Chapter 10: Training

After pulling together a plan that looked like something from Home alone, we decided to start weapon and combat training.

The yard was nice and flat and perfect for close combat, it was the first time I had done any close combat in 28 years. Yet it was still fresh in my head like it was only yesterday.

"Do you have any previous combat experience Seven?" Six and Four looked at me with curious eyes. "I have had practice in close combat and weapons in the place I was held for half a year."

"Okay, lets get started. Seven you will start with Four to start you off. Nine your against me." Six looked around the row of people in-front of him "First to knock down their opponent moves on. The opponents who are knocked down first will fight each other."

when we finished drawing three metres by three metres boxes to spar in we got into our pairs.

Me and Four stood opposite to each other. "Ready? GO!" Me and Four changed our stances to close combat stances and closed the distance.

After the first few steps we started exchanging blows, Four may have looked like a child but he was very disciplined during the fight.

He predicted the flow of my punches at times but still got hit in the face sometimes which he would retaliate with a kick to create distance. He was also able to get some hits eventually.

As time passed I started to ease up and my movements became more fluent. I was able to sweep kick Fours ankles sending him to the floor with a thud.

When Four was able to get passed the shock of losing we turned and sat watching Nine and Six go at it. Looking at their fight it almost looked surreal with Nines fluent movements made to dodge Six's punches.

"Is this still, the slow man who was stuck on the bed a few weeks ago." I was lost for words watching Six's focus and movements that scarred the ground in seconds.

[Would you like to scan Six's fighting style?] the cold digital voice that I hadn't heard in weeks was starting to talk.

[What? You can do that?]

[Affirmative. Would you like to scan Six's fighting style?]

[Yes] a ringing started to form in my head. The gears were starting to turn and the voice started compiling Six's fighting file.

[7% complete. Watch more fighting experiences to increase Six's combat profile. Would you like to synchronise with the file?]

[Yes.] information flooded my mechanical mind.

Someone hit me in the back of the head. "I'm up, I'm up. Who hit me?" Four backed away childishly hiding behind Nine.

"Come on its me vs you Seven. Nine wants to see another one of us swept off there feet because he lost." I looked at Nine's face seeing his sinister smile looking at me.

"I'll won't go easy on you because you saved my life." We both stood at opposite sides as done before and we both bowed to each other and wished each other.

"Ready. GO!" Four pulled out popcorn as he watched the fight begin with Nine beside him.