Chapter 29 : Track fields and Monkey bars.

Kofi found a track field after running for a while. Though her leg still hurt, she was used to it and she needed to build the body's pain tolerance too. She sat cross legged on the floor and looked at Whiskers.

" What do I do now "? Whiskers sighed as he looked up at her, " You need to constantly improve your stamina. There are different forms of movement, from land to air to sea ". Kofi nodded earnestly, " Okay. What does that mean "?

Whiskers sighed, " You used to be able to move at lightning speed and jump unspeakable heights, plus you were one of the fastest swimmers in Delvara ". Kofi nodded, proud of herself " Yeah, those were fun times ".

Whiskers put his paw on her leg, " Concentrate ". Kofi nodded, " Of course ". He sighed as he looked at her, " I've improved your stamina by five percent, you've got two minutes to run around this field ".

Kofi nodded and jumped to her feet, " That might be hard with a hole in my thigh though ". Whispers rolled to his back, " If you want to get back to your former strength. You better get going ".

She clenched her fists and began to run, despite the throbbing in the back of her thigh " I can do this ". She was halfway through when she felt the pain increase. Gritting her teeth, she slapped herself hard " I am not weak ".

She increased her speed and managed to make it to the end of the track. She crawled back to Whiskers, " How did I do "? Whiskers licked his paws, " Averagely, two and a half minutes for a hundred metres ".

She gritted her teeth in annoyance and got back up, " Useless ". She walked back to the starting line, " Again ". She ran again and collapsed next to Whiskers when she was done. He smiled, patting her forehead " Good girl. a minute and fifty seconds ".

Kofi smiled, sitting up " Good enough ". Whiskers stretched slightly, " You need all round development ". Kofi tilted her head to the side, " And that means "? Whiskers sighed as he looked at her, " We'll start by training your upper body. We'll do the rest when your wounds heal ".

Kofi nodded, picking him up " Alright. To the training hall ". Whiskers had nothing to hold on to as Kofi broke into a sprint with a laugh.

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The others had decided to go to the training hall now but they couldn't seem to find Kofi anywhere. They were about to leave when she appeared. Luckily, not many people were around so it wasn't that hard to spot her.

She didn't seem to notice them though and simply looked around. Peach ran up to her with a smile, " Fifi ". Kofi turned to her and Peach stopped in her tracks, " Why are you so sweaty "?

Kofi laughed, putting Whiskers down " I was running round the track then ran here ". Chase popped up behind her, " How many times "? Slightly jumpy, she looked at him " Twice ".

Dylan used her head like a stool, resting on it " So you've managed to run eight hundred metres since we got back ". Kofi nodded sadly, " I know, a very poor performance ".

Peach twitched slightly, " You shouldn't say that, it's enough to piss people off Fifi ". Kofi nodded, " If you say so ". She looked up at Dylan, still using her like a stool " I was hoping to do some lifting, what would you recommend "?

He smiled, " Try the monkey bars first ". She nodded [ What's that? ] " What exactly do they look like "? Peach smiled, pulling her " I'll show you, we can train together too ". Chase and Dylan looked at each other and followed helplessly.

Kofi found the monkey bars strange. It was two wooden poles holding up a metal bar. She looked at Dylan, slightly annoyed " Don't joke around with me, how does it help me "?

Peach tried to calm her down, speaking softly " Calm down Kofi, you swing on it. Like what you did with the trees earlier ". Kofi calmed down, looking at it again " Really "?

Dylan nodded, " Yeah, give it a try ". She nodded and jumped up, gripping the metal bar immediately. She swung forward and backward then frowned, " It doesn't work ". Chase sighed, " You're supposed to pull yourself up, let your chin go over the bar ".

Kofi nodded and gave it a try, " Too easy ". Peach looked at her, " Why not try swinging over it or something "? Kofi nodded, pulling herself higher. She managed to stretch her legs wide over the bar and fell forward, catching herself just as quickly.

" I think I've got the hang of it ". Dylan nodded, " Good, we should get ourselves busy too ". Since Peach couldn't use her hands, she went on a treadmill instead. Dylan was busy with target practice, throwing darts at a dart board while Chase threw punches at a punching bag.

Peach watched the others contently and laughed to herself, " I'll finally be able to make my mother proud ".