So I decided things will change from this point forward, the Boxers will no longer tell the story to all the students, also now is a chance to see how the Boxers teaching boxing to the Mutants would look like
Dana talked to a few more of the students, she learned Shirley the Mutant Goldfish was the result in another experiment in psychic powers, a serum was injected into her egg before she hatched (A lot of these scientists are obsessed with developing psychic powers...What do they know that the rest of us don't? Dana's own psychic powers were mostly an accident she was told the serum they tested on her was merely a 'brain-enhancing medicine' which she assumed was for simply boosting I.Q. now she wasn't so sure) The result caused her to hatch into a tiny anthropomorphic goldfish and also the power she manifested was 'Biokinetic Soothing' the ability to heal with only a touch of her hand, when it became clear she was intelligent, one of the scientists became her father and adopted her, she mostly lived in his pond most of the time, and since she was originally from New Jersey, coming to Forest was as simple as her father driving her over, because her parents decided it would be good for her to both have more freedom and be part of the new mutant 'scene'
After lunch Von Kaiser announced there would be no more stories for today, instead they would begin boxing training, Rover in particular was thrilled.
It started very simple boxing basics, Glass Joe taught the youngest cubs like Scruffles and some of the weaker female teenagers like Shirley, Von Kaiser handled the teenage males like Rover and Goku, Rover still remembered Leo's lecture to him how a strong Wolf Mutant like himself could potentially kill Glass Joe, but Von Kaiser seemed to be a pretty even match for both canines…
Both Stripes and Lovelace hung back and said they would simply watch and everyone agreed that was probably best, while Bear Hugger didn't participate in boxing practice today it seemed clear that he may be needed specifically for Stripes because after what happened this morning neither Glass Joe or Von Kaiser felt they could handle the Tigress!
Glass Joe in particularly was really enjoying himself feeling younger than he had felt in months...Really it was a great idea on Viktor's part to suggest he should teach children to box, as a way of being involved with the sport he loved in a much safer capacity...But when he was in the ring with Bacon Bit, he noticed the Mutant Piglet seemed...Distracted...There was a far away look in her eyes and Joe could feel she was not punching as hard as her stocky little body could have…
At three o'clock it was time for the Young Mutants to go home, as they bid the students farewell for the week, they pulled Bacon Bit aside.
Bacon Bit found herself with Von Kaiser, Glass Joe and Dana (Piston Hondo and Bear Hugger had already gone home)
"Bacon Bit…" Von Kaiser said "...We have decided that from this point we're not going to tell the rest of the class anymore of the story, they now know the basics of how the mutant hunting militia was formed, telling anymore of our stories of killing mutants would just upset the more sensitive ones." (Von Kaiser was already regretting telling the story of the slaying of the anaconda to Lovelace as he sensed the Mutant Garter Snake was sensitive about the public perception of her species)
"But you're different…" Von Kaiser said "...You were there during that terrible time...The people call them riots but really it was a war...Or an attempt at war by the Mutants, it was clear they badly underestimated how Humanity would overwhelm them by sheer strength of numbers...Anyway...The point is, we would like to hear your side of the story as well...So we'd like to invite you alone to join us after your class at Leonardo's school tomorrow, there we will have all the boxers there as I think it would be best to let them tell you their experience themselves!"
Bacon Bit didn't know what to say at first, she blushed and fidgeted a few minutes then she said quietly "OK, see you tomorrow…"
"Danke…" Von Kaiser "...See you there!"
As Bacon Bit went back home to Forest she quietly mulled over these feeling she had, seeing Von Kaiser's PTSD Symptoms...And thinking about how he had rescued her...She felt the only way to alleviate her guilt was to do something for him...But what?
So realized maybe it would be better if the Boxers just tell the story to Dana and Bacon Bit as it is most relevant to them, also I felt for upcoming parts with Great Tiger he should tell his part of the story himself