Benjamin Dragon - Legacy by Cooper C. G

Author:Cooper, C. G.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cooper & Associates
Published: 2015-04-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Training

Even though we stayed up most of the night talking, we got out of bed early and went down to eat together. For the first time since we’d met, I felt like we were coming together as a team. We kept asking each other questions that none of us could answer. Would they keep the five of us together? Would they somehow rank us compared to other teams? Had any kids left yet? Had anybody gotten hurt?

Xander mostly listened, every once in a while adding something to what someone else had said. The anger I’d felt for him hours ago was gone. While he didn’t look depressed, I could tell that there was a lot going on in his head. I shivered every time I thought about his parents. I wondered what had happened to him and whether Xander would ever tell us. I wasn’t going to be the one to open up that box of scorpions.

Once we’d had enough food, we headed down to Sublevel 6, nodded to the mentor manning the door and took the long tunnel toward the mountain at a slow jog. Roy had suggested that if we were getting ready for some kind of battle, it would be important to not only improve our talents, but prepare our bodies as well.

“Dad always said that the best trainers weren’t just the bravest, they were in top shape. I think that’s what we need to do.”

That first jog wasn’t easy. I didn’t know if it was the food, the gradual rise in altitude or just the fact that I was out of shape, but by the time we got to the training area, I was huffing and puffing. The twins had stuck it out without complaint even though they looked as bad as me. Xander was a little better and Roy didn’t even look tired. Horse training and rodeos must really get you in good shape.

That morning we each took turns explaining to the others how we used our favorite talents. I went first because everyone wanted to know how to fly. The twins were quick to it, zooming around our training cavern in no time. Xander came next. Roy came in last. He had a hard time imagining his big body floating in the air.

“If you can’t picture it in your head it won’t happen,” I said. Something about using a picture must have helped because after that Roy was wobbling into the air and landing most times with only a light thud.

Xander’s class was next and he did a pretty good job showing us how to move big objects around the room. He took the job seriously, never acting like a know-it-all. There were things that I disagreed with, and right away I knew I could do it better than him, but I didn’t say anything, letting him do it his way. Kennedy watched it all, not saying much as we went about our training. Occasionally he would nod or grunt his approval, but he never stepped in.

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