notinplainsight (notinplainsight) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-12 14:13:00

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Kalypso would admit that she wasn't the best hand to hand combatant. She relied more on her Eternal abilities to get her through a situation. As it were she was learning that she needed to not rely on her illusions and abilities so much. She had been spending more time in the training room and when schedule and time permitted taking lessons from any of the adult Avengers who would teach her.

Today she was in the training room practicing against some artificial opponents. She was holding her own against them for the time being. She landed a punch on one of the robots and it crumpled into a heap.

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	jackmurdock 2011-10-12 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Too easy?" asked a voice from the control room. Jack lifted a hand to wave at her. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-12 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Kal smiled at the sound of Jack's voice. "Only when I can hit them," she replied. "It's hitting them that is the problem." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-12 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"That's the hard part," he agreed. "Took me forever to figure out how to tag Mom during our practices. Don't let me stop your workout. I just like watching you move." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-12 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Why don't you come down here and show me some moves?" she asked. She turned and blasted an opponent with a blast of cosmic energy from her eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-12 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	"If you insist. Be right down." A few seconds later Jack entered the training room with his billy clubs. "How about we put the robots away and try a little hand to hand?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-12 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	Kal gave him a wry smile. "Sure." It would be more like Jack kicking her ass, but thankfully she pretty durable. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-12 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	When Kal could knock him unconscious for a week with a good smack, it paid to be careful. But he trusted her to moderate her strength, and his reflexes would compensate. If a guy was going to date a gorgeous Eternal, being a ninja trained fighter was definitely an advantage. He gave her a disarming smile back and blew a kiss just before he launched himself at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 10:07 am UTC (link)
	Kal wasn't expecting such a quick attack. Instinctively she threw up a telekinetic shield around herself to prevent the strike. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 10:54 am UTC (link)
	Jack crashed into it and bounced off, his natural grace allowing him to land on his feet. He took a step back and grinned. "How can I show you any moves if you're going to shut me out?" he teased. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 10:57 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry," Kal said sheepishly. "It was a natural reaction." The TK shield disappeared. "I'll try to keep it from happening again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 11:24 am UTC (link)
	"Don't be sorry, sweetheart," Jack reassured her. "It's one of your powers. You use everything you have in a fight." He twirled the clubs in his hands once before tossing them aside. "I think you'll be able to use it to block strikes once you're more accustomed to fighting hand-to-hand." He smiled again. "I'll work at ambushing you more often. Ready now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 11:36 am UTC (link)
	"The whole point of this is so that I don't rely on powers," she said. "I need to learn to not rely on them. Once I do that, then I can learn to use them in conjunction with hand to hand." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 11:58 am UTC (link)
	He circled around her, looking for another opening. "Smart, but I'm not surprised that you're thinking ahead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I think it's a racial thing looking at the very big picture," she said. Kal moved with him, waiting for an attack. Her hands were up waiting to block his hits. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	Jack smiled again. If he loved her less, it might have bothered him how short his life would be compared to hers. Living in the moment was better than a life without her. He circled slowly again, drawing out the waiting time, then leaped again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	Kal had been expecting the attack, but it didn't help her much. Jack came in and while she blocked one hit, another caught her alongside her face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	The strike had been pulled to swat rather than a punch. He shifted behind her to spin her around and aim several more soft blows at her face, shoulder and midsection. "Not bad," he said encouragingly. "Don't think, just react." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	She let the thoughts slip from her mind and just reacted like he said. She blocked two shots, but two connected. While he was in close she took the opportunity to try landing a hit on him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

jackmurdock
2011-10-13 05:56 pm UTC (link)

Jack took the shot, his smile never wavering at the sting against his shoulder. He took her hand and kissed her knuckles before jerking her forward to twist her around.

"You are a quick learner, Kal. Dad once told me that hand to hand combat was like dancing to music that could change at any second."

Letting go, he again aimed a soft blow to her chin and swept out with his foot to catch hers.

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	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	Kal managed to avoid the blow to the chin, but she didn't expect the foot sweep. It caught her at the ankle and she went backwards. She landed ungracefully on her ass. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Jack didn't laugh out loud, but he did chuckle a little. He offered her his hand. "The music changed. Keeping up can be hard." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	She took the hand and used a small portion of her strength to pull him down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	jackmurdock 2011-10-13 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	He was off balanced and quickly recovered to fall to her side. He rolled with her to change the advantage. "Tired of practice already." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notinplainsight 2011-10-13 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Never," she said and pushed him away. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2011-11-06 02:02 am UTC (link)
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