Thursday:

Hero Training 101.

I was really excited for it since I expected it to be like my knight training, since we were trained to rescue and protect important figures.

Unfortunately, my hopes were dashed once again.

These guys were supposed to be heroes. However, some were careless, clumsy, lacked the motivation or had at least been showboating in front of the ladies. I don't blame the careless or the clumsy since it might've been new for them and the ones that lacked motivation I understand since they were focused on other directions.

But the showboaters? They'll be eaten alive by the reality of the situation.

I don't really see how the girls could flock anyone that didn't give their all in saving them. I'm not trying to be arrogant, but I know I could do better than them.

Professor Knight had worn a simple suit of armor. Especially with the helmet. I could hear the disappointment in his voice when he evaluated the scores.

"Mr. Pendragon."

I stood up as I put my helmet on and got my shield and sword ready.

"Ms. White."

There were murmurs all around that. A girl got up and went to the prison cell for the mock rescue.

She had bright blue eyes and pale white skin and red lips with blonde curls. She had a red and white dress on.

She looked quite concerned about something, but she have a friendly smile and wave to me. Apparently, her name was Apple White, daughter of Snow White, and her "supposed" destined one was some guy called Daring Charming, who is considered to be the school's heartthrob.

I didn't really care as I wanted to prove my abilities as a knight. I hope she understood why I'm doing this.

When I was told to start, I had walk slowly and steady since it was too empty and quiet. The other guys were goading me to run and rescue the princess. Using my own instincts, I ignored them. I couldn't let distractions get the best of me.

When a twinkle caught the corner of my eye, I had immediately sprang into action. I had dodged an arrow that was aiming for my head.

Coming out was your stereotypical evil knight in all it's black and red glory. Soon, many of his fellow allies had jumped from hiding with various weapons.

Immediately, I made a run. But not towards them. There was a drawbridge that lead to another path. The Knights tried to chase after me, but I had pulled the lever that made them fall backwards.

Those that didn't were archers that shot at me. I used my shield to defend myself from the incoming arrows while running. After a long volley towards my shield, I peeked out to see some of them trying to aim for my legs. I had to leap out sporadically to prevent myself from getting wounded.

Once I was out of their reach, I had sliced off the arrows to clear them for more incoming arrows. I noticed a huge knight with horns and a battle axe standing right in front of a huge gate. About 6'9. He was a giant in the most figurative sense.

"Mr. Pendragon, in order to pass through, you must defeat the gatekeeper!" Professor Knight yelled from the sidelines. Strangely, he sounded very enthusiastic about it.

Not many students had been able to defeat or pass through the gatekeeper in the entire history of this school. When he was about to land his axe on me, I rolled out of the way, trying to find an opening. The impact to the ground was so astounding that he made a huge hole.

Whenever I managed to hit him with my sword, it only seems to graze him. The giant was almost indestructible.

Almost.

As I resorted to my "hit and run" tactic, I leaped onto his back and plunged my sword into him. The berserker let out a loud roar and fell to the ground with a thud.

When I got up, I looked to see the gate slowly opening. From outside the fortress, I could see it clear. However, appearances could be deceiving.

There was only one entrance, so I entered the place steadily. To my suspicion, there were a huge horde of evil knights right in front of me. Without a choice, I had to fight my way through.

Here are the methods I used to defeat then.

Attack:

-Slash

-Stab

-Slice

-Strike

-Sweep

-Shield bash

Defense:

-Block

-Evade

-Parry

-Deflect

-Dodge

-Shield bash

After dealing with them, I headed for the cell where Apple was being held there.

"Are you alright?" I asked her.

"Why, of course I am. But I feel even better with you, my hero!" Apple replied rather dramatically. I rolled my eyes at how she was getting into this.

"Move back." I instructed her as I slashed the lock to open the door.

"My sweet prince!" she dramatically fell in my arms.

"You're really good at this." I whispered into my ear.

She giggled. "Thanks. I've been practicing when Daring really rescues me." Of course.

The blade I held was becoming dull, so I discarded it and placed the shield on my back. With my hands free, I carried Apple in my arms. I could see mild surprise on her face, but she seemed to get into it again.

I had to run back to the beginning as the archers were still there. The only way I could avoid them was running as fast as possible. Even Apple looked terrified at the arrows.

When we got back to the others, I placed Apple on her feet as Professor Knight began to calculate my score.

"Um, Professor?" Raven said.

"Yes?"

"Weren't the minions for the others much more smaller than the ones Cayden had to face?" she asked. That was a good question. Why did I have to face evil knights and berserker orcs while everyone else got to fight goblin minions?

"Yes." was Knight's answer.

We were all surprised, but my own had died when I felt quite fatigued after that run. So I decided to head to the showers early.

I met Apple again at lunch. We began to get to know each other. Like how she embraced her destiny of becoming the next Snow White.

"It'll be a happily ever after!" she sighed, the dream in her head.

"Yeah..." I said, unsure. Her antagonist was Raven, but the girl was too nice to be evil.

She let a despondent sigh. "I just wish that Raven could accept the fact that she needs to be the next evil queen."

Don't get me wrong. Apple was also a nice girl, but she seemed quite self-centered.

"What if I don't want to embrace my destiny?" I asked.

She had let out a dramatic gasp.

"You have to! It's tradition! We all have a part to play, whether it's big or small."

"I know that. But do we really have to at the expense of others?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" she asked, confused.

"I mean, we all want our happily ever afters. But how can we truly be happy when there will be others that would be miserable because of us?" I truly wanted happiness, but not when there were others that were miserable because of my actions.

Before she could answer, someone called her name.

"I better go. Better leave you to your friends." I said as I took my empty tray.

"Okay. I'll see you later." she said, but there was something in her tone.

"By the way, I'm also taking evil classes. Sorry." I told her as I left. I couldn't see her reaction, but I heard her gasp.

A/N: That's that. So who should be interact with next?