𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

𝟐𝟎; 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲

If moving in was exhausting, their training was killing them.

Who could’ve expected that the bubbly and merry members were ability killing machines?

The others were surprised to see the training center they had underground when they were asked to go to the basement.

This was a very huge black room with weaponry hidden in the hidden cabinets. It had a complete set of training grounds; the shooting room, the combat room and the all-time favorite—the kill-zone. Guess this mansion has a lot of secrets for them to unfold.
 
All of them were gathered in the combat room to test the stamina of the three new members. Sparing in pairs without using any ability.

“Can we take 5?”

“We haven’t even started yet”

“You’ll be fine, come on—I’m just going to test how strong and long you’ll last in hand-to-hand combat”

Wooyoung pouted but did nothing to decline, having accepted the fact that he can’t escape it. He isn’t scared; Heck, he wanted to fight, but not being able to use your ability for advantage is something he didn’t want to learn.

He thinks there’s no point in training, when he knows he can win anyway – with powers. He wasn’t physically weak, just lazy but also energetic, ironic huh? He sighed as Hongjoong called him to a fighting stance.

“Ready or not”

“I don’t really have a choice do I?”

Hongjoong just laughed and proceeded to charge at the younger. He wanted to test all three of them himself so he knew who to partner up with who and learn how they fight; Yunho spars with San, Jongho spars with Mingi, Hongjoong trains by himself.

It has always been that way unless the other four wanted to practice in mix.

Yunho is a fast learner, he could copy moves he has only seen or been hit with—partnering with his ability of metal control, he could easily block the attacks of his enemies, while fighting them with the same strategies and possibly come up with a new one for his advantage.

San is a playful enemy, he perfectly pushes every button his opponent has, annoying them too much to show more rage that could slip up as showing more vulnerable performance giving him a chance to execute a precise subtle attack.

Mingi is good at defense, he could control and move his body well to avoid any attacks aimed at him, given with a height in his senses from his ability. He has great coordination with his body to switch defense to offense quickly, catching his enemy in surprise.

While Jongho is good at offense, a calm aura with fists as tough as the crust of the earth is. He is the toughest and strongest member of the team, it was a fact they all accepted, fast and strong, he could calculate his moves fast and hit as many as 40 men in record time.

But given the incredible skills and abilities all of them had, Hongjoong was undefeatable, not doing much but predicting and a few blocks here and there, he always wins with his wits and strategies. Being small had their disadvantages, but he used those to his advantage depending on who he was fighting, he didn’t have a common fighting pattern making Yunho not being able to learn his strategies, San getting confused and be more vulnerable, Mingi attack untimely, and Jongho to defend. It was hard to fight him since you couldn’t read anything about him—not his expressions, not his moves, not his strategies.
 

Wooyoung blocked every attack Hongjoong threw at him, he was starting to smile as he thought that this was too easy. He found the right timing to attack the Captain while blocking a hit, but it caught him by surprise at how fast his leader blocked, which made him flustered to block a hit aimed at his right shoulder.

He fell down in a kneeling position giving Hongjoong an opportunity to put him in a choke hold.

“You let your guard down”

Now Wooyoung was getting mad. He tried to flip Hongjoong to the ground but the older fastly took the fall and rolled down near a wall. Hongjoong smiled, finally angering Woo.

Hongjoong then let the younger attack, Wooyoung charged at him with a jab, but he blocked the hit. The other tried and tried to land a punch and when he did, he took that opportunity to turn the older and secure his hands behind his back.

Wooyoung smiled and thought it was over, until Hongjoong stepped on the wall and backflip behind the younger and aimed a neck slice at his left neck.

“Ah, hyung! What was that for?”

The Captain just shrugged and offered him a hand the other accepted with a grunt.

“You have blunt attacks, easy to read, but your defense is good—you can last a fight”

The other two were watching the fight, observing any pointers they could use to defeat the Captain—failing miserably of course. Yeosang was next.
 
The next battle was quieter than the last one. Yeosang wasn’t one to be verbal in battle; only hisses and grunts were heard from their fight. Yeo was lasting pretty long too. He was silent and great with attacks, but Hongjoong dodged them all.

The younger did his best to corner the other but it was almost impossible. It escalated quickly and Hongjoong aimed right at Yeo’s bicep that squeaked a yelp from the other. Switching from attacking to defending, Yeo almost had it and the fight was lasting for more than 15 minutes until Hongjoong landed a punch at his stomach that knocked him down finishing the fight.

“You’re quiet and calm, you have great stamina but you’re too blunt, it makes your moves obvious, but you’re good”

“That’s my best friend,” Wooyoung whispered to Seonghwa. Hongjoong nodded and signaled Hwa to come up.
 
Now this next battle was interesting, they kept pinning each other both romantically and physically. Little smirks given through punches and grunts. Hwa has a pattern to fight. It was tough to notice, but of course the other did. He followed the pattern even if it changed and changed. Hwa threw attacks and manages to land some but also getting some.

“You’re holding back”

“I’m not”

“But you can do better, come on Hwa!”

The fight lasted for more minutes, Hwa fought harder but it wasn’t enough. He was also taken down—not really a surprise.

“You’re smart,” Hwa blushed, “but it’s not enough,” and there goes his blush. He snarled and rolled his eyes playfully, smiling as he saw the younger’s smirk.
 
“Okay new assignments! Hwa you’re with Yunho, Yeo you’, and Woo you’re with Gi and Jjong”
 
The others went on their pairs, starting to spar. “Actual missions starts tomorrow”
 

Hongjoong left the others in the basement and went to his room, heading straight to his bathroom, staring at a mirror; his Hala staring right back at him.

“I know you feel it too, Capt. They are coming”

“Let them come”

“They are gonna want to do the same to your world”

“We’re going to stop them, it’s not in my vocabulary to lose, and you know that… I haven’t lost a fight and I’m not starting now, they won’t know what’s coming”

“Let’s win”

“We are gonna win”