Star Shine Explorer

“Good!“ Arke laughed, “If we can show the Master that we can grow on our own, then maybe he’ll finally let us off this world.“ He replied, and then stroked his chin, “We definitely need to work on our Magic, but our core could also use work… so some sparring would be beneficial too.“ 

As Arke spoke, Nova walked over and picked up one of the wooden Keyblades that had been thrown aside, “Core training is boring! Let’s go visit a Hologram World!” He slung the wooden Keyblade over his shoulder as if mimicking his older brother, “Fighting Heartless is more fun than each other!” “Training is not a game, Nova.“ Arke slowly shook his head, “You have to take it seriously! Fighting Heartless in the Hologram Worlds is training us for the real thing, so you need to start treating it like the real thing.“  “Hey! I totally do!“ Nova retorted, “I take training real seriously!“

Arke somehow doubted that. Which was why he was usually reluctant to let his little brother train with him… not just because he treated it like a game, but also because he’d rather Nova not train at all. He didn’t have a Keyblade like they did, so as far as he saw it, Nova didn’t even need to train. 

He turned to look at Solei, “I vote on Core Training. We could afford to work on our Magic and strength.”  “Hey! We can ‘core train’ in the Holograms!“ Nova complained. He also turned to look at Solei too, “Right Solei?“

Arke made some good points, but...Magic training was always awful....But if she wanted to be let off world sooner, maybe magic training would show their master she was serious about this. But at the same time, they should be allowed to have fun with their training while their master was off world.

Nova opened his mouth to respond, but before he could say anything, a voice called out from the entrance to the Temple. 

“Hey!“ 

Nova jumped, and whirled around, just in time to see his older brother, Arke, approaching them. Arke had a slight smirk on his face, and already had his keyblade out, and draped over his shoulder. He approached the other two with a dedicated stride, “And here I thought you were going to slack off all day again.” “Well, not all day.“ Nova grinned. 

“Well,“ He looked at the two of them, “Since we’re all here, why don’t we get some training in before the Master returns?“  “I’m game!” Nova quipped. 

Which, seemed to surprise Arke, which of course, caused Nova to laugh. He folded his hands behind his head as Arke gave him an approving smile.  Arke then of course, turned towards Solei to get her approval. 

“You have to ask?”She summoned her keyblade, swinging it through the empty air before resting it on her shoulder’s mirroring Arke,”Why would I be here if not to train?”

“Not yet.“ Nova whined. He jogged over to meet her, “Jeez! What’s keeping that Geezer so long? I know he can go off sometimes, but never this long!“

He looked around the empty Training Grounds that nested outside the Temple. It looked quiet and dull without the Master there.

“Then why are you here?”She teased,”Shouldn’t you be slacking off or something?” She finished pulling her hair up, having almost forgotten to do that in her shock at seeing the younger apprentice here. 

“He’ll be back eventually, don’t worry,”She said, patting Nova’s head,”Being a Keyblade Master is important work, he can’t just stay in this world all the time.”

“With the Master, maybe. But if you want to improve, then practice is never over.“

“You should practice your basic magic a little more. We should go to the Training Grounds and train some more.“

!!! “But...Magic practice is over. I don’t have to do it anymore today.”

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A new world! There was something amazing about this place, but that may just be the excitement talking. Solei stared at the unfamiliar buildings rather than paying attention to where she was going as she explored. While she was distracted, she ended up running into someone. She stumbled backwards to regain her balance. 

By the time training was over for the day, Solei was panting. She let her keyblade fade away as she thanked Master Asho politely for teaching her. Looking over to her friends, she tilted her head in a ‘follow me’ motion before heading away from the training grounds. She waited until she was sure she was out of earshot of their Master before saying,”Uuugh, The old man pushed us hard today, didn’t he? And this is what it takes to explore other places? Man...” She stood up a little straighter and turned to the pair,”C’mon, we should do something fun! We have the rest of the afternoon, right?”