AN Hey there. sorry if the chapter seems to be getting nowhere but don't worry it is all part of the plan. I want to show you how an Aura agent gets ready for an incomming mission. He won't be dispatched into later around chapter eight or nine. Anyway enjoy the Aura Wars!
Aura wars Chapter two: hoof-to-hoof combat.
*Snore* *Snore*
I am happily sound asleep in my new body and I must admit: sleeping as a pony was more comfortable than sleeping in my
human form. I haven’t had a good night sleep in a long time. I just hope I can stay asleep longer this time.
“WAKE UP AURON!” A girlish voice yelled.
“GAH!” I startled. I fell out of my bed and landed on my face. I think the universe is trying to tell me that the floor and I was meant to be together. I lift my head up to see who could have cause that scream. Of course it was the Queen troll A.K.A. my commander with an innocent grin on her face.
“I can see that you are awake and are ready for today’s training.” Lauren said.
I look at the other end of the bed and notice that Wolfy is still asleep. Lauren just yelled at me and Wolfy has the most sensitive ears because of his species. Why was he still asleep after hearing something that loud?
“I used magic so that you were the only one to hear me scream.” She answers my question before I get the chance to ask it.
I just stare at her with a dumbfounded look on my face. “How did you know I was going to ask you that?” I whisper because I know how angry Wolfy gets if I yell or scream next to him.
She just giggles and replies, “It’s you face. You looked confused and probably were wondering how your roommate is still asleep.”
Okay so she can read my facial…I have a blindfold on! How can you read someone’s expression without looking at their eyes?! You know what. I don’t care it’s too early for me to care right now and I just want to get this week over with.
Speaking of it being too early, what time is it? I check my clock to see that it is FIVE IN THE MORNING! That’s way to early for me. “Lauren, why did you get me up too early in the morning for training when it is usually at seven thirty in the morning?
She just smiles as she gives me her answer. “Well since you need a lot of time to practice fighting in your new form, we need as much time as we can get. And as the old expression goes ‘the early bird gets the worm’.”
I would want to argue with her, but since I am not a morning person, I just ignore her in general and crack my joints to get myself awake. *Crack* Well now that I am awake, what does Lauren have in store for me today.
“Are you ready Auron?” she asks with the same motherly smile on her…face.
“As ready as I can get at five in the morning.” I answer her back. She leaves the room and I follow her. We walk until we went to the more personal one on one sparing rooms. These rooms are for a more personal training with a commander and an agent before they get deployed on their next mission.
“So Auron, are you ready for your morning sparing.
“Sure. Who’s my opponent? Is it a sayian? Is it that dragon born guy?” Then a smirk appears across my face and I happily say. “Is it Commander Ragnorok? I would love to beat his ass right now!
Lauren is now on the opposite side of the room and turns around to face me. “Nope, nope, and nope. It’s me.”
I am facing her!?!?!? This is too funny. I start to laugh at this and fall on my…flank. “I can’t face you! You’re a girl! I would cream you into the next…” *WHACK*
I end up flying into the wall and hit my back against it. “Ow.” I muttered.
“So do you want to just sit around laughing or do you want to fight.” Lauren taunted.
I stand up and cracked my joints. “Alright I face you. What are the rules?”
“We will only use hoof-to-hoof combat. No magic involved or aura abilities allowed. You cannot use you sword and I cannot use my wings for flying.
“Sounds fair. Now what determines who wins the fight?” I ask. I really want to fight her now. No one sucker punches me and gets away with it. Except for…never mind.
“Whoever is deemed too weak to fight or who cries uncle.”
“Fine. Let’s do this!” I exclaimed.
“With pleasure.” She answers with a smirk on her face.
I start to charge after her thinking that if I rush her, she won’t be able to think well. I try to punch her with my hoof. She evades it and I fall flat on my…screw it I am calling it my face!
“Awe…did Auron miss his target. I thought you were the best.” She taunted. I must not get angry at her.
I get up and turn around. I try to run at her again but instead of a punch I would ram her, but instead of her evading my attack she turns around. What is she doing? She gets on her front two hooves and has her back hooves in the air. Uh oh. I think I’m…
She kicks me right in the stomach which hurtles me into the wall. OW!
“I thought you were trained by the best. After all, you’re the student of the famous legendary aura master, Master Leon.
She did not just insult my master! That’s it! I am now furious as hell. I charged after her and attempt to throw whatever punch I have to use. She keeps dodging them and I don’t land a punch on her. She then throws a right hook into my cheek. How am I losing to her!
“It’s no wonder that she left you. You are just a weak, pathetic, sorry excuse for an agent.” Her voice said filled with mockery. That tears it. I want to kill the bitch right now.
ARGGGGGGG!” I scream as my voice is filled with blood lust. I just throw all of my punches at her. She kept dodging them left and right. She kept walking backwards into a wall. She then jumps over me and is right now behind me. She then relays a series of punches all across my body. A couple hit my face, some my stomach, and even my legs. My body couldn’t take it anymore. I collapse on the ground with sweat dripping down my face. I am pretty bruised right now.
“And that was your first lesson.” She said dropping the mocking tone. “Never over estimate your opponent. They can be really powerful. Second, never get angry as it can lead you to make rash decisions. Lastly, don’t be predictable in your moves. I am surprised that you did not remember what Master Leon taught you. Go to the infirmary to get patch up and head down for lunch. Be back here for lunch. I will be teaching you the basics in hoof-to-hoof combat.” She stated. “I expect more from you.” And leaves the room.
I stay there for a while and go get patch up. It didn’t take too long because she did not bruise me that badly and she was holding back on her moves. After that, I went to the cafeteria to get lunch and I find Wolfy sitting down in the usual spot.
“Hey.” I said in a defeated tone.
He turns around and takes a good look at me. “She beat you that badly.” Wolfy stated in a monotone like voice.
“Yea she did” I said in a defeated tone. “She played me like a fiddle. Got me angry by saying some things about my past and then proceeded to beat me to a pulp.
“Well she has access to your file like every other commander does.” Wolfy told me.
I face…hoofed at this. I forgot that she has my file. No wonder she said those things about me. “Great I think I overreacted.” I groaned.
“You think.” Wolfy deadpanned.
“Well she is going to teach me how to fight after lunch. I need to show her that I am not a weakling.” I said with renewed rigor.
“Just don’t lose yourself over her again. I do not want to hear you complaining throughout the night how she kicked you flank.”
“Yea, yea. I know mother.” I scoffed at him. I got up and walked to the garbage. “See you later Wolfy.” I left the cafeteria and head back to the sparring room. I found out that Lauren was there reading a…is that Make-out Paradise?
“Hey there I’m back from. So what do you want to teach me?” I ask her.
“Well due to your performance of getting your flank kick by a mare, I will be going over the basics.” She puts the book down and walks up to me. “Now first thing I want to teach you is a simple buck.”
“You want me to what?!?!” I exclaimed. I do not want to see where this is going. “Sorry I don’t do that until you take me out to dinner and I get wasted.”
She facehoof at my outburst. “No not that type of buck. A buck where you kick with your rear hooves like I did to you before.” Lauren informed me.
“Oh…right. Sorry for the awkward moment. I get to practicing it.” I grinned nervously.
“First thing is that you have to be able to balance on you front hooves.” She states.
“Okay” I try to balance on them. I fall a couple of times but then I manage to get the hang of it.
“Next is to bend you rear hooves like you are bending your legs.”
Seems simple enough. I bend them and I still manage to hold the position.
“Finally release them into a powerful kick”
I did as she told me. “Is that it?” I asked. There has to be more if she can kick me that hard.
“That’s it. There is nothing else to it.” She told me. “Now I want you to practice that for a couple of minutes I have more to show you later on.
“Okay. I will commander Faust.” I confirmed.
“Oh and please, call me Lauren.” She smiles at me.
So I get right to work and kept practicing my bucking skills. Surprisingly, it was pretty easy to get the hang of it. After that Lauren taught me some of the basics of fight but she already knows how much of a skilled fighter I am. It’s just the getting use to a new body is what giving me the trouble. After a few more hours of practice I go to my room and lie down again for bed. I need a break from it all. I went out like a light, and slept through it until the next day.
“Remember Auron; anticipate your enemy’s movements. Get into their head before they get into yours. Do not let their words influence you. You must keep a calm head throughout the fight or else your mind will cloud you judgment.
“Yes Master Leon.”
“Just take in a deep breath to calm yourself and to relax your body. I don’t want you to be making those arrogant mistakes you made in the past.”
“Yes Master Leon.”
“I don’t mean to sound condescending on you but I just want to remind you that making these mistakes will cost you your life. Do you understand?
“Yes Master Leon, I understand.”
“Good boy. Come let’s have some BBQ, on me.”
“Yes Master Leon! Thank you!”
“Think of it as a hard days work.”