Amy began to awaken from her nap, slowly. Strangely enough, she felt rather refreshed. The pain from her wounds had even faded, somewhat. She looked to her left, and there was her trainer, Shadow, asleep next to her, beneath the tree. Noting how peaceful he looked - 'For once' - she knelt close to him and watched him sleep. It was almost hard to believe that this was the same hedgehog who almost tried to destroy the very planet he now slumbered upon. Amy wondered why he couldn't be this...relaxed...all the time.
She, of course, knew why, which made her existing sympathy for the Ultimate Lifeform all the greater. 'Shadow...you've been through so much, she thought to herself. 'Maria's death, the ARK incident, your amnesia, the Black Arms...it's amazing that you're so strong throughout it all. I've always admired that strength. You can be scary and kind of a jerk sometimes, but...' She smiled as she finished aloud, "I trust you, Shadow. I really do."
"Your trust is noted."
This unexpected reply spooked Amy, who meeped and scooted back. Shadow then opened his eyes and continued, "If that's the case, then we won't have any problems with your training, correct?" Amy nodded confidently. "Good," Shadow said. "Now let's get something to eat. You'll need the energy for the rest of the day."
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Another training session had ended. The landscape looked beat up and spilled Rings were vanishing steadily. Amy struggled to remain on her feet, while Shadow casually ate an apple he had found during a random bit of Chaos Control. "You still get tired too easily, Amy," he noted. "Yeah, yeah," she replied with slight irritation. "Just another thing I gotta work on, right?" Shadow quickly tripped her with a leg sweep and said, "Alongside that attitude of yours, yes. Now get up and let's go. It's getting dark." Amy quickly got up and followed Shadow as he headed back to camp.
As they went, Amy pleaded, "Can we please head back to town? I'm tired of sleeping out here. It's not the least bit comfortable." Shadow fought down an annoyed groan and answered, "No. Part of survival is to adapt to your surroundings." Amy glanced at him and said, "Wait a second! I thought this was just combat training! You didn't say anything about survival!"
"Hm. Are you certain I didn't?" When Amy nodded, Shadow said, "I wonder. My memory is still a bit fuzzy at times." Amy quickly realized he was just being a smartass and said, "...Hilarious." Shadow actually snickered at that.
Soon, they came across a small clearing with tall trees overhead a waterfall across the way. Agreeing that this would suffice, Shadow and Amy worked together to set up camp and get a fire going. When they were finished, Amy set up her sleeping bag while Shadow stared into the flames. "Hey, Shadow," Amy asked as she snuggled into her sleeping bag," What's the next phase in my training gonna be like?" Keeping his gaze at the fire, Shadow answered, "You'll find out when you get there. You've got a long way to go until then. Now get some sleep."
Amy shrugged and got comfortable. However, no matter how long or how often she turned, she couldn't nod off. As she got more and more frustrated, she began to hear a tune being whistled in the night air. Recognizing it as Shadow's whistling, she listened and found herself enjoying the tune. So much, in fact, that she began to relax and, in turn, fall asleep. Shadow followed soon after.
She, of course, knew why, which made her existing sympathy for the Ultimate Lifeform all the greater. 'Shadow...you've been through so much, she thought to herself. 'Maria's death, the ARK incident, your amnesia, the Black Arms...it's amazing that you're so strong throughout it all. I've always admired that strength. You can be scary and kind of a jerk sometimes, but...' She smiled as she finished aloud, "I trust you, Shadow. I really do."
"Your trust is noted."
This unexpected reply spooked Amy, who meeped and scooted back. Shadow then opened his eyes and continued, "If that's the case, then we won't have any problems with your training, correct?" Amy nodded confidently. "Good," Shadow said. "Now let's get something to eat. You'll need the energy for the rest of the day."
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Another training session had ended. The landscape looked beat up and spilled Rings were vanishing steadily. Amy struggled to remain on her feet, while Shadow casually ate an apple he had found during a random bit of Chaos Control. "You still get tired too easily, Amy," he noted. "Yeah, yeah," she replied with slight irritation. "Just another thing I gotta work on, right?" Shadow quickly tripped her with a leg sweep and said, "Alongside that attitude of yours, yes. Now get up and let's go. It's getting dark." Amy quickly got up and followed Shadow as he headed back to camp.
As they went, Amy pleaded, "Can we please head back to town? I'm tired of sleeping out here. It's not the least bit comfortable." Shadow fought down an annoyed groan and answered, "No. Part of survival is to adapt to your surroundings." Amy glanced at him and said, "Wait a second! I thought this was just combat training! You didn't say anything about survival!"
"Hm. Are you certain I didn't?" When Amy nodded, Shadow said, "I wonder. My memory is still a bit fuzzy at times." Amy quickly realized he was just being a smartass and said, "...Hilarious." Shadow actually snickered at that.
Soon, they came across a small clearing with tall trees overhead a waterfall across the way. Agreeing that this would suffice, Shadow and Amy worked together to set up camp and get a fire going. When they were finished, Amy set up her sleeping bag while Shadow stared into the flames. "Hey, Shadow," Amy asked as she snuggled into her sleeping bag," What's the next phase in my training gonna be like?" Keeping his gaze at the fire, Shadow answered, "You'll find out when you get there. You've got a long way to go until then. Now get some sleep."
Amy shrugged and got comfortable. However, no matter how long or how often she turned, she couldn't nod off. As she got more and more frustrated, she began to hear a tune being whistled in the night air. Recognizing it as Shadow's whistling, she listened and found herself enjoying the tune. So much, in fact, that she began to relax and, in turn, fall asleep. Shadow followed soon after.
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