Sparklus: *riding on Whirlpool's back* I assume we're going to train in the water, right?
Whirlpool: For now. OI, THERE SHE BE! *pauses above a massive lagoon*
Sparklus: Oh, YES!
*Sparklus and Whirlpool both dive into the water*
Sparklus: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH- *is swept away*
Whirlpool: What are you doing?
Sparklus: *swimming against the current* WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE LADY?!
Whirlpool: No no, don't do that. Sometimes, you have to let the environment work WITH you. How are you going to accomplish that if you're fighting it?
Sparklus: Hey, I think I'm getting the hang of- *is thrown into a rock* OW! MY IMPORTANT NERVES!
Whirlpool: We have a LOT of work to do with you laddie...
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Whirlpool: Sparklus! Listen to the currents. Become one with the water! SWIM WITH THE FISHIES!
Sparklus: One with the water... I'm a Water-type for Arceus's sake! I should be able to do this! I CAN do this! *lifts up hand and feels the current, then swims up into it, letting the current guide him*
Whirlpool: There you go! *goes into a different current* You're already getting the hang of it!
Sparklus: Yeah! You know, once you get used to finding the currents and actually LETTING them guide you!
Whirlpool: Exactly. You're a fast learner. Which is good, because now you're going to learn to FIGHT like this.
Sparklus: Heh?
Whirlpool: ARRRR! *rushes at Sparklus*
Sparklus: YEE! *spirals down into another current that carries him towards Whirlpool*
Whirlpool: *lunges at Sparklus*
Sparklus: *uses Protect, deflecting Whirlpool back*
Whirlpool: *goes into Sparklus's current and purses him*
Sparklus: Okay, gotta find something...*sees boulder* Bingo! *uses the current for momentum and launches himself at the boulder*
Whirlpool: Hm? What are you doing...?
Sparklus: *turns and plants his feet on the stone, then launches himself at Whirlpool*
Whirlpool: OH! *surprised, then ducks*
Sparklus: *grabs Whirlpool's horns*
Whirlpool: Clever, using the current to build up speed! But how do you handle this? *spirals upwards, them emerges from the water*
Sparklus: WHOOOOA! THIS IS SOME EXTREME S***!
Whirlpool: *throws Sparklus off her back towards the water*
Sparklus: *flips forward and launches an Ice Beam at the water, freezing it and forming a long platform for him to stand on* Now that I have safe-
Whirlpool: *slams tail into the water, generating large waves aimed at Sparklus* SPLISH SPLASH LANDLUBBER!
Sparklus: Oh come on! *uses Ice Beam on the waves, creating a, massive wall of ice separating him and Whirlpool*
Whirlpool: *smashes through the ice with tail* HALLO!
Sparklus: *uses Surf to get to the ice, then uses the ice as a ramp to launch himself over Whirlpool* GO AWAY!
Whirlpool: Get back here! *flies up*
Sparklus: *turns and shoots an Ice Beam at Whirlpool*
Whirlpool: *dodges* HEY! Ah, I see what you did there! You're a clever one, eh?
Sparklus: I'm just making this up as I go along, but okay! *lands in the water*
Whirlpool: DIE FISHIE! *Dives after him.*
Sparklus: *pokes head out of water* What now?
Whirlpool: *looks up at sky* I say it's getting late. You've made very good progress.
Sparklus: Really?
Whirlpool: *nods* Now, are you hungry?
Sparklus: YOU BET! *hops out of water*
Now, this is going to be a series of short little training... montages, I guess. We'll get back to the longer chapters in seven more chapters.