//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 Training // Story: Gotham City Heroes (canceled version) // by Batfan98 //------------------------------// "Now kick." Bruce commanded and Scootaloo threw a kick with her left leg. "Now punch." Bruce commanded and she did so with her left arm. Bruce was training Scootaloo in the Gym, Scootaloo was training for a month, she was eager, yet patient to become a crime fighter. She was wearing a karategi and practicing the skills Bruce taught her. Sure, she knew a few fighting skills from Rainbow Dash, but what Bruce taught her improved her skills and she learned knew skills as well. "Know do a jump kick." Bruce ordered. Scootaloo jumped a few inches above the floor and kicked the air with her right leg. "Know do a different kick." Bruce ordered. Scootaloo then jumped up, spun in the air and threw a kick as she spun. "Very good." Bruce said. Alfred walked through the door and held it open for a young man who looked like he was in his early 20s to walk in. He wore a black short sleeved shirt and shorts. "Hey Bruce." "Dick, thanks for coming." Bruce said, shaking his hand. He then turned to Scootaloo "This is Richard Grayson, he was my first ward and partner. He is also aware that you are from another world." Richard walked up to Scootaloo, offering a hand "Hey, call me Dick." Scootaloo then shook his hand "I'm Scootaloo, nice to meet you Dick." "He'll be teaching you acrobatics." Bruce explained. "Alright, so, when do we get started?" Scootaloo asked. "Now would be a good time." Dick said. Now it's been 3 months, Dick was teaching Scootaloo everything she needed to know about acrobatic skills, she learned good and she soon became an acrobatic expert. Bruce taught her how to fight some more, but didn't teach her how to do attacks that would break someone's bones because she wasn't ready for that. He was also teaching her how to use the gadgets properly, like how to throw a Batarang. "Pull your arm back" Bruce explained as he pulled his arm back with a Batarang in hand "aim" he said as he focused on the target in front of him "and throw." Bruce said as he threw the batarang, hitting the target "Now you try." Scootaloo then picked up a batarang from the table, unfolded it, held back her arm and threw the batarang, hitting the target. "Very good, keep practicing and you'll get better." Scootaloo was also learning how to use a grapple gun, smoke pellets, and other gadgets she will use in the future, she also learned how to glide, using a cape that is normally used for training, to her it was like flying. A few weeks later, she was now in the Batcave and training holograms were on, they were holograms of thugs, the holograms were made by Lucius Fox, they were made for training and what made them useful for training was that they looked real and even felt real, perfect for training. It was a lot like flying to Scootaloo, she was never able to fly when she was a pony because she had a wing deformity, but she was happy that she could do something that was like flying. One thug ran up to Scootaloo, throwing a punch, but she quickly ducked and kicked him in the stomach, then uppercutting him. Another thug ran up behind her but she grabbed his arm and slammed him onto the floor. One thug then ran up to her, throwing a punch, but Scootaloo blocked it and tried to punch him in the face put he blocked her punch, Scootaloo then kicked him in the knee, causing him to almost fall over and she punched him in the face, knocking him out. "How did I do?" she asked Bruce, who was watching. "You did well. Now it's time, follow me." Bruce said as he turned and Scootaloo followed. They then walked to a corner in the cave where there was a table that was holding a cardboard box and a lit candle. Bruce then lifted his hand like he was saying an oath and Scootaloo did to. "Do you swear to always follow in truth and justice?" Bruce asked. "I do." Scootaloo replied. "Do you swear to never take a life and never go down the path of vengeance?" Bruce asked. "I do." Scootaloo replied. "Do you sewer loyalty to what is right, and to never alley yourself with the forces of evil?" Bruce asked. "I do." Scootaloo replied. "Then you are now part of this war against crime." Bruce said as he handed Scootaloo the box. She took the box and opened it to see what her costume looked like, on it was an insignia that she saw on other suits in the cave, but never knew what it meant. She looked up at Bruce with a raised eyebrow. "What does the R stand for?"