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Sarah parried Bishop’s attack and stepped back, holding up a hand. “I think I’m done for the day.” She felt like she was drowning in sweat and was concerned it would impact her grip on her weapon. “My reactions are slowing and that last round felt like a fluke.”

“Your muscle memory saved you. That’s what we’ve been working towards.” Bishop took her practice blade, returning it to a rack. When he turned back, he found that Sarah was sitting on the floor of the training room, watching as a pair of huge guardians used a wheeled scaffold to attach equipment to mounts in the ceiling.

Of the things she could identify, there were monkey bars, trapeze swings, hanging rings and a cargo net. She turned to Bishop as he sat beside her to watch the setup. “What are they doing? There’s not enough clearance for the boys to use anything dangling.” With a measuring glance at the installation in progress, she thought they may clear the floor, but it would be close.

Chuckling as he agreed with the comment, Bishop shook his head. “Once they set up around the perimeter of the room, they’ll bring in the mats, which will close the gap a little more.” Sarah nudged him with her shoulder. “Okay,” he laughed. “The foxes like to run aerial exercises every so often.”

Sarah turned at the sound of excited chatter and saw a group of small, slender women of various Above ethnicity that ranged from Japan through most of Asia, across India and down to Northern Africa. Ada and George, both in human form, fitted right in, although they were now taller than most of the foxes.

“How are they getting up there?” Sarah wasn’t sure if the equipment was out of their reach.

“Sometimes they have a rope climb to start.” Bishop pointed to the cargo net that hung a little lower. “Or they might use that as a starting point, but they’re incredibly agile and can easily make the leap to grab those rings.”

The moment the rolling scaffold cleared the course, the group was off, loudly calling to each other as they encountered each obstacle. As Bishop had noted, they started with a jump for the nearest ring and worked their way around the course. On completing a circuit, they changed things up. One of the foxes hung upside down from one of the trapeze bars and used it to swing the others across multiple pieces of equipment. Some scrambled across the cargo net and others crossed underneath the obstacle.

Ada and George were easily keeping up with the group, finding their own ways of changing the main route through the course. Sarah was impressed as they ran a circuit in parallel that was smooth enough to appear choreographed.

“I’ve seen them working together, but that was spectacular. If they’re this good now, they’re going to make a formidable team. I’d still prefer they had a childhood rather than being guardians in training.”

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labyfic — drabble #251: rowdy
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