Cara turned to him, smiling a little. "Good." she then looked it over for a second, her expression darkening again. Oh. That's right. We'll have to fight.. She let out a soft sigh, heading out of the room again. Cara didn't like that idea at all.. it made her sick. She couldn't fight, and even with that group of men, Nex could be injured. That thought troubled her more than anything, even though she should know better by now.

Nex sighed at the moment of silence, knowing that she was thinking of him being in harms way. There was nothing more he could say in that subject, all that could be said already was said. So he walked toward Ono and patted the robot on the head, "I'll be out again for a bit, alright, you keep the house in shape while I'm gone." Ono clung to his hand with his own two hands before he left. "Be safe! Alright!" He was giddy, and despite the seriousness of the moment, Nex couldn't help but smile a bit, he nodded, Ono releasing his grip on Nex's hand.

Nex walked over to Cara, putting his human arm around her while his other arm held the weapon. "Come on.... lets go..." he whispered into her ear. He knew this was going to be a hellish movement, and he knew there could be a chance that his ship could already be melted down... But that was a risk he had to take... In order to safe something he had spent his entire life building.

Cara only nodded slowly, then glanced back at Ono one more time. She almost wondered if he was lonely being left here alone for so long, but there was too much on her mind at the moment. A question then popped into her head. I obviously can't fight now... What if someone taught me? She supposed she might be at least able to help a little, then as opposed to just getting in the way. "Nex?" she said softly, looking up at him. "I know there's not much time.. but... if we do have time, can you teach me to fight? Please?" Even if he said no, she supposed she could get one of the other men in the group to teach her. Even if she had to use certain methods of persuasion that would she would normally consider revolting.

Nex knew that Ono got lonely, he hated it when he left, but understood why he had to do so. Just as he was about to step out with Cara, her voice reached his ears and caused him to raise an eyebrow, he was shocked for a few minutes, thinking that Cara had no desire to fight at first. Nex thought it through, and decided it would be best to wait until after they were done getting his parts back.

"I was never a good teacher, but after we are done getting my parts back... I'll show you what I can... Alright?" he knew that it would be benficial for her to learn before this battle, but there was just no time... Sometimes it was best to learn from experience.

Cara watched Nex, who looked shocked at the moment, but she wasn't sure why he looked surprised. She was practically a danger magnet, why shouldn't se learn? She frowned a little, unsatisfied by his answer, but nodded nonetheless. She'd ask some of the other men to teach her on the ship or something. She would refuse to let herself prove useless in the upcoming battles.

Nex could tell she was frustrated, "I'll teach you a bit on the ship... But.... There isn't a lot of time..." He placed a hand on his chin in thought, thinking of someone who could do a better job than him at this. "Hmmm... On second thought, I know someone who has much more experience then me... He may not look like much, but when he shows his stuff you know how his experienced has handed him some great things in life..." He said, taking her by the hand shortly after and walking off in the direction of the hangar.

It didn't take too long for them to reach the area, the hangar was full of various war ships, he looked amoung them and found a larger ship, the one that Wolfe had messaged him about during his search. "There is the ship we are going into. Wolfe and that man i told you about are inside." Nex walked into the ship shortly after.

"Hey! Its the man of the hour! Nex! Ya found what you were looking for!" Nex nodded, Wolfe giving them a warm greeting upon their entrance, as he expected. Wolfe then looked to Cara, wondering why she was coming, "You do realize.... this is dangersous... Do you?" He asked her.

A large group of men were all scattered about having conversation, while a strange figure in the corner of the room had a steaming cup in his hand, he took drinks every once and a while through his hood, you could not see his face with the thickness of his attire and the way he sat. Although as he lifted his head, a faint red glow showed itself from his hood, but vanished almost as soon as it came. He was in a strange attire compared to everyone else, but similar to Nex in the way he seemed to hide himself.

Nex knew her all too well. Her expression lightened a bit at what he said, then she managed a smile when he mentioned the man. "Alright.. I understand." She said, agreeing about the limited time they had. She then wondered what Nex had meant about how the man looks. Cyborg? Robot? Or did he just look plain creepy? At this point she believed it didn't matter, it probably wouldn't surprise her too much. She eagerly took hold his his hand, her fingers lacing through his.

She looked in awe at the mass of ships in the hangar. She had seen alot... but, flying... and not so many at once. Her smile disappeared. Wolfe was starting to frustrate her, questioning her. Hell, that was her planet. she'd lived there for all of her life, and whether there was a high chance of her death in a battle or not, she really could care less. Cara let out a sigh. "I'm fully aware of it. I wish you'd stop questioning me about things like danger, which are of no concern to me at this point." Yes, her being in danger was of no concern to her, but Nex being in danger was of her concern. But that was something she couldn't stop anyways.

Nex didn't like where this was going, Wolfe angrily looked her in the eye. "Listen, I'm looking out for your safety! Alright! There is no reason for you to get all bitchy about this! Besides! What do you gain by coming with anyway? You are just a little girl from an underdeveloped planet who can't even hold an energy sword! You will only get in our way!" He officially angered Nex with this, his eyes beaming in anger toward Wolfe, he was about to open his mouth, but a voice echoed out to stop the verbal violence.

"Enough!" The voice was calm, but it had a commanding presence to it which caused the entire room to turn toward it. The cloaked man had gotten up from his position, his crystal colored hood now back behind his head, his short, light blue hair was now exposed, and his face full of wrinkles which showed the trial of his experiences. He looked rather frail, but it was mostly consealed by his thick cloak. "Fighting amoungst each other will get us nowhere... There is but one thing that holds us together in this... We are all fellow Mavericks... We must not question each other's motives... Because we can already trust where our hearts are in this..." He looked toward the woman, smiling warmly toward her. Nex spoke up, "This was the man I was telling you about earlier..." he said quietly. The man rose an eyebrow, "Oh? What did you tell her about me...? Outside of the fact that i am a disgruntled old fart..." He laughed pleasently, Nex laughed along with him. "Nothing... Just... She wants to ask you something..." The older man spoke in response, directly to Cara, "Young woman... Might I ask your request and your name..." He noted the woman's appearance, quite young and beautiful. He was happy for the love he could already feel strongly between her and Nexion.

Cara flinched. The words he spoke hurt, but only because they were true. True and he had a point. She had been nothing but a bitch about his concern, or annoyance, for her, even after he saved Nex. She should be showing this man nothing but the most gratitude and respect, yet she became frustrated and annoyed by his show of concern. Or annoyance. she didn't gain anything by coming either, just pushing a further risk of Nex, or any of the other men in that case, to get hurt, or worse, killed. That thought scared her more than anything, especially after what Nex had said he'd do if Pyrus had captured her earlier. The thought occurred to her that maybe she would be better off if she ended her life before she could put Nex into further danger on her behalf. Just as she was about to decide on that, the commanding voice of a man took over the room.

The man, indeed, did look rather frail and elderly. However, Cara felt the need to show this man the utmost respect.. there was something about him that was very... powerful and commanding. She didn't know quite how to word it, but the elderly individual did show great strength. After her earlier thought, Cara was grateful for the smile given to her by the man, and returned it with a weak resemblance of a smile. She managed a small laugh at what he said after that, a small smile creeping onto her face. He was a rather pleasant man, and that comforted Cara a bit. It was nice to meet pleasant person once in a while. She snuck a glance at Nex, seeing as he obviously wasn't going to answer the question for her.

Bowing her head a little, as a sign of respect, Cara turned towards the man. "My name is Cara.." she said, her voice a bit weak. "I.." She paused for a moment, thinking of how exactly to word her request. "I would like to request that you teach me how to fight.. err... well, what you can in the little time that we have." She braced herself, ready for any laughter that ensued after her request, almost sure that some would come up from some of the surrounding men. Women, on her planet, were laughed at if they tried to fight. she assumed it would be no different here.

Their half of the room stood silent, Wolfe was a bit shocked at her request, not thinking that she would do that. Nex kept his eyes on the old man's eyes, the two's eyes met for a moment, as if sending the message that it would mean a lot to him. There was no laughter, as he expected, but a man in the back of the room began to laugh, the old man turned in anger as he flew forward with his first display of skill.

He had cane in his right hand, barely noticed due to the fact that he had it hidden within the loose fitting of his cloak. The cane flew across the room, striking the man in the skull and causing him to crash upon the ground right away. "Do not insult her with your vile tongue! She is doing this for the sake of another! There is no reason for such action." The cane flipped upward from the strike to the arrogant man's head and landed back in the hand of the elderly man, perfectly positioned.

"Lady Cara," he finally addressed Cara directly, his eyes directly to hers, "I respect your reason for wanting to do this... But in three days time, there is little I can teach you... However... You seem intent on this... And your inner strength shines forth... Despite your weakened voice, but is is human nature to be nervous around those who you consider your superior. However.... Do not consider me a superior being in any way.... The only time I want you to consider me as a Master is when you are learning under my command, you will do what I say, when I say it... And there will be no questions as to why I request you to do these things. Be forewarned that I am not an easy teacher... If you still have confidence in your abilities... You may come, but if there is even an inch of doubt in your mind... You might as well give in now." He was blunt, and serious, but he had a feeling about this one... Her spirit was strong.... Something not common in most humans.

Cara glanced around the room, shocked that there was no laughter as of yet. She enjoyed the surprise that Wolfe showed, but was still sure that someone would burst of laughing. And she bit her lip as the man did. First thing Cara noticed about the man whom she had requested to became a teacher for her... he was fast. He was also skilled with a cane, and very strong, as she had expected, despite his looks. His anger at the man did surprise her a bit, but that just made her respect for him grow.

A renewed strength came from within her as she remembered why she was requesting this of him. That strength showed up in her voice, when she next spoke. "I understand. I am sorry for asking such in such short time, Sir.... and I accept your terms."

He kept his eyes on Cara the entire time, awaiting her response. As he predicted, the strength in her voice shown forth. "It is no bother, it is only a bother for you.... You will not get the full benefit of my training in three days, however... I shall do my best.... and whatever your body is willing to do... It shall do its best." He looked toward an open area, looking do a closed door, he pointed in that direction, "Whenever you are ready.... I shall be waiting in the cargo room... It is mostly empty, so it gives us enough room for the more complicated of what I have planned..." He walked in silence into the room. Wolfe spoke up shortly after, "I have never seen him so defensive of someone... You must have caught something in his eye or something... Well, good luck, you are going to need it, I hear nobody has ever finished the final day of his training without some severe injury." Nex was a bit worried at the mention of this, he hated to see Cara in pain, but knew she could do this, he patted her shoulder and spoke words of confidence, "I know you can do this... I believe in you."

Cara listened quietly, nodding at what the man said. She then wondered what exactly he had planned. Would she be able to handle it? She hoped so. Then again, her alternative was death so Nex would have no further harm caused by her. Cara quickly chose the first one. Looking at Wolfe, she sent him a small smile. "Err... thanks. Sorry about earlier.." her tone apologetic, her face showing shame at her earlier comment.

She then turned to Nex, smiling. She needed his encouragement, and her confidence was greatly boosted when he did. She gave him a quick hug, saying "Thank you.", before walking over to the room the man had mentioned earlier, slowly turning the handle and opening the door. She felt just about ready for anything, whether or not she would enjoy it.

Nex waved goodbye to her, his eyes following her along the entire time as she walked off. Wolfe shook his head, "its alright, i've been a bit of a jerk, but hey... We all have weak points." He said with a short laugh as she walked off.

The room was entirely empty, it was as if the old man had not even entered the room in the first place, yet every edge of the room in front of her was plainly in view, the only other options would be him being in one of the large, metal crates which filled the room, but most of them could not fit humans, and they would more than likely take more than a few seconds for anyone to fit into.

"Now!" A voice echoed through the room, his cane charging for her face, but landing just above her head and hitting the frame of the door she entered into, it left a large hole where it was, jammed into the wall. The silver cane shinned from the lights of the ceiling reflecting off of it. The old man finally revealed his name, talking in a much more demanding voice. "You shall refer to me as Master Cheng Yu and nothing else! You are about to learn the hidden techniques of the warrior, and lesson number one should be simplest enough even for the earliest of warriors! Releasing the energy of your Chakras! Some people call them mana pools, but they all mean the same thing, that which you gather your spiritual energy from." He explained the chakras shortly after. "The first chakra is located at the top of the head, those who gather power from this Chakra have incredible psychic abilities, some can bend the world around them with their mind if this is powerful enough. The second Chakra is the third eye, located in the center of the forehead, this chakra gives you great insight and the ability to have great feats of agility. The third chakra is at the throat, its element is of pure water, and it gives you the ability to call upon great feats of vocal strength, those who can negotiate greatly with others, those who have mastered this ability, however useless it may seem in battle, have turned the underlings on their lords by a simple use of the vocal arts. The fourth chakra is in the heart, giving you a great compassion for which none can match, those who have this chakra are known to have great burst of energies even in the most desperate of situations. The next chakra is in the Solar Plexus, just above the belly button, those who have this ability have great powers of defense, those who are able to use this to their ability can take great deals of beatings, they are known to never give up, even in the worst of situations. The 6th is the Sacral Chakra, however awkward this may be... Its main focus is the pleasure and sexuality of the individual, they are seductresses by nature... However... in the field of battle... are known to be quite elegent and amazing, most are known to seduce and confuse the other side though. And last but not least, the Root Chakra, their chakra comes from the base of the spine, they have amazing survival skills, although it is much different from defense, these individuals have no fear and could walk through a field of corpses if need be!" The old man smiled shortly after, "Now... I dare you to guess which one your lover has! But first... Tell me what your chakra is.... You should be able to tell if you just meditate.... Concentrate on your being as a whole... Your soul...." He spoke his long winded speech of the basics of what he learned as a boy and through the rest of his elongated life, now was her turn to talk.

Cara froze, watching the cane land near the top of her head. she hadn't made a move to get out of the way, simply because if her teacher killed her, her other choice is death. Death caused by the teacher didn't seem bad to her at all, actually. However, she couldn't keep the unconscious shiver from escaping down her spine.

Cara listened very carefully, taking careful note of his words in her mind. The thought of having to guess which chakra Nex wielded overwhelmed her at the moment after the large flow of information. She decided to find out what hers is first. Following Cheng Yu's direction, Cara closed her eyes for a moment, relaxing and stilling her body. Then the thought... the feeling occurred to her. She already knew what hers was, as if she had known all along. Cara didn't know how to describe how she just knew... which she possessed. "The fourth chakra.. in the heart is what I have, Master Cheng Yu." she said, voice not lacking its earlier confidence. She then thought for a moment on which Nex would possess. It was a bit hard, but seeing as he had, indeed, walked upon a field of corpses.. "My guess, for Nex, would be the Root Chakra."

Cheng Yu's eyes narrowed upon her face, her eyes in particular, he watched every movement, any pattern he could trace from those eyes. They say that the mouth hides the person's emotions so easily... Yet the eyes are mirrors into the soul... There is no hiding if you have the skill to catch it. Yu allowed her to take as much time as she needed, and finally when it escaped from her lips, he smiled a bit and had recieved the answer he had expected. "I see you have found your own chakra.... Yet as for Nex's... There is something you need to know..."

Yu took a deep breath as though he was going to tell another elongated story, "years ago when Nex gave a bit of his humanity to stay alive... He had given up something great within him... He had given up his power to focus Charkas... As there is only a recorded way to use the full human body to summon one's inner strength. He once had the root Chakra.... You are correct... But now his Chakra power is uncontrollable... If he attempted to gather it... There is no telling what would happen to his metallic parts.... It could kill him... And thousands more beyond him... That is why he had vowwed to never use it unless it was in the most dire of situations..." Yu sighed, "To be honest... With the intense training that he had to go through... He has mastered gathering strength from all chakras... Every human has the potential to do this... It takes years of work... But that was all thrown away when he lost his right arm..." He sighed, "Anyway.... Your chakra is from the heart... As you said... This makes you a passionate fighter... Tell me your fighting experience...?"

Cara shifted a little, uncomfortable with her master's eyes upon hers. His presence was intense, something she hadn't experience before. She was only a little surprised that she had guessed Nex's chakra right.. but was more interested in the story. Ah. Another reason to fret for Nex's safety.. She let herself frown a bit, hearing the danger of him using chakra. Cara was glad he didn't anymore, though.

Fighting experience? Her first reply would have been saying 'Little to none.' Which was true. However, she had a feeling that was not the answer he was searching for. Letting out a soft sigh, she thought of how to word it. "Very little.. I've been in few situations where it is necessary on my part, however.. In desperate situations, when others, per say... Nex, where in need of my help I have pulled through.. for the most part.." She bit her lip a little at that thought. The last time she had 'fought' was her running, picking up a gun, and shooting that bastardly creature that had harmed Nex.

Master Cheng Yu had an intimidating aura, it was odd for it to not be felt by most people, she obviously was no exception to this feeling. "Although.... I've seen him use it once... He killed 23 people with a single punch... I saw his spirit almost burn away from his body... It was an interesting sight, but it was sad to see my former student nearly lose himself to protect someone he loved..."

He allowed her to answer his question soon after, almost no fighting experience, Yu smiled to himself, he liked them fresh, that way they could mold their fighting styles in the way that they wanted without having any outside fighting. That way when the time was to come... There would be no question in what was needed to be done. "Good, now.... Let me ask you another question.... What do you... Want out of life...? If you could have anything right now.... what would it be?"

Cara stared in horror. Not at the fact that he killed 23 people with a mere punch, but.. the part about his spirit. It was clear that what her teacher was telling her wasn't helping the fact that she already worried over Nex and that consumed her mind more than ever.

Cara was greatly surprised hat Cheng Yu thought that little to no experience was good.. she had assumed the opposite. She was also a bit surprised by his question. What do I want out of life? Well, her planet was doomed no thanks to the bloody space pirates.. her friends and family were gone... Then the thought occurred to her, what she had already deduced as her reason for living. Nex. "The strength to protect the one I love." She knew this would be a long term goal, if it was possible to achieve, but it was the only thing she really wanted.. more than anything.

Cheng Yu saw it as no big deal, as though he had dealt with death as another passing item. He awaited her response as of now, not having much further to go until he heard what she had to see. He smiled a bit, hearing her refer to ones that she loved, not just referring to a single person, and not referring to herself gaining anything without it benifitting other people. "Good.... Good...." he said as he leaned against the wall shortly after. Another question sprang up in his mind shortly after, which would begin their first lesson, "Young Cara... Have you ever tried meditating...? Those who are able to medicate are said to find their inner strength much faster... Perhaps you should do so.... But when meditating.... Note that you spend hours as though you are in another state of mind.... Some are known to spend days in that trance..."

Cara was glad that what she said seemed to have pleased him. She smiled a little, then focused on what he was saying. Meditation? She had heard of it, but had never seen it done or attempted to. She shook her e a little. "No, I haven't.." she answered simply, then listened as he went on. Days at a time? Whoa.. She assumed that it would probably have something to do with the first lesson he taught her, so she took careful note of what he was saying.

The old man smiled as she spoke again, he seemed to be in a good mood, after all, its been a while since he had trained someone. "Well, I would teach you the true art of meditation... But we have little time.... But what meditation basically means is reaching to the insides of your own spirit.... Finding your Chakra was a part of this process." he paused and pulled a pipe out of his pocket. He reached into his left pocket shortly after and pulled out something that appeared to be a herb, shoving it into the top of his pipe, he lit the top of it and took a long drag of the pipe, he then blew out the smoke into the air.

"Show me your spirit can take a great deal of pressure... What you need to do is to meditate.... focus upon your spirit and not your body.... Do not even realize that a world is around you... and when your spirit is from your body... You will see my true form.... tell me what you see.... when you reach the rech to the known world again."

((eek! naked boy! *hides*))

Cara was a bit confused, even with his further explanation. She was listening, but the thought of leaving the 'known' world was.... unbelievable to her. However, she nodded and followed his instruction. Cara remembered how she had found her chakra, and resumed what she had been doing at that time... eyes closed, body still, focusing. The outside world seemed to disappear in her mind, every thought, every feeling.. every distinction of this world was gone. Focus on your spirit. She did as she was told, focusing... waiting.

As the world faded away around her, a new world entered her mind, the spirits were all seen wondering the ship, screaming echoed through the ears of those who were willing to listen. A new form entered her eyes, the old man was no longer there, the form of a new being was there, an amazingly handsome man came into her eyes.

His hair was a pure silken white and cascaded down the front of his body, he wore a massive, red robe which symbols written along every inch of the fabric, each of them having a different meaning to them. His eyes were a deep red that showed the inner depths of his soul, and his voice finally echoed outward through her ears. "Do not be alarmed...." he rose his hand, now replaced by a new smoother and clawed hand. "It is I... Yu... My spirit form.... Look upon yourself..... tell me.... what do you see?"

Cara almost jumped, seeing the new figure. He told her not to be, and from his familiar presence, she somehow knew not to be... but she was. It seemed clear to her that he was his teacher... well, his spirit. A bit nervous to find out what she looked like here, she slowly lowered her eyes to gaze upon herself. Her hair was quite a bit longer, a deep crimson color. Her skin had paled quite a bit, any flaw that had been there was no longer visible. She wore an odd ensemble, almost like a robe, but close to a dress. It was a deep black, contrasting greatly with her hair and skin. An unconscious shiver escaped down her spine.