Radiant Shadows 10: Preparation

It takes several hours to fly back to the other base, and me and Lightning are feeling extremely awkward. What's with these people and shipping? We keep denying it, but it seems like the more we deny, the more they push it. Oh well. We're just best friends. Just to make sure people don't yell "SHIP!" I hold on to a spine that's about 3 away from Lightning. I am still blushing out of embarrassment though. I eventually fall asleep, since I have hours to kill. It's a bit difficult, since I'm still wearing the clothes I had when I first got here, except I have the cloak, so I can kinda sleep a bit better.
Several hours later...
I wake up feeling refreshed instead of even more tired. I see Galaxia landing carrying Kamaria, who looks very annoyed. I jump off the dragon, still somehow managing to land face-first in the ground. Lightning drags me up, earning knowing looks from a lot of people. Just so you know, I think I've been here for about a month. I check with Lightning though. "Hey Lightning?" I ask. "Yeah?" She says, while walking into the base, almost getting her tail stuck again. "How long have I been here?" Lightning thinks for a few seconds. "Well, time is a bit wonky here. I'll guess around a month, but time is slower here compared to your world." OK. So about a month then.
She took me back to her house, and gave me some new clothes. "You really gotta wear different clothes dude, the ones you have now are all dirty and ripped up." She hands me a red shirt, leggings that look like jeans, white socks, and a jean jacket. I go to a different room and quickly change. I don't wear the jacket though, and keep the black cloak. When I walk out, she ruffles my hair a bit, and grins. We leave the house through the back, so make sure no one looks at us weird.
Once everyone got inside (except for a few dragons, which used magic to hide themselves and keep watch) Philo flew high enough for everyone to see her. "OK EVERYONE!" She yells. "THIS WAR HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, CORRECT?!" There's loud murmuring and agreeing. "THEN LET'S END THIS WAR FOREVER. I HAVE SENT A LETTER OF WAR TO DIAMANDA. SHE MIGHT BE AN ANGEL, BUT SHE DOESN'T TURN DOWN A WAR INVITE. SHE HAS AGREED THAT WE WILL HAVE A FINAL FIGHT BETWEEN OUR BASE AND THE DARK LIGHTS BASE IN THREE MONTHS. WE HAVE THREE MONTHS TO PREPARE. TRAIN AS HARD AS YOU CAN." Philo then lowers herself to the ground, eyes burning like a wildfire. Lightning looks at me, and grabs my arm, dragging me off fast enough that no one notices. 
She takes me to an archery training course, and looks at me directly in the eyes. "You may have been able to fight off those Angels that came for you." She says slowly. "But you need to know everything about every weapon we have. I don't wanna lose you again." She immediately covers her mouth. "T-that came out wrong. I-I mean, I don't want the Angels kidnapping you again. Geez, that sounds w-wrong too..." I laugh a bit, and gently hit her arm. "I know what you mean. C'mon, show me." She laughs a bit too, and picks up a bow and a quiver. "Ok," She says, putting them in my hands. "So, you hold the bow here, and the arrow here..."
>Time Skip, two weeks later...<
I fire an arrow, and it hits the bullseye. "Good job!" Lightning says clapping. "The crossbow is very similar. See, it's like this, but you can just use the bow if you like. Now, I see you still have that cosmos dagger. While that's good, try this sword. I know I cut you with this before, but just pay attention..."
>Time Skip, three weeks later...<
I toss the sword in the air, and I catch it. Lightning tackle-hugs me, and we both smile. "You have been training super hard, that's great!" Lightning says. "But now, you are going to actually battle me." I must have looked worried, because she quickly says, "I won't actually attack you, but I'll be giving you pointers and help." She lets go, and grabs a sword of her own, while I tightly grip the sword I'm already holding. We move to a mini battle arena, and she stands in front of me. She just stands, and I look away for a second. She takes the chance, and pushes me to the ground. She looks down at me. "Rule 1:" She says, while holding out her hand. I grab it, and she pulls me up. "Don't look away." I ready my sword again, and she cries. "AGAIN!"
>Time Skip, one week later...<
Moon is casually chatting with me, while also teaching me how to quickly craft a health potion on the go. "Now," He says. "Normally, would you add pieces of spiderweb, or pieces of a gold-infused melon?" I guess. "Ssssspiderweb?" He smiles. "No, that's for a climbing potion. I can teach it to you later, but for now it's a health. You add the golden melon." He's definitely nicer than most people. I can imagine more than one person who would scream 'WRONG!' "If you had time, you would heat the potion for 5 minutes. But since it's a quick one, you smash the melon and dump it in." He demonstrates, throwing the melon against a random rock, and scooping it into the potion. "Wait," I say confused. "Won't bacteria affect it?" 
Moon shrugs. "Somehow, it doesn't. Anyway, then, you cap it, shake it aggressively for about 30 seconds. But before you apply to a wound, you MUST check the colour. If it is pink, light red, or white, it's regular. Light blue, turquoise, or lime green is ok, but you will need extra. If it's black, dark red, orange, or grey, it will hurt. But golden yellow, light purple, or golden brown... those will heal anything with only 10 drops. It's SUUUUPER hard to get it like that, it's random chance. I've only seen it happen once, and I've done it only one time in my 120 years of living. Yes, I'm immortal." After I get over the shock of learning he's 120 years old (he looks only 20) Moon taught me the climbing potion like he promised. It's really cool, you can climb walls like a spider for 20 minutes. And he also showed me a potion that allows you to fly faster, and in my case, allow me to fly.
>Time Skip, three weeks later...<
Galaxia and Philo are teaching me about fighting, and arguing about how to go about it at the same time. Galaxia wants to go quickly, which would bring me through them faster and I'd learn more, but Philo wants to go slowly so I could learn more carefully and better. Every few seconds, one of them would yell something that actually helps me. "Keep your eyes on the opponent!" "Be flexible!" "Always be ready to dodge out of the way, just incase they dive towards you!" "Never try to confront an armed person when you are unarmed!" I sigh, and lie on my back on the ground. I I both listen to them, and not pay attention. Lightning was fighting someone in the air with sticks so no one below could get hurt. She's really talented... I mean that as her friend.
>Time Skip, two and 6 days later, AKA one day before the battle...<
I swing my sword at Philo, and she blocks it. I pretend to go for her head, but instead move the sword so that she trips. Before she could get up, I kick her in the stomach, knocking her down (sorry I suck at battle scenes). She laughs, and I help her up. "Man, Jax.." Philo says, dusting herself off. "You really have gotten better at fighting since you first came to SuperNova. Before, Lightning easily knocked you out and you cut yourself when catching a sword, but now you can even beat ME in battle! And you can catch swords now!" She says, tossing her sword at me. I jump up, grab it, and hold it defensively. "I'll be taking my sword back now," Philo says, snatching her sword back. "Feel free to have a few hours off, you deserve it." I nod, but before I could even leave, Lightning ran by and grabs my arm.
I hear Philo yelling from behind, "Don't do anything irresponsible guys! We are fighting tomorrow after all!" I send her a death glare and a loud growl, but only Lightning heard me. "Sorry Jax," She says. "I want to show you something special!" I allow her to drag me, and we end up outside the base. She starts flying up, her fake ears nearly falling off. "Geez, Lightning!" I say, while awkwardly hanging on. "You don't tell me we're flying!?" "Sorry!" I hear her say. We fly through the clouds, and break through them. She lands on a cloud, while I can't stand on it. "Here!" I hear her say, before handing me a potion. I grab it with my free hand (I'm still holding on to Lightning) and drink it. I feel much lighter, and I can finally stand on the cloud with her.
Surprisingly, clouds are very bouncy. I bounce on the clouds, and I see Lightning smile out of the corner of my eye. Lightning tells me to follow her, and I bounce along, following her. We get to the edge of the clouds just as the sun is setting. I sit down on the cloud, and Lightning sits down next to me. We sit in silence, watching the sun set and the sky change colours. She moves a bit closer to me, and we hold hands. Eventually Lightning fell asleep somehow, and rested her head against my shoulder. I shift awkwardly. The sun finally completely sets, and I gently wake up Lightning. "Lightning.. wake up. Wake up. WAKE UP!" She suddenly jolts awake, and looks at me, startled. Lightning smiles, then it turned evil. She tightened her grip on my hand, and fell like a rock towards the ground. I scream, and Lightning laughs. Before we hit the ground and go splat, she opens her wings and we float down.
I take deep breaths, and put my hand over my heart. Lightning is laughing, and after a few seconds, I laugh too. We head back to the base, and go to her house. I sleep in a spare bedroom, and Lightning sleeps in her room. Before I drift off to dreamland, I think of how it's only about 20 hours before we start the final battle...
=+*To Be Continued*+=
HAHAHAHAHA I WILL DRIVE YOU ALL CRAZY WITH ALL THIS SHIP TEASING!!
Blooper:
.*Galaxia and Philo are actually arguing*
Jax: Uhhhh...
Me: I know what to say!
Me: Can I get a waffle?
.*They are still arguing*
Me: Can I please get a waffle?!
Jax: ?????
Me: Seriously, I want a waffle. I'm starving. Screw this, 10 minute break while I get waffles, maple syrup, and sprinkles.
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