Dragons : The Dragon Hunt

38. Reflex Training (Part 1)

"So, let's start. We got some plentiful things here to be with you in your reflex training.", Kent gestured to the things in front of me, they were inside a box full with random things

"With that random things? ", I snorted, as I furrowed my eyebrows looking at the things. Then, Kent faced through the nox and tries toget something inside it, he dug through the box and finally caught something..

"I know you're always ready Dennis, so.. Catch!! ", He exclaimed, as he faced towards me and threw a frisbee at me. The frisbee was so fast that it arrived at me in a blink of an eye, but I caught it with my left hands swiftly too

Kent crossed his arms and smirked at me, "Told you you're always ready", As Kent threw another frisbee at me and caught it again with my right hand. While we are training, Dusty is watching us behind me, he has his glass of juice with him.

"Well, well, well, how is your training bud? ", Dusty questioned me, as he took another slurp on his glass of juice. He grabbed the chair near him and sat near the shade, he watched me in my training.

I looked at him and smiled, "Well it's good bud", I replied, as Kent interrupted and began to speak, we both looked at him and I turned serious

"So, are we gonna continue the training or what? ", Kent snorted

"Let's continue it bud", I replied, as he began to get something in the box again, I concentrated for my senses will be more acute. This will help also to hone my instincts and reflexes. I focused in Kent to be ready. Kent looked barely and me and smirked, I knew he had caught something at the box. He looked and threw a knife at me. I caught the blade part and let my palm bleed at little, I let out a small grunt as I saw blood dripping from my hand. Dusty and Kent saw it too, so Dusty rushed at me, I opened my hands and saw blood on my palm.

"You okay bud? ", Dusty asked worriedly, as he turned to Kent and shouted infuriatingly, "What the hell is wrong with you Kent!? You're hurting Den! "

"I'm sorry Den", Kent turned blue

"You're always sorry! ---", Dusty said, bursting in anger, as I cut him off and calmed him down, he tries to get to Kent but I pushed him off

"Dusty! It's okay, Kent didn't mean it bud", I uttered, as Dusty stood on his place and never walked towards Kent, he let out a deep breath and calmed himself down, I removed my hands from him

"Sorry Dennis", Kent said, lowering his head down

"It's okay buddy, it's not your fault", I replied back, as Dusty began to walk towards Kent hurriedly, I tried to rush to him but, instead of hurting Kent, Dusty hugged him

"Sorry Kent, I didn't mean it", Dusty replied, as Kent wrapped his arms around Dusty

"It's okay bud", Kent replied back, as he patted Dusty's shoulder

"I'm just being protective to Dennis", he implied, as they bith released each other, "I'll help you bud", He said, Kent nodded and both looked at me

"So, let's continue this, by the way, you're okay beside of the wound on your palm? ", Dusty asked me

"Yeah, I'm good, let's continue", I answered back, as the both men nodded

"So, let's go back inside, let's try another things beside throwing things at you", Dusty said, as we began to go inside the house

We were inside the house, and I am curious of what they will train me, the other remaining men asked me hoe is my training.

"Hey, how is your training buddy? ", Nafie asked

"Were not finished yet", Dusty replied, as he went to the second floor and checked every single bedrooms

Kent was curious too, he didn't know what Dusty was up to, so he asked me..

"Hey Den, do you know what Dusty is up to? ", he whispered

"Well, you are training me, you suppose to know what sets of obstacles you're gonna put and test me", I replied, as Dusty showed himself on the balcony and interrupted us

"Hey, come on you two. Let's go to my bedroom", He commanded, as we walked upstairs towards his bedroom and ordered me to go inside, the room was so dark, even little sunlight could not pass through due to the heavy insulated curtains

"What are you going to do to me? ", I asked Dusty, as he forced me to go inside, I faced in front of them

"Hey Kent, wear this", He said, as he tossed Kent his night vision goggles and started wearing it. They both came inside and slowly closed the door

"Wait!! ", I shouted, as Dusty cuts me off and explains what kind of training is this

"This will hone your instincts in the dark, if you're blind or stunned, you can feel and still see what certain objects are coming or going towards you. This will also improve your sense of touch and hearing, we will hurt you a little bit, but if you caught our hands two times, this training is finished, remember you will never use night vision. Use your instincts Den", He explained as the door finally shuts closed

"Okay", I replied, as I started to concentrate and listen to the movements I barely hear.

I took a deep breath and started to close my eyes (because sometimes closing my eyes makes me concentrate very hard), I started to feel the surroundings around me, my hairs around my arm started to stand, the signaling of my very sensitive sense of touch. I was listening very hard until I hear light footsteps on my left and behind me, I knew it was them so I turned my head on my left, but suddenly the person on the left side moved several steps away from me, I heard a loud bang on my front side and swung my head fast. The footsteps are getting faster so I faced in different directions. I still didn't move from my position but I still hear very light footsteps around me. I know that they are ready to strike me anytime, then a sudden hit on my sides crippled me, I let out a small groan and started to stand straight again, another punch on shoulder made me grunt a little louder, then another, then another, then another. I let out a shout and started to focus hardly again and breathed deeply. I waited for another strike, I stretched my hands to ready for the catch. Then suddenly, I felt a very small movement of wind from my left side going towards my shoulder and started to move my hands on that side, as I caught a wrist preventing me from it's strike, the wrist is familiar to me so I spoke a name

"Kent, It's one for you", I said, as I released it's hand but he responded nothing, he just continued to find a good strike on my body. After that another movement is being felt in front of me, this one is faster because the wind going towards me is faster, then I caught it. It was about an inch from my face, I let out a voice saying it's name

"One for you Dusty", I uttered, same as usual, I released his hands and continued to find a strike inface, After several minutes of waiting, two movements are going towards me. One in the front, going towards my face, the other is on my left side, going towards my shoulder. Both are going at a fast rate, then I caught the both wrists, taking a hard and strong grip to their wrists. After it, I released both of their wrists and finally spoke..

"That's two", I declared and smirked a little.

"Okay you got us", Dusty implied, as he opened the lights and removed their night vision goggles, "I admit, you have now very sensitive senses that Hiccup gave you Den", He said, he was amazed of how my senses responded quickly.

"Well, you are similar to a Night Fury Den", Kent implied

"Probably though, but still we need to continue", I uttered, as Dusty furrowed his eyebrows, thinking about something

"Let's go to your armory, I have an Idea ", He invited, as we went to my armory. Well the armory is a secret to other persons, but I need it for my training though...

To be continued