The sun was slowly rising above the woods of Soleanna. Shadow the Hedgehog soon awoke from his slumber and stretched, ready to start training anew. "Wake up, Amy. It's time to start training." When he didn't hear his charge's drowsily annoyed grumblings, he repeated, "Come on, Miss Rose. Don't make me ask you again." Still nothing.
Irritated, he marched over to her sleeping bag and kicked it into a tree. Much to his surprise, it was empty. "What the..." This was odd. Where could she have gone? Could she have bailed on the training? "Inexcusable!" Furiously, Shadow rushed across the woods, zooming this way and that, looking for Amy. After a fruitless 20-minute search, he headed over to the nearby stream...and found her.
One embarrassed scream later, Shadow was knocked back into the woods. When he got up, he noticed something he was too preoccupied to earlier: Amy's clothes hanging on a branch above him. '...Right. She is a girl, after all.'
Irritated, he marched over to her sleeping bag and kicked it into a tree. Much to his surprise, it was empty. "What the..." This was odd. Where could she have gone? Could she have bailed on the training? "Inexcusable!" Furiously, Shadow rushed across the woods, zooming this way and that, looking for Amy. After a fruitless 20-minute search, he headed over to the nearby stream...and found her.
One embarrassed scream later, Shadow was knocked back into the woods. When he got up, he noticed something he was too preoccupied to earlier: Amy's clothes hanging on a branch above him. '...Right. She is a girl, after all.'
Said girl soon called out to him, in an angry voice, "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU PERV?!" Shadow, expecting this tirade, kept his back turned and dusted himself off, answering with a growl, "Looking for you! How the hell was I supposed to know you were bathing?!" Amy shouted, "DUH! My clothes are right frickin' there! You're lucky you took my hammer, otherwise you wouldn't be standing right now!"
Shadow rolled his eyes and shot back, "Tch, I don't know why you're so upset," loudly adding, "It's not like you've got much to show, anyway." As he started heading back to camp, he heard, "YOU LITTLE PRICK! WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, YOU ARE IN FOR IT!!!!!"
Shadow soon arrived back to their training grounds. He thought about what just happened and, in spite of himself, he started chuckling, which soon became laughter. He was still laughing when Amy stomped back, fully clothed but not completely dry. Still pissed, she asked, "What, pray tell, is so funny? I've never seen you laugh like this." Shadow calmed down a little and answered, "Oh, not much; just you." Amy just growled. "Now, now," Shadow snickered, "It was merely an accident. Calm down." Amy, naturally, wasn't accepting that and hissed, "Whatever. Don't think you're getting out of your ass beating that easily." That statement brought Shadow's mood right back down to normal. "If anyone's getting their ass beat, it's you."
Shadow rolled his eyes and shot back, "Tch, I don't know why you're so upset," loudly adding, "It's not like you've got much to show, anyway." As he started heading back to camp, he heard, "YOU LITTLE PRICK! WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, YOU ARE IN FOR IT!!!!!"
Shadow soon arrived back to their training grounds. He thought about what just happened and, in spite of himself, he started chuckling, which soon became laughter. He was still laughing when Amy stomped back, fully clothed but not completely dry. Still pissed, she asked, "What, pray tell, is so funny? I've never seen you laugh like this." Shadow calmed down a little and answered, "Oh, not much; just you." Amy just growled. "Now, now," Shadow snickered, "It was merely an accident. Calm down." Amy, naturally, wasn't accepting that and hissed, "Whatever. Don't think you're getting out of your ass beating that easily." That statement brought Shadow's mood right back down to normal. "If anyone's getting their ass beat, it's you."
With that, the training commenced, with Shadow starting on the defensive. Amy charged at him and attacked with much fervor, but while she was getting stronger, she was still too slow, and Shadow took advantage of this with every combo she failed to use. 'Hmph. She needs to be quicker and more focused with her attacks,' he noted. 'Her moves are too easy to read and are just asking to be countered.' He quickly pushed her aside after a brutal counterattack and said, "Try it again, and this time, concentrate!"
This time around, Amy focused on reading Shadow's movements and, while attacking, preparing herself for whatever he may try. After two painful hours, she finally found an opening in Shadow's right side and quickly kicked him. As he backed away, she excitedly thought, 'I...I can feel it. I'm getting stronger! The training is working!' Feeling triumphant, she declared, "That was for earlier!"
"Duly noted, but!" Shadow leapt into the air, preparing a Homing Attack. "Don't get cocky!" As he shot towards her, Amy tried to counter with a Homing Attack of her own, but she was knocked away. "Oww." As Shadow hovered above her, he looked at her form. Somehow, she looked a bit tougher than when she first came to him. And, a tiny bit more womanly. Still, nothing to fawn over. "Sorry, but you've got a ways to go."
"I know, I know," Amy replied. "But I'm getting there, aren't I?" Shadow nodded and said, "Yes, to be honest. You're making progress. Now, let's get some breakfast, shall we?"
This time around, Amy focused on reading Shadow's movements and, while attacking, preparing herself for whatever he may try. After two painful hours, she finally found an opening in Shadow's right side and quickly kicked him. As he backed away, she excitedly thought, 'I...I can feel it. I'm getting stronger! The training is working!' Feeling triumphant, she declared, "That was for earlier!"
"Duly noted, but!" Shadow leapt into the air, preparing a Homing Attack. "Don't get cocky!" As he shot towards her, Amy tried to counter with a Homing Attack of her own, but she was knocked away. "Oww." As Shadow hovered above her, he looked at her form. Somehow, she looked a bit tougher than when she first came to him. And, a tiny bit more womanly. Still, nothing to fawn over. "Sorry, but you've got a ways to go."
"I know, I know," Amy replied. "But I'm getting there, aren't I?" Shadow nodded and said, "Yes, to be honest. You're making progress. Now, let's get some breakfast, shall we?"
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