Acceptance (Shadow)

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Well I guess we could start with learning more about the force.

Dan nodded knowing how to start the day off. And as he stepped to the door he began to speak,
Alright, We'll go to the library, get a book let you study on it for an hour while I'll be concentrating on how to Chanel it into lifting thing in the training room which you'll do after we're done in the library.

He finished as he was stepping into the hallway. The walk to the library was a short one and once there he pointed out where the book she needed was in case she hadn't used it before. And while she studied he went and sat in a corner thinking, concentrating, and meditating on how to teach her what she would be learning.

((OOC--- Sorry for the shortness.))

[Shadow]

Onna read the book that Dan had picked for her. She had read many books but she had never read this one. The book should her many ways on how to clear her mind during battle and when she was just sitting there. It showed her ways to clear it even when she was ready a book, or how to keep her mind clear when she was talking to someone. Onna was getting very interested in the book when Dan came and told her to was time to go to the training room. Onna thought about asking him if she could read more but decided against it. She got up and followed Dan to the training room.

Onna thought that now was a good as ever to continue their conversation from earlier. She thought of a question to ask Dan but nothing was coming to mind. As they walked down the long hallway to the training rooms Onna couldn't help but think about how Dan's life was as a padawan that is when the question hit her.

How was your life has a padawan? Onna asked looking up a Dan.

(OOC: Its fine mine haven't been that long either.)

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan had noticed that the hour had gone by after opening his eyes, and he had a decent idea on how to strain Onna's skills.
He got up and walked to her and noticed it looked like she was enjoying the book greatly.
C'mon time to go, if you want you can come back to finish the book when you're not training. Dan smiled and began the walk to the training grounds when Onna asked another question.

How was your life has a padawan?

Dan looked back down to Onna as he walked with her to the training halls.

Well i had a good teacher so when i wasn't working or training I pretty much could go where ever i wanted in the temple. When i was older i would get to go out side a little bit more on my own. They really aren't that far behind me...I'm only 24and I've only been a Jedi for a few years.

Dan said turning the last corner seeing the training room with some Padawans lifting boxes and some dueling.

He walked over to where they lifted crates and barrels and boxes alike. He sat on the bench in the area and lifted two crates at the same time with ease. Something Onna might have a little more trouble with.

Dan spoke quickly, Catch and hold it! Right as he spoke the words he flicked the first crate in her direction for her to catch it, a task that wouldn't be a challenge. The challenging part was when he tossed the second one toward her.
Dan thought she could do it, but it would take a clear mind, quick thinking, fast reflexes, and strong concentration.

[Shadow]

Onna walked right besides Dan on their way to the training room. Onna knew that she wasn't quite ready to go on a mission yet but she did want to leave the temple and explore the city more. She was still deep in thought when Dan said Catch and hold it. She realized what he was saying a reached out with the force and held the crate with the force. Dan then flicked the second one towards her. Onna didn't even think he was going to do that. She didn't have time to be surprised she just cleared her head and prepared to catch the second one. It was coming at her quick she reached out with the force to grad it. She caught the second but lost control of the first and it started to fall to the ground. Onna graded it at the last second and then balanced the crates out.

Onna looked up at Dan she didn't know how he would react to what she had just done. She had lost her concentration and almost dropped it. It was Onna's first training session and she almost failed it. She really hoped that she had done well.

Whats next? Onna was ready to learn more.

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan was impressed that Onna didn't struggle more with the crates. He pulled them back and placed them on the ground out of the way. You have done well, many drop the first crate as a sacrifice to catch the second. You will find that a quick mind and Strong will, are what will keep you breathing.

Whats next?

So eager to learn eh? Well...

He said as he stood and began walking to the control panel, where he selected a certain setting, he started off easy, a single training remote that emerged from a hole in the wall.

That's next!
The remote floated above the circle awaiting someone to activate a saber and begin, each movement it made while waiting was accompanied by a Sweeping sound.

Dan had also figured out is teaching style, it seemed like he was good at giving a challenge without needing to say what it was.

He raised an arm in the direction of the drone as if saying "begin." He stepped back to his seat and watched the battle begin.

[Shadow]

Onna watched as Dan picked one of the settings. One of the training remotes came out of the wall, and Dan waved his arm in her direction telling her to start. Onna turned on her training saber, and waited for the remotes first attack.

The remote floated for a few more seconds and then made its first attack. Onna blocked it with ease and waited for another attack. When it did again Onna was ready and blocked it again. Again it attacked quicker this time then before. Onna blocked it again but his time attacking back this time. The remote easily blocked it and fired back this time Onna blocked it and attacked back this time almost hitting the droid. Then the droid attacked back and it skimmed Onna in the leg, but Onna attacked back right away hitting and disabling the droid.

Onna looked up at Dan breathing a little heavy after the fight.

How was that? Onna asked

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan watched Onna as she spun and blocked the bolts, eventually hitting the droid causing it to go into stand-by mode.
It waited for a few moments before Dan flicked the switch telling it to end the session.

How was that?

Dan looked at the eager Padawan, he started another session on the computer this time a man sized door opened revealing a saber training droid.

In the time we live in there will likely be times where you wont be fighting droids, you wont be fighting blasters, you might one day fight a fellow saber man. This program is designed to give you the lower hand, meaning he is slightly stronger than you are. That doesn't mean you can't out smart it, or out maneuver it.

The droid activated a training blade standing in the circle waiting for someone to step into the training circle. Dan didn't need to show how it was done, the day he met Onna she had seen him handle several droids and remotes, so she already knew how he did it. He had confidence she could take it, but he knew head on wouldn't work. He knew it would be a challenge.

[Shadow]

Onna stepped into the training circle. She knew that this was going to be a challenge because she wasn't going to be able to use her strength like she normally did against the other younglings. She was going to have to have a complete different approach. She then waited for the droid to attack first she wanted to get some what of a feeling to how it was going to fight.

The droid attacked with hard with the saber but she stood her ground anyway. Then Onna came back with a quick attack that the droid blocked. It attack right back and Onna blocked it. Then she jumped over the droid trying to get it turned around but it got around and blocked the attack. The droid quickly attacked back Onna blocked it but was a bit of balance from the jump a was almost knock to the ground. The droid saw the chance to strike and did hitting Onna right on the back. The droid went into to stand by mood realizing that it had won the fight and it was over.

Onna got up and looked over a Dan.
Can I try again?

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan watched Onna seeing ahead of time as she was slowly loosing. It wasn't obvious to some, and she could still recover, but to a blade who knows his blade inside and out, he could tell she was already loosing. Still it wasn't something hard to believe, the droid had an upper hand the was obvious.

While he had been thinking she had already lost and her speaking up brought him back to real time.
Can I try again?

Dan nodded,
Yes...but this time take it slow get a feel for your enemy, find a weakness, outsmart it, then use it's weakness.

Dan said before using the force to flick the switch reactivating the droid, and while she fought he spoke giving a lesson.
Some times you fight someone who fights like someone who beat you in your past, in this aspect you have the upper hand because you will know what's coming and be able to exploit it. That's why some forms are designed to let the user have a neutral ground in battle, so you can get a feel for your opponent...use that ground.

Dan said attempting to instruct his student.

[Shadow]

Onna listened to what Dan was saying while blocking the droids attacks. Slowly Onna started to realize that the droids movements and patterns reminded her of one of her old clan mates. One of the only ones who had ever beaten her. After the fight one of her masters had pointed out the boys weakness and told her how she should have used it against him.

It was simple how to do it. The droid attacked really quickly after each giving Onna little time to be able to attack back. So what Onna had to do was block a few more of the attacks and then block on last one, and attack at the opposite end of that the droid is attacking before the droids attack got there.

This was pretty easy to Onna because Onna practice it many times after she had lost the fight. So Onna easily hit the droid disabling it. She was breathing a little heavy when she look back up at Dan.

Was that better?

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan watched as Onna began again, this time slower and more observant. She landed a hit defeating the droid finally and turned toward Dan,
Was that better?
Dan nodded approvingly, Much better. but you must remember that you always start a fight by thinking it through ans looking for weaknesses.

Dan looked the droid over seeing no real damage done to it and returned attention to Onna,
I never asked what goals do you have for yourself? Did you want to become a healer, a blade? Dan looked down to his student knowing she was exhausted and began a break timer walking to the vary water dispenser he had met her at awaiting an answer.

[Shadow]

Onna walked over to the water dispenser with Dan. She thought about what Dan had asked her.

I really have only one goal........To become the best Jedi I can be so I can help as many people as I can......because of what happened to my Mom and I....but that doesn't matter. Onna thinking back on that day. She let out a deep breath.That day had really made her join the Jedi if it hadn't been for that day she might no be her to day.
I have always want to become a something like a blade. Onna said with a weary smile. Onna took a drink of water.
Are we going to keep training? She said perking up. Hoping that they would do something to get her mind off of that day that might have made her a part of the Jedi.

(OCC: Sorry its so short)

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

I really have only one goal........To become the best Jedi I can be so I can help as many people as I can......because of what happened to my Mom and I....but that doesn't matter.

Dan thought it strange at least rare for someone to remember their parents, but surly not unheard of, however instead of asking about it he noticed she didn't seam comfortable so he welcomed what else she said and the change in subject.

I have always want to become a something like a blade.

Dan nodded and gave a slight smile, Well that's good, you might someday get some firsthand Expereance. He said hinting to the fact that he was a blade as she already knew.

Are we going to keep training?

Dan nodded,
Yeah but you look kinda exhausted so i thought it was about time to take a short break for your sake, I'll get my personal combat in later tonight, It'll help me figure out a training schedule for us to work out... He said gulping down the drink from the extremely small paper cup and filled it again and after that once more.

These things are really tiny! He said mostly to himself remembering he had said the same thing the day he had met Onna.

[Shadow]

Onna was glad for a short break. She wasn't really that exhausted but the memories of her parents were coming back and she wanted them to go away before she started training again. Walking to a corner of the room Onna sat down, and cleared her mind. Mostly to get her mind off of her parents. The memories of her parents were never good and she just wanted them to go away.

After a short while of just sitting there not thinking about really anything she walked back over to Dan. It had been a long day. It seemed like years ago she had become his padawan even though it had only been that morning. It seemed like decades since she had met Dan. Even though she would never forget that day she couldn't help but think that it had seemed so long ago.

I'm ready to continue if you are. She said to Dan now that the memories of her parents weren't so emotional in her head.

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan had been meditating during the break letting Onna have her own space he could tell she needed. He would wait tell later to ask her about how she somehow knew her parents.

He knew she was behind him before she spoke, Welcome back...
She approached him telling him she was ready to continue.
I'm ready to continue if you are.

Dan opened his eyes and turned around to see her, Good... He walked back to the circle speaking a lesson of wise words as many Jedi became fluent in.
Most often training becomes a matter of practice...In other words you must do the same thing many times to learn it, and many more in order to apply it in real time combat. Fight the droid... again. Dan smiled as he flicked the computer again activating the same droid she had already beat.

He knew she could defeat it, her last battle was proof of of that, it was only a matter of will and discipline.

He would think up another test for her soon he hoped.

[Shadow]

Onna beat the droids many more times each time getting easier then before. She wanted to learn something new and was getting very bored with beating the droids every time. She wasn't learning anything and she felt like it was starting to become a waste of time. Although she wanted to say something she said nothing knowing that there was a reason to why Dan wanted her to keep fighting the droids so she did with out saying anything. All she wished was that Dan would add another one or make it harder some how.

Onna kept killing the droids to hoping Dan would say something. Each time though Dan would tell her to do it again. She wasn't complaining about doing it she was grateful to even learn from Dan but she felt like sh had it down. That she was ready to move on. There wasn't really anything she could do though but sit there and do what she was told which meant to keep killing droids.

Can we do something else? Onna finally couldn't stand it any more. It felt like she had been killing the droids for ever and she couldn't stand it any more.

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan sat on the bench eyes closed letting the droids continue to restart on their own, he set it that way, he felt a slight inpatients in Onna, but he knew he wouldn't fare much better in the same situation.

Can we do something else?

Dan had felt her finish the droid and look at him before she even spoke.

Dan nodded and sighed flicking the droids controls shutting them down. Opening his eyes and standing up he called a training blade form across the room with the force as it landed firmly in his hand.

He didn't think he needed many words to tell her he was her next task, he hoped it would teach her how to use what she had been refining for the past 30 minutes. He knew she wouldn't be able to defeat a swordsman who had done this for years, he also didn't think she could perfectly refine it...She didn't seem to have the right attitude toward the lesson.
Begin!

He said powering the blade on as he stepped into the training circle that she had gotten so used to with the last several duels.

Like i said I'll go easy on you.

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Onna knew that Dan would go easy on her but there was still now way she was going to beet Dan. She stood there in a fighting stance for a few minutes. Just studying Dan remembering there first fight just a few days ago. Wondering if there was anything that happened in that fight that would help her in this one.

She finally took her first swing which was blocked as she was expecting. She swung a few more times and she still couldn' see a pattern. Dan swung at her and she blocked it and he swung a few more times and she blocked them again but there was still no pattern to the attacks and blocks. They kept doing this for a few minutes with nether getting a really advantage in the fight even though Dan could win at any time he wanted.

Onna attack twice in a row really fast but to now avail. Dan just kept blocking them and then attack real quickly. Onna just couldn't beet him and she was starting to loose. She made one last desperate swing at Dan. He blocked it and swung at her hitting her one the side.

Dang it! Onna said as she lost the fight.

[Adobi-Wan Kenobi]

Dan let Onna make several attacks blocking each one, than he made his first easy attack that she blocked. This went on for sever minutes of constant attack and block each one taking turns at each other. Dan finally took the winning attack which came after Onna made two quick strikes, he blocked the first and a slight change in stance blocked the second and then tapped her side with his blade.

He knew he had hit her by her response to the numbing pain that came with a training saber, Dang it!

There... You've done something else, Dan said teasingly, as he moved to the bench. Are you OK? He said sitting down, if the training blade didn't burn to bad he would have another test for her, if not he would let her take another break.

He used the force and sent the saber back across the room to the training saber racks while he waited for her answer.

[Shadow]

Are you OK?

Onna hadn't even thought about the slight pain in her right side. She sate down next to Dan thinking for a short while longer about the question.

I'm fine......I ready for my next lesson.

Onna thought about the fight that had just happened she had made many wrong moves now that she had thought about it. That was Onna's problem she had to think about things to long. She might eventually find patterns but it would take her to long to find them if she was fighting a Sith then she would be dead by the time she would find a pattern. Onna need to learn how to think quicker and the only way she could do that was practice. Then she finally realized that is what Dan was training to teach her in the first place.