Andruss, Belle and Balker  entered the  Gym,  they all had   Gym shorts  and   Hermes T's

Hearing Meari enter, Tarja would look up from where she was arranging the mats to see the tall Udenese woman enter wearing an outfit that showed off her muscular physique and carrying a duffel bag which Tarja would give a curious look ”I haven’t received any messages, but I did strongly infer to team that they should attend…mech riders can join if they like” she replied suspecting the training would hold more value to the AI than the riders.

A few minutes later Belle, Andruss and Balker would arrive in PT gear, with Tarja waving them over to join them ”we give others a few minutes to join us then Meari can get us started” Tarja said to the group as she started doing some stretches in preparation.

 Conrad ,Barlet, Paskins, Velta,   Conrad seemed to be leading them in Paskins looked..very bad, with red  eyes    and had   not showered yet.

 Got every one here... we  managed to pour paskins out of his  bottle...

 Paskins  winced...don't talk so ;loud..we were on shore leave....sheesh..

The rest of the team would arrive a few minutes later with Conrad in the lead followed by a decidedly rough looking Paskins ”and now you are back, yes? Don’t worry it’s nothing a little PT won’t fix” Tarja replied to Paskins in a cheery voice and with a sadistic smile.

With the group forming a rough semicircle  in front of Meari , Tarja  would gesture for her to begin.

 Meari smiled at Paskins, this was going to be rough on him, war never sleeps she then said," Paskins, what if this was a call to go into combat we are at War are we not." She said it in a loud cold almost mechanical but sexy voice.

 Meari then got up from her stretching and flexed ehr powerful muscles and body. She was muscular but very sexy as well. " Now I will show you the basics of Udenese Martial Arts, it uses str, power, agility and smarts to fully use your str against them and put them into positions where their str is useless. This Martial Arts was designed to fight the bigger stronger Verians. We can adapt it to the bigger stronger Demons now."

 Meari then said," First I will show you a basic Xatava, you call it a Kata I believe, call out when ready."

Once Meari had given her opening remarks Tarja and the others would move into position so as to get the session started, with Tarja signalling for Meari to begin once everyone had spread out sufficiently.

She would keenly watch the Udenese woman’s movements as started to show them the first set of moves before attempting to replicate the moves herself when called to do so, watching Meari for any further instructions she may have.
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The group would work their way through the different Xatava’s Meari showed them, with the group seeming to grasp the basic concepts relatively quickly…or at least as far as she was concerned with her hoping to add yet another weapon to their arsenal and cement their position as most dangerous unit in the fleet though she suspected that some might dispute that claim. They were wrong, but they could dispute it.

 Meari ran the group through the basics of the martial art, Meari slowed when she did it, the others where not there yet, but everyone was picking it up. After they wet through the basics and Meari showed a few moves she asked for a volunteer to spare with her. " Ok now you have a handle on the basics who would like to try their luck against me?"

After working through the Xatava’s a little longer,  Meari  would call for a volunteer  to spar against so as to demonstrate the new moves. There were a few moments of silence with everyone seemingly waiting for someone else to volunteer first until Tarja decided that she ought to step up to get her ass handed to her first ”I will do it” Tarja said as she stepped forward onto the mat facing Meari.

After flexing her fingers and rolling her shoulders Tarja would raise her hands into the first Xatava. She was under no illusion that she didn’t really stand a chance but she would at least try and give a good showing of herself.

Once she was ready she would nod her head to signal that she was ready to go.

 Meari took her stance, she looked very serious, and then said," Ok Tarja now try to attack me, use the techniques to try to take down a bigger stronger opponent." This was a perfect test for Tarja to see what she got out of the training.

A small smile would creep across Tarja’s face before disappearing as she launched a quick feint to Meari’s left before sending a blow out towards her face. Regardless as to whether the blow landed or not she would step closer to Meari so she wouldn’t benefit from her longer reach before attempting one of the Xatava’s she’d just learnt.

  Meari watched Tarja closely, she was in warrior mode right now, she easily saw the feint, Meari blocked the punch to her face but it seemed like Meari didnt expect Tarja to be so good her first time. Meari then watched her move forward, Meari knew she was trying to eliminate Mearo's reach advantage very smart.

 Then Tarja performed the Vargon Xatava and got an actual glancing hit on Meari, but then Meari moved with speed people wouldn't expect of her size and swept Tarja's legs taking her to the ground. Meari smiled and said," Excellent you did extremely well for your first time, now I will play very serious, shall we go again Tarja?"

Moving quicker than she expected; Meari managed to avoid the blow to her face with her having seemingly ignored her initial feint. Also despite her executing the Xatava correctly Tarja's inexperience with the technique meant that she was only able to deliver a glancing blow before Meari swept her legs out from under her.

Using the momentum of her fall Tarja would quickly roll across the mat and back onto her feet ready to begin again "Give her hell corps!" someone called good naturedly from behind her as Tarja went to make her next move.

 Meari smiled, Tarja was good, but unless Meari made a mistake she would beat her. Meari watched Tarja roll and get back up. Meari then went on the offensive, using only the Xatava's Meari taught them. Meari went for a strike to Tarja's chest, but Tarja got out of the way, then Tarja blocked another attack. Tarja was doing well it was just Meari's physical attributes and experience was too much for her, and Meari was able to get Tarla in a hold and then did a martial throw of Tarja, but Tarja did land mostly on her feet but did land on a knee.

 Meari smiled again and said," Very good Tarja you are doing exceptional, one more time?"

With Meari not only more experienced in Udenese martial arts but also far larger and heavier than her, it was no surprise to Tarja find herself slowly losing the bout. Her attacks easily repulsed by Meari and with it taking all of her concentration to block those that came back her way. Yet despite this she would continue to push the attack hoping to find an opening right up until Meari threw her bodily over her shoulder.

It would take Tarja a few moments to recover from that particular move, though to her credit she would get back to her feet and get ready to go again as the rest of the unit continued to shout encouragement to the both of them ”ok, third time is charm I think, yes?”

 Meari was emotionless she was in warrior mode, she smiled at Tarja. Tarja attacked again but still tried to get to close, that is when Meari decided to end it, she used a wrestling type Xarava and began using her weight and strength to control and subdue Tarja. After Meari got Tarja in a very painful hold she said," You did excellent, now everyone pair up and practice."

 Meari helped Tarja up and said." You did excellent only a little training and you did well against a much larger, heavier more experienced opponent."

The third, and what would prove to be the final bout would start like the others with Tarja moving in close, to deny Meari her superior reach, and launch a series of attacks in the hope of driving her back and pinning her against a wall so she couldn’t escape. Unfortunately on this occasion Tarja would get a little too close and find herself being grappled by the far larger and stronger Meari who despite Tarja’s best efforts would bring her down to the ground and put her into a decidedly painful lock ”Ah Ah setä! setä!…I yield!” Tarja called in a pained voice until Meari released her hold and helped her back to her feet whilst the rest of the team paired off to begin sparring with one another ”I am quick study…though not quick enough apparently” Tarja replied as she tried to flex some life back into her arm, with the experience being a little too reminiscent of being tormented by her older brothers ”you will have to teach me more I think” she said, interested in learning more regardless of whether or not the unit adopted it into their training regime.

 Meari of course let Tarja go and then watched as the others paired up. After Tarja's remarks Meari replied," You did exceptional, with a vey little training and yes I will teach you a lot more, you have very good basics and yes you are a good student. While they train I will show you more advanced moves."  Meari then smiled and begins to show Tarja more advanced moves and Xatatas.

After flexing her arm a little more Tarja would nod her head in acceptance of Meari’s offer with her watching as she started running through a new set of Xatava’s for her to learn ”Of course real test is when we do this in armour” she said as she began to mimic the moves that Meari was showing her ”…I want to be able to throw demon tank across the room! After all we are most dangerous unit in the fleet!” she stated confidently, fully believing her claim.

The team would train for around another hour and a half, with most of them seeming to pick up the basics though only another training session would say for sure, before Tarja dismissed them for the rest of the day to perform their usual duties or in some cases rest until the tunnel run.

Tarja meanwhile would remain in the gym for a while longer so she could use the weights and heavy bag before returning to her quarters for a shower and a bite to eat with her then heading for the tunnels in order to attend the run.

——> The Tunnels

——> Hangar Dec

After a brief detour to her quarters to collect her gym kit, Tarja would change into a pair of cycling shorts and a vest top and walk out into the small gym. After a few warm up exercises Tarja would move onto one of the heavy bags, wrapping her knuckles before beginning to deliver a series of co-ordinated blows with her fists and occasionally a knee.

She liked working out, especially with the bags and weights as it helped clear her mind and allowed her to relax, not to mention maintain her powerful physique. She wasn’t the strongest person around by a long shot but it was clear that she could more than hold her own and anyone picking a fight with her would certainly regret it.

---->>>>>> From Hanger Dec

 Meari went to her quarters got changed into workout clothes and then joined Tarja in the Chapel gym. " Well that all looks great, now let me show you some advanced combat moves shall we." Meari removed everything but a tight Hermes t-shirt and a pair of tight shorts, showing off Meari's amazing and sexy body.

It was at some point during her workout that Meari; dressed in gym clothes, would join her and offer to show her some advanced combat moves. Delivering a final flurry of punches Tarja would step back from the bag and steady it before turning to Meari ”sure what did you have in mind?” she asked, curious to see what her friend had in mind ”I had chat with Lucky today to see if he was interested in transferring to unit, I think he would be asset to team….assuming he says yes” she added, feeling more than a little uncertain as to whether or not that would happen.
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 Meari and Tarja spent most of the day practicing, Meari showing Tarjs vey advanced moves and how Tarja could take down a bigger stronger opponent. Tarja did extremely well and Mearu was very pleased. " Excellent work I need to eat and relax see you at the shed in the morning.

 Meari headed back to her quarters for the night, then first thing in the morning headed to the Hanger Dec and the AI compound.

--->>>> To Hanger Dec via Quarters and next day.

Tarja would spar and train together for a large chunk of the day, chatting as they did so, with Tarja going on to to introduce Meari to the world of weightlifting with Tarja spotting her on the bench press.

After Meari had called it a day, Tarja would stop awhile longer before leaving the gym for a much needed shower and what little rest she could get.

——> The Next Day