Practice Continues

[Fleet]

Jumper had made his way back to the mansion and gotten changed into his uniform and then wore a loose pair of workout clothes over top of it. Ember, his Team Leader, had asked the team to run everyday. Well Jumper was never one to refuse the orders of his coach. So he grabbed a couple of nutrition bars and walked out beyond the hedge to the hiking trails. He began with stretching. Not that he needed much, since he already had a bit of a workout chasing Lurai earlier.

Taking a couple of deep breaths he looked to the trail ahead of him. He remembered the first time with the team and took off at a steady run up the first hill. He was doing this under his normal speed and energy. Ember had wanted them to build their natural strength and stamina. He picked his way up carefully the first slope and then ran down the other side at a hard sprint. He repeated this up and down the next couple trails till he was heaving for breath and reaching the top of the last hill.

[Fleet]

After taking a little break sitting against a tree, Jumper took a long drink of water. Stretching a bit again as he looked around. It was quiet out here. It seemed he was getting used to the quiet and being alone. Sure he just spent the morning with Lurai, but then she decided to be left alone. Jumper walked over and found the lines that Ember had made before for sprints.

Getting himself ready he leaned down and touched the ground with both hands. Then using his own natural speed and strength, he began running the sprints at a hard pace. Back and forth as fast as he could, reaching down and touching each line as he reached it. After fifty sprints Jumper slowed his running down and and eased himself into a bit of a calm state. He wanted to make sure he was feeling alright before he tried to push his power again to a higher level.

[Fleet]

Jumper looked to the spot where he ran the day before. There was a ring still left in the ground from his speed. Jumper stripped his running suit off and stretched in his uniform. Last time he pushed his speed his running suit was ripped to shreds. Jumper looked to his left hand, at the dial there. The highest he had gone was the sixth level. Though he was comfortable with the fifth level, he needed to push his power further, and explore the limits.

Jumper "dialed" himself up to level five. The power began fillign his body as the implants began letting the power run through him. It was a high the filled him everytime he opened himself up to the power. At this level he took off into a full speed run. It was a warm up before he pushed further. After running out a couple laps, he reached over and "dialed" to the sixth level. The energy surged through his body more and his eyes began to crackle with blue sparks of energy. The implants placed along his body began to crackle with the energy as well. Jumper took off again and took a few more laps around, there was hardly even a blur to be seen. The world around him seemed to have been slowed. He could see everything that was happening as if in slowl motion. The power was growing within him. He reached over and turned the dial up again, going to a level he had never been to before. At the seventh level the sparks of energy grew brighter and arched out over his body, leaping from implant to implant. His body was filling with more and more of the natural energy. His speed was amazing. His perception perfect. Jumper could not believe how good it felt. If anyone were here to see him, they could feel the air flying past them, and the surge or power emenating off him.

[Fleet]

After doing more then twenty laps at this speed Jumper finaly came to a stop. He stood there looking at the ring he had created from running so fast. His body was surging with the energy that drove him on. Crackling and sparking off his implants and out of his eyes. He felt amazing. The power was seductive and urging him to go further. The energy had filled his mind and body so much that he wasn't even breathing heavy from the run. Even though he wanted to push it further and run more and more he knew he had to stop. He had to take his time exploring the limits of this ability. So with a resigned sigh he reached over and "dialed" himself down to normel. The implants pulling the energy back. He could feel the power being sucked from every inch of his body.

Walking over to the tree once again he leaned his back against it and slid down it. Until he was sitting on the ground with his back to the tree. Pulling out one of the nutrition bars he grabbed earlier he ate quietly. All he could think of at the moment was the rush he felt moving with such speed and power.

[Fleet]

After resting a bit and taking in the quiet view Jumper got up and stretched, he could already feel the ache in his body from pushing himself further then ever before. So Jumper took his time as he walked along the hiking trail back to the mansion. He had done his work out alone. He didn't know what was up with his team. Noone else seemed to be taking it serious. He knew Ember was busy with Cyclops and Ms. Frost. But there was No Ripple, or Katana. Sighing, still not sure what to do with himself he just let his thoughts roam. Maybe he would ask for help. he just wasn't sure who to ask.