The bell rang loudly signaling the start of class, as all the students took a seat on some mats on the floor, as Tina cleared her throat.
"Welcome whelps to my class, I don't do tests quizzes or homework at all" Tina started off, "My name is Tina, and I have but one requirement to pass my class" She started off
"What is that requirement?" One student asked
"Simple, if you wish to pass all you have to do is simply land a decisive blow on me, in other words deliver to me, a strike that will defeat me in combat, if you fail to do so, I will see to it, you are sent back to magic kindergarten" She replies
Almost immediately the classroom burst out in complaints against what she had just said, as Tina could only grin slightly seeing how easy this new class of hers, would get thrown off.
"No complaining! I am the teacher of this class and my rules are final, if you have a problem with that, you may challenge me to a fight whenever you please otherwise i expect full compliance to my lessons" She replied as a tall kitsune fox stood up
"Fine then, I shall accept that rule and I challenge you to a fight!" He exclaimed
"Fine, if you think you can stand up against me, then enter the ring" Tina replied
The kitsune nodded and walked on up, entering the fighting ring as he was soon met with sweeping kick instantly upon entering, causing him to fall flat on his face.
"Hey! That wasn't fair! I wasn't even ready cheater!" the student exclaimed angrily
"I'm sorry, I didn't know opponents would play fair in a real fight" Tina replied staring the student down
The student kept silent as he picked himself up and dusted himself off before returning to his seat as the rest of the class just watched silently.
"Know this, in a real fight, enemies will not fight honorably, they use any means they have at their disposal to bring a swift end to you, never assume they will play fair, it may be the last mistake you will be given the chance to make. Also, never just blindly challenge someone to a fight when you don't know what they are capable of, walking blindly into a fight is a good way to defeated in the blink of an eye" Tina began to explain
The other students merely nodded their heads as they decided to not complain about her rule for passing her class.
"You might think my rules might be strict, but do you see what happened when I told them to you?" Tina asked waiting for a reply
The class was silent as no one ws quite sure of how to answer.
Tina only let out a sigh seeing she had a lot of work ahead of her this year, "What happened was many of you got riled up and unfocused, letting your emotions control you. You fought me to challenge my rules on sending you back to kindergarten and the result was swift defeat. You need to learn to stay in control of your emotions when fighting, letting yourselves get too riled up will only result in loss of focus and once that focus is lost defeat is almost certain if you can't regain it" Tina began to explain
Looking around at the class she spotted Joey, "You otter, come into the ring" She instructed
Joey looked up and nervously nodded as he walked on up, "what is it ma'am?"
"You aren't like the others" she simply responded
"Well yes, I am an otter after all" Joey answered with a confused expression
"Not that, I mean you already faced a tough foe before haven't you?" She asked somehow knowing of his confrontation with the demon fox from years ago
"Well uhh.... yes I have" Joey responded not knowing how she could possibly know that
"I'm a trained fighter, I have fought against many foes in the past, I can tell when others have had similar encounters. Now then young otter, impress me" She replied
"What?" was all Joey could ask as he soon went wide eyed falling backwards avoiding a punch from the dragoness
The students all gasped as the otter rolled off to his side, trying to get back up onto his feet.
"Well we already have a new class record this year, seems the little otter can dodge a punch, but how about this?" She asked
"Jump boy! Jump!" A voice rang out to Joey
The otter knew the voice belonged to Ryuchi, and jumped as fast as he could dodging a tail swipe from Tina. Landing on his hands and feet, the otter scrambled to stand back up.
"Look out for her kick!" Ryuchi yelled out to the otter
Looking over at Tina, Joey watched as she performed her sweeping kick to knock him back down on the ground making Joey jump backwards.
"Look out for her tail!" Ryuchi yelled out watching as Joey jumped back only to be met with a blow from her tail
Joey fell to the ground only to come face to face with a drop kick from the dragoness as she stopped inches from him as it was clear he was defeated.
"Not bad, but your foe must have been quite weak or you have let yourself go soft" she replies peering into the otters eyes as he rolled over onto his back "No, you have definitely let yourself grow weak" Tina replied as Joey picked himself up
"Well....I haven't had much of a need to fight until now" Joey answered
"Seems to be a common thing amongst you first years, unless you want to go back to kindergarten you will all need to step up your game, as for you otter, I would like to see you after class" Tina simply replied as Joey took his seat
The school bell rang once more signaling the end of class as all of the students, except for Joey, left to move onto their next class, till the otter was the only one left.
"You are probably wondering why i have asked you to stay after class, correct?" Tina asked
Joey just nodded, "Yes, thats correct"
"Well, I wish to do some private one on one training with you, I think if anyone here has what it takes to actually pass my class it's you" Tina replied
"But why me? I'm not a fighter" Joey commented
"That is where you are wrong, you are one, I can see it in your eyes that you went toe to toe with one of the demon fox's" She replied
"Yes, but, I never defeated him, Ryuchi banished him away, I only.." was all Joey could say before being interrupted
"Held your own against a demon, survived a confrontation that should have been one sided, making the impossible possible?" she asked
Joey just sat there silently unable to come up with anything to say.
"You are filled with potential, don't think for second I don't know what I am talking about, I have been in many fights and I know who has potential and who doesn't, and you my friend have potential. The problem is, is that you are too nervous and scared, you don't believe in yourself enough so you hide away from it. I am going to be doing private lessons with you starting tomorrow, either you will be strong enough and skilled enough to defeat me in a one on one fight by year's end or you will be throwing your potential away and i will not let you throw it away" Tina explained
Joey just nodded not in a position to disagree "all right, I will do my best then" Joey responded
"I would hope so, my private sessions will be quite different from what you are used to, so do be prepared for that" Tina warned
"What do you mean?" Joey asked curiously
"You will see when the time comes" Tina simply answered, "You are now dismissed"
Joey just nodded feeling he wouldn't get any other answer from her and returned to his dorm seeing his schedule gave him a free period. Entering inside he saw Amy sleeping on his bed and laid down beside her.
"She can't be serious about sending us back to magic kindergarten for failing right?" Joey asked Amy
"Vaporeon!" Amy replied
"You're right, it has to just be a bluff, she can't really do that" Joey replied petting the vaporeon's head softly
Joey shut his eyes deciding to take a small nap to rest on up for a bit before seeing what more the school would throw at him.
