Return of the Legendary Lycan

Chapter 7

We headed to town to the closest U-Haul store to get boxes and tape.  It was only like 5 miles outside of pack territory.  I threw a shovel in the truck bed, just in case.  Last time I was down this road I know I smelled something.  After getting the supplies, I asked Nina to stop along the side of the road, while I went and found what I had smelled.  Taking the shovel, I dug down about 2 feet and hit a chest of sorts.  Clearing around it, I pulled it out and broke the lock.  Nina watched as I brought it over to the tailgate of the truck.  Opening it, we saw it was filled with jewelry, lots and lots of jewelry.  I could hear Nina’s thoughts on what she was seeing, astonishment was the biggest thing.  She was blown away by the fact I found this chest in the middle of the forest, without a metal detector.  I closed the lid and told her she could have the gold items, after Charlie looked through it, since the silver ones would hurt her.  I pushed it back into the bed of the truck with the shovel and shut the tailgate.

Char:  I have to come back here with the earthmover to get the one buried deeper.  We should go to my training area, only have about 1 hour before Charlie and Aunt Denise get back.

Nina:  Ok, just direct me to where we are going.

I pointed out the smaller driving path into the woods once we crossed back into pack territory.  She followed it to the old barn/warehouse I used.  We left the items in the bed of the truck except the chest, she insisted we move that to the back seat so it could be locked up safe while we were inside.  I took her past the area with my targets and to the room I had my battle dummies set up.  I told her, Lottie needed to warm up a bit and not to get worried if my eyes turned violet purple, it just means Lottie is in control without shifting.  While I was warming up, I tried a jump I was stumped on for weeks.  Overhead in this room were catwalks that could be walked out to change the lightbulbs or fix the ceiling tiles.  I had been trying to jump up high enough, about 8 feet in the air, to catch hold and flip up onto one.  Lottie took over and tightened the muscles in my legs like coiled springs.  We didn’t crouch down because that would give our intentions away.  Summoning my inner bionic woman, we jumped and my hands caught hold for the first time, but not good enough to hold on for long.  Coming back down we did a tuck and roll so nothing would break, just like the gymnast we watched on you tube.

Nina:  Char, are you ok?  How did you get that high?

Char/Lottie:  We have been working on that jump since shifting.  This is the closest we’ve ever got, but not bad for like 2 years of trying, right?  I learned a long time ago how to do tumbling from watching the gymnasts, so I’m not hurt.

Nina:  Would it be ok if I linked with Jason and showed him what you are trying?

Char:  Please don’t, I’m not sure I will be able to do it.  I don’t want him to see me try and end up messing up.  When I get the move perfected then I will show Daddy, Uncle Edward, and your family, but right now, I just wanted someone here in case I break my arm again.

Nina:  Understood.  Do you need me to stand in a certain spot?

I shook my head and moved into position.  I had watched Black Widow do this move so many times and YES, I know she is on wires and such when she does her fight scenes, but being a wolf I don’t need any stinking wires.  My dummy, who I made 6’3” tall, was in front of me and I jumped up 6’ and wrapped my legs around its neck.  I twisted my torso and flipped the dummy onto the ground, with its head still between my thighs, moving one I mimicked breaking its neck and let it fall on the ground.  Before I could reset my dummy, Nina yelled.

Nina:  OH MY GOD!!! Char, that was incredible.  Please let me link with Jason, he needs to see this and maybe when you come back to our pack you can show our warriors that move.

Char:  This is a dummy, Nina.  Even though I’ve tried to get the weight and height right, it’s still not the same as a real person.  I need to find one of my pack’s warriors to spar with and see if it can be done on a live person, before I consider this a success.  I will reset my dummy and see if I can do it again, but if you want to show Jason your memory of what I just did feel free.  This will take me a few moments to get the dummy standing again, it weighs like 200 lbs.

Nina linked with Jason and showed him her memory and then let him see through her eyes as I finished resetting the dummy and did the take down again with more skill and finesse then the first time.  They are right, practice makes perfect.  So, I decided to try my jump to the catwalk again before resetting my dummy.  I figured that my thigh muscles had gotten a better workout with the 6’ high jumps.  Standing right under the beam, I jumped without crouching again.  This time, my hands got a firm grip and I was able to swing myself up into a hand stand on the catwalk.  Proud of myself, I looked down at the shear shock on Nina’s face at what she just saw.  She and Jason were still linked and he was asking her all sorts of questions, so she motioned for me to come down.  I swung down and dropped Iron Man style onto the ground, one knee and one fist connecting to the dirt.  Standing quickly, I walked to where she was now.  She pulled out her phone and dialed her husband, who picked up on the first ring, and gave me the phone.

Jason:  Char?  Are there?

Char:  Yes, sir.  How can I help you?

Jason:  We will be back tomorrow night, would you be willing to let us come to your workout area and see you do that move with our own eyes?

Char:  I could, but if Lottie took over your body long enough to complete it, your wolf would learn the move instantly.  Once he knows how she does it, then he can make the calculations needed to face any sized opponent.  My dummy is 6’3”, because that’s how tall Daddy is, but you may face someone shorter or bigger, and your wolf would be able to compensate for that.  If you let me I can link with you, get your permission and Lottie can take over and show you a few of her moves, as long as you have someone to spar with.  Feel like kicking Julius’ or Lucas’ butts today?  Aren’t they saying you’re moves are outdated and it’s time for you to let them take over training the warriors? 

Jason:  Yes, they have and yes I would love to show them that their Dad has still got it.  How will you link with me?

Char:  Easy Peasy.  Nina can connect to you and I can piggyback onto her link and then talk directly to your mind.  All she has to do is kiss my forehead once she’s in your mind.  Then I do the rest.

Nina took the phone back and hung up, then she leaned down and kissed my forehead.  My mind was immediately connected to both of theirs and I could hear what they were saying.

Char: {Jason, sir.  Does Lottie have your permission to enter your mind and take control of your body for a short period of time?}

Jason:  {Yes, she does.}

I closed my eyes and let Lottie go into Jason’s mind, when he opened his eyes they were glowing violet.  She asked his wolf which son he wanted to thrash and he said Lucas, so she walked him over to Lucas.

Jason/Lottie:  Lucas, you think you can take me in a fight?  I heard you telling some trainees that you thought I was getting to old to show them how to kick butt.  Want to try sparring with me and see if you can take your old man down?

Lucas:  Dad, I don’t want to embarrass you, but yeah, I could totally take you down.

Jason/Lottie:  Bring it on.  First one to drop the other 3 times wins and when I win you have to help Beatrice do pack dishes for a month, after every meal.

Lucas:  Ok, Dad, when I win you let me have that sweet new SUV you picked up last week.

Jason: {Lottie, are you sure you can do this?  He’s a strong fighter, one of my best.}

Lottie: {Sir, Char and I have been training longer then he has.  He only started training at 13, 6 years ago.  We’ve been watching and learning and training for all 15 years of our life.  Trust me, with me in control, he won’t even drop us once.  Are you ready to kick his butt?}

Jason/Lottie:  Deal, Lucas, but remember to use rubber gloves when you are doing the dishes or your hands will get all wrinkly and squishy.  Julius, count us in.  This fight is on.

Julius:  You both are crazy but ok.  Ready, set, FIGHT!

Lucas moved to Jason’s right side and the dance began.  Everyone was watching as we circled each other.  This is what the “grieving ground” is for not just for the one grieving but for all the males to have a time to hit and smash things.  So all eyes were on Jason and Lucas, only Daddy and Uncle Edward noticed that Jason had Lottie’s eye color and knew it was us fighting Lucas and Jason was in the backseat watching with his wolf.  Tired of this game, I stopped moving and kept in one spot, tracking Lucas with my other senses.  No one made a sound, so I could hear him as he tried to come up behind me.  When he was close enough to attack, I jumped up, flipped and came down behind him.  Knocking his legs out at his knees, I dropped him to the ground with a simple round house kick to the back.

Lottie:  That’s one.

Lucas:  Lucky shot, old man.  (Jumping back up)

Julius:  Lucas, he got you good with that one.  Dad, you’re going to have to teach me that move, please.

Lottie:  You got it.  Count us off again?

Julius: Ready, set, FIGHT!

Again, I didn’t move from the spot, and Lucas charged at me. Telling Jason, to wait for it, as Lucas got closer.  I did my Black Widow move, jumping up, catching Lucas by the neck with Jason’s legs and twisting his torso to cause Lucas to flip onto the ground.  Keeping his head between Jason’s thighs, I mentally described how much pressure it would take to break his neck, just in case Jason needed to complete the move in the future with an enemy combatant.  Letting Lucas go, he jumped back up and this time didn’t wait for Julius to call out fight.  Tried to tackle us, but I could see he had basically lost it and wasn’t gonna wait, so I was ready.  I easily cartwheeled out of the way and faced him down.  He growled deep in this throat and shifted into his Lycan form.  Jason, asked if he should shift too, and I said it wasn’t needed, there would be times he would need to stay in human form while fighting another Lycan and this was a great way for him to learn my coolest move to date.  Lucas came right up on us and snarled.  I smirked and moved closer, then before Lucas could raise a claw, I jumped straight up grabbed ahold of the tree branch above and did a hand stand on it.  When I came back down I landed right on Lucas’ back and knocked him down to the ground, pulling his arms behind him, and keeping Jason’s knee firmly in the spine. 

Lottie:  That’s 3, little boy, you LOSE.   Beatrice will be so happy for your help over the next month, she won’t have to clean a single dish. 

Jason: {Lottie, you are amazing.  That was WOW.}

Lottie: {Aw, shucks, sir, please don’t make me blush.  Anyway, now your wolf, Jake, will be able to duplicate these moves and even improve them for you.  Since, my strength is in my legs and you have the upper body strength to match.  He can help you convert a few to fit your abilities better than mine.}

Daddy and Uncle Edward came over and asked to speak to Jason privately, while Julius helped Lucas up while laughing at him.  Moving to the side, where no one could hear them easily.

Carlos:  Lottie!!!  I know you’re in there.

Lottie:  Hi, Daddy.  Hi, Uncle Edward.  Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt your “guys” time, but Jason saw me doing the second move.  So, I offered to show him a few I learned.  Please don’t be mad.

Uncle Edward:  I won’t be mad, kiddo, as long as you teach them to me too.

Lottie:  Deal, when you get back, I'll let you have me and Daddy can take Char and we can spar and show you both at the same time everything we’ve been learning since we shifted. 

Carlos:  Ok, Baby girl, time to give Jason back control.  We will see you in a few days.

Lottie:  Yes, sir.  I love you, Daddy.  (Gives him a quick hug.) {Jason, I relinquish control.  Your body and mind are once again your own.  Have fun, I think Julius might want to spar with you now.  Give a shout out if you need me to come help kick his butt too, ok?}

Jason: {You got it, Baby girl.  Thanks for teaching me and Jake.}

Lottie: {Oh, yeah, we have a mind connection now, so you can contact me directly.  Bye!}