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Post by vala on Nov 16, 2004 13:06:07 GMT -5
((Doc- that thread we discussed! ;D
Everyone else- this comes after searching and probably after imposter too just for simplicity. It should start with just me doc and maya, but others can join later on.))
"This is it." Doc declared as he led me into the main gym of the Dojo.
"Wow." I exclaimed. It was incredible, and actually reminded me a lot of the training rooms back home. Just entering it gave me an immediate sense of tranquility.
"So shall we?" Doc asked.
"Sure..." I said, not sounding it. "But... what exactly do you want me to do?"
"I just want you to show me what you can do." He said with a slight smirk."
I frowned a little, but nodded,
"Ok then." I said, and dropped into a fighting stance to mirror his own.
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Post by Maya on Nov 16, 2004 13:08:25 GMT -5
I got to the dojo a little late, and saw that they had already started... and damn she was good. Not wanting to disturb them, i just stood in the doorway, leaning against the door frame and watched... and... I felt the strangest sensation of familiarity.This girl was starting to confuse me way too much...
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Nov 16, 2004 18:59:55 GMT -5
(((This is going to feel like that 'Training Centre' thread we did with Joshua way back, Mai. Remeber that? ;D)))
I ducked under her stirke, her knee catching the side of my head as i came up. I fist flew out, catching her shoulder as she spun straight into a text book Judo throw.
We disengaged a moment, sizing each other up. "Not bad, rookie," I said. "Let's see if you can keep it up."
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Post by TPot on Nov 16, 2004 23:14:27 GMT -5
I walked up beside Maya. "Who do ya think's gonna win?" I asked.
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Post by Maya on Nov 17, 2004 11:29:51 GMT -5
I glanced at T with a smirk,
"They're sparring, not trying to kill each other." I commented. He shrugged,
"Still. Who'd you think will win?"
I rolled my eyes, and copied his shrug,
"I honestly dont know. I woulda said Doc five minutes ago... but she's really not bad."
She was moving with a practised ease, and something of a natural fluidity that i could easily have convinced anyone else that she was a slayer. But as one myself, i could feel that she wasn't. Huh. It was wierd.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Nov 18, 2004 0:59:19 GMT -5
Damn, this girl was good. It was almost like fighting Mai, though this girl was holding something back, I could feel it.
I disengaged after a set of combat, looking at her appraisingly.
"You're holding back," I accused. "Don't. I want to know what you can do. Show me why your guardians trained you, show me what they taught you. Show me why they call you 'Chosen'."
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Post by vala on Nov 18, 2004 12:01:29 GMT -5
I swallowed nervously- not because i was afraid of fighting him, but simply because i did not know the answers to the questions he was asking. I didn't know why i was called chosen. I didn't know the full potential of my power, because, although my guardians treated me well, i knew the whole time that they had very specific reasons for doing so- something that i would have to do. They trained me to do that... but never told me what it was, for apparently that in itself could affect what was to happen... or something like that. They were a very confusing people. I bit my lip nervously.
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Post by Maya on Nov 18, 2004 12:11:16 GMT -5
She looked incredibly nervous as they started again, and i knew she was still holding back- possibly more so now that Doc had pointed it out. I sighed, shaking my head,
"Tell you what..." I said loudly, announcing my presence for the firsdt time. They both stopped. "Let me take a turn." I made a brief eye contact with Doc, and he narrowed his eyes a little. I smiled at him, and he moved to the side. I calmly took his place opposite Vala, and met her eyes firmly.
"No holding back." I said, and the fight began. I took it slow for the first few moves, working it up, forcing her out, using moves that i generally used in big fights... or, i thought, grinning, when sparring with other slayers. And she matched me. I grinned wider. I kept pushing, and she kept responding. It was as if hitting her with her own style made her more determined to beat the attacks back. I wasn't even aware of the speed at which we were moving, or of the fact that both Doc and Tpots jaws had dropped as I fought Vala at matrix-speed around the room, continuously pushing her, trying to force her to go full out...
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Nov 18, 2004 19:42:01 GMT -5
"Damn," I muttered. "Who'd have thought... Whoa!" I gaped as Vala flew back without being touched. "That's ging to make things..."
And then Vala appeared behind Maya, like she'd had recovery time. "What teh hell?"
((( ;D)))
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Post by TPot on Nov 18, 2004 23:12:22 GMT -5
"Gotta say it is interesting." I said. "I wish I could fight like that."
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Nov 19, 2004 0:59:09 GMT -5
"TPot, it's moe than interesting," I said in shock. "That...I know that. I've seen it before!"
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Post by Maya on Nov 19, 2004 11:23:37 GMT -5
I gasped spinning round and starring at her.
"Thats cheating." I said quietly, but it was more like something a shocked child would say than an accusation. I glanced at Doc- he was gaping too. "How did you do that?" I demanded. She looked put out,
"I... its complicated." She replied.
"How?" I snapped.
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Post by vala on Nov 19, 2004 11:49:45 GMT -5
"Calm down!" I exclaimed, very confused as to why they were getting so het up about it. "I can manipulate time.... only a little as i have not be taught or trained in the art, but i can do little stuff like that trick."
"You can affect time?" Maya said in barely more than a whisper. "You have super-human strength and speed, the ability to do magic, and you can fiddle time...."
She gaped at Doc.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Nov 19, 2004 16:24:35 GMT -5
"Oh God," I whispered. Super strength yet not a Slayer, magic, a Time Wizard... "Oh my dear God. That's...a list of...holy shit."
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Post by Maya on Nov 20, 2004 6:43:41 GMT -5
Not even aware i was doing it, i was backing away from Vala.
"Who are you?" I asked. She gaped at me,
"What? I dont... whata do you mean??"
"Who are you!?" I demanded.
"You know who i am!" She cried back.
"I mean where did you come from, before your guardians took you?"
"Here- this world." She replied, "Thats all i know! They didn't tell me anything else- thats why i came to you- they said you'd help me find my parents! I dont understand why you're yelling at me!"
My gaze dropped- i felt suddenly very weak. I managed a glance at Doc, but no more. He spoke, steadily and calmly, but he sounded curious.
"Maya is a wiccan and a slayer." He said, "And Joshua used to be a time wizard. At the time of the conception of their child, he also possessed slayer powers."
"I dont understand." Vala said very quietly.
"Only a short time after her birth, their daughter was taken by demons to another world. We've never been able to find out which world."
I looked up with eyes full of about ahundred emotions at the young girl, who was clutchign something in her hand beneath the material of her t-shirt.
"When... in our terms.... were you born?" I asked shakily.
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