The Campagna Adventures

Chapter 38-Advanced Training

"Rise and shine!"

Phil jumped, startled awake, a quick glance out the window showed the sun and yet to follow the order.

"What in the Distortion World are you doing waking me up so early, Denny?"

"It is Alexander, not Denny. He just signed you up for advanced training. We will be up and at it at oh-six-hundred hours every morning. Now get your butt out of bed! Your Pokemon too!"

"Alright guys, you heard him, up! You can cuss out Denny later for his idea if you want, just do it telepathically so that you can claim your innocence."

Begrudgingly, everyone woke, Phil quickly changed into an outfit that did not smell of spilt wine, and opened the door.

"Took you long enough! It is now oh-six-ten hours. Too slow! Drop and give me fifty!"

Phil sent Alexander an ugly look.

"Add another fifty for disrespect!"

Phil decided it might be best to start pushing.

"Well, you guys and gals get to it too! My Pokemon will show you the alternative for those of you that are not humanoid! Hop to it!"

The pushups were followed by jumping-jacks, then lunges, then sit-ups, and just about every body-weight excercise or warmup.

"Alright, now a run before breakfast. Evie, you fly instead. Everyone keep up!"

With no further explantion, Alexander took the lead. Phil shrugged mentally, he was an Aura Guardian, a run couldn't be that bad. After half and hour, the teen changed his mind, he was soaked in sweat, he could not remember the last time he had sweated! Alexander was keeping them at a steady pace of at least thirty miles per hour.

"Look alive! We are a quarter of the way there!" Alexander called back.

Phil, George, and Mary groaned.

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By the end of the run they were coming up on the dining hall.

"Full steam ahead!" Alexander shouted.

Everyone at the promise, and smell, of food, put on a burst of speed. Jes and Evie quickly taking the lead, followed by Blazer and Phil, with Mary bringing up the rear. As they were eating, Alexander filled them in.

"Advanced training will make you an ultimate warrior. Combat will have a major focus, but so will inflitration, espionage, tactics, ect. Much of what you learn will come from the Kantonian Shinobi, or ninja. For example, you will learn about camoflauge, and hiding in plain sight. For example, most of the time black is not the best choice to blend into the night, dark blue would be significantly better. In ambush something brightly colored can work to your advantage as a surprise."

Denny walked in, however, he suddenly stumbled.

"Phil, your Pokemon just cussed me out like a sailor for requesting advanced training for you."

"Did you guys do that?"

'No, of course not,' they responded, in a very eeriely syncronized way.

"You do not believe them do you?"

"Of course I do, why would they lie?"

Alexander looked like a fish trying to hold back his laugter.

After breakfast, they had strength training, where Phil deadlifted over a thousand pounds and squatted a whopping ton, or two thousand pounds. Then it was to weapons training where Phil spent two hours training with various weapons. He would be trained to be effective with many weapons, but a master with weapons commonly available to him, such as his staff, daggers, swords, and guns. Then it was lunch. Followed by even more weapons training, with extra emphasis on improvised weapons. Then it was on to the class of everything else, as Alexander called it, where he studied traps and stealth tactics, including Makibishi and hiding in plain sight. Makibishi were particularly interesting, where a shinobi would use what was available, usually water chestnuts, to make spikes to scatter on the ground. Some Pokemon were adept enough to do so with the ground, thus the move Spikes.

Then, it was time for another run, thankfully a little shorter than the earlier one, followed by meditation and Kuji Kira, which used a series of hand signs to highten awareness or to help one perform better under stress.

"So, you said this one helps under stress?" Phil inquired.

"Yes, it helps one to calm their mind, and to ease stress."

"I could have used that during my last final."

Alexander just shook his head.

Over the next few months Phil got progressively stronger and faster. He became a better fighter, a better hider. He became a weapons, tactics, stealth, espionage, and survival expert. Phil Lewis became a true Shinobi. Throughout his training he spent much of his free time with Rachael and Denny. However, Denny was not always around, sometimes he would disappear for a mission. George and Bellezza became extremely close. George even took her on a date. Although, exactly what happened is a mystery as neither trainer went. Phil was glad Aura Guardians were extremely quick learners, otherwise the training he was getting might have lasted years.

Spring came and went, and summer was drawing to an end. His training was nearly complete, and he had a little more free time, most of which he spent with Rachael. They had become very close friends. Phil was glad that his training was almost done though, in a week he would complete his training. Then, he could resume his gym challenge.

A/N I am so sorry I haven't posted. Hopefully this chapter wasn't too bad.