They all sat down in the theater after grabbing some waters and a bit of popcorn to share.
The movie began and Evan already did his best to give proper attention to both girls with him and watch the screen.
For Miu she didn't mind that Zara and Evan seemed to go into a hyper focus mode during the opening credits when the fighters of the movie were training and showing their skills.
Zara was doing it to incorporate any new training styles into her own regime.
Evan was putting his new learning skill to the test. He watched carefully and used the full x10 effect of learning prodigy with visual learner to see if it had any effect.
He already felt his mind overanalyzing every detail of their training and making sure he could incorporate their battle movements into his own.
While Zara and Evan were both focused on the training aspect this movie was offering them Miu was shamelessly enjoying the gun show of muscles and builds from all the shirtless men in the movie.
As the movie progressed Miu and Zara would take turns snuggling into Evan who would lean his head on theirs while glancing at them and smiling st them as well showing he was keeping them in mind as they enjoyed the show.
By the half way point of the movie they were out of popcorn but still just cuddling and enjoying each others company. And Miu was enjoying the way that Evans arm she had in her hands would bunch up as if preparing to challenge the fighter on screen he saw as an interesting match.
Evan was indeed thinking that. But in the capacity of trying to emulate their moves and their flexibility into his style. His visual learning skill and x10 training skills would only work if he actually performed the skill he saw on screen. So until then he was flexing his muscles to train them to be ready for training or fighting at any moment in time.
Soon the movie ending came and Zara had fully melted into Evans comfortable warmth while enjoying the final fight of the movie.
When the ending came and Frank Duxs actual real.life stats and accomplishments came on screen Evan memorized them so he could endeavor to break every one of them.
He grinned as the audience clapped during the end of the movie to show how much they enjoyed it and they began to leave.
Evan joined the girls in cleaning up everything before they left hand in hand and he asked, "So what did you girls think of it?"
Miu thinks carefully before saying, "Honestly? I may not be a fighter myself, but it was fun to see all those skills being put to good use. I'm hoping you both bring home a trophy from the upcoming local tournament. Understood?"
Evan grins and nods before turning to Zara who seems to be deep in thought. She then notices Evans gaze and grins sheepishly. She then straightens up and says, "Honestly for me... It was amazing! Such skill! Such combat! I loved every moment of it!"
Evan chuckled while thinking to himself, 'Man when I gain the saiyan physique eventually I hope her attitude will mesh well with what a saiyan looks for in a mate.'
They pass by some stores while going to a local cafe and bar to enjoy some time chatting before noticing a little competition park in the middle of china town.
They come over to see it was street level fighters who thought they had some good skills or actual fighters letting off some steam with light betting between them.
There were even fitness challenges going on hosted by the local gyms and martial arts teachers to find students or even to find instructors to help expand their dojos teaching potential.
Zara was about to shrug it off before he eyes go red at seeing someone familiar there.
She sees the final female fighter of the eternal reserve members chatting it up with a rival martial arts dojo who is always their opponent in the upcoming local tournament.
She grits her teeth while Miu notices and facepalms at how this situation looks. Evan looms confused until Miu gives him a small break down of who that is and what the rivalry is between the gym and the dojo.
Evan notices Zara was not cooling down and is currently holding herself back from going over there and tearing the female fighter a new one. And her control snaps as she sees the female fighter shake hands with the dojo owner with smiles on both their faces.
Zara storms over there with Evan and Miu trying to call her back and clam her back down only to see the female fighter smirk before turning with mock surprise to see Zara coming towards her.
She goes to talk Zara down and explain herself only for Zara to start going off on her about the gyms pride and how could she betray them on so on.
Then Evan notices the Dojo owner from before standing to the side with one of his students recording the explosion. Evan grits his teeth as he realizes what is happening
Zara finally finishes her rant and leaves the younger woman, who is named Alicia, in tears. She may have a good build that was a solid 5 foot 6 inches and have nice lean muscles. But she only semi trained seriously. She had skills but that was it. She thought her natural talent would carry her through every fight similar to Naoki. However while he realized how badly he failed to push himself to grow stronger. Alicia never learned. She always pushed the blame to someone else or something else whenever she lost a fight. Soon she was so hated in the gym they were just hoping to find some flaw in her bad enough to ban her and stop putting up with her pro membership benefits and her elitist attitude.
The blonde woman was crying tons of crocodile tears after Zara tore into her and made Zara actually pity her a bit before turning only to hear, "And that's a wrap!"
She whips back around to see a suddenly dry eyed Alicia smirking at her evilly with their rival dojo currently waving a small hand held camera in their hands.
Zara pales a bit as she realized that this could be used to destroy their reputation and their ability to gain fresh students in the future.
Zara comes up to Zong who is the dojo master and asks him, "So blackmail Zong? Got tired of losing to our gym so you had to go underhanded this year?"
Zong grins before glancing at Evan and Evan jolts as he realized there was another layer to this scheme even he didn't see coming. Zong answers, "Well yes we are tired of losing to you every year in either the local or the city wide rounds. But we also have another reason! This little birdie."
Alicia giggles wickedly at that, "Told us you have a skilled and rare talent visiting your gym recently. And apparently you are also dating him! So we wanted a chance to recruit him to our side! So here is my proposal! Either surrender him to us here and now... or surrender to us in the official tournament! You only get to choose one of these options! Choose either option and the video will be deleted upon completion of the option you choose. However go against either one and the video will be leaked to every news site, social media, and YouTube algorithm we can fit it under! So choose!"
The dojo members all chuckle wickedly thinking they had Zara trapped. Which for all intents and o
purposes... they kind of did. If she didn't choose one of the options their public image will crumble. And if she did they would either lose a great fighter that they would have to later fight in the tournament or lose the tournament before it even starts.
Zara wracks her brian trying to figure out a solution before Evan steps up with his own wicked scheme.
"As one of the affected parties can I chime in here by chance?"
Zong and the others all turn to look at him with a hungry desperation in their eyes to recruit such a promising individual to their dojo and nod in response to his question. Zara turns to Evan wondering what he has planned. Miu pulls her back and nods her head discretely showing she knows Evans plan.
Evan continues with the prompt from Zong and his group. "Well it is an interesting offer. But I must wonder... if you lose to Zaras gym every year... then what makes you the better gym for me to train at? Can you prove you are better than their gym?"
Zong sputters at the call out while his students all shuffle and loom embarrassed at the call out to their losing streak as they have never seen the state wide competition in all the years they have been training at the dojo. Evan smirks as he thought this was the case. They seemed to be similar to Naoki in ability growth method. A bunch of skill training and only a bit of actual strength training to grow their durability and power against different foes. Meaning they are always lacking against more powerful gyms.
Evan then puts the final nail in the coffin for them, "If that is the case then show me what you can do."
Zong stops and asks, "Come again?"
Evan smirks and goes, "You heard me. Choose 5 fighters to go against me in a gauntlet style tourney here in the parks sparring rings. You win any of the matches then I'll join your dojo."
Zara goes to protest and Zong goes to agree but then Evan hits them with a curve ball. "However for every fighter I beat. You own me 1,000$. So if I win all 5 matches you choose either 5,000$ to pay me or you can delete the video. Choose neither option and I'll take the video tape right now and smash it to bits. Without me or without your win for the tournament. What do you say?"
Zong knew he was stuck. The hard place of fighting the prodigy of their rivals to make him their own prodigy. Or the only easy win of the tournament. He shakes a bit before yelling out in anger, "Fine! On my honor as head master of Zing Que kung fu I accept the condition of you deleting the video tape if you best my 5 best fighters! Agreed?"
Evan smile sans shakes Zongs out stretched hand and says with a nod, "Agreed. Prepare your fighters!"
All the fighters and those involved head off to the ring.
Alicia is forgotten while she heads off to the male fighter at the side who has a well built body and is standing at 6 foot 7 inches. She says to him, "Well I won't be allowed at the gym any more but we will now see his skills right?"
The mystery fighter nods and says in a gruff voice, "Yeah we will and I'll figure out a suitable style to beat him with. And I'll finally show Zara that it was a mistake to remove me from the main fighting line up just because of my 'attitude' to my opponents. I will show her that I had the right idea from how badly I'll crush her new boytoy. But for now... let's enjoy the slaughter!"