauty. Pure Teamwork.
They weren't done yet though, as five more ape dummies spawned. The apes growled and snarled, but Ali and Cy only got ready for another fight.
The two separated to fight the apes individually.
Ali blew fire at the apes' legs, and proceeded to claw one across the face, blinding it. The other apes attempted to run, despite them obviously in pain.
Ali cut between them, and jumped into the air, and horned one of them in two, killing it. He then turned only to have the other ape jump on him, making him fall to the floor. He struggled up with the ape trying to cover up his eyes.
"Get off of me!" he yelled as he caught flames himself, burning the ape and forcing it off.
"Cy, take this one out!" he yelled as he rammed the dummy into Cy's direction. Cy whipped around after blowing the dummies he occupied back, and horned the flaming dummy into the air, exploding it.
"Ali, deal with these guys!" he yelled as he directed his winds toward Ali.
Ali, in seconds, jumped up, blazed the dummies, then head butted both of them into either side of us, both of them exploding before they hit us.
"Amazing…" Terrador said, maw wide open.
"Nice you two! That teamwork! That execution of the attack! We never knew you could use that combination! Well done!" I yell, talking formally, which was unlike me.
"Can we go play now? I'm bored…" Cy said.
"Me too…." Ali agreed.
"Go ahead you two. You've earned it!" Spyro declared.
Ali and Cy left the temple, bragging about their powers.
"I think we've all come to a decision…" I say.
"Yep" Alia agreed.
"Definitely" Spyro and Cynder agreed.
"We have to take them to the other dimension!" We all said in unison.