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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4: Running with the dog

"Hey Fighter,"

she said walking into a room "What do you want I'm busy," Fighter says as he is designing things on his computer. He rose to his feet as he was wearing dirty clothes and a pair of goggles he pulled the goggles off his face and onto his head. "Can't you see me and the boys are working on a new training arena ," Sierra just gives him a sour look then her younger brother ScarBlade also known as Kayaku. "Says what up loser", and is completely ignored she then looks over to her older brother Moonblade also known as Fighter the 4th(Mostly called Young Fighter), while he's wiring the training ring and says,"Haven't seen you in a while what's it been 2 years in space". Young Fighter replies

"Technically a few months but you know time is relative stuff, how you been DeathBlade". She says to him,

"Whoa, now you came here to talk to me then ignore me," Fighter says interrupting. "Oh, it's you about Jack he's progressing faster than any student I've ever trained," Sierra says to her father "Oh, it's just because he's already been through the training before or at least a type of training" he put his goggles on and went back to work. "WAIT WHAT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" She shouted as Fighter jumps and bumps his head and rubs it as he stands up and takes his goggles off again."Could you please not shout while I'm working," he said "Sorry." She said, "We'll according to my sources the kingdom of Seikatsu discovered core powers 200 years before anywhere else in the world, the whole kingdom has an army of core users and no one knows it, but it seems both Jack's mind and his own core have forgotten their original training all but his body still remembers but I must ask why the sudden interest in Jack?"

He asked with a smile on his face with a very scheming look. She turned her head and said firmly"NO REASON JUST CURIOUS OLD MAN!" She looks back and sees him with a huge smile on his face as he is also shaking his hips around. "My little girl is in love" then sees her brothers joining in and they all start chanting Sierra's got a boyfriend like a bunch of preschoolers. "SHUT UP" she shouted as she uses a minor psychic technique her family is capable of to mind slap them all and they all go flying back. Sierra walks out and Fighter looked at the ceiling with a smile. "I should tell wifey she would be happy" he said as he got back up put on his goggles and went back to work. Jack was outside doing some stretches getting ready to be chased by Woofers when he saw Sierra walking by as he ran to go talk to her. "I wonder what he's so happy about?" Asked Dani,

"He probably likes Mrs. Sierra'' Loki said with a smile on his face

"That's gross, you're gross" Dani said to him, "Whatever the reason is, I wouldn't talk to her right now, the look on her face she's definitely mad right now."

The boys turned around and saw Syra "AAAAHH!" They shouted,

"Syra did you-just ta-lk?" Asked Dani as Syra didn't answer back

"SIERRA!" Jack shouted as he ran up to her, "What do you want?" She asked him,"Well I wanted to ask you to a sparring match. I've been here for a few weeks now and I'm surprised I haven't gotten one from you yet," Jack said Sierra smiled and laughed. "Interesting fine by me if you're ready to lose your winning streak challenge me again when you've completed your training until then." She disappeared from his sight and the next thing Jack knew he was on his back, "What the?" Jack as he suddenly gasped for air he looked up and saw Sierra standing over him staring down at him with a smile, "Your gonna have to get way better before you even stand in the same ring as me." while Jack was getting his breath back,Sierra walked away as Jack slowly got back up. And smiled and said to himself "Challenge accepted". As he headed to the starting part to try to outrun Woofers. Jack pulled out a small book and turned to the last couple of pages. Tucker walked towards him and said"I have to admit I didn't take you for much of a reader"

"Most people don't" Jack said, "my mother always made me read until it became a habit every day I read at least one book a day." Tucker took a closer look at the book and asked.

"Out of curiosity, how many books have you read" he asked,

"Well once I learned how to read again I have read hmm a lot let's just go with a lot". They both laughed. Jack closed the book and prepared for the chase. A slight glow came from his body as Tucker was shocked to see this. "WOOFERS!" Jack shouted as Woofers jumped out from behind some bushes with a huge smile as Jack looked at him with a big smile and said. "Fetch" the two smiled with excitement in their eyes. With no hesitation Woofers leaped towards him and started to run at full speed Jack quickly began to run as fast as he could leaving behind a slight air draft just like Woofers. Jack turned the corner and looked behind himself and saw that Woofers was gone. This was the same surprise attack Woofers did before. Jack looked ahead and got ready,not long after Woofers jumped from over the bushes however this time Jack dodge left and Woofers missed him with a smile Woofers continued his chase. As the kids watched and cheered Jack on. Jack three hours had passed and Jack was holding strong when he came across he a huge swimming pool. (Oh crap if I try to turn I'll have to slow down and that will give Woofers an advantage seeing how he accelerates faster than me he might catch me which means I've only got one choice). Jack began to run even faster "I'll just have to jump it!" He shouted as he approached the pool. "Think he'll make it?" Asked Dani

"Nope," said Loki

"I'll bet you my chips," said Dani

"Deal I bet my gum" Jack leaped and jumped over 20 feet into the air and completely cleared the pool. Jack was extremely surprised that he made the jump. A jump like that was humanly impossible. He couldn't think about it for too long because Woofers was right on his tail as he quickly began to run from Woofers. "Ha pay up"

said Dani "Dang it" Loki said as he handed him his gum. "Still it is weird he progressed so fast it's almost like he's done something like this before it took us months to get that fast and I think he's still got more in him." Said Loki as Dani looked confused

"Huh?"

"Never mind, let's follow them." The two quickly ran after them as now 6 hours had passed Jack circled back to the house as he saw the three girls holding out a water bottle and snacks for him. He quickly ran and grabbed them "THANK YOU!!" He shouted to them as they waved and they cheered for him. He quickly ate the snacks and drank the water. As he came across a forest-like part of the backyard he jumped up into the tree. He looked down and saw that woofers couldn't climb up as he thought. (Maybe this is how Lokie outsmarted Woofers),soon the tree began to shake as he looked down and saw Woofers breaking the tree down with his teeth. "Nope definitely not" ,he said as the tree began to fall he then began to jump from tree to tree. Woofers knocking down each one Jack was reaching the edge of the forest he had to think something quick or else Woofers would catch him in mid-air. He quickly broke off a large tree branch and jumped out of the forest as Woofers jumped towards him Jack,he used the large tree branch as foot placement and jumped off it to gain some distance. Onto the ground and sprinted onwards towards the baseball field as he shouted, "Just how big is this backyard!" Jack ran through the baseball field, football field, soccer field as well as 10 different tennis fields. He ran alongside a huge lack through a maze that had several close encounters. By this time 15 hours had passed the kids were inside eating their lunch when Tucker said.

"Hey do you guys hear something" as Dani, Loki and Syra all listen as they hear rumbling and loud crashes.

"Don't tell me" said Tucker

"EVERYONE TAKE COVER" shouted Dani.

As Jack came bursting through the doors Woofers right behind him the two ran through the cafeteria, Jack grabbed a few snacks and Woofers ate whatever was knocked over as the two quickly ran out the back exit as the cafeteria was a complete mess. And most the kids were covered in food as Loki covered in food stood up and pulled out a knife. "Imma kill him" before he left he was chopped on the back of the head by Dani and was knocked out. 20 hours had passed, 4 more hours to go both were running low on stamina as Woofers was slowly catching up to Jack. "Come on Jack you can do this" ,he said as Woofers was closing in, "You've come so close don't let that mut catch you now you can do it just push through." The kids watched on a monitor inside a huge room with Fighter. "Alright kids place your bets who you think will win Jack or Woofers!" Shouted Fighter. "You still betting on Woofers Loki?"

"You bet just look at Jack he's losing stamina and Woofers is slowly catching up there's no way he's outrunning him now," said Loki,

"I think there's still a chance," said Tucker "he's already surprised us with his fast progression what's to say he won't today." The two looked at Tucker and back towards the monitor all they could do was watch as Fighter took bets

"ALL RIGHT ALL BETS ARE IN NO MORE CHANGING THERE'RE ENTERING THE LAST HOUR LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT KIDDOS!" As all the kids cheered and Jack continued to run at full speed but Woofers was slowly gaining on him. Jack was trying to push himself but his body wouldn't let him. "Come on body don't give out on me now" Woofers was closing in and leaped toward Jack he looked back and saw that the dog would fall on top of him unless he did something just then his mind went blank and suddenly he saw the faces of two people he didn't recognize one was the girl he saw in his dream and the other a little boy with white hair silver eyes and something familiar about him about the both of them without even realizing he uttered the name of the girl the boy he couldn't fully remember. "Jacklyn" his left eye glowed a bright red,his left leg glowed red,suddenly red marking like flames appeared on his right arm that looked like flames,and glowed a bright red with one step he completely vanished from Woofers . And the monitors sight a huge gust of wind came after Woofers landed and had no idea where Jack was; all the kids watching were speechless as Fighter sat there with a smile on his face. As he pulled out a keyboard and started to scan for Jack until he located him at the edge of the backyard in front of a cliff which was over 100 miles from where he was before. Fighter got up "Sierra come on I need someone to drive the Zipp Zipp for me"

"Why don't you just fly it yourself?"

"Do I look like the kind of person who flies his own Highly advanced Aircraft with a juvenile name?"

"You look like an idiot"

"And you look like ya father, now hurry up let's go pick your boyfriend up"

''HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!!" She shouted as Fighter quickly ran to the Zipp Zipp with Sierra chasing after him. The two flew over to Jack's location and saw him lying on the floor completely exhausted with a huge smile on his face. "Congrats Jack you outran Woofers how do you feel." He opened his eyes and held his fist up and gave a thumbs up. The Fighter smiled "Hey Fighter, why do you have a red mark on your face?" Jack asked him

"No reason" he answered while rubbing his check. Sierra helped Jack up and helped him into the Zipp Zipp. "Good work Uppercut" "Thanks if it weren't for you I properly wouldn't have made it this far" he said to her. As she smiles and chuckles "Don't mention it."