Laughing thunder [#Wattys 2018]

Chapter 15: Smothered Chicken anyone?

      CJ and I walked like death were about to take us at any moment as we sulked towards the Rune circle with the torture of Ms. Aquila's lessons still fresh on our minds and bodies.

"You sure you can't kill me for a quick second with that lightning of yours and bring me back to life after the lesson?"

"No, I'm not going through this hell alone"

"But Arden and Noel will be there in my place"

"Nah, nobody could replace you during this"

"Awww I feel so flattered"

"Flattered enough to walk?" I asked dragging him outside.

"Nope"

When we finally made our way outside we both noticed something entirely different it was actually kinda cool, unlike yesterday which was boiling hot. When we made our way over to Noel and Arden I asked.

"Did Achilles take a nap or something this time?"

"No, not that I know if so I must wake him!" Oak was about to rush off but I literally shot lightning in front of him.

"No just let him sleep, let Dumbledore sleep"

"Please man!"

"How the heck are you hot you literally control fire"

"I still get tired!"

"What does that have to do with the heat?"

"Nothing!" I dropped him

"Ow! not cool man not cool!" he said yelling from the ground.

After a few minutes the trumpets finally blared and from the skies guess what we see. Ms. Aquila and Coach Raider flying down hand in hand.

"Oh this is not good, not good at all" I muttered.

"please kill me now!" CJ pleaded.

"Hello my little chicks sorry for being late had to borrow my husband for a second he'll be important to today's lesson isn't that fun?"

"No!" everyone shouted knowing both of them and their training styles.

"Come on now guys we ain't that bad now, and you might want to save your complaining for today's lesson" On his back, he pulled out the sacks of the same torturous weights from his class with weird metal things besides them and in the middle of them there were round balls with the metal surrounding it in a hexagon shape with black straps.

"Okay, little chicks it time for the hard part today, now split into your two sections we have gifts for you!" Everyone began to sulk forward and dragged their feet towards their destination, well, everyone except for Oak.

"What are you all doing that means now!" they both screamed as well as blew their whistles making everyone run quickly to their designated areas.

"Good now let me explain what these are here for. For these weights, these are to go around your ankles wrists chests and wings to strengthen those muscles up!" on everyone's face was a look of horror and wanting death to take them. I wonder if Allison can help with that.

"And for what these things are they are Spirit energy suppressers, these are made to weigh down and keep you from using all of your spirit energy these are made for you to struggle to power through them with your own spirit energy these are for you spirituals over there," Coach raider said.

"Alright baby chicks time to get started grab yourselves a pair of weights and a pair of suppressors and when I say move you better move or else we'll give you something worse now...let's move let's move!" she commanded

We each rushed and strapped on the suppressors and weights and on with them on my wings made them even worse and apparently, they made them two times heavier than they were in coaches class.

"Alright on the count of 3 I want everyone to begin! Are you ready? 3...2...1!" she said blowing her whistle.

We each began flapping our wings or trying to overpower our suppressors and it felt like we entered another circle of hell and it didn't stop there. Coach Raider increased the gravity after every minute forcing us to struggle and from what I was able to feel Ms. Aquila sent her spiritual pressure towards the spirituals.

"Kill me now!" I yelled from exertion

"Let's move DI Angelo! Pick those legs up! Pick it up!"Coach boomed and whistled

"Whats with that slow form Cleofis pick it up too!" He said barking and jogging between us both

"FIne If you want me to pick up the pace how about this" I charged the electricity through my body and moved even quicker leaving the both of them behind. But I instantly regretted it as I felt with the weights and the gravity on me slowly draining my spirit energy and my regular energy, even more, forcing me to slow myself down back to where I was and even more tired than before.

"I can see the light" CJ cried trying to grasp the sun.

"That's the sun Cleofis the Lord ain't calling you yet keep pushing!"

This hell what they called practice continued until class was nearly over and everyone looked like zombies and was on the floor either sitting or laying on their back like CJ and I was.

"Whew that was a good work out wasn't it baby chicks" there was only groans.

"Don't be like that we even went through the trouble to supply you guys with energy refiling water" Saying this refilled us with energy as I bolted and scooped up four bottles for me and my friends and rushed them to each of them.

"Bless you brother bless you" CJ wheezed drinking the water.

"Ah! refreshing thank you, Thomas, much obliged!" Oak boomed after taking a sip back to his old self

Noel gave me a thumbs up drinking hers.

"Don't thank me yet we've just gone through the first circle of hell for today. We have his class to worry about next"